Dues Paid, a Disc tale - Chapter 4 by Kingrat1, literature
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Dues Paid, a Disc tale - Chapter 4
"Meat pies! Karrak onna stick! Sausages! Inna bun! C'mon Guvnor, sticks to your ribs like no other!"
Derek stopped. He'd already been physically assaulted by the Smell of the sewage - er, river, upon entering, had been 'legally' robbed, and had various attempts at mayhem made on him. He whirled to regard the source of the voice behind him, hand going toward the throwing-axe at his hip.
He looked downward, at a small, greasy man in a white hat.1 Beady eyes looked up from above a small, greasy moustache, below which was a large, toothy grin. The grin seemed to falter as the eyes scanned his face, but grew wide again in nothing flat.
"W
Dues Paid, a Disc tale - Chapter 3 by Kingrat1, literature
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Dues Paid, a Disc tale - Chapter 3
"I - I didn't mean to - "
The dwarf looked from the young(1) man to the body many yards away with the axe in its back. fine jewelery spilled from a sack a few feet further down the street. A small crowd was already starting to gather.
" I swear master, I meant to only hit his arm!"
"I see lad, what's done is done." Gron Oretaster strode over and grabbed the legs of the fallen thief. "Get the bag, then help me get this body out of here." Derek hurried over and carefully but quickly scooped the fallen pieces into the sack, then lifted the front of the body by the arms and helped his master (2) carry the body back into the shop, onto a ben
Dues Paid, a Disc tale - Chapter 2 by Kingrat1, literature
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Dues Paid, a Disc tale - Chapter 2
Fourteen years and six months ago...
"Dietrich Baumsucher?"
"Yes?"
"I represent the Council of Peers and Law of the town of Faltz, sir. I believe you have been very fortunate." The man was clad in heavy leather armor, a breastplate and conspicuously displaying a gold and tin brooch at his throat as his symbol of office.
He straightened up, cleared his throat and began reading from a scroll. "It has been decided that in the event of an investigation being done, the charges of murder in the second degree against you will be dropped-"
"Wait, against me?"
"And censures will be issued to various of the ruling families. The council has agreed
Dues Paid, a Disc tale - Chapter 1 by Kingrat1, literature
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Dues Paid, a Disc tale - Chapter 1
This is just one of those stories. It is about a boy.
Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl, boy catches girl and professes undying love.
Girl laughs. Girl turns into wolf and mauls boy, then slaughters boy's family before boy beats girl to death with a silver candlestick.
Well, maybe not quite one of those stories.
This story, now not quite one of those, does take place on one of those worlds.
In fact, that world.
It is a world which rides probability to the far edge of the bell-curve, then with a whoop, leaps into hyperspace.
It skims through the void like a dish hurled by an angry god, or an angrier wife. Its bearers, four stellar elephant
Old Blue Crate Chapter 28: Reset by Kingrat1, literature
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Old Blue Crate Chapter 28: Reset
Sergeant Benton arrived to find the Doctor and Jo looking over the prone form of Jed Kathan. He walked up to stand beside Jo. "I guess I missed the excitement this time."
"You might say that," said the Doctor. "I doubt it's over, though."
"Well, this man looks like he's in rough shape," said Benton, leaning down and checking Jed's pulse. "Don't you think we should get him to the infirmary?"
"They asked us to stay here and keep an eye on him," said Jo. She frowned in the direction of the rest of the ship. "Somehow, I think they may be hiding something."
The Doctor sighed. "No, I think it's something rather more personal."
"What could that
Old Blue Crate Chapter 27: Flat by Kingrat1, literature
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Old Blue Crate Chapter 27: Flat
"Talks a lot, don't he?"
The Doctor stood there, still stunned. He was giving the Master's prone form an increasingly confused, curious look.
The man in black took off his hat and wiped his forehead. "Why so jumpy, Cobb? Aren't ya glad to see the cavalry?
Jayne stared hard at him. "What's with the Feds?"
"Called in a few favors," said Jed, pulling a cigar from a pouch at his belt. He snipped off the tip as the soldiers fanned out, a couple taking custody of the Master's unresistant men.
"Do me a favor, Kathan, " came a voice from behind him, "and get out of the way. This area is being secured by our forces now."
Jed took a step back and
Old Blue Crate Chapter 26: Darker by Kingrat1, literature
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Old Blue Crate Chapter 26: Darker
The Master opened his eyes, and the man in black smiled.
"Ah, so it seems we're ahead of the curve with this one," he said. "Tell me, do you feel any lethargy? Muscular tremors?"
The Master looked down at his body, noting the barest covering of a uniform grey hospital gown and matching slippers. "As well as can be expected, one supposes," he said.
He raised an eyebrow. "I do remember making the decision to try this scenario at some point... but the engine. Which did you use?"
The man in black chuckled as he slid an arm under his shoulders and helped the Master into a sitting position. "Not to worry, it's been but a few w
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Clickclickclickclickclickclick.
"What - fire!"
Another volley of clicks answered the order. Several soldiers unshouldered their weapons to stare at them in confusion.
The officer surveyed the scene, and his eyes narrowed. "Who or what are you?"
"Introductions are in order, then," said the man in black. "I am generally known as the Master... universally."
"Bayonets!" roared the officer, his hand going for a sheath at his belt. His hand flashed up bearing a wicked combat knife.
The Master sighed, and pressed another button on the device. "A very poor decision."
The officer noted the lack of compliance, then looke
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Third Doctor: I'll tell you something that will be of great importance to you, sir.
Professor Stahlman: And what's that?
The Doctor: That you, sir, are a nitwit!
-Inferno
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Rose: That's... that's different!
Ninth Doctor: It
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The Doctor felt the TARDIS touch down, and checked the readouts again with a smile. "It looks like the repairs worked, and it seems I've landed on target this time," he said.
He patted the console. "Now, what can I tell the Brigadier to convince him to call off his war footing?"
He stepped from his ship, and blinked. "Where- oh, wait, this is UNIT headquarters after all." He looked over to the main doors, then down the road. A soldier jogged past, rifle held over his head, while a sergeant drove slightly ahead and to the side of him in a jeep, shouting at him.
The Doctor shook his