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A man is on the phone with the police, explaining in whispers that he knows what happened to the people who went missing. When they ask him to speak up, the man tells them he cannot; he needs the police to protect him as the culprits will be coming for him. Hearing something, he screams in fear and vanishes from the room. The officer on the line asks the man if he is okay, getting no response. | A man is on the phone with the police, explaining in whispers that he knows what happened to the people who went missing. When they ask him to speak up, the man tells them he cannot; he needs the police to protect him as the culprits will be coming for him. Hearing something, he screams in fear and vanishes from the room. The officer on the line asks the man if he is okay, getting no response. On the wall of the room, there is an image of the man stretched through the trim, screaming. | ||
After some adventures, [[Twelfth Doctor|the Doctor]] is piloting the TARDIS back to Clara's time to return her home. She is hurriedly packing her things, to which the Doctor tells her is not necessary as there is ''literally'' infinite space in the TARDIS for her possessions. However, Clara says Danny has gotten possessive and doesn't want any of her things in the TARDIS. | After some adventures, [[Twelfth Doctor|the Doctor]] is piloting the TARDIS back to Clara's time to return her home. She is hurriedly packing her things, to which the Doctor tells her is not necessary as there is ''literally'' infinite space in the TARDIS for her possessions. However, Clara says Danny has gotten possessive and doesn't want any of her things in the TARDIS. | ||
Not really caring, the Doctor lands the TARDIS, telling her it's the same time they left. However, he then adds "[the] same place-ish". Realising something is wrong, Clara demands the Doctor | Not really caring, the Doctor lands the TARDIS, telling her it's the same time they left. However, he then adds "[the] same place-ish". Realising something is wrong, Clara demands the Doctor explain; however, he retorts that the readings he's getting are "ishy". As he looks at the monitor, Clara heads to the door. She stops, shocked, and calls the Doctor to her. He looks at the door as well, stating it's very not good: it's shrunk! | ||
The Doctor and Clara exit the TARDIS, albeit with some difficulty as the exterior shell has shrunk to almost half | The Doctor and Clara exit the TARDIS, albeit with some difficulty as the exterior shell has shrunk to almost half its original size. Amazed, the Doctor begins wondering what happened and starts scanning with the [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]]. Clara looks over at the nearby tracks, reading the sign; they're in [[Bristol]] rather than [[London]]. | ||
The Doctor tells | The Doctor tells Clara that the TARDIS isn't going anywhere until they stop whatever is causing the problem. He gets back inside for equipment, directing Clara to look around for the source of the problem. On her search, she meets [[Rigsy]], a graffiti artist working community service for his art; he tells her that locals are disappearing, and mystery murals of them have appeared in a nearby pedestrian tunnel. Clara calls the Doctor, bringing him up to speed. She asks where he is since she can't see the TARDIS. However, he tells her he hasn't taken off. To her amusement, the TARDIS has shrunk to the size of a toy. | ||
[[File:Clara holds the TARDIS.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Clara holds the TARDIS.]] | [[File:Clara holds the TARDIS.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Clara holds the TARDIS.]] | ||
The Doctor lightens the TARDIS, allowing Clara to carry it in her purse. He hands Clara his [[psychic paper]], the [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]], and an audio/visual earpiece so he can keep in touch with her. Clara takes this as being chosen to act as his stand-in | The Doctor lightens the TARDIS, allowing Clara to carry it in her purse. He hands Clara his [[psychic paper]], the [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]], and an audio/visual earpiece so he can keep in touch with her. Clara takes this as being chosen to act as his stand-in. Annoyed, the Doctor tells Clara that she's not being him. | ||
Clara goes back to the mural tunnel, scanning around to give stats to the Doctor in the TARDIS. Rigsy finds her again, asking for her name. Clara calls herself "the Doctor". | Clara goes back to the mural tunnel, scanning around to give stats to the Doctor in the TARDIS. Rigsy finds her again, asking for her name. Clara calls herself "the Doctor". She asks Rigsy to take her to where someone vanished. Rigsy leads her to the [[flat]] of the most recent missing person, where there's a strange desert mural. After Rigsy becomes uncomfortable with the strange conversation Clara is having with the Doctor, he decides to leave, but Clara stops him, realising that his local knowledge could be helpful. She pulls the TARDIS out of her purse and gets the Doctor to open the doors, introducing him to Rigsy. | ||
Now more willing to work with Clara, Rigsy gains help from a police officer to gain access to the flat of the first known missing person. The Doctor says that the victims are in the walls, so Clara grabs a hammer. While she and Rigsy work on the walls, PC [[Forrest (Flatline)|Forrest]] is sucked into the floor. Clara and Rigsy hear her scream, but by the time they reach her, she is gone. They look around the room and find another strange mural, and the Doctor realises it's likely to be PC Forrest's nervous system and believes the first mural was a closeup of human skin of the latest victim. | |||
Hearing a bizarre sound, the Doctor shuts the TARDIS doors as the creatures behind draining it of its dimensional energy are at it again. Clara and Rigsy see what appears to be air moving like fluid coming at them. The Doctor quickly explains his theory that their adversaries are creatures from a 2-D universe, and must have been experimenting on the three-dimensional world, trying to understand it. As Clara and Rigsy try to avoid the entity, which is in the walls and ground, [[Danny Pink|Danny]] phones Clara, and she manages to avoid questions of her whereabouts and quickly hangs up. The Doctor, who is listening in, recognises that Clara has lied to him about Danny accepting her continued travels in the TARDIS. | Hearing a bizarre sound, the Doctor shuts the TARDIS doors as the creatures behind draining it of its dimensional energy are at it again. Clara and Rigsy see what appears to be air moving like fluid coming at them. The Doctor quickly explains his theory that their adversaries are creatures from a 2-D universe, and must have been experimenting on the three-dimensional world, trying to understand it. As Clara and Rigsy try to avoid the entity, which is in the walls and ground, [[Danny Pink|Danny]] phones Clara, and she manages to avoid questions of her whereabouts and quickly hangs up. The Doctor, who is listening in, recognises that Clara has lied to him about Danny accepting her continued travels in the TARDIS. | ||
Clara and Rigsy return to the rest of the community service group, who are about to paint over the murals in the pedestrian tunnel. The Doctor realises that the images are masquerades for the two-dimensional creatures | After escaping the flat, Clara and Rigsy return to the rest of the community service group, who are about to paint over the murals in the pedestrian tunnel. The Doctor realises that the images are masquerades for the two-dimensional creatures. After the creatures take one of the services workers, Clara leads the rest away, but the creatures chase them. They take shelter in a nearby engine repair warehouse, where the Doctor tells Clara that a leader will soon emerge and that she must make sure it's her. When Fenton demands to know who she is, Clara coldly states she's his best option for staying alive. The Doctor is impressed. | ||
The Doctor helps Clara to try to communicate with the creatures using mathematics. When another worker is taken, Clara and the surviving members flee into a disused subway tunnel. As they explore, they find their only escape route has been flattened to two dimensions by the creatures. The Doctor provides Clara with a [[2Dis|device]] to restore the dimensions, and they just manage to escape. The Doctor also tells Clara that he has worked out a way to stop the creatures and return them to their home dimension, but the TARDIS doesn't have enough power. | The Doctor helps Clara to try to communicate with the creatures using mathematics. When another worker is taken, Clara and the surviving members flee into a disused subway tunnel. As they explore, they find their only escape route has been flattened to two dimensions by the creatures. The Doctor provides Clara with a [[2Dis|device]] to restore the dimensions, and they just manage to escape. The Doctor also tells Clara that he has worked out a way to stop the creatures and return them to their home dimension, but the TARDIS doesn't have enough power. | ||
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In the chaos, the TARDIS is knocked down a shaft on to an active railway line, with an [[A113|oncoming train]] heading right for the TARDIS and the Doctor. With some advice from Clara, the Doctor is able to get the TARDIS off the rails by using his hand to move it, resulting in the Doctor doing a little victory dance for saving his TARDIS and himself. However, his victory is short-lived, as the TARDIS tips over onto the rails again. In order to protect the TARDIS from the oncoming train, the Doctor activates its [[siege mode]] at the very last minute, but without power is unable to return it to normal. The lack of power is also causing the life support systems to fail. | In the chaos, the TARDIS is knocked down a shaft on to an active railway line, with an [[A113|oncoming train]] heading right for the TARDIS and the Doctor. With some advice from Clara, the Doctor is able to get the TARDIS off the rails by using his hand to move it, resulting in the Doctor doing a little victory dance for saving his TARDIS and himself. However, his victory is short-lived, as the TARDIS tips over onto the rails again. In order to protect the TARDIS from the oncoming train, the Doctor activates its [[siege mode]] at the very last minute, but without power is unable to return it to normal. The lack of power is also causing the life support systems to fail. | ||
Clara uses the sonic screwdriver to stop an out-of-service train, and they attempt to use it to ram the creatures to prolong time to get back in contact with the Doctor. However, the train is simply transformed into two dimensions | Clara uses the sonic screwdriver to stop an out-of-service train, and they attempt to use it to ram the creatures to prolong time to get back in contact with the Doctor. However, the train is simply transformed into two dimensions. As they escape, Clara finds the TARDIS now looking like a plain cube with [[Gallifrey]]an symbols and takes it with her. | ||
Taking shelter in a disused office space, Clara comes up with a plan to provide energy to the TARDIS by having Rigsy paint out a fake access door on the back of a large poster. Unsure if Clara can still hear him or even if she is still alive, the Doctor praises her performance, saying that she " | Taking shelter in a disused office space, Clara comes up with a plan to provide energy to the TARDIS by having Rigsy paint out a fake access door on the back of a large poster. Unsure if Clara can still hear him or even if she is still alive, the Doctor praises her performance, saying that she "made a mighty fine Doctor". When the creatures attempt to pull the fake door into three dimensions, they instead feed their energy into the TARDIS, restoring it to normal. | ||
[[File:DoctorBoneless.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor banishes the [[Boneless]] back to their own dimension.]] | [[File:DoctorBoneless.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor banishes the [[Boneless]] back to their own dimension.]] | ||
Realising they have no interest in peace, the Doctor denounces the creatures as monsters and it is his job to stop the monsters. | Realising they have no interest in peace, the Doctor denounces the creatures as monsters and states that it is his job to stop the monsters. He exits the TARDIS and uses the sonic screwdriver to stop the creatures, whom he dubs the "[[Boneless]]", sending them back to their own dimension with a warning to those who survive the trip: "You are not welcome here. This plane is protected." | ||
The Doctor | The Doctor gets everyone out of the tunnels safely in the TARDIS. Clara rejects a call from Danny, catching the Doctor's attention; he notes that she enjoyed 'playing the Doctor' for the day. She asks him to admit that she was a good Doctor; he reluctantly tells her that she made an "exceptional Doctor", but that "goodness" had nothing to do with it. | ||
As Clara watches the Doctor enter the TARDIS, {{Gomez}}, seated in a darkened room, is watching Clara on what appears to be a [[tablet]]. Missy says, with regard to "her" Clara, that she has "chosen well". | As Clara watches the Doctor enter the TARDIS, {{Gomez}}, seated in a darkened room, is watching Clara on what appears to be a [[tablet]]. Missy says, with regard to "her" Clara, that she has "chosen well". | ||
