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

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Chris McKeon DOCTOR WHO: THE WOUNDED EARTH ‘Take cover!’ the Brigadier shouted, at once the ready warrior. He and Benton drew their side arms and aimed at the nearest Sea Devil, but before exchange of fire commenced the creature raised its hands and spoke, its tight, moist lips barely moving and its voice warbling as if sounding from deep beneath the ocean. ‘Wait! Do not fire your weapons upon us. We come to your race with peaceful intent.’ The Brigadier half-turned and glanced up towards the Doctor. He knew the Time Lord, or at least his predecessor, had faced this underwater species before while visiting the Master at Stagmoor Prison several years earlier. Lethbridge-Stewart himself and UNIT had only been involved after the incident to hunt the escaped villain, and therefore had not directly encountered the Sea Devils, but the Doctor had informed him they were an aquatic brother race to the Silurians. The Brigadier thought if the two races were anything alike that could only mean trouble, but for once he had no previous experience with a known enemy combatant, and he never liked to guess at the unknown. There was only one way to know for certain what to do next. ‘Well, Doctor Can we trust them’ The Doctor stood tall and grave as he glared at the lead Sea Devil, but in his mind he knew the present climate was too grave to gauge the situation with old wounds, especially if inflicted upon a different body. ‘Trust them No. But we ought to listen to what they have to say.’ He then directed his words to the spokesman Sea Devil. ‘All right then. You’ve got a chance to keep peace between us – don’t waste it. Agreed’ The Sea Devil slowly lowered its weapon hand and hooked the device upon the barnacle-crusted belt around its waist. PAGE 28
Chris McKeon DOCTOR WHO: THE WOUNDED EARTH ‘Agreed.’ ‘Very good! Now we might as well introduce ourselves. I’m the Doctor; I’ve met your people before, after a fashion, which is out of fashion. The man with the furry lip in the boat is Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, the soldier at the wheel is Mr. Benton, wonderful chap, and the female is Sarah Jane Smith. She’s my travelling companion and a storyteller; don’t scare her and she won’t speak badly of you. The other two are Lieutenant Colonel Yates, who’s prone to unpredictability, and Harry Sullivan. He’s of no real consequence so you needn’t worry about him. Right, now you’ve got our basic information – what about yours’ The lead Sea Devil gestured to himself. ‘Decrix, General of Special Group Ten and emissary of the Reptilian Duality. Have we an audience of truce’ ‘Yes,’ the Doctor replied, ‘on condition that we know why your people have returned to the surface of this world.’ ‘The answer you shall have, but first I must summon my brothers.’ Decrix pressed a large button upon his belt, which glowed bright green and chirped with a high-buzzing noise. As he did this, the Brigadier leaned close to the Doctor. ‘‘The Reptilian Duality’’ the Brigadier repeated. ‘What on earth is that’ ‘Isn’t it obvious, Brigadier’ the Doctor answered with a dark, almost satisfied smile. ‘The Sea Devils aren’t the only ancient race come to visit your own.’ ‘Not the only…oh no. No, you can’t mean -’ ‘Oh yes I can, and they do. Look.’ The Brigadier followed the Doctor’s line of sight into the lake and watched with mounting unease as a small barrel-shaped heavily reinforced sea craft formed of seaweed green and barnacle-studded metal emerged from the waters of Lake Geneva. Slats on the top PAGE 29
Page 1 and 2: THE WOUNDED EARTH Chris McKeon
Page 3 and 4: Chris McKeon DOCTOR WHO: THE WOUNDE
Page 27: Chris McKeon DOCTOR WHO: THE WOUNDE
Page 79 and 80:
Chris McKeon DOCTOR WHO: THE WOUNDE
Page 81 and 82:
Page 83 and 84:
Page 85 and 86:
Page 87 and 88:
Page 89 and 90:
Page 91 and 92:
Page 93 and 94:
Page 95 and 96:
Page 97 and 98:
Page 99 and 100:
Page 101 and 102:
Page 103 and 104:
Page 105 and 106:
Page 107 and 108:
Page 109 and 110:
Page 111 and 112:
Page 113 and 114:
Page 115 and 116:
Page 117 and 118:
Page 119 and 120:
Page 121 and 122:
Page 123 and 124:
Page 125 and 126:
Page 127 and 128:
Page 129 and 130:
Page 131 and 132:
Page 133 and 134:
Page 135 and 136:
Page 137 and 138:
Page 139 and 140:
Page 141 and 142:
Page 143 and 144:
Page 145 and 146:
Page 147 and 148:
Page 149 and 150:
Page 151 and 152:
Page 153 and 154:
Page 155 and 156:
Page 157 and 158:
Page 159 and 160:
Page 161 and 162:
Page 163 and 164:
Page 165 and 166:
Page 167:
show all

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

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?