A man stepped out of a cabinet hidden in a rocket silo, grumbling. \u201cInsolent magma-slinging idiot!\u201d he snarled. \u201cWhy I chose to help her is beyond me! She\u2019s provided no help in locating Omega! Honestly, I should have gone back to Gallifrey and joined the CIA! Perhaps I can-!\u201d His wrist communicator beeped. \u201cOh, what now?!\u201d He checked the readings. \u201c\u2026Okay, oncoming chronal surges in three\u2026two\u2026one\u2026\u201d The energy waves passed over him. He then checked his wrist communicator again. \u201cLet\u2019s see what\u2026someone from this island chain\u2019s past, I see. \u2026Wait, what\u2019s the other\u2026oh\u2026OH!\u201d A wicked grin then crossed his face. \u201cNow HIM, I can use! Time to see if the Doctor picks up\u2026and then we can conclude this experiment!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no way the humans can reclaim this place,\u201d remarked Marie as she and her cousin Callie and their commanding officer patrolled Alterna, a place meant for human safety that flooded and killed the remaining humans there. \u201cThere\u2019s too much to replace and Mr. Grizz took everything with him when he went on that space mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCome on, Marie!\u201d replied Callie. \u201cHave a little faith!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI DO have faith,\u201d retorted Marie, \u201cfaith that Alterna can\u2019t be used again for the humans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCut the chatter, you two,\u201d said the Captain, the original Agent Three of the New Squidbeak Splatoon. \u201cThe thefts lead to this place and we need to catch the guy.\u201d Just then, a noise filled the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHang on, you hear that?\u201d asked Marie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt sounds like\u2026the TARDIS!\u201d gasped Callie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf it is, what\u2019s she doing back here?\u201d quizzed Marie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet\u2019s follow the noise,\u201d said the Captain. The trio arrived the instant the TARDIS fully materialized. Out stepped the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026How odd,\u201d she muttered. \u201cI was sure we landed in Inkadia. The technology seems too human.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou ARE in Inkadia, Doctor,\u201d called Marie as she, Callie, and the Captain approached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCallie! Marie!\u201d greeted the Doctor. She then looked into the TARDIS. \u201cCome on out! We made it!\u201d Tysar stepped out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHello again!\u201d she greeted the Squid Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNice to see you again!\u201d cheered Callie. \u201cWhat\u2019s happening?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Grouping, sadly,\u201d sighed the Doctor. \u201cBut at least we know the cause. Tell me, have any of you-?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHold up!\u201d said Marie as she closed her umbrella and used it to point at Sty as she stepped out of the TARDIS. \u201cWhat\u2019s an Irken doing hanging around with you?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, joy, our botched invasion is still fresh in your minds,\u201d muttered Sty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBotched or not, you bugs-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMarie!\u201d barked the Captain. \u201c\u2026Save it. You said so yourself that the Doctor has her reasons.\u201d Marie glared at the Captain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Aye, Sir,\u201d she hissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn any event, we have a more pressing priority,\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cHave any of you seen a chap called Omega?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Now that you mention it, yeah,\u201d recalled Callie. \u201cWe saw him just jump into a box and then it vanished, making the same noise as your TARDIS.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo he\u2019s got a ramshackle TARDIS,\u201d mused the Doctor. \u201cThat would explain all the chronal surges as he leaves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t think he\u2019s trying to get to your home planet, do you?\u201d asked Sty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPossibly,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cAnd TARDIS\u2019s built from spare parts don\u2019t automatically have Gallifrey\u2019s coordinates in their data-banks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you just have it as 0 or something on your maps?\u201d asked Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, we used our galaxy\u2019s center to plot our position in the cosmos. That placed us at one point at 10-0-11-0-0\/0-2 from Galactic Zero Center.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026At one point?\u201d repeated Sty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDiscussion for another time,\u201d said the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI thought I overheard Omega say something about a popstar,\u201d said Callie, \u201cthough he didn\u2019t seek any of us out for autographs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat wouldn\u2019t make sense,\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cWhat use would singing do for his plans? It makes no sense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe haven\u2019t exactly seen any reports of anyone missing,\u201d continued Marie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen be on the lookout for new arrivals,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cThey\u2019ll be arriving here any-.\u201d The familiar energy wave of a chronal surge washed over everyone. They then heard a crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIte!\u201d groaned a voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026That was Japanese,\u201d remarked the Doctor. \u201cThat was how the Japanese said \u2018ow\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSomeone from our past?\u201d guessed the Captain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMost likely,\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cCome on!\u201d The group followed the noise to see a Japanese man in a doctor\u2019s coat with what looked like an advanced stethoscope draped behind his neck and across his shoulders. The Doctor took a scan with her sonic screwdriver. \u201c\u2026He\u2019s suffered some blunt force trauma somehow,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe better find the guy that-!\u201d decided Callie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNO!\u201d called the man. \u201cNo, no, no one attacked me. I just\u2026tripped and bashed my head against the wall here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, better check for a concussion,\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cUnlikely, though. It was shorter than 30 seconds between the moment you said \u2018Ite\u2019 and the moment you just spoke. Let me see your eyes.\u201d The man went along with the whole check. \u201c\u2026Speech is fine, pupils are the same size, no seizure or convulsion, no throwing up, now all we need is your name.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m Dr. Hojo Emu, from the pediatrics department of Seito University Hospital,\u201d introduced the man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd that matches your id tag,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cIt also says that you were hired in 2016.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s when I started my internship,\u201d replied Emu. He then blinked when he saw the Squid Sisters and the Captain. \u201c\u2026Maybe I DO have a concussion. I think I\u2019m seeing Inklings!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow do you know about us?\u201d asked the Captain. \u201cYou\u2019re WAY into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEH?!\u201d yelped Emu. \u201cThen how-?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSomeone at Nintendo must have had a powerful enough imagination to go through time and make the Inklings and their struggles against Octavio,\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNintendo? What\u2019s that?\u201d asked Marie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVideo game corporation,\u201d explained Tysar. \u201cFrom right here on this island chain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSomeone made a video game based on us?!\u201d asked Callie excitedly. \u201cAm I a playable character?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cN-No,\u201d replied Emu, \u201cbut if I recall, your Captain is. The first game was about his fight against Octavio when he was Agent Three.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAw!\u201d complained Callie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut that song you and Marie do is pretty famous among us gamers! The Calamari Inkantation!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo kidding?\u201d said Marie with a smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRight, well, Emu-san,\u201d said the Doctor, \u201cwe need to get you back to your time. You see-.\u201d She then heard something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026That\u2019s the Octarian War Language!\u201d realized the Captain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cINCOMING!\u201d warned Sty as she pointed out Octarians of all kinds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAh, SQUID!\u201d cursed the Captain. \u201cWe\u2019re outnumbered! Take cover!\u201d The group took cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cReally wish I hadn\u2019t removed my PAK\u2019s weapons systems!\u201d grumbled Sty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow strong are a PAK\u2019s legs?\u201d asked Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe legs are strong enough, it\u2019s my own strength I\u2019m worried about,\u201d replied Sty. \u201cI can\u2019t carry everyone at the same time and getting everyone to safety one at a time will take too long!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou get Tysar to higher ground!\u201d ordered the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBad idea!\u201d replied Callie. \u201cThey\u2019ve got Air Units as well! I can see an Octostriker among them!\u201d The commander of the enemy Octarians said something\u2026then a shrieking howl filled the area! The Octarian commander then said something and the army retreated with the commander bringing up the rear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Well, the commander cares about their troops,\u201d mused Marie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat WAS that?!\u201d shuddered Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStay here,\u201d said the Doctor as she left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, get back!\u201d hissed Sty. The Doctor looked around and saw a figure in brown robes with a cowl over their head. She squinted in an attempt to see the figure\u2019s face, then the figure made it easier for her as they pulled the cowl back to reveal an old man with a beard. A smile spread across the Doctor\u2019s face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHello there,\u201d greeted the old man. \u201cI see you haven\u2019t aged a day since the Sontarans on Kamino, Doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEveryone, come out!\u201d called the Doctor. Her team stepped out of hiding and Tysar goggled in surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaster Obi-wan?!\u201d she gasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGood to see you again, Tysar,\u201d replied the old man, Obi-wan Kenobi. \u201cSo, it seems I\u2019ve been caught up in a Chronal Surge much like Zelda had.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou met Zelda?\u201d asked Sty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIndeed I have, Little One,\u201d confirmed Obi-wan. Sty bristled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaster Kenobi,\u201d interjected the Doctor, \u201cmay I present my newest addition to Team TARDIS, Sty of the Irken Empire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLast of the Irkens,\u201d corrected Sty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Not really a title I\u2019d wish on anyone,\u201d remarked the Doctor. \u201cAnyways, yes, Obi-wan, you\u2019ve been caught up in a Chronal Surge. You\u2019re far from your native galaxy and far into the future. Thankfully, I can get you back, just like this young man.\u201d She pointed to Emu. \u201cNow, we DO need to check if-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExcuse me!\u201d called a new voice. The man revealed himself. \u201cMay I ask which one of you is the Doctor from Gallifrey?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Not many people think to ask if I come from that planet,\u201d remarked the Doctor. \u201cDo you have an appointment?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy name is Rexavendurasetalmad,\u201d replied the man, \u201cbut you may call me Rex.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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