Over in the Pacific Ocean, an island rested. No native humans lived there\u2026but titans of old, some woken by human weapons testing, some by carelessness, some by duty assigned from the very earth itself. Humans had set up a base there to study these creatures. They had called in help from another organization, UNIT. Dr. Martha Jones Smith and Commander Mickey Smith arrived and met with Dr. Sato, the scientific advisor of UNIT\u2019s Japanese branch. \u201cWelcome to Monster Island, Martha-san,\u201d she said as she bowed. \u201cI apologize for pulling you two away from your shared plans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all right,\u201d assured Martha. \u201cWe still made it to a pacific island.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was hoping to get us to Japan proper,\u201d remarked Mickey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat may come later,\u201d replied Dr. Sato. \u201cIn the meantime, perhaps we should see our EDF liaisons?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSounds like a plan,\u201d confirmed Martha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis way, please,\u201d said Dr. Sato. She led the two European UNIT members to a lab where two men worked. One was busy with research, the other was standing guard. \u201cMartha-san, Mickey-san,\u201d introduced Dr. Sato, \u201cmeet Professor Yoshimura and Commander Takahashi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, yes, I\u2019ll get right on it as soon as I untangle the base pairings,\u201d remarked Professor Yoshimura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Absorbed in his work, huh?\u201d Mickey asked Takahashi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe needs someone to remind him to eat and sleep!\u201d replied Takahashi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMartha and I knew a man like that,\u201d chuckled Mickey. \u201cToo busy building something and forgetting to rest for some reason. I mean, he built things that helped save our planet but\u2026well\u2026\u201d Mickey shrugged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoes he also make long-winded explanations?\u201d asked Takahashi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd then looks at you like you dribbled on your shirt?\u201d continued Mickey. Takahashi grinned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSame with Yoshimura here!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaking a new friend, Mickey?\u201d asked Martha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got a can of the stuff below my workbench,\u201d remarked Yoshimura, \u201cindustrial grade, that stuff, Takahashi-san.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think we\u2019d better leave him to his work, Mickey-san,\u201d chuckled Takahashi. As they were about to leave, though, they heard a noise in the corridor. Mickey and Martha strained their ears, then their eyes widened in surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt can\u2019t be!\u201d whispered Mickey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou hear it too?!\u201d asked Martha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat IS that noise?\u201d asked Dr. Sato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDOCTOR!\u201d called Martha as she and Mickey ran down the corridor to follow the noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The TARDIS arrived in a corridor of the EDF base. The Doctor and William left the TARDIS wearing winter-wear. \u201cHere we are! Planet Arctica! Home of the most beautiful glaciers in the universe!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEr, Doctor,\u201d muttered William as he saw people approaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThough, I have to admit, this doesn\u2019t look like the Arctican main base,\u201d continued the Doctor, oblivious to the people approaching her and William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor!\u201d insisted William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd the air\u2026it doesn\u2019t feel right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDOCTOR!\u201d By now, the Doctor had her attention grabbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy are you shouting, William?\u201d she asked. \u201cThere\u2019s no need to-.\u201d She then saw the soldiers. \u201cAh. Hello there. Um, you\u2019re not Arcticans. I mean, your ears are round, your skin tone looks human, and-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDOCTOR!\u201d called a voice. The Doctor\u2019s eyes widened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Martha?!\u201d she asked. Martha and Mickey then arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, it\u2019s so good to-!\u201d Martha trailed off. \u201c\u2026Okay, so he\u2019s still in the TARDIS.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMartha Jones!\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cGreat to see you again!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHang on a minute!\u201d protested Mickey. \u201cDoctor? Is that you?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd Mickey the idiot! Good to see you too!\u201d continued the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026A woman now?\u201d asked Mickey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Oh yeah, you learned about regeneration during Christmas of 05!\u201d remembered the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHang on, Doctor?! That\u2019s really you?!\u201d asked Martha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCount the hearts, Martha,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cWe first met facing a Judoon Platoon upon the moon!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh my god! Mickey, you weren\u2019t kidding!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI told you the Doctor could change his\u2026or rather, HER face,\u201d replied Mickey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow\u2019s it been, you two?\u201d asked the Doctor. \u201cLast I saw you, you were teasing each other while fighting a Sontaran!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJust one of those potato heads?\u201d asked William. \u201cYou two were luckier than us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, you met more Sontarans?\u201d quizzed Mickey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cErm, we\u2019re getting off track here,\u201d interjected Martha. She turned to the soldiers. \u201cIt\u2019s all right! She\u2019s a friend! Scientific advisor, UNIT European branch!\u201d The soldiers stood down. \u201cSorry about that, Doctor. We didn\u2019t expect you here on Monster Island.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo we\u2019re on Earth?\u201d asked William. \u201cDoctor, the TARDIS seems to love leading us astray.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOI! I can\u2019t help that!\u201d protested the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, you\u2019re the new companion, eh?\u201d Mickey asked William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDr. William Davies, at your service,\u201d replied William as he and Mickey shook hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCommander Mickey Smith, UNIT Europe. And this is my wife, Dr. Martha Jones Smith.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAh, so I\u2019m not the first doctor to travel with the Doctor?\u201d chuckled William. \u201cDoctor, how many companions were doctors?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLook, I think we have more important matters to discuss,\u201d remarked the Doctor. \u201cChief of which being\u2026Martha, did you say Monster Island? Off the coast of Japan?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s right,\u201d replied Martha. \u201cThis way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Doctor and William were led to the lab where Yoshimura was still working. \u201cEDF uncovered some remains,\u201d explained Martha, \u201cof a life-form that used to exist here on the island. The skeletal structure is humanoid like ours, but we can\u2019t make heads or tails of the surviving DNA.\u201d Yoshimura still toiled over the readings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I think the H goes with the U,\u201d remarked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoes it?\u201d asked Yoshimura. He tried it, then his face lit up. \u201cIt does! And the J goes with the L while the remaining base pairs are the same as ours! We have a-!\u201d he stopped his celebrations and finally looked up from his work. \u201c\u2026I beg your pardon, but who are you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m the Doctor, scientific advisor for UNIT Europe. This is Dr. William Davies of New York City.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHi there,\u201d said William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAre you that same Doctor that Sato says is an expert on all things alien?\u201d asked Yoshimura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I don\u2019t know about every alien species, but I appreciate Dr. Sato\u2019s praise,\u201d replied the Doctor. She then studied the base pairs more closely. \u201c\u2026Then again, that DOES look like a familiar genome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cErm, Doctor, is there anything we can do?\u201d asked William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think Professor\u2026erm\u2026I\u2019m sorry, I don\u2019t think I know your name, Professor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh! I\u2019m Professor Yoshimura!\u201d replied Yoshimura. This time, it was the Doctor\u2019s turn to be impressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe same Yoshimura that dedicated his life to mapping out Kaiju DNA?!\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe very same!\u201d replied the professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWilliam, I think Professor Yoshimura and I are going to be a bit busy in talking shop about mapping out genomes,\u201d said the Doctor. She and Yoshimura began talking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Typical,\u201d muttered Martha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis happens every time the Doctor meets a good scientist?\u201d asked William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMore often than not,\u201d replied Mickey. \u201cIt was like that with the Slitheen at Downing Street.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, it\u2019s not just scientists,\u201d remarked Martha. \u201cSometimes it\u2019s proper historical figures like Shakespeare\u2026and you learn something about how bi that playwright is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHang on, you met Shakespeare?!\u201d asked Michael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Have you had any goofiness with the Doctor yet?\u201d asked Mickey. William grinned, then Martha and Mickey followed suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet me tell you about how goofy my first adventure with her was!\u201d he said. As they walked away, the Doctor shuddered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy companions,\u201d she said, \u201call talking about my more embarrassing moments. \u2026Just like with Martha and Donna.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSounds like she must have just regenerated when you met her,\u201d remarked Mickey once William finished his story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRegenerated?\u201d asked William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cApparently Time Lords can change their face when they\u2019re dying. First time I met the Doctor, he had a shaved head, big ears, and sounded like he came from northern England. Then he changed into a skinny bloke with spiky hair and a totally different accent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the same Doctor I met,\u201d said Martha. \u201cThough, he WAS still grieving over the loss of Rose Tyler. Unrequited love and all that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI used to date Rose, then the Doctor came into our lives and she chose him,\u201d explained Mickey. \u201cNow Rose is in another universe with a more human Doctor\u2026and I have this lovely lady as my wife!\u201d He pecked Martha on the cheek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHang on, she\u2026sorry, he stole your girlfriend, lost her in another universe,\u201d summarized William. Then he pointed at Martha. \u201cThen you traveled with him and were burdened with unrequited love for her\u2026sorry, him. \u2026So, how did you end up leaving the TARDIS?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was a third wheel at the time,\u201d said Mickey, \u201cthen stayed behind in another universe before coming back twice, the latter of which being a more permanent return.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI just got out after a year of hell by Harold Saxon, or, as the Doctor knew him, the Master,\u201d replied Martha. William took some time to take it in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Don\u2019t get us wrong,\u201d said Mickey, \u201cthe Doctor is a wonderful person, always eager to show us something beyond our planet and time\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut one thing you have to remember,\u201d warned Martha, \u201cis that the Doctor is a lonely alien. She\u2019ll do things that would seem inhuman, but ultimately save us all in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I suppose the Time War will do that to someone,\u201d muttered William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHeard about the war with the Daleks?\u201d guessed Mickey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHave you met one?\u201d asked Martha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, but I take it they\u2019re\u2026bad?\u201d Martha was about to answer, but the click of a gun\u2019s safety being undone interrupted her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re quite finished,\u201d hissed a woman\u2019s voice. The three companions turned to see a tall Japanese woman pointing a gun at them. \u201cI heard everything. So, there\u2019s a Time Lord here? I wonder how well she\u2019d handle you three being my prisoners!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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