The Bizarre Adventures of Doctor Who

Double Trouble Pt. 4

Cogs turning in Theodore's head, he decided that the best way to resolve this adventure's easier than rallying the whole castle into believing that Mary made a deal with the Devil, rather, something that shows how foolish Mary was concocting this plan without forethought.

It's quite easy once he worked out the optics.

Mary wants to be the queen so badly, she turned on her own cousin, and used Cole, but she forgotten the hard truths of becoming queen.

So, rather than play into religion, Theodore's playing into business.

Mary wants to be queen?

She can be queen.

But she doesn't get a choice in who she marries.

Cue the cogs turning where he decided that she'll taste the bitterness of her failures.

Having Cole marrying her would've put him in harm's way and Theodore didn't want him converting and reproducing his species on Earth, that's too much headache for one adventure, and Cole adamantly wanted nothing to do with earth politics.

That said, he agreed to help with whatever Theodore concocted to finally resolve this adventure and allow him a chance to find somewhere else more hospitable to his like.

David helped add the finishing touches to the plan, pulling from memory of all his previous adventures, pouring resources into ensuring that Mary can't escape from this even if she tried.

It won't be pretty, but she'll keep her head, so it's fair.

"You're serious," Lila shared a conversation with Catherine while the men argued amongst themselves.

Nodding, Catherine stated that she doesn't want the title anymore, it's not worth it, give it to Mary, see how she likes it.

"What're you gonna do when you're not next in line?" Lila inquired what Catherine planned on doing once Mary's situated as queen and she no longer has claim to the throne.

Not much for her to do in that situation.

Shrugging as she exhaled, Catherine said she had some thoughts on what she wanted to do, but she wanted to see this through before she decided.

Fair enough, not every day that a runaway princess runs into the TARDIS and becomes ensnared in a conspiracy.

"We've concluded our assessment," Theodore called out to them, turning their heads as he walked over with David and Cole behind him.

Lila asked what the men have planned and Theodore tells her that they're going to trap Mary in the throne room in the family castle, there, they can give her a rude awakening for this mess.

His hands in his pockets, David says their idea involved something of a gambit.

"And if this gambit doesn't pan out, we're going to the gallows," Lila pointed this out to David and he assured her that they talked it out enough that they can write stereo manuals.

Growing curious, Catherine pressed for details on this gambit, and Theodore tells her that they're going to force Mary to rule as queen, until her natural passing, and if she abdicates her rule for any reason, she'll be punished for the conspiracy.

Blackmail, if you will.

Crossing her arms, Lila summed with a raised brow, "You're going to blackmail her into becoming queen and if she gets cold feet, you're threatening to sic the church on her?"

Well, one way of solving things.

Nodding, David affirmed that they concluded that it's the best course of action for them and just in case Mary tries anything, they have backup plans.