THE TIME TOURNAMENT by Jen Koko with assistance from DRTUNA The New Adventures of Doctor Who American Online, March, 1996 The Doctor (#10), Zoe Herriot, and K9 the robotic dog are the residents of the Tardis. The adventure begins when they wake up, not knowing what has happened immediately prior to losing consciousness. THE NEW ADVENTURES OF DOCTOR WHO America Online 3/13/96 10: 14: 06 PM The Time Tournament, Episode One by JenKoKo with assistance from DRTUNA THE PLAYERS DRTUNA A wandering Timelord ZoeWhovian Zoe, 21st century human K9 mk 4 K9, a robotic dog with a cockney accent Gail Polly Kitty Kat JenKoKo Evil Eve DRTUNA The Master, an evil Timelord THE DOCTOR AWAKENS ON THE FLOOR OF THE TARDIS CONSOLE ROOM DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor lies on the floor of the Tardis: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor slowly shakes his head and lifts it up a bit: : : DRTUNA : # Oow. It has been a long time since I woke up without knowing how I went out! DRTUNA : # Zoe? Where are you? DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor stands shakily: : : DRTUNA : # K9, where is Zoe? DRTUNA : # K9? DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor goes to the console and begins taking a scan.: : : DRTUNA : # What? These controls are non-operational! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor tries to use the viewscreen: : : DRTUNA : # Well, the Tardis has landed, and yet I can get no signal from outside. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor steps back: : : And why am I talking to myself? DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor goes to the doors of the Tardis, which have opened.: : : K9 IS ALONE ON THE FLOOR OF THE TARDIS CONSOLE ROOM K9 mk 4 : # ? : : : out cold and the hat stand has fallen on head: : : Gail Polly : % : : : : observes deactivated dogbot on the floor of the Tardis: : : Gail Polly : % : : : tiptoes over to K9, catlike: : : : Gail Polly : % : : : picks up hat stand and sets it upright: : : K9 mk 4 : % : : : starts to wake up: : : Ow! What hit me? Gail Polly : % : : : raises her head as if hearing a call: : : Gail Polly : % : : : slinks back out the doors, where a shadowy figure beckons her back into her cage: : : : K9 mk 4 : % And what was the hat stand doing on my head? K9 mk 4 : % In fact, where is everybody? *Hello?* K9 mk 4 : % The doors are opened. Maybe they just went out. Gail Polly : % : : : : K9 notices a bright canary yellow glow coming in through the Tardis doors: : : : K9 mk 4 : % But why was I turned off? When I find them, I'll ask. K9 mk 4 : % : : : heads out the doors: : : THE DOCTOR FINDS HIMSELF IN A STRANGE BLUE ROOM DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor emerges from his Tardis: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor finds himself in a peculiar room in a strange blue. : : : DRTUNA : # : : : : : : The Doctor sniffs the air: : : Someone is up to no good. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor takes out his pocket watch to scan: : : DRTUNA : # Hmm, there is a dangerous signal! Just what I am looking for. DRTUNA : # : : : The Master rounds a corner and confronts the Doctor: : : DRTUNA : # Master> Well, we meet again, Doctor! DRTUNA : # Well, I should have known. It takes a timelord to snatch the Tardis out of time like that. DRTUNA : # Master> Indeed, and I did it smoothly as well. DRTUNA : # Where are Zoe, and K9, what have you done with them now? DRTUNA : # Master> Just a little innocent sport, Doctor! You have arrived at a sort of challenge area. DRTUNA : # You have always been a challenge to me. However, this time I am taking you somewhere safe. DRTUNA : # Master> And where would that be Doctor? DRTUNA : # Shada, of course. The cosmos will be safer when you are again locked away, I'm afraid. DRTUNA : # Master> Oh, I'm afraid I have other plans, Doctor. As well, you will have different plans. DRTUNA : # Master> You see, in this blue zone, you will face three challenges. Solve them, and you can.... DRTUNA : # Master> ...meet your friends again, although how you can call that robot a friend is beyond me. DRTUNA : # Yes, it would be beyond you. And I suppose I have no choice but to go along with you, eh? DRTUNA : # Master> Why naturally, Doctor. DRTUNA : # Master> There is one way out, Doctor, and it involves following me. DRTUNA : # Pardon me if I keep my distance. ZOE AWAKENS ALONE IN THE TARDIS CONSOLE ROOM ZoeWhovian : # & : : : Zoe's limp body lies lifeless inside the Tardis: : : ZoeWhovian : # & : : : Zoe opens her eyes: : : Doctor, wh-wha what happened? ZoeWhovian : # & : : : Zoe looks around: : : That's curious! Where's the Doctor? ZoeWhovian : & And K9? ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe shrugs and heads for the Tardis door: : : they must be outside. Just like that! Leaving me. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe opens the Tardis doors: : : ZoeWhovian : & : : : The Tardis doors swing open ominously: : : K9 LEAVES THE TARDIS AND GOES INTO A YELLOW LIGHT Gail Polly : % : : : she settles down on a comfy cushion on a shelf-bench in the cage and begins to wash: : : Gail Polly : % : : : listens to telepathic instructions from her Master: : : : Gail Polly : % : : : as K9 heads out the doors, the cage bars seem to invert, leaving Kat OUTSIDE on her Gail Polly : bench, and K9 and the Tardis INSIDE: : : : K9 mk 4 : % : : : and so is the TARDIS: : : Gail Polly : % : : : Kat raises her head and spots the doggie...whiskers twitch...: : : : K9 mk 4 : % Hey what's all this then? Where am I and why is the TARDIS yellow instead of blue? Gail Polly : % : : rises from the bench and goes over to cage bars, looking in: : : K9 mk 4 : % : : : sensors pick up a life form: : : Hello? Anyone here? Gail Polly : % Sooo.....you can speak, pooch? K9 mk 4 : % Of course I can. I'm a computer. Gail Polly : % : : : reassuringly, mockingly: : : : why of *course* you are, dog... K9 mk 4 : % Now, who are you and what do you want with me? K9 mk 4 : % And where's the Guv and Lady? Gail Polly : % My my, where are your manners? First what is *your* name? Speak! K9 mk 4 : % I am K9! And I ask again, who are you and why am I here? K9 mk 4 : % Well, tell me! Gail Polly : % Wellllll Canine...I am called, appropriately enough...Kitty Kat K9 mk 4 : % Bit obvious, innit? Gail Polly : % You can call me Kitty or you can call me Kat K9 mk 4 : % What do you want with me, Kit Kat? Gail Polly : % : : : sigh: : : little dog...as if "K-9" were *not* an obvious name? Gail Polly : % It seems in the labeling department, we are well matched... K9 mk 4 : Don't look at me, I didn't give myself the name. Gail Polly : % *I* don't want anything from you...I'm here to keep you company, at the behest of my Gail Polly : % Master K9 mk 4 : % Master? What master? Gail Polly : % Yes : ) K9 mk 4 : % Look, what is all this? K9 mk 4 : % Why do you have my cooped up in here? K9 mk 4 : And why is everything yellow? Gail Polly : % Anyway, your message is...Your friends are playing games...and I am to keep an eye on Gail Polly : % you while they have their fun. K9 mk 4 : % Games? What games? Gail Polly : % Oh...this and that. Don't worry, you can't even think about getting to where they are... Gail Polly : % they lie at the other end of the maze...and only *I* know the way through safely! K9 mk 4 : % Yeah right. Gail Polly : % And I am *not* telling you, doggie! Gail Polly : % *meow* K9 mk 4 : % Now let me out or I'll do something unpleasant to your tail. Gail Polly : % : : : laughs, a light giddy laugh: : : K9 mk 4 : % Don't intimidate me or you'll regret it. Gail Polly : % : : : twitches her tail at K9, mockingly: : : : K9 mk 4 : % Right then, I'll just have to persuade you another way. K9 mk 4 : % : : : nose gun pops out and blasts right above Kit's tail and singes the tip of it: : : Gail Polly : % : : : leaps in surprise: : : : YEOW!!!! Gail Polly : *k9blast* Gail Polly : *k9fx* K9 mk 4 : % Now, let me out or I'll do more than singe your tail. Gail Polly : % Well...I really cannot...I have no key, you see... Gail Polly : % But tell you what, doggie...: : : mischievously: : : K9 mk 4 : % No problem. : : : blasts door open: : : Gail Polly : % *k9fx* K9 mk 4 : % Now if you would be so kind and lead me to the Guv and Lady, and I'll leave you tail in one piece. Gail Polly : % Now now now Canine...you leave my tail alone! Gail Polly : % I'll show you the way... Gail Polly : % : : : she prances lightly down a corridor and around a bend, out of sight: : : K9 mk 4 : % Hey! Where are you going? K9 mk 4 : % : : : activates propulsion system and follows kit Kat: : : K9 mk 4 : % Come back you cat! THE DOCTOR FOLLOWS THE MASTER DOWN A BLUE HALLWAY DRTUNA : # : : : The Master moves away down a hallway, the Dr. follows: : : DRTUNA : # Master> I am sure your friends will appreciate your risk, Doctor. Just like Adric did. DRTUNA : # Nice try, but Adric and I have made our peace in a way you would never understand. DRTUNA : # : : : The Master moves through a large elaborate door: : : DRTUNA : # Well, a sort of threshold. Do I go in? DRTUNA : # Master> You are also against time, Doctor, and time wasted is lost. DRTUNA : # Master> If you haven't cleared the 3 challenges in time, you will be vaporized. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor enters the room. : : : DRTUNA : # Master> This, Dr., is the holding room. DRTUNA : # : : : The room has stark smooth walls of blue glass, as is the floor and ceiling.: : : DRTUNA : # Master> The key to the only door is trapped behind a time acceleration field. DRTUNA : # : : : a glowing field appears in the middle of the room: : : DRTUNA : # Master>Anything that enters the field is aged 100,000 years every second. DRTUNA : # Master> Oh yes, and the key you need is made of WOOD. Ahahahahaha!!!!! DRTUNA : # Clever. What fun is this if it is impossible? DRTUNA : # Master> Why look, Doctor, a way out! DRTUNA : # : : : The Tardis appears on one side of the room: : : DRTUNA : # Master> You could just step in and be gone, I am sure Zoe would understand. Like Romana does. DRTUNA : # Romana! DRTUNA : # Master> Romana, you abandoned her, left her in a middle dimension. DRTUNA : # Romana carries on her work to this day. You may not know it, but she stopped your evil... DRTUNA : # ...timelord legion from taking over Gallifrey when you broke out of Shada! Oh, she's been around! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor begins working on his pocket watch as he begins to attack the Master verbally: : : DRTUNA : # I am sure that running out on those you have been working with is common for you, isn't it. DRTUNA : # Master> I use creatures as I need them. DRTUNA : # Which is why you are alone, comradeless, never another mind, a free mind, to consult. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor now begins using the sonic screwdriver on the pocket watch: : : DRTUNA : # Master sneers> I need no weak minded help, Doctor, not like you do! DRTUNA : # Which is precisely why no one ever arrives in the nick of time to save YOU, I should imagine. DRTUNA : # Master> Well, try this Doctor. DRTUNA : # : : : The Master lights the Tardis on fire and the fire begins to spread.: : : DRTUNA : # Master> Yes, you like fire, don't you Doctor. DRTUNA : # Excuse me, are you saying something important? DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor aims his pocket watch at the field holding the key. A yellow beam emerges from it: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The fire advances, the Dr. moves toward the field holding the beam: : : DRTUNA : # Master> A simple force field won't help you Dr. DRTUNA : # : : : The Dr. moves to the field, where the yellow beam has lifted the key through a hole in the field: : DRTUNA : # : : : The Dr. inserts the key, and skips through the door as the flames reach him, but his pants ... DRTUNA : # ...catch fire: : : ZOE FINDS HERSELF IN A ROOM OF RED MIRRORS ZoeWhovian : & : : : She enters a peculiar glowing red room: : : JenKoko : & : : mirrors surround Zoe reflecting her image in an eerie red glow: : JenKoko : & : : As Zoe moves her reflection does too: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe turns around: : : Who's there? ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe is visibly shaken: : : Well, that's funny. JenKoko : & : : Eve bristles quietly in the darkness: : ZoeWhovian : & There doesn't seem to be any one... What was that! ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe laughs harshly: : : Oh, it's only mirrors! JenKoko : & : : Eve copies Zoe's movements perfectly when she looks her way: : JenKoko : & : : Slowly Eve moves toward Zoe: : ZoeWhovian : & Funny, though... for mirrors, ... the image seems extremely lifelike. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Gasp: : : Don't! Stop it! ZoeWhovian : & : : : Crouches: : : JenKoko : & : : Eve crouches in mid step: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe takes a gulp: : : If you're alive, won't you SAY something? JenKoko : & : : Eve gulps: : What would you like me to say? ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe yelps, as she was not expecting a response: : : Oh! You ARE alive! Who are you? JenKoko : & : : Eve smiles wickedly amused: : Of course I'm alive, silly! I'm Eve. ZoeWhovian : & What am I doing here? What are you doing here? ... Why do you look EXACTLY like me? ZoeWhovian : & Are.. are you my future? JenKoko : & : : Eve walks around: : Questions, questions questions. You here to play the game of course. ZoeWhovian : & Game? What game? Why won't you answer any of my questions? JenKoko : & Don't you know players aren't supposed to ask questions. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe begins to feel more uncomfortable, wishing to herself that if she ONLY had some data...: : : ZoeWhovian : & What do you mean, "Players aren't supposed to ask questions?" JenKoko : & Poor little Zoe, not a computer in sight and she's a scarety cat. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Looks around the room: : : If this is a game, it isn't much fun, anyway. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Looks with shock at Eve, thinking, Did she just read my mind? She makes me uncomfortable: : : JenKoko : & The Time Tournament is always fun....for the spectators.: : Eve adds ominously: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe decides that she doesn't quite like Eve: : : ZoeWhovian : & Well, I DON'T like it. How can I quit? ZoeWhovian : & There must be some sort of wiring around here to an exit... : : : Zoe muses, looking around the room: : JenKoko : & You can't quit.: : laughs: : All you can to is win.....and survive. ZoeWhovian : & These mirrors give me the creeps. And YOU give me the creeps. JenKoko : & Why are you afraid of your own reflection? ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe throws her arms up in frustration: : : but HOW can I WIN if I don't know the RULES? ZoeWhovian : & Afraid? I'm not Afraid. : : Zoe shoots back quickly: : : JenKoko : & You're very smart, Zoe. I should know. You'll find a way past these 3 challenges... JenKoko : & If you do, you'll find your friends. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe begins to walk around the room, looking at the mirrors: : : JenKoko : & : : Eve walks behind her: : ZoeWhovian : & Well, that I already know, but: : : looks over her shoulder at Eve: : : JenKoko : & Such pretty images they give don't they? ZoeWhovian : & Look, if you're not going to help me, why don't you just leave me alone, okay? JenKoko : & : : Eve smiles at her reflection in the mirror: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe shrinks back from the contorted image of Eve's reflection: : : JenKoko : That's not very nice!: : pouts: : I want to be your friend, you know. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Looks suspiciously at Eve: : : Why? And why should I believe you? JenKoko : Because we are exactly alike. I wouldn't tell a lie any more than you would. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe turns back to the business of searching the room: : : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe laughs harshly: : : Right. You don't lie. ZoeWhovian : & Anyway, we're not alike at ALL. If you really wanted to help me, you'd tell me the rules. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe mutters under her breath: : WHY isn't there any LOGIC to this room??? JenKoko : & The rules are simple: you must find your way to the center of the maze JenKoko : & along the way you will face 3 challenges. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Exasperated: : : So NOW you tell me.... : : : looks around the room: : : Make it to the center? That's.. ZoeWhovian : & .. impossible! JenKoko : & I wish I could help you more, but my master would not permit it. ZoeWhovian : & "Master? JenKoko : & The evil wizard who plays this game. ZoeWhovian : & Now that's ONE way that we are CERTAINLY not alike. I answer to no "master" ZoeWhovian : & ... Anyway, why should I trust anyone who answers to an evil wizard? JenKoko : & He watches our every move.: : points to monitor screen in top corner of room: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe smiles condescendingly at Eve: : : You really ought to work harder at making your story... ZoeWhovian : & ...convincing. JenKoko : & : : monitor has image of hourglass, sand has already fallen: : JenKoko : & : : Eve gets worried: : You must hurry, Zoe! The sands of the hourglass have already begun to JenKoko : & fall! ZoeWhovian : & So? : : Zoe stands stubbornly: : : What happens if I lose? JenKoko : & You haven't much time before : : gulps: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe's confidence begins to waver: : : before... what? JenKoko : & You will never live to play again.: : fear fills Eve: : ZoeWhovian : & : : Shouts: : : HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET OUT OF THIS ROOM? JenKoko : & I CAN NOT HELP YOU! ZoeWhovian : & : : Looks around wildly: : : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Slams her fist against a mirror in desperation: : : ZoeWhovian : & Ow! : : : Pulls her hand back quickly, as blood trickles down her arm: : : JenKoko : & : : mirror cracks: : What are you doing? : : Eve cries alarmed: : ZoeWhovian : & I'm DOING more than YOU! JenKoko : & : : Eve races to Zoe's side grasping bloody hand: : That was very foolish. You've probably JenKoko : & given yourself 7 years bad luck! ZoeWhovian : & I'll break them all before I die! Give me 8,000 years of bad luck for all I care. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Pulls her hand away from Eve: : : JenKoko : & Stubborn aren't we? ZoeWhovian : & : : : looks past Eve, and notices a crack of WHITE light: : : JenKoko : & What are you looking at? ZoeWhovian : & Hey! There's light behind these mirrors. JenKoko : & Your wasting time! You have to get out of here. JenKoko : & : : Eve peers through crack: : There are hundreds of corridors in the maze. This could lead JenKoko : & anywhere. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Looks incredulously at Eve: : : "Wasting time?" Okay, servant of the master. Then I'll waste time. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe looks around for a tool: : : Hmm.. what can I use to break through this mirror? JenKoko : & : : jumps back when Zoe looks at her head as if it were a useful battering ram: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe doesn't see anything: : : Hmm... : : : Brightens: : I know! JenKoko : & Oh no you don't!! ZoeWhovian : & : : : Sighs: : : what GOOD are you? We're running out of TIME! ZoeWhovian : & : : : Mutters: : : funny, how you can travel with a TIME lord, and yet it always comes back to this... JenKoko : & Now you get it! : : whispers behind Zoe's back while smiling: : JenKoko : & : : thinks: : I hope my master will be pleased with my efforts to waste time. ZoeWhovian : & : : : ignoring Eve: : : Well, then, I'll just have to use my clothes : : : begins to tear at her sleeve: : : JenKoko : & : : Eve watches Zoe with amusement and worry: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe rips a long strand off her sleeve, leaving a ragged tear, and wraps the cloth around her hand ZoeWhovian : & : : : With cloth wrapped firmly around her hand, Zoe grimaces, and begins to punch the mirrors: : : JenKoko : & You'll break your hand doing that? JenKoko : & : : mirror glass begins to fall away exposing doorway: : ZoeWhovian : & Well, at least I'll still have an unbroken one, won't I? : : : Continues to break away mirror: : : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Blood begins to trickle down and through the cloth : : : JenKoko : This isn't a very logical way to do this. In fact, it's quite brutal. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe stops punching and begins to pry away mirror pieces: : : JenKoko : Aren't you scared of the sight of blood?: : Eve asks: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Thinks: I seem to be better off when I ignore Eve... ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe walks through the crack to find herself in a long dark red hallway: : : K9 FOLLOWS KITTY KAT DOWN THE YELLOW HALLWAY K9 mk 4 : % : : : really miffed because today is a bad day for the dog: : : Gail Polly : % : : : suddenly what looks like a fallen tree trunk falls across K9's path!: : : K9 mk 4 : % : : : halts: : : Holy shnikeys! Gail Polly : % : : : calls from around the bend in the corridor: : : Problem, doggie? K9 mk 4 : % Hmmph! : : : flies over tree and continues to follow Kit Kat: : : Gail Polly : % : : : starts singing the Meow Mix jingle while she waits for K9 to catch up: : : K9 mk 4 : % : : : fires a warning shot a Kit Kat: : : K9 mk 4 : % Stop singing that wretched song. Gail Polly : % : : : lithely leaps aside, like a toreador to a bull, dodging the shot: : : K9 mk 4 : % Blimey, doesn't she give up? K9 mk 4 : % : : : starting to catch up on Kit Kat: : : Gail Polly : % suddenly an oil slick appears on the floor, sending K9 sliding: : : Gail Polly : % : : : Kit Kat meows and laughs and a force field appears which ends 18" above the floor: : : K9 mk 4 : % Ha! You think and oil slick can stop me! Gail Polly : % : : : K9 has a dilemma...land and slide or try to fly through a keyhole: : : : K9 mk 4 : % : : : anticipates force field and flies over it: : : K9 mk 4 : % And a force field? How predictable. Gail Polly : % : : : second force field which goes from ceiling to 18" above floor, stops K9 and he bumps Gail Polly : % : : : down to the floor: : : K9 mk 4 : % Ow! That's not fair! I wasn't expecting that. Gail Polly : % : : the opening is too small for him to roll through in the normal fashion: : : K9 mk 4 : % Hmm. Opening is a bit too small for me vertically, but not horizontally. Gail Polly : % : : : Kitty grins as she watches K9 and hears his servos whine: : : : K9 mk 4 : % : : : flips over sideways and flies through the narrow opening: : : Gail Polly : % : : : she imagines her saucer of milk down and around the bend: : : K9 mk 4 : % : : : continues pursuit: : : Gail Polly : % : : Kitty Kat scoots off, out of sight: : : Git along, little "doggie"! K9 mk 4 : % : : : makes sound of tongue sticking out and spitting: : : Thpppppt. THE DOCTOR IS ONCE AGAIN IN A BLUE CORRIDOR DRTUNA : # : : : The Dr. bends down and slaps at his burning pants.: : : DRTUNA : # Seriously, that is ungentlemanly at best. DRTUNA : # : : : The Dr. moves alone down a blue corridor: : : Two to go, I imagine. DRTUNA : # : : : The Master appears in the distance: : : DRTUNA : # Master> A bit crisp around the edges, Dr.? DRTUNA : # No, just working my way through your foolishness. DRTUNA : # : : : Walls appear all around the Dr., he is trapped in a room.: : : DRTUNA : # Master> The next room Doctor. May I introduce a friend. DRTUNA : # : : : A golden sphinx appears in the room, a regal mythological beast: : : DRTUNA : # Impressive. Let me guess.. Yes, literally, I will be making a guess. DRTUNA : # Sphinx> How can a riddle be obvious? DRTUNA : # Well, when it is already part of your experience, I imagine. DRTUNA : # Sphinx> : : : Nods: : : Then answer from your experience and gain the exit. Otherwise.... DRTUNA : # Sphinx> ....I devour you in this room. DRTUNA : # Master> Well, I must be going. Can't stand these types of scenes. : : : vanishes: : : DRTUNA : # Sphinx> When you need it repaired, you can't, when you can, you don't need to. DRTUNA : # Hmm...many things could be that? DRTUNA : # Sphinx> It gave you a new home, and a new focus. DRTUNA : # Hmm, Timelord Academy detention, perhaps? DRTUNA : # Sphinx> Repairs create more smoke than fire. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor jumps up: : : DRTUNA : # Why, my dematerialization circuit, of course! It is part of my experience. DRTUNA : # I could repair it, but didn't need to. DRTUNA : # I've been around a long time, but I'm not likely to forget that period of my life. DRTUNA : # Sphinx> : : Looks down: : Too bad, I've never tasted a timelord. DRTUNA : # Try that other fellow who was with me if you get a chance. DRTUNA : # Sphinx> I might. The door is open behind me. Leave before I change my mind. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor scoots out of the room: : : ZOE IS IN A LONG DARK RED HALLWAY ZoeWhovian : & : : : The hallway looks strangely familiar: : : JenKoko : & : : Eve follows closely behind her: : ZoeWhovian : & Hmmm... these walls blister and pus, just like the walls on the Molten Cave of Doom on Vradoz. ZoeWhovian : & That's funny, I was with the Doctor on that trip... ZoeWhovian : & .. But I suppose he wouldn't remember it, would he... ZoeWhovian : & : : : Turns to Eve: : : I suppose YOU would know why the Doctor wouldn't remember the Molten Cave of Doom. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Continues to walk cautiously down the hall;: : JenKoko : & No of course he wouldn't. And it's all your fault, isn't it?: : Eve adds: : ZoeWhovian : & Fault!? No, it's NOT my fault at all.. How would I know that I would end up back with the Doctor? ZoeWhovian : & : : Zoe continues defensively: : : It's not my fault at all. JenKoko : & If it hadn't been for you, you never would have been separated. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Turns away from Eve, bristling: : : Begins to walk faster. JenKoko : & : : Eve and Zoe walk into darkened cul de sac: : ZoeWhovian : & That's not true!!! We got separated, but I TRIED to find him afterwards, I did... JenKoko : & : : door slams shut behind them encasing them in darkness: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Where's the light go! What happened, eve? : : : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe grabs for Eve's arm instinctively: : : JenKoko : & : : Eve whispers from edge of room: : Do you hear that? ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe realizes she's got a hold of Eve's arm, and drops it suddenly: : : Where? What? JenKoko : & : : swishing sounds in darkness: : ZoeWhovian : & I can't see! : : Frightened: : : JenKoko : & : : swishing moves closer to Eve and Zoe: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Hears a vague swishing sound: : : JenKoko : & Shadow warriors!: Eve sounds frightened: : ZoeWhovian : & Shadow warriors? : : : Zoe whispers loudly: : what are they? JenKoko : & : : swishing is so close the breeze ruffles Eve's hair, she jumps: : ZoeWhovian : & Eve, tell me! JenKoko : & You don't want to know. JenKoko : & : : pushes Zoe forward: : Quickly! You must find the way out! ZoeWhovian : & : : : feels the breeze from Eve's hair: : : Eve! What do I do? : : : Zoe begins to panic: : : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe gropes wildly: : : JenKoko : & Keep your head down. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Her hand brushes against a wall: : : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe ducks her head, and begins to feel along the wall: : JenKoko : & : : shadow warriors converge on Zoe in middle of room: : JenKoko : & : : warrior blade cuts swath through air towards Zoe's head: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe quickly feels a door: : : Eve! I found a door! ZoeWhovian : : : : Feels quickly: : Here's another one! ZoeWhovian : & Which one do I pick??? JenKoko : & : : Eve appears beside Zoe on other side of room: : So do I.: : pointing to other door: : ZoeWhovian : & Hurry! Tell me! They're coming! JenKoko : & : : shadow warriors move closer ominously cutting lock of Zoe's hair off: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Wonders to self, why am I asking her which door? I don't trust her... : : : : JenKoko : & Choose the right one, Zoe. Use your door. HURRY! ZoeWhovian : & : : : But I don't trust myself enough to choose, either! Zoe thinks desperately: : : JenKoko : & : : warrior blade cuts lock off Eve's hair: : JenKoko : & Your door, Zoe! Hurry open it! ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe looks between the doors, and quickly exits through the left door: : : ZoeWhovian : & : : : the left door slams shut behind her: : : JenKoko : & : : Eve follows with a scream of terror: : LEAVING THE ROOM OF THE SPHINX, THE DOCTOR WANDERS ON... DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor continues down a blue, glass hallway.: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor enters a large glass cathedral, all deep blue. : : : DRTUNA : # You know, I like this effect. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor looks up and sees a huge hour glass, with sand running through it.: : : : DRTUNA : # : : : The sand is getting low: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Dr. moves into the cathedral and towards the other end of the main room: : : DRTUNA : # : : : At the end of the room is a yellow door.: : : DRTUNA : # Well, that stands out. DRTUNA : # : : : At the door are two buttons. One green and one white. : : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Master appears: : : DRTUNA : # Well : : : the Dr. scowls: : : what now! DRTUNA : # Master> Well, Doctor, you have a choice here. DRTUNA : # Master> one button will open the door DRTUNA : # Master> the other will release poisonous gas into the room instantly killing DRTUNA : # Master> YOU! And your companions, who will also lose. DRTUNA : # Let me guess, there is more. DRTUNA : # : : the Master reveals two tiny robot statues. One male and one female.: : : DRTUNA : # Master> You always need some friends! DRTUNA : # Master> Both know which button opens the door. DRTUNA : # Master> one will tell the truth and the other a lie. DRTUNA : # Master> You get one question. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor thinks to himself, and then smiles: : : DRTUNA : # Did you ever know any of the Osirans? DRTUNA : # Master> : : : frowns: : : No, why? DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor faces the tiny robots: : : DRTUNA : # : : Points at one: : : Which one will the other robot tell me to enter? DRTUNA : # : : : The tiny robot points to the white button: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor smiles : : : Then GREEN it is! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor presses the green button and then stands up rigidly: : : DRTUNA : # : : : Gas begins to spew from the floor as the door opens: : : DRTUNA : # Master> Honestly, you didn't expect me to play by the rules, did you Doctor? DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor quickly scoots through the door, avoiding the gas plumes;: : DRTUNA : # No, I ever trusted you! K9 CONTINUES TO PURSUE KITTY KAT Gail Polly : % : : : K9 rounds a bend and sees the corridor open out into a room: : : Gail Polly : % : : : The room has a checkerboard floor: : : K9 mk 4 : % Come here kitty. Come for your din-din. Gail Polly : % : : : Kitty sits at the far end, lapping a saucer of milk: : : K9 mk 4 : % Ah, so there you are. Gail Polly : % : : : as K9 rolls onto the checkerboard a faint hum begins: : : K9 mk 4 : % : : : lands on ground and rolls across floor: : : K9 mk 4 : % Hey what's this? My power's being drained. K9 mk 4 : % : : : Stops and the power drain lessens: : : Gail Polly : % : : : laughs: : : And wouldn't you like to know why? Gail Polly : % Look around you...at the floor K9 mk 4 : % That would be nice. K9 mk 4 : % : : : scans floor: : : Bit childish, innit? Gail Polly : % Well, that's my Master for you! K9 mk 4 : % What is this place anyway? Gail Polly : % : : : head jerks upright as if an invisible leash has pulled her neck: : : OW! Gail Polly : % ..sorry Master... K9 mk 4 : % Something wrong? Gail Polly : % : : : quickly: : : Look. This is a mine field. You can probably sense that already. Gail Polly : % But there *is* one safe route across. I can say no more. K9 mk 4 : % Of course I can tell. Gail Polly : % : : : starts humming "If I Could Talk With the Animals" pointedly: : : : K9 mk 4 : % : : : starts analyzing the patterns on the floor to look for a sequence or commonalty: : : Gail Polly : % : : : she continues to hum as she leaves the room through the door across the room: : : : K9 mk 4 : % : : : finds it: : : Of course! It's food that dogs can only smell. K9 mk 4 : % : : : follows the pictures of food dogs can only smell and reaches the door across the room: : : Gail Polly : % : : : Kitty Kat hides in the tryout: : : Gail Polly : % : : : she picks up a little red rubber ball and holds it: : : K9 mk 4 : % : : : recharges for a little bit then heads into the room: : : Gail Polly : % : : : K9 enters the room but doesn't see Kitty Kat. He starts to scan: : : K9 mk 4 : % : : : uses propulsion systems to climb the ledge: : : Gail Polly : % : : : out of sight: : : Yoo Hoo, K9! K9 mk 4 : % Here kitty, kitty. Come and get your tin of meat. Gail Polly : % : : : she throws the ball and it bops K9 in an ear piece: : : K9 mk 4 : % : : : ear sensor is bent: : : OW!!! Now you are really going to pay. Gail Polly : % : : : jumps up: : : Hee hee, follow me! you can't catch me, you can't catch me! Gail Polly : % : : : determined to keep K9 in playroom: : : K9 mk 4 : % GGGrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!! K9 mk 4 : % : : : starts floating through the whole room: : : Gail Polly : % : : : K9 advances on Kitty, who dashes aside: : : Gail Polly : % : : : and jumps on a ledge as the room shatters!: : : : : : : K9 mk 4 : % Come back here, you bleeding feline! Gail Polly : % : : : the room falls away in shards, leaving a few gaps here and there: : : : Gail Polly : % : : : but K9, in hover mode, doesn't fall: : : K9 mk 4 : % : : : K9's propulsion system keeps him afloat as the floor falls away: : : Gail Polly : % : : : he senses his master is near and he scans: : : K9 mk 4 : % You' K9 mk 4 : % You're no fun anymore. Gail Polly : % : : : Kitty leaps out of sight: : : You're on your own, Doggie! K9 mk 4 : % : : : senses for any exit and finds a crevice in the ledge and goes through it: : : Gail Polly : % : : : echoing yowls and purrs but no sight of Kitty: : : : ZOE AND EVE STAND ON A ROCKY LEDGE ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe breathes a sigh of relief, leaning against the door: : : JenKoko : & : : Eve and Zoe stand on rocky ledge: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe looks down, and gasps to see a deep chasm: : : ZoeWhovian : & Are we done with the test, Eve? JenKoko : & Why did you choose that door?: : gasps: : Don't you trust us? ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe turns to Eve: : : Why SHOULD I trust you? : : : doesn't notice the use of "us" ZoeWhovian : & : : : Looks around: : how are we going to get down? JenKoko : & That's the problem with you.: : stands authoritatively: : You don't trust, period. JenKoko : & Not even yourself, do you trust. ZoeWhovian : & No, I trust... but only when there's a REASON to trust. You never gave me a REASON to trust you. ZoeWhovian : & It would be foolish to have trusted you without the empirical proof that you were trustworthy. JenKoko : & : : Eve peers across chasm to other ledge: : That's where you have to go to! JenKoko : & Find away across and you'll win the game. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Points: : : there?? But HOW? ZoeWhovian : & : : : Looks around for tools: : : But I have no tools! NO material to make a bridge! JenKoko : & By walking of course.: : moves toward Zoe pushing her towards edge: : ZoeWhovian : & This is a rigged game! You can tell your master that a game with unfair rules is no conquest. JenKoko : & You have your feet, Zoe. JenKoko : & Not every problem can be solved with tools! ZoeWhovian : & WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? : : : Zoe staggers, prepared to fall: : : JenKoko : & But of course, you wouldn't know that would you. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Surprised, Zoe finds that she still has her footing: : : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe looks down to see her foot is still in midair: : : ZoeWhovian : & : : : But as she looks, her foot begins to fall, kicking some loose rock down the chasm: : : JenKoko : & Simply logical and routine Zoe. If it wasn't in your training manual, you don't know how to JenKoko : & handle it. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Backs up to the cliff, pale: : : JenKoko : & How awful it must be for the Doctor to be rescuing you time and time again. ZoeWhovian : & That's not true at all, Eve! You are not very well versed in the history of the Tardis... ZoeWhovian : & Of the last 56 adventures, the Doctor has been rescued by his companions in at least HALF... ZoeWhovian : & ...and I have rescued him myself 8 times. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe can't hide her smug face: : : Your memory is NOT as good as mine, it would seem. ZoeWhovian : & ... because if it were, you would realize that I rescue him quite a few times. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Turns back to the cliff: : : But a good memory will NOT create a bridge, I'm afraid. JenKoko : & Your always afraid, Zoe. You should learn to trust yourself. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Instinctively, Zoe puts out her foot: : : ZoeWhovian : & : : : To her surprise, her foot does not fall: : ZoeWhovian : & This is ludicrous! It flies in the face of ALL the rules... ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe stops herself in mid sentence: : : Is that it, then? ZoeWhovian : & Am I so blind? ZoeWhovian : & Have I been so completely self-absorbed that I haven't been able to see? JenKoko : & Be careful. : : Eve warns: : It's a long way down. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe begins to walk, tentatively putting one foot in front of the other: : : ZoeWhovian : & It's what us humans fear most, isn't it? JenKoko : & : : Eve watches hesitantly: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Turns to Eve: : : If I look down I fall, ZoeWhovian : & Is that it? JenKoko : & Not precisely. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe hesitates, wavering, she looks down momentarily, and begins to slip: : : JenKoko : & : : Eve steps to edge and looks down: : Let's say, you won't like what you'll see. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Gasping, Zoe quickly looks up: : : Oh my. ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe's heart beats faster, she begins to run: : : JenKoko : & : : shiny pointy spikes pop up from bottom of cavern hungrily awaiting blood: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : As she does, she looses confidence, and the bridge begins to fall: : : JenKoko : & Zoe, wait! Help me!: : Eve calls frantically: : JenKoko : & The shadow warriors!: : screams in terror: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe ignores Eve, then thinks better, and turns back to looks at Eve: : : ZoeWhovian : & : : : But Zoe DOES NOT look down: : : JenKoko : & : : Eve shrouded in darkness: : Zoe! PLEASE come back! JenKoko : & : : as Zoe moves back to ledge, invisible bridge begins decaying: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : hesitates, then thinks better of it: : : JenKoko : & ZOE!: : screams wildly: : I thought you were my friend!! ZoeWhovian : & No, I've got to Win!: : : Zoe continues toward the other side: : : ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe's confidence begins to grow: : : I need to believe in MYSELF... JenKoko : & You aren't a good friend Zoe! The Doctor is a fool to trust you!! ZoeWhovian : & : : : Zoe finishes the bridge in a blind run: : : JenKoko : & : : Eve cries out in pain: : No, please don't kill me? PLEASE! ZoeWhovian : & : : : reaching the other side just as the invisible bridge decays into the air: : : ZoeWhovian : & Sorry, Eve! : : : Zoe pushes through the cave door: : : THE DOCTOR EMERGES INTO A HUGE GRAY CHAMBER DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor stops and looks at the huge room he is in. The blue color is gone. Gray all around: : DRTUNA : $ : : : Putting his hands on his hips, the Dr. leans back a bit: : : DRTUNA : $ : : : Shouts: : : 3 down, 3 wins. Time for you to return to Shada, you Gallifreyan renegade. DRTUNA : $ : : : the room remains silent: : : DRTUNA : $ : : : the Dr. begins to look a little worried: : : DRTUNA : $ Now unless my sense of adventure is off, I should be addressing someone in charge of this fine mess. DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor begins worrying anew about Zoe and K9: : : K9 EMERGES INTO A HUGE GRAY CHAMBER K9 mk 4 : $ : : : enters a new room: : : Now where am I? K9 mk 4 : $ Hello? Anyone here? K9 mk 4 : $ Hey Kit Kat, are you in here? K9 mk 4 : $ Here kitty, kitty, kitty. Come and get your saucer of milk. K9 mk 4 : $ Milk that can be potentially dangerous to your health. K9 mk 4 : $ Well, I don't sense her in the vicinity. K9 mk 4 : $ Might as well have a look around then while I'm here. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Zoe enters the center of the maze, tears streaming down her face: : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Zoe meets the Doctor and K9: : : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor sees Zoe and moves quickly towards her: : : K9 mk 4 : $ : : : runs into Zoe: : : Hello, Lady. Seen the Guv about? DRTUNA : $ Zoe, are you all right? What happened? ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Turns to Doctor: : : : Oh, Doctor... It was horrible... K9 mk 4 : $ 'Allo Guv. ZoeWhovian : $ ... But I learned a lesson... K9 mk 4 : $ Seen any big cats lately? DRTUNA : $ K9, where have you been? ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Looks down: : : K9 here too! Where WERE the two of you? K9 mk 4 : $ Cat and dog chasing. DRTUNA : $ : : : Looks at Zoe: : : Yes. ZoeWhovian : $ ... You know, Doctor, remind me sometimes not to use my computer so much. DRTUNA : $ : : : The lights dim, the crowd applauds: : : : DRTUNA : $ : : : cheesy music fills the air: : : K9 mk 4 : $ Hey, what's all this, then? DRTUNA : $ Announcer: Let's hear it for our contestants, our latest winners! ZoeWhovian : $ : : : A large purple force field embraces the Doctor, K9 and Zoe: : : K9 mk 4 : $ : : : announcer sounds like Michael Palin: : : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Clapping continues, with a few catcalls and whistles: : : DRTUNA : $ Announcer: And now, they are ready to leave the amateur level for their next challenge. K9 mk 4 : $ Oh no. Not again. DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor gulps: : : Amateur? Let me out of this force field. Who are you? NOT the Master! No, not the Master as I thought. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Faint call is heard from audience: : : "Go, Go, Go, Go!! >>>>>>>>>>PAUSE SIM<<<<<<<<<< Date: Thu, Mar 14, 1996 3:10 AM EST From: JenKoko Subj: Evil Eve's Log 3-13-96 Deep within the corridors of the Menagerie of Doom, the prisoner is trapped within the neural transmitter machine. In anquish and fear, cries out Eve as the machine takes the last vestiges of strength from her already weakened body. ::Eve whimpers softly as her senses return to her::Oh, when will these games ever end?! ::she asks in desperation:: Two years was a long time to be trapped in this space dungeoun at the will of her master, but such was the punishment for daring to speak against the President. Morellian justice was harsh, especially to outlanders like Eve and her sister. Of course, her sister didn't mind being trapped here so much since she had her feline friends to play with. Only Eve saw this horrible place for what it was. She longed desperately to go home, but knew the Master of Ceremonies would never permit it. Not even when their sentence was up, would the evil alien let Eve and her sister go free. He was not finished playing with them yet. Oh, how he loved his wicked games! ::The straps of the neural transmitter released, freeing Eve.:: Hastily, Eve sprang away from the metal monster as if she were being scalded. She felt more sick to her stomach this time than ever. It wasn't right. Her opponent had survived. She should be rejoicing that she didn't have to witness another vaporization, hearing the frightened, anguish screams. But Eve felt hollow and unalive instead. It sickened her to be turned into such a wicked opponent. And she did admire Zoe for her bravery and intelligence. She wanted to be her friend, but Eve wasn't free to be anything. On the Menagerie, no one was free. Not the condemened players,not even the Master himself. Eve knew a secret her boss didn't like to tell. The Gamester, as his true name is, was just as trapped on the Menagerie as his victims. ::Gamester's voice booms through air::Eve! Come to my game room. Our contestants are not finished playing my game. ::Eve straightened with resignation::Yes, master. WHERE WE LEFT OFF: The Doctor, Zoe & K9 each woke up on the floor of separate Tardis Console Rooms. Each made their way through a dangerous maze surviving 3 chaleenges of skill, courage and physical prowess accompanied by their opponents/guides (Evil Eve, Kat and the Master). Winning the amatuer round of the Time Tournament, all three succesfully made it to the Center Maze. But as soon as they were reunited, a forcefield surrounded them, the lights came up, applause was heard, and an announcer told them they had advanced to the professional round. The New Adventures of Doctor Who America Online 3/20/96 10: 06: 16 PM THE TIME TOURNAMENT by JenKoKo Episode Two THE PLAYERS+ + + + + + + + + + + DRTUNA The Doctor, a wandering Timelord K9 mk 4 K9, a robotic dog with a Cockney attitude ZoeWhovian Zoe, 21st century human Jason Vego The Gamester, an evil Timelord JenKoKo Eve, slave of the Gamester JenKoKo Kitty Kat, slave of the Gamester (early part of story) ZoeWhovian Kitty Kat (later part of story) THE DOCTOR, ZOE, AND K9 ARE REUNITED IN A LARGE, GRAY ROOM TRAPPED IN A FORCE FIELD DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor turns to his companions with arms outstretched: : : DRTUNA : # Zoe, K9, what has happened to you? ZoeWhovian : # It... it was very strange. K9 mk 4 : # Don't ask. DRTUNA : # I, for one, was put through a number of silly games .... ZoeWhovian : # Yes! I felt like I was fighting against ...myself. DRTUNA : # ...by none other than the Master himself. K9 mk 4 : # I was chasing a cat-person of the female persuasion. ZoeWhovian : # Oh... the Master! K9 mk 4 : # I thought he was dead. DRTUNA : # No, Gallifrey intelligence reports him at large. Escaped from Shada. : : : Dr. lowers head: : : ZoeWhovian : # : : : Notices there is something strange about the Doctor: : : ZoeWhovian : # Doctor! ZoeWhovian : # : : : Grabs the Doctor's hand: : : DRTUNA : # Yes? Zoe, what is wrong with you? ZoeWhovian : # Your pinky finger is MISSING! Did that happen with the Master? DRTUNA : # Yes, I lost that finger on Shada. Sometimes they really do torture me. I notice it every day. K9 mk 4 : # Shouldn't have that grown back by now? ZoeWhovian : # No, no! But, Doctor, you aren't missing your finger! DRTUNA : # I am not sure ... it may grow back eventually. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Looks relieved: : : DRTUNA : : : : The Dr. holds up a hand with 4 fingers: : : Say who? ZoeWhovian : # Ahh, well that explains it, then. DRTUNA : # Let's not argue with the obvious. We need to get out of here and back to the Tardis. ZoeWhovian : # I remember you WITH your finger. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor nods affirmatively as he listens. : : : ZoeWhovian : # : : : : musing: : : I wonder HOW you grow it back? K9 mk 4 : # Regeneration. DRTUNA : # Well, another temporal anomaly, I imagine. It will all become clear one day, perhaps. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Shakes head no: : : ZoeWhovian : # Maybe, who knows. DRTUNA : # Yes, someone seems to be the Master here, but I do not think it is "the Master." ZoeWhovian : # : : : Listening: : : Do you hear something? DRTUNA : # My old repeating gadfly would surely have played a more deadly game, or used us to hurt other. K9 mk 4 : # That Kitty Kat person I was chasing mentioned a master. DRTUNA : # Yes. : : : The Doctor looks around the flat surface : : : DRTUNA : # Yes, force field, and a hidden audience. DRTUNA : # This seems more like the Roman ... : : : The Doctor stops: : : K9 mk 4 : # She sometimes talked to herself. DRTUNA : # That's it! The Roman games. K9 mk 4 : # Where's the tigers? ZoeWhovian : # What is it, Doctor? What "roman games?" Do you mean the ones on Earth? DRTUNA : # Yes Zoe, and in the worst sense of the Roman games. DRTUNA : # We are part of an evil game, but being run by someone who knows me! DRTUNA : # The Celestial Toymaker? DRTUNA : # The Gamester? Yes, the Gamester. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor shouts into the air : : : Hello Gamester! I...see...you! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor shouts: : : I suppose you want to come out and play? K9 mk 4 : # Oh, him. I don't like him. THE GAMESTER SITS IN THE GAMEROOM -- CONTROL CENTER OF THE MENAGERIE Jason Vego : % Yes, yes, come in, come in JenKoko : % : : Eve enters Gameroom with Kat: : You want to see us, Master? Jason Vego : : : playing solitaire: : JenKoko : % : : Kat climbs onto edge of Gamester's desk: : Meow! Can I play? Jason Vego : % This game cannot be played with two JenKoko : % : : Eve hesitantly stands before him: : What do you wish of me now? JenKoko : % : : Kat hisses with displeasure and knocks cards off table: : You never let me have fun! ! JenKoko : % : : Eve can't believe her sister's strange behavior: : JenKoko : % : : Eve thinks: : I don't even know her any more. What has this evil master done to her?! Jason Vego : % I was very disappointed in you Eve, I want you to do a better job next round JenKoko : % : : Eve defends herself: : I did as you wished. I couldn't help it if the Doctor's companion JenKoko : % was smart enough to pass her challenges. Jason Vego : % I want Zoe confused, I want her spirit broken, I want her * at my mercy! * JenKoko : % It is how the game is to be played. Players must survive on their own. JenKoko : % : : Kat toys with Gamester's marble collection on the floor: : I enjoy the games. JenKoko : % They're just purrfectly fun teasing that little tin doggie. Jason Vego : % I'm glad you do : : notices Kat's playing: : Stay away from my marbles! JenKoko : % : : Kat growls when Gamester snatches marbles out of her hands: : JenKoko : % : : Kat sulks in corner scratching the Gamester's upholstery for revenge: : JenKoko : % : : Eve bravely faces Gamester: : The Morellians would not be pleased to learn of how you JenKoko : % have used their prison for your own enjoyment. Jason Vego : % : : getting angry: : What the Morellians don't know won't hurt them >) JenKoko : % You can't do this! The Doctor and his friends have committed no crime. JenKoko : % In time, the Morellians will find out and then where will you be? Jason Vego : % If all goes according to plan, far away from here! THE DOCTOR, ZOE, AND K9 ARE TRAPPED IN A FORCE FIELD ZoeWhovian : # This place gives me the creeps, Doctor. Lets get out of here before we face the next clue. DRTUNA : # Zoe, any ideas about this force field? DRTUNA : # K9, how about you? I would be thankful if you could get us out of here. ZoeWhovian : # : : : listens: : : Yes, it seems to be a mega-high frequency level type h. K9 mk 4 : # I'm working on it. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor mumbles. : : : ZoeWhovian : # That would explain the high frequency buzz I'm hearing. DRTUNA : # If it is the Gamester, what will be his plan? What will entertain him? K9 mk 4 : # You hear it too? ZoeWhovian : # : : : Nods at K9: : : Yes, which means... what kinds of things cut through these frequencies? DRTUNA : # I need to remember what I learned from the Toymaker! ZoeWhovian : # : : : waiting for K9's response: : : DRTUNA : # : : : turns to his companions: : : How about one of those crystals from Tarsos Moon? K9 mk 4 : # Jamming signal. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Smiles: : : Yes, but what if it's a LEVEL H frequency. DRTUNA : # Yes, that's it K9. Jam the frequency, please. Zoe is right, it might be dangerous if type H K9 mk 4 : # Throw a level H frequency back at it. ZoeWhovian : # EXACTLY! field: : : DRTUNA : # I think we can walk through, but it may press on you a bit. DRTUNA : # Well, time to go now I think! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor walks away from the well lit area towards the periphery. ZoeWhovian : # Yes, I think : : : follows Doctor closely: : : K9 mk 4 : # : : : follows and scans: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Dr. makes good time, Zoe at his side. : : : Come on K9, you are a lot faster now! DRTUNA : # What is that ahead? It seems transparent! : : : The Doctor strolls towards it. : : : ZoeWhovian : # : : : : double take: : : Doctor, it looks as if it's a LIFT. : # : : : The Doctor reaches out to touch a glass structure: : : DRTUNA : # It seems to be a tube which leads up and down. ZoeWhovian : # A rather attractive elevator of sorts. K9 mk 4 : # It's a lift. DRTUNA : # : : : The glass tube hums softly and a clear door opens. : : : DRTUNA : # Well, straight ahead doesn't seem promising. Perhaps a ride up or down. K9 mk 4 : # Up looks good. IN THE GAME ROOM, THE GAMESTER IS WITH EVE AND KITTY KAT Jason Vego : % : : loses at his game: Now look what you've done! Stop pestering me! JenKoko : % You are the one who is pestering me! Oh, how I will be glad to be free again! ! Jason Vego : % your freedom must be earned, Eve JenKoko : % But you can't leave here, can you? : : Eve hints: : JenKoko : % Earned? What haven't I already done for you over these 2 long years? JenKoko : % How many have I led to their deaths because of you and this horrible game? Jason Vego : % : : glares at Eve: : Be silent! ! ! : : regains composure: : Or be silenced >) Jason Vego : Eve, Kat you know what you must do Jason Vego : % Places! JenKoko : % : : Startled, Eve shuts her mouth: : JenKoko : % : : Kat walks over: : Hmmm, I get to play a little more cat n dog? Jason Vego : % Yes, fine, whatever. Now leave me. : : returns to his game: : JenKoko : % : : Eve hesitantly exits gameroom behind Kat: : Jason Vego : % : : turns to monitor: : Now, the real fun begins : ) THE DOCTOR, ZOE, AND K9 ENTER A GLASS LIFT DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor steps into the glass elevator: : : ZoeWhovian : $ Well, anything is better than waiting around to play cat and mouse. DRTUNA : $ Let me see, there don't seem to be any controls ... surprise, surprise! ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Looks at K9: : : : or DOG and mouse. K9 mk 4 : $ Been there, done that. DRTUNA : $ : : : The Dr. looks a bit worryingly at K9: : : K9 mk 4 : $ Dog and Kat, actually, Guv. ZoeWhovian : $ Yes, even Dog and Kat. DRTUNA : $ : : : The glass door closes as K9 and Zoe enter. : : : DRTUNA : $ : : : The elevator moves upward rapidly : : : : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Dr. is pressed downward at the rapid rise: : : DRTUNA : $ You know, carnival goers often pay for an experience such as this! DRTUNA : $ Ah, we seem to have arrived, Floor X, Toys, Housewares, Adventure, and Danger. DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor smiles. : : : DRTUNA : $ : : : The glass door opens. : : : DRTUNA : $ I usually am polite, but I think I had better go first. K9 mk 4 : $ : : : Begins to exit: : : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor steps out of the elevator,: : : : K9 mk 4 : $ : : : but the door closes and K9 hits it nose first: : : DRTUNA : $ : : : and the door snaps shut, catching the rear of his corduroy coat. : : : ZoeWhovian : $ Doctor! ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Begins to attempt to pry the door open: : : K9 mk 4 : $ What's all this, then? DRTUNA: $ :::The lift moves away from the Doctor trapped outside. It travels down, down, down... ::: JenKoko : $ : : lift stops at bottom level, darkness ominously peers through glass doors: : K9 mk 4 : $ I don't like the look of this. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Clutching fists: : : Arrggh! I could just PULL OUT my hair. K9 mk 4 : $ I wouldn't advise that. Baldness is not you. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Smiles cynically at K9: : : and THAT from a tin dog. THE LIFT DOOR IS OPEN, OUTSIDE IS A DARK MAZE JenKoko : # : : maze of corridors outside lift lit only by lift light: : K9 mk 4 : # : : : the doors open and Zoe and K9 exit the lift: : : JenKoko : # : : in darkness Kat meows softly: : K9 mk 4 : # I am not tin. ZoeWhovian : # : : : A shadowy cat-like figure seems to fidget in the shadows: : : K9 mk 4 : # Whoa! It's really dangerous down here. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Zoe turns to see a soft white light: : : JenKoko : # : : soft light appears to Zoe's left: : Eve calls from distance: : This way, Zoe. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Squinting: : Where is that coming from? Eve! ZoeWhovian : # : : : Frowns: : : I must be hearing things. I thought Eve died. K9 mk 4 : # And I think this place is structurally unstable. JenKoko : # Come closer. Hurry. : : Eve calls in shadowy voice: : K9 mk 4 : # So be on the look-out for obstructions. JenKoko : # : : At end of corridor, glowing translucent image of Eve appears: : ZoeWhovian : # : : : hesitates, then begins to walk toward Eve: : : K9 mk 4 : # : : : hears meowing: : : ZoeWhovian : # What ... what ARE you? K9 mk 4 : # Oh no, not that wretched cat again. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Kat rustles in the shadows: : : ZoeWhovian : # : : : A tail twitches: : : K9 mk 4 : # I'm going to sneak off and try and surprise her. K9 mk 4 : # : : : wanders down the corridor: : : THE DOCTOR IS TRAPPED OUTSIDE OF THE LIFT CONTAINING ZOE AND K9 DRTUNA : & : : : The Doctor turns and pounds on the door. : : : DRTUNA : & : : : The Doctor removes the sonic screwdriver and attempts to shatter the glass with it. : : : DRTUNA : & : : : The glass door remains closed. : : : DRTUNA : & : : : The Doctor begins to signal to Zoe and K9. : : : ZoeWhovian : $ Doctor! ! ! Can you hear me? DRTUNA : & : : : The elevator moves down, and the Doctor loses sight of his companions. : : : DRTUNA : & : : : The Doctor turns and shouts to whomever is there to hear: : : All right, I am HERE! Let's get it over with. DRTUNA : & : : : The Doctor begins moving, feeling glass walls with his hands as he follows a glass corridor: : : DRTUNA : & I must regain my control, still my anger. I must become clear so that I can win. DRTUNA : & : : : The Doctor stops, breathes deeply, and smiles : : : Yes, much better! DRTUNA : & : : : A door appears out of no where and opens. : : : DRTUNA : & : : : The Doctor enters the door. : : : THE DOCTOR ENTERS THE GAME ROOM DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor admires the room he finds himself in. It is filled with games.: : : DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor also notices it is a complex electronic control center. : : : Jason Vego : % Greetings Doctor! So glad you could make it DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor turns and points to the Gamester: : : DRTUNA : % Your move now, I think. DRTUNA : % This is a strange world, Gamester. Jason Vego : % Why thank you : : beams: : DRTUNA : % YOU are responsible for all of THIS. DRTUNA : % I should think you could do better. : : : The Doctor examines a chess piece: : : Jason Vego : Ya know Doctor, I'm really very hurt. You never call, you never write. Why, we never even Jason Vego : got to play that game you promised me DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor tosses piece to Gamester: : : The white knight is here. Jason Vego : % I was always rather fond of black myself DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor listens and frowns. : : : DRTUNA : % What about my companions. Release them immediately. Jason Vego : % What's in it for me?! DRTUNA : % I suppose you have some stakes in mind? Jason Vego : % Of course I do, I'm the Gamester aren't I! DRTUNA : % Not everything is a game, you know. Most things have very real, very terrible consequences. DRTUNA : % AND WE must not think of them as games. DRTUNA : % These are not game pieces, these are my friends! Release them I say. DRTUNA : % Hurting them in any way could be very unwise, you know. Jason Vego : % Why Doctor, all life's a game DRTUNA : % I prefer not to play with them as stakes. Jason Vego : % Threatening me can also be unwise Doctor DRTUNA : % Why should I play? Jason Vego : % Tell ya what, Doc, I might be willing to play for this : : dangles key in front of him: : DRTUNA : % And why is that key important? Jason Vego : % This key controls all of my games DRTUNA : % Our last contest.. DRTUNA : % If you lose, it is back to Shada for you ... back to confinement. DRTUNA : % And this key will give me control of the system? Jason Vego : % Very well Doctor, I agree to you're terms DRTUNA : % Very well, name a game, but one from the Galactic Game Omnibus series only! DRTUNA : % Not one you invent! Jason Vego : % How about Morellian poker. I've got the cards right here. DRTUNA : % Morellian poker? Very well, but you could never beat me back in school, you must know better now. DRTUNA : % or do you? DRTUNA : % Well, shall we each have 10,000 bars of latinum to bet? DRTUNA : % And ... a sealed robotic dealer, please. Jason Vego : % I'm always up for a challenge Doctor IN A DARK MAZE ZOE IS WITH A STRANGE VISION OF EVE JenKoko : # I'm here, Zoe.: : Eve looks at her ghostly image: : What there is of me? ZoeWhovian : # You look like a ghost! JenKoko : # Why did you leave me Zoe? Why didn't you help me? ZoeWhovian : # LEAVE you??? Why did you deceive ME? JenKoko : # You could have saved me from the shadow warriors. Just like you could have saved your JenKoko : # friend, the Doctor. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Holds hands up to cover ears: : : No, no, no! Lies, lies. JenKoko : # : : Eve nervously twitches with a bad thought: : I...I did what I must. You have to understand. ZoeWhovian : # Understand WHAT? that you are not to be trusted? I already know that now. ZoeWhovian : # I know that ... just as much as I learned that it is important to trust myself: : : JenKoko : # : : Eve becomes frightened suddenly: : Zoe, there is no more time for that. You must follow me. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Looks at Eve: : : You know, for some reason, I trust you this time. ZoeWhovian : # Is this some kind of trick? JenKoko : # : : Eve smiles awkwardly: : Good.: : leads Zoe to weapon cabinet: : ZoeWhovian : # : : : Zoe follows behind silently: : : JenKoko : # Zoe, listen carefully. Your life is in danger. You must defend yourself or become like me. JenKoko : # : : Eve indicates weapon behind glass case: : ZoeWhovian : # : : Listening: : : But how? JenKoko : # Take the blaster, Zoe. You must kill them before they kill you. ZoeWhovian : # : : : looks at weapon skeptically: : : : ZoeWhovian : # I don't know... ZoeWhovian : # What if it isn't true? : : : Looks at Eve piercingly: : : JenKoko : # If I'm right and you don't defend yourself, then you'll be dead. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Thinks about what Eve has said: : : Okay, you're right. : : : Picks up the energy weapon: : : JenKoko : # : : ominous swishing sounds emanate from behind Zoe: : Jason Vego : % I call ZoeWhovian : # : : : A frigid breeze blows by Zoe, blowing out the torch: : : JenKoko : # : : Eve sounding anxious: : Oh no! ZoeWhovian : # : : : Looks at Eve quickly, dropping the weapon: : : what is it? JenKoko : # They're all around you, Zoe! ! : : sees dropped weapon: : Pick that up? ZoeWhovian : # : : : Picks up weapon: : : Let me get out of here! ! ! : : : JenKoko : # Quickly, Zoe. There is only one place you can be safe. FOLLOW ME! ! : : Eve yells as she JenKoko : # darts ahead: : JenKoko : # : : Eve guides Zoe round and around corridors until Zoe's dizzy: : ZoeWhovian : # : : : running quickly, clutching her fashionable hat so that it doesn't fall off her head: : : JenKoko : # : : Eve points to dark empty hall ahead: : There, Zoe. You will be safe. JenKoko : # : : Eve hangs back as Zoe races ahead to open space: : ZoeWhovian : # Thank you, Eve! : : : Turns around as she continues to run: : : I'll never forget you. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Speeds up again as the distance between Zoe and her twin grows: : : JenKoko : # Beware, Zoe! : : Eve calls after her: : You must kill the shadow warriors before they kill you JenKoko : # first! ! THE DOCTOR AND THE GAMESTER PREPARE TO PLAY THEIR LAST GAME DRTUNA : % : : : A black obsidian table appears out of no where, high backed chairs face each other: : : DRTUNA : % : : : a silvery robotic dealer seems ready. Takes cards from table: : : DRTUNA : % Nicely done, at least, sir. DRTUNA : % : : : The Dr. takes a seat: : : Jason Vego : % Why thank you. I aim to please >) DRTUNA : % : : : Doctor and Gamester play poker.: : : DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor is completely expressionless.: : : DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor looks at his hand of hexagonal cards: : : DRTUNA : % Very well, I opt for two replacements. DRTUNA : % : : : On the table is the key to the computer override control. : : : DRTUNA : % You know, if I knew about Rassillon what I know now,.... DRTUNA : % I would have taken things differently back at the Academy. DRTUNA : % I bid three hundred Jason Vego : % You weren't much fun then either Jason Vego : % I call DRTUNA : % : : : On a monitor the Doctor Zoe and K9's progress. : : : DRTUNA : % 5 star fruits, all down. Jason Vego : % Drat! : : throws cards on the table: : DRTUNA : % I remember your fascination with that newly regenerated Temporal Manipulation Cybernetics professor. DRTUNA : % How did you lose you sense of place and become .... DRTUNA : % ...the pathetically perplexed player you are now? Jason Vego : The game's not over yet! K9 MOVES ALONG, SEARCHING FOR KITTY KAT ZoeWhovian : ! : : : Kat meows nastily: : : K9 mk 4 : ! : : : activates propulsion system to move quietly: : : K9 mk 4 : ! : : : quietly down the hall: : : ZoeWhovian : ! : : : Kat weaves in and out of the shadows menacingly: : : K9 mk 4 : ! : : : K9 thinks: : : Here kitty, kitty, kitty. ZoeWhovian : ! : : : : Kat is crouched ready to pounce: : : ZoeWhovian : ! : : : : Sprints to K9 and takes a nasty Kat swat at his nose: : : K9 mk 4 : ! : : : K9's got a surprise for you: : : ZoeWhovian : ! : : : Yowls contentedly: : : K9 mk 4 : ! * KONK* Ow! K9 mk 4 : ! : : : Kat then jumps on K9, knocking off his other ear sensor in the process: : : K9 mk 4 : ! OI! You're not playing fair! ZoeWhovian : ! : : : : Kat's yowl resonates through the hall, as she plucks the ear radar up off the ground... ZoeWhovian : ! : : : Snatching it off as she runs away: : : K9 mk 4 : ! Hey! Give that back! : : : gets back up, extends nose blaster, and follows in hot pursuit: : : K9 mk 4 : ! * K9FX* ZoeWhovian : ! : : : The eerie sound of a Kat laughing resonates down the hall: : : K9 mk 4 : ! : : : K9'S lost his hearing: : : K9 mk 4 : ! : : : external hearing, anyway: : : K9 mk 4 : ! : : : sees Kit Kat enter a door. K9 follows: : : ZoeWhovian : ! : : : Kit kat jumps with agility up into the rafters: : : ZoeWhovian : ! : : : Sits down lazily, and begins to preen, high above K9: : : K9 mk 4 : ! You know what? I don't like you. ZoeWhovian : ! : : : Barely glancing at K9, Kit Kat continues to lick her paw: : : ZoeWhovian : ! : : : Kit Kat yawns contentedly: : : K9 mk 4 : ! : : : suddenly floats up to the rafters and heads straight for Kit Kat: : : ZoeWhovian : ! : : : Kit Kat sits up quickly, running down the rafters: : : ZoeWhovian : ! : : : Kit Kat scampers out of the room: : : : K9 mk 4 : ! I hate cats. K9 mk 4 : ! : : : follows Kit Kat: : : THE DOCTOR AND THE GAMESTER CONTINUE THEIR MATCH DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor and the Gamester play on. Each winning some. : : : DRTUNA : % How about one last hand? Jason Vego : % Deal DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor picks up his new hand and smiles. : : : DRTUNA : % Raise you 1000. You will like Shada this time of year. Jason Vego : % AArgh! fold DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor snatches the key and goes to the computer. : : : DRTUNA : % : : : the Doctor takes the key and inserts it in the computer control panel. : : : DRTUNA : % : : : The computer goes nuts.: : : Jason Vego : (m) At last DRTUNA : % : : : A force field descends trapping the Doctor.: : : DRTUNA : % : : : Victory bells and songs chant through the sound system and the lights flicker. : : : Jason Vego : % ahahahahahahahahahh! ! ! ! 1 DRTUNA : % What is this! I have won, the computer should obey ME! DRTUNA : % Computer, release me! Jason Vego : % Congratulations Doctor! ! ! You're the new Game master! HAHAHAHAHAHAH! ! ! DRTUNA : % How could I have fallen for this? There were stakes you didn't tell me about! Jason Vego : % That was a risk you were willing to take Doctor! ! DRTUNA : % You wanted me to win! DRTUNA : % I was too eager to win the game, and not watching the gamers from outside the game! Jason Vego : % I hope you enjoyed your victory DRTUNA : % I don't want to be trapped here as a Game Master! DRTUNA : % And I HATE games after a while! DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor shakes his head : : : Zoe, K9, have I trapped you here as well? Jason Vego : % Don't worry Doc, I'm sure it will grow on you after a few century's. AHAHAHAHAH! IN THE CENTER OF THE DARK MAZE ZoeWhovian : * : : : Zoe rushes into the center: : : K9 mk 4 : * : : : Kat rushes past Zoe: : : ZoeWhovian : * : : : A catlike figure brushes past Zoe: : : JenKoko : + : : Eve follows hesitantly, something is bothering her: : K9 mk 4 : * : : : K9 enters, gun blaring: : : ZoeWhovian : * What was that? JenKoko : + : : Eve's image fades in and out as her physical mind struggles nearby: : ZoeWhovian : * : : : Shivers: : : Shadow Warriors! ZoeWhovian : * : : : Aims her weapon: : : JenKoko : + : : Eve thinks: : NO! I can't do this. No more killing! It's not right! K9 mk 4 : * : : : K9 enters Zoe's field of vision: : : JenKoko : + : : Eve's ghostly image becomes solid as she approaches Zoe silently from behind: : JenKoko : + : : Eve pushes Zoe just at the moment she fires at K9: : ZoeWhovian : * : : : Zoe falls to the side as her weapon clatters to the ground: : : : ZoeWhovian : * : : : Kat growls, hisses, and menacingly attacks the fallen Zoe: : : K9 mk 4 : * Hello Lady. Were you going to fire on me? K9 mk 4 : * : : : sees Kat and fires with a lot of energy: : : ZoeWhovian : * : : : Kat's yowl of pain sends chills down Zoe's spine: : : K9 mk 4 : * : : : Kat goes down, smoking: : : K9 mk 4 : * Ah, that's better. JenKoko : * : : Eve's image fades as intense pain goes throughout her real body: : ZoeWhovian : * : : : Zoe waves away the dust coughing: : : K9 mk 4 : * Oops! I killed her. ZoeWhovian : * : : : Sees Eve disappearing: : : Eve! ZoeWhovian : * Eve... you saved my life! K9 mk 4 : * : : : activates magnet and ear pops back on: : : JenKoko : * Help... me... plea...: : Eve's voice weakly fades away in desperation: : ZoeWhovian : * : : : Looks up squinting into a fierce light: : : JenKoko : * : : strange mechanical sounds akin to heartbeats emanate from within light: : K9 mk 4 : * Boy, did I really fry her. ZoeWhovian : * : : : A large crack in the wall is left blasted open by the weapon as it dropped and fired: : : ZoeWhovian : * : : : Walks open to the crack: : : ZoeWhovian : * : : : Gasps: : : Oh my... Eve! DRTUNA: * :::Inside the smoking crack, they can see the "real" Eve tied down to a platform, with neural connectors attacched to her head.::: K9 mk 4 : * There's someone behind there. ZoeWhovian : * : : : Zoe stands transfixed, as the Doctor Who theme song begins: : : K9 mk 4 : * Doctor Who theme* TRAPPED BY THE GREAT GAME COMPUTER, THE GAMESTER TAUNTS THE DOCTOR DRTUNA : % This isn't the end Gamester, you will see! Jason Vego : % Oh but it is the end Doctor, you just haven't realized it yet. DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor looks straight ahead: : There is a way. I will find it! Jason Vego : % I'd love to stay and chat, but I've got places to go, people to see, you know how it is. Jason Vego : % Enjoy eternity Doctor! ! Maybe I'll drop by in a few millennia. >) Jason Vego : % Damn! Here you are, humiliated, and I forgot my camera! Jason Vego : % Oh well. Good-bye Doctor : : exits: : K9 mk 4 : * Doctor Who theme* DRTUNA : % : : : fade to Doctor humiliated as credits roll: : : JenKoko : <<<>>>> >>>>>>>PAUSE SIM<<<<<<<<<< Date: Tue, Mar 26, 1996 9:54 PM EST From: DRTUNA Subj: Doctor's Log 3-19-96 Where does the game leave off and the external reality begin? In concentrating on winning the poker game against the Gamester (his territory more than mine certainly) I missed the obvious clue. He was trying to lose. The winner gains control of the gaming computer, but only on this world. The gaming computer keeps the winner from leaving that control. Until someone else is drawn in, to win a challenge, to become the new Master of Ceremonies. It makes sense, really. Those who observe the gaming would want a master gamer to be in charge, so only a master gamer can win the way to the final match. The previous matches are the real test, and the final match is always fixed so that the current MC can lose. I had lost before that game started. I had focused on the game and not the total situation, and now I was trapped, an unwilling MC on a planet of sick game shows. My idea of hell, really. I should have seen through, and realized that even the Gamester would not want to stay here. The computer is reaching into my mind. Actual microscopic nerve probes are beginning to penetrate my cortex. I wonder if the Gamester had permanent damage? I must concentrate to deal with the probes. WHERE WE LEFT OFF: The Gamester tricked the Doctor into becoming the new Master of Ceremonies for the Menagerie by letting him win a game of poker. While the Doctor was caught by the Menagerie's computer forcefield, the Gamester made his escape. Meanwhile, Zoe and K9 avoided killing each other in the Dark Maze. They had just stumbled onto the Neural Transmitter, the true prison of Zoe's nemesis, Eve. THE NEW ADVENTURES OF DOCTOR WHO AMERICA ONLINE 3/26/96 10: 16: 26 PM THE TIME TOURNAMENT Episode Three By Jen KoKo with assistance from Dr. Tuna THE PLAYERS DRTUNA The Doctor, a wandering Timelord GailPolly Zoe, 21st century Earth Human K9mk4 K9, a robotic dog JenKoKo Eve, a prisoner in the mengeric (also Zoe at the end) FelixLeiter The Gamester, an evil Timelord <<>> <<>> <<>> <<>> IN THE GAME ROOM, THE DOCTOR HAS BEEN TRAPPED AND LINKED TO THE GREAT GAME COMPUTER DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor is trapped in the Game Room, where the Great Game Computer is invading his mind: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor fights with his will as the computer attempts to invade his brain with...: : : DRTUNA : # : : : ...microscopic neural implants.: : : DRTUNA : # I will control my brain! : : : The Doctor contorts his face: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor attempts to shut down portions of his brain to guide the invading probes: : : DRTUNA : # Damn you Gamester, you trapped me by losing! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor activates the primal anger centers of his brain, shutting down the rest.: : : DRTUNA : # Curse you, Gamester, I will escape from this machine, and when I do.... DRTUNA : # ...I will track you down, wherever you might go, and I will find you...and I will crush you.... DRTUNA : # And you will know, you'll know, that it is I, the Doctor, the triumphant Timelord renegade... DRTUNA : # ...who has encompassed your doom! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor scowls with anger.: : DRTUNA : # : : : The activation of the primal rage centers of the Doctor's brain drew the computer's probes...: : : DRTUNA : # : : : ...towards those centers, and not to primary reasoning centers.: : : DRTUNA : # : : : Thus, the Doctor has avoided total control.: : : VICTORIOUS, THE GAMESTER TAKES A LAST LOOK AT THE MENAGERIE AS HE HEADS FOR THE TARDIS FelxLeiter : : : Happily traipsing through corridors: : he he he he he I've Won! I've won! I've won! FelxLeiter : : : wonders what the doctor is thinking at the moment: : : ) ZOE AND K9 HAVE FOUND THE "REAL" EVE, TRAPPED IN AN EVIL LOOKING MACHINE WITH A NEURAL NET ATTACHED TO HER JenKoko : % : : Eve winces as neural transmitter begins to feed on her brain: : K9 mk 4 : % I don't like the look of that. JenKoko : % : : Through pain, Eve hears Zoe's voice call her name: : Gail Polly : % Eve! Gail Polly : % can you hear me? JenKoko : % : : transmitter hums ominously: : No..Stop...Help....me JenKoko : % : : Eve struggles futilely against her bonds: : K9 mk 4 : % Maybe we should get her out. Gail Polly : % K9, can you find a way to break her bonds? Gail Polly : % Scan the neural net...maybe there's an opening K9 mk 4 : % Hmm. Let me try something. JenKoko : % : : transmitter glows brightly sucking the life out of Eve's mind: : Gail Polly : % Eve! Hang on, we're coming! Gail Polly : % Fight it! K9 mk 4 : % : : : activates a high-pitched frequency and disables the neural net thingamabob: : : JenKoko : % : : hears Zoe's words but doesn't understand: : Gail Polly : % Think like me...think of e=mc squared Gail Polly : % Just think pure mathematics....no other thought JenKoko : % Energy: : Eve gasps: : ....too great.....uugh Gail Polly : % Maybe that can protect you! Gail Polly : % K9 is it working? K9 mk 4 : % Sort of, but I need to give it some physical help. JenKoko : % : : cluttered mind grasps Zoe's last words: : E=MC squared? What? Gail Polly : % Yes! Eve...do your sums in your mind...you know! K9 mk 4 : % : : : extends blaster and shoots off the connections around Eve: : : Gail Polly : % Is it safe to approach K9? JenKoko : % : : Eve thinks: : Must concentrate. E equals energy... Gail Polly : % : : : moves forward slightly: : : : K9 mk 4 : % Yes. You may proceed and extract the person. JenKoko : % : : Eve's mind clears enough to see Zoe approach: : Gail Polly : % Good robot! : : : she dashes over to Eve: : : IN THE GAME ROOM FelxLeiter : # : : Waltzes back into game room: : Hello Doctor! Long time no see! Don't mind me. Forgot something. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor opens his eyes and sees the Gamester.: : : DRTUNA : # Can't you get enough gloating! FelxLeiter : # Why Doctor! One can never have enough gloating. he he DRTUNA : # You are a pathetically inadequate and impotent life form, living off the experiences of others! DRTUNA : # Offering very little of your own! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor marvels that he may not be able to deactivate his rage centers: : : FelxLeiter : # Don't bother getting up. I'll just show myself out. : ) DRTUNA : # You are here to distract me, most likely. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor focuses again on the computer.: : : FelxLeiter : # Oh by the way.... mind if I borrow this? >) : : reaches over and takes key from Doctor: : DRTUNA : # : : : Having avoided the main probes, he begins to use them to track back...into the computer: : : DRTUNA : # Give me that! You can't operate my Tardis! FelxLeiter : # Oh come now Doctor! You have to learn to share! I don't think you'll be needing it anymore FelxLeiter : anyway DRTUNA : # Let's hope when we meet again my rage is all used up. DRTUNA : # Something makes me think that you have already dealt yourself a losing hand, Gamester! DRTUNA : # I won't need revenge for you to be destroyed! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor focuses again on invading the computer: : : FelxLeiter : # Really!? Tough talk since you're there and I'm here...free as a bird. hahahahah FelxLeiter : # Well, it's been fun. Toodles!! : : exits: : ZOE AND K9 HAVE RESCUED EVE FROM THE NEURAL NET Gail Polly : % : : : grabs Eve by the shoulders: : : Eve! Can you hear me? Gail Polly : % Come on, you're free! JenKoko : % : : Eve's mind slowly clears: : Yes, I can hear you. Gail Polly : % : : : leads Eve away from the transmitter: : : Come away from this thing Gail Polly : % It can't hurt you any more JenKoko : % : : Eve blinks and focuses on her rescuer: : Thank you JenKoko : % : : Eve wavers from weakness: : Gail Polly : % : : : hangs onto Eve's arm: : : Easy...K9 can give you a ride if you're too weak to walk JenKoko : % : : sits on K9's back: : Yes, I'll be all right in a minute. K9 mk 4 : % Hey, your heavy. FelxLeiter : # Oh by the way.... mind if I borrow this? >) : : reaches over and takes key form Doctor: : Gail Polly : % Eve, do you have any idea how we can find the Doctor? JenKoko : % : : stands again somewhat embarrassed: : Sorry.: : says to K9: : K9 mk 4 : % That's all right. I'm over reacting. JenKoko : % The Doctor?: : Eve notices control panel blinking red: : K9 mk 4 : % What about the Guv? JenKoko : % : : shuffles feet nervously: : He's done it. I don't believe it, but he really did do it this JenKoko : time K9 mk 4 : % Who, what , where, when? Gail Polly : % Well, we should find him. You know how he gets into trouble if we leave him on his own! JenKoko : % : : addresses Zoe: : I'm afraid your friend is part of the game now. Gail Polly : % K9, have you any idea who she's talking about? Gail Polly : % : : : hears Eve: : : What! K9 mk 4 : % Who? Gail Polly : % What do you mean! JenKoko : % That light: : indicates flashing red light: : means there is a new Master of Ceremonies. Gail Polly : % : : : head darts around: : : oh no! And you think...? K9 mk 4 : % Master of Ceremonies? The Guv's not that sort of person. JenKoko : % The Doctor is the new prisoner of the Menagerie. JenKoko : % He didn't have a choice! This is that evil alien's doing. JenKoko : % I can take you to him, your friend that is. He must still be in the Game Room. JenKoko : % : : Eve leads Zoe and K9 through back access lift to Game Room: : IN THE GAME ROOM DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor breaks into the main circuitry, revealing the plans and controls for the... DRTUNA : # : : : ...Game Complex. He traces a path from the computer room to where the Tardis is.: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor can use the computer to trace the Gamester. He sees him moving down the hallway: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor attempts to use the neural implants in his anger circuits to gain control of the..: : : DRTUNA : # : : : ...computer.: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor wages a mighty mental struggle: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor is losing. : : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor begins sweating. The neural implants begin invading again.: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor can feel his brain cells being torn apart individually.: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor is strapped down to an evil table with a nasty looking unit on his head: : : JenKoko : # : : Eve, K9 and Zoe enter Game Room: : DRTUNA : # : : : The pain is intense: : : K9 mk 4 : # Blimey, Guv, what are they doin' to you? JenKoko : # The computer! : : Eve screams with alarm: : It's killing him! DRTUNA : # I must control my brain... Gail Polly : # : : : Zoe sees the Doctor and looses a fabled Zoe scream: : : Gail Polly : * pollyscr* JenKoko : # : : Eve approaches control panel at head of table: : The controls are locked! K9 mk 4 : # : : : the old nose blaster pops out and blasts the machine to bits: : : Gail Polly : # Doctor! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor shouts: : : DRTUNA : # I must control my brain...you cannot have it! K9 mk 4 : * K9FX* JenKoko : # : : frantically presses every button she sees with no effect: : It won't let him go. We must do JenKoko : # something!! Gail Polly : # : : whirls around and shouts to the room: : : You cannot have his brain!!!! Gail Polly : # You have no right!!! K9 mk 4 : # : : : blasts again: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor rips the unit away from his right temple: : : DRTUNA : # : : : A few tiny wires still protrude from his head: : : JenKoko : # : : jumps back in surprise: : How did you do that? The computer controls every mind. Gail Polly : # : : pulls an access panel off the control unit: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor stands up a bit shakily: : : Gail Polly : # : : : gives the ...: : : DRTUNA : # Zoe, K9, thank goodness you have come! DRTUNA : # I was losing...I was losing... JenKoko : # : : watches Doctor greet his friends warmly, feels lonely: : Gail Polly : # Where has he gone, Doctor? DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor drops to his knees: : : Gail Polly : # OH! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor looks up: : : K9 mk 4 : # I hate to tell you all this, but the computer's unstable and we better get out of here before it K9 mk 4 : goes BOOM!!! DRTUNA : # Yes, K9, this machine is now directionless, incapable of deciding between contradictory... DRTUNA : # ...commands. It WILL go wrong, and soon. Gail Polly : # : : : rushes over to support the Doctor: : : Eve! Take his other arm! JenKoko : # : : motions to help Doctor but Zoe is there first: : Gail Polly : # Help me hold him up Gail Polly : # Good idea, K9! DRTUNA : # The Gamester! He has taken the keys to the Tardis. JenKoko : # : : takes Doctor's arm: : He should be dead. JenKoko : # Tardis? K9 mk 4 : # Time And Relative Dimensions In Space. Gail Polly : # don't worry, Eve, we'll explain when we get there. Gail Polly : # IF we get there... HAVING TAKEN THE TARDIS KEY FROM THE DOCTOR, THE GAMESTER HEADS TOWARDS THE TARDIS FelxLeiter : : : running down the hall, blissfully unaware of the Doctors escape: : FelxLeiter : : : grabs his toy gun, continues: : Almost there! THE DOCTOR, ZOE, K9, AND EVE PREPARE TO LEAVE THE GAME ROOM AND PURSUE THE GAMESTER Gail Polly : # Lead the way, K9 JenKoko : # Time and Space?: : completely baffled: : DRTUNA : # We must stop him! I know the way, but I am very weak. K9 mk 4 : # TARDIS ho! Gail Polly : # K9, can you locate a bypass route so we can get to the Tardis first? JenKoko : # : : Helps support old Doctor's arm as he leads into corridors: : DRTUNA : # Help me, please. Damn, just when I need to be strong! Gail Polly : # There seems to be so many doors here, one of them may lead to a shorter route? K9 mk 4 : # I don't know, with all the walls and doors changing. DRTUNA : # This way, second left, narrow hallway....East. K9 mk 4 : # Right, east. JenKoko : # : : Vaguely remembers: : This is the way to the rainbow room. DRTUNA : # Quickly! : : : The Doctor attempts to walk swiftly down the hallway: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor moves towards multicolored doors: : : Gail Polly : # : : : follows Eve, while still supporting the Doctor: : : JenKoko : # : : suddenly the corridor lights flicker and an odd tone sounds: : DRTUNA : * Quick, through these doors! : : : The Doctor appreciates Zoe's help: : : Gail Polly : * Come on, we've no time to lose IN THE RAINBOW ROOM DRTUNA : * : : : The Doctor enters the Rainbow Door Room: : : JenKoko : * : : follows Doctor through doors to room of multicolored doors: : Gail Polly : * that computer core's going critical soon! JenKoko : * : : heart pounding fear: : thinks: : something real bad is going to happen FelxLeiter : * : : Gamester enters: : DRTUNA : * : : : The Doctor inspects the room of many colored doors and sees the Gamester: : : Gail Polly : * : : : sees Gamester and gasps: : : DRTUNA : * : : : The Doctor fingers the wires coming from his head: : : JenKoko : * Master?! : : Eve yelps with fear: : K9 mk 4 : * : : : growls: : : DRTUNA : * Well, Gamester, going some where? JenKoko : * : : Eve grips Doctor's arm painfully: : DRTUNA : * He is not your master any more, young woman. FelxLeiter : : surprised, but trying to hide it: : Why Doctor! You look positively fetching DRTUNA : * I've got a bit of a headache you know. Just some annoying persuasive attempts. JenKoko : * You don't know him. He destroyed my sister and the others. Gail Polly : * K9! Attack! FelxLeiter : : : Looks at Eve: Eve! How * dare* you! After all I've done for you K9 mk 4 : * : : : K9 blasts: : : Gail Polly : * : : the Gamester moved aside and deftly avoided K9's blast: : : Gail Polly : * Look! We've no time for arguments and accusations! We've got to get out of here! K9 mk 4 : * K9FX* JenKoko : * : : cringes: : You did nothing but torture me. : : says bravely: : DRTUNA : * Gamester, the computer has gone haywire. This whole complex may go up at any moment. DRTUNA : * Give me the key, and I'll take you out of here. Gail Polly : * Eve...TELL him! DRTUNA : * But give me the key. You need me to pilot the Tardis. JenKoko : * It's true, Mast...Gamester. This whole place will explode. FelxLeiter : Well, all right. My god! What's that! : : points behind Doctor: : DRTUNA : * : : : The Doctor sees a door open and out comes....a Dalek...with a wind up key in the back!: : : Gail Polly : * : : : which hits a door beyond...sparks shower...: : : : K9 mk 4 : * * EXTERMINATE!!!* Gail Polly : * mstdalek* DRTUNA : * Damn you Gamester, we haven't got time for your games! JenKoko : * : : screams and jumps in front of Zoe: : Gail Polly : * NO! K9 mk 4 : * EXTERMINATE!!!* FelxLeiter : he he he DRTUNA : * : : : The Doctor dodges a blast from the wind up Dalek: : : Gail Polly : * EVE WATCH OUT!!!! K9 mk 4 : * EXTERMINATE!!!* JenKoko : * : : Dalek blasts Eve, she falls to ground at Zoe's feet: : DRTUNA : * : : : The Doctor watches the Gamester and the Dalek at the same time: : : Gail Polly : * lsrblast* JenKoko : * Aaaargh!!: yelp of dying pain: : FelxLeiter : You should have stayed on my side Eve. Now suffer with your friends. Gail Polly : * pollyscr* K9 mk 4 : * EXTERMINATE!!!* Gail Polly : * EVE!!! NO!!!! : : : rushes to her, sobbing: : : DRTUNA : * : : : The Doctor runs up behind the Dalek and jams a small metal rod from his pocket into the key: : : Gail Polly : * : : : crying: : : oh Eve...Doctor we have to help her!!! JenKoko : * : : Eve looks up at Zoe one word on her lips: : Sorry... Gail Polly : * can we get her out of here? Gail Polly : * If only we could get her to the Tardis K9 mk 4 : * : : : gets behind the Gamester and stuns him: : : FelxLeiter : : : falls to the floor: : DRTUNA : * : : : The Doctor leans down to the Gamester: : K9, ease off. Gamester, which door is it? DRTUNA : * : : : Meanwhile, the Dalek has stopped because its key can't turn: : : K9 mk 4 : * DALEK> EX......EX.......EX.......EX...... JenKoko : * : : Eve's eyes barely open, life force dying: : JenKoko : * : : blackness of death rushing in: : Gail Polly : * : : : Zoe kneels on floor, holding Eve: : : : DRTUNA : * Gamester, we can save you. This complex is going up very soon. JenKoko : * : : regret, fear, all disappearing slowly: : Gail Polly : * : : : Zoe realizes it's too late though: : : : FelxLeiter : Tell you what Doctor, I'll tell you.....for my freedom K9 mk 4 : * : : : place starts to shake: : : JenKoko : * : : eternal sleep drifting in, holds Zoe's hand: : DRTUNA : * Gamester...which door to safety? DRTUNA : * Drat, I can't remember from the computer files! Gail Polly : * : : : holds Eve, oblivious to the shaking and the danger at the moment: : : JenKoko : * : : Eve's grip falls away as her body becomes lifeless in Zoe's arms: : K9 mk 4 : * We'd better get out of here before this place goes. JenKoko : * : : gasp and peaceful death: : DRTUNA : Gamester, tell me or we'll all end up as charred carbon compounds on the roof of this room! JenKoko : * : : Menagerie lights pulsate with warning of self destruct sequence: : DRTUNA : * Zoe! Zoe? : : : The Doctor turns to look at her: : Gail Polly : * : : : thinking only of poor Eve...the pulsing lights barely register on Zoe's mind: : : : FelxLeiter : * : : getting nervous: : Well, when you put it like that. : : points: : That one! JenKoko : * : : computer voice: : WARNING. Self destruct in 10 seconds. 10..9...8 Gail Polly : * : : : she is still crying: : : : JenKoko : * 7... DRTUNA : * Zoe, listen to me. We are going through the green door. K9, open it. DRTUNA : * : : : The Doctor helps the Gamester up: : : FelxLeiter : Why thank you Doctor, I didn't know you cared. Gail Polly : * : : : hears the Doctor and looks up: : : K9 mk 4 : * : : : rams right through the door and it opens be fore he hits it: : : DRTUNA : * : : : The Doctor goes to Zoe: : : Zoe, she is dead, but we are still alive. We must go! JenKoko : * 6 Gail Polly : * : : : uncertain, looks down at Eve, then back at the Doctor: : : JenKoko : * 5 Gail Polly : * : : : she gently lies Eve's body on the floor and rises: : : DRTUNA : * Zoe, I have to watch the Gamester. You must come on your own. Gail Polly : * : : : deep breath: : : : Okay, Doctor DRTUNA : * : : : The Doctor takes the Gamester by the arm and leads him to the door: : : JenKoko : * : : Menagerie walls begin to vibrate ominously: : K9 mk 4 : * : : : finds the TARDIS: : : OI, I FOUND IT. Gail Polly : * : : : Zoe follows them out: : : : DRTUNA : * K9, stun him at level 4 if he acts up! JenKoko : * 4 DRTUNA : * : : : The Doctor snatches the key from the Gamester: : : FelxLeiter : Hey, you didn't even ask nice! Gail Polly : * Come on! : : : her energy returns: : : Let's get in! JenKoko : * : : Menagerie getting really scary now: : K9 mk 4 : * : : : activates remote and the doors open: : : K9 mk 4 : * TARDIS doors* Gail Polly : * * doors* DRTUNA : * : : : The Doctor looks at the key: : : Nice work, K9! DRTUNA : * 3 JenKoko : * 3 DRTUNA : ::: The Doctor, Zoe, K9, and the Gamester dash into the Tardis. JenKoko : * 2 JenKoko : * 1 Gail Polly : * demat* Gail Polly : * explosion JenKoko : * : : Menagerie explodes into millions of bright bits: : THE TARDIS CREW ENTERS THE BLUE POLICE BOX Gail Polly : * : : : rushes in to the console, hand on the door lever: : : : Everybody in?? JenKoko : * 2 DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor activates the dematerialization sequence: : : Gail Polly : # Hurry Doctor, dematerialize! Now! (she throws the lever and the doors close: : : JenKoko : * 1 Gail Polly : * demat* K9 mk 4 : * : * TARDIS takeoff* DRTUNA : # Get ready for a kick on the way out... Gail Polly : * explosion JenKoko : * : : Menagerie explodes into millions of bright bits: : DRTUNA : # : : : The Tardis shakes but is still off and away: : : Gail Polly : # : : : dizzy with grief and exhaustion, Zoe sinks to the floor: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Tardis is in flight: : : Gail Polly : # : : : catching her breath: : : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Tardis has landed: : : : Gail Polly : # {s remat Gail Polly : * remat* K9 mk 4 : # * TARDIS landing* DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor takes a deep breath: : : DRTUNA : # Well Gamester, time for you to depart. I think you'll find this spot familiar. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor activates the view screen: : : FelxLeiter : # No that's OK. I'm rather comfortable here DRTUNA : # Yes, here we are. The reception cell....as you can see... On Shada! Gail Polly : # : : : Zoe settles herself into one of the armchairs in the control room: : : Gail Polly : # : : : she sits quietly, thinking: : : : Gail Polly : # : : : tears still fall slowly from her eyes: : : DRTUNA : # K9, perhaps you should prepare our passenger for a walk outside. FelxLeiter : Now Doctor, let's be reasonable: : reaches for toy gun in pocket: : K9 mk 4 : # Sure, Guv. K9 mk 4 : To GAME> I wouldn't do that if you were me. DRTUNA : # Toy or not, the Tardis is in a state of temporal grace. : : : The Doctor smiles at the Gamester: : : DRTUNA : # You are too dangerous to be left to wander by yourself, Gamester. Not as dangerous as some, but.. K9 mk 4 : # : : : K9 got hit by the toy Dalek and is damaged: : : FelxLeiter : Doctor, let's be reasonable about this. I'm a changed man......really DRTUNA : # Changed? Perhaps just more desperate. FelxLeiter : Besides, I left all my good stuff on Menagerie FelxLeiter : Think of all the joy my toys could bring to the masses! : ) DRTUNA : # Enough, Gamester. They are waiting for you outside, I believe. FelxLeiter : # What about one more game......just one...for old times sake : ) DRTUNA : # No more games, just consequences. DRTUNA : # And what kind of game would that be? Stakes? K9 mk 4 : # : : : suddenly a spark pops in K9: : : OW!! What hit me? FelxLeiter : # I can give you something that you want, Doctor. Information DRTUNA : # Just like before! FelxLeiter : Are you saying you * don't want* to know where the rest of the escaped prisoners have gone? DRTUNA : # Listen Gamester, I WILL find them. But I WILL NOT play you a game for the information. JenKoko : # : : Zoe paces watching the Doctor and Gamester negotiate: : K9 mk 4 : # : : : K9 shuts down due to damage from the Dalek: : : DRTUNA : # That is how this all started, and I have learned my lesson. JenKoko : # : : rubs hands together nervously: : thinks: : I wish the Doctor would just get rid of him. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor pushes the Gamester through the door: : : FelxLeiter : # You are getting less and less fun with each passing day Doctor. JenKoko : # : : shudders at thought of evil things Gamester did at Menagerie: : DRTUNA : # Farewell, old chap. Amuse yourself in there! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor shuts the door.: : : IN THE RECEPTION AREA ON SHADA, THE TARDIS IS BEING WATCHED JenKoko : & : : Shada guards wait outside Tardis curiously: : JenKoko : & : : First guard says to other: : They don't usually drop 'em off like this, do they? JenKoko : & : : Second guard answers: : They used to use the transmat, but that was back in Borusa's JenKoko : & time. DRTUNA : & ::: The Gamester is pushed out of the Tardis doors and sees the guards. He smiles. ::: JenKoko : & : : Shada guards smile as they take Gamester away: : THE TARDIS IS IN TRANSIT JenKoko : # : : whispers in horror: : Eve? Why did you do it? DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor sets the controls on the Tardis: : : K9 mk 4 : * TARDIS takeoff* DRTUNA : # Well ... so now ... : : The Doctor looks at his crew: : : JenKoko : # : : Zoe faces the Doctor: : Yes? DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor sees a downtrodden Tardis crew. K9 is smoking with damage, and Zoe looks very upset: : : K9 mk 4 : # : : : K9's out of order: : : JenKoko : # It's over then, isn't it Doctor? K9 mk 4 : # : : : the computer screen on K9's side flashes OUT OF ORDER: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor leans over and comforts Zoe: : : It was difficult, wasn't it? JenKoko : # Why, Doctor? Eve saved my life and sacrificed her own. WHY? DRTUNA : # Because she cared a great deal for you, I imagine. JenKoko : # Oh, Doctor. I'm so tired of all this. DRTUNA : # Sometimes our enemies love us more than we know. JenKoko : # And I didn't even trust her at first. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor stands and adjusts the controls: : : DRTUNA : # Perhaps a holiday stop, or repairs for K9.... DRTUNA : # It isn't always bad, Zoe. Trust me. JenKoko : # : : Zoe ponders Doctor's words: : Yes, my enemy did love me. More than I loved myself. K9 mk 4 : * DIT* DRTUNA : <> FelxLeiter : <> The Doctor's Log 3-25-96 Another one down, and only two to go. The escapees from Shada are either returning or meeting their doom. The Gamester originally tricked me on Shada, made me promise to play a game with him, and in exchange gave me useless information. On Mallsville he attempted again to trap me, but Tegan and Daniel managed to save me. This time, I almost defeated myself by not realizing that for him, there is no boundary for the game. My playing days are over with that playmate. He was so brilliant, so full of potential at the Academy. Well, we all weave our own fate. Two more to go. The Master. Ever my most challenging. The Gamester had just used a holo of the Master to trick me. He is still dangerously at large. It wasn't long after the Timelords captured him that I mucked things up and let him escape from Shada. E'Thrax. He had prepared a bold plan to use Shada as base, and to implode a huge star, control its power, and overcome the Timelords. He and his stooge, Odo the Mutilator, are still at large. I bear the mark of their brutality, as they cut off the little finger of my left hand. It will probably not grow back in this regeneration. It is not revenge I seek, but justice, and a need to protect the life of the universe from such as them. K9 is damaged. He has been acting very strangely since he downloaded those files on 20th century London. Perhaps a visit to the Bi Al Foundation and a diagnosis from Prof. Marius? Zoe is very distraught. She learned to hate Eve, then to see her as a friend and a victim, only to have her die in her arms as she saved Zoe's life. Where can I take Zoe so that she can find rest? And myself. My brain has been invaded, with fine wires still dangling from my right temple. I have been assaulted on a cellular level. The part of my brain which houses my dark emotions, specifically my rage, has been heightened and triggered by my defense against the invading neural implants, guiding them there by shutting the remainder of my mind down briefly. Will there be lingering damage? And ahead of me, I see a deadly winding temporal path Zoe and I are on. She remembers adventures I do not, yet her memories are accurate. We face the possibility of meeting ourselves at some point with catastrophic consequences. All of this, and which to deal with first. The adventure continues.