Author's Note:This story was my second attempt at writing in a television script format. So, I hope that it is okay to post it in this format.
DOCTOR WHO
"The Tourists"
By Kali
Fade In:
EXT. CITY STREET - NIGHT
We move through a city neighborhood. A sign on a post reads: ONLY 3 DAYS TILL THE HARVEST FESTIVAL!
The TARDIS materializes next to the post. THE DOCTOR, AMY, and RORY STEP out.
THE DOCTOR
And here we have the wonderful home of the Sarkimomo people.
The Doctor points to a restaurant and motions for Amy and Rory to follow him.
THE DOCTOR (cont'd)
Very friendly. Very into hugging. Not much into personal space.
AMY
(slightly aghast)
You have to hug everyone?
THE DOCTOR
Pretty much. You get used to it after awhile.
Rory and Amy look at each other.
THE DOCTOR (cont'd)
Oh. Another important little tidbit about this world... When it rains, it rains marshmallows.
AMY
(stunned)
Marshmallows!
THE DOCTOR
Which is important, because it is going to rain very soon. And screaming in the rain is not recommended on this world. Trust me, on that. Everybody just stares at you like you have three heads.
AMY
It actually rains marshmallows?
THE DOCTOR
Well, they look like marshmallows. I haven't actually tried to eat one of them.
It starts to RAIN marshmallows. Amy winces as one bounces off her head.
THE DOCTOR (cont'd)
Because eating a polluted marshmallow...
The Doctor shivers in disgust.
Rory picks up one of the marshmallows. He's clearly contemplating eating it.
AMY
(disgusted)
Rory! It's polluted!
THE DOCTOR
Yes. Just like acid rain on earth.
Rory drops the marshmallow in disgust.
RORY
What do they do with them?
THE DOCTOR
They gather them up and use them as fuel.
AMY
Fuel!
The Doctor realizes that they are being watched. He stares at three people in the restaurant who are staring back at him.
BLACK OUT.
ACT ONE
INT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT
The restaurant is quaint with antique looking tables and chairs. WILL, MIA, and EMILY, all mid 20's, are sitting at a table, staring out the window as they wait for the Doctor to arrive.
WILL
(nervously)
He's seen us! That's not supposed to happen!
MIA
Relax, honey! It's not like we are attacking him! We just want to talk to him. He'll come.
WILL
I hope so. He's the most important part of our vacation.
EMILY
And if he's a no show, then the teleport from hell really wasn't worth it. Root canals are more fun.
Mia waves at the doctor.
EXT. CITY STREET - CONTINUOUS
The Doctor waves back.
THE DOCTOR
(slightly worried)
Looks like we are expected.
RORY
What?
AMY
Do you know them?
THE DOCTOR
No. At least not yet.
AMY
Well, waving is usually a good sign. Isn't it?
THE DOCTOR
Normally. On some worlds it means something entirely hostile.
AMY
Great.
The Doctor starts walking toward the restaurant door. Rory and Amy follow reluctantly.
INT. RESTAURANT - MOMENTS LATER
The Doctor, Rory, and Amy enter through the door. The Doctor walks up to the table where Mia, Will, and Emily are sitting.
THE DOCTOR
Hello.
WILL
Hello.
MIA
Please, Doctor, join us.
THE DOCTOR
So, you do know me.
MIA
Not exactly.
AMY
(to Rory)
They're not hugging him!
THE DOCTOR
They aren't locals.
EMILY
Yup!
WILL
We're tourists, just like you.
THE DOCTOR
Oh. Here for the harvest festival?
MIA
No, actually we are here to see you.
THE DOCTOR
Oh. Why?
WILL
To take your picture.
THE DOCTOR
Huh?
Will takes a digital camera out of a duffel bag.
MIA
It's what all tourists do on vacation.
THE DOCTOR
Yes, but...
WILL
You don't mind, do you?
THE DOCTOR
No, but...
EMILY
You're wondering why we want your picture.
RORY
Who wouldn't want a picture of a Time Lord?
AMY
Rory!
THE DOCTOR
It's okay, Amy. They already knew that I was a Time Lord.
EMILY
Yup.
THE DOCTOR
The question is how.
MIA
That's a little complicated. Let's just say that you are famous on our world.
THE DOCTOR
I'm famous?
MIA
Yeah. Unfortunately, I can't tell you why.
WILL
We already have a before and after picture of Captain Jack Harkness.
THE DOCTOR
Oh, very good resolution! And the amber lined mountains in the background... Just beautiful. Where was this taken? Gatamak?
WILL
Yup.
RORY
Is that a giant head?
THE DOCTOR
Yes.
AMY
Does he know that he turns into a giant head?
THE DOCTOR
Well, he will... Eventually.
Rory notices Amy staring at the before picture of Jack.
RORY
(nervous)
Have you met him?
AMY
No. I would like to meet him, though.
RORY
(worried)
Why?
AMY
Um, because he turns into a giant head.
THE DOCTOR
I can arrange that. However, under no circumstances are you to mention what he turns into.
The Doctor realizes that Mia, Will, and Emily may have done that.
THE DOCTOR (cont'd)
(to Mia, Will, and Emily)
You didn't?
MIA
Don't worry. We didn't tell him anything.
THE DOCTOR
Good.
The Doctor pulls Rory and Amy aside to talk to them.
THE DOCTOR (cont'd)
Friendly tourists who only want to take my picture. That doesn't usually happen. Usually, there is death and mayhem.
RORY
And us running for our lives.
WILL
We can tell you more about us, if you like. If that helps matters any.
THE DOCTOR
Okay.
The Doctor, Amy, and Rory sit down at the table.
THE DOCTOR (cont'd)
Why are you here?
WILL
We were bored. We wanted something new and different to experience. Traveling to a different universe seemed like a good way to do it.
THE DOCTOR
(shocked)
You can travel between universes?
EMILY
Yes. That kind of teleportation is very difficult, though. It basically feels like your innards are being torn inside out.
THE DOCTOR
Yet, you still chose to come here. Why?
WILL
As I said before, we were bored.
MIA
Boredom can be unendurably tedious, especially, for those who live long lives. Isn't that part of the reason why you travel, Doctor?
THE DOCTOR
Yes.
MIA
Funny story... about our world. Once upon a time, someone decided to try an experiment... on Hitler.
THE DOCTOR
(realizes what she's talking about)
A time experiment?
MIA
Yes. So many people think "what if" in regards to him. Most people just wanted to kill him. We wanted to try something else.
THE DOCTOR
Do tell.
MIA
We sent some Jewish art dealers back in time. The purpose was to encourage his artistic dreams and to destroy his hatred of Jews. It was an experiment in human nature.
AMY
Did it work?
MIA
Yes. But, as I'm sure the Doctor can attest, there was a horribly high price.
THE DOCTOR
Yes. You can't mess with something that big, history wise. The consequences can be even worse than what you are trying to prevent.
AMY
What happened?
MIA
We prevented the death camps. We prevented the deaths of millions upon millions of civilians. Since there was no Nazi Germany... There was no alliance between them and Japan. Which meant no Pearl Harbor and no atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
AMY
That's all good, isn't it?
MIA
Yes. At first we were thrilled at what we had accomplished. The trouble was... no one saw the devastation... the suffering... that the atomic bombs could cause. So, when World War II eventually happened...
THE DOCTOR
(somberly)
It was a nuclear one.
MIA
Yeah. Hundreds of millions of people died from the bombs alone. Fifty million more died a slow death, from radiation sickness. Many of the people that we had managed to save, ended up dying anyway.
AMY
You couldn't have known.
MIA
Actually, we should have anticipated it. Some people can't tolerate the existence of anything that is different from them. Put nuclear weapons in the hands of people like them... We managed to prevent one despot only to have another rise up in his place.
WILL
Speaking of despots... We actually encountered some Daleks on our trip.
THE DOCTOR
Oh?
WILL
That's them in the vase.
THE DOCTOR
(stares confused at a vase of flowers)
What?
EMILY
Mia gave them a demonstration of flower power. In a whole new way.
MIA
I have a thing for flowers.
THE DOCTOR
I can see that. Are they... dead?
MIA
Not exactly.
THE DOCTOR
Will they turn back?
MIA
Only if I will it.
THE DOCTOR
(a bit conflicted)
Oh.
MIA
Do you want me to will it?
THE DOCTOR
(conflicted)
I'm not sure. Are they suffering?
MIA
Well, they're flowers. They're not particularly happy about being flowers. But, other than that... No, they aren't suffering. They don't feel any pain.
THE DOCTOR
So, it's like they're in a prison.
MIA
A flower prison.
WILL
It's Mia's favorite form of punishment.
THE DOCTOR
Do you do this to most of your enemies?
MIA
Only ones who are dangerous to us.
EMILY
Most of the time she just turns their weapons into flowers.
AMY
If she can do that, then why-
MIA
Didn't I turn the nukes into flowers? Oh, I did. We traveled back in time and made sure that the bombs never fell. You should have seen the expression on that despot's face when all his precious little toys turned into flowers. It was priceless.
WILL
(smiles)
We have pictures.
Will takes old photographs out of his duffel bag and hands them to Amy.
AMY
Wow! I don't think I've ever seen that kind of expression before.
RORY
It's like a mix of hate and absolute terror.
MIA
Yeah, scaring the hell out of people like him, just brings me so much joy.
THE DOCTOR
(slightly unnerved)
You're definitely not human.
MIA
Oh, I was human, once upon a time.
THE DOCTOR
What happened?
MIA
(smiles)
I met someone. To this day, I still don't know who he was. I think the best way to describe it is, weirdest job interview, ever!
BLACK OUT.
Disclaimer: This little fan fic is meant as pure, harmless fun, as such, no profit is being made from it. The characters contained within belong to their respective creators, whomever they may be.