DOCTOR WHO: REVENGE OF THE SEA-DEVILS
Chapter 1
HMS DEFENDER, BALTIC SEA, 2521
It was just another ordinary day for those onboard the magnificent and brilliant HMS Defender. The old, rusting ship had done many years service and its leader, Admiral Frank Kensington has overseen the majority of its time. The sun was shining out in the Baltic Sea and all crew onboard were happy, but of late there wasn't much to be happy about. Several crew had gone missing when on the deck during the night shifts and banging and bashing against the walls of Defender were often heard.
"Something strange is happening out in those waters..." muttered Admiral Kensington to himself. "Something deadly..."
THE TARDIS, UNKNOWN TIME
"RIVER! What are you doing?" shouted the Doctor as he, Amy and Rory hung onto the TARDIS as it was going faster than it had ever gone before.
"I don't know!" replied River. "I must have caught a switch by error!"
"How did you do that?" called the Doctor.
"God knows...but we're about to land!" replied River with a smile. Amy and Rory just closed their eyes and hoped the landing would be safe. Sadly it wasn't as the TARDIS landed on its side with the doors facing to the floor of the deck of HMS Defender. Crew immediately surrounded the TARDIS but they were then left amazed as the Blue Box that had landed suddenly vanished. Admiral Kensington made his way to the deck just as it disappeared from sight.
"What was that, Sir?" asked one crew member. Admiral Kensington just took it all in and then smiled.
"That, my dear friend...is River Song...with her great helpful friend..." he said proudly as the Blue Box then materialised correctly upright before them all.
HMS DEFENDER, BALTIC SEA, 2521
The amazed crew of HMS Defender stood still and gazed as the door of the Blue Box opened to reveal its occupants. Out first was River dressed as glamorously as ever, yet despite the odd initial landing had found the time to put on some extra lipstick.
"Hello Frank..." she said seductively towards the Admiral. He couldn't help but blush as she then moved towards him showing off her curves to everyone else. She was soon followed by Amy and Rory who both nervously walked out unsure of where they had landed.
"Oh..." said Amy. "We're at Sea..."
"Not a very warm sea..." remarked Rory as he noticed that although the sun was out, the heat wasn't actually reaching them at all. They slowly vacated the open TARDIS door while everyone else just waited patiently knowing that someone else was to come into view, but they didn't.
"DOCTOR!" shouted River impatiently. "Sorry Frank, but he's always like this..." she then apologised.
"Coming River!" came the Doctor's reply from within the depths of the TARDIS.
"What's taking so long?" she then asked.
"I was dressing more appropriately..." replied the Doctor as he then came into full view in his more familiar attire. "Bow-Ties are always cool on a ship..."
"Ofcourse..." said Amy dubiously.
"Frank..." addressed River more formally. "...these are the people who I feel can be trusted to help you today alongside me..."
"Including him?" asked Frank cautiously pointing towards the Doctor who was checking out his reflection on Defender's exterior. River looked at him and didn't seem that surprised by it at all.
"He's like that...but he is the Doctor...you can trust him..." she then said.
"And those two?" questioned Frank. "One of them is in shorts..."
"That's Rory for you..." smiled River. "Oh...and Amy always dresses as scantily-clad as that, so let your crew know...we don't want them drooling over her...she's a Married Woman!"
"If you insist..." complied Frank. "Right...everyone, let's make our way to the main office room where we will discuss matters...it's too cold out here!"
"I can vouch for that..." smiled Rory as he and everyone else followed the Admiral inside the ship.
OPERATIONS CENTRE, HMS DEFENDER, 2521
As everyone sat down in the Operations Centre onboard Defender, the Doctor began to look at the readings he could see projected onto the various outputs.
"You're being watched, Admiral..." he remarked. "...someone obviously likes you..."
"That's the issue though..." replied Admiral Kensington. "We don't know what is doing this. We've even had help from the U.A, but they have got nowhere further..."
"U.A?" questioned the Doctor.
"Underwater Alliance..." explained River. "I'd have thought you would have known about them..."
"I'm not a sea-kind of person..." replied the Doctor. "More of a land man..."
"So, what are those readings actually saying, Doctor?" asked an inquisitive Amy as she looked closely at them. Rory just looked around the centre awkwardly, twiddling his thumbs like a young school boy who was bored.
"I don't quite know..." replied the Doctor.
"But you're going to help us, aren't you?" asked Admiral Kensington.
"Oh yes..." smiled the Doctor as he got up from his seat. He was about to delve into a background history of the readings, but he was rudely interrupted by a warning signal.
"Docking in Procedure..." spoke the Tannoy loudly over everyone.
"Docking?" quizzed Rory. "But we're in the middle of the sea?"
"Not us..." replied River firmly.
"Then who?" asked Amy.
"You're about to find out..." smiled the Doctor. "Come along Ponds! We're meeting the Dockers!"
DOCKING PORT 7, HMS DEFENDER, 2521
"Docking completed..." confirmed the Tannoy as everyone entered the port onboard Defender. For such a small ship, to have atleast 7 Docking Ports showed the advancements in technology greatly and Rory was just amazed by it all.
"It's a lot to take in, isn't it?" said a woman towards Rory.
"Yes is it..." replied Rory as he then caught sight of the woman. She looked very professional and certainly was well-ranked onboard Defender.
"I'm Captain Mina Harridan, by the way...nice to speak to you..." she said before walking off to join her fellow colleagues. Amy didn't look too keen at seeing Rory talking with another woman, even if it was very brief, so she made sure she was at his side at all times. Before everyone now was a small, rusting Pod of a ship which had definitely seen better days. There was a small crew within and as they emerged, Admiral Kensington, Captain Harridan and other Defender crew applauded them greatly.
"Superb work..." commented Admiral Kensington. "You do our shores proud..."
"Why thankyou, Frank..." spoke the leader of the crew who was a very elegant woman. She soon noticed the Doctor standing and trying to join in on the applause and spoke to him. "You must be new here..." she said.
"Sort of..." replied the Doctor.
"Well, I'm Ophelia, Ophelia Lightly...and these are my workers..." she then introduced. "On my left is Crabtree, the brute force behind our work..."
"Hello..." gruffed Crabtree whose Diving suit, which was reminiscent of the traditional kind was definitely too tight for him.
"...and on my right is Hans Keiber...the thinker of the U.A..." continued Ophelia as Hans waved shyly towards everyone before going back into the Pod to do Maintenance checks.
"So, you're the U.A, then?" smiled the Doctor now knowing who the Admiral was on about earlier.
"Yes..." replied Ophelia. "...and we think...we know we've just been attacked by something..."
"Was it them again?" asked Admiral Kensington warily.
"Most certainly..." gruffed Crabtree.
"And who is 'them'?" asked the Doctor as he surveyed the U.A Pod-Ship.
"Dr. Song can explain for you..." replied Captain Harridan before she and Admiral Kensington left to resume their duties elsewhere. The Doctor then went upto River expecting her to explain immediately, but she wasn't.
"Well...?" said the Doctor. "Care to enlighten me?" River just didn't reply, she just readied herself. Amy and Rory looked on unsure of what was happening but listened intently.
"Doctor...how can I put this simply...Admiral Kensington, the U.A, and this ship are being attacked by none-other than the Sea-Devils..." The Doctor just looked on speechless...
HMS DEFENDER, BALTIC SEA, 2521
Racing along the many corridors HMS Defender had, the Doctor and River argued angrily for an age about the news of the Sea-Devils.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" asked the Doctor angrily.
"Because I knew you wouldn't have stayed here..." replied River furiously. "You are such an idiot at times! I'm helping out a friend here..."
"Yeah, a friend..." mused the Doctor sarcastically. "One that accompanies you to the Bedroom...don't think I don't know that this is that Admiral!"
"Oh, you absolute utter idiot!" said River before slapping the Doctor right across his cheek. The Doctor just carried on walking and barged his way past staff. The Doctor didn't care about the commotion he was causing and nor was River, but Amy and Rory apologised to everyone they passed along the way.
"Sorry about this..." said Amy.
"Lovers tiff..." explained Rory badly as he concentrated on keeping up with the arguing pair. All he and Amy could hear though now was the distant shouting and cursing between River and the Doctor. River was swearing loudly as was the Doctor which was a big surprise indeed for Amy and Rory.
"All of this because of some Sea-Devils?" wondered Amy.
"They must have done something serious to make the Doctor this angry..." said Rory before suddenly Defender began to rock suddenly. It clattered one way and then back in the other direction.
"Devil Alert!" warned the Tannoy as crew ran through to safety. Captain Harridan was nearby and could see Amy and Rory were struggling.
"This way!" she said as she offered out her hand to help the pair.
"What's happening?" asked Amy.
"We're being attacked..." replied Captain Harridan as suddenly Ophelia, Crabtree and Hans ran by through the corridors.
"Protocol 9! And Charge!" commanded Ophelia to her crew as they raced along. River soon came back into view running to keep sight of Amy and Rory.
"Wait for me!" she said as she caught up. Soon, she, Amy, Rory and Captain Harridan made it into a safe zone. The faint zaps of what seemed like lasers were heard and then suddenly the rocking of HMS Defender stopped and everyone sighed with relief.
"Devils compromised..." spoke the Tannoy.
"Oh thank god for that..." sighed Captain Harridan before rushing away to Admiral's office. Amy and Rory were just beginning to take it all in when Amy realised something.
"Where's the Doctor?" she asked.
"Elsewhere..." replied River quickly as if to disguise something.
"Where elsewhere?" asked Rory. River took a moment to respond.
"The TARDIS..." she began. "The TARDIS, another time, another place, another issue...but not here..."
"What?" said Amy.
"He left..." confirmed River. "It looks like it's just us three..."
