Lieutenant Adventures Series 10 Chapter 45 20 April 2016. Tree Life.
**Note to reader. This was the hardest chapter for me to write in 10 series. This will be a harder chapter to understand than any multi-Lieutenant story I may have done and than any of the times I may have switched from he to she to he when referring to the Lieutenant's sex. Also, it will be harder to understand than a male - female Lieutenant regeneration. Finally, there has never been a chapter quite like this chapter in Lieutenant Adventures before. I hope you enjoy this very special chapter.**
"Tim, there's not a single planet in the known universe that we haven't come across before and yet there's a planet down there that apparently doesn't exist, in orbit of a red dwarf star that we have never come across," said Tom.
"Well, obviously, we're not in the known Universe anymore," said Tim.
"Well, where are we then? We really aren't out that far and the centre, back on Earth, reckoned we'd be able to find our destination by passing planets we've passed a thousand times, if not more. We have never passed this planet once in all the times we've been delivering this cargo to other planets," said Tom.
Suddenly the engines went dead.
Tim jumped up."What's happening?" he demanded.
"The engines have gone dead," said Tom.
"But we're still moving," said Tim.
"Yes," said Tom. "Whoever or whatever is down there is doing it. They've drained our energy and now they're pulling us in," he said.
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The TARDIS was drifting through Space.
"What happened?" asked Sandy.
"The engines have gone dead," said the Lieutenant.
"Is anything working?" asked Catina.
"Yes," said the Lieutenant. He put on the hologram.
There was a planet in orbit of a red star on the hologram.
"It's whatever is on that planet," said the Lieutenant. He took a pack of Rennie out of his pocket and took two Rennie and chewed them. Then he put the packet away.
"You don't sound sure," said Ann.
"I'm not," said the Lieutenant.
"Hold on a second, I thought you had a snippet of everything in here," said Sandy.
"I did too," said the Lieutenant.
"Oh, brilliant," said Catina.
"Oi, Catina," said the Lieutenant. "I've had 4000 years of Time and Space away from Gallifrey, after 4000 years of Time and Space, it's a little hard to fin new planets and new stars," said the Lieutenant.
"Well, if even the Lieutenant doesn't know where we are, we have a problem," said the Lieutenant.
"Yes, Ann, a very big one," said the Lieutenant.
"Lieutenant?" asked Sandy.
"Sandy?" asked the Lieutenant, turning to look at Sandy.
Sandy was looking at something on the hologram.
The Lieutenant followed her gaze.
There was another spaceship getting pulled towards the planet.
The Lieutenant ran over to another panel and locked onto the ship.
The hologram zoomed in on the ship.
"I recognise it," said the Lieutenant.
"You do?" asked Catina.
"Yes, it's Earth Cargo Incorporated," said the Lieutenant.
"Earth... Does that mean they're Humans?" asked Ann.
"Yes," said the Lieutenant. "Two of your kind on that ship," he said.
"How do you know it's two?" asked Sandy.
"I've met them before, Tim and Tom, lovely boys they are. Brothers," said the Lieutenant.
The hologram stuttered.
"We're picking up speed," said Catina.
"Yes, we're getting closer, therefore, the pull is getting stronger," said the Lieutenant.
"So, the closer we get, the stronger it gets, therefore,the faster we get?" asked Ann.
"Yes," said the Lieutenant. Then he realised the danger of the situation. "Oh. So if we stay standing here, we're going to get killed!" exclaimed the Lieutenant. "You lot. run for the Fun Room! I'll follow in a quick moment." The Lieutenant tapped on the keyboard. He was typing a message for the Oracle.
"I'm not leaving you," said Sandy.
"No, Sandy, do as I say. Go to the Fun Room. Not even Time Lords can survive this," said the Lieutenant, urgently. Every second lost was so so precious.
Sandy looked defeated. She left the Lieutenant alone.
"Thank you," whispered the Lieutenant. His message to the Oracle was to be activated on his death. Then he put the TARDIS into Emergency mode. All systems were now alert. Then the Lieutenant turned off the hologram and locked down the systems. At least, in the slim chances that the TARDIS survived, no-one could get their hands on it. Then the Lieutenant grabbed up his energy screwdriver and his Rennie and ran down the corridor towards the Fun Room as the TARDIS picked up speed yet again. He stopped at the generator room on his way past and, with his energy screwdriver, sucked all the energy out of the generator room and ran onwards to the Fun Room. When he arrived, he burst in and slammed the door behind himself. Then he stood back and used the energy to keep the door firmly shut. Then he turned to face his terrified companions. "I picked this room because of the cushioned walls and ceiling. The cushions are very thick but even in impact that we're looking at, we could still die," said the Lieutenant.
"What about Tim and Tom?" asked Sandy.
"Oh my God, I forgot about them!" exclaimed the Lieutenant. He turned to the door and sucked the energy out of the door with the energy screwdriver and sprinted out of the Fun Room again. He got back to the control room and released the energy, bringing the console room to life temporarily. He managed to materialise the TARDIS on the spaceship. He ran to the flap and opened it. "You two, in, now," yelled the Lieutenant.
"Lieutenant!" exclaimed Tim.
"Shut up and get in!" exclaimed the Lieutenant.
Tom and Tim clambered into the TARDIS just in time.
The TARDIS then dematerialised itself and returned the energy to the screwdriver. It was not doing well over 1100 miles an hour. 5 minutes to impact.
"Follow me to the Fun Room," said the Lieutenant.
The Lieutenant, Tim and Tom ran to the Fun Room.
When they arrived, the Lieutenant sealed them in again. "Right. There are four corners in this room. Me and Catina can go in one, Sandy and Ann can go into another and Tim and Tom can have one each. Quick as you can!"
The Lieutenant and Catina huddled into their corner, hands around each other.
Suddenly, there was a low rumbling that lasted 10 seconds.
"Lieutenant?" screamed Ann.
"We've entered the atmosphere. 1 minute to impact. Brace! Brace! Brace! Brace! Brace! Brace! Brace!" exclaimed the Lieutenant.
BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG!
The Lieutenant and Catina bounced around the room, much like the others, and ended up on their backs.
"Stay still until we know we've stopped," said the Lieutenant.
Suddenly, the TARDIS fire alarm sounded.
The Lieutenant got up and helped Catina up. She was OK. He helped Sandy and Ann up. They were OK. He helped Tim and Tom up. They were OK. "Good," yelled the Lieutenant. "All OK, now let's get out of here."
In the impact, the energy had escaped so the door swung open.
There was smoke all around.
The generator room was on fire.
Doors were hanging off hinges and some had flown off and were on the floor.
The Lieutenant and the gang crawled along the floor as the most oxygen in a fire is along the floor and cautiously made their way to the console room, then out of the TARDIS. They all stood up, coughed, brushed debris off themselves and breathed in.
"Air like ours!" exclaimed the Lieutenant.
"Look! The ship!" Tim and Tom ran off. Their ship had survived.
Suddenly, Ann screamed.
The Lieutenant looked at where she was looking. He, too, screamed. When he recovered, he crept forward for a closer look.
There was a tree in front of them. But it wasn't any old tree. There was an alien being of sorts sticking out perpendicular to the trunk. It's feet were inside the trunk. You couldn't see them, the trunk had grown around them and had grown half way up his shins.
"How did you get in there?" asked the Lieutenant.
"I am the result of a freak experiment," replied the thing. "We tried to fuse ourselves with trees. It didn't work, clearly," it said.
"What was with powering down the engines?" asked the Lieutenant.
"Oh, yeah, sorry about that. I can't control it. I never meant you any harm. I've already begun repairing your ships," it said. "But you can't leave."
"There's always a catch," said the Lieutenant.
"I can grant wishes," it said. "If you free me from this thing, I will grant you a wish each from your wildest dreams."
"He's telepathic too," said the Lieutenant. He got close to it to whisper. "I'll do it for you. I wish your trust in return," he said. He gave it a small hug.
"It will be done," it said.
The Lieutenant set to work on freeing it, pulling it gently away. Finally, he pulled it free and helped it up. "And now my wish," said the Lieutenant.
"I'm free. Fooling you has proved easy, Lieutenant. I go, now, and proclaim how easy the Lieutenant Time Lord was to beat.
The Lieutenant activated the device with his mind and it transported away.
"How did you do that?" asked Catina.
"I didn't really hug it, I put a device on it's back. The Time Lords can deal with it now," said the Lieutenant.
The Lieutenant, Sandy, Catina and Ann returned to the TARDIS. They were surprised. The thing really had repaired the TARDIS. They heard a roar.
Tim and Tom had gone.
The TARDIS dematerialised.
"Lieutenant, earlier, you said you had been travelling for 4000 years. What age are you now?" asked Sandy.
"4020 years old," said the Lieutenant.
"Really?" asked Catina.
"Yes," said the Lieutenant.
"So, you're an OOOOOAP then?" asked Ann, giggling.
"Oi," laughed the Lieutenant.
NEXT TIME:
NATO and Nussia (New USSR):
"Yes, I agree to work with Nussia peacefully in looking for more oil," said the NATO chairperson.
Both shook hands.
"Don't tell the Nussian President."
The Lieutenant had defeated the Great Intelligence for the first time.
The Lieutenant
Alfie Deyes
Sandy Ulrich
Emma Watson
Catina Gunter
Miranda Kerr
Ann Allen
Julianne Hough
Tim
Alec Baldwin
Tom
The thing in the Tree
Barbara Streisand
Tom
Howard Stern
With special thanks to the BBC, FanFiction and Youtube.
Director
Keith Francis
Writer
Liam Hickey
Producer
Amelia Davis
Fflat 2016.