Doctor Who: Prisoners of the Quarks

Title:	Prisoners of the Quarks
Author:	Matt Bjorkman
Date Written:	10/24/15
Continuity	SSEU Earth 1337-A
Time Placement	26th Century
Synopsis	Arriving on an abandoned spaceship, The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe soon find themselves captured by a group of quarks. Imprisoned on a space station, the three time travelers make the acquaintance of the mysterious Thrash and his furry animal friend, Mongoosetiger. As the quark's plans begin to fall into place, the question is: can The Doctor and his friends trust their fellow prisoners or do they have guals of their own?
Rating	PG
Additional Notes	Second story of the Doctor Who/Suburban Senshi crossover; Takes place between The Seeds of Death and The Space Pirates.

Episode 1 In the darkness of space, a lone vessel floats silently. The lights which normally illuminate it are completely black, its engines stopped. For all intents and purposes, the spaceship is dead. Within the craft’s hold, a blue Police Box slowly materializes, the sound echoing through the silence. The doors open and The Doctor walks out, talking to his two companions, Jamie and Zoe and reassuring the young man that he has everything in hand and that he knows exactly where they have landed. Looking around for the first time, he goes silent, Jamie gleefully asking him if he is still sure of his last statement. Zoe complains she can’t see anything in the dark, so The Doctor tells Jamie to go and grab a torch from the console room, with the young man repeating what The Doctor said about knowing where they were going, much to the time traveler’s displeasure. Once Jamie returns, The Doctor is able to use the flashlight to get a better view of where they are. Zoe comments that it looks like some sort of cargo hold, probably from a spaceship. The Doctor agrees with Zoe and then realizes something else. He asks his companions if they notice anything strange about the room they’re in. Jamie notes that it’s dark while Zoe realizes that there is no sounds, no vibrations. The Doctor confirms this, which means the ship is dead in space. In a dark room, the three are unaware that they are being watched by shadowy figures on a monitor. The viewscreen shows Jamie complaining about the last time they came on board a dead spaceship with The Doctor asking his companion where his sense of adventure went. Jamie reminds The Doctor that he wasn’t there for half of that time but he does remember what happened. One of the figures turns to the other and then turns back to the monitor to continue watching. The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe slowly make their way into another room of the ship. Zoe comments on how advanced the technology looks, which The Doctor guesses places them in the 26th century. The Doctor thinks he can get some of the power back and asks Zoe to help him with one of the control banks. Jamie asks what he can do, The Doctor simply telling him to stand by to open one of the doors. Jamie is grateful at least to do something he knows he can accomplish. After a moment or two, Zoe says she thinks she has gotten the power working again and Jamie should be able to free the door. Jamie tries but just as he is about to manage, the power cuts out again. The Doctor moves over and starts to fiddle with the wires, something which bothers Zoe, since she’s sure she can do it herself. The Doctor tells Jamie to try again and this time, the door finally manages to open, only to have a dead body collapse face down onto the floor, much to the travelers’ shock and dismay. Outside, another spaceship slowly moves towards the floating vessel. The Doctor, Zoe and Jamie walk into the room, which is revealed to be some sort of control deck. The space is littered with bodies and when The Doctor looks over one of them, he confirms the suspciouin that they’re quite dead. He’s even more troubled by the fact that somehow the wounds on the crew seem eerily familiar but he can’t quite place it. Zoe thinks it would be best if they got out of there now and for once The Doctor agrees with her, deciding discretion is the better part of valor in this case, much to Jamie’s shock. Just as they are about to leave, though, the ship suddenly shakes as if something had collided into it, knocking the three off their feet. In The darkened room, the figures see this on their monitor. After a moment or two, the monitor changes focus to the outside of the vessel, showing the newly arrived spaceship attaching a sort of link between the two. The monitor is then switched off and the figures slowly move away. The Doctor helps Zoe up, while Jamie asks what just happened. The Doctor isn’t sure, but before he can react, the door which leads back to where the TARDIS was shuts once again. Jamie rushes over and tries to pry it open but it’s no use, it simply won’t budge. Zoe realizes they have been trapped, which makes The Doctor wonder by who. As if to answer this question, one of the other doors opens slowly, revealing the three figures from the room before: Quarks! Zoe is shocked, wondering what they’re doing here, with The Doctor answering that he isn’t sure. One of the Quarks orders The Doctor and Zoe to follow it and not to make any sudden movements. Jamie slowly makes a move for one of the wrenches, having been behind the Quark’s line of sight for the entire time. The Doctor tries to signal Jamie not to attack, but Jamie simply tells him the “wee beasties” weren’t all that tough the first time they met them. With a cry of “Craig a toor!” Jamie tries to swing the tool at the robot, only to be sent flying back with a loud “CRACKLE”. The Doctor makes a move to help Jamie up, but the Quark orders him to stand still. Zoe tells the robot that they have to make sure Jamie is alright. The Doctor attempts to move a second time and with this, the robot lets the traveler by. Zoe asks if Jamie is alive and The Doctor confirms it, helping him to his feet. The Quark then orders the three to follow it and when Zoe protests, it makes a move with it’s gun arm towards her. The Doctor tells her they seem to have little choice and asks her to help him with Jamie, since he’s very heavy. The Quarks head out through the door they came in, The Doctor and his companions following behind. The other ship detaches itself from the floating dead vessel and starts to move away, leaving the spaceship far behind. Inside the spaceship, The Doctor, Zoe and Jamie are lead past a control room which is filled with Quarks manning the machinery, as well as seeing the TARDIS being loaded on board. The Doctor comments on how odd it is, which Zoe asks him to explain. The Doctor mentions how they’ve seen many of the robots on the ship, but no supervisors, no Dominators. Zoe realizes he’s right and what this means. The Doctor isn’t certain but that he doesn’t like it. As they’re forced down a metallic corridor, The Doctor realizes Jamie is slowly coming around. Jamie complains about his head and asks what hit him with Zoe telling the young scot that it seemed to be some sort of forcefield. Jamie says he doesn’t remember the Quarks ever having anything like that and The Doctor agrees, saying that it does seem like the technology demonstrated by the robots is far more advanced than before. The three are stopped in front of a large metal door, which the Quark opens then orders them inside. Jamie makes a move to attack the robot but The Doctor stops him as the machine trains it’s weapons on him. The three slowly make their way into the room, the door slamming shut behind them. The Doctor admonishes Jamie on how much danger he was placing himself in in trying to attack the robot, with the scot arguing that he had to do something. Zoe tells them they’re wasting time arguing over it, something which The Doctor and Jamie reluctantly agree. Just as they turn to look around their new location, however, they’re stunned at the sight of a large hairy beast rising on it’s hind legs, it’s clawed arms reaching towards them!!