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[[18th century]] [[Versailles]], a starry night: Panic is in the castle as people run from an unseen enemy. Madame de Pompadour (a.k.a. Reinette) stands at an 18th century fireplace with her lover, King Louis of [[France]]. Reinette explains to the King about a mysterious man called the Doctor who promised to come to her rescue on this night. Desperately, she calls for The Doctor through the fireplace. | [[18th century]] [[Versailles]], a starry night: Panic is in the castle as people run from an unseen enemy. Madame de Pompadour (a.k.a. Reinette) stands at an 18th century fireplace with her lover, King Louis of [[France]]. Reinette explains to the King about a mysterious man called the Doctor who promised to come to her rescue on this night. Desperately, she calls for The Doctor through the fireplace. | ||
Three thousand years later, [[the TARDIS]] arrives on a seemingly abandoned space ship. The Doctor discovers that as well as being in a state of disrepair the ship is generating extreme excesses of power even though the space ship is stationary. "Enough to punch a hole in the universe," he comments. Shortly afterwards, The Doctor, Rose and Mickey, who is on his first trip in the TARDIS, find an 18th century fireplace. Although the other side of the fireplace should be the outer hull of the ship, there appears to be another room with a little girl. The girl informs the Doctor that she is in her bedroom, in [[Paris]], and that the year is [[1727]]. When Mickey comments that the Doctor said that they were supposed to be in the 51st century, the Doctor explains that due to the large excess of power that can "punch a hole in the universe" there is a "magic door" between them in the 51st century and Reinette in 1727. When Mickey asks about how he can understand French, Rose explains that the TARDIS translates languages. | Three thousand years later, [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] arrives on a seemingly abandoned space ship. The Doctor discovers that as well as being in a state of disrepair the ship is generating extreme excesses of power even though the space ship is stationary. "Enough to punch a hole in the universe," he comments. Shortly afterwards, The Doctor, Rose and Mickey, who is on his first trip in the TARDIS, find an 18th century fireplace. Although the other side of the fireplace should be the outer hull of the ship, there appears to be another room with a little girl. The girl informs the Doctor that she is in her bedroom, in [[Paris]], and that the year is [[1727]]. When Mickey comments that the Doctor said that they were supposed to be in the 51st century, the Doctor explains that due to the large excess of power that can "punch a hole in the universe" there is a "magic door" between them in the 51st century and Reinette in 1727. When Mickey asks about how he can understand French, Rose explains that the TARDIS translates languages. | ||
The Doctor decides to explore further and, using a switch on the fireplace, rotates the door allowing him access to Reinette's bedroom. A startled Reinette informs the Doctor that even though it has been mere seconds for him, for her it has been months since they last spoke. The Doctor then discovers that the [[clock]] in her bedroom has been broken so the ticking noise they can hear must be coming from somewhere else. He traces the noise back to Reinette's bed and has a look underneath. He is attacked by a mysterious ticking creature in period dressing. The Doctor notes that the creature has been scanning the girl's brain and asks it why, however, the creature only answers questions asked by Reinette. | The Doctor decides to explore further and, using a switch on the fireplace, rotates the door allowing him access to Reinette's bedroom. A startled Reinette informs the Doctor that even though it has been mere seconds for him, for her it has been months since they last spoke. The Doctor then discovers that the [[clock]] in her bedroom has been broken so the ticking noise they can hear must be coming from somewhere else. He traces the noise back to Reinette's bed and has a look underneath. He is attacked by a mysterious ticking creature in period dressing. The Doctor notes that the creature has been scanning the girl's brain and asks it why, however, the creature only answers questions asked by Reinette. | ||