Episode 8: Virtual Reality Part 4

Conner is now in the game. He begins to walk over the desert, to look for his friends. Conner runs over the hill of sand. Then he hears the squawk of the massive bird. It flies down, and spots him.

“Nice birdie?” Conner asked nervously.

It zooms in for the kill.

“Err- no, you’re not, are you?” Conner said, running backwards.

He falls over into the sand, as the bird is two paces away. Conner shuts his eyes. Nothing happens. The bird is frozen in the middle of the air.

“It must be a glitch in the game or something,” Conner said in relief, stepping backwards just in case. “Oh well, I’m not complaining.”

He stands up, and runs over a hill. Then another, then another. He falls over, and rolls down a hill. He climbs up another hill, looking dizzy. He is soon lost. He turns one way, then another. Then another. By now he is extremely freaked out, and totally lost.

“RUN!” Georgia screamed.

Georgia, Zac and Kaylie are running from something black, fast and hungry. Zac, Georgia and Kaylie stand still, waiting for it to catch them. They step out of the way at the last minute, making the creature slam into a glass barrier. It slides down, as if it were a cartoon. They three friends reach a Bamboo Forest. They walk through, until (after narrowly avoiding death by Cheshire Cat) they find a bridge over a pond full of lily pads. Underneath the bridge is a hairy Troll. Hair covers his whole body, except his rather large nose.



“We can cross the bridge, or the lily pads,” Georgia said, stepping towards the bridge.
“Don’t Trolls eat people who cross over bridges?” Zac asked, grabbing Georgia’s arm, pulling her back.
“The Troll is under the bridge, therefore we’d be safer going over the bridge,” she reasoned.
“I heard Trolls only go for Princesses, they aren’t fussed about common people,” Kaylie said, staring into space.
“Well, you’ll be alright then! You’re nothing special,” Georgia snapped.
“Ladies!” Zac cried, stopping a fight, leaving the girls looking daggers at each other “a little bit of hush? Thank you.”

Dorris had done it! Well, part of it. And she wasn’t sure what it was she’d done. She knew she’d made it away from the desert, when she walked up to a Bamboo Forest. She walked in hesitantly. Who knew what would be in here? After a while, Dorris walked into a small clearing. A Ginger Cartoon Cat dropped down from a Bamboo stalk, startling her.



“Helloooo,” the Cheshire Cat purred.
“Hello,” Dorris said, old lady- cat loving- instincts kicking in.
“And whattt brings youuuu to my neck of the woodddds?” the Cat asked.
“I’m looking for a way out of this Game,” Dorris said.
“Well, you’veeee comeeee to the wronggg placeeee,” the Cat said menacingly.

Suddenly, as quick as lightening, the Cheshire Cat’s claws sprung out. It leaped at Dorris with a mighty shriek!

Back in the TARDIS, the Doctor is playing Virtual Reality, and getting a little carried away with it.

“Oh no!” the Doctor cried “so close… Stupid Troll. Urghhh stupid Sandstorm. It’ll be hard to get through this.”

Then the TARDIS dematerialises, scaring a stray dog (that had just stopped to relieve itself on the outside of the TARDIS) to death.

“Oh,” the Doctor said, patting the console “you’ve found a signal. Virtual Reality, here I come! I just hope I don’t have to do that Troll part again…”

Lisa screamed, making the black beast flinch. It would only work once, but it had worked. Lisa had just enough time to scramble up a bamboo trunk (thanks to her army training). The thing leapt forward, and pawed at the base of the thin trunk. The bamboo swayed dangerously. Noticing this, the black cat swung a fierce paw at the bamboo, and Lisa came toppling down, right into the lap of the creature.

After a couple of minutes, a light bulb pings into existence over Zac’s head.

“Kaylie and I will go over the lily pads, Georgia, and you’ll go over the bridge.”



Georgia steps onto the bridge, and Kaylie and Zac step onto the first giant lily pad.

“I do hope the light bulb goes away soon. I might blow a fuse!” Zac joked.
“Oh I don’t know, I rather like it,” Kaylie said thoughtfully, not having understood the joke.

Mr Smith gave a small ping of delight. Sarah Jane turned and looked at the Super Computer.

“Yes, Mr Smith?” she asked.
“I have cross referenced the number of disappearances with the total of bought Games, and they are a match,” Mr Smith said “I have also discovered a way to pull Luke out of the game.”
“Do it then,” Maria smiled.
“Processing,” Mr Smith informed.

Chrissie walked downstairs. She saw Alan sat on the sofa.

“Honestly Alan,” Chrissie said “I don’t know why you let Maria go off with Sally Jane, she’s weird. I’m telling you, I found that statue of you in her front room. You won’t believe me, but she’s obsessed with you!”
“Sarah Jane,” Alan corrected.
“What?” Chrissie asked.
“Sarah Jane. Her name’s Sarah Jane.”

Chrissie walked out into the garden, not really listening.

Suddenly, with a zap, several murderous, giant lizards appeared in Sarah Jane’s attic.

“Something has gone wrong,” Mr Smith said, “I am failing.”

Mr Smith switched off. Sarah Jane pulled her friends away from the lizards. Mr Smith was right; something had gone very wrong indeed.

Chrissie jumped in shock as a giant lizard appeared in the Jackson’s garden.

“God Ivan!” Chrissie cried “why are you dressed like that? And I thought I was coming home myself. I haven’t had a proper chat with Maria yet.”
“Roar!” the lizard roared.

Chrissie stepped backwards, alarmed.

“You’re not Ivan, are you?”

The lizard stepped forward, roaring loudly. With a small shriek, Chrissie began running around the garden.

“Alan!”

Chrissie ran to the front door. Alan appeared. She pulled Alan out of the house to look at the lizard. It began chasing them around the garden. Alan pulled Chrissie to one side. The lizard had them trapped against a fence. Chrissie screamed, as the lizard leaned forward to bite their heads off.

The Troll leaps up at the bridge, but it smacks its head on the wood, and comes crashing down into the water. The lily pads are sloshed in every direction. Zac and Kaylie race over each one. The bridge cracks under the strain of having a thick headed Troll jump into it. Unfortunately, Georgia falls off the bridge, and into the water, where she sinks beneath its depths.

“Georgia!” Zac cried “no!”
“Come on! There’s nothing we can do!” Kaylie cried, pushing him onto the next lily pad.

They reach the other side, but no trace of Georgia can be seen.

Close up of Zac. A single tear is running down his cheek.

Boom boom.

Close up of Kaylie, looking scared.

Boom boom.

Close up of Conner, looking lost.

Boom boom.

Close up of the Doctor, who has just stepped out of the TARDIS in the middle of a Sandstorm.

Boom boom.

Close up of a lily pad-less section of the pond, where just a necklace with a G is left floating in the murky water.

BOOM.

Credits.