[Story] One and a Half Doctors

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SPOILER WARNING: This story will contain spoilers for Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, and for most of my own stories thus far. This story will also contain some references to events in Doctor Who.

Table of Contents

1. The One and a Half Doctors
2. Birds of a Turnabout
3. Heartless Cataclysm
4. The Cyberman and the Wolf
5. COMING SOON: Conclusion

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{Partenen's Laboratory}

: I have finished the... robot you have requested.

: Heh, for a crazy cyborg ghost, you aren't half bad. *blasts robot with energy*

: What are you doing now?

: Oh, just some time energy so he can call his little friends across time for a playdate. And now... I think it's about time he woke up! *throws a switch*

: *groans to life*

~~~~~

{Antihero Alley, Icy Taco}

*The TARDIS materializes on a shady street filled with suspicious buildings, all quiet save for the pub in the center of them all.*

: *steps out of the TARDIS, scans with sonic screwdriver* ... *starts walking toward pub as somebody runs out of it and past him*

Bartender: *shouts after him* IF YOU WRITERS MAKE THIS JUKEBOX PLAY "NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP" ONE MORE TIME, I'M GETTING RID OF IT! *slams door*

: ...Early twenty-first century then. *steps into the pub and sits down at the bar*

Bartender: You're new around here, right? Let me get you something strong, because if you don't need it now you'll need it later.

: Actually, I was just wondering... this might sound crazy, but has anyone seen a metal man around here? Somebody who looks like a robot, all made of metal?

*the bar bursts out laughing*

: No, I know obviously not real robots... My friend and I got separated on the way to a costume party.

*the laughter slowly gets quieter, with a few people looking around nervously*

Bar Patron: Some of us might find that offensive, you know.

: What, you don't like costumes? *turns and sees that the speaker is a robot* ...Oh. I guess that song is more out of date than I thought it was.

Leave him alone, he's going to get enough grief from the Writers without mandatory culture shock.

: Who are the Writers, and for that matter, who are you?

: The Writers are the rulers of this town. As for me... Some people call me the doctor.

~~~~~

*Doctor Who theme starts*



CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON

JAMES LUPE

DOCTOR WHO

The One and a Half Doctors

~~~~~

{Antihero Alley, Icy Taco}

: *walks out of pub, scanning with sonic screwdriver*

: Hey, don't just leave. This is my town and I think I should know what I'm dealing with. So what are we dealing with? Daleks? Cybermen? A confused Nestene Consciousness?

: *spins around* How do you know what those are?

: People tell your stories throughout the known universe. Some of them happen to talk about the villains.

: Cyber Ships from all over time and space followed a signal here, and I followed them. I couldn't find exactly where they landed, so I asked you.

: How far off are they?

: No more than two years, I'd think.

: Great, two years of hidden Cybermen. Alright, I'm with you. I know this town better than you do.

: So no matter how dangerous I tell you this is going to be, no matter how much I say I don't need help, you're coming with me?

: Yes.

: Fantastic! What's your real name, though? I can't just call you Doctor.

: Doctor James Lupe.

: Well James, lead the way!

{Just Outside Tabloid Town}

: So what's your story, James?

: Did some bad things for bad reasons, did some good things for good reasons. Just your average... sort of human.

: And what's the story with this town? The town leaders annoying a bar full of robots with 1980s pop music?

: This place is a crossroads between worlds. The Writers bring people here from many worlds in many time periods.

: What do you mean "bring them here"? Like kidnapping?

: No. Most people initially think that they're coming here of their own free will, and can usually go back to their own world whenever they want... but for some they wouldn't want to go back to where they left. Anyway, we're here, Doctor. *gestures to a clearing of trees*

: There's nothing here.

: A portal opens here to the laboratory of a man named Shaman Partenen. He's the only one insane enough to construct a Cyberman.

: *points sonic screwdriver at clearing, and a portal wavers into existence*

: As a wise man once said... Allons-y! *jumps through the portal*

: Who would say something stupid like that? *follows*

{Graveyard}

*they step out into a dark graveyard, surrounded by a seemingly endless junkyard*

: That's strange... it was the middle of the afternoon when we stepped in there.

: Yeah, blame Partenen. Now, let's go-

Hey, what's up Docs?

: Who's there!?

: You really don't want to know.

Hey, I'm just giving you a little warning. I let the crazy ghost keep his new robot as a security guard. And he's an effective one too!

: *looks around*

: *steps out of the tomb in the center of the graveyard* Delete. Delete. Delete.

: Got some good news and some bad news. Good news is we found it, bad news is-

: -we found it.

: *fires a bolt of lightning at The Doctor*

: *dives behind a tombstone* Not exactly the usual weapon.

: A personal touch from Partenen, I'd assume. *pulls a bottle of pills out* On my signal, head for the tomb. Partenen probably has a kill switch in the lab. *throws pills at the Cyberman, which explode into a smokescreen* Go! *dashes out*

: *follows after, into the tomb, sealing the door behind him with his sonic*

: And now we head down.

{Catacombs}

*they walk through narrow hallways with chains hanging from the walls*

: Is Shaman Partenen human? He may have been converted by his own creation.

: No. ...Not anymore. He is a cyborg, but he won't be a Cyberman.

Of course not... Why would I risk making something that could turn on me... AGAIN!?

*the chains spring to life and ensnare The Doctor and Doc*

: *materializes in front of them* Hello Doctors! It didn't even TAKE a degree to outsmart you two!

: Shaman! What are you planning to do with a Cyberman!?

: Not a Cyberman... An army of Cybermen! And think of the potential buyers, Doctor Lupe... Undead warriors who have nothing to fear from a Cyberman... Rinamians who could use a mercenary that could convert their greatest enemy into an ally!

: The Cybermen won't listen to a madman like you!

: No less than they'll listen to your... pleas for mercy!

: *transforms into wolf form to slip through the chains and transforms back when he hits the ground* *takes out another bottle of pills, throwing them at the wall near The Doctor blowing it up and breaking his chains* RUN!

*they dash through the wall into Partenen's lab*

: The kill switch!

: *uses sonic screwdriver to blow up the switch* Now go!

: *throws some bomb pills at the ceiling, blasting a hole through* *grabs a chain and swings it, using it as a grappling hook to climb out*

: *climbs out after, and kneels over the broken Cyberman* *detaches the head and takes it*

: ...What are you doing.

: With this, I can track the signal. You heard him, there's an army coming from everywhere and everywhen. And we're going to stop it. Now, back to the TARDIS!

{Antihero Alley}

After all these years, that old blue box...

*Doc and The Doctor reach the TARDIS to find Churchillbot waiting outside it*

: I was wondering if you'd ever show up to town, Doctor.

: No... Winston?

: For once, I have a new face and you have an old one.

: I don't understand... Not to be rude, but you do know you died in 1965?

: And I was put in this body after.

: But... dying isn't exactly a temporary thing for you.

: You've seen a man who can become a wolf, a spirit who can materialize and control chains, and a spirit trapped in a robotic body. This is not the town to question logic. Magic is real here, whether you like it or not.

: You dealt with Shaman Partenen!?

: He built a creature known as a Cyberman, and it called others from across the universe. ...Have we dealt with Cybermen before, Winston?

: Saying yes or no would be a spoiler, wouldn't it, Doctor? Anyway, you have to deal with the Cybermen here and now.

: Right. James, with me! But no weapons on board the TARDIS!

: ...Fine. Churchill, hold onto my stuff for me. *gives him his sword, multiple bottles of pills, a modified syringe, and his headband*

: Are you just made of weapons?

: Not anymore. Let's go.

*they walk into the TARDIS*

{TARDIS Control Deck}

: So when does the metal head say we need to go?

: *checking monitors* November of 2011. Anything fun happen here then?

: ...Depends on how you define fun.

: Fantastic, that is my kind of fun. Let's go! *throws switches and the TARDIS zooms off through space*

~~~~~

NEXT TIME

: A murder was just committed here. The man in charge of this repair shop was killed. The main suspect was one of his clients, Jokerman of Rinam. The case was under investigation by Prosecutor Byrne Faraday.

: Well what happened?

: ...I don't know. It's still classified, nobody is allowed to discuss major events until the Writers release the documents of it.

One and a Half Doctors will return with...

BIRDS OF A TURNABOUT

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{Robot Repair Shop, Icy Taco
November 8, 2011}

*the TARDIS materializes inside the shop, and Doc and The Doctor step out*

: Here we are... where ever this is.

: It's a robot repair shop. It's possible a Cyberman stopped here, but be careful, a murder was just committed here.

: What!?

~~~~~

*Doctor Who theme starts*



CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON

JAMES LUPE

DOCTOR WHO

Birds of a Turnabout

~~~~~

: The man in charge of this repair shop was killed. The main suspect was one of his clients, Jokerman of Rinam. The case was under investigation by Prosecutor Byrne Faraday.

: Well what happened?

: ...I don't know. It's still classified, nobody is allowed to discuss major events until the Writers release the documents of it.

: I'm beginning to think that these Writers are a bigger problem than the Cybermen.

: They're not evil, or tyrannical, or intentionally controlling. I can't explain yet, you haven't been here long enough to understand. Depending on how strange this case ended up being, however, you might be ready to understand after.

: I'm still not ready to believe robot Churchill.

: Exactly. Now... *syncs watch to current time* Let's investigate here. Nobody will bother us since most of the police will be at the trial. *gets out two pairs of gloves* Though I don't want to give a reason for the police to come after me, especially because I don't remember it happening.

*They carefully investigate the shop.*

: *opens a drawer* Cyber arm. They were definitely here.

: Is an arm going to be helpful?

: No, the arm's dead. Too bad the only person who could've seen it is—

*a muffled voice comes from one of the cabinets* Space arm. Looking at space arm. Arms... from SPAAACE!

: ...This isn't what I wanted to deal with today. *opens cabinet, revealing a Cyberman head*

: *points sonic screwdriver*

: ...Space Core. Why are you in a Cyberman in a cabinet.

: Hurt my head coming back from space. Got put in a spaceman and put back into space.

: *notices the glowing stars on the inside of the cabinet* ...

: Friend of yours, James?

: No, but I've heard of him. He's a personality core, a robot, from a place called Aperture Science Laboratories. Sounds like he took a long walk off a short planet and crashed here, then got fixed with spare parts. Doesn't explain why he had a dead Cyberman sitting around for scrap.

: *scans Space Core* Looks like all the Cyberman technology's been removed, so our friend isn't going to be too much help with that.

: Not our friend.

: Are you from space?

: I am.

: Spacefriends!

: Please stop encouraging him.

: *picks up the Space Core* Let's go see if anyone's seen something that looks like the rest of him.

: ...You're doing this on purpose.

*they leave the repair shop, and look around*

: Those apartments. If anybody saw something suspicious, they'd be in there.

*they walk around the buildings, trying to find anything suspicious, when a voice calls out*

Are you investigating the murder?

*a large yellow spider, a Galvantula, walks over to them*

: Oh! Yes, we're with the artificial intelligence and robotics division of the police. *presents psychic paper*

: Oh, I'm the one who put in the call to police when I heard the commotion. Elice Treespinne.

: I'm The Doctor, and this is James.

: A pleasure to meet you. But isn't the trial going on now? I'm surprised to see investigators now...

: They knew this would be a difficult case, so they sent us in. We're investigating some other suspicious people who might be linked to the case.

: Yes. Have you seen any friends of the robot this head belongs to?

: Spacefriends. Friends from space.

: I can do better. I can find their trail. Almost like following their electrical scent. I can use one to trace more.

: Fantastic!

: Except this is a different robot in the same shell. Maybe we should get the Cyberman that Partenen made.

*they walk back to the repair shop*

: Let me just go inside my... police box and get the other Cyberman. *enters the TARDIS and returns with the other head*

: Now... to amplify the signal... *shocks the Cyberman head with a bolt of lightning*

: ... I don't see anything.

: *scans with sonic* No, definitely there.

: Now, I'll take you to where the signal leads.

: That might be a bit too dangerous. Would this signal stay up long enough for us to follow it on our own?

: It should.

: Good. Also... if people come to question you later, don't mention us coming first. Very secret operation.

: My lips are sealed. *walks off*

: Let's go.

: *takes Space Core and throws him back in the cabinet* Now let's go.

{Icy Taco Detention Center}

: I think we followed the wrong scent. The trial's out, so this is where Jokerman is. I think I can hear Prosecutor Faraday talking to her now... *presses ear against the door*

{Interrogation Room}

: I was a moment from walking away free, Mr. Faraday. A moment away from going back to Rinam to see my boyfriend, Walt.

: Walt? Doesn't sound very Rinamian... aren't you all fonts?

: Er, Waltograph.

: ...And you said boyfriend... Aren't all Rinamians female?

: He's a DWN. Waltographman. I don't see what relevance my love life has to this case!

: (Probably nothing, but I have a feeling she isn't telling the whole truth...)

: I don't think I should have to tell you anything. Trust is a fragile thing.

: ...Probably best to go, for now.

: Yeah. I think we should talk to the person who put in the call to police.

{Icy Taco Detention Center}

: *quickly stands up as they walk out* Detective Badd, Mister Faraday.

: ...Doctor. ... *glances at The Doctor*

: Hello.

: What are you doing here?

: Haven't heard from Nero all day. Just making sure he didn't end up here.

: Not here, but if I hear about anyone breaking things, I'll let you know.

*Badd and Faraday leave.*

: Nero?

: One of my... former coworkers. A friend of mine. Anyway, this is a dead end, you just followed Jokerman.

: No, there's a match here. Let's ask Jokerman a few questions if we can. *goes to get meeting approved using psychic paper*

*A few minutes later...*

: Who are you two?

: We're with the artificial intelligence and robotics division of the police.

: So in other words, profiling.

: ...This is why we keep the division secret. *pulls up a picture on his phone* Have you seen one of these robots around the crime scene? It might help to clear your name.

: *glances at the picture, then at The Doctor* I've never seen one in person, no.

: *puts phone away* Well, worth a try, thanks anyway.

: Is that all?

: We're in a hurry, this could be way bigger than it already is. Doctor, let's go.

: Sorry to waste your time.

*They step outside.*

: Now, tell me how you have a picture of a Cyberman on your phone.

: ...There's the reason the people in charge are called Writers. Every universe, every planet, every being that exists, all scattered and unconnected from another. Except in one place. The Writers are from a version of Earth that connects them... as fiction. *takes out phone and shows him*

: ...What's Doctor Who?

: Your life. Your story. Every adventure you've had, from Gallifrey to... to after what you'll do here. A television serial. The Writers tap into other worlds and record them as their own ideas, and no interactions with their "characters".

: ...Except here.

: Except here. Here, people borrow characters like you, or bring their own like me, and bring us here. That's why we can't talk about things before the Writers write them. Because we aren't allowed to say anything our Writer doesn't know, and even if they do know... spoilers.

: So you have access to my entire life.

: Not all of it, not all of it has been written. But you've regenerated twice more from my point in time.

: Why can't we just ask a Writer where the Cybermen are?

: If you went to our Writer right now, he wouldn't know who you were or what a Cyberman was. He's not going to write this for almost two years... or more, given his record... And if he did, he wouldn't tell us, because that's not how the story goes, and if it isn't how the story goes, he doesn't know it.

: ...

: This is life for us, Doctor, as long as we're in this town. Now let's go save it.

: Unfortunately, the trail's run cold.

: I have an idea, then. Let's go to the trial tomorrow and see what they've uncovered.

: What about until then?

: No. I mean go into the TARDIS, and go to the trial tomorrow.

: I like your way of thinking. Let's go.

{Courtroom A, Icy Taco
November 9, 2011}

: Court is now in session for Jokerman of Rinam.

: The defenssse is ready, Your Honor.

: The prosecution is... ready, Your Honor.

: *in the gallery, whispers to Doc* Faraday looks nervous.

: I don't know why he'd... wait, today is November 9th.

: 2011, yes.

: ...Byrne Faraday died tomorrow.

: What does that mean?

: Order in the court, please do not distract the witness.

*Elice Treespinne is on the stand, talking about her call to the police, and neither seeing nor sensing anyone enter or leave near the time of the murder. Other than the court noting her ability to "sense" electrical signals, neither Faraday nor Akker seem to find anything useful in this new testimony.*

: My client's innocenssse is clear, is it not?

: However, we have heard from Miss Treespinne that we may be overlooking a method of investigation. Mr. Faraday, would you like to reconvene tomorrow after investigating the shop with Miss Treespinne?

: I... can't...

: Of course it would not be sssporting to ignore my opponent'sss... condition. Perhaps continuing the trial tonight would be more... agreeable?

: Er, quite. But it would have to be quite late to be after the other trials. Spaceship parking disputes, another harassment suit against Mr. Mobile...

: I have no objectionsss.

: Mr. Faraday?

: I have... no objections.

: Then court will reconvene tonight at 11 PM. Court is adjourned. *slams foot on table*

*people begin to file out of the courtroom*

: What do you mean Faraday died tomorrow?

: The Byrne Faraday you see is a spirit. He was brought here after he died from a universe slightly ahead of our own in terms of time. On the anniversary of their death, their Cursed Day, spirits here suffer the pain of how they were murdered if they're not in the Spirit World. And since Faraday is from a world in the future... he died on the exact date of September 10, 2011. Nobody knows what's going to happen, but everybody agrees it will be dangerous for him to stay here.

: I think we ought to help out Faraday first, then.

: What about the Cybermen? This is his story, not ours.

: I'm trying to figure that out. Why would the Cybermen choose now to land, and why are they being quiet? Nothing about this makes sense.

: Welcome to the NTWF. Either way, I don't know where to start looking, so let's just stay alert and see what happens in court tonight.

*The Doctor and James attempt to find information, but to no avail, and thus go to court empty-handed, at 11 PM.*

: Court is now in session for Jokerman of Rinam.

: The defenssse is ready, Your Honor.

: ...

: Mr. Faraday?

: R-ready, Your Honor.

: I would think you'd want to hurry, for your own sake. You may call your first witness.

: I call Elice Treespinne back to the stand. Please state your name and occupation for the court.

: Elice Treespinne. Electrician.

: Please testify as to the movements of the robots in the repair shop, as displayed on... *takes out a small device, Little Thief* This hologram. *projects an image of the repair shop on to the courtroom*

: Objection! The prosssecution should not be allowed this light show!

: Overruled, I will allow it for now. I trust you are not wasting our time, Mr. Faraday.

*Elice explains that there are three signals, a stationary one in the office, a stationary one in the cupboard, and a moving signal in the main area, the moving one presumed to be the accused. The robot in question is stationary for some time in the area where she was being repaired, then moved to the center of the room for some time where Jokerman was found unconscious in front of the victim's body, moved around the area where the body was to where the robot anesthetics were found, and then back to the center of the room. Faraday inputs this into the simulation.*

: Now, we can verify this chain of events with Rick's earlier testimony. He said that there was a gunshot, followed by a man falling, followed a little while later by a robot falling. This means that the first time that the accused was in the center of the room, she shot Bennice, and the second time she applied the anesthetic to herself.

: Objection! Thisss ssstill ignoresss the question of where she got the gun!

: And to answer that, I call Detective Tyrell Badd back to the stand.

: *has some difficulty finding the stand through the simulation, eventually settles for standing in the wall behind the table* Tyrell Badd. Detective.

: Testify as to the details of the case concerning Bennice's movement and the new information gathered today.

: ...Bennice's footprints match up to testimony. Bennice walked from the area where he was working on Jokerman to the center of the room, and nowhere else since. We also checked the gun further, for a magical signature. Since there did not seem to be any magic involved in this case, we did not take the time previously. But we sent it to be analyzed and found that it had recently been used by a spirit.

: If that is the case, then why is there a Rinamian on trial instead of a spirit?

: That's because there isn't a Rinamian on trial. Continue, Detective Badd.

: When we discovered the magical signature, we checked through Bennice's files again. He organizes them by serial number, and we were unable to find any Rinamians worked on that day, and assumed he did not make a file before being killed, or that the file was stolen. After discovering the spirit, we checked his other files, specifically for various historicalbot manufacturers, and found Jokerman's file... listed under the cereal number SP-CY-6. That means that "Jokerman" was manufactured by Shaman Partenen, as the shell for someone with the initials CY.

: That means that the spirit and Jokerman are one and the same, and given the initials... *deskslam* I call the suspect, Calisto Yew, to the stand!

: Objection! You have no proof to make that claim-

Hold it.

: *begins walking to the stand, falling to the ground halfway with Calisto Yew stepping out of the shell and continuing to the stand*

: I'm here, but it seems like you're almost out of time.

*Clocks begin to chime.*

: N-no!

*echos of gunshots are heard, and Faraday collapses, clutching his wound*

: *summons gun* I grow weary of this game of cat and mouse. Time to finish you for good.

: *takes the sonic screwdriver and points it at Jokerman*

: *lurches to life and runs at Yew, absorbing her back in*

: C-court dismissed! *ducks under table*

: Badd! Get Faraday out of here!

: *carries Faraday out of the courtroom*

: Take that! *throws screwdriver back to The Doctor* And thanks for not upgrading my phone! *puts in a call* Amidimaru, Taco Courthouse, now!

: *materializes and draws sword*

: *releases Yew* What's going on?

: This is a spirit's game. The rules apply differently to those who cannot die. Now, let's go! *they run out of the courthouse*

: Wait, if we followed the signal from Partenen's shell in there, thinking it was a Cyberman... *they get out of the building to see Badd holding off Cybermen with his gun*

: Apparently there's some sort of robot riot going on over this trial... *fires magical blasts out of his gun that seem to be working on them*

: Badd has this handled, but this doesn't seem to be a huge amount.

: This is just the advance guard. We could probably draw the invasion away from here by taking Jokerman and the broken Cybermen with us, but I don't see what point there is in that unless there's a collapsing planet soon and nearby.

: Actually... I have something that will work. Get the TARDIS ready, I'll round up the robots. We're flying into the end of a world.

~~~~

NEXT TIME

: Aipoen. It's basically a planet-sized magic dream catcher. It's at war, and this is when it ends.

~~~~

: Hey, Hunter, how about one last battle?

One and a Half Doctors will return with...

HEARTLESS CATACLYSM

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{December 21, 2012
Castle Tolemac, Throne Room}

*A white lupe in a white hooded coat, Mazna, is standing in front of Hunter, Tank the Green Tonu, Mew, and Shellshock the Blastoise with more characters lined up behind them.*

: Are your battalions ready?

: Ready!

: Ready.

: Ready!

: ...Ready.

: All preparations are made. Your positions are known, and the Lupe Pack will begin its approach soon. This is our final battle.

: This is war!

~~~~~

*Doctor Who theme starts*



CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON

JAMES LUPE

DOCTOR WHO

Heartless Cataclysm

~~~~~

*The TARDIS materializes in a grove of gnarled trees, and The Doctor and James step out.*

: Here we are! Where are we?

: The kingdom of Tolemac, on a planet known as Aipoen. It's basically a planet-sized dream catcher, siphoning the darkness out of the universe and concentrating it here.

: Siphoning darkness?

: Nearly everyone in the three worlds this planet connects to has a double here. It takes their darkness and puts it into human form. And now the planet is at war. One side is trying to destroy this world before something terrible happens, and the other is trying to start an invasion of the other worlds with the duplicates.

: Well, you said the planet is collapsing, so I know how this will work out.

: Yeah. This is when it ends. Be careful, though, because I was already here. I don't want to cross my timeline because of paradoxes... and because I was the bad guy.

: You what!?

Cinnabar, I heard them, they're over here.

*Two people walk into the clearing, Glitchio (a man in an iron suit), and a white haired teenager.*

: Hi James, hi Doctor!

: Cinnabar!?

: Don't worry, Doctor Lupe, this was supposed to happen. The timeline is stable. We will help you find the Cybermen without detection from the others.

: I still want answers as to why James almost launched an invasion here.

: When you live a life manipulated by a being of complete darkness, you can tend to make some wrong choices.

: James is better at exposition than I am, let him explain on the way. I've found the duplicate of Partenen's old house near here, and I have a feeling the Cybermen will target their landing there. Now go, you're going to be here soon, and it was definitely back when he was dangerous. *gives maps to The Doctor and James*

*James runs off, with The Doctor following behind.*

: *to the teenager* Go back to Mazna and tell him they're coming, but remember that you can't let Hunter see you until the end. I'm not as good a distraction as Jinzo, but I'll try to buy a bit of time for you.

: Of course. Good luck, Cinnabar. *summons wings of wind and flies off toward the castle*

: *walks out of the clearing, making sure the TARDIS isn't visible* *sees the Lupe Pack approaching and walks up to them* Hi James. Out for a walk?

: *draws gun on Glitchio* Out of the way.

: Put that away, Block. Professor Glitchio will be getting out of the way on his own.

: Am I in the way?

: I am sure James does not want you to become the first casualty of our victory, Professor.

: We don't exactly have enough guys to take prisoners, though, so don't make this messy.

: *still aiming gun* Of course we have enough men. Throw him to the Heartless and be done with him. Every moment that he's in our way is a moment that Neopia isn't ours. Now, MOVE! *fires as Glitchio dives to the ground*

: ... *steps over Glitchio and continues walking, followed by the lupes*

: *stands and brushes self off to see the rest of the troops, Heartless and Shadow Pokemon being led by Umbreon*

: ...

: ... *without looking at Glitchio* He's fighting with them, isn't he.

: Yes.

: ... *continues marching*

: ... *wanders off*

~~~~~

: *leading The Doctor through scattered buildings* To explain things, I have to start from the beginning, and I mean the beginning. I was born on Earth and I spent all of my time up until grade school in an orphanage. Right before grade school I was adopted by a rich family, the Lupes. Mom was a lawyer, dad was a doctor like me. I was pushed to succeed and I had the money to. Made it to graduation a normal, if somewhat antisocial, doctor.

*They continue walking, going past a dilapidated Big Ben in the distance.*

: It was a night soon after that when I realized the world wasn't exactly as it appeared. Walking through a forest, still in my scrubs but with no medical supplies, when a large wolf attacked me. Only had a pocket knife to fight the thing off with. I survived the fight, but barely. I ended up skinning the thing to make bandages for myself, which would have given me an infection at the best of times but it was all I had, and I crawled back to the hospital. Next morning, the bandages had vanished and my wounds had healed.

: More magic?

: More magic, but it was more a curse than a blessing. One month later on the next full moon, I realized it wasn't any sort of ordinary wolf that attacked me. Ended up wandering the streets as a werewolf, killed a mugger, woke up the next morning curled up in the park looking like this. *points to face* Wolf ears, instantly regrowing beard, and a tail. I did all I could to hide it, which was apparently wearing a hat and a lab coat. And then I met Anzam.

*Some of the people in the houses seem to take notice of the name, but quickly look away.*

: Who is Anzam?

: My former mentor. He used to be a lupe, a wolf-like creature from a planet known as Neopia. That was before he was corrupted by darkness. He became a creature known as a Heartless, shedding away his original body and soul and darkness forming a new body around his corrupted heart. He enticed me by pointing out things wrong with the world, and offering to help me control my new powers. That's why I can turn into a wolf on command now. He took me to his home, a shack on the floating island of Darigan Citadel, and trained me.

*They see the house coming up.*

: Soon after, Cinnabar Glitchio found me and talked to me about destiny, which seemed to match up pretty well with what I was doing, and my connection to a boy who now goes by Hunter Frost. That's a longer story than we have time for, though. The main point is that Anzam convinced me that ruling the worlds would be the best thing for them, and put me in his debt, and then Glitchio told me it was my destiny to try. Of course, Hunter Frost had a destiny too, which is why this is a war.

*They get to the house.*

: Now, let's see the home of the living Partenen.

~~~~~

{Castle Tolemac, Throne Room}

*Mazna is still in the throne room, along with Tank. A strong wind blows through and a single green feather floats through the air.*

: *catches it* You may enter, he isn't here.

: *flies in* Lord Mazna, they approach.

: Who's the kid?

: An ally. It is none of your concern, General. Your men are at the towers?

: Yes. It took some doing to convince the captain that naval battles in Skull Lake wouldn't be necessary...

: Crumbeard is a good man, he's just not used to this side of a military. General, tell Shellshock to take the remaining tower and prepare his team.

: Yes sir! *marches off*

: As for you... make sure Anzam reaches this castle without his Heartless. Don't let him find out he's being helped, or it's over.

: Of course. ...Good luck, Abaddon. *flies off*

~~~~~

{Nenetrap's House}

*The Doctor and James enter the room to find tables filled with alchemy equipment and spellbooks.*

: Not a scientist, then...

: Apparently in life, Partenen tried creating homunculi using alchemy and his shamanistic powers. Unfortunately, neither of them proved to be real. *looks around* It looks like he tried all methods for creating life... homunculi... golems... *notices a small metal mouse* Cybermats... ...Cybermats!

*The cybermats begin climbing up James' coat*

: *looks around the room, sees a lump of gold sitting on the table* Fantastic! *tosses to James*

: *knocks Cybermats away with it* It's... super effective?

: Why would an alchemist have gold sitting around?

: Maybe Bizarro Partenen was trying to turn it into lead or something. More importantly, why would there be Cybermats sitting around unless...

*They hear the sounds of a spaceship overhead.*

: Unless they're here.

~~~~~

{Grassy Field near Castle Tolemac}

*Hunter, Jinzo, Marik, Hola, and Viris are walking, keeping a lookout for the Lupe Pack. Other battalions are nearby.*

: So people keep calling this a war, but it's just more of the same, right? The baddies monologue, we get some comebacks, we rough 'em up, and then Team Rocket's blasting off again, right?

: I don't think so. I think this has to end this time.

: But will happen them? Some of them are alright when they're not trying to kill us.

: ...I don't know. But it looks like we're about to find out.

*They see the Lupe Pack's army approaching.*

: *runs at them*

: Marik, wait! *runs after*

: *follows*

: ...Better make it one heck of a show, then. *flies after them*

~~~~~

{Nenetrap's House}

*From upstairs, Cybermen are heard crashing through the roof.*

: ...We're going to need more gold. Think there's an Anti-Scrooge around here?

: You know this planet better than I do. What do you suggest?

: ... I have an idea. When I say run, run. *Cybermen crash through to the downstairs* Run!

*The Doctor and James run from the building as Cybermen beam down all around it.*

: *pulls a pill bottle out of his coat*

: I thought I said no weapons!

: This isn't one. *throws a pill back at the house and a green forcefield erupts around it and the Cybermen* Block, you've finally made yourself actually helpful.

: Who's Block, and what was that?

: Block was the scientist and engineer of the Lupe Pack, the organization Anzam and I formed.

: And those were your allies in this?

: Yeah. Rijkard Ludor was the first, a gambler who lost a tournament to Hunter's friends, and Anzam tempted him into seeking revenge. Block was the second, a scientist who tried to crash a space station to destroy a city he spent his life trying to disprove the existence of. Once again, he was stopped by Hunter and his friends, and Anzam released him from jail in exchange for cooperation. The third was Nero Don Lino, the leader of a biker gang who attempted a robbery at the NeoLodge, but his gang left him when the staff and guests started fighting back.

: The guests, I'm assuming, were...?

: Hunter and friends, correct. Anzam gave him an army of Heartless to attempt a second heist with, but even after failing that he still needed to join us. The last was Amidimaru Oshiro, the ghost of an ancient warrior who fought anyone who claimed to be better than him. He stole a ship just to prove he could, and Hunter and friends helped the captain retrieve it.

: And then Anzam recruited him?

: Amidimaru refused help at first. He didn't join until later, and that's a story of many worlds.

*Fizzling and sparking is heard from the forcefield.*

: I think they're breaking through. Let's go back to the TARDIS, I'll already be at the battlefield by now.

*They run from the escaping Cybermen.*

~~~~~

{Grassy Field}

*Marik has reached the Lupe Pack's army, followed by the others.*

: I'm glad to see you've all arrived. I knew Mazna would not hesitate sacrificing you for a lost cause.

: Well, you heard the man, lost cause, let's go home now.

: Nonsense, you're already here, stay and watch. In fact... *snaps fingers*

*A Parasite Cage Heartless appears behind the group and imprisons Hunter*

: Let me guarantee Mr. Frost gets a front row seat. Lupes, keep his pets busy. James, Umbreon, and the rest of the troops, advance!

: *aims a punch for Anzam but goes through him as he warps behind him in a cloud of darkness*

: Oh, and just in case you need more entertainment... *summons four dark corridors, out of which step a Darigan Buzz, red Chia, shadow Kacheek, and orange Grundo* Ozinj, Kiram, Bonjour, and Sir IV: your mirrors.

*Anzam, James, Umbreon, and the troops march past, carrying Hunter in the Parasite Cage.*

: *goes to run after*

: *clicks gun* I wouldn't do that, Marik.

: *fly around to block their advance*

: *watches until the rest of the army is out of earshot* I'm following them, I'm not missing this. You handle the idiots! *follow after*

: Okay, we will, thanks Block! *whirls around and throws a ball of lightning at Kiram*

: Why'd you go for the one that looks like me? *takes out staff and hurls a fireball at Rijkard, singeing his gun hand and making him drop it*

: Nothing wrong with some sibling rivalry! *raises arms and calls up a waterfall to hit Jinzo*

: But teamwork's better! *shoots lightning at the soaked Jinzo*

: i can see dubstep and hear purple

: *draws a towel on her sketchpad to summon and tosses it to Jinzo, facepalming* We're outnumbered, we need to make a withdrawal. *summons a PC and four Poké Balls from it, throws them*

*Riolu, Koffing, Marill, and Mew appear*

: *draws sword* This is getting absurd.

: *pulls out a battle muffin* No, now it's absurd! *throws it at Sir IV*

*The fight continues as all the combatants draw their weapons and attack.*

~~~~~

{TARDIS Control Room}

*The Doctor and James return to the TARDIS to decide their next move.*

: We've drawn there here, now what?

: Now we make sure they don't interfere with the past. This war decides the fate of four worlds: Tolemac, Earth, Neopia, and the Pokémon World.

: How did all of these worlds get involved?

: That's a story I've only heard second-hand. Apparently Jinzo, a flying green idiot, heard about some artifact that would allow travel between worlds that was connected to a legend about three heroes, one from each of the worlds. He got it in his head that Hunter was the hero from Earth, and went to go steal the artifact, but Amidimaru got there first, and went to Earth to kill Hunter. Jinzo followed him through the portal to save Hunter, and then went back to Neopia. Unfortunately, traveling between the worlds was highly illegal, and the three were arrested.

: Wasn't Hunter involved before? How is travel between worlds only being discovered now?

: Hunter is a Writer, remember? He only knew Neopia as fiction, the Hunter that appeared previously was only his avatar. This showed him that it was a real place, with real people, that could really arrest him. Jinzo and Hunter were declared not guilty because Jinzo simply followed to protect him, and Hunter was from Earth and they really didn't have jurisdiction. Amidimaru was found guilty and was to be imprisoned... but he created a distraction, stole the artifact again, and escaped. Queen Fyora then pulled out the second of the three artifacts to follow him with... which Jinzo of course stole to chase him himself. He's not exactly the best at plans. Anyway, he then went to the Pokémon World, met some more old characters who helped him recapture Amidimaru, and they returned him to Neopia, where he was imprisoned. It also turned out that Hunter did have the abilities of the hero, in which he could travel between the three worlds without the artifact.

: Sounds like a success then.

: And then Amidimaru was promptly freed by Anzam, who he finally agreed to work with. After that, Hunter and his friends stopped another plot from us, adventured in the Pokémon World stopping more plots, et stupid cetera. Then finally, Mazna came to seek his help here, in Tolemac. Basically, Anzam and Mazna are two halves of the same real person, Anzam is the heart and the darkness, Mazna is the soul and the body. They've been fighting for control of this kingdom for centuries. Mazna needed help from Hunter and his friends because Anzam realized he could use this planet as an invasion force if he took over again, so the stakes were much higher. After they fought off Anzam, Mazna knighted them and gave them some better weapons, most notably Hola's pen, which can create anything... at the exact size she draws it, so it's still limited. But you already know Hunter's a Writer, so that's nothing compared to what he'd get when he finally showed up to the mad planet you found me on.

~~~~~

{Castle Walls}

*Shellshock, Tank, Vincent the Red Kyrii, and Crumbeard the Biscuit Yurble are standing on the four towers as Anzam, Dr. Lupe, Umbreon, and their army approach.*

: Looks like the've got legendaries.

: Yeah, and we've got a spaceship. Root! Go for a sweep over those Heartless, give them some warning shots!

*A small spaceship becomes visible behind the Lupe Pack army, piloted by a yellow ruki*

: I'm on it, general! *flies over, firing blasts at the Heartless and destroying them*

: Moltres. Fire Blast.

*A Shadow Moltres flies at the ship and sends a huge burst of fire at it.*

: Time for a Soak! *fires a burst of water at the ship and it turns into a submarine*

: You changed my controls, you lumbering Turtum! *ejects from the ship as it crashes into the castle*

: Attack them, stop helping us! What happened to our ground troops!?

: Looks like all but Snorlax vanished.

: Vincent! Get on the ground and help Root and Snorlax! Shelly, that bird's coming right at us! Hydro... Cannon, or something!

: Back in my day, we just had Hydro Pump and we were happy with it! *shoots down Moltres with a huge blast of water*

*Moltres crashes down as Vincent and Snorlax run out to Root, who has landed and is pointing a blaster at the Lupe Pack army*

: *draws pistol*

: *scratches stomach*

: About time I got some backup!

: Beasts, take them out.

*A shadow Raikou, Entei, and Suicune dash forward. The Raikou hits the blaster with lightning, making it explode, the Entei hits the pistol with fire, making it too hot to hold, and the Suicune shoots a huge blast of water at Snorlax*

: That hurt! *leaps into the air for a Body Slam*

*The three beasts dodge out of the way as Snorlax crashes into the ground.*

: I think we're quite done playing now. Umbreon, take out the others on the towers.

: Articuno, finish them.

*A shadow Articuno flies at the castle.*

: Fire Flier One!

*A Fearow flies out at it, but is quickly shot down by an ice beam.*

: Flier Two! Flier Three!

*A Pidgeot and Aerodactyl follow, also shot down.*

: Bring out the Big Bird!

*A Zapdos flies out, firing thunderbolts at the Articuno. A strong wind picks up, however, and blows the Zapdos around and allows the Articuno to take it out as it dives on the towers.*

: *falls off the tower* Argh! *takes out Poké Ball and puts himself in it as it falls to the ground*

: *fires at the Articuno but eventually runs down the tower*

: Ye think ye can face cold fruitcake, do ye!? Merry Christmas to ye! *fires fruitcake out of a cannon at the Articuno*

*The Articuno looks at him blankly and roars, sending him running.*

: *looks to the beasts* Find those two, make sure they won't be a nuisance.

*The legendaries beasts leap over Snorlax, Root, and Vincent, and dash into the castle.*

: And now we go. *starts walking into the castle, waves for the Parasite Cage to follow him*

: *starts to follow as well*

No. I don't know that I can trust you in this final moment, James. You will have your reward, but I can't let you mess this up. Only the Heartless may follow, and they'll prevent anyone else from doing so.

*Anzam and the Heartless walk into the castle, leaving Dr. Lupe and Umbreon.*

: *runs up to them* Sorry I'm late! Look at the time, it's already half-past doomsday.

: He wasn't here, Cinnabar.

: Is it so much to ask to have one associate without a secret agenda?

*They hear rustling in the trees above them and see Block climbing in through one of the castle windows.*

: I give up. Who do I have to kill to get a drink on this planet.

: *appears in a gust of wind* I'd start with the Heartless.

~~~~~

{Near the Castle}

*The Doctor and James are watching the scene unfold from afar, making sure no Cybermen appear.*

: I don't think the NTWF, the planet you found me on, was ever meant to be a part of this. For one thing, we all seemed to act a little different there, and I don't think Hunter was meant to be a Writer. Heck, he even split off into two people for a while, but I think he merged back together at some point. I really don't know. All I know is it affected this. A Writer hero in a world not meant for him, and a changed man meant to be a flat character. I was supposed to be pure evil. I was supposed to be with Anzam for the final battle, and look, he's leaving me behind because he doesn't trust what I've become on the Taco.

: Not to mention me and the Cybermen.

: Right, but you're used to going to places you're not supposed to be. Anyway, I think you're about caught up, so I think I should explain what's about to happen in front of us...

{Throne Room}

"First, Anzam and Mazna will have their showdown, revealing who they really are and what they can do."

: Lord Mazna, guardian of the Keyhole. I'd really like to open this world up and get at my Heart now. This world needs to overflow with darkness before the invasion.

"Old stories say that every world has a Heart, just like every person. Aipoen was artificial. When the world was created, the complete being that split into Anzam and Mazna used their own heart for this world, and had it siphon darkness from the rest of the universe, in the hopes that it would cure evil."

: Or we could end this world, go back to the way we were, become Abaddon Amsel once more.

: Abaddon Amsel is dead. I'm in charge now. *summons a Keyblade, the Oblivion*

: *summons the Oathkeeper Keyblade*

"They both could wield the most powerful weapon in the universe of the Heartless. Anzam and Mazna went there when they were one being, and learned all there was to know, which includes knowing that a complete being is reborn when both the Heartless and Nobody are destroyed."

*The two fight. They seem evenly matched, but Mazna makes a mistake, and Anzam mercilessly takes advantage of it, striking him down.*

"They fought, and Anzam won. However, before Anzam could open the Keyhole and spread darkness throughout the multiverse... well, I came in."

{Castle Steps}

*Dr. Lupe runs up the stairs, slashing at Heartless as he goes, followed by Glitchio and his friend.*

: Going to let me do all the work?

: You seem to be enjoying it!

*the group comes to Crumbeard and Tank, trapped by the legendary beasts*

: *converts arm armor into a snag machine* I always knew I'd need this attachment! *captures the beasts*

: You guys get out of here, make sure everyone keeps their distance. I've cleared the entrance for you. ...Well, I cleared it for me, but the important thing is it's cleared.

: *turns to Glitchio* What kind o' grog do ye have the doctor on? Not goin' to stick around ter complain! *runs off with Tank*

: *continues running up the stairs to the Throne Room, where the Parasite Cage is moving aside the throne for Anzam*

: It's time to end this! *leaps at Anzam*

: *aims a blast of dark fire at Dr. Lupe, sending him flying back*

: Well that didn't work.

: None of you can stop me. Not one of you idiots is powerful enough to stop me!

Sounds like you need a more powerful idiot!

*a bolt of lightning shoots in and strikes Anzam, sending him keeling backward*

: *flies in* Hey guys, did you miss me?

: No. Now we need to finish him off.

: *notices Oathkeeper lying on the ground* Well, normally only a wielder can use it... *shoots it with glitch magic* And now that doesn't matter! *picks it up* I think you call this a Strike Raid! *hurls Keyblade at Anzam, spinning as it hits him, destroying him as he fades into darkness*

*a huge quake shakes the Earth*

: *picks up Keyblade and gets Hunter out of the cage* This world is falling apart. Get to the roof.

"After Anzam was killed, Anzam and Mazna merged back together in the center of this planet, reclaiming their Heart and becoming a complete being again. And that is how this world ended."

{Grove of Trees}

*After they saw that everyone had gathered around or entered the castle, James and the Doctor began running back to the TARDIS, amid the earthquakes*

: I don't know how everyone is going to get out of that alright, but I'll assume that they did, for my sake.

: Yeah, just this once, just keep running.

*They get to the TARDIS and throw open the doors as one huge quake throws them into it.*

: Get us out of here!

*The TARDIS flies off, back to the Taco.*

{Meanwhile, outside the castle}

: These earthquakes are getting worse, and Jinzo and Hunter are still inside the castle.

*A bright light bursts from the center of the planet, and a royal lupe steps out*

: I assure you that they will be fine. Now, let's go back to Neopia... *a bright light envelops the group, and they vanish*

{Castle Roof}

: Eh... I don't know that we're much safer up here.

*A gust of wind picks them up as the castle begins to collapse, and they fly away from the world as it falls apart. A green portal opens in front of them.*

: Next stop... hopefully home, I'm not very good at this!

*They fly through the portal.*

~~~~

NEXT TIME

: I was brainwashed, my brothers and I. Memory and Premonition still seek power. Miles, we have a bigger problem than this war, since I've seen it end and it ended well. Memory has come from the future to tip the results of this war in his favor, and we need to stop him and save James Lupe.

: And why should I trust you!?

: You shouldn't. But you have to.

One and a Half Doctors will return with...

THE CYBERMAN AND THE WOLF

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SPOILER: Click to show

{Antihero Alley, Icy Taco}

*The TARDIS materializes, and the Doctor steps out.*

: And here we are! Thanks for your help, James. You're sure you didn't want to see anywhere else? ... James?

*A mechanical whir is heard inside the TARDIS, and the Doctor rushes back in. James is huddled in a corner of the control room, hands covering his face.*

: James!

*He takes his hands off his face to reveal a robotic shell attached to it.*

: Hello Doctor.

~~~~~

*Doctor Who theme starts*



CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON

JAMES LUPE

DOCTOR WHO

The Cyberman and the Wolf

~~~~~

: Like the new invention? Conversion from a single Cyber Mat bite...

: Cybermen are emotionless, what are you?

: It's been a bit difficult with this one, for some reason, but no matter. I've got a TARDIS, I'm sure I can sort this out on Mondas. *goes to the control panel and begins flipping switches*

: *aims sonic screwdriver at him and activates it, causing him to crumple back to the ground* This is my ship.

: You can't hold me like this forever. Especially not if you want to save your friend.

And he won't need to!

*The lights in the TARDIS flicker and go off.*

: *runs to the controls and tries reactivating things, to no avail* What did you do!?

: Why would I destroy a ship I'm trying to steal? *marches past the Doctor and out of the TARDIS*

: *follows*

*Memory of Nightmare is standing outside the TARDIS, with a gigantic glowing blue orb floating above his hand.*

: Looking for this? Hard to fly a TARDIS without a heart.

: How did you take that!?

*Instead of answering, Memory hurls the sphere at what looks to be a small fortune teller's tent, dark purple with yellow Gallifreyan script on the front, and Partenen steps out of the tent.*

: You think I can only build robots? I can steal power from the most powerful beings in this world, don't you think I could make... a TARDIS?

: Either way, the TARDIS is mine.

: Isn't that a little rude, Cyberdoc? I mean you wouldn't even be here without us. Come along and help us, though, and the TARDIS is yours.

: And where is it that you're going?

: Oh, I just want to be in a better place to take power back when my king was falling. So long, Doctor. Have fun finding a new ship.

*The three villains step into the new TARDIS, and it vanishes. The Doctor walks over to his TARDIS, looking at it, trying to figure out what to do.*

I know where they're going.

: *turns* James?

*Someone who looks identical to James Lupe, wearing a black duster and Stetson, walks up to the Doctor.*

: Not exactly. My name is Vision of Nightmare, created by the same man who created Memory.

: Memory?

: The one who ordered the construction of the Cyberman and stole the heart of the TARDIS. We need to follow him.

: How do you plan that when we haven't got a ship?

: *begins glowing with a powerful blue aura* I am a spirit, Doctor. And one with the ability to copy the powers of others. I will be your TARDIS. *phases into the TARDIS as it comes back to life*

: *runs back in to see the lights on* Alright, you're in charge, Vision. Let's go.

{Great Hall, Castle Motinspire, inside IT3's Time Lock}

*The TARDIS materializes inside the hall, and the Doctor steps out. Vision phases out of the TARDIS and collapses on the ground.*

: Are you alright?

: I'll be... fine. *stands up* Being a TARDIS takes a lot out of you...

*A voice is heard from the door at the end of the hall.*

"...A maze. I'm going to try and find another way around."

: *steps out from the door at the end of the hall, looks around, and notices the Doctor and Vision* You! *draws sword and charges at Vision*

: *leaps into the air and stays there, out of reach*

: Oy! What do you think you're doing!?

: That's Vision of Nightmare. He's one of the beings that are being used to wage war on the Icy Taco.

: Miles. That was two years ago from my time.

: Only two years?

: I was brainwashed, my brothers and I. Memory and Premonition still seek power. Miles, we have a bigger problem than this war, since I've seen it end and it ended well. Memory has come from the future to tip the results of this war in his favor, and we need to stop him and save James Lupe.

: And why should I trust you!?

: You shouldn't. But you have to. We also need to make a plan before King Escritor notices us, he can see this whole world if he wants to.

: King Escritor?

: The Writer King ruling this land. You want to find a Writer to distrust, Doctor, that's the one. Now, if my recollection of this is correct, the group from the past will advance through the maze to the throne room, where they will fight and kill a man by the name of Vampire!Hunter, and then advance to the roof to fight Escritor in another world. After that fight, that world will crumble and they will warp back to the throne room. Memory will likely try to ambush the weakened Escritor then.

: So we need to wait until the others go to the roof?

: *steps out of a side room as all the exits are covered in chains* Yes.

: Which leaves you... nowhere to run!

: *point swords at the two*

: Just get back to the TARDIS!

*Chains spring up to wrap up the TARDIS as well.*

: Did you really think that would work, Doctor?

: Worth a shot. James said you were a cyborg, yeah?

: Yes, isn't that plain to see?

: But you probably weren't built with one of these in mind! *aims sonic screwdriver at Partenen*

: GRRAAAAGH!

*The chains shoot up to constrict James and release their grip on the TARDIS.*

: That mask might act as a soul jar, Doctor. Try drawing him into it completely.

: Alright, setting it to drain the energy!

*Partenen's body sparks and glows, and is pulled into the mask as it clatters to the ground.*

: What do we do about Doc? What happened to him, anyway?

: A Cyberman took over his mind. He should be safe here until we can do something about it.

: *walks over to the maze door* We should hear the walls fall when they complete the maze, then we can follow them.

*The other two listen at the door, and then continue after they hear the walls fall and the party exit through the other door.*

: *struggles with the chains* I should have enough power to fight this!

Grrr...

*James sees a wolf out of the corner of his eye, but it's gone by the time he looks.*

: Well, I can call upon the other Cybermen, and they can invade this world anew!

{Labyrinth Room}

*The three enter to see a swirling vortex, dark slate gray but tinged with a khaki color.*

: A dark window... The King and the Nightmares sent messages through these, and this is a memory window. I think this is from our Memory, he knew we'd be here.

*The vortex grows and engulfs them, with Memory appearing, facing them.*

: Good thinking, bro! I needed a trip down Memory Lane to keep you busy while those idiots are fighting Fuel and the King! By the way... Doctor... Where were you during our war? And why couldn't the Time Lords help you fight off the Cybermen... oh, that's right.

*The scene shifts to a desert, where an aged Time Lord is carrying a burlap sack across the sands.*

: No!

: Time Lords of Gallifrey... Daleks of Skaro... I serve notice on you all. Too long I have stayed my hand. Today you leave me no choice. Today this war will end.

: "No more", that's what that life always said, ey Niney? Well, since the War Doc's "no more", that means... I can copy him!

*Memory vanishes, and the War Doctor's eyes begin to glow*

: ... No more. *throws burlap sack and aims sonic screwdriver at it as a box flies out of it*

: Who is that, what's going on?

: That's me. Time Lords have the ability to regenerate, change their face, when they die. I am the sole survivor of a war between my people and a race called the Daleks.

: Survivor? That makes you sound quite passive, Doctor! You were the one who killed them all! And now... I have the weapon that did it. The Moment, the Galaxy Eater...

And a weapon with a conscience.

: *focused on something the others can't see* And who are you!?

Someone from your past, hidden deep within your mind where even you can't find it. Despite your name, it seems that you don't have full access to your own memory.

: Well, whoever you are, you're just an illusion, and that won't stop me from activating the Moment!

Don't be so sure.

*A bright light bursts forth from where Memory was focused on, and the illusion begins to fade away. Vision, Miles, and the Doctor stand up in the middle of the labyrinth room, Memory nowhere to be seen.*

: The Taco's army might be done fighting their next opponent by now. Let's get to the throne room.

{Great Hall}

*The Cyberman-infected James is still struggling with the chains, and trying to call the Cybermen, when suddenly his focus jolts inside of his own mind, his senses enveloped in a red void with swirling darkness.*

: What is the meaning of this?

*A brown wolf approaches him, growling.*

: What are you!?

*The wolf leaps, and images fly through the Cyberman's mind: being attacked by a werewolf in a forest, the first full moon prowling the town, encounters with Anzam...*

I think you should give me my body back now.

{Throne Room}

*The heroes enter the throne room to find Memory sitting atop his TARDIS in the corner of the room.*

: How did nobody hear that land?

: What, can't land your TARDIS silently? Maybe I should have this one, Niney, I'm clearly a better pilot. *hops off the TARDIS*

: Give the Doctor the TARDIS's spirit back, Memory.

: You never were a big picture guy, were ya, Vis? You come with me in the TARDIS and let me wreck the universe, I can fly sideways for a big and drop you in a parallel one. I can drop you in a universe where you're a god, just let me have this one!

: Trying to convince me with blasphemy?

: Universe made of cookies, then. Whatever you want, your dream universe.

: ... Perhaps you're right. I can't fix what's wrong with this universe, I just have to find one that works. *walks over to the TARDIS*

: No!

: *runs at the Nightmares with his sword, but the TARDIS door closes before he can get there*

{TARDIS Control Room}

: *looking at one of the monitors, scanning different universes* So whatcha lookin' for in a universe, Vis? Ooh, this one has Jinzo as a bartender, look how far he's fallen... Hey Vis, check the outside monitor, see if Niney and Miles are gone yet so I can go and kill Escritor myself.

: *glows blue and begins phasing into the TARDIS console as the cloister bell starts chiming*

: What are you doing!?

: Freeing the Doctor's TARDIS and taking you away from here.

: *looks at the outside display*

*A blue sphere flies away from Memory's TARDIS, back toward the great hall, as the Doctor and Miles go after it. Meanwhile, Memory's TARDIS begins to take off.*

: No no no no NO! *begins flipping switches wildly as the TARDIS flies erratically, jumping in and out of the time vortex* I will not let you stop me!

{Great Hall}

*The Doctor and Miles follow the sphere as it flies back into the TARDIS.*

: Fantastic! We've done it!

: But what about the Nightmares?

*At that moment, Memory's TARDIS crashes through the wall, into the room and falls to the ground. Memory quickly gets out.*

: There's still time! *runs off toward the throne room, and is tackled by a massive wolf*

*Vision crawls out of the wall of Memory's TARDIS as the castle begins to shake.*

: Escritor is... dead. It's too late now.

*The wolf transforms back into James, and tears off the Cyberman component.*

: It was a good try on their part, but a Cyberwerewolf was just too stupid to work.

: *pushes him off and runs out the door*

*The Doctor and Miles start to go after him, but a large crack is heard and the castle starts moving.*

: No time... the castle is collapsing... We need to go.

*The Doctor, Miles, and James run into the TARDIS, and Vision stumbles in after them. The TARDIS disappears as the castle plummets off the mountain toward the ocean.*

{TARDIS Control Room}

*The Doctor, Miles, and James are looking at Vision, who seems barely able to stand.*

: I don't think I even have enough energy left to manifest my form... I replicated the whole of the TARDIS matrix... twice...

: But if you're already dead, what happens now?

: Nobody knows... you certainly can't come back from it...

: There has to be something you can do. You're basically me, and I don't keel over that easily, and the Writers have definitely tested everything with that.

: There is... one thing left... I can copy the abilities of any current character, which means... *focuses on the Doctor and begins to glow a bright gold*

: What is he doing!?

: He's... he's regenerating.

: Get back, I'm going to need to grow a new body from scratch, if this even works...

: You know this isn't just revival, right? You're going to change.

: I'm counting on it... I've had about enough of me... James Fenrir?

: Yeah?

: I dislike doppelgangers too. *gold fire bursts forth from Vision, obscuring his entire body* *stumbles forward as the regeneration completes* Ooohaargh! Oh, there's my everything again, just when I had gotten used to the floating.

: Vision? Is that you?

: Well, I hope so, it would be a bit awkward otherw-argh! *bends over, clutching stomach* Is anyone else as hungry as I am?

: ...I think I liked you better when you were all boring and haughty. Let's get back to town, Doctor.

*The TARDIS flies off through the time vortex.*

To be concluded...