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FRINGES: ONE OF THOSE DAYS - PART 9
The Doctor was in a foul mood when he returned to the lab. Peter was still not buying the whole time-travel thing, but his amusement was short-lived when he saw Olivia. She looked shaken to her core. Frowning, Peter went to her.
"Liv? What is it?"
She sat in the lab's second-best chair and looked at Peter. "I just saw an alien, Peter."
Peter frowned. "Tell me."
She did, starting with the news that UNIT was now heading the investigation, and then recounting the second incident, the one involving the humanoid that the Doctor had identified as a Romulan. When she was done, Olivia looked at Peter, waiting for him to say something. What he said next, Olivia could never have anticipated.
"Aliens, huh? Well, I can beat that." He turned to where the Doctor was fiddling with his scarf, sulking. "Apparently, the Doctor is a time-traveler."
The Doctor spun to face Peter, a frown on his face. "What?" Then he spun, just as quickly, to glower at his companions. "All right, who spilt the beans?"
"Doctor," said Uhura, with just a touch of irritation. "Is that really important right now?"
"Ah," said the Doctor. His expression grew grave. "So it was Tony. Well, Doctor Newman, what do you have to say for yourself?"
Tony frowned at the Doctor. "This isn't right."
"What?" asked the Doctor. He glanced at the whiteboard and frowned. "Hmmm. I see."
"What?" asked Olivia. "What isn't right?"
"My initial assumption," said the Doctor. He stroked his chin. "I had assumed that someone was bringing these aliens to Earth from other times. But, that can't be. Not once we factor in the time and location of the latest incident."
Uhura frowned. "Perhaps they aren't from other times, Doctor. Perhaps someone is simply transporting these creatures across space."
"No," said the Doctor. "There's a definite temporal component to this mess, but. . . ." He paused, stared at Uhura. "Of course. I'm a complete idiot. The answer has been staring me in the face this entire time!"
"What?" asked Tony.
"These creatures aren't being brought from other times," said the Doctor. "They're being brought here from other timelines!"
Author's Note: So, fandom elements involved so far: Fringe, Doctor Who, Star Trek: TOS, The Time Tunnel, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Men In Black. Who will be drawn in next? Tune in later, and find out! :P
The Doctor was in a foul mood when he returned to the lab. Peter was still not buying the whole time-travel thing, but his amusement was short-lived when he saw Olivia. She looked shaken to her core. Frowning, Peter went to her.
"Liv? What is it?"
She sat in the lab's second-best chair and looked at Peter. "I just saw an alien, Peter."
Peter frowned. "Tell me."
She did, starting with the news that UNIT was now heading the investigation, and then recounting the second incident, the one involving the humanoid that the Doctor had identified as a Romulan. When she was done, Olivia looked at Peter, waiting for him to say something. What he said next, Olivia could never have anticipated.
"Aliens, huh? Well, I can beat that." He turned to where the Doctor was fiddling with his scarf, sulking. "Apparently, the Doctor is a time-traveler."
The Doctor spun to face Peter, a frown on his face. "What?" Then he spun, just as quickly, to glower at his companions. "All right, who spilt the beans?"
"Doctor," said Uhura, with just a touch of irritation. "Is that really important right now?"
"Ah," said the Doctor. His expression grew grave. "So it was Tony. Well, Doctor Newman, what do you have to say for yourself?"
Tony frowned at the Doctor. "This isn't right."
"What?" asked the Doctor. He glanced at the whiteboard and frowned. "Hmmm. I see."
"What?" asked Olivia. "What isn't right?"
"My initial assumption," said the Doctor. He stroked his chin. "I had assumed that someone was bringing these aliens to Earth from other times. But, that can't be. Not once we factor in the time and location of the latest incident."
Uhura frowned. "Perhaps they aren't from other times, Doctor. Perhaps someone is simply transporting these creatures across space."
"No," said the Doctor. "There's a definite temporal component to this mess, but. . . ." He paused, stared at Uhura. "Of course. I'm a complete idiot. The answer has been staring me in the face this entire time!"
"What?" asked Tony.
"These creatures aren't being brought from other times," said the Doctor. "They're being brought here from other timelines!"
Author's Note: So, fandom elements involved so far: Fringe, Doctor Who, Star Trek: TOS, The Time Tunnel, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Men In Black. Who will be drawn in next? Tune in later, and find out! :P
