{"id":8036,"date":"2026-07-28T14:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T18:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/?p=8036"},"modified":"2026-07-28T14:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T18:04:13","slug":"meeting-of-the-stars-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/meeting-of-the-stars-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting of the Stars: Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On an island-sized city, it seemed quiet for the moment. Then\u2026various hover machines raced down the street. On four of the machines were a giant blue penguin in red and gold robes, a navy-blue ball with hands, feet, a mask, a cape, and a sword, an orange blob with eyes, stubs for hands, feet, a spear, and a blue bandana, and a pink ball with eyes, a mouth, stubs for hands, and feet. These were King Dedede, Meta Knight, Bandana Waddle Dee (Bandee to his friends), and Kirby. \u201cPOYOYO!\u201d called Kirby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBuzz off, punk!\u201d retorted King Dedede. \u201cI\u2019ve been winning Gourmet Races for years!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNone of them involved Air Ride Machines!\u201d argued Meta Knight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCome on, pick up the pace!\u201d laughed Bandee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou watch it, boy,\u201d warned King Dedede before he scooped up a cake and scarfed it down, \u201cor Imma throw you in the dungeon!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPOYO!\u201d snapped Kirby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShould have been faster!\u201d laughed King Dedede. Meta Knight then scooped up a burger. \u201cHEY!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cApologies, Sire,\u201d replied Meta Knight, \u201cbut I am NOT losing this race!\u201d The racers then turned a corner\u2026and a familiar blue box struck the ground along with some strange machine! The racers were sent spinning and the crowd gasped in shock!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOogh! No, Escargoon,\u201d mumbled King Dedede, \u201cyou\u2019ve got dust in your brain!\u201d He then shook his head and got a better look at what landed in front of him!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPoyo?\u201d asked Kirby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m fine, Kirby!\u201d King Dedede dismissed. \u201cBut if that box is what I think it is-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt has the same shape as the Doctor\u2019s TARDIS,\u201d said Meta Knight. \u201cBut what would her purpose here be?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMaybe that Grouping thing Kirby talked about?\u201d asked Bandee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, whatever it is,\u201d decided King Dedede, \u201cshe\u2019s gonna answer for ending the Gourmet Race like that!\u201d He pounded on the TARDIS door. \u201cHEY! OPEN UP! THAT\u2019S A ROYAL-!\u201d The Doctor poked her head out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCould you stop bellowing?\u201d she groaned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDOCTOR!\u201d called Kirby happily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWait, huh?\u201d asked King Dedede. \u201cDid you just call her-?\u201d He then blinked. \u201c\u2026Doc, did you do that regenification thing Rassilon pulled last time?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026You mispronounced that on purpose,\u201d hissed the Doctor. \u201cBut yes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, in that case\u2026WHAT\u2019S THE IDEA STOPPING A GOURMET RACE LIKE-?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSIRE!\u201d interrupted Meta Knight and Bandee. King Dedede subsided under Meta Knight\u2019s withering gaze but grumbled all the while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026Now, Doctor, what IS your reason for coming here?\u201d asked Meta Knight. The Doctor then spotted the machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat ramshackle TARDIS over there,\u201d she replied. \u201cIt\u2019s piloted by a madman from my home and I was in pursuit. HE\u2019S the reason behind the Grouping.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo he\u2019s why Kirby vanished a while ago?\u201d asked King Dedede. He then summoned his hammer. \u201cSounds like I need to clobber that there-!\u201d The ramshackle TARDIS opened its door and out stepped the pilot. He was in green robes with a bronze chest piece and a tall bronze helmet with elongated eye slits and a mouth slit. He looked around as if he were a king. \u201cYou make a habit of interrupting important stuff?!\u201d snarled King Dedede as he raised his hammer. The pilot caught the hammer as King Dedede swung it down, then he drove his fist into the penguin\u2019s beak! King Dedede squawked in pain and clutched his beak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026That\u2026felt\u2026good!\u201d said the figure in perverted happiness. \u201cNothing like putting an inferior life-form in their place to settle your hearts!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI always found that phrase to be an ugly one,\u201d remarked the Doctor. The pilot whirled around and snarled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDoctor!\u201d he hissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s him?\u201d asked Tysar when she and Sty stepped out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTysar, Sty, get back in the TARDIS!\u201d hissed the Doctor. \u201cThis is between me and him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut is that really him?\u201d asked Sty. \u201cIs that\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026Omega,\u201d confirmed the Doctor. \u201cThe Mad God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI will simply be addressed as a god, thank you very much!\u201d retorted Omega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo, you\u2019re just proving you\u2019re mad. Why don\u2019t you take off your helmet?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTrue, true, it IS rather hot in here.\u201d Omega took his helmet off and revealed a man with long, cascading, blonde hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026You know, I was rather hoping there was nothing there,\u201d remarked the Doctor. \u201cOmega, you need to stop! Your slipshod TARDIS journey is causing chronal surges to spread throughout time and space!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd?\u201d asked Omega carelessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026And, it\u2019s causing damage! If you want to get to Gallifrey-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s the point, I DON\u2019T need Gallifrey\u2019s coordinates now, especially not from YOU!\u201d The Doctor blinked in surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026You don\u2019t need Gallifrey\u2019s coordinates? Why?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are some things I cannot do, not alone,\u201d replied Omega. \u201cOne of them is taking on any armed forces on our home world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026This whole mess is just a method of distraction!\u201d realized Tysar. \u201cYou caused a mess that plucked me from New Davius and tossed me into a hellhole of a city just because you wanted Gallifrey distracted! You knew they wouldn\u2019t ignore all the chronal surges!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInteresting that someone so\u2026exotic would correctly guess the plan,\u201d remarked Omega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy \u2018exotic\u2019, you mean primitive!\u201d hissed the Doctor. \u201cA nasty word to use against any person or their culture!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow else do you describe the lesser races?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t call non-Gallifreyans lesser for a start! Save that idiocy for the Daleks!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is all well and good, Doctor,\u201d dismissed Omega, \u201cbut you have a mess to clean up.\u201d He scurried into his ramshackle TARDIS and dematerialized, the take-off noise being horrendous. The Doctor rushed towards his TARDIS, but it had already vanished, then an energy wave knocked everyone off their feet. The group picked each other up, but not everyone got out of it with a clear head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOogh! Someone stop the guitar!\u201d mumbled Meta Knight. \u201cIt is Fire Dedede, our hero!\u201d He then shook his head, realizing what he said. \u201cI would never say that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOkay, everyone,\u201d groaned the Doctor, \u201cbeing near the origin of a chronal surge is painful. Have we all learned that lesson?\u201d She then heard multiple groans\u2026some of them from new voices! \u201c\u2026That was quick,\u201d she muttered. She rushed over to the new people. There were twelve in total, Five of the twelve were Japanese girls in their high school ages and seemed to be in sailor-fuku style outfits! The Doctor blinked. \u201cThe original Sailor Senshi?\u201d she muttered. She then examined five more. They were American High-schoolers, three boys and two girls. She then found a strange buckle in one of their pockets! \u201c\u2026The original Power Rangers?\u201d She then checked on two more. They were an old man and an old woman. The woman was in a shimmering green cloak and the man was in traditional Highland dress! The Doctor stumbled as she looked past the wrinkles and gray hair. \u201c\u2026Oh my word,\u201d she said. The old man and old woman groaned and the Doctor eased them up. \u201cEasy. \u2026Easy now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThank you kindly,\u201d said the old man in a Scots brogue. He looked around and goggled in surprise when he saw the old woman. \u201cI don\u2019t believe it!\u201d The old woman looked back and gasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJamie!\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cZoe!\u201d replied the old man. The two hugged like old siblings. \u201cI never-!\u201d stammered Jamie. \u201cI-I mean, I thought, after all that wee bit of story time-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was afraid of that too!\u201d replied Zoe. She then got a good look at her surroundings. \u201c\u2026It looks like whatever took you from your home took me as well!\u201d By now, those that were conscious were giving the two their full attention, the Doctor amazed that Jamie and Zoe were acting the way they were. By then, the Sailor Senshi groaned. Tysar helped them up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s all right,\u201d she assured. \u201cWe\u2019ll get you home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy head!\u201d grumbled Sailor Moon. Her stomach then growled. \u201cDang it! And I\u2019m hungry too!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlways thinking with your stomach, huh?\u201d muttered Sailor Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBetter that than wearing heels in battle!\u201d snapped Sailor Moon. That\u2019s when the remaining teenagers groaned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy head!\u201d complained the young man in red clothing. He and his friends then saw everyone. \u201cHOLY-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll right, is that everyone conscious?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think so,\u201d replied Sailor Mercury as she nervously smoothed her blue hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThen it\u2019s time for a little rundown,\u201d decided the Doctor. \u201cThere\u2019s a lunatic from my home planet\u2019s history. He was once stuck in a place called the Underverse, but he\u2019s escaped and fully corporeal now. He\u2019s created a ramshackle TARDIS that, every time he takes off, creates these energy waves called chronal surges. They have a tendency to pluck someone from their native point in space-time and put them somewhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPoyo,\u201d muttered Kirby as he raised his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes, Kirby can tell you how annoying that is,\u201d continued the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut with this mess going on with a TARDIS,\u201d said Jamie, \u201cwon\u2019t the Time Lords pick up on it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026That\u2019s twice now, Jamie,\u201d remarked the Doctor. \u201cYou shouldn\u2019t know anything about the Time Lords, not after\u2026well\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat business with the War Chief and his War Lord pals?\u201d asked Jamie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh, we remember, all right,\u201d confirmed Zoe. \u201c\u2026And following that logic, if you know that specific event\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHey, hang on!\u201d said Jamie as he finally saw the TARDIS. \u201cThat\u2019s OUR TARDIS! THE TARDIS!\u201d Jamie then gave his full attention to the Doctor. \u201cDoes that mean-?! \u2026I mean, the Doctor I traveled with and I met up with someone in a patchwork coat that said HE was the Doctor!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat?!\u201d asked Zoe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat was before we met you,\u201d explained Jamie. \u201cThose two said that a Time Lord can change their face and personality when they\u2019re about to die.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut the memories of our previous life stay intact,\u201d continued the Doctor. \u201cI had forgotten you met my sixth incarnation as well as my second, Jamie McCrimmon. I seem to recall we faced the Androgums and Sontarans in that little adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOch, it IS you!\u201d cheered Jamie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDoctor!\u201d gasped Zoe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s great to see you again, Jamie and Zoe Heriot!\u201d replied the Doctor as she pulled them into a hug. The three old friends had happy tears streaming down their faces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On an island-sized city, it seemed quiet for the moment. Then\u2026various hover machines raced down the street. 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