My Destination, well, that would be Benidorm, and I don't mean the one on earth. New York isn't the only city to have its name used for a colony in space, although it's less of a colony and more of a planet consisting of resort islands.
Why resort islands? It's because the planet's entire land mass is separated into islands of different sizes. That, and the fact that it's sunny all year round, with temperatures and humidity in a Goldilocks zone — neither too hot nor too humid — make it a perfect place for a holiday.
It also has beaches in abundance, although I can't tan, I can still relax. Though. The best part is that there's security to prevent anyone who wants to do anything bad, meaning I can be considered on vacation with no risk at all, unlike the Doctor, who goes on vacation and runs into the Midnight Entity.
" I really hope I did not just jinx myself" As I finish thinking and talking to myself, I hear footsteps "So, where are we going, and why did you just say you hope you did not jinx it?" I turn around to see Alice, who looks more alive than earlier.
She had been working just as much as I had during the events with the master. The worst part was that she had days where she did not sleep, and unlike me, who can go a few days without rest, humans are not supposed to do that. Thankfully, it's over, and it's time to relax.
"We are going to Benidorm, and not the one on Earth, where we are going is a planet called Benidorm because of its perfect climate, temperature and the fact that its landmass is a bunch of islands that are perfect for resorts. As for why I said I hope I haven't jinxed, because I was thinking that nothing ever goes wrong there due to security being tight".
She nods at what I have said before speaking, "There's more to it, right?" I think about it before speaking, deciding to tell her how the Doctor's vacations always end up, "The Doctor, when he goes on vacations, something always goes wrong. I am just hoping that his bad luck did not rub off on me".
"Well, we will see once we arrive, so no need to worry, right?" nodding at her words, I move my focus back to the console, which I had not stopped moving around while I piloted the TARSDIS to our destination.
Just as we were getting close to our destination, I felt Ada send a single message to me `Sorry, Important` From this, I know completely that my vacation just got cancelled "Looks like something's come up. Ada has taken over driving." Alice looks at me, as if she expected it.
It does not take long to arrive at the Destination. Not knowing what to expect, I move my way to the exit, opening it slowly. What greets me is a woman standing there, as if waiting. It's not the fact that there's a woman there, it's the fact of who the woman actually is, River Song.
"Well, at least one of you arrived, and by the looks of it, you're number one, right" knowing she is referring to my incarnation before speaking " why did you call me here River, and how do you know I am the first incarnation" I say iit this way because I can't precisely state that you should not know my future incarnations. However, given how River came to be, she may be the exception, or perhaps there is another reason.
Her reply comes fast, "Spoilers, I know you know the Doctor's timeline, so that I can talk about it all with you, but when it comes to your own, I can't say a thing." Knowing she is right, I would not like knowing my future, as it makes it less surprising, and I don't trust myself not to try to change things that I dislike.
"Back to the point, River, you sent a message out, need The Doctor or me? Why's it important? She nods before speaking, "I called the Doctor and you because of a strange creature that appeared here that's taking the emotions of those it attacks, turning the victims into emotionless shells, leaving nothing left." I nod; such a creature, on what I know is currently 2012 Earth, is not a good idea.
As I process everything, something pops into my head, "Your diary, how far are you into it" she looks at me for a second before something clicks in her head how I know this, she has the look of realization of what I was asking " Halfway, if your asking that means you know what it means when I reach the end of it" I nod, although at this point its unsure if she has heard the rumours of her fate but I know when the diary is complete it's her time to go to the library.
It's at that moment that Alice leaves the TARDIS. Seeing her, River has a complicated look on her face, most likely because she knows Alice's future, or at least what might happen to her. Unfortunately, I don't want to think or understand what happens in the future; I can only hope her fate is not bad.
Motioning for the River to lead the way, so that the entire situation does not descend into awkwardness. Understanding that I was trying to motion things onward to prevent the problem from getting Awkward, she speaks, "Follow me, I will show you all to where I am basing the investigation of the Creature" With that, she turns and starts walking away.
I follow her, with Alice following suit behind me. It does not take long for us to arrive at a two-story house. Now that I look around, this place seems like a village more than a town or city. It has a modern look, but it appears to be a tiny community to the point that you can see the end of the village if you stand on a hill. By my estimation, there are about fifty thousand residents.
Once we reach the entrance, she unlocks it, then opens the door. What greets me is quite a few people wearing clothes that do not belong to this era, looking at River, "Why are they wearing clothes that do not belong? Please tell me that you did not use a vortex manipulator to bring people from the future" she shakes her head before speaking " no they came using a time ship from the future and its there fault the creature is here, it was from their time. They were transporting it when something went wrong, the time the ship malfunctioned for an unknown reason, bringing them and the creature here".
I shake my head before looking at the people and starting my introduction" my name is the Mechanic" they look at me with scepticism before a man one who gives the of the aura of a leader speaks "this was the backup you mentions, he does not look like much" ignoring him I speak " where's your ship please tell me you did not leave it in the open" he looks at me with annoyance at the lack of answer at his words.
"In the backyard, with its cloaking device active, just as protocol dictates. Can't have humans of this era finding the ship and getting their hands on the tech inside" nodding at his reply, I make my way directly to the backyard to check the so-called malfunction, since any species that has time travel at any pint in the future were all meticulous in having redundancies, its why even a TARDIS has the reconfiguration system, in case there's any failures they can be repaired easily before there is any issue, which leaves only two possibilities. One, the manufacturer of the Time ship is a cheapskate and did not implement redundancies, or two, it was sabotaged. I am leaning towards the sabotage, though. Anyway, we will find out soon.