THE JURASSIC GAMBIT A Continuining Adventure By America Online's New Adventures of Doctor Who Simulation Group Played January 10, 17, 31, and February 7, 1996 Plot by ProfGWhiz. NOTE: A sim log for Part 1 is unavailable, but the follwing excerpt from the plotline summarizes the action that took place. Part One Relative time/location: Earth 20th century and 65 million BC (Subway/Time tunnel, Tardis, Saurian space ship, Orium caves) Cast Doctor - played by DRTUNA K9 - played by K9 mk 4 Doctor's computerized dog which he rebuilds out of loneliness from recently saying goodbye to his companions Tegan and Delmin. K9 accidentilly downloads a complete East London library from the Tardis Databanks and consequently develops a very human personality. He slips in and out of a Cockney accent. Zoe Herriot: played by Tendrillia A computer programmer, 2nd in command of the Wheel in Space. When we last saw her she disappeared in a cloud of darkness off the Wheel in the near future. A former companion of the Doctor in his 2nd regeneration, her memory was erased by the Timelords when she was sent back to her time and place. But when she remet the Doctor, she was drawn to him and helped him avert war with the Draconians in the future. Zoe's hidden memories of the Doctor plague her as she's drawn through time and joins up with the Doctor again this time on 20th century Earth. Reptilicus (Saurian Emperor) - played by DramiJohnsn last of a royal line that ruled the Saurian empire for over 100 thousand years. His brutal, tyrannical rule was halted by a successful rebellion on the homeworld. He is anxious to repair his ship and return to regroup his troups and recover his empire. Aspus (Chief Scientist) - played by ProfGWhiz the empire's great scientist. He determined the ship's engines were damaged in the crash and could only be repaired with a fresh supply of Orium (Uranium). But the substance is deadly to Saurians making it impossible to mine. So with his rudimentary knowledge of time travel, Aspus created a fixed point time tunnel via a transmitter on the Saurian ship in prehistoric Earth. The receiver end was buried to be later activated by humans in the 20th century. With the time tunnel open, Saurians could collect captives from the future to mine the Orium in the past. Commander Maxim - played by Leyonis UNIT commander post-Brigidier Stewart. He's authoritative, stubborn, and quick to take control of the situation. A consummate soldier who doesn't surrender to anyone easily, he's fiercely loyal to his men. During the early days of UNIT, he was a lowly private sent abroad mostly. On the few occasions he was at UNIT HQ, he met the eccentric Scientific Advisor known as the mysterious Doctor John Smith but knew him mostly by reputation. Holbrook - played by MacBethX1 Middle-aged Crew Chief of the tunnel workers. A hard working man, many of his old friends working the tunnels have disappeared without a trace. His men are frightened to go down to the tunnels where monsters are rumored. He's a reasonable man who doesn't take to ghost stories, but even he gets worried after the 3rd man vanishes making him call the authorities for help. Then the government moved in, sealed off the area and generally took over. Holbrook doesn't like being bossed around by the Commander (i.e., being told when his crew could go down to the tunnel to work). Holbrook often reminds the solider that he and his men are civilians and don't have to obey orders. After all, if they don't work they don't get paid. Holbrook cares only about protecting his men so they can finish their work. He accepts the Doctor first. Brogan MacGill - played by JenKoko young female freelance reporter trying to get her first big story and make a name for herself. She heard about the disappearances in the tunnels from her cousin Pete (one of the junior construction workers). Donning workman clothes and sneaking into the tunnels with the her camera and minicassette recorder, she's found along with the Doctor by UNIT. Brogan's recognized by the Crew Chief, but shouts freedom of the press to blackmail the UNIT Commander to allow her to stick around and get an exclusive story. She too suspects the Doctor of knowing more than he's telling. Pete - played by ProfGWhiz Construction worker who in the opening finds his cousin Brogan in the Tunnel and tries to convince her to go home. He is big man, but puny next to a Saurian (they're 8 ft tall) {Note: This role will only be used for the first part of this part of the sim, so in the rest of the sim this person should play the role of a Saurian Gaurd) BACKGROUND: Late 20th century London Underground. Utility workers are digging a new subway tunnel when workers mysteriously disappear after finding an alien device. The device, a point-to-point time tunnel, was buried by the Saurians (ancestors of the Draconians) 65 million years ago with the intent to get help for their escape from the desolate planet they crash landed on. The Saurians were a mighty empire subjugating the people of the galaxy for 100 thousand years until the tyrant Reptilicus took the throne. The Emperor barely escaped a rebellion and retreated to the far corner of the galaxy until his forces could regroup. But in the battle for freedom, the Emperor's spaceship was badly damaged causing it to crashland on prehistoric Earth. The Emperor's Chief Scientist, Aspus. The Chief Scientist determined the Emperer's engines needed Orium (Uranium) to be repaired, but the stuff is poisenous to Saurians. So Aspus builds the time tunnel allowing Saurian soldiers with atomic blasters to captured unsuspecting humans from the future who wander into the tunnel after the time device is activated. Beginning TARDIS Lonely, the Doctor recreates his favorite pet companion K9. He talks to K9 about how he will miss his old friends, but in his quest it would be better if he did not needlessly put others at risk. K9, however, argues the opposite, noting how from time to time he who helps others like the Doctor sometimes needs help himself. Meanwhile, Zoe was drawn into the time vortex by means of the Butler. But since the space\time location of the Wheel is not so far off from the Suarian time tunnel she ends up being drawn to it like a magnet. Briefly, she paces through the Tardis (like Timelash) alerting the Doctor to her danger. That causes him to track the time disturbances to the Saurian tunnel. When he learns of the time disturbances on 20th century Earth, he plugs K9 into the Tardis databanks to download current info on 20th century culture so he fits in. Accidentally, K9 overloads and his personality becomes an amalgamation of Cockney accents. UNIT BASE Above ground, Commander Maxim organizes the daily watch for his newly setup perimeter. He sends for Holbrook to go over the new security procedures. Absolute control is to maintained over the site with complete secrecy of what's been going on. Holbrook is irritated that he's kept away from his men. He believes Maxim is more concerned with security than finding out what is truly going on in the tunnels. They argue again over whether these rumors are true. They're interrupted when Holbrook's men radio with a desperate plea for help. Somethone or something is attacking them in the tunnels. TUNNEL Utility workers are digging a new subway tunnel despite the recent disappearances and rumors of subterranean monsters. A worker discovers Brogan MacGill lurking in the shadows listening to the conversation of the men. One of the workers is Pete, her cousin, who first clued Brogan into the strange goings on in the first place. He tries to convince her to leave, having a bad feeling while she is questioning him and the others as to what is really going on.Suddenly, a strange fog lights up a sealed tunnel revealing several armed Saurians. The men are horrified at the site of the reptilian creatures who open fire on them with atomic blasters. The Saurians take prisoners and disappear through the tunnel. Middle TUNNEL Zoe materializes in the tunnel just as the Saurians are finishing their attack. The Doctor's Tardis materializes in the tunnel reuniting Zoe with him. Together they stumble on Brogan, the only survivor of the attack, and try to make sense out of her story of what happened. Just then, the UNIT team and the construction crew chief Holbrook come in response to the radio call for help from the missing men and find two strnagers in the tunnel; their men are all gone. The Doctor, Zoe and K9 are arrested by an overanxious military commander and taken to their fallback position above ground.. UNIT BASE The Doctor, K9, Zoe,and Brogan are taken back above ground HQ to be questioned further. Brogan, recognized as a reporter, defends her right to be there and obtain an exclusive story. Maxim would rather give her the boot right there. While they argue, the Doctor pursues information from Holbrook about the disappearing men. He takes great interest in the descriptions of the monsters and just when the incidents began occuring. The Doctor wins over Holbrook, but Maxim is stubborn. The Doctor convinces Maxim he is a friend to UNIT. Indeed, Maxim does remeber an eccentric Scientific Advisor in the early days, but he looked entirely different than this man. The Doctor convinces them, the answers are back in the depths of the tunnel. SAURIAN SHIP The human captives are confronted by their new jailers - Emperor Reptilicus and Chief Scientist Aspus. Pete questions who and what they are, and what they want, then tries to break free. Resistance is easily subdued. They are told if they serve their Saurian masters well, they will earn their freedom. If the disobey, they will earn certain death. The prisoners are led away. The Emperor is pleased with Aspus' work so far, but he is impatient to return and reassert control over his empire. Aspus assures him in only a short time he will have the ships engines operating again. The humans are mining the Orium in record speed. The EMperor demands more humans are needed. TUNNEL The Doctor, K9, Brogan, Holbrook, Maxim and his men return to the empty tunnel. K9 scans the area and finds traces of time particles, just as the Doctor expected. K9 indicates the path leads straight through a seemingly solid rock wall which makes the humans doubt the Doctor's computer. The Doctor stubbornly ignores his critics and searches the walls (with Zoe) for the "key". The Doctor finds the time activator. Before he can deactivate it, the thing turns on and Saurians appear atacking with atomic blasters. Zoe's log, 1/14/96 Jurassic Gambit Pt 1 by Tendrillia (ZoeWhovian) Zoe's log, Tardis date Jan 14, 1995 Well, I've met up with the Doctor once again, which is a pleasant surprise, but I fear that something is dreadfully wrong. Under normal circumstances, I would consider the Doctor's memory to be the most reliable - one of the few I can consistently count on to be as precise as mine... well, I don't mean to brag, but I DO have a photographic memory after all. Which is why the Doctor's relapse is so disturbing... he looks so puzzled when I refered to recent adventures of ours... I believe he sincerely may not remember! He keeps blathering on about our adventures at the Wheel in Space, as if we'd both just been there... but that was AGES ago! I will have to have a discussion with him soon to clear things up... but it may be dangerous... and we may not have a chance anytime soon we have to worry about these reptillian creatures... they may be responsible for the transmogrified device I have uncovered in the tunnel. Things are never boring when you're with the Doctor! K9's Log, 1/14/96 Jurassic Gambit Pt 1 by DoctorWho8 (K9 mk 4) TARDIS Time code: 42219789-867.236 K9 Mark 4 Status: Unit reanimated at relative time index 42219789-257.753. Unit initailized and regenerated at relative time index 42219789-262.863. Accessed TARDIS information system at relative time index 42219789-275.276 to update databanks and trace space/time disturbance. Space/time disturbance located in England on June 14, 1996. File encountered. Unknown format. Accessing...... 0785343jeiog0gfue5otue????BLIMEY????oitue5i0tueiotuioguegujoeiguetge5igiue5????GOV????gueiougeiotuetuiotuoitueotueiotu890t353903????LADY????ferhfe5f384u3te9yfieugeng t5ji 90i95 ./????COCKNEY????89043rhijf89fufnjkfuff 8ffio34jffufiofg ujj. END FILE. ASSIMILATE. :::K9 personality is changed and reformated to that of a Cockney, but all data and information on how it happened was lost in K9's memory bank during reformating::: Blimey, was that a blast! I feel like a new dog. Now I can speak me mind and not be held back 'cuz of those bloody safety protocols the Guv put in to me personality matrix. I think I ought to tell 'im off. Oh no, he wants me to come wit 'im. No I ain't. I'm going to stand me ground with 'im. To late, he already persuaded me. I gotta bad feelin' about this, but I don't think I'll tell 'im just yet... Bill "I ain't your bloody servant! I'm a dog." Rudloff The Doctor's Log 1-14-96 Jurassic Gambit Pt 1 by DRTUNA The Doctor's Log Tardis timecode: zx44.23a.777241.rel Being alone in the Tardis has been very restful. It has allowed me to make some needed repairs, collect my thoughts, and think about my priorities. For repairs, I have tuned up the navigational systems so that they are at full efficiency. This means that my remote control device should work almost unerringly. Now, when I really need the Tardis I can summon it. I want to try and limit that, however, because every time I activate it without being at the controls inside it loses a bit of its directional fidelity. I began working on the chameleon circuit so that the Tardis would once again change its form to fit in with its surroundings, but I stopped soon after starting. This old blue box has been awfully good to me, and I don't think I want to change it now. My thoughts are still very much with my ex-companions. Ben the brave. I hope he and Polly are working things out. He has a great future in front of him letting his creative side become fully developed. Daniel the infonet whiz. Something tells me he will catch up with the Troygon Corporation and settle the score there. And Tegan. She left me a holodisk with a recording of her. A morbid thing, really, because it was supposed to be viewed in the case of her death, but the message itself was very beautiful and touching. She epitomized the struggle within all of us -- the determination to be brave matched against the angst of self-doubt and weariness at the unending cruelty and violence in the universe around us. She is not alone. We all face that challenge. Which is why I now say "Brave heart to us all," instead of just to Tegan. Tegan said she thought of me in many ways as her father, an honor to be sure. But the thought reminds me of sad memories and events. I was a father. I had a wife, and a child, and a grand-daughter before leaving Gallifrey with Susan after the ... the events. Perhaps my sorrow at never having really fulfilled those roles explains my history of travel and attempted service. Robbed of my family, I have taken the life of the universe as my family, to fulfill my nurturing urges. I find that I am delaying my next stop. When the door opens, who will come with me into the unknown? Who will ask me questions so that I will be forced to figure out what is going on? Who will get into trouble to force me to intervene and try and resolve events? Importantly, who will come to my aid when I get in to trouble, as they have done so often? That seemed to resolve things -- I am not the kind of creature who is comfortable as a lone operator, and I found an answer. K9. More and more I have used the old K9 head which I had installed in the Tardis console. I asked it for advice, and I may well have lost that fateful chess match with Fenric if it hadn't been for K9's coaching. I need a companion, and K9 should do very nicely. It can't cook as well as Tegan, but it should be able to provide the support I am likely to need in the next steps I am to take. My priorities. The remaining escapees from Shada must be accounted for. My failure in unleashing them on the universe must be atoned for. Five now remain: the Butler, the Gamester, E'thrax, and two whom I have never before encountered. Five. Updates from the High Council indicate these are all that remain. I have fine tuned the prowl program, and with K9 at my side I intend to finish the job. And a party? I wish to host a party when that is done, if it gets done, if I am still alive. It is something to look forward to. The details can come later. Tardis timecode: zx44.23a.777243.rel No sooner had I reattached K9's head to a working body then a very unusual thing began to happen. An inter dimensional projection of Zoe drifted through the Tardis. I tried to touch her or speak to her, but to no avail. She did, however, drop a very real dandelion as she drifted away. I have it in my pocket. That was only the beginning of the mystery. K9 tracked her signal to 20th century Earth and the London underground. When we found her there, she was once again in solid form. Yet, when I asked her how she had been taken off the Wheel and sent through the Tardis in that form, she claimed to have come from a different location where she had been with me ... but it was a location I have never been to. How could she have been with me in a place I don't remember? Now the mystery was deepening. But there has been little time to explore this. The underground tunnel we found Zoe in had been attacked recently ... by huge reptiles with very advanced and very nasty technology. I have determined that it may well be the Saurians, a proud reptile race of warriors who are not without honor. They seem to be attacking through a time tunnel, but from where? UNIT, not surprisingly, is on the scene. Commanded by Maxim (no sign of the Brigadier) they seem almost willing to accept who I really am. A brave woman named Brogan is here, trying to cover the story for the press, and quite reminds me of that brave reporter Sarah Jane Smith. Before I am able to determine from Brogan, UNIT, and Zoe what has happened, the time tunnel opens and attacking Saurian warriors begin pouring through. My tactic is to avoid the battle with them. Perhaps I am learning some tactical wisdom in this regeneration. Why are they here? What do they want? What else does Brogan know? And most perplexing of all, where has Zoe come from? Jurassic Gambit Pt 2 JenKoko : ==========> Brogan Leyonis : <---the illustrious and arrogant Leyonis as Maxim DRTUNA : <===The Doctor (with 9 fingers> MacBethX1 : ====> Holbrook ProfG Whiz : K9 you're Pete and K9...OK? Drami1 : <-- Saurian & Reptilicus ProfG Whiz : =======>Aspus and various Saurians K9 mk 4 : ===> some robotic dog and an annoying human. SAURIANS ATTACK IN THE LONDON UNDERGROUND DRTUNA : # In the tunnel. :::The Doctor ducks for cover. :::: JenKoko : #::takes cover behind K9, pulls out camera to take picture of Saurian:: Leyonis : #::Maxim reloads pistol and fires ducking behind rock:: DRTUNA : #:::The Doctor speaks to himself ::: These are Saurians! They are marvelous and beautiful! ProfG Whiz : #::Bullets proceed to bounce off the Saurian soldiers:: K9 mk 4 : # :::blasts Saurians left, right, and center:: MacBethX1 : # ::ducking:: JenKoko : #::mumbles::My God, what are they? DRTUNA : # ::: Dr. to himself ::: The Saurians were noble and brave creatures ProfG Whiz : #::A Saurian levels his disruptor at one of the soldiers::PHwizzzz Leyonis : #::pulls out granade flash:: DRTUNA : # who prospered millions of years ago. ProfG Whiz : #SSSSssss:A Saurian is felled by K9:: Leyonis : #:: throws granade:: NO! branford! DRTUNA : # ::: Dr. to himself ::: Let me see, their society was warlike and aggressive, JenKoko : #::snaps camera amidst fighting:: DRTUNA : # and then they matured into ... ProfG Whiz : #::The grenade phases the Saurians, who blink harsly:: DRTUNA : # ::: Dr. to himself ::: ... an intellectual and creative culture, K9 mk 4 : # Oh look, I got one. Let's see, that was on he neural disrupter setting. DRTUNA : #::: Dr. to himself :: but that was after they had deposed an evil dictator, his name was... Leyonis : #::loud flash and bang as granade explodes and chunks fall from ceiling:: DRTUNA : # ::: Dr. to himself ::: ...Repilicon, Reptor, ah ... something like that! He vanished forever! Hmm... ProfG Whiz : #SSSSurender Humansss.... DRTUNA : # :::The Doctor watches the fight ::: This struggle is useless! DRTUNA : # :::The Doctor sees a UNIT soldier fall. ::: Leyonis : # Maxim: Never! K9 mk 4 : # :::knocks down an other Saurian::: How lovely. DRTUNA : # With those weapons we should all be atomized. They must be set on stun! DRTUNA : # Maxim! This fight is useless! Your guns cannot harm them! ProfG Whiz : #:::Several Saurians move around the one K9 felled, then look K9's way:: JenKoko : #::To K9:: I'm glad your having fun. Look out for that one! Leyonis : # stand back doctor, your mad! K9 mk 4 : # BLAST MacBethX1 : # ::gulp:: um, maybe you should listen to the Doctor, Maxim. He seems to know more about DRTUNA : # Maxim, they are not killing your men, only stunning them! DRTUNA : # Maxim, we need a radical and courageous approach! We need to communicate with them! MacBethX1 : # them than we do.... Leyonis : # I will not let them get away this time! ProfG Whiz : #Ssssethrek ttchik drug!::The Saurians hear this order, and change the settings on thier gun DRTUNA : # K9, stand down! Damn, I am too late. ProfG Whiz : #::Then they aim them at where K9 is continuing to blast at them...::ZZZZZWwwwappp! K9 mk 4 : Uh, I think we drew attention to ourselves, Lady. Leyonis : ::bang bang!:: JenKoko : #No kidding. They're gonna kill us!! K9 mk 4 : # LOOK OUT!!! ProfG Whiz : ##::Several brilliant energy beams impact the wall K9 is using for cover::: JenKoko : #::screams as Saurian's fire shots brining rocks down around her:: Leyonis : #::dives and hits head on rock blacking out:: argh@! K9 mk 4 : # :::the wall then collapses on top of K9 and Brogan::: DRTUNA : #:::The Doctor stands up and waves a green handkerchief he has pulled from one of his pockets. ::: ProfG Whiz : #::A soldier near Maxim is hit::Yarrgh::he slumps to the ground:: JenKoko : #::feeble screams silenced by rocks:: K9 mk 4 : #:::and blocks the only entrace to the underground::: DRTUNA : # Saurians! Respect me, as I am sworn to the protection of your egg nest! ProfG Whiz : #::The firing stops:: Leyonis : #::unconscious:: DRTUNA : # ::: Zoe rushes forward ::: Doctor, protect yourself! K9 mk 4 : # :::damaged, but regenerating quickly::: DRTUNA : # Zoe, no, we must communicate with them. ProfG Whiz : #::Mumbled hissing sounds can be heard::SSriuk nur tchik...Shriis... MacBethX1 : # ::keeps head down:: DRTUNA : # Saurians! I respect your traditions and defend your lair! Hear me. DRTUNA : # Let us communicate and understand, then cooperate. ProfG Whiz : #::One of the glowing Saurians steps forward:: We recognizzze the sssign...throw down.. ProfG Whiz : #your weaponss...sss DRTUNA : # Listen, UNIT 96. If we force their hand, they may vaporize London! ProfG Whiz : #::The Saurians move forward cautiously, awaiting the soldiers to surrender:: Leyonis : #::acting unit commander agrees with doctor:: whoever you are you are right DRTUNA : # Look at their weapons and these soldiers! UNIT courage will not carry the day this time. DRTUNA : # Saurians, we seek to assist you in peace. Leyonis : # ::Shouts to men:: Lower you weapons! MacBethX1 : # :: very slowly stands up, hands infront of him:: ProfG Whiz : #Yesss....you are wisssse to do ssso, Human... Leyonis : #::acting unit commander runs over to Maxim:: DRTUNA : # whispers to Max&Holb::: We are going through that time corridor whether we like it or not. ProfG Whiz : #::The Saurians watch as the soldiers begin to surrender::: DRTUNA : # The question is on what terms! MacBethX1 : #:: tembles a bit, and then tries to imitate the Doctors cool:: DRTUNA : # :::The Doctor whispers to Zoe ::: Something is wrong. We must find out what it is! ProfG Whiz : #::Some of the Saurins are taking their stunned comrades thru the oddly glowing Archway:: Leyonis : #::Maxim starts to regain consciousness:: DRTUNA : # I can tell that, Doctor! You don't need to master the obvious for me. ProfG Whiz : #Thissss way , ssssoftskinsss...::motions to the Archway, beyond which can be seen..:: DRTUNA : # ::: to Zoe ::: Stay alert. We need information and ideas! DRTUNA : # :::The Doctor to himself ::: Whoever is operating this corridor is violating the laws of time. ProfG Whiz : #::A strange metallic hallway in the middle of the rockface the new subway tunnel was..:: DRTUNA : # Who will it be? An escapee? ProfG Whiz : #::going thru...:: Leyonis : #::Dorn leads Maxim to the Archway...Maxium is not alert:: DRTUNA : # Gentlemen, I believe our adventure and duty is ahead of us! DRTUNA : # :::The Doctor walks willingly with the Saurian warriors through the time corridor. ::: TRAPPED BEHIND A ROCKFALL JenKoko : &::wakes with splitting headache::Ughh! What happened? K9 mk 4 : & :::awakens::: Ugh. That did feel good on me. K9 mk 4 : & How do your systems check? JenKoko : &::notices K9::What happened, K9? K9 mk 4 : & I believe the wall fell on us, Lady. JenKoko : & Obviously! And don't call me lady, my name's Brogan. K9 mk 4 : & Alright, Lady Brogan. JenKoko : &::thinks:: I asked for that one, didn't I? Stupid computers. JenKoko : &Where are the others? K9 mk 4 : & On the other side I should think. JenKoko : &Did those monsters get them like they did my cousin? JenKoko : &We have to do something! K9 mk 4 : & :::wiggles ears::: As far as I can tell everyone is still alive. K9 mk 4 : & Some are stunned though. JenKoko : &As far as you can tell...? How can you tell anything through that rock? K9 mk 4 : & My sensors can detect through almost anything. JenKoko : &I don't suppose your sensors have a way of finding the nearest way to get help? K9 mk 4 : & Well, I waiting for the tunnel to stablize. JenKoko : &It looks perfectly alright to me! Besides we can't just stand here. K9 mk 4 : &:::K9 and Brogan approach the time tunnel::: JenKoko : &God only knows what those monsters are doing to my cousin and your friends. K9 mk 4 : & Let's try it now. K9 mk 4 : & :::all of a sudden they are transported to a jungle::: TIME TUNNEL MALFUNCTIONS MacBethX1 : $ :: In a hushed voice to the doctor:: where are we Docotor? DRTUNA : $ I hate to bother you, sir, but... ProfG Whiz : $::He looks up for a moment, catching the Doctor's comment::You can know nothing of thiss... MacBethX1 : $ yeah....you were knocked out by one of those ray guns.... DRTUNA : $ You will not be able to shut it down unless you reverse the shut down sequence. DRTUNA : $ Otherwise, this thing is going to generate a vast explosion up and down the temporal path! ProfG Whiz : $:::The Archway is flickering violently, and the whine is increasing...:: DRTUNA : $ You must reverse the shut down sequence to dissipate the temporal disorders. DRTUNA : $ You idiot, you are toying with forces you do not understand. ProfG Whiz : $What...no, what you ssay makesss no ssensse... Leyonis : $::other soldiers mutter worriedly:: DRTUNA : $ You will rip the guts out of the time stream of this planet! DRTUNA : $ :::The Doctor pulls out his Tardis recall device and summons the Tardis. ::: DRTUNA : $ ::: Nothing happens. The Tardis does not appear. The Doctor frowns. ::: ProfG Whiz : $:::Various Saurian Gaurds also move about nervously, but keep their weapons trianed:: DRTUNA : $ :::The Doctor yells at Asmus. ::: DRTUNA : $ Your pride will be irrelevant after you are a charred pile of dust! DRTUNA : $ Do it! Turn it off backwards! ProfG Whiz : $:::Aspus hesitates, thenshakes his hid in affirmative and adjusts the controls:: DRTUNA : $ Listen, this may be your last chance! Try my advice, yours isn't working! Leyonis : $ I suggest you lizards do as the TimeLord says! ProfG Whiz : $Yesss...it sseemss to be working.... DRTUNA : $ Reverse the shut down sequence. DRTUNA : $ :::The Doctor heaves a sigh ::: ProfG Whiz : $::As he is adjusting the controls, Maxim's remark causes Aspus' head to shoot up for a sec: DRTUNA : $ I am afraid I have lost my patience with you. You just cannot go around doing these sorts of things! DRTUNA : $ You could have ripped this spot up along a timeline of 60 million years. DRTUNA : $ That might have shattered the time stream of this planet, and perhaps this quadrant.... ProfG Whiz : $::The Archway stops whining, stops glowing, and the soldiers see that the subway tunnel has ProfG Whiz : $::Vanished...:: DRTUNA : $ :::The Doctor shouts ::: or else destroy the timeline of the universe! DRTUNA : $ You are a brilliant scientist ... ahh, what is your name? Leyonis : $::soldiers start to panic:: Maxim: Doctor get us out of here! ProfG Whiz : $Ssssss, Gaurds...take these to the pit...exssept::pointing at the Doctor:: Leave this one.. ProfG Whiz : $::The Saurians move all the other humans out of the room and down a hall to a holding pit:: Leyonis : $::gives doctor sad puppy dog eyes:: MacBethX1 : $ ::not understanding anything, but getting worried:: DRTUNA : $ Zoe: Doctor, I want to stay here. Leyonis : $ to mcbeth: worried is an understatment DRTUNA : $ To Zoe::: No, then there will be more of us to rescue the others. DRTUNA : $ :::The Doctor to Zoe ::: Watch over the troops. Stay alert and be ready to move! DRTUNA : $ ::: Zoe goes with soldiers to pit ::: ProfG Whiz : $Come with me, ....:pauses, awiating a name...:: K9 & BROGAN LOST IN A PREHISTORIC JUNGLE K9 mk 4 : % Oh look, a jungle. JenKoko : %::trips on large tree stump:: Ouch! What on Earth? Where are we? JenKoko : %A jungle? In London? K9 mk 4 : % Not on Earth, Lady. :::wiggles ears::: I think we might be on the Saurians' home planet. JenKoko : %Not on Earth? I think you've gone balmy, K9. K9 mk 4 : % Oh believe me, Lady, this ain't Earth. It's three times as big. K9 mk 4 : % Plus the sky's yella. JenKoko : %Your English is atrocious! And QUIT calling me Lady, Rover! K9 mk 4 : % I can't help it, it's part of my programming. JenKoko : %::looks around cautiously::So where are the others. K9 mk 4 : % I think that the tunnel was unstable and put us somewhere a little ways away from everyone else. JenKoko : %How far away? K9 mk 4 : % A few miles. 5.7587834 miles to be exact. JenKoko : %That's almost 6 miles! ::dreads walk:: Well, shouldn't we be going then? ::heads off:: K9 mk 4 : % Uh oh! My sensors are picking up a very big life form coming towards us. JenKoko : %::halts suddenly:: JenKoko : %What very big life form? I don't see anything. K9 mk 4 : % :::they hear a big roar and crashing of trees::: JenKoko : %::stomach lurches:: Oh no! What's that!! JenKoko : %Dinosaur!! K9 mk 4 : % A Gorgosaurus, I believe, Lady. JenKoko : %He looks very hungry. Don't you think we should be getting out of here? K9 mk 4 : % Blasting that bloke won't even knock him out. K9 mk 4 : % And cuttin' 'im down wouldn't do either. I suggest we retreat, don't you Lady? JenKoko : %And I thought you were a wonder dog!::turns and runs back to caves:: Come on, K9! JenKoko : %::halfway back to caves:: K9 mk 4 : % :::activates anti-gravs and heads towards caves::: K9 mk 4 : %:::the dino just misses K9::: JenKoko : %::Gorgosaurus pounding his advance fast on Brogan's heels:: K9 mk 4 : % We're almost there, Lady. JenKoko : %K9! Come on! K9 mk 4 : % Pardon me, but I'm just learning how the use these anti-grav units. HUMAN PRISONERS IN A HOLDING PIT Leyonis : & *wherearewe* MacBethX1 : & Dont worry mis, the soldiers can take care of both of us ::doesn't look like he believes:: MacBethX1 : & :: that:: MacBethX1 : & ::looking round, a semi dazed look on his face:: Leyonis : & ::Maxium to Dorn:: Let's find away out of here, the Doctor is unreliable Leyonis : @ AwE! Whats that! ::soldiers gasp:: Leyonis : & ::Dorn to Maxim:: But how? Are they going to make us slaves or something? Drami1 : &::A large group of heavily armed and safely armored Saurians enter, followed by a larger lizard:: MacBethX1 : & ::mutters:: lizards everwhere...where are my men? Leyonis : &::Maxim to Dorn:: I guess so! Drami1 : &::suited up in much more resplendent gold outfit- it's the Emperor Reptilicus:: MacBethX1 : &:: to Maxim :: I think we should trust teh doctor:: breaks off as he sees the lizards:: Leyonis : &::soldiers:: Look at that ugly thing! Drami1 : &::the Emperor looks over the prisoners, rather contemptuously:: Leyonis : &::to mcbeth:: Harumph! Leyonis : &::Maxim to emperor:: Are you supposed to be the leader here? MacBethX1 : & ::swallows down fear and wonders if the big lizard knows about what happened to his men:: Drami1 : &::the Emperor looks down his metaphorical reptilian nose at Maxim and ignores him:: Drami1 : &Welllcome, prisoners. You will be delighted to disssscover that you are now sssslavesss Drami1 : &of the Emperor Reptilicus! If you wissssh to live, you must prove your worth to me in the mines. DOCTOR IN ASPUS' LAB DRTUNA : $ Now, a brilliant scietist, what is your name again? ::: To Asmus ::: ProfG Whiz : $You may call me Aspus. ProfG Whiz : @::2 Gaurds and Aspus with the Doctor enter a strange lab:: DRTUNA : $ My dear Aspus, marvelous breakthroughs here, but you don't understand. This is a wonderful lab, but. DRTUNA : @ The universe doesn't have to exist at all, we are very lucky that it does. ProfG Whiz : @::Aspus takes out a strange instrument and waves it at the Doctor::How did you know what to DRTUNA : @ It hangs in delicate temporal balance, and a fool experiment like yours may cause it to fly apart. K9 mk 4 : % :::from the clearing ahead a big dinosaur-like creature appears::: ProfG Whiz : @do to keep the Time Tunnel from imploding? DRTUNA : @ Oh, I am very attentive to details. DRTUNA : @ You lacked an intermediate temporal buffer to ease the tensions along the time corridor. ProfG Whiz : @SSSo I ssseee...but I know nothing of these conccceptsss...it was all I could do to make it ProfG Whiz : @Work in the firssst place... DRTUNA : @ ::: The Doctor is mildly annoyed as Aspus examines him with instruments. ::: DRTUNA : @ I have nothing to hide of who I am. ProfG Whiz : @ The one human called you.....Timelord... DRTUNA : @ I am a traveler, I happened by the time corridor, DRTUNA : @ your handsome but cold blooded thugs brought me here. ProfG Whiz : @::Looks very excited....:::Good good... ProfG Whiz : @We had no choice...we musst repair the sssship.... DRTUNA : @ And what are Saurians like you doing here, investing in future London real estate? ProfG Whiz : @London? Ahhh...the primitive sssoftssskin culture...we have no interest in that... ProfG Whiz : @We needed some workersss, tho, to help usss repair our ssship... DRTUNA : @ Repair to go where? Why not call for help? ProfG Whiz : @Help?....No, we need no help....::looks a bit confused at his own contridiction:: DRTUNA : @ You aren't on the run are you? DRTUNA : @ And you hatched this brilliant plan, or do you have a leader? ProfG Whiz : @Yess,....what....no....only for the moment...::looks askance::Why do you ssay that? DRTUNA : @ Well, a brilliant scientist like yourself must serve a mighty ruler! ProfG Whiz : @Yesss. I have a leader....Reptilicus ,Hatchling of Org the Great. Ruler of The Saurian Emp ProfG Whiz : @Empire. DRTUNA : @ Reptilicus? Yes. Not my favorite Saurian in history. DRTUNA : @ And how is your hunting going? Like a bit of sport, don't you! ProfG Whiz : @You....know the Great One? And yet, not I? DRTUNA : @ Will anyone remember Aspus? Doesn't Reptilicus have some game preserves around here? ProfG Whiz : @::Aspus closes the device:: You Mussst be a Timelord! Reptilicus musst be informed... DRTUNA : @ You and Reptilicus are trapped here on Earth ... his former game preserve. ProfG Whiz : @::Aspus touches a button::The Great One will be here soon... DRTUNA : @ So, you are using this crude time experiment to try and save yourselves? DRTUNA : @ I am sorry, such temporal manipulation is not allowed. DRTUNA : @ This time corridor technology is crude and nasty. DRTUNA : @ Eventually, and soon, almost just now, you will do damage to the timeline. ProfG Whiz : @Yesss, this is a pressserve.....you know ssso much, ::greedily rubbing handsss...:: DRTUNA : @ I have sworn to protect the laws of time. ProfG Whiz : @Can teach ssso much...with your knowledge, the Rebels will sssurely be crusshed! ProfG Whiz : @We ssshall sssse , TimeLord, we Sssshall sssee.... DRTUNA : @ A timelord? Me, a timelord? DRTUNA : @ Yes, very well, so I am a timelord. How I regret it at times! ProfG Whiz : @You are not Human, as my medisssscanner ssshowsss... DRTUNA : @ Timelords, ideas so noble, now a corrupt race steeped in its own blood. DRTUNA : @ Yes, I am a timelord, at least genetically! ProfG Whiz : @You may have wondered how I talk the human tongue sssso well? DRTUNA : @ You a quick learner? ProfG Whiz : @Yessss...but not that quick.....::walks over to a pair of chairs, with odd helmets over eac DRTUNA : @ Hmm ... another crude device. A thought transmitter. DRTUNA : @ Oh yes, good for learning new languages, DRTUNA : @ but I've never been able to make things like this work as programmed. Drami1 : @:::Reptilicus enters the lab regally:: ProfG Whiz : @ ::Turns suddenly::You know of thisss too? Iss there no end to your knowledge? ProfG Whiz : @::Bows low to Reptilicus::Hail, Great One, I have important news! DRTUNA : @ Ah, Reptilicus! Say, how is your popularity amongst your subjects! Drami1 : @::imperiously:: Speak. DRTUNA : @ On your way to some celebration of your wise rule I assume! Drami1 : @::turns to the Doctor, examining him with a cold reptilian eye:: ProfG Whiz : @::Remaining bowed::Before you is a Timelord, Great One. DRTUNA : @ I am the Doctor, and I want to warn you about the dangers of time experiments. ProfG Whiz : @With his knowledge... Drami1 : @A Timelord? :: a spark of greed shows in his eye:: Drami1 : @::eyes glitter:: Yessssss, Doc-tor... tell me of your time travel. Drami1 : @Tell me... *everything*. DRTUNA : @ I would rather you didn't know any more. You may not have the necessary moral character. DRTUNA : @ Tell you all? That doesn't sound like me at all. ProfG Whiz : @Sssss...you dare inssult the Great one? DRTUNA : @ Actually, I believe I have come to stop all of this. ProfG Whiz : @SSsssshall I usse the device on him, Lord?::Motions to the thought transmitter...:: Drami1 : @::claws digging into the table top:: If he will not tell us on his own... DRTUNA : @ Oh very well, wire me up and we'll see what you can learn. DRTUNA : @ Reptilicus, I warn you, you won't like this! Drami1 : @::jaw would drop at this being's casual attitude towards the thought transmitter, if he weren't:: ProfG Whiz : @::Grabs the Doctor:::We sshall sssee how much y we CAN Learn...::forces the Doctor into a ProfG Whiz : @::Chair:: Drami1 : @::too important to show his surprise:: What makessss you think that, Timelord? Drami1 : @::raises a claw imperiously:: Wait. DRTUNA : @ :::The Doctor rubs his almost crushed throat. ::: DRTUNA : @ Easy, I wasn't resisting! ProfG Whiz : @::Moves to the other chair::Now, we will sssoon know all the sssecrets of the Timelordss... ProfG Whiz : @::Begins to lower helmet over his head:: Drami1 : @Ssstop - I will use the thought transmitter on him mysself. ProfG Whiz : @::Stops::Yes, Great one? DRTUNA : @ And who will be trying to rob my thoughts? You Aspus, or the Great One? Drami1 : @*This* ProfG Whiz : @:::A look of disappointment passes over Aspus's face::Asss you wissh, Lord::moves away:: DRTUNA : @ Is it cerebral showtime Reptilicus? Drami1 : @*This* conquest shall be all mine. ProfG Whiz : @::Helps Reptilicus into chair, and lowers helmet::: DRTUNA : @ Now Reptilicus, you need to relax. When some people are upset, DRTUNA : @ they like to think of cute things. Try this... DRTUNA : @ :::The Doctor projects images of cute puppies and bunnies. ::: ProfG Whiz : @:::Aspus activates the thought transmitter...: Drami1 : @::forehead tenses as he attempts to avoid the cute li'l fuzzy images:: DRTUNA : @ Reptilicus, you have asked for this. ProfG Whiz : @::Aspus moves behind yet another control panel...:: DRTUNA : @ ::: projects images of cabbage patch kids. ::: DRTUNA : @ ::: and my lil pony ::: Drami1 : @::concentrates, trying to understand the thought patterns that lead to this image of a revolting:: ProfG Whiz : @Well, Great One? DRTUNA : @ :::The Doctor strains and shifts the machine with his mind. ::: Drami1 : @::overweight pastel child's toy:: DRTUNA : @:::The Doctor reverses the machine and begins ...::: Drami1 : @::between gritted teeth:: Ssssssillence! I mussst - concentrate! ::tries again:: DRTUNA : @ ::: ...taking thoughts from the reptile brain of Reptilicus. ::: ProfG Whiz : @:::Smoke begins to issue from the machine...:: ProfG Whiz : @Great One, something isss wrong.... DRTUNA : @ :::The Doctor knows of the plans of Reptilicus -- DRTUNA : @ to kill the humans, and to use the time corridor.... ::: ProfG Whiz : @Noooo....noooo..... DRTUNA : @ ::: ...to use the time corridor to go back in time, DRTUNA : @ and bring a loyal fleet back to put him back in power. ::: Drami1 : @::in an attempt to get away from the hideous cuteness, his subconscious thoughts grow stronger &:: Drami1 : @::easier still to read:: DRTUNA : @Sorry, Reptilicus, changing Saurian history is not allowed. ProfG Whiz : @:::Aspus, realizing what is happening, tries to shut the machine down::: DRTUNA : @ You may be a huge, handsome reptile, but you are still a fool. DRTUNA : @ Your time has passed, Reptilicus, accept it. Drami1 : @::screams in insane fury and rips the thought trasmitter from his head:: DRTUNA : @You and your crew could stay here and live out your lives in peace. But your days of empire are over. Drami1 : @::hurls it across the room:: DRTUNA : @ I will not help you! In fact, the more you pull me into these events, ProfG Whiz : @Nooooo!!!!::The machine explodes in sparks and smoke:: DRTUNA : @ the more certain your failure. DRTUNA : @ ::: The Doctor removes his headset. ::: ProfG Whiz : @::Rushes to Reptilicus::Are you all right, Great one? Drami1 : @::in incandescent fury, decks Aspus and hurls him across the room behind the thought transmitter:: ProfG Whiz : @SSSSaaaaaahhh!!:::Thud!:: DRTUNA : @:::The Doctor watches as Asmus flies across the room...::: Drami1 : @You incompetent... ssssssand lizzzard! How dare you allow the Thought Transsssmitter to malfunction?! DRTUNA : @ ::: The Doctor remembers how strong the Saurians are ad gulps worriedly. ::: ProfG Whiz : @i am sssorry great one.... Drami1 : @If you do not get the information I want from this... ::splutters:: this TIMELORD, by any Drami1 : @meanssss necccessary, you WILL pay! DRTUNA : @ ::: The Doctor watches and listens. ::: ProfG Whiz : @Yesss...masster...yesss..::lying nearly prone on the floor, afraid to look up:: ProfG Whiz : @Take the Doctor to a cell until I call for him, gaurdss::wiping blood from his reptilian:: ProfG Whiz : @::mouth:: DRTUNA : @ Asmus, you must stop Reptilicus. Look at your mouth! He is mad, and a fool. You know that! Drami1 : @:::storms out:: DRTUNA : @ I mean, Aspus. We can work together to stop him and free you and the crew. ProfG Whiz : @You will talk, yessss, you musst talk.... DRTUNA : @ He was deposed because he is cruel and stupid. Don't serve him now! ProfG Whiz : @::Saurian Gaurds drag off the Doctor in the middle of his entreaty...:: DRTUNA : @ As long as you serve him, you are doomed. You must know that! DRTUNA : @ Very well, lock me up, then chop me up bit by bit, but it won't save you. DRTUNA : @ I will go, but remember what I have said! Think for yourself! ProfG Whiz : @::The gaurds drag the Doctor out of sight of the lab:: BROGAN AND K9 IN THE CAVES K9 mk 4 : % :::K9 and Brogan make it to the safety of the caves::: JenKoko : %::huffs and puffs collapsing inside cave::Whew! We made it. K9 mk 4 : % :::starts to scan caves::: JenKoko : %You don't think Killer Barney can get to us in here, do you? JenKoko : %What are you doing, K9? K9 mk 4 : % Naa, he already went in the other direction. K9 mk 4 : % Scanning the cave system. JenKoko : %For what? K9 mk 4 : % AHA!!! I found 'im JenKoko : %Found who, K9? K9 mk 4 : % The Gov, who else? Follow me, Lady. JenKoko : %Wait! ::sees K9 disappear around the corner ahead of her:: K9 mk 4 : % Why should I? We need to rescue the Gov and all the others. JenKoko : %::follows as K9 takes off::What exactly are we going to do when we find them? K9 mk 4 : % I dunno. We'll see when we get there. JenKoko : %You're just full of answers, aren't you? Listen, how did we end up here anyway? K9 mk 4 : % Well, to put it simply so your primitive mind can understand, we went through what you would ... K9 mk 4 : call a time tunnel. JenKoko : % My primitive mind as you say understands alot of things!::says indignantly:: But exactly JenKoko : %how did we end up NOT on Earth? K9 mk 4 : % :::sighs::: The tunnel orignated from this planet, that's why we're here. JenKoko : %Why are we here? I mean, what can these creatures hope to gain? K9 mk 4 : % Heck if I know, I'm only a robotic dog, ya know. JenKoko : %Can I get that in writing?::says sarcastically:: JenKoko : %That's another thing. Where exactly did you and your friends come from? K9 mk 4 : % :::paper comes out of mouth::: Here you go. JenKoko : %I've never seen a robotic dog like you before. K9 mk 4 : % Well, the original version of me was built by an human scientist at the Bi AlFoundation on Io. K9 mk 4 : % The second and third versions very built by the Gov in his fourth incarnation. K9 mk 4 : % I am the fourth one. JenKoko : %::nods wondering why she asked::A robotic dog with a pedigree. JenKoko : %What about your friends, the Doctor and Zoe, was it? K9 mk 4 : % The Gov is a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey. The Lady is from Earth around 2004. JenKoko : %::halts as she rounds corner::Wait a minute! Are you telling me the Doctor isn't human? K9 mk 4 : % Of course not. Can't you tell? K9 mk 4 : % I mean of course he is. JenKoko : %No.::says increduously::Is he friend or foe? K9 mk 4 : % He's friend. So is the Lady. JenKoko : %Which is it, K9. Is the Doctor human or not? K9 mk 4 : % He's and alien. He's got two hearts, a different blood type from any other human,... JenKoko : %Then how did you end up in the tunnel exactly when those monsters attacked my cousin? K9 mk 4 : % We travelled in the TARDIS. JenKoko : %Tardis? That's a spaceship, I suppose. K9 mk 4 : % Well, the Guv and I. The Lady got caught up in some kind of time disturbance. K9 mk 4 : % A space/time machine to be exact. JenKoko : %How much further, K9. My legs are getting tired. K9 mk 4 : % It's dimensionally transendental. K9 mk 4 : % A little ways yet. The signals are getting stronger. JenKoko : %::groans and resumes walking after K9::I didn't see any spaceship back in the tunnel. K9 mk 4 : It was in the disguise of a 1960's British Police Box. K9 mk 4 : % The humans are just ahead. Just a little further. JenKoko : %::laughs::A Police Box a spaceship? That's ridiculous! K9 mk 4 : % That's because the TARDIS is dimensionally transendental. JenKoko : %::hesitates as she hears sounds of human::K9, wait! Maybe we should think about this before JenKoko : %we barge in. K9 mk 4 : % Let's hide behind that rock over there and see what is going on then, alright Lady? JenKoko : %Good plan. ::crouches behind rock wishing she had a pillow:: Ouch, watch were you're JenKoko : %stepping K9! K9 mk 4 : % I don't step, I roll Lady. JenKoko : %Whatever, Rover! K9 mk 4 : % And don't call me Rover. I'm K9. JenKoko : %Then don't call me Lady. I'm Brogan. K9 mk 4 : % Alright LL....ll.. bb...Bbr...Brogan. JenKoko : %You're learning something new, K9. Politeness. K9 mk 4 : % Hmph. It seems the Saurians are making the human mine for something. JenKoko : %::sees humans using pick axes on cave wall::Mining? For what? K9 mk 4 : % :::scans the area::: It seems they are mining...... Uranium. PRISONERS IN THE HOLDING CELL Leyonis : &::Maxim:: What are we to mine? MacBethX1 : & ::gulps:: slaves? Drami1 : &::to Maxim:: Why, Orium, of courssssse! Leyonis : & ::Maxim looks greedily at saurian weapons:: Drami1 : &If your output sssatisssfies me, I *may* allow you to return to your planetsss of origin when we Drami1 : &leave.. Leyonis : &::Maxim:: I don't know what this Orium is, but I can get you the queens gold, MacBethX1 : & ::calls out:: are there other humans there..in the mines? Drami1 : &::the soldiers eye Maxim and hoist their weapons up meaningfully:: Leyonis : &::Maxim to emperor:: What have you done with the other humans? Drami1 : &::to Holbrook:: You do not need to know that. ::the soldiers overeagerly stun a few prisoners into:: Drami1 : &::ssssssilence:: Drami1 : &::sssoldiers drag the prisoners off to the mines:: THE DOCTOR GOES TO HIS CELL DRTUNA : + :::The Doctor hangs his head and thinks. ::: DRTUNA : + Zoe? K9? Well, I hope one of us rescues the other! DRTUNA : + :::The Doctor takes his recall device out and looks at it. ::: DRTUNA : + This thing isn't operating properly! [has deja vu feeling] DRTUNA : + Aspus is bound to use the time corridor again. If he does, it will start to feed back again. DRTUNA : + :::The Doctor thinks to himself ::: There is more to this than we know. DRTUNA : + ::: thinks ::: There are lies to be told, DRTUNA : + but the truth will reveal itself! I hope someone is noticing! Brogan's Log, 1-18-95 Jurassic Gambit Pt 2 by JenKoko ::Crouched behind rocks in cave, Brogan MacGill pulls out her microcassette recorder. Pressed red record button and whispers the following update.:: I'm here hiding behind a rock in the caves of what used to be the London Underground. Or that's what I think it is. K9, the most irritating computerized dog I've ever met, tells me we are actually no longer on Earth but on the homeworld of a race of monsters he calls Saurians. This day started like any other, but ever since I went to see Pete (my cousin) to check out the rumors about disappearing men in the Underground, it's turned into a nightmare. We were talking when suddenly, there was a glow and horrible green monsters all around us. Pete pushed me out of the way and probably saved my life, but those monsters took him. And then there were the strangers: a strange looking man calling himself the Doctor, a girl Zoe and this mangy mutt, K9. I was so confused and upset at the time, I didn't have a chance to question the strangers before those bloody UNIT commandos showed up. Typical of Commander Maxim and his tin soldiers to barge into a situation trying to control it by flashing their guns around! Well, anyway, the girl Zoe and that Doctor guy started fiddling around with some gizmo in the wall and it happened again! The tunnel lit up and we were surrounded by monsters. I tried to snap a few pictures of them to prove to myself they were real but there was too much gunfire between UNIT soldiers and those creatures. I'll be lucky if those pictures come out. K9 used some kind of weapon, in his nose of all places, on the monsters. It's a good thing I took cover behind him or else I would have been shot down like Pete. I don't know what the Doctor was doing, but I think he was actually trying to talk to those monsters! It was horrible! Soldiers falling all around us...Their weapons seemed useless against the monsters. K9 managed to down a few though until they combined their weapons against him and me. The last thing I remember was the walls exploding around me and the sensation of falling into a dark, hard hole. Next thing I know, the fighting had stopped or rather K9 and I were trapped behind a solid wall of rock. He managed to blast a hole in the wall, but we found the tunnel empty. The monsters must have taken the soldiers as they did Pete. We probably should have gone back and gotten help, but K9 insisted he could find the Doctor and the others. He led us straight into a tropical jungle and then had the audacity to tell me we weren't on Earth! This story sounds crazy even to me, but I actually saw a giant dinosaur that eyed me for his midday meal. K9 called him...a what....Gorgosaurus. Whatever it was, it chased us back into these caves where K9 said he picked up the Doctor's scent or something. I don't know if I believe this dog, after all, he speaks in Cockney and insists on calling me Lady as if I were some pompous aristocrat. But he seems to have some idea of what's going on and how we got here. He says the Doctor is a timelord and what we travelled through is a time tunnel to the Saurian homeworld. But why? As I dictate this, I can see several workman from the tunnel. They seem to be using pick axes to dig out the cave walls while five Saurian guards stand watch. K9 says they are mining Uranium. The question is, for what purpose. ::Stops tape and says a silent prayer she gets home for someone to hear it.:: The Log on the Doctor, not the Doctor's Log 1-24-96 by DRTUNA Tardis timecode: zx44.23a.777249.rel On the planet Gallifrey, Flavia, President of the High Council of the Timelords, sits in her inner office. She has done everything she can to rise in Timelord society: out performed all of the men at the Academy, led the Council through rebellions from within and invasions from without, even withstood an attempted return by Rassilon himself. But, she is still bored. Perhaps that is why she became such an overachiever in the first place? She filled the endless hours of supposed contemplation with planning and preparing, with machinations and manipulations, until she is at the zenith of power ... perhaps the single most powerful humanoid in the universe. But, now that all of her goals have been reached, what more is there? Now she began to understand why her predecessor, Borusa, could not rest easy even when he was wearing the sash of Rassilon. Flavia, however, was both ambitious and sensible. If she was at the top, why risk it all on some vain attempt to rise slightly higher? The secret now was to survive, and to wait, thousands of years if necessary, to see what will come. But for now, she merely sought safe and secure diversion. As Lord President, Flavia is allowed to merge with the Matrix, which contains the sum total of all memories of all of the Timelords who have ever lived. Even now, the Matrix received the mental impressions of all Timelords except for a very few (like the Master and the Rani) who were able to shield themselves much of the time. How easy this made it to supervise her domain -- just plug into the thoughts and experiences of her subjects and know what they know. At times she used the Matrix for diversion. Flavia thought of the Doctor. The Doctor and diversions seemed to go together. They had taken different paths, she and he, and while his was more diverse and clearly more exciting, hers was bound to be more rewarding. He was doubtless bounding round time and space looking for the remaining escapees from Shada. This was a good task for him -- it kept him busy and out of her hair. He would be very angry if he knew that she had called off her massive search to gather up the escapees. Most of the more dangerous ones, though not all, had been caught or disposed of. She wanted the remaining five to stay at large to keep the Doctor occupied. His last visit had been quite bothersome, and she was almost considering locking him away in Rasillon's Tower for safe keeping. But, he hardly deserved that, even though he was a trouble maker, and besides, he could be diverting. Flavia smiled and reached for the circlet of Rassilon. Putting it on her head, she had to muss a bit of her coiffure to get it into position. She connected with the matrix and sought the most recent information about the Doctor. What she received was a mixture of the Doctor's thoughts and sense data, flowing into her all at once. Most beings would have been cerebrally scalded by such an experience, but she was well able to deal with it. Flavia leaned back and considered the Doctor's mind and experiences. The thoughts and pictures came quickly. ***** The Doctor is in a relatively modern laboratory, but not of Gallifrey origin. He is working on a crude time corridor device along with his companion K9. Earth, about 65 million years before his first visit there. Although working on an interstitial pernambulator, the Doctor is clearly occupied by other thoughts. The situation: held captive by Saurians who want more advanced time travel. The time corridor they have built is very dangerous and unstable. Zoe has been taken captive. The fate of Brogan and the UNIT forces led by Maxim is unknown. The Emperor Reptilicus is not supposed to get time travel and plunder the universe ... his time stream indicates that he and his followers will vanish. The problem is not vanishing with them while making sure that they do vanish. But, the Doctor strongly senses, something ... a number of things ... are not right here. [Flavia is stunned by the sense of intuition the Doctor has which she lacks]. First, Reptilicus. Oh, the usual ... a power mad tyrant who seeks time travel to use as a dominating tool as well as to change his own past. An ego-maniacal despot who cannot accept that he is rapidly approaching his end. Even if he did regain control of the Saurian Empire, he is too stupid and self-centered to realize that he would only be overthrown again in a very short time. The records clearly show that after he was deposed, he vanished with a few supporters and his inner retinue of guards. The question now is, will we all vanish with Reptilicus as his crude time experiments get out of control? Or will we simply be killed when we are no longer useful or in his next blind rage? Well, perhaps not. Zoe indicated that she has further adventures with me which I haven't yet experienced, so I must survive, as must she. So, perhaps we all do survive this incident? Or, are we in a temporal dead end, or else bound for a high speed head-on collision with ourselves? Which brings up the second concern, Zoe. She clearly remembers events and experiences with me which I have not experienced yet. How can this be? When her inter dimensional image drifted through the Tardis, was she drifting forward in time from our experiences on the wheel on her way to future adventures with me, or was she drifting backwards from those future adventures to meet me here? If she has seen some of my future, which I do not know, should I try and find out about these experiences, or remain ignorant of them? Should I part company with her now, and rejoin her later, or stay with her until my timeline catches up with hers? What is the risk that she will meet herself if she continues forward? This could all be quite catastrophic. Whatever is to be done, it will have to be done with the cooperation and advice of Zoe herself. This needs to be dealt with soon. Of course, as of now she is locked in a cell and faces future torture at the claws of the heartless Aspus. These are more immediate concerns, and must be addressed in this time ... now. Which brings up the third concern ... this time itself. I have a strong feeling of dread associated with this time and place. 65 million years before the Earth common era. The Doctor's pocket watch alarm goes off. The Doctor is troubled, because as he once told Ace, the alarm only goes off when some planet is in profound danger and he knows about it. The Doctor removes the watch from his coat pocket and inspects the date. It is January 31, the year 65,002,074 BCE. The location of the mines and Reptilicus' ship are at what will be the heart of the impact crater, and after that will be in the Gulf of Mexico. The crisis? The dinosaurs are about to become extinct. The Earth will be hit by a relatively huge object which will shatter the Earth's crust and throw enough powdered debris into the atmosphere to change the climate and decapitate the top of the food chain, mainly the dinosaurs. The Doctor slumps down in his seat and shudders. He knows this event all too well. He has seen it happen. It involves the death of one of his companions. At this very moment events are unfurling which will cause a huge Earth freighter to move back in time to this date and strike the Earth, in an attempt to foil a nasty plot by the Cybermen. A former companion, Adric, eschews escape in an attempt to crack the cyber code and stop the ship from hitting the Earth. He fails, and in doing so both fulfills his historical destiny as well as play a profound part in the destiny of planet Earth. By crashing in to the planet he destroys the dinosaurs and makes room for the mammals which will rise up, and in so doing sets the stage for human development of which he, himself, is a product. If Adric hadn't failed to crack the code, he himself would not exist. Nor would Zoe, or Brogan, or any member of the human race. Adric is on his way NOW. He has an appointment with destiny, to open the way for mammals and homo sapiens on Earth, and to cause the extinction of the dinosaurs. The question is, will Adric also kill the Doctor and his current companions and make them extinct? The Doctor muses. When Adric died Tegan and Nyssa begged me to go back in time and change events to save him, and I would not. Would I have chosen differently if I had known that the same action might also have saved my life in my tenth incarnation? No, probably not. The Doctor knows he has sworn to defend the laws of time, and will not violate them and endanger the universe, not to save his friend, nor to save himself. The Doctor mumbles, but his mind resonates with his determination. This is my now! I cannot save Adric, and I cannot save the dinosaurs, but I can certainly save myself and those with me, as well as seeing that Reptilicus does vanish on schedule! ***** Flavia removes the circlet from her head, rubbing at an ache she feels at the contact point. She stands and goes to her observation screen and looks out from the citadel. "Interesting predicament, Doctor." I shall have to check back after my council meeting. She smiles, turns, and leaves her inner office through an ornately carved door. Jurassic Gambit Pt 3 DRTUNA : Casting? <== The Doctor (#10) a wandering time lord DramiJonsn : <== Reptilicus - is anyone doing Random and Sundry Saurians, or is that me? JenKoko : <=====Brogan, lost in space ZoeWhovian : <=== Zoe MacBethX1 : <===Holbrok ( who is reading email!) Roth Starr : <--- Aspus (No jokes please) DramiJonsn : >>>*DIT* The image of DRTUNA dissolves into the image of the spinning TARDIS<<< DramiJonsn : >>>>>>The New Adventures of Doctor Who<<<<<< DramiJonsn : >>>>>>>>>>>Jurassic Gambit<<<<<<<<<<<<<< DramiJonsn : >>>>>>the music and credits fade away...<<<<<<<< DramiJonsn : >>>>>>>>>>>>>>BEGIN SIM<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< DOCTOR & ZOE REUNITED IN HOLDING CELL DRTUNA : ::: The Doctor sits in his cell, wondering about what to do with a bunch of time thirsting lizards:: ZoeWhovian : #:::Marching boots approach the Doctor's cell::: DRTUNA : # :::The Doctor raises his head and listens carefully.::: ZoeWhovian : #:::Saurian guards come into view, carrying a very harried looking Zoe::: ZoeWhovian : # Doctor!!! DRTUNA : # :::The Doctor stands::: ZoeWhovian : #:::Guards unlock the gate and shove Zoe into the cell:::\ DRTUNA : # Zoe! ::: They embrace::: ZoeWhovian : #:::Zoe staggers backwards into the Doctor::: DRTUNA : # My goodness, where have you been? This is all very dangerous, you know! ZoeWhovian : #Doctor! Thank you. It's so good to see you again. ZoeWhovian : #:::Looks as guards leave::: Yes, I know, I know. We really ought to find ourselves meeting... ZoeWhovian : #...in more attractive locations. DRTUNA : # I'll say! Well, meeting in a cell like this is better than not meeting in a cell at all! ZoeWhovian : # I escaped from the mining guards earlier and found myself in the ship... ZoeWhovian : #:::Smiles gratefully::: yes, doctor, you are right about that. DRTUNA : # You know, they might have killed you! I understand why they keep me alive, but they... DRTUNA : # ... are very ruthless. DRTUNA : # This Emperor Reptilicus, an evil tyrant turned out by his own, er.., people. ZoeWhovian : #Yes, but I knew just the trick to fight them off... you told me yourself how to do it, Doctor. ZoeWhovian : #... the last time we ran into the Saurians. DRTUNA : # I did? Funny, I don't remember that. ZoeWhovian : #:::face clowds over with worry::: Doctor! Please. Think... You MUSt remember. ZoeWhovian : # You have a WONDERFUL memory. Are you sure that nothing has affected it? DRTUNA : # Nonsense, you seem to have been having delusions about things we did together we did NOT do! ZoeWhovian : # Do you not remember the Vulture colony? The ancient egyptians? The time that I got that ... ZoeWhovian : #:::laughs::: awful hat at the marketplace? DRTUNA : # You were on the Wheel, then you drifted thru the Tardis, and now you are here. I'm not crazy, you DRTUNA : # know. ZoeWhovian : #... I was furious with you about it at first, but you were right, it did look horrible. DRTUNA : # Zoe, are you a bit disoriented? ZoeWhovian : #:::Grips the doctors arm::: NO!! Doctor. Listen. The wheel was all BEFORE this... DRTUNA : If neither one of us is disoriented, then that means... ZoeWhovian : # You MUST remember??? ... ZoeWhovian : #:::Startled::: DOCTOR!!! DRTUNA : # :::The Doctor looks worried. ::: We may have experienced a time discontinuum! ZoeWhovian : #:::TUrns suddenly with wide eyes::: ZoeWhovian : #NO! We couldn't have! The magnitude of such a thing would certainly disrupt the time continuum... DRTUNA : # Our past and future are discontinuous. Every action we take may be dangerous! ZoeWhovian : #... at least certainly tearing the very seams of time indefinitely making it all much more unstable! DRTUNA : # Tell me, have we ever encountered the Saurians before, together? ZoeWhovian : # Doctor, what can we do??? ZoeWhovian : #::responding to question::: Why, of course we have... that's how I knew the trick to break away ZoeWhovian : #... from the Saurians in the first place... you TOLD me how to break away, DRTUNA : # Don't tell me! DRTUNA : # Look, Zoe, this is very confusing, evben for a genius like you and a worn out timelord... ZoeWhovian : #:::Smiles::: it was all so strangely simple - you just untie their shoelaces... :::covers mouth::: DRTUNA : #..like me. The real issue is, we're not going to solve this locked up in this cell. ZoeWhovian : #:::Looks worried.::: I guess I must be more careful about what I tell you... DRTUNA : # :::The Doctor turnsd his head ... boots are coming down the hallway::: ZoeWhovian : # :::Furrows her brow in concentration::: Yes, yes, I know we should be thinking more pragmatically... DRTUNA : # Well, we may have some new cellmates or it may be visiting hours. ZoeWhovian : #...but still, you must admit, it does pose quite an interesting scientific puzzle! ZoeWhovian : #:::turns to listen to the approaching footsteps::: DRTUNA : # ::: A huge and smelly Saurian guard appears at the door. ::: DRTUNA : # Good lord, what have you been eating, sir? ZoeWhovian : #:::Zoe wrinkles her nose::: DRTUNA : # :::The Doctor holds his nose. ::: ZoeWhovian : #Dead varmints by the smell, I should think. DRTUNA : # Saurian guard> You pathetic softskins will follow me to see My Lord Aspus! ZoeWhovian : # We pathetic softskins are quite willing to come see your smelly old Lord Aspus... DRTUNA : # Why, it has been a long time since I was complemented on how soft my skin is! ZoeWhovian : #...just remember that where I come from, we keep species like you in tanks! DRTUNA : # Zoe, I don't think that is anything to be proud of! DRTUNA : # Very well, Mr. Odorific thug lizard, we follow you! ZoeWhovian : # :::Shakes her head::: Neither do I! Just threatening the old beast, that's all. DRTUNA : # :::The Doctor and Zoe follow the guard down the hallway towards the Lab or Aspus.::: ZoeWhovian : #:::Whispers to the Doctor::: I'm actually quite worried that we won't get out of this one... ZoeWhovian : #...a completely irrational fear, I know... K9 & BROGAN LEAD REVOLT IN THE MINE JenKoko : %::Brogan crouches behind rock beside K9 watching the slaves in the caves::: K9 mk 4 : % Yes, my sensors do confirm that they are mining uranium. JenKoko : %::Whispers To K9::Why? K9 mk 4 : % I dunnno. Perhaps for power. JenKoko : %We have to do something to help them! K9 mk 4 : % What do you suggest, Lady? JenKoko : %Can you use your blaster to disable the gaurds? K9 mk 4 : % I could, but I won't. JenKoko : %::suddenly, sees her cousin Pete among the miners:: Pete!::says to self:: JenKoko : %What? Why not K9! That's my cousin. We have to help him. K9 mk 4 : % Well, for starters, there are alot of guards and one of me. K9 mk 4 : % Plus I don't want to get stuck in another tunnel again. JenKoko : %Are you telling me you're afraid to get involved? K9 mk 4 : % No, it's just the numbers of probability are not in our favor. JenKoko : %::worker falls from exhaustion raising the attention of a Saurian guard::: K9 mk 4 : % I suggest we go off and try and find the Gov. JenKoko : %After, we rescue the others! K9 mk 4 : % No before. The Gov will help sort this lot out and get us back home. JenKoko : %::Pete jumps to aid the fallen man:: JenKoko : %Pete! What is he doing? MacBethX1 : % ::wide eyed:: K9 mk 4 : % It looks like he's helping the fallen worker. JenKoko : %::Saurian guard approaches Pete menancingly::Sssstop! Get back to work, human! JenKoko : %::Pete hesitates::This man needs help! JenKoko : %::Saurian Guard::Get back to work, human or die!! MacBethX1 : % ::wispers to K9:: I think we are too far to turn back now.... JenKoko : %::To K9:: K9, we have to help them. He'll kill my cousin!! K9 mk 4 : % If you're going to do what I predict you're going to do, I wouldn't advise it. JenKoko : %:::Saurian guard points blaster at Pete's chest about to fire:: JenKoko : %::To K9::Then stay here, coward!!::Brogan jumps out deflecting the shot from the Saurian JenKoko : blaster:: K9 mk 4 : % I wouldn't do.... Oh dear. JenKoko : %::Saurian knocks Brogan to the ground:: MacBethX1 : % ::sighs:: well, I might as well....Nothing left to lose now... ::attacks Saurians:: JenKoko : %::Maxim and Holbrook join fight against Saurian guards, FIGHTING ERUPTS::: K9 mk 4 : % Oh ball bearings! Well, a dog's gotta do what a dog's gotta do :::joins in fighting::: JenKoko : %::Brogan avoids flying bodies, yells in K9's direction:: K9!!! Help us!! K9 mk 4 : % I'm comin, I'm comin. :::blast two Saurians with one blow::: JenKoko : %::Brogan ducks::Watch where you're firing that thing, K9! K9 mk 4 : % Hey, be grateful, Lady. JenKoko : %Watch out behind you! K9 mk 4 : % :::turns an entire 360 and blasts the Saurians behind him::: Thanks, Lady. K9 mk 4 : % :::a Saurian activates his communicator::: JenKoko : %:::2 Saurians left at cave entrance:: K9, stop them. They'll get help from the other JenKoko : monsters! K9 mk 4 : % :::it calls the ship for reinforcements::: K9 mk 4 : % :::K9 notices it and blasts him::: JenKoko : %::Brogan makes made dash for communicator:: K9 mk 4 : % :::Brogan, Maxim, K9 and the other human continue fighting untill the last Saurian falls> K9 mk 4 : % :::after all the Saurians are tied up, Maxim and the other humans gather around K9 and Brogan for K9 mk 4 : some explanations::: K9 mk 4 : % :::K9 and Brogan answer questions regarding how everyone go here and how it happened::: K9 mk 4 : % :::Brogan side steps the questions by letting K9 answer them::: JenKoko : % How did you get here? K9 mk 4 : % :::K9 explains what happend in the tunnel, how they got here, and asks what happend to the Doctor:: JenKoko : %We're wasting time! Shouldn't we be going after that friend of yours, K9? MacBethX1 : %::Holcomb tells K9 where he last saw the Doctor:: K9 mk 4 : % Yes we will, as soon as find out what happened to him. JenKoko : %::to K9:: Where did you say your sensors found the Doctor? JenKoko : %::K9 leads humans into ship:: SAURIANS GET ROUGH WITH DOCTOR & ZOE IN ASPUS' LAB DRTUNA : # Well, Zoe, if we meet again in my past and your future we should be safe, unless, unless.... ZoeWhovian : @:::Looks around with interest at the lab equipment::: ZoeWhovian : #:::finishing the Doctor's thought::: unless the reason we don't meet again is because we disrupted... DRTUNA : @ ...unless the whole universe implodes because of our time meddling and our paradox is irrelevant! ZoeWhovian : #:::nodding::: exactly. DRTUNA : @ :::The Doctor laughs as they both give the explanation at the same time::: DRTUNA : @ Well, let's try to avoid that! ZoeWhovian : @ :::Nodds anxiously::: YES! I agree! DRTUNA : @ I hate it when that happens! ZoeWhovian : @:::Aspen approaches the softskins::: DRTUNA : @ Saurian Guard to Aspus> Your exalted reptile, the prisoners! ZoeWhovian : @:::hissing with sssself ssssatisfaction::: DRTUNA : Aspus> Well, Doctor, I see you have met your little friend again! DRTUNA : @ Yes, Zoe and I are friends. You might not know of such arrangements! ZoeWhovian : @::Stomps foot::: I am NOT your little FRIEND. (sensitive about her height) DRTUNA : @ Aspus> You seem little to me, and you will seem littler still when I strap you to this.... ZoeWhovian : @:::Aspus approaches menacingly with a large belt-object::: DRTUNA : @ Aspus> ::: Opens a curtain revealing an evil medical dais with nasty looking implements::: ZoeWhovian : @:::Zoe pales, glancing at the Doctor... tries to swallow but only tastes her dry throat::: DRTUNA : @ Guard> :::Grabs Zoe and begins to strap her to table::: ZoeWhovian : @:::Thinks to self: I can't let the doctor see me in this condition::: ZoeWhovian : @:::I MUST remain calm. ::: DRTUNA : @ :::The Doctor moves to stop the guard, but is thrown aside. He hits his head against the wall:: ZoeWhovian : @:::Fear numbs the mind, after all::: ZoeWhovian : @Doctor!!!;::Struggling to free herself from the guard::: DRTUNA : @ Guard> ::: Wrestles with Zoe, pins her down to table, begins strapping her down securely::: DRTUNA : @ Aspus, wait, it isn't her you want :::Dr rubs head:: ZoeWhovian : @No! Don't hurt yourself Doctor!::: Grabs the guards large pinky flap and twists::: DRTUNA : @ Aspus> Is that so, Doctor! DRTUNA : @ Aspus> Perhaps you have a better idea? ZoeWhovian : @ Aspus to guard> Control HER! DRTUNA : @ :::The Doctor scowls::: What do you mean? ZoeWhovian : @:::Guard turns abruptly and jabs Zoe in the gut:: ZoeWhovian : @:::Zoe Winces from the pain:: DRTUNA : @ Aspus> Well, my Emperor would like to convert the time tunnel into a propulsion device! ZoeWhovian : @Doctor!! Don't be FOOLISH! DRTUNA : @ Aspus> Then, we could travel back in time and prevent his dethronement! ZoeWhovian : @Let the Saurians have ME!!!:::Surprised at how brave she sounds::: DRTUNA : @ Aspus, that is mad! I can't allow that. Your time travel dalliances are OVER. ZoeWhovian : @To Aspus> Look, lizzard man, I can help you with your device. you don't need to have the Doctor. DRTUNA : @ Aspus> Is that so? You see, with this device I can duplicate all the pains a mammal like you can... ZoeWhovian : @:::Looks wildly at the Doctor, hoping her foolish plan will work::: DRTUNA : @ Aspus> feel. Such as :::turns a knob::: the riupping out of the fingernails! DRTUNA : @ :::The Doctor stands suddenly::: No! ZoeWhovian : @:::hisses at the Doctor::: Doctor! You MUST NOT be controlled again!:::Screams:::: DRTUNA : @ :::The Doctor to Aspus ::: Very well, but it will take time and a lot of work here in the lab! ZoeWhovian : @:::Pain racks Zoe's body as she contorts on the table::: DRTUNA : @ :::The Doctor is very angry ::: Just let her be! ZoeWhovian : @:::Begins to sob::: DRTUNA : @ Aspus> Why even a softskin like you can see reason after a while! DRTUNA : @ :::The Doctor moves to Zoe, trieds to comfort her. ::: ZoeWhovian : @:::Regaining composure::: Doctor!!! Don't do what they want... please... DRTUNA : @ :::To Aspus::: You may get what you want now, but there will be an accounting for this! ZoeWhovian : @ The time corridor would just add stress to the time matrix foundation.... DRTUNA : @ Zoe, we can't let you die! The future depends on it! There must be another way! Trust me. ZoeWhovian : @:::Looks into the Doctors eyes::: Please DONT help them... I won't die... DRTUNA : @ They will defeat themselves, Zoe, and you and I must both live. ZoeWhovian : @:::Closes her eyes::: I hope you're right. ZoeWhovian : @:::Guard appraoches Zoe, and unties her from table::: ZoeWhovian : @:::Guard leads Zoe away shakily from the room::: ZoeWhovian : @ (Zoe is shaky, not the Guard) DRTUNA : @ :::The Doctor strokes Zoe's forehead as she leaves::: DRTUNA : @ Zoe, don't do anything I wouldn't do! ZoeWhovian : @:::Looks with worry at the Doctor::: I don't think I'll even do THAT much !!! ZoeWhovian : @:::Guard leads Zoe out of room, Zoe calls out::: be careful DOCTOR!! DOCTOR FORCED TO HELP MODIFY THE TIME TUNNEL DRTUNA : @ Aspus, don't you know that this obsession with your favorite tyrant is a no win situation? DRTUNA : @ You are all doomed to vanish. There is no return of Reptilicus! DRTUNA : @ Aspus> Well, Doctor, how would you like to be a prophet and SHARE your predictions? DRTUNA : @ Aspus> If we go down, so do you! Think about it. DRTUNA : @ All right, Aspus, but I can't even begin to work in here without my, without my... DRTUNA : @My computer, that's it! And you left it back in the 2oth century, I believe. DRTUNA : @ Tell you what, Aspus, I'll just pop through the time tunnel, gather my computer, and be right back! DRTUNA : @ Aspus> Not so fast Doctor. We will need to draw up some plans first. BROGAN CAPTURED TRYIN TO RESCUE ZOE ZoeWhovian : !:::Guard and Zoe walk down the corridor toward the cells::: ZoeWhovian : !:::Guard is silent and sulking, as many Saurian guards are prone to being::: K9 mk 4 : ! :::K9, Brogan, and a few other use the transporting beam and travel down the corridoors.::: JenKoko : !::Brogan spots Zoe and guard walking down hall:: ZoeWhovian : !:::Zoe doesn't see Brogan::: JenKoko : !::Brogan hangs back letting the others follow K9, Brogan follows Zoe:: ZoeWhovian : !:::The sulking Guard has reached the cell, and suddenly turns, reaches out and GRABS BROGAN!::: JenKoko : !::thinks::What are they doing with her? ZoeWhovian : !Guard> Soft skin, what are you doing here unsupervised? JenKoko : #::looks back toward where she left K9 and sees corridor empty, she's alone:: JenKoko : !Me? Oh I'm just sightseeing! ZoeWhovian : # :::Guard laughs harshly::: ZoeWhovian : #Guard> well, sight SEE this CELL!! K9 & HUMANS CAUGHT WANDERING SAURIAN SHIP K9 mk 4 : ! :::K9 and the other go down the coridorr and encounter 5 Saurians::: MacBethX1 : ! ::gets lost:: K9 mk 4 : ! :::The Saurians see the intruders and another fight breaks out::: K9 mk 4 : ! :::K9 gets several blasts on his head, goes out, and is captured::: K9 mk 4 : ! :::K9 is taken to Aspus' lab::: K9 REUNITED WITH DOCTOR IN ASPUS' LAB DRTUNA : @ :::The Doctor and Aspus engage in a technical discussion, designed by the Dr to waste time. ::: DRTUNA : @ ::: Aspus listens:: Well, Doctor, my guards seem to have captured some sort of toy machine! K9 mk 4 : @ :::a Guard enters the room carryong K9::: Where do you want it? DRTUNA : @ It's not a toy, its a multi-functional robot dog! Try telling it it is a toy! DRTUNA : @ :::The Doctor sees K9!::: K9, I thought you were buried in a rockfall! DRTUNA : @ Aspus> Destroy this softskin toy! K9 mk 4 : @ :::the guard throws K9 to the floot::: OUCH, that hurt. DRTUNA : @ :::The Doctor shouts::: Wait, this is the computer I need to readjust your corridor! K9 mk 4 : @ I managed to get out,Guv. DRTUNA : @ Aspus, you must allow us to begin reconfiguring the time tunnel! K9 mk 4 : @ Oi, what's going on 'ere? DRTUNA : @ Easy K9, we just need to give a little, um, special help to these Saurians. You know... DRTUNA : @ ...special help. With their time corridor. DRTUNA : @ Just like we always help others with their time travel activities! K9 mk 4 : @ Ah, know whachya mean, Guv. DRTUNA : @ :::The Doctor looks quizically at K9::: K9 mk 4 : @ Now, how do approach this problem, eh? ZOE & BROGAN TRY TO PLAN THEIR ESCAPE ZoeWhovian : #::Guard shoves Zoe and Brogan into the cell together, locks the door::: DRTUNA : @ ::: Aspus receives a message ::: JenKoko : #::to Zoe::Are you alright? ZoeWhovian : #:::Groans::: Oh, I guess:::Smiles weakly::: ZoeWhovian : # As good as you could expect after being tortured by Saurians!!! JenKoko : #::What did those monsters do to you?ZoeWhovian : # :::Drags herself to the lone bench in the cell, sits::: JenKoko : #::horrified:: Tortured!! ZoeWhovian : #:::waves Brogan away::: No, no, don't worry about it. :::Smiles weakly::: I'm here, aren't I??? ZoeWhovian : # It's just that the Doctor... he insists on saving people all the time!!! JenKoko : #::sits beside Zoe::I don't suppose you've seen the Doctor, have you? ZoeWhovian : #YES, Brogan, I have seen the doctor, that is, in fact, the very reason that they tortured me. JenKoko : #Then you know where he is? ZoeWhovian : #:::Stands suddenly::: but, look, we need to get out of here. We're wasting precious time... JenKoko : #How? I don't think they'll just let us out. ZoeWhovian : # :::Motions impatiently::: YES, I know where he is! That's why we need to break out, to get to him... ZoeWhovian : #... before it's too late! ... Now THINK... how can we get out of this cage. ZoeWhovian : #:::Begins to pace back and forth in cell, limping a little as she walks::: ZoeWhovian : # Now, Brogan, how did YOU get away?? JenKoko : #A rock fell on me and K9. ZoeWhovian : # If you were a lizard creature, what would be the thing you would assume would stop a captive... ZoeWhovian : #::Turns to Brogan quizzically::: come again? A rock? JenKoko : #K9 blasted it and the Saurians blasted back. They must have hit the cave wall instead. ZoeWhovian : #...well, we don't have K9's talent for smashing boulders, so maybe we should take a different aproach JenKoko : #What if we distract a guard and steal his blaster? ZoeWhovian : #:::waves Brogan off::: no, no, that won't work - there's no guard nearby!! JenKoko : #Ok, I'm outa ideas. What would you suggest? ZoeWhovian : #:::Frowns::: There must be a WAY!! JenKoko : #::gets incresingly frustrated and wishes K9 were with her:: JenKoko : #::thinks::What happened to that dog anyway? Zoe's log, Jan 30 Jurassic Gambit Pt 3 by ZoeWhovian Zoe's log, personal imaging screen identifier # 2.1a: Jan 30 (0011234) I have often prided myself on the things which I have considered to be my strengths... these things include my memory, my intelligence, and my ability to see things with a keen sense of scientific precision. My confidence in all three is waning, and I find myself troubled by inconsistency. If there has ever been anyone that I have never had cause to doubt, it would have to be the Doctor. By Mergatrov, I have been through enough scrapes and binds to know that I can trust that sentient being much farther than I could ever throw him! Although I would never, ever admit it to his face, I have always felt his intelligence to be more developed and intricate than any human mind could ever be, even an advanced human mind like mine. And yet, currently I find myself in a dillema. The Doctor and I share different memories of our experiences together. This in and of itself is troubling, but the implications of this fact are more troubling still. I trust the Doctor because of the experiences that I have shared with him. I have come to believe in him, and feel that I can say I know his character. It is upon these shared experiences that I have based my trust. Yet, it is these very experiences that the Doctor denies having even happened! I hesitate to say it, but is the Doctor Who I really think he is? How well do I really know him? I want so hard to believe that the memories I have are not delusional, and that the Doctor is, in fact, the person that I believe him to be. So, I quickly reject the thought...No, certainly I can trust the Doctor! Which leads me to an even more unsettling and troubling conclusion: that we are meddling with aspects of time and space about which we have absolutely no understanding. It's somewhat like being left in the middle of a mine field, blindfolded, and told to walk ten spaces in any direction. The possibilities are very scary, to say the least: We could be on our way to meet ourselves. We could be in a temporal dead end. And in either case, the problem may go beyond our singular existences to threaten the very fabric of the time-space continuum itself! I must admit, my stomach has been troubling me the past few days. Just thinking about it all has my digestion process in knots. Daily contemplation with the death of the universe can do that, somehow. The ironic thing about all of this is that I have been so preoccupied with the time-continuum and with the dillema of the Doctor and my differing experiences that they have completely kept my mind off of what could possibly be the most gruesome experience of my life: being tortured by the Saurians. If I survive the current situation, I am sure that I will look back on all of this and have to laugh. It may just be that the only reason I will survive this ordeal with my sanity is because one problem was just big enough that it overshadowed the next, allowing my psyche to come to terms with the situation. Of course, as of now all of the previous is completely academic, as I am currently locked in a cell with Brogan and we both face future torture. It's time to turn my attention away from the philosophical and attend to more pragmatic concerns... namely, how to get out of this cell!! Subj: K9's Log 2-7-96 Date: 96-04-11 07:40:20 EDT From: JenKoko Log for 2/7/96 Well I found the Guv after I was captured, and I'm now helping him to try to defeat the Saurains from within their own base. Problem is these Saurians are annoying me and I can't stun them without getting blasted to bits. The Guv's trying to reconfigure the liquid nitrogen pumps so he can freeze the Saurians and at the same time fix the time tunnel so we all can get home. Oh dear. Another problem has just come up. A cargo ship has just materialized 3.2 million miles from Earth and is heading on a collision course. Great, if the Saurians don't get us, this ship'll certainly. End log. Jurassic Gambit Part 4 FINALE ProfG Whiz: <======== Aspus ZoeWhovian: <===== Zoe MacBethX1: <=============Holbrook K9 mk 4: <--- That dog. JenKoko: <===== Brogan DRTUNA: <=== The Doctor. DOCTOR AND K9 WORKING IN ASPUS' LAB DRTUNA: #::: The Doctor is seated at a console, a large screen in front of him. ::: DRTUNA: #::: The Doctor is seated at a console, a large screen in front of him. ::: ProfG Whiz: #::The large form of Aspus looms just behind the Doctor, wringing his hands:: DRTUNA: #::: The Doctor is seated at a console, a large screen in front of him. ::: DRTUNA: #::: The Doctor grumbles as he changes the display rapidly from screen to screen.::: DRTUNA: # Step, Gorgo Junior! DRTUNA: #Step back. ProfG Whiz: #How long, Doctor, until it isss fixed? ProfG Whiz: #::Aspus moves back:: DRTUNA: #Listen, Aspus, if you want me to make a customized time machine out of this.... DRTUNA: # ...pile of junk, it will take time. DRTUNA: #Plus, unless you are more polite, my sensitive robot friend here may not decide to cooperate. K9 mk 4: # :::does some reverse computational matrix problems::: K9 mk 4: # That's right, mate. DRTUNA: # You are sensitive, aren't you K9? ProfG Whiz: #Ssssss....you musst cooperate....::looks around nervously:: K9 mk 4: # I'm not sensitive, I just don't like getting yelled at. DRTUNA: # Now Aspus, you will have to give us access to the central control circuits of this thing.... DRTUNA: # or else nothing is going to happen. DRTUNA: # You want me to change it, you have to let me work on it. ProfG Whiz: #Yessss, yessss...... DRTUNA: # I need to master schematic displayed on this screen NOW. ProfG Whiz: #::Aspus poins to the sreen::One moment, and I will dissssplay it there... DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor stares closely at the new schematic. ::: DRTUNA: #Very well. K9, see what you can make of this schematic. K9 mk 4: # :::records all the record he can find::: DRTUNA: # We do want to help them with time travel in the same way we have helped others, eh K9? K9 mk 4: # Well, I supoose so, Guv. DRTUNA: # K9, did you ever meet a cockney robot? ProfG Whiz: #Come now.....Doctor...I know you don't WANT to help....but the consssequencess for both ProfG Whiz: #of uss you know will be our deathsss K9 mk 4: # Not to my knowledge. DRTUNA: # Right, Aspus, torture my friends, next you'll be cutting off my fingers! ProfG Whiz: #The Emperor doessss not forgive failure a sssecond time... DRTUNA: # to K9> Well, perhaps until now I haven't. DRTUNA: # Actually, Aspus, scrap the ginger idea. DRTUNA: Ginger, I mean finger. :::stares at left hand::: ProfG Whiz: #::Aspus looks very confused by this comment, and goes to work on the Power conduits:: DRTUNA: # :::whispers::: Now K9, we have to get this working for a one way trip. K9 mk 4: # Well, I'll do the computations and you do the upgrades. DRTUNA: #Good idea, K9! ProfG Whiz: #::muttering to himself::The Doctor mussst fix mussst help....oh, he will TRY not to....but. DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor moves to the upgrade panel as K9 suggests. ::: ProfG Whiz: #::Still muttering to himself::what chioce doessss he have??? DRTUNA: # :::The Doctor inspects the upgrade display while also watching an internal scan. ::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor seems to bring up a scan of the solar system. He frowns. ::: DRTUNA: # :::The Doctor whispers ::: Adric. K9 mk 4: # Something wrong, Guv? ProfG Whiz: $::A sound is heard up the corridor:: DRTUNA: # Say Aspus, having a hard time with your other guests? DRTUNA: #::: The Doctor consults his pocket watch and frowns again. ::: DRTUNA: # Well, K9, it could be worse. Emperor Gorgo could be paying us a visit. DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor works on upgrades. ::: K9 mk 4: # Who's Emperor Gorgo? DRTUNA: # K9, how come you have me doing this simple upgrade while you do the difficult part? K9 mk 4: # I'm done. DRTUNA: # I know how many beans is 26, you know old dog! DRTUNA: # :::The Doctor tests a power switch, which sparks and flames. ::: ProfG Whiz: #What wassss that, Doctor? K9 mk 4: # Oh look, an electrical fire. DRTUNA: # Just a minor power surge! DRTUNA: # ::whispers to K9::: Hmm, now who could this be ... two mammals headed this way! DRTUNA: # ::quietly to K9:: Prepare to make some stunning arrangements for our captors! DramiJonsn: #::Reptilicus storms in, in his usual good mood:: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor moves to a tank of liquid nitrogen and works on the regulator ::: K9 mk 4: # :::readys nose gun::: ProfG Whiz: #::Aspus notices the Great One enter::Masster, DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor finishes adjusting the nitrogen regulator.::: This may put out the fire! ProfG Whiz: #How can I be of ssservice to you, Great One? DRTUNA: # Ah, the return of Emperor Gorgo, how charming! ProfG Whiz: #I have heard nothing on your progressss, Asspusss. ProfG Whiz: #::The Emperor walks over to the Doctor:: You will adresss me by my rightful name if you ProfG Whiz: #wisssh to live DRTUNA: # I am doing my best, your cold blooded majesty. It would help if you would stay out of my way. ProfG Whiz: # Great One, Do not strike hassstily. He hasss nearly completed the work. DRTUNA: # Reptile names are a bit unusual! So many sybllalants. ZOE & BROGAN ESCAPE HOLDING CELL ZoeWhovian: @ ::: Zoe paces back and forth in the cell::: JenKoko: @::Brogan sits on seat in cell block watching Zoe pace:: ZoeWhovian: @ :::mumbles::: why can't I THINK of a way out of here? JenKoko: @Your brain's probably still a bit fuzzy from whatever they did to you. ZoeWhovian: @ ::still mumbling::: corners are well sealed... window joints are strong... light's are 12-B%... ZoeWhovian: ::turns abruptly, glares at Brogan::: no, I assure you, I'm fine... now don't interrupt... I'm thinkin JenKoko: @Why don't we try distracting a guard and stealing his gun like I suggested. ZoeWhovian: :::Zoe is obviously in quite a bristly mood::: ZoeWhovian: :::Shakes her head::: NO, no, that is much too simplistic... ZoeWhovian: :::pacing rhythmically, making strange swinging arm movements::: JenKoko: @::rolls her eyes in frustration at Zoe::I hate it when people ignoring me. ZoeWhovian: :::ignores Brogan::: ZoeWhovian: :::paces dramatically, obviously engaged in some strange mathematical movement computations::: JenKoko: @Maybe there's a back door or something like a hidden ventilation shaft? ZoeWhovian: :::swings her arms above her head::: 1, 2, g, h,,,, :::then, to Brogan::: back door??? to a cell? ZoeWhovian: These are SAURIANS we are dealing with, now, Brogan. ZoeWhovian: They don't even trust CONCRETE to make their cells... ZoeWhovian: they use fiber-plastine cellular construction. JenKoko: @I don't know! Oh I wish K9 were here to blast that door lock! ZoeWhovian: :::Turns to Brogan with interest::: what did you say? JenKoko: @I said, if K9 were here, he'd probably blast that door lock open. ZoeWhovian: ::: A peculiar look comes over Zoe's face::: hmmm... it is VERY simplistic, but perhaps... JenKoko: @::excited::You have an idea? ZoeWhovian: Brogan, assuming K-9 were here, and assuming that the door-lock were easily blasted, HOW would it be ZoeWhovian: done? JenKoko: @::stands up to look at funny looking door mechanism of jumbling lights and buttons:: ZoeWhovian: @ With HEAT, right??? :::getting excited::: but, let's suppose that THIS door has been designed for... ZoeWhovian: ... REPTILES.... JenKoko: @Heat resistant, right? ::says disappointedly:: ZoeWhovian: @ RIGHT!!! They are assuming HEAT...So I bet we could FREEZE the door lock... ZoeWhovian: @ Now, how could we do that, Brogan? JenKoko: @But how? I don't suppose you have a block of ice handy? ZoeWhovian: @:::Smiles::: It just so happens that I DO!!! ZoeWhovian: @ Well, not ICE exactly, but synthetic ice - for bruises and so forth. JenKoko: @Synthetic ice? ZoeWhovian: @:::Whips out a blue cylindrical package from her pocket and begins to shake it::: ZoeWhovian: @ Maybe you're not familiar with it? :::briefly shows it to Brogan::: JenKoko: @Oh! You mean like what they use to pack picnic baskets. ZoeWhovian: @:::Begins to massage the package::: Exactly. ZoeWhovian: @ :::Deftly applies the "Ice" to the door::: ZoeWhovian: @ ::: Electronic lock shudders as the door swings open easily::: JenKoko: @::sees a light frost begin to cover the controls on the lock::I think it's working! ZoeWhovian: @ :::Looks both ways quickly, for fear of being run over by a Saurian::: JenKoko: @::whispers behind Zoe::Which way do we go? ZoeWhovian: @ :::Motions for Zoe to follow, and turns left::: quickly! JenKoko: @::runs to keep up with Brogan heading down the twisted corridors:: LOST IN THE CORRIDORS MacBethX1: $ I say Maxim, we have been wandering around for ever......shouldn't we rest MacBethX1: and regroup? MacBethX1: < as Maxim> No way. we need to keep moving if we want to stay alive...if we stop, the enimy MacBethX1: will kill us all MacBethX1: $ < as Holbrook> yes, but where are we going??? we just keep walking and walking.... MacBethX1: $ < as Maxim> Trust me! we are going in the general direction of the time tunnel thiny...we MacBethX1: can get home from there! MacBethX1: $ < as Holbroo> are you sure? I could have sworn that it was down that tunnel, not this one MacBethX1: $ the unit soldiers with Maxim and Holbrook turn inot yet another cargo bay. MacBethX1: $ < as holbrook> where to now, oh great leader! MacBethX1: $ < as maxim> We'll find it sooner or later..we must keep moving! DramiJonsn: $::a guard spots the two running around free and waves the rest of his regiment over:: Humansss! MacBethX1: $ < as Maxim> what is that! :: to the men:: spread out! DramiJonsn: $::they aim at Maxim and everyone:: ProfG Whiz: $Ssslay the SSoftskinsss!::A disrupter is fired...:: MacBethX1: $ < as Maxim> return fire!!!!! MacBethX1: $ Maxim is caught squar in the chest, and goes down in a mess ProfG Whiz: $:::A Saurian aims directly at Holbrook:: MacBethX1: $ Holbrook wisely ducks ProfG Whiz: $::The Saurian has Holbrook cornered::Die...human! MacBethX1: $Maxim dives onto the Saurian ProfG Whiz: $Hsss..ssssss....::Maxim is thrown across the room:: MacBethX1: $ Holbrook attacks the saurian ProfG Whiz: $::The Saurian surprisingly stumbles and falls, a knife in his shoulder from Maxim's attack: MacBethX1: $ Maxim's body lies accross the floor MacBethX1: $ < as holbrook> okay troops, fighting retreat! MacBethX1: $ the troops begins to fight a retreat. MacBethX1: $ the troops and holbrook run through the tunnels...into another cargo bay! MacBethX1: $ they wearly look around and spread out in deffensive postions MacBethX1: $ well...maybe down that corridor......................... MacBethX1: $They all head down yet another corrdior, but this one leads them..... MacBethX1: $ Holbrook and the unit soldiers enter the lab ( what sign is that?) ZOE & BROGAN RESCUE DOCTOR ZoeWhovian: @ :::Zoe and Brogan travel through moist, warm cavernous tunnels::: ZoeWhovian: @ :::these tunnels are strangely familiar to the women... although they know not why....:::: ZoeWhovian: @:::and then it occurs to them that it's because they are the same tunnels used in the last 42 seasons ZoeWhovian: @of Dr Who::: JenKoko: @How much further?::Brogan calls after Zoe:: ZoeWhovian: @ :::calls out::: not much... ZoeWhovian: @ :::Spies the lab door::: Here it is :::in a fierce stage whisper to Brogan::: JenKoko: @::halts in her tracks out of view of the guard::What do we do? ZoeWhovian: @ :::Shruggs::: shall we try it again? ZoeWhovian: @ :::whips out her synthetic ice::: JenKoko: @Freeze the lock you mean? ZoeWhovian: @ :::Begins to apply the ice::: sure! WHy not? It worked once... JenKoko: @What if there are guards inside? ZoeWhovian: @ :::Stops short::: Oh. I hadn't thought of that. ZoeWhovian: @ :::Shrugs::: well, Brogan, you can distract them... ZoeWhovian: @ :::gets back to work, she's obviously distracted by the fact that the Doctor is in captivity::: JenKoko: @Figures I'd get that job. ZoeWhovian: @The lock is beginning to freeze up... ZoeWhovian: @ :::The lock gives out a LOUD CLICK::: ZoeWhovian: @ :::Looks with horror at Brogan::: Do you think they might have heard? JenKoko: @Well, at least we won't have to worry about surprising them anymore. JenKoko: @Stand on the other side of the door when it opens. Maybe we can slip in and close the door JenKoko: behind us. ZoeWhovian: @ :::nods::: Okay, sounds good JenKoko: @::flattens herself against the wall peering inside as the door opens:: ZoeWhovian: @:::Flattens herself on the other side of the door::: DOCTOR AND HIS FRIENDS TAKE OVER ASPUS' LAB ZoeWhovian: # :::The creatures inside the lab hear a loud click from the other side of the door::: DRTUNA: # Don't you have other matters requiring your attention? I must concentrate. ProfG Whiz: #::Aspus, Reptilicus, and the 2 Gaurds look at the Door:: ProfG Whiz: #What wasss that!! ZoeWhovian: # :::Door begins to swing open :: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor finishes adjusting the nitrogen regulator.::: ProfG Whiz: #::The guards move toward the open door:: ZoeWhovian: # :::The door is completely open, there is no one in sight::: ZoeWhovian: # :::Zoe and Brogan are hidden on the opposite side of the lab door::: ProfG Whiz: #::The 2 Saurian Gaurds enter the hallway, weapons ready:: ZoeWhovian: #:::Zoe quickly tosses a readied cold pack to Brogan::: NOW!!! ZoeWhovian: #:::Zoe attacks the guards neck with a cold pack::: ProfG Whiz: #::An Exclamation from one of the Gaurds as he sees Zoe::Humanssss! DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor takes the tank and squirts all nearby reptiles with a very chilling spray.::: ProfG Whiz: #::They attempt to turn their weapons on them , but::Yyyarrrrgh!! K9 mk 4: # :::stuns the guards::: DRTUNA: # # ::: The Doctor gets a little spray on Aspus I Reptilicus as well.::: JenKoko: #::jams cold pack against other guards neck. Guard falls screaming in pain>:: ZoeWhovian: # :::Zoe looks back and forth with delight between the stunned guards and the Doctor::: DramiJonsn: #::reptilian screech of fury:: DRTUNA: # There that should do it! Gorgo needs a nap, I should think! ZoeWhovian: # DOCTOR! DRTUNA: #Zoe! Thank goodness you have escaped! I'm sorry, but I couldn't let them torture you! ProfG Whiz: #::Aspus quickly hits a button, and a previously unseen doorway is revealed:: ProfG Whiz: #Quickly, Great One, this way! JenKoko: #::walks in behind Zoe taking in site of alien lab:: DRTUNA: # ::: Dr chases Aspus through doorway with chilling nitrogen spray::: ZoeWhovian: #:::Runs to the Doctor::: That's okay, I forgive you::: Embraces the Doctor::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor smiles and throws down nitrogen tank::: K9 mk 4: # :::shoots at Aspus and Reptilicus but misses::: DRTUNA: #And you ::: to Brogan ::: welcome to the Jurassic Age! Taken any good photos? ProfG Whiz: #::Aspus and Reptlicus escape:: JenKoko: #Uh, I don't mean to interrupt this moment, but shouldn't we get this door closed before our JenKoko: hosts return? ZoeWhovian: # :::Looks around::: oh, dear, did our reptile friends escape? DRTUNA: # K9, lock up will you? K9 mk 4: #:::melts the door shut::: SAURIANS REGROUP AT MASTER CONTROL ProfG Whiz: %Great One, the Humans can be contained and recaptured, given time... ProfG Whiz: %But, ::looking very worried at the readouts on the controls:: ProfG Whiz: % Our sensors indicate we are in danger! DOCTOR & HIS COMPANIONS PLAN THEIR ESCAPE TO EARTH DRTUNA: # :::The Dr goes to a scan screen. ::: I show other mammals on the ship! JenKoko: #Mammals? You mean people? DRTUNA: # Particular, are you young woman? ZoeWhovian: # :::Begins to inspect the lab::: JenKoko: #I'm a reporter, Doctor. I have to get my facts straight. JenKoko: #I'm assuming if there are people on board, it must be Maxim and his men. ProfG Whiz: #::Alarms and Klaxons begin going off:: DRTUNA: # :::The Doctor takes a Saurian microphone:: ZoeWhovian: :::Notices a bunch of interesting looking panel doors ::: DRTUNA: #Yes, those UNIT blokes are doing what they do best -- ZoeWhovian: #::Curiously, Zoe begins to fiddle with controls that are next to the panel door::: DRTUNA: # a lot of rounds of ammo and not many dead Saurians, I should say. JenKoko: #Murder and mayhem, no doubt. Where are they? DRTUNA: # Just as well, UNIT is a most humane MILITARY force. They rarely threaten alien races. ZoeWhovian: # :: Tries to pick at one of the doors, it won't budge::: DRTUNA: # Still, we ought to try and save them. Any suggestions from any of you? ZoeWhovian: # :::Looks up::: well, this panel door looks promising. But i can't open it. DRTUNA: # You see, Zoe, we need to get this thing working RIGHT AWAY. ZoeWhovian: # Yes, yes, the Saurians might come back. DRTUNA: # K9 has done his part, but I am not sure where the simple matter-energy transducers are. K9 mk 4: # Shouldn't we stablize the time tunnel first, Guv? DRTUNA: # Well, you see, I have this nasty feeling that the Age of the Reptilicus JenKoko: #We should find my cousin and Unit first, right Doctor? ZoeWhovian: # Yes... that is a consideration, K9 - I think that's why the Doctor wants the SME transducers. DRTUNA: # is about to come to a screeching halt. ZoeWhovian: # Why, Doctor? DRTUNA: # I think an unusual object may be headed this way. DRTUNA: # We need to take the tunnel back to London ... soon. JenKoko: #What object, Doctor? ZoeWhovian: # An unusual object? You mean, half mammal, half reptile? ZoeWhovian: #:::Continues to pry at the panels while she talks::: DRTUNA: # Just a celestial object, that's all. It will make a mess of this area. SAURIANS PREPARE FOR EMERGENCY TAKEOFF ProfG Whiz: ::A strange message is heard across the intercom:: Teliinik Pithud! Sikra chu!! ProfG Whiz: %Great One, we must attempt an Emergency Liftoff! A large object is approaching the Earth! ProfG Whiz: %Collisssion imminent! ProfG Whiz: %::Aspus awaits the order from Reptilicus, unable to take the action himself for fear of the ProfG Whiz: %consequences:: DramiJonsn: %Initiate liftoff! ProfG Whiz: THE ENTIRE SHIP SHUDDERS! ProfG Whiz: %Great One! The Engines are not working properly! ProfG Whiz: %We must shut down before the Explode! DramiJonsn: $:::looks alarmed:: Why can you never do anything right! ProfG Whiz: %Great One, We did not have time to refine the Orium properly! ProfG Whiz: %::Aspus works feverishly at the controls:: DOCTOR WORKS ON TIME TUNNEL IN ASPUS' LAB ProfG Whiz: ::A strange message is heard across the intercom:: Teliinik Pithud! Sikra chu!! ZoeWhovian: #:::Pulls out a small jacknife and continues to pry::: ZoeWhovian: # WHAT WAS THAT? DRTUNA: # And unless, we get this time corridor working again, the object may also erase US. DRTUNA: # A collision alert, I believe. ZoeWhovian: # :::Gives the panel a hard TUG, and a corner breaks off::: MacBethX1: # Holbrrok and the rest of the unit soldiers enter, looking torn and worn out ZoeWhovian: # Really, Doctor? That sounds nasty...:::peers inside the panel door through the crack::: JenKoko: #::peers into darkness of service shaft:: What is it? MacBethX1: # ::croaks out:: Maxim is dead............... ZoeWhovian: # ::Looks up triumphantly::: I think I've found something that might be of use! DRTUNA: # Well, speak of ...ah...the cavalry has arrived! DRTUNA: # Now listen to me, our time is running out here. ZoeWhovian: #::reaches arm into hole, pulls out some old papers::: well, here are the ship schematics... DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor begins working on circuits inside the main panel. ::: ZoeWhovian: #:::reaches into hole again, feels around:::: and, here is::: JenKoko: #Where are the UNIT people on this map?::asks Zoe:: ZoeWhovian: #:::tries to feel around some more, touches on something else::: MacBethX1: # ::nods over at Doctor:: what is he up to? ZoeWhovian: # ::There seems to be some silver tubing in here, Doctor - this might be the EMS tubing! DRTUNA: # Mr. Holbrook, I suggest you prepare to defend this room! DRTUNA: # K9, re stabilize the tunnel! Zoe, help me with these circuits. ZoeWhovian: :::Zoe pushes herself up from the floor::: MacBethX1: # what? me? ::looks at other soldiers:: okay...you know what to do ::looks authoritive:: ProfG Whiz: THE ENTIRE SHIP SHUDDERS! K9 mk 4: # :::extends probe and connect to the computer::: JenKoko: #::hears the sound of rumbling engines::Doctor, we have to get out of here! ZoeWhovian: Doctor, I think there may be some backup controls in the panel! MacBethX1: # the soldiers set up some sorta defensive postion thingy DRTUNA: # Listen, time is running out! Brogan, could you please try and position people to defend tha wall? ProfG Whiz: THE LIGHTS DIM, AND THE RUMBLING BECOMES ERRATIC ZoeWhovian: # Doctor, I think there may be some backup controls in the panel! (repeats) JenKoko: #Sure, Doctor. K9 mk 4: # They are taking off! DRTUNA: # Now Zoe, the red and the green need to be cross attached, DRTUNA: # and I'm having a hard time telling them apart. Some problem with my eyes. DRTUNA: # Do you mind doing them? ZoeWhovian: # :::looks at wires::: Well, here! It's easy! :::Cross-attaches them::: DRTUNA: # I work on the blue and yellow, which need to be cross circuited to mauve. DRTUNA: # You see Zoe, a huge object is headed towards Earth ... this precise spot. ZoeWhovian: # :::Alarmed::: really? DRTUNA: # It isn't going to just destroy this base, it is going to blow up a huge DRTUNA: # section of this planet. It is going to change the climate... DRTUNA: # ....causing huge clouds of dust to cover the planet and block out the sun. ZoeWhovian: # :::Cross attaching the last of the red and green::: DRTUNA: # The Age of the Dinosaurs is about to come to an end. And I am afraid we may also be destroyed. ZoeWhovian: # You REALLY can't tell the difference between the green and the red? DRTUNA: # Yes, I used to see those colors just fine! DRTUNA: # Unless we hurry, Zoe, we will become eyewitnesses to global catastrophe ... ZoeWhovian: # It's a good thing you don't live on late 20th century Earth - you'd have quite a time with traffic! ProfG Whiz: THE SHUDDERRING GETS WORSE......but then subsides DRTUNA: # only our view will last about a millisecond! ZoeWhovian: # :::Frustrated with the Doctor::: Please, please, don't SCARE me. I work HORRIBLY under fear. DRTUNA: # K9, ship status? ZoeWhovian: # Anyway, I'm done. TAKEOFF ABORTED, SAURIANS MUST RETAKE ASPUS' LAB & THE TIME TUNNEL ProfG Whiz: %I have shut the engines down. DramiJonsn: %::sigh of relief:: ProfG Whiz: %We have one other way of essscape, Great One. We Mussst recapture my lab DramiJonsn: %::imperiously orders all to die if necessary in order to reclaim the lab:: ProfG Whiz: %If we can retake my lab...I know I can make my Time devicce work, if only for a few moments ProfG Whiz: %::Brandishing a strange looking weapon::Long live the Emperor! ::Leads a host of Saurians ProfG Whiz: %::out of the room:: ProfG Whiz: %:::The Saurians quickly reach the door K9 had sealed:: ProfG Whiz: %::Aspus points his device at it....and it ceases to exist!:: ProfG Whiz: %Quickly...there isss not much time! ESCAPE THROUGH THE TIME TUNNEL K9 mk 4: # The engines are shut down. DRTUNA: # Rekax, Zoe, I'm not driving a car up to a traffic light, I'm trying to rev up this time tunnel. DRTUNA: # Yes, what was all that rumbling? DRTUNA: # Am I the only one who knows about the dinosaurs being killed by an object from space? ZoeWhovian: # :::Begins to think:: Doctor, how is it that you do know? K9 mk 4: # My sensor pick it up. DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor looks at his watch and shakes his head. ::: DRTUNA: # Time is very short, Zoe, just a matter of minutes. ZoeWhovian: # :::Wrinkles her brow::: I don't understand how you know about it all. JenKoko: #::to the Doctor:: You mean the asteroid that killed all the dinosaurs by blocking out the JenKoko: sun? DRTUNA: # Something tells me the Return of Gorgo is about to run at a theater near you! DRTUNA: # Yes, Brogan. DRTUNA: # Damn! The target controls are extremely primitive! DRTUNA: # This damn thing may only work for a few moments. ZoeWhovian: # Shouldn't we be LEAVING soon??? :::her nerves are shot after the Doctor's story::: JenKoko: #How much longer, Doctor. I think I hear movement outside. DRTUNA: # Sorry for the strong language. ZoeWhovian: # :::She has a feeling that the Doctor hasn't told them everything.::: DRTUNA: # This is going to be very dangerous. We may exit inside solid London real estate if not careful. ZoeWhovian: # :::Furthermore, Zoe begins to think that the Doctor is going to put himself at unnecessary risk.:: DRTUNA: # Well, Zoe, we may not have an undiscovered future after all! DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor shouts ::: There! It is operational! But time is running out! ZoeWhovian: # :::Shudders::: don't say that, Doctor. MacBethX1: # Doctor, please hurry.......................... ZoeWhovian: # Quickly!!! JenKoko: #::excited to see time tunnel light up again:: DRTUNA: # K9, is it safe to use the tunnel! ZoeWhovian: # :::Motions for people to get ready to go through the tunnel::: DRTUNA: # ::: The tunnel powers on, an opening forms in the lab wall. ::: K9 mk 4: # In 1.02435 minutes, Guv. K9 mk 4: # Hey Guv, we got company. DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor lifts his head ::: I hear heavy reptilian footprints! DRTUNA: # K9, make sure we hold that door until we are all through! JenKoko: #I knew it! They're coming. ZoeWhovian: # HURRY!!! ProfG Whiz: #Aspus rushes into the Lab.... ZoeWhovian: # :::UShers people to and through the tunnel::: DRTUNA: # Brogan, Holbrook, quickly, through the tunnel. K9 mk 4: # :::uses gun as a magnetic ray::: ZoeWhovian: # Goodbye, Brogan! I hope we meet again! DRTUNA: # No time for a military briefing now, Commander, take the express train to London ... NOW! ProfG Whiz: #Nooo.... DRTUNA: # Zoe, go with them, you too K9. I will meet you there in a moment. There is something I must do! JenKoko: #::rushes to tunnel entrance::Aren't you coming? ZoeWhovian: # :::Quickly hugs Brogan as she goes through the tunnel::: K9 mk 4: # No, I'm going to stay. ZoeWhovian: # Doctor! You're COMING. MacBethX1: # runs through time tunnel, after tipping hat to Doctor and his compinions DRTUNA: # Zoe, TRUST ME! Go, now, and I'll be with you in a moment! ZoeWhovian: # ::Stands resolute::: I am not going until you do. JenKoko: #::shakes her head in confusion and makes it through to 20th century Earth:: ZoeWhovian: # I don't trust you to save yourself, Doctor. JenKoko: #::tunnel begins to flicker:: Zoe, K9, DOctor, come one! JenKoko: #Something's happening to the tunnel!! DRTUNA: # Follow Brogan! Only i can do this. I don't want to die any more than you do! ZoeWhovian: # :::her resolution wavers::: Okay, Doctor! I trust you... Quickly runs to the tunnel::: K9 mk 4: # Well, I'd better go then. :::enters tunnel::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor sees them go and adjusts the controls.::: DRTUNA: # Just time for a stop over. No extra charge! DRTUNA: # Ah, Aspus, just in time for a farewell. See you and yours on the big screen in 1994! DRTUNA: # ::: The tunnel flickers, and the Doctor jumps into it. ::: DRTUNA: # ::: The tunnel flickers, and the Doctor jumps into it. ::: DramiJonsn: # After them! SSsssseize them! DramiJonsn: #::Aspus insists that the tunnel is not functioning and rushes to the controls:: DramiJonsn: #::controls warn of the impending collision from space & they struggle to escape it:: BACK IN THE LONDON UNDERGROUND JenKoko: &::sees Zoe and K9 emerge from tunnel::Thank God! Where's the Doctor? ZoeWhovian: & :::Looks around::: Not here, I'm afraid. K9 mk 4: & He was on the ship still when I left. ZoeWhovian: & :::her lip quivering:: I don't think he's coming. K9 mk 4: & It's his only way out. K9 mk 4: & I think he's been detoured. JenKoko: &::looking at now closed tunnel:: You mean the Doctor is trapped with those mosnters? ZoeWhovian: & :::Looks around at the tunnel::: ZoeWhovian: & :::Doesn't answer Brogan::: ZoeWhovian: & :::Looks at the floor of the tunnel::: :::Whispers::: I certainly hope not. ZoeWhovian: # :::UNIT Command men stagger around::: ZoeWhovian: # :::holbrook calls the men to attention::: ZoeWhovian: # :::The men are relieved to be on earth again::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor comes through the tunnel ::: FREIGHTER ON COLLISION COURSE WITH PREHISTORIC EARTH DRTUNA: @::: The Doctor appears aboard the bridge of the huge space ship plummeting towards Earth. ::: DRTUNA: @ ::: The ship's bridge is a smoking mess, with controls in flames and dead cybermen lying about. ::: DRTUNA: @ :::Standing at the controls is Adric, who speaks. ::: Now I'll never know if I was right! DRTUNA: @ Adric, you were right. DRTUNA: @ Adric> Who are you? DRTUNA: @ I am the Doctor. I am from his future. I could have saved you, DRTUNA: @ even then, but I didn't dare! I couldn't change the history you make! DRTUNA: @ Adric> You, the Doctor? DRTUNA: @ Yes. Your badge saved us all. Nyssa and Tegan and I loved you very much. DRTUNA: @ Adric> But you can't save me, I imagine. DRTUNA: @ No, I can't. But in giving yourself, you saved the human race. DRTUNA: @ Your sacrifice made the human race possible. DRTUNA: @ Adric, you are the father of your race. DRTUNA: @ Adric> Funny how things work out, isn't it? Probabilities. DRTUNA: @ It isn't funny, but it is very real. Your bravery will be remembered forever. DRTUNA: @ Good-bye, good friend. I love you. DRTUNA: @ Adric> I guess I appreciate that. I love you Doctor. DRTUNA: @::: The Doctor jumps into the time tunnel, it flickers shut.::: DOCTOR APPEARS IN THE LONDON UNDERGROUND ZoeWhovian: # :::Come on Doctor!!! Zoe thinks::: JenKoko: &::To Holbrook::What do you think you're doing? ZoeWhovian: # DOCTOR! You made it!!! DRTUNA: # Don't shoot, you idiots. Take Cover! There will be an intense shock wave any moment. Run! MacBethX1: # Right, now, we need to destroy this tunnel from letting those reptils throug MacBethX1: h K9 mk 4: & :::hides behind rock::: DRTUNA: #::: The Doctor runs trough the tunnel, grabbing Zoe's hand, DRTUNA: # but she ends up running faster than he does. ::: MacBethX1: # :: runs after doctor:: ZoeWhovian: #:::Zoe and the Doctor run for cover::: JenKoko: &A huge what?::runs behind rock next to K9 hoping they don;t get buried again:: DRTUNA: < The huge object (ship containing Adric) hits the Earth, destroying the dinosaurs> DRTUNA: < as well as Reptilicus and Aspus' time tunnel.> DRTUNA: # ::: A feedback loop causes the other end of the time tunnel in the 20th century to explode. ::: DRTUNA: # :::The Doctor dives for cover just in time::: JenKoko: &::covers head as flying debris emanates froma burst of light in the tunnell:: SAYING GOODBYE DRTUNA: # :::The Doctor stands up amidst the smoke in the tunnel:: DRTUNA: & Well, Zoe, you almost look AS IF YOU expected me not to arrive? ZoeWhovian: & :::Embarrassed::: Well, not really... it's just... ZoeWhovian: & Well, you never tell us the full story! JenKoko: &::stands up and dusts off dirt::What happened, Doctor? DRTUNA: & However, it was a difficult journey. A journey into my past. But now I am here. DRTUNA: & Now I am here. Always now. K9 mk 4: & :::rolls out from behind rock::: ZoeWhovian: & :::Determined to know::: So, Doctor, how is it that you KNEW about the dinosour thing? MacBethX1: & ::staring off inot the distance:: Poor Maxim................. DRTUNA: &Well, you see, I was there once sort of ... in the area. AND SO WAS a fried of mine. I escaped. ZoeWhovian: & ...and your friend? :::Finishing the sentence:: DRTUNA: & He did not. But I can't change that. DRTUNA: & ::: The Doctor walks towards the nearby tunnel where the Tardis is still parked.::: ZoeWhovian: & :::Touches the doctor's arm gently::: I'm sorry. MacBethX1: & ::wondering about putting his men back to work and what he is going to tell UNIT about Maxim JenKoko: &Doctor, is the danger over now.::says urgently:: What about the Saurians? DRTUNA: & The Saurians have joined the other dinosaurs, safely resolved in the past. ZoeWhovian: & The Saurians won't be able to do much else, I'm afraid. JenKoko: &::sees Doctor walking away::Doctor, WAIT!! Where are you going? DRTUNA: & Shall we examine a few things, Zoe, K9? ZoeWhovian: & :::Whispers to Doctor::: shall we go soon? Before the festivities? K9 mk 4: & :::wheels towards the TARDIS::: DRTUNA: & Brogan, are you following us? Please, we'll meet you outside! ZoeWhovian: & :::whispers:: I know how much you dislike publicity! DRTUNA: & Look, Brogan, we don't belong in this time or this place. DRTUNA: & We are wanderers in the 4th dimension. This is our ship. ZoeWhovian: & Yes, Brogan, we MUST leave. DRTUNA: & ::: The Doctor takes Brogan by the hands. ::: JenKoko: &::looks at Strange box::A Police Box is a time ship? DRTUNA: & I can't tell you more, you have to trust me. JenKoko: &Doctor, there's so much I want to know about you. DRTUNA: & But, I have a sense that we will meet again. Can you wait? ZoeWhovian: & :::Walks up to Brogan, gives her a hug::: Thanks for everything, Brogan. JenKoko: &You won't forget me, will you, Doctor? DRTUNA: & No. I never forget brave companions once I meet them. *sigh* DRTUNA: & But, I have a sense that we will meet again. K9 mk 4: & Bye Lady Brogan. JenKoko: &::stoops to give K9 a kiss::Bye, Rover. ZoeWhovian: & I'm sorry I was being so stinky in the cell. I appreciate your patience. K9 mk 4: & She wasnt' patient with me. DRTUNA: & Come on Zoe, K9, you know how I hate good-byes. ZoeWhovian: & Oh, shush, k9. K9 mk 4: & :::waggles tail::: DRTUNA: & Or do I. Or am I learning how to say good-bye, when it really counts. JenKoko: &Take care all of you. Somehow, I expect you'll get into more trouble. DRTUNA: & ::: The Doctor moves to the Tardis and enters it. ::: ZoeWhovian: & :::Zoe follows::: ZoeWhovian: & :::She gives a final wave::: DRTUNA: & ::Dr sticks head out door:: That's two good-byes in one episode. Enough for me today! Bye Brogan! JenKoko: &::watches DOctor and his companions enter Police Box as she waves goodbye:: DRTUNA: & :::Hopes Brogan can sell her story.:: JenKoko: &I'll be waiting for you, Doctor. ::stands back as he closes the Tardis door:: IN THE TARDIS DRTUNA: * Now Zoe, where are we going next? ZoeWhovian: * Well, Doctor, the very same question occurred to me to ask of you! ZoeWhovian: * I'm afraid to tell you what I know... DRTUNA: * Everything is new! I believe this time you are the one who seems to know the future! ZoeWhovian: * :::Smiles cunningly::: yes, I suppose that you're right about that. DRTUNA: * Don't tell me, tell K9. I'm just along for the ride! K9 mk 4: & {S TARDIS takeoff} ZoeWhovian: * Okay.... So, it's off in this little tin box we go! DRTUNA: * I'm off for a swim! :::Leaves console room.:::