The thing you should know is that everyone is in really big trouble. Yeah. Even you.

[cityship]

Ax had escaped the Controllers on board. Brainy had not been so lucky. Neither had Sam and Tim. And who knew how many others on board had Yeerks wrapped around their brains, controlling their every movement, pretending that everything was normal until the time came to strike.

Who do you trust, podlings?

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[stalkersuperman.livejournal.com]

--West's eyes widen, and he tenses, somewhere between taking a step forward and taking one backwards.

"Uh, how about you point it at yourself after you know whether it'll kill you?"

[kindofscary.livejournal.com]

Too late. He depresses the trigger and-- nothing. There's a lot of twiddly-bleeping noises and a dim blue light splashes across is face.

"Bugger, I was hoping for the translator. I've already found three scanners."

[stalkersuperman.livejournal.com]

ASKJDAKH, goes West.

And then bloody fatality fails to happen. Well, that's all right, then...

"What the hell? What if that'd been a pistol?"

...Sort of.

[kindofscary.livejournal.com]

"Nah. The pistols are larger," he tries to hide his smirk, but he's never been very good at that sort of thing, "Still, at least I have some tech I actually understand. I could make-- oh I don't know, a toaster out of this. Do you need a toaster?"

As he speaks, he wipes the 'TIME LORD' record from the scanner.

[stalkersuperman.livejournal.com]

...

"No, I'm all out of bread right now," says West, who has failed to notice the scanner's result in favour of being vaguely annoyed by the smirk. "So that's kind of like the thing the green guy was waving in everyone's face?"

[kindofscary.livejournal.com]

"Most likely," He says, fiddling with the device, "The Doctor would probably know more. He's always interfering with other species."

[stalkersuperman.livejournal.com]

Okay, that earns a bit of a grin. "Don't think I've met him yet."

[kindofscary.livejournal.com]

"Stupid hair? Runs about a lot, shouting and telling others what to do? Not ringing any bells?"

[stalkersuperman.livejournal.com]

"Oh," says West, with the light of recognition in his face, "I think I've seen him in the big room of space windows."

Because the Doctor stands out. Yes, even amongst the robots and the more obvious aliens. It's a gift!

"How come his name's a noun?"

Not that West can talk.

[kindofscary.livejournal.com]

"He picked it himself. Psychiatrist's field day if you ask me," oh the delicious irony, "Incidentally, my name is Saxon."

He doesn't offer his hand-- mainly because it's covered in oil and Stacy goo.

[stalkersuperman.livejournal.com]

"If he was going for a conversation piece, then he obviously succeeded," he says, smirking a bit.

"I'm West, pleased to meet you and all that. Do we have to exchange planets of origin now, or are we gonna keep the conversation as normal as it really can be when it's taking place in a space-ship made of plant guts?"

[kindofscary.livejournal.com]

"I doubt it matters one way or the other, mine is nothing more than a stain in space these days," No one enjoys telling others their planet doesn't exist anymore, "Though, statistically speaking, I'm guessing you're from Earth?"

[stalkersuperman.livejournal.com]

"...Ouch."

West hasn't felt this uncomfortable since Allen said that he was dead in West's universe, but his face is that of one doing his best to hide it.

"Yeah, you caught me. I'm an Earthling."

[kindofscary.livejournal.com]

"I've always enjoyed Earth," he replies, "I actually spent some time as the British Prime Minister not too long ago. Cor, now that was a laugh riot."

[stalkersuperman.livejournal.com]

West is looking at Saxon. See this look? It's a long and speculative look. Look look look!

"...Do you... change shape, or make holograms or something?"

[kindofscary.livejournal.com]

"You doubt my geniality? My vision as a national leader?" What he means to say is, yes, there was a huge degree of hypnosis involved, "Perhaps I come from a more... liberal reality."

[stalkersuperman.livejournal.com]

"No, I figured if you're from another planet..." West pauses in mid-sentence, rethinking this. "Although the Superman guy looks like a human."

[fluffinasuit.livejournal.com]

The Doctor chose this moment to show up; he'd been off searching for his glasses in his locker. In true form he just jumped right into the middle of the conversation upon his return.

"Looks can be deceiving. Especially," he pointed at 'Saxon,' "his."

[stalkersuperman.livejournal.com]

West stares slightly at the suddenly-appearing Doctor, and then blinks.

Interested: "Oh right?"

[kindofscary.livejournal.com]

A sigh, "It's true. I look a lot taller on television."

[fluffinasuit.livejournal.com]

That gets a frustrated look. "You're honestly claiming to be human? Still?"

To West, "He's not. He's the Master. Not Prime Minister of anything."

[stalkersuperman.livejournal.com]

"...The Master," repeats West, a little disbelievingly. A glance at Saxon. "And you said he was a psychiatrist's field day?"

Hey, kettle. The pot just called you black.

[stingslikeali.livejournal.com]

"Uh, what's a Prime Minister? I mean, I know what a Prime is, but I have no idea what a Prime Minister is." Bumblebee says as he pokes his head in.

[kindofscary.livejournal.com]

"He is the one calling me Master, and I never said I was human," the Doctor receives a condescending look, "We were just discussing home planets. Care to elaborate on what happened to ours, hmm?"

He shoots Bumblebee a glance, "It's like a President. A national leader. Bloody good fun."

[stalkersuperman.livejournal.com]

"Knowing this place, his parliament building's probably in the city downstairs," pipes up West. "I mean, some people practically worship the President, so if it's anything like that in Britain..."