EXT. ISLAND SHORELINE – NIGHT

A makeshift campfire crackles on the beach. The flames dance wildly, whipped this way and that by the same ocean breeze that rattles a nearby bush. Hushed whispers bicker back and forth, then stifle.

The Doctor's head pops up over the brush. His shoulders are bare, his eyes are wide, and for some reason his skin is painted a darker shade. He's like a fox, poking its head up out of a foxhole, cautious and alert.

DOCTOR
I see them.

He ducks down.

ROSE (O.S.)
What'll you give me if I do it?

DOCTOR (O.S.)
I'm not going to give you anything.

Rose's head pops up over the brush. Her hair is braided into two pigtails that chain down behind her ears and then in front of her shoulders, which are themselves clad in a thick animal-hide armor.

ROSE
They're so far away. Are you sure he'll even see us?

DOCTOR (O.S.)
That's what the fire's for.

She grins and looks back, presumably at the Doctor, but we can't see him.

ROSE
So, what'll you give me?

Our perspective changes, and we now see the Doctor, sitting cross-legged. He's practically naked, wearing only a loin cloth to hide his genitals. A fishing spear rests across his lap.

DOCTOR
Isn't this enough?

ROSE (O.S.)
I don't think so. If I do it, you owe me.

DOCTOR
Fine, I owe you. Let's just get out there.

He stands and motions for her to hurry.

EXT. THE OCEAN – NIGHT

Three Spanish ships, a carrack and two caravels, approach the island. The Doctor and Rose's fire can be seen in the distance.

SUPERIMPOSE: OCTOBER 12, 1492

EXT. PINTA – NIGHT

A broad-shouldered, handsome, Spanish lookout peers through a spyglass. He is RODRIGO DE TRIANA (24), and the sight of light and land ignites in his tired eyes energy anew. He shouts to those below:

RODRIGO
(in Spanish)
Land! Land!

It is two in the morning, but the Pinta has suddenly come alive. The captain, MARTIN ALONSO PINZON (51), emerges from his cabin, still pulling his clothes on over his pajamas. A DECKHAND meets him at the deck railing and hands him a spyglass.

DECKHAND
(in Spanish)
Captain!

Martin takes the spyglass and presses it to his eye. He sees the fire and land in the distance.

MARTIN
(in Spanish)
For God's sake, someone wake Columbus. Fire the lombard!

The crew hurries to fire off the smoothbore cannon to further disrupt the peaceful night.

EXT. ISLAND SHORELINE – NIGHT

In the distance, we hear the lombard echo like pre-storm thunder. We see two shadows on the sand come together in the firelight.

DOCTOR (O.S.)
Take my hand.

Out of view, Rose laughs.

EXT. SANTA MARIA – NIGHT

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (42) emerges from his cabin amidst the cheers of his crew. They pat him on the back and congratulate him as he tries desperately to push by to capture a glimpse of land for himself.

CREWMAN 1
(in Spanish)
Hail, Columbus!

CREWMAN 2
(in Spanish)
God bless, Columbus!

Columbus jumps up and down when he reaches the railing, overjoyed at the sight of light in the distance. One of his men passes him a spyglass and he has to calm himself down enough to use it without poking himself in the eye. But when he peers through the spyglass, he appears confused. He removes the spyglass from his eye, checks it for defects, then peers through a second time.

COLUMBUS'S POV – NIGHT

Through the spyglass, we see what Christopher Columbus sees upon "discovering America". He sees Rose, dressed in full Viking armor and dual-horned Berserker helm, and the Doctor, dressed as a native. They dance together like fools, hand-in-hand, around the beach campfire.

EXT. SANTA MARIA – NIGHT

A confused Columbus hands the spyglass to one of his crewmen. When the crewman sees the expression on the Admiral's face, he questions it.

CREWMAN 3
(in Spanish)
Admiral Columbus? Have we not reached the Indies?

Columbus opens his mouth to speak, but can only shake his head.

-To be Continued...-