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Post by Melanie Jane Bush on Nov 2, 2009 22:00:14 GMT
Meanwhile, Lucie had escaped into the TARDIS. "Are we gonna follow Iris, or not?" she shoiuted out the door.
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Post by captainjock on Nov 3, 2009 9:53:39 GMT
Jock was searching for his wallet , when he pulled out a small electronic device shaped like a cube " Ah yes . i knew there was some reason i was looking for the wretched woman ! dropped this the last time i bumped into her .. ! " he paid his bill went ouside adjusted his V.M * and shimmered into Nothingness . A few seconds later he rematerialised splashing and spluttering in the middle of the pond nearby .. " I really must get this thing looked at " He said irately as water dripped off him . and pond water isnae gonna do it any good ! " He climbed out of the pond and went of in search of clean clothes ..
*Vortex Manipulator
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Post by patientzero on Nov 3, 2009 16:57:49 GMT
"Right," Lutra said with a sigh, and opened his holonotebook, "I must say," he remarked, "This information is all very thorough. Oh hang on, that's because I wrote it. Or will write it..." he paused, then cycled through the information he had downloaded from the outernet, "It seems the first of the eight components is hidden on the planet Herwalius, in the Temple of the Bell, dateline 4/73.6783, Orestran Era." "The Bell?" Iris enquired, checking readouts on the dashboard. "Jamie Bell. An actor from twenty-first century Earth. It seems an archive-ship carrying hundreds of DVDs to an archive crashed, and the only thing to survive was a copy of Billy Elliot and a solar-powered DVD/TV combo, which were found by the local cave-beings." "Oh I've seen that," Iris said, adjusting the windscreen wipers knob, "Didn't like the music. Okay, shall we be off?" "Shouldn't we wait for the Doctor so we can tell him where we're going?" "Oh, he'll be following us," Iris said winking, "I saw that glint in his eye - once I'm in his sights, he won't let me go! And besides, his TARDIS is upstairs, and when I go I'll take him with me!" With that, she hit the dematerialisation switch.
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Post by Cyberstudent on Nov 3, 2009 17:02:29 GMT
I dive into the bus as it begins to dematerialise and pull myself up, brushing myself down hastily.
"No patience, have you Iris?"
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Post by captainjock on Nov 3, 2009 17:24:41 GMT
The Captain materialised just as the Bus was disappearing . " Hens Teeth ! " he declared still never mind , If I just .... Co - ordinate lock . where she goes , I go .. She's mebbe missing this little gizmo.. ? "
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Post by patientzero on Nov 3, 2009 18:03:47 GMT
"I thought you were upstairs in your TARDIS, Doctor," Lutra said, "Lucie seemed to think that was where you'd went. Anyway, we're heading off to Herwalius to search for the the first component amidst a civilisation that worships actor Jamie Bell. Stranger things have happened, I suppose. Like that incident with the horse and the balloon," he smiled at the memory, "That was funny. Although that poor horse..." "Never mind that," Iris called from the driver's seat, "Leonardo's working fine..." the bus rocked in protest as she wrenched the wheel, "...ish. Doctor, the drinks cabinet should be fully regenerated by now, so could you take the orders, pet?" "Do you have a Molotov cocktails?" Lutra asked, "I love those, especially because my species can't get drunk. Goddess knows, some of us have tried."
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Post by captainjock on Nov 3, 2009 18:21:03 GMT
Suddenly the bus slowed down almost to a halt . The captain had managed to attach a tow rope to the bumper and the sheer bulk of him was dragging it back to its starting place ..
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Post by patientzero on Nov 3, 2009 18:52:25 GMT
"Erm... Iris," Lutra said, looking out of the back window, "That fat bloke has caught up with us, and he's tied a rope to the back bumper. He must be very skilled, to do that in the Vortex..." "We're slowing," Iris reported, "Must be the effect of one highly advanced time travel capsule being grabbed by a fat bloke with a force shield." She stomped on the accelerator, grinding up to seventeenth gear, and the bus' speed increased, making for the planet Herwalius.
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Post by Melanie Jane Bush on Nov 3, 2009 20:37:31 GMT
Back in the TARDIS, Lucie was yelling at The Doctor.
"Stop that fat bloke, from puilling Leonardo off course!"
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Post by Cyberstudent on Nov 3, 2009 20:42:12 GMT
"We can't just cut him off, he'll probably die in the Vortex. We need to pull him in somehow..."
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Post by patientzero on Nov 3, 2009 21:32:55 GMT
Lutra plugged his holonotebook into Iris' space/time communicator, and sent a private message to the address Iris had in her favourites. 'Doctor,' he typed, 'Iris seems to think she can find all the Nullifier's components on her own, but from what I've read in the library, she won't be able to. Especially from the easter egg I found in the download. Apparently my future self put it in there when he - I - wrote it, waiting for my present self to download it in the far future. It lists a number of aliens who are also searching for the Nullifier components - Sontarans, Xyloks, Jallans, the CIA, and someone called the Muncher. I'm just going to send over the whole download, which includes a copy of Leonardo's Time Signature, so you'll be able to follow us and stop Iris mucking things up. Cheerio for now, lots of love, Lutra, kiss-kiss-crossed-through.'
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Post by captainjock on Nov 4, 2009 10:44:46 GMT
" Fat Bloke ! " said Jock as he squeezed through Leonardos's doors " I'm not fat I'm just big boned ! And why are ye pretending not to know me lassie ? You been editing Yore memory with the telepathic circuits agin ? Anyway I've been looking for you a while .. ye dropped this the time before the last time i saw ye . " hands her the small cube he found in his pocket earlier. Now ! are ye no gonna introduce me to your friends ? ( he breaks wind )
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Post by patientzero on Nov 4, 2009 17:18:52 GMT
"I'm sorry Fatima," Iris said, icily, "But I have no idea who you are or what this is," she waved the cube, "But if it's a present, I'll keep it." She pocketed it. "Why don't you introduce yourself?" Lutra suggested, "While I find an air freshener." "We'll be landing soon," Iris said. "I'll find one quickly, then," Lutra replied.
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Post by captainjock on Nov 4, 2009 17:22:59 GMT
" Listen , Twiggy ! " said Jock to Iris " we were engaged ! " ( of course i wasnae carrying these few extra pounds back then ) He noticed Lutra " Oh , I see , Not owning me in front of your new friend . Who's the weasel ? He extended his hand . " Captain Jock Harper , Time Agent Semi / Retired. Special commissions only .. "
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Post by patientzero on Nov 4, 2009 18:13:29 GMT
"TWIGGY!" Iris seemed to be on the verge of bursting with rage. "WEASEL?" Lutra seemed to be on the verge of bursting with rage. "Here's a special commission for you, you great lardbucket! Shove off! Before I get the bazooka out of the luggage rack and shove it where the suns don't shine!" "For your information," Lutra said, angrily, "I am an Otter, from the Library of Ottiria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Galaxy. And as for what I'm doing on this bus, I was in, what I believe is called, 'the wrong place at the wrong time'," he glanced at Iris, "She was walking out with one of our holobooks." Unnoticed by the feuding Time Lady, Otter and overweight human, the temporal breach light began to flash on the dashboard, the trip computer displaying an mauve flashing image of the Doctor's TARDIS.
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Post by captainjock on Nov 4, 2009 18:29:01 GMT
"Just a wee misunderstanding " says Jock. He finds his digi - pad and shows Iris holiday snaps of the two of them together . She goes through them in a growing sense of bewilderment , astonishment and outrage . " Anyways what you doing ? On a quest or something , love to help .. He glances at the list of component locations on Lutra's screen " Raxa raxan coraclec ofallopian Embassy , Hannays World . Terra Alpha .. Tower of Emotion i could do one of these for ye ! "
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Post by patientzero on Nov 4, 2009 18:46:38 GMT
"What the hell are these?" Iris demanded, grabbing the photos, "I don't remember these!" "Perhaps it's a case of 'your past, her future," Lutra said to Jock, "Time can be funny like that. Anyway, there are eight locations where the Nullifier is hidden." He showed Jock the list.
1. The Temple of the Bell, Herwalius. 2. Raxacoricofallapatorian Embassy, Hanney's World. 3. The Dread Fortress, Crimp. 4. The Tower of Emotion, Terra Alpha. 5. Skull Island, Earth. 6. Castle Argent, Orb. 7. Babylon, Mondas. 8. Museum of Lost Civilisations, Espandor.
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Post by Cyberstudent on Nov 4, 2009 22:01:20 GMT
"Oh dear...temporal breach...flick the red lever to the left...might stabilise me..."
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Post by Melanie Jane Bush on Nov 5, 2009 7:01:46 GMT
"Phew," said Lucie, as The Doctor reappeared completely in the Console Room. "By the way, I heard you talking to Iris when you were going in and out, what happened?"
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Post by captainjock on Nov 5, 2009 10:28:45 GMT
"Perhaps if i get off the back seat and move to the middle , things might stabilise " Jock suggests .. " he looks at the photos again. " Och Lassie , i feel so embarrassed ! You're Iris aren't ye ? It was yer cousin i was dating .. Venus Flytrap Wildthyme ! You know , you look very alike.. can ye accept ma apology ? I did wondered about this old bus .. Venus had a Winnebago .. and you know what they say - If it's rockin' dinnae come knockin' ! " He takes off his VM and hands it to Lutra . " Tarka , did ye say yer name was ? Could you possibly take a look at this for me ? It's been playing up summat terrible lately .. well.... that and my gout.. "
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Post by patientzero on Nov 5, 2009 16:26:16 GMT
"Hmm," Iris said, "Venus was always a bit wayward. I was the sensible one." "I find that hard to believe," Lutra muttered, "Mr Jock, I'm afrid my name is Lutra, and I'm not an expert in reparing time-travel equipment. If you can get to the library on Ottiria in roughly the twenty-eighth century, Earth relative time, there should be some self-help books on repairing Vortex manipulators, and there are some pharmacies in the city with ointments for gout. Does it really feel like a small child stabbing you repeatedly in the foot with a fork?"
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Post by captainjock on Nov 5, 2009 17:24:06 GMT
" Hang on , Do you have Google on this thing? " said Jock . parking his large posterior on the bench next to Lutra.and fiddles with the Index File " Mebbe i can find what need on there " He does a few searches " Ah yes , Care and Maintenance of VM'S and Time Rings for Dummies Now If i just download this to ma Digi - Pad .. " He moves to the table betwen the seats and manages to squeeze in " Iris , Hen ? " would ye happen to have a Sonic Screwdriver ? or failing that an Ion Bonder .. ... Oh and the gout , Roland, it's like 2 hedgehogs rolling on yer feet.... on their backs ! "
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Post by Cyberstudent on Nov 5, 2009 18:28:57 GMT
"The time signature's must have crossed somehow. Might have something to do with the damage we sustained earlier."
The engines of the TARDIS groan, as it landed on the planet Herwalius.
"Here we go..."
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Post by patientzero on Nov 5, 2009 18:30:17 GMT
"Lutra," Lutra corrected him, "And I hope you didn't download that illegally." "No," Iris snapped from the dashboard, "I do not have a sonic screwdriver or an ion bonder. I just pop Leonardo into regenerative mode when he needs a repair." "What about a laser spanner for that bazooka?" Lutra asked.
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Post by captainjock on Nov 5, 2009 18:43:50 GMT
"What's up with Hetty Wainthropp ? inquired the Captain " oops , i knew there was something i had forgot .. takes out his wallet and leafs through " Slightly Sycophantic Paper , Slightly Psychedelic Paper , Slightly Psychotic Paper , Psychic Paper , ah Ere it is .. Do you take Galactic Express ? "
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