"I am never ever, in my whole life, going there again." Will shut the doors of the TARDIS with a determined "BANG!" Nia simply applied her knowledge to the controls, turning random handles, pulling the levers that kept the TARDIS spinning through time and space.

"You know, if you say that, this lovely thing's just going to take us back out again." Nia mentioned, patting the TARDIS fondly. Will, on finding a chair (listed under L for "Leg-ache? Have a seat!") sat upon it, whilst pushing one hand through his lustrous black hair that formed a sort of halo around his head.

"I suppose you're right." He sighed, plucking at the t-shirt, newly ripped. He had only got that yesterday, on one of his few visits back to his homeland, Earth.

"Of course I'm right. So be quiet." Nia teased her bright red hair so that it fell onto one side of her shoulder, and then continued to play at the controls. Sometimes Will thought that Nia just had a penchant for pushing buttons, and flying the TARDIS had nothing to do with it. But then again, it was her job to be always right (well, most of the time, anyway). She was a Time Lady after all.

THE PARALLEL UNIVERSE

"Will, be a dear and look at where we are."

"Thought that was your job."

"So?" Will sighed, and walked over to the large screen that protruded out of the TARDIS wall. Rather unsightly, will thought, but then again, the TARDIS was no interior decoration masterpiece. It was merely for practical use: good taste and basic feng-shui had nothing to do with it. Glancing upwards, Will immediately recognised the small, bluely-green planet hovering in mid space.

"We're back!"

"Back where?" Nia turned to look at the screen. "Well, that was sooner than expected. Twice in three days- lucky you."

They were hurtling towards Earth. It was the year 2012, the height of human technology. Everything was technical- even the loos started to thank you for using their service and bidding you "Good day!" . John Lucas was the patron of everything that had a plug on the end (and some that didn't). Scientifical advancement was at an all-time high. It would do Will good to visit this era in his home planet's history- even though he himself was born a good five centuries later.

The TARDIS landed with a soft thump. Will was the first to get out, eager to explore, whilst Nia reached for her knee-length, blue, leather-like jacket. She was just about to go out the door, when a terrible screech entered her head. (Imagine static from a microphone. Now add a couple of amps at full volume. Then multiply it by 100. That's one big headache.) The universe was tearing…was ripping itself… then silence.

Dazed, Nia staggered out of the TARDIS, clutching her head with one hand, the other clutching her coat, which dragged along the floor. Will was standing next to a bunch of cardboard boxes: arms folded, the wind whipping his hair to and fro, like stormy seas. He turned around. Noticing something was wrong, he rushed over, lifting Nia's arm over his shoulder to support her.

"What happened?" Will asked, peering into her eyes concernedly. Nia brushed back a lock of hair that had fallen over her face, and spoke in a shaky voice,

"Something happened. Something that should have ripped the universe into shreds. Yet here we are." She stomped on the ground. "No bang, no explosion…nothing… You know its times like these I really love my life." She tapped Will's face playfully, then shoved her arms into her jacket, and smiled broadly. Will, now more worried than ever, simply gave a weak smile back.

"So…where to?"

"Anywhere. Trouble normally finds us, hmm?" Will sighed, the trouble at Minphona springing instantly to mind. Nia found a spot of concrete, shut her eyes determinedly, then started to spin around, finger outstretched. Will could do nothing but laugh. Here was a fully grown woman spinning around like a child who had too many fizzy drinks.

She finally slowed down, ending up pointing down a small alleyway that seemingly led only to another bunch of cardboard boxes.

"Don't you think that's a bit inaccurate?" Asked Will, joining her side.

"Nonsense. Female intuition and all that."

"Of course." Firstly a woman then a Time Lady. But he guessed that applied to most women; the way they always seemed to travel in packs, the way women automatically defended the woman before the man, the way they always thought they were right.

"But I am always right!" Nia smiled, glancing at him. Will forgot that she could read minds. It was inconvenient to say the least, but it had helped them get out of many a tight scrape beforehand.

"Can you not do that?" Will moaned, crossing his arms with a slight protrusion of his lower lip.

"You always look so cute when you're mad." Nia cooed, pecking him on the cheek, making Will turn a blooming shade of pink. "And no. I can't help it…" Will scowled. "Okay, I can help it. You're just so interesting to read though." Will had no choice but to take it as a compliment. "Where were we? Ah yes." Nia strode off towards the alleyway her "feminine intuition" had picked out, Will a step after her.

The street lamps gave out a small "fizz", and lighted themselves. It was now starting to turn dark, and Nia and Will had found nothing. Scarily, they had found, literally, nothing. They had not seen a single person since they arrived 2 hours ago.

"I don't like this." Nia muttered, pushing aside a bush.

"That's the millionth time you've said that." Will said, appearing next to her.

"It's the millionth time I've thought it." Nia simply responded. "Let's try that way." She was pointing to yet another alleyway next to a house.

"But it's got a metal gate across it."

"Gates are climbable. And sometimes openable."

CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK. Nia and Will whipped around, staring at the alleyway behind them. Will grabbed Nia's arm, pulling her into some nearby bushes, hidden out of sight. Footsteps running. Yelling.

"Can you hear that?" Will muttered to Nia, who was intently staring at the darkened alleyway.

"Two men. Black. Young. Twins? No. They're not twins…they're the same person." Nia turned round to face Will. "I think we have our problem." She turned back. The metal gate rattled, with frantic yelling. "One's trying to climb over." The clunking stopped. So did the rattling, momentarily, then even more frantic jangling and yelling. Electricity fizzed.

"NOOO!" one of them desperately yelled. Thump.

Nia shot out of the hedge, Will just managing to hang onto her.

"There's nothing we can do…!" he consoled her, pulling the woman back into the hedge and holding her tight. She struggled, but Will held firm. Eventually, the struggling stopped, and she fell into his body.

"I know…"

Footsteps started to run, the clunking faded away into the night.

"After him!" Nia ordered, pointing after the figure running away from the scene, stopping momentarily to look back in anguish.

"We'll never catch him now." Will decided, glancing in the opposite direction, where still a faint clunking could still be heard.