THE NEW ADVENTURES OF DOCTOR WHO SIMULATION
"The Renegades"

Summer, 1997

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Vicious Circle, Part One.

By Joel Sharpe, aka Shorty 144

The Doctor - A wandering Timelord, in his tenth persona.

Brogan McGill - 20th Century photojournalist, companion of the Doctor.

Alex Keegan - 30th Century soldier of fortune, companion of the Doctor.

Director Rivas - The Director of the Celestial Intelligence Agency, the covert action arm of the High Council of the Timelords.

Justin McGregor - Leader of the Rebel Forces fighting against the Mandrake and the Cybermen, last seen as Dirk Lane on Vision World. 

Rachel Ward - Justin McGregor's Lieutenant. Loyal and militant.

Thomas Kane - Agent of the Mandrake and "Companion" of the Mandrake. A 22nd century Security Systems Specialist and white collar criminal.

Nathan Bascombe - Agent of the Mandrake. Last seen as Sgt. Mahoney on Vision World.

Teral Yarril - A CIA Agent and Agent of the Mandrake. Also an Assasin. 

CIA Agents, Guards, Cybermen, various minions of the Mandrake, Rebels.

AND INTRODUCING.....

The Mandrake - extended biography

Description

	The Mandrake, a Timelord in his first regeneration, is 5' 6" tall with a thin, wiry build. He has short jet black hair and is clean shaven. He has ice blue eyes and a pale complexion. His thinness is so pronounced that his appearance is somewhat skeletal and his face has a decidedly feral look to it.
	He wears clothing in various shades of grey, (generally prefering the darker shades). The shirts are always high-collared, the clothes well tailored. He wears knee high, black leather boots with all of his outfits. Occasionally he will add a black cape and/or tight fitting black leather gloves.
	He will often add a Rapier sword, belted to his waist.

History

	The Mandrake was once Glynn Tam, a dedicated and loyal Celestial Intervention Agency Agent. He joined the CIA at a fairly young age in his first incarnation. He spent the next 40 years working for the CIA on a variety of cases. He was one of the best agents the CIA had. 
	Just before Lord President Flavia sent out her invitations for the Galifreyan Holiday Glynn Tam was sent out on what was supposed to be a routine mission. While on that mission he was attacked by an unknown individual and horribly injured. He made it back to his TARDIS only to discover that the Zero room was non-functional. He set the TARDIS to return to Galifrey just as his regeneration began. 
	Upon the arrival of his TARDIS on Galifrey he was found in the threshold of the TARDIS door, comatose, after he had suffered a catastrophic regeneration. He was taken to a hospital for observation, and, if necessary, to force a regeneration to heal him. Unfortunately the damage had already been done. The catastrophic regeneration had completely changed his personality, turning him into an evil, twisted and somewhat insane Timelord. The moment his regeneration was completed Glynn Tam died, and the Mandrake was born.
	When the Mandrake awoke in the hospital he knew that he had to leave immediately before anyone discovered how radically his personality had changed. So he got up, dressed, and quietly left the hospital, unobserved due to the events occuring at the celebration. He then quietly made his way to an older model TARDIS, entered and left Galifrey. It was here that he decided to take the name, the Mandrake.
	In the intervening period of time, he has spent a great deal of time and effort building up an extensive network of spys and agents.
	At some point between when the Mandrake left Galifrey and when "Vicious Circle" occurs, the Mandrake snuck back onto Galifrey and, somehow, managed to gain access to the Matrix. 
This was how the Mandrake was able to learn so much about the Doctors past.

Personality

	The Mandrake is highly intelligent, as intelligent as the Doctor. He is driven to attain his goals through force, power and intimidation. Yet he stands apart from other villinous Timelords, in that he has his own, personal code of ethics. He expects loyalty from his minions, punishing disloyalty and trechery with a swift, merciful death or a betrayal of his own.
	The Mandrake will always keep his word of honor and uphold any bargains he makes. Although he will hesitate to give his word of honor because it limits him, once given, he will abide by it.
	The Mandrake will lie, cheat and trick  those he does not consider worthy of his respect. He may or may not kill an unarmed person, depending on the individual circumstances. He will never kill, although he would harm or kidnap, an individual he considers to be innocent.
	The Mandrake respects honor, intelligence and cunning. He can be quite charming, when he chooses to be or when he percieves that he has something to gain by it. He is also quite vain about his appearance.
	He harbors a fierce, un-reasoning hatred for the CIA and he will go out of his way to harm the CIA and any who work for it.
	He sees himself, and all Galifreyans as superior beings who are destined to conquer and rule the Galaxy, not just in the present, but in the past as well. He believes that his fellow Galifreyans are naive and do not see the potential of the technology that they posess, and that it is his duty and his destiny to change the path of the Galifreyan people from thier current naive state, to that of a race of galactic conquerers. He also intends that he shall be the new ruler of Galifrey when this change is brought about.

Skills

	He is well versed in the Temporal Sciences, is able to pilot a Tardis and has general Tardis repair skills. He is a brilliant Temporal Historian and a Master of Espionage; being highly skilled in disguise and possessing a natural ability to manipulate people. He also has an instinctive grasp and understanding of psychology and technology.
	He has average hand to hand combat abilities, but counter balances that with a natural affinity with edged weapons, particularly swords. 

Interactions

	Glynn Tam privately respected and admired the Doctor. The Mandrake respects the Doctor and believes he will make a worthy opponent. He looks forward to matching wits with the Doctor and will look on his conflicts and battles with the Doctor as one, large campaign, in which he does not mind, in fact, expects to lose battles to the Doctor. So long as he wins the war. As time passes he will even come to, grudingly, like the Doctor. He battles the Doctor because he believes that, until the Doctor is defeated, the Doctor will stand between him and his plans for Galifrey.
	The Mandrake has a very low opinion of the Master. He considers him to be a dis-honorable, egotistical, arrogant and insane fool. He would work with him only so long as it served his purpose and after it ceased to serve his purpose would very likely try to kill him.
	He has a very high opinion of the Rani. He respects her work and finds her to be a very intriguing, fascinating timelady. He will work with her gladly, if for no other reason than he recognizes how much he could learn from her. However, he would never implicitly trust her.

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VICIOUS CIRCLE
PART ONE
Script by Shorty 144 / Joel Sharpe

CAST OF PLAYERS:

DRTUNA		The Doctor, a wandering Timelord
BroganMc		Brogan MacGill, 20th Century photojournalist
AlexKeegan		Alex Keegan, 30th Century solider of fortune
Shorty 144		The Mandrake, a renegade Timelord
Dre Cool		Nathan Bacombe
Hard2Crash		McGregor
Dr Norge		Thomas Kane
Bcat331920		Rachel Ward
AgntYarril		Teral Yarril
RobLStubbs		CIA guards, cybermen, rebels

IN THE TARDIS: 1

Keegan: 	  : : : Keegan and Brogan come into the console room: : : 
The Doctor: 	  : : : The Doctor is sitting in his reading chair in the TARDIS console
room.: : : : 
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor looks up to greet his friends, and looks away from
the cat on his lap: : : : 
Keegan: 	  : : to Brogan: : :  Where can that cat be?
Brogan: 	 : : Brogan looks around Console Room with distracted eye: : 
The Doctor: 	  Hello.
Keegan: 	  : : : suddenly notices, with a shock, that Trouble is in the
Doctor's lap: : : 
Keegan: 	 : : : gulp: : : 
Brogan: 	 : : notices Trouble jump off Doc's lap, struck speechless: : 
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor stands and Trouble scoots off his lap: : : 
Brogan: 	 : : whispers to Keegan: :  I don't know, but he's going to age me 10
yrs keeping
Brogan: 	away from the Doc
The Doctor: 	  Yes, I seem to have made a new friend, although he does make me
sneeze a bit.
Keegan: 	  I see you've met Trouble, Doctor
The Doctor: 	  Now which one of you brought this sentient life form on board
without talking to me about it?
Brogan: 	 : : embarrassed: :  We can explain, Doctor.
Keegan: 	 : : : blushes furiously, ducks his head: : : 
Keegan: 	  Me, Doctor...and yes, I can explain...
The Doctor: 	  It is a serious thing. It could get lost so easily in the vastness
of the TARDIS.
Brogan: 	 : : looks to Keegan: :  You see Trouble has a habit of wandering into
places.
Keegan: 	  He seems to be having no trouble making his way around, Doctor
The Doctor: 	  Wandering into places? Hmm...how coincidental.
Keegan: 	  He jumped in my bag when I left the ARGOS, wouldn't leave, had
to bring him!  : : : sputtered
Keegan: 	out: : : 
Brogan: 	  You aren't that upset about it, are you Doctor? Trouble means no
harm.
Brogan: 	  And we've been keeping our eye on him. Or at least trying to.
The Doctor: 	  Trouble means no harm, but we must be sure that we are not harming
this creature.
Keegan: 	  Yes we have, Doctor, making sure he's fed and everything! 
Keegan: 	  He was already a space-faring cat, Doctor.
The Doctor: 	  I wonder where Trouble would want to go on vacation. The catnip
planet, I suppose.
Brogan: 	  Like it or, I think he's taking to the TARDIS. : : smiles wryly at
cat: : 
Keegan: 	  Vacation?
Keegan: 	  : : grins at the Doctor's joke: : : 
The Doctor: 	  What is wrong, Mr. Keegan. Catnip planet not for you? Well, how
about Floranna?
Brogan: 	  : : laughs at Doc's jest: :  As long as we don't have to chase any
more insane
Brogan: 	time travelers.
Keegan: 	  Where's Floranna?
Brogan: 	  I wouldn't mind a little vacation. Would you, Trouble? : : reaches
out to pet cat: : 
The Doctor: 	  Floranna, with waters which bubble with effervescence.
Keegan: 	  sounds interesting.
Brogan: 	  Sounds like the champagne planet. : : jests: : 
The Doctor: 	  : : : Suddenly the TARDIS pitches and yaws as if being shaken.: : : : 
Brogan: 	 : : Brogan stumbles off balance into the Console: : 
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor staggers to the console of the TARDIS: : : 
Keegan: 	  : : : Keegan is flung across the room, manages to cling to the
console: : : 
Keegan: 	  What's going on, Doctor?
Brogan: 	 : : hits the Console with force: :  Ouch!  : : Trouble scampers away: : 
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor activates a huge view screen and a strange scene is
revealed: : : 
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The TARDIS is being drawn towards a huge space station of
bizarre configuration.: : : 
Brogan: 	 : : reads the navigational readouts on Console: :  We've changed
course! 
Keegan: 	  : : Looks at the strange scene on the viewer: : : 
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor frowns as he views the scene and works the controls
frantically.: : : 
Keegan: 	  What is that??
Brogan: 	 : : nods at the space station: :  I don't know, but we're being
dragged straight
Brogan: 	towards it.
The Doctor: 	  Yes, a sort  of shanghai in space, so to speak, by those power mad
bureaucrats.
The Doctor: 	  I think I recognize this facility.
Keegan: 	  You do?
Brogan: 	  Power mad bureaucrats? Where are we going Doctor?
The Doctor: 	  : : : The TARDIS rushes towards the station and then is sucked into it by
a bright red power beam.: : : 
The Doctor: 	  I am afraid to say that this is an establishment of the Celestial
Intelligence Agency....
The Doctor: 	 ...although its name may well be an oxymoron.
The Doctor: 	  A vain and manipulative covert arm of the Timelord's rule of the
known universe.
The Doctor: 	  : : : The TARDIS materializes aboard the CIA station.: : : 
Brogan: 	  What?!  : : recognizes the name: :  Then shouldn't we get out of here,
Doctor?
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor sighs: : :  I don't believe we can. We will need their
permission to leave.
Brogan: 	  Can we reset the coordinates? I don't fancy being the pawns of
the CIA again.
The Doctor: 	  Yes, dangerous gambit that.
Keegan: 	  We need their permission to leave?  : : : frowns: : : 
Brogan: 	  : : frustrated: :  There's nothing we can do?
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor readjusts the view screen. Two soldiers are
outside.: : : 
Brogan: 	  : : to Keegan: :  The CIA has a way of immobilizing the TARDIS.
The Doctor: 	  Yes, I am afraid so. I am proud of my ability to control my temper.
This is kidnapping, really.
Keegan: 	  I don't like the sound of that, Doctor.
Brogan: 	 : : groans: :  I still remember the last time they "recruited" us to
do their bidding
Brogan: 	on Sekmeth.
The Doctor: 	  Well, I guess we might as well go outside and visit with Larry and
Moe out there....
The Doctor: 	 ...maybe they will lead us to Curly Joe.
Brogan: 	  Threw us right into the middle of a civil war to do their dirty
work.
Keegan: 	  : : : Keegan throws on his jacket: : : 
Keegan: 	  When did this happen, Brogan?
Brogan: 	  : : to Doctor: :  I wonder what the CIA wants this time.
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor approaches the door of the TARDIS: : :  Well, hope for
the best.
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor exits the TARDIS: : : 
Keegan: 	  : : : Keegan follows Brogan and the Doctor out of the TARDIS,
closing the door behind them: : : 

IN A STORAGE ROOM: 7

McGregor: 	: : Justin leans over and stares into the faded blue prints: : 
McGregor: 	: : Studies the prints, the vents, the ducts, but finds nothing: : 
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Knocks on storage room door: : : 
McGregor: 	 Come in
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Opens door and enters the room, closing it behind her: : :  Hi
McGregor: 	 Hi Rachel
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Approaches Justin: : :  Any luck?
McGregor: 	 I may have found something
McGregor: 	 : : Puts his finger on the blue print and shows an invisible
path: :  This is an old tunnel
McGregor: 	 It was used by the maintenance workers years ago
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Bends over and looks closely at screen, following his
finger: : : 
McGregor: 	 And it leads right to treasure isle, the power station
Rachel Ward: 	Yeah
McGregor: 	 Now if we can rally up the rest of the team, we can attack and
capture the station
Rachel Ward: 	Yes, it just might work: : : smiles: : : 
McGregor: 	 But the power areas are controlled by that watchamabobber
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Smile melts into frown.: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	R> Do we have a plan yet? sir  : : : sticking head in door: : : 
McGregor: 	 The : : snaps fingers: :  Mand,
McGregor: 	 Yes we do
RobLStubbs: 	R> Do you want me to gather the others ? Sir   : : : Snappy
salute: : : : 
McGregor: 	 Yes do that, and while you at it go to open this vent: : points
at vent opening: : 
Rachel Ward: 	 All right
RobLStubbs: 	R> Yes Sir Sir .  : : : closes door: : : 
McGregor: 	 Rachel, ummmmm, maybe you should go with him, I need some time
to think
Rachel Ward: 	Sure thing. : : : Turns to leave room: : : 
McGregor: 	 Oh and take this : : Tosses a screwdriver at her: : 
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Catches: : :  Thanks
McGregor: 	 You welcome
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Leaves room, smiling: : : 
McGregor: 	 : : he says under his breath: :  If we screw up, ohhhh

IN THE ETHEREAL QUARTERS OF THE MANDRAKE: 9

The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  : : : : sits in a throne-like chair. He is dressed in
a dark gray high-collared
Kane: 	 : : Kane looks to Bascombe and knocks on the door to Mandrake's
office: : 
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  : : : shirt, dark gray pants and knee high black
leather boots: : : : 
Bascombe: 	 : : looks back at Kane: : 
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  Enter.
Kane: 	 : : Kane smirks, obviously he has pressing news for Mandrake.  He
opens the door and enters.
Bascombe: 	 : : enters Mandrake's office with Kane: : 
Kane: 	Mandrake, greetings. I have wonderful news.
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  : : : : looks up from his musing: : : : :  Report, Mr.
Kane.
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  : : : his black gloved hands are steepled in front
of his face: : : : 
Kane: 	 The rebels are back in their own territory. They have retreated.
Our firepower is
Kane: 	superior: : 
Bascombe: 	 : : smiles as Kane delivers the news: : 
Kane: 	 : : Kane smirks, very proud of his news: : 
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  Casualties?
Kane: 	 Very few for our side, many for theirs. it was a strong victory! 
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  Good. Although, the Rebels are really of no great
import. They will be
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  taken care of soon enough.
Bascombe: 	 : : nods his head in agreement with Mandrake: : 
Keegan: 	#  Yes we have, Doctor, making sure he's feed and everything! 
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  And the Cybermen that I ordered to my TARDIS?
Kane: 	 : : Disappointed that his news didn';t strike a more favorable
reaction.  Kane
Kane: 	obviously is power hungry: : 
Kane: 	 They are already waiting as per your instructions.
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  : : : his skeletal face breaks into a smile: : : : 
Good.
Bascombe: 	 : : smiles along with the Mandrake: : 
Kane: 	 Can you tell me what you are planning?
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  : : : stands and walks over to a table across the
room, picks up a rapier sword
Bascombe: 	 : : look at Mandrake, not trusting the sword: : 
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  : : : and belt, belts it around his waist: : : :  All in
good time Mr. Kane, all in
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  good time.
Kane: 	 : : Kane has always known the import of information: : 
Kane: 	 patience is not always my strong suit, but as you wish, Mandrake.
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  Thomas, Mr. Bascombe and I will be leaving the
station, until I return, you
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  are in charge.
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  : : : looks at Nathan: : : :  Mr. Bascombe, come with me.
Kane: 	 As always, I will do my best to handle things as to our goals..
Bascombe: 	 : :  follows the Mandrake out: : 
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  : : : : walks out of the room, down the corridors of
the station and to his
Kane: 	 : : Kane smiles, thriving on the power his position here brings.: : 
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  : : : : TARDIS: : : : 
Bascombe: 	 : : follows the Mandrake to the TARDIS: : 
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  : : : : enters his TARDIS, which looks like a
cabinet: : : : 
Bascombe: 	 : : enters the TARDIS after the Mandrake: : 
Kane: 	 : : Pushes down a button: :  Have some cybermen meet me at set number
7: : 
Kane: 	 : : Kane grins and leaves the room: : 

ABOARD THE CELESTIAL INTERVENTION AGENCY SPACE STATION: 2

The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor confronts the two guards: :  Well, take me to your
leader I suppose. Such a charade! 
Teral Yarril: 	 All I can tell you sir is to follow us, the Director wishes to
see you. This way. Please.
Brogan: 	  : : with a resigned sigh, exits the TARDIS after Doctor: : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : leads the party of 3 to the Directors office: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	  : : : standing quietly radiating a subtle menace: : : 
The Doctor: 	  The Director? The Director? Since when has a Director been allowed
to snatch vehicles...
The Doctor: 	 ...out of time and space at his whim?
Teral Yarril: 	 Follow us sir.
Keegan: 	  : : : follows the Doctor and Brogan, who follow the 2 agents to
the Director's office: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 Your questions will be answered.
Brogan: 	 : : nudges Keegan with a nod toward their escort: :  Watch out.
They'll bore you
Brogan: 	to death.
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor signals to Alex &  Brogan the old sign -- eyes open,
be ready to act: : : 
Keegan: 	  : : nods to Brogan: : :  I'll be careful.
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor stops at a huge door.: : : 
Keegan: 	  : : sees the Doctor's sign, keeps his eyes open: : : 
Brogan: 	  : : Brogan discreetly winks at Doctor to signal she understands: : 
RobLStubbs: 	 : : : Opens door: : : : 
The Doctor: 	  Well, well, are you guards and not doormen?
Teral Yarril: 	 Please enter Doctor the Director will see you now.
The Doctor: 	  Sorry, no tip for you, you forgot the luggage.
Brogan: 	  : : starts following Doctor inside office, but a guard reaches out
to stop her: : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : grumbling he retires to his quarters: : : 
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor looks back and Keegan and Brogan and winks: : :  I'll
return with their demands.
RobLStubbs: 	  CIa>   You can not enter .
Keegan: 	  : : : winks at the Doctor: : : 
Brogan: 	  : : To guard: :  I can't enter? Why not?
RobLStubbs: 	 CIA>  You are not a Timelord
Brogan: 	  : : to guard: :  Of all the prejudiced things to say! 
Keegan: 	  Oh, this is a Timelords only meeting?
RobLStubbs: 	  Yes : : : shuts mouth and does not speak again: : : : 
Brogan: 	  Just where did the CIA get your superior attitude toward non
Timelords anyway?
Brogan: 	  : : grumbles in frustration and stares at the closed doors: : 

IN A HUGE CAVERN: 10

The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  : : : activates the TARDIS, sending it to the
Cavern: : : 
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  : : : : Turns and opens the door of his TARDIS,
stepping out into an
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  : : : underground cavern whose walls glow with a
green phosphorescent light: : : : 
Bascombe: 	 : : follows Mandrake out of the TARDIS and into the cavern: : 
RobLStubbs: 	  Cy> What are your orders ?
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  Mr. Bascombe, take two cybermen with you and go to your post to await the
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  Doctor's arrival.
Bascombe: 	  Yes, Mandrake.
The Mandrake: 	  The Mandrake:  I will remain here.
Bascombe: 	  All right, Mandrake.
Bascombe: 	: : to Cybermen: :  You two!  Come with me! 
The Mandrake: 	  Cybermen:  : : : : follow Bascombe: : : : 
Bascombe: 	  : : Heads off to wait for Doctor, followed by Cybermen: : 
RobLStubbs: 	  Be careful Human . We follow Mandrake not you.
Bascombe: 	  Well, my orders come from the Mandrake.
Bascombe: 	  And he says for you to follow me.
RobLStubbs: 	  Cy> We will do as you wish
Bascombe: 	  Thank you. Now let's go meet the Doctor.

IN THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE CELESTIAL INTERVENTION AGENCY: 4

The Doctor: 	:::The Doctor walks into a large, ancient, and musty office.::::
Dr Hammai: 	  Ah Doctor. So glad you could make it. : : acidly: :  so sorry Shemp
couldn't be here.
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor sees an older Gallifreyan seated behind a desk.: : : 
The Doctor: 	  My, who has more of a right to be testy, here?
Dr Hammai: 	  Lord knows we should have sent you an invitation. But you know,
the whole end of the....
Dr Hammai: 	  Universe thing.
The Doctor: 	  You drag me out of time and space without so much as a by your
leave, and now I suppose you have...
The Doctor: 	 ...some important information for me. I've seen this trickery
before.
Dr Hammai: 	  Look you aren't the only Timelord out there saving the Universe.
You just happen to be....
Dr Hammai: 	 ..only one available at this moment.
Dr Hammai: 	  And for Time travelers that's saying something.
The Doctor: 	  Only, why how touching.
Dr Hammai: 	  We've got thousands of agent in the field trying to catch this
new Master but he keeps...
Dr Hammai: 	 ...disappearing.
Dr Hammai: 	  Then there are the rogues doing their thing, saving various
planets.
The Doctor: 	  New Master you say?
Dr Hammai: 	  So if we happen to take you from a quiet time don't think I feel
sorry for you.
Dr Hammai: 	  Same Master new abilities. You know how these things go.
The Doctor: 	  Ah, a true call to citizen service I imagine, not some half baked
scheme of yours then?
Dr Hammai: 	  You are the New Guardian's fair haired boy.
Dr Hammai: 	  Here : : : throws the Doctor a file: : :  This is the latest rogue CIA
agent in the past year.
The Doctor: 	  My, my, your agents going rogue!  Imagine that!  : : : Looks at file: : : 
Dr Hammai: 	  He's nuts and because of the CIA involvement he knows every weak
point in the fabric ...
Dr Hammai: 	  .. of time. Most of them anyway.
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor looks at the file: : :  Yes, Mandrake....nice name.
Dr Hammai: 	  We're talking serious threat to the Universe here.
Dr Hammai: 	  Oh and this came for you.
The Doctor: 	  Serious threat? What about your powerful Timelord power?
Dr Hammai: 	  Timelord power is useless if no one can use it.
Dr Hammai: 	  Everyone is either after the Master or the rash of problems that
have arrived.
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor watches the holimage which appears: : : 
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor watches Mandrake's image, studying everything.: : : 
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  Have the sense to do so, give him this. If the
Doctor is listening to this,
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  this riddle will tell you where to find me.
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  It's scales are Death, It's mind a trap, It
steals the Soul, takes the will
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  l, leaving nothing left, but it's urge to kill.
The Mandrake: 	  "The Mandrake":  : : : : hologram disappears: : : : 
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor considers the riddle and does not have any reaction
to it....yet.: : : 
Dr Hammai: 	  Look, Doc with the Master and the kidnapping of Flavia all our
agents are busy....
The Doctor: 	  So, I suppose you expect me to follow up on this slack jawed
solicitation?
Dr Hammai: 	  The rogues willing to help are busy, and too many agents are
becoming renegades.
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor stops: : :  What, Flavia kidnapped? I can see why your
agents are busy! 
Dr Hammai: 	  Don't concern yourself. We think this goes even beyond your
abilities.
Dr Hammai: 	  But either you help or we have to pull agents off the Flavia
case.
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor frowns: : :  Spare me the personal evaluation. And why
should I help you?
The Doctor: 	  What, shall we say, motivates me beyond my concern for Flavia?
Dr Hammai: 	  Fine, don't. But remember, it's your universe too. I didn't
Dr Hammai: 	  murderer loose in the Universe but...
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor paces back and forth: : :  Very well, but on one
condition.
The Doctor: 	  I will take a credit, a special consideration on file.
The Doctor: 	  Any request will be granted in the future, IF I can stop this
Mandrake.
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor starts to walk away: : :  I did not' think you would like
that offer.
Dr Hammai: 	  It's a deal. But if you don't get the Mandrake we're revoking
your Rogue status
The Doctor: 	  I don't expect you to accept it.
Dr Hammai: 	  You have to become a well respected GALIFREYAN time lord.
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor turns back: : :  Don't be too presumptuous. Keep the
threats out of it.
The Doctor: 	  I've got a riddle to follow.
Dr Hammai: 	  : : Rivas writes his report and sends it on its merry way.: : 

IN THE STORAGE ROOM: 8

McGregor: 	: : sits at chair and pulls up a program called AUTO MAPPER: :  Ahhh
now I can think
McGregor: 	 : : Draws a circle around the tunnel and prints out the Blue
Prints: : 
McGregor: 	 : : picks up radio: :  Rachel get the rebels to come into the
storage room
McGregor: 	 ASAP
Rachel Ward: 	Gotcha, coming.
RobLStubbs: 	R> We are ready and willing sir
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Heads down hall to gather together rebels: : : : 
McGregor: 	 : : Radio: :  Rachel, give me your 20 (location)
Rachel Ward: 	In the hall actually, rounding up the last of the group
McGregor: 	 Ok, I need you here in 15 minutes
McGregor: 	 or less
Rachel Ward: 	Can do
Rachel Ward: 	: : : : Enters storage room with group of fellow rebels: : :  We're
here
McGregor: 	ok
McGregor: 	 Now we shall begin our briefing
RobLStubbs: 	 R1 >Lets get those Cybermen   : : : cheering: : : 
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Grabs a chair &  sits: : : 
McGregor: 	 Ok, we have found an abandoned access tunnel,
McGregor: 	 This leads to the power station,
McGregor: 	 Now Rachel, did you open the access vent?
Rachel Ward: 	Yup
McGregor: 	 Ok, so when we load up we pass through the tunnel, undetected,
then we recapture the station
McGregor: 	 Ok there is another problem, this access tunnel is inside
enemy lines, we can get caught
McGregor: 	 But that is a big doubt, any questions?
RobLStubbs: 	R> NO SIR
McGregor: 	Ok, then lets load up and give them Cyber thingamobobs
McGregor: 	 : : Picks up gun: :  Lock and load, and may god have mercy on our souls
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Gives weak grin: : :  Let's go : : : Picks up gun: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	R> : : : loads guns ,grabs sonic grenades: : :  I am ready Sir
McGregor: 	 Dismissed
McGregor: 	: : quickly runs out of the room: : 
Rachel Ward: 	: : : heads out of room, bringing up the rear: : : 

IN THE HALLWAY OUTSIDE THE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE 3

Keegan: 	  : : : looks over at the other guard: : :  Nice outfit, where'd you
get it?
RobLStubbs: 	 CIA> : : : looking contemptuously at Brogan but does not speak: : : 
Keegan: 	  : : : nods: : :  Ah, I see.
Keegan: 	  : : : walks over to Brogan: : 
Keegan: 	  : : : to Brogan: : :  Talkative bunch, aren't they?
Brogan: 	  : : glares at guard and turns to Keegan: :  It's like talking to a
brick.
Keegan: 	  : : : : whispers: : :  Just as smart, too
Brogan: 	  : : whispers back: :  Don't underestimate them, Alex. They have
absolutely no
Brogan: 	personality
Brogan: 	  but the CIA makes up for that with a criminal cunning.
Keegan: 	  : : : whispers back: : :  I try to never underestimate anyone
RobLStubbs: 	 CIA> : : : sneers: : : 
Brogan: 	  It's so odd. The Doctor is almost nothing like the other
Timelords.
Keegan: 	  He's certainly not like these ones, at any rate
Brogan: 	  The rest of them just want to control people in some way or
another.
Brogan: 	Especially these dolts.
Keegan: 	  : : : discusses the decor with Brogan while they wait for the
Doctor: : : 
Brogan: 	  : : takes a seat on the nearby cushioned sofa: :  At least the
Timelords have
Brogan: 	comfortable surroundings.
Keegan: 	  : : : sits down next to Brogan, seated so h e can watch the
door: : : 
Brogan: 	 : : sighs: :  I guess they must be used to waiting around a lot.
: : laughs slightly: : 
Keegan: 	  They certainly do have comfortable surroundings
Keegan: 	  : : : smiles at Brogan's joke: : : 
Keegan: 	  Wish I'd thought to bring a deck of cards
Brogan: 	  At this point, I wouldn't mind seeing Trouble wander about a bit.
Brogan: 	 : : pins Keegan with a look: :  You did leave him *inside* the TARDIS,
right?
Keegan: 	  : : : looks indignant: : : 
Keegan: 	  Of course I did! 
Brogan: 	  I hate to think what mayhem he'd get into here.
Brogan: 	  All right. Just checking. : : pauses on another thought: : 
Keegan: 	  He went running off into the TARDIS as we were leaving
Brogan: 	  You don't think the Doctor was too upset with us about Trouble,
do you?
Keegan: 	  It didn't look like he was too upset
Brogan: 	  Just like that cat to ruin our carefully laid plans of secrecy.
Keegan: 	  That's Trouble for you : : : grins: : : 
Keegan: 	  So do I! 
Brogan: 	  I swear he's been in more places of the TARDIS than I have.
Keegan: 	  Maybe he's trying to get you to explore the TARDIS more?
Brogan: 	  I wish I knew how he keeps getting out of that room of his.
Brogan: 	  Or maybe the TARDIS is getting him to explore it. : : says
cryptically: : 
Brogan: 	  Never underestimate the TARDIS, Alex. It has a mind of its own.
think you would let a ....
Keegan: 	  Hmm...: : thinks about that one: : : : 
Keegan: 	  I won't, Brogan
Keegan: 	  Promise
Keegan: 	  : : holds his hand over his heart, looks solemn: : : : 
Brogan: 	  : : sighs: :  I wish Zoe was here. I miss her so much.
Keegan: 	  : : : bleak look crosses Keegan's face: : : 
Keegan: 	  I miss her too
Brogan: 	  I guess she's happy with the Rainbow Warriors. Zoe always did
like to champion a goo
Brogan: 	  I guess she's happy with the Rainbow Warriors. Zoe always did
like to
Brogan: 	champion a good cause.
Keegan: 	  You're probably right
Brogan: 	  I wonder if the Doctor would let us visit her sometime and see
how she's
Brogan: 	getting on.

SET NUMBER SEVEN: 12

Kane: 	 : : Kane has just arrived at set number seven. He is supervising
some cybermen
Kane: 	 : : The cybermen notice Kane, one of them walks over to him: : 
Kane: 	 Cyberman>EVERYTHING IS PROGRESSING AS PLANNED!  DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER FROM MANDRAKE?
Kane: 	 Kane>All he said was soon, very soon.  obviously this is something
big.
Kane: 	 Cyberman>Affirmative.
Kane: 	 : : The cybermen turn back to their work as Kane watches: : 
Kane: 	 : : Kane whistles and steps into the hallway for a few minutes
break.  He feels there
Kane: 	is nothing to worry about: : 
Kane: 	 : : Kane daydreams of a time when he will rule the universe. LORD
KANE:  He likes the
Kane: 	sound of that: : 
Kane: 	 : : But he knows enough to fear the power of the Mandrake: : 
Kane: 	 : : Kane relaxes on a chair in the hallway, looking over some
paperwork: : 
Kane: 	 : : The cybermen pause and each take turns doing a system check: : 
Kane: 	 Cyberman>All systems functional. Continue work.
Kane: 	 : : Kane looks at a new article featuring a holovid show with a
talking robot dog and
Kane: 	thinks, how silly: : 
Kane: 	 : : Kane looks in on the cybermen. They are cold and ruthless but he
respects them: : 
Kane: 	 : ;What an asset they have been in Mandrake's quest for power: : 
Kane: 	 : : The cybermen continue working, knowing the importance of this
work to Mandrake's
Kane: 	plan: : 
Kane: 	 : : They show no emotion, just heartless drive: : 

IN THE HALLWAY OUTSIDE THE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE 5

Keegan: 	  : : looks up as the door opens: : : : 
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor walks out and finds Keegan and Brogan.: : : 
Brogan: 	 : : perks up when Doctor emerges from office: : 
The Doctor: 	  Well it isn't too bad. We merely have to walk into a trap set by a
deranged Timelord.
Brogan: 	 : : smiles: :  Well that's over. What's up?
RobLStubbs: 	 CIA> You will be escorted back to your TARDIS
Brogan: 	  : : grumbles: :  Oh no!  Not the Rani again?
Kane: 	rebels as a group: : 
The Doctor: 	  Back to the  TARDIS, I think. Did Trouble stay inside?
Brogan: 	  Doctor, honestly why do all of your kin have a tendency toward
megalomania
Brogan: 	and madness?
Keegan: 	  Yes he did, Doctor
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor scowls: : :  Most of my race are very simple scholars.
But a few of them are, well...
The Doctor: 	 ...a bit manipulative.
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor enters the TARDIS: : : 
Keegan: 	  : : Keegan follows the Doctor and Brogan into the TARDIS: : : : 

PRIVATE QUARTERS ABOARD THE CIA SPACE STATION: 14

Teral Yarril: 	::: Terals quarters :::
Teral Yarril: 	 : : walks in and turns on some music before crashing into his
favorite chair: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : the music brings back certain memories: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : this disk was a present from his old friend Glynn Tam many
years ago: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : years ago when they were good agents-the best! : : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : Glynn was his best friend and they when through training
together: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : he owed his life to Glynn Tam: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : looks over at a picture of them together oh so long ago: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : closes his eyes and drifts into the music: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 Beep!  Beep!  Beep! : : : he jumps up in response to the noise: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : he walks over to the picture frame and removes a small device
from behind it: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : he presses a button to see the message: : : Kill the Director! 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : he immediately presses another button to acknowledge his
reply: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : he replaces the device behind the frame and takes a moment to
look at the picture: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : he now walks over to a closet and opens the door: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : from a box marked "Fragile" he removes a dart gun: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : loads the gun slowly and thoughtfully: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : only for his friend would he do such a thing: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : yes he had become a double agent and now was become an
assassin: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : conceals the gun on his person and heads off for the
Directors office: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : approaches the Directors office and notices  agents posted
outside : : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 Agent1> Hey Teral want to play some more cards later and lose
some more of your earnings.
Teral Yarril: 	 Agent2> Lucky in love unlucky in cards. Hahahaha.
Teral Yarril: 	 Teral>: : : pulls out the gun and lets both agents have a dart: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	 : : : slumps to ground: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : one of the agent discharges his gun as he falls: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 Teral> : : : reloads the dart gun and grabs the door handle: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : enters the office and locks the door quickly behind him: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 Don't move Director! 
Teral Yarril: 	 Prepare to die Mr Director! 
Dr Hammai: 	  Like hell.
Teral Yarril: 	 Teral>: : : points gun at the Director: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : waits for a hint of a struggle: : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : fires the gun at the Director: : 
Dr Hammai: 	  Man.
Teral Yarril: 	 I come to execute Mandrakes revenge! 
Dr Hammai: 	  : : : bolt lands right in the right heart: : : 
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : lowers the gun and agents rush in and surround him: : : 
Dr Hammai: 	  : : : The director regenerates but a poison in the dart retards the
process, dispersing....
Dr Hammai: 	 Director's heart>
Teral Yarril: 	 : : : as he is arrested and led away the music from his quarters
stirs again in his mind: : : 
Dr Hammai: 	  : : : Ultimately killing the Director: : : : 

IN A TUNNEL LEADING TO SET NUMBER SEVEN: 15

McGregor: 	  : : finds the access tunnel: : 
McGregor: 	  Climbs into tunnel: : 
McGregor: 	  : : Waits for the rebels: : 
Rachel Ward: 	 : : : watches other rebels go in, then climbs in herself: : : 
McGregor: 	  Ok, lets move
McGregor: 	  : : Walks to Set7,: : 
McGregor: 	  : : Waits for rebels, they are a slow group, but enthusiastic: : 
RobLStubbs: 	 R>: : : climbs out of tunnel: : : 
Rachel Ward: 	  : : : To other rebels: : :  C'mon everyone, lets move on
McGregor: 	  : : climbs out of tunnel: : 
Rachel Ward: 	 : : : Climbs out: : : 
McGregor: 	  : : sees cybermen and hides behind a pillar: : 
Rachel Ward: 	 : : : Also spies them, hides behind another pillar: : : 
McGregor: 	  Ok we go full force and push them into a hallway
McGregor: 	 on the count of 3
McGregor: 	  One
McGregor: 	  Two
McGregor: 	  THREE : :  jumps up and blasts at cybermen: : 

INSIDE THE TARDIS: 6

The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor goes to the console in the TARDIS: : : 
The Doctor: 	  A CIA agent, a powerful one, has gone rogue and threatens the
universe is some way I know not.
The Doctor: 	  We have a riddle which I have deciphered as to where he has
gone.: : : 
The Doctor: 	  : : : The TARDIS dematerializes and hurtles through the time vortex: : : 
The Doctor: 	  Based on the riddle, I believe we are meant to find him, or his
trap, on Manussa.
The Doctor: 	  The Planet Manussa has had several wonderful civilizations, but
also has been...
The Doctor: 	 ...threatened and plundered by an evil force called the Mara.
The Doctor: 	  Fortunately, I have overcome the Mara both times I have stepped on
its tail.
The Doctor: 	  It takes the form of a snake, actually.
Brogan: 	  A snake? Eww!  And this is where we find the renegade timelord?
The Doctor: 	  : : : The TARDIS materializes in the Cave of the Mara on Manussa.: : : 
The Doctor: 	  No Brogan, this is probably where we may find his trap for us, so
let's keep our eyes active.
Keegan: 	  Snakes? Why does it have to be snakes?
Brogan: 	  Aren't I always on the lookout for traps, Doctor?
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor goes to the door and exits the TARDIS: : : 
Keegan: 	   Of course, Doctor, will do! 
Brogan: 	  It's kind of a given traveling with you. : : smiles wryly: : 
Keegan: 	  : : follows the Doctor and Brogan out, after making sure he is
loaded for snakes: : : : 
Brogan: 	 : : steps out into the quiet streets of Manussa: : 

A BATTLE BREAKS OUT ON SET NUMBER SEVEN: 13

McGregor: 	  THREE : :  jumps up and blasts at cybermen: : 
Rachel Ward: 	 : : : Runs out and fires: : :  Yah!  eat this metalheads! 
Kane: 	 : : The cybermen rush to the defensive: : 
RobLStubbs: 	 R > Die you tin pots  : : : firing madly: : : 
McGregor: 	  Pulls grenade pin out: : CHEW ON THIS : : tosses grenade: : 
Kane: 	 : : Cybermen>We are under attack!  The rebels: : 
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Eyes are wide as she sees c men laser barely miss her
shoulder: : : 
Kane: 	 : : Kane almost falls out of his chair: : 
Kane: 	 Kane>Quick , stop them before they do any damage
McGregor: 	  Guess what time it is : : Shoots a Cyberman in the head: :  Well I
don't know either
RobLStubbs: 	 R> : : : hit by beam clutches chest and falls to ground: : : 
McGregor: 	  MAN DOWN
Kane: 	 : : Kane fires his sonic disrupter at the rebels but almost hits a
cyberman.: : 
Rachel Ward: 	 : : : Jumps out from behind a pillar. Face to face with cyberman: : : 
Hullo!  : : : Blasts him: 
Kane: 	 : : Two cybermen fall due to the surprise attack: : 
Kane: 	 Kane>Spread out. You're clumped together and are easy targets.
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Grabs grenade, pulls pin and chucks it at some c-men: : : 
Bombs away! 
RobLStubbs: 	 R>: : : sees Cyberman shoot at Justin Jumps in front of beam: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	 R>: : : dies shooting back: : : 
Rachel Ward: 	 : : : Gasps: : : 
Kane: 	 : : The cybermen are becoming overwhelmed. they are having trouble
finding cover: : 
RobLStubbs: 	  JM> We have them on the run . Advance everyone
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Sees cybermen having trouble. Pang of hope: : : 
Kane: 	  Kane>Back into the hallway. We're losing too many.
Kane: 	 : : Kane and the cybermen slowly move back into the hallway: : 
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Rebels charge after them: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	 R> We got them on the run   : : : charges: : : 
Kane: 	 : : Kane continues to shoot but makes little headway. He's beginning
to resolve this as
Kane: 	a hopeless situation: : 
Rachel Ward: 	Rachel>Yah!  that's right!  run ya little toasters! 
RobLStubbs: 	 R> Die you stupid walking toaster ovens
Rachel Ward: 	 : : : Fires: : :  Eat laser!  Good huh?
RobLStubbs: 	 R> : : : shooting at retreating Cybermen: : : 
McGregor: 	  Ahem : : fires off shots at cybermen
Rachel Ward: 	 : : Yelling: : :  Back you evil toasters!  Back! 
RobLStubbs: 	 Cyberman> : : : advancing: : :  Cyberleader has requested
reinforcements
McGregor: 	  : : Laughs wickedly as he shoots another cyberman: : 
Kane: 	 Kane>This is hopeless. We're outnumbered.
Rachel Ward: 	 : : : Laser flies over her head: : :  Ye-ow! 
Kane: 	 Kane>Get some more cybermen up here!  NOW! 
RobLStubbs: 	 : : : several dozen cybermen appear coming down corridor: : : 
Rachel Ward: 	 : : : Sees approaching cybermen: :  Uh oh.....
Kane: 	 : : Kane continues to shoot. And smiles when he sees the approaching
cybermen: : 
McGregor: 	  !  Uhhhhhhhhhhh, reinforcements
RobLStubbs: 	 Cyberman> You have requested reinforcements Human We are here.
McGregor: 	  EVAC
Kane: 	 Attack now! ! !  We have them at a disadvantage.
Rachel Ward: 	 Oh! Curses! 
Kane: 	 I wish to skin each and every one of those rebels myself! 
McGregor: 	  : : Runs to the tunnel and slides into the opening a laser
hitting him in the arm: : 
RobLStubbs: 	 Cyberman>: : : advances: : :  You will die humans None can defeat the
Cyberman
Rachel Ward: 	  : : : Fires: : :  Yeah, whatever
Kane: 	 : : Kane shoots the disrupter and prepares to follow the rebels, but
then stops: : 
Rachel Ward: 	 : : : Sees Justin: : :  Runs over
Rachel Ward: 	 Hey, you all right?
RobLStubbs: 	 R>: : falls to ground: : :  No No   Cy> : : : shoots her dead: : : 
Kane: 	 Wait, let them go!  Remember Mandrake's mission. It's more
important! 
McGregor: 	  fine
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Shoots cyberman that was approaching them: : : 
McGregor: 	  Tis only a flesh wound
Rachel Ward: 	  Retreat?
McGregor: 	  Uhhhhh, how many left?
RobLStubbs: 	 R> : : : panicking: : :  We got to get out of here or we are all dead..
Kane: 	 Keep firing, force them to retreat. They are scum! 
Rachel Ward: 	  15
McGregor: 	  EVAC to our side of the station! 
RobLStubbs: 	 Cyberman> Resistance is futile ..
McGregor: 	  I wont go until all of us are in here
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Yells to others: : :  RETREAT!  Come on everyone, move it! 
RobLStubbs: 	 R>: : : jumping into tunnel: : : 
McGregor: 	  GO GO GO
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Helps them in: : : 
Kane: 	 : : Points to set room 7: :  Don't follow them, remember the mission
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Laser burns wall right next to hand: : : 
Rachel Ward: 	 : : : Jumps in tunnel: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	 Cyber> All units will disengage
Kane: 	 Put a patrol on guard> The protection of Set 7 must be a priority.
Nothing like this must
Kane: 	happen again! 
Rachel Ward: 	 : : : Helps Justin in: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	 Cyber> Faulty human logic allowed this too happen Not we
Cybermen
McGregor: 	  Ok lets go to our side of the station, double time it
Kane: 	 Oh really, How come it was the cybermen who were attacked first?
RobLStubbs: 	 Cyber> WE will guard this site .
Rachel Ward: 	 OK
RobLStubbs: 	 The humans recognized that we are superior to them  and did not
attack you
Kane: 	 Thank you. If this site is destroyed, Mandrake will accept no
excuse from either of us.
Kane: 	 We will hold this site and prepare for the next phase of
Mandrake's plan! 

IN THE CAVE OF THE MARA: 11

The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor admires the beauty of the Cave of the Mara.: : : 
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  : : : : a holographic projection of the Mandrake
appears in front of the
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  : : : the Doctor: : : : 
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  : : : : he is clothed entirely in gray: : : : 
Keegan: 	  : : : looks around at the inside of the cave: : : 
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor looks at the holoimage: : :  Ah, right on time I see.
Such a magician you are.
Keegan: 	  : : sees the  holoimage start to play: : : : 
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  Hello Doctor, Mr. Keegan, Miss Brogan.
: : : nodding to each: : : 
Brogan: 	 : : follows to the snakemouth cave, gets an eerie feeling: : 
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  I knew that you would not be able to resist my
riddle.
Brogan: 	  : : studies Mandrake with critical eye: : 
Brogan: 	  : : wonders how Mandrake knows her name: : 
Keegan: 	  : : : wonders how the Mandrake knows his name: : : 
The Mandrake: 	 "The Mandrake":  Before I continue, allow me to congratulate you
on your recent
The Doctor: 	  Yes, I imagine I was supposed to know. You wouldn't pick a place I
had never been. Oh no.
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  success against the Enigma and the Rani.
The Doctor: 	  Why thank you. It's so nice when you know that people really care.
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  : : : he grins at the Doctor, and steps aside,
revealing a bound and gagged
Brogan: 	  : : shrewdly to Mandrake: :  You've been watching us.
Keegan: 	  : : : thinks the Mandrake looks like a creep: : : 
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  : : : : Tegan: : : : 
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor recoils in shock at the sight of Tegan bound: : : 
Brogan: 	  : : eyes turn wide when she sees bound Tegan  then narrow into a
glare: : 
Keegan: 	  Who's that?
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  For our little game I have taken the precaution
of obtaining a little
The Doctor: 	  What are you doing here, Mandrake or whatever your real name is.
What score do you have with me?
Brogan: 	  Whoever it is, she's not very happy. And neither is the Doctor.
Keegan: 	  You're right about that, Brogan
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  insurance. I assure you that Miss Jovanka is
quiet healthy, if a little
Brogan: 	  : : to Keegan: :  I have a feeling she's an old friend of the
Doctor's.
Keegan: 	  And he captured her as a hostage
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  upset with me. She will remain so as long as
you follow my rules.
The Doctor: 	  If anything should happen to her, any little thing, you will regret
it, Mandrake.
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  Violate even one, and she will die, most
horribly, I assure you.
The Doctor: 	  Rules? Rules? Riddles and rules. I am sure they go together.
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  Now that I have your attention, My rules are as
follows: 
Keegan: 	  It looks like a recording to me, Doctor, he's not reacting to
what you say
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor taps his foot in mimed impatience.: : : 
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  One:  Each site has a riddle, which you must
solve, which will lead you to
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  the next site, Two:  Each site has a guardian
which you must either defeat
Keegan: 	  : : : gets an itchy feeling on the back of his neck, like they're
being watched: : : 
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  or escape before you may receive the riddle and
3:  you must go directly to
Brogan: 	 : : stares beyond Mandrake into darkness of cave: : 
Keegan: 	  : : he moves closer to Brogan: : : : 
The Doctor: 	  Are you sure this isn't some poorly copied sort of galactic
Nintendo, Mr. Mandrake?
The Mandrake: 	 "the Mandrake":  the site the riddle leads to, no dilly dallying
around.
Brogan: 	 : : nudges Keegan and nods toward cave: : 
Brogan: 	 : : : whispers: :  I have a feeling we aren't alone.
Keegan: 	  : : looks around the cavern surreptitiously: : : 
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  If you do not obey them, Tegan dies. : : : he
smiles, turning his face into a
The Doctor: 	  Go directly, do not pass go, do not collect $ 200. Very original.
Keegan: 	  : : whispers back: : : :  same here
The Doctor: 	  I am warning you one last time, release her now.
The Mandrake: 	 "the Mandrake":  : : : feral mask: : : :  And believe me Doctor, I do
keep my word.
Brogan: 	 : : whispers: :  Remember what the Doctor said about a trap.
The Mandrake: 	  "the Mandrake":  : : : the hologram disappears: : : : 
Keegan: 	  : : he stands at Brogan's right, hands in his pockets: : : 
Keegan: 	  : : : whispers: :  I remember
Bascombe: 	 : : steps out from darkness of cave with cybermen: : 
Keegan: 	 : : : : : : whispers: : :  And here it comes....
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor looks around the cave.: : :  The next clue...ahh,
Cybermen! 
Keegan: 	  Cybermen?
Bascombe: 	  Hello, Doctor. We've been expecting you.
RobLStubbs: 	 Cyber>: : : aims gun at Doctor: : : 
Brogan: 	 : : takes notice of Bascombe and the cybermen: :  Great. Now what?
Keegan: 	  : : : he slowly pulls his left hand out of his pocket, his sonic
stunner palmed in it: : : 
Keegan: 	  : : : his hand brushes Brogan's, slips the stunner into her
hand: : : : 
The Doctor: 	  Well, Sgt. Mahoney, isn't it? A new line of work I would say.
Brogan: 	 : : instinctively grasps Keegan's stun gun, exchanges a secret look
with him: : 
Keegan: 	 : : exchanges look with Brogan: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	 Cyb2> : : : moves into position: : : 
Keegan: 	  : : : he lets his other hand rest at his side: : : : 
Bascombe: 	  Well, Doctor, let's just say, my new employer is paying me well.
Brogan: 	 : : edges toward cybermen on Bascombe's left: : 
The Doctor: 	  Well, you think network executives are bad bosses, wait until
you've been with Mandrake...
The Doctor: 	 ..for a while.
Keegan: 	  : : : a flick of the wrist, and Lady MacBeth slips from her sheath
into his waiting hand: : : 
Bascombe: 	  The Mandrake is not such a bad guy, once you get to know him.
Brogan: 	  Sure, that's what all his minions say. : : says sarcastically: : 
The Doctor: 	  Bad guy? He will have you for a mid morning snack someday, my
friend. Better reconsider.
Bascombe: 	  But wait, you won't. I'll have killed you first.
RobLStubbs: 	 Cyber1> : : : has gun waiting to fire: : : 
Keegan: 	  : : : he notes the positions of the baddies: : : 
The Doctor: 	  : : :  The Doctor looks around and doesn't like the situation.: : : 
Bascombe: 	  Reconsider? And miss out on everything that is to come?
Brogan: 	 : : notices cybermen raise his gun, grips her stunner in readiness: : 
Bascombe: 	  You think he's mad. He just has vision.
Brogan: 	 : : wonders exactly where to shoot the cybermen: : 
Bascombe: 	  The vision to lead the universe into the future.
Brogan: 	 : : notices he's practically covered in armor: : 
Keegan: 	 : : he whispers to Brogan: : :  aim for the chest
Bascombe: 	  You've been to the future, Doctor, haven't you?
RobLStubbs: 	 Cyber2: : : waiting for signal: :  : : : thinking soon The planet of
gold will be destroyed: : : 
Bascombe: 	  You won't talk, eh?
RobLStubbs: 	 Cyber1 : : : thinking Soon it will be time for The Cybermen to rule
the universe: : : 
Bascombe: 	  : : raises his weapon: :  Well, I guess it is time for you to DIE! 
Brogan: 	 : : Brogan sees cybermen aim their weapons at the Doctor: : 
The Doctor: 	  Really, and I suppose you have a reason for that?
RobLStubbs: 	 Cyber! : : : aims gun at Doctor starts to fire: : : 
Bascombe: 	  Because the Mandrake orders it. : : aims at Doctor: : 
Brogan: 	 : : shouts a warning: :  Doctor lookout! ! 
Keegan: 	  : : : Keegan sees them aim their weapons at the Doctor, knows it
is now time: : : 

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Brogan's 6-11-97
Vicious Circle Pt 1
JenKoko/BroganMc - Jen:)

Timelords were an intriguing lot. Cunning, vindictive and controlling for the most part as far as Brogan could tell. It was amazing that the Doctor seemed to rise above their egotistical pettiness so easily. Then again, perhaps that was why the Doctor had left his homeworld in the first place.

Brogan wanted to ask Zoe, knowing the Doctor disliked talking about his past. Life moves forward, his second incarnation told her. And now Zoe had moved on to pursue her own life with the Rainbow Warriors. It was just Brogan and Keegan to look after the wandering timelord. Mentally, Brogan smiled at the thought though she didn't know why. There was something innately comforting traveling with the Doctor and Alex. Something that just about made up for the loss of Zoe.

With a discreet nod of his head that only Brogan seemed to understand, Alex Keegan slipped a stun gun into her hand. She saw the glint of steel from his trusted dagger and nodded back her acknowledgment.

Nathan Bascombe taunted the Doctor with menacing cyberman cybermen at his sides. It was a pity to see a rebel, freed from the domination of the Vision World executives, become the willing lackey of another powermonger. Brogan rolled her eyes in disbelief when the former Sgt. Mahoney extolled the virtues of his benefactor.

Like the Master, Rani and E'Thrax, the Mandrake seemed a compelling manipulator. No wonder the timelords of the Celestial Intelligence Agency wanted the renegade timelord badly enough to recruit the Doctor. They only interfered in the Doctor's travels when one of their own cunning lot was on the loose. Apparently, the omnipotent timelords deferred to the Doctor's unorthodox ways when their own proved woefully ineffective. That must have been as annoying to the pompous timelords as their forced recruitment was to the Doctor. But for all their science and knowledge, timelords lacked the Doctor's practical experience when dealing with renegades.

It was a simple style. One that Brogan had grown accustomed to over the last year. Lull your opponents into a sense of security. Make them think that you are cowed by their cleverness, willing to play their game until you can work the situation into your favor. Then let your opponents defeat themselves.

The Mandrake was a clever madman. But when he revealed his captive Tegan, Brogan realized his fate was sealed. For all the wishes of the timelords, Brogan knew the Doctor operated under his own strict code of morality. He was a renegade himself. While he couldn't permit his own kind to meddle criminally in the affairs of others, he had no obligation to return renegades to his homeworld. After all, he did allow the traitor Councilor Damon to escape in pursuit of his own moral revival.

But in threatening Tegan, the Mandrake showed his intentions went beyond merely wanting to escape the control of the timelords. Brogan didn't know the dark-haired woman by sight, but she thought she heard the Doctor mention an old friend by that name. Clearly, from the look of veiled worry in the Doctor's eyes, Brogan discerned the captive was a close friend of the timelord's.

The Mandrake kidnapped her to force the Doctor's compliance with his game of riddles. She was insurance, but not of the kind the renegade intended. Brogan recognized the hard lines in the Doctor's expression. She knew he would pretend to cooperate until Tegan was safe. And then, the Mandrake would find himself battling an opponent far more clever and determined than the whole pompous timelord society put together.

Brogan's job was simple. Keep her eyes focused on the Doctor's enemies. Gripping the handle of Keegan's stun gun tightly, she readied herself for attack. In a perceptive distance, she heard Bascombe drone on to the Doctor. Then as if in slow motion, the cybermen as his flanks raised their weapons an inch. Less than two feet away, Brogan saw the barrel of a cybergun glare her in the eye. Her heartbeat quickened. Beside her, Alex stirred. 

Bascombe aimed his weapon directly at the Doctor's chest. "And now you die, Doctor!" he roared, gently pulling back the trigger. To Brogan's horror, the Doctor just stood there, smiling. Courage and faith fled Brogan. For an instant, she envisioned the Doctor's lifeless figure lying on the floor of the Ice Caves in Camelot. Willed by fear, Brogan shouted out a warning. 

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Keegan's Log <Vicious Circle, Part One>
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     Keegan stood in a cave, Brogan to his side, the Doctor in front.
(He felt the urge to look for Zoe and repressed it...Zoe wasn't with
them anymore.)  Facing them, a man named Nathan Bascombe, known by the
Doctor and Brogan, accompanied by 2 Cybermen.
     Cybermen!  They were defeated ages ago.  But then, one could
expected the unexpected when traveling with the Doctor.  Even more so,
he supposed, when you had another timelord as an enemy.
     Brogan had the sonic stunner he'd slipped her.  His faithful 
knife, Lady Macbeth, rested comfortably in his hand, released from her
spring-sheath on his forearm.  (Strange how he could remember that is 
was Noriko who had given it to him as a going-away present and not be
saddened by the memory of her, like he used to be.)
     He knew what they had to do.  First take out Bascombe, then the 
Cybermen.  Brogan and he would not let them kill the Doctor.
     He waited for the moment to strike...

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PART TWO

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Cast
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The Doctor - (DRTUNA) - A wandering Timelord.

Brogan - (BroganMc) - 20th Century Earth journalist, companion of the Doctor.

Alex Keegan - (Alex Keegan) - 30th Century Soldier, companion of the Doctor.


The Mandrake - (Shorty 144) - An evil Renegade Timelord.

Tegan Jovanka - Former companion of the Doctor.

Justin McGregor - (Hard2Crash) - Leader of the Rebel Forces fighting against the Mandrake, last seen as Dirk Lane on Vision World.

Rachel Ward - (Bcat331920) - Justin McGregor's Lieutenant. Loyal rebel, very militant.

Thomas Kane - (Dr Norge) - Agent of the Mandrake and companion of the Mandrake. A 22nd Century Security Systems Specialist and white collar criminal.

Nathan Bascombe - (Dre Cool) - Agent of the Mandrake, last seen as Sgt. Mahoney on Vision World.

Connor - A mysterious man who dresses in reptilian leather clothing. Was kidnapped from the late 20th century by the Mandrake and left on Shroud.The Doctor and parties guide on the planet Shroud. Leader of a group of 6 30th century Soldiers, survivors from the 2nd assault squad.

2nd Assault Squad - 6 30th Century Soldiers, survivors from the 2nd Assault squad sent to the planet Shroud. They are: Master Sgt. Carl Harris, Sgt. Will Gerrard, Corporal Lisa Davis, Private Bill Studenmire, Private J.T. Pierce and Private Jenna
Lamar.

The Beast - A genetically engineered Monster on the planet Shroud.

Cybermen, Rebels.

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Because of the way people played so many joint roles, this part was not reconstructed with the character names inserted over the screen names.

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AlexKeegan: 	< < < The New Adventures of Dr. Who Simulation> > > 
AlexKeegan: 	< < < Vicious Circle> > > 
AlexKeegan: 	< < < Part Two > > > 
AlexKeegan: 	< < < By Joel Sharpe/Shorty144> > > 

THE PLAYERS:

TArkkannan and DRTUNA as The Doctor, a wandering Timelord
BroganMc as Brogan MacGill, 20th Century photojournalist
AlexKeegan as Alex Keegan, 30th Century soldier of fortune
TArkkannan and Mirrrshads as Tegan Jovanka, former TARDIS companion
Dre Cool as Nathan Bascombe
C0NNOR as Connor
Hard2Crash as McGregor
Shorty 144 as The Mandrake
Shorty 144 as the Beast of Shroud
Mirrrshads as Cybermen, Rebel Medic
BroganMc as Rachel Ward
C0NNOR as Justin
Drgonldy1 as Corp. Davis


IN THE CAVE OF THE MARA: 

BroganMc: 	# = Cave of the Mara
AlexKeegan: 	# : : : Keegan has his knife, Lady MacBeth, ready: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan grips the stun gun tightly as cyberman advance: : 
TArkkannan: 	# Doctor:  : : sternly: :  Put that down this instant! 
Dre Cool: 	# : : aims blaster at the Doctor: : 
BroganMc: 	# Doctor, look out!  : : sees Nathan aim weapon at Doctor: : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : as Nathan raises his gun, Keegan throws his knife: : : 
TArkkannan: 	# : : : ducks: : 
BroganMc: 	# : : lunges at Bascombe, fires stun gun at his arm: : 
Mirrrshads: 	#  Cyb>  : : : gets ready to fire gun: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : it smashes into his wrist, breaking it : : : 
Dre Cool: 	#  Agh! 
Shorty 144: 	#  The Mandrake:  : : : waits by his TARDIS with two Cybermen: : : 
TArkkannan: 	# : : : from kneeling position on the floor: :  Really, violence is
seldom the answer to anything.
Mirrrshads: 	# Cyb1> : : : trying to target the Doctor: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	# : : : Keegan makes a diving roll for his knife: : : 
TArkkannan: 	# It's far easier to be reasonable.  : : rummaging in pockets: : 
Mirrrshads: 	# Cyb2> : : moves in on Keegan: : : 
Dre Cool: 	# : : holding his arm: : 
AlexKeegan: 	# : : : grabs it, and tosses it straight into the breathing grill of
the cyberman advancing upon
TArkkannan: 	# : : finds a small bag: :  Really, I don't like to do this -- totally
out of character for me.
AlexKeegan: 	him: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : sparks fly and the cyberman thrashes about: : : : 
Mirrrshads: 	#  Cyb2>  : : clutches throat: : :   Aaahhggg  : : : falls to floor: : : 
TArkkannan: 	# : : : advances on Cyber1: :   This would all be so much easier --
: : blows a handful of gold dust into the
Mirrrshads: 	#  Cyb1>  The Doctor must die ! 
Dre Cool: 	# : : decides to run for his life: : 
Dre Cool: 	# This isn't going well at all.
TArkkannan: 	# : : Cyber's breathing apparatus.  Gold dust makes the Cybermen
fall apart: : 
Mirrrshads: 	# Cyb1>  : : : tries to fire weapon as falls to floor: : : 
Dre Cool: 	#  The Mandrake will NOT be pleased. : : runs through cave: : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan dodges a cyberman, ineffectively kicks him from behind: : 
AlexKeegan: 	# : : : Keegan breaths a sigh of relief as the 2nd cyberman falls: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	# : : : walking over, he pulls his knife out of the dead cyberman: : : 
TArkkannan: 	# : : annoyed: :  And dreadfully expensive too.  : : : Blows more gold
dust as 3rd Cyber turns around: : 
Mirrrshads: 	# Cyb1>  : : manages to fire off one shot: : : 
TArkkannan: 	# : : sighs: :  Really, you think they would have developed a
non-auric reactive coating by now.
AlexKeegan: 	# : : : looks around: : :  where's that Nathan person?
TArkkannan: 	# Machines, no imagination -- no real learning capacity.  It's
very sad you know.
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan whirls around toward opening of the cave: : 
BroganMc: 	#  Brogan>  He must have gone in there. Doctor?
TArkkannan: 	# : : musing: :  The Cybermen had real potential there.
TArkkannan: 	# : : blinks: :  Did you say something Brogan?
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan points to cave: :  I think Bascombe got away in there,
Doctor.
AlexKeegan: 	#  We'd better go after him! 
TArkkannan: 	# : : blinks again: :  Oh!  Him!   Well, of course!   Come along! 
Dre Cool: 	# : : still running, quietly to himself: :  I don't hear the Doctor.
Maybe they decided not to find
Dre Cool: 	 me.
TArkkannan: 	# : : And takes the lead: : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan runs after Doctor into Cave: : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : Keegan follows Brogan and the Doctor into the tunnel: : : 
Shorty 144: 	#  The Mandrake:  : : : hears the sound of running footsteps: : : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : a holographic image stops the TARDIS Crew inside the cave: : 
Dre Cool: 	# : : stumbling into cavern: : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : The Doctor, Brogan and Keegan run through the tunnel, stopping
when they come to a fork: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : Nathan races into t he cave, where the Mandrake is
waiting: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  NATHAN> The Doctor and his companions are after me! ! ! ! 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : pants heavily: : : : 
Shorty 144: 	#  The Mandrake:  : : : sighs: : :  And I am sure they'll be able to
track you by the noise you are
AlexKeegan: 	# : : : clutching his broken wrist to his chest: : : : 
Shorty 144: 	#  The Mandrake:  making alone.
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : blinks his eyes at the Mandrake: : : : 
AlexKeegan: 	# : : : stumbles over to the Mandrake: : : 
Shorty 144: 	#  The Mandrake:  : : : grabs Nathan and shoves him into his TARDIS: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : The Doctor and the companions hear Nathan's shouting: : : : 
TArkkannan: 	# Doctor: : : points: :  fascinating formations -- limestone and water
does such artistic things, don't you
AlexKeegan: 	#  It's coming from t hat way! ! ! 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan stands in the midst of the a fork in the caves: : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : points to the left hand tunnel: : : 
TArkkannan: 	# Doctor: : think?  : : huffs: :  Well, of course he's over that way! 
BroganMc: 	# : : listens and follows Doctor into caves: : 
AlexKeegan: 	# : : : follows the Doctor and Brogan into the left hand tunnel: : : 
Shorty 144: 	#  The Mandrake:  You two, : : : to the Cybermen: : : , Get into the
TARDIS.
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : they quickly come out into a large cavern: : : 
Shorty 144: 	#  Cybermen:  : : : : enter the TARDIS: : : : 
Mirrrshads: 	#  Cyb>  : : goes into the Tardis: : 
AlexKeegan: 	# : : its walls glow with a green phosphorescent light: : : : : 
TArkkannan: 	# Doctor: :  Leading the way: :  See here Mandrake!   Where's Tegan?
Shorty 144: 	#  The Mandrake:  : : : draws his rapier, looks at the Doc and
companions with a mocking smile,
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : they see a figure that has to be the Mandrake, standing in
front of a cabinet: : : : 
TArkkannan: 	# Doctor: : sharply: :  You have absolutely no business involving her.
Shorty 144: 	#  The Mandrake:  : : : salutes the Doctor with his sword, and walks
into his TARDIS, closing the
Shorty 144: 	#  The Mandrake:  : : door after him. His TARDIS shimmers as it
dematerializes: : : 
BroganMc: 	# Brogan>  Where is he going?
AlexKeegan: 	#  He's getting away! ! 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : sighs: : : : 
TArkkannan: 	# Doctor: : : Mandrake! 

TEGAN FINDS HERSELF LOCKED IN A CELL: 

TArkkannan: 	@ =  Tegan's cell
TArkkannan: 	@ : : : Meanwhile, in her cell, Tegan is swaying back and forth in
the chair, testing the strength of the
TArkkannan: 	@ : : arms: : 
TArkkannan: 	@ : : Braces her feet on the floor.  She had returned to her
father's cattle ranch in Australia and had
TArkkannan: 	@ : : Been out bush riding when she was nabbed.  Her sturdy, well
worn boots dig into the stones of the
TArkkannan: 	@ : : floor: : 
TArkkannan: 	@ : : She rocks back and forth as the arms creak with the strain: : 
TArkkannan: 	@ : : The arms of the chair creak louder: : 
TArkkannan: 	@ : : : CRACK!  The left arm separates from the back.: : 
TArkkannan: 	@ : : : Tegan pulls the gag out of her mouth: :  Bleedin' bastards.
: : Uses her free arm to pick at the knot
TArkkannan: 	@ : : on her right: : 
TArkkannan: 	@ : :  Tegan Works her way out of the ropes: : 
TArkkannan: 	@ : : : Tegan examines her cell: : 

IN THE REBEL AREA OF THE STATION: 

Hard2Crash: 	! = Rebel part of the station
Hard2Crash: 	! : : Justin stands trying to keep a straight face as guilt flows
through him: : 
C0NNOR: 	! Rachel> Everything will be okay Justin. : : : 
BroganMc: 	! : : : Rachel enters med. lab to console Justin: : 
BroganMc: 	! Rachel>  There was nothing you could do, Justin.
Hard2Crash: 	!  : : Tuns around quickly: :  The commander is always responsible for
the safety of his men
BroganMc: 	! Rachel>  War usually has a few lost battles. You can't blame
yourself.
Hard2Crash: 	!  But their almost all dead,
BroganMc: 	! Rachel> You did your best, Justin. That's all any of your men can
ask.
Hard2Crash: 	!  Some paralyzed, some unconscious, Few all right
BroganMc: 	! Rachel>  They would willingly die for a chance at freedom.
Hard2Crash: 	!  Yes you are right but, I failed
Mirrrshads: 	! medic>  : : working feverishly to save patients: : : 
Hard2Crash: 	!  and failure is the worst of all mistakes
BroganMc: 	! Rachel>  This time, perhaps. It only means that next time we won't
fail.
Mirrrshads: 	! reb1> > : : : groaning in bed: : : 
BroganMc: 	! Rachel>  We must succeed in our rebellion. For the sake of our
comrades.
Hard2Crash: 	!  common sense tells me that with less men, we will fail worse,
unless
BroganMc: 	! Rachel>  Unless what?
Mirrrshads: 	! reb14>  : : : slips away into a coma: : : 
C0NNOR: 	! Justin> unless we can turn this around by some miracle or whatever.
BroganMc: 	!  Rachel>  Do you have an idea?
C0NNOR: 	! Justin> We've come too far and lost too many. No I don't but I cant
give up.
Mirrrshads: 	! Medic>  : : pulls a sheet over one man: : :  He is dead
C0NNOR: 	! : : : punches the wall and shout an expletive: : : 
C0NNOR: 	! Rachel lets go to my office I cant think straight here.
Mirrrshads: 	! : : : : Medics are taking away the dead rebels: : : 
BroganMc: 	!  Rachel>  : : follows Justin a touch concerned about him: : 
Hard2Crash: 	! : : opens door slowly at office, squeaking emitting: : 
Hard2Crash: 	! I need to oil that
BroganMc: 	! : : Rachel enters the office after Nathan: : 
Hard2Crash: 	!  Nathan?
Hard2Crash: 	!  Walks in after Rachel
BroganMc: 	! : : Rachel takes a seat on edge of Justin's desk: : 
Hard2Crash: 	!  I have a plan
BroganMc: 	!  All right. We're private now. What is it?
Hard2Crash: 	!  Full attack, final battle
BroganMc: 	!  Armageddon? What do you mean?
Hard2Crash: 	!  All the Rebels that are able to crawl will fight
Hard2Crash: 	!  and each one will have one of these : : Holds up a vest with a
block of C4 attached: : 
BroganMc: 	!  Rachel>  Explosives? : : astounded: : 
BroganMc: 	!  Rachel>  That would kill a man if it went off next to him.
Hard2Crash: 	!  We go through the tunnels to the power station
BroganMc: 	! Rachel>  Enough and this whole station would explode.
Hard2Crash: 	!  If we fail, we blow ourselves up and destroy everything
Hard2Crash: 	!  Rachel are you listening?
BroganMc: 	! Rachel>  I'm listening and I think your mad.
BroganMc: 	! Rachel>  Justin, have you really thought about this?
Hard2Crash: 	!  Yes
BroganMc: 	! Rachel> It seems rather * drastic* . Think of the men we would loose?
BroganMc: 	! Rachel>  I don't think I could order them to make such a sacrifice.
Hard2Crash: 	!  Didn't you say that the men would give their life for freedom?
BroganMc: 	! Rachel>  Yes, but.... in fight. They'd have no chance with this
plan.
Hard2Crash: 	!  What was that
BroganMc: 	! Rachel>  It's an act of self sacrifice. To order them...
Hard2Crash: 	!  That noise
BroganMc: 	! : : Rachel whips around toward the air duct: : 
Hard2Crash: 	!  What,

TEGAN MAKES HER WAY THROUGH THE VENTILATION DUCTS: 

C0NNOR: 	< * =  Justin's office
C0NNOR: 	* Justin> : : : sits heavily into chair and grumbles more about the
losses: : : 
Mirrrshads: 	*  Tegan>  : : crawling through duct work: :  Ah what's this  : : looking
down at 2 people: : : 
Mirrrshads: 	* Tegan >  : : : heel falls off shoe making loud clanking sound: : 
Mirrrshads: 	* Tegan >  : : : overbalances and falls through duct cover: : : 
Mirrrshads: 	* Tegan >  Don't mind me  Just passing through : : smiles: : : 

IN THE CAVE OF THE MARA: 

AlexKeegan: 	#  Where will we find this holographic message from the Mandrake,
do you think?
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan looks around the cavern wildly, trips on a strange
metallic rock: : 
TArkkannan: 	# Doctor: : grimly: :  back in the cave of the Mara.  The Mara had a
holographic projector right about...
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : : helps Brogan up after she trips: : TArkkannan: 	# Doctor: : Why, Brogan!   I do believe you've found it! 
BroganMc: 	# : : a holographic image springs to life about where Brogan tripped: : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan groans: :  Lucky me. : : sarcastic, rubs foot: : 
Shorty 144: 	#  The Mandrake:  Hello Doctor, Mr. Keegan, Ms. Brogan.
AlexKeegan: 	#  Great Googly Moogly! 
TArkkannan: 	# Doctor: : shakes his head: :  Really, the man's taste in clothes is
almost as bad as my sixth.
Shorty 144: 	#  The Mandrake:  : : : smiles at them, his skeletal face making the
smile appear feral: : 
Shorty 144: 	#  The Mandrake:  Very quickly I thought I would tell you that the
great Director Rivas is,
TArkkannan: 	# Doctor: : folds his arms: :  Well, get to the point!   these
villains!   Must they always gloat?
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : watches the image of the Mandrake: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan looks suspiciously at Mandrake: : 
Shorty 144: 	#  The Mandrake:  alas, no longer with us. He died, quiet
painfully, after you left.
Shorty 144: 	#  The Mandrake:  Now, to my riddle.
TArkkannan: 	# Doctor: : one would think they'd done something clever.
Shorty 144: 	#  The Mandrake:  A planet named through adjective,
TArkkannan: 	# Doctor: :  And most of the time its just ramble, ramble, ramble
Shorty 144: 	#  The Mandrake:  for constant mist and deadly past.
Shorty 144: 	#  The Mandrake:  : : : the hologram shimmers, then disappears: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  That's it??
TArkkannan: 	# Doctor: :  Tush!   Absolute drivel!   Really, if that's the best he
can do! 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : Keegan follows the Doctor and Brogan back to the TARDIS: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : as he does so, he thinks about the riddle: : : : 
TArkkannan: 	# Doctor: : puzzled: :  But, Alex, it's so * obvious*  -- and he's
supposedly so clever! 
AlexKeegan: 	# : : : The Doctor, Brogan and Keegan enter the TARDIS: : : 
TArkkannan: 	# Doctor: : a planet named for an adjective!   There's only a mere
million or so --

TEGAN COMES CRASHING THROUGH AN AIR DUCT INTO THE REBEL OFFICE: 

Hard2Crash: 	< ! = office Mirr> 
Mirrrshads: 	!  Tegan>  Could you tell me the nearest way to Earth?
Hard2Crash: 	!  : : points to the ground: : 
BroganMc: 	! : : Rachel goes for her HTSA weapon and advances on Tegan: : 
Hard2Crash: 	!  Oh wait : : Pulls out pistol: : 
Hard2Crash: 	!  : : aims at Woman: : 
Mirrrshads: 	! Tegan>   Why do I always get kidnapped by power mad maniacs?
: : sighs: :  Oh Doctor
Hard2Crash: 	!   : : Takes safety off: 
BroganMc: 	! Rachel>  : : covers Tegan: :  Who are you?
BroganMc: 	! : : Rachel's eyes fill with suspicion at: : 
Hard2Crash: 	!  Put your hands up
Mirrrshads: 	!>  Ere wait a minute  Why are you pointing those guns at
me?
Hard2Crash: 	!  Because your working for the Mandrake, right
Mirrrshads: 	!>  Was that the bloke that kidnapped me ?
BroganMc: 	! : : Rachel lowers weapon slowly: :  The Mandrake kidnapped you?
Mirrrshads: 	!>  Believe me I am not friendly with him at all
Hard2Crash: 	! : : lowers weapon to his side: :  Then how did you escape, there
are..........
Hard2Crash: 	!  Light bulb
BroganMc: 	! : : puts weapon back in holster: :  I suppose we can trust her.
Mirrrshads: 	!>  I escaped through the duct work
Hard2Crash: 	!  We can use the Ventilation Ducts : : Pulls out blue prints from
desk: : 
Hard2Crash: 	!  : : spreads blue prints out on the desk: :  They are not on the prints
BroganMc: 	! : : Rachel offers a hand up: : 
Hard2Crash: 	!  Oh yes you : : Listens: : 
TArkkannan: 	! : : Stands brushes herself off: :  Thanks awfully.  : : looks ruefully
at broken shoe: :  Don't suppose you
BroganMc: 	! Rachel>  Why did the Mandrake kidnap you from Earth?
TArkkannan: 	! Can scrounge up a 9 Triple A?
Hard2Crash: 	!  What?
TArkkannan: 	!> : : sighs: :  Oh, it's a long story and it involves this
rabbity character who calls himself the
TArkkannan: 	!> Doctor.
Hard2Crash: 	!  Who?
BroganMc: 	! : : Rachel glances sharply at Justin: :  The DOCTOR?! 
BroganMc: 	! Rachel>  How do you know the Doctor? : : to: : 
TArkkannan: 	!> I was going to be an air hostess, but this chap called the
Master killed my aunt.
TArkkannan: 	!>  * I*  went looking for help and got lost in a police call
box...
Hard2Crash: 	!  Why?
TArkkannan: 	!>  Because It's bigger on the inside than it is on the
outside .
BroganMc: 	! Rachel>  A tall blue box?
TArkkannan: 	!>  Yes!   Have you seen it.
Hard2Crash: 	!  About Yea high: :  Gets on desk and makes a measurement: : 
TArkkannan: 	!>  That's it all right! 
BroganMc: 	! : : Rachel smiles for the first time: :  We know of the Doctor too.
BroganMc: 	!  Rachel>  I trust you are a friend of his?
Hard2Crash: 	!  He gave us our freedom
TArkkannan: 	!> : : ruefully: :  Well, I was -- we didn't part on the best of
terms...
TArkkannan: 	!>  I guess he wouldn't mind seeing me again.
TArkkannan: 	! : : : : Rachel turns to Justin: :  The Doctor!   Now we can't fail! 
Hard2Crash: 	!  No we cant and I have a plan that might work also
TArkkannan: 	! Rachel>  The ventilator shaft?
Hard2Crash: 	!  Exactly
Hard2Crash: 	!  Its not on the blueprints
TArkkannan: 	! > : : dryly: :  be prepared to get dirty.
Hard2Crash: 	!  Hygiene is the least of our worries
TArkkannan: 	! : : : Hope glows in Rachel's eyes: :  This time, this time we will
win! 
TArkkannan: 	!> : : shakes her head: :  Here I go again! 

IN THE TARDIS CONSOLE ROOM: 

TArkkannan: 	$ Doctor: : In human space that is.
BroganMc: 	$ : : Brogan enters console room buried in thought: : 
AlexKeegan: 	$  : : : Keegan leans up against one of the walls, concentrating: : : 
BroganMc: 	$ Brogan>  What did he mean, by that?
AlexKeegan: 	$  : : : Suddenly, an idea comes to mind: : : : 
TArkkannan: 	$ Doctor: : puttering about the console: :  Of course, if we're
speaking of * non-human*  space -- but he's
AlexKeegan: 	$  Umm.....I think I know of a planet that fits the riddle....
TArkkannan: 	$ Doctor: : hardly that subtle.  Oh, you have, Alex?
AlexKeegan: 	$  well, I heard of a planet called Shroud, when I was with the
Hegemonic Guard
AlexKeegan: 	$  It was originally called Mist World, for it's continual fogs
AlexKeegan: 	$  But it's name was changed after the colony was wiped out,
overnight
TArkkannan: 	$ Doctor: :  Ha!  Mist/Shroud!   What did I tell you?  Plain as the
nose on my face --
AlexKeegan: 	$  Two squads were sent to investigate it, they both disappeared
AlexKeegan: 	$  So then it was quarantined.
TArkkannan: 	$ Doctor: :  Well, the nose of at least six incarnations -- mind
you, number five didn't have all that
TArkkannan: 	$ Doctor: : impressive -- Very good Alex!   Sounds promising.
AlexKeegan: 	$  They changed the name to reflect the watery shroud round the
planet, and cause it was like
AlexKeegan: 	a burial shroud
AlexKeegan: 	$  : : : blushes: : :  Thanks, Doctor.
TArkkannan: 	$ Doctor: : Ha!   No doubt!   : : Starts flicking switches: :  Shroud it
is! 
AlexKeegan: 	$  : : : gives the Doctor Shroud's coordinates: : : 
DRTUNA: 	$  : : : The Doctor looks over the coordinates: : : 
TArkkannan: 	$ Doctor: : Shroud/Mist, really, if he tried Mandrake could have
done something clever.
Hard2Crash: 	!  Light bulb
AlexKeegan: 	$  Yes, he sure could have! 
TArkkannan: 	$ Doctor: : Typical villain!   Rambles on without thinking.
BroganMc: 	$ : : Brogan smiles at Doctor's apt perception: : 
AlexKeegan: 	$  : : : The TARDIS dematerializes, leaving the cave of the Mara: : : 
DRTUNA: 	$  : : : The TARDIS rushes through the pastel psychedelic time vortex: : : 
DRTUNA: 	$  : : : The TARDIS rematerializes on Shroud: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	$  : : : Keegan, having changed into a raincoat, hat, and
weatherproof boots, is ready: : : 
DRTUNA: 	$  : : :  The Doctor looks at the viewscreen: : :  Seems to be a sort of
ruin, but a recent ruin.
DRTUNA: 	$  : : :  The Doctor grabs his umbrella and heads for the door: : :  I grow
tired of riddles such as these.
BroganMc: 	$ : : Brogan looks at viewscreen with uneasy feeling: : 
AlexKeegan: 	$  I think you're right, Doctor

IN AN AREA OF THE STATION CONTROLLED BY THE MANDRAKE: 

Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : The Mandrake's TARDIS materializes on the
station: : : 
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : the door to his TARDIS opens, out steps the
Mandrake, followed by Nathan
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : and two cybermen: : : 
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  Mr. Bascombe!  You are an absolute fool!  I give
you the simplest of tasks,
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  and you fail.
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  You had better not fail me again. : : : smiles a
chilling smile: : :  Mr. Bascombe
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  I will not accept another failure.
Dre Cool: 	%  I will not fail you again, Mandrake.
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : turns to a Cyberman: : : :  Where is Kane?
Shorty 144: 	%  Thomas Kane:  I am here, Mandrake.
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  Ah, Thomas. Report.
Shorty 144: 	%  Thomas Kane:  While you were gone, sir, the Rebels attacked, but
were defeated, with few
Shorty 144: 	%  Thomas Kane:  losses on our side, and heavy losses on theirs.
Set 7 has been prepared for
Shorty 144: 	%  Thomas Kane:  the Doctors arrival.
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  Excellent job Thomas. Excellent job indeed.
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  You and Nathan and these Cybermen will accompany
me to check on my prisoner.
Shorty 144: 	%  : : : The Mandrake, Thomas Kane, and the Cybermen walk off: : : : 

THE TARDIS HAS LANDED ON THE PLANET CALLED SHROUD: 

DRTUNA: 	$  : : :  The Doctor exits the TARDIS door, and stands just inside the
abandoned colony HQ: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	$  : : : Keegan follows the Doctor and Brogan out of the TARDIS: : : : 
DRTUNA: 	$  : : :  The Doctor inspects the ruin, and decides it has an ominous
look.: : : 
DRTUNA: 	$  : : :  The Doctor pokes around in the ruins with the tip of his
umbrella: : : 
BroganMc: 	$ : : fog hangs about like a thick shroud around Brogan: : 
AlexKeegan: 	$  : : : he looks round the ruin, finds a skeleton, clothed, sitting
in a chair at a desk: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	$ : : : shudders: : : 
DRTUNA: 	$  : : :  The Doctor sees Keegan shudder: : :  I agree. Something isn't
right here.
AlexKeegan: 	$  : : : water drips through the cracks in the ceiling: : : : 
DRTUNA: 	$  : : :  The Doctor leaves the HQ and stands in the open looking back at
the building.: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	$  You okay, Brogan?
BroganMc: 	$ : : Brogan warily follows the others: : 
AlexKeegan: 	$  : : leaves the ruin with the Doctor and Brogan: : : 
BroganMc: 	$ : : Brogan whispers to Keegan: :  I'm having one of those feelings
again.
AlexKeegan: 	$  : : : : whispers back: : :  that doesn't sound good at all.
DRTUNA: 	$  : : :  The Doctor turns away from the HQ and sees the ruins of a small
colony around it.: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	$  : : : His head whips around as he hears a strange voice call
out: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	$  : : : sees a figure walking out of the mist and rain towards
them: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	$  : : : looks incredulously at Brogan as he hears the figure call
the Doctor by name: : : : 

THE MANDRAKE ARRIVES AT TEGAN'S CELL: 

Shorty 144: 	%  : : : the Mandrake, Thomas Kane, Nathan and Cybermen arrive at
Tegan's cell: : : 
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  You two, open the cell door.
Shorty 144: 	%  Cybermen:  : : : open the cell door, is gone: : : : : 
Dre Cool: 	%  : : eyes wide in horror: : 
Mirrrshads: 	% Nathan>  : : looks shocked: : : 
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : his voice a low hiss: : : :  Where is she? How
could she have escaped?! 
Dre Cool: 	%  : : trembling: :  Mandrake, I can explain.
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  Explain yourself!  : : : whirls around at Nathan: : : 
Dre Cool: 	%  Well, I--uh--that is to say--I, well...
Mirrrshads: 	%  Kane> >  : : : looks on with disapproval: : 
Dre Cool: 	%  You see, I planted a homing device on her.
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  Do not try my patience Mr. Bascombe.
Dre Cool: 	% W-we can t-track her down.
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  You did..... Good. Track her then, I want her
found! 
Dre Cool: 	%  : : searches pockets, fumbling for homing receiver: : 
Dre Cool: 	% : : finds receiver: :  Here it is.
Dre Cool: 	% : : smiles nervously: :  Now, to activate it.
Dre Cool: 	% : : turns on receiver: : 
Dre Cool: 	% : : nothing happens: : 
Mirrrshads: 	% Kane>   Let me see that  : : grabs receiver: : : 
Mirrrshads: 	% Kane >  Hmm : : : looking at receiver: :  It cant penetrated the
station walls
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : his face takes on a horrible appearance of
rage: : : : 
Mirrrshads: 	% Kane >  Its useless
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : points at Nathan: : :  You have failed me for the
last time Mr. Bascombe.
Dre Cool: 	%  : : quivering in fear: :  M-Mandrake, no.
Mirrrshads: 	%  Cyberman>  : : : moves toward Nathan: : : 
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : his voice a hiss, pointing to a Cyberman: : : 
Kill him, choke the life out
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  of him.
Dre Cool: 	% : : decides to run for his life: :  No! 
Dre Cool: 	%  : : starts to run: : 
Mirrrshads: 	%  Cyberman>  : : : grabs and picks up off floor: : : 
Mirrrshads: 	% Cyberman>  You can not escape human
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  The price of failing me, Mr. Bascombe, is death.
Dre Cool: 	%  No! 
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  Kill him, now.
Dre Cool: 	% : : turns around briefly; fatal mistake: :  No, Mandrake!  Please! 
Spare me! 
Mirrrshads: 	% Kane >  : : : looks on with satisfaction: : : 
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  Now! 
Dre Cool: 	%  You can't do this!  NOOOOO! ! ! ! ! ! 
Mirrrshads: 	% Cyberman>  : : squeezes throat: : : 
Dre Cool: 	%  : : losing consciousness: :  No!  Mandrake!  Ack! 
Dre Cool: 	%  Arrgh!  Ugh! 
Dre Cool: 	%  : : dies: : 
Mirrrshads: 	% Cyberman>  : : drops dead human to floor: : 
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  Thomas!  Clean this mess up. I will be in my
quarters.
Mirrrshads: 	% Kane>   All right mandrake
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : walking away, whispering to himself: : : :  I
think, Doctor, that you will
Shorty 144: 	%  The Mandrake:  find the Rani's pet a little more difficult to
deal with than Manussa.
Mirrrshads: 	% Kane >  : : points at Cyberman: : :  take this and throw it out the
airlock

ON THE PLANET CALLED SHROUD: 

C0NNOR: 	 Private Pierce>  Look over there, its people!  3 of them! 
C0NNOR: 	 Connor>  Hello! 
C0NNOR: 	 Hello! : : : talking towards the 3 figures: : : 
Drgonldy1: 	 Corp. Davis>  : : stands behind Conner, thinking this bunch looks
rather odd for a rescue party
C0NNOR: 	 Hello are you the Doctor?
BroganMc: 	  : : Brogan turns in same direction as Keegan, sees soldiers approach: : 
DRTUNA: 	  : : :  The Doctor sees Connor's party and greets them: : :  Hello! 
C0NNOR: 	  We are glad to see you.
DRTUNA: 	 Why yes, I am. And this Brogan and my other companion Keegan.
C0NNOR: 	 You are the Doctor correct?
DRTUNA: 	  Yes, yes. Almost universally known as the Doctor.
BroganMc: 	 : : nods at Connor: : 
C0NNOR: 	 Yes there was a break in the blackout today
DRTUNA: 	 We heard there were problems here, and we have come to help.
C0NNOR: 	  and we received word that you are here to rescue us.
AlexKeegan: 	  : : nods to the soldiers, who seem to be dressed in the shabby
remnants of Hegemonic Guard
AlexKeegan: 	uniforms: : : : 
DRTUNA: 	  You received word that the Doctor would come and rescue you?
C0NNOR: 	 We are oh so grateful that you have arrived.
Drgonldy1: 	 : : nods: : 
AlexKeegan: 	  Received word? : : : exchanges worried glance with Brogan: : : 
C0NNOR: 	  Yes from HQ earlier.
BroganMc: 	 : Brogan edges closer to Keegan: : 
C0NNOR: 	 The first contact since the quarantine.
BroganMc: 	 : : the fog whirls about the soldiers and TARDIS crew: : 
AlexKeegan: 	  : : mouths the words, 'The Mandrake?', to her: : : 
C0NNOR: 	 So what can we do to help expedite our rescue?
C0NNOR: 	 We have been too long on this dead world.
BroganMc: 	 : : Brogan nods at Keegan with a * I don't like this*  look: : 
DRTUNA: 	  Well, actually, we all may be just parts of a larger game.
DRTUNA: 	  We need to recover some lost data, probably holographic.
AlexKeegan: 	  Hadn't we better find that holograph projector, Doctor?
C0NNOR: 	 A projector?
AlexKeegan: 	  : : : glances at the Doctor: : : : 
C0NNOR: 	  I know where this projector is.
DRTUNA: 	  Yes, we are following a trail. We seek a holographic projector.
AlexKeegan: 	  You do?
DRTUNA: 	  But I am not convinced what we find in it will be very helpful.
C0NNOR: 	  This projector is just a kilometer or so away.
DRTUNA: 	  : : :  The Doctor stands back: : :  Well, well. How convenient. You are
expecting us, we don;t even...
C0NNOR: 	  If we hurry we can get to it and back before nightfall.
DRTUNA: 	 ...do that. We arrive, looking for a holographic projector, and of
course, you know right where...
AlexKeegan: 	  What happens after nightfall?
C0NNOR: 	 Don't want to get caught out in this fog after daylight.
DRTUNA: 	 ...it is. Very convenient.
BroganMc: 	 : : Brogan hesitantly looks about her, feels something very creepy: : 
C0NNOR: 	  There's the Beast ya know?
BroganMc: 	 : : Brogan whips around: :  Beast? What * beast* ?
DRTUNA: 	  : : :  The Doctor thinks then speaks: : :  Well, we might as well see
this out.
AlexKeegan: 	  : : : shivers: :  Beast?
DRTUNA: 	  If there is a beast, then let's be on our way.
C0NNOR: 	 Well I have been most fortunate not to meet up with it but these
soldiers can tell a horror story
C0NNOR: 	ory or two
DRTUNA: 	  : : :  The Doctor motions for the soldiers to lead the way.: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	  If what's in there : : : nods towards the ruin: : :  is the Beast
BroganMc: 	 Brogan>  Do you mean this beast * hunts*  you?
AlexKeegan: 	s handiwork, I don't think I want to meet up with it.
C0NNOR: 	 Sgt. Gerrard>  Yes Sir, that monster is what has hunted us for months
it seems.
BroganMc: 	 : : Brogan nods agreement to Keegan's words: : 
Shorty 144: 	  The Beast:  : : : stands concealed in the fog, he listens to the
group leaving the compound: : : : 
AlexKeegan: 	  How have you managed to survive?
C0NNOR: 	 We used to be a complete assault squad but now we are only 6.
DRTUNA: 	  : : :  The Doctor waves on: : :  Then let's move while there is still
some light...
BroganMc: 	 Brogan>  Down to the last survivors.
AlexKeegan: 	  That's over 40 dead! 
C0NNOR: 	 Connor> Pure luck mostly and staying locked away at night.
Drgonldy1: 	 : : joins in: :  Hiding, mostly...we have to keep an eye over our
shoulders all the time
Shorty 144: 	  The Beast:  : : : He lifts his heavy head, his black nose
twitching, it confirms what his ears
BroganMc: 	  You're right Alex, I don't think I want to meet up with this
beast either.
AlexKeegan: 	  : : : the soldiers fan out around the Doctor, Brogan and Keegan: : 
BroganMc: 	  Let's just get the next riddle and go, Doctor.
DRTUNA: 	  Now now now, we've seen many an odd beast in our time. Remember the
Saurians.
C0NNOR: 	 We must hurry to the projector site.
Shorty 144: 	  The Beast:  : : : have already told him, his prey have left the
compound, and come towards him
DRTUNA: 	  : : :  The Doctor walks among the soldiers: : : : 
AlexKeegan: 	  : : : Connor takes the point, leading them towards the holographic
projector: : : : 
BroganMc: 	  Don't remind me, Doctor. I still have nightmares about their
eating habits.
Shorty 144: 	  The Beast:  : : : His great muscles move beneath his furred and
scaled skin as his clawed,
AlexKeegan: 	  Saurians?
Drgonldy1: 	 Yes, we should hurry...: : picks up her satchel and follows: : 
BroganMc: 	  Brogan to Keegan>  Breath alone, they could kill an army.
DRTUNA: 	  : : :  The Doctor whistles: : :   # Off to see the Wizard# 
C0NNOR: 	 : : : the soldiers fan out amidst the fog and proceed toward the
projector: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	  Yucko! ! ! 
Shorty 144: 	  The Beast:  : : : five fingered hands lift from the saturated
earth. He stands in a half
BroganMc: 	  Zoe and I spent some time cooling our heels in their "guest
cell".
AlexKeegan: 	  : : : walks close to Brogan as they make their way towards the
projector: : 
BroganMc: 	 : : Brogan smiles at the memory, suffers a pang of missing Zoe: : 
AlexKeegan: 	  You did?
DRTUNA: 	  : : :  The Doctor looks nervously back and forth. He stops whistling
and listens instead.: : : 
C0NNOR: 	 Connor> Stay close everyone its just ahead.
Shorty 144: 	  The Beast:  : : : crouch, then silently moves into the thick
fog: : : : 
BroganMc: 	 : : as they walk, the fog gets thicker and colder: : 
DRTUNA: 	  Have any of you noticed what has happened?
AlexKeegan: 	  : : Keegan thinks he should feel safe amidst the soldiers, but he
doesn't: : : : 
BroganMc: 	 : : Brogan's smile fades abruptly as she senses something: : 
Drgonldy1: 	 : : looks off into the mist, frowning: : 
BroganMc: 	 : : a deep, aching coldness creeps up her spine: : 
DRTUNA: 	  We are walking in complete silence!  No sounds from the flora and
fauna. They may know something! 
BroganMc: 	 : : Brogan slows her pace and looks off into the fog in direction of
beast: : 
AlexKeegan: 	  : : : : looks around, notices that what the Doctor says is true: : : 
DRTUNA: 	  : : :  The Doctor shakes his head: : :  They may know something I don't
want to find out! 
C0NNOR: 	 Connor>  Lets not be stopping there come along.
BroganMc: 	 : : Brogan senses something watching, waiting to pounce from the
darkness: : 

++++++++++

Brogan's 6-18-97
Vicious Circle Pt 2
JenKoko/BroganMc - Jen:)

Brogan wasn't in the right frame of mind. She felt hunted and threatened. Some unseen force lurking in the shadows of Shroud gnawed at her vulnerable senses.

It wasn't alien to be the prey nor unexpected to find a welcoming committee at the end of the Mandrake's latest riddle. This newest foe of the Doctor's obviously had spent much time preparing his traps.

Yet even though Brogan expected more of the Mandrake's lackeys to tighten the noose, she found it difficult if not impossible to prepare herself for the reality.

Something vile and dangerous lurked in the shadows. The beast of Shroud. A miserable creature credited with the destruction of a world and demoralization of an entire Hegemonic assault squat.

And now it hunted Brogan and her friends. From the icy shadows, she felt it's hungry glare, knew it's potent menace and feared it's desire to destroy. 

Blithely, the Doctor continued on with Conner, leader of the assault squad survivors. In animated discussion, the two progressed through the ragged streets toward the holographic projector Conner supposedly found. Something bothered Brogan. Something about being lured to this planet by the Mandrake's riddles. It was too scripted, too much like a trap.
Why didn't the Doctor seem to notice? Why did he never seem to sense when evil was at his back? Or did he just leave the worrying of that to his friends? Brogan glanced briefly at Keegan. Somehow, she knew Alex understood she was sensing something. Discreetly, he gripped his dagger in one hand and surveyed the shadows around them.

Perhaps the Doctor was right. He choose his companions carefully. Trained them in the most dangerous of situations and relied on them to alert him to danger. He could move forward, because he had faith that his friends would watch his back for him.

With a chill of revulsion, Brogan sensed the hungry glare of the beast envelop her. Breath caught in her throat. Brogan halted in midstep and slowly glanced behind her. Ahead of her, she heard the Doctor and soldiers come to a stop, but her attention was riveted to the shadows behind them.

In her mind's eye, she saw the beety eyes of the beast, heard the angry scraping of his hooves and felt the menacing power in his muscles. The beast had scented it's prey. With malice, it charged toward Brogan.

In one confusing moment, her courage warred with her loyalty. She wanted to run. She wanted to stand and protect her friends. She wanted to scream. Instead, she just stood there, frozen to the spot, and stared into the shadows as doom approached.

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Keegan's Log <Vicious Circle, Part Two>
--------------------------------------------------------------------

     They walked thru a forest, on a planet aptly named Shroud.  Fog
rolled only a few feet away, water trickled off his hat, onto his 
raincoat.
     Keegan was a bit worried.  As the Doctor had said, there were so
many worlds that would have answered the Mandrake's riddle.  Yet, his
answer had been correct.  It had lead them here to Shroud, with people
anxiously awaiting their arrival.  There was even a holograpic 
projector only a kilometer away!
     Obviously, the Mandrake had contrived to let them know they were
coming.  The reason?  It had to be that he wanted to put more pressure
on them.  Not only was Tegan's life at stake, but also the lives of
these soldiers, survivors of the last assault squad to investigate 
Shroud.  
     He didn't like it.  He refused to be someone's puppet!
     He looked at Brogan.  Not quite sure why, he was finding he could
see what she was feeling, sensing with her newfound abilitly.  She felt
an evil presence here, one that watched over them, waited for the 
chance to strike.  She had that look, the one that said they were being
watched and the watcher wasn't friendly to them at all!
     He surrupticiously moved closer to Brogan.  The Doctor was up 
front with Connor, too far away for him to be of immedate help.  But
he could help Brogan.  When the Beast they had been warned of attacked,
he'd help her fight against it.
     It was only a matter of time before that happened....

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PART THREE

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Cast
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The Doctor - (DRTUNA) - A wandering Timelord.

Brogan - (BroganMc) - 20th Century Earth journalist, companion of the Doctor.

Alex Keegan - (AlexKeegan) - 30th Century Soldier, companion of the Doctor.


The Mandrake - (Shorty 144) - An evil Renegade Timelord.

Tegan Jovanka - (Tarkkannan) - Former companion of the Doctor.

Justin McGregor - (Hard2Crash) - Leader of the Rebel Forces fighting against the Mandrake, last seen as Dirk Lane on Vision World.

Rachel Ward - (Bcat331920) - Justin McGregor's Lieutenant. Loyal Rebel, very militant.

Thomas Kane - (Dr Norge) - Agent of the Mandrake and companion of the Mandrake. A 22nd Century Security Systems Specialist and white collar criminal.

Connor - (NORdOUR) - A mysterious man who dresses in reptillian leather clothing. Was kidnapped from the late 20th Century by the Mandrake and left on Shroud. The Doctor and party's guide on the planet Shroud. Leader of a group of 6 30th Century Soldiers, survivors from the 2nd assault squad. 

2nd Assault Squad Survivors - 6 30th Century Soldiers, survivors from the 2nd assault squad sent to the Planet Shroud. They are: Master Sgt. Carl Harris, Sgt. Will Gerrard, Corporal Lisa Davis, Private Bill Studenmire, Private J.T. Pierce and Private Jenna Lamar. 

The Beast - A genetically engineered monster on the planet Shroud.

Cybermen and Rebels.

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<<<The New Adventures of Dr. Who Simulation>>>
<<<Vicious Circle>>>
<<<Part three>>>
<<By Joel Sharpe/Shorty144>>>

THE PLAYERS:

AlexKeegan/David Sharpe as Keegan
Hard2Crash as Justin McGregor
BroganMc/Jennifer Kokoski as Brogan
Shorty 144/David Sharpe as The Mandrake
RobLStubbs as various Cybermen
NORdOUR as Connor
NORdOUR as Sgt. Gerrard
TArkkannan as Tegan Jovanka
Bcat331920 as Rachel Ward
DRTUNA/Alfred Snider as The Doctor
WhitePhx as Lisa Davis? 
Hard2Crash as KANE!


IN A CLEARING ON THE MISTY PLANET CALLED SHROUD 1

BroganMc: 	# : : petrified, Brogan stares into the fog behind her: : 
NORdOUR: 	# Connor>Its this way Doctor and we must hurry.
AlexKeegan: 	# : : : Keegan walks close to Brogan, searching the fog for any signs
of the Beast: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : senses beast lunging toward her, then beyond her shoulder: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor slowly walks into a clearing with a strange
structure at one end: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : : The fog makes it very difficult to see.: : : 
NORdOUR: 	# Sgt. G>Fan out and stay within sight of each other.
Lisa Davis: 	#  : : Follows Connor, gun in hand : ;
BroganMc: 	# : : sees image of Doctor in beast's mind, realizes his intent: : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  Yes, Sir!
AlexKeegan: 	{S fog
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor steps forward towards the structure, hoping it is
the projector.: : : 
NORdOUR: 	# Connor>Just ahead, now.
Hard2Crash: 	# : : trudges through the clearing on the shroud, engulfed in the
fog: : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  Watching everything with a scrupulous eye  : ;
BroganMc: 	#  Doctor, watch out!: :  shouts in alarm as beast charges forward: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor turns...: : : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan lunges unexpectedly toward Doctor knocking him to the
ground: : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : Keegan feels the rush of wind as the Beast leaps amongst the
party: : : 
Hard2Crash: 	: : The beast misses the Doctor and attacks Connor: : : 
Hard2Crash: 	# 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor realizes he should not resist Brogan but fall away
with her.: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan ducks as beast's claw emerges from fog and narrowly
misses...: : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  shoots at beast and misses : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : ...her and the Doctor: : 
NORdOUR: 	# Connor>: : sees the beast attack the Doctor and misses  grabbing him
by mistake: : : 
Hard2Crash: 	# : : the beast claws at Connor's chest and rips it open: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor rolls over on the ground after landing and looks at
the scene before him.: : : 
NORdOUR: 	# No, Mandrake promised I would live!
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : Keegan draws his sonic stunner, holds his fire, not wanting
to hit his friends: : : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  shots 2 more times and gun jams : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan protectively keeps her back to the Doctor: : 
NORdOUR: 	# Sgt. G> Keep firing men!
BroganMc: 	# : : watches chaos around her: :  Doctor, it's that beast. It's huge.
Lisa Davis: 	# : :  Works to unjam gun : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : the soldiers  open fire at the beast: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor sees a huge and horrific beast, and is sickened as
it eviscerates Connor: : : 
NORdOUR: 	# It keeps regenerating whenever it is wounded.
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  shoots at beast again : : 
The Doctor: 	#  How can that be?  Blasts are just healed up again!
NORdOUR: 	# : : : the Beast lunges at the Sgt.: : :  ARGHHHH!!!
Hard2Crash: 	# : : the beast spins around after tearing apart Connor and its wounds
heal: : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : Keegan takes a deep breath, sights the Beast: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : stifles groan of nausea when watching beast devour Connor: : 
AlexKeegan: 	{S teshgun
Lisa Davis: 	#  Connor!!!!!!!!!!!!1
BroganMc: 	# : : gulps realizing it could have been her or the Doctor: : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : the ultrasonic waves assault the Beast's sensitive
hearing: : : : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  backs away toward wall still shooting : : 
Hard2Crash: 	# : : the beast tears at the Sgt.'s head and cuts open his throat: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor is thinking fast. The beast seems immune to normal
weapons.: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : The Beast cries out in pain: : : : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  gun empties and gets tossed aside : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor sees how Keegan's weapon stuns the beast.: : : 
Hard2Crash: 	# ;: the beast repels off the Sgt.'s dead carcass and rushes into
the fog: : 
BroganMc: 	#  Doctor, look at Keegan. He's using a sonic weapon.
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : Keegan sees the Beast is hurt by his gun, continues to fire
at it: : : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : getting hopeful: :  It's working, Alex!
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor pulls out his sonic screwdriver and aims a powerful
burst at the beast.: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	{S teshgun
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  ears start ringing : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : The Beast goes to it's knees, shaking its head in pain at
the assault from the Doctor: : 
Hard2Crash: 	# : : the beast lets out one final scream as it disappears into the
fog: :  {S fog
BroganMc: 	# : : while the Doctor and Keegan attack the beast, Brogan turns her
...: : 
BroganMc: 	# ...attention to the surviving soldiers: : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  It's gone!!
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor raises the level, shaking the flora at the edge of
the clearing.: : : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : goes over to the Doctor and Brogan: : : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : : AA: : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  Are you both all right? 
The Doctor: 	#  Yes, thanks to Brogan. Well, my dear, you have developed an acute
psychic sense, haven't you? 
BroganMc: 	# : : tends to a soldier's wounded arm: :  There, is that better? 
BroganMc: 	# : : turns back to her friends: :  I don't know, Doctor.
The Doctor: 	#  Remind me to always keep you at my back! I would hate to be like
Connor is now!
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : shudders at the sight of the dead bodies of Connor and the
Sgt.: : : 
Lisa Davis: 	# Thanks
BroganMc: 	#  I thought it was after me. But then it changed it's mind, I
guess.
The Doctor: 	#  Feel free to voice these sensations earlier in the future. There
may be more of them about.

IN AN AIR SHAFT ON VISIONWORLD 6

Tegan: 	@  = Air shaft
Tegan: 	@ : : Grumbling to herself, Tegan crawls back into the air shaft: : : 
Well, I know I'm with the Doc again!
Tegan: 	@ One tight spot after another.: : : looks over her shoulder: :   Well,
you blokes comin' or not? 
Tegan: 	@ : : Hard2Crash and Rachel Ward crawl into the shaft after
her: : 
Tegan: 	@ : : Justin: :  We'll turn right at the third shaft and come into the
power room from the back
Hard2Crash: 	@ Justin nods and says: :  Keep up the good work
Tegan: 	@ : : Tegan shoves a cobweb out of her face: : 
Tegan: 	@ : : Grumbles: :  How come the guys always lead from the rear? 
Tegan: 	@ ::: Tegan Justin and Rachel are crawling into the power room :::
Rachel Ward: 	@ Almost
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Peers out grate in air shaft. there's the power room: : : 
Tegan: 	@ : : Tegan spots the grid ahead, whispers: :  Hey, anyone back there
brought a spanner? 
Tegan: 	@ : : Tegan: :  Otherwise we aren't getting this thing open.
Tegan: 	@ : : Rachel passes Tegan the necessary tool: :  Tegan: :  Thanks
Tegan: 	@ : : Carefully unbolting the grate from the wall.
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Peers out of open hole: : : 
Tegan: 	@ : : In the power room, the three technicians are bent over what
looks like a Pocket Nintendo: : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Turns to Tegan and Justin: : :  ready? 

IN THE MANDRAKE'S QUARTERS 4

The Mandrake: 	%  = The Mandrake's quarters
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : walks into his quarters, his face a mask of
barely concealed rage: : : 
DFeld1819: 	%  : :  Kane looks at Mandrake concerned: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : : walks to a table in the corner, places both
hands on the table-top and
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : leans onto the table, slowly, he draws in
several deep breathes: : : : 
DFeld1819: 	%  KANE> Mandrake, what's wrong? 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : the Mandrake whirls around, staring at Kane: : : 
DFeld1819: 	%  : : Kane stares back: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : he fights down the rage for a moment, then in
a deceptively calm voice: : : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  Thomas....... Go check on something.
DFeld1819: 	% : : With earnest: :  Yes Mandrake, Whatever you need
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  Just, for now, leave me alone.
DFeld1819: 	% : : Kane turns and walks out the door, glances back, and closes the
door: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : watches Kane leave, then turns and walks to
his chair, sitting, he
DFeld1819: 	% : : : Kane sits on the floor outside the Mandrake's room, waiting: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : steeples his fingers in front of his face and
closes his eyes: : : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  Thomas!
DFeld1819: 	% : : opening door quickly: :  YES, Umm, Yes Mandrake. What is it? 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  The Rebels are attacking, deal with them!
DFeld1819: 	%  I shall do my best sir. : : closes door with gun in hand: : 

THE REBELS PREPARE FOR AN ATTACK ON THE CYBERMEN ON VISIONWORLD 9

RobLStubbs: 	?  Rebel1>: : planting explosive gives thumbs up when see green
light: : 
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Busy planting explosives, murmurs: : :  one more to go
RobLStubbs: 	? Rebel2>: : making sure no one approaches: :  You ready yet? 
RobLStubbs: 	? Rbel23> Its all clear up ahead so far : : looks down corridor: : 
RobLStubbs: 	?  Rebel20> Are we about ready for the attack? 
RobLStubbs: 	? Rebel13> yeah I think so  : : checking gun: : 
RobLStubbs: 	? Rebel12> All the explosives are planted Lets start the attack
RobLStubbs: 	?   Rebel16> : : leads the others down corridor: :   Attack  : : fires
at lone Cyberdude: : 
RobLStubbs: 	? : : rebels quickly eliminate Cyberdude and move forward: : 
RobLStubbs: 	?  : : Rebels are killing the small squad of Cyberdudes they found: : 
RobLStubbs: 	?  : : cheering by rebel forces: : 
RobLStubbs: 	? Rebel29> Lets teach those tin cans a lesson
DFeld1819: 	? : : Kane walks in: : 
DFeld1819: 	? : : Kane sees Cyberleader and approaches: : 
RobLStubbs: 	?  Cyberleader> We are being overrun by these insignificant humans
RobLStubbs: 	? Cyberleader> Why isn't Mandrake here to give us orders instead of
his pet human
DFeld1819: 	?  Kane> We are being attacked. What should we do? 
RobLStubbs: 	? Cyberman>Crush the enemies Human
RobLStubbs: 	? Cyberleader> We will attack in mass and destroy the humans
DFeld1819: 	? : : Kane charges his weapon, looks at Cyberleader: :  They will not
pass me.
RobLStubbs: 	? : : Cybermen are gathering in a large force to wipe out the
humans: : 
DFeld1819: 	? : : Kane exits: : 
RobLStubbs: 	? Cyberleader>I will destroy the force that opposes us : : directs
troops to advance: : 
RobLStubbs: 	? : : Cybermen and Rebels are shooting at each other: : 
RobLStubbs: 	? Rebel1>Fall back everyone  Contingency plan 17  : : : starts the
retreat: : 
RobLStubbs: 	? Cyberleader>Advance and crush the humans. They are no much for
Cybertechnology: : leads charge
RobLStubbs: 	? : : miscellaneous violence and death and lots of good drama: : 

ON THE PLANET CALLED SHROUD 2

BroganMc: 	# : : looks into the fog: :  I don't suppose it's far is it? 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor looks around the clearing: : :  Well, if nothing more
can be done for the wounded...
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : Looks around, sees the holographic projector in the
clearing: : : 
Lisa Davis: 	# The wounded are taken care of Dr.
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor moves towards the squat structure which must house
the projector.: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : shivers: :  To tell the truth, Doctor, I think I could do without
these feelings.
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  : : : : shimmering the projection forms in the
moisture laden air: : : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor studies the controls on the projector: : :  No further
traps here, I think.
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : looks concernedly at Brogan: : : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  picks up gun and reloads it : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor stands back to see the Mandrake's visage.: : : 
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  Hello Doctor, Brogan, Mr. Keegan.
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : Follows Brogan over the projector, watches as the image of
the Mandrake appears: : : 
BroganMc: 	# Mr. Congenial again. : : whispers snidely to Alex: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor scoffs: :  None of these artificial polite comments.
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  sees the hologram and watches : : 
Tegan: 	$ : : Tech 1: :  Cool!  Ten Million Points!  : : Sees group: :  Whoa!
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  I must say, Doctor, you have done every bit as
well as I thought you would.
AlexKeegan: 	# : : : ducks his head and grins at Brogan: : : 
Tegan: 	$ : : Techs drop game on floor: : 
The Doctor: 	#  I am not concerned with your color commentary on my supposed
skills.
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  I do believe that, assuming that you survive the
next test, that you will be
BroganMc: 	# : : wishes Mandrake would just get to the point: : 
BroganMc: 	# : : senses the beast is not far and is still *hungry*: : 
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  every bit the adversary that I have been hoping
for.
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : Listens to Mandrake, waits for the next clue: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  Oh goody, a sort of temporal brass ring to grab as a prize, I
suppose? 
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  Congratulations. Now for the final riddle, the
answer to which you need only
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  look back to the cave of the Mara.
The Doctor: 	#  The universe is a marvelous and wonderful place. Is this the best
you can do with it, this game? 
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  Home of Fiction, Home of Myth, Place of Illusion,
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  leans against wall, listening intently : : 
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  Hope, Sadness, Greed, Avarice, History, Legend,
Life and Death,
AlexKeegan: 	#  I really do think that it's only a recording, Doctor.
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor listens carefully, trying to get non-verbal signals
from the image: : : 
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  Here, none are real, all are fact.
BroganMc: 	# : Brogan listens careful to the riddle, something about the words
echo in her mind: : 
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  : : : the image shimmers and disappears: : : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor smiles: : :  Then let me have my fun, Mr. Keegan. I
must find diversion where I can.
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor turns away as the image vanishes: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  Of course, Doctor...: : : : smiles also: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : thinks: :  Place of Illusion... Greed, Avarice... Land of
Fiction...
AlexKeegan: 	#  Back to the TARDIS? 
The Doctor: 	#  You know, I'm just practicing for my eventual face to face.
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  puzzled : : 
BroganMc: 	#  I wonder. : : distracted by her thoughts: :  Doctor, what did that
riddle mean to you? 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor looks at the remaining soldiers: : :  Well, we can't
leave them here, and...
The Doctor: 	#  ...I don't know where to take them yet.
AlexKeegan: 	#  No we can't, the Beast might return for them.
Lisa Davis: 	#  I will go where ever you need me
BroganMc: 	#  Then let's take them and go. I have an idea where. : : grins: : 
The Doctor: 	#  Well, Brogan, it sounded like something else I have been known to
talk back to. The television!
AlexKeegan: 	#  I really don't think we should stay here any longer.
AlexKeegan: 	#  Television? 
BroganMc: 	#  Of course, Doctor! And there's only one place I know of that is a
living television set.
BroganMc: 	#  Or should I say sets? 
Lisa Davis: 	#  I agree, I want out of here, : : looking at Connor's body: : 
The Doctor: 	#  Well, that was way before your time, you see...
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan smiles smartly at Keegan and quickens her step back to
TARDIS: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor stops suddenly as the beast growls in the
distance.: : : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  gun ready : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : brandishes his weapon in the Beast's direction: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  Yes, the TARDIS sounds right.
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan pauses briefly at beast's roar, smile fades and she
quickens her pace again: : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : : follows the Doctor and Brogan: : : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan opens TARDIS with her key: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor hurries towards the TARDIS, urging   the soldiers
on.: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : soldiers go quickly along with the Doctor: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : waves soldiers inside: : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  Follows the Dr. and his companions
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor urges: : :  Inside, all of you. That creature may find
some ear plugs.
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : Last one inside the TARDIS, as usual: : : : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  goes inside : : 
BroganMc: 	#  Doctor, Alex! Hurry up. Before the beast works up his courage
again.
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : the doors of the TARDIS close: : : : 

TEGAN AND THE REBELS BURST INTO THE POWER ROOM ON VISIONWORLD 7

Tegan: 	$ : : Tech 1: :  Cool!  Ten Million Points!  : : Sees group: :  Whoa!
Tegan: 	$ : : Techs drop game on floor: : 
Tegan: 	$ : : Subdued technicians are locked in closet: : 
Tegan: 	@ : : Slides the grate carefully to one side: :  Go.  : : Jumps out of
the shaft: : 
Hard2Crash: 	@ : : jumps on the side and hits the ground, ducking: : 
Hard2Crash: 	@ : : covers the technicians with his pistol: : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Grabs worker's neck with arm: : : 
Hard2Crash: 	@ : : stands up: :  Seeing a worker reach for the alarm: :  Don't even
think about it : : the worker
Hard2Crash: 	turns around: : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Grabs rope and ties workers hands behind his back: : :  That'll
hold ya
Tegan: 	@ : : Tegan studies the console in front of her: : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Rachel joins Tegan: : : 
Tegan: 	@ : : Tegan sighs: :  Guess smashin' the lot's out of the question,
eh? 
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Grumbles: : :  Yeah
Hard2Crash: 	@  We can use them as hostages
Hard2Crash: 	@  And they are not the enemy
Tegan: 	@ : : rubs hands together: :   Well, like I learned from the Doc
: : pushes the red button: :  This is supposed
Tegan: 	@  to be the last one you press.... : : : the lights go out: : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Runs over to another console: : : 
Tegan: 	@ : : chuckles: :  Did it again!
DFeld1819: 	@ : : Kane enters and hides behind a console: : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ I'm keeping emergency power on
Rachel Ward: 	@ Big boom time
Tegan: 	@ : : Tegan shrugs: :  Well, we gettin' out o' here er what? 
DFeld1819: 	@ : : Kane counts how many humans and heads back to HQ.: : 
Hard2Crash: 	@  I just love a good pyro technics show,
Rachel Ward: 	@ That would be a good idea unless you want to be a greasy smear
on the wall
Tegan: 	@ : : The rebels leave: : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Runs after them: : : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ C'mon everyone
Hard2Crash: 	@  I have to stay to close the doors
Tegan: 	@ : : Looks around in disgust at the mayhem: :  Yeah, this is one of
the Doc's adventures.
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Smiles at comment: : : 

INSIDE The Doctor'S TARDIS 3

The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor is inside the TARDIS, walks past the gawking
soldiers, and goes to the console.: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  Well Brogan, one guess as to our destination.
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  stares around at the TARDIS, mouth open : : 
BroganMc: 	# : :  Brogan briefly settles the soldiers in the plush seats of the
large Console Room: : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : Helps the soldiers settle in: : : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  sits down : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan joins Doctor at Console: :  Does Vision World ring a bell,
Doctor? 
Lisa Davis: 	#  What is this place? 
The Doctor: 	#  Already keyed in, Brogan. See, this is why I need long term
companions. So much to remember!
AlexKeegan: 	#  This is the Doctor's vehicle, and our home.
BroganMc: 	#  That's the only place, I've ever met Greed and Avarice.
BroganMc: 	#  You should keep a diary, Doctor. : : smiles: : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  It is SO big!
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor flips a switch and the TARDIS dematerializes as the
Beast watches.: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : : The TARDIS is rushing through the usual psychedelic time
vortex.: : : 
BroganMc: 	#  : : watches time rotor go up and down: : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  looks out window and sees all the pretty colors : : 
BroganMc: 	#  So, exactly what do we do once we get to Vision World, Doctor? 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : watches and waits, gun in his pocket again: : : 
BroganMc: 	#  I'm getting tired of these cat and mouse games, the Mandrake
cooks up.
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor smiles: : :  Why, improvise, of course! What we've
always done.
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  begins to clean gun : : 
The Doctor: 	#  Yes, I tire of it as well, but there is something important behind
it, something we need to find out
BroganMc: 	#  We still don't know where your friend, Tegan is.
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  making it shine : : 
The Doctor: 	#  The CIA didn't grant me an open-ended favor for nothing. They are
afraid of this Mandrake fellow.
AlexKeegan: 	#  At the end of the rainbow? 
BroganMc: 	#  Do you want Alex and I to do a rekkie while you have your chat
with him? 
BroganMc: 	#  Tell you the truth, Doctor. I don't like this.
BroganMc: 	#  Something just doesn't feel right about the Mandrake.
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  finds comfort in the feel of my weapon : : 
The Doctor: 	#  MY instinct tells me the holos came from Visionworld.
AlexKeegan: 	#  His congeniality hides something very sinister
The Doctor: 	#  This may be our last stop.
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor thinks of Tegan....her fate must be determined.: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor remembers Tegan fondly...a companion who always
challenged him.: : : 
BroganMc: 	#  Then why do I have the feeling that this is the end of the game? 
The Doctor: 	#  Well, let's hope it is the end of the game, not just the end of us!
AlexKeegan: 	#  I'm not ready for the end of us.
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  wanting revenge for Connor's death : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor takes both Keegan's and Brogan's hands for a moment,
then lets go.: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  No, these three musketeers have a lot of swashbuckling left in
them, I think.
AlexKeegan: 	# : : : smiles confidently at the  Doctor and Brogan: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : smiles bravely and determinedly at her friends: : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  stands up, ready to kill something : : 
BroganMc: 	#  Then what are we waiting for. Watch out Mandrake, here comes
Trouble.
The Doctor: 	#  : : : The TARDIS materializes on Vision World: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  Where's Trouble? 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : looks around wildly: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan sees Trouble dart towards the TARDIS doors: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor rubs his chin: : :  I have followed a sort of beacon
that was in the time vortex.: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  Oh no you don't!!!
AlexKeegan: 	# : : grabs Trouble: : : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : puts him out thru the inner TARDIS doors: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : nudges Keegan: :  I thought you locked him in his playroom? !
AlexKeegan: 	#  Go back to your room, right now!
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The screen is activated, they are in a huge vaulted chamber.: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  I did, I really did!
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  sneezes : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor turns: : :  Who are you all talking to? 
BroganMc: 	#  If that cat gets out of here, we're all in trouble!
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor sneezes: :  You know, if I didn't know better...
BroganMc: 	# : : smiles innocently at Doctor: :  Nothing!
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : closes the door firmly: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  Are we there yet? 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  stifles another sneeze : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor goes to the TARDIS door.: : :  Well, shall we tune in? 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor exits the TARDIS: : : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  follows Dr. gun ready : : 

TEGAN AND THE REBELS HEAD FOR THE MANDRAKE'S HEDQUARTERS 8

Tegan: 	@ : : Heads for Mandrake's HQ with the rebels: :   I'm too bloody old
for this!
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Pulls out gun, ready to burst in: : : : 
Tegan: 	@ : : Sighs, wipes the hair out of her eyes: : 
Hard2Crash: 	@ : : pulls out his pistol: : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Looks around her: : :  Ready everyone? 
RobLStubbs: 	@ Rebel1> The Cybermen should have invested in magnetic
boots: : : laughs: : 
Hard2Crash: 	@  Ready
RobLStubbs: 	@ Rebel13> Armed and ready Sir
RobLStubbs: 	@ Rebel28>Are we ready to break in yet   I have checked the door
for traps.
RobLStubbs: 	@ Rebel28>Its all clear
Hard2Crash: 	@ Just gimme a type of sign girl
RobLStubbs: 	@ Rebel28: : backing away from door just in case he missed
something: : 

IN THE MANDRAKE'S QUARTERS 12

The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : : his eyes snap open and he swiftly stands: : : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : : he walks over to the wall, pushes several
buttons and a screen appears,
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : : he watches the battle un-fold: : : 
DFeld1819: 	% : : Kane returns to HQ: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : watches the Cybermen disappear through the
gaping hole in the station: : : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : raises one eye-brow: : : : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  Kane.
DFeld1819: 	%  Kane> Yes Mandrake.
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  I do believe that in this instance, discretion is
the better part of valor.
DFeld1819: 	%  Kane> Understood sir.
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : walks to a wall where he inserts a disc into a
slot: : : 
DFeld1819: 	% : : Kane looking on: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  We are leaving. : : : : he walks to a "cabinet"
against the wall, opens the door
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : and steps inside his TARDIS: : : : 
DFeld1819: 	% : : Kane follows the Mandrake: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : : his TARDIS shimmers and then
de-materializes: : : 
DFeld1819: 	%  : : Kane looks at Mandrake with a smirk on his face: : 

ON VISIONWORLD 5

Tegan: 	% : : Waits as the front line breaks the door down: : 
Tegan: 	% : : : The door goes down with a mighty crash just as a peculiar
wheezing fills the air: : 
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan stops Rachel from advancing: :  Hang on!  Here he comes!
Tegan: 	% : : A strange blue box with a flashing light fades into existence
in the center of the room: : 
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : : Follows the Doctor and Brogan out of the TARDIS: : : 
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor emerges and looks around carefully.: : : 
BroganMc: 	% : : charges out of the TARDIS and stops in sight of rebbles: : 
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan: :  I knew it!  I knew it!
BroganMc: 	% : : recognizes Tegan from the holo and smiles: : 
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor gasps at the sight of Tegan: : :  Tegan, my dear, I was
so worried...
Lisa Davis: 	%  : :  wondering when I get to kill something : : 
Hard2Crash: 	% : : puts gun back at sight of the doctor: : 
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : : looks around, sees a bunch of armed people waiting for
them: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	% Rebel15> Where's  the villain at ?  : : wanting to shoot something: : 
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan pushes through the rebel line.  Pauses, frowns: :  Hear,
Who are you? ? 
BroganMc: 	% : : gently pushes soldier's gun aside: :  It's all right. I think
we're among friends.
The Doctor: 	%  Why yes, Tegan, you are correct.
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : : looks around: : : : 
AlexKeegan: 	%  Where is the Mandrake? 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : : the Mandrake's image shimmers into existence
before the Doctor: : : 
Tegan: 	% : : Looks him up and down: :  Oh, went and regenerated again? 
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor turns and looks at the new image of the Mandrake.: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	% rebel1/2 > Are these guys on our side? 
BroganMc: 	% : : raises voice to the soldiers: :  It's all right! We're friends of
the Doctor.
The Doctor: 	%  What, no in person visitation? 
Tegan: 	% : : turns with the Doctor: :  Him again!
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : : Sees the image of the Mandrake appear: : : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  Hello Doctor. My sincerest regrets to you and
your companions that I am not
BroganMc: 	% : : nods toward Doctor: :  We came to rescue you from the Mandrake.
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  here to greet you in the manner that I had
planned.
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor whispers to Tegan: : :  But the action always stays the
same!
BroganMc: 	%  : : quiets to listen to the holo of the Mandrake: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  I have been called away on urgent
business........
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan, dryly: :  And it's still not fun any more!
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : : listens to the Mandrake's message: : 
BroganMc: 	% : :  purses lips in frustration, she knew he wouldn't be caught so
easily: : 
Rachel Ward: 	% : : : listening to hologram: : : 
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor concentrates on the image.: : : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  elsewhere. : : : a smile crosses his skeletal
face: : : : 
BroganMc: 	%  He's as slippery as a snake. : : hisses to Alex: : 
Hard2Crash: 	%  : : listens to the holo of the mandrake: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  You will of course understand if I do not tell
you where.
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan shakes her head, sighing: : 
RobLStubbs: 	% Rebel5>: : walking around blue box: : Just how do you call the
police with this thing? 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : draws his sword and salutes the Doctor with
it: : : : 
Lisa Davis: 	%  : :  puts gun away in disappointment : : 
Hard2Crash: 	% : : looks at the rebel: :  You cant
The Doctor: 	%  Whatever you are up to, you now must pay also for this dallying
with us.
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : : whispers to Brogan: : :  and just as unsavory.
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  So, for now, I salute your victory. As I
promised, since you followed my
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  rules, Ms. Jovanka and Vision World will be left
alone.
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan, bitterly: :  Oh, thanks *ever* so much.
RobLStubbs: 	%  : : rebels cheer: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : his smile turns deadly: : : :  Until we meet in
battle again.
The Doctor: 	%  You won't be able to get away with it so easily, Mandrake.
Lisa Davis: 	{S cheere
The Doctor: 	%  Until I see you locked away on Shada!
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : the image dissolves: : : : 
Lisa Davis: 	{S cheer
AlexKeegan: 	%  Magnanimous as ever
BroganMc: 	: : stares after blank holo feeling anti-climactic: :  Is that it?  The
game is over? 
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan sighs: : 
BroganMc: 	Have we won?  : : sounds hollow: : 
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan: :  I doubt it.
RobLStubbs: 	% : : rebels are celebrating: : 
BroganMc: 	% : : turns to Doctor: :  Is the Mandrake really defeated, Doctor? 
Lisa Davis: 	{S cheering
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : looks at the Doctor: : : 
Rachel Ward: 	% : : : Walks over to Justin: : :  We did good
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor stands at ease and looks at Tegan.: :  Well, I think
for now, yes.
Hard2Crash: 	% : : looks at Rachel: :  Yes we did, but I think the doctor did
equally as good
Lisa Davis: 	%  : :  Wondering what I will do without Connor : : 
Rachel Ward: 	%  Did he ever!

IN THE MANDRAKE'S TARDIS 11

The Mandrake: 	$  = The Mandrake's TARDIS
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  Such are the fortunes of war, Thomas.
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  Losing a battle is of minor importance, as long
as you win the war. : : : he
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  : : : face breaks into a chilling smile: : : 
DFeld1819: 	$ : : Kane starts laughing: : 
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  We are going back to Shroud, when I leave the
TARDIS, you remain here.
DFeld1819: 	$ Kane> are you sure that's a good idea sir? 
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  I got along just fine before you became my
assistant Thomas.
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  I am quiet capable of taking care of myself.
DFeld1819: 	$  Kane> Yes. If you need me, I'll be here.
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  Of course, Thomas, I know that.
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  : : : smiles slightly to himself: : :  Your loyalty to
me is above reproach.
DFeld1819: 	$ : : Kane glances with raised eyebrows and a slanted smile: : 
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  : : : enters the co-ordinates for Shroud: : : 
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  : : straps his rapiers to his waist and pulls a
pair of tight black leather
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  : : : gloves over his skeletal hands: : : : 

ON VISIONWORLD 5A

RobLStubbs: 	% Rebel1>: : runs over and hugs Justin and Rachel: :  We did it   !
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan turns to the Doctor: :  Look, Doc, I won't say we didn't
have a laugh or two
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor smiles: : : 
BroganMc: 	%  And he just gets away?  : : sounds disappointed: : 
Lisa Davis: 	%  : :  a single tear falls : : 
Hard2Crash: 	% Without him, Tegan wouldn't have showed us the airducts,
Tegan: 	% : : firmly: :  but I'm 37 years old, I've got a life and
responsibilities.
Rachel Ward: 	% : : : Turns to Rebel: :  We sure did!!
Tegan: 	% I can't go gallivanting all over the universe every time you
whistle!
AlexKeegan: 	%  He'll be captured, sooner or later, Brogan.  I'm sure of it.
The Doctor: 	%  Tegan, I am so glad to see you safe. I am, as you can see, well
taken care of.
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor smiles: : :  But something tells me that we shall meet
the Mandrake again.
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor walks towards the TARDIS: : :  Anyone interested in
lunch? 
AlexKeegan: 	%  Sounds good to me, Doctor
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan, firmly: :  Doctor!  I have to go *home*!
Lisa Davis: 	%  I think I will stay here
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : : bows to Brogan: : :   After you? 
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : smiles at Brogan: : : 
BroganMc: 	%  : : stares beyond Alex at open TARDIS doors: : 
RobLStubbs: 	% Rebel23 > Did I hear some one say lunch? 
The Doctor: 	%  I was thinking about some Thai cuisine, actually....Care to join us
all? 
BroganMc: 	% : : eyes widen in horror: : 
BroganMc: 	% : : sees two furry white ears poke around the door: : 
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : sees Brogan terrified, looks  inside: : : 
BroganMc: 	%  Alex! : : runs ahead into TARDIS chasing Trouble: : 
AlexKeegan: 	% : : : runs like Mad for the door to the TARDIS: : : : 
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor walks towards the TARDIS and talks to Tegan as they
go: : :  And then after lunch...
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan, following: :  Doctor!  Are you listening? 
BroganMc: 	% : : Trouble takes off into the TARDIS corridor happily scampering
away: : 
AlexKeegan: 	% follows Brogan chasing Trouble: : : : 
BroganMc: 	%  When I find that cat....! : : chases into the corridors: : 
The Doctor: 	%  ...I can drop you off at....Heathrow?  Or how about Woolamalloo? 
: : :  The Doctor smiles: : : 
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan rolls her eyes to the ceiling: :  Here we go again...
AlexKeegan: 	{S demat

ON THE PLANET CALLED SHROUD

The Mandrake: 	?  = Shroud
The Mandrake: 	?  : : : : The Mandrake's TARDIS appears on Shroud: : : 
The Mandrake: 	?  : : : : The door to his TARDIS opens and out steps the gray clothed
figure of the Mandrake: : : 
DFeld1819: 	? : : Kane waits in TARDIS as ordered: : 
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  : : : pulls a device from the top of his boot, and
punches a button, summoning
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  : : : the Beast to him: : : 
Hard2Crash: 	? : : the beast walks to the mandrakes TARDIS: : 
The Mandrake: 	?  : : : the fog curls lazily around the thin form of the
Mandrake: : : : : 
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  : : : kneels beside the Beast, placing an
affectionate hand on his huge head: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	? Beast> arggg
Hard2Crash: 	? : : it comes out of the fog and slowly approaches the mandrake: : 
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  : : : : he scratches the top of his scaly head, in a
barely audible voice: : : : 
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  You have done well....... Although it is really
too bad that the Doctor
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  did not realize who you once were..... but then
again, you don't look much
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  like you used to. : : : : he smiles: : : : 
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  : : : : : standing he motions towards the open door of
his TARDIS: : : :  Come, it is
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  time to go home to the Rani.... she will be glad
to see you.
Hard2Crash: 	? : : the beats slowly walks to the mandrakes TARDIS: : 
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  : : : : walks after the Beast into his TARDIS,
closing the door after him: : : 
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  : : : : his TARDIS de-materializes: : : : : 
AlexKeegan: 	{S demat

<<<PAUSE SIM>>>
<<<CUT AND PRINT>>>

extra


AlexKeegan: 	<=====================Keegan
Hard2Crash: 	<---------------------MCGregor
BroganMc: 	<=== Brogan
The Mandrake: 	<========= The Mandrake
RobLStubbs: 	<===cybermen
NORdOUR: 	<======Connor/Sgt. Gerrard
Tegan: 	<===Tegan Jovanka
The Mandrake: 	<========= The Mandrake
AlexKeegan: 	<=============Keegan
Hard2Crash: 	<=========Hard2Crash
Rachel Ward: 	<======Rachel Ward
BroganMc: 	<=== Brogan
The Doctor: 	<===The Doctor, who no longer believes anything is a coincidence.
Lisa Davis: 	<=======Lisa Davis? 
RobLStubbs: 	<==Cybermen
NORdOUR: 	<========Connor
NORdOUR: 	<=======Sgt Gerrard
Hard2Crash: 	ILL BE KANE!
AlexKeegan: 	<<<The New Adventures of Dr. Who Simulation>>>
AlexKeegan: 	<<<Vicious Circle>>>
AlexKeegan: 	<<<Part three>>>
AlexKeegan: 	<<<By Joel Sharpe/Shorty144>>>

BroganMc: 	# =Shroud
The Mandrake: 	%  = The Mandrake's quarters
The Doctor: 	#  = the Clearing on Shroud.
BroganMc: 	# : : petrified, Brogan stares into the fog behind her: : 
Tegan: 	@  = Air shaft
NORdOUR: 	# Connor>Its this way Doctor and we must hurry.
AlexKeegan: 	# : : : Keegan walks close to Brogan, searching the fog for any signs
of the Beast: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : senses beast lunging toward her, then beyond her shoulder: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor slowly walks into a clearing with a strange
structure at one end: : : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : walks into his quarters, his face a mask of
barely concealed rage: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : : The fog makes it very difficult to see.: : : 
NORdOUR: 	# Sgt. G>Fan out and stay within sight of each other.
Lisa Davis: 	#  : : Follows Connor, gun in hand : ;
BroganMc: 	# : : sees image of Doctor in beast's mind, realizes his intent: : 
Tegan: 	@ : : Grumbling to herself, Tegan crawls back into the air shaft: : : 
Well, I know I'm with the Doc again!
Lisa Davis: 	#  Yes, Sir!
AlexKeegan: 	{S fog
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor steps forward towards the structure, hoping it is
the projector.: : : 
DFeld1819: 	%  : :  Kane looks at Mandrake concerned: : 
NORdOUR: 	# Connor>Just ahead, now.
Hard2Crash: 	# : : trudges through the clearing on the shroud, engulfed in the
fog: : 
Tegan: 	@ One tight spot after another.: : : looks over her shoulder: :   Well,
you blokes comin' or not? 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  Watching everything with a scrupulous eye  : ;
BroganMc: 	#  Doctor, watch out!: :  shouts in alarm as beast charges forward: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : : walks to a table in the corner, places both
hands on the table-top and
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor turns...: : : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan lunges unexpectedly toward Doctor knocking him to the
ground: : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : Keegan feels the rush of wind as the Beast leaps amongst the
party: : : 
Hard2Crash: 	: : The beast misses the Doctor and attacks Connor: : : 
Hard2Crash: 	# 
Tegan: 	@ : : Hard2Crash and Rachel Ward crawl into the shaft after
her: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor realizes he should not resist Brogan but fall away
with her.: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan ducks as beast's claw emerges from fog and narrowly
misses...: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : leans onto the table, slowly, he draws in
several deep breathes: : : : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  shoots at beast and misses : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : ...her and the Doctor: : 
NORdOUR: 	# Connor>: : sees the beast attack the Doctor and misses  grabbing him
by mistake: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	?  Rebel1>: : planting explosive gives thumbs up when see green
light: : 
DFeld1819: 	%  KANE> Mandrake, what's wrong? 
Hard2Crash: 	# : : the beast claws at Connor's chest and rips it open: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor rolls over on the ground after landing and looks at
the scene before him.: : : 
NORdOUR: 	# No, Mandrake promised I would live!
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : Keegan draws his sonic stunner, holds his fire, not wanting
to hit his friends: : : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  shots 2 more times and gun jams : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan protectively keeps her back to the Doctor: : 
NORdOUR: 	# Sgt. G> Keep firing men!
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : the Mandrake whirls around, staring at Kane: : : 
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Busy planting explosives, murmurs: : :  one more to go
Tegan: 	@ : : Justin: :  We'll turn right at the third shaft and come into the
power room from the back
RobLStubbs: 	? Rebel2>: : making sure no one approaches: :  You ready yet? 
BroganMc: 	# : : watches chaos around her: :  Doctor, it's that beast. It's huge.
DFeld1819: 	%  : : Kane stares back: : 
Lisa Davis: 	# : :  Works to unjam gun : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : the soldiers  open fire at the beast: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor sees a huge and horrific beast, and is sickened as
it eviscerates Connor: : : 
Lisa Davis: 	: :  Reloads after unjamming : : 
NORdOUR: 	# It keeps regenerating whenever it is wounded.
Hard2Crash: 	@ Justin nods and says: :  Keep up the good work
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : he fights down the rage for a moment, then in
a deceptively calm voice: : : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  shoots at beast again : : 
Tegan: 	@ : : Tegan shoves a cobweb out of her face: : 
The Doctor: 	#  How can that be?  Blasts are just healed up again!
NORdOUR: 	# : : : the Beast lunges at the Sgt.: : :  ARGHHHH!!!
Hard2Crash: 	# : : the beast spins around after tearing apart Connor and its wounds
heal: : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : Keegan takes a deep breath, sights the Beast: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : stifles groan of nausea when watching beast devour Connor: : 
AlexKeegan: 	{S teshgun
Lisa Davis: 	#  Connor!!!!!!!!!!!!1
RobLStubbs: 	? Rbel23> Its all clear up ahead so far : : looks down corridor: : 
Tegan: 	@ : : Grumbles: :  How come the guys always lead from the rear? 
BroganMc: 	# : : gulps realizing it could have been her or the Doctor: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  Thomas....... Go check on something.
Tegan: 	@ <Tegan Justin and Rachel are crawling into the power room>
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : the ultrasonic waves assault the Beast's sensitive
hearing: : : : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  backs away toward wall still shooting : : 
Hard2Crash: 	# : : the beast tears at the Sgt.'s head and cuts open his throat: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor is thinking fast. The beast seems immune to normal
weapons.: : : 
DFeld1819: 	% : : With earnest: :  Yes Mandrake, Whatever you need
RobLStubbs: 	?  Rebel20> Are we about ready for the attack? 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : The Beast cries out in pain: : : : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ Almost
Tegan: 	@ <Rebel forces are planting bombs and fighting Cybers>
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  gun empties and gets tossed aside : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor sees how Keegan's weapon stuns the beast.: : : 
Hard2Crash: 	# ;: the beast repels off the Sgt.'s dead carcass and rushes into
the fog: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  Just, for now, leave me alone.
BroganMc: 	#  Doctor, look at Keegan. He's using a sonic weapon.
RobLStubbs: 	? Rebel13> yeah I think so  : : checking gun: : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : Keegan sees the Beast is hurt by his gun, continues to fire
at it: : : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : getting hopeful: :  It's working, Alex!
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor pulls out his sonic screwdriver and aims a powerful
burst at the beast.: : : 
DFeld1819: 	% : : Kane turns and walks out the door, glances back, and closes the
door: : 
AlexKeegan: 	{S teshgun
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  ears start ringing : : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Peers out grate in air shaft. there's the power room: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	? Rebel12> All the explosives are planted Lets start the attack
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : The Beast goes to it's knees, shaking its head in pain at
the assault from the Doctor: : 
Hard2Crash: 	# : : the beast lets out one final scream as it disappears into the
fog: :  {S fog
Tegan: 	@ : : Tegan spots the grid ahead, whispers: :  Hey, anyone back there
brought a spanner? 
BroganMc: 	# : : while the Doctor and Keegan attack the beast, Brogan turns her
...: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : watches Kane leave, then turns and walks to
his chair, sitting, he
BroganMc: 	# ...attention to the surviving soldiers: : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  It's gone!!
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor raises the level, shaking the flora at the edge of
the clearing.: : : : 
Tegan: 	@ : : Tegan: :  Otherwise we aren't getting this thing open.
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : goes over to the Doctor and Brogan: : : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : : AA: : 
DFeld1819: 	% : : : Kane sits on the floor outside the Mandrake's room, waiting: : 
RobLStubbs: 	?   Rebel16> : : leads the others down corridor: :   Attack  : : fires
at lone Cyberdude: : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  Are you both all right? 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : steeples his fingers in front of his face and
closes his eyes: : : 
Tegan: 	@ : : Rachel passes Tegan the necessary tool: :  Tegan: :  Thanks
The Doctor: 	#  Yes, thanks to Brogan. Well, my dear, you have developed an acute
psychic sense, haven't you? 
RobLStubbs: 	? : : rebels quickly eliminate Cyberdude and move forward: : 
BroganMc: 	# : : tends to a soldier's wounded arm: :  There, is that better? 
Tegan: 	@ : : Carefully unbolting the grate from the wall.
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  Thomas!
BroganMc: 	# : : turns back to her friends: :  I don't know, Doctor.
The Doctor: 	#  Remind me to always keep you at my back! I would hate to be like
Connor is now!
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : shudders at the sight of the dead bodies of Connor and the
Sgt.: : : 
Lisa Davis: 	# Thanks
BroganMc: 	#  I thought it was after me. But then it changed it's mind, I
guess.
DFeld1819: 	% : : opening door quickly: :  YES, Umm, Yes Mandrake. What is it? 
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Peers out of open hole: : : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  The Rebels are attacking, deal with them!
The Doctor: 	#  Feel free to voice these sensations earlier in the future. There
may be more of them about.
RobLStubbs: 	?  : : Rebels are killing the small squad of Cyberdudes they found: : 
BroganMc: 	# : : looks into the fog: :  I don't suppose it's far is it? 
DFeld1819: 	%  I shall do my best sir. : : closes door with gun in hand: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor looks around the clearing: : :  Well, if nothing more
can be done for the wounded...
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : Looks around, sees the holographic projector in the
clearing: : : 
Lisa Davis: 	# The wounded are taken care of Dr.
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor moves towards the squat structure which must house
the projector.: : : 
Tegan: 	@ : : In the power room, the three technicians are bent over what
looks like a Pocket Nintendo: : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Turns to Tegan and Justin: : :  ready? 
RobLStubbs: 	?  : : cheering by rebel forces: : 
DFeld1819: 	: : : Kane running through corridors: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : shivers: :  To tell the truth, Doctor, I think I could do without
these feelings.
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  : : : : shimmering the projection forms in the
moisture laden air: : : : 
Tegan: 	@ : : Slides the grate carefully to one side: :  Go.  : : Jumps out of
the shaft: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor studies the controls on the projector: : :  No further
traps here, I think.
Tegan: 	$  = power room
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : looks concernedly at Brogan: : : 
Rachel Ward: 	: : : Jumps out behind her: : : : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  picks up gun and reloads it : : 
RobLStubbs: 	? Rebel29> Lets teach those tin cans a lesson
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor stands back to see the Mandrake's visage.: : : 
Hard2Crash: 	@ : : jumps on the side and hits the ground, ducking: : 
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  Hello Doctor, Brogan, Mr. Keegan.
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : Follows Brogan over the projector, watches as the image of
the Mandrake appears: : : 
DFeld1819: 	? : : Kane walks in: : 
BroganMc: 	# Mr. Congenial again. : : whispers snidely to Alex: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor scoffs: :  None of these artificial polite comments.
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  sees the hologram and watches : : 
Tegan: 	$ : : Tech 1: :  Cool!  Ten Million Points!  : : Sees group: :  Whoa!
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  I must say, Doctor, you have done every bit as
well as I thought you would.
RobLStubbs: 	?  Cyberleader> We are being overrun by these insignificant humans
Hard2Crash: 	@ : : covers the technicians with his pistol: : 
AlexKeegan: 	# : : : ducks his head and grins at Brogan: : : 
Tegan: 	$ : : Techs drop game on floor: : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Grabs worker's neck with arm: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  I am not concerned with your color commentary on my supposed
skills.
DFeld1819: 	? : : Kane sees Cyberleader and approaches: : 
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  I do believe that, assuming that you survive the
next test, that you will be
RobLStubbs: 	? Cyberleader> Why isn't Mandrake here to give us orders instead of
his pet human
BroganMc: 	# : : wishes Mandrake would just get to the point: : 
Tegan: 	$ : : Subdued technicians are locked in closet: : 
Hard2Crash: 	@ : : stands up: :  Seeing a worker reach for the alarm: :  Don't even
think about it : : the worker
Hard2Crash: 	turns around: : 
BroganMc: 	# : : senses the beast is not far and is still *hungry*: : 
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  every bit the adversary that I have been hoping
for.
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : Listens to Mandrake, waits for the next clue: : : 
DFeld1819: 	?  Kane> We are being attacked. What should we do? 
The Doctor: 	#  Oh goody, a sort of temporal brass ring to grab as a prize, I
suppose? 
RobLStubbs: 	? Cyberman>Crush the enemies Human
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Grabs rope and ties workers hands behind his back: : :  That'll
hold ya
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  Congratulations. Now for the final riddle, the
answer to which you need only
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  look back to the cave of the Mara.
Tegan: 	@ : : Tegan studies the console in front of her: : 
The Doctor: 	#  The universe is a marvelous and wonderful place. Is this the best
you can do with it, this game? 
RobLStubbs: 	? Cyberleader> We will attack in mass and destroy the humans
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Rachel joins Tegan: : : 
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  Home of Fiction, Home of Myth, Place of Illusion,
Tegan: 	@ : : Tegan sighs: :  Guess smashin' the lot's out of the question,
eh? 
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Grumbles: : :  Yeah
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  leans against wall, listening intently : : 
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  Hope, Sadness, Greed, Avarice, History, Legend,
Life and Death,
DFeld1819: 	? : : Kane charges his weapon, looks at Cyberleader: :  They will not
pass me.
AlexKeegan: 	#  I really do think that it's only a recording, Doctor.
RobLStubbs: 	? : : Cybermen are gathering in a large force to wipe out the
humans: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor listens carefully, trying to get non-verbal signals
from the image: : : 
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  Here, none are real, all are fact.
Hard2Crash: 	@  We can use them as hostages
Hard2Crash: 	@  And they are not the enemy
DFeld1819: 	? : : Kane exits: : 
Tegan: 	@ : : rubs hands together: :   Well, like I learned from the Doc
: : pushes the red button: :  This is supposed
BroganMc: 	# : Brogan listens careful to the riddle, something about the words
echo in her mind: : 
The Mandrake: 	#  The Mandrake:  : : : the image shimmers and disappears: : : : 
RobLStubbs: 	? Cyberleader>I will destroy the force that opposes us : : directs
troops to advance: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor smiles: : :  Then let me have my fun, Mr. Keegan. I
must find diversion where I can.
Tegan: 	@  to be the last one you press.... : : : the lights go out: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor turns away as the image vanishes: : : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Runs over to another console: : : 
Hard2Crash: 	{S Power-down
AlexKeegan: 	#  Of course, Doctor...: : : : smiles also: : : 
Tegan: 	@ : : chuckles: :  Did it again!
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : : his eyes snap open and he swiftly stands: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : thinks: :  Place of Illusion... Greed, Avarice... Land of
Fiction...
RobLStubbs: 	? : : Cybermen and Rebels are shooting at each other: : 
DFeld1819: 	@ : : Kane enters and hides behind a console: : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ I'm keeping emergency power on
AlexKeegan: 	#  Back to the TARDIS? 
The Doctor: 	#  You know, I'm just practicing for my eventual face to face.
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  puzzled : : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : : he walks over to the wall, pushes several
buttons and a screen appears,
BroganMc: 	#  I wonder. : : distracted by her thoughts: :  Doctor, what did that
riddle mean to you? 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor looks at the remaining soldiers: : :  Well, we can't
leave them here, and...
RobLStubbs: 	? Rebel1>Fall back everyone  Contingency plan 17  : : : starts the
retreat: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : : he watches the battle un-fold: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  ...I don't know where to take them yet.
AlexKeegan: 	#  No we can't, the Beast might return for them.
Rachel Ward: 	@ Big boom time
Tegan: 	@ : : Tegan shrugs: :  Well, we gettin' out o' here er what? 
DFeld1819: 	@ : : Kane counts how many humans and heads back to HQ.: : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  I will go where ever you need me
Hard2Crash: 	@  I just love a good pyro technics show,
BroganMc: 	#  Then let's take them and go. I have an idea where. : : grins: : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ That would be a good idea unless you want to be a greasy smear
on the wall
RobLStubbs: 	? Cyberleader>Advance and crush the humans. They are no much for
Cybertechnology: : leads charge
The Doctor: 	#  Well, Brogan, it sounded like something else I have been known to
talk back to. The television!
AlexKeegan: 	#  I really don't think we should stay here any longer.
AlexKeegan: 	#  Television? 
BroganMc: 	#  Of course, Doctor! And there's only one place I know of that is a
living television set.
BroganMc: 	#  Or should I say sets? 
Lisa Davis: 	#  I agree, I want out of here, : : looking at Connor's body: : 
The Doctor: 	#  Well, that was way before your time, you see...
Tegan: 	@ : : The rebels leave: : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan smiles smartly at Keegan and quickens her step back to
TARDIS: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor stops suddenly as the beast growls in the
distance.: : : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Runs after them: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	? : : miscellaneous violence and death and lots of good drama: : 
DFeld1819: 	% : : Kane returns to HQ: : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  gun ready : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : brandishes his weapon in the Beast's direction: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  Yes, the TARDIS sounds right.
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : watches the Cybermen disappear through the
gaping hole in the station: : : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ C'mon everyone
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan pauses briefly at beast's roar, smile fades and she
quickens her pace again: : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : : follows the Doctor and Brogan: : : : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : raises one eye-brow: : : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan opens TARDIS with her key: : 
Hard2Crash: 	@  I have to stay to close the doors
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  Kane.
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor hurries towards the TARDIS, urging   the soldiers
on.: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : soldiers go quickly along with the Doctor: : : 
Tegan: 	@ : : Looks around in disgust at the mayhem: :  Yeah, this is one of
the Doc's adventures.
BroganMc: 	# : : waves soldiers inside: : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  Follows the Dr. and his companions
DFeld1819: 	%  Kane> Yes Mandrake.
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Smiles at comment: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor urges: : :  Inside, all of you. That creature may find
some ear plugs.
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : Last one inside the TARDIS, as usual: : : : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  I do believe that in this instance, discretion is
the better part of valor.
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  goes inside : : 
BroganMc: 	#  Doctor, Alex! Hurry up. Before the beast works up his courage
again.
Tegan: 	@ : : Heads for Mandrake's HQ with the rebels: :   I'm too bloody old
for this!
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : the doors of the TARDIS close: : : : 
DFeld1819: 	%  Kane> Understood sir.
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : walks to a wall where he inserts a disc into a
slot: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor is inside the TARDIS, walks past the gawking
soldiers, and goes to the console.: : : 
DFeld1819: 	% : : Kane looking on: : 
The Doctor: 	#  Well Brogan, one guess as to our destination.
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  stares around at the TARDIS, mouth open : : 
BroganMc: 	# : :  Brogan briefly settles the soldiers in the plush seats of the
large Console Room: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  We are leaving. : : : : he walks to a "cabinet"
against the wall, opens the door
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : Helps the soldiers settle in: : : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : and steps inside his TARDIS: : : : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  sits down : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan joins Doctor at Console: :  Does Vision World ring a bell,
Doctor? 
RobLStubbs: 	+: : outside station Cybermen are floating around : : 
DFeld1819: 	% : : Kane follows the Mandrake: : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  What is this place? 
The Doctor: 	#  Already keyed in, Brogan. See, this is why I need long term
companions. So much to remember!
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : : his TARDIS shimmers and then
de-materializes: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  This is the Doctor's vehicle, and our home.
BroganMc: 	#  That's the only place, I've ever met Greed and Avarice.
BroganMc: 	#  You should keep a diary, Doctor. : : smiles: : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  It is SO big!
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor flips a switch and the TARDIS dematerializes as the
Beast watches.: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : : The TARDIS is rushing through the usual psychedelic time
vortex.: : : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Pulls out gun, ready to burst in: : : : 
The Mandrake: 	$  = The Mandrake's TARDIS
Tegan: 	@ : : Sighs, wipes the hair out of her eyes: : 
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  Such are the fortunes of war, Thomas.
Hard2Crash: 	@ : : pulls out his pistol: : 
BroganMc: 	#  : : watches time rotor go up and down: : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  looks out window and sees all the pretty colors : : 
Rachel Ward: 	@ : : : Looks around her: : :  Ready everyone? 
RobLStubbs: 	@ Rebel1> The Cybermen should have invested in magnetic
boots: : : laughs: : 
BroganMc: 	#  So, exactly what do we do once we get to Vision World, Doctor? 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : watches and waits, gun in his pocket again: : : 
DFeld1819: 	%  : : Kane looks at Mandrake with a smirk on his face: : 
Hard2Crash: 	@  Ready
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  Losing a battle is of minor importance, as long
as you win the war. : : : he
RobLStubbs: 	@ Rebel13> Armed and ready Sir
BroganMc: 	#  I'm getting tired of these cat and mouse games, the Mandrake
cooks up.
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor smiles: : :  Why, improvise, of course! What we've
always done.
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  begins to clean gun : : 
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  : : : face breaks into a chilling smile: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  Yes, I tire of it as well, but there is something important behind
it, something we need to find out
BroganMc: 	#  We still don't know where your friend, Tegan is.
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  making it shine : : 
DFeld1819: 	$ : : Kane starts laughing: : 
The Doctor: 	#  The CIA didn't grant me an open-ended favor for nothing. They are
afraid of this Mandrake fellow.
AlexKeegan: 	#  At the end of the rainbow? 
BroganMc: 	#  Do you want Alex and I to do a rekkie while you have your chat
with him? 
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  We are going back to Shroud, when I leave the
TARDIS, you remain here.
BroganMc: 	#  Tell you the truth, Doctor. I don't like this.
BroganMc: 	#  Something just doesn't feel right about the Mandrake.
DFeld1819: 	$ Kane> are you sure that's a good idea sir? 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  finds comfort in the feel of my weapon : : 
The Doctor: 	#  MY instinct tells me the holos came from Visionworld.
AlexKeegan: 	#  His congeniality hides something very sinister
The Doctor: 	#  This may be our last stop.
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  I got along just fine before you became my
assistant Thomas.
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor thinks of Tegan....her fate must be determined.: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	@ Rebel28>Are we ready to break in yet   I have checked the door
for traps.
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor remembers Tegan fondly...a companion who always
challenged him.: : : 
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  I am quiet capable of taking care of myself.
BroganMc: 	#  Then why do I have the feeling that this is the end of the game? 
RobLStubbs: 	@ Rebel28>Its all clear
Hard2Crash: 	@ Just gimme a type of sign girl
DFeld1819: 	$  Kane> Yes. If you need me, I'll be here.
The Doctor: 	#  Well, let's hope it is the end of the game, not just the end of us!
AlexKeegan: 	#  I'm not ready for the end of us.
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  Of course, Thomas, I know that.
RobLStubbs: 	@ Rebel28: : backing away from door just in case he missed
something: : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  wanting revenge for Connor's death : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor takes both Keegan's and Brogan's hands for a moment,
then lets go.: : : 
The Doctor: 	#  No, these three musketeers have a lot of swashbuckling left in
them, I think.
Tegan: 	% : : Waits as the front line breaks the door down: : 
AlexKeegan: 	# : : : smiles confidently at the  Doctor and Brogan: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : smiles bravely and determinedly at her friends: : 
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  : : : smiles slightly to himself: : :  Your loyalty to
me is above reproach.
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  stands up, ready to kill something : : 
DFeld1819: 	$ : : Kane glances with raised eyebrows and a slanted smile: : 
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  : : : enters the co-ordinates for Shroud: : : 
BroganMc: 	#  Then what are we waiting for. Watch out Mandrake, here comes
Trouble.
The Doctor: 	#  : : : The TARDIS materializes on Vision World: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  Where's Trouble? 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : looks around wildly: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	{S purr
Tegan: 	% : : : The door goes down with a mighty crash just as a peculiar
wheezing fills the air: : 
BroganMc: 	# : : Brogan sees Trouble dart towards the TARDIS doors: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor rubs his chin: : :  I have followed a sort of beacon
that was in the time vortex.: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  Oh no you don't!!!
RobLStubbs: 	{S purrs
AlexKeegan: 	# : : grabs Trouble: : : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : puts him out thru the inner TARDIS doors: : : 
BroganMc: 	# : : nudges Keegan: :  I thought you locked him in his playroom? !
AlexKeegan: 	#  Go back to your room, right now!
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The screen is activated, they are in a huge vaulted chamber.: : : 
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan stops Rachel from advancing: :  Hang on!  Here he comes!
AlexKeegan: 	#  I did, I really did!
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  sneezes : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor turns: : :  Who are you all talking to? 
BroganMc: 	#  If that cat gets out of here, we're all in trouble!
Tegan: 	{Smeyow
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor sneezes: :  You know, if I didn't know better...
Lisa Davis: 	{S meow
BroganMc: 	# : : smiles innocently at Doctor: :  Nothing!
AlexKeegan: 	#  : : : closes the door firmly: : : 
AlexKeegan: 	#  Are we there yet? 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  stifles another sneeze : : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor goes to the TARDIS door.: : :  Well, shall we tune in? 
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  : : straps his rapiers to his waist and pulls a
pair of tight black leather
Tegan: 	% : : A strange blue box with a flashing light fades into existence
in the center of the room: : 
The Doctor: 	#  : : :  The Doctor exits the TARDIS: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	<rebel army ready>
The Mandrake: 	$  The Mandrake:  : : : gloves over his skeletal hands: : : : 
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : : Follows the Doctor and Brogan out of the TARDIS: : : 
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor emerges and looks around carefully.: : : 
Lisa Davis: 	#  : :  follows Dr. gun ready : : 
BroganMc: 	% : : charges out of the TARDIS and stops in sight of rebbles: : 
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan: :  I knew it!  I knew it!
BroganMc: 	% : : recognizes Tegan from the holo and smiles: : 
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor gasps at the sight of Tegan: : :  Tegan, my dear, I was
so worried...
Lisa Davis: 	%  : :  wondering when I get to kill something : : 
Hard2Crash: 	% : : puts gun back at sight of the doctor: : 
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : : looks around, sees a bunch of armed people waiting for
them: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	% Rebel15> Where's  the villain at ?  : : wanting to shoot something: : 
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan pushes through the rebel line.  Pauses, frowns: :  Hear,
Who are you? ? 
BroganMc: 	% : : gently pushes soldier's gun aside: :  It's all right. I think
we're among friends.
The Doctor: 	%  Why yes, Tegan, you are correct.
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : : looks around: : : : 
AlexKeegan: 	%  Where is the Mandrake? 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : : the Mandrake's image shimmers into existence
before the Doctor: : : 
Tegan: 	% : : Looks him up and down: :  Oh, went and regenerated again? 
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor turns and looks at the new image of the Mandrake.: : : 
RobLStubbs: 	% rebel1/2 > Are these guys on our side? 
BroganMc: 	% : : raises voice to the soldiers: :  It's all right! We're friends of
the Doctor.
The Doctor: 	%  What, no in person visitation? 
Tegan: 	% : : turns with the Doctor: :  Him again!
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : : Sees the image of the Mandrake appear: : : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  Hello Doctor. My sincerest regrets to you and
your companions that I am not
BroganMc: 	% : : nods toward Doctor: :  We came to rescue you from the Mandrake.
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  here to greet you in the manner that I had
planned.
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor whispers to Tegan: : :  But the action always stays the
same!
BroganMc: 	%  : : quiets to listen to the holo of the Mandrake: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  I have been called away on urgent
business........
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan, dryly: :  And it's still not fun any more!
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : : listens to the Mandrake's message: : 
BroganMc: 	% : :  purses lips in frustration, she knew he wouldn't be caught so
easily: : 
Rachel Ward: 	% : : : listening to hologram: : : 
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor concentrates on the image.: : : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  elsewhere. : : : a smile crosses his skeletal
face: : : : 
BroganMc: 	%  He's as slippery as a snake. : : hisses to Alex: : 
Hard2Crash: 	%  : : listens to the holo of the mandrake: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  You will of course understand if I do not tell
you where.
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan shakes her head, sighing: : 
RobLStubbs: 	% Rebel5>: : walking around blue box: : Just how do you call the
police with this thing? 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : draws his sword and salutes the Doctor with
it: : : : 
Lisa Davis: 	%  : :  puts gun away in disappointment : : 
Hard2Crash: 	% : : looks at the rebel: :  You cant
The Doctor: 	%  Whatever you are up to, you now must pay also for this dallying
with us.
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : : whispers to Brogan: : :  and just as unsavory.
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  So, for now, I salute your victory. As I
promised, since you followed my
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  rules, Ms. Jovanka and Vision World will be left
alone.
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan, bitterly: :  Oh, thanks *ever* so much.
RobLStubbs: 	%  : : rebels cheer: : 
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : : his smile turns deadly: : : :  Until we meet in
battle again.
The Doctor: 	%  You won't be able to get away with it so easily, Mandrake.
Lisa Davis: 	{S cheere
The Mandrake: 	%  The Mandrake:  : : the image dissolves: : : : 
Lisa Davis: 	{S cheer
AlexKeegan: 	%  Magnanimous as ever
BroganMc: 	: : stares after blank holo feeling anti-climactic: :  Is that it?  The
game is over? 
The Doctor: 	%  Until I see you locked away on Shada!
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan sighs: : 
BroganMc: 	Have we won?  : : sounds hollow: : 
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan: :  I doubt it.
RobLStubbs: 	% : : rebels are celebrating: : 
BroganMc: 	% : : turns to Doctor: :  Is the Mandrake really defeated, Doctor? 
Lisa Davis: 	{S cheering
The Mandrake: 	?  = Shroud
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : looks at the Doctor: : : 
Rachel Ward: 	% : : : Walks over to Justin: : :  We did good
The Mandrake: 	?  : : : : The Mandrake's TARDIS appears on Shroud: : : 
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor stands at ease and looks at Tegan.: :  Well, I think
for now, yes.
Hard2Crash: 	% : : looks at Rachel: :  Yes we did, but I think the doctor did
equally as good
Lisa Davis: 	%  : :  Wondering what I will do without Connor : : 
Rachel Ward: 	%  Did he ever!
RobLStubbs: 	% Rebel1>: : runs over and hugs Justin and Rachel: :  We did it   !
The Mandrake: 	?  : : : : The door to his TARDIS opens and out steps the gray clothed
figure of the Mandrake: : : 
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan turns to the Doctor: :  Look, Doc, I won't say we didn't
have a laugh or two
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor smiles: : : 
BroganMc: 	%  And he just gets away?  : : sounds disappointed: : 
DFeld1819: 	? : : Kane waits in TARDIS as ordered: : 
Lisa Davis: 	%  : :  a single tear falls : : 
Hard2Crash: 	% Without him, Tegan wouldn't have showed us the airducts,
Tegan: 	% : : firmly: :  but I'm 37 years old, I've got a life and
responsibilities.
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  : : : pulls a device from the top of his boot, and
punches a button, summoning
Rachel Ward: 	% : : : Turns to Rebel: :  We sure did!!
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  : : : the Beast to him: : : 
Tegan: 	% I can't go gallivanting all over the universe every time you
whistle!
AlexKeegan: 	%  He'll be captured, sooner or later, Brogan.  I'm sure of it.
The Doctor: 	#  Tegan, I am so glad to see you safe. I am, as you can see, well
taken care of.
AlexKeegan: 	{S fog
Hard2Crash: 	? : : the beast walks to the mandrakes TARDIS: : 
The Mandrake: 	?  : : : the fog curls lazily around the thin form of the
Mandrake: : : : : 
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor smiles: : :  But something tells me that we shall meet
the Mandrake again.
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  : : : kneels beside the Beast, placing an
affectionate hand on his huge head: : : 
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor walks towards the TARDIS: : :  Anyone interested in
lunch? 
RobLStubbs: 	? Beast> arggg
Hard2Crash: 	? : : it comes out of the fog and slowly approaches the mandrake: : 
AlexKeegan: 	%  Sounds good to me, Doctor
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan, firmly: :  Doctor!  I have to go *home*!
Lisa Davis: 	%  I think I will stay here
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : : bows to Brogan: : :   After you? 
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  : : : : he scratches the top of his scaly head, in a
barely audible voice: : : : 
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : smiles at Brogan: : : 
BroganMc: 	%  : : stares beyond Alex at open TARDIS doors: : 
RobLStubbs: 	% Rebel23 > Did I hear some one say lunch? 
The Doctor: 	#  I was thinking about some Thai cuisine, actually....Care to join us
all? 
BroganMc: 	% : : eyes widen in horror: : 
BroganMc: 	% : : sees two furry white ears poke around the door: : 
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  You have done well....... Although it is really
too bad that the Doctor
AlexKeegan: 	%  : : sees Brogan terrified, looks  inside: : : 
BroganMc: 	%  Alex! : : runs ahead into TARDIS chasing Trouble: : 
AlexKeegan: 	% : : : runs like Mad for the door to the TARDIS: : : : 
The Doctor: 	%  : : :  The Doctor walks towards the TARDIS and talks to Tegan as they
go: : :  And then after lunch...
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan, following: :  Doctor!  Are you listening? 
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  did not realize who you once were..... but then
again, you don't look much
BroganMc: 	% : : Trouble takes off into the TARDIS corridor happily scampering
away: : 
AlexKeegan: 	% follows Brogan chasing Trouble: : : : 
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  like you used to. : : : : he smiles: : : : 
BroganMc: 	%  When I find that cat....! : : chases into the corridors: : 
The Doctor: 	%  ...I can drop you off at....Heathrow?  Or how about Woolamalloo? 
: : :  The Doctor smiles: : : 
Tegan: 	% : : Tegan rolls her eyes to the ceiling: :  Here we go again...
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  : : : : : standing he motions towards the open door of
his TARDIS: : : :  Come, it is
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  time to go home to the Rani.... she will be glad
to see you.
Hard2Crash: 	? : : the beats slowly walks to the mandrakes TARDIS: : 
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  : : : : walks after the Beast into his TARDIS,
closing the door after him: : : 
The Mandrake: 	?  The Mandrake:  : : : : his TARDIS de-materializes: : : : : 
AlexKeegan: 	{S demat

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