tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79871804583487793372024-03-13T19:37:21.271+00:00Will + Seb's BlogDoctor Who Fanfic Stories!Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682098405697879363noreply@blogger.comBlogger513125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-19778208239229016322010-10-23T23:00:00.002+01:002010-11-26T18:08:29.712+00:00Sorry!I know there's been a real lack of posts lately, but we're working on getting that fixed. We do have a good excuse though! Glee madness has taken over! :)
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dO6e7g_S0Ps/TO_3k5-4wEI/AAAAAAAAB3U/yQQYLDHHfKE/s1600/Signature.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 112px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dO6e7g_S0Ps/TO_3k5-4wEI/AAAAAAAAB3U/yQQYLDHHfKE/s400/Signature.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543921879728308290" /></a>Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682098405697879363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-12730588530273613212010-10-12T19:41:00.002+01:002010-10-12T19:58:53.162+01:00Episode 7: One Last Chance Part 2Kaylie knocked on her front door, and Andrea opened it looking puzzled.
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“Where did you three scuttle off to?” Andrea asked, before noticing Conner, “Conner!”
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“Hey Andrea!” Conner said, as Andrea hugged him, “You’ve changed your hair.”
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“Well, I thought it was about time I returned it to my normal colour,” Andrea said smiling, “And you’ve changed your hair too!”
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“Well, I just haven’t had it cut in a while,” Conner said.
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“Well, its not as long as Zac’s, so it’ll do I suppose,” Andrea commented, “Kaylie, can you come in please, it’s cold out and I don’t want to let it inside.”
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“All right, keep your hair on,” Kaylie commented, dragging Zac inside. Conner and Beth followed and Andrea shut the door, as Amy rushed down the stairs with a look of glee on her face.
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“It’s Conner!” Amy exclaimed gleefully.
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“That’s right,” Conner said, slightly embarrassed.
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“Zac, I added you as a friend on facebook, now accept me so my friends will all be jealous,” Amy said in a demanding voice, before turning to Conner with a radiant smile, “Conner, you should get facebook!”
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“I have it, but it doesn’t work where I go,” Conner said, and Amy crossed her arms, “Sorry.”
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“He uses spacebook instead,” Zac commented.
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“Not your best,” Beth told Zac, rolling her eyes. A noise blared from the next room, and Amy sighed and turned to Andrea with an angry look.
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“You left the TV on!” Amy snarled at Andrea, “You should be saving energy! Especially in the present climate!”
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“Amy is very into saving the planet at the moment,” Kaylie told Conner, “It’s Zac’s fault.” Kaylie shot Zac a glare and Zac smiled widely back.
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“So Amy, how much litter did your friends pick up for recycling week?” Zac asked Amy, following her into the kitchen.
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“Oh you won’t believe how much!” Amy said excitedly, as Beth, Conner and Kaylie followed Andrea into the sitting room, where the TV was showing the news.
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“Do you want me to turn it off?” Andrea asked.
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“No, this is quite interesting actually,” Beth said, staring at the TV screen.
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“Alright, then I’ll leave you to it,” Andrea replied, leaving the room, as Kaylie and Conner slumped themselves upon the Watsons’ new leather sofa.
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“These are comfy,” Conner commented.
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“I know right,” Kaylie said smiling, “I chose it, my mum can’t choose anything.”
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Rena stared at the portal which seemed to have appeared in thin air. Brian grabbed Rena’s arm and pulled her away from it, as a strange noise filled the air.
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“The Doctor!” Rena and Brian exclaimed, as the TARDIS began to materialise in front of them. The noise stopped and the Doctor stepped out with a concerned look, but when he spotted Brian and Rena his face filled with glee.
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“Brian and Rena!” the Doctor exclaimed, “How’s Lucy? How’s Kasper? Wait, no time, what is that? I’ll tell you what it is, that’s a portal... to another part of space.”
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“It just... opened,” Rena muttered, “When I walked close to where it is.”
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“Had you ever been there before?” the Doctor asked.
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“No, I’ve never really been in here, Mr. Yendell liked to come and visit his workers, he kept himself to himself,” Rena explained.
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“But you’ve been coming in here more often recently because...?” the Doctor replied.
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“Mr. Yendell retired,” Rena explained, “I’ve been moving into his office.”
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“Yeah, so you’ve been causing the cold air then,” the Doctor commented.
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“How can she be doing that?” Brian asked.
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“Wait, hold on, what are you doing here?” the Doctor asked Brian, “I guessed this was Rena’s workplace as soon as I saw her.”
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“The bakery is going up in the world, we’re taking out a small loan to buy a new shop,” Brian explained, “I was here to meet Rena, but I also slightly hoped to find more out about the alien attacks, while I was here...”
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“Talk about coincidence, actually I don’t,” the Doctor replied, as realisation came across his face, “There’s not really any coincidence about this, the key, that’s what they wanted the key! It’s you isn’t it!”
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“What are you talking about?” Rena asked.
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“Yeah, and how is the cold air being caused?” Brian asked.
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“Whenever Rena walks close to it, the portal opens slightly, sending ripples throughout space, well London,” the Doctor continued to explain at a rapid pace, “And now she’s opened it!”
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Polly Torrin walked over to Annie Roscastle with a small smile. She handed Annie two pieces of paper with the company’s new policy written on it.
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“It needs to be photocopied,” Polly told Annie with a sweet smile.
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“I know,” Annie replied, taking the papers from Polly and turning around to face the photocopier with a sour look on her face. Polly was after Annie’s job as Head receptionist, a job that was widely known to give you status in Shark ltd, as you always knew what was going on, due to being contacted by people from all over the building.
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“So any news?” Polly asked in her sweet voice.
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“Nothing,” Annie replied, “Get back to work.”
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“Of course, you must be very busy,” Polly replied, “You do a really good job.” Annie rolled her eyes, as the ground shook slightly.
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“What...?” Annie muttered, as a voice came blaring through Annie’s speakers.
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“This is UNIT, please evacuate the building immediately, thank you,” Sally Jacob’s voice ordered.
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“Oh...” Annie said, before speaking into her microphone, “Rena, UNIT are coming! They want me to evacuate the building.”
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“If there’s anything I can do to help...” Polly began.
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“Shut it!” Annie snapped, before turning back to her microphone.
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Rena turned to the Doctor with a look of shock, and the Doctor rolled his eyes. Not UNIT, again. He realised they must have been tracking the cold air source.
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“Doctor, did you hear that?” Rena asked.
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“Hang on,” the Doctor muttered, pointing his sonic screwdriver at the portal, which vanished.
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“You closed it!” Brian exclaimed.
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“No, just made it invisible,” the Doctor replied, “Now, inside the TARDIS! I need to do some tests!”
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“What does Amy mean by the current climate?” Conner asked.
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“It’s the cold air,” Kaylie explained, “It just comes and goes.”
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“Well, we are in England,” Conner commented.
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“Yeah, but the suns still out and suddenly the temperature just changes, it happens several times a day,” Kaylie explained.
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“That’s weird,” Conner said.
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“The government are covering it up,” Kaylie muttered, “And Zac, Beth and I tried to find out what was going on. But it seems that UNIT has taken control of the situation and they’ve blocked anything to do with it on the internet.”
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“Talking of UNIT...” Beth said, staring at the TV screen. Where a UNIT lorry could be seen driving down a London street, with cars and UNIT soldiers moving alongside.
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“It seems UNIT has sprung into action, but we have as of yet no reports of an alien activity of any kind,” the newsreader was saying in a surprised tone, “However, it may have something to do with the cold air, which for the first time has not faded away, as it normally does.”
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“What’s going on?” Zac asked, walking into the room, followed by Amy.
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“The cold air is... staying,” Kaylie replied.
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“According to reports UNIT are heading for the offices of the bank firm Shark ltd,” the newsreader continued, “Why they are heading here, is completely unknown.”
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“We need to get there!” Zac exclaimed.
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“But it’ll take ages,” Beth whined.
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“Zac can drive, he’s been learning,” Kaylie pointed out.
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“Yeah, but I don’t trust Zac, not since the pigeon incident,” Beth muttered.
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“That pigeon was like a whale,” Zac snapped, “Anyway, Kaylie, my car isn’t here, it’s at my house and that’ll take several minutes to get to, delaying us.”
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“What about Andrea’s car?” Amy asked.
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“Of course!” Kaylie exclaimed.
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“Where are the car keys?” Conner said, leading the others into the hallway. Kaylie grabbed the keys from where they were hanging on the wall.
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“Hey, we’re just going out!” Kaylie called up the stairs to her sister.
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“All right,” Andrea called back, as Beth opened the front door and Conner, Beth, Amy and Zac rushed out.
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“You certainly aren’t coming!” Beth told Amy, “This could be dangerous.”
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“NO WAY!” Amy screeched.
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“Does anyone think we should leave UNIT to it?” Conner suggested, “After all they’re always getting things wrong...”
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“Conner, you must know about Shark ltd,” Beth replied, “It’s been attacked by aliens three times, a weird Spurge, a purple thing, an alien in a flying saucer, it’s all over the net.”
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“Hang on, that’s where whatshername works, we’ve helped stop those aliens!” Conner exclaimed.
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“Yeah, I’m guessing this is no coincidence,” Zac commented.
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“We’re just gonna use your car,” Kaylie called up to Andrea.
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“WHAT?” Andrea yelled, “NOBODY IS DRIVING MY CAR!” Andrea rushed down the stairs, as Kaylie ran out the front door. Andrea followed her and threw open the front door of the car.
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“Um...” Zac began.
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“What’s going on?” Andrea asked, and Conner and Kaylie explained the situation at a rapid pace.
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“Can we go!” Amy asked.
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“You can’t!” Andrea snapped, “You are staying here with Kaylie.”
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“No way!” Kaylie growled, “I have dealt with this stuff loads of times before!”
5 minutes later, after a lot of arguing, the 6 of them were packed into Andrea’s car. Andrea and Beth were in the front seats, while Kaylie, Conner and Zac sat in the back, with Amy sitting on Conner’s lap, causing him much discomfort.
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“Remember, Amy, you have to stay in the car!” Kaylie said firmly.
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“Alright, mum,” Amy snarled.
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A UNIT lorry, a tank and several cars pulled into Shark ltd’s car park, followed closely by several squads of UNIT soldiers, led by the stern Captain Weston. Captain Weston wanted no nonsense. She also wanted everything to be done her own way, and she regularly got it, which is why she was promoted to Captain.
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“Private Trent, block off the surrounding area, don’t let anyone through who doesn’t have security clearance 3,” Captain Weston ordered, “If there’s any sign of the Doctor, arrest him.”
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“Yes ma’am,” Private Trent said, and he marched away with his squad to secure the area. Captain Weston turned to face the rest of the soldiers, as Captain Gifford got out of his car with Sally.
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“Sally, you’re looking nice today,” Captain Gifford said.
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“Oh, thank you,” Sally said smiling, “I’d better get to work in the on-site base, yeah.”
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“Of course, I need to secure the building,” Captain Gifford said, nodding as Sally scuttled off towards the UNIT lorry.
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“Ah, Captain Gifford, you decided to turn up,” Captain Weston said.
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“Excuse me? I have a higher authority than you, so you will not speak to me in that manner,” Captain Gifford ordered.
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“Sorry, sir,” Captain Weston replied.
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“Private Reynolds, you and your squad will follow me into the reception area,” Captain Gifford ordered, “It doesn’t look like they’ve even evacuated.”
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Kasper rushed into the reception area where he spotted Mr. Yendell and several others crowding round the reception desk.
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“What’s going on?” Mr Yendell asked, “I just saw a troop of soldiers arriving outside! It looks like UNIT, are we being invaded again? I was just about to leave as well.”
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“It’s UNIT, but I don’t really know...” Annie began.
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“Has Rena contacted you?” Kasper asked in a nervous voice, “What’s going on?”
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“She erm, had a meeting but...” Annie began, as the crowd around the desk began to grow.
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“Why are UNIT outside?” asked another.
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“Is there another spaceship!” another squeaked.
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“Silence everybody!” Polly Torrin ordered, and silence fell, “Now if we could all just calm down. I’m sure there is a reasonable explanation for everything that is going on. So, if we could all calm ourselves, it would be appreciated.”
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“Thank you Polly, I was just about to say that,” Annie replied.
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“Of course you were,” Polly replied smiling.
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“Now, Rena hasn’t replied to me, so perhaps there is something wrong,” Annie said.
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“RENA!” Kasper shouted, sprinting up the stairs.
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“We’re all gonna die!” an office worker squeaked.
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“No we are not, calm down!” Mr. Yendell snapped.
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Georgia smiled as she looked through the pictures of her parents’ recent visit to America, where they were thinking of buying a house, as Colin’s company was soon to be moving there.
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“I don’t know why American’s need more lawyers,” Elizabeth said airily, “I suppose there must be more crime over there.”
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“Did you decide on a house?” Georgia asked Colin.
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“Elizabeth’s choosing the house,” Colin said, before coughing.
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“Oh yes, but some of the houses aren’t good enough for us,” Elizabeth said in a carrying voice, “Not to mention some of the neighbours!”
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“She doesn’t like anybody we see, apparently she doesn’t like the accent,” Colin said.
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“They don’t speak with a proper American accent!” Elizabeth snapped.
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“Dad, good luck,” Georgia said seriously.
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“Of course we will miss our dear neighbours,” Elizabeth said in her carrying voice, “Especially dear Mrs White and dear Mr. Perkins.”
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“Mrs White’s gone to visit the Vicar, remember,” Colin said.
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“And Mr. Perkins is dead!” Georgia shrieked.
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“Well, he may be listening in spirit,” Elizabeth said dreamily.
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“Oh, that’s my phone,” Georgia commented, as music blared from her pocket. She took it out and spoke into it, “Hi Conner?”
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“Georgia, you need to get to Shark ltd, something’s going on, can you get the Doctor; the TARDIS is in the park, remember?” Conner replied, as Andrea swerved to avoid hitting an old lady.
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“Where’s Shark ltd, what are you talking about?” Georgia asked.
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“Not sure, I’m not driving; ask your mum,” Conner replied, “That shouldn’t be too hard, should it? Gotta go, bye!” Georgia made a frustrated noise as she put her phone down.
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“Mum, apparently, I need to get to Shark ltd, isn’t that a bank firm?” Georgia asked.
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“That’s right dear, but don’t go there, it’s awfully common,” Elizabeth commented.
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“Can everybody put your hands up please!” Private Reynolds ordered, as he entered the building with his squad of soldiers.
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“Excuse me? We are civilians, and we will do no such thing!” Annie snapped, as everybody else in the reception area put their hands up.
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“We are sorry to be a nuisance,” Polly said.
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“Why didn’t you evacuate? UNIT ordered this building to do so,” Captain Gifford, said striding through Private Reynolds’ unit.
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“I follow Rena’s orders, and hers alone, and as she didn’t reply to my evacuation message, then I ordered the building to do no such thing,” Annie replied firmly.
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“I do apologise for my dear friend’s behaviour,” Polly said, smiling sweetly, “We will all of course evacuate.” Polly leaned over the reception desk and, to Annie’s horror, spoke into the microphone and pressed the transmit button.
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“Can all floors evacuate please, assemble in the road outside, not in the car park, thank you,” Polly said into the microphone, “Was that good enough for you, sir?”
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“Yes, thank you,” Captain Gifford said.
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“I’m Mr. Yendell, I was head of Shark ltd, until yesterday, I’m retired, if I can help with anything, just ask,” Mr. Yendell told Private Reynolds.
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“Thank you sir, I’m sure your knowledge of the company will be of some use,” Private Reynolds replied.
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“Private, wait until the building is cleared of all civilians, and then advance to the upper levels,” Captain Gifford ordered.
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“Yes sir!” Private Reynolds said, saluting Captain Gifford.
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Sally walked into the UNIT lorry, which was filled with computers and tables, as it was acting as UNIT’s temporary base. Sally immediately spotted Regina, and rushed over to her.
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“He Sal,” Regina said smiling.
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“What are you doing here?” Sally hissed.
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“I can help, look I already am,” Regina explained, “There’s a spaceship heading this way, and a pretty big one. It’ll be over the centre of London in five minutes.”
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“What?” Sally exclaimed, “Captain Weston!” Captain Weston marched over.
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“What?” she asked.
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“It’s a spaceship, it’ll be here in five minutes,” Sally explained.
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“Dear God...” Captain Weston muttered.
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The Doctor pulled Rena into one of the TARDIS’ laboratories, and pushed her into what looked like a phone booth. Brian raised his eyebrows, as the Doctor rushed around the lab, and pushed a button on the wall.
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“Doctor, what am I doing in this thing?” Rena asked, as a red laser beam scanned Rena’s body and the Doctor raised his eyebrows.
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“Rena, you have contained in you some rare particles that shouldn’t exist in Humans,” the Doctor explained, “These particles are used as a key to open up portals.”
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“The aliens before said they were looking for a key, are you saying I’m the key?” Rena asked.
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“Yes, I am,” the Doctor replied, “Sorry. This is no coincidence, this is fate. This is why aliens keep coming here, they’re looking for you, they knew where the portal was, and they guessed the key was nearby, but this portal is of Gosphodphid design, and I haven’t seen any of them, have you?”
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Kasper rushed up the stairs, and past group of workers who were evacuating until he reached the floor where Rena’s new office was. He ran down a corridor, and peered into Rena’s office, to find a familiar blue box.
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“Oh my God!” Kasper exclaimed.
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“It should be up here somewhere,” a female snapped, causing Kasper to turn around.
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“Reports say it’s still open,” a male voice replied. The voices sounded cruel, so Kasper hid himself behind a large bin. It was then that he caught site of two green-skinned aliens with black leather-like jackets and clothes. The female had straight brown hair and red lipstick, with a small tiara on her head. The male had black hair, and was more muscular and thug-looking.
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“Once we find the key, we destroy it,” Heiress Ecrad muttered.
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“But what do you think it is?” General Yorys asked.
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“I think it’s a Human,” Heiress Ecrad hissed, causing Kasper to gasp, “Like the one hiding behind that bin over there!”
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<strong>TO BE CONTINUED</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-73210664446553847372010-10-12T17:37:00.002+01:002010-10-12T17:48:48.160+01:00Episode 8 Murder through the KeyholeCast:
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The Doctor
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Georgia Bell
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Conner Bennet
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Petr Costravalos
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Pippa Blackwell
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Jane Scarlet
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Eleanor Peacock
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Diane White
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Algernon Mustard
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Victor Plum
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Gerald Green
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Dr. Black
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Chloe Mills
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Erin McKinley
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Kevin Christensen
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Julie Christensen
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Ashlyn Fisher
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Nick Booth
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John Cunningham
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Ben Barrington
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Katherine Wellington
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Lori Bolton
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Sophia Milligan
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Maggie Lane
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Morag Hitchcock
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Hunter Lewton
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Spencer Lewton
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Sidney Prescott
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Jason Thornes
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Alice Richards
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Stephen Cole
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Ian Jennings
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Sean
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Pixie
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Synopsis:
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When the Doctor, Georgia and Conner arrive in the future, they do not suspect that they are in danger. But when they find themselves trapped in a house, and the gruesome killings start, they realise something is very wrong indeed.
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Here are some spoilers. Remember, two are red herrings:
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Ashlyn Fisher dies a horrible death.
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Georgia kills two people. Only one of them is an accident.
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Pippa unexpectedly dies, leaving Petr all alone.
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Georgia gives her number to a lifeguard.
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Ian Jennings is athsmatic.
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Petr sings an Alexandra Burke song, while Conner takes on Journey's classic Don't Stop Believin'.
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Rack makes a mysterious appearance that means almost certain death for Georgia and Conner.Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682098405697879363noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-31172670533372484902010-10-07T19:00:00.004+01:002010-10-07T20:26:53.419+01:00Episode 7: One Last Chance Part 1The tiny farmer’s house creaked slightly in the wind. The owner of the farm, Joseph Peakes, could not get to sleep. He rarely slept much, due to his many worries about life. His father had died young and left him the farm, to run by himself. He never had any time to meet with girls, as he had to feed the animals and look after crops all day long.
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“The Sun may set, but in a few hours it’ll rise,” his father used to say. Joseph was never sure what he had really meant by it, but it was one of the few quotes that he remembered from his dad.
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Joseph couldn’t get to sleep, on this particular night, not because he was thinking, but because of the strange whooshing noise outside. He had convinced himself that it was the wind, but he was not nearly naïve enough to believe that. Joseph pulled himself out of his bed and crept over to the window, where curtains were badly shielding the moonlight. He peered out of the window and saw a strange green light in the sky.
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A spaceship tumbled through the Earth’s atmosphere. Inside, two Gosphodphids were holding on to anything they could to stop them from falling over.
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“Phidshun!” one of the Gosphodphids yelled at the other.
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“What is it Gobsret?” Phidshun replied.
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“We have to hide it here!” Gobsret yelled.
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“We can’t! Where shall we hide it?” Phidshun whined.
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“Look we have to hide it! They cannot get hold of it, or the whole universe will be destroyed!” Gobsret explained frantically.
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“But where?” Phidshun said, in a panicked tone.
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“In a Human,” Gobsret replied, as the spaceship began to spin around a Human dwelling. Phidshun leapt over to the controls and steadied the ship.
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“Well then, if you’re ready,” Phidshun said, and Gobsret nodded. Phidshun pulled a lever and the ship lowered to the ground.
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Joseph gasped as the lights seemed to fall from the sky, until they disappeared in one of his fields. It was some kind of huge disc-like object. Joseph pulled on some shoes and a coat and ran downstairs, and then out of his front door towards the field it landed in.
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“Hello?” Joseph shouted, before tripping over a chicken and falling onto a pile of hay. Two short figures trudged over to where Joseph was laying.
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“Well, it looks like we’ve found the Human,” Gobsret commented.
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<strong>The Credits</strong>
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<strong>50 Years later</strong>
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Rena looked up from her desk, as Mr. Yendell walked in with a smile on his ageing face. Rena smiled back, Mr. Yendell had finally retired.
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“You feel better?” Rena asked.
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“Much better, thank you Rena, and I feel settled now that you have agreed to take over the company,” Mr. Yendell answered.
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“Well after all the weird things that have happened here, I don’t blame you for retiring,” Rena commented nicely, closing the book she was writing in.
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“What’s that?” Mr. Yendell asked.
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“It’s a book, I’ve been writing in,” Rena explained, “In my free time, of course.”
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“What’s it about?” Mr. Yendell questioned.
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“The adventures I’ve had; all three of them,” Rena replied, “That’s not including the rabbit incident or getting married to Kasper.”
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“Don’t bring up the rabbit incident,” Mr. Yendell laughed.
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“So, have you...?” Rena began.
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“Left my office, yes, just cleared it out, ready for you,” Mr. Yendell said.
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“I’ll feel bad working in it, it’s such a nice office, you’ve kept it looking sparkling,” Rena replied.
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“Well, I have a bit of the old OCD,” Mr. Yendell chuckled, “Goodbye then.”
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“Mr. Yendell, it has been an honour working for you,” Rena said, standing up, so that she could hug her old boss, who had been so nice to her.
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“You’ve already said that, at the party,” Mr. Yendell said.
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“I know, but I mean it,” Rena said, smiling widely, “Bye!” Mr. Yendell nodded in response, as he left the room, and Rena had to stop herself from crying. She breathed deeply, before Annie sent her a call.
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<br />
“We’ve got a Brian Mason here to see you Rena,” Annie’s voice said.
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“Thank you Annie,” Rena replied, “Send him up.”
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“Yes ma’am,” Annie answered.
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<br />
The Doctor yanked a lever and the TARDIS shot back towards the 21st Century. Georgia made a growling noise, and the Doctor glanced nervously at her before returning to the console. Conner chuckled and Georgia glared at him, causing him to stop.
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“Uh oh, Georgia’s in headmistress mode,” Conner told the Doctor as he walked past.
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“I am not! The Doctor said we were going home! And then he misses it,” Georgia snapped, “And he finds it funny that we almost end up on the planet bloody Casino... again!”
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“There’s nothing wrong with that planet, we just went there on a bad day,” the Doctor replied.
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“Nearly home?” Conner asked.
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“Yup,” the Doctor said, as he banged his fist on a green button and pulled a lever. The TARDIS began to materialise in its usual spot in the park and Georgia flung open the doors and stepped out.
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“Yay, we’re home!” Georgia exclaimed.
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“It hasn’t been that long since we were away,” Conner commented.
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“May I remind you of the week long trek in the Amazon, Conner,” Georgia snapped.
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“I expect to hear footsteps running in twenty seconds,” the Doctor predicted, as he locked the doors of the TARDIS.
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“You’d think they’d start walking when they hear the TARDIS nowadays,” Conner commented. The three of them stood still and gazed around the park, which looked very pretty in the sunshine. After twenty seconds, the Doctor looked confused.
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“Well, where are they?” the Doctor asked.
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“They are walking,” Georgia said, in an annoyed voice, as Zac, Kaylie, Beth and Catherine came into view. Zac, Kaylie and Beth were grinning. Catherine, however, looked unsure of where she was, and was looking around the park with a confused expression.
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<br />
“Hey, you failed at coming to school every day then,” Zac commented.
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“How long have we missed?” Conner asked in an irritated tone.
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“Only a month,” Beth replied smiling.
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“Oh... sorry,” Conner muttered.
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“Not your fault,” Georgia snapped, glaring at the Doctor.
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“She’s in headmistress mode,” the Doctor told Zac and Kaylie quietly.
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“What the hell is this headmistress mode you are talking about?” Georgia demanded.
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“Don’t worry,” Conner said, patting Georgia on the arm.
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“Where are we?” Catherine asked Beth dreamily. Beth rolled her eyes and pulled a pen out from her pocket.
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“Catherine, go fetch!” Beth said, throwing the pen in the direction of the play park, before turning to Conner, “It’s how we’ve been dealing with her recently.” Conner and Georgia laughed and Kaylie looked around.
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“It’s cold,” Kaylie muttered, shivering.
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“But the sun’s still out,” the Doctor replied with a frown.
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“Doctor, I’m gonna visit my parents, if that’s alright,” Georgia told the Doctor.
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“That’s fine,” the Doctor said quickly, “You four can catch up; I have to work something out...” The Doctor quickly returned to the TARDIS, as Georgia walked away.
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<br />
“We’ll go back to mine,” Kaylie said, as she led Zac, Conner and Beth in the direction of her house, “Amy has missed you Conner.”
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“So have the teachers,” Beth sniggered.
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“I meant to come back, I really did, but the Doctor happened...” Conner explained.
“Oh, he always happens,” Beth muttered.
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“I found the pen! Beth? Where am I?” Catherine yelled from the other side of the park, and all four of them began laughing. Conner felt like he was back at school again, before he had ever met the Doctor. Now over two years ago...
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<br />
Elizabeth had heard the TARDIS engines, and she had decided to make herself look good in front of Mrs White. She checked that the coast was clear before running into the garden to mow the lawn. Mrs White spotted Elizabeth and rushed out on purpose.
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<br />
“Oh, Elizabeth, fancy you being out here,” Mrs White commented.
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“Fancy that dear,” Elizabeth replied in a surprised tone, “I’m just mowing my lawn, in the sun.”
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“It’s getting cloudy now you said that,” Mrs White muttered, zipping up her white jacket, and repositioning her hat.
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“And what are you doing out Viola, if you don’t mind me asking dear?” Elizabeth asked, not paying attention to where she was mowing, so the flowerbeds were getting damaged.
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“Oh, not at all, Elizabeth dear,” Mrs White answered airily, “I am going to pay a visit to the Vicar, we have tea every Saturday.”
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“Goodness, what a coincidence, the Vicar and I have tea every Monday,” Elizabeth exclaimed in a false surprise tone.
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“Really? I had the feeling that you two didn’t see much of each other,” Mrs White replied, also in the same falsely surprised tone.
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<br />
“You know I have a feeling that my darling daughter is about to arrive, with that famous doctor, who she is learning from,” Elizabeth said, quickly changing the subject.
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“You mean Georgia and the Doctor?” Mrs White asked, in an unimpressed tone, “There’s something funny about that man.”
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“Oh, he won’t be coming then, I know what you mean; one cannot be seen with those who have something funny about them,” Elizabeth said. Colin yawned and peered out of the front window. He was shocked to find that Elizabeth was mowing the lawn, and flowerbeds.
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<br />
“Darling, what are you doing?” Colin asked, rushing out of the front door.
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“Mowing the lawn, as I do every week,” Elizabeth answered, “Our lawn looks simply marvellous once I cut it.”
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“I usually cut it dear,” Colin pointed out.
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“But then I have to tidy it up, bless Colin, he has no sense of the word tidy,” Elizabeth told Mrs White with a dazzling smile. Just then Georgia ran round the corner and immediately spotted Elizabeth and Colin.
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“Georgia!” Elizabeth exclaimed, hugging her daughter, “It’s absolutely wonderful to see you! Where have you been! Goodbye dear Mrs White, my daughter has been on many travels, which she must speak to us about, au revoir then!”
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“Yes, the Vicar will be expecting me,” Mrs White replied, and she waved at Elizabeth with a false smile, before getting in her car.
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<br />
“I’ve got loads to tell you, as per usual,” Georgia told her parents.
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“Oh, Georgia, we’ve missed you so, you’ve haven’t been around for over a month,” Elizabeth trilled.
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“F.Y.I. not my fault,” Georgia pointed out, as Elizabeth ushered her into the house and then sent Colin off to make a pot of tea.
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“Aren’t you going to finish the mowing dear?” Colin asked.
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“You can do that later!” Elizabeth replied airily, sitting herself beside Georgia on the sofa.
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“Why’s it suddenly got so cold?” Georgia asked.
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“Oh that’s been happening a lot lately,” Elizabeth answered, “The government say it’s the result of global warming, but it’s obviously nothing of the sort. There is a cover-up going on.”
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<br />
<br />
Captain Gifford ended his call with a minister, and walked into UNIT’s control base. Sally and Regina were busy at computer screens.
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“Regina, I told you, we don’t need your help,” Captain Gifford said.
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“Excuse me, I work for the BBC weather team and I should be allowed to know exactly what’s going on and help stop it,” Regina replied.
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“Look, she’s really good with computers, she is being really helpful, and why can’t you let her stay?” Sally asked Captain Gifford.
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“She hasn’t even applied for a job, she just turned up, and she hasn’t signed the official secrets act!” Captain Gifford explained at a rapid pace. Sally rolled her eyes.
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“Then let me the sign the official secrets act! Please,” Regina replied in a longing voice.
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<br />
“Sir, it’s happening again,” Sally informed Captain Gifford.
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“That’s the seventh time today?” Captain Gifford asked.
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“Yes,” Sally answered.
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“Try and find where the cold air is coming from, and quick before normal temperature returns!” Captain Gifford ordered.
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“Doing it already,” Sally muttered, “It’s loading.”
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“Why don’t you have better computers?” Regina asked, “The government give you loads of money.”
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“There aren’t any better computers at the present, thank you,” Captain Gifford replied.
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“And it’s taking a very long time, it keeps changing position,” Sally explained, “The Scar Skyscraper building site... no that’s not it. Hang on, that’s weird.”
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“What is it?” Captain Gifford demanded.
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“The cold air’s staying, it’s not going anywhere,” Sally replied in a confused voice.
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“Which makes it easier to pin point?” Captain Gifford exclaimed.
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“I’ve found where we’re headed sir,” Sally said smiling.
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“Then let’s get going!” Captain Gifford ordered, “Private Reynolds, fetch Captain Weston!”
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“Yes sir!” Private Reynolds replied, leaving the room.
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“Private Trent! Get Units 16 to 19 armed and ready, we’re on our way to...” Captain Gifford continued, turning to Sally with a small smile.
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“Shark bank firm ltd’s HQ,” Sally replied, handing Captain Gifford a file on the bank, which she had just printed off, “Currently run by a Mrs Rena Peakes, formerly run by a Mr. Yendell, neither have criminal records and neither are currently being tracked by any companies.”
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“Anything else?” Captain Gifford asked.
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“The firm has had 2 reported alien sightings, including a small alien in a flying saucer,” Sally continued, “There was also an unconfirmed sighting of what matches a splurge in 2005. All these times the Doctor appears to have saved the day. This is, again, unconfirmed, but probably true.”
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“Thanks for your help,” Captain Gifford said, “Now, can you organise the setting up of a temporary base on the correct site.”
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“Yes sir,” Sally said, leaving the room.
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“Can I come?” Regina asked excitedly.
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“No,” Captain Gifford answered immediately.
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<br />
Rena shifted Mr. Yendell’s old desk slightly and shivered as a strange cold wind seemed to blow past her. The bank firm’s office block was increasingly encountering problems with what appeared to be the air vents, although Kasper wasn’t convinced. The rest of London seemed to be feeling cold winds too, and the company had been spending alot of money on the heating recently, even though it was late April.
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<br />
“Excuse me?” Brian Mason said, walking into the room.
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“Oh, hello?” Rena said.
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“I came to your office, but you weren’t there so I guessed you’d be in the executive’s office,” Brian said, “I’m Brian.”
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“Oh of course, I quite absent-mindedly forgot you were coming to see me,” Rena replied, “I do apologise, well seeing as though this is my new office, we might as well have our meeting in here.”
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“It’s very cold in here though,” Brian muttered.
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“I know, it keeps happening all over London,” Rena answered, “This part of the building seems worst, we’re never sure why.”
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<br />
“You know what I think is causing this,” Brian said, “Aliens.”
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“Really?” Rena asked.
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“You don’t seem to be that shocked, is that because of the previous alien attacks here?” Brian wondered.
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“How do you know about them? The papers weren’t allowed anywhere close...” Rena began.
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“I have a friend, he’s dealt with these things before, I’m always looking on the internet for these things in my free time,” Brian explained.
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“Your friend, he isn’t, by any chance, the Doctor, is he?” Rena questioned.
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“Yes!” Brian exclaimed, “Have you...?”
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“Met him? Yes, three times, he helped stop aliens here three times,” Rena explained, standing up. She walked towards the back of the room, where Mr. Yendell used to keep files on these instances, but suddenly the wind got stronger in the room and much colder. Rena took another step and suddenly a circular blue sparkling hole appeared in the air, leading to who-knew where.
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“Oh My God!” Rena shrieked, backing away from it.
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<br />
<br />
Heiress Ecrad looked at Earth through the sheet of glass on her spaceship. She smirked, as the readings began to go wild again. General Yorys marched into the room and bowed low, when Heiress Ecrad turned to face him.
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<br />
“News?” Heiress Ecrad asked.
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“We have increased opening time, it seems the key has moved closer to the portal,” General Yorys explained.
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“Then find out where we are going! And be fast about it,” Heiress Ecrad hissed.
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“Of course,” General Yorys said, bowing.
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“Quick sharp!” Heiress Ecrad snapped, and General Yorys scurried from the room.
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“Oh, yes, it’s about time we found the portal and the key, after all those idiots killed the only ones who knew where they both were...” Heiress Ecrad muttered.
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<br />
<strong>50 Years Earlier</strong>
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<br />
Phidshun and Gobsret sprinted towards the controls and Phidshun pushed in two green buttons to accelerate the ship’s speed. Gobsret raised the defences to 100% before sending missiles to the large spaceship following them.
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“Phidshun! The missiles aren’t working!” Gobsret moaned, as the ship sailed away from Earth.
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“What’s that light?” Phidshun asked, as a white light filled the room.
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“It’s a transmat!” Gobsret exclaimed.
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“Put up the defences!” Phidshun hissed.
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“They’re at a hundred percent already!” Gobsret moaned, as the light got stronger and Phidshun and Gobsret felt themselves leave the ground. Seconds later their feet slammed down upon a metallic floor. An Alpha-Gosphodphid stood before them with malice in his eye. He was carrying a gun.
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<br />
“Where is it hidden?” the Gosphodphid demanded.
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“On Earth,” Phidshun replied quickly, and Gobsret rolled his eyes.
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“Where on Earth?” the Gosphodphid asked.
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“You’re Heir Enligirad, aren’t you?” Gobsret said, in a shocked voice.
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“Correct,” Enligirad said, clicking his gun, “So, where on Earth?”
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“You’ll never find it in a million years,” Gobsret snapped.
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“Then tell me!” Enligirad ordered, “Or you will die!”
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“We’re not saying anything!” Gobsret replied, so Enligirad blew his head off with his gun and turned to Phidshun, who whimpered. Enligirad rolled his eyes and shot Phidshun too.
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<br />
<strong>50 Years Later...</strong>
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“Idiot...” Heiress Ecrad muttered, remembering her stupid brother’s actions, which got him killed. Admittedly Ecrad had killed him, but he had deserved it for losing the key forever. But by chance, the key found its way closer to the portal, which began to open, so Heiress Ecrad had left for Earth right away, and now finally they had the coordinates.
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“And now it’s nearly time for the universe to end!” Heiress Ecrad cackled.
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<strong>TO BE CONTINUED</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-33655274910571915552010-10-06T18:41:00.005+01:002010-10-06T19:00:12.703+01:00Mini-ep 7: Mechanical MayhemStarring: The Doctor
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Georgia
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And Conner
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With: Mocca, Ricca, Getta and Dalek Gain
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<br />
Georgia looked up as Conner walked into the control room with a frown on his face.
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“Is he still…?” Georgia asked.
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“Yeah,” Conner sighed.
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“I wish there was some way of helping him,” Georgia commented.
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“I know, he looks so helpless,” Conner replied.
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“He’ll never fix it,” Georgia muttered, scratching her head.
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“But he isn’t giving up on it,” Conner said.
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“Seriously, though, don’t you think we’re acting a bit over the top? It’s a motorbike for God’s sake!” Georgia exclaimed.
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“Georgia, may I remind you, that you broke the motorbike, after you tried to do a jump over that house,” Conner said, rolling his eyes.
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“Look, it worked in that film with… thingy,” Georgia snapped.
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“What film?” Conner snapped.
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“Shut up Conner, just because I can’t remember what film, doesn’t mean there was no film!” Georgia snarled.
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“Look, this isn’t going to fix the bike, and we’re not going anywhere until it’s been fixed,” Conner moaned.
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<br />
“Yes we are!” the Doctor exclaimed, bouncing into the room, “You remember I told you I was the best mechanic… ever?”
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“Vaguely,” Georgia answered.
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“Well, I lied,” the Doctor replied.
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“What a surprise!” Conner said sarcastically.
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“I’m second best!” the Doctor continued, “To one who, admittedly, I would rather didn’t exist, due to his regular black-market schemes, but still, we’re off to Mocca’s!”
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<br />
“Isn’t that like coffee?” Georgia asked, as the Doctor began dancing around the TARDIS controls with a look of glee that only the Doctor could pull off.
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“That’s mocha,” Conner muttered, rolling his eyes.
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“Mocca is a mechanic, and we’re off to his garage, in space,” the Doctor said, “We’d better go in 2012 because I upset him in 2013 when I blew up the café next door, ooh we can go there too!”
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“Great, I’ll order a mocha,” Georgia said in an irritated voice.
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“Anyway, I only blew up the café because, well it doesn’t really matter but…” the Doctor explained, “We’re nearly there!”
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<br />
Ricca looked up with a look of confusion on her face. Where an empty space had been before, there was now a blue ‘police’ box, whatever that was.
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“Mocca, what the hell is that?” Ricca shouted, but she got no reply.
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“I wonder what’s…” Ricca began, but then suddenly the Doctor, Georgia and Conner burst through the doors of the TARDIS, and a smile appeared on Ricca’s face.
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“Ricca!” the Doctor exclaimed, “How are you? I have a bike that needs fixing.”
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“Not the pink one I hope?” Ricca asked.
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“No, it’s a different colour, I can’t fix it, it’s in bits, but it’s vintage,”the Doctor explained.
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“Oh okay, you do seem to damage a lot of valuable motors,” Ricca commented, “So who are these two then? Your newest companions?” Georgia and Conner rolled their eyes.
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“I’m Georgia, this is Conner,” Georgia said, shaking Ricca’s hand; Conner did the same.
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“Where’s Mocca then? Or are you qualified to fix motors on your own yet? By the look of you I’d say... yes! No, you’ve had a haircut!” the Doctor exclaimed.
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“Is he like this with all his old friends?” Ricca asked Georgia.
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“Yes, it’s dead annoying,” Georgia replied.
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“Mocca has, to tell you the truth, been acting rather odd lately,” Ricca explained, “He’s become very careful about who he sells to.”
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“Good,” the Doctor commented.
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“He’s become more sulky though Doctor, he looks tired and scared,” Ricca continued, “And I have no idea why.”
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<br />
A bronze death machine made its way past the vintage cars and spacecrafts until he reached Mocca’s office. Dalek Gain was in control of Mocca’s Motors, whether Mocca liked it or not. Dalek Gain was sure that this was the last place where the Ultimate’s cup had been seen, but perhaps it had gone astray. Mocca was known to be a great source of information, as all kinds of aliens passed through his doors for repairs. Another was also seen often passing through, his name was the Doctor.
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<br />
“Mocca! Report!” Dalek Gain called in his grating voice.
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“Y-yes, sir, what is it that you require?” Mocca asked.
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“The Doctor has arrived,” Dalek Gain replied.
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“And... he is to be exterminated?” Mocca questioned.
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“No, he is required, the Ultimate’s cup must be found, you shall help or you will be exterminated!” Dalek Gain ordered.
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“Of course sir, what is it you want me to do?” Mocca asked nervously.
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“Help the Doctor, in any way, but do not tell him of my existence,” Dalek Gain ordered, “Then ask him about the cup of gold! If anybody knows, he will...”
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<br />
Ricca helped Conner and the Doctor carry the broken motorbike out of the TARDIS, while Georgia made rude comments about the Doctor and Conner, as they had told her that she was not needed.
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<br />
“Conner, are you sure you can carry that, it looks a bit heavy for you,” Georgia commented as Conner carried a small metal badge that had the bike’s number plate on it.
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“Shut up, and do something helpful,” Conner snapped.
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“Sorry, I thought I was unhelpful,” Georgia said sweetly.
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“Go to that café then,” Conner moaned.
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“No, I take pleasure in you having to work,” Georgia replied smiling nastily, as an alien similar to Ricca entered the room. Ricca looked mostly like a human, apart from the fact that she had three eyes.
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<br />
“Hello,” the alien said nervously, “Is the Doctor about?”
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“He’s in the TARDIS, I take it you’re Mocca?” Georgia asked.
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“That’s right,” Mocca replied, “What’s the problem?”
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“Broken motorbike, some bitch broke it,” Conner commented, and Georgia shot him a glare.
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“Some bitch had broken the brakes,” Georgia snapped.
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“Mocca!” the Doctor exclaimed, as he left the TARDIS with a smile. The Doctor ran forward and hugged Mocca as Ricca heaved one of the bike’s wheels out of the TARDIS.
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<br />
“Let’s get to work then!” Mocca said, “Hang on...”
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“What’s wrong?” Ricca asked.
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“Doctor, this bike... it’s...” Mocca began.
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“Vintage, yeah I know,” the Doctor replied.
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“No, but it carries a curse,” Mocca muttered, “We may not be able to fix it until we’ve destroyed something else...”
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“Does this curse affect the person who broke it?” Conner asked, looking worriedly at Georgia, who clapped a hand to her mouth.
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“No, I think it’s more of a poltergeist...” Mocca began.
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“Weeeheee!” a shrill voice cried, as a smoky body shot out of the wheel, that Ricca was carrying. Ricca shrieked and dropped the wheel, which rolled under a van.
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<br />
“Oh no,” the Doctor sighed, “We’ve got to catch it...”
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“How?” Georgia asked, “They can move through walls!”
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“Yes, I know, they can spread themselves so thinly that they can literally pass through walls,” the Doctor explained.
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“Then what are we going to do?” Ricca asked.
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“Kill it!” Mocca exclaimed, “I have some Geist Spray somewhere, it’s toxic to them, they fade away.”
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“We can’t kill it,” the Doctor replied, “It hasn’t done anything wrong.” As the Doctor said this a spanner flew through the air and barely missed the Doctor’s head.
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“Yet,” Conner said. Suddenly, an array or objects stated shooting through the air towards the Doctor, Georgia, Conner, Mocca and Ricca.
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<br />
“Bet you didn’t like that one!” the poltergeist shrieked with glee.
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“I recognise that voice!” the Doctor exclaimed, “It’s Getta! I forgot I contained him in that bike...”
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“So this is your fault! What a surprise!” Georgia yelled sarcastically, before ducking behind a car, as a chainsaw flew through the air towards her from the other side of the room.
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“What are we going to do?” Mocca moaned.
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“We can suck it up using a vacuum or something!” Conner exclaimed, before diving to the ground, as a tire shot at his head.
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“Like in the stories!” Georgia added.
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“What stories?” Ricca asked.
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“Earth stories, don’t worry yourself, they aren’t that good,” the Doctor commented, as a bicycle landed with a crash beside him.
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“You’ll never catch me!” Getta squealed, “Now I know your plans! You’ll never find me!” Gretta vanished in a flash and Conner and Georgia’s faces fell.
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“Great,” Conner said sarcastically, rolling his eyes.
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<br />
“What are we gonna do!” Georgia whined.
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“Stop looking so desperate, he’s not your boyfriend,” Conner snapped, “We could just let him go...”
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“We can’t let him hang around!” Ricca exclaimed, “He’ll wreck the place!”
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“I have an idea,” the Doctor said smiling, “We lure him into a trap.”
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“Using what? Is there anything I can do to help?” Mocca said quickly.
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“Yes, do you have any tomatoes?” the Doctor asked, “Poltergeists love them.”
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“I don’t, but I’m sure the café next door will have some,” Mocca said helpfully, “I can go and get some if you want...”
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“If it’s not too much trouble,” the Doctor answered.
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“It’s no trouble at all!” Mocca replied, immediately leaving the room.
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“I’ll go too,” Georgia replied, following him.
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“Right, let’s start with the trap!” the Doctor exclaimed, “Ricca, do you have a vacuum cleaner of some sort?”
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<br />
Georgia opened a door and left the building. Mocca’s shop seemed to be on some kind of deserted planet, with a grey surface and a few small blue plants. The only other building Georgia could see was the café, next to Mocca’s mechanics, which had several spaceships parked outside. There were hundreds of tiny lights making their way through the night sky. She guessed that she was near some kind of galactic motorway. The planet seemed completely silent, apart from the sounds of chattering from the café.
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<br />
“Wow,” Georgia commented, before turning to face the building next door. It had a large sign saying café in big red letters. She made her way towards it, but a strange whirring noise stopped her in her tracks. She had heard that noise somewhere before.
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“Hello?” Georgia called, but there was no reply. The noise had definitely come from Mocca’s mechanics; maybe it had been the Doctor starting his plan, but it had seemed to come from close by. Georgia knew she had heard that noise before, but it couldn’t be, not here. She ran inside the café, breathing heavily.
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<br />
“Calm, Georgia,” she told herself. The café had a few alien customers, and as she entered Mocca emerged from a side-door, which Georgia guessed led into the kitchen.
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“I’ve got the tomatoes, did the Doctor send you to check up on me?” Mocca asked.
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“No, just... to help,” Georgia replied, “Let’s go.” Georgia quickly led the way back into the room in Mocca’s shop filled with vintage cars and spaceships.
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<br />
“The trap is ready,” the Doctor said smiling, as he held up a large tube in greeting. The tube was attached to some kind of vacuum cleaner, which in turn was attached to the TARDIS. There was a large box with one end open and the other with a hole where the tube could be placed.
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“I have the tomatoes,” Mocca said helpfully, handing the tomatoes he was carrying to the Doctor.
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“These aren’t digimatoes are they?” the Doctor asked quickly, with a frown on his face.
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“No, the café only serves real or near-real food,” Mocca replied.
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“Better than McDonalds then...” Georgia muttered, as the Doctor placed the tomatoes at the end of the box, near the tube.
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“And now we wait,” the Doctor said smiling.
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“And wait,” Ricca commented, after a couple of minutes.
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“Doctor, big flaw in plan, just realised,” Georgia said, rolling her eyes.
<br />
“What is it?” Conner asked.
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“There are tomatoes in the café!” Georgia shrieked.
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<br />
Several minutes later, they stood beside the trap, after carrying all the tomatoes from the café into the TARDIS, where they would be safe. Georgia kept noticing Mocca soot the Doctor nervous glances, like he was up to something. Now and again, they heard a squeak from the poltergeist as it bounced around the mechanics.
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<br />
“Can’t catch me!” Getta squealed.
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“I have had enough of that complete...” Georgia growled.
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“It’s ready,” the Doctor muttered, “Now, everybody hide behind the TARDIS and wait.”
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“And wait...?” Conner asked innocently.
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“Smells lovely!” Getta squeaked, as he flashed into existence above a Rolls Royce. Getta’s cheeky grin remained, as he glanced around the room to see if the people were still about. After deciding that they weren’t Getta rushed towards the box on the floor, which the smell of tomatoes was wafting up from.
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“What’s all this? What’s all this?” Getta squealed, as he began to scoff down the tomatoes, not aware of the danger. The Doctor pulled a lever in the TARDIS and the vacuum turned on.
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“Nooo! I don’t wanna go!” Getta shrieked, whooshing down the tube into the special jar that the Doctor had made to contain the poltergeist.
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<br />
“Lemme out!” Getta screeched.
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“Will he stay in there?” Mocca asked.
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“Yes, the glass contains a trace of Anti-Geist, so if he tries to get out, then it’s bad news for him,” the Doctor explained, “Anyway, let’s fix the bike.”
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“Of course!” Mocca exclaimed. After around an hour, Mocca and Ricca finished the work on the Doctor’s motorbike, and the Doctor was smiling widely.
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<br />
“Thank you very much!” the Doctor exclaimed, “What can I give you? How much? Seriously, I want to pay!”
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“Doctor, we are rolling in money at the moment, but I would like to know some information,” Mocca replied, “It’s about a certain golden cup.”
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“A golden cup?” the Doctor asked, with a frown.
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“One of my clients is asking around about it, apparently it’s magical,” Mocca explained, “But it was lost in time or something, I don’t suppose you’ve seen a golden cup anywhere?”
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“Yes actually, I’m pretty sure the Nayragar had a golden cup, that was a long time ago though,” the Doctor explained.
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“Where is it?” Mocca asked, trying not to look too excited.
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“It’s buried in Germany somewhere, the cave system mostly collapsed,” the Doctor explained, “It’s probably somewhere beneath the ancient town of Tointraken.”
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“Where’s that?” Mocca questioned.
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“On Earth,” the Doctor answered, “I think they used it in a ceremony or something, I won’t go into the details, and it would take a while...”
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<br />
“Oh don’t worry Doctor,” Mocca replied, “Thank you for your help!”
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“No, thank you!” the Doctor replied, before turning to Ricca, “And thanks again Ricca.”
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“I always like helping you sir,” Ricca replied, “Bye then!”
<br />
“Bye,” Georgia and Conner called, before following the Doctor into the TARDIS. The sound of the TARDIS dematerialising filled the room, as it faded out of sight.
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“I’d better get back to work then,” Mocca told Ricca, who nodded in response.
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<br />
Dalek Gain spun its eyestalk around as Mocca entered the room.
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“You have information?” Dalek Gain asked.
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“Yes, sir,” Mocca answered, “I know the location of the golden cup.”
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“Are you sure it is the Ultimate’s cup?” Dalek Gain demanded in his grating voice.
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“The legends around it say that it is magical,” Mocca replied.
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“Tell me the location,” Dalek Gain ordered, “So I can begin the process! And then I shall leave you... in peace.”
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<strong>THE END</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-63614374049811885422010-10-03T16:26:00.002+01:002010-10-03T16:35:24.744+01:00Episode 6: The Man Who Was Thursday Part 5Conner calmly returned to the Doctor, raising his gun.
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<br />
“Where’s Georgia?” the Doctor frowned.
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“She’s staying in the TARDIS,” Conner smiled. “I begged her.”
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“Oh, okay,” the Doctor said, not entirely convinced. “They’re coming!”
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<br />
Isabella, Dmitri and Aleksandr burst into the Main Hall, and the fight began.
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<br />
“I’m trapped in a cupboard,” Georgia growled. “And when I get out of here… well, if Petr hasn’t killed you, I will, Conner Bennet.”
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<br />
She was about to continue, when she heard footsteps. Pressing her ear against the door, Georgia could make out the ‘clack-clack’ of Pippa’s heels. She leant forwards, trying to hear more, before Pippa raised her gun and fired it into the air. Georgia screamed, and fell backwards onto the floor.
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<br />
“Bell?” Pippa called. “Georgia… I know you’re in here…”
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She headed towards the cupboard, and began to move the desk that was in front of it. Loading her gun, she whipped open the door – only to find the cupboard was empty.
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<br />
“Georgia?” she frowned.
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<br />
Georgia still had her eyes closed. When she opened them, she looked around, and saw that she was no longer in the cupboard, but on a spaceship.
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<br />
“I just teleported you,” Petr explained, causing Georgia to jump.
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“I didn’t realise you were here!” she said, punching his arm. “You frightened me!”
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“Sorry,” Petr grinned.
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“Why did you save me?” Georgia frowned. “I mean, I appreciate the gesture, but…”
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“It wasn’t fair,” Petr said. “You didn’t have a gun on you, and Pippa did. We don’t really want to spill your blood, or the Doctor’s for that matter. We just want Conner. Come with me – I can find you a place to stay until the battle’s over.”
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<br />
Georgia prepared to argue, but Petr had already taken her hand, and was leading her down the corridor. He found her a room, and she entered it, sitting on the bed gratefully. He moved her sideways with a hand, and sat next to her.
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<br />
“How are you and Conner at the moment?” he asked.
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“What do you mean?” Georgia raised her eyebrows.
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“Romantically,” Petr grinned.
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“Oh,” Georgia hmphed. “I don’t really know… We always seem to be arguing lately.”
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“Arguing, or flirting?” Petr laughed. “Ouch, don’t hit me!”
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“Shut up then!” Georgia smiled. “I dunno, I guess… It seems like arguing to me. I don’t know if he even likes me.”
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“He will,” Petr said cryptically.
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“What does that mean?” Georgia frowned.
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“Don’t tell anyone I told you this, but me and Pippa are back in time,” Petr explained. “I mean really back in time. Imagine this is event A, and the next time you see me is event B. I’ve already experienced event B, and C, and D, and I’m experiencing event E right now.”
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“No, you’re experiencing event A right now,” Georgia corrected him.
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“I’m experiencing event E,” Petr repeated. “Only, I’ve come across a problem. So I’m going back in time and doing event A… for the first time, even though when you’re experiencing event E, event A will have been ages ago… And when I’ve finished here, I’ll return to event E.”
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“So what’s event E?” Georgia asked.
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“I can’t tell you,” Petr shook his head. “But I’m sorry it’s happening.”
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<br />
She thought about this for a moment, and noticed her hand was very close to Petr’s. He looked her deep in the eyes, and she looked at him back. Before she knew it, she had leaned over and was kissing him, full on the mouth. Suddenly, she remembered Conner, and pushed him away.
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<br />
“Sorry,” she blushed. “I just…”
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“It’s okay,” Petr shrugged. “It was nice.”
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“No, it wasn’t okay,” Georgia frowned. “I just messed everything up. Please – take me back to the battle, I can’t stay here.”
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<br />
Petr placed a hand on her arm, and the two disappeared in a blue flash.
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<br />
“Conner, where are you?” the Doctor yelled.
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<br />
The room was filled with smoke, and the Doctor was crouched beside the body of Robert Hastings. Nearby, the bodies of Edgar Hastings and Jay Stickley lay bleeding. Conner, meanwhile, was running from Pippa, who had just joined the fight. She chased him through the Main Hall and up the spiral staircase and out of sight.
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<br />
“Conner!” the Doctor sighed.
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<br />
He dodged the falling body of Fraser Brown, and watched as a few meters away, Petr and Georgia appeared in a blue flash.
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<br />
“Thank you,” Georgia said.
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<br />
Petr nodded, and ran towards the staircase. Georgia was knocked off her feet by Isabella, and hit the floor. She grabbed the nearest gun in the smoke, and fired it towards Isabella. It missed, instead striking Dmitri in the shoulder.
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<br />
“Oh my God!” she gasped. “I just shot someone!”
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<br />
Petr caught up with Pippa at the top of the staircase, and the two saw Conner running along the corridor. They gave chase, Pippa firing her gun at Conner.
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<br />
“Leave me alone!” he begged.
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<br />
They ignored him, instead watching as he dived into the nearest room. Petr made a move, but Pippa pulled him back. She headed towards the door, and waited for a second. Raising her foot, and her gun, she kicked open the door. Conner was ready for her, and leapt at her. Pippa screamed as he pressed a teleport against her chest, and activated it. She disappeared in a flash of light, and Conner breathed a sigh of relief.
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<br />
“I’ll give you ten seconds,” Petr growled.
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<br />
Claire bumped into Tracy as they continued to fight. Instead of glaring, she smiled, and Tracy smiled back.
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<br />
“Let’s take down Dmitri once and for all,” Claire said.
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“Go!” Tracy cried, and the two ran towards him.
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<br />
Angela kicked Aleksandr across the room, and turned her attention to Tracy. It was now or never – she could finally kill Tracy Carter, and make her pay for how she treated her father, or she could chase after Isabella. She hesitated, and fired in Tracy’s general direction. Not waiting to see the result, Angela ran towards Isabella.
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<br />
“I’m coming Conner!” Petr yelled. “Ready or not!”
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<br />
He ran along the corridor, and, turning the corner, he saw Conner reaching the other end of it. Petr raised his second gun, and fired four times. As Conner ran, he felt something hit his left ankle, then his right ankle, then his left and right arms. He flew into the wall, and remained there.
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<br />
“What did you do?!” he called to Petr. “Why am I not falling off the wall?”
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“It’s called a staple gun,” Petr replied. “Now, time to finish this.”
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<br />
He leaned forwards, so his mouth was close to Conner’s ear.
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<br />
“Where would you go in times of trouble?” he asked. “If your little friends were out of bounds, and Georgia was fighting for her life.”
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“I… Uh…” Conner thought. “Aren’t you gonna kill me?”
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“Answer the question,” Petr growled.
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<br />
Conner thought about this for a very long time. He couldn’t move his arms or legs, and there was no way he could escape. Maybe if he could keep Petr talking, the Doctor would find him.
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“Holly Black,” Conner replied. “I’d go to Holly Black’s house.”
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He strained his neck to look at Petr, and saw him smiling. He pulled a teleport from his pocket, and slipped it around his neck.
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<br />
“Thank you,” he said.
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“Is that all?” Conner frowned. “You really aren’t gonna kill me?”
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“Nope,” Petr shrugged. “Bye.”
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<br />
Before Conner could say anything more, Petr disappeared in a flash of light. There were four gradual pinging noises, and the staples which held Conner’s clothes to the wall fell out. With a crash, he tumbled to the floor, and sighed with relief.
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“Isabella, we should go!” Aleksandr cried. “There’s too many of them, and Dmitri’s dead!”
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“What?” Isabella yelled, as she shot Maya Romero to death. “How is that possible?”
<br />
“The two women were advancing on him, but he was shot from across the room!”
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<br />
Angela smirked, and realised that she had shot Dmitri instead of Tracy. Raising her gun a second time, she blasted a hole in Aleksandr’s chest, and he dropped to the floor. Isabella screamed in fury, but a swift shot from Tracy brought her down too. Gradually, the smoke in the room cleared, and the survivors smiled.
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<br />
“It’s over,” the Doctor announced. “Well done everyone. Who’s left?”
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<br />
He quickly scanned the room. There wasn’t many, but Tracy, Claire, Angela, Father Gabriel, Father Isaac, Father Noah, Paolo, Carla and Jessica were enough. Georgia smiled at him from across the room, her hair a mess. There were footsteps coming from the staircase, and Conner emerged, looking relieved.
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<br />
“Is it over?” he asked.
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“Yeah,” Georgia grinned.
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“And you’re okay?” Conner smiled. “And you too, Doctor?”
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“We’re both fine,” the Doctor replied.
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<br />
Conner pretended to sigh, and fold his arms. Georgia rolled her eyes, and hugged him. The Doctor joined in the hug, and Claire began to clap. Tracy joined in, as did everyone else. The Doctor broke from the hug and began to clap too. Georgia and Conner quickly let go of each other, blushing deep scarlet.
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<br />
“That’s enough sentimentality,” Georgia said, waving her arms.
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“Exactly what I was thinking,” Conner coughed. “Thank you everyone… for saving my life. Without you, I’d be dead.”
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“What did Petr want?” Georgia asked quietly.
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“He…” Conner hesitated. “Don’t worry about it. It probably wasn’t even important.”
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<br />
He took her hand, and led her back to the TARDIS. The Doctor turned to face Tracy, and raised an eyebrow.
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<br />
“So, what do we do with you?” he asked.
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“I’ve changed, Doctor,” she said.
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“I honestly think she has,” Claire admitted. “So if she’s willing to have me around still, she can stay as head of the Monastery.”
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“Really?” Tracy gasped. “Thank you so much!”
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<br />
She hugged Claire, who smiled.
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<br />
“Of course,” Claire continued. “I’ll be co-head.”
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“I’m staying,” Father Gabriel added.
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“So are we,” Father Isaac and Noah smiled.
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“We should turn it into a memorial,” Angela suggested. “For the people who died today, and for the Monks who used to live here.”
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“I could get us money for that,” Tracy nodded. “Maybe you could help, Jessica?”
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“Sure,” Jessica Sanders nodded. “Now, has anyone seen my sunglasses?”
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<br />
They all laughed, and continued to make plans. As they became closer, discussing ways in which to pay tribute and help others, the sound of the universe filled the air.
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<br />
“Is the Doctor gone?” Claire asked.
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“Yes, I think so,” Tracy replied. “But he’s left us with something important, don’t you think?”
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“I couldn’t agree more, partner,” Claire grinned. “I couldn’t agree more…”
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<strong>The End</strong>
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<strong>Next Time:</strong>
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"It's cold..."
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"Sir, it's happening again."
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"Excuse me?"
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"Oh my God!"
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"And now it's nearly time for the universe to end!"
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"This is UNIT, please evacuate the building, immediately."
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"Dear God..."
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"The aliens before said they were looking for a key. Are you saying I'm the key?"Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682098405697879363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-10013358942224073832010-10-01T20:01:00.002+01:002010-10-01T20:07:04.409+01:00Episode 6: The Man Who Was Thursday Part 4“What do you want, Petr?” the Doctor asked.
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“Conner Bennet,” Petr replied. “You have one hour. Give us Conner Bennet, or you will all die.”
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He reached for something on his ship, and the screen vanished. Immediately, people began to scream, and everyone looked at Conner, who backed away in horror.
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“Don’t even think about it,” Georgia warned the crowd. “Claire, don’t call the quarantine office – we’ll need all the protection we can get.”
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“Sure,” Claire nodded.
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“Everyone else, you can either fight, or hide,” Georgia told the crowd. “But we’ll need to know where everyone is. I’ll take a list – if someone can tell me the names of everyone here?”
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“I’ll do it,” Angela said.
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She emerged from the crowd, and headed over to Georgia.
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“There are the three Hastings brothers,” she pointed. “Samuel, Robert and Edgar. And that’s Jessica Sanders, in the sunglasses, and next to her are Faser Brown, Jay Stickley, and Paolo and Carla Moretti.”
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<br />
The group of people Angela had just pointed out moved to the left of the hall, and waited patiently for the others.
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<br />
“And there’s Nathan Peterson, Matt Agnew, Simone Monroe, Maya Romero, Monica Ross, the three Monks and Claire Fisher,” Angela continued. “That’s everyone. Oh, and that’s the Doctor, and that’s Conner.”
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“Yes. Thank you,” Georgia sighed. “Right, so I’ve got everyone on the list. Those willing to fight, form a group over to the right. The Doctor will take you through to the museum, where he will tell you of his strategy. Those who want to hide, stay there, and then go and hide.”
<br />
“Cos they couldn’t work that out for themselves,” Conner muttered. “Oh, except Claire! I need to talk to you in private.”
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“I’m staying to fight,” Claire smiled, heading over to him.
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“Thanks,” Conner said. “But I’ve got something I need to do first.”
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<br />
He led Claire away, leaving Georgia looking suspicious. She turned back to the group, to see they were all still waiting patiently.
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<br />
“Are you lot staying?” she asked.
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“Of course,” Maya Romero replied. “Now, where’s this Doctor?”
<br />
“Here!” the Doctor waved. “If you’d all like to follow me to the museum…”
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<br />
Before Georgia could point out that it would be easier if they stayed where they were, the group had departed. On her own, she twiddled her thumbs, and looked around. Suddenly, the screen reappeared, and Petr frowned.
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<br />
“Where is everyone?” he asked Georgia.
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“What do you want?” Georgia snapped.
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“I was just taking a look,” Petr shrugged. “So where are they?”
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“In the museum,” Georgia replied. “I don’t know if you’ve seen, but there are rather a lot of us. Do you really think you and Pippa will be able to kill us all?”
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“Possibly not,” Petr smiled. “But it’s not just me and Pippa, there are three others. And I’m fairly confident that five will be enough.”
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<br />
The screen disappeared, and Georgia sighed.
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<br />
“Petr?” Pippa called, entering the control room. “Did you speak to the Doctor?”
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“It was just Georgia,” Petr replied. “They’re thinking of fighting us.”
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“Then I’d better get the other three prepared,” Pippa smiled, leaving the room.
<br />
<br />
She walked along the corridor of the ship that they’d borrowed from the boss not even an hour ago. She entered the large common room, where two males and one female were seated.
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<br />
“What are your names again?” she asked.
<br />
“Isabella Rossi,” Isabella sighed. “And those two are Aleksandr Orlov and Dmitri Ivanov. You could at least be bothered to learn our names.”
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“When you are appointed by boss as personal followers of the Doctor, I will,” Pippa replied.
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“You English are very stupid,” Aleksandr growled.
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“When do we attack people?” Dmitri asked.
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“Soon,” Pippa promised. “Petr wants to give the Doctor time to hand Conner over first.”
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“We don’t care about that so much,” Isabella said. “We just want to kill.”
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“Well, you are Italian,” Pippa shrugged. “And for you boys, well, let’s just say the Russian reputation proceeds you.”
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<br />
She threw six guns onto the table, and stalked off. Isabella, Dmitri and Aleksandr each grabbed two guns, and placed them in their belts and jackets.
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<br />
“You’re crazy!” Claire frowned. “You can’t do that, not when everyone’s prepared to fight for you!”
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“I’m not gonna endanger everybody’s lives!” Conner replied. “If you take me to that escape pod the Monks mentioned, I can hand myself in, and no one has to get hurt.”
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“Well I’m coming with you,” Claire decided. “It’s through here.”
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<br />
She entered a room, and Conner immediately saw what looked like a large glass, circular room. Claire headed towards the door, and opened it. Conner stepped inside, feeling as if he was in a gold fish bowl.
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<br />
“Are you sure about this?” Claire asked, sealing the door.
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“Let’s go,” Conner nodded. “As soon as we’re at the ship, you stay in the pod and fly it back to the Monastery.”
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“I’m coming with you,” Claire repeated firmly.
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“Start her up,” Conner said.
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<br />
The Doctor had finished his strategy, and was leading Nathan Peterson, Matt Agnew, Samuel Hastings, Simone Monroe, Monica Ross and Georgia up to the Astronomy Base.
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<br />
“I’m pretty sure Petr and the others will first attack from here,” he said as they walked up the stairs. “It’s the highest point of the Monastery, and the easiest to penetrate.”
<br />
“So shouldn’t we be blocking it off?” Georgia asked.
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“The quarantine won’t be enough,” the Doctor replied. “So you lot are there to defend it.”
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“I’ve never held a gun before,” Monica Ross said quietly. “I don’t know if I could kill someone with one.”
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“You’ll be fine,” the Doctor promised.
<br />
“What about Conner?” Georgia asked. “Where is he? He was supposed to be with Claire…”
<br />
“I have seen either of them,” the Doctor frowned. “Wait, what did the Monks mention earlier…? When I was telling them about the battle plan?”
<br />
“No idea,” Georgia shrugged.
<br />
“Didn’t they mention an escape pod?” Simone Monroe asked.
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“Yeah they did,” Nathan Peterson nodded.
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<br />
The Doctor gasped, and began to run up the stairs. Georgia began to follow, but he held up a hand to stop her.
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<br />
“You’ve got to get this lot to the Astronomy Base,” he said. “You’re in charge, from now on Bells.”
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Georgia gulped, and nodded, watching the Doctor run into the darkness.
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<br />
“We’re moving,” Claire announced, as the escape pod began to vibrate.
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“Can you hear footsteps?” Conner frowned. “Hurry up!”
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<br />
He clutched the control panel, as the Doctor burst into the room. With a quick movement of her hand, Claire sealed the escape pod.
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<br />
“Sorry Doctor, but you can’t come in,” she said.
<br />
“Let me in!” the Doctor yelled. “Conner!”
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<br />
Conner shook his head, and turned his eyes away. The Doctor pulled out the Sonic Screwdriver, and raised it threateningly. The control panel burst in a shower of sparks, and the escape pod door opened. The Doctor reached in and grabbed Conner by the collar, heaving him from the room.
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<br />
“Doctor, please!” Claire pleaded, running after them.
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<br />
Petr and Pippa walked along the corridor of their spaceship, and entered the common room.
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<br />
“It’s time,” Petr announced.
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“Good,” Isabella smiled. “Let’s go.”
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“We aren’t coming with you,” Pippa said. “We’ll be attacking from a different angle.”
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“Then we see you later,” Dmitri replied. “Go now.”
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Aleksandr nodded, and led Dmitri and Isabella from the room. Petr looked at Pippa, and smiled.
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“I dunno if I can do this…” Georgia muttered.
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<br />
She was standing near the door, holding a shot gun, which shook under her grip. Nearby, Monica, Matt, Simone, Nathan and Samuel waited for Petr and the others to arrive. Suddenly the whole room shook, and Georgia almost fell to the floor. She clutched the door frame, and the door popped open.
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<br />
“They’re here,” Simone announced.
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“We’ll be fine,” Matt told everyone. “I used to be a police officer – I’ve got instinct.”
<br />
“And I’ve got two brothers,” Samuel added. “Edgar and Robert need me.”
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<br />
There was an explosion, and the wall shattered into bricks and debris. Matt raised his hand, and everyone waited, as smoke filled the air.
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“FIRE!” he cried.
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Isabella ran into the fray, raising her gun. With a bang, Nathan collapsed to the floor, and Aleksandr dodged a bullet. Samuel also went down, and Monica screamed as a bullet hit her in the shoulder. Georgia backed away, horrified, almost stumbling as she reached the door. She raised her gun shakily, before turning and running down the stairs.
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“Oh no, oh no, oh no!”
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She stumbled down the steps, tears running down her face as the gunshots faded away. Very soon, she was in the Main Hall, sobbing and hugging the Doctor and Conner.
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“You’re okay?” Conner asked, trying not to cry too.
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“I’m fine,” Georgia cried. “But everyone else… I left them there!”
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“It’s not your fault,” the Doctor sighed.
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He turned to the remaining fighters – Claire Fisher, Angela Hawkins, Father Gabriel, Father Noah, Father Isaac, Edgar Hastings, Robert Hastings, Fraser Brown, Jay Stickley, Paolo Moretti, Carla Moretti, Jessica Sanders and Maya Romero.
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“I’m afraid the others are dead,” he told them. “And three of Petr’s men are coming here. You still have time to leave.”
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“Our brother just died,” Edgar spat. “We’re staying.”
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“Actually,” Georgia said. “It was two men and a woman. The men were Russian and the woman was Italian. Petr told me… Isabella, Aleksandr and Dmitri, he told me they were called.”
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<br />
The Doctor was about to continue, when the door to the museum burst open. Everyone gasped as Tracy Carter walked into the room, still in her handcuffs.
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“Let me fight,” she said. “They’re destroying my Monastery – I want to help.”
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“You should have stayed in your cell,” Claire spat. “Doctor, didn’t you lock it properly?”
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“I’m good at locks,” Tracy shrugged. “Now release me. This place has been my home since I was eleven years old; I can’t see it be destroyed now.”
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“Fine,” the Doctor nodded. “But we lock you up afterwards.”
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“Okay,” Tracy said. “Now, hurry up – they’re coming.”
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The Doctor raised the Sonic Screwdriver, and Tracy was released. Reluctantly, Claire handed her a shot gun, and Tracy joined the others, raising it towards the door where Isabella, Dmitri and Aleksandr would enter.
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“Wait!” Conner cried. “I just want to speak to Georgia for a moment. George?”
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Georgia nodded, and followed Conner down the hall. Once they were in a large office room, they began to talk.
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“I don’t want you to do this,” Conner sighed. “If you can go back to the museum room, you can wait in the TARDIS.”
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“No,” Georgia said firmly. “I’m not leaving you to die here.”
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The pair heard footsteps nearby, and hurried into a nearby, roomy cupboard. The footsteps died down, and Conner continued.
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“Please,” he begged. “Just go back to the TARDIS, and wait for us.”
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“What if you don’t come back?” Georgia asked.
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“Then you’ll be safe,” Conner smiled. “And Petr will look after you. I know he will.”
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“He’s trying to kill you!” Georgia sighed.
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“But he cares,” Conner said. “You know he does. Think back to when you were in that hospital, and the Gold was trying to kill you. He saved you, didn’t he? He didn’t have to, but he did. And when he made the Scarecrows chase us, he captured you – but he turned you into a tree, he didn’t kill you. And when we were running from the Borsht, him and Pippa helped us escape from the maze, and left when we asked them to. If that isn’t caring, then I dunno what it is.”
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Georgia thought for a moment, and nodded.
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“But I’m still staying,” she said firmly.
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“Fine,” Conner sighed. “I can see there’s no convincing you…”
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He left the cupboard, shutting the door behind him. Georgia reached for the handle, but the door wouldn’t open. There was a scraping outside, and Conner pushed a desk in front of the door, trapping Georgia in the cupboard.
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“Conner!” she screamed. “Don’t do this! I can help! Please, CONNER!”
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<strong>To be continued…</strong>Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682098405697879363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-43180643453443163772010-09-29T17:11:00.002+01:002010-09-29T17:20:15.600+01:00Episode 6: The Man Who Was Thursday Part 3Tracy looked around, trying to find the reporter for the Galactic Times. While Claire had informed her that there was a reporter, she hadn’t specified who it was. While Tracy recognised most of the people here from the local area, she didn’t recognise two males and one female.
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“You three,” she said, indicating the Doctor, Georgia and Conner. “On your feet.”
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Georgia pulled Conner to his feet, shaking, and the Doctor nimbly stood up, his plimsolls kicking the floor. Next to him, Angela crawled sideways, hiding behind a case containing ancient pottery.
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“Who are you?” Tracy Carter asked. “I haven’t seen any of you before.”
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“We’re just tourists,” Georgia shrugged. “I work in a Bakery, and my boyfriend here works at a Space Garage.”
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“With all the spanners,” Conner nodded. “Like Catherine Ford.”
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“And the wrenches,” Georgia added.
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“And you?” Tracy asked, turning to the Doctor.
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“I’m… A doctor,” the Doctor replied.
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“You don’t look like a doctor,” Tracy shot back.
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She turned her gun towards the Doctor, who raised his hands.
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“So, if I shot you right now, would you be able to fix yourself?” she asked.
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“No,” the Doctor said. “I’d regenerate. Listen, Tracy Carter – I don’t think you know what you’re dealing with. I’m a Time Lord, from the planet Gallifrey, and that means bad news.”
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“I understand perfectly,” Tracy replied. “Your race consisted of dusty fodders, refusing to intervene in anything. You three will come with me, now!”
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She waved the gun threateningly, and Georgia, Conner and the Doctor reluctantly followed her to the secure area door.
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“Hello?” Claire Fisher muttered. “Yes, Tracy Carter has taken people hostage. Please, set up quarantine around Upper Mount Monastery.”
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<br />
Usually, Claire would have done anything for Tracy – cleaned, cooked, entertained guests. But as she watched Tracy take the museum visitors hostage, she knew that her employer had gone too far. On top of that, her dress was ruined. As she put the phone down, she heard a whirring noise, and the squelches of doors sealing all around the Monastery.
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“What’s going on?” Father Gabriel asked.
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“I’ve got no idea,” Father Noah frowned.
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“Did someone put the building in quarantine?” Father Isaac called, entering the room.
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“I’ll go and ask Claire,” Father Gabriel suggested. “I’ll be right back.”
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He left the room, and headed along to the balcony where Claire was watching the hostage victims far below. Tracy had just taken the Doctor and his friends into the private quarters, and would probably be taking them up to her room.
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“What’s happening?” Father Gabriel asked.
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“I put the building under quarantine,” Claire explained. “Look, down at the museum. Tracy took the visitors hostage – she’s gone mad with power! I told her about the journalist, and she’s worried about her image.”
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“So she took everyone hostage?” Father Gabriel frowned.
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“I know,” Claire sighed. “Great help for her image. I take it you found out about the Flood?”
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“They aren’t real,” Father Gabriel nodded. “Why would she lie about that?”
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“She wanted the water for herself,” Claire shrugged. “Because she’s a selfish bitch…?”
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Father Gabriel smiled, and turned away.
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“What did you do?” Tracy spat at the Doctor.
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“I have no idea what you’re on about,” the Doctor frowned. “What did I do?”
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“You put the building under quarantine,” Tracy growled. “All of you, on your knees.”
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The Doctor looked sideways at Georgia and Conner, and raised his eyebrows. The three got down on their knees, as Tracy picked up the telephone near her bed.
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“Yes, is that the quarantine office?” she asked. “Thank you. I was wondering if you could remove the quarantine for Upper Mount Monastery. No, there is no hostage situation here, whoever reported it was dreaming. What do you mean; procedure? Can’t you just take the quarantine off?”
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She sighed, and kicked her bedside table over.
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“No, nothing’s wrong,” she continued into the phone. “Where am I calling from? The police station. If you can’t take away the quarantine from Upper Mount Monastery, then please put quarantine around the police station – we’ve had a nasty outbreak of rats. Thank you.”
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She put the phone down, and smiled to herself.
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“What did you do that for?” Georgia wondered.
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“If the police know about the hostage situation,” the Doctor explained. “They will try and get into the Monastery. But if the police station is under quarantine, they can’t get out, and Tracy Carter will get away with it.”
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“Exactly,” Tracy smiled. “Now, if I find out who did this…”
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She waved her gun threateningly, causing Georgia to gulp. There was a knock on the door, and Claire entered the room.
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“Are you okay, Tracy?” she asked.
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“Fine thank you,” Tracy replied. “I’m just about to finish up here. Which one did you say was the reporter?”
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“I… I don’t really remember,” Claire lied. “Could I talk to you outside for a moment?”
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Tracy nodded and left the room. Claire looked back at Conner, and pointed to underneath Tracy’s bed.
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“Escape route,” she whispered, before closing the door.
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Immediately, Conner and Georgia climbed to their feet and ran over to the bed. Together they lifted it up, leaving a space large enough to crawl through. Instead of a floor, there was a set of steps, leading to somewhere unknown.
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“Doctor, get under, quick,” Georgia groaned. “This is bloody heavy.”
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<br />
The Doctor rushed over to the bed, and grabbed Georgia’s end.
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“What are you doing?” she frowned.
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“You’ve got to escape,” the Doctor said. “It takes both of you to hold the bed up, so you’d be left behind while I escape. But I can hold it by myself, for a while, and you two can escape.”
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“We aren’t leaving you,” Conner said.
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“You’ve got to,” the Doctor urged. “Go!”
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Georgia opened her mouth to argue, but the Doctor shook his head. Sighing, Georgia ducked onto the floor, and climbed under the bed, heading down the steps. The door to the room opened slightly, and Conner gasped.
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<br />
“Tracy’s coming back!” he said quickly.
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“Go!” the Doctor repeated. “Now!”
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Conner ducked under the bed, and headed down the steps. The Doctor groaned under the weight of the bed, dropping it as soon as Conner was clear. He looked round at the door, to see it was still only slightly open. He could hear Claire stalling for time, aware that Tracy could open the door at any time. The Doctor returned to his place on the floor, and waited until the sound of Claire’s footsteps echoed down the corridor and Tracy returned to the room.
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“Where are they?” was the first thing she asked. “What have you done?”
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The Doctor shrugged unhelpfully, and Tracy hit him across the face with her gun.
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“Conner, where are we going?” Georgia muttered, as the headed down the passageway.
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“I’ve got no idea where this leads,” Conner said. “So how would I know?”
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“I meant, what are we going to do now?” Georgia sighed.
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“I’m gonna go and get the Monks out,” Conner replied. “And you’re gonna find Claire and get her and the museum visitors out. Okay?”
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“But the building’s been quarantined,” Georgia reminded him. “How do we get out if all the doors and windows are locked?”
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“The Astronomy Base,” Conner smiled. “According to the map I had, it is the highest part of the Monastery, and it’s built so people can see the stars a little closer. I imagine that we can escape from there.”
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“So we’re going to the highest room in the Monastery in the hope that it doesn’t have windows?”
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“Pretty much,” Conner grinned.
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<br />
They reached the end of the passageway, and saw a ladder. Conner climbed up it, and pushed open the trap door above. It opened onto another a corridor, at the end of which was the staircase. As Georgia climbed into the corridor, she watched Conner head over to the staircase, and walk up it.
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“I’ll see you in a minute!” he called back. “The museum visitors are down the staircase!”
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His feet disappeared from view, and Georgia headed over to the staircase, beginning to descend.
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“Mr Bennet, what’s going on?” Father Gabriel asked as Conner entered the Monk’s room.
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“We’re getting out,” Conner smiled. “Tracy Carter’s in her room, so we’re all gonna sneak out through the Astronomy Base.”
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“Then what?” Father Noah said.
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“The police station is under quarantine too,” Conner explained. “So we’re just gonna climb down the Monastery and leave Tracy to the Doctor.”
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“You do realise the Astronomy Base will have been sealed off too?” Father Isaac pointed out.
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“It doesn’t have a balcony or anything?” Conner frowned.
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“Nope,” Father Isaac said.
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“Then we’ll have to get out another way,” Conner smiled optimistically. “Is there another way out?”
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<br />
The three Monks thought for a minute, and Conner used the silence to lead the way back to the staircase.
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“Well, we do have an emergency escape pod,” Father Gabriel said. “Just in case, you know…”
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“That wouldn’t be big enough for everyone,” Conner sighed. “Why an escape pod? I thought they only used them on spaceships, cos they’re air tight?”
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“We couldn’t fit a whole spaceship into the Monastery,” Father Gabriel reminded him. <br />
“Tracy would suspect something. Since the other Monks left and there have only been three of us, we decided it would be big enough.”
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“We could always take several trips,” Father Noah suggested.
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“It would take too long,” Conner shook his head. “And Tracy would suspect something.”
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<br />
They reached the bottom of the staircase, and entered the Main Hall. Georgia was waiting for them, along with the museum visitors and Claire. The Monks joined the group, leaving Conner stood at the front.
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“Right, hello everyone,” he said nervously. “It seems we are stuck here – the Astronomy Base has been sealed along with everything else, and we only have one escape pod to fit all of you in, which, let’s be honest, is never gonna happen.”
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“So what else do you suggest?” Angela Hawkins asked. “Maybe one of us should just go and stop Tracy…? I could do it…”
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“The Doctor’s already working on that,” Georgia snapped. “Let Conner talk.”
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“Thanks Georgia,” Conner blushed. “Now, we could call the quarantine office and ask to be released, but I doubt that will work either.”
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“Do you actually have any useful suggestions?” Claire grinned. “Tracy’s gone too far this time, and she ruined my dress. I’ll go and stop her; then we’ll ring the quarantine office and get out of here.”
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<br />
She walked past Conner and headed up the staircase confidently.
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<br />
“Drop the gun, Tracy,” the Doctor ordered.
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“No,” Tracy said. “You’ve ruined my reputation!”
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“You ruined it yourself!” the Doctor protested. “You took everyone hostage – do you really think you’re gonna get away with this?”
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<br />
Tracy frowned, and a tear slid down her cheek.
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“I’ll have to run away,” she decided. “That’s right, I’ll go far away, leave my home.”
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“I’m sorry,” the Doctor said. “But you brought this on yourself.”
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<br />
Tracy ignored him, and headed towards the door. As she reached for the handle, it opened, and Claire punched her in the face. Her gun dropped to the floor, and the Doctor dived for it.
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“What the hell…?” Tracy screamed as Claire pushed her against the wall.
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“Sorry,” Claire muttered. “But I’m performing a citizen’s arrest.”
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<br />
The Doctor smiled slightly, throwing the gun aside. Producing a pair of handcuffs from his pocket, he handcuffed Tracy, and led her from the room. The three headed along the corridor, down the staircase, and into the main hall. As the group saw Tracy had been handcuffed, they cheered. Conner smiled, and stood aside to let the Doctor pass.
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“Call the quarantine office,” he told Claire.
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“Right away,” Claire beamed. “Gabriel, Noah, Isaac – you’re free!”
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<br />
Before the Monks could hug or even speak, a large rumble filled the air. Suddenly, the Monastery shook, and its occupants dropped to the floor. A large image appeared in the air, and a man looked down on the Doctor and the others from what looked like a spaceship.
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<br />
“Hello Doctor,” Petr Costravalos smiled.
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<strong>To be continued…</strong>Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682098405697879363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-31469200457921334402010-09-27T17:37:00.002+01:002010-09-27T18:02:33.491+01:00Episode 6: The Man Who Was Thursday Part 2Conner headed towards the Viewing Gallery, only to find it was occupied. He waited patiently outside for a few minutes, when the glass door opened. A pretty girl of about twenty-five emerged, and smiled at him.
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“Sorry about the wait,” she said. “I was just tidying the room up.”
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“Oh, it’s fine,” Conner blushed. “So you’re a cleaner around here? You must hear quite a lot of stuff you aren’t supposed to…?”
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“I’m not a cleaner, no,” the woman laughed. “I just help out, and I heard that a reporter wanted to use the Viewing Gallery, so I offered to tidy it up. You aren’t the reporter, are you?”
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“Galactic Times,” Conner explained.
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“That explains the question,” the woman nodded. “Yes, I suppose I do hear quite a lot. Why?”
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“I just heard a rumour that the Monastery was having some turbulent times,” Conner shrugged.
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“Really?” the woman asked, not giving anything away.
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“Really,” Conner repeated. “My name’s Conner by the way, Conner Bennet.”
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“I’m Claire Fisher,” the woman replied. “I’ve got to go and see if Tracy needs anything, you’ll be okay on your own?”
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<br />
Conner nodded, and Claire left. He opened the glass door, and entered into the Viewing Gallery. As Father Gabriel had said, there were glass windows in the ceiling, and Conner realised that on a cloudless night, he would indeed be able to see stars. The rest of the room was fairly neutral – just some steps to sit on, and a glass booth under one of the windows, which had no apparent use.
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<br />
“Right, better call the Doctor…” Conner muttered, dialling the number on his phone. <br />
“Hi, Georgia, is the Doctor there?”
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“Hang on,” Georgia replied. “We’re lost.”
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<br />
In an empty room, Georgia handed the Doctor her phone.
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“Hello!” he grinned. “Where are you?”
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“The Viewing Gallery,” Conner replied. “It’s a room with windows in the ceiling.”
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“Oh, I think we passed that earlier,” the Doctor frowned. “Georgia – go and see if you can find the Viewing Gallery. You know, the one with the windows in the ceiling.”
<br />
“And the glass door?” Georgia asked. “Tell Conner I’ll be there in a minute.”
<br />
“Anyway,” Conner continued. “I’ve got the Monks at my beck-and-call. And that leaves you to meet Tracy Carter. Oh, and you’ve got to watch out for this woman, called Claire. She’s nice, but she works for Tracy and snoops around a lot.”
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“Okay, thanks,” the Doctor smiled. “Just wait there until Georgia finds you. Bye!”
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<br />
Conner put the phone down, and sat on one of the steps. As he waited, he heard a trickling noise.
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<br />
“Hello?” he called. “Georgia, is that you? That was quick.”
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<br />
But there was no reply. The trickling became a splash, and Conner looked up to see water coming down on the window directly above him. He leapt backwards, and ran to the next window, to see rain pouring on it as well.
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<br />
“Someone help!” he yelled. “The Flood is outside!”
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<br />
He ran to the door, which was already drenched in water. With a gasp, he fell to the floor, and was forced to crawl away as water began seeping through the windows. He ran towards the booth, and ducked behind the glass as one of the windows shattered. Water began to flood in, in all directions, and Conner was forced to close the booth door as water flooded towards it.
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<br />
“Hello, what do you require?” the booth asked him.
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“A teleport!” Conner yelled.
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“Did you say telephone?” the booth wondered.
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“Teleport!” Conner repeated.
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“I’m sorry, but I didn’t quite catch that,” the booth said cheerily. “Please say again.”
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<br />
Before Conner could shout and swear at the booth, he was sprayed in the face with water. The booth began to fill up, and when the pressure became too high, the glass cracked, and Conner was thrown onto the Viewing Gallery floor.
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<br />
“Oh God, I’m wet…” he muttered.
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<br />
Climbing to his feet, he realised the water had stopped. He looked at his dripping arms and legs, and frowned. The glass door to the room opened, and Georgia stepped through. Immediately, she screamed and leapt backwards.
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“Conner, you’re wet!” she gasped.
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“But I feel fine,” Conner frowned.
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“I’ve got to go…” Georgia said quickly. “Please, don’t come closer. I’m so sorry…”
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“I’m fine, honest,” Conner sighed. “Look, I’ll come with you, and we’ll find the Doctor…”
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<br />
Georgia shook her head, turned, and ran along the corridor. Dripping wet, Conner followed her, hoping to find the Doctor.
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<br />
“Doctor!” Georgia yelled, as she burst into the empty room.
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“What’s the matter?” the Doctor asked, looking up.
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“Conner’s wet, and you said you heard the Monks mention the Flood…”
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The Doctor gasped, and pulled Georgia out of the way as Conner entered the room. He raised the Sonic Screwdriver, and Conner raised his hands.
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“I’m fine!” he protested. “Stop scanning me!”
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“It’s just a precaution,” the Doctor explained. “You feel fine, but I’ve never heard of the Flood before. I’ve got no idea what you’re supposed to feel.”
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<br />
Conner stood quietly for a moment, wondering what would happen if he became one of the Flood. He pictured himself shooting water out of his hands and splashing Georgia with them. It would be like a deadly water fight, where death was a real possibility and Georgia wasn’t in a bikini.
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<br />
“So…?”
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“According to the Sonic Screwdriver, you’re fine,” the Doctor smiled. “So I guess you are okay.”
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“I’m still not convinced,” Georgia muttered. “He looks pretty mutated to me.”
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“That’s funny; I didn’t know you got wet too?” Conner shot back.
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“Now, now,” the Doctor said, raising his eyebrows. “Let’s not bitch…”
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<br />
Georgia folded her arms, clearly feeling she had been denied an opportunity. Conner frowned for a minute, in deep thought, before he smiled.
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<br />
“Doctor, I’ve had a thought,” he said. “If the Flood is a threat, why is the Monastery still getting fresh water pumped into the place?”
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“Because it’s fresh,” Georgia sighed.
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“No, the Monks said they can’t touch any of the water,” Conner replied. “But when I got wet, I didn’t change. So maybe –”
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“There’s no Flood!” the Doctor finished. “Ha, brilliant Conner! Come on!”
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He made to run to the door, but hesitated.
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“That’s all very well and good,” he said. “But it doesn’t help. So there’s no Flood, it’s a myth.”
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“Or, someone made it up, to keep the water for themselves!” Georgia cried.
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“Brilliant, Georgia,” Conner grinned.
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“Thanks,” Georgia blushed.
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“But who would come up with something like that?” the Doctor frowned.
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“The public don’t have access to the water,” Conner said. “So it must be someone inside the Monastery. That means it’s Tracy, Claire, Gabriel, Isaac or Noah.”
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“I’ll tell you what, next time I encounter water creatures without a name, I’ll call them the Flood, how about that?” the Doctor grinned.
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“Who told you the story in the first place?” Georgia asked.
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“Father Noah,” Conner decided. “Definitely Father Noah, I think… I’ll go ask!”
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<br />
He ran from the room, and didn’t stop until he found the Monks once more. They looked up as he entered the room, and stopped to catch his breath.
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“Is the interview continuing?” Father Gabriel asked politely.
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“Soon,” Conner promised. “I just want to ask one thing – which one of you told me about the Flood?”
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“Why?” Father Noah snapped.
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“He’s wet,” Father Isaac noticed. “Are you safe?”
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“I’m fine,” Conner nodded. “But someone isn’t – they’ve been lying to everyone. Who told you the story of the Flood?”
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“Father Noah told us,” Father Gabriel said.
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“Tracy Carter told me,” Father Noah insisted.
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Conner looked at him curiously, trying to decide if he was telling the truth.
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“I believe you,” Conner smiled. “Cos Monks can’t lie, can they? I heard that whenever they try to lie, their voices don’t make a noise. Or something like that… Do you think that’s really true? Zac told me, and he’s smart, so I guess it is… Thanks for your help. Bye!”
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<br />
He ran from the room, leaving the Monks looking perplexed. The Doctor was waiting for him to return, and looked up when he entered the room.
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<br />
“It was Tracy,” Conner gasped. “Christ, I’m out of breath. It’s a long way, you know.”
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“I knew you’d put on weight,” Georgia frowned.
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“It’s time to pay Tracy Carter a visit,” the Doctor said, ignoring her. “Let’s go.”
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<br />
Claire knocked on Tracy’s door, and entered the room. Tracy was sitting on her bed, drinking champagne. Claire noticed the gun, cold and black on her bedside table.
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“Yes?” Tracy asked.
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“I’ve come to warn you,” Claire smiled. “There’s a reporter here, and he’s digging.”
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“What does he know?” Tracy frowned.
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“I’m not sure,” Claire shrugged. “But I used the hose – sprayed the windows and doors. You should have heard him; he thought it was the Flood. It may have scared him off, but I doubt it.”
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“Did he get wet?” Tracy asked.
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“Oh, umm…” Claire began.
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“You stupid woman!” Tracy spat.
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She tipped her champagne onto Claire’s dress, before throwing the glass across the room, where it shattered into the wall.
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“Now he will know that there is no Flood,” Tracy continued. “Now I’m going to have to do something about this myself.”
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She climbed off the bed, grabbed the gun from the bedside table, and left the room. Claire sighed, and began to wipe her dress.
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“Come on, come on…” Angela Hawkins muttered.
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It was nearing closing time, yet nobody seemed to be leaving. She watched the couple called Paolo and Carla examining a small square with the word N-Dubz on it, as the wondered aloud what a Chav exactly was.
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“What does it mean, there was a debate?” Carla was laughing. “Surely they know if they’re Chavs or not… And what is a Chav, anyway?”
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“I’ve no idea,” Paolo chuckled.
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Angela looked sharply to her left as the three people from earlier entered the room via the secure area. The one in the blue suit was looking around for Monks and caught Angela’s eye. She smiled at him, and to her surprise, he headed over.
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“Hello,” he said. “We didn’t get a chance to chat earlier, I’m the Doctor.”
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“Angela Hawkins,” Angela replied.
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“Well, Angela Hawkins, I was wondering if you could help me. I need to know how to get to Tracy Carter, along with my friends Georgia and Conner over there,” the Doctor smiled.
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“Oh, I want to speak to Tracy Carter too,” Angela nodded. “We could go together. Isn’t that boy a reporter or something? He could get us into most places.”
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“Get us into places?” the Doctor repeated. “Why, is she in a secure area?”
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Angela nodded, and the Doctor ran back over to Georgia and Conner. She could see him explaining that Tracy was back the way they had come, as he was pointing at the door they had entered earlier. He ran back over to her, and smiled.
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“Right, we’re gonna go back through the door and find a map,” he said. “Conner was given one earlier but he dropped it in the Viewing Gallery.”
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Angela had no idea what that was, but she followed him nonetheless. As they headed over to the secure door, it opened, and a masked figure burst through, carrying a gun. Immediately, all the exits to the museum sealed themselves, and the Monastery was inescapable.
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“On your knees!” the masked figure shouted.
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Georgia grabbed Conner’s hand and pulled him to the floor. A few feet away, Paolo and Carla hugged from their position on the floor. The Doctor got onto his knees, and Angela followed suit. She looked around at the others in the Monastery; from the three Hastings brothers, to the woman named Jessica in the sunglasses, and the overweight retired policeman named Matt Agnew, as well as the six others she didn’t know the name of, and saw everyone was too terrified to do anything.
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“Show yourself,” the Doctor ordered.
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The masked figure raised the gun, and pulled of the mask. Everyone gasped, and the figure smiled.
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“Hello everyone,” Tracy Carter laughed.
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<strong>To be continued…</strong>Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682098405697879363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-76312940696833460892010-09-26T20:29:00.002+01:002010-09-26T20:33:18.084+01:00TTV Series Episode 6: The Auton ArmyThe Doctor stepped out of the TARDIS, and headed towards the crowded shopping centre, a hairdryer in his hand. Various shoppers shot confused looks at him as he raced through the entrance and past them. He had mere minutes to get to the source – and to stop the Autons from awakening. He stopped to gather his bearings, trying to read the confusing signs overhead.
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“Excuse me, but could you tell me where the toilets are?” a woman asked.
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“Oh, over there,” the Doctor smiled, pointing.
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“Thanks,” the woman replied. “You know, you’re the first to tell me where they are. Everyone else just gaped at me with a confused expression! I don’t know how bad they are, but I really need to go, my husband’s waiting at the car.”
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“What did you say?” the Doctor frowned.
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“The toilets,” the woman repeated. “Nobody knew where they were…”
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The Doctor thought for a second, before gasping.
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“Follow me!” he cried.
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He took the woman’s hand, and pulled her off in the direction of the toilets. They stopped outside the door, and the Doctor pointed at them.
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“Here,” he said. “There’s a perception filter on these toilets – that’s why no one knew where they were. This must be where the Auton Source is – I think you’d better leave.”
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“Not a chance,” the woman replied. “I’m desperate for the toilet. My name’s Shelly by the way, Shelly Thwaites.”
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“Nice to meet you, Shelly,” the Doctor grinned. “I’m the Doctor.”
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He reached out, and pushed open the door. The pair entered the room, to find it was not a toilet, but in fact a large room filled with cables and computers. A glowing sphere was held at the centre, wired up to the largest data bank.
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“Is that the Auto Source?” Shelly asked in amazement.
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“Auton,” the Doctor corrected. “Mannequins, living plastic, but yes, that’s the source.”
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“It’s very shiny,” Shelly noted. “But I still can’t help wonder if they have a toilet somewhere, I really am desperate.”
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“I’d say not,” the Doctor shrugged. “There might be one in one of the restaurants.”
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“I hadn’t thought of that,” Shelly said quietly.
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The Doctor slipped on his brainy specs, and examined the Auton Source.
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“What does it do?” Shelly asked. “How did it get here?”
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“It activates the Autons,” the Doctor explained. “And nobody put it here. The Nestene Consciousness regularly ejects them from passing ships in the hope of killing the population, so it can stuff its fat, greedy face. There’s a whole Auton Army out there.”
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“I take it that countdown there tells us when they’ll activate,” Shelly said, pointing at a clock on the wall.
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“Oh, I hadn’t seen that,” the Doctor frowned. “But there’s only 20 seconds left…”
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He pulled the Sonic Screwdriver from his pocket, quickly flicking through the settings. Once he had found one suitable for smashing glass, he raised it, but before he could strike, the countdown reached zero, and the Autons activated. Before he could react to the sudden screams outside the bathroom, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, and flew through the air. When he recovered himself, he saw the plastic wiring that was all over the room had grabbed him, and that the Sonic Screwdriver was several feet away.
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“Shelly, duck!” he cried.
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Shelly dropped to the floor, and hid behind the Auton Source. The wiring didn’t attack for fear of hitting the Source, so Shelly was safe.
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“Now what do I do?” she asked.
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“The Sonic Screwdriver – over there!” the Doctor pointed. “Get it, and press the button!”
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Shelly reached over, but one of the wires flicked the Sonic Screwdriver across the room. Shelly darted after it, and as she seized it, the wiring grabbed her too.
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“Press the button!” the Doctor cried once more.
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Shelly looked down, and pressed the small button on the slim device. At once, the Auton Source smashed into a thousand pieces, and the various computer screens went red. The wiring dropped the Doctor and Shelly, but the computers continued to flash.
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“What does it mean?” Shelly asked.
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“There’s gonna be a massive explosion,” the Doctor said, running a hand through his hair.
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“The whole shopping centre, gone…” Shelly muttered. “We’d better run!”
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She took his hand, and ran from the room. Various plastic Autons were staggering around, losing their power and becoming inanimate once more. Whenever one got too close, the Doctor was used the hairdryer to ward it off, threatening to melt it with the heat.
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“Wait!” Shelly cried, pulling the Doctor to a halt.
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She ran over to a fire alarm, and broke the glass with her elbow. The Doctor grinned, and led the way out. When they were at a safe distance, they covered their ears, and waited for the deafening explosion, but it never came.
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“It should have gone off by now,” the Doctor frowned.
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“Maybe it was the small noise I heard when we left through the doors?” Shelly suggested. “It wasn’t a very big explosion if it was.”
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“It must’ve been,” the Doctor sighed. “I’m a little disappointed now.”
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Shelly laughed, before gasping.
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“I’ve forgotten about my husband! He’s probably wondering where I am!”
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The Doctor laughed as she ran off. She had almost reached the shopping centre, when she turned and waved. Smiling, the Doctor headed into the TARDIS, and continued with his mission.
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<strong>The End</strong>Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682098405697879363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-14549430193324119582010-09-24T20:02:00.003+01:002010-09-25T14:42:43.326+01:00Episode 7: One Last Chance PreviewCast:
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The Doctor
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Georgia
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Conner
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Rena Peakes
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Zac Pemberton
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Kaylie Watson
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Beth Grant
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Heiress Ecrad
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Elizabeth Bell
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Colin Bell
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Kasper Nowak
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Brian Mason
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Mr. Yendell
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Annie Roscastle
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Polly Torrin
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Captain Weston
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Amy Watson
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Andrea Watson
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General Yorys
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Captain Gifford
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Regina
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Sally
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Private Reynolds
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Private Trent
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Joseph Peakes
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Phidshun
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Gobsret
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Heir Enligirad
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Catherine Ford
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Mrs White
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Rack
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Gragrorg
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Synopsis:
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Rena Peakes has encountered many aliens in her time, but maybe there's a reason they keep turning up around her. The space-faring race known as the Gosphodphids are involved, but is there another hiding in the background. When UNIT are involved, the alien threat is going to be obvious. Whatever happens, Rena knows that there is another who will turn up - the Doctor...
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Spoilers (two are red herrings):
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We lose at least one of our beloved recurring characters...
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Rena has a special gene
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Elizabeth and Colin kidnap Brian
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Amy and Andrea get in on the action
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One of the Gosphodphids has a Nayragar essence inside them
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Captain Weston wants eternal glory, but Captain Gifford stops herUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-75989677981412152912010-09-24T19:00:00.002+01:002010-09-24T19:05:45.509+01:00Episode 6: The Man Who Was Thursday Part 1“When Frank Carter bought the Upper Mount Monastery, he didn’t realise quite how ill he was. A few days afterwards, he moved into the Monastery with his daughter, Tracy, and looked after the Monks that lived there. Tracy was eleven years old when her father died of a brain tumour, and she was left to look after the Monastery. But years of relaxation and being spoilt had already taken their toll, and Tracy Carter was a villain.”
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Angela Hawkins placed the story on the bedside table, and pulled the covers up to her son’s chin. She kissed his forehead, and he glanced admiringly at the story his mother had written.
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“Why don’t you like Tracy Carter, mummy?” he asked.
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“Well, Xander, she isn’t very nice to the Monks, is she?” Angela said. “Now, you make sure you don’t grow up to be like Tracy. Eat your vegetables, and listen to your father. That’s what’s important, son. I love you.”
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“I love you too, mummy,” Xander smiled. “And I’ll do my homework and be nice to daddy. But why do you have to go away?”
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“Tracy Carter wasn’t very nice to my father, when he was a Monk,” Angela explained. “And I need to talk to her about it. I won’t be coming back, Xander, so you’ve got to make sure daddy’s okay. You can do that, can’t you?”
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“Yes mummy,” Xander replied. “Goodnight.”
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“Goodnight,” Angela said.
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She left the room, and switched off the light. As she walked down the stairs, her husband Drake reached for her hand.
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“Don’t go,” he pleaded. “Tracy Carter will kill you. Everyone knows it was you who wrote those things about her all over the place – it’s treason, and she will make you pay.”
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“She won’t,” Angela assured him. “Tomorrow I’ll visit the Monastery, and Tracy Carter will die.”
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<strong>Title Sequence</strong>
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“Right!” the Doctor beamed, running around the console. “Where do you want to go now?”
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“A museum,” Georgia suggested.
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“What?” Conner frowned. “You hate museums – they’re boring, you said.”
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“They are,” Georgia grinned. “But when has the Doctor ever taken us to the place we actually wanted to go? We’ll end up somewhere way more exciting, all because of the Doctor’s rubbish flying of the TARDIS!”
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The Doctor let out a small smile, before giving a mock sad face. He began to set the TARDIS in motion, determined to prove Georgia wrong and make her pay by taking her to the world’s most boring museum.
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“We’re here,” he said. “Why don’t you go first, Georgia?”
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Georgia raised her eyebrows, but headed to the doors nonetheless. She opened them and sighed.
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“We. Are. At. A. Museum.”
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“Is something wrong?” the Doctor asked innocently.
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“Nothing,” Georgia smiled sweetly. “Come on Conner, let’s go explore.”
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Conner hesitated, so Georgia shot him a glare. He looked at the Doctor, and hurried towards the doors. Stepping out of the TARDIS, he looked around, and saw a very old room, with high ceilings and boxes containing ancient books and scrolls.
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“World’s most boring museum?” he asked the Doctor, who was locking the TARDIS.
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“Yep,” the Doctor grinned satisfactorily.
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“Hey, look!” Georgia called from where she was stood beside a glass box nearby. “They have an iPhone in here!”
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Conner headed over to have a look, and sure enough, an iPhone sat in the glass box. He read the description underneath, which talked about an unidentified object from many centuries ago.
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“They don’t even know what an iPhone is,” he laughed. “Doctor – this must be a long time from the 21st Century, right? What year is it?”
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“It’s the year 7154,” the Doctor announced. “And we are in the public sector of the Upper Mount Monastery, which is currently owned by either Frank or Tracy Carter.”
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“Do they argue about who owns it?” Georgia smirked.
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“No, I just can’t remember the date of Frank’s death,” the Doctor said. “Tracy is his daughter. I’ve heard the years under her command were particularly turbulent.”
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Angela Hawkins entered the room, walking past various people, heading over to an exhibit.
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“Sorry,” she muttered, as she knocked into the Doctor.
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“No problem,” the Doctor smiled. “Listen, you don’t know – oh, you don’t.”
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Angela had ignored him, and was now pretending to examine something the Monks believed to be called a CD. She read the description, which explained that the CD contained something called Like a Prayer by someone called Madonna. All Angela had to do was wait until the museum emptied, and the Monks went to sleep for the night. She would hide from any guards, go to Tracy’s room, and make her pay.
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“Go ask someone who owns this place,” the Doctor said to Georgia.
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“Why me?” Georgia moaned.
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“Fine,” the Doctor sighed. “Conner, go ask someone who owns the Monastery.”
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“Oh, but I’m having such fun here,” Conner said sarcastically. “If it means I don’t have to look at this iPhone anymore… I mean, come on, we have these at home! Are you telling me we travelled to the 72nd Century to see something we could see at home?!”
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He headed to the furthest people, causing the Doctor to groan – he was just about to make a fool of himself to a couple who were busy having a romantic time looking at Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
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“Hello,” Conner smiled, reaching the couple. “You couldn’t tell me who owns the Monastery, could you?”
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“Of course,” the woman replied. “Tracy Carter.”
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“Thanks,” Conner said. “It’s just I thought her dad owned it…”
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“Not for several years,” the man explained. “Are you a tourist?”
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“Something like that,” Conner shrugged. “I’m Conner, by the way.”
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“Paolo Moretti,” the man smiled, shaking Conner’s hand. “You’ve got a nice firm grip, that’s good, that is.”
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“Carla Moretti,” the woman added. “We recently got married, so it feels pretty new saying that!”
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“Congratulations,” Conner nodded. “Oh, there’s a Monk, I’ll go find out more from him. Thanks!”
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He smiled at the newlyweds and headed over to the Monk. The Monk, who was wearing brown robes and had a shaved head, had just stepped through a door from a secure area, and was busy reattaching the rope in front of the door.
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“Hello,” Conner said. “My name’s Conner Bennet and I’m writing an article for the Galactic Times, and I was wondering if I could talk to Tracy Carter?”
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“She’s not available for interviews, I’m afraid,” the Monk frowned. “But myself and the other Monks are free at this moment. Aren’t you a little young to be a reporter?”
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“I avoid sun beds like the Plague,” Conner explained. “I just look young and good looking – I’m actually nearly forty, and very ugly. If you would lead the way? Sorry, I didn’t catch your name…”
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“Father Gabriel,” the Monk replied.
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He undid the rope to the secure area, and led the way through the door. Across the room, Georgia and the Doctor watched the two disappear. There were no other Monks or guards, so they headed across the museum and went through the door.
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“Where do you suppose Conner went?” Georgia asked, as she looked around. “The walls are made of stone… This is more like a Monastery, much better than that excuse for a museum.”
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“I heard him mention an interview,” the Doctor explained. “Follow me.”
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“You heard that?” Georgia frowned. “But he was all the way across the other side of the room.”
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“I have good hearing,” the Doctor shrugged.
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Together they made their way along several stone corridors, until they heard Conner’s voice, and the sound of his footsteps heading up a stone staircase.
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“So, how many Monks have you got at the moment?” he was saying.
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“Only the three of us,” Father Gabriel said. “A few weeks ago there were a lot more, almost twenty, but they had a dispute with Tracy Carter. Though I shouldn’t really say that, she’s having a stressful time at the moment, what with the Flood…”
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“I can see how that would be a problem,” Conner lied, pretending to know what Gabriel was saying. “Is it through here? Oh, thank you. Hello, my name’s Conner Bennet, and you are?”
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He had clearly met the other three Monks, and as Georgia made her way up the stairs, preparing to enter the room, the Doctor stopped her.
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“Conner’s got those three covered,” he said. “And while they’re out of the way, why don’t we go and meet the infamous Tracy Carter? She’s got to be around somewhere.”
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“As long as you know where you’re going,” Georgia replied. “This Monastery’s huge, and I don’t wanna be walking forever, like that time you got us lost looking for Starbucks in Padstow.”
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“How was I to know Padstow didn’t have a Starbucks?” the Doctor protested.
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Georgia laughed, and continued up the staircase. Meanwhile, Conner had been given a cup of something which resembled tea, and a seat. Father Gabriel took a chair opposite, while Father Noah sat on his left, and Father Isaac sat on his right.
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“So, when did you first become a Monk?” Conner asked Father Gabriel.
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“After my mother died,” Father Gabriel explained. “It upset me so much, and I just knew I’d find help and support at the Monastery.”
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“And was that when Frank Carter owned it?” Conner wondered.
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“Yes, and it was a lot different then,” Father Gabriel smiled.
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“Don’t,” Father Isaac warned.
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“Don’t what?” Conner asked.
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“Mr Bennet, have you heard of the Flood?” Father Noah asked, changing the subject. “I suppose not. The public don’t have to worry about the Flood, but Tracy and we Monks have to be very careful indeed.”
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“What’s the Flood?” Conner frowned.
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“Creatures made of water,” Father Isaac said, clearly enjoying the retelling of an old story. “If you touch even a drop of water, the Flood will take over you, and you will kill everyone here.”
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“An old ghost story?” Conner asked.
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“No, it’s true,” Father Gabriel said. “We have to be extremely careful that we don’t touch a single drop. You make sure you don’t either.”
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Conner nodded, shuddering. Father Isaac chuckled quietly, clearly pleased that the story had some effect.
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“I think we’ll take a break, let you lot get on with some things,” Conner said. “Is there anywhere I can go just to think?”
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“There’s the Viewing Gallery,” Father Gabriel smiled. “It has windows in the ceiling, where you can look at the stars.”
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“Where is it?” Conner asked.
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“Take this map,” Father Gabriel replied, handing Conner a battered map. “It’s the section marked in blue. You enter through the glass door. I expect you want to prepare some more questions… I have to say, I’m very excited for this interview to be published.”
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Conner laughed a loud, nervous laugh, and left the room. Tracy Carter looked out from the tallest room of the Monastery – the Astronomy Base. The clouds were dark, and the sky twisted, as if a thunderstorm was coming. She set down her champagne glass, and looked at the ever blackening sky.
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“A storm is coming…” she muttered.
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Grabbing her champagne glass, she left the room, and went back down the stairs. Little did she know, she was right, and that in a short time, a great big storm would arrive – in the form of Petr Costravalos.
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<strong>To be continued…</strong>Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682098405697879363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-8837550498133713722010-09-23T17:44:00.002+01:002010-09-23T17:53:08.075+01:00Mini Ep. 6: Cactus TownThe Doctor stepped out from the TARDIS, and Georgia followed, slipping on her shoes.
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“Where are we?” she asked.
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“Cactus Town,” the Doctor beamed. “Come on!”
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“Cactus Town?” Georgia frowned.
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“Its real name is far too complicated to pronounce,” the Doctor shrugged, heading along the corridor. “I’ve always had trouble with the word Xylophone.”
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Georgia headed after him, looking at the dilapidated doors and rusty walls as they passed. She thought about Conner, and how the Doctor had left him at home. Apparently, ‘he needed to spend more time with Beth, cos someone wouldn’t get their act together and ask him out’. Georgia still didn’t fully understand this, but thoughts of Conner drifted from her mind as she saw yet another rusting door.
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“Why don’t they take better care of this place?” she asked. “The people who live here, I mean.”
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“Because they’re cactuses,” the Doctor replied. “They can’t move if their roots are in the ground.”
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“Yeah, cos that makes sense,” Georgia said sarcastically. “Build a place that you can’t look after. How did they build it anyway? You said they can’t move.”
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“I dunno,” the Doctor shrugged. “Cactus Town was built years ago, nobody knows who by. Ah, here we our – I present, our mode of transport…”
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Georgia’s mouth fell open. It was a zip-wire consisting of a small seat to wrap your legs around, and a flimsy wire leading off into the darkness over a colossal drop. Before she could so much as gulp, Georgia saw the Doctor flying off into the darkness. He landed on the other side with a thump, and after a few footsteps he fell silent. There was a whirring, and the zip-wire shot back to Georgia, almost hitting her in the face.
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“Here goes nothing…” she muttered.
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She climbed onto the zip-wire, wrapping her legs around it. Out of nerves, she threw herself from the ledge a little too hard, and flew to the other side. But instead of stopping, the wire became tight, and pulled her backwards due to the speed. When she opened her eyes, she saw she was hanging over the large dark chasm, alone.
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“Doctor?” she asked helplessly.
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The Doctor blinked, and found that he had moved. He looked around, and found himself in a small contained room.
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“Hello?” he called.
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“What is your name?” a voice asked back.
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“The Doctor. Who are you?”
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“We are the Cactus Union,” the voice replied. “We were watching you on the monitor – you said that we couldn’t move.”
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“You’re the cactuses?” the Doctor frowned.
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“We learnt to walk,” the Cactus Union said. “And we learned to fight. We’re as fast as ninjas now.”
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“Ninja Cactus people, that’s a first,” the Doctor remarked. “I guess that’s how I ended up here – you’re so fast, I didn’t even see you take me here. That is fast, cos I’m not human, and my eyesight is much faster than an average human…”
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“We’re as fast as ninjas now,” the Cactus Union repeated.
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“Yeah, well I’m a Time Lord,” the Doctor replied.
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The Cactus Union gasped.
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“You’re bluffing,” it growled.
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“Look me up,” the Doctor said.
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There was a whirring of machinery, and the doors opened. The Doctor stepped out of the sealed room, and came face to face with a Cactus.
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“You may leave,” the Cactus Union said.
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“What about my friend?” the Doctor frowned. “Where is she?”
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“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” the Cactus Union glared. “Now leave, while you still have the chance.”
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Georgia’s arms were getting tired, and before she knew it, she was slipping from the zip-wire. Suddenly, she let go, and fell through the darkness, screaming. Something crashed into her, and by the time she opened her eyes, she was being carried over the shoulder of a Cactus to a dark room. She blinked once more, and found herself being thrown into a cage. The cage was then hung out of the window, waiting for the Doctor.
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“Let me go!” Georgia cried.
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The Cactus ignored her, and left the room. The Doctor headed back the way he had previously come, keeping an eye out for Georgia. Maybe she had returned to the TARDIS, unwilling to try the zip-wire? Or maybe the Cactus’ had her… He reached the zip-wire, and grabbed hold of it. A few seconds later, he reached the TARDIS, and was opening the doors. Immediately he could tell Georgia was not there; she would be waiting for him by the console, or running towards him as soon as he stepped through the door, but she was nowhere to be found.
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“Right, I know how to locate her…” the Doctor muttered.
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He pulled the scanner so it was in front of him, and began to work. Georgia waited in the cage, and gasped when she heard the TARDIS materialising.
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“The Doctor’s here!” the Cactus guarding her gasped.
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It ran for the safety of the door, but missed, and hit the wall instead, knocking itself out. The Doctor left the TARDIS, and grinned at Georgia.
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“Well that was easier than I thought it would be,” he commented.
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“Get me out of here!” Georgia said, spluttering with laughter.
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The Doctor raised the Sonic Screwdriver, and the cage opened creakily. Georgia climbed out, and ran over to the Doctor.
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“Right, now what?” she asked excitedly.
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“Hang on…” the Doctor thought. “Wait here.”
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He disappeared into the TARDIS, leaving Georgia waiting beside it. Seconds later, he reappeared, with a small glowing sphere.
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“What’s that?” Georgia asked.
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“It’s devolutioniser,” the Doctor explained. “It will take the Cactus Union back to their original, unmoving forms, and slow down their evolution. They’re becoming too confident, and before long they’ll try and fight other planets. It’s doing everyone a favour really.”
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“Nice,” Georgia grinned.
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She watched as the Doctor headed over to the window, and threw the sphere out of it. He quickly raced back to the TARDIS, and shoved her inside. He slammed the doors behind them, and the TARDIS dematerialised.
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“That was quick,” Georgia noted.
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“The devolutionary gases had escaped into the atmosphere, and I didn’t want any of them to reach us, cos you know, that would be bad,” the Doctor nodded.
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“So now where?”
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The Doctor thought for a moment, before setting the TARDIS on course.
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“Well, after picking Conner up, I thought we could go for lunch,” he suggested. “I mean, if you don’t want to, it’s fine… But I was gonna pay…”
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“You’re gonna pay?” Georgia laughed. “Now that is something new. Sure, we’ll come. Where were you thinking of going anyway?”
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“The Parlours of Rickstaan,” the Doctor smiled. “They do the most amazing ice-cream.”
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He led the way out of the TARDIS, which was now parked near Beth’s house. Georgia smiled, and followed him.
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<strong>The End</strong>Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682098405697879363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-81499967886886699212010-09-22T21:00:00.004+01:002010-09-22T21:40:00.455+01:00Episode 5: Rise of the Nayragar Part 5The Woman and Ezio looked at each other nervously from the seats they were sitting in, in General Nay’s control room. Traynar and Quetragar were talking quietly in the corner of the room, and two guards were watching over the Humans with emotionless faces. Vasray staggered into the room with a large bag.
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“What are you doing?” Quetragar asked.
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“Leaving, like I’ve been told,” Vasray replied.
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“You can’t let him bully you,” Traynar said.
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“Look, something is wrong with Ridgebull, she always liked me and now...” Vasray muttered, “I need you to find out what’s wrong with her because then maybe she’ll put a stop to General Nay’s plans.”
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“You don’t mean stop his plans, do you?” Quetragar replied, indicating the guards with a movement of her head.
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“Those guards won’t say anything, they have edited essences, their real essences are in Attila’s two main bodyguards,” Vasray explained, “They’ve been misguiding Attila ever since we found out he was the true wielder.”
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“Looks like we aren’t in the know then,” Traynar commented.
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“Well, I’d better get going, I don’t want to be here when General Nay gets back,” Vasray said.
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“There’s always one way of stopping him,” Quetragar said, stepping forward, before Vasray could leave.
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“No, that’s high treason,” Traynar said immediately.
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“What are you talking about?” Vasray asked.
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“Murder,” Quetragar said nervously, “I couldn’t do it, seeing as I’m not allowed to carry a gun, but one of you two...”
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“I’m not risking my life!” Traynar snapped.
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“You could save a whole planet!” Quetragar snarled.
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“I’m not going to die!” Traynar shouted, and Quetragar crossed her arms and turned to Vasray.
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“That devil has mistreated you for years, he locked you in your room for a whole week,” Quetragar told Vasray, as if he had forgotten, “You could stop him.”
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“No, I’m leaving...” Vasray replied quietly, and he left the room.
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“If you need me to...” the Woman began.
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“Don’t be silly, you’re a Human,” Quetragar said sneering.
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“A Human who you said you wanted to save,” the Woman replied, “And I’m stronger and fiercer and more determined than any female that has ever walked on this planet!”
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“You can say that, but you are not intelligent, are you? You know nothing of science, and you think you can work a gun?” Quetragar said nastily.
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“I may know little of your mighty technologies, but I am one to learn,” the Woman replied, “And why would I use a gun, when I am perfectly happy with my sword?”
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“Because you won’t get anywhere near him with a sword, the only way to kill him is with a gun,” Quetragar muttered.
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“Look, nobody is going to kill General Nay,” Traynar said.
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“But if we don’t do something, then he’ll destroy our home,” Ezio said.
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“He’s coming, be silent,” Quetragar ordered.
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General Nay pushed Encwar into his control room with the tip of his gun. The Woman and Ezio stood up and stared as the Doctor, Georgia and Conner were forced into the room by several Nayragar. Attila then marched in, looking defiant. Traynar and Quetragar moved from the corner of the room and looked at the new arrivals with nervous looks on their faces.
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“What’s going on?” Traynar asked.
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“I am second in command!” Attila announced.
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“Is that idiot Vasray still around?” General Nay demanded, ignoring Traynar.
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“No, he’s gone,” Quetragar said, frowning.
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“What’s happened to Vasray?” Georgia demanded, causing Conner to stand on her foot, “I mean, who’s Vasray?”
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“What did I say about not talking?” General Nay snapped, “This one’s just as annoying as Ridgebull.”
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“Wait a second,” Quetragar said, stepping forward, so she could look closer at Georgia.
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“What are you doing?” General Nay hissed.
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“I need to check on Ridgebull,” Quetragar replied, pushing past General Nay, as she left the room.
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“Females,” Attila muttered.
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“Careful, this is an equal society, not like your barbarian empire,” Traynar said.
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“What did you say to me?” Attila roared.
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“Attila the Hun,” the Woman said standing up.
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“I told you not to talk too!” General Nay roared.
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“Shut up!” the Woman snarled, punching General Nay in the face, before drawing her sword. Attila followed her movements and sneered at the Woman.
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“You have no chance of beating me in battle, woman,” Attila growled.
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“I know, but I can try,” the Woman replied, as she took a swipe at Attila with her sword. Attila swung his sword and it clanged against the Woman’s.
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“Stop, you saved my life, now don’t do this,” the Doctor told the Woman.
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“Yeah, that sword is magical, don’t fight him,” Georgia said, stepping forward.
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Quetragar ran past a guard and down a flight of stairs until she reached the corridor which led to the different cells. Brushing closely past a Nayragar guard, she walked quickly up to one of the doors and knocked on it. Georgia looked up, as she heard somebody knock on the cell door.
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“Hello?” Georgia said.
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“It’s Quetragar, and your real name is?” Quetragar asked.
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“Ridgebull,” Georgia replied, in a confused voice.
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“In body, yes, but in essence, you are not, you are a human,” Quetragar explained, “Your body is upstairs, with Ridgebull’s essence inside.”
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“What am I doing upstairs?” Georgia asked.
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“General Nay has captured the Doctor, Attila and some others so he can put his plan into action,” Quetragar explained, “You’re going to have to move quickly!”
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“Get me out of here?” Georgia replied.
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“I know where the TARDIS is!” Quetragar explained.
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“But I can’t fly the TARDIS,” Georgia pointed out, “Now get me out of here! Seriously, I’m really hungry!”
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“Oh, it’s not good to eat when you’re in another essence’s body,” Quetragar replied.
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“Oh well that’s great!” Georgia moaned loudly.
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“But I pick pocketed the guards gun,” Quetragar said smiling. The guard turned around with a look of shock, and Quetragar spun round.
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“Oops,” Quetragar muttered, firing the gun at the guard, who collapsed, “Sorry, I only stunned you though. I’m sorry!”
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“He can’t hear you,” Georgia said, rolling her eyes, “Now get me out!” Quetragar fired the gun at the lock and the door burst open.
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“This way,” Quetragar said firmly.
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Humbert stood before the rebels, who all shared a similar look of panic. Attila had been watching them the whole time, what if the Huns knew about the cave?
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“Be quiet!” Humbert called over the panicked voices of the rebels, but they continued talking. Some of them were packing their things away and some of them had already fled through the wall of the cave.
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“SILENCE!” Humbert yelled at the top of his voice, and the cave fell silent. “Listen, everybody, we are going to have to fight these alien creatures, otherwise they will destroy the world. Now we can try and find their base through the tunnels.”
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“What about the Huns?” a rebel called out.
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“Look, they don’t have Attila at the moment, so they aren’t as powerful!” Humbert explained.
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“Then why don’t we take back Tointraken, while he’s gone?” a rebel with a large beard called. This was followed by several calls of agreement.
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“No, okay, we have to stop them from destroying the world,” Humbert replied, “It’s our town, or the world, now please, join me.”
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The Woman looked from Attila to the Doctor, Georgia and Conner with a confused look. General Nay picked himself off the floor, with a look of outrage on his face. Ezio stood up and quickly drew his sword and pointed it directly at General Nay’s neck, as General Nay pulled out a gun and pointed it at the Woman. Attila pointed his sword at the Woman, and Georgia, in turn, pulled out a gun and pointed it at Attila.
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“Well this was fun,” Conner commented sarcastically.
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“Shut up,” Ridgebull, in Georgia’s form, snapped back.
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“I will not stop at killing you,” General Nay hissed at the Woman.
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“Neither will I,” Attila growled, “You’re the one in charge of the rebellion, aren’t you? The secret rebellion. Your base is in a secret cave, but I found it, with my guards, and right now there should be a Hun army massing towards it...”
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“No,” the Woman said in a shocked and distraught voice, as she lowered her sword slightly.
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“Oh no, that’s my fault, I left the door open...” Encwar began.
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“I don’t care about your petty life troubles, this is the hour when this Earth will become a wreck and Attila shall be crowned as one of the Kings of the Universe!” General Nay announced.
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“Not if we can help it,” Conner replied.
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“Guards, stun all of them, lock them up, except for the traitor, and the blonde one,” General Nay ordered, lowering his gun, as the guards fired shots at Ezio and Conner.
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“Sir, you can’t do that...” Traynar interrupted.
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“As usual Traynar, shut up,” General Nay said, as the Woman was stunned and Attila sneered.
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“Why am I not gettin’ killed?” Georgia snapped.
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“Because, Ridgebull, you aren’t so good at hiding your personality, and Quetragar isn’t clever,” General Nay replied, “Now, let’s get into the tunnels. We shall hold the event in the cave of ages.”
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Quetragar dragged the real Georgia past another stunned guard and up a long corridor. If anybody had been watching in General Nay’s control room, they would have been in deep trouble. Suddenly, Quetragar stopped on the corner of a corridor.
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“What’s wrong?” Georgia hissed.
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“It’s that Doctor bloke, and three other humans being dragged along a corridor by a group of guards,” Quetragar said.
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“Stun them,” Georgia hissed.
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“There’s too many of them, they’ll see me,” Quetragar replied.
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“Fine I’ll do it,” Georgia said, pushing Quetragar out of the way.
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“You don’t have a gun,” Quetragar whined.
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“I picked one up from one of the other guards you shot,” Georgia answered quickly, “Let’s get this over and done with, it looks like the Doctor’s already starting to wake up.” Georgia and Quetragar aimed and fired their guns, stunning the four guards in a couple of shots, and Georgia accidentally shot Ezio too.
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“Doctor!” Georgia said, running up the corridor towards the waking Doctor.
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“You’re Georgia, I’m guessing?” the Doctor commented sleepily.
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“What’s going on?” Georgia asked. The Doctor looked at Georgia alarmed and then he jumped up.
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“Georgia, you wait with this lot till they wake up,” the Doctor ordered, before turning to Quetragar, who looked vague, “You, you know your way around here. Get me to one of the labs!”
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“Yes sir,” Quetragar said nodding, as the Doctor and Quetragar rushed off down the corridor.
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“So I just wait here?” Georgia moaned, “When do I get changed back? Hello?” Georgia made a frustrated noise and sat down next to Conner, whose eyes were slowly opening.
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“Wha’appened?” Conner said slowly.
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“I don’t know, the Doctor didn’t tell me,” Georgia muttered.
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“GEORGIA!” Conner exploded, hugging Ridgebull, who he hadn’t, at first, realised was Georgia. Georgia hugged Conner back with a smile on her Nayragar face.
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“It’s great to see you again, but how flippin’ dare you turn me into an alien!” Georgia snarled, “I woke up, confused, also what actually happened to me, I think I remember a Lion but...”
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“You died,” Conner said.
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“I what?” Georgia hissed.
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“Not now, will explain everything later, we need to stop Attila destroying the world,” Conner explained.
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“What’s going on?” the Woman asked, stretching, “I thought we were being locked up.”
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“Yeah, me and Quetragar stunned the guards,” Georgia explained, “I’m Georgia by the way, I’m actually Human, it’s confusing.”
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“Yes, I’m very confused,” the Woman admitted.
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“Basically, Attila isn’t himself, which is why he’s been acting so strange lately, the aliens have been altering his mind,” Conner explained, “They did this because he’s the only one that can wield this magical sword that can destroy the world, so that the Nayragar can terraform this place and make it their home planet.”
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“But why’s she helping?” the Woman asked, with a very confused look on her face.
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“I’m not actually human,” Georgia whined, glaring at Conner.
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“Hey, we had to put your essence in Ridgebull’s body otherwise Ridgebull would die,” Conner explained, as the Doctor and Quetragar came sprinting down the corridor holding several strange implements in their hands.
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“Doctor, what...?” Conner began.
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“No time, I need to create something to return Attila’s essence to normal so...” the Doctor began.
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“Oh...” Conner said, looking at the Woman.
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“What?” the Woman replied.
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“I think I’m right in thinking that you’ve been here before?” Conner asked.
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“Well, I think I have,” the Woman muttered.
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“Ah, your memories have been compressed as you have more than one essence in your body,” the Doctor explained at a rapid pace, “You have some of Attila’s essence, and so we need to return it to Attila.”
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“I changed, I became stronger, but nicer in some ways,” the Woman muttered.
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“Attila was alright before the Nayragar edited his essence, but now we can return his essence to him, so he won’t want to destroy the world,” the Doctor continued.
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“How you gonna do that?” Georgia asked.
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“With this thing,” the Doctor said giving Ridgebull-Georgia the strange things he was carrying and pulling out his sonic screwdriver.
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“With what thing?” Georgia asked in an exasperated voice.
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“You haven’t changed,” the Doctor commented.
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“Well duh,” Georgia whined.
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“So we can still stop what’s going on?” the Woman said.
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“Yes, we’d better get moving soon though, those guards look like they’re waking up,” the Doctor pointed out.
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“Ezio hasn’t woken up either,” the Woman muttered.
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“Yeah, kinda my fault, I shot him,” Georgia said, with a shrug.
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“Can all Nayragar gather in the Cave of Ages, immediately please,” Traynar’s voice echoed around the corridor.
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“Come on!” the Woman said, running off.
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“Wait!” the Doctor called, as Conner began to run after her. The Doctor, Georgia and Quetragar followed clumsily, as they were still carrying the strange objects that the Doctor was using to make whatever he was making. Just then Ezio began to stir.
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“What...?” Ezio muttered as he saw figures running away from him.
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General Nay stood in the centre of the cave, as the Nayragar began to settle themselves along the edge of the cavern. Attila was standing next to General Nay, and on his other side stood Traynar, who had a nervous looking Encwar at gunpoint.
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“And now the ceremony begins!” General Nay shouted to the crowd, “Attila shall become a God of the Universe!”
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“So, I become a god, at the cost of the Earth,” Attila said.
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“That’s right, the Earth is tiny compared to the empire you shall have throughout space,” General Nay told Attila in a persuading voice, “And the Earth will not be destroyed, but improved.”
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“And the Huns?” Attila questioned.
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“Will go down in History,” General Nay hissed. Traynar looked at the ground, General Nay was lying to Attila, and now he realised that if he didn’t do something soon it would be too late.
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“He lies!” Traynar shouted, “Attila, all Human life will be destroyed! You are just going to become some weapon of the Nayragar!”
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“A load of rubbish!” General Nay roared, “He is jealous because he doesn’t get to become a ruler of the Universe! And this is what we do to people who spread malicious lies!” General Nay took out his gun and shot Traynar in the chest.
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“Please...” Traynar said to Encwar, as he lay on the ground, “Die...” Traynar’s eyes then became unfocused and glassy as life left him.
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The Doctor ran into General Nay’s control room, followed swiftly by Quetragar and Georgia and a few seconds later by Ezio, who was panting and had a confused look on his face.
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“Doctor, the Woman didn’t come in here,” Georgia panted.
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“I know, this is a detour...” the Doctor muttered, as he rushed over to the control panel and pressed two buttons in.
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“What are you doing?” Quetragar asked.
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“Well, by the look of these screens there’s mass movement in the tunnels, Huns, Lions and the rebels,” the Doctor explained, “We need to do anything we can to stop General Nay’s plans. So I’m opening all doors!”
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A shepherd looked on in awe as a huge hill erupted from the ground with a lit entrance that led into a cave. The hill seemed to be sloping steeply on one side. Inside the cave doors appeared along the edge of the cavern, leading to tunnels beneath the Earth and in the tunnels, huge stone slabs whooshed from the ground to reveal an endless maze of tunnels.
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Humbert led the Huns through the tunnels with a determined look on his face. He was carrying a sword in one hand and a flaming torch in the other.
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“Hurry up!” Humbert called, but then suddenly several things happened at once. A part of the tunnel wall seemed to fall away and Humbert ran through it into a large cave, followed closely by the leading group of the rebel army. A lion crashed through the ceiling of the tunnel and roared. A group of Huns led by Attila’s main two body guards appeared at the other end of the cave, and several Lions ran into the cave from entrances that were appearing in the ground, on the roof and along the walls.
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“Fight!” Humbert yelled, and the rebels roared in response.
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The Doctor ran down the stone steps, making his strange essence-transferring gun as he ran, to the annoyance of Georgia and Quetragar who were still carrying several items. Ezio was following slowly behind, checking that nobody was following them.
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“Nearly finished,” the Doctor exclaimed.
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“You do need the things I‘m carrying, right?” Georgia asked.
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“Um... no, they were just spares, things always break...” the Doctor replied sheepishly.
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“DOCTOR!” Georgia said angrily.
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General Nay rose the goblet to his mouth and drained the glass before giving it to Encwar, who placed the goblet at Attila’s feet.
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“The goblet matches the sword, and they must be brought together for the magic to work,” Encwar stated, “All watchers must now kneel! And Attila must destroy the goblet with the sword...” Attila swung the sword at the goblet, which sprang into millions of pieces.
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“Now, the final verse,” General Nay cackled.
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“Alakamarte sayteram Nayragar foil, Of boil erk, merge,” Encwar recited from an old book, and Attila felt the golden sword become slightly heavier.
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“What is going on?” Attila asked.
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“The sword is becoming a weapon of mass destruction,” General Nay said, smiling.
Suddenly, the Woman rushed into the cave, and she spotted Attila. She charged at him with her sword drawn and her face filled with determination.
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“Stop her!” General Nay commanded, and two Nayragar grabbed her from behind, but she fought them off, knocking them both to the ground.
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“I contain part of him!” the Woman shouted to the crowd.
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“What?” General Nay muttered.
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“I have some of his soul, his nice parts, which you took away,” the Woman explained.
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“What is going on?” Attila grunted, as Conner ran into the room, and walked nervously towards the Woman, as the Nayragar’s heads began to turn so they could look at him.
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“Sorry about this,” Conner said.
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“Oh don’t say sorry,” Ridgebull called from Georgia’s body, “That git is going to destroy the world.”
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“Control them!” General Nay yelled, and a couple of Nayragar fired ropes at the Humans, which wrapped themselves around them.
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“No!” Conner exclaimed.
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“Continue Encwar,” General Nay ordered.
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“No,” Encwar replied.
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“What?” General Nay snapped.
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“I’m not helping you anymore!” Encwar replied.
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“So be it,” General Nay snarled, firing a shot at Encwar, whose eyes rolled before he fell to the ground, dead.
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“How dare you kill the Caller! That’s against the law!” Ridgebull yelled.
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“Silence them!” General Nay ordered, and a few Nayragar gagged Conner, the Woman and Ridgebull. He looked around the room with fury bubbling inside him. Nothing more could go wrong, not now.
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“The ceremony is almost over; I can finish the last verse!” General Nay announced to the room.
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Humbert fought his way past two Huns, one rather huge, and he then killed a rather ferocious looking Lion. The Huns and Rebels were fighting each other, and the Lions were attacking anyone in sight. Humbert was now on the opposite side of the Cave, fighting one of Attila’s two bodyguards, who were both fighting their best.
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“You will not kill me,” Humbert said, saying each word as his sword clanged against the bodyguard’s.
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“I am not Human!” the bodyguard replied sneering.
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“What?” Humbert said, stopping his attack. The bodyguard laughed a cruel laugh and Humbert took his chance and sliced off the guard’s head.
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“You can still die,” Humbert commented. He turned and did not expect to see another cave, and sprinting through it were three figures; The Doctor, Georgia, Ezio and one of the Nayragar. The Doctor seemed to be carrying a strange metal object in one of his hands.
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“Doctor!” Humbert yelled, running towards the figures. Georgia turned around and stopped the Doctor from running further.
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“Humbert!” Ezio exclaimed.
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“Humbert, no time, but what is going on?” the Doctor said.
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“It’s the Huns and those Lions, they’re attacking us,” Humbert explained.
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“Uh oh, Lion heading this way,” Georgia muttered.
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“Run!” Quetragar snapped, and she led the way into a tunnel, followed closely by the Doctor, Georgia and Humbert.
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“Fire from the darkest power, night and day will not slander,” General Nay recited, as smoke began emitting from the tip of Attila’s sword, “Time and time again we say, war doesn’t matter on night nor day.” The ground began to shake, and parts of the cavern’s ceiling fell to the ground.
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“Fire to the world, fire from death, heat this place and give the wielder power!” General Nay roared to the sky, as Attila’s sword, burst into flames, but Attila found that he couldn’t let go.
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“At last!” General Nay cackled, as the Doctor, Georgia, Quetragar, Ezio and Humbert rushed into the room. The Doctor pointed the gun-like object he was carrying at General Nay, who spun around.
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“You can’t stop me now, Doctor, and what’s that supposed to be?” General Nay laughed.
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“Something that can transfer essences,” the Doctor replied.
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“Attila, destroy the world!” General Nay roared, and as Attila raised his sword, the world began to shake, and more rocks fell from the ceiling. Red fire shot out of Attila’s sword and swirled in a mist above Attila’s head.
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“We’re too late!” Georgia yelled from Ridgebull’s body.
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“I’m so sorry!” Quetragar muttered. The Doctor pointed the gun at the Woman and shot a beam of white light towards her. Something green shot out of the Woman and shot towards Attila who fell to the ground.
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“I said destroy the world!” General Nay roared.
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“No!” Attila replied, and the fire from his sword vanished.
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“YOU WILL DO AS I SAY!” General Nay shouted.
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“Don’t, Attila, or your empire will be destroyed,” the Doctor said, “The Nayragar took part of your ess... soul away. They’ve been treating you like a puppet of theirs, even taking over the minds of your two bodyguards to guide you here!”
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“So you could become a God!” General Nay replied.
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“Don’t believe him!” Ridgebull shouted from Georgia’s body, as a group of Lions rushed into the room followed closely by a group of Huns, and then a group of rebels. The Nayragar rushed forward and a battle commenced, as Georgia and Quetragar quickly freed the others.
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“Where’s General Nay?” Conner asked.
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“I don’t know,” Ridgebull replied, standing up. She came face to face with her own body, with a different essence inside.
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“This is weird,” Georgia commented, staring at herself.
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“Humbert,” the Woman cried, hugging Humbert, who looked shocked, “For so long my mind has been clouded, but now I can come back to you.”
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“Who are you?” Humbert asked, and the Woman took off the cloak hiding her face, to reveal a beautiful and very recognisable face.
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“Eden!” Humbert exclaimed, hugging his wife, with tears flooding his eyes. Suddenly, a Lion rushed forward and Quetragar shot it quickly.
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“We have to go! Now!” Quetragar said, as a couple of Huns broke free of the fight and charged at them, causing Georgia to shoot them both.
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“I agree!” Georgia said, and the seven of them exited the cave via the tunnel that General Nay had ran off through, followed by Attila and the Doctor.
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“Where’s Traynar?” Quetragar asked Ridgebull.
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“I’m sorry, he’s dead!” Ridgebull replied in Georgia’s voice.
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“We will be too, if we don’t hurry up!” Ezio snapped.
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General Nay ran up the stone steps towards the base, but Attila was close after him. General Nay tripped and fell to the floor, as the Doctor appeared on the scene.
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“Attila, you’re better than this!” the Doctor called, “Don’t kill him!”
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“But they tricked me...” Attila began.
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“No, kill me! Do it! You know you want to!” General Nay hissed. Attila roared and suddenly something exploded from Attila’s sword. A shockwave shook the Earth, and everyone inside the tunnels felt it. General Nay smirked as he ran into the base, away from Attila.
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“Not too fast!” Vasray snarled, blocking General Nay’s path.
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“You aren’t supposed to be here!” General Nay roared.
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“Sorry about that,” Vasray replied, smirking, “Bye now!” Vasray shot General Nay in the heart, as Attila aimed his sword at the Nayragar base, which exploded, with extreme force. The Doctor ducked, as he spotted a familiar blue object fly through the fire.
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“What’s that?” Conner yelled, pointing up the tunnel, at the wall of fire that was heading their way.
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“We need to get outside!” Quetragar yelled, “Come on!” Quetragar led the way back down the tunnel and through another door into another cave. Ridgebull spotted the Doctor’s strange essence-transferring gun, and picked it up before fleeing the wall of fire, that was getting closer and closer.
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Quetragar pushed open a metal door, and ran out onto the Earth’s surface, followed closely by Georgia, still in Ridgebull’s form, then Conner, Eden, Humbert, Ezio and Ridgebull bringing up the rear.
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“Duck!” Georgia yelled, as smoke whooshed through the door and spread itself into the air.
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“I can’t breathe,” Quetragar sighed.
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“Neither can I,” Georgia muttered.
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“Must be the smoke,” Humbert said.
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“No, Nayragar can’t survive outside, I’m sorry,” Conner muttered, “Georgia, I won't let you use that...”
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“I’m not Georgia! I’m Ridgebull, Georgia’s the one suffocating!” Ridgebull exclaimed, “And I will gladly give up my life for one who saves others.”
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“But...” Eden muttered.
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“I’m sorry,” Conner said, holding Georgia’s hand. Ridgebull flet tears in Georgia’s eyes, and she blinked them away, as she pulled the trigger of the gun. A white beam shot towards Ridgebull’s lifeless body, and a yellow mist shot out of it and into Georgia’s body. Georgia opened her own eyes, and began to cry.
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“Georgia!” Conner said, hugging his friend.
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“I’m so sorry,” Georgia said, as she rushed to hold Ridgebull and Quetragar’s hands.
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“We saved the Earth,” Ridgebull replied smiling, “Good luck saving it again...” With that Ridgebull closed her eyes, and breathed no more, as the TARDIS materialised on Quetragar’s body.
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Quetragar opened her eyes to find herself in a large spherical control room. Standing above her was the Doctor, who was grinning.
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“We’re taking you back to your home planet, is that alright? Oh and make sure you warn the Nayragar not to come back,” the Doctor said. Georgia and Conner smiled at Quetragar before resuming their conversation.
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“It’s good to have you back Georgia,” Conner said, “Now then, it’s about time I explained to you what happened.”
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“Oh I don’t really want to know, all I know is that we saved the Earth again,” Georgia replied smiling.
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Attila stood in the centre of the town of Tointraken with a smile on his face. Standing beside him were Humbert, Eden and Ezio.
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“Tointraken stands firm, as the Huns and the townspeople join together in an alliance, which will last a lifetime!” Attila told the crowds of Huns and townspeople and rebels, who were watching him intently, “Evil has tried to penetrate us, but it will not succeed! Together we shall hunt down the last of the Lions and wipe them from this Earth!” The crowds applauded and cheered Attila, as Humbert and Eden linked hands.
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“I don’t understand how he survived,” Ezio commented.
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“The sword must have somehow saved him,” Humbert replied.
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“It seems to have just become a normal sword now,” Eden added, “And what happened to the rest of the Nayragar?”
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“They died, all of them, once the base was destroyed and the smoke filled the tunnels, they didn’t get out,” Humbert explained.
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“At least everything’s back to normal now,” Ezio said, walking away.
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“Not everything,” Eden said smiling, as Humbert placed a hand on her stomach.
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“A little heir,” Humbert replied, hugging Eden, as the sun shone down on the now-peaceful town of Tointraken...
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<strong>THE END</strong>
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<strong>Next Time:</strong>
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<br />
"I won't be coming back."
<br />
"It's treason - and she will make you pay."
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"We. Are. At. A. Museum."
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"I've heard the years under her command were particularly turbulent."
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"I'm writing an article for the Galactic Times, and I was wondering if I could talk to Tracy Carter?"
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"If you touch even a single drop, the Flood will take over you, and you will kill everyone here."
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"A storm is coming..."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-8985739545873089932010-09-12T17:56:00.002+01:002010-09-12T18:14:00.357+01:00Episode 5: Rise of the Nayragar Part 4Conner watched, as Georgia clumsily opened the door, climbed up some steps and then stumbled onto the surface of planet Earth. She looked around with an awe-struck look.
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“I’ve never been allowed up here,” Georgia muttered.
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“Why not?” Conner asked.
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“We can’t breathe the air outside the tunnels; we need an extra element to survive,” Georgia explained, “After a few seconds out here I’d die, unless I wore a special air filter.”
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“Where are we going then?” Conner questioned.
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“There are a group of rebels who have been hiding in a secret cave around here,” Georgia said, “We might as well start there, as this Woman is one of the rebels.”
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“What did she steal?” Conner asked. Ridgebull stared at Conner through Georgia’s eyes and decided to tell him the truth.
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“She stole Attila’s essence,” Ridgebull told Conner calmly, “I don’t know whether she meant to or not, but somehow, Attila’s true essence went into her...”
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“Then what essence has Attila got?” Conner asked, with a confused look.
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“He’s got a computer-made essence, it looks the same as his, except we altered parts of his personality to suit the Nayragar cause,” Ridgebull continued, “Otherwise Attila wouldn’t want to destroy the Human race and recreate this planet, even if we did promise him the stars.”
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“You were part of that?” Conner asked angrily.
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“I had no choice,” Ridgebull muttered, “But I couldn’t live knowing that this was going to happen, so I was going to return his true essence to him, nobody would know and the plan would fail, but then it was stolen.”
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“So that’s why you’re trying to find her then?” Conner said.
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“I’ve been trying to find her, and I discovered using our sensitive systems that she was living in a secret cave, which is one of the entrances to the base,” Ridgebull explained, “I tried to lead her here, by opening and sealing the entrances into the tunnels, one time I was successful and she found her way into the tunnel, but when I came to the door I expected her to come out of, you were there.”
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“Lion!” Conner exclaimed.
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“Yes, and the Lion,” Ridgebull sighed, “Anyway, let’s get going.”
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“No, I mean there’s a Lion over there!” Conner yelled with a look of alarm. Ridgebull spun round and saw that there was indeed a Lion standing there.
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“They’ve been running wild, ever since that farmer slew Lok,” Ridgebull muttered, “Chasing and killing anyone they find.” The Lion bounded forwards, and Conner watched as Ridgebull drew a gun from Georgia’s pocket and fired at it. The Lion burst into flames and when the flames subsided all that was left of it was ash.
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“That was fun,” Ridgebull commented, “But this gun is running out of power, so this way...”
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Quetragar quickly explained what essences were to Ridgebull, as General Nay was looking increasingly impatient, and she didn’t want to be fired like Vasray, who had skulked into a corner, where he was checking systems on a Nayragar computer.
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“Have you finished yet?” General Nay snapped.
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“Yes,” Quetragar sighed.
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“Then Ridgebull, can we use Attila’s edited essence?” General Nay snarled.
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“We agreed not to, we agreed to use his original essence,” Quetragar interrupted.
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“Look I still don’t know if we can because the only thing I know is what essences actually are, I have had a memory loss, remember?” Georgia replied, in Ridgebull’s alien voice.
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“Oh shut up, both of you, and don’t be silly Quetragar, you and Ridgebull knew I’d been planning this for months,” General Nay hissed.
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“Well, we realised that your evil mind would want success,” Traynar explained, “And you knew that the real Attila may not want to help you, like he may not have wanted to kill those people, accept the lions, accept his new bodyguards, et cetera, which is why you asked for the edited essence in the first place.”
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“We had to get him here, how else were we going to do it?” General Nay snapped, “Argue with me again, and you’ll be out of here before you can say the Doctor.”
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“What about him?” Georgia asked.
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“He’s that idiot intruder who I killed with my missiles,” General Nay growled.
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“WHAT?” Georgia shrieked, “I mean, who?”
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“That alien, who arrived in the blue box, and made friends with Attila, and ended up in the pit,” General Nay explained, “But then he escaped in the old spacecraft after we tried to shoot him, and then he destroyed our spaceship, before I destroyed him!”
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“You mean, you destroyed the original spacecraft?” Traynar asked, with a shocked look, “You can’t do such a thing without informing the Nayragar government, that spaceship is of historical importance!”
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“Oh shut up, what did I say about arguing, anyway what are you going to do about it?” General Nay argued, “I am in charge of this base, I am in charge of Earth, Ridgebull has lost her mind, so I’m now fully in command!”
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“Why did you kill the Doctor?” Georgia asked.
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“I’m not answering your stupid questions!” General Nay roared.
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“STUPID QUESTIONS?” Georgia exploded, “I have not lost my mind! I know that I am rightfully in charge here, and you will be silent! That man could have helped you-us! He could have helped, I’m sure he could, but you, you idiot, you wipe him from the face of the Earth, without giving a tiny rat’s arse about the consequences, so you will step down from your position, or I shall inform the Nayragar government, that you destroyed an important historical artefact!” Quetragar and Traynar smiled, the old Ridgebull was back.
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“I’ve had enough of you,” General Nay muttered nastily, and in one fluid motion General Nay pulled out a gun and shot a beam of red light at Ridgebull, whose eyes rolled, before she collapsed.
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The Doctor sprinted away from the Lions which bounded after him with a snarl. He took a quick look behind him to see how far away the Lions were, but when he turned back he ran straight into a swarm of flies and tripped and fell, as the flies got in his eyes. The Doctor could sense the Lions getting closer, so he stood up with his eyes shut and ran forward, away from the sounds of the Lions.
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“Help someone!” the Doctor yelled, but nobody heard him. Suddenly, the growls of the Lions vanished and they were replaced with the sounds of fires crackling and people chattering. The Doctor rubbed his eyes and blinked several times, before he looked around to find himself in a cavern.
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“Oh, the rebels cavern...” the Doctor said interestedly.
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Attila peered up the tunnel and caught a glimpse of light. He smirked and walked quietly up the tunnel, followed by his two guards. Attila saw that there way a doorway in the tunnel, and he peeked through it. There was a huge cavern, with tents and shacks and standing in the centre of the cavern, was a strange creature Attila had never seen before.
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“We’ve found the rebels!” Attila hissed at the guards.
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“Let’s go and...” one of the guards began.
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“You-stay with me,” Attila interrupted, before turning to the other guard and snapping, “Go and get the Huns! We are going to wipe out every last rebel... tonight!”
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“Yes sir,” the guard said, as he turned and sped off down the tunnel.
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“What are we going to do?” Attila’s other guard asked.
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“Wait and watch,” Attila snarled back.
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Ezio and the Woman saw a sparkling ahead, and they found a pair of metal double doors facing them. Ezio looked interested; he had never seen doors made out of metal before. The Woman, however, did not seem amazed. She just strode forward and knocked on the door.
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“What are you doing?” Ezio asked, “These could be enemies.”
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“I’ve been here before...” the Woman muttered.
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“When?” Ezio asked.
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“I can’t remember, something has been crushing my memories,” the Woman sighed, “It was here when I changed...” The door swung open to reveal four strange alien guards standing there with determined expressions on their faces.
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“What’s this?” Vasray said, brushing away the guards with his hands, “Who are you?”
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“You don’t need to know my name,” the Woman snapped, “Who and what are you?”
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“You don’t need to our name, or mine,” Vasray replied, “What are you doing here? How did you get in?”
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“We had to push a wall up,” Ezio answered.
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“You can’t be that strong,” Vasray snarled.
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“It was me actually, but I realise that your species is just as sexist as mine,” the Woman said unhappily, “We came here after we found our way into the tunnels, we followed a tunnel up here after we fled from Attila the Hun.”
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“Interesting,” Vasray said sarcastically, “Although, what is interesting is that you got into the tunnels. Who let you in?”
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“Nobody let us in,” Ezio replied.
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“What happened to me here?” the Woman asked, “I’ve been here before, I know I have.”
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“That is interesting,” Vasray commented seriously, “Guards take them, and follow me to General Nay’s room.” The guards nodded and took hold of Ezio and the Woman.
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“What are they?” Ezio whimpered.
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“Not of this world, obviously,” the Woman muttered, “Now unhand me this instant!”
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“My guards will kill you if you complain,” Vasray said in a matter-of-fact voice, as he walked along the corridor and immediately the Woman stopped struggling, but only because she wanted to find out more. She knew she could take these guards on in a fight.
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Georgia opened her eyes to find herself lying on a bed, in an empty room. She looked around and found that she was still this Ridgebull person.
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“Hello?” she called, but she got no reply. She walked over to the door and tried to open it, but it wouldn’t budge.
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“Hello!” Georgia called again, much louder this time, and she heard someone stand up against the door.
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“Ridgebull, is that you?” Georgia heard the voice of Quetragar say.
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“Yeah, maybe,” Georgia replied.
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“General Nay locked you up! I’m so sorry! He’s gonna get a Doctor to look at your brain or something,” Quetragar said.
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“Quetragar, can’t you let me out?” Georgia asked.
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“I don’t have the key, and the guard won’t give it to me,” Quetragar muttered.
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“Why are you here?” Georgia asked.
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“I thought you might want some company,” Quetragar answered.
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“Thanks, that was very kind...” Georgia said, smiling slightly, before her worried look returned.
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Vasray strode into General Nay’s control room, where Traynar and General Nay were busy at computers. Vasray cleared his throat and General Nay spun round, with an arrogant look of defiance on his face.
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<br />
“What are you still doing here?” General Nay asked.
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“I’m here to help, I brought these Humans to you, they were the intruders,” Vasray explained.
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“How did they get in?” General Nay snapped.
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“We pushed the...” Ezio began.
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“Humans may not speak in my presence, so shut up,” General Nay hissed, before turning to Vasray.
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“The Woman pushed the stone seal up, so they got in,” Vasray explained.
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“Most interesting story I heard all day, not,” General Nay said rapidly, “Get out of here Vasray, you irritating piece of scum. Get on the next shuttle out, or I shall have you killed.”
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“Sir, those stone seal doors are very heavy, it would take someone stronger than a Human woman to lift it,” Traynar pointed out.
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“So she’s stronger than a normal woman, it’s nice to know, not that I care,” General Nay muttered, “Have them killed Traynar, now.”
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“But sir...” Traynar began.
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“Human life means nothing to me, only Nayragar’s with power and potential mean anything to me,” General Nay hissed, “Except Ridgebull, but now that she’s gone mad, I’m happy to say we won’t be getting married.”
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Encwar stood before the rebels with a gleam in his eye. Humbert had been explaining that a person known as ‘the Woman’ had gone on an expedition with Ezio through the tunnels.
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“Now, has anybody seen Eden Marsh?” Humbert asked the audience.
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“That’s not important!” Encwar snapped, stepping forward.
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“She’s my wife, and she’s missing thank you very much, I find that extremely important,” Humbert replied.
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“Haven’t seen her for ages!” a rebel called.
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“She sometimes pops in, but she never stays, we don’t know where she goes,” a second rebel replied.
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“I don’t care, the whole world could be at stake here, this whole world is going to be destroyed,” Encwar explained to the rebels, “Unless I find this person. His name is the Doctor. He has a time machine, it looks like a blue box.”
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Attila’s face lit up, and so did the guard, who took out a small metal object and pressed his finger on it, so information from his brain would scan into the Nayragar system...
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Traynar pointed the gun at Ezio first, and Ezio’s heart began to race. He was going to die. The Woman drew her sword and General Nay pulled out his gun.
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“Don’t move, you silly girl,” General Nay snarled, “Now which part of you shall I blow up first. Let’s go for the head...”
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“Sir!” Traynar exclaimed, “Look at the screen! The Doctor has been found! And Encwar too!”
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“Oh that traitor is going to get himself killed,” General Nay growled, “You two guards, stay with them. Traynar, get all the others to meet me by the cave entrance, as soon as possible!”
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“I saw some Huns dragging a blue box through the town yesterday!” a rebel exclaimed.
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“Hang on, but I’ve met the Doctor, and he had a blue box!” Humbert exclaimed, “That’s him over there!” The Doctor ducked down behind some barrels and he started crawling back towards the wall he had come through.
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“Doctor, please, I’m on your side!” Encwar explained.
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“You sure about that,” the Doctor called back from his position, “You’re a Nayragar.”
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“I know that, but alot of Nayragar don’t want this planet to be destroyed!” Encwar shouted back, “The Nayragar are literally going to destroy all the Earth with fire using Attila and his sword. They’ve edited Attila’s essence, so he won’t think twice about destroying the Earth, as long as he gets to travel through the universe. They’re going to burn the Earth and terraform it, so it is just like our home planet! Doctor, you have to help me stop them!”
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“How do you think I can do that?” the Doctor asked.
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“By using your time machine! You can go back in time and stop them from ever coming here!”
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“It’s not that simple!” the Doctor replied, stepping out from behind a tent, “I mean I could go back in time, but we’re part of events, it would be a paradox.”
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“But you could do it?” Encwar questioned.
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“I could try, but it would risk blowing a hole in the universe!” the Doctor explained.
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“It’s that or the Earth gets destroyed!” Encwar pointed out.
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“Who are you?” the Doctor asked interestedly.
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“I’m Encwar, also known as the Caller, they need me to activate Attila’s sword,” Encwar explained.
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“Why can’t we just kill you then?” Humbert said, “Then nobody could activate the sword, whatever this sword is...”
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“There are more Callers out there, but I know a way to destroy the sword too! If you have it...” Encwar began, and the Doctor’s face fell.
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<br />
Conner followed Georgia through a field of long grass, until they reached another field with shorter, greener grass. He could see a lake in the distance and a willow tree nearby.
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“Where are we going Georgia?” Conner asked.
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“I’m not Georgia!” Ridgebull shrieked.
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“Sorry,” Conner quickly answered, “Are we there yet?”
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“Nearly, we’re going to have to close our eyes and walk forwards,” Ridgebull explained, “It’s a special psychic entrance; you can only get in by closing your eyes.”
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“All right then, where am I walking?” Conner asked.
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“That way,” Ridgebull said, pointing away from the willow tree, “Now close your eyes.” As Conner closed his eyes, he heard a growling.
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“Lions!” Conner exclaimed.
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“Conner, run forward with your eyes closed! Now!” Ridgebull yelled.
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“But, we’ll get eaten,” Conner whined.
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“JUST DO IT! YOU TINY-MINDED IDIOT, OR YOU’LL GET EATEN ANYWAY!” There was a roar and a scream, but then Ridgebull found herself tripping over a bucket, and she opened her eyes to find herself in the cave, with Conner lying next to her.
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“I don’t have it, I don’t know who did,” the Doctor sighed.
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“But the touch of a time traveller awoke it,” Encwar pointed out.
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“Doctor!” Conner exclaimed, running forward with Ridgebull.
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“They might have actually,” the Doctor told Encwar smiling widely, as Conner and Georgia ran through the crowd of rebels towards the Doctor, Encwar and Humbert.
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“Georgia! Conner!” the Doctor said, hugging Conner, but Georgia had raised her eyebrows.
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“I’m not Georgia!” Ridgebull snarled, “Now where is the Woman?”
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“She’s not here, she went to explore the caves,” Humbert explained.
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“But she’s stolen Attila’s essence!” Ridgebull snarled.
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“Ridgebull plans to return Attila’s essence to him, so he won’t destroy the world for the Nayragar,” Conner explained to the Doctor beaming.
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“Brilliant idea,” Encwar exclaimed, “So all we need to do now is find this woman.”
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“But who’s Ridgebull?” the Doctor asked.
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“I am,” Ridgebull replied.
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“Don’t tell me you’ve messed about with their essences,” the Doctor moaned.
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“I had to let her, or Georgia was gonna die,” Conner explained. Ridgebull looked round as she thought she heard someone move in the corner.
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“Alright, no time, we’ll have to return their essences some other time, now we have to find the Woman,” the Doctor announced.
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“Bad luck Doctor!” General Nay cackled, stepping out from the shadows, “We have her capture. Oh dear me, your plan has failed. And Encwar, you naughty thing, we’ll have to kill you for being a traitor.”
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“What about me?” Ridgebull asked, as hundreds of Nayragar with guns started emerging from the shadows of the cave.
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“I don’t care about some self-obsessed Human girl,” General Nay snapped, he obviously had not overheard that Ridgebull’s essence was inside Georgia’s body, “Now then, Encwar, the Doctor and you two time travelling Humans, are all coming with me to the Nayragar control centre. Attila, you too!”
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“What!? How did you know I was here?” Attila roared.
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“We are magical creatures Attila, and you could become one of us,” General Nay said smiling, “You could help us rule the universe, but we have a little job for you to do first. Come on then!”
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TO BE CONTINUEDUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-40821094096146759172010-09-02T20:08:00.002+01:002010-09-02T20:21:07.488+01:00Episode 5: Rise of the Nayragar Part 3Vasray took out his communicator, but Conner hit it out of hit hand in one rapid motion. Conner swiftly picked up a strange metal object lying on Ridgebull’s desk and he swung it at Vasray, who collapsed onto the floor. Georgia’s eyes flitted open and she then sat up, rubbing her eyes.
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“Conner, what’s going on?” Georgia said, in Ridgebull’s tone of voice.
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“He just turned up,” Conner replied.
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“Conner, I need to put Georgia under a sedative, can you hide Vasray somewhere?” Georgia asked.
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“Where?” Conner asked.
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“Oh, I’ll move him, can you sedate her please,” Georgia replied, “Press that pen to her arm.”
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“Alright, Georgia,” Conner replied.
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“I’m not Georgia!” Georgia snapped.
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“I was talking to the Georgia in your body...” Conner said lamely, as Georgia left the room. Conner picked up the pen and decided not to sedate Ridgebull’s body, which was containing Georgia’s essence. The real Georgia could find out more about the Nayragar when in Ridgebull’s body, so he had scribbled her a note and left it in her pocket, although he had an idea that Georgia would still be agitated when she found herself as an alien.
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“Have you done it?” Georgia asked as she entered the room, “I’ve hidden Vasray in a cupboard.”
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“Yes, I’ve done it,” Conner lied, “Now let’s get going before she wakes up, I mean he – Vasray.”
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“Good idea,” Georgia answered, as she led the way out of the room. Conner took one last look at the body containing Georgia’s essence, before following Ridgebull.
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Ezio stared as the Woman heaved at the rock which had sealed the tunnel they were in. The Woman was trying to lift the rock with her strength, which Ezio thought she seemed to lack.
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“Help me then,” the Woman whined, “I’m not made of muscle.”
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“You won’t be able to lift that,” Ezio replied.
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“I can and I will, I just need a bit of help,” the Woman snapped, as she lifted the huge stone slightly higher.
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“But...” Ezio began, but suddenly a booming voice echoed down the tunnel from the darkness. The Woman froze.
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“I HEARD A NOISE THAT WAY!” Attila roared, “COME ON! I WILL STOP THE REBELLION!”
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“That’s Attila!” the Woman hissed at Ezio.
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“We need to get out of here!” Ezio whimpered, as he immediately rushed forward to help push the stone up. They heard the echoing footsteps of Attila and his guards coming down the tunnel.
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“I think there’s someone down here!” Attila said to his guards, who were charging ahead of him with flaming torches. Suddenly, two figures appeared in the torchlight.
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“Go!” the Woman yelled, as she pushed the heavy stone up above her and Ezio rushed underneath.
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“Stay where you are! I am the King of the Huns! You will obey me!” Attila roared.
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“Bye bye!” the Woman replied, and with one strong push the stone leapt from her grasp and she ran behind it. The stone thudded to the floor, as Attila and his guards rushed forward.
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“That was a lucky escape,” the Woman said to Ezio, smiling.
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“How can you be smiling? If you can lift that stone then I bet Attila can!” Ezio pointed out.
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“Let’s go...” the Woman said quickly. On the other side of the stone door, Attila turned to his guards with such an angry look that they backed away in fear.
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“They were part of the rebellion I know it!” Attila roared.
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“I don’t think they were sir,” a guard replied.
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“Neither do I,” the other guard agreed, “That woman was far too strong to be part of a rebellion, she must have some Hun blood in her.”
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“So where do we go from here?” Attila replied, “I think we should follow them and see what they’re up to! After all, I didn’t know any other Huns knew about the tunnels down here!”
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“Oh, from what we’ve heard sir, a lot of them do,” one of Attila’s guards responded.
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“I think we should go back, there are other tunnels leading off this one, one might lead to the rebels cave,” the other guard said.
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“I think we should do that, but of course it is your decision,” the first guard told Attila.
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“Maybe you are right, let us go!” Attila ordered. The two guards exchanged looks of triumph before following him up the tunnel.
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General Nay looked around with an angry look on his face. Vasray had vanished and Ridgebull was nowhere to be seen either. He was just deciding who he would yell at next when two Nayragar walked nervously up to him.
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“Sir, one of the tunnels seals was opened and two Humans got into the closer tunnels,” the first Nayragar, who General Nay identified as Traynar, explained.
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“Do you know who they are?” General Nay asked.
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“No sir, but it is possible that they are the two people, who the Lions were following earlier,” the second Nayragar, who was called Quetragar, answered.
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“Nobody can escape the lions...” General Nay hissed, “Unless they got some kind of help... You two fetch Ridgebull Ragar and find Vasray!”
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“Yes sir,” Traynar and Quetragar said together, and they rushed off to find Vasray.
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“Guards! Find the Humans!” General Nay yelled at a couple of Nayragar guards who were standing nearby. They nodded and left the room.
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The Doctor’s spacecraft was slowly approaching the town of Tointraken. The Doctor still had no idea what was going on, but now he was determined to find out. On General Nay’s control screen a blip appeared on the radar system.
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Georgia awoke with a blinding headache. She moaned and rubbed her eyes, with strangely rough skin. She obviously needed to moisturise. She opened her eyes and found herself in some sort of high-tech study with two beds, one of which she was lying on. There was a strange helmet on her head, which Georgia pulled off. She stood up and realised that she was not wearing the same clothes that she had when...
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“What happened...?” Georgia muttered. She strained her memory and thought hard. She had been worrying that something was going wrong with her head. She remembered scraps of her latest adventure. They had been running away from lions and then they had fallen and then they ran... somewhere... and they... she had been attacked by a lion.
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“I must’ve been knocked out cold,” Georgia told herself, as she looked around. Then suddenly, she saw something that made her scream. Her hands were a weird blue-grey colour.
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“My skin is like a toad’s!” Georgia shrieked. There was a knock on the door and two unfamiliar aliens walked in. They were both smiling, but there smiles vanished when they saw Georgia’s face.
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“Who are you?” Georgia asked.
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“I’m Quetragar, remember? We’ve been friends since we were little girls,” the first alien said.
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“Nah ah,” Georgia replied quickly, “And I meant what are you? Where are you from? Where the hell am I?”
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“You’re Ridgebull Ragar, heir to the throne of the Nayragar Empire, soon to be wedded to that complete idiot General Nay,” Quetragar continued.
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“And we’re Nayragar, if you’ve forgotten that,” the second alien said, “Oh and I’m Traynar, if you’ve forgotten that.”
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“Yeah I have actually,” Georgia said, “And I... hang on I’ll get out my phone...” Georgia felt in her pocket and found a piece of paper next to her phone. She pulled out the paper and read it to herself.
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“What a bitch,” Georgia stated.
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“Excuse me?” Quetragar said confused.
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“Sorry, I suffered temporary memory loss, I am fine now, what did you want to see me about?” Georgia asked.
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“We’ve been asked to take you to General Nay,” Traynar explained.
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“Good, then I can... irritate him,” Georgia muttered.
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“Well, that’s what you like to do,” Quetragar said smiling.
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“Do I?” Georgia asked.
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“Yes,” Quetragar said nodding.
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“Have you seen Vasray?” Traynar questioned.
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“Um...” Georgia began, but then Vasray appeared at the doorway rubbing his head.
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“Ridgebull! There were Humans in here!” Vasray exclaimed, “You were lying on a bed and a Human girl was lying on another, and...”
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“Don’t be so silly!” Georgia snapped, realising that Conner and the alien must’ve knocked him out when he discovered them.
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“But I saw...” Vasray began.
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“I told you, be silent! There were no Humans in here, or I would have informed the guards,” Georgia explained, “If we have guards.”
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“She’s suffering a kind of memory loss,” Quetragar explained to Vasray.
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“But I have not forgotten Vasray arriving and then falling unconscious,” Georgia said.
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“I was knocked out!” Vasray argued.
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“Again, stop making up things, you entered and then you fainted, and I moved you...” Georgia continued, but then stopped.
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“I woke up in a cupboard,” Vasray said.
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“Well I... told some guards to move you,” Georgia explained.
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“Some of those guards are very unintelligent,” Quetragar said bemused.
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“Too true,” Traynar agreed.
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“But I was knocked out by humans, what she is telling is lies!” Vasray snarled.
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“I’m sorry, Vasray, but you seem to have had a strange dream,” Georgia said, “I think you should visit the hospital unit. We have one of those, right?”
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“Yes,” Quetragar replied.
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“She’s the one who’s going mental!” Vasray snapped.
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“Vasray, General Nay wishes to see you,” Traynar told Vasray, “Now let’s get going.”
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“But...” Vasray began.
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“He’s already angry,” Traynar said.
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“Oh...” Vasray said, and he sped off towards General Nay’s control room.
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Humbert stared as the monster leapt from the ceiling and landed safely on the floor. He was looking at Humbert with narrowed eyes.
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“Where is the sword?” the monster asked again, slowly.
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“You mean this sword?” Humbert asked nervously, holding out the sword that the Woman had given him. The monster reached out and took it, but then he frowned and handed it back.
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“This isn’t the sword!” the monster hissed, “Where’s the special sword? You took it from the farmer’s house!”
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“I’ve never stolen anything in my life,” Humbert whined.
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“What about that blue box eh?” the monster snapped, “Buy it on ebay?”
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“What’s ebay? And what blue box?” Humbert asked.
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“Don’t lie; I’m on your side! Now help me!” the monster snarled.
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“If you’re on my side, which is the rebels I’m guessing? Then what is your name? And what... are you?” Humbert asked.
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“No I don’t mean the rebels, are you telling me that you aren’t a time traveller?” the monster hissed.
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“I’m Humbert Marsh, if that’s any help, I come from Tointraken,” Humbert answered.
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“What are you doing in the tunnels then? I wasn’t aware anyone knew about them except Attila and the Nayragar,” the monster questioned.
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“I don’t want to tell you anything, I can’t,” Humbert retorted.
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“I’m Encwar, I am a Nayragar, also known as the Caller, I have to obey the Nayragar, but I do not obey with General Nays plans,” Encwar explained, “But if I don’t do, they kill. Now, do you trust me?”
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“Alright, I’ve recently, very recently in fact, joined a rebellion against the Huns who attacked Tointraken,” Humbert explained, “I was with my friend Ezio, and this Woman, who was in charge of the rebellion. We found our ways into the tunnels by closing our eyes and just walking forward.”
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“I’m sorry, but the only way into the tunnels, is if you fell from the ceiling or if you were let in,” Encwar replied.
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“We came from the secret cave, it’s huge, it’s where the rebels are gathering,” Humbert answered.
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“Oh, yes well that’s one of the three entrances to the Nayragar centre, all three have different protections around them,” Encwar explained, “That one you have to have your eyes closed to enter, but that still doesn’t lead you into the tunnels, when they’re usually blocked off.”
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“But that means someone did let us in,” Humbert muttered.
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“Yes, but who?” Encwar said mysteriously, “Now then if alot of people know about this secret cave, then I wish to address the rebels.”
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“But I can’t get back, I’ve tried closing my eyes but...” Humbert said. Encwar took out a silvery object and zapped the wall where the entrance to the cave was. Suddenly, a doorway appeared in the wall and the wall began to fall away into dust. The fires and tents of the rebels’ tent could be seen through the hole. Humbert gaped, but Encwar strode forward into the cave.
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General Nay stared at the blip on his screen, and his face lit up. The Doctor was on his way back. He pushed two buttons and the missile system popped up on screen. General Nay gazed around the room, and he found that his advisors and assistants weren’t around, but he didn’t need them any more, because he had this one chance to stop the Doctor from ruining his plans.
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“And lock-on target,” General Nay said with a cackle, as Vasray burst through the doors, followed closely by Ridgebull, Traynar and Quetragar.
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“You wanted to see me?” Vasray asked.
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“Oh, yes, Vasray, you’re fired,” General Nay said, before turning to Quetragar and Traynar, “Now which one of you is the least irritating.”
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“Him,” Quetragar said indicating Traynar.
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“No, it’s her!” Traynar replied indicating Quetragar.
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“Fine, you’re both hired as my new assistants, don’t fail me or I’ll fire you and send you back to our home planet,” General Nay snapped.
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“Yes sir!” Quetragar and Traynar said together.
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“Now then, idiot scientist...” General Nay said turning to Ridgebull.
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“You what?” Georgia snapped, “I’m some nerdy scientist?”
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“Of course, and you spend half your nerdy life arguing with me,” General Nay snapped, “Now then, I need to talk to you about essences.”
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“What?” Georgia asked.
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“Can the sword be wielded by Attila with her edited essence?” General Nay asked.
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“What are essences?” Georgia asked in a confused voice.
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“She seems to be suffering some kind of memory loss,” Quetragar explained.
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“Fantastic,” General Nay said sarcastically.
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The red light started flashing and an alarm began going off in the Nayragar spacecraft the Doctor was flying. The Doctor turned his head and stared at the radar screen.
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“Oh not missiles,” the Doctor sighed, and he immediately pressed the auto-pilot button, before rushing into the centre of the craft and opening one of the cupboard doors. He pulled out a parachute and looked sadly around the craft.
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“Goodbye,” the Doctor sighed, before opening the side-door and jumping off the craft, seconds before one of the missiles destroyed the craft.
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The Doctor glided down from the high altitude with the parachute. He was smiling as he flew closer and closer to the ground, as he took in the scenery, but then he spotted a Lion and the Lion spotted him. The Doctor touched down in a field of long grass, as he heard a loud echoing roar. The Doctor froze, then tore off the parachute.
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“Oh no...” the Doctor breathed, as he saw several Lions running through the long grass towards him.
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<strong>TO BE CONTINUED</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-46716242666170904062010-08-19T12:10:00.002+01:002010-08-19T12:18:44.873+01:00Episode 5: Rise of the Nayragar Part 2“Sir!” Vasray called, as he ran into General Nay’s control room.
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“What?” General Nay asked, “Has the Doctor been killed yet?”
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“Not quite yet sir, but Attila has the sword,” Vasray replied.
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“Excellent,” General Nay hissed with a sinister grin on his face. He turned to Vasray and snapped, “Well, what are you waiting for call the fleet, we are about to make this planet part of our empire...”
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Humbert pressed his hand up against the piece of wall which actually led into the rebels cave. He closed his eyes and walked towards it, but instead of walking through it, he hit the hard wall in the face. Humbert looked around; he was sure that this wall was the doorway into the cave.
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“What...?” Humbert muttered. He decided to try again and he walked into the wall again.
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“NO!” Humbert shouted. His shouts echoed down the tunnel, and suddenly he heard a growling noise. Two lights appeared in the darkness of the tunnel, and they began to get closer, as did the growling sound. Humbert realised that the lights were in fact the glows of a lion’s eyes. The demonic cat appeared with his teeth bared and his eyes fixed on Humbert.
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“Stay away!” Humbert yelled in a commanding voice, but the lion did not obey him as it had obeyed the mysterious Woman. The Lion lunged forward with its claw and he backed into the wall. It lunged again and he felt blood trickling from his arm, where the Lion’s claws had torn. Humbert’s face was filled with fear as the lion roared.
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“Stop!” Humbert pleaded, as he swung the sword that the Woman had given him in the Lions direction. The Lion swiped it out of Humbert’s hand and Humbert fell to the floor, as the ceiling of the tunnel cracked and the lion roared again. The crack in the ceiling grew and sunlight poured into the tunnel. The lion pounced at Humbert, but before he reached him a white beam of light shot towards it and the Lion turned fluently into glass.
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“Who...?” Humbert breathed, as he spotted the tip of a gun poking from the crack in the ceiling. The crack widened again and a monster jumped down from it.
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“Where’s the sword?” the monster asked, glaring at Humbert.
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Captain Groutroster ran down the corridor after Attila, who was walking at an alarming pace towards the den. Attila’s guards were following Attila and his Captain without complaint and without any nervous or confused glances at each other. In fact their faces shared the same determination and malice that Attila’s did.
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“Sir, what are you doing? Where are we going?” Captain Groutroster asked nervously.
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“To fight the rebellion,” Attila replied simply, “Just a hunch...”
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“What is?” Captain Groutroster said quickly.
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“The den leads into a maze of tunnels and caves, the perfect place to hide rebels,” Attila replied.
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“But I thought there was only one entrance to the den, and that’s in your palace,” Captain Groutroster said, “You said that...”
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“Of course there are other entrances, how do you think the Lions get out?” Attila asked.
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“Lions? I thought there was just one down there, the one you bought from that Egyptian merchant,” Captain Groutroster said, “How can there be more?”
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“Oh that Lion was just food for my new pets,” Attila replied, “These Lions were already in the den, waiting for me.”
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“But if we’re going into the den, won’t they harm you?”
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“With this sword, they won’t dare come near me,” Attila snarled, as he walked into the room where a door led into the den.
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“But what about me?” Captain Groutroster asked.
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“I tire of your moaning,” Attila hissed, grabbing Captain Groutroster by the neck and indicating to his guards to open the door to the den.
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“Sir, no! I was loyal, I served you! I am your servant, you can’t kill me!” Captain Groutroster pleaded frantically, but Attila just smiled.
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“I don’t need you anymore,” Attila snapped, throwing Groutroster into the den.
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“Stay away!” Captain Groutroster’s voice drifted up from the den, “No! Demons! Monsters! Nooo!” Attila turned to his guards, who were smirking.
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“Now we descend!” Attila snarled, “I have a sense that the rebels are not far...”
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Vasray looked up at General Nay, as he pulled a communicator from his ear and placed it on the table in front of him carefully.
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“Sir, Attila is looking for the rebels in the tunnels,” Vasray explained.
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“It is too soon, seal the tunnels leading to the Nayragar base,” General Nay ordered.
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“Yes sir,” Vasray obeyed, typing something into his computer and then pressing two blue buttons.
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The Woman and Ezio jumped back in shock as a wall fell from the ceiling and thudded onto the floor, blocking the way forward.
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“What...?” Ezio muttered, as the Woman pressed her hand against the wall.
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“It must be some trick, perhaps we can walk through it as before,” the Woman muttered, and she tried to do so, closing her eyes and walking forward, but it did not work.
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“What do we do, go back?” Ezio asked.
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“I have a better idea...” the Woman replied.
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Conner walked cautiously through a lab in the Nayragar base, which led to another exit into the tunnels. Ridgebull had told him that the other Nayragar had returned, so Conner would have to use a different exit, so he could escape, find the Woman and save Georgia. Suddenly, there was some movement near the door and Conner ducked down behind one of the lab tables.
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“Conner!” Ridgebull hissed, “It’s me.”
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“I’d say I was happy to see you, but you basically killed my friend didn’t you?” Conner snapped.
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“The tunnels away from the base have been sealed off, you’re going to have to use the exit onto the planes,” Ridgebull explained.
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“Look, if finding this Woman is so important to you, then why don’t you go and find her?” Conner suggested with a frown on his face.
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“I cannot go onto the surface of this planet, the air is not quite right for me, after a couple of minutes I’d suffocate,” Ridgebull explained, “These tunnels are specially ventilated by our base. The Lions find this air better too, but they can live on the surface down, it gives them headaches, though, poor things.”
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“Did you send the Lions after us?” Conner asked.
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“Yes, well not actually me, but the General did, the Lions were after a sword,” Ridgebull answered, “I would turn you in to give information, but I need your help.”
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“What is this sword?” Conner replied.
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“It is a war weapon, which can destroy millions of people in one strike, if the wielder is convinced and in his right mind,” Ridgebull said, “So we need his right mind.”
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“I’m not gonna help you, until you tell me something that I might want to hear, are you invading the planet?” Conner questioned.
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“If I had my way, there would be no invasion,” Ridgebull replied, “The Nayragar discovered Earth when a ship crash-landed after being pulled in by it’s gravitational pull. They lost something on Earth, an artefact forged in the Ioksesk Galaxy. Nobody knows who made it or why.”
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“The sword I’m guessing?” Conner asked.
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“A prophecy said that the sword would be found by a farmer and presented to the one with the mind made to wield the sword,” Ridgebull explained, “Attila. We came to Earth to research essences and the life here, but then General Nay came along to find the sword, and the wielder.”
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“But why does General Nay want to invade?” Conner asked.
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“Our planet is far too overcrowded, and yet there are so few planets that suit our species in the cosmos,” Ridgebull explained, “I suggested building spaceships that people could live on, but they wanted a planet. Seeing as though the sword was here, we realised this was our best chance of full colonisation.”
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“So how did you find out that it was Attila?” Conner asked.
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“We searched future historical records of Earth and Attila appeared to have a special sword,” Ridgebull explained, “Nayragar have experimented with time travel, but not mastered it, but we managed to get hold of the records from the far future.”
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“So you’re going to destroy the Human race and invade this planet?” Conner asked, “That’s not something I want to hear.”
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“Look I’m sorry, but I can’t halt the Nayragar plans,” Ridgebull said.
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“I can’t trust you,” Conner snapped.
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“What if I help you find the Woman?” Ridgebull asked, “I could transfer my essence into Georgia’s body and I transfer hers into mine. Georgia will be kept alive and I will be able to breathe in the open air, and we’ll both be staying alive, and...”
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“No, you are not using Georgia’s body!” Conner argued.
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“Fine, then she’ll die,” Ridgebull said, “Look, if my mind is in Georgia’s head, then I will die if she dies, so I will try not to be killed.”
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“But Georgia can’t wake in your body, she’ll go mad, she won’t know what’s happened...” Conner began.
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“She’ll have to be under heavy sedation, so she doesn’t wake up,” Ridgebull answered smartly, “So, are you in?”
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“Why can’t you let Georgia go?” Conner asked.
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“Because I need to find this Woman, and I need you to help, as you have helped others before,” Ridgebull replied, “There may be a chance that the Doctor is still alive...”
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The Doctor flew the spacecraft over plains and then towards the coast, but the huge Nayragar spaceship was not far behind, and it was firing bombs. The Doctor spun the spacecraft to avoid them and shot towards the ground, to try and get away from the spaceship.
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“I’m over Italy...” the Doctor muttered, as he spotted what looked like an old Roman town. The spacecraft soared above the cliffs and then it was above the gleaming waters of the Mediterranean sea, but the Nayragar were pursuing him.
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“Surrender or die,” a Nayragar’s voice came in from the spacecrafts radio. The Doctor spun the craft around, and then flew it up, as the huge Nayragar ship shot past beneath it. The Doctor turned the spacecraft and headed straight for the centre of the jagged cliffs. The Nayragar spaceship spun around and headed after the spacecraft.
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“And full speed,” the Doctor replied, as the spacecraft shot towards the cliff face. The Nayragar spaceship was right behind. The Doctor rapidly pulled a lever sending the spacecraft spinning up into the sky, metres before hitting the cliff. The huge Nayragar spaceship was not as manoeuvrable, and it could not pull out in time, instead it crashed into the cliffs with a deafening bang.
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“Bad luck...” the Doctor sighed, as he turned his ship and headed back to Tointraken.
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Vasray looked aghast at the screens in the control room. All were showing the same thing, the Nayragar spaceship had been terribly damaged, with no chance of being repaired for a long time.
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“Sir,” Vasray called nervously, as General Nay looked up suspiciously.
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“What?” General Nay snapped.
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“The Nayragar ship, it’s crashed...” Vasray replied, not looking at the General, whose face filled with fury.
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“NO! THE DOCTOR HAS GONE TOO FAR!” General Nay roared, “Our plans must move forward! Fetch that idiot scientist.”
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“You mean your future wife sir?” Vasray asked.
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“Not if I can help it,” General Nay hissed, “Fetch her, now!”
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<br />
Attila stepped over the lifeless body of Captain Groutroster and proceeded along a passage leading away from the den, as the Lions cowered away from him. He nodded at his guards and they drew their swords, and took lit torches from the walls of the passage.
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“I wonder who lights all these torches...” Attila muttered.
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“Perhaps they have been lit for centuries,” a guard commented, the other guards did not seem to wonder who could have lit them.
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Ridgebull pressed several buttons and placed a metal disc on Georgia’s head.
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“Conner, when I am in position press the square black button, okay?” Ridgebull said.
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“Yeah, all right,” Conner replied.
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“I will be out of it for a couple of minutes, so don’t let anything go wrong,” Ridgebull continued. Suddenly, her communicator buzzed.
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“Ridgebull, General Nay would like to see you,” Vasray’s voice came from Ridgebull’s communicator.
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“Not now,” Ridgebull hissed back.
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“It’s important, the Doctor has badly damaged the Nayragar spaceship,” Vasray explained.
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“I’m busy, okay,” Ridgebull snapped, turning off her communicator.
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“The Doctor’s alive,” Conner said smiling.
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“Let’s go then,” Ridgebull replied.
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“Okay,” Conner said, as Ridgebull lay upon the bed, and placed a second disc on her head. Conner pressed the square black button and Ridgebull’s eyes snapped shut. Conner rushed over to Georgia’s pocket and pulled out her mobile phone. A plan hatched in his mind instantly.
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“Don’t panic...” Conner muttered, as he wrote a note and stuffed it in Ridgebull’s pocket, along with Georgia’s phone. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
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“Hello, Ridgebull, you have to come with me,” Vasray said, as he entered the room, and then spotted Conner, who had a worried look on his face.
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<strong>TO BE CONTINUED</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-78544409429080501442010-07-31T15:03:00.002+01:002010-07-31T15:24:15.526+01:00Episode 6 The Man Who Was ThursdayCast:
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The Doctor
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Georgia Bell
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Conner Bennet
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Petr Costravalos
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Pippa Blackwell
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Alexsandr Orlov
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Isabella Rossi
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Dmitri Ivanov
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Tracy Carter
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Claire Fisher
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Father Gabriel
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Father Noah
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Father Isaac
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Nathan Peterson
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Matt Agnew
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Samuel Hastings
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Edgar Hastings
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Robert Hastings
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Fraser Brown
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Jay Stickley
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Paolo Moretti
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Carla Moretti
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Jessica Sanders
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Angela Hawkins
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Simone Monroe
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Maya Romero
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Monica Ross
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Xander Hawkins
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Drake Hawkins
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When the Doctor, Georgia and Conner arrive in the future, they find a Monastery under the control of a terrifying woman. And with the arrival of some familiar faces, things can only get worse.
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Here are some spoilers. Remember two are red herrings!
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Tracy Carter was a spoiled child
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She now runs Monastery Mount with an iron fist
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All but three Monks have left her
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Angela Hawkins' mother was a Monk
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Angela now hopes to kill Tracy in revenge
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Petr and his friends arrive from the future to save Tracy
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Conner is in serious danger that will affect his present and future
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Which two do you think are red herrings? The episode might not be posted for a while, because I'm on holiday (I'm writing this from the hotel) but Seb has to finish Rise of the Nayragar first. I'll be back in two weeks and if Seb's episode has finished, I'll start posting it straight away. Thanks for your patience over the last few weeks - everything has been a bit mad!Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682098405697879363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-88887208551579004402010-07-28T18:04:00.002+01:002010-07-28T18:13:05.206+01:00Episode 5: Rise of the Nayragar Part 1“Wait a second!” the Doctor said, backing into the side of the spaceship.
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“What is it now?” General Nay asked, rolling his eyes.
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“It’s just, your logic isn’t that good, is it?” the Doctor replied.
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“What do you mean?” General Nay grunted.
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“Well, the way you’re cornering me,” the Doctor answered.
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“In a cavern, with only one exit, I think my logic is perfect,” General Nay said leering.
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“One exit, no, I can’t quite agree with you there,” the Doctor said grinning, as he pulled his sonic screwdriver out of his pocket.
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“There is no other exit,” General Nay snapped.
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“What about the spaceship?” the Doctor replied, jumping inside.
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“The spaceship’s crashed, it has no power!” General Nay shouted, before adding to Vasray and two other Nayragar carrying guns, “Go in and get him…”
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“Yes sir,” Vasray said, nodding, and he and the other two Nayragar began to march towards the crashed ship.
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“Don’t be silly!” the Doctor called from inside the ship, “A wire has just been cut, it just needs to be fixed... and a useful object to fix something with is a sonic screwdriver.”
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“What?” General Nay snarled, as the two Nayragar and Vasray fell backwards as the spacecraft blasted off the ground, filling the cavern with smoke. The spacecraft smashed through the ceiling of the tunnel, and sunlight flooded the cavern.
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“NO!” General Nay said amidst the coughing and spluttering of the other Nayragar.
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<br />
THE CREDITS
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“Let me look at her,” the alien said to Conner. She knelt beside him and placed a metal device on Georgia’s head. The device whirred and Georgia’s eyes flickered open.
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“GEORGIA!” Conner shouted happily.
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“I’m sorry, she’s not back to life, that happens, while I scan her,” the alien explained, “How did you get in by the way? I was looking for a certain woman.”
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“We fell down a hole in the woods,” Conner explained, “I would ask what’s going on with you, as you’re an alien, and I’m guessing you’re a Nayragar… or something like that, but my friend…” The alien took the device off Georgia’s head and Georgia’s eyes snapped shut. The alien’s eyes widened and her face looked slightly shocked.
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<br />
“I’m sorry; it seems she had some kind of bug that lowered her defences,” the alien explained, “My names Ridgebull Ragar by the way. I take it you came with that magician in the blue box.”
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“You mean the Doctor?” Conner asked.
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“Yes, I suppose,” Ridgebull replied, “The last report I got was from Vasray telling me that he had been cornered, and that he was about to be shot.”
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“Not him too...” Conner said with tears in his eyes, “I’m stranded, I can’t pilot the TARDIS; I don’t even know where it is, and Georgia’s dead!”
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“I can show you where the TARDIS is,” Ridgebull said smiling.
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<br />
A Lion pounced at Ezio, who jumped aside, making the Lion fly past him and skid along the dirty floor. The Lions growled and bared their teeth.
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“STOP!” the Woman yelled at the lions in a trembling voice, “You will not harm us!” The Woman drew her sword and spun it round her head, as she began to walk menacingly towards the Lions, who began to back away, and then ran off.
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“That voice... is very... un... womanly,” Ezio commented.
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“Thank you for that assessment, but if you hadn’t noticed that voice got rid of the Lions,” the Woman said smiling.
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“Let’s get back to the cave,” Humbert said.
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“But what about exploring?” Ezio asked.
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“I still don’t understand how we managed to get through the wall, I’ve tried with my eyes closed before,” the Woman explained.
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“We have no time to think on that now, let’s get out of here before the Lions come back,” Humbert replied, “I need to find my wife.”
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“Eden, but didn’t you know?” the Woman asked.
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“Know what?” Humbert replied.
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“She went on a special mission, soon after you arrived,” the Woman answered, “She didn’t return, I‘m truly very sorry.”
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<br />
“What was this special mission?” Ezio asked interestedly.
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“You haven’t been a member of the rebellion long enough for me to tell you that,” the Woman replied seriously.
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“But we found these secret tunnels,” Ezio pointed out.
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“I deserve to know where my wife has gone!” Humbert told the Woman, who frowned at him and crossed her arms. She took out her sword and held it out to Humbert, who hesitated.
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“Go and find her,” the Woman ordered.
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“But... where is she?” Humbert asked.
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“She’s in Tointraken,” the Woman said simply.
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“But where?” Humbert questioned.
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“That’s your job to find out,” the Woman answered, “Come on Ezio, let’s continue to explore.”
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<br />
“What about your sword?” Humbert asked, as the Woman pulled a sword from behind her back, and turned to face Humbert.
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“I have more,” the Woman said smiling, “Off you go.” Humbert ran back down the tunnel, and Ezio looked confused as to whom to follow.
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“I don’t mind if you follow him, I’ll be perfectly safe,” the Woman told Ezio, who still looked unsure.
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“You’re a woman, I should stay to protect you,” Ezio said firmly.
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“Oh really,” the Woman laughed, “I think you’ll find, I’ll be the one that will be protecting you if we come to face any peril. Let’s go then, now that we’ve got rid of him...”
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General Nay shouted at his troops, then at Vasray, then at his troops, and finally he shouted at the place where the old spacecraft had been.
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“COME BACK I SAY! YOU SHOULD HAVE STOPPED HIM!” General Nay was yelling.
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“Sir, give us orders! What shall we do?” Vasray asked loudly.
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“Of course,” General Nay said, in a calmer voice, “Get out of the base and follow him in our spaceship! Quickly!”
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“Sir there are already Nayragar on board, do you wish for me to contact them?” Vasray asked.
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“Yes, and get the Caster to my office,” General Nay replied, “NOW!”
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“This is Vas3,” Vasray said into a small communicator he was holding, “Orders from General Nay, follow the original Nayragar spaceship, it has been fixed by an unknown alien enemy; bring it down!” General Nay barged through the Nayragar soldiers out of the cave and back towards the base.
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<br />
<br />
Ridgebull helped carry Georgia through the tunnel and into a cave, with several tunnels leading off it, and a flight of stone steps at the other end of it, which led up to the metallic door of the Nayragar base.
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<br />
“Are you sure we’ll be safe?” Conner asked.
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“The other Nayragar are out,” Ridgebull replied, “With the Doctor...”
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“What, all of them?” Conner replied.
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“Well, all the guards,” Ridgebull answered, “Come on; let’s take Georgia to my rooms. Then I can show you where the TARDIS is.”
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“Thanks, but are you sure that Georgia can’t be resurrected in some way?” Conner pleaded, as Ridgebull opened the door and helped carry Georgia into the base.
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“There are always miracles, Conner,” Ridgebull answered, “Her essence may be alive... somewhere, maybe you could find it.”
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<br />
“What’s essence?” Conner asked confused, as they continued down the corridor.
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“The essence of somebody is their personality, their thoughts, their power,” Ridgebull explained, “Nayragar discovered it, and our scientists focus on experimenting on essences of different species.”
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“How can you take somebody’s essence?” Conner asked, looking sadly at Georgia, as Ridgebull opened a door into a hallway, which led into several different rooms.
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“A tiny probe which can be flown inside a person’s head via the ear,” Ridgebull answered, “The probe absorbs the essence and transmits it as a code to a computer, from the computer the essence can be experimented on.”
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“What happens to a person’s body when their essence is taken?” Conner asked. Ridgebull did not reply at once, but she helped Georgia onto a bed.
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“They enter a temporary state of unconsciousness, they appear to be dead,” Ridgebull explained.
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“Temporary?” Conner replied.
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“The person will die, after a day, unless their essence is returned or replaced,” Ridgebull continued.
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“I don’t think that’s happened to Georgia, I think she’s just...” Conner muttered.
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“As the person’s essence fades away, they take in small amounts of other people’s essences, other people’s personalities who are nearby,” Ridgebull said, not looking at Conner.
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“You seem to know a lot about this,” Conner said with raised eyebrows, “You’ve taken her essence, haven’t you?”
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“Perhaps,” Ridgebull said, smirking slightly.
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“Then give it back!” Conner snapped, “Georgia is not going to die!”
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“She may do... it’s not like you can stop me,” Ridgebull muttered.
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“She is my friend! You can’t let her die! I thought you were nice!” Conner shouted angrily, “Where is it? You have no right to do this!”
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“I have every right, seeing as she doesn’t exist yet, I’m not harming anyone,” Ridgebull replied.
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“You’re harming the future then!” Conner answered.
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“Maybe we can make a deal,” Ridgebull said calmly, still smiling.
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“What do you mean?” Conner asked.
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“I want you to find someone for me, a woman, and bring her here, that’s all I want,” Ridgebull said, “Then your friend will survive.”
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<br />
The Nayragar spacecraft shot away from the town of Tointraken and into the sky. A large hole in the ground could be clearly seen to the north-east of the town. The Doctor steered the ship into a steady collision and pulled out his sonic screwdriver.
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<br />
“Let’s check something...” the Doctor muttered, pressing two buttons until the ship’s radar appeared on the screen. Something large was moving in the spacecraft’s direction.
<br />
“It’s the other Nayragar spaceship, as I thought,” the Doctor said, running his hands through his hair, “But what are they doing? I wonder if they would...” Suddenly, an alarm went off in the spacecraft and the Doctor span the spacecraft round so that several lasers, fired from the main spaceship, shot past it.
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“Time for a race...” the Doctor sighed, as he yanked a lever on the control panel and the spacecraft shot through the air, away from the other spaceship. He could see by the ship’s radar that the other spaceship was catching him up.
<br />
“Need more power,” the Doctor snarled, pressing the sonic screwdriver against the control panel. The screens in the control room got brighter. Suddenly, something else popped up on the ship’s radar.
<br />
“An alien object...” the Doctor muttered.
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<br />
<br />
Poliakin swung the sword around his head and it hit the lion in the chest. Two more Lions appeared through the trees and Poliakin began to run towards the edge of the woods into a field of long grass. He knew the long grass would be a perfect hiding place for the lions, so he kept running until he was close to the edge of the town.
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<br />
“Look!” Captain Groutroster roared, and two Huns seized Poliakin from behind.
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“What’s this he’s carrying?” a Hun soldier asked.
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“It’s obviously some rebel weapon, it’s golden too,” Captain Groutroster said seizing.
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“I wish to see Attila the Hun over the Hun leadership,” Poliakin replied calmly.
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“We decide where you go,” Captain Groutroster snarled, pulling out a sword, but Poliakin broke free of the Huns grasp and killed the Hun soldiers holding him. Captain Groutroster backed away, as Poliakin looked round. There was no sign of the lions.
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“Let me take you to Attila,” Captain Groutroster said quickly, looking scared.
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<br />
<br />
General Nay marched up the steps to the Nayragar centre, as Vasray ran towards him looking slightly pleased with himself.
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“Sir, the old man is taking the sword to Attila,” Vasray said.
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“With that sword the old man thinks he can take over the world, the sword makes anybody think that,” General Nay replied smirking, “And now he wants the Hun empire...”
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“Sir, what if the plan fails?” Vasray asked.
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“It won’t fail, the true wielder can defeat the false one,” General Nay snarled.
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<br />
The Doctor flew the spacecraft across a lake, but the other spaceship was not far behind it. The red light in the control room began to flash as the alarm went off again.
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“They’re using bombs...” the Doctor muttered, as something circular shot through the air towards the spacecraft.
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<br />
Poliakin pushed the doors open with extreme force and he marched into Attila’s main hall. Attila looked up to the old man with a look of malice about his face and a gleaming, gold sword in his hand. Behind him scurried Captain Groutroster, who was looking fearful.
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“What do you want, old man?” Attila asked sneering, “Know anything about a rebellion?”
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“Sir... it’s n-not that...” Captain Groutroster stuttered.
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“Shut up you cowering fool,” Attila snapped.
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“I want all of this,” Poliakin replied, “All my life I have feared the Huns, but now I can be feared, with my precious sword.”
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“Sword, what is this sword? Who made it for you?” Attila asked, not looking slightly bothered.
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“Nobody, I found it,” Poliakin said calmly.
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“You’re a thief, are you?” Attila remarked, “Scum of the Earth, you steal a gold sword and you think you can walk in here and steal my throne! I am the King!”
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“You are foul; anybody could do a better job at running an empire!” Poliakin commented.
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“Silence!” Attila roared, “I will have no more of this, Captain Groutroster, guards! Pull him apart!” Attila’s guards did not, however, move, but they remained stationary. Captain Groutroster made no sign of movement either, but his eyes flicked between Attila, Attila’s guards and Poliakin.
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“I SAID PULL HIM APART!” Attila roared, “And where is my magician?”
<br />
“The Doctor was found in an out of bounds area, sir,” one of Attila’s guards spoke, “He fell into the den, we are sorry for your loss.”
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“Don’t worry about that now, Kill him!” Attila snarled.
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“I don’t think any of you are in a fit state to attack me,” Poliakin said, “I have killed many Lions today, and two Hun guards, and killing for me is just getting easier, even if I am old...”
<br />
“SHUT UP! KILL HIM!”
<br />
“Sir, we think you should kill him, and prove that he is wrong,” one of Attila’s guards said.
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“FINE!” Attila growled, as he picked up his own sword and headed over to Poliakin, who looked smug as he swung his sword around his head. Attila swung his sword and Poliakin’s flew out of his hand.
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“But... that sword... it’s magic, it can’t... what...” Poliakin said in a confused voice, before Attila killed him. Attila picked up the golden sword and his eyes brightened.
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“This sword is mine now,” Attila hissed.
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<strong>TO BE CONTINUED</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-65028076410696404752010-07-24T22:45:00.002+01:002010-07-24T22:54:26.988+01:00TTV Series Episode 5: The Final Destination“We made it, skip,” Amelia smiled at the Doctor. “This is our final destination!”
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“For you, maybe,” the Doctor replied. “I’ve still got to find Crystal and get her back.”
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<br />
The two took their seats at the table of the Inner Circle. Madame Rene glanced at the Doctor and smiled.
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<br />
“Now, you all know why we’re here,” Hadrius Andes announced. “The Doctor wants to travel to the Salvation Realm to get Crystal Harris back.”
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“Is it even possible?” Seldon Oz asked.
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“I’ve heard it is,” the Doctor replied. “From various sources…”
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“Well you better get your butt over there then white boy,” Mercedes nodded.
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“It’s not that simple,” Madame Rene said coolly.
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Mercedes glared at Madame Rene, who stared back at her calmly.
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“I’ve already explained that an innocent must die,” she informed Hadrius. “And the Doctor knows it must be Tom Harris.”
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“He’s not dying,” the Doctor said firmly. “That’s why I’m here, to find another way.”
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“What if there isn’t another day?” Tina asked. “You’ve got to be prepared to lose Tom.”
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“There has to be another way,” the Doctor replied.
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“There isn’t,” Tina said sadly. “I’m sorry.”
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The Doctor fell silent, unsure of what to say.
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<br />
“I will find another way!” he cried.
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<br />
He raised the Sonic Screwdriver, and the TARDIS materialised behind him. Madame Rene got to her feet, and smiled; the Time Lord was back to his amazing self.
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<br />
“Who will come with me?” the Doctor asked.
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“Amelia stays here,” Hadrius said firmly. “We need seven members.”
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“I should go,” Madame Rene hesitated. “I should go home; I can’t keep travelling with you like this. And I don’t want to be there when you can’t save Crystal. I’m sorry.”
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<br />
There was a flash of light, and Madame Rene disappeared. Tina looked across at Hadrius, who glanced back at her.
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“Don’t even think about it,” he warned her.
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Tina stood up, drifting towards the Doctor.
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<br />
“But I could!” she exclaimed. “He needs help, Hadrius.”
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“If you go, you can never come back,” Hadrius warned angrily.
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“Oh, go on, live a little,” the Doctor grinned.
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<br />
Tina looked back to the Doctor, then to Hadrius, and then to the other members of the Inner Circle.
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<br />
“Sit down,” Dennis pleaded. “We need you here.”
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“I need help,” the Doctor shrugged. “This position won’t be open for ever, Tina. I always thought it might be you, you know.”
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“He’s just saying that,” Vivian frowned. “He hasn’t thought that before, he’s lying.”
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“You’re what, the third most important person in the Inner Circle?” the Doctor asked.
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“Yes,” Tina nodded. “So what?”
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“You could be second, with me.”
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<br />
Tina thought about this for a moment, before making a decision.
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<br />
“What about when you get Crystal back?” she asked. “You won’t want me then, and I wouldn’t be able to go back to the Inner Circle…”
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“You could stay with me,” the Doctor replied. “I would still want you!”
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“But I’d be the third most important,” Tina said sadly.
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She stepped away from the Doctor, and sat down. Hadrius stood up, and pointed to the TARDIS.
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“Leave, Doctor,” he said angrily. “And never come back. Trying to find Crystal is turning you into a monster. You lied and manipulated Tina, but she saw through you. How many others will you go through to get one girl back?”
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“Don’t,” Tina said, upset.
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She stood up, and left the room, wiping tears away from her eyes. The Doctor watched her go sadly, and nodded.
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“I should go,” he said. “I went too far. Sorry…”
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<br />
As he opened the door to the TARDIS, he thought about his options. He could go back to Madame Rene, but she wouldn’t come back with him… There was always Chelsea, but he wasn’t sure about her either. She didn’t even know Crystal was dead. And as long as he was around her, there was a danger that Tom would die. He couldn’t have that.
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<br />
“Wait, Doctor!” a voice called.
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The Doctor turned in the doorway of the TARDIS, and saw Amelia had stepped forwards.
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“Bye,” she smiled. “Good luck.”
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“You too,” the Doctor replied. “Is this really what you want?”
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“Yes,” Amelia nodded. “I can’t go with you, you don’t need me… You’re the Doctor after all!”
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“I am…” the Doctor realised. “Thanks Amelia, I couldn’t have done it without you.”
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“No problem,” Amelia shrugged. “I hope you get what you want. Just don’t lose yourself along the way. Bye.”
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“Bye.”
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The Doctor stepped into the TARDIS, and closed the door. Amelia watched as it faded away.
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<strong>The End</strong>Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682098405697879363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-25577634922592207782010-07-10T10:56:00.005+01:002010-07-10T14:59:10.526+01:00Episode 4: Attila Part 5Suddenly, a lion’s roar echoed around the pit, and the lions began to slink away into the tunnels, leaving Shaka’s body on the floor.
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“Shaka!” the Doctor said running over to him. He realised that Shaka wasn’t dead, but very close to dying. The Doctor crouched beside him.
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“Doctor, you must help get rid of Attila, he is a monster, help the rebellion,” Shaka breathed, “They’re in a cavern to the North of the town, find...” With that Shaka breathed his last and his head sunk to the floor.
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“You sleep now, I can’t kill Attila, but I can find out what’s going on,” the Doctor said, as he stood up and began to walk away from Shaka.
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Poliakin picked up the sword and examined it closely. Conner was holding Georgia’s hand as she was frightened of what was happening to her. Conner looked over at Poliakin and he saw a wicked gleam in Poliakin’s eyes.
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“This is a precious sword,” Poliakin said quietly.
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“What are we going to do?” Conner said to Georgia, “We need to return to the town, but what if those Huns are still following us, what if we come across any more lions.”
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“I don’t know Conner, I don’t know anything,” Georgia replied, before asking Poliakin, “Can I have a drink please?”
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“Of course,” Poliakin said, and he left the sword on the table and walked outside. He walked over to his old, stone well and began pulling up the bucket of water.
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“Georgia, I think we should return to the town, its getting late now, going dark, we could sneak past any Huns,” Conner explained.
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“Conner, I would go back, but I feel so weak, my head hurts so much,” Georgia replied.
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“Maybe you’re ill,” Conner suggested.
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“I don’t think so... but of course!” Georgia said.
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“What?” Conner asked confused.
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“The lions! They’re alien, obviously, and they’re coming from the spaceship!” Georgia explained.
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“What spaceship?” Conner questioned.
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“The spaceship I saw! The invisible one, I detected it, well one of my many devices did,” Georgia explained, “I’m not sure what kind of spaceship, possibly a Nayragar spaceship, at least we know who we may be dealing with.”
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“What are you talking about?” Conner said, “You’re changing personality again! What is going on?”
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“I don’t know, but wha-at... how?” Georgia replied.
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The bucket reached the top of the well and Poliakin picked it up, he turned around and saw a long line of the demonic lions in the distance, making their way through one of his fields. Poliakin clapped a hand to his mouth and dropped the water. He hastened inside, where Georgia was holding her head in pain.
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“Georgia, it’s alright,” Conner said soothingly, “What’s going on?”
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“It’s the lions, they’re here! They’re making their way here!” Poliakin replied.
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“Oh my God, what’re we gonna do?” Conner asked.
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“I don’t know, is she alright?” Poliakin asked.
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“Yeah, of course I’m fine, absolutely brilliant,” Georgia said sarcastically.
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“Georgia, can you run?” Conner asked.
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“We can’t just run they’ll catch up with us,” Poliakin explained.
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“Well what are we going to do then?” Conner spat angrily, “We need to get Georgia to safety!”
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“Idea,” Georgia said, standing up smiling, “You’ve dug traps right, well you know where they are, we run towards one of them, jump over all the lions fall in, you can lead us Poliakin.”
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“But you’re ill, you can’t run,” Poliakin replied.
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“I can run I’m fine,” Georgia replied, “Alons-y then!”
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“The Doctor says that,” Conner commented.
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“I also say monte bene, but that’s no matter, let’s get going!” Georgia exclaimed.
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“Come on then, let’s go out the back, everyone grab a spear,” Poliakin said, leading his way to the back of his home, where three spears were leaning against the wall.
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“We won’t need them, they’ll slow us down,” Georgia answered, “Plus my plan will work, thanks to your wonderful lion-sized pit-fall traps.” Poliakin rushed over to the table and grabbed the sword, before following Georgia and Conner out of the back door.
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“Come on!” Georgia yelled, as they began to run away from the house. Conner shot a fleeting look behind him, and he saw that the lions had reached the house.
“There are a lot of traps this way,” Poliakin said, leading the way towards a part of the woods. There was an earth-shattering roar, as one of the lions saw them running away.
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“The lions are following!” Conner shouted, as the lions began to shoot towards them. Poliakin began to sprint towards a large leaf pile, and he jumped over it.
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“Jump!” Poliakin yelled, and Georgia and Conner jumped over the leaf pile. Poliakin then stopped in his tracks, making Georgia and Conner stop too.
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“Why’re you stopping?” Georgia asked.
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“The lions are going to fall into that pit,” Poliakin answered.
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“The first few will, but the others will realise not to jump down there,” Georgia whined.
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“Good point,” Poliakin said, running towards the woods again.
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“You can run remarkably fast for an old man,” Conner said, as he followed Poliakin. There was a crashing noise behind them and all three of them turned to see several lions tumbling into the pit hidden beneath the large pile of leaves. The other lions were stopping at the side of the pit, and some were leaping over it.
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“The lions are chasing three suspects,” Vasray reported to General Nay, who smiled.
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“Then they’re dead, have they got the sword?” General Nay asked.
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“That’s an affirmative sir, but there are several traps in the area, some of the lions have fallen into them,” Vasray explained.
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“Who built these traps?” General Nay spat.
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“It was an old farmer sir, Poliakin,” Vasray replied.
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“Oh, well the lions can’t kill him...” General Nay said smirking.
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Humbert and Ezio had followed Eden’s directions, walking to the old willow tree and then walked in the opposite direction.
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“She said to walk with your eyes closed,” Humbert replied.
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“What?” Ezio replied, “How can that help?”
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“I don’t know,” Humbert answered, “But it’s what Eden told me.”
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“Are you sure Eden told you this, is all of this really real?” Ezio asked, “It’s just, she turns up and she tells you about this rebellion and the directions, what if...”
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“Are you suggesting I dreamed it or something similar?” Humbert questioned.
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“Well... I’m sorry, I said I believed you before so I believe you,” Ezio replied, “I’ll close my eyes and walk.”
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“Thank you, for believing me,” Humbert said. Together Ezio and Humbert walked forwards with their eyes closed. Suddenly, the noise of a crowd filled the air and they opened their eyes to find themselves in a cavern. The cavern was extensive, and it was lit by flaming torches on the walls. There were makeshift houses and shacks in the cavern where at least a hundred people were living.
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“Wow,” Ezio muttered, “How did...?”
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“I don’t know,” Humbert replied, turning around, to find an empty patch of cavern wall, flanked on either side by huge flaming torches.
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“Who are you two then?” a Woman asked. Humbert and Ezio turned to find a woman wearing a cloak and a cloth on her face, so only her eyes could be seen, but they were surrounded by black paint.
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“Humbert and Ezio,” Humbert answered quickly, “We want to join the rebellion.”
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“For security measures you have to tell me exactly who told you and if anybody else knows,” the Woman ordered.
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“My wife, Eden, told me, I’m not sure how she found out,” Humbert explained.
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“Eden Marsh, yes, I know her,” the Woman replied, “And you?”
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“Humbert told me, he also told my friend Shaka,” Ezio explained.
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“Shaka? Isn’t that a Hun name?” the Woman asked.
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“Yes, well, not really, but he doesn’t really like the Hun army, apparently Attila and the Captains have all changed, for the worse,” Ezio explained.
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“Yes, there is more going on than meets the eye, I can assure you,” the Woman muttered, “I remember running from the Huns, over roofs, then I escaped the town, and fell into a cave. I can’t remember anything after that...”
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“Where did you wake up?” Humbert asked interestedly.
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“In this cave, I had no idea how to get out, it was pitch black, I couldn’t see anything,” the Woman explained, “I felt the walls, but I couldn’t find a way out, then, suddenly, the two huge torches somehow were lit and I walked between them, and ended up opposite the willow.”
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“Maybe the torches need to be lit for you to walk through the wall,” Humbert suggested.
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“But how can it work? How can you walk through walls, and why do we have to close our eyes?” Ezio asked.
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“I don’t know, I couldn’t find my way back here until I just closed my eyes, I was just trying so many ways to get back, and then I closed my eyes and back I came,” the Woman explained, “It’s kind of good, actually, because I’m running from the Huns, close my eyes and vanish, they can’t find me.”
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“The perfect hiding place,” Humbert commented.
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“I still don’t see how it works!” Ezio muttered.
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The Doctor walked through a dark tunnel and nearly fell over when he tripped on a part of the floor. He managed to steady himself by placing his hand on the wall. Suddenly, a door appeared in the wall and the Doctor looked intrigued. The Doctor tried to open it, but it wouldn’t move, so he pulled out his sonic screwdriver and then unlocked the door using it.
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“There we go,” the Doctor commented, “Maybe I’m closer to finding this ship...”
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Ridgebull Ragar placed her hands on her head, as she sat in her study. She stared over at the cabinet, full of bottles. A computer whirred in the corner of the room, as a number on the screen slowly counted up from 80% to 81...
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“Miss Ragar, General Nay wishes to ask whether the essence is still safe?” Vasray asked, as he entered the room.
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“Oh it’s fine, tell him not to worry, and that if he has nothing better to do, then he should go terrorise a village or something, I suppose he’s too scared of the locals to do that,” Ridgebull snapped.
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“Yes, miss,” Vasray muttered.
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“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t snap at you, it’s not your fault that your master is a pathetic piece of dirt,” Ridgebull replied, “Now get back to work, you’ll be needed in a bit, tell me how General Nay screams when one of his favourite pets is slain...”
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“What?” Vasray asked.
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“Don’t worry, just go,” Ridgebull answered, and Vasray left the room. Ridgebull stared guiltily over at her cabinet where an empty bottle marked Attila’s essence sat.
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Conner, Georgia and Poliakin jumped over another trap, and several Lions fell into it. They jumped over another until Georgia fell to the ground.
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“I’m so weak,” Georgia said breathlessly, clutching her chest.
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“Georgia!” Conner yelled, crouching beside her.
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“Go on without me,” Georgia said, with tears in her eyes.
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“No way!” Conner snapped, hoisting her into his arms. Poliakin looked around and stared as a lion shot straight at Conner.
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“NO!” Poliakin roared, swishing the golden sword through the air until it sliced off the lions head. The remaining lions howled with rage and they ran towards Poliakin, Georgia and Conner.
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“Come on,” Poliakin told Conner.
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“That was amazing,” Conner commented, looking shocked.
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“Into the trees!” Poliakin said, as he led the way into the wood. Conner followed him, staggering slightly under Georgia’s weight, but she clung onto him safely.
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“I feel safe in your arms,” Georgia said smiling, “What’s happening to me?”
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“I don’t know,” Conner repied, as he walked past a large bush, then he looked around. Poliakin was nowhere to be seen.
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“Poliakin?” Conner asked, taking a step forward, but he had fallen through a hole in the ground into a tunnel below. The tunnel was dimly lit by flame. Conner picked himself up off the floor, and then ran over to Georgia, who was standing up weakly.
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“We can’t get out,” Georgia said, looking up at the hole in the ceiling.
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“These tunnels, they must lead somewhere,” Conner replied, “Are you alright, can you walk?”
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“Yes, I think so, some of my strength has come back,” Georgia replied, “Come on.”
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General Nay’s eyes widened in shock, one of his lions had been killed by the farmer, who used the sword.
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“GET THE LIONS AFTER HIM NOW!” General Nay yelled at Vasray, who cowered.
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“But sir...” Vasray began.
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“Kill him! He killed a lion! They are sacred creatures!” General Nay spat.
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“Sir, listen, we can’t kill the farmer, because he has to give it to Attila, now that he has held it, only the true wielder may match him in battle,” Vasray explained.
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“Then get the lions to find him!” General Nay roared.
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The Doctor walked down the stone steps towards the abandoned crashed spacecraft, which was letting off a red light.
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“What’s upset you then?” the Doctor muttered, placing his hand on the side of the ship, “You’re a Nayragar ship, but not the one I saw, this one looks like it’s been here for years...” The Doctor walked onto the ship, and into the control room, where a map was set out, ancient and dusty.
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“So the original ship,” the Doctor commented, “Interesting...” The Doctor placed his hand on the control panel and suddenly the ship emitted a high pitched squeaking sound.
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General Nay and Vasray looked up together in shock. Someone was in the tunnels, alive and not only that; they were inside the original spaceship.
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“Sir, it’s not a human,” Vasray muttered, “Only an extra-terrestrial being could have opened the door into that cavern and I think I know which one...”
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Ridgebull stared at her computer again, it had reached 97%. She smiled, knowing that her experiment was nearly complete.
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“But what do I do about the woman...” Ridgebull muttered.
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Humbert and Ezio searched around the shacks for Eden, but couldn’t find her anywhere. And few seemed to know who she was.
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“Where could she be?” Humbert asked desperately, “I have to find her.”
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“I’ve just had a thought,” Ezio commented.
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“What?” Humbert replied.
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“Well, we can’t see the door into the real world, can we?” Ezio replied, “What if there are other ways out of this room, now that the other torches have been lit?”
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“I don’t understand, you mean there might be other ways out, which we can’t see?” Humbert said slowly.
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“Yes, excuse me,” Ezio said to the Woman, who was passing.
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“What?” the Woman asked.
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“How do you know there aren’t any other ways out of this cavern, we couldn’t see the entrance, what if there are other entrances?” Ezio questioned.
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“Because I have felt every inch of this cavern wall, there is no other exit,” the Woman answered, “I would know.”
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“What if you have to close your eyes?” Ezio asked, running over to the nearest wall and closing his eyes as he did so.
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“It won’t work, there’s just that one exit,” the Woman replied, but as she said this Ezio vanished through a part of the cavern wall.
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“Ezio?” Humbert said, closing his eyes and following Ezio through the wall.
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“I don’t understand,” the Woman commented, closing her eyes and following Humbert. She appeared in a dimly lit tunnel, where Humbert and Ezio were standing.
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“I was right,” Ezio said smiling.
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“But I checked every inch of the wall, with my eyes closed and open, how did you...?” the Woman said, surprised and confused.
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“I don’t know,” Ezio commented, “Come on; let’s find out what’s this way.”
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“Alright,” the Woman said, “I like adventure...”
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“Don’t you think we should go back and get some backup?” Humbert suggested.
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“No, we’ll be fine, you’re with me,” the Woman replied firmly.
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Conner and Georgia continued down the dark tunnels until they reached a door at the end of the tunnel. Georgia looked at Conner and raised her eyebrows.
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“Well, the door’s metal, maybe we’ve found the alien’s base,” Georgia commented, “If we had my sonic screwdriver, I could open the door, but it looks like it won’t open.”
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“Georgia, you don’t have a sonic screwdriver, remember?” Conner said. Suddenly, an ear-splitting roar echoed from the other end of the tunnel.
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“They’re in the tunnel!” Conner exclaimed, and he started shoving himself against the door in an attempt to open it. The door flew open, but Conner hadn’t opened it. Georgia clutched at her heart, as it began to slow and Conner looked at her in shock. He grabbed her hand and pulled her through the door, closing it behind them. They were in another tunnel, and there stood a tall, pale-blue-skinned alien, with long brown hair.
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“Nice to meet you,” the alien commented. Suddenly, the door banged open and a lion shot through it, straight at Georgia. The lion hit Georgia, as the alien fired a shot at it.
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“What’s that noise?” Humbert asked, as a roaring sound echoed through the tunnel.
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“It’s a lion!” the Woman said scared, “We have to get out of here! Now, run for it!”
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“Yes ma’am!” Ezio said, as he ran back down the tunnel towards the cavern, but suddenly, a lion jumped out of a hidden tunnel in the wall. A lion appeared behind them, blocking their exit.
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“Oh my God...” Ezio said, as the lions closed in for the kill.
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“GEORGIA!” Conner yelled, running over to Georgia, who lay motionless on the ground. The lion had thrown her against the wall.
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“Is she alright?” the alien asked concernedly.
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“No,” Conner replied, feeling for a pulse, “But being pushed against a wall couldn’t have...”
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“What’s wrong?” the alien muttered.
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“She’s...” Conner began in a shocked voice, he couldn’t find a pulse, “No! She can’t be, Georgia! No, you... you can’t be...”
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“Is she...?” the alien asked.
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“She’s dead,” Conner said, beginning to cry. He couldn’t believe it, she was dead, and the Doctor was nowhere to be seen.
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The Doctor looked up as he heard running footsteps. He stepped out of the ship and stared as around fifty armed Nayragar burst into the cave, through the door.
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“Thought you could just sneak in, did you?” General Nay asked nastily, “Well bad luck! Fire at will soldiers; that man will not interfere!”
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“NO!”
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Conner held Georgia in his arms, her body limp, never to move again...
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<strong>TO BE CONTINUED in Rise of the Nayragar</strong>
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<strong>Next Time:</strong>
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“The wielded will reach the wielder,” General Nay cackled.
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“Georgia’s dead,” Conner said tearfully.
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“RUN!”
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“I can rule the Universe!” Attila roared.
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“Time for a new plan,” the Doctor commented.
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“But you’re dead too!”
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“Life and death; what is that to the Nayragar? You can’t just meddle with it, there are horrific consequences...”
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<strong>THE END</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-13331384107225054162010-07-06T20:30:00.003+01:002010-07-06T21:06:39.768+01:00Episode 4: Attila Part 4Just as suddenly as it had began, the sword dropped to the floor, at Poliakin’s feet. Conner looked at the sword, but didn’t feel like touching it, neither did Poliakin.
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“The touch of a time traveller did that,” Georgia muttered.
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“How do you know that?” Conner asked.
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“Because I do,” Georgia said shrugging.
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“A time traveller, you mean, you travel in time?” Poliakin asked.
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“Yeah, I’ll give you a second so that can sink in,” Georgia replied.
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The Doctor crept along a corridor in Attila’s palace, hoping that he would not be seen by any Huns. He hid behind a statue as Captain Groutroster, Ezio and Shaka appeared at the other end of the corridor.
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“What do you mean?” Ezio was saying.
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“I mean there is something not right with Attila’s new magician,” Captain Groutroster snarled, “He’s too happy, he doesn’t like killing.”
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“But sir, there is something not right with Attila,” Shaka pointed out, “He’s changed, especially since we arrived here, he’s become nastier.”
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“He’s become firmer and more efficient,” Captain Groutroster replied, “Do you think that’s a bad thing?”
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“Not at all,” Shaka muttered, “But still he’s become crueler, I mean he throws people in some pit, doesn’t he, and then what happens...?” The Doctor pressed himself right against the wall, as Captain Groutroster and the others walked past.
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“You will not talk of that,” Captain Groutroster growled, “I don’t know how you found out about it, maybe it’s best if I don’t put you up to this task.”
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“But sir...” Ezio began.
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“Enough!” Captain Groutroster roared, “You’ve had your say, now get on patrol!” They left the corridor, leaving the Doctor to think. He was going to find the TARDIS, Attila had told the Doctor that it was dangerous, so he was keeping it locked up somewhere, and the Doctor was going to find it.
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“Doctor!” Attila said loudly, as he appeared at the other end of the corridor.
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“Hello, I was just exploring,” the Doctor said smiling.
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“The area beyond the end of this corridor is off limits, I’d like you to return to my main hall now,” Attila ordered, “I need advice from my favourite magician.”
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General Nay barged his way into a laboratory in the Nayragar base. Standing in the room was Ridgebull Ragar, a female Nayragar with purple hair. As a child she was chosen from the Ragar clan to be married to General Nay, and was the chief scientist of the base. General Nay and Ridgebull were the heirs to the Nayragar throne.
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“Ragar what’s going on? Attila has not killed the alien!” General Nay snapped.
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“If you had tuned into your reports from me and not ignored them, which by the way I find so rude that I could push you off an alien cliff, you would already know,” Ridgebull said smiling.
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“Silence you, I don’t need any backchat,” General Nay hissed.
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“Oh I’m sorry, have I hurt the emotionless one?” Ridgebull asked sweetly.
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“TELL ME WHAT’S GOING ON!” General Nay roared.
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“Attila the Hun is known to have a love for magic, this part of his consciousness was so strong that he still enjoys magic, and he won’t kill a magician,” Ridgebull explained.
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“Well your experiments fail then don’t they?” General Nay commented.
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“No they do not, we never said that the essence transition could completely remove the personality,” Ridgebull explained, “There is still some subconscious left, which we can’t get rid of.”
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“Not yet, if you developed it some more, and worked harder...” General Nay began.
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“Do not get me started on working hard, you don’t even know the meaning of it,” Ridgebull erupted with rage, “You see we have just the same authority as one another, but I, unlike you, have to marry a nasty, unlikeable piece of dirt, so let’s leave the hard work to those who can work hard, and leave the work which requires no brains or effort to you.”
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“Say something like that to me again, and I’ll see your head on a spike! The Huns seem to think that that is a good punishment,” General Nay hissed.
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“Unless it hasn’t crossed your barbarian mind, but they are barbarians with disgusting habits and primitive ways of doing everything, much more primitive than those who lived in Tointraken before them,” Ridgebull replied, “Oh and by the way what you just said would be treason if I cared one tiny little bit.” With that Ridgebull turned and marched off, accompanied by two female scientists.
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“I’m not marrying her,” General Nay hissed at Vasray.
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“She’s very strong-willed though sir,” Vasray replied.
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“She shouldn’t be, she’s a scientist, it is I who am strong-willed,” General Nay growled, as they began to head back to his control centre.
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“She’s stronger-willed than you though, sir,” Vasray commented.
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“What did you say?” General Nay roared, “I have not worked hard to become a General and the heir, to be called less strong-willed than her, by a stupid, pathetic Nayragar idiot.” Vasray fell silent, and they did not speak until they reached General Nay’s control centre.
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“GO DO SOMETHING! Give me updates, that is your job, I want to know what’s going on,” General Nay hissed at Vasray who nodded.
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“The spaceship is connecting with the base as we speak sir,” Vasray said.
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“Good,” General Nay said, “But there’s still no sign of the sword...”
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Humbert Marsh paced his house, deciding what to do; he could pack and move into the rebel base, where his wife was obviously staying, or he could avoid the meeting altogether. But what if he was caught? He could just attend the meeting. There was no harm in that, was there.
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“Humbert?” a voice called from outside. Humbert rushed over to his window where he found two Hun soldiers; Ezio and Shaka.
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“Shaka, this is Humbert, he’s my good friend, and Humbert this is Shaka, he’s my new friend,” Ezio introduced and Humbert and Shaka shook hands.
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“Ezio, can we trust him?” Humbert asked.
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“You can trust me with anything,” Shaka replied, “If you think I’m all for the Hun army, well I’m not, they killed my father and stormed my village. I did join their army, where I made some friends, my captain was a very nice person, but he vanished, recently.”
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“Shaka tells me that many captains have been replaced by Attila recently,” Ezio explained.
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“Attila’s changed, he used to be nasty, sometimes, now he’s in a bad mood all the time, and his captains just follow him, I don’t know what’s going on,” Shaka continued.
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“It’s like something changed him?” Humbert said.
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“Yeah, but what could have changed him?” Shaka asked.
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“Maybe some experience he’s had, maybe he found out that his captains were rebelling against him,” Ezio wondered.
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“So he replaced them all, they could still rebel,” Humbert replied.
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“Not if they were dead,” Shaka muttered, “My Captain vanished, although we don’t say it, all the men in my unit think he was killed.”
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“Then there’s Attila’s secret death-chamber,” Ezio added, “Which the town’s council never found, yet he somehow did.”
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“They had no idea it was there,” Humbert muttered.
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“How do you know about it?” Shaka asked Humbert.
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“Ezio told me,” Humbert answered, “I have something to tell you.”
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“What?” Ezio asked.
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“You must promise not to tell,” Humbert replied, “But those who left the town, and never returned, many of them have joined a secret rebel group.”
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“We should join,” Ezio muttered.
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“That would be treason; Attila would cut off our heads!” Shaka replied.
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“You don’t have to come to the meetings,” Humbert suggested, “You could spy for us.”
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“I suppose I could do that, be very nasty to people, I’d get promoted,” Shaka said, “Then I could get close to Attila and try and then I could...”
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“I’m sure the rebel group would be happy for you to help,” Humbert said, “They’re meeting today, in this cave... I was going to head there now...”
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“The thing is, this rebel group will have no chance against the Huns,” Ezio said, “And how did you find out anyway?”
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“My wife, Eden, came back and told me, and left,” Humbert explained slowly, “I have to go to her...”
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“I’ll come with you,” Ezio said.
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“But, what he said, you know, these rebels have no chance against the Huns,” Shaka pointed out.
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“Apparently they have a really good leader,” Humbert said, “Just as good as Attila. And even if we don’t defeat them; we can kill Attila, which would be a hard blow to them.”
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“That’s true, the captains would just argue among themselves about leadership,” Shaka replied, “I’ll walk with you to the edge of the town.” Together they walked towards the North gate of the town. Once they got to the edge, Shaka stopped and said goodbye, as Ezio and Humbert left the town. Shaka quickly turned away, so that no other Huns would notice, but he walked straight into Captain Groutroster.
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“Gotcha,” Captain Groutroster growled nastily.
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Georgia, Conner and Poliakin were sitting in Poliakin’s small house, around a table, where the sword was lying. Poliakin had taken it back inside, as Georgia and Conner realised that if they touched it, it would fly into the sky again.
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“But you just found it?” Georgia asked, “That’s very interesting, I wonder why somebody would leave a sword there?”
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“Maybe it was a bit heavy,” Conner shrugged.
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“Did you dig it up?” Georgia asked.
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“I may have done, I was just digging and there it was, on the ground,” Poliakin replied, “I have seen much, but never a sword like that.”
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“It is kind of rare isn’t it,” Georgia commented.
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“These lions, did they appear about the time you found the sword?” Conner asked.
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“Yes, why?” Poliakin answered.
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“Maybe the two things are connected, maybe the lions are trying to find the sword,” Conner explained.
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“Or maybe they’re just hungry,” Georgia pointed out.
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“But those lions aren’t from Earth,” Conner replied.
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“I think they’re from Nayrak,” Georgia commented.
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“Where’s Nayrak?” Conner asked.
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“It’s a planet in the Nytroki system,” Georgia replied knowingly.
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“How do you know that?” Conner questioned exasperated.
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“I don’t know, I don’t know how I knew that,” Georgia muttered, “What’s happening to me?”
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“You have been acting weird,” Conner commented.
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“If I had my sonic screwdriver I’d know what was going on,” Georgia replied, “I must have left it in my other suit.”
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“Georgia, the Doctor has it, and you never wear suits,” Conner said.
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“I’m the Doctor, no I‘m not, I’m Poliakin,” Georgia said.
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“I’m Poliakin,” Poliakin replied.
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“So you are, then... I’m Georgia, I’m Georgia, I am,” Georgia said, breathing heavily, “What’s happening to me?”
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“I don’t know,” Conner replied slightly scared.
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The Doctor yawned and looked up as Captain Groutroster dragged Shaka into Attila’s main hall, where Attila and the Doctor were listening to Attila’s private blacksmith.
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“Sir, this man has been fraternizing with the enemy,” Captain Groutroster announced.
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“Which enemy is this then?” the Doctor asked.
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“The locals,” Captain Groutroster growled, “He was talking to one of them.”
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“That’s not offensive,” Attila replied.
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“But I heard them talking about a secret rebellion,” Captain Groutroster roared.
<br />
“What?” Attila said through gritted teeth. He snatched up his sword and pointed it at Shaka’s neck.
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<br />
“Is there a rebellion going on, what is going on?” Attila shouted at Shaka.
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“No,” Shaka said quickly.
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“Leave him alone...” the Doctor began.
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“You do not tell me what to do,” Attila roared at the Doctor, “Go to your room!”
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“My room is sort of my TARDIS, so if you can tell me where that is...” the Doctor replied.
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“That is a weapon, which I will not have you use!” Attila interrupted, “You shall never see that box again, now leave!” The Doctor reluctantly left the room, and decided to head towards the area that Attila had forbidden him to go.
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“Now, Shaka, what’s this rebellion?” Attila asked.
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“Nothing,” Shaka whined.
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“Captain, what did you hear?” Attila growled.
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“Very little, I saw them walking towards the gate with another Hun soldier, Ezio, he’s a local, and another local,” Captain Groutroster explained.
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“How do you know they are rebelling then?” Attila roared.
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“Well... I can tell, I’ve treated with rebels before, they were sneaking out, and that soldier was deserting his post,” Captain Groutroster replied, “And I definitely overheard the word rebellion and the woman.”
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“Well, is there a rebel group?” Attila asked Shaka shoving him onto the hard, stone floor.
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“No, I said there wasn’t...” Shaka muttered.
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“TELL THE TRUTH!” Attila shouted at Shaka, smacking him on the head.
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“Alright, yes, but that’s all your getting out of me,” Shaka hissed.
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“Guards!” Attila yelled, and two of his guards rushed over to him, “Pick up that vermin and throw him in the den!” His guards nodded and pulled a screaming Shaka away.
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<br />
“Sir, is there anything you want me to do?” Captain Groutroster asked.
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“Kill every soldier from the local area, any of them could be working in the rebellion,” Attila ordered, “And find my other Captains and Generals, I want to meet with them all.”
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<br />
Vasray double-checked what he had just found and then he got up and hastened towards the door. He ran down the corridor and into General Nay’s control room.
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“What?” General Nay snapped.
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“A signal was let off by something in this vector,” Vasray replied, typing something into General Nay’s computer, so a picture of the area appeared on the screen. Vasray pointed at an area of fields.
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“That’s near where we think the sword was left,” General Nay said.
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“That’s right, this signal, I think it was a call from the sword, telling us where it is,” Vasray explained.
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“It’s beginning to get dark, that’s when the lions hunt at their best,” General Nay muttered, “Go to the trainer, get him to talk to Lok...”
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<br />
The Doctor crept past a sleeping Hun guard and into the corridor beyond. Attila had got his guards to take two people into some kind of pit or den, which seemed to be in the area where Attila had forbidden the Doctor from going.
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“Just get through here...” the Doctor muttered to himself, as he opened a door into an empty room. The whole room was empty apart from a circular shaped door in the wall. The Doctor crept over to the door and found that it was locked. He took out his sonic screwdriver and opened the door. He found that the door opened onto thin air, and that anyone who stepped through the door would fall into the pit below.
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<br />
“That’s where the pit is...” the Doctor breathed. The pit was lit by several flaming torches and against the torches the Doctor could see large demonic lions with glowing eyes walking around the pit. Strangely there were no skeletons in the pit. There were also several tunnels leading off the pit, which seemed to lead beneath the town.
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<br />
Suddenly, the Doctor heard screaming and he realised that Shaka was being dragged towards the pit. He stepped away from the door and was about to lock it when two guards dragging Shaka burst into the room. One of them elbowed the Doctor, sending him to the ground.
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“Wait a minute!” the Doctor exclaimed.
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“Doctor, please help me!” Shaka yelled, as a guard yanked the door to the pit open and the other threw Shaka into it. The guards grabbed the Doctor, who began to protest immediately.
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“I’m Attila’s magician! You have to obey me!” the Doctor exclaimed.
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“We only obey Attila, sorry,” the guards said in unison, “And we know what you are.” Together they pushed the Doctor into the pit and slammed the door. The Doctor picked himself up from the dirt floor, to find himself surrounded by lions and Shaka being dragged off, dead, by a large lion with a silver mane.
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“Oh dear...” the Doctor commented.
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<strong>TO BE CONTINUED</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-37411386511574189082010-07-01T21:12:00.002+01:002010-07-01T21:20:05.224+01:00Episode 4: Attila Part 3A spear shot through the air and hit the lion in its head. Its eyes and jaw froze, and then the animal slumped onto the floor, dead.
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“Who...?” Georgia began.
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“The owner of the trap, I’m guessing,” Conner replied.
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“Who...?” Georgia asked.
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“STOP! PLEASE! I-I, I can help Attila!” the Doctor stammered, as the guards grew closer.
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“Tear him up!” Attila ordered, “He can’t help me, he won’t be helping anyone soon! He’s a spy from the old order, I know it!”
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“I’m a magician!” the Doctor exclaimed.
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“STOP!” Attila roared at his guards, and the Doctor looked relieved, “You two, back outside!” Shaka and Ezio left the room with slightly glum and surprised expressions on their faces.
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“So...” the Doctor said, grinning slightly.
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“So, what magic can you do then?” Attila asked.
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“Why are you so interested in magic, I wonder?” the Doctor replied.
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“What magic?” Attila demanded, ignoring the Doctor’s question.
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“I have a device that buzzes, bought it off a hag, it detects spaceships,” the Doctor explained at a rapid pace, as the frown on Attila’s face grew, “Well actually invisible ones, I thought it was a bit cheap, I mean I can’t be always looking out for spaceships which aren’t invisible, its rather annoying, but...”
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<br />
“Tear him up,” Attila snarled, turning away from the Doctor, as Attila’s guards rushed forward again.
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“Wait! I have this lighty up thing and ooh look paper which is psychic...” the Doctor said, pulling the items out of his pocket and waving them around him.
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“HALT!” Attila roared at his guards, he then turned to the Doctor and said, “Show me these items.”
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“Well, look at this,” the Doctor said, holding out his sonic screwdriver. Attila took it from him and stared at the Doctor through menacing eyes.
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“What is it?” Attila asked.
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“It’s a magic wand, well mine, actually, it only works for me, sorry,” the Doctor said shrugging.
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“Perform some magic for me,” Attila ordered. The Doctor looked at Attila and then at the armed guards, and then he pressed a button on his sonic which made a hologram of a spaceship appear. It was very wide, but thin, with fire bursting out of one end.
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“What is that?” Attila asked excitedly.
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<br />
General Nay pressed a button on his wrist controller, and an orb of light appeared above him and Vasray, lighting the tunnel.
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<br />
“We’re heading towards the first crash site,” General Nay explained, “If you hadn’t guessed.”
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“You mean where the first Nayragar landed on Earth, four hundred years ago?” Vasray asked.
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“Yes, they fell through time, flying too close to the planet,” General Nay replied, leading the way through the tunnels, “Then they found a signal, on Earth, of what could help us to rule the universe.”
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“The weapon,” Vasray muttered.
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“That’s all we need now, now we have the wielder under our control,” General Nay hissed, “But something is wrong, somebody else is here.”
<br />
“That blue box?” Vasray asked.
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“No, the man from the box,” General Nay replied, “I need to check something...” General Nay pressed his hand against the stone wall and a door appeared. He opened it and stepped through it onto a staircase, which led down to a crashed abandoned spaceship. There was a strange red light emitting from the spaceship.
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<br />
“It’s the distress call, isn’t it?” Vasray asked.
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“The spaceship is giving off a distress call,” General Nay muttered.
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“Why would it do that?” Vasray said confused.
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“Because it’s in trouble, which means we all are,” General Nay said quietly. Suddenly, a buzzing noise came from General Nay’s wrist controller and then a voice spoke.
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“Sir, the man from the box, he’s made friends with Attila,” the voice informed General Nay.
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“Why didn’t Attila have him killed?” General Nay snarled into his wrist controller.
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“We don’t know,” the voice replied.
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“Are you going to tell them about the distress call sir?” Vasray asked.
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“Not now, shut up,” General Nay snapped, before he said into his controller, “Make sure Ridgebull is prepared for when I get back! I want full details of the situation.”
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<br />
“Sir, are we going to...?” Vasray began.
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“Go back now, yes, I shall send some scientists here to sort out the situation, come now,” General Nay pushed past Vasray and rapidly ascended the stairs until he reached the stone tunnel. Vasray followed General Nay, and closed the door behind him. The door slowly sunk back into the wall, until it completely vanished. General Nay and Vasray began to walk back along the tunnel, but suddenly several shapes with bright eyes appeared in the gloom.
<br />
“What’s...?” Vasray began, but he stopped as several demonic lions emerged ahead of them, growling and licking their lips.
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“Return to the cave, I’m sure Attila will throw someone down there soon, you may even get your teeth into something not from Earth,” General Nay ordered, leering, and the lions scuttled away.
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An old man appeared beside the pit, and stared down at Georgia and Conner.
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<br />
“It was lucky I was around,” the old man commented.
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“We’re lucky you were around,” Georgia replied seriously, “I nearly died.”
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“Which wouldn’t have been too bad,” Conner commented.
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“Bitch!” Georgia snapped.
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“What’s bitch?” the old man asked.
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“It’s what Georgia is,” Conner answered grinning. Georgia, strangely, did not reply, but looked upset and there was no look of revenge on her face.
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“Why are you so mean to me?” Georgia asked.
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“I was just joking, Georgia, like we usually do, like when you were being sarcastic,” Conner replied, looking slightly bemused.
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“Because I’m never sarcastic,” Georgia said sarcastically.
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<br />
“Do you want to get out of the pit now?” the old man asked, with slightly raised eyebrows.
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“Oh very much, yes,” Georgia replied, and she grabbed the old man’s hand, and allowed herself to be pulled out of the pit. Conner soon followed her.
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“So, old man, what’s your name?” Conner asked.
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“Don’t be so rude Conner,” Georgia snapped, “But we really should know the name of our saviour.”
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“My name is Poliakin, I’m a farmer,” the old man answered.
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“A farmer, how interesting, what animals do you keep?” Georgia asked excitedly.
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“Georgia, that’s not really important, we have to...” Conner began.
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“Yeah, because be chased by Huns or demonic lions is far more important that polite conversation,” Georgia said sarcastically.
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“Actually it kind of is, but what was the pit there for?” Conner asked Poliakin.
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“These lions have been killing my cattle, many have been coming out of the forest, I’ve set up over 20 in the surrounding area,” Poliakin explained.
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“Wow, you must be strong,” Georgia said in an impressed voice.
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“I’ve worked on the land for years, I need to be strong to stay alive at my age,” Poliakin answered.
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“So how old are you?” Conner asked, before quickly adding, “If you don’t mind?”
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“I’m 57,” Poliakin replied.
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“Because that’s old,” Georgia said sarcastically, “My mum’s nearly that age, well in a few years.”
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“You look too young to have a mother of 50,” Poliakin said.
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“That’s so kind,” Georgia said gratefully, as Conner rolled his eyes.
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<br />
“You’re not from around here, are you?” Poliakin asked.
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“How do they always know?” Georgia hissed at Conner.
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“Our language, the fact that you’re wearing tight jeans, and a rather flattering shirt,” Conner replied, “Need I say more?”
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“Do you know much about swords and mythology and astrology?” Poliakin questioned.
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“Well...” Conner began.
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“I know all about these things, especially astrology,” Georgia said.
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“Since when?” Conner asked Georgia quietly.
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“Since I went to school,” Georgia replied.
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“Ok...” Conner muttered; Georgia was acting weird. She wasn’t being bitchy, she kept being sarcastic and now she was boasting of her education.
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<br />
“Follow me,” Poliakin said.
<br />
“What about the Lion?” Conner asked.
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“It’s dead; the birds can feed on it, better that than the dead cattle,” Poliakin explained, “Now, if you aren’t too busy, I would like to show you something than may be very valuable...”
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<br />
Humbert sat at his empty table and began tearing a loaf of bread into pieces to eat; he had eaten like this ever since he had lost his wife.
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<br />
“Humbert, I’m here,” Eden Marsh said quietly from the door. Humbert looked up and saw Eden standing by the door, smiling. Humbert and Eden ran towards each other and hugged, both smiling widely.
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“I’m so sorry, I didn’t want to leave you, the Huns were...” Humbert began.
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“Don’t apologise, for I have spent weeks away, when I could have returned,” Eden explained, “Do you dislike the Huns?”
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“Yes, I hate them,” Humbert replied, “They steal from us, some of them are alright I suppose but...”
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“I’m part of a rebellion, a secret rebellion,” Eden interrupted, “We are gathering in number and strength, and our leader is the best leader in the world. She has saved many victims of the Huns.”
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“You mean, you’ve met... her?” Humbert asked.
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“The Huns are too stupid to think that there could be a rebellion,” Eden continued, “They think we’re all so scared of them.”
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“What is the woman’s name?” Humbert asked.
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“I do not know, but if you want to be part of the rebellion, then I can help you find them,” Eden replied.
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“Of course I do, where do they meet?” Humbert asked.
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“In a cavern beneath the town, that is where many of the Huns enemies are hiding, saved by her,” Eden said, “The cavern is opposite the willow by the lake on the North of the town, but it is strange, you have to walk forward with your eyes closed, and you will find us."
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“You can show me,” Humbert told Eden.
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“No I can’t, the Huns spotted me helping someone, and now I’m on their wanted list,” Eden said quickly, “I’m sorry, my love, we will see each other soon. Goodbye.”
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“You aren’t leaving; you have to stay here, as your husband...” Humbert blurted out.
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“You should let me do what I have to for my own safety,” Eden replied, “Bye.” Eden then ran from the room, and Humbert tried to follow her, but when he reached the street, it was deserted. The blue box had vanished too...
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<br />
<br />
The Doctor walked into Attila’s dining hall wearing a robe of deep purple, embroidered with gold lace. He was smiling broadly, as the Hun commanders looked up with frowns on their faces.
<br />
“Hello,” the Doctor said happily.
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“Doctor, sit down over here!” Attila called from the head of the dining table, which was filled with food. The Huns were not using knives or forks, but tearing at their food with their hands.
<br />
“What are we eating?” the Doctor asked.
<br />
“Food,” Captain Groutroster grunted.
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“How nice,” the Doctor commented.
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<br />
“Sir, why is he still alive, when you told us to kill him?” Captain Groutroster asked Attila.
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“When was that?” Attila asked.
<br />
“When you said that an enemy had been spotted and you wanted us to kill him,” Captain Groutroster replied slowly.
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“Oh yes, but he’s actually a magician,” Attila said, “He can help us to kill our enemies, including the woman.” The Hun commanders along the table grunted in agreement.
<br />
“Who’s the woman?” the Doctor asked interestedly.
<br />
“From what I hear from my soldiers, she helped you escape earlier today,” Captain Groutroster muttered.
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“Oh her, she seemed nice, why do you want to kill her?” the Doctor questioned.
<br />
“Because she’s causing trouble, saving people,” Attila answered.
<br />
“But without her, you’d never have your new magician,” the Doctor said smiling.
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“True, but I still want her head,” Attila growled.
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“Lovely,” the Doctor commented.
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<br />
“Do you not like killing?” Captain Groutroster asked.
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“Who doesn’t like killing?” Attila questioned.
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“People, who feel for other people,” the Doctor replied lamely.
<br />
“What?” Attila snapped.
<br />
“Let’s have some magic,” the Doctor said smiling.
<br />
“Yes!” Attila said grinning broadly, as he lay a bone he was gnawing at down on the table.
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<br />
<br />
Georgia, Conner and Poliakin walked several fields, including a field of cattle, where Poliakin checked up on his herd, to find that no more cattle had been killed. They carried on towards Poliakin’s small house which was close to the field of cows.
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“What a nice house,” Georgia said smiling.
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“Yeah,” Conner added, slightly reluctantly. Poliakin, however, did not respond, and instead of going inside the house he went round the back of it.
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<br />
“Where’s he gone?” Georgia asked.
<br />
“Since when have you been any good at astrology?” Conner replied, ignoring Georgia’s question.
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“I learnt at school, on Gallifrey,” Georgia replied.
<br />
“You what?” Conner said in a confused voice, “You went to St. Marks.”
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“Oh yeah, with Zac and Kaylie and Harry,” Georgia said smiling.
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“No, you weren’t in our year,” Conner replied, “Remember?” Georgia's reply was cut short when Poliakin returned carrying a sword of gold. Conner stared at it transfixed, this was no ordinary sword.
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<br />
“I found it in my field, while planting crops,” Poliakin replied, “Just lying there.” Conner reached out for it but at the moment he touched it, the sword flew out of Poliakin’s hands and into the air, where it span, emitting a fiery orange light, which made Georgia shield her eyes.
<br />
“What the hell?” Conner exclaimed.
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<strong>TO BE CONTINUED</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-56249065400593155202010-06-17T20:58:00.002+01:002010-06-17T21:06:19.245+01:00Episode 4: Attila Part 2“What’s going on here?” a woman’s voice called over the crowd of the advancing Huns, “Out of my way.” The woman shoved the Huns out of her path and some of them fell to the floor. The woman’s face was covered by black cloth and she was wearing brown clothes, which were partly covered by a black cloak.
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“Get her!” a Hun holding the Doctor roared, but the woman hit the Hun soldier in the face and he dropped the Doctor, who broke free of the other Huns. The woman grabbed the Doctor and pulled him rapidly away from the Huns, who began to chase them.
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<br />
“You’re running straight towards a wall!” the Doctor told the woman worriedly, but as they grew close, the woman threw the Doctor onto the flat roof, causing the Doctor to gasp in shock.
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“GET THEM YOU FOOLS!” the Doctor heard a Hun shout, as the woman landed on the roof beside him.
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“Run then,” the woman said in an exasperated voice, as the Huns reached the side of the building. The Doctor jumped up and the woman led him across the flat roofs.
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“How did you get to be so strong?” the Doctor asked as he ran.
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“I don’t talk when I run, it wastes energy,” the woman commented, as she leaped across a gap in the roofs. The Doctor followed her, and looked down to see that he was jumping over a street, where several people looked up and saw them.
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“Slow down!” the Doctor called after the woman, who was easily outrunning him. She, however, did not stop, but kept running until she reached the edge of the town, where she jumped off the roof and landed in an empty street.
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<br />
“Hurry up, the Huns will be on their way,” the woman told the Doctor, who jumped down from the roof onto the street.
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“Thanks for saving... well... me, I’m never used to saying that, really, um...” the Doctor told the woman, who looked unimpressed.
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“You aren’t from round here, are you?” the woman said.
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“No, I’m not, I’m the Doctor by the way,” the Doctor replied.
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“A Doctor, eh? Good, you can stitch up that cut you have on your hand, I’d watch that if I were you,” the woman said airily.
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“So, who are you?” the Doctor questioned.
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“That’s for me to know, and you to wonder, good luck with that,” the woman answered, “You’ll be ok from here, right?”
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“Yes, but...” the Doctor began.
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“Bye,” the woman said, and within seconds she had vanished from site.
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Conner stumbled, as he followed Georgia away from the town of Tointraken. Conner quickly looked behind him to see a group of Hun soldiers chasing them, which made Conner run faster.
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“Get them!” a Hun soldier, who was obviously in charge roared.
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“Georgia, they’re going to catch up with us!” Conner called.
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“No, you think?” Georgia said sarcastically, as she ran, “Quick into the long grass!” Georgia changed direction and ran into a field full of very tall grass, that could easily hide a person. Conner followed Georgia into the field, and ducked down beside her.
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“This way,” Georgia whispered, and together they crawled silently through the undergrowth.
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“They’re around here somewhere, find them!” the Hun commander ordered, as he reached the field, and looked around with a frown on his face.
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“Yes Captain Groutroster!” the soldiers replied and they began to make their way through the field, with their swords drawn, and their eyes peeled.
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“There are some woods, I saw them as we ran, they’re about fifty metres from this spot,” Georgia told Conner quietly.
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“There isn’t anybody here sir,” a Hun soldier told his Captain.
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“They are here Shaka! They ran into this field, make sure they don’t escape!” Captain Groutroster said through gritted teeth, his face screwed up in a frown.
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“But...” Shaka began.
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“Who’s in charge?” Captain Groutroster asked with a nasty smile on his face.
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“You sir,” Shaka muttered.
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“SO DO AS I SAY!” Captain Groutroster roared, making Shaka flinch.
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“He sounds like a very nice person,” Georgia said sarcastically.
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“Come on, we need to go,” Conner told Georgia.
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“We need to wait for the opportune moment,” Georgia replied.
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“What, when they spot us?” Conner replied.
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“No, I dunno... shut up,” Georgia snapped.
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“Search for tracks, look at the ground!” Captain Groutroster ordered.
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“I think I’ve found some,” Shaka replied.
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“Now?” Conner asked.
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“Now, go!” Georgia hissed back, and she and Conner crept quietly out of the grass and silently, but rapidly towards the woods.
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The Doctor peeked around the corner of the street, to see if there were any Hun soldiers down it, but there weren’t. He walked under an arch and into the street beyond, where a few people were walking in tightly-knit groups, as if they were scared of being attacked by the Huns.
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“Hello, do you know the way to Attila’s place of residence?” the Doctor asked a man, who was walking quickly up the street.
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“He has taken over the palace which used to be owned by the Lord, who was killed disgustingly,” the man replied, “His guts lined Attila’s bedroom, that’s what I heard...”
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“Oh, right, thanks,” the Doctor slowly replied, as the man scuttled off down the street, “OW!” The Doctor felt something burn in his pocket, and pulled out a tiny revolving disc, that was burning orange.
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“That is not good,” the Doctor commented, “Hang on...” The Doctor pulled out his sonic screwdriver, and pointed it in the air, to confirm his assumptions.
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“Yeah... that’s definitely bad...”
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Humbert stood defiantly outside his door and tried to sell prunes to anyone who walked by, but since the Doctor and his friends had ran off, he had seen few people about, but two Hun soldiers still stood beside the blue box, waiting for instructions. Humbert knew better than to try and sell prunes to them. Another Hun soldier marched down the street, towards Humbert, who gulped, until he realised who the soldier was.
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“Ezio!” Humbert exclaimed, “You’re all right, I didn’t know where you went after...”
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“Calm down, I’m on duty, I shouldn’t really be speaking to you at all,” Ezio replied.
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“How come you’ve, you’ve...” Humbert began.
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“The Huns offered me a job as a guard, as I guarded the city before and I thought that I could help look after the people, and do a better job than the Huns,” Ezio explained.
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“Well, that is good, I suppose,” Humbert commented.
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“The things is, because of this uniform, my old friends scurry away when they see me, they don’t realise who I am,” Ezio said, “But I’m scared that if I ask to leave the guard, I’ll be killed. There are stories about a pit under the town, and apparently Attila throws people down there.”
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“A pit, what’s inside it?” Humbert asked.
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“I don’t know, all I hear is rumours, some of the Huns are nice, they talk, others are just... nasty,” Ezio muttered, “Now, I’d best be off, where’s Eden, by the way?”
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“I don’t know, she’s gone, I think she’s dead,” Humbert said sadly.
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“Look, friend, many people did not return here, but they fled to other towns,” Ezio said.
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“I left her in our house, as the Huns were approaching, she was killed, I know it,” Humbert replied grimly.
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“Look, you did what you had to do, otherwise you would have been killed...”
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“Protecting her! That would have been an honour to me, and you’ve joined the people who slaughtered her! I can’t believe you!”
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“Be quiet,” Ezio hissed, “Or you’ll get yourself into trouble, and end up in the pit yourself.” With that Ezio walked off, without a backwards glance. Humbert saw the looks the other Hun soldiers were giving him, and he hurried inside himself, scared of what was to come.
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General Nay stood up, with a frown on his face, as a blue light flashed on his console. Vasray looked over at him, and stood up too, wondering what General Nay wanted.
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“Sir, there is no problem, I hope?” Vasray said, “The spaceship is landing in 25 Nayans.”
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“No problem with that, but we have other problems, as you know,” General Nay hissed, and walked out of the room, and swept down several corridors, followed by a disgruntled Vasray. General Nay burst through a pair of double doors and started walking past labs, some full of Nayragar.
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“Sir, where are we going?” Vasray asked, but General Nay did not answer. He continued down the corridor and down another dimly lit corridor. He opened a door and stepped onto a stone surface.
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“Sir, are we going into the lower basement?” Vasray questioned.
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“Yes,” General Nay replied, as he descended the stone steps that led from the door. He reached the bottom, and spun on the spot, indicating that Vasray should follow, and he immediately rushed down the steps after his commander, who smirked.
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“The lower basement was carved out of the ground when we arrived,” General Nay said, “I have rarely visited it, except to visit the den.”
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“We’re not going to the den, are we?” Vasray asked in a slightly fearful tone.
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“They smell fear, they like that stench,” General Nay replied.
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“I’m not scared,” Vasray replied.
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“Of course you’re not, this way, something is wrong,” General Nay commented.
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“YOU LOST HIM?” Attila roared at Captain Groutroster, who tried not to cower in fear. Attila had taken over the large palatial building in the centre of the town, and was sitting in a large hall, on a golden throne.
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“I did not sire, I unfortunately lost the other two, but I still have soldiers out looking for them,” Captain Groutroster explained, “Captain Rogslash lost their leader.”
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“Very well, Captain Groutroster, fetch the blue box, bring it here, Rogslash, stay,” Attila ordered, and Captain Groutroster returned to his men outside the room.
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“Sir, are you in trouble?” Shaka the Hun asked.
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“That is not for you to worry about Shaka, be silent,” Captain Groutroster snapped, “Guard here, with you - what’s your name?”
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“Ezio, sir,” Ezio replied quietly.
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“Speak louder,” Captain Groutroster ordered, “I am not paid to strain my hearing to hear the likes of you, little man. Now wait here, you two, the rest of you, with me, we need to bring something to our King.” Captain Groutroster marched off with the other guards, leaving Ezio and Shaka guarding the doors.
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“Let go of me! Tell your men to unhand me at once!” Captain Rogslash told Attila, who smirked in reply.
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“You know what’s going to happen to you,” Attila said quietly, “You know what happens to those who fail to fulfil my wishes, and you let that man escape, with that woman, who you still haven’t caught.”
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“Please no, I helped you! I believed in you!” Captain Rogslash told Attila, as the guards held him tighter, while Ezio and Shaka began listening at the door.
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“Silence minion!” Attila ordered.
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“You think you’re a God, but you’re nothing more than a...” Captain Rogslash replied loudly, but a guard had put his hand over Rogslash’s mouth.
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“Throw him into the den,” Attila told the guards, who dragged Captain Rogslash off.
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“What was that about?” Ezio asked.
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“Obey Attila, or you get thrown into the den,” Shaka replied.
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“But what’s in the den, what is it?” Ezio questioned worriedly.
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“A monster, which will eat you,” Shaka muttered, “That’s what I heard anyway, someone has heard a roar, like some kind of Lion.”
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“Aren’t Lions creatures from Africa, with big teeth and claws,” Ezio asked.
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“Yes, but this monster is supposed to be far worse,” Shaka replied.
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“But, the den wasn’t here before you came, how can this monster have been found?” Ezio asked, “I don’t understand.”
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“Attila found it, apparently,” Shaka replied, “Be quiet, there’s someone coming.”
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“Hello!” The Doctor exclaimed, as he approached Ezio and Shaka.
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“Halt, what is your business here, where are you from?” Shaka said in a demanding voice.
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“Quite right, I’m the Doctor, and I’m from a far off land,” the Doctor explained, “And I’m here to see Attila, he knows me, maybe.”
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“I will... go... and see... him,” Shaka said, gulping.
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“No need,” the Doctor exclaimed, smiling, as he burst through the doors into Attila’s room. Attila stood up with a look of fury on his face.
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“WHO ARE YOU?” Attila roared, and the Doctor smiled back.
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“I’m the Doctor, nice to meet you, I’m...” the Doctor said, but Attila interrupted him.
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“SEIZE HIM!” Attila roared at the guards, who had just returned from disposing of Captain Rogslash. The guards rushed forward and the Doctor backed away, as Ezio and Shaka watched from the doorway.
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“No, you don’t want to do that,” the Doctor stammered.
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“STAB HIM, SLICE HIM UP, RUN HIS BLOOD ACROSS THE WALLS!” Attila shouted, and the guards drew their swords and surrounded the Doctor.
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Georgia ran through the trees and clutched her side in pain. She thought she had been seen by a Hun, who was searching the forest. She looked around and realised Conner was nowhere to be seen.
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“Conner!” Georgia hissed, but there was no reply.
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“CONNER!” Georgia shouted, and Conner emerged from the trees.
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“Calm down, I was just over there,” Conner whined.
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“Doing what?” Georgia snapped.
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“Going to the toilet,” Conner replied sheepishly, and Georgia burst out laughing, and Conner started laughing at Georgia’s laugh. Suddenly, an ear-splitting noise filled the air, and Georgia and Conner froze.
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“What’s that?” Georgia asked quietly.
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“It was a roar,” Conner replied.
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“You don’t get roars here...” Georgia said.
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“You mean you don’t get creatures that roar here,” Conner said.
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“You know what I meant, what are we going to do?” Georgia questioned.
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“I don’t know, just stay quiet,” Conner replied, but as he said this, a black Lion with a straggly main and green eyes appeared through the trees.
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“RUN!” Georgia shrieked, and she turned on her heel and sprinted away, closely followed by Conner and then the Lion. Georgia fled from the woods and ran towards a field with an area covered in branches. Georgia put her foot on one of the branches and vanished from site. Conner ran up to the spot where she had vanished, but the moment he stepped on the branches, he fell into a pit that had been hidden beneath the branches.
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“This is a trap,” Georgia told Conner, she was lying on the floor of the pit, pulling twigs out of her hair with a scared expression on her face.
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“But who made the trap, and for what reason?” Conner asked. Another roar filled the air, and suddenly the Lion fell crashing through the branches into the pit. The Lion picked itself up and Conner ran over to Georgia, who pressed herself against the wall of the pit, her mouth open.
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<strong>TO BE CONTINUED</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987180458348779337.post-17839575828329945382010-06-15T19:35:00.002+01:002010-06-15T19:46:12.487+01:00It's That Time Again!Yes, we're still here. Two years later. This time last year, Beth was still a minor character, Petr was known as The Shadowy Man, and Pippa never existed. Now, we're a third of the way through Series Three, with storylines planned for Series Four and many episodes already complete. All of this wouldn't be possible without you - you've kept us going through technical problems and tough stories, and without you, I'd certainly have given up a long time ago. So, on our second birthday, Will and Seb's Blog want to thank you for your technical knowledge, reading our stories, voting on our polls, commenting on our cbox, and just being really friendly and great people to talk to! Thank youuuu!Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682098405697879363noreply@blogger.com1