Bucky O' Hare
In
Silver Warts
By Andrew Norris

Starring Sylvester McCoy as The Doctor

SCENE ONE
The TARDIS
The hexagonal-shaped console room stands out with its' white walls and 
brown, circular covers around it.
At the centre of the room is a small console (also shaped like a 
hexagon) with several controls on it and a glass cylinder in the centre.

THE DOCTOR arrives through a small door nearby. He sports a cream coat, 
a matching straw hat, as well as a tank-top with question-marks 
decorated over it and an umbrella with the handle also shaped like a 
question mark.

DOCTOR: (Squeaky voice) Now, then. Let's see where we are, shall we?

The scanner opens up, to show Genus from space. THE DOCTOR gazes at it 
for a moment.

GIRL: (English accent) Professor!

Through the door steps, ACE, a brown-haired girl with a bulky black 
jacket with several badges sewn on.

ACE: Where are we, Professor?

DOCTOR: (Points at Genus) Perhaps one of the most peaceloving planets 
in the Aniverse.

ACE: (Confused) Aniverse? Don't you mean "universe"?

DOCTOR: No, I mean Aniverse. You see, Ace, there are infinite numbers 
of universes in space, and the Aniverse is the next closest to your 
Universe. Let's have a look, shall we?

He flicks a few switches to prepare the ship to land.

SCENE TWO
Sol Averys' Meeting Hall
CAPTAIN SHIRLEY SQUIRREL is showing BUCKY a small oscilloscope that is 
reading something from space.

SHIRLEY: It's been like this continuously now.

BUCKY: (Concerned) Who spotted it first?

SHIRLEY: Sergeant Linen, but he's doing drill at the moment. Whatever 
the ship is, it's huge, has loads of machinery on it, and the Toads 
seem to have a keen interest in it.

BUCKY: From what I was told, both are on their way to Genus, so I think 
it best if you alert the men.

They suddenly hear a whooshing noise in the distance, like somebody 
scraping piano wire.

SHIRLEY: What's that?

They run around the corner, and the Home Guard troops are huddled 
around a blue box in front of them, similar to the old Police Boxes 
used around London during WWII.

SHIRLEY: (To Sgt. Linen) Sergeant, what is going on?

SGT. SEYMOUR LINEN, the badger sergeant, speaks up.

LINEN: (Feebly) It just appeared out of nowhere, ma'am. Blown if I know 
what it is.

The door on the box opens, and THE DOCTOR and ACE step out.

DOCTOR: (Politely) Hello, I'm the Doctor, and this is Ace.

LINEN: (Stammers) S...S...Surely not THE Doctor?

DOCTOR: Well, I am a Doctor, but not of medicine. 

LINEN: Y...You visited here when my great-great-great grandfather was 
alive! Surely, you can't stay alive for over 1,000 years!

BUCKY: Could someone please explain to me what's going on?

ACE: (Distracted) Awesome weapons! Mind if I have a look?

LINEN moves his rifle before ACE can touch it.

SHIRLEY: (Explains) According to history, the Doctor was in the legend 
of Terra. He helped to defeat a vicious warrior before he could destroy 
the hero Gefeldus. 

BUCKY: But that legend was in Astroman times, 1,200 years ago! 

DOCTOR: Ah, but when you're over 900 years old, you get used to being 
out of time.

He notices everyone has a gun.

DOCTOR: (Continued) Interestingly, what are you all doing with firearms, 
anyway? I thought you were all pacifists!

BUCKY: (Calmly) You'd better sit down, Doctor. We have a lot of 
explaining to tell you.

SCENE THREE
The Toad Mothership
TOAD AIR MARSHAL is speaking to a silver humanoid ROBOT with a large 
helmet that is black around the sides. In front of them are pictures 
taken of Genus going about its' daily routine.

AIR MARSHAL: As you can see, Genus is brimming with many warmongering 
races and the governments of their planets all situated here.

ROBOT: (Deep, buzzing voice) But how does this benefit us? Our main 
concern is revenge against the Earth. 

AIR MARSHAL: But by using Genus, you can have a fresh batch of troops 
for the invasion. Almost all of them are combat-trained, and loyal to 
the end.

ROBOT: The Cyber-Race has enough troops for an invasion, and these 
creatures may only be of use after a battle, not before.

AIR MARSHAL: (Impatiently) Come on, Cyber Leader! I'm offering you a 
once in a lifetime opportunity! Besides, at least you'll have colonized 
one more planet into your arsenal!

CYBER LEADER: It is true that the Cyber-Races' main alternative is to 
survive, but Genus holds no strategic position to us.

AIR MARSHAL: The Daleks are also planning to conquer it.

CYBER LEADER: The Daleks are an aggressive race; such emotions will be 
their downfall.

AIR MARSHAL: But if that's the case, then Genus will be of no use to 
you if the Daleks do take over.

CYBER LEADER: (Pause) Although the Daleks pose little threat to us, we 
shall agree to you plan: capture the selected persons to hand over to 
the Toads.

As TOAD AIR MARSHAL leaves, THE CYBER LEADER turns to THE CYBER 
LIEUTENANT, a similar robot but is entirely silver.

CYBER LEADER: Are the test subjects ready?

CYBER LIEUTENANT: (Neutrally) Yes, Leader. We will begin at your 
command.

CYBER LEADER: Excellent! The Toad Air Marshal does not realize that our 
supply of troops will be quenched long before we arrive on Genus.

In the darker part of the room are two TOADS, both unconcious and 
several pieces of machinery on tables next to them.

SCENE FOUR
Sol Averys' Meeting Hall
THE DOCTOR and BUCKY are still speaking, while LINEN demonstrates the 
old rifle to ACE. 

DOCTOR: So what you're saying is that this KOMPLEX, or whatever he's 
called, simply usurped all civilian and military leaders and went on 
one great big racial purge?

BUCKY: I'm afraid so, and the Councillors for the UAC haven't given the 
military much backing. We've had to rely mostly on hand-outs and 
whatever comes handy.

DOCTOR: When you say "handy", do you mean using what you already have 
or comandeering civilian vessels?

BUCKY: I'm afraid under the Treaty of Annet, we no longer have the 
power to comandeer vessels anymore, but we do have a late-21st Century 
vessel in our arsenal, and we have a handful of agents in the Universe.

DOCTOR: (Distraught) And I feel so guilty! Last time I was here, it was 
paradise! I bathed in your pools, ate your food and lectured with the 
philosophers! Now I've returned, this utopia has become a battlefield!

ACE: It's not all bad, Professor. They've got some ace technology!

LINEN: Yes, I'm glad the little lady takes such a keen interest in our 
technology.

DOCTOR: That's not the point, Sergeant! I met your ancestor, and he was 
a peaceful scribe! If he knew that his descendant, and his friends 
descendants, would live in a world torn apart by bloodshed, he would've 
killed himself! 

LINEN: I know that we were once peaceful people, Doctor, but you must 
understand that we did not start this war and we were unwillingly 
dragged in as a result of KOMPLEXs' hate-preaching.

THE DOCTOR notices the oscilloscope nearby and examines it.

DOCTOR: (Interested) Ah! Now this is interesting!

SHIRLEY: We picked up the signals not too long ago. All we know is that 
they are similar to ionic exhaust patterns given off by burning 
Bernalium fuel ros.

DOCTOR: (Adjusts the oscilloscope) And your ships don't run on 
Bernalium, if I remember quite right.

BUCKY: No, our ships run on supre-accelerated photon particles. To our 
knowledge, the same can be said about Toad ships.

ACE: (Intervenes) So what? There must be dozens of races in one 
universe. At least one of them must still use fossil fuels!

BUCKY, SHIRLEY and LINEN all look at her weirdly.

SHIRLEY: We used up many of our fossil fuels eons ago. We had to use 
other forms of power before we repeated the global warming catastrophe 
on Toxus V.

ACE: Why? What happened on Toxus V?

LINEN: The Guana Lizards went overboard with their healthy supply of 
coal and turned the planet into a giant sea of corrosive acid.

DOCTOR: (Looks up) So, if it isn't Toads, Mammals or any neutral power, 
then who could it be?

SCENE FIVE
The Toad Mothership
THE CYBER LEADER and THE CYBER LIEUTENANT are looking over a small 
console in the middle of the room when the TOAD AIR MARSHAL steps in 
with FRIX and FRAX.

AIR MARSHAL: (Nervously) Leader, have you seen two Stormtoads around 
here?

CYBER LEADER: Do they look similar in appearance to these two Toads 
beside you?

AIR MARSHAL: Look, just because THEY look dumb doesn't mean all Toads 
are!

FRIX: (Offended) Hey!

AIR MARSHAL: Anyway, the Toads I'm looking for are shorter than these 
air-heads and have green helmets on.

FRAX: (Splutters) Air-heads?!

CYBER LEADER: (To Cyber Lieutenant) Has anyone matching that 
description passed this way, Lieutenant?

CYBER LIEUTENANT: No, Leader.

CYBER LEADER: (To Air Marshal) I shall do my best to find them for you.

AIR MARSHAL: (Grunts) Good. Send them to the bridge when you find them.

CYBER LEADER: As you wish...

Once TOAD AIR MARSHAL, FRIX and FRAX have gone, THE CYBER LEADER turns 
to THE CYBER LIEUTENANT.

CYBER LEADER: Did you make sure that their bodies were hidden?

CYBER LIEUTENANT: Yes, Leader. The operations were completed a short 
while ago. Shall I ready them, Leader?

CYBER LEADER: Yes, prepare them and make them stand guard for the next 
few that pass into this section of the ship.

THE CYBER LIEUTENANT nods, and, with the help of two CYBERMEN (That 
look very similar to the Lieutenant), unfold two white sheets, where 
the two STORMTOADS from before get up. They are now covered in 
machinery and look similar to the CYBERMEN.

CYBERMAN #1: They now function on our cyber-signals, Leader.

CYBER LEADER: Excellent. Lieutenant, you will accompany them into the 
corridor.

CYBER LIEUTENANT: Yes, Leader.

He takes the two "Cyber-Toads" through the same way where TOAD AIR 
MARSHAL had gone.

CYBER LEADER: (To himself) Soon, we shall have a Cyber-Army of 
amphibians, and that is when our plan can be put into action.

SCENE SIX
Sol Averys' Meeting Hall
THE DOCTOR is scribbling several calculations over a blackboard, while 
ACE, BUCKY and SHIRLEY watch from a distance.

ACE: (To Shirley) So, who is Sol Avery anyway? Is he a politician or 
something?

SHIRLEY: (Frowns) Sol Avery was an entertainer before the cinema days. 
He entertained troops during the First Toad War, and afterward was one 
of the first jazz singers.

BUCKY: He died of cancer after the first cinemas started, and the days 
of the dance hall were over, so he asked in his will that it could be 
used as a meeting hall.

ACE: If that ever happened to Hot Gossip, I'd just die.

BUCKY: Hot Gossip?

ACE: You've never heard of Hot Gossip? They're the best disco dancers 
that ever existed!

DOCTOR: (Mutters) And is that why they allowed Kenny Everett to mock 
them on his show?

BUCKY: Anyway, Doctor, what conclusions have you got?

DOCTOR: Well, a ship this size would have accomodation for at least 
400,000 occupants on board, with a gangway that allows it to access the 
Toad Mothership as it continues along its' flight path.

SHIRLEY: Anything else?

DOCTOR: Well, from the X-waves that you've picked up, I'd say that it 
has travelled perhaps even further than anyone could vision. For the 
Aniverse, its' too primitive, yet for the Universe its' too advanced.

ACE: So, where did it come from, a different universe?

DOCTOR: Maybe...Captain O' Hare, I need you to get me to an observatory 
of some kind. I need to get a good look at this ship to determine its' 
origins.

BUCKY: OK, follow me.

THE DOCTOR and ACE follow BUCKY out, while SHIRLEY just cleans the 
board.

SHIRLEY: (Mutters) Bye, then!

SCENE SEVEN
Bridge, The Toad Mothership
TOAD AIR MARSHAL is pacing up and down behind the MOTHERSHIP PILOT 
while FRIX and FRAX watch Toad TV as usual in the background.

AIR MARSHAL: (Grumbling) What is going on? 50 disappearances in one 
hour? Where could they have gone?

PILOT: Perhaps they're in the Mess, sir.

AIR MARSHAL: They're in a mess? So am I! 50 troops don't just disappear 
into nowhere!

PILOT: I mean, sir, that they could just have gone to the NAAFI.

AIR MARSHAL: When it has seating for only 20 and standing room for 15?

CYBER LEADER: (Over radio) Air Marshal, the helm on our ship is damaged. 
Could you please send a pilot to examine it for us?

PILOT: I'm on it.

He flicks a switch on the helm to switch it to auto-pilot and walks off.

IN A CORRIDOR...
THE MOTHERSHIP PILOT is strolling down the hallway when he is suddenly 
shot by a crackling beam of light from the shadows. Out of the shadows 
step THE CYBER LIEUTENANT and two CYBER-TOADS.

CYBER LIEUTENANT: We have captured the Pilot, and we are bringing him 
down now.

CYBER LEADER: (Over radio) Excellent, it will soon be time to return 
once we deal with this accursed Air Marshal.

As they begin to drag THE MOTHERSHIP PILOT away, two further STORMTOADS 
arrive and aim their guns at the CYBER-TOADS.

STORMTOAD #1: (Shocked) Bloody hell! What's happened to them?

STORMTOAD #2: (Shouts) Go on! Put your hands up!

THE CYBER-TOADS simply stare at him. STORMTOAD #2 opens fire, but the 
masers have no effect on the metallic skin.

CYBER-TOAD #1: (Mechanical, buzzing voice) That gun will not harm us.

CYBER-TOAD #2 opens fire, and the STORMTOADS are taken down by the same 
light beam from before. THE CYBER-TOADS carry the STORMTOADS away like 
dolls, while THE CYBER LIEUTENANT deals with THE MOTHERSHIP PILOT.

SCENE EIGHT
Genus Control Centre, Genus
THE DOCTOR is on the sixth floor, surrounded by perhaps a dozen 
supercomputers or so, all linked to the small telephone cubicle on the 
TARDIS door. The TARDIS has been moved to the site by the Home Guard, 
who are waiting outside the Centre along with BUCKY, ACE and CORPORAL 
NASS.

NASS: What I don't understand is why he asked to be all on his own 
whilst he carried out this test!

ACE: The Professors' always like that, even I'm still trying to figure 
out half of the stuff he's told me. 

BUCKY: But what I want to know is what the rangerscopes have to do with 
an observatory. I was going to take him to Orwell Station, and then he 
just stopped me and set to work on the Centre.

ACE: (Looks up) Ah! Now that bit I can explain! Rangerscopes are a bit 
like telescopes, only you can see through stuff that gets in the way, 
like plants and things.

NASS: Everyone knows that, so what?

ACE: Well, I reckon the Doctor is reprogramming it to filter out 
planets and other spaceships so he can see what the ship looks like.

BUCKY: At least it makes sense coming from you, Ace.

THE DOCTOR returns, with a stern look on his face. As he walks, he 
moves the umbrella about like a walking stick.

ACE: Well, Professor? What's the result?

DOCTOR: (Grimly) Ace, do you remember that little trouble we had with 
Nemesis?

ACE: Ha! What, has Nemesis come back for a visit.

DOCTOR: Ace, that spaceship just happens to be a spaceship belonging to 
the Cybermen, and they are heading towards Genus!

ACE drops her face, but both BUCKY and CORPORAL NASS look confused.

NASS: Cybermen? What are they, then?

DOCTOR: (Serious tone of voice) A very nasty race of robots, my friend. 
Try to imagine this Toadborg character that Captain O' Hare told me 
about.

BUCKY: Why? Does Toadborg class as a Cyberman?

DOCTOR: No, the Cybermen have nothing organic, Toadborg does. But you 
said so yourself that Toadborg was a mechanical equivalent of evil, yes?

BUCKY: There's no way of denying it.

DOCTOR: Well, try to imagine an army of Toadborgs who want to take out 
your flesh, as well as your emotions, and make you one of them!

NASS: (Shocked) Good Lord!

BUCKY: So, how do we stop these Cybermen?

DOCTOR: Get as many pieces of gold as you can and fashion them into 
warheads.

He pulls out a calculator and begins to type something.

NASS: Why gold?

DOCTOR: (Distracted) Ace.

ACE: The Cybermen breathe through these electro-thingys attached to 
their chests. Gold doesn't conduct electricity, so it clogs up their 
chest-units and suffocates them!

THE DOCTOR finishes his calculation and looks at BUCKY.

DOCTOR: I need you to come with me to the TARDIS.

BUCKY: Can't we just take the Righteous Indignation?

DOCTOR: I wish it were that simple, Captain. Those Cybermen could 
atomize your frigate faster than you can blink!

NASS: So, why is your TARDIS an exception?

DOCTOR: They've been after me for a very long time, and they'll want me 
alive.

THE DOCTOR, ACE and BUCKY all run into the centre, and CORPORAL NASS 
looks at the Home Guard troops.

NASS: (Authorative) C'mon! This isn't a viewing platform! Off you go!

SCENE NINE
Bridge, The Toad Mothership
TOAD AIR MARSHAL is now alone along with FRIX and FRAX, with no sign of 
anyone else.

AIR MARSHAL: (Glances at clock) Where is that pilot? We're close to 
Genus and he still hasn't shown up.

He notices FRIX and FRAX watching the TV, and smashes the monitor.

AIR MARSHAL: Come on, you dribbling buffoons! I want to find out what 
is causing this big disappearing act! 

FRIX: (Whines) Oh, Air Marshal! We were just watching an episode of Lt. 
Lightning!

AIR MARSHAL: And unless you get to grips with reality, you'll feel as 
though you've been struck by lightning! Now come on!

They wander around for a time, and eventually into the corridor that 
connects the Mothership with the Cyber Ship. But before they can board 
her, the passage is cut off and the Cyber Ship seperates.

AIR MARSHAL: What in the name of Michael Warter is going on?

On a small console nearby, THE CYBER LEADER shows up. 

CYBER LEADER: (Over videophone) Air Marshal, I wish to thank you for 
the supply of warriors I require.

TOAD AIR MARSHAL is stunned when he notices that all the Stormtoads on 
the Mothership are now CYBER-TOADS.

AIR MARSHAL: (Shrieks) What have you done?!

CYBER LEADER: I have taken 2,000 of your troops and improved their 
bodies with advanced cybernetics. 

AIR MARSHAL: But why? You could've helped yourselves to the mammals 
when we arrived at Genus!

CYBER LEADER: We were instructed by the Cyber Controller to locate an 
amphibian race, the rest of this universe is of no value to us.

FRAX, surprisingly infuriorated, moves back into the mothership and 
tries to fire a gun turret, only to find it out of action.

CYBER LEADER: You will find that your armaments have been disabled, and 
I have the master control circuit here.

He holds up a circuit board, and crushes to pieces by clamping his hand 
shut.

AIR MARSHAL: I'll get you for this, Leader! Just you wait and see!

While the Toad Mothership turns around, the Cyber Ship continues to 
stay on course.

SCENE TEN
Console Room, inside the TARDIS
The Console Room is a large hexagonal room with white walls that are 
embossed with dirty, yellow circles around them. At the centre of the 
room is a console that has a cylindrical drum moving up and down as the 
journey progresses. BUCKY simply cannot believe the size of the room.

BUCKY: (Amazed) It's so small outside, but its' huge in here! Why?

ACE: That I can't tell you, simply because I don't know! But do you 
want to look at this?

She pulls out a chrome cannister with a small plastic top on it.

ACE: Nitro-9, it makes high octane look like fizzy pop!

BUCKY: (Looks at the cannister) Nitroglycerine if I'm not mistaken.

ACE: Yeah, just with a bit more welly in it.

DOCTOR: I wouldn't start the celebrations just yet. Look, the Cyber 
Ship.

He points to a small television screen built into the one wall, as a 
scanner. On it is the Cyber Ship.

BUCKY: So, why exactly are they still heading to Genus still? The only 
wormhole in this quadrant is the opposite direction.

DOCTOR: I don't know, but I intend to find out.

He changes frequency, and THE CYBER LEADER appears. THE CYBER LEADER is 
somewhat surprised at THE DOCTORS' sudden appearance.

CYBER LEADER: Doctor (!) We meet once again, but this time, you shall 
not escape.

DOCTOR: (Threatening) Alright, Cyber Leader, what are you planning? The 
Aniverse is a little far off from Telos, isn't it?

CYBER LEADER: We have no intention on invading this primitive universe, 
Doctor. We merely required a supply of Toads that would be of use to us.

BUCKY: The Toads are useful to no-one! They're just an aggressive race 
of amphibious maniacs!

CYBER LEADER: And it is for this reason that we have use for them.

He steps aside for a moment to allow them to see the 2,000 CYBER-TOADS 
behind him.

CYBER LEADER: (Continued) We are planning to invade the Seaverse, but 
even our advanced technology hinders us from invading.

BUCKY: Seaverse? What's that, a cruise line?

DOCTOR: No, no, no. The Seaverse is another parallel universe that has 
all of its' planets as ocean planets, albeit with different fluids for 
some of the older ones.

ACE: You mean there are some with oceans of oil?

DOCTOR: Oh, yes! And there are some with oceans of sludge, lava...

CYBER LEADER: (Interrupts) Enough! We plan to use the Cyber-Toads to 
invade the Seaverse, so we may use it to extend our forces from Telos 
and destroy the Earth after our forces have surrounded it. 

DOCTOR: So, you're planning to use a completely harmless universe as an 
instrument of warfare!

CYBER LEADER: There are no inhabitants, Doctor. You should be grateful 
that there will be no bloodshed this time.

DOCTOR: You justify the destruction of one planet by colonizing others? 
That is far from gratifying!

CYBER LEADER: And this time, Doctor, you shall not be able to stop us. 
We shall destroy Genus on our way to the Seaverse; it shall justify the 
reduction of troops in the Toad forces.

He severs the link, and THE DOCTOR slams his hat to the ground in 
disgrace.

DOCTOR: If only the TARDIS had firearms! We're at a loss!

Almost on cue, the Righteous Indignation appears, piloted by JENNY, and 
with the help of DEADEYE, the Cyber Ship is severely damaged.

BUCKY: (Surprised) Jenny! What's she doing here? 

THE DOCTOR snatches away the Nitro-9 and attaches it to some wires 
leading out from underneath the console. Suddenly, the Cyber Ship 
explodes into fragments, only just grazing the Righteous.

BUCKY: What did you do that for? Deadeye could've nailed them!

DOCTOR: The reason that the ship exploded wasn't the Nitro-9 full stop. 
The Cyber Ship was transmitting radio signals that can accelerate the 
particles of a ships' generator to a point where even the Toad 
Mothership would simply catch fire and explode.

BUCKY: I get it, and the Nitro-9 sent similar signals to the Cyber 
Ship...

DOCTOR: And destroyed it before they could do any harm to the Righteous 
Indignation or the TARDIS.

He flicks some controls.

DOCTOR: Well, to Genus, I think.

SCENE ELEVEN
Genus Newsreel, The next morning
A DOG newsreporter is reading the morning news.

NEWSREADER: ...and the President of Warren has agreed that Warrens' 
moon, Aodh, will be kept neutral throughout the war. In other news, the 
destruction of Genus was successfully averted yesterday thanks to The 
Doctor.

An image is shown of The Doctor in a meeting with FRITZ, GRIFF, BUCKY 
and JENNY.

NEWSREADER: (Continued) Having saved Genus from destruction by a race 
calling themselves Cybermen, but no sooner had Chairman Warner 
announced a reward of a position within the UAC, The Doctor disappeared 
and we are urging the Doctor to come forward, and...

THE DOCTOR switches off the TARDIS scanner and ACE looks at him.

ACE: You know, you look really different on camera!

DOCTOR: (Sullen) I'm very camera-shy, I'm afraid, Ace. It's unhealthy 
for you.

ACE: Ah, go on Doctor!

DOCTOR: Don't "go on, Doctor" me, young lady! Now, where to next?

ACE: Anywhere that doesn't have Cyber-Toads.

THE DOCTOR smiles.

THE END