Post by Fanny on Aug 4, 2013 19:52:07 GMT
A new story I tentatively offer for consideration as to the canon:
The Dr and Jo have been dispatched to the environs of a castle in the Scottish Highlands. Jo is to assess the castle’s suitability as the site of a big peace/ecology conference, whilst the Dr is hoping that reports of ‘ghosts’ haunting the castle will prove some theories of his regarding psychic phenomena and the little-understood ‘Meera Molecule’ (a molecule often found in sites of hauntings, which the Dr believes are tiny wormholes into hyperspace with which he hopes to power the Tardis).
They are greeted warmly by Laird MacGregor, who promises the Dr that if he wishes to see the ghost, he will not be disappointed. “Naturally,” complains the Dr to Jo afterwards, “as he runs this place as a tourist trap there will be a ‘ghost’ materialisation tonight.... probably the Laird himself dressed in a white sheet!” Jo laughs.... but this laughter is cut short by the horrible sound of the Laird screaming in agony. His corpse is found in the kitchen next door. “Look at his face,” says Jo, “he saw something horrible and died of sheer fright.” But the Dr is sceptical. His ‘Meera detector’ has detected no proof of psychic emanations. However, large claw marks are seen on the Laird’s dead body and on the floor and walls nearby....
(In the town nearby, Elizabeth Anooshka, a ‘feminist’ archaeologist, is tending to a dig when she sees what looks like a large hound or tiger running into her camp. She investigates but finds nothing. Except an old urn, uncovered by the dig, is glowing strangely....)
The Dr sets up his equipment, linked to the Tardis console and switches on. Immediately a miniature wormhole opens up in space. Explosions rock the castle. Jo is nearly sucked in but the Doctor swings his tartan cape into a rope and pulls her back. From the centre of the wormhole a ghostly figure emerges.... extending a clawed arm, the ‘ghost’ declares “I am Makkrogg.... and soon I shall be free.... freee!!”
It transpires that this Makkrogg is an alien menace who was sentenced to imprisonment in an old ‘urn’ , the very one Ms Anooshka has uncovered. Makrogg can escape from the urn for brief moments but after killing the Laird his life force is nearly returned... one more death caused by his psychic claw-hand and he can regain his freedom and the power to destroy Earth. (‘MacGregor’ as a clan name stems from this being)
The Dr tricks Makkrogg into walking into a magnetic force shield and does battle with the ‘ghost’. Using Venusian Akido he wins the day and banishes him back to the urn.... reversing the polarity, it is sent spinning into its own wormhole, which he explains is “a time paradox... his end is his beginning and his beginning is his end... you see Jo, he thought killing could bring him life. Instead it brought him only eternal wandering. Which is a kind of death.”
Jo shudders. The Brigadier arrives in full clan tartans and the Dr and Jo laugh at him. Story ends on the Brig’s disgruntled face.
The Dr and Jo have been dispatched to the environs of a castle in the Scottish Highlands. Jo is to assess the castle’s suitability as the site of a big peace/ecology conference, whilst the Dr is hoping that reports of ‘ghosts’ haunting the castle will prove some theories of his regarding psychic phenomena and the little-understood ‘Meera Molecule’ (a molecule often found in sites of hauntings, which the Dr believes are tiny wormholes into hyperspace with which he hopes to power the Tardis).
They are greeted warmly by Laird MacGregor, who promises the Dr that if he wishes to see the ghost, he will not be disappointed. “Naturally,” complains the Dr to Jo afterwards, “as he runs this place as a tourist trap there will be a ‘ghost’ materialisation tonight.... probably the Laird himself dressed in a white sheet!” Jo laughs.... but this laughter is cut short by the horrible sound of the Laird screaming in agony. His corpse is found in the kitchen next door. “Look at his face,” says Jo, “he saw something horrible and died of sheer fright.” But the Dr is sceptical. His ‘Meera detector’ has detected no proof of psychic emanations. However, large claw marks are seen on the Laird’s dead body and on the floor and walls nearby....
(In the town nearby, Elizabeth Anooshka, a ‘feminist’ archaeologist, is tending to a dig when she sees what looks like a large hound or tiger running into her camp. She investigates but finds nothing. Except an old urn, uncovered by the dig, is glowing strangely....)
The Dr sets up his equipment, linked to the Tardis console and switches on. Immediately a miniature wormhole opens up in space. Explosions rock the castle. Jo is nearly sucked in but the Doctor swings his tartan cape into a rope and pulls her back. From the centre of the wormhole a ghostly figure emerges.... extending a clawed arm, the ‘ghost’ declares “I am Makkrogg.... and soon I shall be free.... freee!!”
It transpires that this Makkrogg is an alien menace who was sentenced to imprisonment in an old ‘urn’ , the very one Ms Anooshka has uncovered. Makrogg can escape from the urn for brief moments but after killing the Laird his life force is nearly returned... one more death caused by his psychic claw-hand and he can regain his freedom and the power to destroy Earth. (‘MacGregor’ as a clan name stems from this being)
The Dr tricks Makkrogg into walking into a magnetic force shield and does battle with the ‘ghost’. Using Venusian Akido he wins the day and banishes him back to the urn.... reversing the polarity, it is sent spinning into its own wormhole, which he explains is “a time paradox... his end is his beginning and his beginning is his end... you see Jo, he thought killing could bring him life. Instead it brought him only eternal wandering. Which is a kind of death.”
Jo shudders. The Brigadier arrives in full clan tartans and the Dr and Jo laugh at him. Story ends on the Brig’s disgruntled face.