\u201cWell, this is familiar,\u201d muttered Amy as she sat in a cell with the Doctor, John, and Kaori. She noticed that the Doctor was wetting her finger in the water glass she was given and rubbing it along the rim to make sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026No, still not the right frequency,\u201d she muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrequency for what?\u201d asked John.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I noticed that the locks are sonic locks,\u201d explained the Doctor, \u201cand I wondered if I could replicate the sound. Hence the musical glass.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a full octave,\u201d explained a voice. A fat Octoling arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the Octarian Ambassador!\u201d whispered Kaori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo it\u2019s a series of eight notes?\u201d guessed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd played at high speeds that only a machine could achieve,\u201d confirmed the Octarian Ambassador. \u201cBut, good news for you, I managed to get you an audience with King Octavio.\u201d He held a device to the cell door and it played a rapid-fire octave, unlocking the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVery kind of you,\u201d said the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy would Octavio want an audience?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGloating, maybe,\u201d remarked John.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah, that sounds about right,\u201d agreed Kaori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Octarian Ambassador led everyone to the throne room. Octavio was still in his Octobot. \u201cWell, well!\u201d cackled Octavio. \u201cA pair of slimy hipsters and their mammal friends!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDJ Octavio, what prompted this whole thing in the first place?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo finally claim what was supposed to be mine! All of Inkadia!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnother two-bit tyrant,\u201d muttered Amy. \u201c\u2026Hang on, Kaori, John, is this whole place really called Inkadia?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYep,\u201d replied Kaori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd why would you need to conquer all of Inkadia anyways?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo undo the Inklings\u2019 victory over my people 100 years ago!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, for Pete\u2019s sake!\u201d complained John. \u201cOur grandparents offered ways for you guys to get power for your homes!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cInefficient and unreliable!\u201d retorted Octavio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCould someone fill me in on what happened?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c100 years ago,\u201d explained John, \u201cthe Inklings and Octarians fought in a war for survival. Before that, we were peaceful neighbors, but rising sea levels forced us to fight over the remaining land.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe held the advantage over the Inklings!\u201d continued Octavio. \u201cWe were more disciplined! They couldn\u2019t even get out of bed early enough to fight!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut we had ten limbs over their eight!\u201d boasted John.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, it was because of sheer luck!\u201d shouted Octavio. \u201cIf that plug wasn\u2019t carelessly pulled, we\u2019d have won the instant the Great Octoweapons stormed your central stronghold!\u201d Octavio was about to continue when\u2026someone farted. Everyone glared at the offending farter, the Octarian Ambassador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Excuse me, would you mind not farting while I\u2019m getting both sides of history?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWould you prefer silent but deadly, Time Lord?\u201d asked the Ambassador. That caught the Doctor\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026How did you\u2026?\u201d she asked. Amy then sniffed the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026That\u2019s not a fart smell,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s\u2026bad breath?\u201d Kaori and John smelled the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Yeah, that smells like someone not brushing their beak,\u201d said John.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not chitin decay,\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cNo, that\u2019s the smell of\u2026calcium decay. \u2026Wait\u2026\u201d The Doctor looked at all the overweight Octolings. \u201c\u2026Are you lot\u2026Jingatheen? Rackateen?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is for the Passameer-Day Slitheen, Time Lord!\u201d replied the Octarian Ambassador as he reached for his forehead. He then pulled on a hidden zipper that allowed a bright-blue light to shine out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh no! OUT!\u201d called the Doctor as others did the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWh-Wha-?!\u201d spluttered Octavio. He was then grabbed by Kaori and John and hauled away with the Doctor leading the escape. Amy snuck a look back to see something within the Ambassador\u2019s skin pulling it off like it was a tight latex suit! The creature wearing the skin had bulbous skin, black orbs for eyes, sharp teeth, a long neck, and arms with three fingered claws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRUN, AMY!\u201d called the Doctor. Amy ran as the creature and several of its friends had stripped down so they could reveal their trunk-like legs! The creatures then roared and gave chase! They were fast for such bulky aliens!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s going on here?!\u201d yelped Kaori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLater!\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cOctavio! Safe room! Now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTake a left here!\u201d called Octavio. Everyone ran left. \u201cFourth door on your right! HURRY!\u201d The Doctor quickly found the door and everyone dashed inside. There were several ink tanks and firearms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOoh! Weapons!\u201d said Kaori. She strapped an ink tank on and it filled with her color ink. The Doctor then cannibalized several weapons and a flashlight to make a gadget. She then grabbed the gun the ink tank was paired with, then aimed it at the creatures while holding the device above the gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne false move,\u201d she warned the creatures, \u201cand my little gadget here will accelerate the decay of the ink in Kaori\u2019s tank as it\u2019s fired! Splat! Acetic acid shower! Now spack off!\u201d The creatures backed up. The Doctor looked to her group. \u201cThey\u2019re calcium-based life-forms. Acetic acid, usually found in vinegar, makes them explode when in contact with their skin.\u201d She returned her attention to the creatures. \u201cAll right, question time! Why are the Slitheen here? Revenge, I\u2019m guessing?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have a long memory, Doctor!\u201d snarled the creature that impersonated the Octarian Ambassador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSlitheen? That\u2019s the name of their race?\u201d asked John.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cName of our race?!\u201d scoffed another of the creatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, no, they\u2019re criminal Raxacoricofallapatorians from the planet of Raxacoricofallapatorius,\u201d corrected the Doctor. \u201cSlitheen isn\u2019t their species.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPrecisely!\u201d said the phony Octarian Ambassador. \u201cSlitheen is our surname! Tafrasa Dav-thon Thackarin-Day Slitheen, at your service!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Tafrasa? Didn\u2019t you send me a death threat?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI see you\u2019ve gotten my message, Doctor!\u201d snarled Tafrasa. \u201cI was a little boy when I heard about what you did to the Passameer-Day Slitheen!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat did she do?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Erm, excuse me, your device will do what, Doctor?\u201d asked another Slitheen. \u201cAccelerate the ink\u2019s decay?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s right,\u201d confirmed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCould you explain the science behind that?\u201d The Doctor floundered at that. \u201c\u2026A bluff from prey!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, let\u2019s end this hunt\u2026with a slaughter!\u201d cackled Tafrasa. He and his compatriots clicked their claws together in anticipation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you can see,\u201d said the Doctor. She switched on the device and bright light flashed the Slitheen. As the Slitheen tried to get their eyesight back, Octavio pressed a button and blast-doors shut in front of them while also sealing the windows. \u201c\u2026Thanks,\u201d said the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy pleasure\u2026and my desperation,\u201d admitted Octavio. \u201cThey can\u2019t get at us, but WE can\u2019t get at them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou mean we\u2019re trapped here?!\u201d yelped Kaori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat gives us SOME time to make a plan,\u201d said Amy. \u201c\u2026And some explanations. Doctor, why are the Slitheen angry at you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I WAS involved in the destruction of the Passameer-Day branch of the family,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cMarch, 2006, the Passameer-Day Slitheen had infiltrated the British Government, sending a signal advertising nuclear fuel. The idea was to get humans to panic and fire their nuclear weapons at a supposed threat up in space. But it was a made up threat. The humans fire their missiles, they start a nuclear holocaust, and the Slitheen would have sold the chunks off as raw fuel. But one of my friends got ahold of a missile and fired it at the main government building for the United Kingdom, 10 Downing Street. It destroyed the Passameer-Day branch with one survivor, but I received a death threat from Tafrasa, a young man at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s trying to avenge his heroes?\u201d asked John.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMafia types have a warped sense of heroism,\u201d remarked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI suppose the question is how do we deal with our Slitheen problem?\u201d asked Kaori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026If we can contact the human colonies\u2026\u201d mused the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHuman colonies?\u201d asked Octavio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe humans that were born here are the only ones that died in the floods,\u201d said the Doctor, \u201cbut there are other colonies out there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd you want those mammals to come here?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s our best shot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, what if the humans want to stay on Earth?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen we make sure they negotiate with the new natives of Earth,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cThe third Golden Age of Earth starts in just a few months!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOof! My eyes!\u201d complained a Slitheen woman as she rubbed her eyes. \u201cHow did she find the time?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter, Cousin!\u201d replied Tafrasa as his sideways eyelids blinked rapidly. \u201cThe Doctor\u2019s options are still limited as long as she stays in there! Now, we must cut off communications with any human colonies! It\u2019s time to avenge the Passameer-Day Slitheen! Brother!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, Tafrasa!\u201d replied a male Slitheen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAre your friends in position?\u201d asked Tafrasa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019re ready, but must we go for a video broadcast? Surely audio is sufficient.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re just saying that because you don\u2019t want to wear that suit!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s tight in all the wrong places!\u201d protested Tafrasa\u2019s brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re the one that chose the cheap compression technology!\u201d scoffed the female Slitheen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow, see here-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cENOUGH!\u201d bellowed Tafrasa, ending the argument. \u201cThe people of this planet love spectacle as much as humans do. A video broadcast is the only chance we have to prove to them how dire the threat to their world is! Now quit arguing and suit up!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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