G'day Doc. An Doctor Who TL

The Doctor regains conciousness and seems to be regaining full use of his faculties but his demeanour is one of misery and petulance. He is arguing with everyone and is demanding to be let go.

Meanwhile the strange occurrences at sea go on. A man walking along the beach is attached.

The Doctor’s antics are proving an irritation to everyone at the hospital. The only person he’ll talk to is Alice. The hospital head asks her to try and find out about him.

She asks him about “devils”. He stirs and starts talking about the Silurians and Unit. Though despondent he starts revealing his past.

That night a storm starts to brew at the same time a party arrives from Darwin to collect the doctor and the body.

The power goes out. Alice goes to turn on the emergency generator. As the lights come back on she sees a Silurian...
 
Alice screams at the Silurian as he lunges at her. The doctor appears behind the intruder and uses Venusian aikido to knock him out.

Grabbing Alice the Doctor raced out of the hospital and after asking Alice about where he was found they race along the coast to the Tardis’ position.

Arriving there they see two soldiers guarding the craft. The doctor tells Alice that he has to get inside as he can help.

Alice walks towards the Tardis and asks the soldiers for the time. As they approach the Doctor strikes from behind.

As the soldiers lay unconscious The doctor touches a panel of the door and it opens. He and Alice enter...

Meanwhile back at the hospital the body of the Silurian has been found. It’s believed that all this is a bizarre Japanese plot and that Alice has been killed.

The soldiers are given a direct order from Darwin. Find the intruders and kill them.

Meanwhile in the Tardis The Doctor has found a new costume. A dark blue jacket, white shirt and black trousers

The Tardis has also changed. It looks like an Edwardian study. The Doctor explains that he needs to find the Silurian base.

When Alice who is still shocked says it’s a bad idea the Doctor explodes.

“Alice I can’t allow the humans to deal with it. They are a bloodthirsty race at the best of times but now, right now they are in such a high state of fear that they could do untold damage. The line must be drawn here”

Alice responds
“Damage, we’re fighting a war. My brother died fighting the japs. I see men, boys with horrendous injuries, arms and legs blown off, blinded and scarred for life.

That thing is as bad as the japs and they have to be destroyed.”

“If you believe that then you’re as bad as the Japanese that killed your brother. I want no more bloodshed...”

Alice starts to cry. The doctor apologies and asks Alice to help him

She nods and the Doctor triggers the dematerialisation sequence...

The tardis materialises in an underwater base. They step out and are instantly captured...
 
The Doctor and Alice are taken to the base's bridge where they are questioned about why they are there and how did they get there.

The chief Silurian asks the Doctor:

"You are Galifrex"

The Doctor replies that his race were known as Gallifex "in the old time"

He then goes on to explain that he and Alice are here to stop whatever is happening.

The Silurian explains that they were woken by the fighting above. They are sick of having "their world, infested" and are taking step to stop it.

To this end they have created a device that will create a tsunami to destroy not just a large part of Australia but also a considerable part of SE Asia.

Alice protests but the Doctor silences her.

The doctor states that he wants to see an end to the terror and offers his services as an interlocutor...

Meanwhile a Australian Navy ship is scanning the area where the unusual activity is coming from. They are under orders from Canberra to destroy the threat. Depth charges are primed and readied.

The Doctor is still trying to explain his mission. When the Silurian asks why he should be concerned about a miserable race of humans.He replies.

"I am here to right a wrong, a wrong yet to be made. Yes the humans are a bloodthirsty race but I know that there will come a time when this world will be at peace. By destroying their world you will be as bad as they are."

As the Silurian considers his offer an alarm rings out across the base. They are under attack. The Australian depth charges have found their base...

A pitched battle takes place between Australian navy soldiers and a team of Silurian commandos.

As the battle rages the Doctor pleads with the Silurian to help stop the battle. He is taken to a monitor which flickers into life. The Doctor demands that the navy stops the attack saying there is a human on board and and that the attack must stop. The Navy realising that Alice is on board the base stops the attack. The Silurians also stop...

On the coast that night The Doctor, Alice the Silurians and the navy as well as representatives of the Australian government meet

The Doctor states that the Silurians will re-enter their hibernation phase and stop further attacks. In return the Australians will stop all activities in their area.

The agreement made the Government representative asks if the Silurians will help them in the war. The Silurians refuse.

As the parties disperse the Doctor is set to leave when Alice stops him. The Doctor replies

"Alice I have travelled time and space, I have seen wonder and horror. I have seen friends, enemies, kinsmen die. I am not the man I was. I don't think I could be again"

Alice says:

"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Lao Tzu"

The Doctor is astounded. Alice grins and say she studied philosophy before becoming a nurse.

"Doctor. You are a good man. I can see that but you shouldn't keep it enclosed in your heart...hearts. I have nothing here. My family are dead, my job is gone. I can help you refine whatever that was lost"

The Doctor says "What your'e letting yourself in for won't be easy"

"After this, I'm ready for anything."

The Doctor and Alice enter the TARDIS and dematerialise...
 
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The first story of the Stewart era gained 9.7 million viewers on average. Reviews however were mixed.

Stewart’s portrayal was lambasted as dull and morose. Stephenson on the other hand was applauded as being spiky and a refreshing change to the previous companions.
 
Psirens Curse

The Doctor and Alice materialise in modern day Sydney. Arriving at the Sydney Opera House they become aware that a queue of people waiting outside are wearing minute earpieces.

Using a new sonic screwdriver (made inbetween stories) The doctor is able to scan the device and is concerned. They return to the TARDIS where He uses the Library Information computer to determine the origin of the device. It isn't human.

The Doctor turns to talk to Alice only to see she is glowing and her eyes are blazing...
 
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