IN LOVING MEMORY | {4th - Stars Themselves Series}

{THE SNOWMEN - 2}

"Doctor Simeon, sir. There are people demanding to see you,"

"No callers, not in here, not ever. Did he leave his name?"

"Sir, it's Sherlock Holmes and... Dr Juliet Watson," The Doctor walks in, wearing a deerstalker hat, cape and walking cane, he also has a Meerschaum pipe which is unlit. Willow is in a red dress, which wasn't strictly Victorian, but she had lost the will at this point.

"Oh, nice office. Big globe thing..." the Doctor starts "Now, shut up, don't tell me! I see from your collar stud you have an apple tree and a wife with a limp. Am I right?"

"No,"

"Do you have a wife?" Willow smirks slightly,

"No,"

"Bit of a tree? Bit of a wife? Some apples?" the Doctor gets no responses "Come on, work with me here,"

"Please do work with him. He doesn't get out much," Willow whispers

"I enjoy The Strand magazine as much as the next man, but I am perfectly aware that Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson are fictional characters," Simeon pints to the two "Get out!"

"Do you have a goldfish named Colin?" The Doctor ignores him

"No,"

"Thought not!" he points his finger up and Willow sighs "Now, ooo. I see this is one of your business cards," he looks at the table behind him "It says so on the front,"

"Who are you, and what are you doing here?" Simeon asks the couple

"This," The Doctor taps the globe of snow with his cane "Wakey, wakey!"

"That is highly valuable equipment! You must step away now!"

"Hm, I don't really want to," Willow bangs the globe with her hands

"Stop!" Simeon shouts

"We are the Intelligence," A posh voice starts and Willow nearly jumps

"Ooo. Talking snow, "The Doctor turns to his wife "I love new things,"

"I know dear,"

"You are not of this world," The intelligence speaks.

"Takes one to snow one," The Doctor laughs, looking to Simeon, getting in his face as he does

"I mean, I technically am," Willow explains "Long story. I'm sure you have time, but I don't,"

"Right, let's see. Multi-nucleate crystalline organism with the ability to mimic and mirror what it finds," The Doctor inspects the globe

"Basically, it looks like snow. But definitely isn't," Willow says simply

"You both must leave here now,"

"Shut up, we're making deductions!" Willow points at him "It's very exciting," she smirks at her husband

"Stop it," The Doctor smiles and Willow winks, the Doctor turns his attention back to the globe "Now, what are you, eh? A flock of space crystals? A swarm?"

"The snowmen are foot soldiers, mindless predators. But you, you're the clever one. You're Moriarty," Whilst Willow is speaking and Simeon's attention is on her, The Doctor sonics the doors locked.

"So, you turn up on a planet, you generate a telepathic field to learn what you can, and when you've learnt enough, what do you do? You can't conquer the world using snowmen. Snowmen are rubbish in July. You'll have to be better than that. You'll have to evolve," The Doctor finishes