18th
Excerpt from: A Fellowship of 10
4 October 1418 SR
As they emerged from the last of the marshes they saw a
line of hills in the distance to the east. The highest of them was at the right
of the line and little separated from the others. It had a conical top, slightly
flattened at the summit.
Words: 52
Excerpt from: Q Junior’s Lessons
“Janeway won’t give up, and this room is hardly defensible.”
“I just wanted to be somewhere nice.”
Janeway was closing in. She turned a corner and could
hear Q Junior talking in a room nearby.
“…Why are you doing this?” she could hear him saying.
She then burst in, phaser rifle at the ready. “I ask the
same question. Why?”
“You blundered into this region without looking into the
history! The Uj R’baasagbr and Kaso-Dra were once allied,” Elseran explained. “Friends
since First Contact. Centuries of peace. Then, just over six decades ago, the Uj
R’baasagbr were betrayed!”
“Then help me and my crew restore that peace!” Janeway said.
“I wasn’t finished! Your agreement would only broaden the
war! As I was saying, the Uj R’baasagbr were betrayed. Analysis of Intelligence
data indicated that there was a decades long plan by many elements of the Kaso-Dra
Government, that culminated in that betrayal.”
“I only have your word for that. It could just be propaganda.”
Words: 164
Excerpt from: Sixteenth Doctor Adventures
“Most times, the diplomacy works?” Xavier asked.
“Not really?” the Doctor admitted. “But, I have to try.”
Xavier saw something in the Doctor’s gaze that
caused him to shudder, a little. ‘What have I got myself into,’ he thought
again. He nodded with a gulp.
“We’re almost there.”
The Elevator arrived on the top floor. Just before the doors
opened, the Doctor pressed a signal on the sonic, giving instructions to the
TARDIS. She looked at Xavier. He looked as ready as he would ever be. The alarm
wasn’t blaring in the corridor either. “It’s some kind of trap. They want me
here now,” she said.
Xavier looked slightly more afraid, but gripped his staff
with determination. He wanted to help her save the world.
She listened as she switched the sonic to echolocation
mode. The office wasn’t directly ahead. “Ah ha!”
“Ah ha?” Xavier asked.
“What we’re seeing isn’t what’s actually there. It’s an
illusion. Follow me closely! Listen to my footsteps. If you lose those, follow
the sonic.”
“Got it.”
The Doctor walked forward two steps and heard Xavier
follow her. She sent a signal on the sonic. The actual corridor curved off to
the right. She started walking along, and heard Xavier follow.
In the office, the person watched the Doctor and her companion
following along. He smiled. Time for a complication. He wanted to confront the
Doctor on her own. He pressed a control and said. “Send more drones, separate
them.”
“Understood, sir.”
The Doctor heard them first. “More drones! Stay still.” she
said.
“Where?” he asked.
“Ahead, to the right,” the Doctor answered. No, that wasn’t
right. More were coming, from behind. “And from behind!”
“Definitely a trap,” Xavier groused.
The Doctor saw them come up and began whirling about
knocking them down, as before. However, she didn’t see them coming between her
and Xavier until it was too late. “No!” she cried.
Words: 318
Total: 534
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