With a third of the segments of the Key to Time now in their possession, the TARDIS crew were sailing through the Time Vortex. Rassilon was at the console this time, checking things over with a huge book to occasionally look at. \u201cLet\u2019s see\u2026Doctor, you really shouldn\u2019t leave the brakes on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cErm, Rassilon,\u201d said the Doctor once she entered the console room, \u201cwhat are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cReplacing your brakes, Doctor,\u201d replied Rassilon. \u201cThe TARDIS could use it.\u201d The TARDIS shuddered a bit. \u201cThere we go! And the noises are switched on! The arrival and takeoff noises can be switched on and off. It was the Type 40\u2019s that made it a feature!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRassilon, I don\u2019t want you to take umbrage, but might I suggest TARDIS maintenance be left to me? I know you\u2019re the creator of the first TARDIS-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s rather patronizing of you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe point is, the old girl IS rather dimensionally temperamental, and Type 40\u2019s aren\u2019t your forte, are they?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey are when the manual is available,\u201d retorted Rassilon as she closed the book and waved it in the Doctor\u2019s face. \u201cMaybe indulge your TARDIS and fix it according to the manual once in a while, hm? It would keep its grumblings down to a minimum.\u201d The TARDIS shuddered again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, all right, you don\u2019t need to test the brakes again!\u201d remarked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m not, we\u2019re slowing down for arrival,\u201d replied Rassilon. The TARDIS made its arrival noise and the thud followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Well\u2026thank you,\u201d mumbled the Doctor. She then put her hands on the telepathic circuits. \u201cIs that really what you\u2019ve been telling me?\u201d she asked the TARDIS. \u201cYou just want the occasional repairs according to the book?\u201d The TARDIS mentally responded. \u201c\u2026Every 2,000 years, then. All right, old girl. I\u2019m sorry for not listening properly.\u201d The TARDIS sent waves of reassurance. \u201cNow then,\u201d the Doctor checked the readings on the other console panels, \u201clet\u2019s see where we are. \u2026Huh, Japan again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJapan?\u201d asked William\u2019s voice as he and Amy entered the console room. \u201cAre we gonna see Godzilla again?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHopefully not,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cWe\u2019re in Tokyo. Ginza, to be precise. A high-end fashion shopping district in Ch\u016b\u014d, built on an old swamp before becoming what it is today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI suppose the big question is when we are,\u201d mused Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cReadings say the local date is\u2026the 13th<\/sup> of April, 2025,\u201d said the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, my native time,\u201d chuckled William. \u201cOnly four months from when I first went inside the TARDIS.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, what alley did we land in?\u201d asked Rassilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026We\u2026We didn\u2019t,\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDoctor!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re somewhere public?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWon\u2019t the TARDIS stick out like a sore thumb?\u201d quizzed William. \u201cI mean, it\u2019s got English words and the Japanese-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s all right,\u201d assured the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll right?! Doctor, you and Rassilon look human, yes, but your accents sound British to me. I\u2019ve got African features and have an American accent. The three of us could at least pass for human, but Amy\u2026she\u2019s pink, wearing black, and she\u2019s a three-foot-tall talking hedgehog with connected eyes!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWilliam\u2019s right, Doctor,\u201d agreed Rassilon. \u201cWe Time Lords don\u2019t care to be conspicuous\u2026some of us, anyways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEveryone, here\u2019s what I observed about average people, even the average people within Time Lord society,\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cYou put a mysterious blue box with a bunch of foreigners in it slap bang in the middle of town, what do you do? You walk past it because it\u2019s too weird for you and you\u2019d quickly focus on normal things like bills or jobs or train schedules. Now please, everyone, let\u2019s not get bogged down by our oddities. Let\u2019s just, I dunno, go find the third segment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Oh, very well,\u201d sighed Rassilon. She retrieved the tracer and everyone headed to the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n William was surprised that he was looking at the signs and reading English. \u201c\u2026Doctor, you said the TARDIS had universal translators, right?\u201d he asked. \u201cDo they also work on signs?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOf course. Why?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNothing, just checking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026It\u2019s somewhere in this vicinity,\u201d remarked Rassilon as she looked at the tracer. She then pointed it down an alley. The clicking then spiked! \u201cDown there!\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCome on, let\u2019s try and make this quick,\u201d urged the Doctor. Everyone then headed down the alley. There didn\u2019t seem to be anything worthwhile, but they couldn\u2019t take the chance. What they didn\u2019t realize was that they were being watched. As Rassilon waved the tracer, it clicked rapidly as it pointed at a pile of objects. One of the objects seemed to be a roughly-shaped sphere made of pale-pink plastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Doctor!\u201d called Rassilon. Everyone rushed to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat is it?\u201d asked the Doctor. Rassilon pointed the tracer at the plastic sphere. The Doctor\u2019s eyes widened. \u201c\u2026Oh dear,\u201d she muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA shopping district will make a perfect place for its army,\u201d said Rassilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDoctor, Rassilon, what\u2019s going on?\u201d asked William. \u201cIs that thing really the third segment?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes, but now it\u2019s become one of the more dangerous segments,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cThat\u2019s a Nestene Control Sphere. The Nestene Consciousness is here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat\u2019s the Nestene Consciousness?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA creature that can control anything made of plastic,\u201d explained the Doctor. \u201cToys, electronic casings, usually shop window dummies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Like the one over there?\u201d asked William as he pointed down the alley. The shop window dummy was for women\u2019s clothing, evidently. It had ditched the heels as it walked. Yes, walked. It was moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s not a dummy anymore!\u201d warned Rassilon. \u201cThat\u2019s an Auton soldier for the Nestene Consciousness! Grab that sphere and run!\u201d William grabbed the sphere and was about to run, but the exit was blocked. It looked like a Japanese school boy was standing there, adolescent and with the build of a young judo fighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKid, get out of the way!\u201d protested William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Control Unit,\u201d demanded the kid. \u201cHand it over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Wait a minute,\u201d muttered William. He noticed that the kid looked too shiny, almost\u2026like plastic. \u201c\u2026Doctor, can this Nestene thing make plastic people?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt can create duplicates, yes,\u201d replied the Doctor. She then looked down the other end of the alley. \u201c\u2026Oh dear! William, come back here!\u201d The plastic kid looked down to the dummy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDestroy. Total destruction. The Time Lords first. They must pay for what they\u2019ve done to us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYep, still sore about that!\u201d gulped the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSore about what?!\u201d asked Rassilon. \u201cAnd why us first?! We were allies!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUntil they lost their food planets in the Time War!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey can\u2019t blame us for that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDoctor, I\u2019m not sure I like what the Auton\u2019s doing!\u201d warned Amy. The Auton raised its right hand, then the fingers came down on a hinge at the pinky joint and a thin tube extended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGET DOWN!\u201d called William. Everyone ducked as the tube fired something, making a noise that sounded like a click and a woosh. The shot caused a trash bag to explode!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGreat! A dummy with a gun!\u201d said Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSounds like the average American!\u201d replied William. Rassilon then threw another trash bag at the Auton, knocking it down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRUN!\u201d called the Doctor. The group ran down the alley, taking the sphere with it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSTOP!\u201d called the kid. He chased after them while raising his right hand, his fingers falling away on their own hinge, revealing his own Auton gun. He fired, but couldn\u2019t get a decent shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI have to admit, I never thought I\u2019d be running from a window dummy!\u201d said William as the crew escaped. They found a place to catch their breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Doctor, we HAVE to defeat the Nestene Consciousness,\u201d panted Rassilon. \u201cOn top of them converting Earth into a new food planet, they\u2019ll possess the third segment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBoth bad in the long run,\u201d remarked the Doctor. \u201cWe need to find where it\u2019s broadcasting from.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBroadcasting?\u201d asked William. \u201cYou mean the Nestene thing is using a signal to make plastic killers?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes, and it would need a powerful transmitter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat about Tokyo Tower?\u201d The Doctor pondered William\u2019s guess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat would be a likely place,\u201d she said. \u201cBut we\u2019d need to get there quickly and the Autons will certainly intercept us if we used Japan\u2019s public transport.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCrap, and I don\u2019t have yen on me,\u201d muttered William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat about the TARDIS?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe TARDIS is now ours,\u201d came the voice of the plastic kid as he and the Auton caught up, aiming their arm-guns. \u201cThe Control Unit belongs to us. Hand it over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHold on a minute!\u201d called the Doctor. \u201cThe kid you\u2019re impersonating, the one still alive! What\u2019s his name?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Keito Myokoin,\u201d replied the kid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRight, calling you Plas-Keito here,\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cLook, we need to borrow this and-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat is our property,\u201d replied Plas-Keito. \u201cYou have spoken long enough. Auton, destroy. Total Destruction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s enough of that stupidity,\u201d scoffed a voice. A man then stepped out of the alley. He had a pink camera and took a picture of the scene. The Doctor blinked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Tsukasa Kadoya,\u201d she said. \u201c\u2026Still taking pictures of alternate worlds, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI see you still get into scrapes, Doctor,\u201d replied the new man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNew target. Tsukasa Kadoya. Destroy. Personal,\u201d droned Plas-Keito. 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