EXT. ROAD - ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY – NIGHT
The white Tardis van pulls up. Reporters and a huge crowd has gathered just outside a perimeter setup by a police barrier.
INT. WHITE VAN – NIGHT
Rose and the Doctor eye the police barrier.
ROSE
It looks like every cop in Pennsylvania's here.
DOCTOR
You saw the explosion. Something like that is bound to draw attention.
ROSE
Exactly what we don't want.
DOCTOR
Maybe.
The Doctor fiddles with his sonic screwdriver.
DOCTOR
The source of Daga's mind control signal is coming from somewhere on campus.
ROSE
Well, there's no way they're gonna let us just drive through. We'll have to find some way to sneak by.
DOCTOR
Eh, I prefer the direct approach.
The Doctor drives.
EXT. POLICE BARRIER – NIGHT
The Doctor drives the Tardis van right up to the barrier. An OFFICER approaches the van and stops them.
OFFICER
No entry. Turn it around.
The Doctor rolls down the window and pulls out his wallet. He opens it and shows a blank form of ID to the officer.
DOCTOR
Good evening, Officer. I'm Special Agent Shatner of the Financial Bureau of Investigation.
ROSE
(coughs)
Federal.
DOCTOR
Federal! Of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The F-B-I. That's me. I've got a witness, here. You can let me through.
The officer inspects the ID. He waves to some men to move the barrier so the Doctor can drive through.
OFFICER
Oh, o-okay. Sorry about that, sir. Let them through!
The Doctor takes back his ID and drives forward.
ROSE
Shatner?
DOCTOR
(impersonating Shatner)
Let's... go save the world... young Rose.
Rose rolls her eyes.
EXT. PARKING LOT – ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY – NIGHT
The Tardis van pulls into an empty parking lot away from the rest of the investigators. The Doctor parks, turns it off, and gets out. He holds the sonic screwdriver up and follows it like a compass. Rose follows.
DOCTOR
The signal is coming from this direction, I think.
ROSE
You think?
DOCTOR
Pretty sure, I guess. Look, it's not a precise thing. Or is it coming from that way over there?
He turns around, perplexed.
ROSE
You're really not sure where it's coming from, are you?
DOCTOR
The transmitter is definitely here, somewhere. On the planet, I mean. We're close. It's just... No. I'm not.
Rose nods.
ROSE
What was that before? You just happened to have a fake FBI badge on you?
DOCTOR
Telepathic paper, showed him what he wanted to see. Same concept behind the Tardis cockpit.
ROSE
Oh.
DOCTOR
I suppose we could search all the buildings. That'll take time, though.
ROSE
Are you like that, too?
DOCTOR
What do you mean?
ROSE
I mean... are you showing me what I want to see?
DOCTOR
(smiles)
Why? Like what you see?
ROSE
You look human.
DOCTOR
Or humans look like Time Lords.
ROSE
But... you're not, like, secretly a giant slug or something, are you?
DOCTOR
Why? Would that bother you, if I was?
ROSE
Maybe.
DOCTOR
Well, rest easy. What you see is what you get, with me. So to speak. More or less, anyway. Pretty much.
Rose nods.
ROSE
This transmitter we're looking for. What's it look like?
DOCTOR
He's using it to transmit a signal to all the Bluetooth sets. Most likely, it would have to be high up, with some sort of antenna, possibly, or other highly conductive material.
Rose looks at the buildings on campus and one in particular stands out... the chapel. She points to it.
ROSE
What about there?
DOCTOR
Where?
ROSE
Right there, the chapel.
The Doctor turns and looks, sees the steeple with the giant metal cross at the top.
DOCTOR
Huh. Yeah, that would work.
He runs towards it.
ROSE
Wait!
EXT. CHAPEL – NIGHT
Rose chases him down just in front of the chapel's huge oak doors. She speaks softly.
ROSE
Wait a minute, Doctor. Shouldn't we have some sort of plan?
DOCTOR
Right. Yes, a plan. What did you have in mind?
ROSE
I don't know, I thought you'd have one.
DOCTOR
I figure we go in through the front door, find the transmitter, and shut it down.
ROSE
That's it?
DOCTOR
No good?
ROSE
What if he's got an army in there? What if he's got another Tuscan Annihilator or something?
DOCTOR
Turoksa.
ROSE
Shouldn't we at least sneak in?
The massive oak doors to the chapel swing open to reveal twenty mind-controlled students waiting for them. The Doctor shrugs.
DOCTOR
No, I don't think sneaking in will work.
They're grabbed and dragged inside.
EXT. CHAPEL BELL TOWER – NIGHT
Mind controlled students drag the Doctor and Rose upstairs to the bell tower. It's a half enclosed, half open air space with a giant bell in the center. Mr. Little/Daga is sitting in a lawn chair off to the side and operates a sophisticated computer that's been hard-wired into the superstructure.
ROSE
Mr. Little?
Daga stands at their arrival and motions for his mind-controlled minions to have the Doctor and Rose pressed to their knees.
DAGA
My name is Daga. And Doctor, so nice of you to save me the effort of having to track you down. It's so very rare in this day and age to find a Doctor who still makes house calls.
DOCTOR
We aim to please.
Daga turns to some of the students.
DAGA
His timeship won't be far. Find it and bring it to me.
About half of the students go in search of the timeship. The rest stay to guard the Doctor and Rose.
DAGA
Now, Doctor, I believe you owe someone an apology.
Daga opens his mouth impossibly wide, and the Lowenstein spider-head crawls out. It crawls on top of Daga's head and sits, installing itself onto the top of Daga's skull.
LOWENSTEIN
You blew up my body! Do you have any idea how much those things cost?
ROSE
You paid for a body and that's the one you picked?
DOCTOR
Let me guess. Your cousin, again? Fleeced you again. I guess we know who's got the brains in your family.
DAGA
Silence! My cousin doesn't have Earth. And he also doesn't have a timeship. When I'm through, he'll be lucky if I let him wipe the toilets in my castle. Now, save me the trouble and give me the location of the timeship. My students will find it soon enough, and then you will die.
DOCTOR
That's not really a lot of incentive to help you, then, is it?
LOWENSTEIN
Kill him, Daga! Rip his arms off. Or better yet, rip her arms off and then beat him with them.
ROSE
This is what I get for always doing my homework.
DOCTOR
This planet doesn't belong to you, Daga.
DAGA
Of course it does. It belongs to anyone capable of taking it. These pathetic humans have squandered one of the greatest gifts the universe has to offer: a resource-rich world.
DOCTOR
It won't always be that way. One day, in the future, humanity will evolve into a great race and contribute so much to the universe. They will grow and learn and thrive as a tremendous confederation devoted to peace and prosperity. I've seen it. I've seen their destiny, and you know what else I've seen? Greedy, selfish, opportunistic men like you are not a part of it.
DAGA
Well, then, I guess your history is about to change. Because the way I see it, I've already won. No one even knows I'm here. All I have to do is wait for their little investigation to finish, and for everyone to leave, and I can start distributing my headsets again. Before anyone knows what happened, I'll control the entire generation, revolutionize every industry, and there's no possible way for you to stop me.
DOCTOR
Oh, I wouldn't say that.
The Doctor smiles. We see in his pocket a little blinking light.
EXT. PARKING LOT – ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY – NIGHT
Mind-controlled students approach the Tardis white van when all of a sudden its headlights begin to blink and its horn blares. The engine turns over and it hops the curb, driving right by the students and straight for the chapel.
EXT. MOFFAT BUILDING – NIGHT
Police officers and investigators have the Moffat Building surrounded. The lead investigator is SPECIAL AGENT CANO(40), an actual FBI Agent with a chiseled jaw. He turns from his team when he hears the Tardis van's horn honking in the distance.
CANO
What's that sound? It's coming from over there.
He points in the direction of the chapel and a large group of police officers and special agents break in that direction.
EXT. CHAPEL BELL TOWER – NIGHT
Daga hears the horn blaring and races to the bell tower railing. He sees the Tardis van driving straight for the chapel entrance.
DAGA/LOWENSTEIN
Noooo!
EXT. CHAPEL – NIGHT
The Tardis van crashes through the large oak doors, making a tremendous commotion for all to hear.
INT. CHAPEL
Inside the small quaint chapel, the Tardis van crashes through pew after pew on its way to the altar at the front of the building. It crashes right through the altar and bashes its way entirely through the other side of the building. That's one tough van.
EXT. CHAPEL BELL TOWER – NIGHT
Daga runs to the other side and sees all the police headed their way to investigate the crash. Meanwhile, with Daga distracted, the Doctor seizes the moment. He wiggles free from the students and hops to his feet.
DOCTOR
Rose, cover your ears!
Rose covers her ears as the Doctor runs over to the bell and drop kicks it. The sound is deafening, especially to the mind-controlled students and Daga/Lowenstein. They all scream. Next, the Doctor pulls out his sonic screwdriver and runs over to Daga's computer. He runs the screwdriver over the console, but Daga sees this and tackles him. The screwdriver goes flying.
DOCTOR
Rose, get the screwdriver! Use it on Daga's console!
With the students still reeling from the bell noise, Rose crawls after the sonic screwdriver. On top of Daga's head, Lowenstein sees this and detaches herself. She jumps off his head and scuttles across the floor, reaching the sonic screwdriver just before Rose. The spider-head lady scoops it up with her mouth.
ROSE
No, you don't!
Rose grabs the spider-head by one of its metal feet. One of the students recovers enough to grab Rose by one of her feet. Meanwhile, the Doctor and Daga fight by the railing.
DOCTOR
It's over, Daga. They'll be here any minute. You know what they'll do to you when they realize you're an alien? They'll dissect you into itty bitty pieces.
DAGA
You fool! We could have been partners. We could have been friends, companions. I offered you a piece of the entire planet and more wealth than you could possibly imagine. Now, you've ruined it. For what? So you can continue to travel through time, imparting your own brand of self-righteous justice on others, miserable and alone for all eternity?
DOCTOR
I'll tell you something once told to me by a good friend of mine, Daga; it's better to experience an eternity alone than at the feet of a tyrant.
The Doctor punches Daga in the gut, then grabs the man by the back of the head and slams him temple first into the railing.
On the other side of the bell, Rose kicks the student who has her foot. The other students have regained their composure and try to tackle her, but the Doctor runs over and throws his body across them, knocking them over like bowling pins.
LOWENSTEIN
(mumbles)
Let me go!
Rose fights Lowenstein's spider-head, trying to simultaneously hold on to one of her eight legs and yank the sonic screwdriver from the woman's mouth.
ROSE
Give it to me!
LOWENSTEIN
(mumbles)
No!
ROSE
Give it!
LOWENSTEIN
(mumbles)
No!
Behind them, the Doctor is repeatedly punched and kicked by eight different students.
DOCTOR
Any time now, Rose!
ROSE
Forget this.
Abandoning all restraint, Rose grabs the one spider-leg with both hands and repeatedly bashes Lowenstein's head into Daga's computer console, over and over, again and again, until the former Professor is finally knocked silly and the screwdriver falls out of her mouth. Rose picks it up and uses it on the console. It sparks, groans, and powers down.
With the signal disabled, the students beating up the Doctor stop and fall to the ground, unconscious. Rose helps him up. He nurses his wounds.
DOCTOR
Good work. Fairly. I mean, two minutes earlier would've been 'great' work.
ROSE
I did my best. The police will be here any minute. What do we do with them?
The Doctor looks around at Daga, Lowenstein, the alien tech, and the students.
DOCTOR
We leave them.
ROSE
A spider-lady, her alien brother, and all their gizmos? Are you sure they're ready for this? I mean, the human race doesn't know about aliens.
DOCTOR
Are you ready for this?
He takes her hand and walks her to the railing. He climbs up.
ROSE
What are you doing?!
DOCTOR
We want to be ten variations of gone when they get here. The Tardis is down there. We need to jump.
Rose looks over the edge, sees the Tardis van parked along the side of the building. She also sees that the police are almost on top of them.
ROSE
Are you crazy? We can't survive that jump.
DOCTOR
The Tardis will catch us. But we haven't a lot of time. I need you to trust me.
Rose swallows, obviously nervous. The Doctor waits for her decision.
ROSE
But how's it going to catch us?
DOCTOR
I don't have time to explain how it works. We have to leap, now, if we're going to get out of here.
ROSE
I'm going to regret this.
She climbs the railing and they leap together over the side. They fall right over the van and Rose screams the entire way. The Doctor laughs.
-To be Continued-