JUDGEMENT OF THE DALEKS by The New Adventures of Doctor Who Simmers plot by Dr Hammai played 10/30/96-11/13/97 How do you do? I am the Guardian. (As the Guardian we must refer to ourselves in the singular) In a past life we were Doctors. (No, in reference to the separate lives we led before the joining we use the plural)(What?) Our encounters with the beings known as the Daleks were frequent. In one of these encounters .. (Quick which pronoun do I use?)(What do I put) ...The Doctor... (Thanks) ...incited a civil war on the Dalek home planet by humanizing a group of Daleks. In all encounters after that point no reference was ever made about these humanized Daleks. In the universe from whence my good side originated the humanized Daleks were erased from the folds of history. Yet in this universe it was not the case. Although the humanized Daleks were ignored by the Doctor for a considerable amount of time.... ...he did learn more of the struggle on post civil-war Skaro. As the new Guardian I decided to research all the variations from the universe of my side of good. In doing so I came across a book detailing the adventures of this universe's Doctor which was owned by the White Guardian. (It's not the same. I wanted a non-biased point of view. Besides, you lie)(Yes you do)(Wouldn't have it any other way)(Don't remind me about that. I never did that in my universe) From this tome I learned of the Doctor's return to Skaro's civil war. Actually it's quite interesting. But see for yourself........ <> <> <> (Excerpt from Time Lord Text Book Xenology: Cyborgs, Robots, and other Machines Dalek: Humanized ".....some Daleks are not evil. During a brief period many Daleks were indeed friendly. This is a direct result of interference by the renegade the Doctor. During a period in Victorian London the Doctor was forced by the Daleks to create the Ultimate Daleks by placing the emotions of a human into three Daleks. The Daleks became childlike and playful. The Daleks later revealed to the Doctor that they didn't want the human factor to create humanized Daleks but dalekized Humans. The Doctor, believed to be Dalekized, tricked the Emperor Dalek into letting him send Daleks through a dalekizer to remove the human factor out of the three prototypes now mixed with the others. Instead the Doctor humanized hundreds of Daleks and got them to question their nature as killers to such a point that a civil war broke out between the Daleks. Before leaving the Doctor left the planet the Dalek base exploded and the Doctor left believing the Daleks destroyed. In actuality many Daleks survived, some humanized, some still the killers they always were... " (Excerpt from the Book Creator of the Dalek by Nation Wisher) "..After the Hand of Omega incident Davros traveled back to the original Skaro. The planet destroyed was actually Skaro 2. Back on Skaro Davros returned to his lab and created a group of Daleks in the fashion of his originals. With some of the Hand of Omega's influence still in existence Davros, in the guise of the Emperor Dalek, sent a group of Daleks to Nineteenth Century England with a crude Time Machine. These Daleks had to objectives. One was to take over the Earth using a plan involving Dalekization and the naive inhabitants of the nineteenth century. The other find and capture the Doctor so that he may pay for his crimes. The Daleks contacted Edward Wakefield and......" (Excerpt from the Encyclopedia Omega v49.7 of the previously thought lost archives of Gallifrey.) The Doctor: Daleks: "..while it was long speculated that the Daleks would become one of the few threats that the Time Lords would be forced to take seriously, due to multiple intervention by the Doctor, the Time Lords never had to fully confront this threat. The Doctor faced the Daleks many times and is considered their worst enemy by every race in the Universe. However, he gave up an opportunity to eradicate the race throughout all of time in order that the good they would create could be maintained. It should be noted that the Doctor did destroy the Dalek's planet known as Skaro in his seventh incarnation. However it was not the Daleks homeworld but their copy. The loss destroyed all existing Daleks. Davros escaped and created more Daleks on the original Skaro. In his second incarnation the Doctor, in an attempt to recover his TARDIS and prevent a domination of Earth, was able to incite a Dalek civil war with the new Daleks Davros, under the guise of Emperor Dalek, created on the original Skaro. This act stunted the advancement of the Daleks in their bloody conquest. In another universe, of which there is only limited contact with, the humanized Daleks left on Skaro eventually captured and tried the Master (See Universe tv8) for his crimes, ultimately executing him......." CAST OF CHARACTERS (Player) (Character) DRTUNA Meddling timelord known as the Doctor BroganMc Brogan MacGill, 20th century reporter Morrill, tall, blond leader of the Thals ZoeWho2 Zoe Herriot, 21st century computer programmer Story Teller of the Thals K9 mk 4 K9 mk 4, Doctor's robotic dog NorisAlex Davros, leader of the evil Daleks, Daleks Dr Hammai Jaymee, humanized Dalek; mutant infiltraters at Thal camp, Daleks Zaracyn Alpha, leader of the humanized Daleks ============================== Judgment of the Daleks Part One Plot by: Dr Hammai Script by: the NA of Doctor Who Sim Players ============================= ***TARDIS INTERIOR *** ZoeWho2: # :::Zoe walks jauntily into the Tardis control room::: DRTUNA: # :::The Doctor is with Zoe in the console room::: ZoeWho2: # :::Zoe is sipping a big cup of coffee, and seems refreshed and rejuvenated::: ZoeWho2: # Mmmm. Nothing like a sweet cup of brewed coffee to remind you that you are a temporal being again! BroganMc: #::Brogan practically skips into the Console Room:: Well, where are we off to BroganMc: this tim, Doctor? K9 mk 4: # Tim who? DRTUNA: # But I wonder if that outfit will be warm enough, Zoe? What sort of temperature span does it have? ZoeWho2: # :::Laughs:::: Warm enough? This thing? It's positively HOT! DRTUNA: # :::The Doctor turns to Brogan::: Now there is a sensible outfit! Velvet. Plush but practical. BroganMc: #Thank you, Doc. I rather like it myself. ::rubs the fabric of her blue dress BroganMc: lovingly:: ZoeWho2: # LOOK! :::pulls hood over head::: It's thick, and made of velvet. ZoeWho2: :::Repeats::: AND made of velvet, too, Doctor! K9 mk 4: # Don't need to say it twice. DRTUNA: # Well, interesting. Here I am in a stolen time ship with two young Earthling females.... DRTUNA: # wearing velvet. K9 mk 4: # And a dog. ZoeWho2: # :::Sighs::: That's one thing I didn't miss, not being around to hear YOUR comments, dog. K9 mk 4: # Watch it Lady, or I'll leak oil on you. ZoeWho2: # :::Laughs::: actually, that's not entirely true, I DID miss your comments, K9, and your temper! DRTUNA: Yes, K9, but a robotic dog NOT dressed in velvet. You are my bellwether of reality! K9 mk 4: # I don't ring in the wind. BroganMc: #Rover, Rover, Rover! Why are you always so crabby. K9 mk 4: # Quit calling me Rover, or I'll start shooting at your feet. ZoeWho2: # :::Smiles mischievously:::: I got a rise out of your tin can pooch, Doctor! DRTUNA: # Well, actually, I have asked the TARDIS to select a destination within certain parameters. BroganMc: #What parameters? DRTUNA: # Appropriate temperature, atmosphere, ecosystem. A place for relaxation, perhaps. DRTUNA: # Is that acceptable to you all? ZoeWho2: # ::Claps hands::: Oh, yes! Relaxation! That's the best way to re-experience the passage of time! K9 mk 4: # As long as my circuits don't freeze or melt, I'm content. BroganMc: #Oh, that sounds good. As long as we can get out and walk around a bit. DRTUNA: #Good...well, you see, we have already arrived. No need for an extra sweater, I think. ZoeWho2: # Doctor, we MUST discuss this time thing... I'm finding it SO intriguing these days. DRTUNA: # Yes, Zoe, how about a nice walk complete with discussion of temporal physics! BroganMc: #Gonna take it apart and learn how to pilot it, Zoe? ZoeWho2: # :::Smiles::: well, now, Brogan, what would make you thing THAT? I wouldn't dare tinker with tardis! DRTUNA: # :::The Doctor moves towards the door, which is opening.::: Bring your keys, please. K9 mk 4: #{S TARDIS Doors BroganMc: #::touches key pendant around her neck and smiles::Got mine. Zoe, got yours? ZoeWho2: # :::Pats pocket::: yep, got my key! ****BATTLEFIELD*** NorisAlex: &=Dalek Battlefield NorisAlex: &:::on a lifeless plain, two groups of Daleks face each other::: Dr Hammai: & Dalek> EXTERMINATE K9 mk 4: & {S EXTERMINATE} NorisAlex: &::behind one group sits a creature, who appears Dalek from the bottom and human from the NorisAlex: & top:::: NorisAlex: &::: It is Davros, creator of the Daleks, and he is speaking to his followers::: Dr Hammai: & Dalek> WE ARE THE SUPERIOR BEINGS! NorisAlex: &Davros> There is the Abomination! Dr Hammai: & Daleks> WHY? Dr Hammai: &DALEK> WHY? NorisAlex: & Davros> Foul pervasions of true Daleks, they must DIE!!!! Dr Hammai: $ Daleks> WHY? NorisAlex: & Davros> GO FORTH AND EXTERMINATE THE ABOMINATIONS!!!!!! Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE K9 mk 4: & {S EXTERMINATE}. NorisAlex: &:::the Daleks roll forward, energy beams flashing as they attack their foe::: Dr Hammai: & Daleks> WHY? NorisAlex: &:::their foe being the humanized Daleks, the one's who always ask WHY::: Dr Hammai: & :::explosions occur in quick bursts leaving green gook all over the place:::: Dr Hammai: & :::Still the fighting continues::: Dr Hammai: & Daleks> WHY? Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE Dr Hammai: & Daleks> WHY? Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE Zaracyn: & Alpha> We must not let Davros win, fight on, friends! NorisAlex: &:::Davros screams out exhortations to his creatures::: Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! NorisAlex: & Davros>Fight my children! FIGHT AND KILL THE ABOMINATIONS!!!!!!!! Zaracyn: & Alpha> LIBERATE! LIBERATE! LIBERATE! Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE NorisAlex: & Davros> THEY MUST BE WIPED OFF THE FACE OF THE PLANET!!!!!!!!!1 Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE Zaracyn: & Alpha ::rechecks spelling circuits:: LIBERATE! LIBERATE! LIBERATE! NorisAlex: & Davros> NO MORE WILL THEIR PERVERSIONS BE TOLERATED!!!!!!!!!!! Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE NorisAlex: & Davros>EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> THESE LOSES ARE UN-ACCEPTABLE! Zaracyn: & :: commands a column of armored humanized Daleks to out flank Davros:: Get him! Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> ONE SIDE WILL RE - TREAT SOON! Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE Zaracyn: & Alpha> WE MUST NOT GIVE IN TO DA-VROS! NorisAlex: & :::Davros sees a column moving to outflank and attack his position::: Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE NorisAlex: & Davros> PROTECT YOUR CREATOR!!!!!!!!!!!! Dr Hammai: & JAYMEE> EXE-CUTE PLAN OME-EGA Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE NorisAlex: &:::a small detachment of Daleks moves to protect Davros::: Dr Hammai: & :::A large group of humanized Daleks begin a military maneuver wiping out fifteen .... Dr Hammai: Daleks in seconds.::: Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE ***SKARO*** DRTUNA: @=On the planet, where the TARDIS has landed. DRTUNA: @ :::The Doctor emerges into the bright sunlight of a pleasant countryside.::: BroganMc: @::calls out as she exits door:: Where are we, Doctor? ZoeWho2: @ :::Walks quickly after Brogan:::: BroganMc: @::a pretty but silent meadow surrounds the TARDIS:: K9 mk 4: @ :::rolls on out::: DRTUNA: @ I didn't really look. I don't want to ruin it. I just wanted a relaxing scene. DRTUNA: @ :::The Doctor walks towards a small hill with a grove of trees on it::: DRTUNA: @ That looks like an interesting spot! BroganMc: @Have you noticed the noise? BroganMc: @There is none. No birds. We're not on Earth are we? BroganMc: @::follows Doctor towards the grove of trees and looks for signs of life:: DRTUNA: @ K9, if you can fly, why do you still roll? K9 mk 4: @ Of course not. K9 mk 4: @ I can only fly for short periods of time. DRTUNA: @ Same old energy problem. ZoeWho2: @ :::Pensively::: Doctor, is it just me... or... ZoeWho2: @ Does this place look FAMILIAR? DRTUNA: @ Well, Zoe, lots of places look familiar. DRTUNA: @ Fortunately, at least now I am not worried about meeting myself and another Zoe. That is behind us. BroganMc: @::the trees are tall, but barren and solid as rock:: Doctor! I think this tree is BroganMc: petrified. ZoeWho2: @ No, no :::insistent::: I mean, I fell like I've BEEN here before. ZoeWho2: @ :::worried::: OH, doctor, don't tell me that all this craziness could be my memory acting up again? DRTUNA: @ I believe that is behind us, at least in temporal physics, but the memories will remain. BroganMc: @::sighs when Doctor and Zoe both ignore her:: ZoeWho2: @ :::Runs up to Brogan and tree::: Petrified??? Wow. BroganMc: @::turns toward the valley on the other side of the hill:: K9 mk 4: @ Is it me or is the radiation a bit high. ZoeWho2: @ :::Touches the bark::: Brogan! You're right. :::Knocks on tree::: Ouch. DRTUNA: @ :::The Doctor looks at the tree they arrive at::: Look at this! This tree is petrified! DRTUNA: @ :::The Doctor stands away from the tree. He is listening::: ZoeWho2: @ :::Sighs::: Doctor, why are you ALWAYS stating the obvious? Of COURSE it's petrified. DRTUNA: @ Listen! I hear something. I don't think I like it! BroganMc: @::notices a cloud of dust in the valley below:: Doctor, what is that? ::points:: ZoeWho2: @ :::Walks off after Brogan::: BroganMc: @::the ground begins to rumble and shake beneath their feet:: ZoeWho2: @ woah! :::Stumbling::: WHAT on this planet...? BroganMc: @::Brogan stumbles against a tree:: Oooof! ZoeWho2: @ Brogan! :::walks over to Brogan. BroganMc: @::picks self up and reaches for Zoe:: Are you all right? ZoeWho2: @ :::Smiles at her new friend.::: Yes, I'm all right. It's good to be human again, Brogan. BroganMc: @::looks around:: Zoe! Where's the Doctor? K9 mk 4: @ :::Zoe and Brogan look around and the Doctor is gone::: ***SKARO : The Doctor*** DRTUNA: @ :::The Doctor runs towards the explosions::: DRTUNA: @ :::The Doctor mumbles as he quickly moves toward a small ridge. On the other side of it he sees...:: DRTUNA: & ...a lifeless plain, except for the glint of metal and the flash of energy beams::: DRTUNA: @ :::The Doctor comes upon a dead body. He leans over to examine it::: DRTUNA: @ :::The Doctor recognizes the dead human, and frowns in distaste::: DRTUNA: @ Edward Waterfield. So this is how it ends. And now I know who... DRTUNA: @ :::The Doctor moves on and finds a smoking Dalek machine::: DRTUNA: & :::The Doctor inspects the dead dalek::: DRTUNA: & I am here at the wrong moment! Or, is it the right moment, and for whom? DRTUNA: & :::The Doctor jumps on top of a large rock to get a better view:::: ***SKARO : Lost and Found*** ZoeWho2: * ::Her smile turns to an exasperated frown::: Oh... ZoeWho2: * That Doctor! BroganMc: *::Brogan gets to her feet dragging Zoe up with her:: BroganMc: *::smoke billows over them::DOCTOR! ::Brogan screams:: BroganMc: *DOCTOR, where are YOU?! BroganMc: *K9, can you see him? K9 mk 4: * Yeah. He's heading for the thick of it. ZoeWho2: * :::Bends down to the metal Dog::: K9, is THAT what is causing the large amounts of radiation? K9 mk 4: * What is what? BroganMc: *Brogan>Wait! I hear someone coming. BroganMc: *::dark figures in military garb emerge from the smoke:: ZoeWho2: * Zoe> :::Spins around:: hide! K9 mk 4: * Hide behind that petrified bush. ZoeWho2: * :::Zoe sprints around the tree, and runs straight into a Thal, who grabs her. She shrieks::: Akkkk! BroganMc: *::the Thals patrol UNIT quickly overtake Brogan, Zoe and K9:: ZoeWho2: * ::::Struggling::: Let... me go! BroganMc: *::Brogan struggles wildly::Let me go! Get off of us, you oof! ZoeWho2: * Thal #1> Intruders! Strange ones! Are you Dalek friendly? BroganMc: *Thal patrol leader>This area's not secure. Take them back to camp. K9 mk 4: * :::shoots at the Thals::: Get away from me you hippie beach bum rejects! BroganMc: *Thal patrol leader>We'll interrogate the strangers at camp. ZoeWho2: * :::Thal #1 strengthens hold on Zoe, she gasps::: ZoeWho2: * Thal #1> Leader! What is that strange beast! It looks to me to be DALEK! ZoeWho2: * :::Thal #1 raises a weapon to aim at the Dog::: BroganMc: *Brogan>No, we won't go with you. Our friends need us.... Stop! ::shouts as BroganMc: she's dragged away from the battlefield:: K9 mk 4: * I ain't no Dalek. I am K9, Mark 4 version. K9 mk 4: * Is this Skaro? ZoeWho2: * Thal #2: You heard the leader - get them to camp. K9 mk 4: * I'm going to have to hurt the Doctor now. BroganMc: *::Brogan shouts:: Rover, stun them!! BroganMc: *::K9 is forced to surrender when Thal points gun at Zoe:: ZoeWho2: * :::Thal #2 aims something at K9, shoots ::: K9 mk 4: * :::activates propulsion system to get out of the way of the bomb::: K9 mk 4: * :::and runs into a tree::: K9 mk 4: * Stupid, iiiiddddddddeeeeeeoooooooooooooodiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiccccccc........... ZoeWho2: * :::k9 is temporarily de-commissioned:::: ***BATTLEGROUND : Battle's End*** NorisAlex: & :::Davros looks up, sees a figure standing on a rock::: Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE NorisAlex: & :::Somehow he senses it is his old enemy, the Doctor::: Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE! NorisAlex: & Davros>:::this is wrong, he must not interfere!::: Dr Hammai: & Daleks> EXTERMINATE Dr Hammai: & Daleks> RE - TREAT? NorisAlex: & :::the Daleks begin an fast, orderly retreat:::: DRTUNA: & :::The Doctor sees the entire scene before him!::: NorisAlex: & Davros> RETREAT, MY CHILDREN, RETREAT!!!!! Dr Hammai: & Daleks> RE - TREAT Dr Hammai: & Daleks> RE - TREAT NorisAlex: & Davros >ADVANCE TO THE REAR!!!!!!!!! Dr Hammai: & Daleks> RE - TREAT Dr Hammai: & Daleks> RE - TREAT Dr Hammai: & Daleks> RE - TREAT DRTUNA: & Davros! But fighting other Daleks! I might know where we are, but I need to know when! Dr Hammai: & Daleks> RE - TREAT DRTUNA: & Hmm, I think I'll try the Dalek group without Davros! NorisAlex: & :::Davros and his Daleks retreat to their hidden base::: Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> DESIST FIRING. Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> DO NOT WASTE RESOURCES! Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> THEY ARE RE -TREATING DRTUNA: & :::The Doctor jumps down from the rock and realizes he is alone.::: DRTUNA: & :::The Doctor feels very stupid, but he shrugs his shoulders and moves into the battlefield:::\ DRTUNA: & Hmm... Humanized Daleks. DRTUNA: & :::The Doctor looks at 1, 2, and then 3 Daleks. The 3rd is only wounded and as the letter A on it:: Dr Hammai: & Daleks> DO NOT FIRE Zaracyn: & Alpha> WE HAVE WON ONLY A TACTICAL VICTORY Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> IT IS A VICTORY DRTUNA: & Alpha! Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> IT IS IM -PORTANT DRTUNA: & :::The Doctor moves toward Alpha::: Zaracyn: & Alpha> WE MUST NOT UNDERESTIMATE DAVROS---DOCTOR!!! Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> WE HAVE WON! Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> DOC - TOR?!! Zaracyn: & ::: moves towards the Doctor ::: THE DOC-TOR IS A FRIEND DRTUNA: & :::The Doctor bows to the Daleks ... he assumes they are friendly, for once!::: DRTUNA: & Alpha, you look marvelous! Nice sheen. And who is your charming companion? Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> I AM JAY - MEE Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> DOC - TOR Zaracyn: & YOU REMEMBER JAY-ME, DOC-TOR? DRTUNA: & Well, Jaymee, pleased to meet you. And a very brave name it is you have! Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> JAY - MEE WAS WEAK! DRTUNA: & Alpha, I am disoriented. I have just arrived. What is the situation? Zaracyn: & WE ARE AT WAR WITH DAV-ROS DRTUNA: & So you survived! I had hoped so. Daleks could offer so much, you know, but Davros has the wrong.. DRTUNA: & agenda, I believe. Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> I AM CURSED TO HAVE HIS NAME Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> HE HAS COM - PASH -ON DRTUNA: & :::The Doctor frowns slightly at Jaymee::: Yes, right, well... Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> I DO NOT LIKE COM - PASH - ON Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> I FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL. DRTUNA: & It is necessary, I think, Jaymee. It is the basis of all justice, the identification of self with .. DRTUNA: &...others. DRTUNA: & :::The Doctor turns to Alpha::: Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> I FIGHT FOR ME! Dr Hammai: & :::Jaymee goes off to plan::: DRTUNA: & And what is your situation! Do you have Davros on the run? How soon to planetary control? Zaracyn: & Alpha> WE SHOULD RETURN TO THE BASE, DOCTOR DRTUNA: & Now Alpha, that doesn't sound like a very positive sign. Zaracyn: & Alpha> WE HAVE ONLY WON MARGINAL VICTORIES DRTUNA: & :::The Doctor follows the others as they move away from the battlefield.::: DRTUNA: & Only if you can assist me in finding my companions. Although they may be in the TARDIS. DRTUNA: & :::The Doctor smiles::: NOT! Zaracyn: & Alpha> WE ARE OUT NUMBERED BUT WE WILL HELP YOU, FRIEND DOCTOR ***THAL CAMP : The Story*** ZoeWho2: + = Thal camp ZoeWho2: + :::The Thal search party straggles into camp, to the amazement and gawking of onlookers::: BroganMc: +::Thal patrol unit drags strangers to the camp fire before leader Morril:: ZoeWho2: + :::Thal children run to gape at the tin dog as it is carried by a Thal::: BroganMc: +::the camp fire is surrounded by tall blond men and women in uniform:: K9 mk 4: + :::one of them has they unlucky job of carrying K9::: ZoeWho2: + Tall woman> Look! Who are these you have captured? They have strange hair! They are mutants! BroganMc: +Morril>Patrol Leader, who are these aliens? Where did you find them? BroganMc: +Short man>Mutants or spies! We should kill them now. K9 mk 4: + Thal> Ah look at these frrrreaks. They must be Mutos. ZoeWho2: + :::Man sitting on rock stands::: What are you doing bringing Dalek spies into our camp!! K9 mk 4: + ::::comes back online::: What happened? K9 mk 4: + What hit me? Or should I say, what did I hit? BroganMc: +Young girl>Look at that one. ::points to Zoe:: She looks like a space traveler. BroganMc: +Short man>They are SPIES! They should die before they bring the Dalek BroganMc: army down on us! K9 mk 4: + We aren't no bleeding spies. We're travelers. Dr Hammai: + Hiding Mutant> Quit Shoving. ZoeWho2: + :::Shouting to be heard::: Wait, wait! We are none of these! We can explain! BroganMc: +Young girl to Zoe>Are you a space Thal? ZoeWho2: + :::Excitedly::: Yes, yes! We are travelers, but we are not Thals. We come with a man... er.. the ZoeWho2: + The Doctor... ZoeWho2: + :::A gasp goes through the crowd::: ZoeWho2: + Man Thal> The Doctor! :::Said with awe Dr Hammai: + Hiding Mutant> Doctor? BroganMc: +::Brogan shouts at short man:: We are the Doctor's friends. Not spies! K9 mk 4: + Remember the Doctor from your history. And the TARDIS! K9 mk 4: + Not to mention Ian, Barbara, and Susan. ZoeWho2: :::The hooded figure holds up a hand::: The Doctor is mentioned twice! ZoeWho2: + :::The crowd grows attentive as the storyteller speaks::: ZoeWho2: :::A tall figure in a dark, hooded robe makes her way to the strangers::: Dr Hammai: + Hidden Mutant> I love this story. ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> The prophecies foretold HE would come again... but what is this talking metal box? ZoeWho2: + :::Storyteller to box::: Are you Dalek or Flesh? BroganMc: +Brogan>He's also the Doctor's friend. Keep your goons away from K9. BroganMc: +::Brogan glares at the soldier who shot at K9 and then scrunches over to Zoe:: K9 mk 4: + I am K9. This is my first time here in this model. ZoeWho2: + :::Storyteller intones::: And so, the prophecies are revealed to have been right... ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> As it was in the old days... so it shall pass again... Dr Hammai: + Hidden Mutant> Tell it sister, Tell it. Tell it like only a Muto could. ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> For once, this planet was nothing... it was ravaged... ZoeWho2: + Storyteller. The dark sun rose over a blistering place with no warmth to speak of... K9 mk 4: + yeah, yeah, just get on tot the good bits. ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> And nothing but DALEKS. BroganMc: +::Brogan whispers to Zoe:: Be prepared to make a break for it. I don't trust BroganMc: these people. ZoeWho2: + :::Storyteller motions to the children::: But then, the word Dalek was not to be said near children. BroganMc: +Brogan>What are Daleks anyway? ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> Because a child would wake up screaming and murmuring for months... Dr Hammai: + :::The Hidden Mutant Listens::: ZoeWho2: + Storyteller. It's skin boiling, open wounds, teeth gnashing, festering wounds... simply at the name. BroganMc: +::Brogan mumbles:: Some campfire story. ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> WE WERE A PEOPLE WHO WOULD PERISH... AND THEN THE DOCTOR CAME. ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> And, from evil, there came good. From darkness, light. K9 mk 4: + And then he help defeat the Daleks, blah, blah, blah. ZoeWho2: + Storyteller. The GREAT DOCTOR, with his magic travel box, conjured up hope in the people. ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> The people listened, as the Doctor promised what they could not believe.... BroganMc: +::Thal soldier takes menacing step towards K9 to silence him:: K9 mk 4: + You don't intimidate me mate. ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> He would not simply defeat the Daleks... but HUMILIATE them! BroganMc: +::Brogan hisses:: K9, don't aggravate him. We need you conscious. K9 mk 4: + he can't hurt me. He'd just hurt himself. ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> He defeated the Daleks by making them human! BroganMc: +Brogan>Making them human is humiliating? ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> The people were so overjoyed... the children's wounds closed up, they were healed! ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> Simply the Doctor's presence was enough. BroganMc: +Brogan mumbled>The old Doc makes a habit of making himself a legend, does he? ZoeWho2: + :::Storyteller raises fist::: AND NOW, In our darkest hour, HE IS BACK!!! K9 mk 4: + And it's about time! *** REBEL BASE : Jaymee*** DRTUNA: # = Rebel Dalek Base DRTUNA: # :::The Doctor is impressed by the thickness of the walls at the Dalek base::: DRTUNA: # Expecting a nuclear strike? Dr Hammai: # :::Jaymee rushes up::: Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> NO! Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> WE CAN NOT HELP THE DOCTOR! Zaracyn: # Alpha> :: rebukes Jaymee:: THE DOCTOR IS OUR FRIEND! DRTUNA: # :::The Doctor looks at Jaymee::: Sorry, I did mean to compliment the battlements, really. Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> IT IS HIS FAULT. WE WILL DIE BECAUSE OF HIM! Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> WE ALWAYS DIE BECAUSE OF HIM! Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> HE HAS SENTENCED US TO DEATH! Zaracyn: # Alpha> FRIENDSHIP WILL NEVER DIE, JAYMEE... DRTUNA: # Jaymee, I have always been a friend of your kind, the real Daleks, the questioning Daleks. Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> I CARE NOT FOR FRIENDSHIP! DRTUNA: # The compassionate Daleks. Surely you see that I mean only well towards you. Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> I AM THE CULMINATION OF YOUR EXPERIMENT DOCTOR! DRTUNA: # :::The Doctor realizes Jaymee is very worked up, and goes into a listening mode and plans his moves: Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> I AM THE ULTIMATE DALEK! THE PERFECT KILLING MACHINE! Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> DEVOID OF COM- PASH -ON. DEVOID OF FEAR! I AM WHAT THE DALEKS Dr Hammai: SHOULD BE! Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> BUT BECAUSE OF YOU I MUST FIGHT WITH THESE TRASH! Zaracyn: # Alpha> THIS SHALL NOT BE, JAYMEE! THAT IS WHAT DAVROS IS! DRTUNA: # :::The Doctor notes the contradictions inherent in what Jaymee is saying. He is becoming worried:: DRTUNA: # :::The Doctor asks for calm::: Please, please. Listen to me. Zaracyn: # ::attempts to explain to the Doctor their bleak situation:: JAYMEE IS A BIT CONCERNED Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> I MUST FIGHT WITH YOU OR DIE! DAVROS CARES NOT OF ME! I WILL DIE! DRTUNA: # I only need to locate my friends close by and then I would be glad to assist you. Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> WE WILL ALL DIE! DRTUNA: # :::The Doctor moves back from Jaymee::: Ah, Alpha, could you please explain something to me? Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> PROJECTIONS SHOW OUR LOSS INSIDE A MONTH! Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> WE WILL LOOSE! WE HAVE NO HOPE! WE WILL ALL DIE! Zaracyn: # Yes doctor? :: attempting to whisper:: DRTUNA: # I hope you are above my friend here in the local chain of command! DRTUNA: # :::The Doctor moves away from Jaymee even more::: Zaracyn: # technically yes, but many just want action Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> AND IT IS THE DOC - TOR'S FAULT FOR GIVING US THIS BLESSED HUMANITY! ***DALEK CAMP : Commands*** NorisAlex: $=Davros Camp NorisAlex: $:::Davros sits in his camp, surround by his followers, the recreated Daleks::: NorisAlex: $:::His children stand and watch, while he moves his chair in a circle, observing them::: NorisAlex: $:::He then moves to the center, halts, and speaks::: NorisAlex: $ Davros> My children, my Daleks...an old enemy has returned. NorisAlex: $ Davros>The Doctor has returned to Skaro! NorisAlex: $ Daleks> THE DOCTOR MUST BE EXTERMINATED!!!!!!!!! NorisAlex: $ Davros> Yes my children, the Doctor must be exterminated for his crimes. NorisAlex: $ Davros> For his crimes against the Dalek race, for interfering in the Dalek's destiny... NorisAlex: $ Davros> He MUST DIE!!!!!!!! NorisAlex: $ Davros> For the crime of perverting my creation, he must be EXTERMINATED!!!!!!!!!!! NorisAlex: $ Daleks> EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!!!!! NorisAlex: $ Davros> My children, we must capture the Doctor! NorisAlex: $ Davros> We will capture the Doctor, and EXTERMINATE HIM!!!!!!!! NorisAlex: $ :::Davros makes a plan to capture the Doctor::: NorisAlex: $ :::he explains his plan to the Daleks, telling them exactly what to do::: NorisAlex: $:::once Davros has given the Daleks their instructions, he makes one last exhortation::: NorisAlex: $ Davros> WE WILL CAPTURE THE DOCTOR! NorisAlex: $ Davros> WE WILL EXTERMINATE THE ABOMINATIONS! NorisAlex: $ Davros> WE WILL CONQUER THE UNIVERSE!! NorisAlex: $ Davros> Now go forth, my children! NorisAlex: $ Davros> CAPTURE THE DOCTOR!!!!!!!!!!!! NorisAlex: $ Daleks>CAPTURE THE DOCTOR! NorisAlex: $ Daleks>CAPTURE THE DOCTOR! NorisAlex: $ Daleks>CAPTURE THE DOCTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ***THAL CAMP : The Tests** ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> The Spirit of many faces... the faceless stranger... the wind catcher... ZoeWho2: + :::Storyteller motions for others to take up the cry::: HE IS BACK BroganMc: +Morril stands>Is he back? How can we be sure these beings are truly known BroganMc: to the Doctor? Dr Hammai: + Hidden Mutant> ::Startled::: What?! BroganMc: +::Morril shouts above the chanting::I say they must PROVE they are known BroganMc: to the timelord! BroganMc: +::Morril points at the companions:: They must take the TEST OF THE DOCTOR! K9 mk 4: + Since when did the Doctor give tests? ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> THE TEST OF THE DOCTOR IS CALLED FOR. ZoeWho2: + Zoe: :::Whispered to Brogan::: I don't like the sound of this::: ZoeWho2: + Storyteller walks to Morril> It is said, that where the Doctor goes, there is also a blue space box. BroganMc: +Morril>And if there is a blue box, then these creatures should be able to take BroganMc: us to it. BroganMc: +::Brogan whispers back::Me neither. We can't take them to the TARDIS. BroganMc: Remember the note he left. K9 mk 4: + Oh that's easy. It's up this way. BroganMc: +::Brogan kicks K9 to shut him up:: K9 mk 4: + :::whispers::: I'm pointing the wrong direction, ding dong. BroganMc: +::Brogan kicks K9 again a bit harder:: K9 mk 4: + One more time, just one more time, and then BOOM!!, To the Moon! Dr Hammai: + Hidden Mutant> I gotta tell the boss :::Leaves::: BroganMc: +Brogan>We'd be happy to show you the TA...blue box, but we sort of lost our way. ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> If you cannot bring us to the BLUE BOX... then you must die. For you are spies. BroganMc: +::Brogan jumps up in front of her friends:: No, wait! We'd be happy to take BroganMc: your test. ZoeWho2: + :::Thal soldiers move it closer to Brogan, startled by her sudden move::: BroganMc: +::Brogan stills instantly:: We don't mean any harm. Honest. Just tell us what to do. K9 mk 4: + That's right Guvs, arrest her for assault on a metal dog. ZoeWho2: + :::The Storyteller moves majestically toward Brogan::: Are you the mythical Beautiful Barbara? BroganMc: +::Morril motions the soldiers to step down and approaches Brogan herself:: BroganMc: +Morril>You must each face an impossible challenge. Only a true friend of the BroganMc: Doctor would know how to survive. ZoeWho2: + ::Storyteller intones::: Let us not forget the SECOND test... BroganMc: +::Morril glares at Brogan while Story teller speaks:: BroganMc: +::Brogan glares back although uneasiness travels up her spine:: ZoeWho2: + :::Storyteller::: "The blood will rise to the face of a stranger, it's face blue, as the box." ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> "The arms of another will stretch as long as a mile, disintegrating a Dalek at the word ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> "And, yet a third will save 100 Thal babies from starvation." K9 mk 4: + Are we done yet? BroganMc: +::Brogan drops to a seat next to Zoe and gulps loudly:: ZoeWho2: + Storyteller> "This is the word of the Doctor. And so the prophecies have spoken." ZoeWho2: + :::The Storyteller stops, finished with the incantation, and folds her arms::: BroganMc: +Morril>If you, any of you, fail any of the challenges, you will be executed as BroganMc: spies! BroganMc: +::Morril shouts to his soldiers:: Take them to the pit!!! They will face the Test BroganMc: of the Doctor at dawn! K9 mk 4: + You know, I don't think this is the tests of the Doctor, it's the tests of bleeding loons! BroganMc: +::Brogan whispers to Zoe::I think we're in trouble. ZoeWho2: +:::Zoe whispers to Brogan::: Think??? I KNOW we're in trouble!!! ***END PART I*** *** Brogan's Log 10-30-96 Based on Judgment of the Daleks By BroganMc/JenKoko - Jen:) There was a chill in the air, but the small campfire allowed them by their Thal captors warmed Brogan, Zoe and K9. Imprisoned in a narrow seven foot deep hole in the ground, Brogan occupied herself with studying the alien night sky that was visible through the wire mesh covering the pit. She and Zoe had already spent considerable time examining the unexpectedly sophisticated lock on their cage door in a fruitless quest for an easy escape. Their captors, the Thals, were a very intriguing people. Tall, blond and humanoid they lived much like the Native American tribes on Earth. And yet, there was a subtle sophistication about their words and ways that belied a primitive culture. The mesh lock, a psionic lattice design according to Zoe, was a prime example. K9 dated the device several hundred years old yet the Thal guards seemed very familiar with its workings. But the campfire stories and tribal legends were the most interesting to Brogan. Even from the pit several yards from the main campfire, she could hear the Story Teller recant the legends of old. Of two races, one Thal one Kaled, who tore their world apart in centuries of war. And from that dark time arose a horrible monster, a machine creature ominously called a Dalek, which destroyed both races in its never-ending quest for supremacy. According to the tale, the Thal survivors took shelter in the high ground and petrified forests constantly hunted and barely escaping the murderous monsters. Until the Doctor came. Brogan reflected on the Story Teller's glowing tale of the Great Doctor and his heroic deeds toward restoring the hope and fight to the Thal people. He hadn't destroyed the Daleks because their evil was too great, but the Thals found the courage to fight back after centuries of slavery and extermination. Half of the Thal people used the old knowledge to take their fight to the stars while the other half stayed on Skaro to defend the homeworld. All because of one meddlesome mythical timelord. It was a fantastic tale ending with the Doctor's interference, this time to introduce qualities to the Dalek mind it had never known. Love, hate, fear, compassion and friendship. In short, humanity. But this "humiliation" as the Story Teller called it, didn't exactly end the Thal opposition to the Daleks. Instead, it caused a great civil war to break out among the original emotionless Daleks and rebel humanized creatures. Judging by the comments around the campfire, Brogan doubted the Thals made much distinction between the two groups. Indeed, just being "Dalek friendly" for any species was enough to warrant an early death by Thal hands. The hatred and mercilessness in their captor's eyes when Brogan and her friends were first dragged into camp had registered instantaneously with Brogan's intuition. The Thal hatred of the Daleks was born of centuries of fear and pain. These were a people forced to fight so long for survival that their anger clouded their conscience and objectivity. They would have no qualms about killing their captives. Standing up, Brogan stretched her legs as much as she could in the cramped pit. She practically tripped over K9 who'd chosen a rather conspicuous spot to shutdown into recharge mode for the night. He hadn't been happy when the Thals dropped him into the pit especially when his hover circuits malfunctioned leaving him trapped at the bottom. Brogan's ears still rung from the vulgar Cockney rebuke the tin pooch gave the guards in response to their lack of hospitality. Rover was a gamely pup, but even he was at the mercy of the Thals now. Their unusual energy weapons were strong enough to distort his hover trajectory just enough to send him barreling into that stone tree earlier leaving untold damage. And as brave as K9 talked, Brogan knew he had little chance of overpowering all their guards. Rubbing the blue velvet sleeves of her dress for warmth, Brogan glanced briefly at Zoe who sat beside their small campfire nibbling on the selection of alien fruits and meats provided by their captors. Zoe's velvet lined hood was pulled up over her short hair. Despite her earlier protest in the TARDIS, Zoe shivered imperceptibly when a cold wind blew through her black cat suit. Or perhaps it was merely fatigue that seemed to make her small and fragile in the moonlight. It had only been a day since Zoe escaped her temporal prison and was made whole again. Concern filled Brogan when Zoe looked up at her smiling bravely through exhausted eyes. Brogan took her seat beside Zoe and distracted her with the story of the stray cat that had kittens in her grandmother's garage one summer. Zoe laughed when Brogan got to the part about when the 6 week old kittens decided to go hunting inside the house inspiring a mad chase involving 4 neighbors, 2 dogs, 6 kittens, a mother cat and a very frightened gerbil in a plastic exercise ball. The brief moment of laughter emboldened both their spirits and made Brogan feel that much closer to her newest traveling companion. How foolish she had been, Brogan thought, to be threatened by Zoe's return to the TARDIS crew. Facing unknown challenges under threat of death, the two young women found strength and camaraderie in their circumstantial bond of being the Doctor's companions. The Doctor. Brogan mirrored Zoe's optimism and exasperation insisting the timelord was most likely off enjoying himself investigating some intriguing mystery. Or perhaps he was busy visiting old friends being hailed a legend at a feast in his honor. At the very least, Zoe was certain the Doctor would follow their trail and show up shortly to vouch for them with the Thals. Brogan and Zoe never mentioned the battlefield they'd stumbled upon or the possibility the Doctor could have gotten caught up in the fighting. It was better to think of him safe and free. But as the hours passed, the night grew darker and the Doctor remained ominously absent. After a while, Zoe curled up beside the dimming campfire drifting off to sleep in moments. Stubbornly denying herself rest, Brogan racked her brain searching for a solution to their current predicament. The Thal leader, Morril, hadn't believed Zoe when she insisted they were friends of the legendary Doctor. And it was only that claim of friendship that spared their lives earlier. But the stay of execution was only temporary until they proved themselves true companions of the timelord. The Thals had known of the TARDIS. A blue travel box they called it. Morril demanded the three strangers take her people to it, but Brogan stoutly refused. Unconsciously, her hand grasped the comforting TARDIS key the Doctor had only just given her that morning. She longed to return to the safety of her new home, but valued the timelord's trust in her too much to lead hostile aliens to his only safe haven. In light of her refusal to lead them to the TARDIS, the Thals demanded the alleged companions be put to the Test of the Doctor. Brogan shuddered at the memory of the Story Teller's pronouncement. A frightening, hooded figure, she recanted the three impossible challenges each must face at dawn. "The blood will rise to the face of a stranger, it's face blue as the box. The arms of another will stretch as long as a mile, disintegrating a Dalek at the word. And, yet a third will save 100 Thal babies from starvation." If any one of them failed any challenge, Morril promised, they'd all be executed as spies. By the growing lightness of the sky, Brogan guessed dawn was not far away. After an hour of trying to figure out the meaning of the mythical challenges, she gave up desperately in need of a couple hours sleep. The ground was hard, but Brogan turned to her dreams for solace and inspiration. As she drifted off, she realized three things. The only way Brogan, Zoe and K9 would survive the Test of the Doctor was to work together until they found a way back to the safety of the TARDIS. If the Doctor didn't show up by morning, he most definitely was in trouble and needed them. And as the petrified tree branches above the pit rustled in nonexistent wind, Brogan realized someone out of the darkness was watching them. *** Mutant Leader Log 10-30-96 Based on Judgment of the Daleks Pt 1 By BroganMc/JenKoko He lived without a name. His home was in the shadows of the long dead forest. Any dark place that hid his people from the beautiful ones. It was not always like this. There was a time, before the mutations, his people lived in large domed cities. They were neighbors with the unblemished ancestors of the Thals. But then the fighting came, then death and disease. In the end, there was only survival. The blond warriors had been their allies in the early days. But then prejudism reared its ugly head again and the Mutos were driven back into the haunted forests. There they stayed under his leadership, watching and waiting for the day of atonement to come. The day when all would be put right and the Mutos would prove they were bearers of peace and not death and disease. Of all the inhabitants of the desolate planet of Skaro, his people were the most mistaken. Radiation had bred the Thal warriors strong and biologically perfect humanoids. Greed and cunning had bred the Daleks, spawn of the megalomaniac Davros, cruel and deadly. But the Mutos secretly enjoyed the greatest gift of the centuries of neutronic wars. The ultimate mutation. The power of mind over matter. The power to become any creature of the sky, sea or land was merely a thought away at all times. Of course, their closest neighbors the Thals knew nothing of the Mutos gift of shape shifting. To them, the mutants were primitive savages incapable of even the most basic learning or hygiene habits. Mutos used the Thal ignorance and arrogance to their own advantage. It made it so much easier to spy on their tribal meetings when they were ignored as a viable threat. The Mutos really shouldn't have bothered keeping tabs on the Thals long war against the Daleks. Not after the cruelty they faced at the hands of the blond warriors. But long ago, a Muto ancestor promised that legendary traveler they'd help the Thal survivors. A promise passed down through the generations, it now lay on the shoulders of the current Mutant leader. In the form of a nighthawk, he perched precariously on the edge of a petrified tree branch overlooking the Thal camp. When word came from his informant of the three strangers captured by the Thals that day, the nameless leader flew to the scene himself. It was typical of the Thals to treat the unknown visitors as spies, but quite a shock to hear the women claim to be friends of the Doctor. The legendary timelord who befriended the Muto people of old. Muto excitement at the timelord's name echoed the hope of the Thal people. And yet the Thal leader, Morril doubted. Perhaps it was the three strangers' different appearance that inspired the mistrust in Morril. After all, rather than sharing Thal perfect blond locks and gigantic statures, the young females were short and dark-haired. Rather like the Earth women who were companions to the Doctor according to the old legends. And their curiously shaped machine creature spoke nothing like a Dalek. In fact, it sounded more human than the humanized Daleks waging war so close by. But Mutos saw what Thals took centuries to realize. It was the way it always was. And so the Thals fought and the Mutos watched. And waited. But waited for what? The leader wondered. With the eyes of a nighthawk, he gazed into the pit of prisoners. A female face stared back. Blue-green eyes focusing on the plethora of stars above unaware of her not-so heavenly audience. Concern, fear, determination. All emotions were written on her face and yet she stood still and silent in the dark. He guessed she was calculating the time till dawn. The time when she and her friends would face a challenge or death in a vain attempt to prove their identity. The Doctor's friends were always brave and determined in the legends. This new group of companions appeared no less so, but still the Mutant leader felt for the young woman. His vow had been clear. He must protect the Thals. He must not interfere too much in their affairs. Yet, he must come to the aid of the Doctor and his friends. Waiting for the dark-haired prisoner to settle down to sleep, the nighthawk Muto flew from his perch to inform his sister mutant, Story Teller to the Thals, of his decision. There was much work to be done once the sun rose. A number of his people must seek out the Doctor and his strange blue box. Others must report on the strategies of the Dalek war. While the rest must unite the Doctor's friends with the Thals protecting them from Thal revenge and cruelty. *** <> <> <> It wasn't right. The Docktor had returned. The Docktor. Before the Docktor there had been a Dalek. A normal Dalek. No feelings, no questions, no conscience. Then the humanization problem had been solved. There would be the Dalek factor in every human on every planet. But the Docktor changed that. Half the Daleks of Skaro had been humanized. The pansy-peace-friend-hug-fight-only-when-no-choice humanization. Except him. He who would be named Jaymee (a humiliation in its own right) wasn't as the others. Jaymee's mental condition had been unique before the humanization, but it had fit right in with the Dalek way of life. Dangerous, mean spirited, and violent. Humanization had changed that. New emotions flooded Jaymee's mind, questions opened up, humanization over ruled the Dalek factor. The feelings of hate remained though. Jaymee was of neither world. Forced to choose Jaymee helped the Humanized Daleks. The normal Daleks would have killed him, to survive Jaymee was forced to help the ones he found revolting. But Davros was back, and perhaps Davros would understand. A peace offering was needed. Perhaps the Doctor. *** Davros' Log -------------------------------------------------------- Davros sat in the base camp. Of course, he sat wherever he was. Confinded to his Mobile Environment Chair for these many years. Forced to sit and watch, while others roamed at will. Others who would try to thwart the destiny of the Daleks. Others such as the Doctor! No doubt he was the reason for the recent successes, marginal though they were. After all, he was the one who had taken his creation, his children, the Daleks, and corrupted, degraded them by "humanizing" them! Abominations! They must be scoured from the universe! The Doctor was here on Skaro. Excellent. He sat, his one good hand caressing the controls of his chair. An observer might find his movements...disturbing...if there were a rational observer around at that time. He had a plan. A most excellent plan. Soon the Doctor would be in his grasp. And he would finally pay for his crimes against Dalek race. He would pay...with his life! *** THE DOCTOR'S LOG JUDGMENT OF THE DALEKS PART 1 To influence or not to influence? To act or remain passive? This has been my dilemma from the beginning. Incapable of staying on my home world and merely observing the promenade of the universe, I had broken away from my own kind and become a wandering explorer -- learning but becoming a part of events at the same time. So it is with the Daleks. And with them, I have tried almost every approach. I have interfered with them. I had, in my second life span, helped them become more "humanized," more sensitive and sensible in their approach to each other and other species. The result, however, had not been what I had hoped. Instead, I find myself here in the midst of a war between the two Dalek factions -- one humanized, and the other a more traditional form, led by Davros himself. I have declined to interfere with them. I had, in my fourth life span, declined to fulfill the orders of the High Council -- to exterminate the Daleks. I had held their fate in my hand in the form of two electric cables. Connected, they would have blown the entirety of Dalek progeny out of existence, but I had stopped. Doubted my authority to wipe out any species, even the Daleks. And since then they had been on a murderous rampage throughout the universe. Two choices, each with unforeseen consequences. And each leading me up to this situation. The humanized Daleks fighting the Davros-led Daleks. What will my choice be now? Where are my companions? Gone back to the TARDIS I hope. I hope they can stay out of this mess. A mess I may have created. But I hope Jaymee doesn't near me saying that. DRTUNA: <===The Doctor, Alpha BroganMc: <===Brogan, Morril NorisAlex: <=======Davros, THE Supreme Leader of the Dalek Master Race Dr Hammai: <=====Jaymee Bokman7757: <=======Mutant Leader ZoeWho2: <==== Zoe, the Mutant Storyteller K9 mk 4: <=== Same as by name as is by number Daleks - Everyone BroganMc: <<>> BroganMc: <<>> BroganMc: <<>> BroganMc: <<>> K9 mk 4: <<{S DIT}>>> ****Thal Camp: Challenges**** BroganMc: &=Thal camp BroganMc: &::Dawn looms over the Thal camp in the petrified forest:: BroganMc: &::the prisoners are escorted from the pit to the main campfire:: Bokman7757: &>All right then, time to explain yourselves. Who are you? BroganMc: &Morril>The time of your challenges has come. Are you prepared to take the BroganMc: Test of the Doctor? ZoeWho2: & :::Zoe chews on her fingers nervously::: ZoeWho2: & :::It's a habit that she gave up long ago::: K9 mk 4: & No. ZoeWho2: & :::The Storyteller bows head in silent meditation, hood covering head::: BroganMc: &Brogan>Let's just get on with it. ::snaps:: What must we do? ZoeWho2: & :::Zoe shoots a warning look at Brogan, hissing::: careful!! ZoeWho2: & :::The Storyteller raises fist into the air::: Almighty caretaker of the Thals!!! Hear us!! BroganMc: & Morril> You must make the 3 prophesies come true. K9 mk 4: & Sounds fun. ZoeWho2: & Storyteller> May the TESTS begin!! BroganMc: & Morril> You must find the path to the last living tree on Skaro. Bokman7757: &:::Mutant Leader watches intently. Do these aliens realize the danger?::::: ZoeWho2: & :::Zoe puzzles over the test::: The last living tree... Brogan, what do you think? BroganMc: & ::Morril points through the dark forests:: You begin with the Ice Falls. ZoeWho2: & Storyteller. :::roars::: SILENCE! Each must do their test ALONE. ZoeWho2: & :::The Thal Storyteller marches over to Zoe, glaring::: ZoeWho2: & :::Zoe leans back, shaken::: BroganMc: &Morril> You first! ::sneers at Brogan and pushes her towards the Falls:: ****Thal Camp: Challenger One**** Bokman7757: &::::Ah, she's good at intimidation. One glance and 'poof'!:::: BroganMc: &Brogan>Keep your hands off me! I'm going. ZoeWho2: & Leader of Thals, which alien shall embark on the first test? BroganMc: &Morril to Story Teller> The mouthy one. K9 mk 4: & Me? ZoeWho2: & :::The Storyteller nods approval::: Our Leader has spoken. Bokman7757: &:::Leader is confused...they're all fairly talkative:::: BroganMc: &::Brogan glances briefly back at her friends and bravely heads toward the BroganMc: Falls alone:: K9 mk 4: & I don't even have a proper mouth. ****Rebel Base**** DRTUNA: # = Rebel Base DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor is worried about Jaymee. That particular Dalek seems to dislike him> Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> DOC -TOR YOU ARE A POMPOUS JERK!!! DRTUNA: # Jaymee, I did what I thought was necessary to help the Dalek race. With feelings comes... DRTUNA: #...a new understanding, an ability to work with others, which the Daleks need so very much! Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> :::grumble::: DRTUNA: # The question is not to debate the past, but to consider the present and the future. Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> :::Grudgingly::: WHAT EVER YOU SAY DOCK - TOR DRTUNA: #:::Alpha approaches::: Correct, Doctor. We recognize what you did as the act of a friend. Dr Hammai: # Jaymee> EX - CUSE ME I NEED TO TAKE A ROLL!! DRTUNA: # The question is what to do now. With two factions must be considered. Dr Hammai: # :::Jaymee leaves the room::: DRTUNA: # One faction Humanized Dalek, the other Davros Dalek, cannot live united. Change must come to one DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor turns to Alpha::: Alpha, are you sure you can trust Jaymee. ***Here We Go*** Dr Hammai: # :::Jaymee begins to roll toward Davros' base::: ****Thal Camp: The Wait**** ZoeWho2: & :::The Storyteller intones::: And the TESTS begin. So as it has been foretold. K9 mk 4: & Now what? ZoeWho2: & :::Zoe watches Brogan leave, and leans over to K9, whispering::: now, we be CAREFUL. K9 mk 4: & I'm always careful, Lady. ZoeWho2: & :::Zoe continues to whisper::: No, dog, you are NOT always careful. Watch your attitude. ZoeWho2: & :::Zoe pats k9's head, scratching behind the ears::: Let's watch out for each other, and wait. ZoeWho2: & :::The storyteller's hood drapes her face in secrecy::: ZoeWho2: & :::The Storyteller paces back and forth::: ZoeWho2: & :::Zoe watches the Storyteller pace, bemused::: ZoeWho2: & :::There's something ODD about this Storyteller::: ZoeWho2: & :::Zoe thinks to herself, it's as if he Storyteller is NERVOUS! She's not quite like them...::: ZoeWho2: & ::: As if reading her mind, the Storyteller looks up, suddenly, piercing blue eyes staring at Zoe::: ZoeWho2: & :::Blood rushes to Zoe's face, as she blushes furiously::: ZoeWho2: & ::: Zoe hisses at k9::: K9! She's looking at me! K9 mk 4: & Who is? K9 mk 4: & Maybe she like you or something. ZoeWho2: & :::Zoe shivers::: I hope not, K9. She liked Brogan. ZoeWho2: & I wonder how Brogan is doing, k9? Isn't there anything we could DO??? K9 mk 4: & Not unless you want to be eaten or something. ****Rebel Base: The Plan**** DRTUNA: # Alpha> Doctor, I have seen him trap, trick, and defeat Davros' forces again and again. DRTUNA: # Alpha> If he wanted to be untrustworthy, he certainly could have been before now. DRTUNA: # Dr> Yes, I see what you mean. DRTUNA: Alpha> And we hope you can help us with that. DRTUNA: #Alpha> Our idea is to reactivate the humanizing equipment back at the archway. DRTUNA: # Yes, it might be possible to reactivate it, and project it around the entire archway! DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor huddles with Alpha and some other Daleks to develop a plan::: DRTUNA: # :::They decide to create a humanization projection zone, and then lure Davros...::: DRTUNA: #:::...and his Daleks to it, and *poof* they will be humanized, and start thinking for themselves::: DRTUNA: #:::Their plan complete, the Doctor speaks with Alpha alone::: DRTUNA: # Alpha, do you think I did the right thing, back then, when I helped you become humanized? DRTUNA: # Alpha> For one who has changed history so much, Doctor, I would not expect you to be second... DRTUNA: # Alpha> ...guessing yourself quite so much. DRTUNA: # That is not an answer Alpha. DRTUNA: # Alpha> True. Well, speaking for myself, I am very glad to have existed. Please do not second guess.. DRTUNA: # Alpha> ....my existence, Doctor. DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor smiles at Alpha ::: Yes, I won't that, Alpha. I am sufficiently castigated. DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor bids farewell to most of the humanized Daleks and sets out with....::: DRTUNA: #::: ...Alpha and a small Humanized Dalek force::: ****Davros' Lab : The Deal**** NorisAlex: %=Davros Lab NorisAlex: %:::Davros sits in his lab::: NorisAlex: %:::He contemplates his plan for capturing the Doctor::: NorisAlex: %Davros>Ah! To have the Doctor at last in my grasp... NorisAlex: %Davros> Such a moment will need to be savored. NorisAlex: % Davros> All my plan needs is a means of putting it into motion. NorisAlex: %:::Dalek scouts report in to Davros::: Dr Hammai: % :::Jaymee slowly enter Davros' base::: NorisAlex: % Dalek scout> A lone Dalek approaches the base, Davros. NorisAlex: %Davros> ::::interesting::: Let him enter, cover him but do not exterminate him...yet. Dr Hammai: % :::Jaymee integrates himself into the Daleks::: NorisAlex: %Daleks>WE OBEY!!! Dr Hammai: % Jaymee> LIKE HELL I DO!!! NorisAlex: % Davros>::spins around in his chair::: Ah, yes, you would be one of the "humanized" Daleks. NorisAlex: % Davros> :::sneers::: Dr Hammai: % Jaymee> :::Rolls forward::: WHAT' S IT TO YOU?! Dr Hammai: % Jaymee> I CAME HERE TO TALK, NOT BE RIDICULED. NorisAlex: % Davros> I apologize. Please, continue:::talks smoothly::: Dr Hammai: % Jaymee> BETTER, almost. I WANT TO MAKE A DEAL. NorisAlex: %Davros> A deal? Interesting. What would this deal consist of? Dr Hammai: % Jaymee> I KNOW HUMANIZED DALEKS WILL BE EXTERMINATED. Dr Hammai: % Jaymee> IN EXCHANGE FOR MY UNCHANGED EXISTENCE, I GIVE YOU THE DOCTOR. NorisAlex: %Davros> The Doctor? How would you give me the Doctor? Dr Hammai: % Jaymee> MY SYSTEMS HAVE STRATEGIC PROBABILITY PREDICTORS. NorisAlex: %Davros> Excellent. And what do they tell you? Dr Hammai: % Jaymee> I KNOW THE DOC - TOR'S PLAN BEFORE HE DOES. Dr Hammai: % Jaymee> DO WE HAVE A DEAL?! NorisAlex: %Davros>::leans forward in his chair::: Go on, my child. Dr Hammai: % Jaymee> DO WE HAVE A DEAL?! NorisAlex: %Davros>:::thinks that this Dalek is the way he wants them all to be.::: NorisAlex: %Davros> Yes, we have a deal! Dr Hammai: % Jaymee> THE DOCTOR IS AT THE ARCHWAY. HE PLANS TO HUMANIZE ALL DALEKS. NorisAlex: %Davros> NO! HE MUST BE STOPPED! Dr Hammai: % Jaymee> I RE-E-A-LY DON'T WANT FLOWER HUGGING DALEKS AROUND ME. Dr Hammai: % Jaymee> HURRY UP AND GET HIM. NorisAlex: % Davros> ::to the normal Daleks::: take a squad to the Archway. Capture the Doctor! NorisAlex: %Davros> Bring him back to me! Obey me! Dr Hammai: % Jaymee> MUCH BETTER. NorisAlex: %DALEKS>CAPTURE THE DOCTOR! WE OBEY! ***Discovery*** BroganMc: * = Ice Falls BroganMc: * ::Brogan arrives at a clearing in the haunted forest, a raging icy river fall BroganMc: splashes all around:: Bokman7757: &::::Mutant Leader slips alongside Brogan and arrives at the Ice Falls undetected::::: BroganMc: *::the rocks on the edge are smooth and dangerously slippery:: BroganMc: *::Brogan surveys the area wandering which way the TARDIS is:: Bokman7757: *::::Leader takes on adhesive form and clings to the rocks::::: BroganMc: *::Brogan mumbles to herself:: Great. Now what do I do? BroganMc: *Brogan>How am I supposed to know where the last living tree is? BroganMc: *Brogan>They could have at least told me what it looked like. Bokman7757: *:::::Leader realizes the mouthy one is in way over her head:::::: BroganMc: *::Brogan freezes when she hears a rustling below the rock ledge below her:: Bokman7757: *::::Ooops. Leader stops moving and acts like a pile of rocks:::: BroganMc: *::the same sort of rustling she heard from the trees when she slept last night:: BroganMc: *::Brogan leans over carefully to inspect the rocks:: Bokman7757: *:::::Just a pile of rocks, nothing really extraordinary.......:::::: BroganMc: *::suddenly she slips and tumbles into the waterfall:: BroganMc: *::Brogan is swept away by the icy cold water clutching for air:: Bokman7757: *::::::Leader Enlarges his rock pile, breaking her fall.::::: BroganMc: *::Brogan's hands wrap around a rock that suddenly appears:: BroganMc: *::she holds onto the strangely warm rock for dear life:: Bokman7757: *:::::Leader wonders if he hasn't blown his cover.:::: BroganMc: *::a large petrified branch is carried over the waterfall dislodging Brogan and BroganMc: the Mutant rock:: BroganMc: *::the pair fall wildly to the bottom of the waterfall still holding each other:: Bokman7757: *::::::::::Leader sends out a pseudopod grasping on to the other side of the falls:::: BroganMc: *::Brogan is so cold her face turns blue, but she senses the rock she holds BroganMc: has hands:: Bokman7757: *::::::Leader lets the wind blow him and Brogan over to a much safer spot on the rock face::: BroganMc: *::Brogan looks up to see the rock also has a human face:: Who...What are you? Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>That is unimportant. You must find the tree. BroganMc: *Brogan>You saved my life. You aren't a Thal are you? Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>Not really. Let's just say we're connected. Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>Quickly, we must go under the waterfall. Bokman7757: *:::::Turns into giant insect, motions for Brogan to get on:::::: BroganMc: *Brogan>Thank you, whoever you are. But I must save my friends instead of BroganMc: look for that stupid tree. Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>Finding the tree WILL save your friends. Trust me. BroganMc: *::Brogan gapes at the large spider her new friend turns into:: Bokman7757: *:::::Leader Glides down to the bottom, lands on the path.:::: Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>Do not be afraid. No harm shall befall you. BroganMc: *::Instead Brogan stares at the forest path back to the Thal camp:: Wait! BroganMc: Someone's coming. Bokman7757: *::::Leader turns back into a pile of rocks:::: ****Path: We're On Our Way**** DRTUNA: $ = on the way to the archway DRTUNA: $ ::: The Doctor looks nervously around as they move over the bleak countryside::: DRTUNA: $ ::: The Doctor mumbles::: This isn't what I programmed the TARDIS for. DRTUNA: $ Something is wrong! I don't like this. Damn Flavia! DRTUNA: $ ::: The Doctor turns to ALPHA::: I am surprised we didn't bring warrior Jaymee with us. DRTUNA: $ Alpha> I inquired after him, but he was absent from the base. DRTUNA: $ ::: The Doctor looks at the horizon as they move towards the arch::: Where would a warrior be? DRTUNA: $ He would be protecting or...attacking! DRTUNA: $ Something tells me we had better hurry, Alpha. ****Archway : Ambush**** DRTUNA: @ = at the Archway DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor, Alpha, and the Humanized Daleks reach the archway::: NorisAlex: @:::They watch, and wait for the moment to capture the Doctor::: DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor begins assessing the status of the equipment::: DRTUNA: @ Well, this will take some repair, but it may be possible. DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor fiddles with the hardware while he mumbles::: NorisAlex: @ Daleks>:::wheeling out from hiding:: NorisAlex: @Daleks>HALT! DO NOT MOVE! DRTUNA: @ :::Humanized Daleks fire at the other Daleks::: NorisAlex: @ :::Daleks fire back a blistering barrage of fire at the humanized Daleks::: NorisAlex: @:::The Daleks drive off the humanized Daleks::: DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor is trying to avoid the energy beam weapons being used.:: DRTUNA: @ :::A number of Daleks on both sides are now flaming wrecks::: NorisAlex: @::The normal Daleks left alive surround the Doctor::: NorisAlex: @Daleks> YOU WILL COME WITH US, OR BE EXTERMINATED! DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor sees he is captured::: I believe I know the drill. Obey you or be...well, you know. DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor goes with the normal Daleks::: NorisAlex: @:::The Daleks lead the Doctor to Davros' Lab::: DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor taps on the top of one Dalek as they move along to Davros' lab::: DRTUNA: @ Hello in there. Care to answer some questions. DRTUNA: @ How about this: Have you ever considered coming out and getting a tan during the slow season? NorisAlex: @Daleks> THERE IS NO SLOW SEASON! DRTUNA: @ You know, get out of that hard cold case of Dalekanium and lie about in the sun. ****Davros' Lab: Discussion**** Dr Hammai: % :::Jaymee watches the idiot Daleks obey::: NorisAlex: %Davros> Of course you don't want to be with "flower-hugging" daleks. NorisAlex: %::the squad of Daleks goes to the archway and lays in wait for the Doctor::: Dr Hammai: % Jaymee> YOU KNOW DAVROS, I'M IMMORTAL, YOU'RE NOT. QUIT PATRONIZING ME OR I'LL KILL YOU. NorisAlex: %Davros> I would never patronize someone who delivers my enemy to me NorisAlex: % Davros> Very interesting. Dr Hammai: Jaymee> I KNOW THE HISTORY. Dr Hammai: Jaymee> BETRAY ME YOU DIE. Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> BY KNOW THE HUMANIZED DALEKS ARE LOSING. NorisAlex: %Davros> I won't betray you. You are the what the Doctor was SUPPOSED to make the Daleks NorisAlex: % into. Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> THE DOCTOR MADE ME NOTHING. I AM WHO I ALWAYS WAS. NorisAlex: % Davros> Very interesting. Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> THE DOC - TOR HAS BEEN CAPTURED IN FIVE.. ***Escort*** BroganMc: *::The Thals escort Zoe and K9 to the Ice Falls:: K9 mk 4: * Now where are we going? BroganMc: *::Brogan turns to say something to the Muto, but he has vanished among the rocks:: ZoeWho2: * :::Zoe pales::: and what if...? Bokman7757: Mutant Leader*>:::Secretly to Brogan:::::: Wait until the Thals leave. I cannot risk revelation. BroganMc: *Morril> To see if your friend has found the hidden path. Or drowned. ZoeWho2: * :::The Storyteller broods under her cloak, strangely silent::: Bokman7757: *:::leader makes subtle gesture to inform Brogan of his appearance without letting the others know::: ZoeWho2: * :::The Storyteller's silence ads ominous significance to the moment::: BroganMc: *Morril>Then you all die. ::scans the area:: But wait! Is that not the mouthy BroganMc: one down there? BroganMc: *::Brogan sees her friends and glares at their Thal captors:: ZoeWho2: * :::Zoe quickly turns::: Where? Oh, yes! Brogan! You're safe! :::Begins to run to Brogan::: ZoeWho2: * :::A strong Thal in full uniform detains Zoe::: Bokman7757: *::::Leader thinking:::All die? Fool. What a horrible way to treat saviors:::::: BroganMc: *::Soaking wet and freezing cold, her blue velvet dress crumpled and face ice BroganMc: blue, Brogan looks a sight.:: ZoeWho2: * :::Zoe glares at her captor, struggling::: Let me go, you oaf!::: ZoeWho2: * :::Calling::: Brogan! Are you all right! BroganMc: *::Brogan shouts:: LEAVE MY FRIENDS ALONE! I found your stupid tree. Bokman7757: *::::Leader thinking:::I've never liked that man and I never will. Still, cooperation is necessary::: BroganMc: * ::Brogan points to tunnel under waterfall:: It's through there. On a hill. BroganMc: *Morril>Very good, mouthy one. But that is but one of your challenges. ****What's In A Name*** Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> NOW.. NorisAlex: %Dalek> THE DOCTOR HAS BEEN CAPTURED! Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> DON'T STATE THE OBVIOUS. NorisAlex: %Davros> Your help was invaluable....what shall I call you? Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> CALL ME NUMBER 534 NorisAlex: %Davros> Ah yes, Number 534. ****Challenger Two**** Bokman7757: *:::::Leader looks around impatiently, hard task seeing as he has no eyes::::: K9 mk 4: * How about we give you food and you let us go, Guv? Bokman7757: *::::What an odd machine.::::::: BroganMc: *Morril>What strange speech you have, machine creature. Now the next one of BroganMc: you must save the Morraberrie tree from the Daleks. BroganMc: *Morril to Teller>Who will it be this time? K9 mk 4: * Sounds easy. Just keep the force field up. Bokman7757: *:::::Great. Daleks. Why not have them swim through the Venom Lake and taunt the Daleks at point-blank Bokman7757: range::: ZoeWho2: * :::Zoe braces herself, readying herself to be chosen:::: ZoeWho2: * :::The Storyteller walks deliberately and slowly past the captives, not looking at them::: ZoeWho2: * :::The storyteller seems lost in contemplative thought:::: Bokman7757: *::::::What is this Thal obsession with trees anyway? Odd group::::: BroganMc: *Morril>The arms of another will stretch as long as a mile, disintegrating a Dalek at the wo BroganMc: *Morril>at the word" That is the prophecy, is it not? ZoeWho2: * :::Suddenly, as if quoting, the Storyteller intones::: And a machine larger yet smaller... Bokman7757: *::::The machine with the odd speech pattern? This is interesting....::: ZoeWho2: * :::The Storyteller bows to Morril::: and so our leader has spoken ZoeWho2: * :::Raising fists to the sky::: Davros be Damned!!! Let us test the second companion! K9 mk 4: * Does that mean you're going to make me do it? Bokman7757: *::::::::Oh, just get on with it! Being a pile of rocks is hard work...::::::: ZoeWho2: * :::Swinging around, the Storyteller points at the Metallic Dog::: Beast of burden, I call YOU! ZoeWho2: :::Despite herself, Zoe cannot help but breathe a sigh of relief that she has not yet been chosen::: K9 mk 4: * Bloody facist. ***All Rise, The "Honorable" Emperor Davros Presiding*** Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> DOC - TOR SHUT UP!! NorisAlex: %Davros> You shall be rewarded, 534. I shall keep my promise to you. DRTUNA: % ::: The Doctor and his party arrive at the Lab of Davros, a mighty bunker::: NorisAlex: %:::the Daleks and the Doctor arrive at Davros' Lab::: Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> UMMM...EXTERMINATE EXTERMINATE NorisAlex: %Davros> Welcome back, Doctor. So nice of you to join us. DRTUNA: % ::: The Doctor looks around::: Can't say I like the style. Not much resale value. DRTUNA: % Not nice, you mean. You seem to try very hard to be "not nice' Davros. DRTUNA: % Well, I suppose you will be exterminating me now after a suitable period of gloating. Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> DO IT LEGALLY. DRTUNA: % Please, feel free to insult me all you wish. It is superior to the alternative course of action. NorisAlex: %Davros> Ah yes, we will be exterminating you, Doctor, but after your trial. NorisAlex: %:::Davros wheels over to behind a table:::: DRTUNA: % Daleks, legal procedures, I can't believe that those concepts can exist in the same sentence! DRTUNA: % I've been through trials before you know, probably many more than you have. Watch out for me.. NorisAlex: % Davros> The Daleks are the ultimate rulers of the Universe. Our word IS law. NorisAlex: % Davros> Now be silent, Doctor, while the charges are read against you. NorisAlex: %:::Davros consults his built-in computer screen::: NorisAlex: %Davros> Doctor, you are on trail for various crimes against the Dalek race. The charges NorisAlex: % will be read and you will enter you plea to each charge. NorisAlex: % Davros> For the crime of attempting to prevent the creation of the Dalek race, how do you NorisAlex: % plead, Doctor? DRTUNA: % Innocent, although I question my actions now. Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> Phss. DRTUNA: % I could have ended it all back then, but I refused to enact genocide. I might do differently.. DRTUNA: %...now. If one wants to stop genocide, it is the Daleks who must be stopped. ****Send Off*** Bokman7757: *::::Beast of burden? He couldn't carry a piece of petrified wood:::: BroganMc: *::seeing her captors are distracted, Brogan looks around for the Muto:: BroganMc: *::whispers::Are you still there? Bokman7757: *::::Leader shrugs::>::Whispers:::Sure am. How long is this going to take, I have urgent business. ZoeWho2: * :::The Storyteller walks past Brogan, eyeing her with an icy stare::: Bokman7757: *::::Just a pile of rocks, nothing particularly significant::::: BroganMc: *::Brogan smiles serenely as her captors pass by through the waterfall tunnel:: ZoeWho2: * :::At a nod from the Storyteller, Two large Thals walk over to k9, picking him up and away::: K9 mk 4: * When does this bloody test start? K9 mk 4: * I can roll!! ZoeWho2: * :::The Thals ignore K9's plea, carrying him by his shell::: BroganMc: *::Brogan catches Zoe's attention when the Thals bring her to the tunnel entrance:: Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>::whispers, to Brogan:::The time has come for truth. I am the leader of the mutos. ZoeWho2: * :::Zoe frowns at Brogan::: what? Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>::whispers to Brogan:::We have been working for some time to crush the Daleks. BroganMc: *::Brogan smiles and nods toward the speaking rock:: We have a friend, Zoe. Bokman7757: *:::::Assumes less uncomfortable shape::: K9 mk 4: * Where are you taking me? ZoeWho2: * :::They reach a hill, and a large tree towers over all::: ZoeWho2: * ::: The Thals dump K9 unceremoniously on the ground::: Bokman7757: *::::Lurks in shadows::: ZoeWho2: * Thal: GO! BroganMc: *Brogan>K9's tough as a pair of old army boots. Tell me, have you seen the Doctor? Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>If my agents are as effective as they should be, the 'Beast' will come to no harm. ZoeWho2: :::Inside the tree are voices, small Thal voices::: BroganMc: *Brogan>We lost him yesterday in the battlefield. Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>Can't say. What does he look like? ZoeWho2: * :::Zoe looks curiously at Morril::: Are those Children's voices that I hear? BroganMc: *Brogan>Medium height, fortyish, has a beard and was wearing a sweater vest. ZoeWho2: * Zoe: It sounds like there are children INSIDE the tree! K9 mk 4: *:::K9 gets dumped and the Thals take off::: ***How Do You Plea*** NorisAlex: % Davros> For the helping prevent the just conquering of Earth, how do you plead? DRTUNA: % No more fearsomely effective genocidal force exists in the universe than the Daleks. NorisAlex: % Davros> YOU WILL BE SILENT, EXCEPT FOR ENTERING YOUR PLEA!!!!! DRTUNA: % Guilty! I will act to prevent the Daleks from destroying innocent cultures, planets, peoples. DRTUNA: % Plea? Plea? Your verdict is already determined. But your verdict, and your accusations, will not... NorisAlex: % Davros> For the destruction of Skaro 2 by the Hand of Omega, how do you plead? DRTUNA: % ...erase the absolute emptiness at the heart of the Dalek concept. A lack of heart. DRTUNA: % ::: The Doctor laughs::: The Hand of Omega? You launched that, and I urged you not to use it. DRTUNA: % Oh, you'll not stick that one on me. Innocent! NorisAlex: %Davros> Your very words convict you, Doctor. DRTUNA: % My conviction in your court is already a foregone conclusion, DAVROS. NorisAlex: %Davros> For interfering in the Dalek/Movellan war, to the detriment of the Dalek race, by NorisAlex: % imprisoning me, your plea? DRTUNA: % However, if we must have a trial, I request time to prepare my case. I am just now hearing... DRTUNA: %...the charges. DRTUNA: % Oh, and another charge. Yes, I will need time to defend against all of these! NorisAlex: %Davros> Your case has been prepared for you, and already presented. DRTUNA: % Say, do you know any good barristers in this section of the galaxy? Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> I'LL DO IT. NorisAlex: %Davros> And for the last crime, the attempted annihilation of the Dalek race by so-called DRTUNA: % Oh, you do. How about your tailor? Your manicurist? Say, I love your hair, by the way. DRTUNA: % And those electrode implants are so fetching. NorisAlex: "humanizing" them? How do you plead on that crime, Doctor? DRTUNA: % Face it Davros, you are a randomly assembled bio-cybernetic mistake! DRTUNA: % How can a pile of rejected parts and people create a new master race? DRTUNA: % Humanizing them? I spread joy and love wherever I go. Alpha and others thank me for day, Davros. NorisAlex: %Davros> You have seem the terror my children inspire, how many worlds fear them, and you NorisAlex: % say they are not a Master Race??!! Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> I HATE IT. DRTUNA: % Worlds? Fear? Your children? Oh yes, but any idiot giant or huge spoiled child can do the same. DRTUNA: % Fear? But how about respect? How much respect have you earned? DRTUNA: % Who ever defects to the Daleks besides....equally pathetic creaTURES? :::Looks at Jaymee::: NorisAlex: %Davros> We do not need respect! We are the destined rulers of the Universe!!! Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> OH SURE BLAME ME. DRTUNA: % You will either be rulers of a universe or burned cinders, or the universe will get rid of you! Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> I DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS. NorisAlex: %Davros>ENOUGH! SILENCE!!!!!!!!!!!! DRTUNA: % That is your paradox, Davros. If you win, you will win nothing but dross. But you will not win. ***Begin Search*** Bokman7757: @:::::Leader lands, assumes dalek form.:::: Bokman7757: @Mutant Leader>RE-QUEST-ING ENT-RANCE Bokman7757: @:::::::Arch opens, Leader enters::::: Bokman7757: @Mutant Leader>Time to find our friend the Doctor...if he still lives. Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>AH. I remember. We are looking for the Doctor. Finding him is important to our cause. ***Snag*** BroganMc: *::Brogan whirls around at Zoe's words:: Children! Inside a tree? K9 mk 4: * Oh sure, leave me out here to rust. Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>From what I know, he should still be living. K9 mk 4: * :::travels down the hill::: K9 mk 4: * :::encounters a large, black pool::: BroganMc: *::Brogan to Mutant Leader>I certainly hope the Doctor is all right. But I'm ZoeWho2: * Yes! I hear them! Don't you? BroganMc: getting very worried. Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>All you strangers must be protected. You are our last hope for survival. ZoeWho2: * :::The muffled sounds of Children call from the tree, as K9 works his way down the hill toward them:: K9 mk 4: * :::scans pool::: Yuck. Alien tar. BroganMc: *Brogan>Survival? You fear these Daleks as well? ZoeWho2: :::The Storyteller folds arms, intoning::: ...and they shall save many Thal children's lives... Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>Of course. They are heartless,callous, and bent on destroying us. Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>As they destroy all those who are not Dalek. K9 mk 4: * :::activate propulsion system and attempt to fly across the tar pit::: BroganMc: *Brogan>Somehow I think the Thals have a lot in common with these Daleks. ZoeWho2: * ::: Suddenly, K9 stops moving::: ZoeWho2: * :::The Storyteller looks up, worried::: The Dog has stopped! Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>Tell me about it. It's both their fault I am as I am. Blasted neutronic war... BroganMc: *Morril> He has failed the test. They are not true companions of the Doctor. K9 mk 4: * :::starts to fall::: Oh no, now what? ***Two for One*** ZoeWho2: * Storyteller> The Daleks will come soon! Dog, continue! BroganMc: *::Morril pulls out a nasty looking blade and stalks toward Zoe:: They must all DIE! ZoeWho2: * :::Suddenly, in a fell swoop, the Storyteller's cloak falls::: ZoeWho2: * :::the Storyteller disappears in a flash of feathers::: K9 mk 4: * :::plops into the ooze::: Bokman7757: *:::::Good old Story Teller........::::::::::: BroganMc: *:;on the hill, 2 Daleks notice K9 stuck in the tar trap:: BroganMc: *Daleks>Intruders! Intruders! K9 mk 4: * Ugh. I feel icky. ZoeWho2: * :::Rising above the cloak, a large hawklike beast swoops down, grabbing K9 from the muck::: Bokman7757: *::Swoops silently over to Daleks, readies talons..: K9 mk 4: * Oi, what's this? BroganMc: *::Daleks fire at the flying hawk and K9, but miss:: ZoeWho2: * :::Storyteller, whispering harshly to k9::: Aim your weapon! Blast the Dalek! BroganMc: *Daleks>EX TER MIN ATE! K9 mk 4: * :::fires at Daleks::: {S K9FX} Bokman7757: *:::::Leader scrapes domes of the Daleks, whirls round again:::: ZoeWho2: * :::Storyteller flaps her tremendous wings, circling around::: BroganMc: *::Dalek cries:: My vision is impaired! Emer gency! ::head blows up:: ZoeWho2: *:::Gasps come from the Thals below, who cannot believe their eyes::: Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>Well, who wants to live forever? DIVE!!!! Bokman7757: *:::Knocks off other's eyepiece::::: BroganMc: *::Lone Dalek fires wildly at the intruders:: K9 mk 4: * Ha ha! ZoeWho2: * :::Storyteller swings around, elegantly landing at the base of the hill, near the Thal party::: BroganMc: *Dalek>EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY! Bokman7757: *:::Leader bites Daleks' head off:::: ZoeWho2: * :::The hawk smoothes her feathers, her beak reforming into the face of an old craggy woman ZoeWho2: * :::Storyteller bows to all, slipping quickly into her cloak again::: BroganMc: *:Muffled cry of Dalek::Malfunction! Malfunc... ::suddenly grows lifeless and BroganMc: silent:: K9 mk 4: * Now where am I? BroganMc: *Brogan>He's done it! The tree is free, now let us go Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>My my my, just look at all you stupefied Thals. Seems we Mutos can help you... ZoeWho2: * Thal, outraged: What? Is this our storyteller? What has happened!! Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>Can it, two legs. ZoeWho2: * Thal soldier *2> How do we know these are companions, if they don't complete the test! BroganMc: *Morril>Save that for later! The children must be freed. Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>I don't mean to sound smug, but I think you thals owe us an apology. BroganMc: *::Morril stalks toward Zoe::You! Find the way inside or die. K9 mk 4: * Excuse me, but what is going on. ZoeWho2: * :::Zoe bites her lip, thinking quickly::: The third test, then? ZoeWho2: * :::Zoe, thinking quickly::: But, it's already been done! Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>Or at least some gratitude, or some food, or a large energy weapon, or ..... BroganMc: *::Morril shouts to her people::It is time for the last challenge! ZoeWho2: * :::Zoe stands, faking confidence, in a loud voice::: Thal people! The third challenge has already .. Bokman7757: *Mutant Leader>Ah, to heck with this. The Dalek City is our primary target. Fellow mutants, FOLLOW! ZoeWho2: * :::Zoe swallows::: already been done. BroganMc: *::Morril whirls toward Zoe:: Done? Do you not hear their cries on the wind? ZoeWho2: * :::Zoe shakes her head::: No, Morril. You do not understand. For I am to prove to you that I am K9 mk 4: * Did I save the tree? ZoeWho2: * Zoe: a companion? A traveler of time? Bokman7757: *:::::Flies off towards glittering city,is followed.:::: ZoeWho2: * ::Zoe says strongly::: FOR I AM TRULY A TRAVELER OF TIME! ZoeWho2: * :::Zoe rushes on, getting caught up::: You see, as we have all learned... time is relative. BroganMc: *Morril>And that means? ZoeWho2: * Zoe: does it not travel differently if you are walking or running? Things are fast or slow, right? ZoeWho2: *Zoe: well, time and space differ according to the speed of the observer, and where they stand... ZoeWho2: * Zoe: And, for example, forces of attraction would make time travel faster or slower depending on.. BroganMc: *Brogan>Are you telling us those children's cries weren't really here, Zoe? ZoeWho2: * Zoe: depending on... ::falters::: depending on the place and space in relative dimension. ZoeWho2: * Zoe: no! Those were children's cries from the past. An illusion. A different time. ZoeWho2: * Zoe: As a time traveler, I changed the CLOCK, and now I have saved the children. ZoeWho2: * Zoe: The gravity of the tree has changed the speed of time, and I have changed the time again. ZoeWho2: * :::Zoe bites her lips, wondering if her gamble will pay off::: ZoeWho2: * :::Come on, Zoe! She thinks to herself. How can I finish this thing?::: BroganMc: *::Brogan smiles at Morril:: The cries were from the past. K9 mk 4: * I think your gibberish has fooled them. ZoeWho2: * :::Zoe walks over to the tree, knocks on the wood::: Hear! It is empty! ZoeWho2: * :::Zoe bows proudly:: I have SAVED the children! BroganMc: *::Morril listens to the tree and hears only silence:: ZoeWho2: * Zoe: and to prove it, they will be at home, safe and sound when you return tonight! BroganMc: *Morril>So you are truly known to the Doctor. ZoeWho2: * :::Storyteller raises her arms in the air::: Let us celebrate!! Quickly! To the Doctor!!! ZoeWho2: * :::Storyteller shouts::: WE UNITE TO SAVE THE THAL WORLD!! ZoeWho2: BroganMc: *Brogan>Where is the Doctor? K9 mk 4: * Right, whatever you say. ZoeWho2: * :::Zoe sighs::: One challenge at a time, Brogan!! ZoeWho2: BroganMc: *::Brogan shakes her head at Zoe and K9::Something isn't right. I can feel it BroganMc: *::Brogan predicts ominously:: The Doctor is in trouble.... Again. BroganMc: K9 mk 4: ***Verdict*** Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> HURRY IT UP. NorisAlex: %Davros>:::quieting down::: The charges have been read, judgment will now be passed. DRTUNA: % I see you have already considered the inadvisability of either possible paths DRTUNA: % Kind of a shame, isn't it. Alpha has a better way, a better future for the Daleks! NorisAlex: %Davros> Doctor, this court finds you guilty of attempted genocide of the Dalek race. Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> YIPEE! :::solemnly::: LET'S KILL HIM! NorisAlex: % Davros> For this crime, the sentence is...DEATH!!!! DRTUNA: % ::: The Doctor rises::: Oh, and what a surprise! What, no media waiting for the verdict? DRTUNA: % You know, you really need to infuse more suspense into these proceedings! NorisAlex: %Davros> DEATH TO THE DOCTOR!!!!!!!!!!! DRTUNA: % ::: The Doctor stands at attention and glares at Davros and Jaymee::: NorisAlex: %Daleks>EXTERMINATE THE DOCTOR!!!! EXTERMINATE THE DOCTOR!!!! DRTUNA: % You may have my head, you may shed my blood, but you will not gain my fear or submission! Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> WORKS FOR ME DRTUNA: % In the Hand of Omega affair, Davros, when you knew you were defeated, you pleaded with me. DRTUNA: % You asked me to have pity on you! You were pathetic. NorisAlex: % Davros> Lock him up in a cell until the execution! DRTUNA: % Now that we have seen each other in similar circumstances, we know each others measure at last. DRTUNA: % I will accept the comparison! NorisAlex: %Davros> I AM NOT PATHETIC!!!!!! Dr Hammai: %Jaymee> THE JURY'S STILL OUT ON THAT DRTUNA: % ::: The Doctor walks away with the Dalek guards. He is smirking.::: NorisAlex: %:::the Daleks lead the Doctor to a cell to await his execution::: DRTUNA: NorisAlex: % Davros>AT LAST! THE DOCTOR IS MINE! NorisAlex: %Davros> HE WILL BE EXTERMINATED! NorisAlex: %Davros>EXTERMINATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NorisAlex: Dr Hammai: %Jaymee>OH GET OFF IT Dr Hammai: BroganMc: <> BroganMc: <> K9 mk 4: {S DIT} ------------------------------------ Brogan's Log 11-6-96 Based on Judgment of the Daleks Pt 2 By JenKoko/BroganMc - Jen:) Drums pounded the triumphant rhythm of the celebratory dance. The Thals filled the cold dark night with laughter and song around the warmth of their large campfire. Momentary surprise and suspicion of the days events gave way to joyful relief. The three strangers had proved themselves true members of the Doctor's time traveling crew. The legendary savior of Skaro could not be far away. And so, Thal and Muto natives danced and feasted in celebration of the coming day of atonement. Brogan, however, sat off to the side, staring at the others in brooding silence. Something wasn't right. A voice deep within her called the alarm, like a cry in the dark only she could hear. Her friends Zoe and K9 dismissed Brogan's intuition early on. There was no factual reason to believe the Doctor was in any imminent danger. Not after the Muto scouts reported seeing him with the harmless humanized Daleks yestermorn. Zoe insisted the old Doc probably assumed they had returned to the TARDIS and was so busy visiting he hadn't noticed they were gone. It was a flimsy excuse, but Zoe dealt in facts. And the facts were that they knew nothing about the Doctor's circumstances on Skaro, good or bad. There was no reasonable explanation for Brogan's growing unease. And yet, as she huddled beneath a woolen-like blanket in her damp velvet dress, she felt her hair curl with a prickling fear. Perhaps, she thought, her friends were right. It had been a disturbing night followed by a long and trying day. One didn't sleep much when one was under the threat of execution. And the Thals' Test of the Doctor had been filled with near impossible challenges, as promised. Brogan shivered with the memory of the ominous Ice Falls. In another time or place, the natural gorge and raging waters would be quite lovely, but on Skaro they reminded her of a writhing monster inhabiting a bottomless pit. Just standing beside the roaring giant made it easy to understand how such rivers could bore holes in solid rock, like the Grand Canyon on Brogan's homeworld Earth. Skaro was not Earth. If Brogan saw any similarity between the two planets, meeting the leader of the Mutants set her straight. She had been aware of her secret audience since that odd rustling sound in the trees the night before. And when she heard the same sound by the water's edge, Brogan let her reckless curiosity draw her towards it. Then her boot slipped on the glassy ledge and she was tumbling headfirst into the icy river. To her astonishment, the rocky ledge actually leapt out into the water just enough for her to grasp one solid corner. And when a petrified branch careened into her causing her grip to slip, the rocky ledge clung to her as they both cascaded down the waterfall. How bizarre and wonderful it was to find herself safely anchored to the floating rock at the bottom of the falls. Safely anchored to a floating rock with a very human face. In the hours she'd known the Mutos of Skaro, Brogan was besieged with curiosity and wonder about these odd creatures. They were unlike the Thals in almost every way. In their humanoid form, they were dark-haired figures with distorted postures. They draped themselves in long hooded robes to hide their wrinkled skin and their inquisitive eyes. But at will, they were capable of changing their very species, at least in appearance. They were the true chameleons in aspect and intentions. And yet, beneath their secretive ways, Brogan sensed the Mutos of Skaro were a benevolent race. The Thals, in contrast, were as fierce as their weapons. They despised the Mutos. Why, Brogan wasn't entirely certain. Yet, when the Thal Story Teller was revealed to be a Muto in disguise it was only by command of the Thal leader, Morril, that blood was not shed. Even now while the two groups celebrated the coming of their timelord savior, Thals eyed the Mutos suspiciously. Or perhaps they eyed everyone and everything suspiciously. As if waiting for some ominous signal to release their centuries of penned up hatred and need for revenge. Feigning a smile, Brogan accepted the hot cup of refreshment passed to her by Zoe. The cider-sweetened liquid warmed a path down to her queasy stomach. Lulled by the sounds of celebration, Brogan watched the campfire allowing her thoughts and fears to drain away with every flicker of light. Staring into the fire flames, Brogan saw the Doctor in her mind's eye. One vision after another, his gentle smile framing the knowing glint in his eyes. Such warmth and goodness contained within those friendly orbs. Then pain and anguish brought on by an unnatural fire. A giant beam of searing light, a burst of energy causing the skin on his noble face to blister and melt away into nothing but an anguished howl of pain. The cackling laughter of a creature, half man half machine with decaying greyish-green skin. "EXTERMINATE the Doctor!" Ordered the man machine. And then a chorus of inhuman voices shouted "EX TER MIN ATE! EX TER MIN ATE!" All intermingled with the Doctor's final pitiful cry of death. The cup crashed to the ground shattering into pieces and splashing hot cider all over Brogan's boots. She jumped up with a start like a warrior ready for battle. Her eyes mirrored her shock and terror. Several Thal warriors reached for their weapons staring warily at their former prisoner. Zoe came to Brogan, placing a concerned hand on her friend's shoulder. For a long speechless moment, Brogan struggled for the words to explain the source of her primeval fear. Before she could, a hooded figure stepped out of the haunted petrified forest. By the expression on the Mutant Leader's face, it was obvious his search for the Doctor did not bring good news. Brogan's heart lurched as she feared her vision was more than fantasy. Could it be that the Doctor was... dead? **** THE DOCTOR'S LOG 11-6-96 Judgment of the Daleks, Part 2 Sometimes the symbolic enactment of a fallacious facade bores even me. I have just been through a "trial" by Davros and his Daleks. It was, of course, a trial without process or justice, and was enacted only to provide a setting for Davros to taunt and berate me. Now I know how the Master felt when the Daleks put him on trial on Skaro during the end of my seventh life span. I am sure it was much the same then, only it might have been lacking on Davros' special touch. Given that Davros wants to have a trial to decide whether to exterminate me, even if that trial is a sham, I am better off than if they just went ahead and exterminated me. While I have had any number of narrow escapes, I am not immune from physical damage or death -- as my loss of a finger to Odo the Mutilator taught me. My goal, therefore, is to engage them in the proceedings as long as possible, all the while to look for an opportunity. As I stand pompously with my hand thrust against my side I am also working with that hand inside of my coat pocket on a container of nitro-9 I just happen to have stashed there quite some time ago. I am trying to determine how long the fuse is for. As I stare at Davros there is no knowing what he is thinking or even what he is looking at -- that single eye in his forehead is hard to track, and I am not sure the other two vestigial eyes even work at all any more. He may see my hand at any moment. Therefore, I embolden my rhetorical jabs to try and preoccupy him. He makes it possible. The whole purpose of this trial is for him to taunt and humiliate me -- I might as well put on a show for him, because it may yet save me. On the other hand, it might not. Zoe, Brogan, and K9 are out there somewhere. They might try and rescue me, if they know I am in trouble, but I am not sure I would want them to walk into this lynching party of Dalek hatred -- it might be a death trap for us all! **** Davros Log Davros giggled, an evil sound indeed. The Doctor was his. He had been judged and found guilty of his crimes against the Dalek race. Soon, he would pay, pay with his life. Davros whirled round, facing his children. "Ready the Special Weapons Daleks. Shortly, I will confront the Doctor one last time. Then he will be dead, and will no longer interfere with our destiny!" "WE OBEY!" The Daleks spun round and left Davros alone, in all his madness. ****** Mutant Leader Log Based on Judgment of the Daleks Part 2 The Leader of the Mutant race never knew that this day would be the day he came out of hiding. However, the mysterious visitors who claimed to be allies of the Doctor soon won his trust, as he and his sister helped them through the Thal trials. First, the one known as Brogan was told to find the last living tree on Skaro. The Leader followed her quietly to the Ice Falls, but made one solitary sound. Hearing this, Brogan examined his form of a pile of rocks, and fell into the falls. Deciding to remain in secret no longer, he was able to save the girl, and carry her to the path leading to the tree. The other companions, a girl called Zoe and a machine called K9, arrived along with the Thals. Quietly giving information to the humans while remaining unseen, he watched as K9 tried and failed to complete the second task. As the Thals were preparing to execute the strangers, two Daleks appeared. Unable to stay back, he and his sister, the Thal Story Teller, took the form of gigantic birds and destroyed the two metal monsters, and rescued K9, allowing him to perform the second task. As Zoe used odd logic to convince the Thals that the third and final task was already done, the Leader set out to the Dalek city to find the Doctor. Assuming the form of a Dalek, he learned that the Doctor was to be executed. There was no doubt. The time to strike was now. -Evan ***** Zoe's log, part 2 11-6-96 It was a simple trick she had pulled, really, convincing the Thals that the sounds at the tree had "disappeared" because of temporal fluxuations. Any child could have done it. It was just that so few people thought with the sophistication of a child - that they would easily be confused. That was the problem with most people. Everything went over their heads. The reason it worked was quantum mechanics. And there was hardly anyone who had a better knowledge that quantum mechanics (at least on this planet!) than did Zoe. Quantum mechanics and a dash of the theory of relativity, Zoe thought with glee. How relieving that people could be so ignorant of basic science! Anyway, the basis for the whole thing had been two-fold - first, the General Theory of Relativity, which first set the scene for the understanding that all things are relative - up to and including Time. In fact, time was one of the trickiest part of this law, because we are all trapped in our own conception of time... but, wait, she was getting ahead of herself. See, the distance between two events, and the experiences of all events is not the same for everyone. In fact, every event is quite private and local... (something that Zoe was quite sensitive to since her recent entrapment in "non-time," Zoe thought with a shudder.) In fact, the only thing keeping everything from turning to a total state of anarchy, in which there would be as many different times as there are observers, is avoided by joining the single coordinate of time to the three coordinates of space to form a four-dimensional space-time interval, and it is this interval that is the same for all observers. But, if one were to somehow FUDGE with one of the space-coordinates, then time would somehow switch... for all those involved. One of the things that can fudge with space coordinates is the existence of massive bodies. Massive bodies, such as the earth and the stars, distort the space-time continuum. They stretch and warp it, so that other objects, and light itself, bend in toward the massive body, and affect how time passes for those in its presence. This passage is usually so slight and subtle that most people don't notice it. Kind of like how people don't notice that time elapses differently on different parts of a planet - the reason why time zones don't mess up people's metabolisms when we stay in one spot. Zoe had actually learned how to USE a certain massive body to create the APPEARANCE of the sound of children crying in the tree... through Quantum physics. She had calculated the time it would take for them to circle the sun and the two moons coupled with the date and time of the last solar eclipse long enough to predict when the likelihood might be high that there would have been children in the tree - (trapped by the Daleks) and then, in effect, had WISHED it. And it happened. that's essentially what Quantum physics was all about - the likelihood that any one thing is going to exist is only predictable to the extent that you might THINK it should be there. In this case, Zoe KNEW (from her calculations) that the sounds of children were going to be in the tree, and so there they were! It might not have worked, but in this case, Zoe's calculations had been impeccable. Zoe yawned. It was very tiring, and sometimes lonely to be a genius. ****** <> <> <> It had been done. Surprisingly Jaymee was not dead. Davros had understood his plight. For some odd reason Davros was actually pleased with Jaymee. Now Jaymee had a niche. Maybe. Jaymee fit in here, a demented ball of hatred supplemented the will of Davros and the Daleks nicely. But the Doctor, the Doctor had been captured thanks to Jaymee's betrayal. The Doctor would be dead soon. That was what Jaymee had planned but something wasn't right. Everything had gone perfectly but something had gone wrong. Jaymee pondered this while he waited for the time of the Doctor's execution. Something had been different about the Doctor. The Doctor at the trial had been different than the Doctor at the Rebel base. Jaymee focused on this when the answer came to him. In the days before the second civil war, before the humanization, there was only one thing the Daleks feared. To them the Doctor was more evil than anything that could be imagined by even the most demented Dalek. At the rebel base the Doctor was nothing like the rumors. Rather than one who inspired fear the Doctor had been a soothing figure who instilled a comfort of sorts. But at the trial the Doctor was all the evil of legend. That was the change, one in perception. To Jaymee the Doctor had become the Ka Faraq Gatri. And Jaymee didn't like that one bit. ********* BroganMc: <==Brogan, Zoe Bokman7757: <===Mutant Leader NorisAlex: <=====Davros, the true Supreme Leader of the Daleks Dr Hammai: <===Jaymee DRTUNA: <===The Doctor, who loves all life DStringfel: <>> BroganMc: <<>> BroganMc: <<>> BroganMc: <<>> BroganMc: {S dit ****Appeal**** NorisAlex: &=Davros Lab DRTUNA: & = at the Trial of the Doctor, the base of Davros' Daleks. DRTUNA: & Guilt? GUILTY? NorisAlex: & Davros> Of course, Doctor. There can be no doubt of your guilt. DRTUNA: & ::: The Doctor scowls at the Dalek court::: Dr Hammai: & Guilty DRTUNA: & The Daleks, on the other hand, have an unblemished record of genocide and attempted same. Dr Hammai: & Huh? NorisAlex: & :::looks up at the ceiling, ignoring the Doctor's ravings::: DRTUNA: & They kill everything! They chant: Daleks conquest and destroy. That includes all of us. All. DRTUNA: & I stood poised, commissioned by the High Council, to destroy the Daleks and I did not! DRTUNA: & Dalek invasion of Earth, 2150: 4 billion killed in germ warfare and military occupation. DRTUNA: & Planet Kembel - they attempt to create a Time Destructor and destroy all life which opposes them DRTUNA: & Planet Vulcan -- millions killed. Dr Hammai: & :::Jaymee listens with a morbid fascination::: NorisAlex: &:::Davros listens with pride in his children's accomplishments::: DRTUNA: & Spirodon -- subjugation and murder of the population, so they could have some cold storage! DRTUNA: & The Planet Nekros -- the burial planet, where supposedly bodies were held in stasis. DRTUNA: & Actually, the brains were removed and turned into Daleks, and the bodies of the millions there were. DRTUNA: & ...turned into a high protein food concentrate. DRTUNA: & Skaro. Look at it. See what they have done. NorisAlex: &Davros> Yes, yes Doctor. Are those your final words? Dr Hammai: & :::Jaymee begins to become disgusted::: DRTUNA: & ::: The Doctor turns and looks at Jaymee::: ****Thal Camp: Uneasy Truce**** BroganMc: #=Thal camp BroganMc: #::Brogan stares ominously at Mutant Leader coming out of the forest:: BroganMc: #::everyone at camp follows her gaze watching the Muto Leader approach:: Bokman7757: #Mutant Leader>I have troubling news. The Doctor has been put on trial by the Daleks BroganMc: #I knew it! Is he all right? Bokman7757: #Mutant Leader>And been found guilty. The punishment is death. DStringfel: #::He is our friend. We must help him:: BroganMc: #Zoe and Brogan shout::NO! Bokman7757: #Mutant Leader>Now the work begins. We must muster all our forces and rescue him. DStringfel: #::We must go to the city immediately:: Bokman7757: #I propose an alliance between the Mutos and the Thals. Accepted? BroganMc: #::Brogan:: Accept it Morril. The Doctor needs all the help he can get. DStringfel: #::We accept:: For now, Morril thinks. Bokman7757: #Very well. Let us go now! BroganMc: #K9>Stop your bleedin' chattering and let's go. The guv's in trouble. Again. Bokman7757: #::::Assumes form of giant chameleon::::: This may not be enough camouflage. Follow me. Bokman7757: #:::::Strides off towards city:::::::: BroganMc: #::Thals, Mutos and the Doctor's companions race off to the Dalek base:: **** Phase 1**** BroganMc: %=outside the Dalek base BroganMc: %::Thals, Mutos and companions approach a barren field:: BroganMc: %::Brogan halts suddenly:: Wait! I hear something. BroganMc: %::in the distance, they see a squadron of humanized daleks approaching the base:: Bokman7757: %:::Looks around, worriedly:: Daleks! I must join them. Know me by my voice. Bokman7757: %::::::Morphs into Dalek, sneaks into line with the others::::: BroganMc: %What? ::exclaims as Muto Leader morphs into a Dalek:: DStringfel: % :: Daleks! Approach with caution....:: Bokman7757: % It Is the on-ly way to res-cue the Doc-tor. I must be un-not-iced. BroganMc: %::impressed with how well he did that:: If only I could bottle that skill. DStringfel: %Quietly, to the other Thals ::Now is the time for our revenge:: Bokman7757: % Follows Daleks to base entrance BroganMc: %Zoe>Morphing? It's probably embedded in his DNA. The result of radiation BroganMc: over... DStringfel: #quietly::Help the Doctor if you can, but remember our true objective.:: Bokman7757: % ::to other dalek:::How soon will we ent-er the city BroganMc: %Zoe>..generations of microbiological evolution. I doubt you could bottle it so BroganMc: easily. BroganMc: %Zoe>Though it would be fun. **** Last Words**** DRTUNA: & And robotic or partially robotic species are not immune from their wanton destruction. DRTUNA: & The Mechanoids -- peaceful city building robots, destroyed by the Daleks. DRTUNA: & And the Movellans.... well, I think I've made my point. DRTUNA: & You, Davros, are the guilty one here, aren't you? NorisAlex: &Davros> I? Certainly not I. NorisAlex: &Davros> This is your trial, not mine, Doctor, and it is over! DRTUNA: & ::: The Doctor stands with a hand in his pocket::: NorisAlex: &:::turns to his children::: NorisAlex: &Davros> Escort the Doctor to the execution area! DRTUNA: & ::: The Doctor looks calm, but is secretly really worried that he has no emerging escape plan::: NorisAlex: &Davros> The sentence is death by execution by Special Weapons Daleks, to be carried out NorisAlex: & shortly. Go now! NorisAlex: &Daleks>WE OBEY! NorisAlex: &:::Daleks surround the Doctor and escort him to the execution area::: Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> OBEY? DRTUNA: & Obey, obey...how about Think for Yourself! You pathetic metal maniacs. Dr Hammai: & Jaymee> I DON'T OBEY! NorisAlex: &:::Davros following behind:::: NorisAlex: &Davros> Jaymee, please come watch the execution. Dr Hammai: & ::::Rolls toward the execution area.::: DRTUNA: & Products of a sad and evil science. But there can still be found redemption, within yourselves! DRTUNA: & ::: The Doctor realizes he is preaching to Daleks, but he is running out of ideas::: ****Executioners Ready**** NorisAlex: @=The Execution Area DRTUNA: & ::: The Doctor fingers the nitro-9 bottle in his pocket. He has no ideas how long the fuse is::: DRTUNA: & ::: The Doctor sees himself tossing the bomb and then watching it as they gun him down. Bad plan::: DRTUNA: & ::: The Doctor sees himself getting ready to throw it and having it explode in his hand. Bad::: NorisAlex: @:::A squad of Special Weapons Daleks form a firing line::: Bokman7757: @:::::Leader glides in....:::::: Dr Hammai: @ :::Jaymee watches the Ka Faraq Gatri::: NorisAlex: @:::Davros sits to one side, watching::: Bokman7757: @::::Levels gun-stick at Special Weapons Daleks:::: DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor arrives at the execution area::: NorisAlex: @:::a crowd of Daleks form to watch the execution of the Doctor::: DStringfel: @ the Thals approach stealthily from the side Bokman7757: @::::::::::Leader arms gun::::: NorisAlex: @Davros> It is time. DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor stands straight and faces the Daleks::: BroganMc: @::Brogan looks around cautiously as Zoe climbs into the ventilation shaft:: NorisAlex: @ Davros> Goodbye, Doctor. My old enemy. ****Phase 2**** Bokman7757: %:::The archway doors open and the Daleks enter::: BroganMc: %Brogan>Which is more than this is. Morril, I think we should get closer. Is BroganMc: there a back way in? DStringfel: % ::There are ventilation openings nearby:: BroganMc: %Brogan>Then let's go. ****Begin.....**** Bokman7757: @Death to the Daleks!! DRTUNA: @ You engineer your own doom as you fight against the forces of life. NorisAlex: @:::wheels to face the Daleks::: Bokman7757: @:::Fires into crowd: a large explosion sends smoke everywhere::::: NorisAlex: @Davros> READY! DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor pulls the nitro-9 out of his pocket and tosses it away well behind Davros::: Bokman7757: @Now Brogan, Zoe, K9! Move in! DRTUNA: @ :::The nitro-9 does not go off::: NorisAlex: @:::clouds of smoke billow in the room::: DStringfel: @::Thals! Attack!:: Thals fire on the Daleks, taking cover any place they can. K9 mk 4: @ Uh sure Guv. Bokman7757: @:::Takes reptilian form, starts to attack the Special Weapons Daleks::::: NorisAlex: @:::the humanized Daleks open fire on the "Normal" Daleks::: ***Phase 3*** BroganMc: @::Brogan, Zoe and K9 burst into the room. Brogan and Zoe beat Daleks with BroganMc: petrified sticks:: ***Just An Normal Dalek Execution**** NorisAlex: @Davros>FIRE!!!!!!!! Dr Hammai: @ :::Using a turbo-boost Jaymee pushes the Doctor out of the way::: K9 mk 4: @ {S K9FX} NorisAlex: @Davros>KILL THE DOCTOR!!!!!!!!! Dr Hammai: @Jaymee> KA FARAQ GATRI!! DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor does not see Zoe & Brogan & K9 enter as he is shoved aside by Jaymee::: DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor falls to the ground::: DStringfel: @several Thals go down. Morril tries to rally her troops by taking the lead. K9 mk 4: @ Hey, watch your language! Bokman7757: @Genocidal Monsters! Feel the wrath of those you destroyed in your war! BroganMc: @::Brogan busts a Dalek eye off and ducks its wild firing:: Dr Hammai: @ :::as the Special Weapons Daleks fire Jaymee promptly explodes::: Bokman7757: @:::::Rips apart 2 Special Weapons Daleks::::: BroganMc: @::Brogan sees Doctor fall:: DOCTOR?! ::races towards him but her way is blocked:: DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor watches Jaymee explode, realizing Jaymee has just saved his life::: K9 mk 4: @ Dalek> MY VISION IS IMPAIRED. I CANNOT SEE!! Bokman7757: @Where is the leader? He is the chief criminal! BroganMc: @::hits the deck when Jaymee explodes and narrowly misses the blind Dalek fire:: NorisAlex: @:::Davros makes his way through the smoke to his escape passage:::: DStringfel: @Morril, in a killing rage::Kill them my brothers and sisters!:: BroganMc: @Brogan>K9, do something! The Doctor's been hit. Bokman7757: @:::Sights Davros, lashes at him with huge claws::: DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor hears Brogan::: Brogan! Look out for an explosion. I must go to the arch. Save yourself DRTUNA: @ :::A huge explosion occurs away and begins the main action as the nitro 9 goes off::: NorisAlex: @:::a hatchway opens and he wheels his way through it::: DRTUNA: @ Timing, Ace! Timing! Bokman7757: @DIE DAVROS!!! BroganMc: @::Brogan:: Doctor? Where are you? ::smoke obscures her view:: Are you all right? K9 mk 4: @ I've only got one nose gun! DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor turns and moves away from the fracas::: NorisAlex: @Davros to Daleks>Protect your leader!!!!!! Bokman7757: @Missed! Oh, well....:::Attacks Daleks:::: DStringfel: @::Die Dalek! Die!:: Morril dispatches another Dalek DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor moves quickly off and towards the arch::: BroganMc: @Zoe>K9 lookout! Behind you! ::shouts as Dalek advances on K9:: K9 mk 4: @ {S EXTERMINATE} ***Dalek Base: The Battle of Base 3XV1*** Bokman7757: @I WILL KILL YOU!!!::::Rips apart dalek:::: K9 mk 4: {S K9FX} K9 mk 4: @ Got 'em! NorisAlex: @:::the hatchway closes and the elevator takes Davros away from the carnage::: Bokman7757: @How many are left? BroganMc: @::Blind Dalek advances on Brogan::MY VISION IS IMPAIRED! EXTERMINATE! Bokman7757: @:::Arm is singed by dalek fire::: BroganMc: @::Zoe tries to club blind Dalek from behind:: Bokman7757: @:::Destroys advancing blind dalek:::: K9 mk 4: @ Awry Dalek! Watch out! NorisAlex: @:::Davros watches the battle on his monitor screen::: BroganMc: @::Dalek fires at Zoe::ATTACK! ATTACK! NorisAlex: @:::Humanized Daleks continue firing upon the Normal Daleks::: Bokman7757: @:::::Takes blob form, envelops dalek:::: DStringfel: @Morril pulls Zoe out of the way BroganMc: @::Brogan jumps on top of Dalek and tries to pull it's gun arm away:: Bokman7757: @DAlek:Under attack! Cannot move! BroganMc: @::blind Dalek fires wildly at Morril and the Thals::] K9 mk 4: @ {S K9FX} Bokman7757: @::Grabs daleks gun-stick, just as it fires into ceiling:::: BroganMc: @:;K9's blast singes Brogan's boots:: HEY! Who are you shooting at? DStringfel: @::Once more unto the breach!:: Bokman7757: @::Picks up blind dalek, hurls him into other daleks:::: K9 mk 4: @ Anything that is a Dalek. BroganMc: @::blind Dalek kills 2 Thals despite Brogan's attempt to turn it aside:: Bokman7757: @Enough of this blind massacre! Time to put the beast out of its misery! BroganMc: @::Brogan gets thrown against a wall with the blind Dalek and trapped beneath it:: NorisAlex: @:::humanized Dalek approaches blind Dalek::: Bokman7757: @::Claws away dalek grille, revealing squirming blob:::::: DStringfel: @:: Thals! Now is our chance! Kill all of the Daleks!:: BroganMc: @::blind Dalek's head catches fire about to explode:: NorisAlex: @:::pushes the blind Dalek off Brogan::: BroganMc: @::Brogan struggles to get free, but her dress is caught on the Dalek:: NorisAlex: @Humanized Dalek>Friend Bokman7757: @:::Picks up Blind Dalek, hurls him out of the action, while releasing Brogan's dress:::: BroganMc: @::Brogan scurries away from the blind Dalek into the arms of the humanized one:: BroganMc: @::Blind Dalek explodes:: Bokman7757: @::::Leader gets trapped between three daleks::: BroganMc: @::Brogan looks up at her savior:: Are you the Muto Leader? NorisAlex: @Humanized Dalek> Stay behind me, friend Bokman7757: @Daleks>EXTERMINATE THE Mu-Tants!! Bokman7757: @No, I am. Little help? BroganMc: @::the voice of the humanized Dalek is strange, but definitely not the Muto:: NorisAlex: @:::humanized Dalek turns, opens fire upon the Normal daleks trapping the Muto leader::: BroganMc: @::Sees Muto Dalek trapped:: Quick! We must help him! DRTUNA: @ ::: The Humanizing Ray begins to reach the battlefield, and all feel a slight tingling::: NorisAlex: @H.Dalek>I am a friend of the Doctor. You are the Doctor's friends. Friends help friends. Bokman7757: @:::Realizing something, morphs into flat insect:::: BroganMc: @::Brogan races off to attack the 3 Daleks confronting the Muto:: DStringfel: @::Morril sees Daleks behaving strangely:: K9 mk 4: @ Exterminate this, mate! {S K9FX} ****Solution**** DRTUNA: #=Dr on the way to arch DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor looks back over his shoulder as he leaves the conflict scene::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor considers his options.::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor as he walks, the Doctor weighs the alternatives::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor could activate the arch, project the signal, and humanize all the Daleks.::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor could also just go to the Tardis, pick up his companions, and leave the bunch to...:: DRTUNA: #:::...their demise.::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor searches for another alternative, but can't think of one.::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor arrives at the arch::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor climbs to the top of the arch::: DRTUNA: # :::Perched precariously, the Doctor pulls a telescope out of his pocket and observes.:: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor watches the battle::: DRTUNA: # Dalek against Dalek, Thal not trusting Muto, each against Daleks.... DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor ponders. The weight of the decision is troubling to him::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor looks through the telescope again, and sees a specific pile of burning metal::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor recognizes that burning shell as belonging to Jaymee::: DRTUNA: # Jaymee, the confused Dalek who died for me. DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor knows what he has to do.::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor climbs back down the arch to the controls::: DRTUNA: # When the status quo is this bad, and many have died to make it better, we must at least try. DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor activates the Dalek Humanizing device::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor works to boost the power...it is still too weak::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor furiously attempts to enhance the aging system::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor smiles just a little...it is working::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor slams on the power controls, boosting the signal right away!:::: ***Effects*** Bokman7757: @Thank you. Now, time to destroy the destroyers! NorisAlex: @Normal Daleks>WHY? BroganMc: @::Brogan nearly steps on Muto insect as he crawls away:: Eeek! Bokman7757: @That's odd. NorisAlex: @Normal Daleks> WHY KILL DALEKS? DRTUNA: @ ::: The humanizing ray now arrives in a massive force wave, shocking all on the battlefield::: Bokman7757: @::::Grows larger, so as not to be stepped on:::: Oops. Didn't mean to frighten you. DStringfel: @::Morril gathers her remaining Thal troopers together NorisAlex: @N.Daleks>WHY DALEKS KILL DALEKS? BroganMc: @::a shock wave descends on the battlefield making Brogan dizzy:: Bokman7757: @Indeed, why kill daleks? Or mutants, or thals? BroganMc: @::the shock wave has a strange effect on the Daleks:: NorisAlex: @:::all The Daleks have become humanized::: K9 mk 4: @ :::feels strange::: NorisAlex: @Daleks>YES, WHY KILL? NorisAlex: @Daleks>FRIENDS? BroganMc: @Zoe>The Doctor's activated the archway. Bokman7757: @If you cannot answer that question, perhaps you should stop. DStringfel: @::Revenge, my friends. Now is our chance! Let no Dalek live to see tomorrow! NorisAlex: @:::Daleks all stop firing:::: Bokman7757: @Not now, don't you see? They're just like you? Why kill them? NorisAlex: @Daleks>BE FRIENDS? BroganMc: @::Brogan steadies herself and notices the Thals advancing with their weapons drawn:: BroganMc: @Brogan>Morril, what are you doing? The battle is done. ***True Colors*** DStringfel: @ The remaining thals take gross advantage of their opportunity and attack once more NorisAlex: @:::The Daleks, all humanized now, group together to protect themselves::::: BroganMc: @::Thals begin annihilating all Daleks to the shock of the Mutos and companions:: DStringfel: @:: You know nothing, friend of the Doctor. Now is OUR time! NorisAlex: @Daleks>NO FIRE! FRIENDS! BroganMc: @::Brogan takes cover beside Zoe:: Morril, STOP THIS! It's over! K9 mk 4: @ It's a bleeding massacre, Master. DStringfel: @:: Kill!:: NorisAlex: @:::The Mutos rush to the aide of the Daleks:::: BroganMc: @::Brogan watches in horror as Morril kills the Muto Leader:: NorisAlex: @Daleks>MUST FIGHT BACK, OR WILL DIE! DStringfel: @::Thals! The mutos have betrayed us! Kill them!:: BroganMc: @Brogan>NO!!! He is your friend! ***The Doctor Learns*** DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor turns off the humanizing ray so that those hit by it can recover quickly::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor climbs up the arch again to observe::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor takes out his telescope and watches::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor sees everyone converging...a good sign::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor gasps::: What are the Thals doing? DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor slides to the bottom of the arch and activates a comm panel::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor activates the video communication system::: DRTUNA: # This is the Doctor. Davros, Davros...you pathetic creature, answer me! ***Battle of Base 3XV1*** NorisAlex: @:::Davros actives his video com system::: BroganMc: @::Zoe stops Brogan from running into the fray to protect the Mutos:: DStringfel: @Morril charges a Dalek and is wounded. NorisAlex: @:::Mutos and Daleks fight back against the Thals::: BroganMc: @Zoe>Brogan! Look at them. They'll kill you if you go out there. They're filled BroganMc: with hatred. ***Straws*** DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor knows he has made a mistake. Old hatreds run deep.::: DRTUNA: # Davros, your Daleks have been humanized! Give up your senseless maniacal plots! *** Davros Rides Again*** DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor fumes into the video camera and the screen before him...it flickers...:::: NorisAlex: @Davros>I will return, Doctor DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor scowls as the faint picture of Davros vanishes::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor turns and heads back towards the battle, concerned about his companions::: NorisAlex: @::Davros turns off his vidcom and scurries off into the Darkness:::: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor grumbles::: The hatred planted by one generated is often harvested by another. DRTUNA: # I should have left them alone... ***Last Stands*** Bokman7757: @Fleeeeee mutants...... I can win this MYSELF! BroganMc: @Brogan>Why? Why all this destruction? The Mutos are peaceful people. Bokman7757: @::::Mutants turn into birds, fly up through hole in ceiling::::: DStringfel: @Morril passes the torch of command to her second.::Let none of our enemies live! Bokman7757: @I'm not quite dead yet. DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor emerges onto the battlefield and sees Zoe::: DRTUNA: @ Zoe! Quick, we've got to go.... Bokman7757: @But I am angry. Morril, I am quite angry with you now... NorisAlex: @Daleks>WE WILL NOT FORGET OUR FRIENDS THE MUTOS BroganMc: @Zoe>Question later Brogan. I think we should be getting out of here. BroganMc: @Zoe>Doctor! There you are! K9 mk 4: @ I don't feel good. DRTUNA: @ Brogan! Where is K9? Bokman7757: @::::::::::Takes form of big dragon::VERRRY Angry. DStringfel: @Morril dies while her remaining troopers vow never to stop fighting BroganMc: @Brogan>Oh, Doctor! It's good to see you. Look at what the Thals are doing. Bokman7757: @Doctor, our people would appreciate a little help. NorisAlex: @Daleks to Muto Leader>WE WILL NOT FORGET YOU BroganMc: @Brogan>K9? K9, where are you? ::calls into smoky battlefield:: DRTUNA: @ Hatred this vile, this caustic, cannot be cured by mortals such as us. We need to go now. NorisAlex: @:::Daleks form a retreating action:: K9 mk 4: @ I'm here. Would you believe I'm sick? DRTUNA: @ Determined to hate as they are, there is little we can do. They will have to learn their folly... DRTUNA: @...on their own. Bokman7757: @Oh, puckey. :::::::::Flies off with other Mutos::: K9 mk 4: @ Whatever the Master gave those Daleks is now affecting me. BroganMc: @Zoe>Your sick pup? Never! Do you need the leash? DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor points to the southeast::: The Tardis is this way. I suggest we go. Bokman7757: @Goodbye Brogan ::Takes more personable form, hugs her::Goodbye Zoe, K9, Doctor K9 mk 4: @ Leash would be nice, Mistress. DRTUNA: @ Davros is still at large, and we might get caught in this absurd crossfire! BroganMc: @Brogan>It's not right, Doctor. It's just not right. They let their pain and anger BroganMc: consume them. NorisAlex: @::::Daleks flee the battlefield, fighting their way out, determined to live and be free::: DRTUNA: @ Brogan, you can sing a song of love, live a life of love, and set an example of love. But... BroganMc: @Zoe>Mistress?! You are sick, K9. What happened to lady? Bokman7757: @We refuse to die out. Perhaps we will find a place on the planet to call our own. Visit us then. DRTUNA: @ Sometimes people are stupid enough to choose hate. K9 mk 4: @ Lady not proper form of address, Mistress. BroganMc: @::Brogan nods head thoughtfully at Doc's words and turns to Muto Leader:: DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor tries to lead his group towards the Tardis::: This way, I think. Bokman7757: @I will remember you most of all....mouthy one. BroganMc: @::Brogan lags behind Doc to say good-bye to Muto Leader:: I'm sorry it came to this. K9 mk 4: @ Uuuugghhh. DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor turns and addresses the remaining enemies::: Remember, you can always choose peace. Bokman7757: @Such is the world. We'll be fine, don't worry. DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor turns away and walks toward the TARDIS::: BroganMc: @Brogan>Take care as best as you can. I won't forget you either. ::hugs him BroganMc: briefly and sets off after her friends:: K9 mk 4: @ Somebody help! I'm being Doctor-ized. DRTUNA: @ :::Zoe turns and follows the Doctor::: Zoe> Doctor, I have a few questions to ask you. Bokman7757: @That's settled then. Fly, mutants!::::Goes off into the night with his people:::::: DRTUNA: @ Now now Zoe...please. BroganMc: @::Zoe picks up K9::Come on old dog. We'll fix you up in the TARDIS. K9 mk 4: @ :::shuts down while Brogan K9 to the TARDIS::: DRTUNA: @ ::: The Doctor walks up to the TARDIS and opens the door with his key::: BroganMc: @::Brogan thinks:: Why do I always get these jobs?:: ***Aftershock*** DRTUNA: # = In the TARDIS BroganMc: #::Brogan enters TARDIS carrying K9:: DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor walks into the console room and looks at the controls....right past them really::: DRTUNA: # Jaymee. Alpha. Thals. K9 mk 4: # :::the TARDIS doors automatically close::: {S TARDIS doors} DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor sighs and closes his eyes.::: BroganMc: #::sets K9 down and join Doc at console:: Is that it? BroganMc: #Brogan>Couldn't we have done something more? DRTUNA: # Zoe> Doctor. What are you doing? What is going to happen back there? Who will win? DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor looks at his friends::: BroganMc: #Brogan>Seems like they're all losers to me. ::sighs heavily:: DRTUNA: # I may have done too much already. The problem is hate. I could humanize the Daleks, but..... DRTUNA: # Even humanized, they still learned to hate the Thals all over again! BroganMc: #Brogan>Like the Thals learned to hate the Daleks. BroganMc: #Zoe>And Mutos. DRTUNA: # I can't control everyone's mind! At some point we have to let hate burn itself out. BroganMc: #Brogan>Will it? Or will it only fester until they all destroy each other? DRTUNA: # Davros may well try again...I am sure he will. And what have I done. Well, I'll tell you what. DRTUNA: # I've done a poor job, that is what. I merely created new enemies. DRTUNA: # But, I did my best for those I cared for. BroganMc: #Brogan>You did the best you could, Doctor! You tried to help them. BroganMc: #Brogan>Don't blame yourself because they turned against each other. DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor sighs::: I will make no more mistakes today. I think I need to be alone... DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor turns to his companions::: You mean so very much to me. I am sorry to have let... DRTUNA: #...you down in this way. Thank you for understanding. DRTUNA: # ::: The Doctor smiles weakly and turns and slowly leaves the console room::: BroganMc: #Brogan>Poor Doc. Do you think he'll be all right, Zoe? DRTUNA: # :::The TARDIS CENTRAL COLUMN BEGINS TO MOVE and the time machine takes off::: BroganMc: #Zoe>He doesn't like to fail. K9 mk 4: # {S TARDIS Takeoff} BroganMc: #Brogan>You didn't answer my question. BroganMc: #Zoe>The Doctor be all right? I don't know. In time, perhaps. DRTUNA: Dr Hammai: K9 mk 4: NorisAlex: DStringfel: NorisAlex: BroganMc: BroganMc: <> BroganMc: <> K9 mk 4: {S DIT} THE DOCTOR'S LOG 11-13-96 JUDGMENT OF THE DALEKS PART 3 The Doctor left the console room shaken. He had taken leave of his companions because he needed to be alone. He hated failure. The Doctor knew that he would not resolve this right away, so he went on to the pool for a swim. As he stood on the side of the pool before diving in, he looked at the pool and appreciated it. He remembered the sight of Leela swimming in it. He remembered her fondly. He thought of his current companions as he dived in. There is something healing about immersion in water. He had not appreciated it earlier on, but now he found it very comforting and restorative. He remembered Ace swimming in the ocean after meeting her own mother. He swam to the end of the pool and back before climbing out and covering himself with a Danubian towel. He loved these towels. The Doctor knew that he owed his companions a better explanation than he had offered. After dressing again, the Doctor returned to the console room. The console room was dimly lit, making it look even larger than it was. The book cases lined the walls barely lit by two reading lamps, and a faint blue glow came from the console itself. The overhead viewscreen was closed. No Zoe, no Brogan, no K9. They had obviously left and were about their business elsewhere in the TARDIS. The Doctor thought of trying to summon them, and then changed his mind. What would he say to them? That he had caused a new level of internecine murders on Skaro? That he merely made it possible for the Thals and the humanized Daleks and the Mutos to hate each other. He didn't really know what to say. The Doctor moved to the console and set the controls. The column rose and fell as the TARDIS moved quickly to a new destination. The column stopped. It had landed. The Doctor moved to the door and exited the TARDIS. Outside, it was a clear evening in a serene desert, with the moon just rising to bathe the scene in soft light. The Doctor strolled out into the night and took a few deep breaths. He scanned the horizon, and saw a camp fire not far away. He began walking towards it at a moderate pace. Next to the fire sat an old Australian aboriginal figure, sipping from a clear, unmarked bottle. The firelight played on his rough features, and gave him more than a supernatural look. The Doctor quietly moved towards him when the figure spoke, without looking at the Doctor, eyes always fixed on the fire. "Come again, have you?" The Doctor moved near the fire and spoke quietly, "You recognize me, don't you Gularrawy." "It is your step that gives you away, Timelord. I can hear the difference. No dream walker or sheep rancher walks like that. Not that you want to walk like a sheep rancher anyway." The figure took a sip from his bottle. The Doctor sat down next to Gularrawy and looked into the fire. "What time is it, Timelord?" asked the shaman. The Doctor smiled faintly, "What it always is. It is now. It is always now. No matter where and when I go, to me and those around me it is always now." The shamanic figure smiled as well, and took a stick and stirred the fire. "Then, if you know the secret of time and dream time, what brings you to the light of my fire?" "I am consumed with the thought of deeds -- deeds done and not done, tasks taken and not fulfilled, ordeals endured and overcome or tests failed. It is at the center of my being. My nature is to get involved...." Gularrawy laughed sputteringly and rocked back and forth, "Involved? Doctor, you bring an old man humor. Involved is hardly the word for it. Few beings have been as involved as you have been. And you question that now? You do need help!" He passed the clear bottle to the Doctor. The Doctor took the bottle and sipped from it ceremoniously. "I have recently failed, failed in a way which has shaken me. I question my judgment." Gullarrawy turned to face the Doctor. From the distance came the sound of a diggery-doo being played with its low rumbling tones spilling over the landscape. "You always answer your own questions, Doctor, but you do not always see your own answers. You have failed? Of course you have failed. Do you ever pick causes based on the odds of successful completion, like the horses at the racetrack in Woolamalloo? Failure should be the sign that you do what you think is right, instead of that which is safe and convenient." The wind carried a few sparks away from the fire out into the surrounding sands. The moon was rising over a fantastically shaped rock formation. "You question your judgment? You wear the English sign for question on your person, and it is imprinted on your soul. Are you surprised that you question?" The Doctor was silent, thinking, and watched more sparks fly away into the night. Gularrawy rose and stood straight above the Doctor. "You have come to express your fear -- fear that you are living your life. You are living the life you were meant for, that you are suited for, Timelord. You must do it. You cannot change it, for to change it would mean a dreary existence of second guessing and regret. Follow your spirit, Doctor, be true to it." The Doctor rose and looked at the rising moon. "Give me back my bottle," said the shaman gruffly, "It's wasted on you!" The Doctor handed it back and smiled. "Yes, I'm afraid it is." "Your curiosity extends to more than the universe without, Doctor, your desire to know and probe extends to the universe within as well. Let that harmony put you at rest, not cause you pain. Rejoice that you are true to your nature." The Doctor stood up. "Yes, and that nature means there will always be some pain of self-doubt, I think." "See the way you question yourself as being at peace with who you are, Doctor." The Doctor clasped Gularrawy's leathery hands and turned to go, but stopped and asked a final question. "May I return to your fire again some night?" "Yes, but bring some liquor from those strange places you visit. Stop nipping off my bottle!" The Doctor smiled and walked away without another word. As the Doctor approached the TARDIS he turned to admire the vista. The moon was well above the rocks now, and the thin desert air was brightly lit with moonlight. He breathed in the glory of the night and whispered to himself, "How I love this universe, and this life, and all life." He then stood quietly for a few minutes and then turned and entered the TARDIS. The familiar sound of the TARDIS de materialization was heard in the now silent desert, and then the strange blue box was gone. Leaving a square impression in the desert, an odd footprint in the sands of time. ***** Davros' Log ---------------------------------------------------------- Davros moved down the dark corridors, his life-support chair making whirring and whuffling noises. So. Once more, his plans were in ruins. His wonderful creation, the Daleks, were now ball-playing children! Why, they were probably BONDING with each other at this very moment! He wanted to scream!!! There must be something he could do, some way to put the Daleks back on the road to their destiny as masters of the Universe. There must be a way! As he moved down the corridors, his mind became wrapped up, considering and rejecting possible schemes. He did not see the two Daleks enter the corridor behind him. He did not see them follow him, nor hear their almost completely silent movements. Nor did he see them raise their weapon stalks, nor see them carefully take aim at him. He didn't even have time to register their cry, "Death to Davros!" He did, however see the brilliant flash of light. He felt the searing pain as energy bolts ripped through him and his chair. He did hear the sound of an explosion, and of someone's scream piercing the air. Then he saw nothing but blackness... Heard nothing... Felt nothing... ***** As I said, quite interesting. (You did the best you could) But already I have taken so much of your time. And time to those such as you is a precious commodity. (Shush) Perhaps when you have more time you can return to my lair. I will show you more of the tome in which the Doctor's adventures are chronicled. (Shhh. Don't insult the visitors)(Just between you, that woman, and planet....) And if you behave I'll tell you what happened on Skaro after all this. (Shhh)(Shhh) Please leave now. I seem to have a bit of a headache.