Hello, again! Man, this story is loooooooong I realized. Anywho, now you lot are gonna be with Jack, Donna, and the Doctor before Donna decides to go and do a little investigating of her own!
Oh, yeah, and Sherlock's in this one so hope you all enjoy!
Disclaimer: I Don't own BBC! :(
The Doctor ran quickly through the streets of London, letting Jack take care of the 'excuse me' and 'pardon us' business. Donna continued to silently make commentary/yell at the Doctor in her head and Jack just wanted to find out what was going on.
"What are we doing, where are we going, and why?" He hollered at the running Time Lord.
"I'm hunting for alien technology, we're going this way, and because!" The Doctor yelled back. Suddenly the device in the Doctor's hands gave a shrill beeping noise before they became low and slow and eventually stopped all together. "No!" The alien growled, "No, no, no, no, no! What are you doing? Why are you doing that?! You're not supposed to do that!" The trio stopped at a fork in the road.
"Now what?" Donna asked as she gasped for breath. She glanced around the square.
"I'm gonna have to mess around with the Timey-Wimey detector for a bit and see if I can get it running again." The Doctor grumbled like a child.
"While you're doing that," Donna replied, "I'm gonna go get some water from over there." She pointed to a small store just a few yards away.
"Okay," the Doctor said in an absent sort of way, "Just don't get lost." He was already busy with his machine. Jack sat down on the pavement next to the Doctor.
"So," he began, "what's happening?" The Doctor glanced at Donna's back as she disappeared into the shop.
"Donna and I found a watch, a fob watch. A full one as a matter of fact, and now we're trying to find it…"
"Is it the Master again?" Jack asked in alarm,
"No," the Doctor assured him, "it's not the master but I don't know who it is. Donna found the watch and it started giving her weird dreams so she gave it to me."
"Does she know what it does?" Jack prompted,
"No…it probably wouldn't have led to anything anyway." The Doctor reconnected a few more wires and gave the Timey-Wimey detector a few hard shakes. "After all, I'm gonna find it and destroy it."
"What?" Jack gasped, "There could be another Time Lord and you're just going to destroy the one thing that could turn them back without even finding out who they are?!"
"Jack, if I do go out and find out who they are I might do something stupid and give them the watch."
"What's so bad about that?"
"Remember how the Master turned out?" The Doctor asked with a look.
Inside the store…
Donna placed the three bottles of cold water on the counter. She waited for the person in front of her to finish as she let her eyes wander. Her attention was caught by a newspaper lying neglected on a shelf. She picked it up to read the headline more clearly,
The Famous Sherlock Holmes Stumped?
She turned to the page of the story and scanned through it; then she set the paper on the counter with the water. After she had purchased it all she turned and walked quickly out of the store. She reproached the Doctor and Jack and distributed the liquid.
"I think we're going to have to go back to the TARDIS so I can fix this properly the Doctor said and he heaved himself to his feet. Jack stood up as well,
"Okay, it's been a long time since I've seen the inside of the TARDIS." Donna hesitated,
"Doctor?"
"Hm?"
"Could I stay out and do some shopping?" Donna asked. The Doctor looked at her,
"Why?"
"Well," Donna paused again, "It's just, I don't really understand machinery all that well and I thought, since you'd be busy and me shopping wouldn't take up any of your time that it was the perfect opportunity. Plus, it's earth, so there's less of a chance that something bad will happen." The Doctor listened intently and thought a moment before consenting,
"Alright, but I don't know how long this is gonna take me so just give the TARDIS a call if you need anything and I'll call you when I'm through building." Donna smiled brightly,
"Brilliant! I'll see you later!" She watched the two men walk off before she pulled out her cell phone, "Siri," she asked, "Tell me directions to 221B Baker Street, London, England."
Later at 221B Baker Street
Sherlock looked at the woman across from him. She was a temp with a difficult family situation and little respect for herself but none the less still demanded it.
"Miss Noble," He began, "You come to me because of a watch that you lost during your trip through London and you expect me to find it?"
"If you are as good as you say you are then, yes, that's exactly what I expect." Sherlock nodded slightly,
"I'll need a list of every road you traveled down…"
"Oh, we flew." Donna interrupted. Sherlock stared at her.
"You flew? How did you drop a watch out of an airplane?" He asked with a puzzled look. Donna rooted through her brain,
"We travel by helicopter."
"We?"
"Yes, a friend goes with me. He's a great traveling companion."
"You told me that you've traveled far and wide. Do you always go by helicopter?" Sherlock drilled the redhead,
"…Yes." Donna said at last and then again more firmly, "Always by helicopter."
"Ah." Sherlock rose and stepped to the door, "Good-bye, Donna." He said simply as he pulled the door open,
"What?" Donna asked in a shocked voice. Sherlock glared at her,
"'Always by helicopter'?" He demanded, "Where do you keep your clothes? How do you pack food? Shower? Bathroom? Beds? It's the worst lie I've ever heard. Get out, good-bye."
Donna realized the mistake in her story. She sat, in complete dumfounded silence before she rose and walked quickly out. As she descended the stairs she heard the flat door slam shut behind her.
Sherlock stood at the window and watched the woman disappear. He turned and removed the skull from the mantel. The watch flashed up at him with an innocent silence. He picked up the small device with care,
"What makes you so important? What are you?" he muttered as his fingers rested on the release mechanism.
Aaaaaaand cliff hanger! Look how evil I am (aka notevilatall)! The next chapy will have John and Mary feels (I think...). I get all my chapters mixed up...we'll see what happens!
~SimmonsButterflys