#and this is the happyverse! how did that happen?

[modernwizard]

Alison’s quest for the Master -- this time: recipe for an evil bomb

Another Scream of the Shalka fanfic is up at AO3. This one’s called [[Hold Me Fast,]] and it’s about what happens to Alison, the Master [known to her as “the Magister”], and the Doctor after they encounter a psychic vampire. Alison gets mind-fucked again [too much mind-fucking! D:], and the Doctor rescues her, but…uh…what happened to the Magister, Alison’s robot? The Doctor won’t give Alison the full story, so she teams up with Scintilla, the Master’s loquacious and extremely perky TARDIS, to discover the truth. 

In this excerpt, Alison and Scintilla work out exactly how the Doctor made that “evil bomb” that destroyed the Finisterran vampire.

“But, remember, Miss Alison -- the Doctor killed the vampire by bombing it with evil, meaning that they collected a whole bunch of evil from somewhere and shot it at the vampire until it died.” Scintilla flings her hands to her face. “Oh! My poor Master, my poor, poor Master! How could they do that to you?”

“Do what?”

“Don’t you see? They took… Oh! Oh no… They took the evil from him, from my Master.”

“But that makes no sense. You can’t just do an evil draw like you do a blood draw. Evil’s not like blood or an organ or a body part that can be easily removed. It’s a description for a combination of temperament, actions, personality, thoughts, emotions, disposition, et cetera. The Doctor couldn’t have made a bomb out of evil unless they -- I don’t know -- wadded up my robot’s thoughts and memories and… Oh shit,” says Alison as the epiphany drops on her. “Oh fuck. Oh shit. That’s exactly what they did.”

Alison drops herself back into the booth seat. “The Doctor… They made a bomb out of him. They took his thoughts, his memories, his emotions, everything that makes him who he is, and fired it at the vampire. And that’s why I experienced one of his memories: because it was being shot in my direction -- at the vampire, I mean -- along with everything else that he was. No wonder he’s not here. No wonder he couldn’t come for me. The Doctor hid him because they realized too late what they’d done. Oh God, Scintilla! The Doctor mind-fucked my robot. My robot!” Alison cries in fury, stabbing a finger at her chest. “My robot…” Her voice drops. “He must have felt so confused, so powerless, so...violated. And couldn’t help him. I couldn’t keep him safe. Oh...I couldn’t help him.”

#alison cheney #scream of the shalka #fanfic #doctor who extended universe #shalka master #shalka doctor #more mind-fucking #it never ends #and this is the happyverse! how did that happen?

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something to tell you, a happyverse text thread | a discord thread with @diabolicaltendencies​

ALEX​

Hello stranger. Managed to borrow a phone x

SAM

Hey! It’s good to hear from you Still in one piece?

ALEX

So far so good. How you doin doc?

SAM

Surviving haha The days are dragging a bit. Where are you these days?

ALEX

Hmmmmmmmm bored. Might be missing you maybe.

SAM

Come back and see me then

ALEX

I’ve got to close till Sunday but I can drive down after that. Means showing up at like 5 AM monday

SAM

I’ll leave the door open

ALEX

God you’re the best Imagine having an actual weekend together, just us Maybe when we’re old and grey

SAM

Sounds fake but i’m up for trying

ALEX

I’ve been thinking about moving to london I spend every weekend doing that drive to see you or Cee and the gang so I should probably just move

SAM

Not a bad idea There’s always room for you to crash here while you look for a place

ALEX

Feels weird to leave the north, I thought I’d only ever leave to be closer to the sea That’s very sweet, but wouldn’t you get sick of me?

SAM

We’ll just have to see, won’t we? I’m hardly ever home anyway, it’s not an inconvenience or anything

ALEX

That wasn’t a hint by the way, genuinely was trying to work out what to do about the whole thing I’m a nightmare to live with, you’d hate me I can't cook, I’m barely a functioning adult

SAM

Well it doesn't have to be permanent. I have the room, there’s plenty of take out in town. It can just be until you make the transition and find a place if that’s what you’re looking into Just wanted to give you an option and help if I can

ALEX

You're ridiculously sweet. How the hell did you find me?

SAM

To be fair, if I remember correctly, you found me

ALEX

Really? I feel like all I found was a bar with bad music where I looked ridiculously overdressed.  You had the bad luck of talking to me, like that was a good idea.

SAM

Well i’m not necessarily known for my good ideas

ALEX

That makes two of us What's the most interesting thing about you babe Give me a fun fact

SAM

What kind of fact

ALEX

Something you’d say to someone you just met Does that make sense

SAM

Yeah Um Most people ask where I'm from? So i grew up here and moved to Mass when I was 11 From a family of doctors I draw? I guess? If you’re angling for a hobby What's this for?

ALEX

Friend asked me what's interesting about you And i might have found it hard to narrow it down You draw? What do you like to draw?

SAM

Really? Didn't know I was that interesting? Medical illustrations mostly Like old fashioned ones Some portraits occasionally Dabble in some horror stuff once in a blue moon Is this helping?

ALEX

Erm fuck yeah it is You’re on my team for pictionary now Very much helping Now I wanna see

SAM

Deal haha I can show you when you come down

PHOTOS HERE

ALEX

What the actual fuck That's incredible Is that just with biro? I can't believe you

SAM

Mostly The stuff I have at home is a bit cleaner

ALEX

What do you mean cleaner that’s fucking brill Look at me with my amazingly talented boyfriend

SAM

It's just a hobby I’m sure you have much more talent than i do

ALEX

Lies All I have is a couple guitars and too much student debt Or according to my mother, a death wish

SAM

How does that equal a death with

ALEX

She thinks I'm going to be a starving artist. Ot that i’m just dumb enough to kick the bucket. Maybe both. Lovely woman

SAM

Sounds like it

ALEX

Okay please don’t jump to conclusions but i think we need to have a chat

SAM

Should i call you

ALEX

Er I think it might be easier like this I like you, I really like you. And I like where we’re at. There’s just some stuff you should know maybe. And I haven’t liked to you I promise it’s just kinda complicated

SAM

I’m all ears Never going to turn down knowing more about you

ALEX

Have you googled me

SAM

No…?

ALEX

God even now you’re ridiculously sweet

SAM

Do people really do that?

ALEX

Sometimes. It’s happened more than once. So I was with someone for a few years, he’s pretty famous now. It didn't end well, he thought a healthy way to process it all would be to write a bunch of music about me. I knew about some of it but now how personal it was till it was out there for everyone to hear. And I was a teenager when I met him. Not my proudest moment.  I just don’t want you to hear or read something out of context. And I didn’t want to stay with you without you knowing, the last thing I want is to fuck up a really good thing. Just promise me if you have any questions or hear something shitty, you’ll come to me first? The press kind of have it out for me. My dad's kind of a big deal.

SAM

Yeah of course Maybe you can fill me in more later? But it can wait I’m not going anywhere

ALEX

You’re not??? That sounds good I think

SAM

No?? Most people have a shitty ex That doesn't change anything

ALEX

Really?? I kinda lost my scale on what most people have Also I am so sorry you basically got interested when you first called because my friends are just a bit… overprotective now

SAM

Yeah haha most people have some relationship horror stories That makes sense I’m glad you have such good friends

ALEX

No they're awful trust me Can’t seem to bloody get rid of them

SAM

That’s a good thing And listen I do want to know more about you but it doesn’t have to be all at once Just Whenever you want to talk I’m here But you don’t have to right this moment

ALEX

You’re a very easy person to talk to, i’m very lucky to have you around

SAM

I’d like to have you around more

ALEX

Hmmm lets see if you still think that after spending some time with me to stay If you’re still up for a house guest?

#( v: happyverse ) #( sh: toothpaste kisses | alex + sam | happyverse ) #diabolicaltendencies #discord thread 012 | something to tell you #THIS IS SUCH A PAIN IN MY ASS BC I HAD TO TYPRE IT ALL UP FROM WIRE #i h8 wire.