The Battle That Has Lasted Longer Than Time

Cold War

In a control room on a submarine "Signal is genuine. Signal is genuine. Zero percent" zhukov said as they prepare "Prepare to launch nuclear weapons"" Aye, sir" stepashin said nodding "Moscow confirming launch sequence"" The Firebird stands ready to serve" zhukov said as they ready to stand "For the Motherland"" For the Motherland" he said ready to fire " This means nothing to me. This means nothing to me. Oh, Vienna. Have I interrupted something" "We were about to blow up the world, Professor" he said frowning at him "Again? Ultravox. I bloody love them. Got a friend who sends me the tapes""This is the Captain. Drill abandoned. All hands, stand down. Repeat, drill abandoned" he said as they stop it "With respect, sir, we must run it again""Tomorrow" he said looking at him "Captain, the NATO exercise" "Sabre rattling" he said "I don't think so""Oh, you don't think so" he said looking at him" Sir, American aggression gets more intolerable by the day. We must run the drill again""Tomorrow Did you have your specimen stowed okay" he wonder " Yeah. Piotr's looking after it""Well, at least we have something to show for our little hunting expedition. What is it, a mammoth" he wonder what it was " Probably" "What are you, milaya moya? Professor wants you thawed out back in Moscow, but life's too short to wait Argh! Stay away" PIOTR said as a arm reach out and killed him and it goes into the theam tune.

The tardis fly through the vortex and it introduces the cast of the show. And the title and then we arrive back on the sub "Alarm! Alarm! Hold the bridge, port side""Evasive manoeuvres" zhukov said as the alarm sounded "Descending to two hundred metres""We're under attack" the voice said as the alarm sounded "Two ten" "Bring her up! Bring her up" zhukov said as they wanted to get the sub up "It's no good, sir""Viva Las Vegas" the doctor said as the tardis appears "Stranger on the bridge" "Who the hell are you" zhukov wonder who they are "Not Vegas, then""so much for that " Charlotte said as the water comes in" No. No, this is much better"" A sinking submarine" Beth said frowning " A sinking Soviet submarine" " how that better" clone Rebecca wonder "Break out side arms. Restrain them" "oh grate" raven said not liking this one bit "Four ten. Four twenty. Turbines still not responding" "They've got to" zhukov said looking at them "Ah! Sideways momentum. You've still got sideways momentum" "What" he wonder what he talking about "Your propellers work independently of the main turbines. You can't stop her going down but you can manoeuvre the sub laterally. Do it" " listen to him" rose said "Get these people off the bridge now" "Just listen to him, for god's sake" clara said shouting at them"Geographical anomaly to starboard. Probably an underwater ridge""How do you know this" zhukov said wondering how they knew this "Look, we have just a chance to stop the descent if we settle on it. Do it" " do it" Charlotte said as she wanted them to do it "Six hundred metres. Sir, six ten" "Or this thing is going to implode" Andrew said as they wanted to help "Lateral thrust to starboard, all propellers""Sir" onegin said nodding "Now" "hold on" Andrew said as they hold on "You're going to let this madman give the orders" "Lateral thrust" zhukov said as they nod "Aye, sir! Six sixty, six eighty Descent arrested at seven hundred metrer" "It seems we owe you are lives, whoever you are" he wonder who they where " I'll hold you to that. Might come in handy""we friendly " Charlotte said trying to stay calm" Search them. Yes, I know. It's a woman. Now search them""Are we going to be okay" Beth wonder as they get search"Oh, yes""Is that a lie" clone Rebecca said frowning "Possibly. Very dangerous time, Clara. East and West standing on the brink of nuclear oblivion Lots of itchy fingers on the button""Isn't it always like that" clara wonder looking at him "Sort of, but there are flash points and this is one. Hair, shoulder pads, nukes. It's the Eighties. Everything's bigger. I would like a receipt, please" "What is this" zhukor said seeing the sonic "Clara" "Doctor" raven said "Clara No! No, no, no, no, no, no. No, not now Captain, we didn't attack of your ship out here. Now we need to get the pumps working to get her afloat" " my head what happened" Charlotte said as she got up as the doctor helped her up"you ok "" yeah I'm fine is everyone eles OK " Charlotte wonder as he nodded" yrah we fine but Andrew in a argument oh dear "" Yeah, we'll last till the rescue ship comes" zhukor said looking at then"If it comes""Oh, the sinking is just a coincidence, is it? Who are you" he wonder who they are "All right, Captain, all right. You know what? Just this once, no dissembling, no psychic paper, no pretending to be an Earth Ambassador.andrew , Charlotte, Rebecca, rose, Beth, raven, lottie,the doctor and Clara, time travellers. you okay" " think so" clara said as the others helped her up "Time travellers" "We arrived here out of thin air. You just saw it happen" raven said looking at him"I didn't""Your problem, mate, not mine" Beth said frowning "We were sinking"" Yes" the doctor nodded "what happened" "We sank"rose said looking at her" No, what happened to the Tardis, I mean "" Never mind that. Listen. Captain, breath's precious down here. Let's not waste it, eh" Andrew said looking at him " You're right. Maybe I can save a little oxygen by having you both shot" "What does it matter how we arrived? The important thing is to get Out" clone Rebecca started when they hear a noise "Exactly! Number one priority, not suffocating Eh? Ah. Oh, thank you. Finally seeing sense. Now, what sort of state is the sub in" "andrew" Charlotte said looking at him"What about the radio? Can we send a""andrew" Beth said shouting "What! What is that? Gas? Could be gas Ah. It never rains but it pours""omg " Charlotte said looking at it" We were drilling for oil in the ice. I thought I'd found a mammoth"" It's not a mammoth" the doctor said looking at it "No""What is it, then" rose wonder what it was " It's an Ice Warrior. A native of the planet Mars. And we go way back. Way back""A Martian? You can't be serious" zhukor said looking at him " I'm always serious. With days off""Doctor" clone Rebecca said "Just keeping it light, Clara. They're scared""They're scared? I'm scared" Charlotte said shaking as the doctor held her hand "No, no, no, no, no, no! Please, please. Wait, just. There is no need for this. Just hear me out. You're confused, disorientated. Of course you are. You've been lying dormant in the ice for, for, for how long" "How long, Professor" merlin wonder looking at him "By my reckoning, five thousand years"" Five thousand years" he said in shock as he could not believe what they hearing "That's a hell of a nap. Can't blame you if you've got out of the wrong side of bed. Look, nobody here wants to hurt you.""Please, just. Why don't you tell us your name" Beth wonder what it's name was "What are you talking about? It has a name," "Of course it has a name. And a rank. This is a soldier, and it deserves our respect" the doctor said looking at him "This is madness. That is a monster" "he not a monster" clone Rebecca said frowning "Skaldak""What did you say" Andrew wonder "I am Grand Marshal Skaldak""Oh, no.You idiot! You idiot. Grand Marshal Skaldak" the doctor said looking at him"You know him""Sovereign of the Tharsisian caste. Vanquisher of the Phobos Heresy. The greatest hero the proud Martian race has ever produced" he said"So what do we do now""Lock him up" the doctor said as they lock him up "Is it true" "Er, true"onegin said as they lock him up" I slept for five thousand years""Er, that's what the professor says" he said looking at him "Five thousand years" "The Ice Warriors have a different creed. A different code. By his own standards, Skaldak is a hero. It was said his enemies honoured him so much, they'd carve his name into their own flesh before they died" the doctor said as he told them about the ice warrior "Oh, yeah. Very nice""He sounds lovely" rose said frowning "An Ice Warrior? Explain""There isn't time" Andrew said not wanting to explain "Try me""Martian reptile know as the Ice Warrior. When Mars turned cold they had to adapt. They're bio-mechaniod. Cyborgs. Built themselves survival armour so they could exist in the freezing cold of their home world, but a sudden increase in temperature and the armour goes haywire" the doctor said telling them about the creature "Like with the cattle prod thing""Like with the cattle prod thing. Bit of a design flaw. To be honest, I've always wondered why they never sorted it. Oh look, you've got me telling you about them and I said there wasn't time" he said looking at them annoyed "is he that dangerous" "This one is" he said frowning "Find me, my brothers. If you are still out there, find me"" Why are we listening to this nonsense, Captain? These people are clearly enemy agents" stepashin said looking at them "Huh" "Spies, Captain" he said not trusting them"Pretty bad spies, mate. I don't even speak Russian""What" he said wondering what they saying "I don't.Am I speaking Russian? How come I'm speaking Russian" "Now? We have to do this now" clone Rebecca whispering to her "Are they speaking Russian" "Seriously? Now? It's the Tardis translation matrix" raven said looking at her "In my opinion, Comrade Captain, this creature is a Western weapon""Are they" clara wonder "Yes" "they're Russians" merlin said whispering "A weapon" "Survival suit. What is the alternative? The little green man from Mars" stepashin said looking at them "Correction. It's a big green man from Mars""I don't appreciate your levity, Professor" he said looking at the professor "Why does that not surprise me? Maybe they're telling the truth""The truth" he said frowning "Yes, a revolutionary concept, I know"" It's essential that we inform Moscow of what we have found"he said "The radio's out of action, in case you hadn't noticed, Stepashin""They have our last position. They will find us. When they do" he said knowing they will find them "Yes" "Well, the Cold War won't stay cold for ever, Captain" he said looking at him" For God's sake, Stepashin, you're like a stuck record. We have other priorities right now. I want you back on repairs immediately. We need to keep this ship alive. Dismissed" he said wanting him to go "Sir" "Dismissed, Stepashin" he said as he walked off "All we needed to do was let Skaldak go and he'd have forgotten us. But you attacked him. You declared war. Harm one of us and you harm us all. That's the ancient Martian code. You hear that? Skaldak has sent out a distress call. He will bring down the fires of hell just for laying a glove on him""Unless you talk to it" zhukor said looking at him "I'm the only one who can"" No. Out of the question. We're not losing you. I'll do it" he said as he wanted to do it " What?" "You can talk to it through me" he said frowning "Skaldak won't talk to you. You're an enemy soldier""And how would he know that"he said wondering " A soldier knows another soldier. He'll smell it on you. Smell it on you a mile off""And he wouldn't smell it on you, Doctor" he said wanting to go "Just let me in there before it's too late. It can't be you or any of your men""Well, it can't be you" he said as Charlotte cough "Ahem. Well, there really is only one choice, isn't there. I don't smell of anything, to my knowledge""You? No! No! No way. You're not going in there alone. Charlotte . Absolutely not. No, no. Never With your permission" the doctor said as he did not want her to go but she went anywhere "Be my guest"" Ready, Charlotte" merlin wonder as they stand around him "Yeah""Okay" the doctor said nodding "Grand Marshal Skaldak""The salute Do the salute like I showed you" he said as she did it "Okay" "Good. Good. Now, like we rehearsed. Sovereign of the Tharsisian caste Sovereign of the" "Tharsisian caste. By the moons, I honour the" she said looking at it " Good. It's okay, Charlotte . Go closer""Grand Marshal, I'm, we're sorry about this" she said getting close "It's not what you deserve"" It isn't what you deserve.Oh. Oh, great " Charlotte said scared" Hey, it's okay, Charlotte . Keep going""You're a long way from home" she said talking to him "Five thousand years" "And five thousand years adrift in time.Please, let us help you. You are not our enemy"she said trying to tell them that they kind" And yet I am in chains""honey , what do I say" Charlotte wonder " Yes, Doctor What should she say" "oh least he talking to us" I think he wants to speak to the organ grinder, not to the monkey""i heard that" Charlotte said frowning "You are restrained until we can trust each other, Skaldak. You would do exactly the same in my position, and don't even think About using that sonic weapon. Not in the torpedo room"" I was Fleet Commander of the Nix Tharsis. My daughter stood by me. It was her first taste of action. We sang the songs of the Old Times. The Songs of the Red Snow. Five thousand years. Now my daughter will be dust. Only dust" skaldak said to her "No, no, no. Listen, your people live on Skaldak.Scattered all across the universe. And Mars will rise again, I promise you.Just let me help you"" I require no help. There will be no help"he said to him "Careful, Charlotte" "I'm okay" Charlotte said walking to him "No, listen, Charlotte , don't get too close" "okay. Honey , something's wrong" Charlotte saud frowning "What" "Something's It's not there. It's gone!" he said as she lifted the helmet off and it was gone "Gone? Gone? Gone? What do you mean, gone" "It's got out" Charlotte said as it was not there "It is time I learned the measure of my enemies And what this vessel is capable of" "No, no, no. Skaldak" the doctor said hoping Charlotte was OK.