"Well, what did he say?" The Doctor asked his friend, pulling his hands out of his pants pockets.
Nyssa looked nothing short of bewildered, to say the least. "The emperor banana said that they will not give us back the TARDIS, until we release the banana hostages."
"What?!" Tegan Jovanka exclaimed, incredulous. She looked between Nyssa, the Doctor, and her other friend, Adric.
Adric frowned, and raised his head up toward the Doctor. "What do they mean, 'banana hostages'?"
The Doctor looked down briefly at Adric, before turning his attention back to Nyssa. "What exactly did he say, Nyssa?"
Nyssa swallowed. "He said, 'give us back the bright, slightly under-ripe banana and the slender, long, pale banana'."
The Doctor sighed, and shoved his hands into his pockets. "Adric, do you remember that time I told you that sometimes we have to make sacrifices..."
