[Unintentional video; Waters of Mars spam 3/4. Warning for spoilers.]
[It's unclear where the video is being broadcast from, this time. But it's dark. It's dark, and it's outside, and the ground is very, very red and dusty. Which would be because this is Mars. And lying on the ground are bits of wreckage, twisted metal girders and spare parts. Some of them are on fire. In the background is a space base, in some state of disrepair. And among the wreckage lies a very familiar person in a bright orange spacesuit. The Doctor.]
[For a few moments, he just lies there. What the community can't broadcast, what all the viewers can't know, are the thoughts running through his head at this moment. Jack, and Gwen, bitter and angry at him for not intervening in their own fixed event. Adelaide, begging for help. The sound of Steffi, Roman, Ed, being consumed by the Flood. And his own voice, more than anything else, over and over again echoing that he's the last of the Time Lords, the rest of them are gone, gone forever -
You might not be able to see what he's thinking. But you can see the moment that his mind snaps. He suddenly pushes himself to his feet, a look of determined fury on his face, and starts striding back towards the base. As he gets closer, he grabs a can of sealant lying around and enters the base once more. Inside, three frightened people - Adelaide, Mia, and Yuri - are clinging to whatever they can find as the oxygen is sucked out of their base. And that's when he springs into action.]
Mia! [And he tosses the sealant to her] Take this seal and fix that rig. Yuri! Get the emergency oxygen! Adelaide, don't just sit there! [And he reaches for Adelaide's hand, helping her up as Mia closes up the gap in the wall.] Thaaat's better! The dome's still got integrity! It's ten feet of steel combination made in Liverpool, magnificent workmanship!
[It might just look like a normal Doctor-saving-the-day song and dance. But there's a manic tone in his voice, a dangerous gleam in his eyes. Something is wrong, for those who can see it. Adelaide leans over to him and says firmly, urgently:] It can't be stopped, don't die with us.
No. Because someone told me, just recently, they said I was gonna die. They said "he will knock four times" and I think I know what that means and it doesn't mean right here right now, 'cause I don't hear anyone knocking, do you?!
[Well. Now you mention it Doctor, we can. On the door, making he and Adelaide whip around to see it. ONE. TWO. THREE.]
Three knocks is all you're getting! [And he whips around, furiously working at the computer behind him - there's a flash and an inhuman scream as whatever was knocking collapses -]
Water and electricity, bad mix! Right, now, what else have we got?
But there's no way to fight them!
Heat! They use water, so we can use heat! Worked against the Ice Warriors, works against the Flood! We’ll ramp up the environmental controls and steam the -
[Adelaide interrupts him accusingly, not having any of him ignoring her.] You said we die! For the future, for the human race!
Yes, because there are laws. [He says frantically, still working feverishly at the computer with his back to her, his voice rising in pitch and tempo as he speaks.] There are laws of time. And once upon a time there were people, who charted those laws, but they died. [He turns to face her, his expression desperate.] They all died! D’you know who that leaves, ME! It’s taken me all these years to realize, the Laws of Time are mine. AND THEY WILL OBEY ME!
[As soon as he shouts that, nothing but fury in his eyes and his voice, there's an almighty crash, and the feed cuts out.]
((OOC: Turquoise font is Adelaide, normal font is the Doctor. No replies to this post, but please feel free to FREAK THE HELL OUT. 8Db))
[For a few moments, he just lies there. What the community can't broadcast, what all the viewers can't know, are the thoughts running through his head at this moment. Jack, and Gwen, bitter and angry at him for not intervening in their own fixed event. Adelaide, begging for help. The sound of Steffi, Roman, Ed, being consumed by the Flood. And his own voice, more than anything else, over and over again echoing that he's the last of the Time Lords, the rest of them are gone, gone forever -
You might not be able to see what he's thinking. But you can see the moment that his mind snaps. He suddenly pushes himself to his feet, a look of determined fury on his face, and starts striding back towards the base. As he gets closer, he grabs a can of sealant lying around and enters the base once more. Inside, three frightened people - Adelaide, Mia, and Yuri - are clinging to whatever they can find as the oxygen is sucked out of their base. And that's when he springs into action.]
Mia! [And he tosses the sealant to her] Take this seal and fix that rig. Yuri! Get the emergency oxygen! Adelaide, don't just sit there! [And he reaches for Adelaide's hand, helping her up as Mia closes up the gap in the wall.] Thaaat's better! The dome's still got integrity! It's ten feet of steel combination made in Liverpool, magnificent workmanship!
[It might just look like a normal Doctor-saving-the-day song and dance. But there's a manic tone in his voice, a dangerous gleam in his eyes. Something is wrong, for those who can see it. Adelaide leans over to him and says firmly, urgently:] It can't be stopped, don't die with us.
No. Because someone told me, just recently, they said I was gonna die. They said "he will knock four times" and I think I know what that means and it doesn't mean right here right now, 'cause I don't hear anyone knocking, do you?!
[Well. Now you mention it Doctor, we can. On the door, making he and Adelaide whip around to see it. ONE. TWO. THREE.]
Three knocks is all you're getting! [And he whips around, furiously working at the computer behind him - there's a flash and an inhuman scream as whatever was knocking collapses -]
Water and electricity, bad mix! Right, now, what else have we got?
But there's no way to fight them!
Heat! They use water, so we can use heat! Worked against the Ice Warriors, works against the Flood! We’ll ramp up the environmental controls and steam the -
[Adelaide interrupts him accusingly, not having any of him ignoring her.] You said we die! For the future, for the human race!
Yes, because there are laws. [He says frantically, still working feverishly at the computer with his back to her, his voice rising in pitch and tempo as he speaks.] There are laws of time. And once upon a time there were people, who charted those laws, but they died. [He turns to face her, his expression desperate.] They all died! D’you know who that leaves, ME! It’s taken me all these years to realize, the Laws of Time are mine. AND THEY WILL OBEY ME!
[As soon as he shouts that, nothing but fury in his eyes and his voice, there's an almighty crash, and the feed cuts out.]
((OOC: Turquoise font is Adelaide, normal font is the Doctor. No replies to this post, but please feel free to FREAK THE HELL OUT. 8Db))