I love Terrence Dicks' Warmonger. It's possibly one of the worst Doctor Who books written, crack!fic from start to end, so bad it's fabulous. And then it got me thinking 'what if it hadn't been The 4th Doctor/Sarah that met Morbius in Brain of Morbius, but Six and Peri?
The monster paused in it's pursuit of them, and Peri was certain the plastic eye-stalks were scrutinizing her suddenly.
"I know you," it rasped uncertainly.
"Great," she muttered, unconsciously moving closer to the Doctor.
"Yes," it grated with more certainty, "you are the one that evaded me last time. But not this time. Once I've killed the Doctor I shall make you my bride. Ha!"
"How do you like that Doctor? I'm going to take your companion away - twice!"
"I rather think Peri will have something to say about that."
"You better believe it!" she snapped. She half turned to the Doctor. "I just don't believe this! I mean, do I have psycho-bait tatooed across my forehead, or something?"
"Well, from the available evidence it would certainly seem so," the Doctor agreed.
"It's hardly original, Morbius. She's been lusted after by better monsters than you."
"She seemed eager enough to abandon your company for mine last time we met."
"Only until I realized that underneath that thin veneer of charm you as much of a monster as you look now."
Morbius' claw hand twitched in agitation.
Bu now they had completed a lap of the lab and as his gaze settled on a familiar piece of equipment an idea began to began to form. "I'll tell you what., Morbius, why don't we settle this with a spot of Time Lord wrestling? Winner gets the girl?"
"Hey!" Peri protested, digging an elbow into his ribs.
"And the loser gets to die "