FOREWORD
Most of my fanfics seem to be Harry Potter ones, usually crossovers. For being a major Doctor Who fan, I only have one (as of writing this foreword, anyway), rather average Doctor Who fanfic on my account, a crossover with Puella Magi Madoka Magica called Time and Entropy. Hopefully, that will change, and this fanfic will hopefully be the first of some Doctor Who fanfics.
I've noticed a tendency with many fanfics and crossovers with Doctor Who a tendency to use New Series Doctors. While I'm sure that many other writers may be most familiar with the New Series, I am familiar with the series as a whole, and thus would prefer to use Classic Series Doctors where I can. Not because I hate the New Series, but rather, because I think New Series Doctors have been over-exposed of late in fanfic.
After some careful consideration, I decided to use my favourite Doctor, the Seventh, as played by Sylvester McCoy. An undervalued Doctor in my opinion, some of his stories were beginning to become sophisticated and mature. While Doctor Who has tackled racism and xenophobia as far back as the first Dalek story, and 70s story The Mutants being a strong attack on colonialism and apartheid, McCoy's last two seasons as the Doctor saw perhaps more social comment than ever. Remembrance of the Daleks examined racism and fascist groups in 60s London, The Happiness Patrol satirised Thatcher's reign as Prime Minister, Ghost Light looked at evolution and the trappings of Victorian society, The Curse of Fenric discussed the horrors of war and children hating their own parents, and Survival looked at both youth and how battle and fighting turns men into beasts.
This is why the Seventh Doctor, I thought, was more than capable of joining Booker DeWitt on his sojourn through Columbia. And this is the Seventh Doctor some years after the TV series. I considered having the Seventh Doctor do it solo, but I decided to bring in Bernice Summerfield, a character from both the books and the audios, to accompany him.
And now for the usual disclaimers. Firstly, there will be annotations galore here. You don't like them? Tough.
Secondly, obviously, I don't condone the practises of Columbia, and neither do the developers of BioShock Infinite. That being said, there will be offensive racist language, spoken by racist idiots who live on Columbia. You have been warned.
Thirdly, there will be spoilers, especially early on, for a number of Doctor Who stories, including the Big Finish audios. You have been warned, as I said above. In addition, I am doing this story in titled episodes like in the old Hartnell episodes. Just a gimmick.
Finally, the following is a fan-written work. Doctor Who and BioShock Infinite are the properties of their respective owners. Please, support the official release. Otherwise…well, you know what happens to Salamander at the end of Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World?
