{"id":333,"date":"2020-06-04T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/?p=333"},"modified":"2020-06-10T09:26:50","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T13:26:50","slug":"chapter-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/chapter-74\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 74"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We awoke in the med-bay of Vorton. I sat up, a little too quickly, and got dizzy. \u201cEasy,\u201d said a masculine Japanese voice. \u201cSave your strength.\u201d I looked up to see Hiiro putting his hand on my shoulder. Emu and Emily were next to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat happened?\u201d I asked as I realized I wasn\u2019t in my suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen that thing started collapsing in on itself,\u201d explained Emu, \u201cDeath fired some sort of beam to your location, allowing Vorton to pick you guys up before they rescued us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe ones you rescued are safe,\u201d assured Emily, sensing my worry. \u201cThey\u2019re waiting outside for you lot.\u201d I heard stirring as my team and Robin woke up. Once things were deemed okay, we explained the story and were released from the med-bay. When we left, our friends greeted us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWyldstyle!\u201d cheered MetalBeard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGandalf, we got out!\u201d called Frodo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOf the frying pan, yes,\u201d countered Gandalf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDid we destroy the piece of Vortech?\u201d wondered Robin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe did,\u201d confirmed Batman, \u201cbut if that\u2019s what a tiny piece of Vortech can do, we\u2019re going to need help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom who?\u201d asked Momotaros. \u201cWe got all the help right here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo, we don\u2019t,\u201d I countered. \u201cWe need help from a few of our new friends, and maybe an enemy. One that Chell should be familiar with.\u201d Chell then signed something hurriedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI agree!\u201d affirmed Tanisha. \u201cWe\u2019re NOT recruiting GLaDOS into this!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need an a.i to help run things,\u201d I explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen let\u2019s get someone else!\u201d begged Emily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy mind\u2019s made up,\u201d I said, putting my foot down. \u201cEmily, you will retrieve GLaDOS. Michael, I need you to get the Doctor. We need X-PO back online. Xiomara, you\u2019re getting the Ghostbusters. Richard, Mr. Saunders, I need you to get, and I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m saying this, Mr. Simpson. Hiroki, I need you to get the Ninjago team. Elphaba, scour the multiverse for Dorothy and her friends.\u201d Elphaba winced. \u201cWyldstyle, see if you can gather more Master Builders. Gandalf, I need you to gather the Fellowship. Batman, get the Justice League. Livia, I need you to get the Gamer Kid and whatever characters you can retrieve. Haitao, see who you can get in&nbsp;<em>Jurassic World<\/em>. Tonje, you\u2019re going to Chima. Mikhail, I need you to pick up Mystery Incorporated. Josh, I need you to make contact with Marty and Doc Brown. I\u2019ll pick up Godzilla. The rest of us will train with the Kamen Riders and Vader and his men.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYour Majesty,\u201d piped up Rusty, \u201cyou may want to answer this distress call. I heard that a&nbsp;<em>Prometheus<\/em>-class starship from S-T-4-R-T-R-3-K was a Foundation Element. I\u2019ve found that ship\u2019s crew and Captain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGet them here,\u201d I ordered. \u201cWe may need Starfleet\u2019s help.\u201d A portal opened and the crew, led by a Klingon woman with all four pips on the collar of her red shirt, came onto Vorton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cQ let us contact your home,\u201d explained the Klingon Captain. \u201cI am Captain Sh\u2019Kar of the&nbsp;<em>U.S.S. Enterprise-H<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWelcome to Vorton, Captain,\u201d I said. \u201cI am Queen Megumi Hishikawa of the Vortex Riders. Forgive me if I don\u2019t guide you around the place, but we\u2019re rather pressed for time. We\u2019re picking up allies for our final battle with the one who stole your ship. Would you like to join us?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIs a Vulcan logically minded?!\u201d snarked Sh\u2019Kar. \u201cYou ask a Klingon if she would like to join the fight?! Of course! Besides, I have a mission with my crew to begin! I can\u2019t do that without a ship!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen Emmanuel will give you the tour and you can join the rest of my people in training,\u201d I told her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBefore you gather allies,\u201d Sh\u2019Kar stopped me, \u201cdo you have any idea what these are?\u201d It was a pouch of studs, 125,000, to be exact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMoney,\u201d I explained. Sh\u2019Kar handed the pouch to me. \u201cHow do you guys pay for goods when dealing with Ferengi?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA small supply of latinum is given to each officer,\u201d explained Sh\u2019Kar. \u201cHow rich are you now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re now at 4,486,000 studs,\u201d I elaborated. I turned to my people. \u201cAll right, ladies and gentlemen, you know your objectives?\u201d Everyone confirmed. \u201cRusty, send us to our destinations!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI obey!\u201d confirmed Rusty. She sent us through, starting with Xiomara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>I found myself on a pump-car on an old subway line. I shrugged, figuring I didn\u2019t need it. I then heard someone shout \u201cHello!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHola?!\u201d I responded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHey!\u201d called another voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGhostbusters? Is that you?\u201d I quizzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cXiomara?!\u201d called Peter as the Ghostbusters rounded a corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGhostbusters, hola!\u201d I said. I was hugged from all sides. \u201cIt\u2019s nice to see you too!\u201d I affirmed. \u201cHowever, my business here is not to catch up with you guys. I know the world ending is nothing new to you four, but this is bigger than just the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJudgment Day,\u201d guessed Ray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSi, only worse,\u201d I replied. \u201cI\u2019ll fill you in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWINSTON!\u201d called a demonic voice. It sounded like it was from behind us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOkay, I\u2019m outta here!\u201d yelped Winston. We backed up, almost stumbling over ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRusty,\u201d I stammered into the comms, \u201cI found them and could really use a&#8230;\u201d I turned and saw a shriveled, severed head! I screamed and soon, many more heads in the same condition appeared around us! We all screamed as long as they stayed! Then, just as suddenly as they appeared, they vanished. \u201c&#8230;Everyone okay&#8230;?\u201d I mumbled. The Ghostbusters mumbled their confirmation, then a whistle sounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDid you hear that?\u201d asked Peter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt sounded like a&#8230;train,\u201d mumbled Winston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUh uh,\u201d argued Ray. \u201cThese lines have been abandoned for&#8230;fifty years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c&#8230;Oh,\u201d I said. We walked further forward and then&#8230;I heard them! Train wheels on rails! We turned around to see the light of a steam engine coming right for us! The Ghostbusters got out of the way, but I was frozen in fear! Thankfully, it was a ghost train, so it passed through me, but I still screamed as it did! It vanished into the darkness and the Ghostbusters came up to me to see if I was okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat must have been terrifying!\u201d guessed Winston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it was the train that went through you, Winston!\u201d theorized Egon. \u201cThe old New York Central, City of Albany! Derailed in 1920! Killed hundreds of people! Did you catch the number on the locomotive?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLo siento, Se\u00f1or Spengler!\u201d I weakly apologized, still getting over my fright. \u201cI missed it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>I couldn\u2019t believe my eyes! I was in front of the first iteration of the TARDIS! The one William Hartnell used! I approached the box and lightly touched the door, causing it to open. \u201cWhat on earth?!\u201d spluttered an old man\u2019s voice. I heard footsteps and saw a man with white hair poke his head out. \u201cYoung man,\u201d he griped, \u201cdo you realize how dangerous it is to just waltz into someone\u2019s house?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEr, begging your pardon, sir,\u201d I said, pretending not to know this old man, \u201cbut I simply tried knock and the door moved on its own.\u201d The old man grabbed his lapels in contemplation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGoodness me,\u201d he muttered to himself. \u201cIt seems I forgot to lock it.\u201d He then returned his attention to me. \u201cWhat do you want?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t suppose you know of a doctor around here?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy dear boy, you happen to be talking to one,\u201d explained the old man, the First Doctor. \u201cCome inside and tell me your troubles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat, in there?!\u201d I said, feigning ignorance about the TARDIS\u2019 internal dimensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, I can\u2019t exactly have you freezing out here, can I?\u201d snapped the Doctor. \u201cCome in and shut the door! I don\u2019t want a draft!\u201d I followed him in and then lit up my face in astonishment. I\u2019ve always wanted to be stunned at the TARDIS\u2019 interior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGood heavens!\u201d I breathed. \u201cThis is impossible!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cImpossible?\u201d snapped the Doctor as he fiddled with the console, the time rotor in the center not going all the way up to the ceiling. \u201cWhatever next?\u201d Just then, the TARDIS shuddered and took off on its own!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s going on?!\u201d I yelped, really wanting to know the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know!\u201d responded the Doctor as he worked the controls. \u201cDear boy, go and check the fault locator, in that wall over there!\u201d Most TARDIS console rooms don\u2019t have it, but a fault locator does exactly as it says on the tin, it locates faults in the TARDIS\u2019 systems. I checked it and got the readout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSystem J-27-Beta!\u201d I called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJ-27-Beta?\u201d asked the Doctor. \u201cOh dear. You haven\u2019t touched anything, have you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo, why?\u201d I responded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, you see,\u201d explained the Doctor, \u201cJ-27-Beta is what keeps me from travelling into my future.\u201d Just then, the TARDIS shook again and the console room looked slightly different. \u201cOh dear, it\u2019s already started!\u201d breathed the Doctor. I then noticed something on the console, by the time rotor. I picked the object up and examined it with the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA recorder?\u201d I muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat on earth is that infernal thing doing in my TARDIS?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cExcuse me, may I have that back?\u201d asked a new voice. We whirled around to see a man in a Beatles&#8217; haircut and dressing like a hobo. His hand was outstretched. I put the recorder into his hand and he put his mouth to it, playing a few notes. He then inspected it with a furrowed brow. \u201cYou haven\u2019t been trying to play this, have you?\u201d he asked. He then saw the Doctor. \u201cOh dear, we ARE in a pickle, aren\u2019t we?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI presume this is YOUR TARDIS, sir?\u201d asked the Doctor, rather One, since HIS immediate future incarnation, Two, was now with us. \u201cI don\u2019t like it,\u201d muttered One. Two frowned<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo young, and yet so old,\u201d he muttered. The TARDIS then changed again, altering just a bit. \u201cOh no,\u201d moaned Two. \u201cIt\u2019s that old fop\u2019s TARDIS. My word, he\u2019s always trying to show off!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re no joy to work with either, you midget hobo!\u201d came an erudite voice. An older man in fancy clothes came in. \u201cI take it YOU\u2019RE the reason System J-27-Beta is out of commission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIndeed not!\u201d argued Two. He and the dandy, Doctor number Three, then started arguing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, good heavens, will you lot stop messing about?!\u201d snapped One.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe started it!\u201d argued Two and Three together. The TARDIS then changed into a wooden room with the console in wood and no time rotor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, there you are!\u201d said a jovial voice. A man with a mop of curly hair and an enormous grin and long, multi-colored scarf appeared with a bag of something in his hand. \u201cI don\u2019t suppose either of you would like a Jelly-baby?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t mind one,\u201d I said. The man, the Fourth Doctor, let me reach into the bag and I took an orange one. The sweetness took me by surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, don\u2019t like it?\u201d guessed Four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo, I do,\u201d I assured him, \u201cit\u2019s just been a while since I had one.\u201d The console room then went back to white and the time rotor came back. Standing there was a man in a cricketer\u2019s uniform with a stick of celery on his left lapel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGood heavens, that can\u2019t be right,\u201d muttered the man, Doctor Five. \u201cWell, time to fix&#8230;\u201d He then caught sight of us. \u201cYOU!\u201d he exclaimed. \u201cHow did you lot get into my TARDIS?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI could ask the same question!\u201d said a rather loud voice. The owner was a man wearing some brightly colored patchwork coat! We all screamed in pain as our eyes saw it. The man, Doctor Six, put his hands to his hips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPlease, tell me you\u2019re me at my last incarnation!\u201d begged Five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhy should I tell you such a lie?!\u201d snapped Six. \u201cI come directly after you! Good thing, too. A stick of celery on such a boring outfit?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, Rassilon, you\u2019re worse!\u201d moaned Four. \u201cYou\u2019re the Mid-lives crisis!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMID-LIVES CRISIS?!\u201d protested Six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d say that\u2019s rather accurate,\u201d said another voice. The owner, Doctor Seven, was a little man with a question-mark waistcoat, or vest, if you\u2019re American. \u201cGood heavens,\u201d muttered Seven. \u201cIt\u2019s as they say, too many cooks spoil the child!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c&#8230;Spoil the soup,\u201d I corrected. The TARDIS changed again. It looked more like a library and the time rotor went all the way up to the ceiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat are you lot doing here?!\u201d demanded a voice. We whirled around to see a man with long, wavy hair, the Eighth Doctor. \u201cYou can\u2019t just stroll into my TARDIS like that!\u201d snapped Eight. The TARDIS changed again. The walls were back to having roundels, but now there were coral supports. \u201c&#8230;System J-27-Beta?\u201d he guessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt looks that way,\u201d rasped an older voice. A war weary man then approached us. \u201cIt looks like time is showing its disappointment in me,\u201d sighed the man, the incarnation most fans call the War Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re not involved with the Time War, are you?\u201d asked Eight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTime war?\u201d asked One. The walls changed to yellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYeah, and he made a mistake that cost us Gallifrey!\u201d snarled a voice that sounded like it was from the north. A man in a leather jacket arrived. \u201cBecause we lost our home, I can\u2019t call him the Doctor!\u201d snarled the man, Doctor Nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat I did, I did without choice!\u201d argued W. Doctor. \u201cIn the name of peace and sanity!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou didn\u2019t do it in the name of the Doctor!\u201d said another voice. Another man in a long coat approached. The TARDIS changed again to look more steampunk. \u201cOkay, who touched what?!\u201d demanded the new man, Doctor Ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d say you lot touched something!\u201d said a voice as someone in a bowtie tripped into view. Yes, I meant \u201ctripped\u201d. The man, Doctor Eleven, was one of the clumsiest Doctors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWait, you two are my replacements?\u201d asked Nine. \u201cA pretty boy and a baby giraffe?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMore like uncoordinated house-cat!\u201d replied W. Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOI!\u201d snapped Eleven. \u201cI am NOT uncoordinated! And YOU!\u201d he pointed to Nine. \u201cHow about those ears, Dumbo?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy ears are just fine!\u201d snapped Nine. The TARDIS then changed into Twelve\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGood Lord, will you all stop arguing?!\u201d snapped Twelve as he arrived. Eleven looked confused. \u201cSeriously, it\u2019s like dealing with pudding brained versions of yourself!\u201d he griped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat&#8230;makes no sense,\u201d whispered Eleven. \u201cPretty Boy over there&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOI!\u201d protested Ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c&#8230;regenerated into that body again, making him the eleventh and twelfth incarnation,\u201d continued Eleven. \u201cStrictly speaking, I\u2019m the last Doctor. So, why am I getting the same sense of familiarity with you as I do with them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Time Lords granted us a new regeneration cycle,\u201d explained Twelve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Time Lords?\u201d asked Nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut&#8230;they\u2019re gone,\u201d said a confused Ten. \u201cHE killed them!\u201d He was pointing to W. Doctor. Just then, the TARDIS landed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, it looks like explanations will wait,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMichael, were you the one who fiddled with System J-27-Beta?\u201d Twelve asked me. His previous incarnations looked at me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMichael?\u201d asked One. \u201cThat\u2019s your name?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c&#8230;Yes, sir,\u201d I replied, dropping the charade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd he addressed you by name,\u201d noted Two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve been in the TARDIS before, haven\u2019t you?\u201d quizzed Nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes, Doctor,\u201d I confirmed. \u201cSpecifically, this exact TARDIS interior. And, to answer your question, Twelve, I didn\u2019t touch System J-27-Beta! While Six appeared, I had a brief chat with the TARDIS. It sabotaged that system itself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou did what?!\u201d Twelve snapped at the TARDIS. It beeped its reply. \u201cYou know the laws of time as well as I do! I can\u2019t travel with my previous incarnations! On top of them risking creating a weak point with their mere presence, they cramp my style!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA magician with style?\u201d muttered W. Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLook, if we can all concentrate!\u201d I snapped. All Doctors turned to me. \u201cI\u2019ve just had another chat with the TARDIS and we need to pick up Twelve\u2019s successor. Somehow, the TARDIS couldn\u2019t pick her up, but it could at least land in her general vicinity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHer?!\u201d wailed Six. \u201cAre you telling me I become a woman?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat difference does your physical makeup matter?!\u201d I responded. \u201cShe\u2019s still the Doctor!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cProbably not as charismatic as me,\u201d scoffed Four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, for goodness sakes!\u201d I snapped. \u201cYou lot sound like Internet trolls right now! Come on! Those that have them! Screwdrivers out!\u201d Three, Four, and Eight to Eleven whipped out their sonic screwdrivers while Twelve pulled out sunglasses. He tossed me his TARDIS-like screwdriver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have a feeling you\u2019ve always wanted to swish about with a Sonic Screwdriver,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat are you doing with those wands?\u201d asked One.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re Sonic Screwdrivers,\u201d explained Nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSir, where\u2019s yours?\u201d asked Three to Twelve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRight here,\u201d explained Twelve as he pointed to the sunglasses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c&#8230;Sonic Sunglasses?\u201d asked Nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c&#8230;Okay, why?\u201d asked Ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think they\u2019re cool!\u201d replied Eleven with a grin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWill you stop using that word?!\u201d snapped Twelve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, for heaven\u2019s sakes, let\u2019s just get on with it!\u201d snapped One. We all exited the TARDIS to see that our surroundings were coral-like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, if this isn\u2019t a Zygon ship,\u201d muttered Five, \u201cthen I didn\u2019t beat Sir Francis Drake in cricket.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou brought cricket into that time?\u201d I asked. My screwdriver then picked up a double pulse. \u201cGentlemen, around that corner!\u201d I whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNot yet!\u201d whispered W. Doctor. \u201cZygons too!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have an idea,\u201d whispered Twelve. \u201cAdjust the frequency settings to 0.3794-Z. It should fool a Zygon\u2019s eyes into thinking we\u2019re Zygons.\u201d We all did so and simply waltzed right in. The Zygons paid us no mind as we saw the current Doctor strapped to a table and a Zygon holding some instrument to her head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIdentity confirmed,\u201d reported the Zygon to his superior. \u201cIt IS the Doctor!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo, Doctor,\u201d snarled the warrior-engineer, an aggressive chap, \u201cwhat\u2019s you game here? Do you seriously expect me to believe that Vortech is real?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat WAS the plan,\u201d confirmed Thirteen. \u201cLook, Zorkoth, Vortech will&#8230;!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVortech is nothing more than something I told my hatchlings to scare them into behaving!\u201d snarled the Zygon. \u201cNow, if you will not return my ship\u2019s power core, I will most certainly&#8230;\u201d he was interrupted by the emergency lights shutting off. \u201cWHAT NOW?!\u201d he roared. I quietly congratulated Three for fiddling with emergency power. \u201cFind the malfunction!\u201d Zorkoth ordered his troops. 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