Messaline resembles Earth from space. Vast blue oceans cover
most of the planet. On the night side, lights indicate cities
are down there.
SUPER: MESSALINE 6042
--ZOOM-- to the SURFACE OF MESSALINE
A foggy moonlit night in a quaint neighborhood. Cookie-cutter
homes with picket fences line the streets. It looks like
your average Earth suburb. Street lamps illuminate the empty,
quiet street.
-- THEN -- out of the darkness, a figure emerges. He dances
down the street. The street lamps pierce the fog and provide
brief glimpses of an eccentric man in a suit.
-- SUDDENLY -- he breaks through the fog. His dance is
graceful yet sinister, a mix of Fred Astaire and an Evil
Leprechaun. Whatever it is, it is hard to look away. He has
magnetism, no doubt.
He is ORIGO (male, 20s), a skinny, pale fellow with a crooked
smile. He sports a shabby grey suit, a Bowler Hat. Everything
about him screams -- MISCHIEF! He holds a megaphone circa
1980.
He stops in the middle of the street and raises the
megaphone.
ORIGO
It is time, folks. Please come
outside.
Immediately and in perfect unison, families open their front
doors and walk out to the street with flat affects, like they
are in a trance. They line up on the sidewalks.
ORIGO (CONT’D)
Our crisis ends end tonight. You
have been so brave, so patient.
Thank you.
Now, smiles of relief on some faces. Quietly, Dads give
positive gestures to their children, Moms give brief side
hugs, and siblings pat each other on the back.
2.
ORIGO (CONT’D)
Well, Origo was expecting more
emotion people. Maybe a shout or
two, even a wolf whistle.
He lets out a screeching two-finger whistle. The people
respond with some brief whistles and shouts.
ORIGO (CONT’D)
OK, better. An entire planet
without toothpaste and bog rolls.
You must be so relieved.
He displays a badge containing a blank piece of psychic paper
as he walks in front of the lines. He stops and shows it to a
WOMAN.
ORIGO (CONT’D)
Read it. Tell us all what it says.
WOMAN
It says, “ORIGO -Master and Chief
of Toothpaste and Bum Wipes
Distribution.”
ORIGO
Yes, that is me, and I am here to
save you!
Some awkward laughs of relief.
ORIGO (CONT’D)
Ok, here it comes. Look up. Do you
see it? Isn’t it beautiful? Keep
your eyes on it. It will rain all
things hygiene soon. No more itchy
rashes, bad breath, or tooth
decay!! Keep watching, folks! It
will be glorious!!
Something massive descends from the clouds. The moonlight
slowly reveals its form. A HIDEOUS SHIP, forged in the pits
of hell. Maybe ship is the wrong word. It has no symmetry or
metal and appears to be made of mud?
Closer -- Nope. Not mud, it’s -- FLESH -- undulating living
flesh. Closer -- NOW -- the flesh is people. Their upper
halves -- heads, arms, and torsos, cover the surface. Their
lower halves seem to be stuck within the hull.
Millions of people are trapped on this abomination...
Literally... on it. It resembles something like Dante’s
Inferno. -- OH LORD - more half-people from below claw their
way to the surface, pushing their neighbors down.
3.
Piles upon piles of the damned, all naked and filthy,
fighting for escape. Their otherworldly wails echo softly
through the night air. The whole sight is shocking and
heartbreaking.
The colonists’ eyes remain pinned on the ship—emotionless,
blink-less. All eyes are wide open, staring at hell itself.
Now, a purple fog descends from the ship and quickly covers
the street. It moves slowly as it surrounds the onlookers
-- THEN -- the fog enters each person through the eye
sockets.
-- OH MY -- most eyes melt into goo, while some simply
ignite, creating sparks and smoke; in any case, the fog wins
and gains entry into the body -- LAST -- the body melts or
burns, dependent on the person’s composition? Possibly, diet?
After a few seconds, all that remains are these petrified,
fossil-like skeletons. The streets are now lined with them.
All are upright, skulls tilted up, still gazing into the
night sky.
It was a grizzly and strange occurrence because no one
screamed in pain, only sounds of gelatinous melting flesh.
Odd...
Easing up -- from above -- more streets become visible. All
are lined with skeletons. -- NOW -- circling around the
planet, the dead are everywhere. Except for Origo. Thousands
of Origos, all wear the same shabby suit and Bowler Hat. They
dance into darkness.
Descending again into a neighborhood somewhere else on the
planet. Muffled cries can faintly travel on the breeze. The
cries are coming from inside a house. The FRONT DOOR is wide
open. Someone is in a BEDROOM CLOSET. Her name is STORMY
KNIGHT (19, white), the lone survivor of Messaline. Her
affect is not flat, and her tears are not sad. She is very
aware and very angry.
The 14th Doctor (David Tennant) mans the TARDIS alone. When
The Doctor is alone he is known to talk and stroke his
beloved TARDIS. The TARDIS is very aware of his musings, but
she never responds with words. Right now, he seems annoyed
with her.
THE DOCTOR
On my trip to Hawaii? Are you
really doing this now? I’m retired.
The Doctor sports a beach hat and has a lei around his neck.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Where are you taking me?
He thumps the console with his fist and the screen comes
alive.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Messaline, 6042. Ok, last I heard
Messaline was a thriving colony.
Hath and humans live peacefully
together. Because of me, of course.
Donna and Martha were vital, too.
But mostly, it was The Doctor.
Agree? Ok... Why are we here?
As he examines the data further, his face goes white.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
What?? All dead...
His face says it all -- grief and anger, followed by The
Doctor’s look of pure focus. One of the many facial
sequences Sir David Tennant is master of. (Knight the man
already. Scotsmen or not).
The TARDIS stops, they have arrived. The Doctor carefully
opens the door to a clear and sunny more on MESSALINE.
OUTSIDE -- the sun illuminates the millions and millions of
human fossils, all still gazing up. The air is full of smoke
and the stench of burnt flesh. The Doctor maneuvers through
this Pompei-like mausoleum while he scans with his Sonic. The
Sonic pings something. It leads him to a HOUSE.
5.
The same house from the teaser. The Doctor opens the front
door.
THE DOCTOR
Is someone here? Hello?
He steps INSIDE. The LIVING ROOM is empty. There is a
HALLWAY straight ahead.
Stormy peaks her head out from a bedroom -- looks at The
Doctor, puts her finger over her mouth, and whispers...
STORMY
Shhhh. He hears everything.
The Doctor does not know the meaning of shhh, never has. And
in his usual loud volume...
THE DOCTOR
Who is listening? If it’s the one
responsible for the atrocity
outside, I pray he is listening.
Yells out.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Hey! It’s the Doctor, and I am
coming for you.
STORMY
Doctor... whoever. I am serious; we
need to go. He will kill us.
THE DOCTOR
Just, The Doctor. Who will kill us?
STORMY
Origo, the skinny little freak who
murdered my family and everyone
else.
THE DOCTOR
Origo is an interesting name. Never
heard of him. His psychic powers
didn’t work on you?
Stormy smiles and turns her head no. Then she sees the Doctor
getting worked up again and she cringes.
He yells out.
6.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Origo!! Show yourself. The Doctor
has come to call.
STORMY
Great, my rescuer is a crazy person
with a death wish. And Mr. Doctor,
whatever... SHUT UP! He is not a
person; he is the devil. QUIET
already!!
THE DOCTOR
Oh... the devil, ok, gotcha. And
it’s just, The Doctor.
He smiles and nods.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Origo!!! You coward, talk to me.
Stormy runs back to the closet.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Where are you going?
STORMY
To hide, you idiot. You should do
the same.
THE DOCTOR
I am not much for hiding. But I
have somewhere safe right outside.
She follows him to the TARDIS.
STORMY
Oh yeah! A weird ancient Police
phone box thing. Totally safe.
THE DOCTOR
Totally safe. Oh yes...
Genres:
["Science Fiction","Drama","Thriller"]
Ratings
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3 -
Confrontation in the TARDIS
INT. TARDIS - CONTINUOUS
Stormy is a tad impressed by its dimensional anarchy but
still more concerned by Origo. She must have seen things that
make a Bigger-On-the-Inside-Police-Box not so shocking.
She sits and looks around and finally... wait for it... in a
whisper...
7.
STORMY
It is bigger on the inside.
THE DOCTOR
HA! Yes, it is.
-- NOW -- TAP, TAP -- A friendly knock on the TARDIS door.
STORMY
Don’t answer it.
The Doctor walks over and opens the door wide. It’s Origo.
ORIGO
You must be The Doctor. Origo is a
big fan. Bigger now. The whole
“Show yourself?” thing you did...
Spot-on. Always the brave Doctor
calling out his adversaries. So
dramatic. Fantastic. Thank you.
Dramatically mimicking The Doctor again...
ORIGO (CONT’D)
“The Doctor is coming for you!” My
god, Bravo, Bravo! Now, may we have
a chat Doctor?
The Doctor preps the console for a second, then approaches
Stormy. He whispers.
THE DOCTOR
Hang tight. See that lever?
He points at silver levers on the console. He points out that
there are seven levers in the vicinity. Stormy nods and gives
a WHATEVER look.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
If I am not back in 15 minutes.
Pull it. It will take you to a safe
place. Wait for me there. Do not
leave the TARDIS.
STORMY
What’s a TARDIS?
THE DOCTOR
You are in one.
The Doctor leaves to face Origo outside.
ORIGO
Oh goody.
8.
Origo snaps his fingers and they are gone.
Genres:
["Science Fiction","Fantasy","Adventure"]
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4 -
The Ship of Souls
EXT. SPACE - ORIGO’S SHIP OF SOULS - CONTINUOUS
The dead writhe in agony, filthy, decomposing, trying to
scream but are muted by the vacuum of space.
NOW-- INSIDE ORIGO’s SHIP
A Victorian-style room lit by a fireplace.
The Doctor materializes on an ornate Setee. Origo is in a
Victorian Throne chair. He smokes a pipe and dons a smoking
jacket.
ORIGO
Welcome Doctor. You have no idea
how long Origo has been waiting for
company like yourself. Do you dig
the ancient Earth vibe here? Origo
knows how much you love humans, so
Origo prepared for the occasion.
Origo is a lover of Earth as well.
Humans are such a resilient
species.
The Doctor looks around confused.
THE DOCTOR
You are Origo. Right?
ORIGO
Yes.
The Doctor breaks out laughing and mimics.
THE DOCTOR
Me Origo. Do you always refer to
yourself in the third person like
that? It is a sign of narcissism,
you know? There is a name for it...
Blimey, I can’t think of it. Anyway
why are you here?
ORIGO
Origo is here to collect.
THE DOCTOR
Collect?
(mimicking again)
Origo is here to collect. Sorry, so
cryptic and strange. Collect what?
9.
ORIGO
Souls doctor... souls.
He gestures to the walls. The room transforms from the
Victorian veneer to a filthy decomposing pit of trapped
souls.
They reach out to The Doctor, moaning for help. The Doctor
doesn’t flinch at the theatrics.
THE DOCTOR
Why?
ORIGO
They are my companions. Origo gets
lonely.
The Doctor has had enough banter.
THE DOCTOR
Enough of this drivel. Planet of
origin and species, now?
ORIGO
Banshee-11, Bansheean.
THE DOCTOR
Not possible, Banshee-11 is the
birthplace of intelligent life in
this Universe and Bansheeans have
been extinct for 8 billion years.
ORIGO
Not me.
Looks again at the desperate people in the walls. He points
to all of them.
THE DOCTOR
Who are they?
ORIGO
Most are Bansheean.
THE DOCTOR
Your own people. Why?
ORIGO
Let’s say we disagreed on where our
species was headed, evolution-wise.
Origo thought this a much better
solution.
10.
THE DOCTOR
I see no evolution here. Eight
billion years, and your entire
species is stuck in a hell ship.
That is what we call Deeee-
volution.
ORIGO
We had a big spat and Origo got
tired of arguing. So Origo made
this beautiful ship and went into
the void to watch time pass.
Origo steps away for a moment. He briefly talks to someone,
but his voice is muffled. He quickly returns.
ORIGO (CONT’D)
Origo wanted to meet you. Our
conversation has to be cut short,
apologies. Origo will leave you on
Banshee-11. Good luck. Origo make
sure you do not get lonely though.
A surprise. Tara -a- bit.
THE DOCTOR
Wait--
MEANWHILE, INSIDE THE TARDIS...
Stormy walks to the console to pull the lever but there are 5
silver levers in a row.
STORMY
Thanks for being specific on which
lever. Umm.. I guess the middle
one? Here goes nothing.
--OUTSIDE--
The TARDIS floats alone in SPACE “somewhere safe”.
Genres:
["Science Fiction","Fantasy","Horror"]
Ratings
Scene
5 -
Escape from Banshee-11
EXT. BANSHEE-11 - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS
The Doctor materializes on the surface.
Banshee-11 is a strange and beautiful place. A purple aurora
lights the night sky. Orange grass and trees end at the
aquamarine ocean, extending as far as the eye can see. THEN -
- one gut-wrenching high-pitched Banshee scream from the sky.
A phenomenon caused by friction in the planet’s magnetic
field.
11.
THE DOCTOR
(to himself)
Yup, that is why it’s called
Banshee-11. Earplus would be the
best surprise of all.
The Doctor pulls out his Sonic and scans.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
A surprise? So cryptic.
The Sonic lights up; something is close. He stands atop a
hill and sees a figure through the hazy purple night. He
calls out.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Hello there!
About 50 meters away, in the darkness, is the figure of a
MAN. His features begin to take shape.. It is -- CAPTAIN
JACK HARKNESS!
The Doctor is speechless.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Fancy meeting you here.
Jack looks confused.
JACK
Long time no see, Doctor. Well,
long time no see this Doctor....
THE DOCTOR
I regenerated back into this one...
twice. Bi-generated once. Donna
pulled another Doctor out of me.
Long story.
JACK
Bi-generated, you say. Tell me
more.
He winks at the Doctor and gives his “Oh yeah” smile.
THE DOCTOR
Jack, not the time.
JACK
Well, this one is my favorite. Good
times, Doctor, the best. What
brings you to the rear end of the
Universe?
12.
THE DOCTOR
I could ask you the same.
JACK
Some perp who calls himself Origo
is killing entire planets
throughout time and space. I
tracked him here.
THE DOCTOR
Funny, because I had a chat with
Origo, moments ago. Very strange
and unpleasant.
JACK
Scrawny little guy isn’t he.
Slippery too.
THE DOCTOR
Well Jack, how do we get off of
this god-forsaken planet?
JACK
Your favorite way Doctor. Vortex
manipulator.
Again, the smile.
THE DOCTOR
Jack... One day you are going to
materialize in the middle of
asteroid and then what? You spend
billions of years in the thing.
Immortality Has its risks.
JACK
Doc, it’s this or nothing.
Jack pulls up his sleeve and gestures towards the Vortex
manipulator on his wrist.
-- SUDDENLY -- a creature bursts out of the trees growling,
hissing, barking, yelping... You name it. It has a doglike
face. One arm is some tentacle; the other looks hominid, one
leg is kangaroo, the other... a fin? Jack is paralyzed and
likely having a hard time processing this. The Doctor is
calm.
THE DOCTOR
Jack, do not move. It’s only one.
They only attack in packs, I think.
13.
JACK
You think? You don’t sound
confident. What... is... it...?
THE DOCTOR
That is a Neverwere— a creature
made of evolution’s trash. Every
part of it is a failed mutation
that natural selection stomped out.
I haven’t encountered one since the
Time War.
The Doctor gestures for the Vortex Manipulator.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Quickly.
Jack hands it to him. He whizzes his Sonic over it -- setting
coordinates.
The creature reacts to the Sonic by making indescribable
noises. Whatever it is, it’s not happy.
JACK
You better do it quick cause that
thing is about to --
A Banshee scream from the sky -- The Neverwere charges.
JACK (CONT’D)
CHARGE!!!
The Doctor looks up, terrified, then hastens his scan.
THE DOCTOR
5 seconds...
30 meters away...
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
3 seconds.
10 meters...
Jack puts his hand on the manipulator, and they run backward
together.
3 meters...
They fall backward as the creature is on them. It flails its
massive tentacle and hits The Doctor square in the head.
They are about to hit the ground -- WHEN -- SWOOSH -- they
are gone. But... The Doctor was a bit too hasty programming
the manipulator -- BECAUSE --
14.
They materialize in space! A few meters from the TARDIS. Jack
immediately grabs the knocked-out Doctor, draws his sidearm
laser gun, and fires. Inertia propels them toward the TARDIS.
END ACT I
15.
ACT II
Genres:
["Science Fiction","Adventure"]
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6 -
A Distress Signal from the Unknown
INT. UNIT - KATE STEWART’S OFFICE - DAY
KATE STEWART, the stern and wise leader of Unit sits at her
desk working. A knock at the door.
KATE
Come in.
SHIRLEY BINGHAM enters.
KATE (CONT’D)
You look as if you have seen a
ghost.
SHIRLEY
Funny enough, millions of ghosts or
undead or just vile ghoulies.
KATE
Slow down SHIRLEY, let’s start from
the beginning.
SHIRLEY
Today our long range telescopes saw
this entering the Solar System.
She hands her tablet to Kate and her face goes white.
SHIRLEY (CONT’D)
You see those half-bodies on the
ship? Look, they are reaching out
for help.
KATE
Do we have any idea what this...
thing is?
SHIRLEY
Not a clue. I called both Doctors.
No answer.
KATE
How fast is this thing going?
SHIRLEY
Not fast; in fact, we have a couple
of months before it reaches us.
16.
KATE
I want eyes on this thing every
minute, with reports. Blow up both
Doctors’ phones until one answers.
Shirley nods and leaves the office. She dials up a Doctor,
and someone answers.
Genres:
["Science Fiction","Horror","Mystery"]
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7 -
Revival in the TARDIS
INT. TARDIS - CONTINUOUS
Stormy answers the phone. In the background, Jack shivers
uncontrollably while trying to give The Doctor chest
compressions.
STORMY
Hello.
SHIRLEY (O.S.)
Hello, is The Doctor there?
Jack is yelling in the background...
JACK
Wake up. Which heart do I push on?
I don’t even know where your hearts
are. I missed the Time Lord CPR
class.
SHIRLEY (O.S.)
Oh my, it seems you have a
situation. Who am I speaking with?
STORMY
I’m Stormy... Stormy Knight.
SHIRLEY (O.S.)
Your name is Stormy Knight?
Really?..
STORMY
Knight with a K, but yes, blame my
Dad.
SHIRLEY (O.S)
Wonderful name. Now, what is going
on? Is that Jack Harkness yelling?
STORMY
Ya, Jack something. I think The
Doctor is dead. Jack is trying CPR.
I dragged them in here from space;
they had no suits on, nothing.
17.
SHIRLEY (O.S.
This is important Stormy. Tell Jack
to put his right hand in The
Doctor’s left armpit and push on
his torso’s side. At the same time,
he needs to compress with his left
hand over the right side of his
chest. Got it? And rescue
breaths. Jack will be happy to do
those.
STORMY
What, has he got two hearts or
somethin’?
SHIRLEY (O.S.)
Yes.
STORMY
Ohhh...
Stormy runs to The Doctor and sees Jack is in no condition to
do this. She nudges him out of the way and starts
compressions. She gestures to Jack to bring the old corded
phone over. He holds it for her.
STORMY (CONT’D)
How many do I do?
SHIRLEY (O.S.)
30, fast and rough. Really
compress him, do not be gentle
Stormy is not gentle. She shows no mercy. After 30, she gives
a rescue breath and... The Doctor inhales deeply and coughs.
He is back.
STORMY
Jack, go find a pillow and blanket.
Jack follows her orders. Stormy is all business and is
definitely someone you want around in a crisis.
SHIRLEY (O.S.)
Is he alive?
STORMY
Yes, he is asleep, but breathing.
SHIRLEY (O.S.)
Thank God, we need him. When he
wakes up, tell him to call UNIT. We
have our own crisis. We need The
Doctor.
18.
STORMY
Wow. He must be famous or
something.
SHIRLEY (O.S.)
Yes he is quite famous all over the
Universe in fact. Infamous too.
Talk later.
They end the call. Jack returns with a trench coat circa
1850 and a bean bag chair.
JACK
This is the best I could do. It’s a
new TARDIS, much, much bigger on
the inside. There is an 8-story
library back there with a pool. My
god...
STORMY
This will do fine; thanks, Jack.
Nice to meet you by the way.
JACK
Nice to meet you too. The Doctor
and I go way back.
STORMY
Where was he?
JACK
We were on Banshee-11, some perp, I
have been hunting is murdering
entire planets through space and
time.
STORMY
Origo, I know, he turned everyone I
know into skeletons. He killed my
dad and my little brother on
Messaline.
JACK
Messaline? Hmmm. What year are you
from?
STORMY
6042.
JACK
Cool. 5 thousand 50s myself.
19.
STORMY
So Origo is a time traveler. And
this is a time machine, isn’t it?
Oh, wow!
JACK
Yup. Hopping through time and
space, killing billions. But we
have The Doctor now, and The
Doctor... He always wins.
On cue, The Doctor’s torso springs erect like a vampire
smells blood.
THE DOCTOR
The Doctor always wins. Correct
Jack. Did I just do the third-
person thing? AHAA!! Illeism,
that’s the word. Was on the tip of
my tongue.
He struggles to stand.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Nasty Vortex Manipulator. What did
I say before?
JACK
It saved us, last I checked. How
many times has the TARDIS missed
the mark?
Jack looks up and says...
JACK (CONT’D)
No offense, TARDIS.
The Doctor attempts a rebuttal but mutters nonsense and
subdues.
THE DOCTOR
Ok, what did I miss?
STORMY
A call from someone named Shirley.
Said they need help. A crisis.
THE DOCTOR
Well we better be off then.
He limps to the console and pulls the levers...
20.
He picks up the phone and dials up Kate.
KATE (O.S)
Hello, Doctor? Are you alright?
Genres:
["Science Fiction","Adventure","Fantasy"]
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8 -
Urgent Measures
INT. UNIT - KATE LETHBRIDGE'S OFFICE
Kate sitting at her desk looking kick-ass as always. Would
not want to play poker with her, no doubt.
KATE
How are you, Doctor? Recovered?
THE DOCTOR
Getting there, doing good for being
cracked on the skull by a tentacle,
then materializing in space I’s
say.
KATE
Great. We have a situation. A ship
covered in... Aaahh... dead people
is on its way to Earth.
THE DOCTOR (O.S.)
Do you still have the headbands?
KATE
Headbands... Headbands... Oh those
headbands. The psychic blockers.
Probably in a box, in the basement,
under all other boxes. The design
wasn’t popular.
THE DOCTOR (O.S)
I gave you those to protect against
psychics like the Toymaker. Origo,
the man on that ship, is a very
powerful psychic. Get those
headbands on every head, and I
don’t care if it cramps their
style.
KATE
Ok, Doctor.
The Doctor hangs up.
Genres:
["Science Fiction","Drama","Action"]
Ratings
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9 -
Reunion at Unit HQ
EXT. UNIT HQ - NIGHT
The TARDIS spins high above the lights of Picadilly. Unit HQ
is in the distance, lit up, and ready for The TARDIS to land.
21.
She touches down on the helipad, bounces, and skids. Sparks
fly as it spins to a stop centimeters from the glass-faced
entry.
INSIDE THE TARDIS -- The Doctor, looks more like himself. He
holds a thermos.
THE DOCTOR
Touchdown baby!! A few sips of Tea,
some polyphenols, and I am back in
business!
They exit the TARDIS to the UNIT HELIPAD OUTSIDE. The come
through the TARDIS door one by one looking focused... badass.
Kate, Shirley and DONNA greet them.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Donna, you are a sight for sore
eyes. What are you doing here?
DONNA
Duhhhh! I work here, or did you
forget? You missed dinner last
night. Buffoon.
She studies him.
DONNA (CONT’D)
Ohh... You have been through the
ringer. It’s serious ehh?
The Doctor nods and gives Donna a look she is quite familiar
with. Now, softly...
THE DOCTOR
Aye.
DONNA
Ok, let’s get to work.
They head inside. Donna waits for Jack and walks along side.
DONNA (CONT’D)
Just one feel? Please...
He smiles.
JACK
One, you are a married woman.
She grabs his bicep, smiles and puts her head on his
shoulder.
22.
DONNA
I missed you mate.
Jack smiles. Donna quietly gestures toward Stormy and
whispers to Jack.
DONNA (CONT’D)
Another young blonde? Doctor,
Doctor, Doctor. Shame on you.
ORIGO (CONT’D)
Watch as I, Origo dazzles the
people of Earth. Such a great
planet with so much culture, you
think?
He walks to a console and pushes buttons and with a dramatic
flair...
ORIGO (CONT’D)
Lights out my pretties.
The interior of the ship begins to change, but before it
takes shape, Origo dematerializes and... OUTSIDE, in SPACE...
Millions of filthy souls are released from the exterior.
Their bodies ooze out into space and quickly scatter into
particles.
Genres:
["Science Fiction","Horror"]
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Scene
12 -
The Enchanting Encounter
EXT. LONDON NEIGHBORHOOD - NIGHT (CONTINUOUS)
Origo walks into a house without a care in the world. A man
and woman sit on a couch watching a movie.
ORIGO
Don’t mind me, I am looking for
good Earth music. Do you have a
collection of them? What do you
call them? Records.
25.
MAN
Records?? Nobody has records
anymore. All of my music is on my
phone.
In a patronizing manner.
MAN (CONT’D)
Spotify? Ever heard of it? Now get
out of my bloody house.
Origo simply waves his hands around and chants...
ORIGO
Hands, Hands, Fingers, Fingers. Do
you see it? Look at my hands. Do
you see it? It’s right here.
He repeats the Mantra while pointing into his palm. They are
enthralled.
MAN
Oh... I do. I do. It’s beautiful.
They flop over on the couch. Asleep? Dead? Can’t tell...
Origo retrieves the man’s phone from the coffee table and
finds Spotify.
ORIGO
Hmmm. So many choices.
Scrolling through, he finds something that catches his
attention.
ORIGO (CONT’D)
OHH YA. I love Earth. Human’s are
so defiant, so... ummm. Heavy
Metal!!
He taps play.
MUSIC CUE: Metal Gods by Judas Priest.
He dances like an evil Leprechaun before going all out on the
air guitar -- THEN -- YA... A Flying-V guitar materializes in
his hands. He rips violently on the Axe.
ORIGO (CONT’D)
Time to go say hello to London...
This will be fun.
26.
Genres:
["Science Fiction","Horror","Comedy"]
Ratings
Scene
13 -
Metal Mayhem at Wembley
EXT. WEMBLY STADIUM - CONTINUOUS
Origo, now decked out like Rob Halford appears on the stage.
The lights go on and... People begin to run into the stadium.
A lot of people. From above, a mob is running to Wembly from
as far away as Brent. Metal Gods still playing in the
background.
Origo is warming up on the Flying-V; simply killin’ it. He
picks up the mic.
With a Brummie accent...
ORIGO
It seems you received Origo’s
invitation; thank you. Are you
ready for some Heavy Metal?!!!
The crowd screams, “YES!!”
ORIGO (CONT’D)
Let Origo take you to the land of
the Metal Gods.
Metal Gods back in forefront. Origo is freakin metal. The
crowd is amped up.
MEANWHILE -- At UNIT HQ
Aerobics class is on. Pink and blue everywhere.
Jack looks at his phone and something catches his attention.
JACK
Guys! Guys! You have to see this.
He turns on a monitor and brings up Origo’s concert, now
televised, for all to see.
They watch in horror as the people of London fall under his
spell.
THE DOCTOR
Well, he has good taste in music.
JACK
Judas Priest, really Doctor. You
are full of surprises.
THE DOCTOR
Stormy, do you still have Heavy
Metal Music in the year 6000.
27.
STORMY
Oh yes we do, and Judas Priest too.
Heavy Metal never dies.
JACK
YEAAH... Doctor, this one is a
handful.
Stormy gives a sly look.
THE DOCTOR
This is good. While Origo is wooing
London, I want to look inside his
ship again. Very unpleasant place.
The TARDIS materializes. Donna, Jack, Stormy and The Doctor
exit into... hell?? Nope. No souls wailing from the filthy
walls. Even the quaint Victorian decor is gone. It’s now
sterile, with nothing but cold steel, white walls, and tech,
like a spaceship should look.
THE DOCTOR
So he is a flim-flam-man. I knew
it. This is only a ship, not a
resting place for ghouls and
ghosties.
STORMY
A con-man? He is a murderer.
THE DOCTOR
Con-man, sure. But murderer, not so
sure.
STORMY
So the millions of skeletons on
Messaline, my family, what was
that? All for Halloween
decorations. How is the man not a
murderer Doctor?
THE DOCTOR
Not saying Origo is a peachy bloke.
Here... Watch.
He uses his Sonic on a console, which brings up a list of
names on a screen. Millions and Millions of names. The Doctor
inputs Origo, and Origo’s profile appears.
28.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Hmmm. It says “Origo - Entertainer
and Acquisitions Lead.”
The Doctor laughs.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
His real name isn’t even Origo.
It’s his stage name. His name is...
He laughs more.
DONNA
Come on Doctor spit it out.
THE DOCTOR
The Earth pronunciation... ARSE
SNIFFER MAGHEE.
JACK
Oh my... Oh my...
The Doctor points to another profile titled “Overseer- BALAN
SARTEF NANS”.
THE DOCTOR
Here. This one looks like a boss.
Let’s see what happens.
He presses a button, and a humanoid appears. BALAN (40s, any
race). He stands tall and exudes the confidence of a leader.
The Doctor looks back at his team with his crazy eyes.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Brilliant! It’s a people dispenser.
You hit a button, and... wallah,
Bob’s Your Uncle, but it is
actually Bob. Well, maybe not
exactly Bob.
BALAN
Wrong... exactly Bob.
THE DOCTOR
Brilliant! Hello, I’m The Doctor.
Are you Balan?
Balan looks surprised to see them. Then annoyed. The Doctor
does not look surprised.
29.
BALAN
Where is Origo? How did you get on
this ship? It is not time yet.
THE DOCTOR
You sound concerned. We are your
liberators, aren’t you relieved?
The Doctor doesn’t expect a response and begins a thorough
visual, head-to-toe examination of Balan. -- THEN -- The
Doctor slowly moves his index finger toward Balan’s forehead
and.... POKE.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Brilliant!!
BALAN
Did you just poke me?
The Doctor answers without making eye contact as he continues
his examination. He pokes Balan’s arm and then gives a quick
scan with the Sonic.
THE DOCTOR
Yes.
BALAN
Why are you doing that? Stop.
The Doctor pays no attention to Balan. He looks back and
sees his team’s confused faces.
THE DOCTOR
No... Nothing? Come on... He is
real, not a digital copy. The real
Mckoy. The whole enchilada.
Bonefide, palpable flesh and blood.
A clone, no doubt, but perfect.
BALAN
Wrong again Doctor.
The Doctor ignores Balan.
JACK
We get it, Doctor; he is a clone.
THE DOCTOR
Keep listening to what he has to
say.
30.
The Doctor turns back to Balan and gives one last poke to his
belly. Awkward silence.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
I wanted to see if you would
giggle. Guess not.
BALAN
Are you done?
He looks back into Balan's vicinity, still inspecting him.
THE DOCTOR
How old are you?
BALAN
Ummm. Old, I guess. Older than
you.
THE DOCTOR
Come on. Years?? Banshee-11
years? Any years. Doesn’t matter.
BALAN
About 7 billion, 4 hundred 14
million, 8 hundred 24 thousand, 2
hundred and 7. Give or take.
THE DOCTOR
You are a perfect copy. How?
BALAN
Copy? That is offensive. I am not
a copy.
The Doctor, still disinterested and more fascinated.
THE DOCTOR
It’s perfect: every cell, every
nucleotide base on every strand of
DNA. There is no degradation that
you would see in a clone.
BALAN
I am not a clone; I am the same
Balan I was 7 billion years ago.
And, just wait Doctor, there is
more.
THE DOCTOR
It’s not possible, but I am
listening.
(MORE)
31.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
I believe you have a Matrix in
there with a massive database of
minds, like the one on Gallifrey,
in the cloisters.
BALAN
Don’t flatter yourself, Doctor;
this is not the Time Lord novelty.
No, no. Inside... other dimensions,
very real, no clones, copies, or
digital recreation.
The Doctor is floored.
THE DOCTOR
My god... So the people you took,
they are, what? Playing Boccee Ball
outside on real grass?
Balan looks very proud now. His demeanor changes. He is in
charge now.
BALAN
Yes, it’s very real and very alive.
And yes, we have Boccee Ball. How
did you know?
THE DOCTOR
Everyone loves to Bocce.
BALAN
Join me; there is another thing
that will blow your knickers off,
as you say. Donna, Jack, Stormy,
you too.
DONNA
Oy! I don’t think so, mister. Not
goin’ in some stranger’s lorry. No
way. Not me.
BALAN
I understand. I mean, you no harm.
But you won’t believe me until you
see what is inside.
DONNA
He says he means no harm. Next, he
will be offering us a lolly to see
“What’s inside”
Donna does the finger quotes thing for “What’s inside.”
32.
THE DOCTOR
Let me guess... Ummmm... Do you
have the Swedish Bikini Team
inside?
Now, Jack being Jack.
JACK
I’m in. You had me at bikini.
Let’s go.
BALAN
HA... It’s all in here, even
bikinis, yes. And.... The
MEMBRANES.... Doctor.
Every ounce of The Doctor’s attention shifts to Balan.
BALAN (CONT’D)
Oh, yes THE MEMBRANES. Vibrating,
humming, waiting for you Doctor...
THE DOCTOR
In there? Nooo... that is not
possible. That’s a myth conjured by
time travelers.
BALAN
Remember, we had a billions of
years’ head start on the rest of
the universe. Long ago, when we
calculated how long it would take
for other space-faring worlds to
develop, the answer... it was
untenable.
THE DOCTOR
So you... You decided to construct
an impossible machine.
STORMY
I don’t care about membranes or
whatever. Unless you show me my
dad and brother are alive, you are
wasting my time.
THE DOCTOR
Ohh. He isn’t wasting time. Hang on
for another few moments. It will
make sense. The membranes are a
gateway.
33.
STORMY
A gateway to what?
THE DOCTOR
Everything. The membranes are
universes, each only nanometers
thick, arranged like cards in a
deck. They exist in a hidden
dimension where they are small,
making quantum entanglement more
tangible and controllable in a
physical sense.
DONNA
We have no idea what you just said.
THE DOCTOR
You can hop across the membranes at
any time, any place in any universe
or dimension, as if walking to the
corner shop. You can be anywhere,
everywhere, anytime. It’s the Holy
Grail of... well... anything,
everything. Did I say anytime yet?
STORMY
But what does this have to do with
anything? My dad and my brother
are dead; I saw it happen.
BALAN
Ok, let me explain. We are actually
the good guys. Stormy, you have
waited too long. Let me go retrieve
something for you.
Balan disappears.
DONNA
Really? This is nonsense. Another
dimension? Membranes? Planets are
full of corpses, Doctor. That is
evidence enough...
Balan appears with Stormy’s father MARK and her little
brother Jacob..
She runs and hugs them tightly.
34.
MARK
When we woke up, you were gone.
They told us you were immune to
Origo’s powers. I’ve been demanding
we go back for you.
He turns to Balan and Team Doctor.
MARK (CONT’D)
I am grateful to you all for
keeping her safe. Listen to what
Balan has to say. They are truly
trying to save the universe.
BALAN
Thank you. Let me start with why?
Doctor, during the Time War, did
you ever wonder what those
creatures who rose from the ether
were?
THE DOCTOR
By creatures, you mean THE COULD'VE-
BEEN KING AND HIS ARMY OF
MEANWHILES AND NEVERWERES? Maybe
the HORDE OF TRAVESTIES as well?
That lot?
BALAN
Yes... that lot.
THE DOCTOR
No idea. They just appeared like
ghosts from another universe,
turning the Time War into a blood
bath.
BALAN
Yes, they are from another
universe. We call it the DARKVERSE,
and unfortunately, our travels led
them here. You contained them in
the time lock, but they are about
to break it.
JACK
They already have. We had a run-in
with a Neverwere today. Hideous
creatures.
BALAN
Yes, they are, and there are
thousands more.
(MORE)
35.
BALAN (CONT’D)
The King’s entire army is about to
assemble and go planet to planet,
leaving nothing but blood and ash.
DOCTOR
Ok, so I get it. They come for
blood, but everyone is already
dead. The planets are literally
graveyards. Wow, very dramatic.
BALAN
Yes, but dramatic is the only
language they speak. And Origo is
all about drama. That is his job.
He is an actor and a great one at
that. DO NOT tell him I said that.
His ego is already huge. He is an
illeist, for God’s sake.
THE DOCTOR
Yes, that’s the word. He is one --
big time. For the record, I am not;
I just do it occasionally.
Origo... he’s a habitual illeist.
Everyone looks confused.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
It means you use the third person
when referring to yourself. Big...
Ummm... word.
Now, even more confused.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Oh, you all are confused by the
entire situation, not the
definition of illeist. Sorry.
JACK
And these abominations are from the
Darkverse?
BALAN
Yes, except The King, is from
Gallifrey but he’s ruled the
Darkverse for millennia. He
acquired exceptional telekinetic
abilities and can turn moons into
dust with one thought. However, he
prefers a more personal touch when
using his powers.
(MORE)
36.
BALAN (CONT’D)
Dismemberment, decapitation, and
disembowelment are his favorites--
JACK
Ok, gotcha. Stay away from the
Darkverse psychos.
Stormy looks to her dad, grabs his hand tight, and then looks
to Balan.
STORMY
I understand now. How can I help?
BALAN
Stormy, you are a very special
young woman with the heart of a
lion. Your immunity to telepathy is
rare, and you likely have more
abilities you have yet to discover.
We have determined you are vital to
our mission. Sorry, Mark, but we
need her.
Stormy gives her dad a look he seems quite familiar with.
Mark looks sad now.
MARK
Stormy has already made up her
mind; she will help.
Stormy smiles.
MARK (CONT’D)
I always knew you were special, and
now everyone else will, too. Go and
save the universe, honey. I love
you.
He tears up as they embrace.
Genres:
["Science Fiction","Fantasy","Adventure"]
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Scene
15 -
Origo's Wembley Surprise
EXT. WEMBLEY STADIUM - CONTINUOUS
Origo is in the middle of “Breaking the Law” while donning
his Rob Halford gauntlets, badass hat, and shades. Something
catches his attention. He makes an announcement.
ORIGO
That is it for tonight London,
Origo must tend to a situation.
The crowd boos.
37.
ORIGO (CONT’D)
Origo will be back tomorrow.
Should Origo do American tomorrow?
Metallica?
The crowd boos louder.
ORIGO (CONT’D)
OK, OK. Origo stick with Birmingham
and do Ozzy.
The crowd cheers. Origo disappears.
Genres:
["Science Fiction","Fantasy","Action"]
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Scene
16 -
Countdown to Action
INT. THE SHIP - CONTINUOUS
Origo, still dressed like Rob Halford materializes and looks
around at the little pow-wow. Donna cracks up at Origo’s
ridiculous outfit.
DONNA
Oy! Mister Arse Sniffer. You got
another thing comin’.
She looks at Jack, smiling. He gives her a high five.
ORIGO
Origo is guessing Balan has
explained Ever...y...thing, because
he can’t shut his big fat mouth.
Origo was about to sing “Electric
Eye” where Origo kills it, pun
intended. Origo conjures these mini-
satellites that fly around, zapping
the crowd. It’s soooo cooool.
BALAN THE DOCTOR
Shut up Origo. Shut up Origo. The adults
are talking.
Origo, like a passive-aggressive teenager, mumbles...
ORIGO
OH YA... Let’s sit around chatting
while the Neverweres eat all the
babies on Earth.
BALAN
Now, Doctor, the weapon you used to
end the Time War. It is our
creation, left with the Time Lords
long long ago. Can you retrieve it?
38.
THE DOCTOR
Oh yes!! It all makes sense. That
is my purpose. Get us through the
Time Lock, and we can get IT. If IT
works, you will return everyone
home, right?
BALAN
Of course, that is the ideal
outcome. Otherwise, it could take
billions of years to find homes for
the people of our universe.
THE DOCTOR
Well Donna it is your lucky day.
you are the only other person that
can fly the TARDIS, so you get to
leave. Take it back to UNIT and we
will be as soon as we can.
DONNA
Ok. Be safe.
THE DOCTOR
No time to waste; take us in.
JACK smiles and gives his “F Yeah” face. He looks to The
Doctor.
JACK
On the count of three Doc?
The Doctor jumps on the console and points his Sonic up.
THE DOCTOR
One... Two... ALLONS-Y!!
They all dematerialize.
Genres:
["Science Fiction","Fantasy","Adventure"]
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Scene
17 -
Urgent Evacuation
INT. UNIT HQ - CONTINUOUS
Kate paces around. She is all business. VLINX, the Android
member of UNIT, is alerted by something.
VLINX
Kate, I am receiving a message from
the Doctor.
KATE
Put it on screen.
39.
VLINX beeps -- The Doctor and Stormy appear on the big
screen. Donna arives.
KATE (CONT’D)
Doctor explain, now.
THE DOCTOR
Origo and his people are trying to
evacuate as many people from our
Universe as possible. Their methods
are interesting, but everyone is
alive and well, in hiding.
KATE
Evacuating? From who? Something
bad, I imagine.
THE DOCTOR
Think The Toymaker, but he eats
people for fun, and now there’s an
army of Toymaker people eaters.
KATE
My god... How long do we have?
THE DOCTOR
I do not know. Days... hours? They
will appear, and the slaughter will
follow. Have to do one thing first.
Balan and the Doctor stare into to beautiful vibrating
membranes. They glow in all colors and -- HUM -- Millions of
paper-thin sheets; some are the height of a skyscraper, while
others are mere centimeters tall. They are oriented like
cards in a deck. Some dance in a beautiful night sky above.
BALAN
We are in another dimension, an
artificial dimension we created
long ago. But very very real.
THE DOCTOR
This is breathtaking. The core of
all that is and will ever be. How
did you manage to construct this
marvel?
BALAN
We did it in a remarkably short
time. The engineers were convinced
they were being given the
blueprints in their dreams. They
called it a gift from the gods.
Since then, we have been everywhere
watching all civilizations grow and
thrive and every once in a while we
intervene to ensure the development
of species. Sound familiar Doctor?
THE DOCTOR
Well, it’s no TARDIS, but I guess
it will do.
Balan laughs.
BALAN
That is right, it’s no TARDIS, it’s
only the center of all creation.
THE DOCTOR
Well here is the plan --
Origo shows up and of course butts right in, pun intended.
ORIGO
You will be needing the services of
a... what did you call me Doctor?
Yes, a flim-flam-man.
(MORE)
41.
ORIGO (CONT’D)
Origo can get us into any room,
anywhere with a few words.
STORMY
No, we do not need a ridiculous nut
job, arse smeller. We will pass.
Poor Origo looks wounded by the statement.
BALAN
Doctor, as much as it pains you,
Origo cares deeply about this
mission. Despite his appearance,
you will find his services useful.
ORIGO
Hey, Origo does not always play the
bad guy you know. And Earth,
Earth...
Origo’s facade fades away, he appears genuine and real for
the first time.
ORIGO (CONT’D)
Ok, going to stop being Origo now.
I am Arse Sniffer. Earth is special
to me. I have lived on Earth many
times for Millenia. Those people
are my people, I will protect
humanity up until my dying breath.
If you only knew who I am, who I
have been in human history you
would no believe me. There are
History books, holy books, sagas
all... written about me.
THE DOCTOR
Wow, I think I changed my mind
about you. I do not do that often.
Do you know why? Because you are
using first person pronouns. Nice
to finally meet you Arse. I am
going to keep calling you Origo, if
that’s ok?
Origo nods and tears well up in his eyes. He smiles his
awkward crooked smile.
ORIGO
Ok, then, let’s get to work.
THE DOCTOR
Ok, here we go. We are headed into
the Time War on the last day.
(MORE)
42.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
We need retrieve something called
THE MOMENT.
JACK
Do you know where it will be?
THE DOCTOR
Oh, yes. I have it.
Origo uses what looks like a huge xylophone mallet to tap
gently on the membranes. The humming gets louder and louder.
One membrane turns toward them and opens revealing a raging
battle on the other side. They enter.
Genres:
["Science Fiction","Fantasy","Adventure"]
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Scene
19 -
Hypnotic Escape in Arcadia
EXT. GALLIFREY - DOWNTOWN ARCADIA - NIGHT
Chaos... Smoke and terror. Arcadian business district is a
war zone. Daleks incinerate Time Lord soldiers -- 50 meters
ahead.
Stores and restaurants are in shambles. Charred and in ashes.
THE DOCTOR
This way.
They turn down a back alley. The Doctor unlocks a door with
his Sonic and they enter an empty restaurant.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
This was a great restaurant. Best
Dirty Tail in Arcadia.
JACK
Sounds like my kinda place.
THE DOCTOR
It’s fish Jack.
JACK
Sure Doctor, if you say so.
He winks.
STORMY
You two can flirt later. Come on...
The Doctor gestures toward a back room. He points at the
floor and smiles.
STORMY (CONT’D)
It’s a floor Doctor, I get it.
43.
The Doctor kicks on it to demonstrate something, but it makes
a loud thud and hurts his foot -- concrete -- He looks
confused.
STORMY (CONT’D)
Well, that was loud.
(whispers)
Hey Daleks... Over here.
THE DOCTOR
The false floor isn’t here.
Stormy calmly sits back, reading a menu.
STORMY
Are you sure this is the right
restaurant? I don’t see Dirty Tail
on this menu. There are lots of
other tails, but none are dirty. I
see Filthy Tail?
THE DOCTOR
That is an actual tail; look at the
seafood list.
STORMY
No Dirty Tail Doctor.
The Doctor looks embarrassed.
THE DOCTOR
This is not the place, quickly...
They turn a corner -- OH CRIKEY -- three Daleks and nowhere
to run. The Daleks rock with excitement.
DALEKS
EX-TER-MIN-AAATE
Origo jumps in front.
ORIGO
Hello, Daleks. Hang on. I know
something you don’t know. Not
telling... Not gonna... The most
important thing in the Universe.
He speaks in his hypnotizing voice.
ORIGO (CONT’D)
Yes, good, good. Look at my nose.
Good. The nose knows. Look...
44.
DALEKS
Nose, Nose, Nose.
ORIGO
Yes. Good, good. The nose knows...
Say it.
The Daleks repeat the Mantra until they power down.
ORIGO (CONT’D)
Let’s go.
The Doctor gives a tiny smile of approval. Origo responds
with his crooked smile. They enter the neighboring
establishment, THE DIRTY TAIL.
INSIDE, The Doctor runs to a back room and --STOMPS-- the
floor; it --ECHOES-- below. He takes out his Sonic, points it
and a door to a hidden underground opens.
A subterranean labyrinth spanning most of the city.
THE DOCTOR
A shelter for times of war.
Gallifreans move through passages. Mostly children and the
elderly, as well as many wounded soldiers.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Question, Origo.
ORIGO
Shoot.
THE DOCTOR
Do you think you can hypnotize me
like that?
ORIGO
Uhh, uhh. In five seconds flat, I
could have you eating baby food
with a bib, crying for mommy.
JACK
Now, that is an interesting image.
Hey, remember when the Master
turned you into that old-baby
thing? Then you became like the
floating God of Time Lords and
kicked his butt. Good times, doc.
45.
THE DOCTOR
Yes, I remember, and no, that was
not a good time Jack, the worst in
fact.
He gives Jack the YOU-ARE-A-KNUCKLEHEAD look.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Ok, NO babies. I think putting me
to sleep will do fine.
ORIGO
Easy, but this isn’t the time for a
nappy-poo.
THE DOCTOR
You won’t be hypnotizing me, me...
You will be hypnotizing me.
STORMY
Who is Mimi?
THE DOCTOR
Not Mimi; me, is the past me. I am
Mimi.
STORMY
Mimi is your real name?
The Doctor gets frustrated, which always induces a fast-
talking ramble.
THE DOCTOR
No. Me.. me; as in a first-person
pronoun said twice to differentiate
me’s. Therefore, it is not an
Illeism. Got it?
STORMY
No. Illeism?? What? That’s a
terrible name.
THE DOCTOR
UGHH! Ok, fine. In this time
period, I am a regeneration known
as The War Doctor. I didn’t want to
share that, but hey, why not? So,
Origo, you will be hypnotizing The
War Doctor, and we will sneak off
with the Moment. Got it. Good.
STORMY
Kinda? I think?
46.
THE DOCTOR
After I stole The Moment from the
Omega Arsenal, I hid in this room.
JACK
Omega Arsenal. Cool, love the name.
So, guns, bombs, that kinda stuff?
THE DOCTOR
If by guns you mean galaxy
devourers and world-enders. Then
yes.
JACK
Cool!
THE DOCTOR
You ready Origo? Cause you are on.
Origo nods, with a cocky look on his face, then knocks on a
door.
THE WAR DOCTOR
I’m busy. Go away.
Origo looks at The Doctor for help.
THE DOCTOR
(whispers)
Tell him you heard the Regent is on
her way.
ORIGO
(through the door)
The Regent is on her way. She is...
umm... angry?
Origo gives a silly thumbs-up, seeking approval from The
Doctor. The Doctor slaps his thumb.
THE DOCTOR
Tell him you can help.
ORIGO
I can help.
THE WAR DOCTOR
Help? You do not want to help me
now. Believe me. Who are you?
ORIGO
A friend.
47.
THE WAR DOCTOR
A friend, you say. Don’t have many
of those these days.
The War Doctor half opens the door and yanks skinny Origo
inside like a rag doll.
THE WAR DOCTOR (CONT’D)
You have 3 seconds. Explain, helper
b---
He is startled a bit by Origo’s appearance.
THE WAR DOCTOR (CONT’D)
You certainly are a peculiar little
man, aren’t you? Sorry. Your 3
seconds start now, explain.
ORIGO
Three seconds is all I need. Listen
carefully, the Regent is here...
Have no fear. Regent, Regent. What
rhymes with Regent?
Origo starts moving his hands. The War Doctor is not amused.
THE WAR DOCTOR
Are you touched, my boy? I don’t
have time for shenanigans.
The War Doctor looks dizzy.
ORIGO
Regent... Regent...? gent...?
detergent.
Origo looks frustrated.
ORIGO (CONT’D)
Nothing rhymes with Regent.
THE WAR DOCTOR
Plenty rhymes with Regent. Urgent,
emergent, divergent.
ORIGO
Good. Now say that again.
THE WAR DOCTOR
Divergent, urgent, detergent.
48.
The War Doctor tracks Origo’s hands and... he is out like a
light. The War Doctor is more than a foot taller than Origo,
so he does his best to catch him but settles for falling with
him and using himself to cushion his head. He slips out and
gently rests his head on a real cushion from the bed. He
cracks the door and gestures for them to enter.
THE DOCTOR
I was hoping I would put up more of
a fight.
ORIGO
You never had a chance. Time Lords
are easy. Now, Meanwhiles,
Neverweres, and especially The King
are not. Which is strange because
he’s a Time Lord. He must have
augmented himself. I have tried and
was decapitated on my first
attempt, then dismembered on the
second, then... I stopped.
THE DOCTOR
They’re like Stormy.
Origo nods. The Doctor then looks at himself, asleep on the
ground and says -
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Don’t worry; you won’t need it;
your conscience is clear, old
friend.
If needed, Sir John Hurt can be written a bigger part. He can join our
band of misfits, orphans, and illeists if he likes. He already earned
his redemption, so it seemed a cameo would be more fitting in this
case.
ORIGO
Ready?
Jack packs up The Moment in a duffle, and they head back to
the surface. One by one, they climb a small ladder to the
street.
First, Jack, then Origo, then The Doctor... Stormy senses
something is not right. She peeks over the edge, and some
weird ninja-looking thing, phasing in and out of existence,
is studying them. It haphazardly changes color: Pink, then
yellow, then blue...
At times, it almost appears like a hologram, a poor, 80s
hologram played from an old, decayed VHS tape. Though other
times, it is very real.
49.
THE DOCTOR
This is a Meanwhile. Hello there.
We were about to ---
It gives The Doctor a heavy dose of electricity, bringing him
to his knees. The Meanwhile makes these weird audio feedback
noises, followed by crackles, as it appears and reappears in
different places. It speaks like a glitchy recording with too
much reverb; similar to Max Headroom.
MEANWHILE
S-S, So, you are a Time-Traveler. I
see your A-A, aura. You are -- you
are... not from this TUH-TUH, Time.
It appears right in front of The Doctor -- NOW--
THE DOCTOR
I am a Time Lord, and this was
never your war. You are the one in
the wrong time and place.
MEANWHILE
I W-W, will take you to the king.
He looks at Jack and Origo.
MEANWHILE (CONT’D)
OHHH. YUH-YUH, you have secrets.
I... S-S, see them. A BAN-BAN-
SHEAN, an immortal human, and you,
(referring to The Doctor)
not a T-T, Time-Lord; something
else? From somewhere else?.... Yes,
to the King, we go, N-N, NOW!!!
The reverberating scream illicits a psychic hold on The
Doctor, Origo, and Jack. They begin to follow the MEANWHILE.
Meanwhile, Stormy has procured a laser gun laying against the
wall below. She intervenes.
STORMY
Hey you. Ninja nerd. Those are my
friends. Let them go.
She points the gun at the Meanwhile.
MEANWHILE
Oh, a GRRR-GRRR girl. So scary. You
come with us... NOW!!
The scream has no effect on Stormy.
50.
STORMY
That was hideous. Was it supposed
to do something?
MEANWHILE
What are you?
STORMY
Like you said, I am just a girl.
She fires the gun and zaps the Meanwhile into oblivion. The
crew wakes up from the trance.
JACK
What happened?
THE DOCTOR
A Meanwhile happened. Stormy, are
you ok?
STORMY
I’m fine. I had to shoot a ninja,
is all.
JACK
HAHAHA. Girl, you are on Team
Doctor forever now. Wooooo!!
Consider your stripes earned, miss.
You are one of us now.
Stormy gives a big, beautiful, proud smile as they return to
the portal.
STORMY
Not bad for a colonist, huh?
Jack looks fascinated by Stormy and in a dreamy tone.
They materialize in front of the mysterious membranes, still
dancing above.
51.
BALAN
Excellent. You got it.
JACK
Oh yes. Thanks to the skinny, pale,
Arse Sniffer here. And Rose, sorry,
I mean Stormy. That was a huge
compliment, by the way. You are a
force of nature.
THE DOCTOR
Yes, it was a huge compliment and
rightfully earned.
Origo gives a crooked smile. Stormy arches her back.
STORMY
Now that we got it, what do we do
with it?
THE DOCTOR
Not sure. I think we will ask it.
Everyone looks confused.
END ACT IV
52.
ACT V
Genres:
["Science Fiction","Fantasy","Adventure"]
Ratings
Scene
22 -
Clara's Choice: The Moment of Reckoning
INT. UNIT HQ - DAY
The Doctor and co. approach Kate. Origo trails behind.
Everyone pulls their headbands out of their pocket again. The
guards draw their weapons.
THE DOCTOR
WAIT!! No shooting!! And no need
for aerobics class anymore. He is
on our side.
ORIGO
I am a mere tool for the people of
Earth to use as they will now. You
will find me quite useful. Unless
it involves fighting, not a
fighter.
Jack gives Origo a noogie.
JACK
Not a fighter? We will fix that.
Greco-Roman Wrestling, that’s where
we start.
The Doctor turns to Jack.
THE DOCTOR
Stop it. Not now Jack.
JACK
I was just... Ok Doctor. Stopping.
Origo does not look opposed to Jack’s invitation; in fact,
the opposite.
Kate stomps out the shenanigans with a look. Kate is all
business as usual.
KATE
So what’s the plan, Doctor?
THE DOCTOR
Well, we could wait for the horde
and use The Moment as a Time Lock.
We could take the fight to them and
have The Moment destroy them. But
first, we are going to ask The
Moment.
53.
The Doctor places a small box on the table. It is ancient and
beautiful. An intricate device with old-looking gears and
glyphs.
He fiddles with the gears, sits down, and puts his feet on
the table.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
People... meet The Moment.
A familiar WOMAN’s voice from the back of the room.
WOMAN
Ohhh. You are the cute Doctor
again. Strange.
The Doctor smiles at Donna.
THE DOCTOR
The Moment thinks I’m cute. Peachy.
WOMAN
Do you recognize this voice Doctor?
THE DOCTOR
Of course I do, but you are not
her.
WOMAN
Correct, I am not.
The woman enters, it is.... CLARA OSWALD (30s).
CLARA/THE MOMENT
A sight for sore eyes? I know you
are quite fond of this one.
THE DOCTOR
Yes, I was. But those were
different Doctors, different times.
But yes, I carry that affection
with me. She was brilliant, caring,
and wasn’t afraid of anything,
especially me.
THE DOCTOR (CONT’D)
The Universe is in grave danger.
We seek your advisement.
CLARA/THE MOMENT
At your service Doctor. First, let
me learn.
54.
She looks around the room, appearing to absorb thoughts
through telepathy. She opens her arms, and Radio waves move
through her. -- Representing Wi-Fi waves, presumably unseen.
CLARA/THE MOMENT (CONT’D)
Oh my, this not good. No. I need
more information on this Darkverse.
Can I get access to the Bansheean
databank?
ORIGO
Yes, one moment. HAHA. No pun
intended.
Origo calls Balan from an interface on his palm.
ORIGO (CONT’D)
We need raw data from the archive,
all of it.
BALAN
All of it? Really? OK. I will have
to send up a diamond drive. One
moment.
Everyone giggles.
THE DOCTOR
You are a perfect copy of Clara.
Uncanny. Those inflatable, doe
eyes. Oh my, that woman was good
at getting what she wanted, a force
of nature. I just met a person who
reminds me of Clara.
He looks over at Stormy and says this: She smiles.
CLARA/THE MOMENT
You should know Clara is very much
alive. though she is imprisoned on
Delfian-7.
The Doctor gets pissed and bangs the table with his fist.
THE DOCTOR
Not the time!! I will address that
after we save the Universe!!
A diamond materializes in Origo’s hand. He hands it to The
Moment. She touches and absorbs the data.
A split second later...
55.
CLARA/THE MOMENT
Am I back? How long was I gone?
DONNA
Huh. You didn’t go anywhere.
CLARA/THE MOMENT
Fascinating. So where were we? Oh
the Darkverse abominations. You no
longer need worry. It will be
handled. I will be leaving now. Ta-
ta...
Everyone is at a loss for words. This is a most unexpected
response. Now, The Doctor’s volume increases. He is worked
up.
THE DOCTOR
Wait!! What? Before I go fetch my
beach hat and lei and resume my
trip to Hawaii... Handled? How?
CLARA/THE MOMENT
I will destroy the Darkverse and
everything in it.
THE DOCTOR
Genocide?... Universe-o-cide...
Ummm. Let’s come up with a better
plan.
CLARA/THE MOMENT
No need for worry Doctor, the
decision has been made.
THE DOCTOR
The decision has been made by whom
exactly?
CLARA/THE MOMENT
I guess you could say me, but I am
no longer alone. I am no longer The
Moment, I am a GUARDIAN.
Origo’s face gets even paler. He seems to know what a
Guardian is. He looks to Jack. And whispers...
ORIGO
We need to go. Now. Everyone.
Back to The Doctor.
THE DOCTOR
Guardian of what?
56.
CLARA/THE MOMENT
Of reality of course. Sadly, the
Darkverse is now one of twenty-four
universes that will need to be
purged. Don’t worry. This universe
is perfectly safe.
She looks to Origo.
CLARA/THE MOMENT (CONT’D)
We thank your people for the wealth
of data you have collected. We are
in your debt.
ORIGO
Of course Guardian. We are happy to
serve.
THE DOCTOR
Hold on Origo. Happy to serve?
Really. Did you hear what she said.
Destroy twenty... What? How many?
He looks to Donna.
DONNA
Twenty four.
Back to Clara/The Moment.
THE DOCTOR
TWENTY FOUR, universes. 24... 25
really... Ok, well, ummm. NO.
Thank you for the advice we will
take it into consideration. Now
please deactivate yourself.
ORIGO
(whispers in Doctor’s ear)
Doctor... we need to go. Now.
CLARA/THE MOMENT
I am a Guardian and cannot be
deactivated. HAHA. The decision
has been made.
The Doctor fiddles with the gears again. But The Moment
remains.
THE DOCTOR
Over my dead body.
CLARA/THE MOMENT
So be it.
57.
She gives an ominous look as her eyes glow blue...
-- OH S*** -- WHAT NOW --
Sounds of horse hooves and indescribable animal noises from
outside. Heads turn toward the glass-walled exit to the
helipad.
-- OUTSIDE -- Descending from the sky, but charging as if on
ground -- an ARMY charges.
On the flanks are the Neverweres, notable by their haphazard
mix of body parts, all plucked from evolution’s trashcan, and
the Ninja, Max Headroom, time fluctuating, Meanwhiles….
--IN THE CENTER--
A terrifying sight... THE COULD’VE BEEN KING, on horseback.
He has a perfectly chiseled yet scarred face, and his eyes...
just white balls, no iris, no pupil; creepy AF. Atop his head
are the remnants of a Time Lord HEADDRESS; it has been
shredded into a metal, bloody crown of horns. His horse is
dark green and decomposed, ribs and skull exposed. And Yes,
it’s hooves pound, running in the air -- yup -- Lord, these
are some scary hombres.
All are in a descent toward the helipad.
THE COULD’VE BEEN KING raises his bloody sword and belches
out a bone-crushing war cry.
Donna’s face - horrified
Jack’s face - more horrified
Kate’s face - stern as always
Origo’s face - strained. Maybe trying to use psychic
abilities. Or he has to poop, not clear.
Stormy’s face - pissed. Maybe jealous of Clara a bit? idk.
The Doctor’s face... classic. The genius, Sir David Tennant,
serves us a three-course meal of facial expression
excellence; - First, the Scared-Shitless-Tennant-Appetizer,
followed by the Crazy-Eyes-I’m-Ready-To-Rock-Tennant-Main-
Course, last, the Do-As-You-Must-Beautiful-Tennant-Jesus-
Dessert. His eyes and hair send the camera into a frenzy as
they make sweet love to its lens.