8th January 2022 Writings
Jan. 9th, 2022 06:10 pm8th
Excerpt from: Season 8.5
“And I’m happy for you, Doctor…”
“And I don’t know where its.”
Words: 12
Excerpt from: Convergence on Lawndale
She grabbed one of them. “Lawndale Sun-Herald?” she asked herself. “I suppose that’s where we are. Lawndale.”
“I haven’t heard of it. But Wade can help there,” Ron said.
“Yes, but look at this date,” Kim said. She passed Ron the newspaper.
“5th May 1999!” Ron read.
“A little over four years ago,” Kim realised.
Words: 55
Excerpt from: Doctor Who – Troubles of Ronisaka
“Interesting,” the Doctor considered.
“Like, he hadn’t done anything like this yet,” Clara added.
Words: 14
Excerpt from: Daria – Return of the Runaway
That exchange caused Lillian to flash back to the night she run away.
Flashback
Daria gets out of bed as Helen and Jake argue.
“She's just a child. She doesn't know any better,” her mother said.
“That's what she wants you to believe,” her father shot back.
Words: 47
Total: 128
Excerpt from: Season 8.5
“And I’m happy for you, Doctor…”
“And I don’t know where its.”
Words: 12
Excerpt from: Convergence on Lawndale
She grabbed one of them. “Lawndale Sun-Herald?” she asked herself. “I suppose that’s where we are. Lawndale.”
“I haven’t heard of it. But Wade can help there,” Ron said.
“Yes, but look at this date,” Kim said. She passed Ron the newspaper.
“5th May 1999!” Ron read.
“A little over four years ago,” Kim realised.
Words: 55
Excerpt from: Doctor Who – Troubles of Ronisaka
“Interesting,” the Doctor considered.
“Like, he hadn’t done anything like this yet,” Clara added.
Words: 14
Excerpt from: Daria – Return of the Runaway
That exchange caused Lillian to flash back to the night she run away.
Flashback
Daria gets out of bed as Helen and Jake argue.
“She's just a child. She doesn't know any better,” her mother said.
“That's what she wants you to believe,” her father shot back.
Words: 47
Total: 128
Part IV - Farewells
5 February 2007
The SGC
Alarms started blaring as the Stargate began to activate. “Unscheduled Offworld Activation!” Harriman called.
“Close the Iris,” Landry said.
The Iris closed.
“Receiving IDC. It’s the Doctor. Wait, receiving another IDC, SG-1!”
“Open the Iris.”
Harriman opened the Iris. “Receiving a signal, sir.”
“SGC, do you read?” Mitchell asked.
“We read you, Colonel,” Landry said.
“We’re going to bring the TARDIS back through the gate. Be prepared for possible high speed impact, sir.”
“High Speed impact?” Landry asked.
“Apparently when they arrived, here the TARDIS ended up over a kilometre from the gate.”
“Noted,” Landry said. He turned to Harriman. “Deploy the shock nets.” He then told Mitchell that the preparations would take about 5 minutes.
( Tiloana )
5 February 2007
The SGC
Alarms started blaring as the Stargate began to activate. “Unscheduled Offworld Activation!” Harriman called.
“Close the Iris,” Landry said.
The Iris closed.
“Receiving IDC. It’s the Doctor. Wait, receiving another IDC, SG-1!”
“Open the Iris.”
Harriman opened the Iris. “Receiving a signal, sir.”
“SGC, do you read?” Mitchell asked.
“We read you, Colonel,” Landry said.
“We’re going to bring the TARDIS back through the gate. Be prepared for possible high speed impact, sir.”
“High Speed impact?” Landry asked.
“Apparently when they arrived, here the TARDIS ended up over a kilometre from the gate.”
“Noted,” Landry said. He turned to Harriman. “Deploy the shock nets.” He then told Mitchell that the preparations would take about 5 minutes.
( Tiloana )
Part III – The Doctor Vs. The Ori
The SGC
“Unscheduled off world activation!” Sgt. Harriman called out as the gate activated. “Closing the Iris.” The Iris closed.
“Report,” General Landry said.
“Receiving IDC now, Sir,” Harriman said. “It’s SG1!”
“They’re early, open the Iris,” Landry said.
“Aye, Sir,” Harriman said.
The Iris was opened and Daniel and Lana rushed through the gate.
“Close the Iris!” Daniel called out.
“Close the Iris!” Landry said.
The Iris closed. Several thudding sounds could be heard as Ori foot soldiers met their ends, then the Stargate shut down.
“Dr. Jackson, where is the rest of SG1, and who is this with you?” Landry said.
“They have been captured by Adria!” Daniel said. “This is Lana Halaia, from Ao Plaailla,” he indicated Lana. “We barely managed to escape.”
The Doctor emerged from the TARDIS. “What happened, everyone got captured?” he asked.
“Yes, we all put up a fight, but they were all captured,” Daniel said.
“We were lucky to escape!” Lana said.
“Right, one rescue party coming up!” the Doctor said.
“Doctor, we can’t just charge into the situation without first debriefing Doctor Jackson,” Landry said.
“Good point, but in an hour I will be going to that planet and rescuing the rest of SG1 and my companions.”
“I’ll join you then,” Lana decided. What she had heard about the Doctor from his companions lead her to believe that he was very capable.
Five minutes later, Daniel, Lana, the Doctor and Landry met in the briefing room.
For the first twenty minutes Daniel told the latter two of their mission until they entered Enb, then Lana joined him in the description of the mission.
“And then you were surrounded by the Ori troops?” General Landry asked.
“Yes.”
“How did you escape?” General Landry said.
“I’m not sure, it was fairly chaotic,” Dr. Jackson said. He looked at Lana. “Lana managed to grab me while the Priors were otherwise engaged.”
“The team put up a pretty good, fight, General, including that Kiara. She was using some kind of technology that I have never seen,” Lana said.
“I don’t think it was technology,” the Doctor said.
“Then what was it, Doctor?” Lana asked.
“An intrinsic power,” the Doctor said.
“That makes sense,” Daniel said, what with the powers that the Priors displayed he was willing to believe that what he observed Kiara doing was also intrinsic.
“Maybe,” Lana said; she was not sure that biology could explain what she saw Kiara doing, despite the observed capabilities of the Priors and her encounters with the Ancients.
“So, they got captured. Why couldn’t you free them?” Landry asked.
“They were almost immediately beamed to one of the motherships. They had a portable Ring Transporter with them,” Dr. Jackson said.
“As you saw, we were chased to the Gate, and I wasn’t about to lead the Ori forces to a town or village that hadn’t been abandoned,” Lana said.
“So you say,” Landry said, with a slight sarcastic tone.
Lana turned to the Doctor, “could you scare the Ori off from my world?”
“No. All I will be doing is rescuing the rest of SG1 and my companions.”
“Really?” Lana asked dubiously.
“Yes. I have never been to this universe before. Therefore my reputation doesn’t precede me,” the Doctor said. He didn’t want this universe to be too aware of his visit.
“And what sort of reputation do you have in your universe, Doctor?” Landry asked.
“You don’t want to know. I am seen as an incorrigible meddler in some places, and as a false trickster god in others. That is barely scratching the surface.”
Twenty minutes after the briefing ended, the Doctor, Lana, Daniel, General Landry and SG-6 meet in the Gate Room, next to the TARDIS.
“You’re sure you’re taking your ship, Doctor?” Landry asked.
“Yes, Even if it’s captured, neither the Priors nor Adria herself would be able to pilot it.”
“If you say so,” Landry said.
The Doctor opened the TARDIS door. “Let’s go,” he said.
Lana stopped as she entered the TARDIS. “Amazing, it’s actually bigger on the inside,” she said.
The Doctor snorted. “That’s hardly original,” he said.
“I thought it was,” Lana said.
“Actually, you may be the first to say ‘Amazing,’” the Doctor said.
“Good,” Lana said as SG-6 and Daniel Jackson followed her in.
“Here’s our plan, we will wait until the SGC dials P6Y-362, or as the natives call it, Tiloana. Then the TARDIS will follow the wormhole there,” the Doctor said.
“Not all the natives, just those on the main continent,” Lana said.
“Understood,” Colonel Francis Jameson, the commander of SG-6, said.
“Good to know,” Daniel said.
“Chevron Seven, Locked!” The Stargate opened with the usual kawoosh. The TARDIS then dematerialised.
( The TARDIS in flight )
The SGC
“Unscheduled off world activation!” Sgt. Harriman called out as the gate activated. “Closing the Iris.” The Iris closed.
“Report,” General Landry said.
“Receiving IDC now, Sir,” Harriman said. “It’s SG1!”
“They’re early, open the Iris,” Landry said.
“Aye, Sir,” Harriman said.
The Iris was opened and Daniel and Lana rushed through the gate.
“Close the Iris!” Daniel called out.
“Close the Iris!” Landry said.
The Iris closed. Several thudding sounds could be heard as Ori foot soldiers met their ends, then the Stargate shut down.
“Dr. Jackson, where is the rest of SG1, and who is this with you?” Landry said.
“They have been captured by Adria!” Daniel said. “This is Lana Halaia, from Ao Plaailla,” he indicated Lana. “We barely managed to escape.”
The Doctor emerged from the TARDIS. “What happened, everyone got captured?” he asked.
“Yes, we all put up a fight, but they were all captured,” Daniel said.
“We were lucky to escape!” Lana said.
“Right, one rescue party coming up!” the Doctor said.
“Doctor, we can’t just charge into the situation without first debriefing Doctor Jackson,” Landry said.
“Good point, but in an hour I will be going to that planet and rescuing the rest of SG1 and my companions.”
“I’ll join you then,” Lana decided. What she had heard about the Doctor from his companions lead her to believe that he was very capable.
Five minutes later, Daniel, Lana, the Doctor and Landry met in the briefing room.
For the first twenty minutes Daniel told the latter two of their mission until they entered Enb, then Lana joined him in the description of the mission.
“And then you were surrounded by the Ori troops?” General Landry asked.
“Yes.”
“How did you escape?” General Landry said.
“I’m not sure, it was fairly chaotic,” Dr. Jackson said. He looked at Lana. “Lana managed to grab me while the Priors were otherwise engaged.”
“The team put up a pretty good, fight, General, including that Kiara. She was using some kind of technology that I have never seen,” Lana said.
“I don’t think it was technology,” the Doctor said.
“Then what was it, Doctor?” Lana asked.
“An intrinsic power,” the Doctor said.
“That makes sense,” Daniel said, what with the powers that the Priors displayed he was willing to believe that what he observed Kiara doing was also intrinsic.
“Maybe,” Lana said; she was not sure that biology could explain what she saw Kiara doing, despite the observed capabilities of the Priors and her encounters with the Ancients.
“So, they got captured. Why couldn’t you free them?” Landry asked.
“They were almost immediately beamed to one of the motherships. They had a portable Ring Transporter with them,” Dr. Jackson said.
“As you saw, we were chased to the Gate, and I wasn’t about to lead the Ori forces to a town or village that hadn’t been abandoned,” Lana said.
“So you say,” Landry said, with a slight sarcastic tone.
Lana turned to the Doctor, “could you scare the Ori off from my world?”
“No. All I will be doing is rescuing the rest of SG1 and my companions.”
“Really?” Lana asked dubiously.
“Yes. I have never been to this universe before. Therefore my reputation doesn’t precede me,” the Doctor said. He didn’t want this universe to be too aware of his visit.
“And what sort of reputation do you have in your universe, Doctor?” Landry asked.
“You don’t want to know. I am seen as an incorrigible meddler in some places, and as a false trickster god in others. That is barely scratching the surface.”
Twenty minutes after the briefing ended, the Doctor, Lana, Daniel, General Landry and SG-6 meet in the Gate Room, next to the TARDIS.
“You’re sure you’re taking your ship, Doctor?” Landry asked.
“Yes, Even if it’s captured, neither the Priors nor Adria herself would be able to pilot it.”
“If you say so,” Landry said.
The Doctor opened the TARDIS door. “Let’s go,” he said.
Lana stopped as she entered the TARDIS. “Amazing, it’s actually bigger on the inside,” she said.
The Doctor snorted. “That’s hardly original,” he said.
“I thought it was,” Lana said.
“Actually, you may be the first to say ‘Amazing,’” the Doctor said.
“Good,” Lana said as SG-6 and Daniel Jackson followed her in.
“Here’s our plan, we will wait until the SGC dials P6Y-362, or as the natives call it, Tiloana. Then the TARDIS will follow the wormhole there,” the Doctor said.
“Not all the natives, just those on the main continent,” Lana said.
“Understood,” Colonel Francis Jameson, the commander of SG-6, said.
“Good to know,” Daniel said.
“Chevron Seven, Locked!” The Stargate opened with the usual kawoosh. The TARDIS then dematerialised.
( The TARDIS in flight )
Part II – P6Y-362
Three hours after the Doctor had talked to General Landry, SG1 and the Doctor’s companions were ready to go on their mission.
“Remember, you have to follow my orders,” Mitchell said to the companions.
“I remember,” Tamsin snarked.
The other two nodded.
“Chevron Six encoded.”
“Watch this,” Mitchell directed.
Tamsin, Kiara and Felicia watched as the seventh chevron locked
“Chevron Seven, Locked!”
The wormhole formed within the Stargate with a kawoosh.
“Wow!” Felicia gasped.
“That’s putting it mildly!” Tamsin said.
“That’s nothing compared to the experience of going through the ‘gate,” Mitchell said. “Let’s go,”
SG1 and their assistants walked up to the gate. Mitchell walked through first, followed by Teal’c.
“After you,” Carter suggested to Tamsin.
“OK,” Tamsin said. She stepped forwards, through the event horizon...
( P6Y-362 )
Three hours after the Doctor had talked to General Landry, SG1 and the Doctor’s companions were ready to go on their mission.
“Remember, you have to follow my orders,” Mitchell said to the companions.
“I remember,” Tamsin snarked.
The other two nodded.
“Chevron Six encoded.”
“Watch this,” Mitchell directed.
Tamsin, Kiara and Felicia watched as the seventh chevron locked
“Chevron Seven, Locked!”
The wormhole formed within the Stargate with a kawoosh.
“Wow!” Felicia gasped.
“That’s putting it mildly!” Tamsin said.
“That’s nothing compared to the experience of going through the ‘gate,” Mitchell said. “Let’s go,”
SG1 and their assistants walked up to the gate. Mitchell walked through first, followed by Teal’c.
“After you,” Carter suggested to Tamsin.
“OK,” Tamsin said. She stepped forwards, through the event horizon...
( P6Y-362 )
Chapter 3: Twelve and the Stargate
Part I – The SGC
1 February 2007
It was a normal day at Stargate Command; as normal as a day could get at a US Air Force installation with an interstellar portal device anyway. Everyone had their duties to attend to at the base and nothing seemed too out of the ordinary. The scanners had a few blips, but nothing too severe; this was to be expected with the base hidden under a mountain.
“Unscheduled Off-World Activation!” The claxon was blaring and the Stargate’s Iris closed; everything was going as per protocol. Then the incoming wormhole opened...
“Receiving SG1’s IDC,” Harriman reported while tending to the console.
“Open the Iris,” General Hank Landry commanded, his eyes never faltered from the portal.
Harriman pressed his palm to the reader and the Iris opened in just over a second. After a few seconds SG1 came through, stepping onto the platform one by one.
“Report to debriefing,” Landry said, once they had all emerged and the gate shut down.
“Yes, General,” Colonel Cameron Mitchell replied.
Things were not routine for much longer. Shortly after SG1 had emerged from the gate a reverberating grinding sound was heard. They immediately saw the source, as a box resembling a 1950’s London Police Box phased in and out with the reverberation and eventually solidified. SG1 and the Gate room guards were startled. They raised their weapons.
“What’s that?” Mitchell asked as he prepared for anything that might have come next.
“Unknown, sir.”
“What do you think is in there?” Mitchell asked as he approached what looked like a door on the box.
“It could be anything, Sir,” Colonel Samantha Carter pointed out as she followed.
“It could be a trap, ColonelMitchell,” Teal’c said.
The team paid attention as the door of the box opened. A tall brown haired man emerged from the blue box, immediately followed by a younger female companion with ear length dark blonde hair. The latter was startled by the appearance of the team, but quickly regained control of her expression.
Mitchell immediately raised his P90. “Don’t move! Identify yourself!”
“I am the Doctor, and this is my travelling companion, Tamsin Davis,” the Doctor said with a gesture to his companion.
“How did you penetrate this base?” Teal’c asked, flatly.
The Doctor looked at the symbol on Teal’c’s forehead. “Interesting Ornamentation. Is it of cultural significance?”
Teal’c stared at the Doctor.
The Doctor stared back.
“It signifies servitude to a false god,” Teal’c intoned in his usual near-monotone voice.
“Interesting,” the Doctor said.
“How did you penetrate this base with that box device?” Carter asked, her natural curiosity showing.
The Doctor hesitated. “I would be more inclined to answer if there were not so many guns pointed in my direction,” he pointed out. “Take me to your leader.”
Mitchell and Teal’c both rolled their eyes at the cliché. Mitchell didn’t really expect it to be said.
“Follow me,” Dr. Daniel Jackson directed. He lead the way out of the gate room, followed by Mitchell and Teal’c.
Tamsin nervously ran her hand through her hair. ‘He doesn’t seem that military,’ she thought. She and the Doctor followed the soldiers toward the left hand door.
Inside the TARDIS, Felicia Lovell and Kiara Asheru had been watching the view screen. “That was surprising,” Felicia indicated.
“What was?” Kiara asked. She turned and leaned toward the console to get a better look, sending her dark brown, minibraided, pigtails down the front of her torso.
“Usually Americans take us prisoner quicker than that!” Felicia emphasised, remembering the few times that they had run into American military forces.
“Maybe they are different in this universe?” Kiara asked, as she flicked one of her pigtails over her shoulder. ‘Tyria may not exist either!’ she thought.
“A good point,” Felicia conceded, as she ruffled her chin-length, light brown, hair.
“And now to wait for the Doctor to give us the all clear,” Kiara pointed out as she turned to Tamsin.
“Yes.”
“We’ll be bored.”
“We can use the scanner to investigate the base,” Felicia said. She knew that the scanner could probably see all of it, depending on how large it was.
“Good idea.”
Felicia’s phone rang. She grabbed it and answered it, seeing who the call was from. “It’s Tamsin, we can listen in on the briefing.”
Kiara sat down at the console as Felicia put her phone on speaker and placed it there. “That’s good.”
Felicia switched on the scanner as she started listening to the briefing. She looked at the diagram of the SGC that had appeared on the screen. “It appears that we are at least 28 floors underground.”
“If you want to keep something secret, put it underground,” Kiara observed, remembering that many criminal organisations on Tyria put their headquarters in caves. She had certainly found many such in her adventures.
“Certainly.”
“It’s beginning.”
Felicia increased the volume on the phone.
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Part I – The SGC
1 February 2007
It was a normal day at Stargate Command; as normal as a day could get at a US Air Force installation with an interstellar portal device anyway. Everyone had their duties to attend to at the base and nothing seemed too out of the ordinary. The scanners had a few blips, but nothing too severe; this was to be expected with the base hidden under a mountain.
“Unscheduled Off-World Activation!” The claxon was blaring and the Stargate’s Iris closed; everything was going as per protocol. Then the incoming wormhole opened...
“Receiving SG1’s IDC,” Harriman reported while tending to the console.
“Open the Iris,” General Hank Landry commanded, his eyes never faltered from the portal.
Harriman pressed his palm to the reader and the Iris opened in just over a second. After a few seconds SG1 came through, stepping onto the platform one by one.
“Report to debriefing,” Landry said, once they had all emerged and the gate shut down.
“Yes, General,” Colonel Cameron Mitchell replied.
Things were not routine for much longer. Shortly after SG1 had emerged from the gate a reverberating grinding sound was heard. They immediately saw the source, as a box resembling a 1950’s London Police Box phased in and out with the reverberation and eventually solidified. SG1 and the Gate room guards were startled. They raised their weapons.
“What’s that?” Mitchell asked as he prepared for anything that might have come next.
“Unknown, sir.”
“What do you think is in there?” Mitchell asked as he approached what looked like a door on the box.
“It could be anything, Sir,” Colonel Samantha Carter pointed out as she followed.
“It could be a trap, ColonelMitchell,” Teal’c said.
The team paid attention as the door of the box opened. A tall brown haired man emerged from the blue box, immediately followed by a younger female companion with ear length dark blonde hair. The latter was startled by the appearance of the team, but quickly regained control of her expression.
Mitchell immediately raised his P90. “Don’t move! Identify yourself!”
“I am the Doctor, and this is my travelling companion, Tamsin Davis,” the Doctor said with a gesture to his companion.
“How did you penetrate this base?” Teal’c asked, flatly.
The Doctor looked at the symbol on Teal’c’s forehead. “Interesting Ornamentation. Is it of cultural significance?”
Teal’c stared at the Doctor.
The Doctor stared back.
“It signifies servitude to a false god,” Teal’c intoned in his usual near-monotone voice.
“Interesting,” the Doctor said.
“How did you penetrate this base with that box device?” Carter asked, her natural curiosity showing.
The Doctor hesitated. “I would be more inclined to answer if there were not so many guns pointed in my direction,” he pointed out. “Take me to your leader.”
Mitchell and Teal’c both rolled their eyes at the cliché. Mitchell didn’t really expect it to be said.
“Follow me,” Dr. Daniel Jackson directed. He lead the way out of the gate room, followed by Mitchell and Teal’c.
Tamsin nervously ran her hand through her hair. ‘He doesn’t seem that military,’ she thought. She and the Doctor followed the soldiers toward the left hand door.
Inside the TARDIS, Felicia Lovell and Kiara Asheru had been watching the view screen. “That was surprising,” Felicia indicated.
“What was?” Kiara asked. She turned and leaned toward the console to get a better look, sending her dark brown, minibraided, pigtails down the front of her torso.
“Usually Americans take us prisoner quicker than that!” Felicia emphasised, remembering the few times that they had run into American military forces.
“Maybe they are different in this universe?” Kiara asked, as she flicked one of her pigtails over her shoulder. ‘Tyria may not exist either!’ she thought.
“A good point,” Felicia conceded, as she ruffled her chin-length, light brown, hair.
“And now to wait for the Doctor to give us the all clear,” Kiara pointed out as she turned to Tamsin.
“Yes.”
“We’ll be bored.”
“We can use the scanner to investigate the base,” Felicia said. She knew that the scanner could probably see all of it, depending on how large it was.
“Good idea.”
Felicia’s phone rang. She grabbed it and answered it, seeing who the call was from. “It’s Tamsin, we can listen in on the briefing.”
Kiara sat down at the console as Felicia put her phone on speaker and placed it there. “That’s good.”
Felicia switched on the scanner as she started listening to the briefing. She looked at the diagram of the SGC that had appeared on the screen. “It appears that we are at least 28 floors underground.”
“If you want to keep something secret, put it underground,” Kiara observed, remembering that many criminal organisations on Tyria put their headquarters in caves. She had certainly found many such in her adventures.
“Certainly.”
“It’s beginning.”
Felicia increased the volume on the phone.
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Chapter 8 - Interlude
A quarter of an hour later, the companions met the Doctor in the console room.
“Vile has been taken into custody?” Tamsin asked.
“Definitely, we are free to go on our way,” the Doctor said.
“So, are we going on our way?” Felicia asked.
“Yes,” the Doctor said. He input a random course on the console and set the TARDIS in motion.
---
“Where are we going?” Kiara asked, once the TARDIS was in motion.
“Anywhere, to a indeterminate location, in an attempt to find Felicia’s Doctor, she needs to return to him,” the Doctor said.
“I guess so,” Tamsin said aloud. Silently she thought, ‘She can’t stay here, she would invariably give the Doctor hints about his future.’
“Good idea, but the TARDIS wouldn’t know where to find its future self!” Felicia said.
“Not necessarily. I once found out that the TARDIS had catalogued console rooms that didn’t exist yet,” the Doctor said. “Perhaps it knows where it is going to be shortly after the incident in which you are transferred here.”
“That makes no sense, a catalogue of console rooms that didn’t exist yet?” Tamsin asked.
“That was what she said,” the Doctor said.
“Still makes no sense,” Tamsin said.
“It doesn’t have to,” the Doctor said. “The important thing is that it is likely that we will find Felicia’s Doctor.”
“I suppose so,” Tamsin said.
“I hope that you’re right,” Felicia said.
As the Doctor left the console room, Kiara sat on a chair and looked at the console readout in thought. “It just says, Random course plotted,” she said.
“No mention of an intercept course?” Tamsin asked. She brushed her right hand through the bottom of her hair.
“No. It only says ‘Random course plotted,’” Kiara said. She then thought ‘We’re going somewhere, but it isn’t where the Doctor will be after Felicia comes back here.’
“Keep an eye on it, whilst Tamsin and I talk about our respective universities,” Felicia said.
“Okay,” Kiara said. She focused on the console, whilst keeping an attitude such that she would still hear what the others were saying.
“There is not much to talk about. When I am there, I am studying History at the University of Exeter,” Tamsin said, when she and Felicia had moved over near the interior door.
Felicia was curious “But what is the University of Exeter like?”
“Rather Cool, the on campus life is lively enough and the academics are rigorous. I guess I wanted more than that though, to experience the history I studied first hand.” Tamsin explained. “Where do you study?” she asked after a moment, not sure if Felicia had told her before they had arrived at Ilkona.
“The University of East Anglia, I had finished my second year in my Economics degree when I started travelling with the Doctor. It was the end of the summer vacation when the TARDIS started going off course,” Felicia said.
“You did say that you had only been travelling with him for five months,” Tamsin reminisced.
“Yes,” Felicia confirmed.
“I guess that you’ve got to know him well?”
“How well do you know him?”
“Even after the length of time that I have travelled with him, which I suspect is over a year, he’s still rather mysterious,” Tamsin admitted.
“It’s the same here. I feel I know him, but there are still many mysteries in his personality,” Felicia answered.
“I totally agree.”
After further discussion about the Doctor, they continued talking about their experiences at university.
...
Many hours later whilst all of them were in the console room there was a jerk, and the Cloister Bell rang briefly...
The Doctor got up first. “Strange,” he said, as he looked at the scanner.
“What is strange?” Tamsin asked as she got up.
“We have entered another universe,” the Doctor said.
‘Another universe?’ Felicia thought.
“Does this happen often?” Kiara asked.
“Not very often, most of the time the TARDIS wouldn’t be working properly,” the Doctor said, puzzled.
“Why would that be?” Felicia asked.
“More importantly, where in that universe are we?”
“The TARDIS runs off the Vortex in its native universe. Another universe, therefore no vortex,” the Doctor said. He went to the scanner. “We’re in some sort of military complex in central Colorado.”
The companions could see that the TARDIS was surrounded by gun-toting MPs. ‘That’s not good,’ Tamsin thought.
“Let’s find out about this universe, shall we?” the Doctor said as he went towards the door...
A quarter of an hour later, the companions met the Doctor in the console room.
“Vile has been taken into custody?” Tamsin asked.
“Definitely, we are free to go on our way,” the Doctor said.
“So, are we going on our way?” Felicia asked.
“Yes,” the Doctor said. He input a random course on the console and set the TARDIS in motion.
---
“Where are we going?” Kiara asked, once the TARDIS was in motion.
“Anywhere, to a indeterminate location, in an attempt to find Felicia’s Doctor, she needs to return to him,” the Doctor said.
“I guess so,” Tamsin said aloud. Silently she thought, ‘She can’t stay here, she would invariably give the Doctor hints about his future.’
“Good idea, but the TARDIS wouldn’t know where to find its future self!” Felicia said.
“Not necessarily. I once found out that the TARDIS had catalogued console rooms that didn’t exist yet,” the Doctor said. “Perhaps it knows where it is going to be shortly after the incident in which you are transferred here.”
“That makes no sense, a catalogue of console rooms that didn’t exist yet?” Tamsin asked.
“That was what she said,” the Doctor said.
“Still makes no sense,” Tamsin said.
“It doesn’t have to,” the Doctor said. “The important thing is that it is likely that we will find Felicia’s Doctor.”
“I suppose so,” Tamsin said.
“I hope that you’re right,” Felicia said.
As the Doctor left the console room, Kiara sat on a chair and looked at the console readout in thought. “It just says, Random course plotted,” she said.
“No mention of an intercept course?” Tamsin asked. She brushed her right hand through the bottom of her hair.
“No. It only says ‘Random course plotted,’” Kiara said. She then thought ‘We’re going somewhere, but it isn’t where the Doctor will be after Felicia comes back here.’
“Keep an eye on it, whilst Tamsin and I talk about our respective universities,” Felicia said.
“Okay,” Kiara said. She focused on the console, whilst keeping an attitude such that she would still hear what the others were saying.
“There is not much to talk about. When I am there, I am studying History at the University of Exeter,” Tamsin said, when she and Felicia had moved over near the interior door.
Felicia was curious “But what is the University of Exeter like?”
“Rather Cool, the on campus life is lively enough and the academics are rigorous. I guess I wanted more than that though, to experience the history I studied first hand.” Tamsin explained. “Where do you study?” she asked after a moment, not sure if Felicia had told her before they had arrived at Ilkona.
“The University of East Anglia, I had finished my second year in my Economics degree when I started travelling with the Doctor. It was the end of the summer vacation when the TARDIS started going off course,” Felicia said.
“You did say that you had only been travelling with him for five months,” Tamsin reminisced.
“Yes,” Felicia confirmed.
“I guess that you’ve got to know him well?”
“How well do you know him?”
“Even after the length of time that I have travelled with him, which I suspect is over a year, he’s still rather mysterious,” Tamsin admitted.
“It’s the same here. I feel I know him, but there are still many mysteries in his personality,” Felicia answered.
“I totally agree.”
After further discussion about the Doctor, they continued talking about their experiences at university.
...
Many hours later whilst all of them were in the console room there was a jerk, and the Cloister Bell rang briefly...
The Doctor got up first. “Strange,” he said, as he looked at the scanner.
“What is strange?” Tamsin asked as she got up.
“We have entered another universe,” the Doctor said.
‘Another universe?’ Felicia thought.
“Does this happen often?” Kiara asked.
“Not very often, most of the time the TARDIS wouldn’t be working properly,” the Doctor said, puzzled.
“Why would that be?” Felicia asked.
“More importantly, where in that universe are we?”
“The TARDIS runs off the Vortex in its native universe. Another universe, therefore no vortex,” the Doctor said. He went to the scanner. “We’re in some sort of military complex in central Colorado.”
The companions could see that the TARDIS was surrounded by gun-toting MPs. ‘That’s not good,’ Tamsin thought.
“Let’s find out about this universe, shall we?” the Doctor said as he went towards the door...
Chapter 2 – Part V: Confrontation
14 February 2710
Deep beneath Ilkona City
The Doctor and Felicia entered a large underground chamber from the staircase they had just descended.
“He must’ve extended a natural cave,” Felicia said.
“I agree,” the Doctor said.
They walked into the chamber, which was decorated with scenes from Earth’s history. They could also see many instances of the TARDIS in the motifs. One was reminiscent of the Bayeux Tapestry. Another was a depiction of a scene in Revolutionary America.
“Doctor,” she said, pointing at one of the motifs.
“Yes?”
“There are representations of the TARDIS in this mural.”
“I may have met him before,” the Doctor said. ‘More than once, and at any of these depicted events,’ he thought.
‘Great,’ Felicia thought. “He may be an old enemy,” she pondered. They continued towards the end of the chamber where the person attempting to take over Ilkona waited.
( --- )
14 February 2710
Deep beneath Ilkona City
The Doctor and Felicia entered a large underground chamber from the staircase they had just descended.
“He must’ve extended a natural cave,” Felicia said.
“I agree,” the Doctor said.
They walked into the chamber, which was decorated with scenes from Earth’s history. They could also see many instances of the TARDIS in the motifs. One was reminiscent of the Bayeux Tapestry. Another was a depiction of a scene in Revolutionary America.
“Doctor,” she said, pointing at one of the motifs.
“Yes?”
“There are representations of the TARDIS in this mural.”
“I may have met him before,” the Doctor said. ‘More than once, and at any of these depicted events,’ he thought.
‘Great,’ Felicia thought. “He may be an old enemy,” she pondered. They continued towards the end of the chamber where the person attempting to take over Ilkona waited.
( --- )
10th January 2021 Writing
Jan. 11th, 2021 06:49 pm10th
Excerpt from: Clara Oswald Never Existed
“Well, what?” the Doctor asked.
“Look at them! My boys!”
“Cybermen in broad daylight? You think people won’t notice?” Indeed, people were noticing, and taking selfies…
“Photos with the big metal men, one pound,” Missy said.
The Doctor sighed as people threw coins into her hat. ‘Pudding Brains!’ he thought.
“New York, Paris, Rome, Marrakesh, Brisbane, Glasgow. Everywhere. Anywhere!”
Words: 59
Excerpt from: A New Generation – Fear Response
“More power has been routed to sickbay, Doctor,” he said.
“Thanks, Lieutenant.”
La Forge came over to Troi. “How is …”
“He or she isn’t well, but then I probably shouldn’t have brought it aboard,” Troi said.
“You couldn’t have known.”
“That’s certainly true. I was acting under impulse.”
“Most people do in those places,” La Forge agreed.
“I better get going,” Troi said.
In his ready room, Captain Picard heard a squeak. It seemed Enterprise was still having ‘teething problems’. ‘I can hardly concentrate if there are random noises in my ready room!’ he thought. The door chime rang. “Come!”
Words: 101
Excerpt from: 2nd February
There was a surprise when she got back to the Taylor mansion. Kevin was waiting. 'Of course!' she thought. She took out her phone and called the Lanes. Jane answered. “Hello?”
“Daria here.”
“That is still quite strange. Is there a problem?”
“Kevin is here.”
“I'll put Brittany on then.”
“Thanks.”
Words: 51
Excerpt from: Changes in Time and Space – Voyager Trials
TARDIS (Tenth, with Martha and Felicia)
They had left Pentallion behind. “Where would you like to go next?” the Doctor asked.
“Anywhere!” Martha said.
“Earth. That's where my Doctor is likely to be,” Felicia decided.
Words: 35
Excerpt from: The Engineer and the Time Lady
“Wait!” Aialah called out.
“What?” Alpha asked.
“Not him!” Aialah said. Too late, as Beta had already said the command to transfer, so he had transferred. His appearance scared Aialah.
“Is something wrong?” Beta asked.
“Sorry, I'll explain later. Ask Gamma to come,” Alpha said.
Words: 45
Total: 291
Excerpt from: Clara Oswald Never Existed
“Well, what?” the Doctor asked.
“Look at them! My boys!”
“Cybermen in broad daylight? You think people won’t notice?” Indeed, people were noticing, and taking selfies…
“Photos with the big metal men, one pound,” Missy said.
The Doctor sighed as people threw coins into her hat. ‘Pudding Brains!’ he thought.
“New York, Paris, Rome, Marrakesh, Brisbane, Glasgow. Everywhere. Anywhere!”
Words: 59
Excerpt from: A New Generation – Fear Response
“More power has been routed to sickbay, Doctor,” he said.
“Thanks, Lieutenant.”
La Forge came over to Troi. “How is …”
“He or she isn’t well, but then I probably shouldn’t have brought it aboard,” Troi said.
“You couldn’t have known.”
“That’s certainly true. I was acting under impulse.”
“Most people do in those places,” La Forge agreed.
“I better get going,” Troi said.
In his ready room, Captain Picard heard a squeak. It seemed Enterprise was still having ‘teething problems’. ‘I can hardly concentrate if there are random noises in my ready room!’ he thought. The door chime rang. “Come!”
Words: 101
Excerpt from: 2nd February
There was a surprise when she got back to the Taylor mansion. Kevin was waiting. 'Of course!' she thought. She took out her phone and called the Lanes. Jane answered. “Hello?”
“Daria here.”
“That is still quite strange. Is there a problem?”
“Kevin is here.”
“I'll put Brittany on then.”
“Thanks.”
Words: 51
Excerpt from: Changes in Time and Space – Voyager Trials
TARDIS (Tenth, with Martha and Felicia)
They had left Pentallion behind. “Where would you like to go next?” the Doctor asked.
“Anywhere!” Martha said.
“Earth. That's where my Doctor is likely to be,” Felicia decided.
Words: 35
Excerpt from: The Engineer and the Time Lady
“Wait!” Aialah called out.
“What?” Alpha asked.
“Not him!” Aialah said. Too late, as Beta had already said the command to transfer, so he had transferred. His appearance scared Aialah.
“Is something wrong?” Beta asked.
“Sorry, I'll explain later. Ask Gamma to come,” Alpha said.
Words: 45
Total: 291
Chapter 2 – Part III – Felica's Quandry
Kiara saw Felicia enter the elevator, after the culprit had used another. Unfortunately there were only two elevator doors on that floor. ‘I will have to use the stairs,’ she thought.
When Kiara managed to get to the ground floor, Felicia and the poisoner were nowhere in sight. ‘That is just great!’ She thought. She went to elevator to go back up to the eighth floor.
The Doctor saw Kiara re-enter the ward. “Why are you back here?” he asked.
“I lost sight of Felicia and the person she was pursuing. They could be going anywhere in the city,” Kiara said.
“You could have tried,” the Doctor said.
“I could have, but it would have been a waste of time,” Kiara said.
“It wouldn’t have been a waste of time!” the Doctor said.
“With how large the city is, I think it would have been.”
“You could still have tried!”
“Only possibly!” Kiara said.
“You gave up too easily!”
“No, I didn’t!”
Tamsin stepped between them. “That is enough,”
The Doctor backed off. “Tamsin is right,” he said.
“What do we do now?” Nathan asked.
“We will look for Felicia, that is what we are going to do,” the Doctor said.
“How are we going to do that?” Kiara asked.
“It would be rather difficult, she forgot to give us her phone number,” Tamsin said.
“That was silly of her,” Kiara said.
“I agree,” Tamsin said.
“There goes that idea. Then we will attempt to gain access to the hospital’s security cameras. Perhaps they recorded the direction that she and the poisoner went,” the Doctor said.
“Let’s go, then,” Tamsin said.
“Yes,” the Doctor said.
‘I hope we’re not hacking,’ Nathan thought, as they followed the Doctor out of the ward.
---
( Felicia crept into the subway station. )
Kiara saw Felicia enter the elevator, after the culprit had used another. Unfortunately there were only two elevator doors on that floor. ‘I will have to use the stairs,’ she thought.
When Kiara managed to get to the ground floor, Felicia and the poisoner were nowhere in sight. ‘That is just great!’ She thought. She went to elevator to go back up to the eighth floor.
The Doctor saw Kiara re-enter the ward. “Why are you back here?” he asked.
“I lost sight of Felicia and the person she was pursuing. They could be going anywhere in the city,” Kiara said.
“You could have tried,” the Doctor said.
“I could have, but it would have been a waste of time,” Kiara said.
“It wouldn’t have been a waste of time!” the Doctor said.
“With how large the city is, I think it would have been.”
“You could still have tried!”
“Only possibly!” Kiara said.
“You gave up too easily!”
“No, I didn’t!”
Tamsin stepped between them. “That is enough,”
The Doctor backed off. “Tamsin is right,” he said.
“What do we do now?” Nathan asked.
“We will look for Felicia, that is what we are going to do,” the Doctor said.
“How are we going to do that?” Kiara asked.
“It would be rather difficult, she forgot to give us her phone number,” Tamsin said.
“That was silly of her,” Kiara said.
“I agree,” Tamsin said.
“There goes that idea. Then we will attempt to gain access to the hospital’s security cameras. Perhaps they recorded the direction that she and the poisoner went,” the Doctor said.
“Let’s go, then,” Tamsin said.
“Yes,” the Doctor said.
‘I hope we’re not hacking,’ Nathan thought, as they followed the Doctor out of the ward.
---
( Felicia crept into the subway station. )
Chapter 2 – Part II Arrival at Ilkona
9 February 2710
Ilkona City, Ilkona, Terran Empire of Planets
Deep in the seedy underbelly of Ilkona City two people met.
“You have the information?” one of them asked.
“Yes,” the other said.
They exchanged information on their personal electronics
“Is this all of it?” one of them asked.
“Yes,” the other said, as she vanished into the night. The other also went back the way he had come.
Outside Ilkona City
The TARDIS materialised beside a road on a forested hillside not far from Ilkona City.
“So, where are we?” Felicia asked, looking at the Scanner screen as the Doctor activated it.
“The Terran colony of Ilkona, in the year 2710. It is a rather peaceful year,” the Doctor said.
“If we are here, I doubt that will remain true for much longer,” Tamsin said, cheekily.
“Very true, Tamsin,” the Doctor said.
“Is there any more information we should know?” Felicia asked, wondering how dangerous it could be.
“Not really, but you should be careful, and be ready to run if I tell you too,” the Doctor said.
“He always says that,” Kiara said.
“My Doctor sometimes says it too,” Felicia said, wistfully.
“Let’s go,” the Doctor said, opening the main TARDIS door. “Wait a minute,” he said.
He pressed a button on the console and waved the sonic screwdriver. “There. Your phones will be able to access the local internet now, Tamsin and Felicia,” the Doctor said.
“Thanks, Doctor,” Tamsin said. She quickly opened the browser on her phone, connecting to what appeared to be the local version of Google...
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9 February 2710
Ilkona City, Ilkona, Terran Empire of Planets
Deep in the seedy underbelly of Ilkona City two people met.
“You have the information?” one of them asked.
“Yes,” the other said.
They exchanged information on their personal electronics
“Is this all of it?” one of them asked.
“Yes,” the other said, as she vanished into the night. The other also went back the way he had come.
Outside Ilkona City
The TARDIS materialised beside a road on a forested hillside not far from Ilkona City.
“So, where are we?” Felicia asked, looking at the Scanner screen as the Doctor activated it.
“The Terran colony of Ilkona, in the year 2710. It is a rather peaceful year,” the Doctor said.
“If we are here, I doubt that will remain true for much longer,” Tamsin said, cheekily.
“Very true, Tamsin,” the Doctor said.
“Is there any more information we should know?” Felicia asked, wondering how dangerous it could be.
“Not really, but you should be careful, and be ready to run if I tell you too,” the Doctor said.
“He always says that,” Kiara said.
“My Doctor sometimes says it too,” Felicia said, wistfully.
“Let’s go,” the Doctor said, opening the main TARDIS door. “Wait a minute,” he said.
He pressed a button on the console and waved the sonic screwdriver. “There. Your phones will be able to access the local internet now, Tamsin and Felicia,” the Doctor said.
“Thanks, Doctor,” Tamsin said. She quickly opened the browser on her phone, connecting to what appeared to be the local version of Google...
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