| "......Tower.....serves as something like a....well.....Home Office."
The Agent and Rules look directly at the Doctor, who looks....a bit
green around the gill by what has been said.
"Doctor....we tell you of this for we do not wish to appear domineering,"
Rule 1 says softly. "Yes, we are powerful.....but we are also very much
humble servants to those all powerful gods or god that I and Agent 1 won't
reveal by name. We do not wish to appear as gods, for we are NOT. We wish
to fulfill our duties....as we see them. There is a lot not being said
here, for it would be.....betraying trusts. But let it be known that as
things are now, we Rules and Agents share a stake in what also effects
you and your friends. We know that what you'll be doing appears to be.....
extremely coercive, but believe me....it's the best we could do."
Silence.
Then the Doctor nods slowly, and the Rule and Agent sigh and nod
also.
"And I think we have a few more questions," Rule 1 sighs. "Fine,
but I'll answer them right now before they are asked....the other Doctors
are really wondering just WHY they aren't getting anywhere. As for the
question of will the Doctor and Companions be able to visit Betty 2's world
after all this is over, the answer is no. The sad fact of the matter is
once the Doctor completes his task....he'll become an Eternal Champion...who's
assigned area is the universes of Terra Prime, his original universe, and
the universes of the original Doctors. FYI, you will need to get the other
Doctors and anyone who got dragged into this universe by what the Master
did off this TARDIS before you attempt departing the universe. You'll just
strain the ship for nothing. Ditto for attempts for them to leave via other
means....just too anchored to this universe....afraid. Yes, Betty 2....I
don't see why not you can't get your cats and Blake 7 videos, but don't
miss the bus when the TARDIS leaves....since you're just dying to be his
Companion. Yes, the other redhaired Betties are stuck as they are. Well,
the other Doctors may complain about being stuck here in Terra Prime, but
they jolly well better remember that they're alive anywhere! No, I nor
my counterpart have any objects at who stays or goes as Companions, Melissa
who is now an elf. Yes! Wendy Fletcher went out and dated Richard Pini...and
eventually married him. Oh, and they formed Warp graphics and produced
Elfquest. Yes, Kuriel IS from that universe that mimiced Elfquest. Eh,
what happened? Well, sorry. That's something you'll have to ask him in
a bit over eight years. He and his friends need to get born again and all.
Yes, on Terra Prime....best place we could put Kuriel and the other Elfquest
elves on short notice." "Don't, by the way, ever try merging the TARDIS
with it's earlier of later self so that they occupy the same space at the
same time," Agent 1 murmurs to the Doctor. "That's another thing we needed
to tell you personally. Had a serious problem with that a bit ago."
The Doctor, knowing what such a temporal and physical paradox could
do to a universe as a whole.....just turns white at the very thought.
"It's too horrible to contemplate," he whispers to himself, shivering.
"Finally, as for the Doctor....a bit of good news about the meddling
Author C (for Chump) Scott Chen," Rule 1 finishes up. "Instead of turning
the Romana against you, Scott's meddling backfired on him and the young
Time Lady (a title they really should make official) got to really like
what she learned of you.....got bit by the same bug that bit you....and
now is actually wandering the universe.....your universe....meddling in
affairs to make things better. That's why you have two of those small tokenized
TARDISes instead of three."
"Good luck and my you do well," the Agent says with a final bow (oddly
courtly in his biker garb). Rule and Agent vanish......
Rule 4 ends the show, and the others blink and are suddenly floored
by what is actually being offered here. They each are being offered to
become a Champion!
Unlike the other offerees, they had heard stories and legends of it.
They'd heard ballads sung of the heroic deeds done by Champions.
It was a dream come true and they jump at the offer before the Rule
can even make it!
See, the Rules and Agents are careful in who they pick (when they get
the chance). They approach people who have a certain.....spark.....a seed
within them that could burst forth into a Hero! A person who loves making
a difference. Saving the day. Righting wrongs and all that good stuff.
The transformation of a mortal into a Champion is a process that
feeds that desire, and makes it bloom..... and makes the Champion forevermore
love being what they've become.....it suites them....and it helps the Rules
and Agents out when they need help with certain problems they can't handle
by themselves for various reasons.
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 The two would
be Champions stagger as they feel the room spin.
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