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Post by The Second Doctor on Jul 12, 2011 21:59:40 GMT -5
Directly after the events of "Lil' Orphaned Galifreyan..."A single tear hit the Tardis console. A Timelord tear. Alec watched as Ellie Barnes disappeared into Cardiff. Of course she would never forgive him, and hate him as long as either if them lived. He hated himself twelve times over. But he had to do it. He was completely unpredictable so soon after regeneration. He been known to kill or seriously injure people who made the simplest of mistakes. He was a monster. So wrapped up in these thoughts, he didn't notice an impending blinding bright that his Tardis was closing in on... Until he was inside of it. He was beginning to sweat. He checked the scanners, and it was true: he was inside a sun. He began hitting random buttons, until he finally punctured himself accidentally on a tip. What did that do? No matter, probably nothing important. He felt himself develop hypothermia from heat, and started pushing random buttons at very fast paces. He couldn't tell when or where he was going... BAM! Alec's last conscious thoughts were that he was being thrust out of the Tardis, which was falling apart. ... ... ... He woke up. What was his name? He struggled to remember. Alexander? No, it didn't sound right. Alex? Closer, but still no. Aha! Alec was his name. Alec Harrison, formerly the Dark Lord, and the Legalist. That sounded right, like it had been implanted in his mind. He was human, wasn't he? He felt different though. Like a lord. A lord of what? Did that even make sense? He was the lord of time. Like a Timelord. Yes, that was also implanted. What was his purpose in this...this... What do you call it? Ah yes, dark alleyway. What was he doing here? This came easier. He was here to find his Tardis of course. But what was a Tardis exactly? Was it a horse? Or a gun. It was probably a weapon. He then realized the back of his head was sore. Why? He was laying down on the pavement. He felt something under his head. He lifted his head up, and the rest of him followed. He reached down to pick up what he had hit his head on, and it was...a lamp. What the heck? Was this his Tardis? Nah, probably not. He rubbed it, shook it, blew on it, kicked it, head-butted it (to his discomfort) and finally tossed it to the ground. Something he did set it off, as it glowed. He jumped back a bit, uncomfortable with whatever it was doing. What was this newfound skittishness? No matter, he would just watch it do whatever it was gonna do... (OOC: That's Blue's lamp. )
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Post by The Phantom on Jul 13, 2011 0:09:06 GMT -5
The Phantom had finally fixed the problem with her circuits and actually got her Tardis flying. She dicided to fly a short distant to the next town over, no time travel yet, just to see if she had actually repaired the ship, correctly.
Her Tardis was working, it had only took a few minutes to get a spot to land. Nothing went wrong, no sparks, no smoke, no crazy alien bug trying to eat up all the wires. It shouldn't have made her feel worried but it did. The Phantom shrugged it off as her own paranoia acting up, as she walked out of her Tardis, making sure to lock it before she took a walk.
She walked steadily through the streets, when she thought she heard something break in the alleyway ahead. Curious, she headed towards the sound, looking down the dark alleyway to see a lamp, and a man.
"Are you alright?" The Phantom asked a bit concerned as she walked closer towards him.
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Post by The Second Doctor on Jul 13, 2011 0:29:40 GMT -5
Some people might find interest in the way Alec spent his time. Others might take offense. He stayed directly in that alleyway (as he had decided to call it) and wait for something to jump out of the lamp.
What would come out? An elephant? What was an elephant? Would anything come out?
These thoughts plagued Alec as he gazed down at his 'lamp.' Or was it his? It couldn't be. It just couldn't. He didn't give a hoot why, he just liked the rebbelion of going against what step any logical mind would take. Whatever the heck that meant.
He was delighted to find that all his abuse has not harmed the lamp. It was a nice lamp. It had wonderfully served it's purpose of breaking his head. His head's fall if course.
What was this gibberish about breaking a fall anyway? Could you 'break' a jump?
"Are you alright?"
Alec froze. His jaw dropped. His eyes widened. Oh no, not because of the voice.
He didn't have a hat. How was he supposed to talk to anyone without a hat? What could he say? It had magics.
He spun on his heel, his shoe screeching on the ground. "I know you from somewhere don't I, don't I? If I don't I'll understand if you think I'm weird but I'm sure I've seen you somewhere!" he said, very, very fastly.
He gasped randomly, putting his left hand over his mouth.
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Post by Blue on Jul 13, 2011 1:47:37 GMT -5
Blue would never get used to being summoned. He’d never get used to the way his body both cramped and expanded seemingly at once. Not the way his body seemed to dissolve as he was being transported back to his Lamp. This time, however, it seemed to happen violently fast. His body hadn’t been gracefully introduced to the process, but brutally shoved into it.
And that was how Blue got into that dark alley with the two Time Lords. He landed harshly on his hands and knees near his Lamp. He let out a shuddering breath, his sides clenching angrily. Not his most graceful entrances – one of his worst, but at least it was better than the time he had nearly drowned by teleporting into a river – but he was damned if he really cared what this guy thought about his entrances.
He cursed under his breath and stood up, legs still shaky from the vicious thrust through space. He raised dark brown eyes to the scene before him; a young, short lady standing a few meters away, and another man standing closer. The man seemed to be having a fit about something or another. He stared, puzzled by the scene.
He lifted a fist to his hand and let out a small cough. He knew intuitively which his new master was: the man that was insisting he had seen the young girl before. “Hello,” he said, tone slightly apathetic. “I’m a Djinn, that’s my Lamp—” he pointed to the lamp that was laying discarded among the dirt in the alley “—and you’re my new master.” He fixed the man in another stare.
He adjusted the scarf around his neck idly, nervously. “I protect you and grant your wishes until either you or I die,” he said servilely, because that was what he had been trained to say. “Unless you want to give me up, in the case I displease you… or you don’t like me,” Blue added.
“You need to tell me what form you’d prefer me in,” he said, delving into the nitty gritty that he hated. He was pretty sure that anybody would hate being a Djinn. He had literally no control over himself, who owned him. He was a slave because of what he was. Pushing the bitter taste back down his throat, he took special care in not to show the frustration on his face. His last owner had died not even a year ago, and he had already be found again.
He morphed into a small dog and wagged his tail, a fake sign of joy. It was easier to hide any bitterness if he was in the façade of an animal that hardly showed any emotion besides happiness and hunger. “I can be anything you like,” the dog said cheerfully. “I also need a name, master.”
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Post by The Phantom on Jul 13, 2011 2:09:30 GMT -5
"I know you from somewhere don't I, don't I? If I don't I'll understand if you think I'm weird but I'm sure I've seen you somewhere!"
She blinked in slight confusion at his statement, it was possible that she did in fact knew this man, time travel was sometimes difficult to keep up with. And there was something familier about him, yet she couldn't put her finger on it.
As she was about to answer him, when another man appeared from out of the lamp. Now confusing the Phantom even more then she already was.
The newcomer explained that he was a Djinn, which was nearly the same as a genie, just with more wishes. She listened as the Djinn tell the other man, that he was his master. The Phantom subconsiously shuttered at the word master.
She halfheartedly listened as the Djinn explained what sounded like a contract or something along those lines. The Phantom felt a bit sorry for the poor creature, and wondered how many times he's had to explain to how many people. And when he turned into a small dog... Well she couldn't help herself.
"You.. are too adorable!" She kneeled down and picked up the puppy Djinn, hugging it and petting his head. [color=LimeGreen"oooohhhh. I hope that it didn't hurt when you got transported. I think it was transportation."[/color] She looked at the other man as she continued cuddling the dog. "Well what do you think... What's your name again?"
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Post by The Second Doctor on Jul 13, 2011 2:09:39 GMT -5
Alec was rather enjoying messing with this young lady's head, until out of nowhere came a man. Alec nearly jumped out of his skin, hitting a wall. "Holy cheese muffins!" he shouted in surprise.
“Hello,” said the strange man, tone slightly apathetic. “I’m a Djinn, that’s my Lamp—” he pointed to the lamp that was laying discarded among the dirt in the alley “—and you’re my new master.”
"Uh...hi," he said dumbly, "You're a what, that's a what, I'm your what?" he asked, altitude pretty shaken.
He stood up a brushed himself off, crossing his arms. "How long does this little arrangement last?"
“I protect you and grant your wishes until either you or I die,”
"Ah, that's...nice." he said half-heartedly. Then his eyes almost popped out. "Are you expecting me to die?"
“Unless you want to give me up, in the case I displease you… or you don’t like me.
"I guess that kinda depends on how this goes, doesn't it?" he asked rhetorically.
“You need to tell me what form you’d prefer me in,”
Then he turned into a dog. Just like that. Like it was an everyday thing. To Alec, in his...less than stable mental state, this was terrifying. He jumped back and his hands flew out in front of him defensively. "Good doggy...good...doggy."
"I can be anything you like,” the dog said cheerfully. “I also need a name, master.”
"Please...as you were, you're kind of creeping me out." he said, hands still out. He raised an eyebrow thoughtfully. "How about I call you... What do people usually call you?"
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Post by Blue on Jul 13, 2011 3:00:11 GMT -5
“Holy cheese muffins!” the man exclaimed, nearly throwing himself back against a wall. Blue raised an eyebrow and lifted a hand to help, but decided against as the man seemed wholly uncomfortable with his presence. “You’re a what, that’s a what, I’m your what?” the man demanded, appearing to be more startled by Blue than the Djinn would have cared for.
Out of the people in the world, he got the bumbling idiot that couldn’t pay attention to anything. Could be worse – he could be stuck with… all right, there wasn’t an up to this scenario. As he tried explaining what would change for the man – really not much; it was a pretty sweet deal. The only thing this man had to do was tell Blue his wishes and it was as easy as that. However, the Djinn went slightly slack-jawed when the impudent man asked if Blue if he were expecting him to die. “Uh, yeah I’m expecting you to die. Everyone does at some point,” he reasoned wisely. “I hope you don’t die. I’d rather you just give me up than die. It’s a lot less messy for the both of us.” He rubbed the back of his neck.
And as if that wasn’t enough, the man nearly fled for cover when he turned into a dog. Blue opened his mouth to put this man in his place, when he noticed a sudden, alarming change in altitude. The dog tensed tightly, brown eyes wide. “You… are too adorable!” the woman said, and the petting commenced. Blue would have purred if it were possible for a dog to do so; instead he went limp in her arms, wagging his tail quickly.
“Oooohhhhh. I hope that it didn’t hurt when you got transported. I think it was transportation.” Blue nearly melted in her arms, maneuvering so she scratched behind his ears. “It did kind of hurt,” he admitted pathetically, looking up her with watery brown eyes.
His classic puppy face.
Oh, but the man had to ruin it. “Please…as you were, you’re kind of creeping me out,” the man said, his hands still held out in front of him. As though Blue were a thug with a knife in his left hand a bazooka balanced on his shoulder, instead of a puppy in need of love. Blue let out a large sigh and looked at the woman remorsefully, squirming from her arms.
Once free, he walked closer to the man, tail between his legs dejectedly. He transformed into his human form, sitting cross-legged next to his master. “What do people usually call you?”
“I don’t speak to humans,” he said, frowning up at his master. “But I call myself Blue.”
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Post by The Phantom on Jul 13, 2011 3:13:18 GMT -5
The Phantom pouted slightly when Blue changed back into his human form, but shrugged it off and payed more attention.
"Actually, I'm not human.. And I don't think he is either." She suddenly got this daydreaming look in her eyes, as she normally did when she thought. Only a minute later, she snapped her fingers and pointed at Alec, rambling. "No! Are you- ... noooo.. yes! oh.. The Dark Lord? Maybe?"
She was almost contridicting herself as she thought aloud. "Well it's certainly nice to see you again, dispite the little rough patch we had when I first showed up..." Her eyes went wide as she went on. "Wait, you don't have a fog watch do you? Cause if you do that could possibly explain the irractic behavior, or is it something else... Hang on.. Why are you in an alley? What happened to your TARDIS?"
The Phantom wished she had noticed it sooner, well who he was, but she couldn't help that he regenerated. Sometimes it's difficult for Time Lords to reconise each other after they've regenerated.
"I apologize if I'm rambling too much." She finally stated, giving both Blue and Alec a light apologetic smile.
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Post by The Second Doctor on Jul 13, 2011 11:12:25 GMT -5
“I don’t speak to humans,”
"That's fine, then you still have a clean record." he assured him.
“But I call myself Blue.”
"That's a nice name." he said, in a sad attempt at being polite.
He was still quite shocked about the whole situation, when the Phantom said something that shocked him even more.
"Actually, I'm not human.. And I don't think he is either." She suddenly got this daydreaming look in her eyes, as she normally did when she thought. Only a minute later, she snapped her fingers and pointed at Alec, rambling. "No! Are you- ... noooo.. yes! oh.. The Dark Lord? Maybe?"
For the sake of a metaphor, it was like a door had been unlocked. Like his brain (his memory) was in thirds and a third had just come to surface. He remembered old faces he'd known. He just news to remember what a Tardis was, and what a Timelord (what he) was. "Phantom?" a happy look came to his face. Alec rushed forward and shook her hand vigorously. "Ah, where did I meet you? I remember headless Jedi or something... We went there for some kind of...Doctor? Blue, give her a medal, please." he wished.
Alec turned to Blue, who was sitting loyally in a cross-legged position. "I remember now, I am Alec Harrison, The Dark Lord, you will address me as 'Dark' of 'Alec' because I absolutely despise the thought of being anyone's master." he said, glad he knew these things himself.
He smiled knowingly, as he no longer had such ridiculous thoughts or actions, and was not frightened by Blue in the slightest. But he still had no idea what a Tardis was. Or a Timelord.
"Well it's certainly nice to see you again, dispite the little rough patch we had when I first showed up..." Her eyes went wide as she went on. "Wait, you don't have a fog watch do you? Cause if you do that could possibly explain the irractic behavior, or is it something else... Hang on.. Why are you in an alley? What happened to your TARDIS?"
Here's what came out as to Alec:
"Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah," Her eyes went wide as she went on. "Wait, you do you? Cause if you do that could possibly explain the irractic behavior, or is it something else... Hang on.. Why are you in an alley? Blah blah blah TARDIS blah blah blah blah."
He was sad. As in, Severe Attention Disorder sad. He coudn't focus. "You know what a Tardis is?" he asked.
"I apologize if I'm rambling too much."
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Post by The Phantom on Jul 13, 2011 12:08:25 GMT -5
"You know what a Tardis is?"
"Of course I do, I even know where mine is. I think it looks like an small wooden shack at the moment." The Phantom answered. "Why don't you remember?"
She was curious. Oh so very curious at what the reason was for his memory loss. Though she supposed it would come back sooner or later after all he did remember her name. So that was a start.
"Oh well..." She suddenly grinned like she had an idea. Looking at them both she asked. "Want to see?"
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Post by Blue on Jul 13, 2011 16:50:09 GMT -5
Blue stared at the two Time Lords before him. He was appearing quite patient, although inwardly he was bashing his head against the nearest brick wall. “Actually, I’m not human,” the woman said, in response to the reason why people didn’t call him anything. He nodded impatiently and waved off her comment. “I know you’re not human. I can smell that much,” he said briskly, not bothering to explain that each species had their own distinct odor. Sort of the way you can differentiate bacon from hamburger from the scent it makes while cooking – but that metaphor was a little distasteful for the current context.
“That’s a nice name,” the man said. Blue remained silent, but sent him a silent glare to let the man know that his sarcasm was not appreciated. He couldn’t directly disobey his master, but he could make painfully sure that he was a literal Djinn. It were mainly Genies that were obnoxiously literal – the sort that if you asked for fame, they would make the world believe that you were a mass murderer – but Djinn had been known to cross over into the territory when their master displeased them. Blue had never been such – and really never would, even if this man pissed him off – but it wasn’t as though this man knew that.
He observed silently as the two reintroduced each other. The woman’s name seemed to the Phantom, and his name was the Dark Lord. And this man was giving him grief over Blue? The Djinn raised his eyebrows, listening dutifully to his master. “I remember headless Jedi or something… we went there for some kind of… Doctor? Blue, give her a medal please,” the Dark Lord stated.
“As you wish,” Blue said, and nodded slightly towards the Phantom. A golden medal now hung from her neck, held by a purple ribbon. He looked at the man when he turned towards him, a quiet hope of appraisal making him smile at the man.
“You will address me as ‘Dark’ or ‘Alec’ because I absolutely despise the thought of being anyone’s master,” he said. Blue’s lowered his head. “Of course, Alec,” he said, the name sounding hopelessly informal. He frowned. “Dark,” he said softly, the word sounding just as strange as ‘Alec’. He ignored the taste of it. His owner had given him an order, and he would follow it.
Hardly understanding any of what these two were rattling on about – and it looked like Alec wasn’t especially listening – he simply continued sitting on the ground next to owner. “Would you like to see?” the woman asked, looking between Blue and his owner. The Djinn shrugged, prepared to follow Alec’s answer.
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Post by The Second Doctor on Jul 13, 2011 21:43:41 GMT -5
"Of course I do, I even know where mine is. I think it looks like an small wooden shack at the moment." The Phantom answered. "Why don't you remember?"
"I don't know, I can't remember anything!" he said in frustration. It was beginning to get in his head, not being able to remember anything. Stumbling upon some Genie who had to pretend he had patience for him didn't really help. Though Alec did smile and give him a thumbs up to the medal.
He furrowed his brow at the look he got after complimenting Blue's name. "No, really, it's a nice name." he said again.
Alec winced as he could tell his title wasn't exactly standard. It wasn't like he was about to change his name, but maybe he should just stick to Alec.
His focus was taken as the Phantom asked him if he wanted to see her Tardis. "Yes," he said, nodding, "But first..."
He looked back at Blue. "Please tell me all the restrictions, regulations, and overall rules of the Djinns."
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Post by Blue on Jul 14, 2011 0:09:05 GMT -5
“Please tell me all the restrictions, regulations, and overall rules of the Djinn,” the man said, looking at Blue. The Djinn looked between the Phantom and his owner, unsure of how to respond. If he took the long, drawn-out route then they would never get to the poor Time Lady’s TARDIS. If he took the short route and responded only vaguely, there would be confusion and possible mayhem down the road. Blue took a deep breath and stood from his position on the ground, wiping the dirt off of him languidly. “It’s a little difficult to explain,” he answered softly, and glanced over to the Phantom. “We don’t usually go over the inner-working with company.”
Instead of forcing the girl to go away, he merely decided to go ahead with his shbiel. He doubted that a Time Lord would be too interested in corrupting the Djinn government, as sparse as it was. Due to the theoretical power of the Djinn, they had enforced a population law. The government reportedly had a file of every wish a Djinn has granted, and was able to capture a rogue quickly and efficiently. Blue wasn’t too sure how true any of it was since he had only met two other Djinn; his parents. And they had thrown him out into the world when he was five years old.
He cleared his throat. “There are only a few main restriction every Djinn has. We can’t grant you eternal life, we can’t give away the location of other Djinn, and we’re not allowed to wish somebody out of existence,” he said, blandly reciting the rules that had been instilled into him since an early age. “Each Djinn also has their own little moral codes. I don’t know any of mine yet. I’m still young, and I’ve never been asked to anything distasteful,” he mused.
Yes, 999,959 years old. He was still vastly in his youth, compared to the life spans of most Djinn. “I don’t like violence, but I will do whatever I can to protect you, Alec,” he said, offering the man a graceful bow. “Any questions?”
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Post by The Second Doctor on Jul 14, 2011 0:42:17 GMT -5
The Djinn seemed to think about it. Alec suddenly and briefly wished he hadn't asked, as it might take an extended amount of time, but decided against calling off Blue's speech.
"It's a little difficult to explain,” Blue answered softly, and glanced over to the Phantom. “We don’t usually go over the inner-working with company.
Alec turned his head so that only one eye faced Blue. He sighed under his breath. "I can respect that." the Timelord answered quietly.
Blue cleared his throat. “There are only a few main restriction every Djinn has. We can’t grant you eternal life, we can’t give away the location of other Djinn, and we’re not allowed to wish somebody out of existence,” he said, as though he'd said it many times. “Each Djinn also has their own little moral codes. I don’t know any of mine yet. I’m still young, and I’ve never been asked to anything distasteful,”
Alec thought it over. 1. No immortality. He could live (or lack thereof) with that. 2. No telling him where more Djinn were. That seemed a bit unnecessary. They were with you til the death. 3. No wishing others out of existence. They go my evening plans.
"Ok, that's cool. Now, I wish that I knew what a Timelord was."
Well, he was going to say that. He had thought the Djinn was through talking. He was wrong.
I don’t like violence, but I will do whatever I can to protect you, Alec,” said Blue, bowing. “Any questions?”
Do whatever I can do. The words held the feel (from Alec's perspective) that he wouldn't hesitate to turn his back on him when it got truly dangerous. What did he have to lose if Alec died?
"That's..." Alec searched for a word that would do it justice, "...efficient."
He shook his head. "No questions. However, if we're going to be finding a Tardis, I don't fancy walking. I wish for inconspicuous form of quality transportation." he asked.
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Post by The Phantom on Jul 14, 2011 1:09:22 GMT -5
She didn't mind waiting, in fact it was something that she did on a normal basis. She also understood why outsiders weren't suppose to hear the information, do to a number of things humans could come up with. So she decided to focuse her attention on the gold medal around her neck, giving a light smile as she admired it.
"Alec... I don't-" The Phantom began to say but stopped, obviously changing her mind on what she was going to say. "Oh nevermind, forget it. Oh Blue, two things... One, thank you for the Medel, both of you." She grinned at both Alec and Blue. "It was very thoughtful. Two, I was curious.. Fixed points in Time and Space, are you allowed to change those?"
She had a look of complete seriousness when she asked her question. She was curious, but she also wanted to be sure of the outcome of the answer. After all she wouldn't want to deal with Reapers, or a paradox.
"Well then, ready to go to my TARDIS?" She asked, before adding. "Not trying to sound rude, or impatient. Honestly I don't mind waiting as long as needed, I was just curious."
The Phantom really didn't want to be rude or to pressure anyone. However, she was getting a bit tired from running around chasing that darn Notterazatian through her ship, and she didn't feel right leaving it alone, even if it was in a guinea pig pen.
Notterazatian's are small greenish-yellow bug rodents, which feed on anything electric or has wires. Their a bit smaller then an rat but larger then a toy chihuahua, and they have black antennas on the top of their heads. They live on the planet called Pico, waiting for a ship to hitch hike on and feed of it's power source.
Basically, they were trouble if left unmanaged, but if taken care of properly they make interesting pets. Their favorite food to eat batteries, flashlights, and spaceship's electrical circuit.
On top of that she was determined to help the Darklord out, in nearly anyway she could. So it seemed to her, she might just have her most interesting adventure yet.
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