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Post by sparacus on Dec 24, 2021 15:22:03 GMT -5
Ok , given that there will be no BBC televised special shown on Christmas Day this year, I’ve decided to script this year’s Special. I think we need to move on from the Chibnall era so it stars the next Doctor (14th) and I’m casting Ben Whishaw in the role. It also features UNIT and two new companions: Edwin and Cassie.
The Rats of Christmas Day
Part 1
The Tardis landed in an alleyway in Leicester, next to some commercial bins overflowing with food waste. The Doctor stumbled out of the door and fell down onto the wet pavement, her hand landing in some rotting lettuces that had fallen from the bin nearby. She could barely comprehend her surroundings when she heard the sound of movement coming from the far end of the alley. Slowly, one by one, the rats appeared. They moved towards the Doctor, slowly circling their prey. The Doctor lifted up her head , mustering all the energy she had left, having recently been blasted by a Dalek exterminator gun and only just managing to escape. To her horror, she caught sight of a partially devoured corpse at the far end of the alley, rodents running in and out of the exposed rib cage. The rats moved closer and closer, their yellow teeth dripping with saliva , which was tinged pink with blood. Then the first rat was upon her, biting through her trousers and sinking its teeth into leg flesh. Then the others pounced, biting and tearing at the Doctor’s face, ripping holes in her lips. Then she heard gunfire and the piercing cry of rodents screaming with death agony as uniformed men approached. The rats dispersed and the Doctor felt the regeneration coming on. She sank back down to the ground as the regeneration began.
It had started about a month before Christmas when the meteorite crashed into Bradgate Park, in Leicestershire. The Park was deserted at night and the creatures nearest to the site were those of the night; rats, bats and worms. They were immediately infected by the pathogen and soon it was spreading among their populations.
The Doctor woke up in the medical centre at the newly refurbished UNIT HQ in London. Kate Stewart leant over his bed:
“Doctor, can you hear me? It’s Kate”.
The Doctor opened his eyes languidly:
“Have I... have I changed?”
“Yes Doctor, you’ve regenerated. Here take a look.”
She handed the Doctor a mirror and he stared at his new face.
“It’s good to be a guy again. I think I look ok but who can tell.”
Kate looked worried:
“Good because there’s no time to lose Doctor. We are in the grip of a national emergency, which is why UNIT has been reformed by the British government. Boris has given us a massive funding grant”.
The Doctor sighed:
“You know I feel drawn to working for UNIT again. Since I found out that the whole Timeless Child thing was a cruel hoax by the Master involving fake watches, fake memories and all sorts, I feel I need to focus on something. To return to basics. What is this crisis?”
“Doctor, the UK has become overrun with attacks on people by animals. Rats in particular but also others. Something strange has infected their DNA. Yesterday a family of four in Dagenham were eaten alive by squirrels.”
The Doctor sat up:
“I feel inspired. Where did this all begin?”
“The first cases were in Leicestershire”.
“Then that is where I will go to first. I’ll also need a fully functioning laboratory and at least two assistants if I am to work for you again as scientific advisor.”
He and Kate both grinned.
....to be continued
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Post by sparacus on Dec 24, 2021 15:23:57 GMT -5
Ok here is part two of this fast paced thriller:
Part 2
The Doctor was in the Tardis trying on various costumes. He dismissed a cricketer outfit as ‘too my fifth self, even though I like him’ and an 18th century dandy outfit as, ‘a tad too ostentatious, even though I love the frills’. Finally he settled on a refined, 1930s look with flannel trousers and an exclusively tailored jacket. As he emerged from the TARDIS shouting ‘how do I look’, and giving Kate a twirl, a young man and woman entered the room:
“Oh hello!”, the Doctor said to the young man, a flirtatious grin on his face:
“Hi, I’m Edwin. It’s great to meet you Doctor. This is Cassie. We are both science graduates from Oxford and are really looking forward to working with you”.
The Doctor grinned, stroking Edwin’s light brown hair:
“Oh the new companions. I must say that Kate has made a splendid choice with you. Oh and Cassie, I like the leather look.”
Cassie frowned:
“I hope you don’t just judge me on my choice of clothing”.
The Doctor laughed:
“Oh of course not my dear. But if you insist on wearing tight leather trousers and matching jacket then who am I to be coy. Now let us not stand here engaging in delightful but tangential banter, we must set our course for Leicester!”
Arriving in Leicester, the Doctor, Edwin and Cassie visited the infirmary mortuary, where several cadaver’s were being kept in storage. He insisted that the pathologist, Dr Shaw, explained the injuries sustained by the victims:
“As you can see, the rats seem to make for the face and neck first, chewing through to the arteries in the the neck to cause blood loss and death. In all cases the eyes are chewed out and then the torso is tunnelled into...”
Edwin felt rather faint and had to leave the room. The Doctor laughed:
“Oh dear, I can see young Edwin doesn’t have a strong stomach”. Cassie frowned:
“Doctor this is absolutely horrific. It’s nothing to smile about. What could have caused the rats to do this to people?”
The Doctor shrugged:
“I suspect we’ll know more when we get the saliva samples recovered from these corpses back to the UNIT lab. However that is for later. We are in Leicester so let’s go out on the town!”.
A short time later, the Doctor was dancing in ‘Streetlife’, a popular gay club near to the bus station. Edwin and Cassie sipped their drinks:
“Is he Ok? I mean he seems like to be acting a bit strange”, Edwin stated. Cassie frowned:
“Kate said he could be like this due to the regeneration. We need to give him time I guess”.
Meanwhile, in the bus station, Kevin Biggs had gone into the gents. Known as ‘skinhead Kev’, he was a heroin addict and he shut himself into a cubicle to shoot up. As he rolled up his sleeve he heard the water in the toilet start to gurgle and then the rats swam up to the surface and began clambering out of the bowl. They jumped up at Kevin’s face and bit into his eyeballs as he screamed....
... to be continued.
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Post by sparacus on Dec 24, 2021 15:25:24 GMT -5
Ok folks, here is the next part of this festive special:
Part 3
On the golf course near to Bradgate Park , wealthy industrialist and owner of the course, Sir Bernard Simmons, was practicing his swing. As he looked into the distance, he saw a bunch of mole hills to the left of the main putting green.
“Hey Benson, get your fat arse over here and look at this. Come on man!”
A slightly portly man came over and looked at the mole hills:
“I don’t understand Sir Bernard, they weren’t there yesterday.”
Sir Bernard scowled:
“Nonsense man, I pay you to maintain this course and you can’t even get rid of a damn mole. You’re ¤¤¤¤ing useless. I didn’t get where I am by keeping lazy loafing lumps in employment”.
He strode over to the mole hills, followed by a sheepish Benson, and thwacked one with his golf stick:
“Look at this ¤¤¤¤ing mess. I’ve got Mr Trump over from the states visiting this course in week’s time and I want these damn moles gone by then or I’ll sack you.”
As he spoke something moved up through the earth to his right foot and bit deep into it. Quickly multiple teeth sank into his foot, pulling it down into the earth:
“Ahhhh what the hell.... come on don’t just stand there, summat’s got my foot”.
Sir Bernard swayed and toppled to the ground. He tugged his foot to get it free but to his horror he pulled out a bloody stump. He screamed however the moles came up from near his face and jumped up, sinking teeth into the soft skin of his face.
In the Streetlife club, the Doctor was on the dance floor, dancing to Erasure. A muscular guy in a white T shirt came over and started dancing with him:
“Hey how about we go back to my place later for some rough fun”, the guy whispered in his ear. The Doctor laughed:
“I’d love to but I think I should let you know that I’m an alien from the planet Gallifrey and I’ve only just regenerated from being a woman”.
The guy backed off:
“Weirdo alert”, he mumbled before walking away. The Doctor returned to Edwin and Cassie:
“Oh dear, I think I’m going to have to be more discreet about being non-human”.
Edwin looked nervous:
“Doctor I’m feeling really anxious, can we leave? I’m struggling to come to terms with my sexuality and this place is triggering me as guys are staring at me”.
The Doctor laughed:
“Oh stop being precious and enjoy the attention. You have a certain twink appeal”.
Meanwhile Cassie had a text on her phone and was checking it out:
“Hey Doctor, there has been another killing. Some business tycoon has been eaten alive by moles on the golf course. “
A short time later, the Doctor, Edwin and Cassie were at the golf course examining the site as the forensic team finished removing Sir Bernard’s remains. It was getting dark and the air was damp and cold. A police officer approached them with a dead mole in a plastic bag:
“Hey up, I here you lot are from UNIT. We think you should have this specimen. The fat guy over there, Benson, managed to whack it with a golf club while it was chewing the victim”.
The Doctor frowned:
“Ok we need to get this to the UNIT lab for analysis ASAP. I expect some infection is causing mutations in these animals”.
Edwin noticed lights flickering in the wood to the left of the golf course:
“Hey there are lights moving over there and somehow I doubt that they're Christmas lights.”
“Come on”, the Doctor said emphatically, striding towards the woods.
They entered the dense trees and the air was damp and musty. The woods were dark and they could see the lights moving between the trees. They could just make out the sound of voices and the Doctor gestures to the others to stop:
“I’ll check this out myself guys. This could be extraterrestrials”.
The walked further into the trees. Shortly he returned looking ashen faced:
“We do indeed have company”, he stated.
“Is it Cybermen? Sontarans?” Cassie asked.
The Doctor looked at her with a worried expression:
“No , it’s Germans!”.
From the trees a group of uniformed men appeared carrying guns:
“Achtung, halt!” their commander shouted.
...... to be continued.
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Post by sparacus on Dec 30, 2021 14:44:02 GMT -5
Ok folks, here is part 4 of this adventure, featuring the definitive 14th Doctor:
Part 4
The Doctor, Edwin and Cassie froze as the armed men approached:
“Who are you and what right do you have to be here armed to the teeth?” The Doctor shouted. The commander strode towards him:
“I am Lieutenant Colonel Klaus Krenz of the European Union New Intelligence Taskforce. Who are you?”
The Doctor laughed:
“EUNIT? I get it you’re having a laugh. *whispering to Cassie and Edwin* Don’t mention the war”.
Krenz walked towards the Doctor and pointed a pistol at his head:
“Ve are not ‘having a laugh’. You vill answer our questions or there will be consequences”.
Edwin glared at him:
“You have no authority here. We work for UNIT and your organisation has not jurisdiction over the United Kingdom anymore”.
Krenz laughed sardonically:
“I suggest that you do what I say, pretty boy, or you’ll soon find out who has jurisdiction here. I can have you in a German prison by tomorrow. You would not like it there. You vould be hanged by your genitals until you talk”.
Cassie strode forward:
“We are investigating why animals are attacking people round here. You have no right to threaten us.”
Krenz shot her an icy look:
“Similar events have been reported in zie Rhineland und also near Stuttgart. That gives us every right to see if these events are connected.”
Meanwhile on the Braunstone Estate, Dee Hawkins was sat in the unkempt garden of her council house smoking a joint and swigging a can of Fosters lager. As she enjoyed the morning sun a face appeared over next door’s fence:
“ Hey up Dee, how ya doin’? Fancy a shag later?”
It was Jeff, the skinhead van driver from next door.
“No tar Jeff, you’re ¤¤¤¤ at it”, Dee responded, taking another swig of lager.
“Ow come on love? I’ve got a big bag of spuds I can give you that I nicked from the delivery yesterday. Keep you in chips for a month”.
Dee thought for a moment:
“Ok you can give me a quickee on the settee.”
As she spoke a squirrel climbed down from the tree in the garden and ran along the fence towards Jeff.
“¤¤¤¤ off you little ¤¤¤¤”, Jeff shouted, going to swat it off the fence with his fist. However it dodged out of the way then kept onto his face, biting into his left eye. Jeff shrieked and Dee dropped her joint but before she could scream, squirrels were jumping onto the fence and then onto her biting, scratching and tearing into flesh.
A short time later, the Doctor, Edwin, Cassie and Krenz were sat in the cafe next to Bradgate Park. The Doctor and Edwin were sipping cappuccinos while Cassie and Krenz were drinking double expressos. Krenz was apologetic:
“Ok, I am sorry zat vie have got off on zie wrong foot as you say. Vie have permission from your government to investigate zis matter and have every right to be here.”
“Why threaten us with guns. That was like really triggering”, Edwin coldly stated. Krenz laughed:
“Vie are allowed to carry veapons when facing possible alien threats. Do not be so sensitive, pretty boy”.
Cassie frowned:
“Stop calling him ‘pretty boy’. It’s belittling. What exactly does EUNIT think is behind these animal attacks?”
Krenz shrugged:
“Some kind of alien virus? Who knows. Look I suggest zat vie all work together on zis.”
The Doctor shrugged:
“I am happy to do so on a temporary basis, no more.”
Later, the Doctor and the team were at the UNIT laboratory near Cambridge where the mole was being analysed. The Doctor was talking with Dr Chris Jennings, the chief scientist:
“So are you saying that the whole DNA of the animal has been altered?” The Doctor asked. Jennings gave him a worried look:
“I think that altered is an understatement. I’ve never seen anything like this before. Parts of this animal’s DNA sequence seem to be coming in and out of existence itself.”
...to be continued
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Post by sparacus on Jan 6, 2022 14:51:39 GMT -5
OK folks, here is part 5 of this festive triumph:
Part 5
A short time later, the Doctor and the others were enjoying a drink and a meal in the Mermaid Wine Bar, Cambridge, before travelling back up to Leicestershire. The Doctor sighed, wistfully:
"I was so hoping to meet up with my former travelling companion Ben Chatham while in Cambridge. However he and his team are away on a case. I feel so guilty that I neglected him in my previous incarnation and did not reply to his texts. It was lazy of me."
Cassie gave the Doctor a hug:
"I know you are a nice person Doctor", she stated, reassuringly. As she spoke, Barry Tuck, the waiter (played by Johnny Vegas) arrived with their food on a tray:
"Right, here you are. Get this lot down yer. *Noticing Cassie*, Alright love, you doing anything later?"
Cassie frowned at him:
"Er yes, I am. Please don't call me love".
Tuck gave a laugh:
"Alright darlin', no need to get shirty. *Nudging Edwin and whispering*, Hey is she your bird? You lucky sod, give her one for me tonight." Edwin looked away uncomfortably:
"I'm finding this waiter really triggering. I feel anxious". Tuck laughed:
"Bloody hell, a right bunch of funny buggers you lot are. Its only banter. I can't help it if I'm gagging for it. I haven't had a bird go down on me for six months. Oh well, there's always me right hand".
The Doctor glared at him:
"Will you just go away and leave my friends alone. You are boorish and offensive".
Tuck slouched away and Edwin sipped his mineral water:
"Thankyou Doctor, that man really triggered my anxiety. Thinking about the case, what do you think is happening to those animals? How can some of their DNA be coming in and out of existence?"
The Doctor gave him a concerned look:
"I fear that this may be very serious indeed. We could be dealing with very advanced quantum physics technology. I doubt that the so-called meteorite in Leicestershire was a meteorite. It was sent here to change the DNA of those animals and make them attack human beings."
Back in Leicester, Jeff Pike and Mick 'the stick' Milligan were enjoying a pint in the New Inn pub in Granby Street. The pub was very quiet, because of Covid, however Jeff and Mick were regulars and both alcoholics. Mick slouched across the bar and downed the last swig of his pint:
"Hey up, me duck, get us another pint and some scratchings will ya?" Mick said to the bar maid, Suze. Suze pulled the pint and then saw that they were out of pork scratchings:
"We're out of scratchings Mick. Want some crisps?"
"No me duck, I want me pork scratchings."
"I want some an' all", Jeff added. Suze gave a huff:
"Oh for ¤¤¤¤'s sake, I'll go an' 'ave a look down in the store. Wait here an' get your pints down your necks".
Suze stomped off and down the stairs to the store room. She was a big busted girl of around 26 with huge thighs and long-flowing ginger hair. She was squeezed into skin-tight cream colored leggings and wore a top with a leopard skin design. In the store room, she flicked the light on and began searching through the boxes, looking for one with pork scratchings in. She heard something move behind one of the boxes and jumped back. Before she could run for the stairs, the rats ran out from behind the boxed and jumped at her, sinking teeth into her large legs. She gave a scream as the rats quickly climbed up to her face and went for her eyes.
Upstairs in the bar, Jeff heard the scream:
"Hey up Mick, what were that? Sounded like Suze."
Mick swigged his pint:
"What yer on abaaart? You're goin' daft. It were someone outside."
"No it weren't it came from down thieer".
As Jeff spoke, the rats ran up from the store room and into the bar area, running around the floor and then jumping up onto the bar itself. A large black navy rat jumped onto Mick's face and bit into his left eye with a sickening squelch. Jeff gave a yelp and tried to stagger away but the rats leapt onto him, biting into his neck.
...........to be continued.
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Post by sparacus on Jan 23, 2022 18:17:39 GMT -5
Ok folks, here is part 6 of this festive classic:
Part 6
The Doctor and his team returned to the UNIT laboratory due to the Doctor receiving an alarming text from chief scientist Dr Chris Jennings. Arriving at the lab, he was met at the door by Jennings and his assistant Dr Madeline Starr:
"The Germans came and stole the mole", Starr exclaimed, hand on her hip. The Doctor frowned:
"So much for them agreeing to work with us. Did they threaten you?"
"Yes, they were armed. We called the police but they stated that the Germans were within their rights as the Home Office had granted them jurisdiction over the case", Starr responded.
As she spoke, Dr Jennings appeared:
"Doctor there was nothing we could do. I'm seriously pained by all of this as I fear that they may wish to put any new science that can be learned from all of this to ill use. My grandfather had the same fears over space technology and was proven correct when Reagan started investing in his Strategic Defence Initiative".
"Who was your grandfather?" The Doctor asked.
"Professor Quatermass. Bernard Quatermass. My mother was his secret daughter, they were never married." The Doctor's face lit up:
"Oh Professor Quatermass. Lovely man, well sometimes. I met him when I was back in the 1950s. Funny how one minute he was a sensitive Englishman and the next a brash American. Multiple personalities. A bit like a woman I once knew in the 1530s in Spain."
Professor Jennings looked puzzled:
"Are you sure you're ok Doctor?" The Doctor laughed:
"Oh forgive my eccentric little ways. Seriously your grandfather was a great man. But I think its time me and Lieutenant Colonel Krenz had a little chat. Intimidating UNIT scientists is not something I take kindly to and I'd like to know exactly what is going on at the Home Office. Come on!"
Some time later they arrived back in Leicester, having read on the BBC news site about the rat attack in the New Inn pub. Arriving in Granby Street they saw bodies being stretchered out into ambulances and a huge police presence. The Doctor, Cassie and Edwin approached one of the police officers and introduced themselves:
"Ah UNIT people. Good to see you. Nasty business this. Four dead and a woman still alive but with her eyes eaten out. Several dead rats in there for you to examine though."
"Should we go in there and nab them before the Germans get here Doctor?" Cassie asked.
"But of course", the Doctor said with a big grin.
Later in the Tardis, the Doctor was examining a dead rat in the lab room. He beckoned Edwin over:
"Have a look in the microscope and tell me what you see".
Edwin took a look:
"Just some black dots appearing and disappearing."
The Doctor frowned:
"Quite. That is a smear of the rat's blood and those cells seem to be moving in and out of existence, or dimensions. I suspect that we are dealing with an advanced quantum manipulated decompressor effect. Or in simple terms, something has manipulated these animals, via a form of infection."
Edwin gave him an angry look:
"The Germans?"
"No. I fear that extraterrestrials are behind this."
The Doctor had arranged to meet Krenz in the Richard III pub in Highcross Street and when he arrived he let rip:
"I do not take kindly to my friends in UNIT being attacked by your jumped up thugs Krenz. Please don't take offence but just to clarify, so there is no misunderstanding, I am the Doctor and I've encountered you jumped up, aggressive types many times before. All fur coat and no knickers or should I say all stiff uniforms and no army issue Y fronts".
"Yeah and I find you triggering and unfair", Edwin added.
Krenz laughed but then his smile turned to an icy stare:
"Vie have authority here pretty boy. Granted by your government. Zis is our investigation and vie can choose to be co-operative vith you or choose to have you taken to a German prison. Your choice".
Meanwhile, in Braunstone, a rough estate on the outskirts of Leicester, Jimbo Higgins and Chris Phobes were gaining illegal entry to the back of a property. Jimbo had crow bared the window open and Jeff climbed through:
"Hey it stinks in 'ere. Like summat's died in here. Its pitch dark, gimme the ¤¤¤¤ing torch you ¤¤¤¤."
"Don't call me a ¤¤¤¤ or I'll smash your face in and shank yer sister dude", Jimbo replied.
Suddenly something moved in the corner and Jeff shone the torch. A dead man lay in the corner, half decomposed. The rants ran out from a huge gaping hole in the body's torso and lept up at Jeff's face, who dropped the torch screaming......
..........to be continued.
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Post by sparacus on Jan 25, 2022 17:19:57 GMT -5
Ok folks, here is part 7 of this Christmas adventure for the festive season:
Part 7
Back in the Richard III pub, the Doctor was continuing his conversation with Krenz:
"So why are you so keen to investigate this, Krenz? Why don't EUNIT leave it to UNIT?"
Krenz stared at him:
"Zese events are not confined to your puny little island Doctor. All over Germany vie have experienced similar rat attacks. Our superior German scientists have identified extremely advanced quantum physics DNA manipulation as being behind zis. Some alien force of extreme power is at verk here and if ve can harness that power just think of zie implications. Vie cannot leave zis to the useless little Englanders".
"But we won the war!", Cassie interjected angrily. The Doctor gave her a gentle kick:
"Don't mention the war!"
As he spoke, Edwin answered a call on his mobile:
"There has been another attack Doctor. In Braunstone".
They ran out of the pub and flagged down a taxi, jumping in. Krenz and his uniformed men followed in their military jeep. Arriving in Braunstone they saw a group of police officers helping the injured Jimbo Higgins into an ambulance:
"Yo dude it like nearly bit my leg off. I ain't jokin'man. Big rat like 'ad me" he shouted as the Doctor leaned over him, examining the wounds. As he spoke there were sudden shouts and screams coming from the adjacent street. The Doctor and the others were horrified to see a large hoard of rats leaping and bounding down the road towards them.
"I think in situations such as this, the appropriate word is RUN!" the Doctor shouted. Krenz fired a couple of pointless shots at the rats before running too however his German EUNIT men were overrun by rats in their jeep and multiple sharp teeth dug into their flesh:
"Achtung schnell, helpen me. helpen me", one screamed desperately as the rats bit into his face and neck.
The Doctor and the others ran through the grimy Braunstone streets, strewn with litter and half-dismantled cars as the rats pursued them. They saw a house with an open door and ran inside, slamming the front door. An obese lady in leopard skin leggings glared at them angrily:
"Hey up, what yer doin' in my house? Get ¤¤¤¤ing out".
The Doctor glared at her:
"Mind your language please. Are there any windows open?" he shouted.
"What yer mean?" the woman yelled, rudely.
"The Doctor asked you if there are any open windows in this domicile, as we are being pursued by killer rats and they could get in an open window", Edwin politely stated.
"Yer what?", the woman shouted.
"Oh just search folks", the Doctor said, irritated. They looked around the house and found nothing open as the rats began clawing at the doors and windows. The woman screamed. Krenz frowned:
"I vill make zie fat cow a cup of your English tea to calm her down", he said, resolutely striding to the kitchen.
A short time later, they were all sipping tea and enjoying a packet of chocolate digestive biscuits as the rats clawed at the doors, making menacing scraping sounds.
"This is all rather civilised in a way", the Doctor said with a grin. The woman was still shaking and the Doctor offered her the packet of biscuits:
"Have another one of your digestives, Stacey and try to calm yourself".
"Them there things will get in", she shrieked.
"Try not to worry", the Doctor reassured her.
"So what do we do now Doctor? This is bringing on my anxiety issues", Edwin said nervously. The Doctor smiled:
"Close your eyes and think of yourself in a boat, drifting down the river on a warm summer afternoon, the warm breeze in the willows".
Outside the rats clawed and jumped at the windows, trying to break in.
"Vie are trapped", Krenz stated.
..........to be continued.
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Post by sparacus on Jan 31, 2022 16:36:27 GMT -5
Ok people, here is part 8 of this festive adventure for the 14th Doctor (played by Ben Whishaw):
Part 8
The rats clawed and gnawed at the doors and windows as the Doctor and the others pondered what to do:
"Lets make a run for it Doctor. There's no point just waiting here", Cassie said determinedly. Edwin gave her a look of anxiety:
"I don't think that is a good idea. They'd catch up with us easily. I'm like feeling really nervous about just waiting here though."
The Doctor was busy texting Dr Chris Jennings at the UNIT lab. Stacey meanwhile was shaking with fear as Krenz handed her another cup of tea:
"Get zis down you and stop shaking voman. You are putting us all on edge". Stacey turned away from him angrily:
"¤¤¤¤ off. Why'd you bring them things to my 'ouse you bastards." The Doctor looked up from his phone:
"Kindly moderate your language madam. There are young people here. I am trying my best to find out some further scientific data on why the rats have been altered in the way that they have." As he spoke, Cassie noticed that the sound of the scraping and clawing had stopped:
"Hey Doctor, perhaps they've gone." She got up and looked out of the window:
"Yeah, they've definitely gone". The Doctor frowned:
"Yes but where to... where ..."
A few streets away, a coach had pulled up into the drive of Braunstone Primary School and the children were getting out and being led back into the school after a day trip to Twycross Zoo. Suddenly the teacher. Miss Knights, heard screaming and turning round she saw the rats running through the school railings and towards the children. She and the caretaker, Mr Hodges, pushed the remaining children into the school but before the door could be closed, the rats were onto Hodges, pulling him back and sinking their teeth into his flesh. Other rats lept at the door of the school, tearing and biting.
The Doctor and the others had left Stacey's house and jumping into their cars they drove off towards where the Tardis was located, as the Doctor had come up with a plan. He drove Cassie and Edwin in Bessie, which he had rescued from the garage from which it was stored prior to the meeting with Krenz in the pub. Once inside the Tardis, he ran around in animated conversation with Dr Jennings before connecting his phone to a wire pulled from the Tardis console. A strange whirring noise began.
"What is going on Doctor?" Edwin asked. The Doctor grinned:
"Dr Jennings has used advanced technology stolen from the Dalek void ship to trace the origin of the alternate universe that the rat manipulated DNA is emanating from. The Tardis is now directing a dimensional stabiliser beam directly at whatever power source is manipulating the dimensional interface in order to close it. Or to put it more simply, I am about to cut off the force manipulating those animals."
A beam of light shot up from the Tardis into the sky. It had got dark outside so the luminous beam lit up the night sky to the wonder of passers by in Leicester. Outside the school, where the children and teachers were still trapped inside, the rats began to collapse and die. The Doctor grinned and switched off the beam:
"Well that is phase one of the plan completed. I don't think you'll be having any more rat problems. Or mole and squirrel problems for that matter." Krenz was still staring at the Tardis interior, shocked by the sight of it all:
"Zis is amazing. It must surely be German technology, yes?" The Doctor laughed:
"Er no. It is Time Lord technology." Edwin looked up nervously:
"Doctor, you said that phase 1 of the plan was completed. What exactly is phase 2?"
"Phase 2 folks is that we now know the location of the power source that was behind the dimensional interface manipulation. And which sent the so-called meteorite, actually alien technology, to earth. And we are going to go there and to confront this menace head on."
The Doctor pulled a lever on the Tardis console and it whirred into action, sending them out into space and out of the solar system......
............to be continued.
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Post by sparacus on Mar 6, 2022 15:29:57 GMT -5
OK folks, here is the concluding part of this gripping 14th Doctor special for the festive season. It of course features the 14th Doctor, played by Ben Whishaw.
Part 9
The TARDIS landed and the Doctor, Edwin, Cassie and Krenz walked out into the interior of a large space craft. They were in what looked like a large storage area with metal flooring and metal roundels on the walls. The Doctor grinned:
"Oh I do love a space ship with roundels on the walls. I can't understand why roundel wallpaper hasn't caught on back on earth."
Cassie was unimpressed:
"This is no time to joke Doctor. Shouldn't we try to find the occupants of this ship?"
"Zie girl is right, let us find and capture zie enemy", Krenz added.
The Doctor began to sing:
"'Calling occupants of interplanetary craft.....' you can join in if you like, classic Carpenters song".
Edwin and Cassie looked puzzled. The Doctor laughed:
"Young people today. No taste in music. Come on then, lets explore".
The Doctor led the way as they walked through the metallic corridors of the ship. They entered a large room filled with futuristic equipment, a control console and a wall-length viewing window.
"Hey is this the ship's bridge? Its deserted", Edwin observed. The Doctor frowned:
"They can't have gone far. I suspect that we are being watched."
He had barely spoken when a strange humming sound filled the air and shapes began to form all around them. They were soon surrounded by around ten alien beings holding cylindrical weapons. The Doctor gave a worried look:
"Oh no".
The aliens had slim, humanoid bodies which had the strange look of crustal clear glass but glowed blue, green and yellow from inside. They had slender, perfectly formed features and wore belts and strange-see through cloaks.
"Gott in himmel, vot are these things?" Krenz asked. The Doctor frowned:
"Just stay very still and try not to alienate them. These are Neatoid colonists. The Neatoid are one of the most dangerous and predatory races in the known universe. Empire builders".
An alien stepped forward:
"Are you responsible for closing our dimensional interface? Speak."
The Doctor glared at the aliens:
"Of course. I am the Doctor and you are not welcome here. The earth is defended. Inter-dimensional interface technology is dangerous, even for an advanced species like yourselves. You were playing with fire."
The alien hit the Doctor round the face with the cylindrical weapon.
"Leave him alone you monster!" Edwin shouted. The alien turned to him:
"Did you speak, little creature? I'd recommend silence unless you wish to be dissected slowly while still alive. *To the Doctor* You must be aware that we will colonise this planet earth no matter what you do. However we hoped to avoid bombing and war by eliminating its sentient population using lower life forms".
"Excuse me but animals are sentient beings as well. I find your attitude to be offensive", Cassie stated. The alien turned to her and stared:
"Clearly a lower life form so I won't waste energy on hitting you. *To the Doctor* However I sense that you are of a higher quality." The Doctor glared at the alien:
"I am the Doctor. A time lord. I have defeated Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarans and the spiders of Metebelis 3. Pus I have an extensive library of literature in my TARDIS including the collected works of Neotan, the founder of your civilisation."
The alien gave what looked like a smile:
"I am impressed that you have read Neotan. The rest of what you say is irrelevant waffle. We are the most advanced civilisation in the universe. You and your friends will be subjected to death by a thousand cuts and we will bomb the planet earth into submission."
"Can't we make a bargain here. How about making it death by 100 cuts if I offer you all a jelly baby", *the Doctor holds out a bag of sweets, but the alien thwacks it out of his hand and the sweets scatter over the floor.*
"Vot do vie do now Doctor? Zis is no time for humour, zese creatures mean vot they say", Krenz stated.
"Then its time for plan B. RUN!" The Doctor shouted. They ran down the metal corridors as the aliens shot laser bolts at then from their guns. Reaching the TARDIS, the Doctor opened the door quickly and they rand inside before quickly dematerialising.
Arriving back on earth at the UNIT lab, Cassie gave a sigh of relief:
"That was close Doctor, but now the aliens will destroy the earth". The Doctor grinned:
"Oh no they won't. Those were not jelly babies that they scattered, they were Rutan rainbow bombs I pinched years ago during a curious encounter near the crab nebula. Plus I popped a communicator into the packet. Lets try."
He flicked a switch on the TARDIS console and the face of the Neatoid commander appeared on the viewing screeen:
"Hi again Neatoid. Just to let you know that you have five minutes to exit your ship before the Rutan rainbow bombs you scattered go off. Just one will obliterate your ship. I suggest that you run to your emergency life ships, I know you have them."
The Neatoid commander gave an icy glare:
"You will pay for this Doctor. We will be back". The Doctor grinned:
"These 21st century earth people have a saying here, 'whatever'. Very apt".
He switched off the communicator.
Later the Doctor, Dr Jennings, Cassie, Edwin and Krenz were enjoying a drink in the UNIT HQ social bar. Krenz toasted the Doctor with a glass of schnapps:
"Vell I am impressed Doctor. I can see zat EUNIT needs to co-operate with UNIT more rather than working in competition. So I vill not be recommending zat we take you to a German prison and hang you by your testicles". He laughed and knocked back the schnapps. Edwin stared at the pictures on his phone of the Neatoid space craft exploding:
"So is that like the end Doctor? The last we will hear from them?" The Doctor frowned:
"For a while yes, but I suspect they'll be back as they're a tenacious bunch. However the earth is defended. I feel that I have neglected my role as UNIT's scientific advisor for too many regenerations and its time to return to it".
The others laughed and drank a toast to the Doctor.
THE END
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