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I still cant believe that yargwynn is Older than Makkaro.

Yargwynn is 57 and Makkaro is 35

HOW DOES YARGWYNN LOOK SO YOUNG WHATS HIS SECRET?! WHATS HIS SKINCARE ROUTINE. I MUST KNOW

I still cant believe that yargwynn is Older than Makkaro.

Yargwynn is 57 and Makkaro is 35

HOW DOES YARGWYNN LOOK SO YOUNG WHATS HIS SECRET?! WHATS HIS SKINCARE ROUTINE. I MUST KNOW

Chapter 3: Treasure in The Stars

Who knew that traveling through time and space could be so mesmerizing? For as long as she could remember, Esther was always fascinated by the stars in the sky ever since she was little. Not the ones you would see in children’s books, but real stars you would see in science textbooks or even in a documentary series on outer space and the planets. And here she was, traveling with the Doctor, looking at the stars across the galaxy, mesmerized by its beauty and its planets.

“Who knew the galaxy would look this beautiful up close” said Esther, “It’s funny how I used to see them in books and the tele and now here I am seeing the entire galaxy in person” The Doctor smiled and walked toward Esther, leaning against the door frame of the T.A.R.D.I.S. while his eyes wandered to the girl watching the scene in awe. Oh how this never gets old. “And you get to see this everyday” said Esther, “Am I jealous right now?” The Doctor chuckled, “Maybe” he answered, “This is just one of those rare occasions whenever I’m not traveling” “Rare occasions?” “Yeah, being a Timelord means I am very busy. You know, wibbly wobbly timey-wimey…stuff” Esther raised a brow, “Timey-wimey?” she asked herself before passing the thought aside, “well, I’m just gonna study in the library for a bit” “Alright” said the Doctor, his long slender fingers stroking the controllers of the T.A.R.D.I.S “Call me if ya need anything” “Will do!”

After reading a couple of books from the library, it was time to move on to another one. Esther placed the books she read earlier back to their proper spot and noticed a certain book that caught her eye. The spine of a blue book caught the girl’s attention, it looked tethered like it’s been through alot throughout the years. The pages looked yellow, showing its age and possibly coffee stains. Her delicate fingers gently caressed the spine and pulled the book to reveal its cover. The book looked rather familiar to her, it looked more like a diary or a journal. The moment she looked at the cover, she knew exactly who the journal belonged to. She remembered the very person who never left without it and often wrote new entries every now and then before giving the girl a warm and gentle smile that she knew and loved all those years. “Aunt River?” she said to herself until the sound of an alarm ringed through the T.A.R.D.I.S. Setting the diary aside, Esther rushed out of the library towards the control center, “Doctor, what’s going on?!” “Just a little turbulence!” said The Doctor, “Hold on to something!” The girl holds onto the handlebars as the ship begins to shake violently, “A ‘little turbulence’ huh?” she asked, “Doesn’t seem so little to me!” “Almost there!” The Doctor rushed to the other side of the controls, pulling a lever, followed by a hammer to a bell until the turbulence came to a stop. The time lord smiled and placed the hammer aside, “There we go” he said, “We’re finally here” “Where?” asked Esther “Bermuda, of course” The girl raised a brow at the Doctor before walking towards the door. The moment the door was opened, Esther was greeted by swords pointing directly towards her face, “Doctor!” she called, “Is it normal to greet newcomers with swords in your face in Bermuda?” The Doctor rushed to the girl’s side and noticed the people holding the swords were none other than pirates. Space Pirates to be exact.

“Did we seriously get captured by space pirates?!” said Esther, tied up against a pillar with the Doctor on the opposite side. “Uh yeah, seems like it” said the Doctor, earning a ‘you’re not helping’ glare from his companion, which he then mumbles a ‘sorry’ to the girl. The space pirates step aside as a tall man comes into view. He was rather tall with a long burgundy red coat with silver trimming, a matching hat with a long white feather and a long black beard hiding his very displeased and threatening frown as well as his deadly glare. The one detail that caught the girl’s attention the most was the captain’s right hand. It wasn’t anything like his left, instead of a hook, it was replaced by a skeleton hand. Just by his appearance alone, you could definitely tell he was the captain of the ship. The first mate, Marshall announced the man as Captain Tanton 'Gunner' Vertect.  He steps forward and pulls his sword, pointing it straight to The Doctor’s neck, “State your business, stowaways” he growled in a deep masculine voice. “I’m the Doctor,” said the timelord, “this is my companion Esther, we were just on our way to Bermuda but I guess that would have to wait” “You are in Bermuda” said the first mate, Marshall, nervously chuckling, “Well, technically the Bermuda Triangle that is” “Please!” said Esther with a look of disbelief, “The legend of the Bermuda Triangle is just that, a legend” “Oh but it isn’t” said the captain, “Take a good look for yourself” The companion and the Doctor looked across the ship, seeing what humans thought had disappeared long ago. Planes were flying along with ships and boats. Small islands here and there, some further than others. Even creatures from dinosaurs to saber-toothed tigers roaming the strange new world. “Ye better start believing in legends, lassie” said the Captain with a sickening grin beneath his black beard, “For you see tonight, you’re in one~”

What felt like hours, which was really 15 minutes, the Doctor was growing rather impatient on what the space pirates planned to do with him and his companion along with the T.A.R.D.I.S. “Please tell me you have some kind of plan, Doc” said Esther, “Can’t you just use your screwdriver to get us out?” “I would, but I can’t reach it” said the Doctor, “my hands are literally tied!” The girl rolled her eyes in frustration, glancing at the group of pirates talking amongst themselves with the captain. But who really got her attention was a pirate sitting in the corner, silently listening to the conversation and keeping a close eye on the ‘stowaways’ tied to the pillar. “Excuse me” said Esther, “what’s your name?” The pirate tips his hat in greeting before answering, “I’m Channing Swien, if you please my lady” “You seem quite polite for a pirate” said the Doctor, “a bit too polite for a pirate” “They call me the ‘Gentleman Pirate’ for a reason” “Gentleman Pirate?” asked Esther and the Doctor Channing chuckled and smiled at the two stowaways, “Listen” he said, clearing his throat a bit before speaking once more, “You seem like a smart man, Doctor” “Oh thanks” said the Doctor “And your friend happens to be quite the beauty” This comment made the girl blush, which the Doctor was not a fan of. “Oi!” he called, “keep away from my companion, she’s not for sale” “Doctor!” said Esther, glaring at the Doctor for a moment. Her eyes looked back at the painting the captain was holding and tilted her head slightly. The Doctor noticed his companion eying the painting and couldn’t help but mimic her actions, “whatcha lookin at?” he asked. Then it hit him, that painting was no ordinary painting. It was a map.

“As I was saying” said Channing, “I can help you two escape from this ship. However, I must come along with you since you’re not familiar with the islands around here” The Doctor and his companion glanced at one another before turning their attention back to the gentleman pirate. “You don’t have to believe me” he said, “but you must trust me” “Really?” asked the Doctor in disbelief, “How do we know you’re not plotting to sell us out?” “Yeah” said Esther, “Even if one of us can read the map without any problems whatsoever?” “What did ye say?!” said Captain Tanton, pointing his sword toward the girl, “You can read this, lassie?” Esther hesitates before the Doctor responds for her, “Yes! Yes! She can read the map, simple as that-” BANG “Silence skinny man or I shall send you off to Davy Jones’ locker!” The Doctor mumbled a small ‘rude’ before keeping his mouth shut. The captain steps worth and leans toward Esther, his red bloodshot eyes glared down at the girl menacingly. “Alrighty, lassie” said Captain Tanton, “If ye help us find the treasure and you shall be rewarded” Before the girl could respond, a voice cuts in “Over the pretty girl’s dead body!” Esther blinked and looked around the ship until she noticed a figure standing above the Captain’s quarters. He was rather tall with dark hair, striking blue eyes, a long dark trench coat, and a dashing deviant smile which was quickly replaced with a frown when the pirates paid no attention to him. “Hello?!” he called, his arms spread out in disbelief “Very handsome time traveler coming to the rescue! Doctor! I’m up here, can you see me?!” Esther just stared at the male for a moment before a gun was placed on her forehead, “Speak, child” growled Captain Tanton, “Unless you want a bullet in that pretty little head of yours” The Doctor followed his companion’s gaze and grew rather suspicious. He noticed the girl wasn’t acting like herself lately, first the moment she was talking to herself in Atlantis as if someone was there, now she’s possibly seeing a ghost that the timelord doesn’t seem to notice. “I need a closer look” said Esther, “It’s a bit hard to see from here” The first mate Marshall grabs the painting and steps forward while Esther squints as if she was having trouble reading a menu, “a bit closer” she said. Marshall steps closer. “Closer” Marshall steps even closer, holding the painting just an arm’s length away from the girl, “Here?” he asked. Esther takes a moment before smiling, “Yep” KICK The companion was able to kick the painting in the air while the gentleman pirate pulled out his sword and cut the rope, freeing the girl and the Doctor. “Run!” said the Doctor, making a run for the T.A.R.D.I.S with Esther and Channing following behind. Before the girl could enter the time machine, her eyes gazed at the painting facing down on the floor. She quickly makes her way to the object until the tip of a sword is pressed against her neck. “I believe that is mine, lassie,” said Captain Tanton. Esther took a moment and glazed at the handsome time traveler in the corner of her eyes. His cute frustrated pout changed once he made eye contact with the girl, his own eyes grew wide, realizing she could see him. The time traveler points to himself, wondering if she could really see him. Esther replies with a nod before hitting the pirate with the frame and takes off, leaving it behind.

The T.A.R.D.I.S. begins to fly in the sky, making its way towards the closest island and hiding for the time being. However, the door was open due to the surprisingly strong force of wind blowing through the Bermuda Triangle. “Esther!” called the Doctor, “What the hell were you doing back there?!” “I was trying to get the map!” said Esther, making her way towards the control panel, “But Captain whats-his-name nearly kill me!” “He does that!” said Channing, “And this ship of yours is extraordinary! It’s bigger on the inside!” “Is it?” The Doctor asked sarcastically, “I didn’t notice-AGH!” The timelord screeched when he felt a sharp pain on his lower side, he was hit by a blaster. Channing catches the Doctor before he falls to the ground, “they’re coming after us!” he said “Ya think?!” said Esther and the Doctor Esther quickly takes over while the gentleman pirate helps the Doctor stand. The girl did her best to steer the T.A.R.D.I.S. as best as she can, crashing into a few trees every once in a while until they finally fell out of reach from the space pirates for the time being. The girl takes a breather and glances at the injured time lord, quickly making her way towards him with a worried expression, “Are you alright, Doc?” “Oh fantastic” said the Doctor, there was a hint of sarcasm in his voice as he tried to sit up while holding his side, “just got shot on my side, nothing more than a graze. Still hurts tho” “You’re lucky it wasn’t in the heart” said Channing “Well I got two, so no problem there” “And he regenerates” Esther added This confused the gentleman pirate for a moment until the Doctor told him about his part as a time lord, from regeneration, having two hearts, a bit about his home planet Gallifrey, and a few other things that make no sense. That’s the Doctor for ya.

“We have to get the treasure before wannabe Blackbeard gets to it first” said Esther, looking up at the night sky from one of the islands in the Bermuda triangle. Seeing a pterodactyl flying in the night sky definitely surprised the girl. But then again, she’d seen weirder things through her travels with the Doctor. Speaking of, the timelord was currently thinking to himself, pacing around when he should be resting after that injury he faced on the way to the island. “He hasn’t changed much, has he?” said a voice, causing Esther to look over at the trees to see that time traveler again, “Name’s Captain Jack Harkness and who are you, pretty girl?~” Jack gave the girl a flirtatious smile and a wink, which made the girl blushed a bit before answering, “Esther Lovegood” “Esther huh? Means “Star” right?” “Look I didn’t come here for a chat, pretty boy” “Fair enough” The Doctor stops in his tracks and notices Esther staring at something, talking to herself which was rather odd. He couldn't help but worry about his companion since she’s been acting strange since the trip to Atlantis. “Is she always like this?” asked Channing, “Not complaining, I’ve seen women that are much of a looney as her” “Oi! Esther’s not a looney!” said the Doctor, “And stop flirting with her, she’s not on the market” The gentleman pirate couldn’t help but chuckle and shook his head, “You sound like her father, no offense” Before the Doctor could come up with a comeback, Esther steps toward the two with a smile, “Gentleman” she said, “Since we came this far, I believe we should go out and search for the treasure in the stars” “You must be mad” said Channing “Even if we are going Esther, we won’t know how to get there” said the Doctor, “Not to mention the T.A.R.D.I.S. would be a dead giveaway” Esther’s grin remained on her lips, “luckily I know how we can get there” With that, the girl pulls out a rolled piece of paper which happened to be the very map to the treasure in the stars. The Doctor and Channing’s eyes widen in surprise but then the Doctor smiled, “Oh you clever girl”

The gentleman pirate explained that the crew had trouble figuring out where the real treasure was since they’ve only been collecting keys, five keys from each island to be exact, and neither one of the islands contained the treasure. The Doctor suspected that the treasure must’ve been really well hidden within the Bermuda triangle that you have to have a brilliant mind in order to figure it out. Although Channing was a smart man, astrocartography was not his best subject. So the three devised a plan to fetch the keys and figure out a way to find the treasure by the next nightfall. But Esther was not very keen on the idea and decided to take matters into her own hands, knowing the Doctor might scold her about it later. So, the girl waits patiently for the Doctor to fall asleep and gain the opportunity to steal his sonic screwdriver from his inside pocket. “That’s called stealing, Esther” The Doctor whispered, scaring the girl a bit. “I can’t wait for two days” said Esther, “You wouldn’t happen to have a better plan, do you?” “Well” The Doctor sits up and looks up at his companion, “If you’re so impatient, we could just sneak on the ship and find the keys in Captain Tanton’s quarters” Channing couldn’t help but overhear the Doctor and Esther’s conversation, keeping one eye open while doing so. If they really need to grab the keys to the treasure, they’re gonna need his help to get inside the Captain’s quarters. “That’s the Doctor I remember” said Jack Esther glanced at the time traveler “Seriously?” she asked “Who are you talking to?” asked the Doctor “No one” “Don’t lie to me, Esther. I saw you talking to someone, who was it?” Esther hesitates before glancing at Jack one last time, facing the Doctor afterwards. “You wouldn’t believe me if I told you” “You trust me, don’t you?” asked the Doctor, “I’m a time lord, remember? I’ve seen things beyond your imagination” The girl takes a breath before confessing, “I’m talking to a guy who knows you” she said, “His name is Jack Harkness” The Doctor sat silently, glancing at the empty corner then back at his companion, “Has this happened before?” “Yes” said Esther, “Back at Atlantis, but Jack wasn’t there” “Who was it?” “… Martha Jones” This surprised the time lord. This was probably why Esther keeps collapsing whenever they arrive somewhere through the universe. The Doctor placed his hands on either side of his companion’s head. Esther looked up at the Doctor in confusion “What are you doing?” She asked “Just hold still” said The Doctor, “I just need to take a quick glimpse inside your head” Without another word, Esther nodded in response and closed her eyes. The time lord does the same and uses his power to look inside the girl’s mind. Within the companion’s mind, The Doctor saw her panicked figure kneeling beside his unconscious form in the middle of the ball room. Before Esther could perform CRP, a hand was clasped over her own. “Well this is interesting” said the Doctor, “Martha Jones in Atlantis, now how did she get there?” “I don’t know” said Esther, “I even asked Martha how she-“ “Shh, don’t speak just show” Esther fell silent as the Doctor continued to look deeper into the girl’s head. The next scene was in the library, making their way towards the secret passageway. ‘Do you even know how you got here?’ Asked Esther from the memory ‘I’m not sure to be honest’ said Martha, ‘I can’t even remember where I was before all this happened’ The Doctor frowned, it was rather strange. How did Martha Jones get there and why couldn’t anyone see her but his companion? Many questions ran through the time lord’s mind before pulling himself away from Esther’s mind. “Got anything?” Asked Esther The Doctor adjust his jacket before standing up, “not much I’m afraid” he said, “but no matter, we have a treasure to find” “What about him?” The Doctor turned his attention to the sleeping gentleman pirate leaning against a nearby tree, “He’ll be fine” he said, “Come along then, Allons-y”

The duo arrived near the pirates ship, making sure to be as quiet as possible. The Doctor noticed the captain and his shipmates were sleeping by the fire, heads on top of one another and the smell of rum definitely shows that they drank till there was none left. Jack Harkness leans in behind Esther, watching the pirates and smiled “This is probably the most exciting thing that’s ever happened to me since joining Torchwood” he said, “apart from seeing the Doctor again after god knows how long” “Do you ever stop talking?” asked Esther in a low whisper, making her way towards the sleeping pirates. The Doctor stops his companion, grabbing her wrist before she could step foot out of their hiding spot. “What are you doing?” he whispered “Someone’s gotta grab the keys” Esther responds quietly “You stay here, I’ll grab the keys” Before the girl could protest, Jack Harkness leaned in and whispered, “I’d do what he says, kid” Esther glared at the male who smiled nervously, “if looks could kill” “Jack agrees” said Esther “Good, now stay put” said the Doctor, quietly making his way towards the sleeping crew. Esther wasn’t too happy, but she stayed hidden for the time lord’s sake. “Don’t worry, you get used to it” said Jack, “Most of his companions never listen to him whenever he said ‘stay put’ and I’m one of them” “You don’t say” said Esther “You know, if we ever meet in person, I’d offer you a job at Torchwood” Esther rolled her eyes and ignored the flirtatious time traveler, making her way towards the ship after the Doctor finally grabbed the skeleton hand. The two managed to climb onto the ship without trouble, making their way towards the wooden door to the Captain’s quarters. While the Doctor attempts to open the door, Esther couldn’t help but notice the time lord not using a certain tool. “Couldn’t you use the Sonic to get us in?” she asked “It doesn’t do wood” the Doctor answered “How do you assemble a cabinet if it doesn’t do wood?” “Oi, don’t diss the sonic” Jack rolled his eyes and mumbled ‘teenagers’ until the sound of a click was heard. “Got it!” said the time lord, opening the door to the Captain’s quarters. Upon entering, the room itself was dimly lit by three lanterns hanging from the ceiling. As expected from a pirate captain’s quarters, the room was decorated with priceless jewels and gold medallions, even skeletons and skulls, one skull in particular sat on the desk with a dagger stabbed in the center. But neither Esther or the Doctor wasn’t interested in that, the duo focused on finding the box that contains the keys to the map. Jack offered to help look for the box until he noticed a navy blue bralette decorated with sapphire jewels, “at least he’s got good taste~” he said, admiring the “piece of art” as he likes to call it. “Could you please focus, Jack?” asked Esther, “We have to find the keys before the crew wakes up” “What’s Jack doing?” asked the Doctor “Staring at a ‘piece of art’ also known as a bralette” “Oh stop it” “I was only looking” said Jack “Still can’t hear you” said Esther

The two continued to search the Captain’s quarters until Jack noticed a jeweled wooden box and whistled for the girl. Esther glanced at Jack who smirked and pointed at the box she was looking for. She smiled and glanced at the time lord, “Doc!” she called, “I think Jack found it”. The Doctor pulls out the skeleton hand from his pocket and walks over to the shelf, grabbing the jeweled box, “Give him my thanks” he said “You already have, Doc” said Esther, smiling at Jack who gave her a wink in return. Once the skeleton hand was placed on the box, it automatically opened revealing five separate keys from the islands of the Bermuda Triangle. The Doctor carefully pulls them out, examining each one while Esther carefully looks at the map. “That Channing fellow never mentioned any clues, has he?” asked the Doctor, “My best guess is that Tanton never figured it out either. Might was well solve this ourselves” “Do you think it’s on the keys?” asked Esther “Didn’t see any clues on the keys I’m afraid, only locations of which island it came from” Esther sighed in defeat, staring down at the map she placed on the desk. A thought came to her mind, which the Doctor noticed and couldn’t help but tilt his head slightly to the left as he stared at the piece of parchment. “You thinking what I’m thinking?” he asked. Esther nods in response, grabbing a set of matches the captain left to light a candle while the Doctor gently lifts the map, flipping it over to the back, hovering it over the light. The heat from the candle slowly showed a written message of unknown origin. This confused the time lord and his companion, seeing the blue box’s translation system wasn’t working. “What’s going on?” asked Esther, “Why isn’t the T.A.R.D.I.S. translating the clue?” “No idea” said the Doctor, “Must be some unknown origin, I can’t even translate that” “Maybe not us” said Esther, switching her gaze from the map to the time traveler, “Jack?” Harkness appears, looking over the girl’s shoulder to read the message carefully. “Can he read it?” asked the Doctor “Seems like it” said Esther After a minute or two, Jack smirked and glanced at Esther, “Got it” he said “What does it say?” the girl asked “It says, ‘Ye intruders beware, for ye have finally found me second to last clue. A path soaked with blood and power, for ye must turn the keys to its proper place upon me map. For it’s me final resting place to the greatest treasure in this universe’ “ Esther repeats the message so the Doctor could figure out what the clue meant. He tried to assemble the keys in many different directions; one pointing towards each island both ways, one pointing towards the opposite directions, both to no avail. Esther also tried many methods but nothing seemed to work. That was until the Doctor finally gets an idea. He assembled the keys back to their original locations, pointing not towards each other, but towards the center of the map. The duo smiled successfully, finally figuring out the location of the lost treasure. “Brilliant!” said the Doctor, “We did it, Esther! We finally found the location!”

“Way to go Doctor!” said Jack until he noticed a figure in the shadows, “Watch out!” Esther quickly pushed the Doctor as a sword appeared out of the blue, seeing it was the captain’s first mate Marshall. His once green eyes suddenly turned red as the blood red sea, filled with madness along with a sickening grin. “Hello girly~” he giggled sinisterly, “Wait till the Captain hears about this~” The girl quickly pulls out a sword and points to toward the enemy, “Not if you get to him first” she said “Do you even know how to use a sword, kid?” said Jack Marshall took another swing of his sword towards the girl who blocked it, twisting the man’s wrist to lose his grip on his weapon, kicked him aside and pointed her weapon to his neck, “Okay, now you REALLY need to join Torchwood” “Not interested” said Esther “Esther, let’s go!” called the Doctor, grabbing the keys and the map before running out the door with his companion following close behind him. Before the duo could leave the ship, Marshall grabs Esther by the hair and pulls her back “Going somewhere, girly?~” he hissed like a snake. “Careful” said the Doctor, pulling out what appeared to be a water pistol from his pocket, “I’m armed!” He points and shoots the liquid towards Marshall’s eyes who screamed and covered his burning red eyes. This gave Esther the opportunity to leave the ship and the duo make their way back to the T.A.R.D.I.S. with ease.

It was awfully quiet. Too quiet upon The Doctor and the companion’s return from the ship. The only sounds they heard were the roars or calls of prehistoric creatures from the distance. Esther walked toward the shadow, where she thought the gentleman pirate was sleeping. “Channing” she whispered, “wake up, The Doctor and I found it. We found the location to the treasure” A skeleton hand was placed on top of her own, a sinister grin hidden beneath a black beard as Captain Tanton steps out of the shadows, towering the female. “Why thank you, lassie” he said gratefully, in the corner of Esther’s eyes, she could see Channing being held captive by the captain's band of pirates, “And here I thought that little friend of yours would figure it out. But it seems you beat him to it” The Doctor glared at the pirate standing before him, keys and map held tightly in his grasp with a gun pressed against his forehead. “This would be the part where I kill you and your companion, Doctor” said Captain Tanton, “But since you know the exact location, I will have to keep you alive” The pirate lowered his weapon and ordered his crew to get back to the ship, bringing the blue box along, making sure it was heavily guarded so they didn't escape again.

Esther was held close to the captain as the time lord showed him and his crew where the location of the treasure in the stars were. When the girl looked closer at the map, she asked if the captain was familiar with this particular island in the Bermuda Triangle. The captain simply answered ‘no’ before coming to realization. They were already on the very island where the treasure was hidden. This made the pirate grin in satisfaction, his gold and rotten yellow teeth showing no mercy, before taking the three hostages to the location of the treasure. However, once they made it to the location of the treasure, they were met with a great wall covered in moss and vines. Captain Tanton slowly turned his head and glared at the three, “What’s going on here?” he growled, “Have the both of ye tricked us?!” “No!” said Esther, “This is the exact location of the treasure-” The Doctor stops his companion, “Now hold on a minute” he said calmly, “She’s done her job. In fact, she did most of the work; finding the box, translating the clue that’s hidden with invisible ink, and so on and so forth. You should figure the rest out on your own, seeing as you have the five keys and all” The pirates stood in silence, confusion shown in his dark covered face. They didn’t understand that the keys had a part to play on this treasure hunt. Finding the location? Sure. Finding other uses for the keys? No. “If I may?” asked the Doctor, allowing the two pirates to let go of the timelord so he can have a better look at the moss-covered stone wall, pulling his spectacles out in the process. He carefully removed the vines and moss to reveal a hole. But not just any hole. A key hole. Followed by another, and another. The Doctor was able to find five designated key holes, each one for the five keys found on each of the islands in the Bermuda Triangle. “Oh, whoever hid this treasure was very clever,” said the Doctor, “possibly a pirate who didn’t want anyone to go near it. Not even if they made it to the Bermuda Triangle” The Doctor reached into his inside pocket, pausing for a moment before side-eying his companion, “Esther?” he said, his voice showing a hint of annoyance for stealing something that was his. Esther sighed, pulling out the sonic screwdriver from her pocket and tossed it toward the timelord who caught it with ease. “Thank you” he said before turning his attention back to the wall. Using the sonic screwdriver, the Doctor scanned the wall to collect the history behind it or to see if it even is a wall. Of course, like the T.A.R.D.I.S, the sonic had trouble translating. A frown plastered on the time lord’s face before glancing at his companion, “We’re gonna need Jack for this, Esther” he said “On it” said Jack, walking past the Doctor, his shoulder brushing past the time lord like a ghost phasing through the walls. The time traveler stood before the wall, reading the inscriptions carefully so he could properly translate. The Doctor adjusted his spectacles and noticed a familiar figure standing before the wall. It wasn’t a rather clear image, but enough to know that silhouette belonged to his old friend, Jack Harkness. The time traveler turned his attention to Esther, telling her the translation, “He said the inscription translates to the history of the treasure” she said, “it says that the treasure is hidden beneath a parallel world just beyond that wall” The crew paused and looked rather confused, a parallel world within a parallel world? That didn’t make any sense. Knowing the Doctor, this was rather exciting. He loved moments like this when someone hides something in plain sight, so well that no one else can find it unless they're clever enough to solve it. The time lord smiled and looked up at the wall, “Oh that man was clever!” he shouts in delight, “He didn’t just create a wall, but a gate to another world! That’s where the treasure is hiding” “Hold on a minute,” said Channing, “You’re telling us that the treasure is hidden in a parallel world within a parallel world?” “Precisely! That’s why the treasure was so well hidden!” “Then open it, skinny man!” said Captain Tanton, growing impatient “I can’t just open it” said the Doctor, “you have keys for a reason, use them!” Captain Tanton growled, for he did not like that response. He did have the five keys in his hand, so he placed them in the correct spots where each key represents a different island. It was instructed on the gate by Jack that the keys must be opened at the same time in order for it to be opened. So Captain Tanton ordered Esther, Channing, and the Doctor to unlock the door at the same time. Esther glanced at the Doctor with a worried expression, but the Doctor’s look of reassurance helped calm her down a bit. Once the door was open, a room filled with gold medallions and jewels from all sorts of planets were beautifully displayed across the area. The Doctor and Esther were the first to step inside, followed by Channing and Captain Tanton. Their eyes filled with awe as they took in its brilliance and the crew came charging in, collecting as much gold as their hands could carry.

As much as Esther would love to take a souvenir or two, she decided to keep her hands to herself just in case any of the items were cursed. Jack Harkness appeared beside her and looks around the area, “This is nice” he said, “Heck if I were a pirate, this would be heaven on Earth” “But something doesn’t seem right” said Esther, “What if this whole place was a trap?” Jack glances at Esther and thinks for a moment. If this place was one big boobytrap, how come they were able to get inside so easily? Then his masculine blue eyes glanced at what looks to be a treasure map. He whistled for Esther and nodded his head toward the rolled up piece of paper. She cautiously steps toward the scroll and opens it to see it was an encrypted message that wasn't like the one on the map. The Doctor glanced over at Esther, walking towards the girl with his hand in his pockets. He glanced over his companion’s shoulder to get a better look at the encryption in her hand. “Hold on a minute” he said, kindly taking the scroll from the girl’s hand to get a better look, “No this can’t be right” "What is it, Doc?" asked Esther, "Is the T.A.R.D.I.S. finally translating?" "Oh it's translating. But this is Gallifreyan so you can't read it but I can" "What does it say then?" The Doctor's face showed concern and grabs his companion's hand, his brown eyes looking down at her, "We gotta get out of here, now!" The ground begins to shake as the doors slowly close behind them. the two came running towards the stone gate while the pirate crew followed behind. Some fell off the edge into what appeared to be boiling sulfur, which frightened them even more. Captain Tanton was so preoccupied by the treasure that he didn’t hear the sounds of screams from the distance. The said pirate then noticed the gold beneath him was falling past his feet as he tried to grab whatever he could. His eyes flew across the way to the Doctor and Esther, marching towards them and grab the girl by her ankle. Esther screamed and held onto the Doctor's hand as she struggled against the pirate's iron grip, "Let me go!" "Ye lead me here, child!~" growled Captain Tanton, "Now I shall take ye down with me!" The pirate captain laughed until he noticed his skeleton hand slipping off his wrist. This gave Esther the opportunity to kick Tanton in the face and the Doctor to pull his companion out of the stone gate. Captain Tanton struggled to keep himself up as the ground continued to shake and the last thing they heard was the sound of painful screams from the pirate as the stone gates closed.

After everything was established, Channing had taken over the role as Captain after what happened to Tanton ‘Gunner’ Vertect. The crew decided to stay since they had nowhere else to go within the Bermuda Triangle. “We thank you for your help, Doctor” said Channing, “You are forever in our debt” “Oh don’t mention it” said the Doctor, “Just keep away from treasure hunting for a while, Just focus on finding your way back home to your proper time” “Of course” The two shook hands before the timelord entered the T.A.R.D.I.S. with his companion following behind. “Lady Esther” called the gentleman pirate, grabbing the female’s attention, “Allow me to give you this as a token of my gratitude” Channing pulls out a rather beautiful ruby necklace and hands it to Esther who kindly took it from the gentleman pirate’s hands. “Thank you” she said, “It’s beautiful” “Not as beautiful as you” Esther couldn’t help but blush as Channing stepped forward and placed a kiss upon the girl’s cheek, tilting his hat to wish her good luck on the rest of her journey. Esther smiled and made her way inside the T.A.R.D.I.S, with the Doctor working on the control panel. She decided to make her way back to the library and start reading the journal she left earlier. It was then she noticed another book close by, it was called ‘The Angel’s Kiss - A Melody Malone Mystery’ with a sexy blonde detective on the cover, a bright red lip and a .357 magnum in her right hand. She picks up the book and opens it, only for a page to mysteriously slip and fall to the ground. Esther grew curious and looked at every page in the book in her hand, seeing it was the last page that slipped and fell to the floor. This made the girl even more curious as to why the last page was ripped out in the first place. But she decided to look into that another time. Right now, she wanted to know what was on the last page of the book that slipped and fell to the ground. The girl kneels down and picks up the page, reading it to herself out loud.

‘Afterwards by Amelia Williams’

‘Hello, old friend’

‘And here we are. You and me on the last page.’

‘By the time you read these words, Rory and I will be long gone so know that we lived well and we’re very happy, and above all else, know that we love you. Always’

‘Sometimes I do worry about you, though. I think, once we’re gone you won’t be coming back here for a while and you might be alone, which you should never be.’

‘Don’t be alone Doctor’

‘And do one more thing for me: There’s a little girl waiting in a garden. She’s going to wait a long while, so she’s going to need a lot of hope.’

‘Go to her. Tell her a story.’

‘Tell her that if she’s patient, the days are coming that she’ll never forget. Tell her she’ll go to see and fight pirates, she’ll fall in love with a man who’ll wait 2000 years to keep her safe, tell her she’ll give hope to the greatest painter who ever lived, and save a whale in outer space.’

‘Tell her this the story of Amelia Pond, and this is how it ends.’

Little did she know that the Doctor was standing by the entrance of the library, listening to his companion reading the final page out loud to herself. His eyes filled with sadness at the memory of losing Amy Pond to weeping angels in Manhattan forever. But then remembered, he’s not alone. He has a new companion to keep him company and keep him out of trouble. He smiled softly to himself as he walked away, preparing for their next adventure through time and space.

Next time on Doctor Who

“This isn’t the London I know” “Famous Consulting Detective Sherlock Holmes Struggles with Possible UFOs” “What kind of a Doctor are you?” “The only Doctor who can help you solve this case” “Do you really trust this man?” “Do you?” “Sherlock!”

I should probably mention the main reason I was in a space pirate mood today: Skyvault. As a kickstarter backer I got to preview the pilot yesterday and today, and I am feeling all of the hype--I want to binge it but the show doesn’t even exist (beyond what I’ve seen) yet! 

[I ramble at length about my experience of and feelings about Skyvault below, with somewhat of a pilot review mixed haphazardly in. There shouldn’t really be spoilers but some may consider some of it as such so read with caution.]

I mean, to be fair, I knew a great deal of the pilot’s plot before seeing it, mostly from watching all of the Q&A’s Door Monster’s already done on it, and also partly from the audition scenes I got to read when I auditioned for it... a year ago already I guess, wow. Time is weird. (I didn’t get a part in it, if you were wondering, but looking back on my audition tapes, they were kind of a train wreck and I have definitely come a ways as an actress in the past year, though of course I have a ways to go.)

But yeah, it’s pretty cool having the forbidden knowledge of the audition scenes--obviously I won’t say much, but when Ian mentioned in the Q&A that Truman’s favorite soup would become a plot point down the line I actually had a pretty good idea what he was referring to, and (assuming I’m right) that was 100% my favorite scene to read for (even though I wasn’t actually in the age range of the character I was reading and so in terms of professionalism I probably shouldn’t’ve included that in the audition, but pretending to be that old woman was also the best acting I did so there were pros and cons.)

But yeah, that’s just to say I did already know a significant portion of what the pilot would be before watching it, which is probably why I must admit I felt like not a ton actually happened in it plot-wise. There were also definitely things I wanted to see developed more in depth--Jay’s relationship with his friend and worldbuilding stuff in particular. It did feel like it moved a little too quickly, although as Kyle explained in the Q&A the pilot isn’t going to be exactly how the first episode will be if/when they get picked up but rather a summary of the show which they’ll use to help sell it, which is reassuring. So, its main weaknesses for me were plot depth, pacing, and world-development, and I have confidence that those were either influenced by my knowing too much ahead of time, or among the things that they’re already planning to fix going forwards, so I think hopefully my current critiques of it will dissolve with time. It really just deserves to be a longer first episode than it was so it can develop itself better.

The best thing about the Skyvault pilot, I’d say, was the characters. I fell instantly in love with both Jay and Truman. At one point I referred to them both as “shards of my soul”. Jay is delightfully enthusiastic about everything and addicted to adventure; he is far too happy in the face of potential death. He’s the hero who has completely idealized and romanticized adventure and is just so deeply in love with it that he plunges headlong into danger and grins in the face of death traps. 

The only character I may love more than Jay is Truman. I said right away that he reminded me of a live action Milo from Atlantis, and in the Q&A they told us that Milo was one of the main inspirations for the character other than Ian (acknowledging my comment while doing so, which always feels great). Being deeply in love with Milo and all awkward adventurous academics, it was inevitable that I would love Truman, and he certainly did not disappoint. I don’t want to spoil it, but there’s a reveal with him that is brilliant and hilarious and beautiful. I also love how they’ve already displayed his internal conflict between earnestly wanting adventure and discovery versus his tendency towards fearfulness (“I’m done being safe.” vs. “The things we do are extremely dangerous.” “How extremely?”). 

To put it in Harry Potter terms, Truman is my inner Ravenclaw and Jay is my inner Thunderbird, and I love them both dearly. 

I will admit I don’t relate to Kat nearly as much, but I’m sure I’ll come to love her as time goes on. There was already a moment when she and Truman touched hands and I’m such shipper trash that I’m already fully prepared to ship it, haha. I mean I’m still flexible on ships at this early stage, but like, I’m ready. 

They’ve also done a great job with kickbutt female characters and diversity. There are already several women who display a range of strengths in different ways but who are all capable of handling themselves, and it bodes well for an epic series. 

It also has, of course, that signature Door Monster humor. The actors have done a good job of being characters based on the Door Monster cast but not exactly them, and the whole thing has DM’s signature inventiveness and I am so ready to find out more. 

And, yes, as I stated, this is primarily what caused me to go on a space pirate bingeposting spree today. 

Anyways, this review, like my Skyvault audition tapes, is a bit of a trainwreck, but I am now too tired to edit it properly so for now I’m just going to toss it into the merciless void of the internet. 

New official poster for Skyvault as the pilot enters post production

Listening to an overview of the Space Pirates in Metroid Prime and I am convinced they were originally humans. Like, hundreds of years ago, some shitty capitalists escaped containment, absorbed a few peaceful/weaker aliens (just enough to get them really started on evolving themselves), and just wallowed in their worst impulses for awhile. Since they never valued art or the cultures of anyone else, of course they lost their own history and by the time the rest of humanity caught up there was nothing left resembling the Space Pirates’ origins but their naked greed and vicious avarice. And perhaps the name of a single historical figure, his name’s origin long since lost to time, perhaps a general, or a king, but just as likely nobody important: Ridley.

Frost and His Pirates!!!!!