Mini ep. 14: Rena Peakes

Rena Peakes

Starring: Rena Peakes

With: The Doctor, Georgia and Conner

And: The splurge monster

2005 AN OFFICE BLOCK IN THE CENTRE OF LONDON

Rena Peakes was sitting in her office, typing a long letter to the manager of a nearby company. This nearby company wished to buy theirs. She was making a long list of conditions and terms in the form of the letter. She was just finishing the last condition when she heard a loud crash from upstairs. She turned around to see no-one else in her office.
“Where has everyone got to?” Rena muttered to herself. She walked out into the corridor and peered down from the 1st floor to the reception area. The receptionist Annie Roscastle was sitting, typing as usual and the useless head of resources, Daniel Bailey was standing looking proud and snobbish. All seemed normal so she returned to her office.

Suddenly a loud scraping noise filled the air and paper flew from her desk. Wind rushed through the office. Rena put her hand in front of her face as she saw something slowly appear. It was a blue box, which had the phrase ‘police public call box’, on the top of it. Rena got up from her desk and looked around it. There seemed to be some kind of door. Rena then jumped back from the door and almost screamed, as three people charged out of it in deep conversation.
“Are you sure it’s here?” An 18 year old blonde girl asked urgently, “Is Mr Splurge here?”
“Completely”, a man in a brown suit and brown hair replied quickly. Of course this was the Doctor and Georgia, with Conner.
“But an office block, in London”, Conner said disbelievingly, “And in 2005, did anything interesting happen in that year?”
“I met Rose Tyler”, The Doctor answered and closed the door to the box.
“Who’s she?” Georgia asked annoyed.
“Oh, no-one”, the Doctor replied. Up to this point no-one had realised Rena Peakes was there.
“Ahem, Doctor”, Conner said pointing behind the Doctor at Rena.

“Oh, hullo”, the Doctor said.
“What are you doing?” Rena asked, “You are trespassing on private property”.
“I thought that you could only trespass if you were outside”, the Doctor said.
“What?” Rena snapped, she was nice and sweet, but she did not like being joked with. There was another loud crash from upstairs.
“No time to explain”, the Doctor said as he rushed out the door followed by Conner.

“You stay here”, Georgia said to Rena, “It could be dangerous”.
“I work here”, Rena said, “And you just rush in and tell me I’m not needed”.
“I’m sorry but it will be very dangerous”, Georgia said rushing after the Doctor.
Rena followed.
“They don’t even know their way around”, Rena muttered rushing up the stairs. On the 3rd floor landing the Doctor was standing with Conner. He had his sonic screwdriver out, Rena had no idea what it was.

“Is that some kind of detector?” Rena asked.
“Correctamundo”, the Doctor said, “Damn I used that word…. It is on setting 23 which detects aliens”.
“Aliens?” Rena said, “Don’t be silly, aliens don’t exist. If aliens existed then they would have contacted us by now”.
“They have octopli, magnet warriors”, Georgia explained, “Slitheen, they’re all aliens”.
“When did all this happen?” Rena asked.
“Georgia, we’re in 2005”, Conner told Georgia, “Told you nothing happened in this year”.
“At which I said…” the Doctor began but he was interrupted by another crashing noise from an office nearby.
“Run!” Georgia shouted. They rushed into the office to see a green monster it looked like it had a liquid like green gunge covering its skin. Rena had never seen anything like it before.

“It’s the splurge”, the Doctor said relieved.
“Well come on lets get it out of here”, Conner said.
“Right then, Mr. Splurge this way”, the Doctor said ushering to the splurge. It roared and ran towards them.
“Run again!” Georgia shouted. They ran out of the door followed by Rena. Rena slid downstairs on the banister. The splurge followed Conner and Georgia and the Doctor who rushed upstairs then along a corridor. Suddenly, Conner’s phone started ringing.
“I’m a bit busy right now Zac”, Conner said down the phone as the splurge ran after him. The Doctor ran into a bathroom nearby. Georgia and Conner ran on oblivious to this. Zac replied to Conner.

“I’ve been busy with space docks”, Conner said as a green rubber-like hand swiped at Conner’s head, “Been attacked by scarecrows and crows”. Just then the Doctor appeared and squirted deodorant in the monsters eyes. The monster roared and swung its arms wildly.
“Nothing much just a splurge”, Conner replied lightly to Zac’s comment, “What do you want? OK I’ll be there as soon as I can. Can’t talk now either”. Conner ducked as the mad green monster tripped and almost knocked him flying. Zac hung up. The Doctor, Georgia and Conner were now racing away from the mad monster which was waving its arms.

They turned a corner and almost ran into Rena who was holding a hair dryer that was plugged in. The monster ran round the corner and turned on her. Rena switched the hair dryer on full blast. The splurge put its hand in front of its face which melted and fell to the floor. The rest of the monster soon followed even its blue eyes.

“You killed it”, Georgia said astonished, “With a hair dryer”.
“I figured that if its skin was liquid-like then all it needed was a bit more heat and the rest of it would turn into liquid too”, Rena explained.
“Very good thinking”, the Doctor said, “Brilliant in fact”.
“But Doctor we don’t usually kill”, Conner said quietly not looking at Rena.
“That thing would of got faster and faster”, the Doctor said looking at Conner, “And it would’ve killed you. You could say thank you”.
“Of course”, Conner began, “Thank you very much”.
“So I guess aliens do exist”, Rena muttered looking at the creature.
“So, what was your name?” the Doctor asked.
“Rena, Rena Peakes”, Rena Peakes answered, “I work here, and who are you?”
“I’m the Doctor”, the Doctor said.

Ten minutes later the Doctor, Georgia, Conner and Rena were standing next to the TARDIS. The Doctor had sucked up the splurge monster with a vacuum cleaner from the TARDIS.
“So Rena, see you again some time”, the Doctor said.
“Thank you Doctor”, Rena replied, “I hope I will, good luck Georgia, and you too Conner”.
“Thanks bye”, Conner stepped into the TARDIS followed by Georgia.
“What’s that then?” Rena asked the Doctor.
“A TARDIS”, the Doctor answered, “It travels in time”.
“Your joking”, Rena replied, “I believe you, goodbye”. The Doctor waved and stepped back in the TARDIS. Rena stood back and watched in awe as the blue box faded away.

Inside the TARDIS the Doctor was fiddling with the controls.
“Conner, who was that on the phone?” Georgia asked.
“Oh, Zac”, Conner said, “We need to return home as quickly as possible”.
“Why’s that?” the Doctor asked looking up.
“Something weird is going on with the Spidership”, Conner answered.
“What’s the Spidership?” the Doctor asked.
“It’s a colossal ship”, Georgia explained, “The biggest ship in the world ever made. In October it sets sail, loads of posh people will be on board including the queen”.
“My parents are helping build it”, Conner added.
“Well the Spidership, here we come”, the Doctor said smiling and the TARDIS shuddered heading for 2010…….

TO BE CONTINUED!!!!
EPISODE 12 THE SPIDERSHIP COMING SOON……