Unhappy The Land PG 112 words
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rainshadedTitle: Unhappy The Land
Characters: Ian, Barbara
Rating: PG
Summary: "Unhappy the land that has no heroes! No, unhappy the land that needs heroes." Bertolt Brecht
Notes: Spoilers for The Sound of Drums, but not The Last of the Time Lords, because I haven't seen that yet and this is almost certainly completely AU now.
Blame my parents, because they watched Life On Mars from the On Demand service rather than letting me watch Doctor Who.
The globes- the Toclafane- descend. There seem to be no end to them. Millions upon millions; an entire race, bringing destruction and death to another.
This is an invasion, but this is not war.
There was a war against the Cybermen. They fought back then.
This is not war. This is slaughter.
Barbara’s hand tightens around his and Ian finds himself praying.
Not to any god: he never was much of a churchgoer. To a hero; to humanity’s (surprising) champion.
The world seems to be ending with alarming regularity, these last few years. But the Doctor always manages to save them. And life goes on.
They’re too old to die like this.
Characters: Ian, Barbara
Rating: PG
Summary: "Unhappy the land that has no heroes! No, unhappy the land that needs heroes." Bertolt Brecht
Notes: Spoilers for The Sound of Drums, but not The Last of the Time Lords, because I haven't seen that yet and this is almost certainly completely AU now.
Blame my parents, because they watched Life On Mars from the On Demand service rather than letting me watch Doctor Who.
The globes- the Toclafane- descend. There seem to be no end to them. Millions upon millions; an entire race, bringing destruction and death to another.
This is an invasion, but this is not war.
There was a war against the Cybermen. They fought back then.
This is not war. This is slaughter.
Barbara’s hand tightens around his and Ian finds himself praying.
Not to any god: he never was much of a churchgoer. To a hero; to humanity’s (surprising) champion.
The world seems to be ending with alarming regularity, these last few years. But the Doctor always manages to save them. And life goes on.
They’re too old to die like this.
