There was a man called the Doctor. He walked through the years and saved countless lives along his journey. And all around him, hidden between the ticks of the clock, a secret war raged. A war between the oldest evil in the universe and a young woman who soared through the winds of time like a leaf on an autumn day...

Planet Earth. The 31st century. Unity Day. The day the Silurians finally emerge from their hibernation and begin to share the Earth with homo sapiens. The Doctor's excitement for this day is cut short by a sudden assassination, a terrorist attack, and mounting tensions between the two species. The only people who can help him are...Sarah Jane Smith and the 3rd Doctor himself!

Being the retelling of an adventure concerning one Madame Vastra and her loyal butler Strax battling against a rather curious invasion of London that sprang forth from a murder case, a few meteorites, and an old toy shop, as told by the Madame's darling wife, Jenny Flint.

The Doctor returns to UNIT headquarters, just in time for an old enemy from the past to rear its ugly head. But what is this lone Zygon after? With the help of Kate Lethbridge-Stewart and a pair of rookie UNIT soldiers, the Doctor plans to find out. Author's note: This story takes place before the events of The Angels Take Manhattan.