Ruby Theatre Games
Ch 1
"Marco?" Rose called.
Her hands felt the empty air around her. But all was silent except for the whirring of the Tardis console.
And then she heard it a distant rapping on the metal grill beneath her.
"Polo!" The Doctor answered cheerfully. And Rose strained to see him through her blind fold.
She stepped forward, listening carefully for the sound of his footsteps prancing about.
"Marco?" She tried again, catching a movement to the right.
"Polo!" He was dead ahead.
Rose lunged forward, almost losing her balance as she struck thin air.
The Doctor laughed nearby.
"Mar-co?" Rose whispered.
The Doctor sidestepped as her hands came too close again.
She was very good at this game, he considered letting her win just this once. And then the girl's flicked around towards him and the doctor ducked.
That was close enough.
"Polo," he squeaked.
Rose grinned; she knew she was onto him now.
"Give up yet Doctor?"
"Course not," he replied hiding behind the console. "But you are a formidable foe."
Rose turned again, shifting carefully towards his voice.
"Marco?"
"Polo!" the Doctor shot in her ear.
Rose jumped and swung round. The Doctor laughed and leapt back.
"Close, but not close enough."
"Are you ever going to let me remove this thing?" Rose sighed.
"Why, you give up?"
"No. Marco?"
The Doctor was behind her now and she knew it.
"Polo." He replied.
Suddenly Rose stepped back, tripping her best friend and throwing him off balance.
She whirled around, arms out embracing him in a bear hug.
"Gotcha!"
The blindfold slipped off her face and the Doctor's boyish grin filled her vision.
"I surrender."
The whirring of the console had changed to a persistent beep.
A frown passed over the Doctor's face and he slipped on a pair of low rimmed glasses.
Rose followed him to the console. "Doctor?"
"Hmm, that's interesting." He was staring at small screen dancing with dots and digits.
Suddenly an image fuzzed into life. Rose leant over the Doctor's shoulder for a close view.
A dark skinned figure, dressed in a crimson cloak stared back at them.
Its eyes were black as night.
"Stay away." It warned. "No human is safe, not even you. Rose Tyler."