Matt's Revenge
The plan was set. His fellow actors in on the gig, and the crew and especially the Dalek boys were none the wiser what was about to hit them. He had considered painting the Daleks bright pink and wrapping feather boas around the eyestalks, also changing the sucker arm to a useless feather duster. But this new plan was ten times better, and no damages to BBC Wales's property would be coming out of his pay check at the end of it. Hopefully...
Matt Smith looked on as they positioned the Dalek on the set, ready to practise. In his warm set coat, he watched from the sidelines as the Dalek club readied themselves. It was a strange sight, seeing a man climb into a Dalek. First you had to take the top of, then the bloke would climb in, and then to finish it off, the top would be put back on. And apparently, these new beefier Daleks were the comfiest yet, which was hard to believe when you know what position the poor men inside of them had to sit at.
Matt crossed his arms and let out a small smile as Nicholas Briggs sat down in his Dalek operating chair. This was going to be good. Nicholas exchanged signals with the Dalek head operators first, checking that the light bulbs on top worked, before switching on his microphone. Tapping it to make sure it was on and working, Nicholas settled down into his chair for a long shift of shouting into a microphone.
The voice of the Daleks picked up his script and gave it a good once flick through. Deciding the lines were still in ordering, and satisfied nothing had changed since last night, he got around to practising. The crew knew what was coming next, as Nicholas would 'become a Dalek' by shouting 'EXTERMINATE' down the microphone for five minutes or so. But, this time, when it came to getting in the zone, things were a little different.
"EXTERMINATE", was shouted down the microphone, but what came out of the speakers was not the deep threatening voice of a Dalek, but more of a high pitched Easter Bunny voice that sounded as if it had come from a fairytale.
The crew, actors, and Dalek team all laughed out loud, and Nicholas Briggs knew revenge had been brought upon him. At least he could laugh at it too. Matt, grinning with absolute glee, sent thumbs up to Nicholas, who returned the gesture. Laughter rocketed around the set for a good five minutes, and then work returned to normal. That was at least until the director fell off his chair.