Doctor Who: Skinwalkers

Part 1

"Any suggestions Larn?" The Doctor asked as he glanced at his daughter. She was standing next to him as he stared at the monitor on the console. As soon as they had left London and the year 1886 behind, the TARDIS seemed to be acting up again.

She kept flashing the name of a location on the monitor in Gallifreyan. It seemed like she was making a suggestion.

"Surprise me!" Larn exclaimed with glee as she resisted the urge to press some buttons.

"Alright then!" The Doctor said as he flicked a switch. "Ah, yes here we go! You'll love this place Larn. It's five hundred and twelve acres of land in Utah!"

"Utah?" Larn piped up.

"Yes, Utah. It's a nice place. Beautiful this time of year! And I won't need to park the TARDIS in a alley somewhere. We can park her in a lovely glade or maybe a clearing."

Larn shuddered at the word "clearing." The encounter with the Hound flashed in her mind.

"So that's all that will be there?" Larn asked.

"Well, there is an old abandoned ranch, Sherman Ranch..." He saw Larn look unsure. "Hey, we could camp! You've always wanted to camp in actual woods."

Larn smiled, it would be cool to camp in actual woods instead of in the TARDIS simulation room.

"And," The Doctor continued, "There is a city called Ballard if you want to walk around and mingle with the locals."

"Okay!"

"Jolly good, now grab onto something, we are about to land!"

"I still can't believe it..." said Greg as he handed Janice a steaming cup of coffee.

"Me either. We literally just talked to him like two days ago..." Janice replied as she took a sip. Mr. Fugal was a nice guy; he was passionate about their work and what they could discover here at the ranch. But now he was dead. He was found by one of his maids in his bathroom, his body torn to shreds according to her, she had quit and fled the next day.

So now Greg, Janice and the rest of their team were now waiting to see what would happen next. Fugal had brought them here in the 2017, and that's when they began their work....but now they we're stuck here until the police finished their investigation.

"You think it was murder?" Kyle, asked. He had just joined the band of scientists.

"I honestly don't know." Greg replied. "This place has had a...reputation for misfortune and it wouldn't surprise me if that was a factor in Mr. Fugal's death." Greg was very superstitious.

"Oh please Greg not now!" Janice snapped.

Before she could continue, a sensor went off. Kyle flew to the computer and exclaimed, "This readings is off the charts! The energy signature suggests that it's...right outside..."

The sound of a guttural growl shook the team to their very core.

The last thing Janice saw was a set off vicious black claws flying straight at her, the sound of her colleagues screams was the last she ever heard.

"Ah yes, here we are! 2021! Utah!" The Doctor exclaimed as the TARDIS landed with a lurch.

"Now why don't we get out the camping gear and we can camp outside?" The Doctor suggested.

"Really?" The only camping experience she had was them camping in the TARDIS. Now she could do it for real.

"Yeah as long as you don't wonder off..." The Doctor said as Larn rushed to the TARDIS doors and flung them open.