The alarms sounded throughout the base. Gurast and Stregg entered the laboratory \u201cWhat\u2019s happening here?!\u201d demanded Gurast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt looks like the female and the Doctor\u2019s companion escaped with the help of a green blob,\u201d replied Strev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSlimer?!\u201d protested Peter. \u201cThat spud\u2019s here?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAn escape attempt?\u201d muttered the Doctor. That was when William, Slimer, and Janine ran into the lab with angry Sontarans unleashing plasma bolts behind them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFOOLS! NOT IN HERE!\u201d shouted Strev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCEASE FIRE, YOU FOOLS! THAT EQUIPMENT\u2019S-!\u201d Stregg\u2019s order came too little, too late. Slimer flew through the temporal bombardment array, leaving slime behind. The Sontaran trooper then shot it, causing it to go haywire!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh no!\u201d gasped the Doctor. \u201cEVERYONE OUT!\u201d The Doctor hustled everyone, even Slimer, out of the place. As they ran through the corridors, the Sontarans started dropping like flies! The energies being released went through their probic vents! \u2026Or rather\u2026their SOULS!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019re dying?!\u201d yelped Peter. \u201cHow?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExplanations later!\u201d answered William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOver there!\u201d called the Doctor as she pointed out the door. Slimer got it open and everyone got out. By then, Gurast\u2019s voice was laughing. Her face appeared on the surface of the Battle Sphere as it started rising in the air, crackling with energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI had not expected to get my army so quickly,\u201d she said, \u201cbut a Sontaran Battle Sphere too! Oh, this is too much! I suppose I should thank your pet ghost!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOkay, what\u2019s going on?!\u201d called Winston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe temporal bombardment array,\u201d began the Doctor, \u201cwas synced with ectoplasmic energy at the ratio I recommended thanks to Slimer sliming that thing! It gave Gurast the means to channel herself into the Battle Sphere\u2019s computer systems and bring it into a spectral state!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou mean it\u2019s a ghost ship now?!\u201d gulped William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith a ghost crew!\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s worse than that!\u201d interjected Egon. \u201cThe Sontarans took apart our proton packs!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?!\u201d yelped the Doctor. \u201cHow are the Neutrino Wand cartridges configured?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn an Ionic transfer circuit for more power!\u201d The Doctor rubbed her temples as a headache was coming on, thanks to the situation being worse than she thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnce the cartridges are depleted,\u201d she said, \u201cGurast will start drawing on the ectoplasmically and temporally charged engine core of the Battle Sphere which will cause an implosion of the Battle Sphere, causing a singularity of disastrous, nay, BIBLICAL proportions!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHang on, Doctor,\u201d said Winston. \u201cSingularity? As in\u2026Black Hole?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith Manhattan as the epicenter!\u201d confirmed Ray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut the Sontarans took all our gear!\u201d protested Peter, once he got the translation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Even the ghost traps?\u201d asked William. The Doctor and Egon then arrived at the same conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, even the ghost traps!\u201d confirmed Egon. \u201cIf we can remotely activate them simultaneously-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen somehow draw the Battle Sphere into the containment unit-!\u201d continued the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe ectoplasmic energy within the containment unit will overpower the temporal energy and avert the implosion!\u201d the Doctor and Egon said together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll have to draw them towards the firehouse!\u201d said Ray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBoys, girls, and ectoplasmic beings,\u201d said the Doctor, \u201cget into Ecto-1! Egon, the equipment on top of Ecto-1-?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a twin barreled Mega Proton Cannon on the roof!\u201d replied Egon. \u201cIt works like our packs!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s all I need to know!\u201d Everyone then jumped into Ecto-1 with the Doctor riding on top behind the Proton Cannon. The Battle Sphere fired on innocent people until the Doctor fired on it with the Proton Cannon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cARGH!\u201d shouted Gurast as her face appeared. \u201cWHO DARES-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCOOEE!\u201d called the Doctor. The Battle Sphere rotated so that Gurast could see the Doctor. \u201cNICE TASTY TIME LORD HERE!\u201d continued the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll finish what the Daleks started and slaughter you, Doctor!\u201d promised Gurast as the Battle Sphere brought its guns to bear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNOW, WINSTON!\u201d called the Doctor. Winston gunned the engine and Ecto-1 raced down the streets with the Battle Sphere giving chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They arrived at the firehouse ahead of Gurast and the Doctor and Egon rushed downstairs. \u201cWe don\u2019t have much time!\u201d warned the Doctor. \u201cWe need to establish a remote link with the traps from here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI know the frequency of the traps\u2019 laser containment grid,\u201d said Egon, \u201cbut using a radio link-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLaser containment? That\u2019s easier for me to work with! Give me that frequency!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cS-Sixteen by four by eight by two!\u201d stammered Egon as he balked at the idea. \u201cDoctor, we can\u2019t use a light frequency!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI will admit, it\u2019s a bit advanced for this time,\u201d replied the Doctor, \u201cbut you just wait until the advent of LIDAR!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOf what?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSpoilers! Come on, Egon!\u201d She started taking apart traps. Egon did the same, then helped her construct a machine, linking it to the containment unit with plenty of cable! Once they were done, they brought the new machine outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, Gurast and her Sontarans are almost right on top of us!\u201d warned William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, we just need to ensnare them all at once!\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cProton Cannon! NOW!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGot it!\u201d called Peter as he fired Ecto-1\u2019s Proton Cannon at the Battle Sphere. Gurast\u2019s face appeared again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat tickles!\u201d she cackled wickedly. \u201cLook upon me, Time Lord, and know your doom!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMore like you should know your OWN doom!\u201d replied the Doctor as she got under the Battle Sphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou cannot hide from me that way! I have control of this ship\u2019s tractor beam!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was rather hoping you\u2019d say that!\u201d Gurast was confused\u2026for all of two seconds once the Doctor fired up the machine! Gurast felt everyone being pulled into the machine! Herself, her crew, her ship, everything that made her up right now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNO!\u201d she wailed. \u201cYOU\u2026CANNOT\u2026IMPRISON ME! \u2026I\u2026AM\u2026GURAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!\u201d The machine pulled the Battle Sphere into itself and everyone saw a glowing object travel down the cables and into the containment unit! The Doctor and Egon followed the glow and yanked the cables from the containment unit once the glow went inside. They then shut the unit and kept their hands on the door\u2026then the light flashed green. Egon sighed and relaxed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cContainment successful,\u201d he said. \u201cGurast and the Sontarans are safely inside the unit.\u201d The Doctor then relaxed as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026So that\u2019s how Gurast faded from existence,\u201d she said. The other Ghostbusters, Janine, and William then rushed downstairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEGON!\u201d called Janine as she rushed to Egon and hugged him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, are you-?!\u201d asked William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m all right,\u201d replied the Doctor. Egon managed to wiggle out of Janine\u2019s grip as his buddies joined him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is incredible!\u201d called Ray as he looked through some sort of viewer connected to the containment unit. \u201cLook!\u201d Everyone each managed to get a turn of seeing the sight of Stregg and the Sontarans fighting Gurast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe containment unit\u2019s energy,\u201d mused Egon, \u201cmust have shattered Gurast\u2019s control over the Sontarans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd their natural chauvinism is chafed thanks to being forced to take orders from a woman,\u201d remarked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026That\u2026was intense!\u201d breathed William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFeels like I\u2019m tying up a lot of loose ends left by the Time Lords,\u201d muttered the Doctor. \u201cWell, William, what say we find some time to relax?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhich part of history or the future?\u201d asked William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re leaving?\u201d asked Winston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMr. Zeddemore, I\u2019m from Earth in the future,\u201d replied William. \u201cI stay here any longer, I might cause a paradox that would erase me from existence. Trust me, the Doctor\u2019s right on this one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut if there\u2019s something strange in our neighborhood, well, we know who to call,\u201d said the Doctor as she and William headed back upstairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Doctor and William were back in the TARDIS. The Doctor set the controls and the console\u2019s time rotor moved up and down, indicating that they were now in flight! \u201cThere we are! Off we go to Tolkost VII! Lovely place! Beautiful art museums, best doctors in their galaxy, the lot! \u2026So, as long as we have time\u2026\u201d The Doctor leaned on the console as she arched an eyebrow at William. \u201cYou were about to say a word that started with \u2018Gr\u2019 before using Mr. Zeddemore\u2019s name. That \u2018Gr\u2019 wouldn\u2019t have been the start of \u2018Granddad\u2019 now, would it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Grandpa, actually, but yes,\u201d replied William. \u201cWinston Zeddemore is my maternal grandfather. Maybe I was being selfish in not telling him anything about the future, but I didn\u2019t want to fade from existence like Marty from Back to the Future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not selfish, that\u2019s intelligent and safe-guarding the laws of time,\u201d corrected the Doctor. \u201cNow, if I were to bring us to Poland in 1939, or to any point along Africa\u2019s western coasts before the official end of the slave trade, or to a year before the Black Plague\u2026how tempted would you be to warn them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Overly, but if a small bit of time is so fragile for myself, it would be fragile for all points in time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExactly. Much as people like us want to change history for the better, we can\u2019t or we\u2019d doom all of time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Doctor, there\u2019s something else I need to know,\u201d said William. \u201cWhat Gurast said about you being the last\u2026\u201d The Doctor stopped, then held the console and sighed deeply. \u201c\u2026If that\u2019s too personal, you don\u2019t-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, I do,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201c\u2026William, it started with a war. A time war. The Last Great Time War. \u2026My people, my entire home planet of Gallifrey, went to war against a race known as the Daleks for the sake of creation and both sides lost. Accompanied by eleven points in my past and one point in my future, I sent Gallifrey into a pocket dimension while the Dalek fleet that surrounded the planet destroyed itself in its own crossfire. For a while, I thought I destroyed Gallifrey, then found that I didn\u2019t. \u2026The Daleks are now remnants trying to rebuild their empire of hate while the Time Lords were hidden away. \u2026But then another Time Lord, one I used to call friend during my childhood, discovered the truth about Time Lord society and killed all the inhabitants of Gallifrey in his rage. \u2026They\u2019re all gone now. My family\u2026my friends\u2026even that sky. \u2026I\u2019m not just a Time Lord, I\u2019m not even just a Gallifreyan. \u2026I\u2019m the last child of Gallifrey, the last of the Time Lords.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I\u2019m sorry,\u201d said William. \u201cI shouldn\u2019t have pried.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, no, you needed to know,\u201d assured the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I hope you had other companions before me,\u201d remarked William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, I\u2019ve had companions long before the Time War,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cI initially left Gallifrey because, for all our brilliance, us Time Lords were too complacent and stuffy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo you ran away?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStole the TARDIS for good measure!\u201d The Doctor\u2019s face brightened, now focused on happier parts of her past. \u201cAnd I\u2019ve never regretted it to this day!\u201d Her fingers were now a happy blur as she fiddled with the controls!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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