Lieutenant Adventures Series 11 Chapter 7 12 August 2017. The Regeneration Games.
"Ssshhh," said Flavia, almost angrily. "This cannot get out. These are Gallifrey's darkest secrets. If these are found out, I will most certainly be sacked, removed immediately,perhaps vapourised," whispered Flavia.
"Lady President, I don't understand why though, you didn't do this, did you?" asked the Oracle.
"Oracle, keep your voice down," whispered Flavia, "no, of course this wasn't me but I know about it and I have full power to do something about it but I haven't done something about it and won't but if I am found out, this is a massive controversy," she whispered.
"Well, how could anyone find out? Only the Lord or Lady President and their personal guard are allowed down here," said the Oracle.
A TARDIS was heard materialising.
"It would appear not, Oracle, anyway, these are the Regeneration Games, how would someone not find out?" asked Flavia.
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"A TARDIS, whose is that?" asked the Oracle.
"Former Presidents can get down here too," said Flavia, "whose do you think it is? Wherever there is bad and controversy, it could only be the Lieutenant," she said.
Inside the TARDIS, the Lieutenant sighed and rolled his eyes. "You and the Iron Demon fought in the Death Zone for two nights to protect me? Why couldn't we just come straight back into the TARDIS? he asked.
"No, we didn't do it to protect you, we did it for our sense of adventure, I just decided to take you with me in case you got any ideas and decided to fly away without me," said Penelope.
The Lieutenant smirked and looked at her. "Oh, like I would do that," he said, sarcastically.
"And that was what you saw? Are you sure it wasn't a dream?" asked Penelope, doubtedly.
"Yes, I am sure, it was in my head, I've no idea who they were but something about them felt familiar," said the Lieutenant. He looked at the console unit and sighed softly with a slight smirk. "We appear to have landed back on Gallifrey," he said.
"Oh, you reminded me, I didn't see Missy in the Death Zone, are you sure it was her who dragged us there?" asked Penelope.
The Lieutenant rolled his eyes. "No, not Missy, the Time Lords dragged us there," said the Lieutenant.
"The Time Lords? For a race that hate you, they seem to love pulling you back to their planet," said Penelope. "Was it them this time?" she asked.
The Lieutenant frowned slightly and looked at the screen on the console. "I'm not sure, the TARDIS dematerialised but this isn't where I wanted her to go. Something else brought her here or she just decided to," he said.
"Well, are we going to see what's going on or are standing in here talking about it all day?" asked Penelope.
The Lieutenant laughed. "Of course we're going out there," he said.
The Cloister Bell chimed just then.
"Oh, for God's sake, really!" exclaimed the Lieutenant.
The Cloister Bell chimed again.
"Shut up!" yelled the Lieutenant at the TARDIS.
The Cloister Bell chimed again.
The Lieutenant sighed and rubbed his forehead before walking out of the TARDIS. "Need to get away from that noise," he said.
Penelope followed him. "You need to stop doing that, shutting the door when I am following you. Hello? I do exist!" exclaimed Penelope.
The Lieutenant smiled. "Yes you do exist but, to me, you are like an insect," he said, quite honestly.
"You took your time, would you like us to wait a bit longer while you go back in to get your Time Waster Stabilisers?" asked Flavia sarcastically.
The Lieutenant sighed and shot a bullet so it skimmed her hair. "Shut up," he said.
The Oracle lurched forward and seized him by the arm. "I would tread very very carefully if I were you, now, keep your voice down," said the Oracle, letting go of him and walking back to the Lady President's side. "Surely you know we are surrounded by the Regeneration Games. We could apply them to you right now if we wanted, not a problem," he said.
The Lieutenant laughed. "Oh, you stupid child! Don't lay your hands on me again or I'll cut them off!" he exclaimed, watching the Oracle walk away. He sarcastically bowed to the President. "Madam President," he said.
"Oracle, that was not within your power to say that," said Flavia. "Lieutenant, you really are pushing this," she said. "What the Oracle said, though, is true, we could do that and no-one would know that we are restraining you to that regeneration and that face. I suppose the former President wants to know how this actually works or he will cut off my feet or something really evil, I'm sure," said Flavia sarcastically.
The Oracle bowed. "Sorry, Madam President," he said.
The Lieutenant laughed. "Oh, I would do anything to you Flavia, even I know how stupid it is to hurt the President. It's that idiot you have beside you," he said. He put his gun away and flicked a blade between his fingers. "He's a different story completely," he said.
"Lieutenant, this is seriously the last time I am warning you," said Flavia sternly.
The Lieutenant sighed. "You're no fun! Seriously, though," he said, "why are we surrounded by a bunch of faces," he asked.
"Well, these are the faces we use in some controlled regenerations. We also let some Time Lords have access to this secret when they have run out of faces to turn into or when their incarnation has Alzheimer's and can't remember what regeneration is," said Flavia. "No two Time Lords on this secret can have the same face at the same time, though, strictly, kept for a certain Time Lord until they have finished using it," said Flavia. "The Oracle has a list of faces to show you as an example," said Flavia.
The Oracle swiped through the faces. "The most popular faces used are these ones I am about to show you," said the Oracle, stopping on a face, we have this one, face number one."
"Never seen it in my life," said the Lieutenant.
"Face number two," said the Oracle.
"I know that one," said the Lieutenant. "That's the twelfth Doctor."
"Yeah, most Time Lords know this as the face of the twenty-second incarnation of the Doctor but he's not on this secret so that's just coincidence," said the Oracle. "Face number three," he said.
"That's...", started the Lieutenant.
"That actually is the fourteenth face of the Doctor, you might remember Commander Maxil? Both Commander Maxil and the Doctor were on this secret back then. Commander Maxil had the face first, then the Doctor used it for the incarnation he called the Sixth Doctor. Face number four," said the Oracle. "As with Face number two, that's not the fifteenth incarnation of the Doctor, that was coicidence. Face number five," said the Oracle. "This isn't Missy, again, coincidence. Face number six. That's not the first incarnation of the Doctor. Face number seven, that's not your twelfth incarnation, I think you get the jist," said the Oracle.
"That's the Regeneration Games, we have plenty of faces so I'd be careful if I were you," said Flavia.
"Make me," said the Lieutenant.
"Ooooh, Lieutenant," said Penelope. Then she squealed as Flavia took aim at her target.
The Lieutenant's hands started to glow golden and energy engulfed his head as his face started to morph into his next incarnation. "No. No! NO!" shouted the Lieutenant.
Flavia stopped almost immediately, restoring the Lieutenant to his 15th incarnation. The energy disappeared. "I've warned you enough, Lieutenant," said Flavia angrily, now get in your TARDIS, you and your companion, fly away and keep your noses out where they are not welcome," she said.
The Lieutenant and Penelope didn't need telling again. They got back into the TARDIS.
Breathing heavily, trying to recover, the Lieutenant pulled the Master Lever.
NEXT TIME:
It's the finalé!
"That's how you put in co-ordinates," said the Lieutenant, as he finished off showing Penelope how to fly the TARDIS. "It's not meant to be," said the Lieutenant, "but once you know how to... Test," said the Lieutenant. "Finally," he said.
The Lieutenant
Thomas Stevens
Morgan Freeman
Penelope Pratt
Gemma Arterton
Flavia
Oprah Winfrey
The Oracle
Alex Rodriguez
Face Number One
Liam Hickey
Face Number Two
Peter Capaldi
Face Number Three
Colin Baker
Face Number Four
Sylvester McCoy
Face Number Five
Michelle Gomez
Face Number Six
Christopher Barry
Face Number Seven
Morgan Freeman
The Doctor
Peter Capaldi
Colin Baker
Sylvester McCoy
Christopher Barry
The Master
Michelle Gomez
With Special thanks to the BBC, FanFiction and YouTube.
Writer and Director
Liam Hickey
Producer
Maureen Farr
Fflat 2017.
