The Bizarre Adventures of Doctor Who

On Darkest Nights Pt. 9

Harkening back to their father's old stories he told them when they were children, Theodore remembered all the twists and turns in every adventure their father ended up, nothing ever topping the adventure Theodore's having at this moment.

Things haven't gone the way they should've, expected since nothing ever did for his father, but Theodore wished things differently.

UNIT's running around like a chicken with its head cut off, one team made it outside in hopes of putting out the tower fire. Another team's trying to turn the power back on, but they're running into problems. The last, but not least, there's a team hunting the Plague Doctor, but they're running into problems of their own.

During their search for the Plague Doctor, members accidentally broke formation, getting off-track, and ended up stuck in immovable areas of UNIT. This continued until only a handful managed to stick together, just four, and they've got their hands busied with trying to rescue the trapped members while hunting.

Well, they didn't have to look long, because it'd seem the Plague Doctor went after Lila, and Theodore hesitated their involvement, to the point he made sure they didn't know where it is, just that's somewhere.

For his part, Theodore gave the rosemary to Commander Ryan, instructing him to keep it close, and while it's a gamble, Theodore knew that the Plague Doctor couldn't touch him with the plant.

No clue whether it's allergic or preference, but Theodore hoped his theory's correct that if Commander Ryan held the rosemary, it won't touch him.

For added measure, Theodore took a snippet of rosemary and pinned it to the side of his stitched jacket. Big enough that it ought to continue producing the needed scent while keeping Commander Ryan safe with the rest.

Commander Ryan said there's a manual override somewhere in the hanger, if he can find it, he hopes he can trigger it, even though he doesn't know what Theodore's plan is, and finally he understood when they managed to get the lift working again.

Once the lift opened and they're in the darkened hanger, Commander Ryan heard the humming. He doesn't understand where it's coming from, but Theodore tells him that it's his theory playing out.

Pushing him forward, Theodore told him to find the override, while he searched for the Plague Doctor.

As Commander Ryan rushed off, Theodore began searching for the Plague Doctor.

Didn't take long at all.

Lila's safe in the TARDIS, Theodore forced her to stay there, and he indeed found the Plague Doctor lingering near the TARDIS, looking at the door.

It saw Lila going inside and attempted to follow, not dissuaded by the light coming from behind it, but it couldn't open the door, it's using one of the large feet to try pulling on the handle.

Don't know how strong it is, but Theodore knows it can't open the door anyhow, old as it may be the TARDIS saw worse, and the Plague Doctor couldn't damage it if it tried.

Sucking air through his teeth, Theodore prepared to do something he never did before, reaching out to the Plague Doctor mentally.

Dangerous, he knows, but Theodore couldn't take a chance of getting close to it.

He'll do it once, if he fails, he'll try to figure something out, but for now, he's hoping for something.

Exhaling sharply, Theodore took a deep breath, lulling his mind, before reaching out to the Plague Doctor.

He saw darkness for a moment, but as he carefully combed the mind, he sees the darkness disappearing, his whole vision turning sepia, and eventually, Theodore sees he's in a forest. Large trees, leaves crunching under his feet as he walked briefly, trying to see in the sepia, and he heard a woman talking.