Ah, this would be the fic which I changed the ending on upwards of five times, after it was ‘published’, and over the course of several years… It’s also the one that I wrote immediately following watching The Key to Time season for the first time. I looked for fic on that moment and found none, and so it started:
He held it in one hand. Power. the Key to Time, the Key to Everything, the Right to every Wrong.
"We have the power to do anything we like," he told her.
"Absolute power over every particle in the universe. Everything that has ever existed and ever will exist. As from this moment — "
This was probably the first fic I wrote which used extensive quotations. I haven’t written much in this style since, as it’s a bit too close to song!fic for my liking, but in this case it seemed essential to make the point, and I think it worked rather well all considered.
I had to watch the end of Armageddon Factor several times with pen in hand before I’d successfully transcribed it though. I’m rubbish at transcribing things. I forget sentences I’ve just heard half-way through writing them, a definite problem when taking lecture notes… right, where were we?
Everything
It washed over him, leaving a hiccup in his speech.
He could see everything
And this would be where Tom started his Evil Doctor act that he’d do on occasion. He makes for a terrifying villain; see that episode with Leela and Andred for proof.
"Are you listening to me Romana?"
"Yes of course I'm listening..." she said, not listening.
"Because if you're not listening, I can make you listen."
But he would never do that.
Would he?
He could.
"Because I can do anything."
And this bit really fascinated me, because, what would the Doctor do with ultimate power? He wouldn’t try to rule the universe, not intentionally anyways, but…
Anything
Everything.
He held all of the cards. He had the power. All power. He could set himself up as dictator of the universe if he wanted to, but he hadn't liked any of the dictators he had met during his lives; the majority of them being megalomaniacs and rather tiring.
He briefly enjoyed fantasies of being the owner of every jelly baby in existence, but decided that using the Key to Time to procure sweets would be a bit silly even for him.
He held in his hand the Right to every Wrong.
It would be like Four to think of jelly babies right then.
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Date: 2009-11-08 07:27 am (UTC)He held it in one hand. Power. the Key to Time, the Key to Everything, the Right to every Wrong.
"We have the power to do anything we like," he told her.
"Absolute power over every particle in the universe. Everything that has ever existed and ever will exist. As from this moment — "
This was probably the first fic I wrote which used extensive quotations. I haven’t written much in this style since, as it’s a bit too close to song!fic for my liking, but in this case it seemed essential to make the point, and I think it worked rather well all considered.
I had to watch the end of Armageddon Factor several times with pen in hand before I’d successfully transcribed it though. I’m rubbish at transcribing things. I forget sentences I’ve just heard half-way through writing them, a definite problem when taking lecture notes… right, where were we?
Everything
It washed over him, leaving a hiccup in his speech.
He could see everything
And this would be where Tom started his Evil Doctor act that he’d do on occasion. He makes for a terrifying villain; see that episode with Leela and Andred for proof.
"Are you listening to me Romana?"
"Yes of course I'm listening..." she said, not listening.
"Because if you're not listening, I can make you listen."
But he would never do that.
Would he?
He could.
"Because I can do anything."
And this bit really fascinated me, because, what would the Doctor do with ultimate power? He wouldn’t try to rule the universe, not intentionally anyways, but…
Anything
Everything.
He held all of the cards. He had the power. All power. He could set himself up as dictator of the universe if he wanted to, but he hadn't liked any of the dictators he had met during his lives; the majority of them being megalomaniacs and rather tiring.
He briefly enjoyed fantasies of being the owner of every jelly baby in existence, but decided that using the Key to Time to procure sweets would be a bit silly even for him.
He held in his hand the Right to every Wrong.
It would be like Four to think of jelly babies right then.