\u201c\u2026The Key to Time?!\u201d protested the Doctor once Rassilon\u2019s request was fully processed. \u201cWhy should I help YOU find the segments?! I should leave you to the Black Guardian, you power mad-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause the universe is stagnating!\u201d replied Rassilon. \u201cOrder is overrunning the universe and the balance needs to be restored! Even I can\u2019t function in a universe where everything just doesn\u2019t evolve!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Restore the balance?\u201d muttered the Doctor. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t sound like the Black Guardian at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCould someone fill me in here?!\u201d asked William. \u201cWhat IS the Black Guardian?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd what\u2019s the Key to Time?\u201d quizzed Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy should you inse-?!\u201d hissed Rassilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou, shut up!\u201d snapped the Doctor. She then turned to her companions. \u201cThe Key to Time,\u201d she explained, \u201cis a perfect crystalline cube. Its main function is to maintain the equilibrium of time itself. Now, each segment is split into six pieces scattered across time and space that, like the TARDIS, can disguise itself as anything or anyone. The only way to find it is by using the Core of the Key to Time as a tracer that can restore each segment to its original form. Once assembled, the Key to Time will briefly stop everything for a brief moment until balance is restored, then the segments will scatter again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, where IS this tracer?\u201d asked William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRight here,\u201d interjected Rassilon. She popped the handle of her parasol off to reveal a short, silver wand with pink lights inside it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026As to who the Black Guardian is,\u201d continued the Doctor, \u201cthey\u2019re the embodiment of evil while their opposite, the White Guardian, is the embodiment of good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026And you\u2019re just\u2026gonna hand the Key over to the guy that allows creatures like the Daleks to exist?!\u201d William asked Rassilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t make the choice lightly, human!\u201d hissed Rassilon. \u201cDoctor, you have no idea what the Guardians are doing after the Toymaker returned! They\u2019re practically engaged in war! People like Davros or the Cyber-controller are doing wicked things in the name of order!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSound familiar?\u201d scoffed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAre you seriously-?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou and the Emperor Dalek of the Time War considered yourselves gods and the other an ant! Yes, I DO compare you to all the evil in the universe, especially the evil I faced! Now, the tracer! Give it here!\u201d The Doctor swiped the tracer from Rassilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSee here-!\u201d argued Rassilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShut up,\u201d replied the Doctor as she fiddled with the TARDIS controls. Rassilon turned an alarming shade of purple at the blatant disrespect she was getting. A plug for the tracer then appeared in the panel with the red controls. \u201cI knew I still had that old setting somewhere,\u201d said the Doctor as she plugged the tracer into the slot. \u201cRight, house rules while we\u2019re on the quest-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen you\u2019re helping me?\u201d replied Rassilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd if you\u2019d kindly keep quiet, I\u2019ll tell you the terms of my help,\u201d snapped the Doctor. \u201cOne, my TARDIS, so you will follow MY directions. Two, we don\u2019t ignore people who need help. Three, we\u2019re not gods, so don\u2019t treat anyone like insects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t seriously-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t like those rules, you can take your chances with the Black Guardian and my friends and I will assemble the Key for the White Guardian instead.\u201d Rassilon balked at that threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026The sad thing is\u2026you WOULD make good on that threat,\u201d Rassilon finally hissed. \u201c\u2026Very well, Doctor, I\u2019ll obey your commands.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAND treat my companions with the respect that is rightfully due to them!\u201d The Doctor then checked the controls as Rassilon rolled her eyes. \u201c\u2026Aha, the first segment\u2019s in the Magic Kingdom!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDisney World?!\u201d asked William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, sort of,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cThe Disney Corporation\u2019s just the money side to fund the hidden world, though Mickey\u2019s not exactly happy with how his father\u2019s company is going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHang on, Mickey Mouse is REAL?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLots of things that may seem like the imagination of really good creators often ARE real.\u201d The TARDIS then made its arrival noise. \u201cAha! We\u2019ve landed!\u201d She then took the tracer out of the console. \u201cNow, let\u2019s see where we are!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over in a part of the complex the TARDIS landed in, an austere looking woman in a secretary\u2019s outfit walked down the hall with purpose, even in her heels. \u201cHey, Millicent,\u201d called a man, \u201cyou know where the boss is? I haven\u2019t seen him for days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m afraid I know as much as you concerning his whereabouts,\u201d replied Millicent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShame,\u201d said the guy. \u201cAll right, thanks anyways.\u201d He left and Millicent made her way to a room guarded by a huge, beefy guy. The guy let her in and shut the door when they entered the room. Millicent then took off her glasses, her skin turned green, her eyes became a glowing yellow, and her clothes changed into long, flowing robes of black and dark purple. A staff appeared in her hand as horns grew from her head. Wrappings then appeared around her head and horns, revealing only the face of the Mistress of all Evil herself, Maleficent!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMuch better,\u201d she sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA disgusting display of energy manipulation,\u201d grunted the guy. He used his pointer and middle finger to press his watch, then he shimmered out of existence and in his place was a 20-foot tall, whale-like humanoid with three fingers on each hand wearing a black and red jumpsuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs opposed to your technology, Gantu?\u201d scoffed Maleficent. \u201cYou said you sent a key resistance member to the MCP\u2019s realm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoes the name Fa Mulan mean anything?\u201d Maleficent\u2019s interest was piqued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMulan?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGo ahead and confirm it with the MCP,\u201d replied Gantu. Maleficent went to the giant desk and keyed in a command she learned while navigating computers. A chat window then opened from the computer screen built into the desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGood afternoon, Maleficent,\u201d said the chat window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGood afternoon,\u201d replied Maleficent. \u201cI understand a key resistance member has been sent your way?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSark is currently training her for the games,\u201d said the chat window. \u201cThe matches are more lethal, thanks to this resistance member being User ChineseSav10r.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFa Mulan\u2019s username,\u201d chuckled Maleficent. \u201cMickey\u2019s pathetic resistance is crumbling!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Just a second, security footage captured someone arriving in the complex,\u201d said the chat window. \u201cI\u2019ll give you the feed. End of line.\u201d A live camera feed then appeared in a new window and displayed the Doctor leading everyone out of the TARDIS. Gantu\u2019s eyes popped open when he saw Rassilon. He then roared in anger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGantu! Keep it down!\u201d hissed Maleficent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI know that woman! That\u2019s Rassilon of Gallifrey!\u201d shouted Gantu. He then pressed a button. \u201cSecurity, bring the blue box in sector 4 and the people walking down corridor 2 to the control room!\u201d he barked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, Sir!\u201d replied the security guard in charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMore of your kind from beyond the stars?\u201d asked Maleficent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHardly! Rassilon is a Time Lord, a self-serving, avaricious people that think they can maintain time! Their war with the Daleks did the universe a favor!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe tracer\u2019s crackling,\u201d remarked William as the Doctor led the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re on the right path, then,\u201d replied the Doctor. Just then, they heard footsteps. They rounded a corner to come face to face with security guards. \u201cAh, hello there!\u201d greeted the Doctor. \u201cWe\u2019re all here to see Mickey-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShut up!\u201d snapped a guard. \u201cYou\u2019re coming with us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, how delightful!\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cA guided tour! I always loved the old backlots tour in-!\u201d The guards then shoved the Doctor forward! \u201cAll right! Don\u2019t push! I don\u2019t have a fast pass on me! I can wait!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, you can\u2019t seriously-!\u201d protested Rassilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJust go with it,\u201d muttered Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a thing with her,\u201d said William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You know, I preferred you before the chameleon arch!\u201d grunted Rassilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The guards brought the TARDIS and its occupants to the office. They then left and Gantu and Maleficent dropped their disguises. \u201cWell,\u201d chuckled Maleficent, \u201cisn\u2019t this interesting? More visitors from beyond the stars. And who, pray tell, are you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, I\u2019m the Doctor. These are my associates, Amy Rose,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHello,\u201d said Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDr. William Davies,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy lady,\u201d said William, having watched Sleeping Beauty<\/em> with his ex before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd Rassilon of my-,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes, Gantu DID say he was acquainted with Miss Rassilon here,\u201d said Maleficent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAcquainted is an understatement,\u201d hissed Rassilon. \u201cListen here, Gantu, we\u2019re on a quest and-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour quest is irrelevant!\u201d barked Gantu. \u201cYou\u2019re intruders and are interfering with the running of the Disney Corporation, siding with that lawless rat!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour little war with Mickey Mouse doesn\u2019t concern us!\u201d scoffed Rassilon. \u201cWe have weightier issues that concern us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh, be reasonable, Rassilon,\u201d chuckled the Doctor. \u201cMaleficent can\u2019t run the risk of us helping Mickey throughout our quest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow right you are, Doctor,\u201d purred Maleficent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLet me guess, you\u2019re gonna send your monsters at us,\u201d said William. \u201c\u2026Actually, I\u2019ve been wondering, are the monster minions at your castle called Orcs?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy yes, Dr. Davies,\u201d replied Maleficent, \u201cbut I\u2019m afraid you\u2019re wrong in my use of them at this time. 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