MACHA'S HARVEST by DramiAmadi The New Adventures of Doctor Who Simulation America Online, May, 1996 ---------- THE PLAYERS *The Doctor - A Wandering Timelord (11th) - DRTUNA *K9 - A Robotic Dog - K9 mk 4 *Zoe Herriot - Young female human genius - ZoeWhovian *Liz Shaw - Agent of PROBE - JenKoko * Graham Stevens - Agent of Probe - Prof GWhiz *Olivia - A college student - JenKoko *Mary Squire - Morgandown resident - DramiAmadi *Prof. Eucerin - Archeologist - Dr Hammai *The Cook - eccentric - OSillyman ---------- BACKGROUND *Liz Shaw - The Liz we saw in "The Zero Imperative," for those of us who've been spending $25 to order near-Doctor Who fan-made stuff from England! It's been over a decade since her trips in the TARDIS, and she no longer works with UNIT, having left several years ago to take a place in PROBE, the preternatural investigations bureau of Scotland Yard. (Sort of like the X-Files division, but held in even more contempt - but she gets to be in the "Doctor" role in this job, so it's worth it!) *Graham Stevens - Liz's partner in PROBE. He was in Andrew Hunt's NA, _Cat's Cradle: WitchMark_. Nice guy. Been the underdog all his life because of a penchant for choosing to work on ridiculous things like aliens and unicorns. Never learned to manipulate bureaucracies, so his weird reputation gets him passed up for all promotions. Good with kids. A little prone to getting very strange ideas from weird leads, but then, Liz is even worse after all her years with the Doctor *Olivia - A college student, doing her studies in ancient religions with a senior thesis on how these religions are reappearing today. Practical woman with a sense of humor which she often has to use in self-defense, as the locals are involved in what has become almost a holy war around her college major. *Leroy - A smaller part; Leroy is a local construction worker who has just finished construction on the new church on the outskirts of town. Possibly an avid Anne Rice fan, who at any rate has very original ideas as to the cause of all the strange events in Morgansdown.... *Mary Squire - A nice middle-aged woman with henna-rinsed hair whose only concern is for the moral sanctity of the town. She really does mean well, but she's willing to take violent means to make her community safe. *Cook - The eccentric "chef" at the Bronze Rose B&B, locally known as the Burnt Toast B&B. It's the only B&B within thirty miles, so she can afford to be a terrible and rude cook, and she makes use of this as often as possible. However, she's not a difficult woman to butter up. (her toast, on the other hand....) *Guards, archaeologists, various college students as needed. Summary: Inspectors Graham Stevens and Liz Shaw are partners in the preternatural investigations bureau known in Great Britain as PROBE. At the beginning of our tale, Graham Stevens, poring through the papers for strange occurrences as usual, notices a pattern of disturbing accidents that seem to center around one specific geographic area: Silbury Hill and the surrounding towns. Their investigation of these events takes them to Morgansdown, the town hit hardest by the strange events. So far, it has experienced a series of ever more violent crimes: a newly built church was found overgrown, with grass bursting through the floorboards, oak roots pushing up the pews, and carrion ravens nesting in the altar, oxen from a nearby farm got loose and wreaked havoc on the outskirts of Morgansdown before being caught, and a local Christian reading room, "The Faithful Shepherd", was vandalized, the pages of Bibles ripped from their bindings and strewn all over the floor in a demented spiral pattern. More disturbing still is what has not been reported in the papers: the children and adults of the town consistently find themselves unconsciously drawing and painting the same symbols everywhere they go, symbols that have been mysteriously found in the dirt near the crumbling churches and the farm from which the oxen escaped. Meanwhile, the TARDIS crew is, as usual, in need of a little vacation from their last vacation, so they pop off to the wet but wonderful world of the U.K. to visit an old friend of the Doctor's. ---------- 5/8/96 JenKoko : <<> JenKoko : <<>> JenKoko : <<> JenKoko : <<>> K9 mk 4 : <<<*DIT*>>> IN THE TARDIS 1 DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor leans over the console: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor adjusts a dial, and the view screen comes up with a large, vivid, color picture!: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The picture shows the Tardis moving through the time vortex: : : K9 mk 4 : # : : : calmed down since last week's adventure: : : DRTUNA : # Hmm...sometimes I feel like this is the safest place, really. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor exhales loudly and returns to the controls: : : DRTUNA : # K9, any sign of disturbances in the time continuum? K9 mk 4 : # None that I can detect, Guv. DRTUNA : # E'thrax remains at large, and will doubtless be meddling in some new plot. DRTUNA : # Well, if the Prowl Program detects nothing, then we have no where to go. K9 mk 4 : # That would be a correct assumption. DRTUNA : # Now where is Zoe? ZoeWhovian : # : : : Zoe comes around the corner, whistling: : : Oh, Doctor! DRTUNA : # Yes, Zoe, we seem to have no destination. DRTUNA : # K9 and I find no traces of time disturbance, no sign of a meddling timelord anywhere! ZoeWhovian : # I noticed that... does it bother you much?? Normally it would bother ME!!... ZoeWhovian : # but, today, I'm in a good mood, so I just chalked it up to your sweet, charming, self! DRTUNA : # Well, it depends on how you view events, doesn't it? We may not lead to them.... DRTUNA : # ...they may lead to us ... call to us, if you will. DRTUNA : # Not predestination, just a different conception of causality. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Nods knowingly: : : Ahh, yes, I see Doctor... it COULD be that... ZoeWhovian : # Or, it could be simply a form of appropriate RATIONALIZATION that you're taking. DRTUNA : # You know, one thing about having a long past is that you make many friends. DRTUNA : # Present company included. DRTUNA : # Perhaps a visit with a friend would be an interesting diversion. ZoeWhovian : # Ah, yes? : : : listening to the Doctor: : are you changing the topic, then? DRTUNA : # Well, what topic? We haven't got a topic. I'm trying to have a conversation! DRTUNA : # Zoe, I have come to admire you greatly as a companion. ZoeWhovian : # Really? I'm almost afraid to ask... why? DRTUNA : # You actually remind me quite a bit of a previous friend and passenger. DRTUNA : # She had many of your finest qualities, didn't she K9? K9 mk 4 : # What? ZoeWhovian : # Ahh... might this person, perhaps, be the SAME person that you would presently like to visit? K9 mk 4 : # Oh, yeah, yeah. ZoeWhovian : # And might you be using FLATTERY to convince me that going to visit her would be a good idea. DRTUNA : # Well, see, there are strange links of causality at work, aren't there? DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor adjusts the view screen.: : : DRTUNA : # Let me see, Liz Shaw, 1996. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor points to the screen: : : ZoeWhovian : # Ahh, the rustic charm of 1996, when savagery was a -foot on... Earth, perhaps, Doctor? DRTUNA : # Yes, Liz Shaw, 1996, working for a group called "Probe." DRTUNA : # She left UNIT, as you can see from the display. ZoeWhovian : # You have such a penchant for getting us into such ridiculous fixes, Doctor, please don't mind me... ZoeWhovian : # ... while I remain a skeptic. DRTUNA : # PROBE was a sort of plainclothes version of UNIT, only operated out of Scotland Yard. ZoeWhovian : # ... I hate to be skeptical, but, after all, Doctor, we just had a BUMMER of a vacation. DRTUNA : # You remember Liz, don't you K9? K9 mk 4 : # Do I? ZoeWhovian : # ... And I would hate to see us get back to WORK. K9 mk 4 : # I don't think I've ever met her in person. DRTUNA : # This isn't a vacation, it is a visit. Quite different things. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Bends down to the K9 unit: : : K9, you seem a bit out of sorts, poor dog. Do you miss your kitty? DRTUNA : # What, K9? Why, right you are. DRTUNA : # You know, Zoe, K9 is getting harder to confuse these days. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor adjusts the controls: : : K9 mk 4 : # Confused? I don't get confused, mate, I only have selected memory problems. DRTUNA : # May 6, 1996. She seems to be located in England, not surprising. K9 mk 4 : # I think something happens May 14th, but I can't remember. ZoeWhovian : # Hah!! You've got a lot more than that, you schizophrenic tin brain... : : : said affectionately: : : DRTUNA : # A small place called Morgansdown. Interesting area there, a lot of chalk soil with strange... DRTUNA : # ...deposits. K9 mk 4 : # Are you talking? ZoeWhovian : # Morgansdown? Hmmm... interesting. DRTUNA : # Well, I'm going to fill my thermos with some coffee. We should have arrived by then. ZoeWhovian : # Chalk soil, you say? Doctor, what is the name of that planet with mainly chalk soil... DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor walks out of the console room: : : K9 mk 4 : # I thought you drank tea, Guv/ DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor returns with his small silver thermos: : : What did you say, Zoe? ZoeWhovian : # : : : Muttering: : : Hmmm... perhaps the Doctor doesn't remember that adventure. I really must watch... DRTUNA : # Well, K9, I've changed a bit over time, if you hadn't noticed. ZoeWhovian : # Oh, Doctor, I'm afraid it simply may be another memory that you're not supposed to share with me K9 mk 4 : # You still like jelly babies, right? DRTUNA : # Right, watch out for temporal confusion! Let's try and stick with NOW. For now, at least. DRTUNA : # Of course, K9. IN MORGANDOWN, LIZ AND GRAHAM ARE IN THE BRONZE ROSE BED & BREAKFAST 6 JenKoko : @ : : sits at table savoring hot cup of Earl Grey: : JenKoko : @ : : crumbling a cablegram impatiently in her hand: : Graham, are you ever going to tell me JenKoko : @ why you insisted I come here? ProfG Whiz : @ : : Graham looks up from a desk piled a foot deep in papers: : Eh? Oh, hello Liz... ProfG Whiz : @ : : Rummages around the papers, and pulls out a blue folder: : Take a look at this... JenKoko : @ : : stares at folder with skeptical look: : Been fiddling around on the infernal computer of JenKoko : @ yours again? ProfG Whiz : @ Oh...well, yes, you know me....and I never would have noticed this without my ProfG Whiz : @ Unisource News Crossindexer... JenKoko : @ Graham what does it matter that some farmer's herd escaped and tore down a few fences? ProfG Whiz : @ : : Hands folder to Liz...: : Ah Liz...c'mon...I wouldn't bother you about that , if that were ProfG Whiz : an isolated incident.... JenKoko : @ : : peruses news clipping in folder: : So several farmers lost their herd a while. Big deal! ProfG Whiz : @ And the Church, eh? What about that? ProfG Whiz : @ : : Reaches over Liz's shoulder and pulls out a map from the back of the file: : JenKoko : @ : : downs the last of her tea and looks around for waitress/cook: : Where is that silly old JenKoko : @ woman? ProfG Whiz : @ What about that, eh? Notice the greater number of class 3 incidents in this area... O Sillyman : @ : : : : wanders in and uninterestingly looks at the costumers: : : : JenKoko : @ Class 3, hmmm. : : thoughtfully reads newsclips: : And all in a localized area too. ProfG Whiz : @ I thought that would get your attention.... JenKoko : @ : : sees cook and waves her over: : ProfG Whiz : @ : : Places Map flat on table: : And they all seem to be centered around this point.... JenKoko : @ All right, whizkid, what do you make of it? O Sillyman : @ : : : makes her way over: : : : yah, what do you want : : : her voice is a nasally pepper pot: : : ProfG Whiz : @ : : : His finger jabs at the center of a group of blue dots: : Here...Silbury Hill... ProfG Whiz : @ I think we ought to take a closer look at that area.... JenKoko : @ : : trying to be polite to cook: : I would like another cup of tea. I don't suppose our JenKoko : @ breakfast would be ready either? O Sillyman : @ No I don't suppose either.. hold on I'll get your tea JenKoko : @ Thank you. ProfG Whiz : @ : : After the cook is well out of earshot, and not looking up so failing to note he has left: ProfG Whiz : @ Err, Coffee, please...: : returns to rummaging around some other papers... JenKoko : @ : : to Graham: : That is an unusual number of violent cases in a small village like this. O Sillyman : @ : : : : walks back into the kitchen and pours some warm dish water in pot... adds some tea: JenKoko : @ Why would Morgansdown suddenly become the center of such criminal activity? ProfG Whiz : @ Yes, that's what I thought....something must be causing it.... JenKoko : @ : : wanders to herself: : ProfG Whiz : @ Criminal? Hmm...no, I think that's just a symptom of some other cause... JenKoko : @ Cause? Such as? O Sillyman : @ : : : then proceeds to pour some twenty year old used coffee grounds in another pot of water: ProfG Whiz : @ I remember reading about something like this happening in Bjorke, Sweden about ProfG Whiz : @ 80 years ago.... O Sillyman : @ : : : comes out with two pots and pour the drinks in the wrong cups: : : ProfG Whiz : @ : : Rubs his chin: : Come to think of it...they never did find out what caused Those episodes.. O Sillyman : @ : : : looks at costumers than switches cups: : : JenKoko : @ Oh, it's probably just the work of some adolescent delinquents. ProfG Whiz : @ : : Absentmindedly takes his cup: : Thank you: : barely looking up: : O Sillyman : @ : : : goes back inside kitchen... decides maybe to start cooking: : : ProfG Whiz : @ : : Takes a sip from his cup: : Bleech! This isn't Coffee.... JenKoko : @ Waitress, may I have some cream please? ProfG Whiz : @ : : Looks into the cup closer: : I, ummm...don't think its tea either, Liz... ProfG Whiz : @ How about yours? JenKoko : @ : : looks into cup at ugly blue-black liquid: : I'm not putting that in my mouth. JenKoko : @ Really, waitress. How can you stay in business? O Sillyman : @ Don't get many complaints... of course, don't get much return business either O Sillyman : @ of course, thats if they survive the stomach pump ProfG Whiz : @ Yes, I must say this is the worst service I've had this side of Pakistan.... JenKoko : @ Now we know why? O Sillyman : @ : : : proceeds to make a shell and cheese omelet: : : ProfG Whiz : @ : : : Looks askew at the Waiter through his thick glasses: : ProfG Whiz : @ : : Quietly: : Liz, let me see that folder a sec... JenKoko : @ : : passes folder to Graham: : O Sillyman : @ : : : puts some stale bread in a toaster and turns it on char: : : ProfG Whiz : @ : : Still quietly: : Keep an eye on our Waiter....I seem to recall something.... JenKoko : @ What's he gonna do? Put arsenic in our food? ProfG Whiz : @ : : Flips through the incident reports, nods slowly at one , pulls it out, and hands it to Liz: : O Sillyman : @ : : : flips the omelet and it bounces for a bit: : : JenKoko : @ : : says snidely: : He's probably the cause of all this anyway? ProfG Whiz : @ New Silbury Inn...Innkeeper goes Mad, several guests hurt... O Sillyman : @ : : : there is a slight hint of glowing as the eggs finish cooking: : : JenKoko : @ Easy way of eliminating the competition. JenKoko : @ What's that one? : : pointing to report in folder: : O Sillyman : @ : : : the toaster starts smoking and a small fire starts...: : : ProfG Whiz : @ : : Looks back at cook visible in kitchen: : Perhaps we should, uhh.... O Sillyman : @ oh bother... : : : turns an extinguisher on it: : : : \ ProfG Whiz : @ leave....kitchens can be...: : gulp: : very dangerous... ZoeWhovian : But, it won't rain... O Sillyman : @ : : : : puts rubber eggs on plates, and Cajun toast on top: : : JenKoko : @ And I don't think anything he can dish up would be edible anyway. ProfG Whiz : @ : : Pulls out report pointed out by Liz: : This one? : : hands it to Liz..: : JenKoko : @ : : takes report: : Yes, this is it. That's funny. A newly constructed church covered in weeds. ProfG Whiz : @ Where? O Sillyman : @ : : : brings out the food: : : here ya go.. eat up.. put hair on yer chest this will JenKoko : @ St. Dominics it says. Near here. ProfG Whiz : @ Shall we? JenKoko : @ : : glances at kitchen door to see cook's back turned: : Yes! ProfG Whiz : @ : : Cringes his nose at the malodorous stench coming from his 'Breakfast': : JenKoko : @ : : quietly grabs purse and coat. tiptoes to door and out: : ProfG Whiz : @ : : Gets up and scoots out the door, after, out of habit, leaving a fiver on the table: : O Sillyman : @ : : : turns around and sees the two zip out quietly.... picks up fiver and throws plates out: : IN THE TARDIS, THE COMPANIONS PREPARE TO LAND ON EARTH 2 DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor inspects the controls: : : DRTUNA : # We are coming in over the North Atlantic for a landing K9 mk 4 : # : : : vaguely starts to hear voices again and then they die down.: : : DRTUNA : # Wait, we are being pulled off course. Quick, Zoe, check the stabilizers! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor Zoe and K9 all fall quickly to the right as DW and ST characters often do.: : : ZoeWhovian : # : : : Looks up anxiously: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Tardis lurches as it fights to stay on course.: : : ZoeWhovian : # : : : Looks up anxiously again for camera close-up: : : DRTUNA : # : : : But a huge force has grabbed the old Type 40: : : DRTUNA : # Zoe, boost the power and get us out of here! K9 mk 4 : # All right, who forgot to set the drift compensators? ZoeWhovian : # Doctor! : : : Struggling for words: : : I t-think something has control... DRTUNA : # We can't break free, it seems. ZoeWhovian : # Doctor, it's no use!! It feels like a huge vacuum seal has captured us! DRTUNA : # : : : The Tardis is shaking mightily. The cloister bell begins to sound: : : K9 mk 4 : # *Cloister Bell* ZoeWhovian : # Is this your FRIEND'S idea of a suggested flight pattern? DRTUNA : # We can't ignore that warning. Reduce power and I'll free the navigation controls. ZoeWhovian : # I'm not sure I want to meet such a persuasive friend! ZoeWhovian : # : : : Quickly reduces power: : : DRTUNA : # We'll see who or what wants to meet us so badly! K9 mk 4 : # : : : gets thrown into the console: : : K9 mk 4 : # OW!! DRTUNA # : : : : The Tardis lands: : : K9 mk 4 : *TARDIS landing* ZoeWhovian : # Well, Doctor, it's a good thing that you want to meet this person or ... whatever... I don't think ZoeWhovian : # we have a choice! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor stands up straight and begins operating the huge new color view screen: : : K9 mk 4 : # Oh, my achey nose. K9 mk 4 : # *Scanner screen* DRTUNA : # Well, we seem to be on a hilltop. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor checks a console display: : : ZoeWhovian : # Ah, a wonderful English hilltop. ooohh, Doctor, I'm getting nostalgic! DRTUNA : # Not far from Morgandown, actually. ZoeWhovian : # : : Hugs herself: : : you better be careful, or I may not come back! ZoeWhovian : # : : : Shivers: : : but then again, I'm not sure about the welcoming committee we have. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor smacks the control panel: : : K9 mk 4 : # Blimey, Guv, what ya this time? DRTUNA : # We seem to be stuck here for now, these are frozen! ZoeWhovian : # Oh, dear, K9, won't you take a look at the control unit for the dear Doctor, like a good dog? K9 mk 4 : # Not unless I get severance pay. DRTUNA : # Well, I can take a hint. I'll bring an umbrella, it is England, you know. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor flips the door switch and heads out: : : K9 mk 4 : # *TARDIS doors* ON SILBURY HILL NEAR MORGANDOWN, THE TARDIS HAS LANDED AMIDST AN ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG 7 DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor emerges from the Tardis. Many college students working seem a bit surprised.: : : ZoeWhovian : $ Oooh, Doctor, what wonderful breeze. K9 mk 4 : $ : : : rolls outside: : : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : looks around: : : Doctor, look over there. Dr Hammai : $ Wha....? K9 mk 4 : $ : : : yells at kids: : : Hey, what are you lookin' at? ZoeWhovian : $ Oh, dear. I hate it when this happens. Doctor, which excuse would you like me to use? DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor walks up to Hammai: : : K9 mk 4 : $ Haven't you seen a Police Box before? ZoeWhovian : $ That we are a secret UNIT patrol, that we REALLY are an illusion, and to stop taking drugs.. Dr Hammai : $ Nothing. DRTUNA : $ Hello, I'm the Doctor. Marvelous site, isn't it. ZoeWhovian : $ or that we're magicians with the circus? DRTUNA : $ How is the dig going? DRTUNA : $ Zoe, be polite! ZoeWhovian : $ Sorry, Doctor, I just HATE looking like a supernatural phenomenon. ZoeWhovian : $ It gives me the creeps. Dr Hammai : $ Fine. Who are you? DRTUNA : $ Zoe, can you find out what these people are doing, and K9 and I will investigate the force field. ZoeWhovian : $ Yes, yes, sounds suitable. Dr Hammai : $ And what is that thing? : : points at Tardis: : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : walks over to the students: : : K9 mk 4 : $ Can't you read, mate? DRTUNA : $ K9, look for unusual structures and deposits in the areas, cartographical anomalies. ZoeWhovian : $ Hello! : : : calls out: : : What's up? DRTUNA : $ K9, be a good dog, now. K9 mk 4 : $ You're rolling your "r's again. ZoeWhovian : $ It's a marvelous day, isn't it? DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor pulls out his pocket watch and begins to configure it for a scan.: : : Dr Hammai : $ What I mean is what is a police box doing in the middle of an excavation. K9 mk 4 : $ : : : starts to scan area: : : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : A young woman in a striped red shirt gapes at the strange woman approaching them: : Dr Hammai : $ What are you doing with that watch, and what's your dog doing? ZoeWhovian : $ Ah, yes!! : : Bites lip: : : s, it is rather a strange thing to explain, isn't it? DRTUNA : $ Just investigating this hill, much like you. K9 mk 4 : $ Hey, Guv, I'm getting some unusual energy readings. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Quickly changing subject: : : really, it is strange that we are both here... why are you here? DRTUNA : $ Ah! I remember now! Silbury Hill, it is a huge pile of white chalk soil raised by Neolithic... Dr Hammai : $ Energy? ZoeWhovian : $ : : : mutters to self: : : Oh, bother, I never have been very good at this small talk: : : K9 mk 4 : $ And wouldn't you like to know where it's coming from. DRTUNA : $ Britons. A huge thing, it is rumored to be a tomb. ZoeWhovian : You're here because of ENERGY? How's that? Dr Hammai : $ Well that's what we're here to find out. DRTUNA : $ I don't really believe rumors like that, though, do you K9? K9 mk 4 : $ Haven't you been listening to me Guv? ZoeWhovian : $ How's that, ... er, what is your name? DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor looks at his watch : : : Well, that is very unusual. ZoeWhovian : $ What are you here find out? DRTUNA : $ Why K9, that force field or power ray or whatever came from beneath this hill! K9 mk 4 : # There are very unusual energy readings coming from beneath the TARDIS. ZoeWhovian : $ Are you trying to say that you've been receiving strong energy readings from this place? Dr Hammai : $ Power ray? Force field? Are you nuts? K9 mk 4 : $ No, just slightly off-beat. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Gaining interest, grabs Dr. Hammai's hand to distract him from listening to the Doctor and K9: : : ZoeWhovian : $ Listen, it is imperative that y tell me why you are here! ZoeWhovian : $ : : : A young brunette pushes her way through the crowd: : : excuse me, but what is going on here? DRTUNA : $ Well, young man, that's a matter of opinion for all of us, perhaps. Dr Hammai : $ That's what I want to know. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Zoe turns her attention to the brunette: : : look, : : : to all the students: : : please... ZoeWhovian : $ Look, if would all please remain calm. Dr Hammai : $ Look I'm Professor Eucerin, EXACTLY what is this all about? ZoeWhovian : $ And for goodness sake, STOP GAWKING. Let's deal with this rationally. ZoeWhovian : $ Doctor Eucerin... may I call you that? Dr Hammai : $ Of course ZoeWhovian : $ OK. : : : Deep breath: : : Doctor Eucerin, are you directing these students? Dr Hammai : $ I like to believe so ZoeWhovian : $ : : : laughs politely: : : Yes, they seem an unruly bunch. ZoeWhovian : $ What is it exactly that you are doing here? DRTUNA : $ Source of the force, K9? DRTUNA : $ It is under this hill, but what is it? K9 mk 4 : $ I said underneath the TARDIS, which is on the center of the hill. DRTUNA : $ It isn't magnetism, it isn't a power plant operating a tractor beam, it isn't a force field... K9 mk 4 : $ It's not a toaster. K9 mk 4 : $ *Don't like it.* DRTUNA : $ ...then what is it? DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor looks closely at his pocket watch: : : DRTUNA : $ Hmm ... I'm detecting dark matter radiation. DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor walks over and joins Zoe: : : Dr Hammai : $ We're trying to find out what's in Silbury Hill ZoeWhovian : $ Are you archeologists? DRTUNA : $ Yes, that is what they are doing. K9 and I have a clue, however. Dr Hammai : $ Yes, : : turns head: : WHAT? DRTUNA : $ I have some very nasty suspicions about all of this. ZoeWhovian : $ I believe that it would be an awfully strange coincidence if we were both here because of your... ZoeWhovian : $ ...suspicions, Doctor. DRTUNA : $ It may not be just any tomb, Prof. Eucerin. If you attempt to open it, it may become YOUR tomb. ZoeWhovian : $ But, I have to admit, that I share those suspicions. Dr Hammai : $ I beg your pardon? ZoeWhovian : $ And, Prof. Eucerin, I happen to agree with the good Doctor's assessment. DRTUNA : $ Prof. Eucerin, I would like to go to Morgandown to meet an expert friend who might help us. DRTUNA : $ Scotland Yard, actually. Deals with such things. ZoeWhovian : $ You should reconsider the excavation, professor, and keep away from this mound under all costs! DRTUNA : $ That's "at all costs" Zoe. ZoeWhovian : $ Oops... well, Doctor, you know colloquialisms. They change constantly. ZoeWhovian : $ I suppose I'm trying to coin my own phrase! Dr Hammai : $ And give me one good reason why ZoeWhovian : $ Professor, this "Mound" has managed to make US appear out of thin air, with a robot dog, 2 people... DRTUNA : $ Very well, Prof., let's assume I have no basis for my concerns. Good day to you, but.... Dr Hammai : $ But what? DRTUNA : $ ...do you know of a way we could catch a ride to Morgandown? Dr Hammai : $ Yes, one of my students will be happy to take you,. ZoeWhovian : $ And you won't know what happened you don't listen to us?? Dr Hammai : $ I'm sure you'll tell me. DRTUNA : $ Shush Zoe, we don't have time to convince him otherwise. DRTUNA : $ Why thank you, Prof. If I learn more, I will surely get in touch with you. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Frustrated: : : Doctor, I just can't get used to the irrational behavior that people demonstrate... ZoeWhovian : $ in the face of irrationality. DRTUNA : $ By the way, Prof., keep an eye on that blue box, would you? ZoeWhovian : $ To me, that is the time to be MOST rational! Dr Hammai : $ Of course. : : looks at Tardis: : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor follows Prof. Eucerin's student who is pointing the way to the bus stop.: : : K9 mk 4 : $ If the phone rings, don't answer it. Dr Hammai : $ : : to students: : Back to work people DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor calls back: : : Bus leaving in a few minutes unless you care to walk! ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Zoe walks along side the student: : : so, what University do you attend? DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor walks off towards bus stop: : : K9 mk 4 : $ : : : activates propulsion system and floats down the hill: : : Dr Hammai : $ : : looking down hill: : I'll be.. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Giggling and nervous student: : : Oh, well, I am just an exchange student. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Student hesitates: : : Just WHO exactly are you? Dr Hammai : $ My tomb indeed, well we shall soon see about that. Dr Hammai : $ : : student finds something: : Hey, Prof. LIZ AND GRAHAM MOVE TOWARD ST. DOMINIC'S CHURCH 3 JenKoko : # Let me see that map again. ProfG Whiz : # Graham follows Liz up the marble stairs of the new Gothic designed Church: : ProfG Whiz : # Right here: : Hands Map, folded in Some unfathomable fashion, to Liz: : JenKoko : # Yes, according to this the church is just outside town that way. : : points left: : ProfG Whiz : # Its the nature of info, I once theorized...the more you have, the more disorganized it gets ProfG Whiz : # After all, an empty file cabinet is the neatest... JenKoko : # Have you ever heard of Spring Cleaning. Maybe some of that info is just junk. JenKoko : # Well, should we walk or take your car? ProfG Whiz : # : : frowns a bit at that: : You never know what odd bit might come in handy... JenKoko : # Or what odd bit could start a fire when lit. ProfG Whiz : # I think a walk would be more constructive...feels like a good day for it... JenKoko : # Whatever. : : picks up a bracing pace towards church: : ProfG Whiz : # : : Shakes his head in resignation...after all..HE knows where everything is...oh well: : K9 mk 4 : # There are very unusual energy readings coming from beneath the TARDIS. JenKoko : # I know where everything is. ProfG Whiz : # : : Takes out a compass: : Look, the town is back here: : indicates spot on map: : JenKoko : # So? ProfG Whiz : # Now, it shows St. Dominics due West... ProfG Whiz : # : : Notes map is upside down: : Err...East, that is... JenKoko : # : : rolls eyes: : Men and maps. ProfG Whiz : # : : A very strange look comes onto his face: : : Hmmm...that's odd: : taps Compass face: : JenKoko : # What's the matter? ProfG Whiz : # : : turns around slowly: : JenKoko : # : : watches partner with odd interest: : ProfG Whiz : # Since when is the Sun due north? JenKoko : # The Sun isn't due North. ProfG Whiz : # : : Shows compass to Liz: : Well... JenKoko : # Don't tell me your compass is broken! Let me see. JenKoko : # Due north.: : reads compass: : But that can't be. ProfG Whiz : # : : Ever the prepared one...Graham takes out a second beat up compass: : ProfG Whiz : # Reads the same on this one..: : rubs face clear of grime: : yep... JenKoko : # : : in the distance Liz eyes an outgrowth of trees pouring over road: : JenKoko : # But that can only happen if something has upset the magnetic field in this area. ProfG Whiz : # Still looking at his compass .. blissfully unaware of what Liz sees: : JenKoko : # : : Liz and Graham approach patch of trees. Liz halts to get her bearings.: : JenKoko : # Where was that church on the map? ProfG Whiz : # Well, using the Sun for a guide .. roughly...I'd say: : points through trees: : that way JenKoko : # No, that's a wood not a church. ProfG Whiz : # I know .. but the town is back that way, the Sun still sets in the West, and thus this... ProfG Whiz : # Must be east .. despite what the compass says... JenKoko : # Is the church. Well, I suppose they must have built it in a clearing behind that. JenKoko : # You'd think there'd be a street entrance from this road. ProfG Whiz : # : : Slowly putting 2 and 2 together: : : That incident dealt with unusual plant growth, yes? JenKoko : # Yes, Oak tree roots springing up through the floorboards. ProfG Whiz : # You don't think that this might..... JenKoko : # Ravens on the altar. The whole church was going to ruin. ProfG Whiz : # : : lets thought hang in the air: : JenKoko : # But there isn't even a church spire around. : : points to tree tops: : JenKoko : # No, Graham. It must be further back away from the road. ProfG Whiz : # Perhaps we can make our way through this stuff...care to try? JenKoko : # : : notices narrow clearing to her left: : That looks like a good place to start. ProfG Whiz : # : : Moves to cleft: : Looks like some kind of Liracium Thoracius.... ProfG Whiz : # : : : clears throat: : Blood Thorn plants...very ..uhhh...thorny.... JenKoko : # : : squeezes her way past two very nasty looking tree limbs: : They could do with a gardener. ProfG Whiz : # : : Starts to cringe as he watches Liz fight her way into the overgrown area: : : ProfG Whiz : # : : Notes a 5 inch long razor sharp thorn right next to him, and backs off...: : : JenKoko : # : : makes way to tiny clearing, trips on root and careens into wall of ivy: : Ow! ProfG Whiz : # : : Looks back at it, gets out a Swiss army knife, and cuts loose a small piece of the vine: : ProfG Whiz : # How odd....: : taps fingertip on thorn: : Ouch! Uhh, how you doing Liz? ProfG Whiz : # : : Moves carefully to where he heard Liz exclaim: : : JenKoko : # How do you think I'm doing! : : rubs aching shoulder: : Just what I wanted to do this morning. JenKoko : # Run into a tree. ProfG Whiz : # : : Notes an odd color moss on a tree, gets out a jar, and scoops some in: : : JenKoko : # That's funny! JenKoko : # : : hands search for edge of tree: : Either this tree is very large or... JenKoko : # Graham, this is the wall of the church! ProfG Whiz : # : : Gets up to where Liz is, hair frazzled, disheveled thoroughly: : JenKoko : # : : hears rustling through the trees: : What's that? ProfG Whiz : # : : Taps surface, notes stony reverb: : Or a very old tree...hehehe, oh sorry.... THE TARDIS COMPANIONS ARE AT A BUS STOP 8 DRTUNA : I love buses. An English country bus ride is such a treat! DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor stands patiently at the bus stop.: : : ZoeWhovian : % : : : When the student gets no response, she shrugs, and turns to go: : : Well, here you are. DRTUNA : % The bus should have been here by now. Oh, how I dislike untrustworthy forms of transportation. Dr Hammai : % : : some guy walks up to bus stop: : Oh excuse, me is this the bus into town? ZoeWhovian : % Oh, please, Doctor, let's have NONE of us exuding false airs and false confidence in the TARDIS! ZoeWhovian : % I'll tae the BUS over the TARDIS any day! DRTUNA : % Why Zoe, the Tardis is much more than transportation! K9 mk 4 : % I'd take flying carpet over a bus anyday. ZoeWhovian : % : : : Turns to the guy: : : oh, excuse me. we were just having a private conversation ... DRTUNA : % wait, do you hear a noise? Dr Hammai : % : : No problem, sorry to have bothered you. ZoeWhovian : % I assume that this is the bus into town... Doctor, is it? : : : To the guy: : we don't know. Dr Hammai : % Oh drat. Do you mind if I wait to see? DRTUNA : % Sounds like a rustling in the forest. Any wild animals about here, young man? (to Hammai> K9 mk 4 : % It sounded like "Ouch! Uhh, how are you doing , Liz?" ZoeWhovian : % : : : To the Doctor: : : How charming! This script has even provided local color cameos! Dr Hammai : % I'm not really sure : : slight grin: : I'm actually a tourist. Sorry. DRTUNA : % It seems to be coming from over there! ZoeWhovian : % Well, I suppose that we are tourists too... nice to have met you. Dr Hammai : % The pleasure was all mine.. DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor calls out towards the noise: : : K9 mk 4 : % : : : the Doctor, Zoe, and K9 head for the grove: : : DRTUNA : % Excuse me, is somebody over there? Dr Hammai : % Huh. : : looks toward departing group: : ZoeWhovian : % Doctor, all this small talk is wearing me out! I'm not sure I'm up to meeting your friend after all. DRTUNA : : : : Walks away towards noise.... THE TARDIS COMPANIONS APPROACH ST. DOMINIC'S CHURCH 4 DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor and party approach the overgrown church, hidden near the road.: : : JenKoko : # Graham, I think we've been followed. ProfG Whiz : # Huh? DRTUNA : # Excuse me, are you both all right? JenKoko : # : : looks back the way she came and glances people coming: : JenKoko : # Who are you? K9 mk 4 : # *Ahhh aaahhh!* ProfG Whiz # : : : Turns to see who said that, and, hits his head on a low limb: : Errr... DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor stops, stands, stares.: : : DRTUNA : # Why Liz Shaw. It is Liz Shaw, isn't it? DRTUNA : # And Graham! K9 mk 4 : # Hello, Liz. ZoeWhovian : # Doctor, is THIS the Liz? Hello, Liz, I've heard a lot about you. JenKoko : # How do you know our names? Who sent you to follow us? ProfG Whiz : # Uhh, yes I'm Graham, good to see...: : looks at the unfamiliar face: : Do I know you? DRTUNA : # Why Liz, you do know me. Graham, we were together on the Witch Mark affair. ZoeWhovian : # Doctor, are you sure this is the right person? JenKoko : # I have never met you before in my life, Doctor whoever you are. ZoeWhovian : # : : : To Liz and Graham: : : I'm sorry, I must apologize. he gets a bit forgetful at times... ZoeWhovian : # And confuses faces. ProfG Whiz : Witch Mark Affair?.. .Doctor?!... Uh.... hmmmm >> scratches his head, and adjusts his glasses: : DRTUNA : # Liz, I am not just any Doctor. K9 mk 4 : # I don't think they know that you have regenerated, Guv. DRTUNA : # I am the Doctor, and as you might have learned, from time to time I do change. JenKoko : # : : studies the Doctor's eyes. recognition slowly dawns: : But it can't be. JenKoko : # You don't look anything like the Doctor I knew. ProfG Whiz : # : : Here's K9's voice: : What's this...an animatronic simulated Dog? DRTUNA : # Yes, just the same as when we were together in the Inferno, that attempt to drill to hell. K9 mk 4 : # No. Just a self-automated robotic dog. ProfG Whiz : # : : Looks back at The Doctor: : Not THE Doctor? ZoeWhovian : # : : : Reaches out to shake Liz's hands: : : It really IS good to meet you. The doctor has been raving... JenKoko : # Doctor! It's so good to see you again. And what timing! But then I should have known DRTUNA : # I have changed several times, Liz, but I am the same in many ways. JenKoko : # you'd be here. ZoeWhovian : # ... simply RAVING about your scientific mind. And I respect that in a person! DRTUNA : # Well now, Liz, Graham, I wonder what rings us all together in one place. A PROBE AFFAIR no doubt. ProfG Whiz : # : : Snaps his fingers quickly at k9's remarks: : Of course, how stupid of me, I mean, you have ProfG Whiz : no legs... K9 mk 4 : # I have rollers and a propulsion system. ProfG Whiz : # : : Looks at the Doctor: : Well, knowing him, err, you, nothing should surprise me... DRTUNA : # Tell me what you have found, and I'll share our story with you both. JenKoko : # Yes, we're still with PROBE. You may be very interested in this one, Doctor. JenKoko : # : : motions for Graham's folder: : ProfG Whiz : : : Extends his left hand for a handshake, then remembers...right hand, switches some papers: : JenKoko : # A very interesting pattern has developed Doctor. ProfG Whiz : # Good to see you again! THE TARDIS COMPANIONS ARE WITH LIZ AND GRAHAM NEAR THE CHURCH 5 ZoeWhovian : # : : : Gasps: : : Everyone! Oh, my! LOOK!!! : : : Points off in the distance: : : ZoeWhovian : # : : : Just then, a trio of raging bulls come charging at the merry unsuspecting group: : : DRTUNA : # Not now Zoe, let Liz talk. JenKoko : # : : faintly hears rumbling noise: : What?: : looks into distance: : K9 mk 4 : # : : : looks: : : It's da bulls! ZoeWhovian : # BUT DOCTOR!!! LOOK!! ProfG Whiz : # Yes Liz , I'm glad you mentioned that....eh?: : Turns to the sound of the commotion...: : JenKoko : # : : sees nothing: : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor looks up: : : K9 mk 4 : # And not the basketball kind, either. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Goes running for cover, and dives under a bush;: : : JenKoko : # : : but then a cloud of dust appears crowned by horns: : DRTUNA : # Take cover, they appear to be organized and charging! K9 mk 4 : # : : : flies up into a tree: : : JenKoko : # : : runs and ducks behind tree: : ZoeWhovian : # : : : Zoe groans and flinches with pain from her uncomfortable position under a bush: : : ProfG Whiz : # : : Looks around quite dazed, papers under one arm, frozen as the Bulls bear down on him: : DRTUNA : # : : : Standing still, the Doctor prepares to improvise: : : JenKoko : # GRAHAM! Get over here! K9 mk 4 : <<<*Doctor Who theme* Roll credits>>> ---------- Date: Thu, May 9, 1996 5:12 PM EST From: JenKoko Subj: Liz Shaw's Log 5-8-96 Liz Shaw began her day on a pleasant note, snuggled warmly in her cozy bed and dreaming of her recent holiday in the Mediterranean. But the diligent PROBE investigator should have known she couldn't be in London more than a day before all hell would break loose again. Her vacation ended when an eager messenger decided pounding on her front door was the best way of getting her attention. Even more irritating was the cablegram he carried from her partner, Graham Stevens. The message was sketchy, as usual, insisting that she take the early morning train to Wiltshire, because it was a matter of life and death. Liz doubted Graham was in mortal jeopardy. More than likely, he'd been nosing around again and found an interesting yet obscure lead to follow. He sent for her to make sense of what he'd found. That's the way it was with them. Graham went off chasing his wild theories and Liz carefully investigated the evidence he unearthed to determine a reasonable scientific explanation. The partnership worked well, but at times Liz found some of Graham's habits quite irritating. His tendency to chase bizarre cases with hair-brained explanations rubbed their Scotland Yard bosses the wrong way. Liz was always trying to smooth things over for him and herself. And Graham had a very cluttered way about him. He was always walking around with his tie askew, his hair mussed and generally looking like he slept in his clothes. Stacks of case files towered above his desk, his briefcase bulged with newsclippings and computer printouts. Absolutely nothing was cataloged or ever thrown away. Of course, Graham claimed he has a system for remembering where everything is, but Liz couldn't see any system in chaos. Liz liked things simple, organized and under her control. Even though Graham didn't fit those qualities, there was something about him she found quite endearing. He reminded her of another partner she once had. Or well, he was supposed to be her partner, but the Doctor's advanced scientific knowledge and manner quickly overshadowed her. Still, Liz remembered her time as the Doctor's assistant at UNIT with fond memories. It was there that she first became interested in the field of extraterrestrial and preternatural studies. Typical of Graham, once Liz arrived in the village of Morgansdown, instead of telling her why he demanded she come, her partner invited her to breakfast at the worst little B&B she'd ever been too. Irritated from being dragged out of bed, Liz was skeptical of his "research" regarding recent incidents in the area. But the sheer number of Class 3 violent crimes in such a small area over such a short time caught her attention. 10 violent deaths in the last two months alone in a town of less than a 1000. And then there was the church. St. Dominic's Anglican Church was built not more than 2 years ago and already it lay in ruin. Not because it was abandoned, the report said, but because nature had literally gone on the attack. Oak roots popped up through the floor boards and ravens nested on the alter. Not even the strongest weed killer could solve the problem. Liz was apt to write the news report off as hyperbole. There'd been a lot of that lately especially in London. Seems every crackpot was crying about Nature's revenge, animals on the attack or monsters in the Underground. But the photo of an overgrown Oak towering over the church intrigued her. Liz was astonished when she later approached St. Dominics. As far as the eye could see, towering trees and plantlife covered the place where the church was supposed to be. Oak leaves dangled ominously over the road next to the site. Liz doubted they'd arrived at the right spot for she could see absolutely nothing resembling a man-made building. And Graham's compass was no help because something was causing it to give false readings. It was very curious, Liz thought as she made her way through the foliage looking for the church. If the reports were true, something was causing nature to run amuck, changing the Earth's electromagnetic field in this area and altering the behavior of local villagers. But what? Liz's last thought was interrupted with a resounding thud as she tripped and barreled shoulder-first into a huge wall of ivy. Rubbing her aching shoulder, Liz thought she'd bumped into a tree, but to her amazement she couldn't see around the trunk. Her hands kept searching for the edge, but there was none. Then it occurred to her. This was what was left of the outer wall of St. Dominics! One revelation was followed by another when three strangers approached her and Graham from behind. At first Liz was suspicious of the middle-aged man and his companions, a young girl and odd mechanical dog. But when she really studied his eyes and caught that familiar little twinkle, Liz knew she was facing her old friend the Doctor. He'd said he could change his appearance and the Brigadier attested to knowing him in several different forms, but Liz had never actually believed it until that moment. Liz excitedly began consulting with the Doctor about the strange evidence they'd found, but his young female companion kept interrupting with shouts of danger in the distance. Liz didn't see anything at first when she followed the girl's line of sight. Her initial awareness of danger came from the ominous vibrations beneath her feet. It literally felt as if the Earth had come alive. Then a cloud of dust appeared in a narrow path between trees. Crowning the rapidly approaching cloud were large, pointy horns , some of which were splattered with what she thought was blood. Liz excitedly began consulting with the Doctor about the strange evidence they'd found, but his young female companion kept interrupting with shouts of danger in the distance. Liz didn't see anything at first when she followed the girl's line of sight. Her initial awareness of danger came from the ominous vibrations beneath her feet. It literally felt as if the Earth had come alive. Then a cloud of dust appeared in a narrow path between trees. Crowning the rapidly approaching cloud were large, pointy horns , some of which were splattered with what she thought was blood. Liz acted quickly taking cover behind a nearby Oak tree, but the Doctor and Graham just stood there waiting to be mauled by the ferocious bulls. Fear coursed through Liz as the charging animals were within feet of her friends. Madly, she wondered if she jumped out now would she be able to pull her friends to safety or would she die with them? ---------- 5/15/96 JenKoko : <<> JenKoko : <<>> JenKoko : <<> JenKoko : <<>> THE PLAYERS The Doctor DRTUNA Liz Shaw JenKoko K9 K9 mk 4 Zoe Herriot ZoeWhovian Graham ProfG Whiz Molly ZoeWhovian Olivia JenKoko Leroy DramiAmadi Prof. Eucerin Dr Hammai Ravens, etc. Dr Hammai NEAR AN OVERGROWN CHURCH, THE TARDIS CREW HAS MET UP WITH SOME UNUSUAL LIVESTOCK ProfG Whiz : # : : : Standing frozen, like a deer in the headlights, as the Bulls come stampeding down on him JenKoko : # : : From behind a tree, Liz watches bulls charging wildly towards the Doctor and Graham: : ZoeWhovian : # Well, if THAT doesn't destroy all Euclidean logic, I don't know what does! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor moves aside as a huge bull charges him: : : ProfG Whiz : # Ack! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor barely sidesteps the bull: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The bull turns and faces the Doctor;: : ProfG Whiz : # : : At the last moment, a hand reaches up and Yanks Graham out of harm's way: : ZoeWhovian : # Ole, Doctor! : : : Zoe cries, dashing for a bush: : : JenKoko : # : : pulls Graham behind tree next to her: : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor faces the bull, and raises his head, extending his neck.: : : JenKoko : # Are you trying to get yourself killed?! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor waves his neck back and forth: : : ProfG Whiz : # : : Coming to his senses: : Whew..Thanks Liz... DRTUNA : # : : : The bull watches the Doctor: : : ZoeWhovian : # Doctor! Please, let's not abandon ALL sense. ProfG Whiz : # Uh well...no...its just that I..err...what ..where did those Bulls come from? JenKoko : # Would you mind getting off my foot, please?! DRTUNA : # Now Zoe, I'm trying to relate to it as if I were a non-threatening bovine creature. Watch & learn. ZoeWhovian : # This is absolutely ludicrous! I refuse to believe that these bulls are here, Doctor... JenKoko : # They just materialized out of nowhere.: : says in wonder: : ProfG Whiz : # : : Looks down: : oh, of course....hmmm...what's the Doctor up to? DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor continues , shoulders pulled back, neck extended upwards, moving back and forth.: : : JenKoko : # Graham, do you notice something odd about those bulls? DRTUNA : # : : : The bull moos in a friendly way.: : : ProfG Whiz : # : : Looks through his glasses intently..: : : Hmmm, apart from the fact they are here... JenKoko : # Look at their hooves. Do you see them touch the ground? DRTUNA : # : : : The Bull vanishes: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor is stunned: : : JenKoko : # Graham! Did you see that? DRTUNA : # Well, that isn't the reaction I expected! ZoeWhovian : # : : : Looks closely at the bulls, then blinks: : : ZoeWhovian : # : : : In wonderment: : : Did I DO that? ProfG Whiz : # Yes...apparently they are some sort of illusion... DRTUNA : # Whomever did it, I don't understand it! K9, where are your explanations now? ZoeWhovian : # How strange... empowerment physics, ey? An optical illusion testing my sense of science? ProfG Whiz : # They could not have got through all this undergrowth that quickly... THE TARDIS CREW WITH LIZ AND GRAHAM INSPECT THE NEARBY CHURCH -- ST. DOMINIC'S DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor looks around at the scenery: : : JenKoko : # That's right! DRTUNA : # This building is an insane contradiction. JenKoko : # But it looked almost solid, didn't it? DRTUNA : # This fairly new building looks like it has been attacked by the vegetation of 500 years or more. ZoeWhovian : I just DON'T UNDERSTAND! ! ! : : : Said with extreme frustration, as Zoe feels she understands everything: : JenKoko : # : : carefully emerges from hiding place to join the Doctor: : JenKoko : # Doctor! I don't think those animals were real at all. DRTUNA : # Zoe, of course we don't understand. The task is to figure it out, solve the puzzle...stay alive! JenKoko : # : : while waiting for timelord's answer Liz surveys the ground: : DRTUNA : # No, Liz, probably not. That one bull did react properly to my communicative posturing. ZoeWhovian : # Of course, of course : : : shakes her head sensibly: : : Liz, what do YOU think of this? DRTUNA : # We need more information. K9, you and Graham move into town and gather data on these strange.... JenKoko : # I think there are no hoof prints of those animals. Look! JenKoko : # That means what we've seen must have been some sort of illusion. DRTUNA : # ...events. We need to find the patterns to this! K9 mk 4 : # Why should I? DRTUNA : # Because you will remember everything and gather your energy scans. DRTUNA : # The more ground you cover the better, K9. ZoeWhovian : # No hoof prints... hmmm.... I would say that points to a rather obvious situation. K9 mk 4 : # Whatever, Guv. DRTUNA : # K9, please. I am sorry. I forgot to say please. K9 mk 4 : # You're excused. JenKoko : # What? DRTUNA : # I want to examine this church, it seems to be a unique manifestation of these anomalies. ZoeWhovian : # Well, that these were no bulls at all. They simply did not exist... OR... JenKoko : # Or they were psychic projections? ZoeWhovian : # That there may have been some sort of temporal flux - and what we were seeing wasn't here YET. ZoeWhovian : # Or, of course, psychic projections, right. : : : Adds at the end: : : DRTUNA : # Well, my intellectually inquisitive sisters, the bulls are gone and the church remains. DRTUNA : # Shall we examine it? JenKoko : # Whatever it was that brought those bulls here, must have had enormous energy resources. DRTUNA : # True, Liz. That may be a key to finding what is happening here. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Aside to Doctor: : : What is it, do you suppose, that makes a PERSONALITY so FRUSTRATING in a DOG? K9 mk 4 : # : : : yells back: : : Oppression! DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor begins walking toward the church building: : : ZoeWhovian : # : : : Motions to Liz: : : After you! JenKoko : # But what could possibly generate that much energy around here? JenKoko : # Oh yes, of course. : : walks ahead pondering her question: : DRTUNA : # Something below the surface, perhaps. ZoeWhovian : # Or, above it! : : : Zoe suggests: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor enters the church building: : : ZoeWhovian : : : : Zoe follows the doctor: : : JenKoko : # Geophysical energy, Doctor? Thermodynamics? INSIDE ST. DOMINIC'S CHURCH DRTUNA : $ All possibilities. Perhaps planetary magnetism. JenKoko : $ : : steps over large tree root to cross church threshold: : JenKoko : $ Doctor! : : shouts suddenly: : ZoeWhovian : $ Perhaps Geo-thermal winds... DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor begins inspecting the overgrowth inside the church, bursting the floorboards.: : : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Whirls around: : : What?! ! DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor turns to Liz: : : JenKoko : $ On our way here, Graham's compass stopped working. JenKoko : $ In fact, both his compasses stopped working. DRTUNA : $ Geo-thermal winds? No, no, no, magnetism more likely. JenKoko : $ We figured something must have interfered with the magnetic field in this area. DRTUNA : $ Well, well, what have we here? : : : The Doctor approaches the altar: : : DRTUNA : $ There are ravens nesting in the altar! ZoeWhovian : $ Yes, magnetism is MORE LIKELY, but I just thought I would take a more Doctor-like approach... ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Smiles mischievously: : : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor smiles at Zoe: : : Now you are learning to think for yourself! DRTUNA : $ Liz, why would ravens nest in the altar when there are so many better places? Dr Hammai : & : : Prof. Eucerin glares at student: : Is that all? Dr Hammai : & : : Student: : Well isn't it unusual? JenKoko : $ I believe the locals have a wild tale to tell about that one, Doctor. DRTUNA : $ Whatever is at work here is very subtle, very powerful, it operates at a very low level.... JenKoko : $ I don't suppose you believe in Satanism? DRTUNA : $ ...but powerful: : : DRTUNA : $ Well, perhaps not as you know. I know that evil exists. I have seen it. DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor holds up his left hand, he is missing his little finger: : : DRTUNA : $ I have felt that evil in my flesh and spirit. JenKoko : $ Could this whatever it is be responsible for changing the behavior patterns of locals? DRTUNA : $ Well, it might just be the unthinking work of a massive primal force. I am not yet sure it is evil. DRTUNA : $ But something is amiss here. Look at the way these oak trees are growing through the floor. DRTUNA : $ The forest literally wants to tear this church apart! ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Bends down to the oak tree roots: : : And such unusually accelerated growth! JenKoko : $ No! : : scoffs: : So evil is arising and taking over a small church? Why? ZoeWhovian : $ It should have taken YEARS for theses roots to get through these floor boards! DRTUNA : $ As I said, it may not be evil, just powerful and unthinking. DRTUNA : $ But perhaps not unthinking forever. JenKoko : $ You mean it can become sentient? DRTUNA : $ Well, I've seen enough here! JenKoko : $ But what have we seen, Doctor? DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor does a sweep with his pocket watch scanner: : : JenKoko : $ None of this makes sense. DRTUNA : $ Readings complete. Time to consolidate our forces for the night, perhaps. ZoeWhovian : $ Yes, Liz, what HAVE we seen... or what have we merely THINK we've seen? JenKoko : $ : : shakes head in confusion. notices an eerie darkness descend over church: : DRTUNA : $ Now Zoe, begging the question, reality is always our own construction in many ways. JenKoko : $ Don't you mess with my mind too, Zoe. This place is getting creepy. DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor exits the church, scowling a bit as he looks back at the ravens.: : : DRTUNA : $ Come along before it gets too dark ZoeWhovian : $ Sorry, Liz, but we MUST consider all logical explanations... no matter how illogical they may seem. ZoeWhovian : $ Or uncomfortable. JenKoko : $ : : glances back at ravens briefly and exits church after Doctor: : JenKoko : $ I think we should catch up with Graham, don't you Doctor? THE DOCTOR, ZOE, AND LIZ WALK THROUGH THE WOODS DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor walks through the nearby woods: : : DRTUNA : $ Yes, I agree. ZoeWhovian : $ Doctor, what is it that they say about ravens? DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor walks on, and strikes up a conversation with Liz: : : ZoeWhovian : $ Don't they grow to be 80 years old... and they say that they have the ability for speech... JenKoko : $ And they're also the companions of witches and warlocks, Zoe. DRTUNA : $ Liz, what have you been up to these last few years, working at Probe is it? JenKoko : $ Oh, same as usual Doctor. Though it hasn't been quite as exciting as our UNIT days. JenKoko : $ Most of my cases have very Earthly explanations even though Graham hopes otherwise. DRTUNA : $ Yes, definitely not like the UNIT days, then. DRTUNA : $ Still a scientist and adventurer, Liz, not into family or business...making money? JenKoko : $ What have you been up to over the years, Doctor? ZoeWhovian : $ And what do You hope for, Liz? : : : Listening in on the conversation curiously: : : JenKoko : $ The truth is all I want, Zoe. DRTUNA : $ Zoe is remarkable, Liz. She knows things about me I don't even know yet! JenKoko : $ Oh? How can that be? You know everything, don't you Doctor? DRTUNA : $ : : : Dr, Zoe, and Liz continue walking through not so dense woods: : : ZoeWhovian : $ Well, I wouldn't say that I am remarkable, Doctor... the future MEMORIES I have are troubling... DRTUNA : $ Well, not really Liz, but sometimes it helps to have some people think that. JenKoko : $ : : the road appears in the distance just feet away from them: : JenKoko : $ Troubling? What do you mean, Zoe? DRTUNA : $ Ah, well here we are! Now we need a bus into town. ZoeWhovian : $ Well, Liz, it seems that I remember experiences that the doctor does not. DRTUNA : $ : : : A bus slowly approaches from the southeast: : : DRTUNA : $ Say Liz, got any local coin? ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Motioning: : : his finger, for instance. Should be whole. JenKoko : $ Yes, but that hardly seems like it alone would trouble you. DRTUNA : $ : : : The bus stops for them: : : : ZoeWhovian : $ And this dandelion? : : : motioning to the doctor's jacket: : : This will save his life one day. DRTUNA : $ Fare for all of us, then, on Liz. Perhaps..perhaps....but why? DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor gets on the bus: : : ZoeWhovian : $ But why should I remember things that the Doctor does NOT! ? They are MEMORIES for me, not premonition DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor tells the driver Liz will pay.: : : JenKoko : $ : : digs through purse for spare change: : JenKoko : $ : : bus driver looks at her impatiently as she drops a coin on the steps: : AT THE PUB IN MORGANDOWN ZoeWhovian : * : : : A young man in his 20's leans heavily on the bar countertop.: : : ZoeWhovian : @ : : : : Mrs. Molly Squire pauses outside the local pub, taking a deep breath before crossing herself: : : DramiAmadi : @ : : leans on the bar, chugging a pint: : K9 mk 4 : @ : : : Graham goes into the pub with K9 following: : : K9 mk 4 : @ Oi! What are we doing here, mate? ProfG Whiz : @ : : Looks around, and goes right up to the bar: : I'll take a pint, if you'd please... DramiAmadi : @ : : sets down his beer glass, staring at the metal dog: : ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Muttering to self: : : Well, it's got to be done. Lord help their souls. ProfG Whiz : @ We're on a 'Fishing Expedition', you might say, K9... ProfG Whiz : @ Don't worry, he doesn't bite...hehe K9 mk 4 : @ You don't fish in pubs, mate. DramiAmadi : @ : : leans forward interestedly, tapping K9's metal back to hear it ring: : DramiAmadi : @ : : makes a distinct dent: : Oops, sorry mate. Here, how do you get it to talk like that? ProfG Whiz : @ : : Clears throat: : Ahem: lowers voice..: : Well, its not fish we're after...Hello.. DramiAmadi : @ : : grabs one of K9's ears and swivels it: : ProfG Whiz : @ Uh..please be careful..this is a uh..: : thinks fast: : Prototype Electronic Dog... ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Hustling through the door, grabs the beer out of Graham's hand: : : K9 mk 4 : @ Hey, get off me! : : : extends nose gun: : : DramiAmadi : @ : : with great understanding: : Ohhhhh. One of the government's "pet" projects, eh? ZoeWhovian : @ Molly: You'll not be needing THIS in the afterlife, gentlemen! ProfG Whiz : @ We're taking it, uh, around the community asking people's opinions on it.. ProfG Whiz : @ See if there's a market for it...that sort of thing... DramiAmadi : @ : : drains the last of his own beer hurriedly: : ProfG Whiz : @ : : Looks at Molly with a mixture of surprise and curiosity: : Excuse me? ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Grabs the beer from Leroy: : : None of that! DramiAmadi : @ 'Ey! ! ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Raising her already shrill voice to ungodly decibels: : : Gentlemen! May I have your attention! ProfG Whiz : @ : : Rubs finger in Ear: : Uhh..no need to shout, maam.... DramiAmadi : @ : : in a none-too-tactful stage whisper to Graham: : You don't want to stay 'ere and listen to 'er, DramiAmadi : @ chum - she's looney. K9 mk 4 : @ I don't like her voice. ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Turns and glares at Leroy: : : What I have to say will shock you. But it is important... ZoeWhovian : @ .. that you listen. Your very SOULS are at stake! DramiAmadi : @ : : takes a large bite out of a four-foot-long sandwich, ignoring her disdainfully: : ProfG Whiz : @ Please go on....: : Turns his attention to Molly , with a look of interest: : ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Smiling, glad to have a willing audience: : : Thank you sir! Bless your soul... ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Raising her voice yet again: : : Many of you have noticed the strange occurrences here in town... ProfG Whiz : @ : : A little embarrassed: : A yes, thank you, now, what exactly do you mean..Uh... ZoeWhovian : @ Strange little things... : : : begins walking around with her pamphlets: : : ProfG Whiz : @ : : Snaps his fingers: : Yes, now that you mention it, I had been made aware of several... ProfG Whiz : @ oddities around here recently... ProfG Whiz : @ : : Aside to k9: : Record this, please....it may prove useful... K9 mk 4 : @ Sure. : : : Starts to record: : : ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Turns to a gentleman in the corner: : : Sam, you've noticed how your cows have been getting sick. ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Pointing: : : And you, George, didn't you almost run into a TREE in the middle of the road today? ProfG Whiz : @ And I hear tell there is a church around here were strange things have occurred... ProfG Whiz : @ : : trying to lead Molly on...so she will cut to the Chase: : ZoeWhovian : @ Yes! ! ! : : : Nods vehemently: : : And it is not a coincidence, no sir! ZoeWhovian : @ It is a message from God for us to take notice... DramiAmadi : @ : : starts flicking peanuts at the raven perched above the bar: : ProfG Whiz : @ : : looks a little disappointed: : Perhaps..perhaps....but why? DramiAmadi : @ : : The raven eyes him evilly and crouches, ready to dive: : ZoeWhovian : @ Gentlemen! It is the jihad! ! ! Think! What time of year is it??? ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Molly is completely worked up, sweat dripping from her brow: : : The harvest festival! And WHO... ZoeWhovian : @ ...who does that concern! The Devil, I tell you! The Devil! ! ! Save you souls, gentlemen.. your lives ZoeWhovian : @ ...are not much for this world. ProfG Whiz : @ Ma'am, if I may interrupt for a moment...: : : looks very inquisitively at Molly: : ProfG Whiz : @ Not that I wish to counter your arguments, actually, I was wondering if you would... ZoeWhovian : @ : : Turns to Graham: : : yes? here, have a pamphlet. ProfG Whiz : @ : : Puts pamphlet on bar: : Er..thank you...actually, I was sent here to chronicle some of these ProfG Whiz : @ things... DramiAmadi : @ : : bunging a peanut off of K9 with a CLANG! : : Och, you don't want to listen to her ideas. She's ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Begins to sit down, relishing an audience;: : Well, then, one experience that may interest you... DramiAmadi : @ crackers. Hasn't done her research, that one. : : glares at Molly ominously: : ZoeWhovian : @ a local Bible store got broken into just yesterday, books defaced, K9 mk 4 : @ Watch where you throw, mate. ZoeWhovian : @ the place's a total mess, glass all over the sidewalk. It's Satan, I tell you. ProfG Whiz : @ : : Looks over to Leroy: : Actually: : gets out the Blue folder: : There Have been a lot of strange ProfG Whiz : @ things going on here... ProfG Whiz : @ : : Motions Leroy and Molly over to the Folder: : DramiAmadi : @ : : leaaaans over Graham's shoulder, eager for new ideas: : ZoeWhovian : @ can you believe it, sir? Glass ALL over the sidewalk. And no one there willing to clean. ProfG Whiz : @ Now, I have here some various reports of unusual incidents around here, but... ProfG Whiz : @ in order to get a clearer picture of what is going on, I need more data... AT SILBURY HILL, THE ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG CONTINUES Dr Hammai : & : : Prof. Eucerin glares at student: : Is that all? Dr Hammai : & : : Student: : Well isn't it unusual? Dr Hammai : & Raven bones? I think not. Dr Hammai : & : : student head lowers: : Well it seemed unusual. Dr Hammai : & : : Prof. Eucerin sighs: : I'm going back into town, you students stay here. Dr Hammai : & : : walks down toward bus stop: : THE DOCTOR, ZOE, AND LIZ ARE ON A BUS TO MORGANDOWN DRTUNA : $ : : : the bus moves off towards town: : : DRTUNA : $ Well at least wait to start until we are all seated, driver! JenKoko : $ : : Liz, just makes it to a seat as buss jerks forward: : JenKoko : $ : : eyes bore holes into back of driver's head: : DRTUNA : $ : : : The bus approaches town: : : DRTUNA : $ I wonder what K9 and Graham have found. Our evidence is profound, but not very explanatory. JenKoko : $ : : in aside to Doctor: : Be careful about town, Doctor. The people are not exactly friendly. ZoeWhovian : $ Oh? : : : Curiously: : : DRTUNA : $ not surprising, Liz, given these events. ZoeWhovian : $ Is that typical of towns in this area, Liz, or is it the events that have caused this unfriendliness DRTUNA : $ : : : The bus arrives in the center of the village: : : DRTUNA : $ Ah, here we are. Thank you driver. JenKoko : $ There have been almost a dozen violent deaths in this town over the last few months, Zoe. DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor exits the bus: : : JenKoko : $ The townspeople are turning against each other so be wary both of you. JenKoko : $ : : follows Doctor off bus facing direction of the pub: : THE DOCTOR, LIZ, AND ZOE HAVE ARRIVED IN MORGANDOWN BY BUS DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor stands and looks about as the bus leaves in a cloud of blue diesel exhaust.: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor coughs: : : JenKoko : # : : smacks Doctor on back: : All right? This way, Doctor. DRTUNA : # Ah, Liz, you have an idea where to find them? ZoeWhovian : # : : : follows Liz and the Doctor: : : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor follows Liz: : : JenKoko : # : : heads down street towards pub: : Graham always ends up in a pub, Doctor. JenKoko : # Don't ask why. DRTUNA : # Nature gone mad, a huge energy force captures the Tardis, strange animistic projections, hmmm... ZoeWhovian : # Well, actually, it makes sense, Liz. A few drops of alcohol seem to loosen local tongues nicely. DRTUNA : # I might be able to piece this together with a bit more data. JenKoko : # : : Enters pub to find an unusually large crowd: : ZoeWhovian : # Yes! We need DATA, Doctor. THE DOCTOR AND LIZ ENTER THE PUB DRTUNA : @ : : : The Doctor enters the pub: : : JenKoko : @ : : searches crowd for Graham: : DRTUNA : @ Well, strange doings or not, people still want a pint. Humans! ProfG Whiz : @ Now, with what you have told me Molly, we might have a better idea what's going on... JenKoko : @ The trouble is, Zoe, that Graham can't hold his liquor and he always drinks with them. ZoeWhovian : @ Molly: Well, I could take you to the store. I think the defaced bibles might tell you something. DRTUNA : @ : : : The Doctor moves to listen to Molly: : : ProfG Whiz : @ Good idea....once we know what's causing all this, we can set about correcting it...oh by ZoeWhovian : @ Zoe: Well, sounds entertaining for the gullet. DRTUNA : @ Defaced Bibles? In a store? JenKoko : @ : : stops beside Graham to listen in on his conversation: : DramiAmadi : @ : : the raven over the bar suddenly flexes its wings and flies outside, relieving itself on Molly as it leaves : : : ProfG Whiz : @ way, I'm from PROBE;: : fumbles for his ID card as The Doctor and the other's come up: : ZoeWhovian : @ Molly: (Nodding enthusiastically and concernedly) YES! Defaced holy scripture! ZoeWhovian : @ Molly: Crossing self: : Dear Lord, please save us all! ProfG Whiz : @ So you know that we're legit...eh, Oh hello Liz, Doctor... ZoeWhovian : @ Molly (Shrieks) It's a SIGN! ! ! It's a SIGN! ! ! DRTUNA : @ Yes, strange animistic power projections. A great life force, perhaps. Flexing its muscles. ProfG Whiz : @ Like the Northumberland incident of 1922? ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Molly grabs Zoe's shirt collars: : : help us! Prayer is the only answer! ! ! JenKoko : @ A sign? Doctor, that raven looked real enough to me this time. DRTUNA : @ Excuse me, my good woman, may I offer you my hanky in your need. ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Zoe looks uncomfortably at molly, not sure how to deal with this crazed woman: : : JenKoko : @ : : pulls Molly off Zoe: : Calm down. It was just an accident. DramiAmadi : @ : : grunts derisively: : DRTUNA : @ : : : The Doctor offers silk handkerchief to Molly: : : ProfG Whiz : @ : : Gets a rag for Molly to clean up with: : Here you go... ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Molly shakes her finger at Liz: : : Accident! ! That's the Devil's folly, I warn you. JenKoko : @ : : grabs rag from partner and helps mopping up Molly: : ProfG Whiz : @ : : Notes the Barrage isn't exactly clean: : Oh, never mind... DramiAmadi : @ : : pulls Zoe aside: : Don't worry about 'er, she in't dangerous. Just batty. JenKoko : @ Don't bother warning me. I don't plan on standing under any ravens today. ZoeWhovian : @ Molly: There is pure evil in this town. And bibles defaced! Lord have mercy. DramiAmadi : @ : : to Zoe: : Now, if you wanna know the REAL force behind that church de-face-ment.... ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Molly to Liz: : : thank you, child. DRTUNA : @ And some recent tragedy as well. Something about Bibles being defaced, did you say? ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Zoe listens curiously to Leroy: : : JenKoko : @ : : to Molly: : Sit down Madam. Would you like a drink? Graham? ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Molly nods rigorously, shaking raven poopies off her head: : : ZoeWhovian : @ molly: Yes, bibles defaced. In a store over yonder. Belonging to a very Christian fellow. DramiAmadi : @ : : with a near-hypnotic intensity in his voice: : Can't you guess? Look at the places that've been ProfG Whiz : @ Come to think of it, I never touched my last pint...sure Liz...thanx ZoeWhovian : @ Molly: The store was broken into, and glass shattered all over the sidewalk. JenKoko : @ You've had enough, I think Graham. Sssh! DRTUNA : @ Hmm...very well. I think I am not that thirsty after all, and I'll be back in a moment. DramiAmadi : @ buggered... a bible store... a farm... a new-built church what cost the county millions of wasted DramiAmadi : @ pounds.... ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Molly Frowns at Liz: : : Dear me, a drink? NO! That's the Devil's potion, I tell you. DRTUNA : @ : : : The Doctor turns and walks toward door, not looking back: : : DramiAmadi : @ What do they all 'ave in common? ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Zoe is looking with a strange expression at Leroy: : : DRTUNA : @ Care for a walk, K9? K9 mk 4 : @ : : : Stops recording: : : Sure Guv. DRTUNA : @ Life force : : : says the Dr as he leaves: : : THE DOCTOR HAS LEFT THE PUB DRTUNA : $ : : : outside the pub, the doctor approaches the bible store: : : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor approaches the police tape: : : DRTUNA : $ : : : Ducking under the police tape, the Doctor goes to a damaged window in the shop.: : : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor peers at the glass and looks inside the blown out window: : : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor reaches around through the blown out window and opens the door from inside.: : : DRTUNA : $ Curious, if they broke in, how did they leave? DRTUNA : $ Why vault the window, blowing it out, if you already have a way in? DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor looks at the scattered pages: : : DRTUNA : $ That only makes sense if you are breaking out! And, braking out after doing this? DRTUNA : $ A riddle! If I do all these things, what am I? K9 mk 4 : $ : : : does a scan of the area: : : DRTUNA : $ All I know now is that it is something very, very huge! THE CUSTOMERS IN THE PUB CONTINUE TO SWAP STORIES ABOUT THE STRANGE DOINGS IN THE AREA JenKoko : @ : : to Molly: : Tea a devil's drink? ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Molly becomes embarrassed: : ; Oh, tea, then? Sorry, child. I was caught in the moment. DramiAmadi : @ : : to Zoe: : None of them been CONSECRATED! DramiAmadi : @ : : waits for her to get it: : JenKoko : @ : : motions to bartender to get Molly a cup of tea hopefully to keep her quiet and happy: : ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Frowning at Leroy: : : let me get this straight... JenKoko : @ Consecrated? Oh no! We're not talking about devils again, are we? ZoeWhovian : @ Zoe: You're telling me that it's because the ground hasn't been consecrated??? ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Zoe sighs: : : ZoeWhovian : @ Zoe: : : : Leaning over to Liz: : : Where'd the Doctor disappear to? ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Zoe looks around: : : DramiAmadi : @ : : Leroy bugs his eyes out at her: : It's all VAMPIRES! ! JenKoko : @ Said something about life-force and those bibles, I think. DramiAmadi : @ Vampires 're the only things wot can't TOUCH holy ground! That's why it was a new church that was ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Zoe is ignoring Leroy, looking for the Doctor: : : JenKoko : @ : : to Leroy: : Vampires do not exist! DramiAmadi : @ destroyed, right? Because it hasn't been sanctified yet! ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Touches Liz on the ground, whispers: : : I'll be back, I'm off to find the Doctor. DramiAmadi : @ : : looks HIGHLY offended by such nonsense from this Liz stranger: : ProfG Whiz : @ : : Looks up from his notes: : Liz, uh..actually, Vampires do I exist...well, sort of... ZoeWhovian : @ Zoe: It's no good to have him off on his own. he gets into too much trouble that way! DramiAmadi : @ : : to Liz: : Lissen to 'im, 'ee knows what's up! JenKoko : @ And leave me with these two? Thanks alot. ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Zoe brushes herself off, stands: : : Well, sir, I certainly do believe that YOU believe. ProfG Whiz : @ : : frowns at Liz: : JenKoko : @ I'm telling you, there are no vampires. I've investigated it countless times. ZoeWhovian : @ Zoe: But we will find nothing out SITTING here, so I intend to investigate to see for myself. ProfG Whiz : @ She's almost right Leroy...actually, there are Pseudo-Humanoid life forms that... DramiAmadi : @ : : to Liz: : Well, then, how do YOU explain it? ProfG Whiz : @ require vital fluids out of other...: : notes Liz stare, and decides it better to stop: : ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Molly sits sipping her tea contentedly, certain that she may have actually saved a soul today.: : JenKoko : @ Graham, that is only your theory, remember? ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Zoe sneaks out of the pub: : : JenKoko : @ Now, mister Leroy? Do you have any other concrete facts to offer this investigation? ZoeWhovian : @ : : : Zoe looks around curiously: : : Hmm. Not much about. Now, I wonder where the Doctor's off to. JenKoko : @ : : glances bull through corner of her eye: : Graham, what's that? ProfG Whiz : @ Eh...looks out the window: : Oh, another bull...: : looks down, then does a double take! : : JenKoko : @ A BULL? Quickly, let's track it! JenKoko : @ : : dashes to door: : ProfG Whiz : @ : : Quickly grabs his folder and rushes to the door of the Pub: : DramiAmadi : @ and $ : : and then the bull is gone: : JenKoko : @ : : flings open pub door and bounds out onto street: : JenKoko : @ Where'd they go? : : asks Graham after halting in mid step: : ProfG Whiz : @ : : Looks around: : : Beats me...another illusion? Where is the Doctor and his friend? K9 mk 4 : @ Well, the readings are the same as the hill. JenKoko : @ At that reading room, remember? What's its name? K9 mk 4 : @ Stronger at the spiral pattern, particularly the closer you get to the center. JenKoko : @ : : looks around for her bearings: : I think I saw Zoe go that way. : : points right: : DRTUNA : @ : : : Word begins to reach town by phone and radio of the strange bird attack on Silbury Hill: : : AT THE BIBLE STORE DramiAmadi : $ : : A bull trip trip trips past the broken window and down the street: : DRTUNA : $ Bulls, again. DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor leans out the window: : : Zoe, watch out for that bull! ZoeWhovian : ! : : : Zoe laughs to self: : : Of course, the Doc... whoah! : : : As a bull charges by her: : : ZoeWhovian : ! : : dashes to the Doctor: : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor stands outside the bible store: : : K9? Are you about? ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Runs inside the shop, carefully picking her way through the strewn glass on the sidewalk: : : K9 mk 4 : $ Right here, Guv. ZoeWhovian : $ Doctor! : : : Looking around inside the shop: : : DRTUNA : $ K9, correlate your summed readings and announce potential patterns. * ahem* Please. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Zoe turns around: : : Oh, Doctor, there you are. DRTUNA : $ Zoe, this is incredible. Something in here did this and exploded out the window. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Zoe picks her way carefully through the shop back toward the street: : : K9 mk 4 : @ Well, the readings are the same as the hill. K9 mk 4 : @ Stronger at the spiral pattern, particularly the closer you get to the center. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Zoe appraises the shop as she leaves: : : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : bookshelves have been toppled and books ripped out of their spines: : : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : pages all over the floor, the covers spread in a precise, neat spiral pattern on the floor. : : : ZoeWhovian : $ Doctor, wait, did I hear you say that something EXPLODED from INSIDE? ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Motions: : : Did you see these strange patterns on the floor? DRTUNA : $ Yes, that's right. The door was still locked from the inside. ZoeWhovian : $ Strange... If I believed in paranormal phenomenon, that would be a convenient explanation. DRTUNA : $ I have seen those patterns before. I saw some on a few barns as we were in the bus. ZoeWhovian : $ Really? They DO look interesting... they remind me of... er... something I probably shouldn't say. DRTUNA : $ It's time to sum our knowledge, Zoe. Let's find Liz. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Sirens are heard off in the distance: : : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor heads into the street: : : ZoeWhovian : $ yes, Doctor! Good idea. This whole experience has been quite chaotic. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : picks her way gingerly through the store: : : IN THE STREET OUTSIDE THE PUB ProfG Whiz : ! The Bible Shop: : looks around, and sees a building with police tape in front of it: : There... ProfG Whiz : ! That must be it! JenKoko : ! We'll follow. But be wary of bulls, right? ProfG Whiz : ! Why? They are just Mental illusions of some sort... JenKoko : ! Mental illusions with blood on the horns. Just be careful, all right? ProfG Whiz : ! Uh..right...: : races down the street to the Bible shop: : JenKoko : ! : : Liz and Graham cross streets and approach the Bible Store: : ProfG Whiz : ! : : Liz, being in better shape, arrives first: : JenKoko : ! : : Liz being more sober arrives first: : JenKoko : ! : : Liz sees a curious young person lingering outside Bible store: : JenKoko : ! : : says to lingerer: : Hello? Something interest you here? BACK AT SILBURY HILL Dr Hammai : & : : Raven bones start to shake: : Dr Hammai : & : : The raven bones fly out of the ground into a pile: : Dr Hammai : & : : student stares as various raven bones begin to connect to one another: : Dr Hammai : & : : The raven bones continue connecting forming the skeleton of a raven: : Dr Hammai : & : : The raven skeleton looks at student, its eyes turn red: : Dr Hammai : & : : The raven skeleton turns and flies off: : Dr Hammai : & : : Student watches raven fly off : : Dr Hammai : & : : Student hears rumbling from beneath the hill: : Dr Hammai : & : : Rumble increases: : Dr Hammai : & : : Hundreds of raven corpses explode from the ground, all with red glowing eyes: : Dr Hammai : & : : The raven corpses start to fly around, hitting various students and archaeologists: : Dr Hammai : & : : Various raven corpses begin to peck at people. An archaeologist has a heart attack: : Dr Hammai : & : : Some students try to run only to trip and be trampled by others trying to...... Dr Hammai : avoid the ensuing chaos: : Dr Hammai : & : : A raven corpse flies into an archaeologists screaming mouth and forces its way down : : Dr Hammai : & : : The last of the students and archaeologists huddle into a group and are completely... Dr Hammai : covered by raven corpses: : Dr Hammai : & : : The raven corpses scatter leaving six skeletons: : Dr Hammai : & : : the raven corpses not destroyed begin to meld together: : Dr Hammai : & : : Ravens corpses meld and shape into a woman: : Dr Hammai : & : : The woman turns and looks at the Tardis: : Dr Hammai : & : : The woman's body turns into a raven and flies off toward the church: : OUTSIDE THE BIBLE STORE ProfG Whiz : $ : : Sees The Doctor and Zoe emerging from the Bible Shop: : : DRTUNA : $ Well, Graham, what about these symbols? ZoeWhovian : $ : : : A screeching guinea pig goes scampering by the Doctor's shoes: : : ProfG Whiz : $ : : Looks at the design: : Hmmm...No I can't say I've seen...wait... DRTUNA : $ More animistic aberrations! ZoeWhovian : $ Hmmm... animals... aberrations... I wonder... : : : Zoe says pensively: : : DRTUNA : $ Wait a minute, I saw some of these symbols drawn on bar napkins in the pub! ProfG Whiz : $ It does seem familiar...I've seen Something like it before, I'd wager...: : Bites Lip: : : ZoeWhovian : $ Wasn't it LEROY who drew it?? : : : says excitedly: : : JenKoko : $ Livi>I've seen those marking every day at the dig site. ProfG Whiz : $ Tho where...escapes me for the moment.... DRTUNA : $ : : : A dazed towns person comes up: : : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Sirens in the background get louder: : : ProfG Whiz : $ I remember seeing it in a Book somewhere.... DRTUNA : $ Dazed> Were you friends of those up at the dig? ProfG Whiz : $ Back in Oxford.... ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Tugs on the Doctor's sleeve: : something seems to be up. DRTUNA : $ Why, what do you know? Tell us. JenKoko : $ Livi to towns person>Yes, many friends. Why? ProfG Whiz : $ : : Concentration broken by the commotion: : Huh? What going on? DRTUNA : $ Dazed Folk> Most of em been killed, heered tell, by critters of some sort! JenKoko : $ Livi>Killed? How? ZoeWhovian : $ : : : A newspaper boy rides toward the group: : : JenKoko : $ : : boy throws paper at Graham: : DRTUNA : $ Dazed Folk> Horribly, they said. It weren't natural I heard. DRTUNA : $ Dazed Folk> And they's lookin' for some folks come out of a blue police box they found there. ProfG Whiz : $ : : BOINK. It hits him square on, knocking his glasses askew: : JenKoko : $ Livi>But I was just there an hour ago! ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Sirens fade toward the northwest: : : DRTUNA : $ Dazed> Why that;s the strangest part, ain't been a police box here in many a year! JenKoko : $ Liz>Graham, stop playing around. What is that? ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Whispers: : : Doctor! A Police box? DRTUNA : $ Why thank you sir, for sharing what you know. ProfG Whiz : $ A paper: : picks it up, opens it: : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor paces back and forth.: : : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Leans over Graham's shoulder: : : JenKoko : $ : : picture of fallen bodies surrounding blue police box on front page: : DRTUNA : $ What else, Graham? DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor continues to pace: : : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : points, says dryly: : : Front page accusations. My goodness. DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor stops and looks into the night sky: : : ProfG Whiz : $ : : Hands the Doctor the Paper: : : Now that's something you don't see everyday... DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor turns to the group: : ZoeWhovian : $ Doctor, I can officially congratulate us on remaining completely conspicuous in this town... DRTUNA : $ Whatever is at work here, it has stopped attacking buildings and books. JenKoko : $ Obviously. ZoeWhovian : $ ...And begun to attack people! DRTUNA : $ It has started to attack us like it attacked that church, I believe. DRTUNA : $ BUT, that isn't the worst news! ZoeWhovian : $ don't underestimate geo-thermal winds. ProfG Whiz : $ Yes? Go on Doctor... JenKoko : $ Or ravens who crow at midnight, Zoe. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Nods graciously at Liz: : : DRTUNA : $ The worst news is that I haven't the foggiest idea what our next move is! DRTUNA : $ But I would be glad to lead a discussion about it! ---------- Date: Wed, May 22, 1996 9:04 PM EST From: ZoeWhovian Subj: Zoe's Log 5-15-96 I have been very worried about the Doctor as of late... he has seemed absent, abstract, not fully present. Very interested in the goings on about here... almost obsessed. Of course, this is just the Doctor, I keep telling myself. He's just that way! And, of course, the absent, less than precise approach that he takes has gotten a bit tiresome and difficult for me to deal with in the past. I really have gotten more accustomed to it... And, in fact, I have found it to be somewhat endearing of him. I do like the old fool, for all his quirks. It wouldn't worry me so much if these weren't the classic symptoms of time-sickness of the croida plane variety - the kind that surfaced on the 3rd vector planets of the Alpha Centauri. Ah, yes, that's right... another memory that I shouldn't have, surfacing again... As worried as I am about the Doctor... I must admit that I am twice as worried about myself. I keep being visited by images from the future... that's the only thing I can call them. Really, these memories are too vivid to be premonitions. It is as if I FEEL in my bones that these things have HAPPENED. I never would have thought that I would find myself describing such an experience, but here I go. Things are never what you expect. These images... they are so strong. They get stronger by the day.... and I really can't help myself. I'm beginning to get frightened. I pretended not to believe him, of course. All of Leroy's rediculous accounts of vampires, and what not... and the supernatural... but I am becoming more and more uncertain. Leroy's otherwise uncompelling stories match uncomfortably with a dangerous myth from the Vradoz highlands about a wolfpack that captured a young woman... In my memories... I AM that woman. ---------- THE DOCTOR'S LOG 5-15-96 MACHA'S HARVEST PART TWO There is a very strange life force at work here. Not just "a" life force, but "some large amount" of life force. It has manifested itself in strange ways, but always using the elements of life. The "new-old" church we examined was a good example. Relatively new, yet the forest was ripping it apart -- roots tear at floorboards, oak sprouting up from the floor, cracks in the walls, ravens nesting in the altar. The appearance of the bulls is another strange example. Now we hear of a catastrophe up in Silbury Hill (I hope Prof. Eucerin is safe) to do with birds and other creatures. Nor are the humans immune from this influence. Strange Neolithic patterns have been appearing on walls -- the same ones I saw duplicated on pen on the bar napkins in the pub. There seems to be a particular plot against any spiritual forces which deny primal life urges. Not to put a judgment on it, but anything Christian seems to be targeted. As the church conquered this land with its faith against the forces of Celtic animism, thus is that land (that "force") trying to take it back. Perhaps. And what am I to do? I have sworn to protect the life of the Universe. We could be on the urge of uncovering one of the largest life forces I have ever sensed right here. And when we do, will I have to choose one life form over another? Must I take sides? I hope not. But at times choices have to be made. I must be wise in making them. Who shall advise me? Zoe? Liz? K9? What's wrong with K9 lately. No, I shall listen to others, but I will make my own decision. But, I need to know more. I somehow feel this isn't just some Satanic cult gone serious. The humans seem to be the effected, not the instigators. ---------- BACKGROUND FOR PART THREE Macha's Harvest, Part Three The characters, again, re-vamped: *The Doctor *K9 *Zoe *Liz Shaw - The Liz we saw in "The Zero Imperative," for those of us who've been spending $25 to order near-Doctor Who fan-made stuff from England! It's been over a decade since her trips in the TARDIS, and she no longer works with UNIT, having left several years ago to take a place in PROBE, the preternatural investigations bureau of Scotland Yard. (Sort of like the X-Files division, but held in even more contempt - but she gets to be in the "Doctor" role in this job, so it's worth it!) *Graham Stevens - Liz's partner in PROBE. He was in Andrew Hunt's NA, _Cat's Cradle: WitchMark_. Nice guy. Been the underdog all his life because of a penchant for choosing to work on ridiculous things like aliens and unicorns. Never learned to manipulate bureaucracies, so his weird reputation gets him passed up for all promotions. Good with kids. A little prone to getting very strange ideas from weird leads, but then, Liz is even worse after all her years with the Doctor *Olivia - A college student, doing her studies in ancient religions with a senior thesis on how these religions are reappearing today. Practical woman with a sense of humor which she often has to use in self-defense, as the locals are involved in what has become almost a holy war around her college major. *Guards and police officers at dig as needed. *Prof. Eucerin - in charge of the archaeology dig down at Silbury Hill. *Olivia's friends: - Phoebe... anyone remember, in the X-Files, that Phoebe character from England who Mulder once dated? She was in the Fire episode? This would be her. (I only mention this because I don't remember a thing about that character... make her anyone you want) - And others. Make someone up. Use up old characters. Have fun. It doesn't really matter who these women are. The smaller parts can be played by the same simmer, or along with another role, or made larger if needed.... that applies to any of the parts, actually :-) Last week, the group had just begun checking out the devastated bible store and talking to Olivia, I believe, when they found out that there'd been a huge massacre at Silbury Hill. Some of the archaeologists and archaeology students had been pecked to death by birds, several more killed by lightning when there wasn't a cloud in the sky that morning, others just killed by "unknown forces". The newspapers are calling it an "act of God". They're almost right. ---------- 5/22/96 THE PLAYERS The Doctor DRTUNA Zoe Herriot ZoeWhovian K9 ProfG Whiz Liz Shaw JenKoko Graham Wylde1 Prof. Eucerin Dr Hammai The Morrigan ZoeWhovian Olivia JenKoko JenKoko : <<> JenKoko : <<>> JenKoko : <<> JenKoko : <<>> JenKoko : *DIT.WAV* IN FRONT OF THE FAITHFUL SHEPHERD BIBLE STORE 1 DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor stands shocked at the news: : : DRTUNA : # This is a terrible tragedy! JenKoko : # : : Liz stands outside store reading the paper over Graham's shoulders: : JenKoko : # It looks more like a battlefield than a dig. DRTUNA : # Details, Liz, details, please. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor looks over both shoulders: : : JenKoko : # According to this, the entire dig was just wiped out, Doctor. DRTUNA : # Pecked to death by birds? Wylde1 : # : : reading the paper: : DRTUNA : # Lightning without a cloud in the sky? DRTUNA : # Act of God my foot! JenKoko : # An act of God? That's ridiculous. DRTUNA : # There is a powerful life force coalescing in this area. It opposes other spiritual essences.... JenKoko : # But what could possibly have done that to those people, Doctor? DRTUNA : # ...and it is waking up. As often happens after a fitful sleep, it may wake up cranky! ZoeWhovian : # An Act of... (murmured) the Morag/ Or a wolf pack? DRTUNA : # Well, my theory is that there is something unique happening here. Unusual patterns may have formed.. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Said suddenly, gripping the doctor's arm: : Doctor! I am very scared. DRTUNA : # ...to instigate a random cooperation between different parts of the biosphere. ZoeWhovian : # I'm afraid that I have a tremendous sense of foreboding. Doctor, you must be very careful. JenKoko : # Of what, Zoe? DRTUNA : # There must be a central force here, which is orchestrating this sort of think. Like the Bulls! ZoeWhovian : # : : : Biting her lip: : : I... I'm not sure... nothing, really. Wylde1 : # That is what we must discover Liz ZoeWhovian : # Doctor, please make sure you hold on to that dandelion. Dr Hammai : # : : Prof. Eucerin, in distance, runs up: : You! I know you. Stay right there! JenKoko : # All right, Graham. You don't have to rub it in. You were right in dragging me here. DRTUNA : # Prof. Eucerin, you were spared. What was it you were last doing at the dig team before the disaster? ZoeWhovian : # : : : Time, past, present future, swirls through Zoe's mind, and her heart races: : : Dr Hammai : # I'm not sure, I left the students to continue digging. DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor is preoccupied with the present, while Zoe sorts out the other time zones for once: : DRTUNA : # How close were you to the center, to your goal? Dr Hammai : # Not as close as I would like, All we found were raven bones. Wylde1 : # I'm glad to hear you say that Liz Wylde1 : # There may be hope for you yet : : smiles: : JenKoko : # : : Olivia stands transfixed gazing at the picture of the crime scene: : JenKoko : # : : Olivia is ignored by all: : DRTUNA : # Raven bones? Wylde1 : # : : turns, listening to the Doctor and Prof.: : JenKoko : # Liz>I told you not to rub it in, Graham. Dr Hammai : # A student uncovered them right before I left. Oh god.... DRTUNA : # Professor Eucerin, I would appreciate it if you would accompany us to the dig. DRTUNA : # We need your advice once there. Dr Hammai : # You seemed to know what was happening at the dig earlier. What happened? WHAT? DRTUNA : # Professor, I believe a Sleeper has been awakened. A sleeper so powerful, that it uses the ... DRTUNA : # ...surrounding ecosystem as it's BODY. JenKoko : # Liz>: : notices the female student staring at the picture: : Did you have friends there? JenKoko : # : : Olivia ignores Liz still transfixed: : Dr Hammai : # This can't be happening. This is impossible. DRTUNA : # It may be reacting to us as if we were germs, and the threats we have seen are like antibodies. DRTUNA : # I'll ask you again, Professor, it may be difficult, but we need you to show us the dig. Dr Hammai : # I'll try. I don't know if I'll be really much help. DRTUNA : # I'm sure you will be. Dr Hammai : # So much has happened. DRTUNA : # I am going to the hill. K9, I need you. Graham, you too. Wylde1 : # I wouldn't miss this doctor ZoeWhovian : # Doctor! JenKoko : # : : Olivia's attention is broken when Graham lowers the paper from her view: : Dr Hammai : # : : muttering to self: : oh god. ZoeWhovian : # : : : runs after the Doctor: : : I should come with you. DRTUNA : # Someone has to finish gathering data here, and then follow along after us. ZoeWhovian : # : : : hesitates: : : Doctor, ... I... DRTUNA : # Now Zoe, do you know why I want to go in first and have you follow in a little while? DRTUNA : # Why so that you can rescue us, of course! Now make sure to come in carefully, we will need help. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Shakes head to clear thoughts: : : Yes. Okay. I agree. I need to get myself together. JenKoko : # : : Liz reaches out to grab Olivia by the shoulder when she tries to go after Graham and the JenKoko : # others: : JenKoko : # Liz>Where are you going? JenKoko : # Olivia>The dig. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Turns to Olivia: : : Wait a minute. Can I ask you some questions first? JenKoko : # Liz>Did you have friends there? Dr Hammai : # Rescue? Is there going to be trouble? DRTUNA : # Get together, Zoe. I am going to have a very dangerous conversation. DRTUNA : # In fact, it may be one of the most dangerous conversations ever. ZoeWhovian : # : : : Smiles: : : Yes, Doctor, right away! I'll have that rescue together in no time. DRTUNA : # And I need you to come after me as follow-in-force. JenKoko : # Olivia>Yes. I was just there...I don't understand..I should have known. JenKoko : # Liz>Should have known what? DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor walks to a nearby lorry and gets in the front seat: : : ZoeWhovian : # : : To Olivia: : ; Should have known better than to mess with a primal force? JenKoko : # Olivia>There is evil there. DRTUNA : # All aboard, please. I am borrowing this. Next stop, Silbury Hill! Dr Hammai : # : : Prof. Eucerin follows: : Wylde1 : # : : gets in: : DRTUNA : # : : : The Doctor starts the truck-lorry : : : JenKoko : # : : Olivia jumps when she hears Zoe speak: : A primal what? ZoeWhovian : & : : : A low rustling can be heard across the hill: : DRTUNA : # : : : The truck roars away with some riding in front, some on the platform at the rear: : : INSIDE THE RUINED "NEW" ST. DOMINIC'S CHURCH 5 ZoeWhovian : & : : : A figure is rustling in the church: : : ZoeWhovian : & : : : A apparition to most eyes, but a part of something far greater and larger in reality: : : ZoeWhovian : & : : : It is a raven, and yet not a raven...: : : ZoeWhovian : & : : : A woman, and yet not a woman...: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : and then, it's presence in the church vanishes: : : ZoeWhovian : & : : : For it has been sent for to protect its mistress, the great Morrigan.: : : THE DOCTOR DRIVES A LORRY TOWARDS SILBURY HILL WITH GRAHAM, K9, AND PROF. EUCERIN WITH HIM 7 Dr Hammai : $ Doctor, what was all that about a conversation? DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor shouts over the noise: : : If there is a life force coalescing, I need to talk to it. DRTUNA : $ You can't fight it, as it uses the entire ecosystem as its body. We are nothing against it! Dr Hammai : $ Why would it talk to you then? Wylde1 : $ Then what do you expect to do once we run up against this thing? DRTUNA : $ : : : the truck arrives at Silbury hill: : : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Several cows are mooing fitfully: : : DRTUNA : $ Well, Prof., we can either establish a relationship with it or be digested, I think. Dr Hammai : $ What the... Dr Hammai : $ Look at the hill. DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor gets out of the trucks and heads up the hill: : : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : The cows begin to run away from the truck: : : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Mooing with panic: : : Wylde1 : $ : : Graham follows: : DRTUNA : $ : : : The hill is occupied by police, crime scene tape all around: : : Dr Hammai: $ :: Prof goes up the hill looking at various holes in the ground:: ZoeWhovian: $ :::A Bull calls to the cows from above as the skies take a dark overtone::: Wylde1: $ ::looking for anything unusuall:: Dr Hammai: $ Those holes aren't supposed to be here. Dr Hammai: $ GrahAm is it? Wylde1: $ Yup, thats me Dr Hammai : $ Do you see the holes in the ground? ProfG Whiz : $ Yes, I'm Graham, glad to meet you, Dr..uh...your name again? DRTUNA : $ Yes, what are they Prof.? Dr Hammai : $ Professor. Prof., Eucerin, Those holes aren't supposed to be there. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : The sky begins to pulsate: : : Wylde1 : $ : : he nods to the Prof. and begins moving toward the center of the hill: : Dr Hammai : $ We never came to this side of the hill. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : A low, rhythmic rumbling can be heard in the distance: : : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor pulls out his watch and begins to scan: : : ZoeWhovian : $ : : the rhythm and the pulsing sky intensify as people get closer to the hill center: : : DRTUNA : $ K9, where is the Tardis? Dr Hammai : $ Oh god. ProfG Whiz : $ : : Systems detecting subsonic disturbances, Guv... ProfG Whiz : $ Scanning, Guv... ProfG Whiz : $ The Tardis is North by Northwest, Guvnor... DRTUNA : $ There is a terrific energy field here, as when we landed. Wylde1 : $ What are we waiting for then? Let's go. DRTUNA : $ Take me to the raven bones, Professor Eucerin. Please. Dr Hammai : $ : : Leads toward the spot where bones were discovered: : Dr Hammai : $ They're gone! DRTUNA : $ K9, which way to the center of this field, I can't triangulate without you. Wylde1 : $ What do you mean gone? DRTUNA : $ K9, don't freeze up on me! ProfG Whiz : K9>: : Bleeping and moving about: : The field is This way, Guvnor...: : moves South...: : Dr Hammai : $ That student showed them to me. They were right here. : : looks around: : ProfG Whiz : K9>: : Spins about in circles: : : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Winds on the hill intensify, blowing leaves in the Doctor and Graham's faces: : : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor heads off after K9: : : Now we are getting somewhere. ProfG Whiz : k9>: : : : Starts to smoke: : Dr Hammai : $ See, you can see the dirt from when it was removed. Dr Hammai : $ But there doesn't seem to bee any marks, just and indent where the bones used to lie. DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor comes upon a recessed area, down in the dig is an unusual structure revealed.: : : ProfG Whiz : K9>Blimey! I seem to have blown a fuse! Dr Hammai : $ What's going on here? Wylde1 : $ What is that? DRTUNA : $ Well, this looks promising. DRTUNA : $ K9, not a good time to short out! : : : The Doctor gives K9 a sound thumping kick to stop the short: : Dr Hammai : $ Amazing ProfG Whiz : K9>Phrish...spewt...hhdoihfw... DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor proceeds into the pit on the hill: : : Wylde1 : $ Incredible ProfG Whiz : K9>: : Humms a bit...: : Dr Hammai : $ Wait up, I'm coming too. : : Follows the Doctor: : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor notices that inside the pit the atmosphere is completely different: : : ProfG Whiz : K9>SysOp failure... ProfG Whiz : K9>Initiating fail-safe reboot sequence... DRTUNA : $ This is your discovery, really, Professor. Wylde1 : $ The air seems stale down here ProfG Whiz : K9>................... Dr Hammai : $ I never imagined.....What is it? DRTUNA : $ Look at these stones! Interesting alignment. DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor takes out the sonic screwdriver and sweeps the stones with it. : : : Dr Hammai : $ Wait, What are you doing?! ProfG Whiz : K9>..........: : Spins around..but is no longer smoking...: : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : The stones seem to shriek when the Doctor touches them: : : ProfG Whiz : $ K9>Master? DRTUNA : $ K9, snap out of it! Scan these stones and check the pattern against every circuit you know of. Dr Hammai : $ What's happening? What have you done? Wylde1 : $ Look at those strange markings LIZ AND ZOE REMAIN IN TOWN TO GATHER INFORMATION 2 JenKoko : # Liz>My name is Liz Shaw and this : : points to Zoe: : is Zoe. I'm with Probe. ZoeWhovian : # Well, a primal force, that's all... : : : Acutely aware of Olivia's reactions: : : Why? Is there some- ZoeWhovian : # thing wrong? ZoeWhovian : # : : : Gently takes Olivia's arm: : : tell us about it. JenKoko : # I'm Olivia Jenkins. I was doing research for my thesis, but everything was wrong from the JenKoko : # start. JenKoko: #Liz>Wrong? How? JenKoko: #Olivia>The people hate us, for one thing.They say we are...were digging up the devil. ZoeWhovian: # Digging up the devil? ... JenKoko: #Olivia>And then things just started disappearing and reappearing. JenKoko: #Olivia>Yes, the devil. It's ridiculous. They actually believe that hill is the devil's home ZoeWhovian : # What do you think, Olivia, about the strange symbols? JenKoko : # : : after a long pause to consider Zoe's question, Olivia sighs>I don't know what to think JenKoko : # of the disappearances. JenKoko : # Except that someone's playing a horrible trick on us. JenKoko : # Liz>Unfortunately, I don't think its a trick. JenKoko : # Olivia shudders with the memory of her friends mangled bodies>No. ZoeWhovian : # Well, I wonder what it is... if the doctor is right, it is a force of some ORGANIC variety. ZoeWhovian : # It certainly uses LIVING things as its weapons. ZoeWhovian : # The bulls, and the ravens... and the sky and the storms... JenKoko : # Liz>Organic? You mean whatever did this is living> ZoeWhovian : # Well, not the STRAIGHTFORWARD living kind, of course, but ALIVE in a text-book sense. JenKoko : # : : Olivia gazes at her trembling hands trying to regain her nerves: : JenKoko : # Liz>Alive and cranky. But why Zoe? Why such destruction? ZoeWhovian : # Well, there are several possibilities. JenKoko : # : : Olivia gazes around her to get her bearings ignoring the others: : ZoeWhovian : # Most of which I don't want to consider. JenKoko : # Liz>Such as? ZoeWhovian : # You see, Liz, for a little while, I have been experiencing... um... ZoeWhovian : # disturbing memories. JenKoko : # : : Olivia's attention is drawn to a strange mark on the wall of the ruined bookstore: : ZoeWhovian : # They seem to come from the future. A future FILLED with evil... ZoeWhovian : # And I'm afraid these "future memories" might actually be some sort of premonition... JenKoko : # : : Olivia approaches the wall and gazes and the intricate pattern drawn there: : ZoeWhovian : # GOD! : : Stops in mid-sentence: : : I can't believe I'm saying all this Gobbldygook. ZoeWhovian : # Anyway, I'm afraid the Doctor might be in danger. JenKoko : # Liz>Premonition? Zoe, don't tell me you believe in all that psychic nonsense. JenKoko : # : : recognition slowly dawns on Olivia's troubled mind: : ZoeWhovian : # : : : Shakes head with embarrassment: : : Of course, no, you're right. I'm sorry. ZoeWhovian : # I don't know what's wrong with me lately. JenKoko : # : : the regressive curves spiral inward in a hypnotic fashion: : ZoeWhovian : # : : Smiles, straightens: : : Well, anyway, we're all still alive, safe and sound, aren't we? JenKoko : # Olivia>I remember... JenKoko : # Liz> For the moment. JenKoko : # : : Liz catches Olivia mumbling and turns to her: : Is something wrong? JenKoko : # Olivia>I remember this design. They drew it everywhere. JenKoko : # Liz looking over Olivia's shoulder at design>Who and where. JenKoko : # Olivia>The students at the dig. JenKoko : # : : Olivia traces the design with her fingertips. Immediately, she feels pain: : JenKoko : # : : Olivia shrieks in pain and terror as she senses the evil who killed her friends: : JenKoko : # Olivia>NO! Please stop! Not again! ZoeWhovian : # Olivia! What's happening? What's wrong? JenKoko : # Liz>What's wrong?! : : tries to pull Olivia's hand away from the wall but it won't move: : ZoeWhovian : # : : : Zoe turns to Liz: : : We must go get the Doctor! Quickly! JenKoko : # Olivia>The evil.....Help me. JenKoko : # Liz>Help me get her free first, Zoe! ZoeWhovian : # : : : Grabs Olivia's hands: : : Quickly! We must get to the hill! Olivia, you must lead us there! JenKoko : # : : Liz and Zoe pull Olivia free and fall to the floor with a thud: : JenKoko : # Olivia stunned but conscious>Yes, we must go the Hill. Quickly. before it destroys again! JenKoko : # : : Olivia jumps to feet and dashes out of the bookstore for her car parked on the street: : ZoeWhovian : # : : : Zoe races after Olivia: : : Quickly, Liz! JenKoko : # : : Liz follows and jumps into the car just as Olivia tears out on the open road: : ON SILBURY HILL 6 ZoeWhovian : & : : : A low rustling can be heard across the hill: : ZoeWhovian : & : : : A cow sits in the field, mooing fitfully at shadows: : : LIZ, ZOE, AND OLIVIA APPROACH SILBURY HILL 3 JenKoko : # : : Olivia's car approaches Silbury Hill a short time later. Clouds of darkness surround the JenKoko : # top: : JenKoko : # : : Olivia stops the car briefly to look at Hill: : JenKoko : # Liz>What do you make of that, Zoe? It isn't a naturally phenomenon, is it? ZoeWhovian : # : : : Shakes head: : : No, not natural. And yet... JenKoko : # Liz>And yet..? ZoeWhovian : # : : : said in wonderment: : : it's not natural, and yet it's made of completely organic material! JenKoko : # : : a branch flies by winning Liz's door: : Yes, I guess it is all natural/. JenKoko : # Olivia>It's evil! We have to stop it before it kills them. JenKoko : # : : Olivia jumps out of the car and dashes toward the Hill in a frenzy: : JenKoko : # Liz>Zoe, come on. We have to stop her before she gets herself killed. ZoeWhovian : # Maybe if we join forces and rush the energy swirl around the hill, Liz! : : : jumping out after Olivia JenKoko : # : : Liz and Zoe chase after Olivia. They run right up to the top of the Hill, but stop when JenKoko : # they see the barrier of wind and debris: : JenKoko : # : : Olivia is too crazed to stop.: : No! I won't let you kill their friends too! JenKoko : # Liz>Olivia, stop before you get.... JenKoko : # : : Olivia runs into the barrier and is bounced flat with a resounding thud: : THE DOCTOR, K9, GRAHAM, AND PROF. EUCERIN HAVE GONE INTO THE PIT, FROM WHICH A POWERFUL ENERGY FIELD IS STREAMING 8 ZoeWhovian : $ : : : A low raven shriek resonates inside the Doctor's ears: : : ProfG Whiz : $ K9>Scanning Master: : : : A beam of light strikes the various stones...: : : Wylde1 : $ They look just like the odd symbols that have been appearing of late DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor bends down at the raven sound in his head, he shows pain: : : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : The shriek grows inside of Graham's ears: : : DRTUNA : $ This is not good. This is very, very bad. ProfG Whiz : $ k9>Pattern confirmed, Master... DRTUNA : $ This force controls living matter as its body. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : The raven shriek begins to hiss odd syllables together: : : DRTUNA : $ WE are living matter. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : An ancient language, with musical inflection: : : Dr Hammai : $ Oh god. : : Begins to panic.: : DRTUNA : $ Ergo, it is starting to control us! I hear it in my head. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Suddenly, a low shadow swoops toward the shrine: : : ProfG Whiz : $ Pattern coincides to Celtic legends, Earth, circa 500 BC Wylde1 : $ AAaaahhh! Dr Hammai : $ Doctor what's happening?!!!!!! ZoeWhovian : $ : : : The raven turns and glares at the people, a hypnotic swirl dilated inside its pupil: : : Wylde1 : $ What's going on?! DRTUNA : $ No, K9. Match it to an electronic circuit. ProfG Whiz : $ Pattern also coincides to a primitive schematic for a neural generator... DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor notices the ground is shaking: : : DRTUNA : $ There is some point I can connect with! Dr Hammai : $ : : Prof. Eucerin glances at raven and turns quickly, fear in his eyes: : DRTUNA : $ Right, a neural generator circuit! Essential to all artificial intelligence structures! ProfG Whiz : $ k9>Ayefirmitive, Master... DRTUNA : $ This isn't AI, by any means, but something like it, in an organic way. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : The raven opens its beak, producing a low, demonic roar: : : DRTUNA : $ That means the key part of the circuit loop should be right over here. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Out of the beak swoops the apparition of a beautiful woman: : : ProfG Whiz : $ k9>Warning! Incoming Neural attack! Dr Hammai : $ Oh god. Wylde1 : $ What's going on here?! ZoeWhovian : $ : : : The woman slowly swoops toward those inside the shrine: : : DRTUNA : $ Now, by putting the sonic screwdriver in this point, and changing it's signals to match carbon... DRTUNA : $ I should be able to reach this life force. DRTUNA : $ I hope. Dr Hammai : $ Doctor I think you've got a visitor. ProfG Whiz : $ K9>Master? ProfG Whiz : $ k9>Waits to help the Doctor... DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor jams the sonic screwdriver in the ground between the stones: : : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor looks up: : : DRTUNA : $ : : : All hell breaks loose.: : : OLIVIA, ZOE, AND LIZ FIND THEMSELVES UP AGAINST AN ENERGY BARRIER ON SILBURY HILL 4 JenKoko : # : : Liz and Zoe cautiously approach the barrier and Olivia. ZoeWhovian : # Olivia! Are you all right! : : : To Liz: : she must have run straight into an energy wall. JenKoko : # : : Olivia is knocked unconscious.: : JenKoko : # Liz>Yes Zoe, but if this is an energy barrier., maybe we can short it out? JenKoko : # : : Liz gently touches the barrier with her hand as she contemplates her question: : JenKoko : # : : Liz's skin tinkles with the energy. It tinkles more the stronger she pushes.: : JenKoko : # : : Liz removes her hand just as a flying log whirls by: : JenKoko : # : : Liz glances at the Doctor and others through the flying debris: : JenKoko : # Liz>Zoe, the Doctor's in there! ZoeWhovian : # : : : Zoe Shouts through the debris and wind: : : Is the Doctor in there? JenKoko : # Liz>I just told you he was Zoe. So are Graham and K9. ZoeWhovian : # What's happening? : : : Zoe looks overhead at the clearing sky: : : JenKoko : # : : Liz tries to get Graham's attention by waving like an idiot at him: : INSIDE THE PIT ON SILBURY HILL, POWERFUL ENERGY FORCES ARE THRASHING ABOUT 9 ProfG Whiz : $ k9>Warning Master! Feedback detected in Neural Generator... ZoeWhovian : $ : : : The woman apparition hovers close by, reaches its hand out toward the Doctor: : : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Suddenly, the woman's face contorts, and it is replaced by the scared face of Olivia: : : Dr Hammai : $ DOCTOR LOOK OUT!! DRTUNA : $ : : : the sky darkens, storms of dust rise outside and inside the stones.: : : Wylde1 : $ Doctor, we should get out of here now! ZoeWhovian : $ HELP! : : : The apparition screams in Olivia's voice: : : ProfG Whiz : $ k9>: : : Surrounds group with protective Ion Shield: : ProfG Whiz : $ k9>Implementing Emergency Procedures... DRTUNA : $ : : : Bones join together : : : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor sees the apparition: : : DRTUNA : $ Greetings, great one! Wherever you are here, acknowledge my greeting. DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor stands atop one of the stones: : : Dr Hammai : $ : : whispering to Graham: : Cam he talk to her? ZoeWhovian : $ : : : The woman's image quickly solidifies, becoming more human-like: : : Wylde1 : $ : : looking very confused: : DRTUNA : $ Great spirit who dwells here, we come with reverence and respect. ProfG Whiz : $ k9>: : Moves close to, but not next to , the Doctor...: : DRTUNA : $ We come to comfort you. Wylde1 : $ I hope so DRTUNA : $ I await. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : A low, bird-like croak emits from the woman apparition: : : Who are youuuuuu? DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor looks down, hands outstretched, palms down: : : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor is still missing a finger: : : ZoeWhovian : $ Whoooo comes to coooomfort my paaaaaain? Dead for cennnnturies, aaaaaam I. ProfG Whiz : $ K9>: : : Waits alertly, but patiently...: : DRTUNA : $ I am called the Doctor, Great One, and I come as a friend. ProfG Whiz : $ k9>Whirrrrr...... DRTUNA : $ What is your pain, Great One, so that I may comfort it. DRTUNA : $ How shall I call you, Great Spirit? Wylde1 : $ : : standing in awe: : Dr Hammai : $ : : looks back toward exit, nervously: : DRTUNA : $ : : : Circlets of static electricity begin to form around the Doctor, flashing blue: : : Dr Hammai : $ : : begins to move toward the exit: : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : The Morrigan sways rhythmically: : : My self... my being... my WHOOOOLE-nesss... ZoeWhovian : $ : : : I could DESTROOOY THEM ALLLL... They KNOW NOT OF MY POOOOWWWER.... Dr Hammai : $ : : exits hastily: : ProfG Whiz : $ k9>Warning, Master...Energy levels are exceeding my safety limits...; DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor thinks....Zoe now would be good time!.: : : DRTUNA : $ Defend your systems, K9. It's all up to this entity, now. Wylde1 : $ : : whispers: : I hope you know what you're doing Doctor DRTUNA : $ Me, too! ZoeWhovian : $ BUT YOOUUUU.... : : : the creature's face zooms to look more closely at the Doctor: : : ProfG Whiz : $ k9>Power at 48% ...Ion Field failing, Master.... DRTUNA : $ Yes? ZoeWhovian : $ YOUUUU are DIFFERENT... You are... you are not temporally bound like the rest! ProfG Whiz : $ K9>Affirmative, Master... Dr Hammai : $ : : continues to run out until out on the open hill: : DRTUNA : $ I walk the corridors of time, if that is what you mean. I sensed you in the region. DRTUNA : $ Why are you disturbed? ZoeWhovian : $ YES... Yes... YOU... I have been waiting for you... ZoeWhovian : $ Because I have BEEN DISTURBED!!! : : : The Morrigan begins to shriek and the wind whoops: : : ZoeWhovian : $ The shrine where you now stand is HOLY. You have disturbed my rest!!! DRTUNA : $ They knew not their crime, Great One. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : the Doctor has enraged the Morrigan with his question: : : And NOW YOU SHALL DIE!!! ZoeWhovian : $ So that I might have PEACE. DRTUNA : $ They seek knowledge only. Wylde1 : $ : : nervously: : I think now would be a good time to leave doctor ProfG Whiz : $ k9>MASTER! Detecting dangerous power spike in region... DRTUNA : $ Killing will not relieve you. You use life, you are life...no need to kill. Dr Hammai : $ : : a raven corpse shoots out of the hill: : ZoeWhovian : $ Knowledge? KNNNOOOWWLEDGE destroys the MYSTERY of the sacred... : : : hissed: : : and I am the SACRRED. ZoeWhovian : $ The myyysetry must be PRESERVED if I am to LIVE. DRTUNA : $ Great One, what if I could promise you that your neural generator *ahem* shrine, excuse me... DRTUNA : $ ...is not disturbed, might you spare us all, in the interests of life? Dr Hammai : $ : : raven flies straight through Prof. Eucerin's chest: : DRTUNA : $ I open my mind to you! See as I see, and know what I can do, and know you can trust me! ProfG Whiz : $ k9>Affirmative, Zoe, the Doctor is here... DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor opens his mind to the Morrigan: : : Dr Hammai : $ : : Eucerin's body tumbles down the hill: : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Suddenly, the wind dies down, the sky grows calm, and the Morrigan considers and accepts: : : DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor stands straight, hands outstretched at 45 degree angle downwards: : : ProfG Whiz : $ k9>: : Shivers back and forth, obviously caught in a logic dilemma: : DRTUNA : $ Yes, now you can see I mean you no harm. ZoeWhovian : $ : : : The apparition of Morrigan shrinks and deflates: : : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : And puffs into pink smoke, which trail into the Doctor's ear: : : DRTUNA : $ Sleep, Great One, Sleep. Let the sleeper return to peaceful slumber. ProfG Whiz : $ k9>Master? Sensors indicate conflicting data... ZoeWhovian : $ : : : The pink smoke exits the Doctor's other ear, and settles on the ground at his feet: : : Wylde1 : $ : : Graham is way too engrossed in what is happening to notice: : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : Strangely, the smoke settles into an oddly familiar pattern: : : Dr Hammai : $ : : Eucerin's body is swallowed by the hill: : ZoeWhovian : $ : : : And then suddenly, the smoke is alone on the hill: : : THE ADVENTURERS FIND THEMSELVES INSIDE THE TARDIS 10 ProfG Whiz : % Whir...... DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor sits in the large library/console room of Dr # 8: : : ZoeWhovian : % : : : Zoe sits next to the Doctor, reading a book: : ProfG Whiz : % : : With his faithful companion, K9, next to his chair: : DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor stands, counts those present, and goes to the console.: : : ZoeWhovian : % Doctor? : : : Zoe looks up quickly from her book: : : ZoeWhovian : % Have you FINALLY finished the Tardis repairs? ProfG Whiz : % Master?...: : Whirrr...: : Wylde1 : % : : Graham finds a chair and sits: : DRTUNA : % Interesting we should be returned to THIS room in the Tardis. It is one of my favorites. ZoeWhovian : % Or will you finally admit that you need my help to fix them? JenKoko : % : : Liz looks around the immense room with a look of astonishment on her face: : DRTUNA : % I had many incredible adventures in here. ZoeWhovian : % : : : Zoe seems transfixed on the Doctor, a strange look on her face: : : Wylde1 : % Well, the creature did probe you're mind Doctor DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor is at the console: : : ProfG Whiz : % K9>: : K9's head swivels up to the Doctor's face...: : JenKoko : % Doctor, what happened? ZoeWhovian : % : : : Zoe blinks a few times, and the moment is past: : : DRTUNA : % Look at this, her symbols are actually burnt into the console panel! Of all the cheek! ZoeWhovian : % : : and Zoe is once again in the present: : : ZoeWhovian : % : : : Zoe walks over to the console: : : Well! DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor adjusts the controls. : : : ProfG Whiz : % K9>Master...where are we off to now? DRTUNA : % There, I have redirected the energy lines. That great life force will not be disturbed again. DRTUNA : % You know, Zoe, K9, I don't think we're off to anywhere. We have guests. DRTUNA : Liz, Graham, ahem. JenKoko : % Yes, Doctor? Are you going to explain why we're here? DRTUNA : % Perhaps we should do something we haven't in a while. Serve tea. ZoeWhovian : % Oh! : : : Gasps: : : Liz, Graham! What are you doing here? ProfG Whiz : % K9>: : Head swivels: : : Greetings, Companions... Wylde1 : % Sounds good to me Doctor DRTUNA : % You see, Zoe, the Morrigan is a great life force which exists at that point. JenKoko : % Tea? : : shakes her head: : It has been a long day. Do you have any Earl Grey? ZoeWhovian : % : : : Zoe walks over to Liz, carrying a book with an odd symbol on the cover: : : DRTUNA : % The dig had disturbed it. It reacted by calling the ecosystem of the area to its aid. JenKoko : % What is that, Zoe? ZoeWhovian : % : : : Zoe, however, seems to be completely unaware of the book she was just reading a minute before: : : ProfG Whiz : % K9>Affirmative...: : glides over to Liz, and after a few fitful shakes, dispenses the Tea... ZoeWhovian : % What is what? ProfG Whiz : % K9>: : from his nose... JenKoko : % That book you were reading? DRTUNA : % Liz, Zoe, I must say I have changed. May I make tea for everyone? DRTUNA : % And some "soda pop" perhaps. ZoeWhovian : % Book? : : : Zoe looks quizzically at Liz, then at the book in her hand: : : ZoeWhovian : % Book! Why, yes, I DO seem to have a book! JenKoko : % Yes, Doctor. Thank you. Cream and 2 sugars please. DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor leaves the console room: : : DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor returns pushing a snack tray.: : : DRTUNA : % Why stop with beverages, I've brought a delightful cold collation for our perusal! ZoeWhovian : % : : : As Zoe looks at the Book, her eyes widen at the Symbol blazoned on the cover: : : JenKoko : % Zoe, you don't look all right. What's on your mind? DRTUNA : % You see ...: : : The Doctor Looks at Liz and Zoe: : : I wouldn't think of asking you to make tea! ZoeWhovian : % : : : Zoe's eyes meet Liz wordlessly: : : ProfG Whiz : % K9>What now, Guv? DRTUNA : $ : : : The Doctor turns to K9, but trips over him, tipping K9 over as well: : : ZoeWhovian : % : : : Zoe hands the book to Liz: : : ProfG Whiz : % K9>Bzzzz......... JenKoko : % : : Liz takes the illuminated book: : DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor and K9 are in a pile: : : DRTUNA : % K9, are you well! : : : The Doctor turns K9 right side up: : : JenKoko : % : : Liz notices the crest on the front: : What a strange symbol. ProfG Whiz : % K9>Affirmative...Master....: : : : Slipping back into his old role...: : JenKoko : % Zoe, what's wrong? You look like you've just seen a ghost. ZoeWhovian : % Oh... it's nothing... : : : Zoe slips out : : : Oh... it's nothing... ProfG Whiz : % K9>Master...Have I been acting strangely lately? My Data records are a bit scrambled... JenKoko : % : : Liz watches Zoe go with a feeling a foreboding. It's as if some terrifying memory JenKoko : % has taken hold of her: : ProfG Whiz : % K9>Well, how 'bout it Guv...Have I been actin like strange? DRTUNA : % : : : The Doctor laughs: : : I knew it was too good to last! ----------