No, no, guys, HERE'S what happened!
It's obvious that the girls got lost in the time vortex and the Doctor was only able to help Irma return.
See, the red cloud that Edith claimed she saw was actually the Master's TARDIS.
And if you think I'm serious that the answer is wrapped up with Doctor Who, hah.
What we see and what we seem are but a dream. A dream within a dream.share