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"I don't think we should stick around here much longer, Doctor. If that bird's right, there's six potentially hostile organisms lurking about, and I'm not looking forward to facing some strange bug-eyed monsters completely unarmed! Let's get the hell out of here!"

((I didn't realise the penguin was an actual Doctor Who creature - though I never read the comics I'll admit. Where did they come from/what did they do?))

As soon as they were back in the safety of the TARDIS Rose felt a rush of sudden high-spirits. There was something so comforting about the old blue box. The fears about her family washed away. Words began bubbling out of her.

"What are you going to do Doctor? We can beat them, can't we? As long as we get that old book first... And the TARDIS can beat anyone to anywhere. We can just jump across to the Tower and get it... right?"

*the Lt wanders around, he takes a scan of the console with pocket computer, the machine is identified as gallifreyen machinery*woah! this must be the last TARDIS in existence, amazing, I thought they where all destroyed*he says, he places the computer5 back in his pocket and he jumps onto the large chair on the edge of the console and he begins to examine the screen and the buttons. As he does this he mutters to himself*HHHHMMM..... thats linked up to the posetronic network...... impossible..... detailed mainframe...... indivudual thought patterns....... what the!!!!

((Actually, Frobisher was a shape-changer that just liked to walk around as a penguin; our dear Lt. Flibble is an entirely different creature! There's a wikipedia article here.))


Nate went and rummaged through the drawer the Doctor had indicated, searching for the bag with the black crystals. While pushing the items around, he came upon a leather-bound book. It's cover read: 900 Year Diary. Glancing behind his shoulder, he saw that the Doctor had suddenly become sullen after being reminded of the destruction of his race. The knowledge contained in this diary could benefit humanity in ways undreamt of, Nate thought to himself. After a brief moment of self-doubt, he tucked the book away as best he could under his long coat.

"Found it, Doctor." Nate called out. He placed the bag of crystals on the TARDIS console. "Remarkable thing, this blue box of yours... I suppose I couldn't even begin to fathom the science behind the impossibility of the size of this room relative to its external appearance. Simply amazing..."

Moments later, the TARDIS rematerialized at the Tower of London. Nate, the first to emerge from the doors, was stunned by the sight before him. "Doctor, we're too late! They've beaten us here!" Before them was an incredible scene of carnage. Twisted and mangled bodies of UNIT soldiers and Yeomen Warders lay strewn about the courtyard. A battle had been fought here very recently, and evil prevailed.

"Maybe we're lucky and they just came to fetch the Crown Jewels," Nate said sardonically.

Picking his way through the bodies, Nate retrieved an assault rifle and some ammunition. Feeling a bit more secure now that he was armed again, he returned to the Doctor and asked, "What's so special about that black glass that it hurts those creatures? And why have they kidnapped Ms. Tyler's mother?"

"Hmm. 'fraid I don't know. Not quite the expert you are, Doctor. Someplace traditionally ascribed to the occult, perhaps? Like Stonehenge or..." his voice trailed off. "Doctor, now that we're here, maybe we should check out the base underground. There could be some clues left behind. Though there could also still be some of those creatures lurking about. Lt. Flibble, are you detecting any hostile lifeforms with your scanning device?"