{"id":6658,"date":"2024-06-30T08:54:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T12:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/?p=6658"},"modified":"2024-06-30T08:54:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T12:54:09","slug":"chapter-65-i-am-the-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/chapter-65-i-am-the-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 65: I am&#8230;the Doctor!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026Welp, the Acherons aren\u2019t serving our enemies,\u201d remarked Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow did they-?!\u201d spluttered Megatron. \u201cI mean, they made Lurkers by putting Green Eco into Dark Eco, but making Lurkers out of Daleks?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re acting crazier than the test subject,\u201d observed Jak as he looked through his goggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026I think I have an idea,\u201d mused the Doctor. \u201cIf I can somehow get a good source of Dark Eco\u2019s direct opposite\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLight Eco!\u201d said Jak. \u201cBut it can only be made when Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue are equally combined!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOr if you have a Light Eco Sage!\u201d called Murda. \u201cDoctor, what do you need me to do?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI need Light Eco shunted into the robot\u2019s head,\u201d explained the Doctor. \u201cIf I can use its camera eyes, I should be able to trigger a widespread counteraction effect all Dark Eco affected people should be vulnerable to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLight Eco can stave off the effects of Dark Eco, but the powers will still be a part of you, Doctor,\u201d said Murda. \u201cJust ask Jak. He has Light Eco running through his veins to counteract the experiments he suffered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe\u2019s right,\u201d said Jak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe thing is, you have an innate sense of good,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cThose that just seek power don\u2019t understand right from wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo it\u2019s going to specifically target those without morals?\u201d asked Murda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s the idea,\u201d confirmed the Doctor. \u201cBut I need to get closer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMegatron, Galvatron,\u201d called Farmee, \u201ctake me, the Doctor, Murda, Jak, and Daxter. We\u2019ll hold off the Daleks and their Lurker counterparts while the Doctor does her thing. Everyone else, keep the enemy off our backs!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet\u2019s go!\u201d said Galvatron as he and Megatron transformed. The team jumped into their cockpits and they took off to the silo. Their arrival was not unnoticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCybertronian energy signatures detected!\u201d barked a Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIntercept and exterminate! Exterminate!\u201d ordered the Supreme. Daleks then fired on the two Decepticon Lords as they took to the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCovering fire for the Doctor and Murda!\u201d called Farmee as he fired lightning. His target was Intrag\u2019s back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWHO DARES STRIKE ME FROM BEHIND LIKE A COWARD?!\u201d roared Intrag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s that Blender over there!\u201d called Scorpo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cScorpo, yes?\u201d asked Farmee. \u201cYou were supposed to be the Titan of Air before my parents upset that little apple cart, yes?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYour parents?\u201d asked Scorpo. He then realized something. \u201cOf course. You\u2019re one of Arsha\u2019s kids. Not by blood, obviously. You\u2019re too white for that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTrue, my blood parents are Falnii and Foresna Royana, but I have just enough of Arsha\u2019s ideals\u2026and Malnar\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo my latest descendant forsook the Emboramii name!\u201d hissed Intrag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t know, I\u2019d say Mama Malnar\u2019s still a bit of a firebrand,\u201d remarked Farmee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe failed miserably! And taught you how to fight like a coward!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re undeserving of an honorable battle!\u201d At that declaration, Intrag charged at Farmee, distracting the tyrant from the Doctor. Murda kept the Lurker Daleks at bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDoctor, whenever you\u2019re ready!\u201d hissed Murda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve got to set the head so the Light Eco wave covers the breadth of the Citadel!\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, hurry it up!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI AM hurrying!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDO NOT MOVE!\u201d barked a normal Dalek as it fired on the Lurker Daleks. \u201cYou will cease all activity and surrender! You are my prisoner!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh, for the love of-! Here we go again!\u201d groaned the Doctor. \u201cAlways with the barking orders! Always exterminating through your gunstick or forced labor!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat is the fate of all Non-Daleks!\u201d replied the Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt really isn\u2019t! I\u2019ve seen it before!\u201d snapped the Doctor. \u201cWhenever you suppress a populace, you galvanize others into being stronger than you lot!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNothing is stronger than the Daleks!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Thals beg to differ.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Thals are weak! They shall perish and so will their human allies!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou couldn\u2019t make them perish! I\u2019ve seen it happen! They last long until the collapse of the universe! You fail in exterminating them! That\u2019s a future worth fighting for!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat is no future! That is Hell! Hell shall be avoided! You and your kind will be exterminated!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDo you have any idea how often Gallifrey has come back? About as many times as Skaro!\u201d The Dalek twitched at the mention of Gallifrey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026Why invoke Gallifrey\u2019s name? Who are you?! IDENTIFY!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHave a scan! And know that I am <em>Ka Faraq Gatri<\/em>!\u201d The Dalek ran several scans as its eyestalk went up and down. It then stared directly at the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2026cannot be!\u201d it practically begged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh, but I am! I\u2019m the Doctor!\u201d The Dalek backed up in fear. It then sent the information to the nearby Daleks, attracting their attention. Even the Lurker Daleks caught wind of the Doctor\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEXTERMINATE!\u201d shouted one Dalek. All the nearby Daleks and Lurker Daleks fired! The Doctor rolled out of the way, trying to get the Daleks to not shoot at the robot\u2019s head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTHE DOCTOR IS AN ENEMY OF ALL DALEKS! EXTERMINATE!\u201d shrieked a Lurker Dalek, remembering old instincts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNO! IDIOTS! NEVER MIND THAT WOMAN!\u201d shouted Gol as he and Maia dueled Jak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHey, ugly!\u201d called Daxter. He yanked on Gol\u2019s ears and snapped them back, causing the former Dark Eco Sage to stumble into Maia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMURDA!\u201d called Jak. Murda then channeled white energy into Jak. Jak drew on the Light Eco and performed his usual Jump Dive, creating a shockwave that knocked Gol and Maia to the floor, unconscious. The Doctor took advantage of the distraction and finished her work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNOW, MURDA!\u201d she called. Murda fired a stream of Light Eco into the robot\u2019s head and the Doctor set the controls. She then leapt out of the head. \u201cEVERYONE DOWN!\u201d The robot head created a shockwave that covered the whole area. The Daleks were caught up in the shockwave and lost control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cALERT! ALERT! ENERGY WAVE DISRUPTING CASING! FUNCTION IMPARED! WEAPONS NON-RESPONSIVE! GRAVITATIONAL FLUCTUATORS OFFLINE! IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEE!\u201d Gravity caught up with the Daleks and Lurker Daleks as they started dropping like flies, crashing into the trees below and dying upon impact. Intrag looked around, there was only his team and the Dalek Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRRRRGGGH! THIS MISSION IS A FAILURE!\u201d he shouted. \u201cWE HAVE TOO FEW FORCES TO RETRIEVE HEALTH! RETREAT!\u201d His team and the Dalek Supreme vanished, then a rift opened for the <em>Scorpion<\/em>. It flew into the rift as it closed behind them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026That\u2019ll give them something to chew on,\u201d muttered the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, that\u2019s that,\u201d said Farmee. He then looked to Gol and Maia. \u201cNow what to do about them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLeave them to me and Dax,\u201d replied Jak as he cracked his knuckles. \u201cIt\u2019s time for them to get acquainted with this era!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c\u2026Welp, the Acherons aren\u2019t serving our enemies,\u201d remarked Galvatron. \u201cHow did they-?!\u201d spluttered Megatron. \u201cI mean, they made Lurkers by putting Green Eco into Dark Eco, but making Lurkers out of Daleks?\u201d \u201cThey\u2019re acting crazier than the test subject,\u201d observed Jak as he looked through his goggles. \u201c\u2026I think I have an idea,\u201d mused the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[754,880],"tags":[482,9,146,337],"class_list":["post-6658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-journey-through-wonder","category-story-journey-through-wonder","tag-fantasy","tag-kamen-rider","tag-sonic","tag-transformers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6658"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6659,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6658\/revisions\/6659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}