They were approaching their goal. The abandoned Bowie base. It had been a century since the base where the first people on the planet had been vacated. Nobody actually knew how the pioneers had escaped but the survivors all talked of the Doctor. The time lord with the blue box that was bigger on the inside.
They had reached the base and the leader of the party Alex Stevens was forcing the door open with help from two others.
"Keep your suits on inside" he said "I doubt anyone's brought it new oxygen supplies"
"Well it isn't being used it's abandoned" said another member of the Party. Alex looked up
"I was joking idiot!" He said. The other astronaut was about to retort when the hatch to the base opened. An inhuman hand emerged and before anyone could do anything the expedition on mars was no more.
Doctor Who: Days of Old
Chapter 1
Welcome Party
The doctor was flying the tardis jumping around and rambling about mars.
"Great
planet that mars! I went there recently. I was a completely different man almost literally. It was really emotional and I was fighting water and..."
"Excuse me?" Rory spoke up "you fought water?"
"Yep!" beamed the Doctor. Rory turned to his wife to be Amy Pond.
"And you still think he's a tough guy?"
"Come on Rory" she said "I thought I proved that I choose you over the Doctor."
"Well yeah" Rory replied "But it all seems too good to be true. I can't help but feel like something's going to go wrong"
The TARDIS lurched and the trio were thrown to the floor.
"its okay" said the Doctor "that's perfectly normal"
"and it bloody hurts" said Rory, slowly getting to his feet. "Where are we?"
The Doctor walked down the stairs to the extensive TARDIS wardrobe.
"We are on mars!" the Doctor shouted "I'm going to check if we have enough space suits"
A few moments later he brought up two space suits.
"Only two of us can go" he said sheepishly.
"Oh I understand" Rory said. "You go I'll just stay here"
"Rory, what's wrong?" Amy said putting her hand on his shoulder. "Come with me please, Just a quick walk!" Rory seemed to be thinking.
"Well...okay" Rory said "I'll come"
A few minutes later the couple were all dressed up in the space suits the doctor had given them.
"Now" said the Doctor "don't venture to far, I won't be able to come and get you if anything happens"
"Okay" replied Amy
As they were setting the oxygen in the helmets the helmets Rory turned to Amy
"Were not going to do what he says are we?" he asked.
"Nope!" replied Amy.
Before the doctor could do anything Amy and Rory had rushed outside. Rushing very slowly...
"OH MY GOD! I'M ON MARS!" shouted Amy at the top her voice.
"Wow!" Rory seemed too stunned to move.
"Oh come on!" said the Doctor "It's not as exciting as a cold star that's about to kill us if we don't make the right choice" Rory turned to the Doctor and spoke through the space suit radio.
"One that was a dream" he said "and two we've known and dreamt of this place all our lives"
"Suit yourself" replied the Doctor "just stay out of trouble"
"We will" sighed Amy "but what could happen on a planet where no-one and nothing lives"
"Well" said the Doctor "I wouldn't be so sure. Keep an eye out"
Before Amy or Rory could reply a tall hulking figure came out of the shadows and grabbed the couple. "No!" shouted the Doctor "No! NO! NO! NO! NO!"
He knew who the creatures were but that wouldn't help too much.
He jumped back into the TARDIS and frantically ran up the stairs and searched for something then pulled it out. A battered kettle. "I don't want to fight" he said "but I need a weapon" he plugged the kettle in at the console. "Here it is" He said "my only weapon against the Ice Warriors..."