Fflat Doctor Who Debut Series Chapter 3 5 August 2016. The Guardian.
The bandit leader was wrong. The loud rumbling wasn't the sound of a lot of approaching bandits on horses. This was a dry desert wasteland, sink holes weren't an odd occurrence, the loud rumbling was the beginning of a sink hole.
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Suddenly, a TARDIS materialised around them.
"What's happening?" asked the Doctor, who had never seen the inside of a TARDIS before.
"Sounds like a TARDIS," said the Nurse, who, also, had never seen the inside of a TARDIS before.
As soon as the TARDIS had materialised around them, it dematerialised again with them inside it. There was a mysterious-looking man at the console, pulling levers and pressing buttons quicker than the naked eye could see.
"Who are you?" asked the Doctor.
"The Guardian," said the Guardian, not looking up.
"Why are you flying the TARDIS by yourself?" asked the Nurse. "We are taught in school that a TARDIS should be flown by at least seven Time Lords. Are you a renegade?" asked the Nurse.
"No," said the Guardian, "I am not a renegade, this is my employment," he said.
"Flying around kidnapping young renegades? Strange job," said the Doctor.
"You're renegades then?" asked the Guardian. "Do you have TARDISes?" he asked.
"No, we only became renegades today," said the Nurse.
"I see," said the Guardian.
The TARDIS dematerialised.
"OK," said the Guardian, looking up for the first time. He had a beard, looked old and had bright blue eyes. "Follow me," he said and left the TARDIS.
The Doctor and the Nurse followed him out.
There was a massive sink hole just in front of the TARDIS.
The Guardian turned round. "That's the direction you were heading," said the Guardian, pointing the opposite way to the sink hole.
"Thank you," said the Doctor.
"They fell in there," said the Guardian, "and I saved you from it," he said, pointing at the sink hole which was glowing orange. "They are all regeneration now, some might have been killed in the fall but most are regenerating. Soon, they will be healed and will begin to climb out so we had best leave."
"Thank you for saving us!" exclaimed the Doctor.
"No, not at all, that's what I am paid to do, to guard travellers who get caught up in the scorching wastelands. Safe journey, will you be passing this way again?" asked the Guardian.
"Yes," said the Doctor.
"I'll keep an eye out for you, safe journey," smiled the Guardian.
The Doctor and the Nurse smiled, and, holding hands, they ran off in the direction they had been heading.
Around an hour later, the Doctor's jacket and tie had been cast off and his sleeves had been rolled up, his shirt un-tucked. He was worn out, of course he was, but he wasn't a kid anymore. At 20 years old, he had had an incident occur which made him a renegade. His old way of doing things had been left down.
The Nurse had removed the cloths around her neck and shoulders. She wasn't worn out though. She was used to all this running. Anyway, she thought she could see the Arcadia Skyline.
The Doctor and the Nurse ran on for an hour more and the Nurse's hopes were confirmed.
"I can see Arcadia!" exclaimed the Nurse.
When he focused, he could see it. "So can I!" exclaimed the Doctor.
With a renewed sense of energy, the Doctor ran on towards Arcadia.
Three hours later, the Doctor and the Nurse had run into Arcadia. They had made it at last. Now they had to work out the next bit of their journey.
NEXT TIME:
The Doctor and the Nurse walked through the streets of Arcadia. They walked, looking for some water and something to nibble on but they had no money with which to buy it.
"There are homeless people in Arcadia," she said.
She put her boot down and went.
The Doctor
William Hartnell
The Nurse
Ciara Bravo
The Guardian
Brad Pitt
The bandit leader
Paddy Hickey
With special thanks to the BBC, FanFiction and YouTube.
Director and Writer
Liam Hickey
Producer
Maureen Farr
Fflat 2016.