{"id":7011,"date":"2025-03-13T14:50:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/?p=7011"},"modified":"2025-03-13T14:50:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:50:27","slug":"the-drums-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/the-drums-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The Drums: Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Chaos Emerald-powered Roboticizer ray struck the console of Miss Tarae\u2019s TARDIS before she and the Doctor could stop him. Miss Tarae doubled over in mental pain. \u201cMASTER!\u201d yelped the Doctor as she tried to help her. Miss Tarae waved her off, then pointed what looked like a microphone at Eggman. The Doctor kicked it away and held Miss Tarae back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYOU STUPID, BUMBLING, OBESE, POORLY-DRESSED, IMBECILIC, PATHETIC EXCUSE OF A SCIENTIST!!!!!\u201d shouted Miss Tarae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of those rare moments where I actually agree with her, Eggman!\u201d hissed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWait, why is that?\u201d asked Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom what I recall the Doctor telling me one time,\u201d said William, \u201ca TARDIS isn\u2019t really built, it\u2019s grown.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo handle the energies of the Time Vortex,\u201d explained the Doctor, \u201ca TARDIS is grown from coral as only an organic-minded machine could handle the complexities of the Vortex to make the proper calculations!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWithout an organic mind,\u201d continued Miss Tarae, \u201cthe energies of the Vortex will rip through the TARDIS\u2019 Heart, then spill out into the one time-zone and create rifts throughout all history, causing all planets in all of space and time to-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCrack and explode like being kicked by a very angry god!\u201d gulped Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPrecisely, Young Prower!\u201d confirmed Miss Tarae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Y-You mean, I\u2019d have\u2026no kingdom?\u201d stammered Eggman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo! None of us would have ANY kingdom!\u201d replied Miss Tarae. She turned to the Doctor. \u201cDoctor, every fiber of my being, even the fibers of my outfit, are in pain at saying this, but in order to fix my TARDIS, I need your heeeee\u2026 \u2026I need your heheeHEEEE\u2026!\u201d The Doctor grinned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCome on,\u201d she encouraged. \u201cFour little words.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026I NEED YOUR HELP!\u201d Miss Tarae finally said. \u201c\u2026Why did you have to be that cruel?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBecause, if you couldn\u2019t say it, I\u2019d refuse and fix your TARDIS myself,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cNow, we\u2019d better see how much time we have.\u201d The two Time Lords entered Miss Tarae\u2019s TARDIS and checked the instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBlast!\u201d complained Miss Tarae. \u201cOnly forty minutes! The energy of the Chaos Emeralds is accelerating the roboticization! We\u2019d need Sonic to use the Emeralds against the Roboticizer\u2019s energy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSonic won\u2019t be enough, we\u2019d need that Shadow character,\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe can\u2019t get here in time! He doesn\u2019t have the ability to teleport now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026I think I have an idea, but it\u2019s too long-winded for normal speech and I need to workshop it.\u201d Miss Tarae knew where the Doctor was coming from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTelepathic conference, then?\u201d she guessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe best option we have, given the circumstances,\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Very well,\u201d sighed Miss Tarae. She and the Doctor shut their eyes. \u201cContact.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cContact,\u201d confirmed the Doctor. There was a bit of silence to an outside observer. Only a Time Lord would understand the mess of thoughts being projected between the Doctor and Miss Tarae. After a few seconds, they opened their eyes. \u201cReady?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs I\u2019ll ever be,\u201d replied Miss Tarae. She opened her TARDIS door. \u201cEveryone, inside! That means you, Fat boy! Bring the Emeralds!\u201d Everyone rushed inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRight, Sonic, Amy, we need you two to tap into the Emeralds\u2019 power,\u201d directed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou mean go Super Sonic? Sure, I can do that,\u201d replied Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhy ask me to go Super?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBecause, right now, we need two Super Hedgehogs,\u201d replied Miss Tarae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut I\u2019ve never turned Super before!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAmy, I know this is difficult, but you have to try!\u201d urged the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAmy, it\u2019s okay,\u201d soothed Sonic. \u201cJust follow my lead and think of the one thing you\u2019d use the power of the Chaos Emeralds to protect.\u201d Amy looked back and forth, then nodded. She and Sonic shut their eyes and thought to the one thing they would use ultimate power for, in this case, to protect something. Eggman released the Chaos Emeralds and they orbited the two hedgehogs. They continued concentrating until the Emeralds drew themselves into Sonic and Amy\u2019s beings. They became charged with power and their quills became golden while their eyes turned amber. The energy caused the ends of their quills to move upwards. Amy gasped when she saw her super form! \u201cAnd that\u2019s how it\u2019s done!\u201d praised Super Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGood!\u201d called the Doctor. \u201cNow, we need you to fly around the console\u2019s time rotor, the column going to the ceiling!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou got it!\u201d replied Super Amy. She and Super Sonic then flew in a clockwise manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEggman, you keep in communication with the outside world,\u201d directed Miss Tarae. \u201cInform us of rifts appearing in the sky, on the ground, on buildings, anything. We\u2019ll have the hedgehogs adjust accordingly. Dr. Davies, see that button right there?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe red one as big as a chest?\u201d asked William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the one. I need you to press it at a rate of 103 beats per minute, then press the smaller yellow button to administer a shock to the Heart once you\u2019ve gone a full minute. Once that\u2019s done, I\u2019ll tell you when to press the red button repeatedly again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026CPR with an AED!\u201d said William. \u201cYou\u2019re asking me to defibrillate your TARDIS!\u201d Miss Tarae opened her mouth to protest, then thought over his analogy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Actually, yes, that\u2019s exactly what I want from you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTails, you and I will be working the controls to help her TARDIS fight the roboticization process,\u201d directed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGot it!\u201d said Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWilliam, begin!\u201d called Miss Tarae. William locked his fingers in the CPR position and began compressions. He started singing, getting a look from Miss Tarae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Whether you&#8217;re a brother or whether you&#8217;re a mother,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You&#8217;re stayin&#8217; alive, stayin&#8217; alive!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Feel the city breakin&#8217; and everybody shakin&#8217;,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And we&#8217;re stayin&#8217; alive, stayin&#8217; alive!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin&#8217; alive, stayin&#8217; alive!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin&#8217; alive!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Help me, woman!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAre you seriously singing Bee Gees?!\u201d protested Miss Tarae. By now, a minute was up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCLEAR!\u201d called William. He pressed the yellow button. \u201cLady, you want 103 BPM or not?!\u201d Miss Tarae rolled her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMore compressions,\u201d she directed. William began again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEveryone,\u201d warned Eggman, \u201cSage is finding rift activity!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTails, how\u2019s the flux comparative?!\u201d called the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s stable right now,\u201d replied Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNot good, it NEEDS to be in flux!\u201d The Doctor then pulled a lever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOkay, now it\u2019s behaving erratically!\u201d called Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what we want!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRoboticization has halted, but it\u2019s not reversing yet!\u201d called Miss Tarae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCLEAR!\u201d announced William. He then hit the yellow button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026One more round!\u201d cheered Miss Tarae. William got back to compressions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRift activity\u2019s still building!\u201d warned Eggman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDoctor, dimensional bleeding\u2019s occurring!\u201d yelped Tails. \u201cThe TARDIS\u2019 exterior dimensions are getting bigger!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne second!\u201d replied the Doctor. She then adjusted the controls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026That\u2019s it!\u201d called Eggman. \u201cRifts are starting to fade!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCLEAR!\u201d announced William. He pressed the yellow button once more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Roboticization is being undone!\u201d cheered Miss Tarae. \u201cEveryone out before the energy causes harm!\u201d Everyone evacuated Miss Tarae\u2019s TARDIS and Miss Tarae shut the door. A light flashed through the crack, then smoke escaped. Miss Tarae peeked inside and sighed with relief. \u201cIt worked,\u201d she said. She then glared at Eggman before delivering a roundhouse kick to his face! The real TARDIS key flew out of his suit as he spun and Miss Tarae caught it. \u201cI hate that I have to say it, but thank you, Doctor. I would like to say it was a pleasure to work with you\u2026but we both know that would be a lie too big for ME to say. So I\u2019m just going to say spack off, and if I see you again, it will be a billion years too soon.\u201d She went back into her TARDIS and it dematerialized, fading out of existence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Well, speaking of power,\u201d remarked Sonic. \u201cAmy, I think it\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHow do you\u2026?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJust think that you did it, you accomplished your goal and don\u2019t need the power anymore.\u201d Sonic and Amy shut their eyes and concentrated, then the Chaos Emeralds left their bodies and flew off to different parts of Mobius. Sonic caught Amy and landed on his feet, then set her down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Well, not that this wasn\u2019t fun,\u201d grumbled Eggman, \u201c\u2026OUT! O! U! T! OUT! GET OUT OF ROBOTROPOLIS BEFORE I-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll right! All right!\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cI\u2019ll make my own coffee!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Tails had brought everyone to where the Doctor landed her TARDIS, thanks to getting the directions from the Doctor and Sonic. \u201cSo, that\u2019s your TARDIS,\u201d said Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYep! A real beauty, she is!\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cWanna see?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll love it, guys!\u201d promised Sonic. \u201cA HUGE step up from Miss Tarae\u2019s!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, now I GOTTA see!\u201d said Tails, vibrating at the speed of light in anticipation. The Doctor and William smiled. The Doctor opened the door and brought everyone in! Amy and Tails gasped when they saw the inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou weren\u2019t kidding, Sonic!\u201d breathed Amy. \u201cThis is LEAGUES better than Miss Tarae\u2019s!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI could spend an eternity here\u2026and I\u2019d still die a happy fox not knowing how it all works!\u201d whispered Tails reverently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe TARDIS,\u201d the Doctor said proudly. \u201cTime and Relative Dimension in Space! Anywhere and anywhen, right outside those doors! \u2026Perhaps the Hero of Mobius and his friends wish to come with?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Thanks, Doc, but no thanks,\u201d replied Sonic. \u201cI\u2019ve had enough time travel shenanigans running into my own past.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have to side with Sonic,\u201d said Tails. \u201cWe almost made a paradox with two Sonics and two Tails.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026That sounds like a rather involved story,\u201d remarked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat about you, Amy?\u201d asked William. Amy considered, then someone knocked on the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026If it\u2019s Eggman\u2026\u201d muttered the Doctor. She opened the door\u2026and Amy Rose stepped inside! This one was different to the one that first came into the TARDIS. She had a black frilly headband with a black rose and veil on the lefthand side, a black satin dress, black eyeshadow and lipstick, puffy shoulders and sleeves that widened into a bell shape, black opera gloves, and black platform Mary Jane shoes. Her disposition was still as bright as the first Amy\u2019s. \u201cWho are you?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA paradox that\u2019s resolving itself,\u201d replied the goth-looking Amy. \u201cAs you can guess, I\u2019m Amy Rose from the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIs it\u2026a bad one?\u201d asked the first Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHardly!\u201d replied the goth Amy. \u201cYour travels with the Doctor will be fun! It\u2019s just that you\u2019ll have to leave after a while and someone else will bring you back to Mobius.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026And I wear black?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, Rouge HAS encouraged us to try black once or twice. What do you think?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026I look good in it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBaby, you know it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, I guess that\u2019s settled, then!\u201d declared Amy. \u201cDoctor, William, I\u2019m going with you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow, I better get going,\u201d said the goth Amy. \u201cI\u2019ve got a lot to tell you, Sonic and Tails!\u201d She led Sonic and Tails out of the TARDIS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026A peculiar moment for a paradox like that,\u201d muttered the Doctor. \u201c\u2026But she didn\u2019t lie. I could see that. Now then! Where shall we go?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026How about\u2026everywhere and everywhen?\u201d suggested Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI second that!\u201d replied William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMotion is unanimous!\u201d declared the Doctor as she set the controls and set the TARDIS in motion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The TARDIS faded out of existence as Sonic, Tails, and the other Amy waved. \u201cBye, Doctor!\u201d she called. \u201cThanks for everything!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026So, you\u2019re Amy\u2019s future?\u201d asked Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYep! And hoo boy, do I have a lot to tell you!\u201d said Amy. \u201cLet\u2019s see, should I start with Skaro? Because, YUCK! That\u2019s one planet I DON\u2019T want to see again! Or maybe at Disney? That was fun! 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