Doctor Who: The Wounded Earth - The History of the Doctor

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Chris McKeon DOCTOR WHO: THE WOUNDED EARTH Doctor, who adamantly refused to part with his scarf - were dressed in decontamination suits, complete with hoods and industrial-grade plastic face masks. Everyone was silent and tense, for one good reason: the Doctor was in a bad mood. He had been anxious to rush out to the Jet d’Eau immediately, but Lethbridge-Stewart’s order to shut down the fountain and clear the area had lasted far longer than the Doctor’s patience. With that and any residual loquacity exhausted, the Doctor simply slouched at the back of the craft, his hat pulled down low over his eyes, his scarf wrapped thick around his shoulders and chin, and his arms and legs crossed tight and unmoving. But it was not simply impatience which soured the Time Lord’s attitude: it was the cold and silent intensity which hardened his eyes and darkened his countenance, as if he were preparing himself for a sudden attack hiding just beyond the horizon. Tired of the unnatural quiet anxiety between her friends, Sarah Jane decided to chase away the gloom. ‘It really is so good to see you all again, you know,’ she said, speaking to her company in general. ‘We so rarely seem to get back home and visit these days, so I love any time or reason when we can. Even if it’s a dangerous one.’ ‘Yours and the Doctor’s assistance is always appreciated, Miss Smith,’ the Brigadier replied, an unexpected amount of friendliness warming his words. ‘I trust that you’re comfortable’ ‘Not really, but I rather like the yacht. Whose is it’ It was Mike who answered. ‘The yacht is the property of one Baron Magnus Major Macsen’ – out of the corner of her eye, Sarah Jane saw the Doctor lift his head slightly at the mention of the Baron’s name - ‘the man behind the archaeology dig in Peru which found our mysterious fragments. PAGE 24
Chris McKeon DOCTOR WHO: THE WOUNDED EARTH He was of invaluable aid in understanding what had gone on there. He’s since taken an active interest in UNIT’s current investigation and has offered his formidable resources to assist us.’ ‘He sounds like quite the man of the hour. I’d love to interview him.’ ‘You may get your chance sooner than you think, old thing,’ Harry said. ‘The man himself is hailing us already.’ Sarah Jane twisted about towards the yacht and saw the Baron, standing upon the bow and leaning forward – somehow seemingly more in fatigue than relaxation - with one hand clamped upon a black-painted railing and the other lifted to acknowledge the approaching UNIT craft. They were as yet too far away to see his face clearly, but Macsen was clearly a lover of sartorial elegance, even if the elegance was somewhat extravagant: he was wrapped in a voluminous full-length black cloak. Benton navigated the hovercraft alongside the Baron’s yacht, and shifted the engine so the craft would idle directly beneath the larger ship’s ladder railing welded into the side of the hull. On the top deck of the yacht, Baron Macsen walked forward to stand above the rail ladder. Shadows cast by the ship’s cabin wrapped around his looming figure as he stood upon the edge of the desk, so that he appeared like an expectant gargoyle. Macsen spoke. ‘Welcome my friends. Welcome to my worthy vessel. I hope to provide you adequate refuge from these troubled waters.’ ‘Troubled’ the Doctor retorted, a scoff clearly detectable in his voice as he leapt from his seat and climbed the railing with swift thrusts of his long limbs. ‘Nonsense! These waters are a placid whisper compared to the Cuban Saint James Day Tempest of 1609 – now that was troubled, especially the landfall at Bermuda. It gave me some good ideas to inspire William, though.’ The Doctor mounted the deck and stood before the Baron. He held out PAGE 25
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