The Doctor tapped the device against the console. \u201c\u2026Doctor?\u201d asked Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026If Davros learns secrets that are meant to stay in that universe\u2026\u201d muttered the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, who IS Davros?\u201d asked Tysar. The Doctor arched an eyebrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I\u2019m actually surprised to hear you say that,\u201d she remarked. \u201cYou, of all people, heard of his creations, the Daleks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026The Daleks are his creation?\u201d asked Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou think the Neutronic War on Skaro was between you and the Daleks?\u201d quizzed the Doctor. \u201cNo. You Thals were just as brutal as your enemies, remember?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, that\u2019s why we adopted a pacifistic nature,\u201d replied Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, your enemies at the time were the Kaleds. Davros was the Chief Scientist for the Kaled Elite during that war. He saw that Kaleds can\u2019t survive the radioactive world Skaro had become, not in their current humanoid form, so he took Kaled embryos and subjected them to experiments that mutated them and deemed them the ultimate evolution for the Kaled race. He then designed a travel machine based on his life support system and put the mutations into them, removing all pity and compassion. That\u2019s when the Daleks came about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut that war was centuries ago,\u201d remarked Tysar. \u201cHow could this Davros cause trouble for people like the Toymaker?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s partially my fault. The Time Lords sent me back in time to try and avert the Daleks\u2019 creation or alter them so they would be less aggressive. Davros captured me and my friends and tortured them so I would reveal how the Daleks were defeated. He must have altered his life support system somehow so he would still go on. I mean, he DID somehow survive being shot by the first Daleks. He was in stasis and, after another mess on Skaro during the Dalek-Movellan War, was revived and went on to bedevil the universe, even fighting in the Time War. I thought I saw his command ship fly into the jaws of the Nightmare Child, but a Dalek from the Cult of Skaro, Caan, saved him and brought him out of the war, despite the time lock around it. He then stole something from me that allows me to change my face when I\u2019m about to die and now he\u2019s back in his fully Kaled form instead of the halfway point between Kaled and Dalek.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo what does he want from that other universe?\u201d pondered Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026That\u2019s what we need to find out and prevent,\u201d replied the Doctor. She then pressed the yellow button. The TARDIS shuddered, not used to travelling between universes, but nothing broke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Serpentia, a desert kingdom ruled by Ssylphiel Emerald Goldcoil. Like all the women in her family, she wore a blue rose in her hair. Her green skin shone in the sun as did the emerald scales of the snake tail replacing her legs. She was waiting at the southern gates of her citadel for her guests. The gates opened and in came a wagon with a giant tank of water that held Madame Calliope and Lukas. The wagon stopped by a waterway and opened the tank so Calliope and Lukas could better move around. The waterways used the entire citadel, even entering the main palace and going through multiple rooms. \u201cSsylphiel, my dear!\u201d greeted Calliope once she and Lukas surfaced from the waterway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWelcome, Madame Calliope,\u201d returned Ssylphiel. \u201cI trust your journey was uneventful?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, very much so, Ssylphiel,\u201d replied Calliope. \u201cHow fares your family?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re prospering as are the people we rule. Yours?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, we\u2019re prospering too! As are my darlings like Lukas!\u201d Calliope pulled Lukas closer to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s true,\u201d confirmed Lukas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can see that,\u201d remarked Ssylphiel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, what say we enjoy ourselves, hm?\u201d suggested Calliope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAgreed,\u201d replied Ssylphiel. The group then headed down the waterway and to the palace\u2019s water gate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As Ssylphiel and Calliope made their way to the castle, Bea and Coilzette were going through the castle with a redheaded Dwarf woman in a harem outfit and a rose in her hair. Her skirt and rose were green. \u201cSo, Nora,\u201d remarked Coilzette, \u201cI heard you dialed back your alcohol intake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAye,\u201d replied the Dwarf, Nora. \u201cI get a little too generous at the charity functions your daughter sets up and, well, my niece is calling me the Best Aunt Ever at the cost of 800,000 gold.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGood heavens!\u201d yelped Bea. \u201cWhat did you buy for-?!\u201d She stopped herself when her ears twitched at a noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I hear it too,\u201d replied Coilzette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat is that? Whooshing?\u201d asked Nora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think it went\u2026vworp?\u201d guessed Bea. \u201cAnyways, it came from down there.\u201d She pointed down the hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet\u2019s go see,\u201d declared Coilzette. She and Bea slithered at top speed with Nora running alongside them. They rounded a corner\u2026and saw a blue box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026That does NOT match with Mama\u2019s aesthetic,\u201d remarked Bea. \u201cAnd I didn\u2019t get that as a gift for her or Calliope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLook at the signs,\u201d said Nora. \u201c\u2018Police Public Call Box\u2019, our police use green, though.\u201d Bea read another sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2018St. John\u2019s Ambulance\u2019, who\u2019s St. John?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, here\u2019s the last sign,\u201d said Coilzette. \u201c\u2018Police Telephone. Free for use of Public. Advice & Assistance obtainable immediately. Officers and cars respond to all calls. Pull to open.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I think the instructions are pretty clear,\u201d declared Bea. She put her hand on the door\u2019s handle and pulled\u2026only it didn\u2019t open. \u201c\u2026Locked?\u201d guessed Bea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPossibly,\u201d replied Coilzette. Then\u2026the doors swung inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, I thought the sign said \u2018Pull to open\u2019!\u201d protested Nora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt did!\u201d insisted Coilzette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, that looks like a person in our position would have to PUSH to open!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaybe it\u2019s a bit of added security?\u201d guessed Bea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, it\u2019s just how my vehicle is built,\u201d came a new voice from inside the box. The Doctor and Tysar then stepped out! \u201cThough it DOES bamboozle anyone trying to get into my TARDIS.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cINTRUDERS!\u201d yelped Bea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s rude to point, you know!\u201d protested the Doctor. \u201cHow about-?\u201d She didn\u2019t get very far as Bea wrapped her tail around Tysar and Coilzette wrapped hers around the Doctor. \u201cOOF! Steady!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGUARDS!\u201d called Nora. \u201cWE HAVE A PAIR OF INTRUDERS!\u201d Soldiers dressed in what looked like Ancient Egyptian and Roman armor adorned with imagery of serpents then arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat in-?!\u201d spluttered the Guard Commander. \u201cWho are these sand fleas?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSand fleas? That\u2019s a new one,\u201d remarked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey managed to just appear here in that blue box!\u201d replied Bea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow?!\u201d asked a Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019ll determine with my daughter and our guest\u2019s help!\u201d replied Coilzette. \u201cTake the box to the throne room! Bea and I will bring the intruders!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, lovely! Perhaps we can have some tea?\u201d suggested the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSilence!\u201d barked Bea as she and Coilzette slithered towards the throne room with their captives in their coils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the throne room, Ssylphiel, Lukas, Calliope, and a brunette human with a harem outfit like Nora\u2019s, only her hair rose and skirt were red, were shooting the breeze. \u201cI\u2019m surprised Bea didn\u2019t know that,\u201d remarked Ssylphiel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m sure Nora\u2019s confirming what your mother and I said is true,\u201d mused Lukas. He then saw the harem girl rubbing her jaw. \u201cHey, Shannon, are you okay?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy tooth\u2019s killing me,\u201d mumbled the harem girl, Shannon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, you HAVE been hitting the sweets pretty hard,\u201d remarked Ssylphiel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you want, I can remove it for you,\u201d offered Calliope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026No thank you,\u201d replied Shannon frostily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs you wish. It would have been free of-.\u201d Calliope was interrupted as Coilzette and her party entered the room. The guards set the TARDIS aside as Coilzette and Bea released the Doctor and Tysar from their coils. Ssylphiel rose from the throne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMother, Bea, what is all this?!\u201d she demanded. \u201cWho are those two and where did that box come from?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe box is how these intruders got past security, Mama,\u201d replied Bea. \u201cWe brought them here to get answers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMay I say, I\u2019m terribly sorry for this shake-up,\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cFor a minute there, it looked like we were going to be speared by your guards.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhether or not I allow them to spear you is up to you, Madam!\u201d warned Ssylphiel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can assure you, we intended to land OUTSIDE your home and come in peacefully so we could talk properly,\u201d soothed the Doctor. \u201cOne of my enemies has allied with a local tyrant here and-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSerpentia has no shortage of tyrants that would destroy us,\u201d said Ssylphiel. \u201cWhich one are you referring to?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m afraid we don\u2019t know. We\u2019re travelers from\u2026well, from another universe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I\u2019ve heard that our world isn\u2019t the only one,\u201d remarked Calliope. \u201cAnd that the Gods had no hand in the other worlds\u2019 creations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI personally find that hard to believe,\u201d scoffed Ssylphiel. \u201cWhen Sanliel comes back, I shall-.\u201d Shannon then groaned. \u201c\u2026Guards, throw our prisoners in the dungeon and find a dentist for Shannon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWait a minute!\u201d called the Doctor. \u201cWhat if I help her?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Are you a traveling dentist?\u201d asked Ssylphiel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I have a doctorate in practically everything, my Lady,\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSsylphiel, I\u2019m a businesswoman,\u201d interjected Calliope, \u201cand this woman is just screaming \u2018charlatan\u2019 to me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s one of the more colorful names my enemies give me, outside of Doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll try anything,\u201d said Shannon. \u201cMy tooth is killing me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Come forward and cure her if you can,\u201d Ssylphiel directed the Doctor. \u201cBut I warn you, if you prove to be a charlatan as Madame Calliope suggests you are, well, even living gods like myself and my family fear the curse of ten thousand deaths!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Charming,\u201d mumbled the Doctor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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