Name: The Glamour Chase
Writer: Gurry Russell
Fandom: Doctor Who
Characters: 11th Doctor, Amy and Rory
Once upon a time, a long way away, the TARDIS
Whooshed and zoomed and spiralled through the
Space-time vortex. To one of the occupants, this was
The most exciting, thrilling and fantastic thing she
Had ever experienced. And basically, she guessed, it
Would stay that way for the rest of her life.
And she had met the man who flew this amazing,
Extraordinary and fantabulous ship only a couple of
Days before. He had arrived on her home planet and
Saved it from a massive… thing that was rotting its
Very core away. The actual soul of the planet was
Dying, and he stopped it. Repaired it. Saved billions
Of people, all by himself. Just one man in a blue box.
He wore odd clothes, had strange hair and spoke
In a weird way. He asked for nothing in return, just
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Some company for a few hours with her family, and
Theymade himdinner and washed his jacket, which
Had got a bitmanky during his heroicmanoeuvres.
And so they had offered him a reward, to thank
Him. They offered him the Glamour, but he didn’t
Know what they meant, so they tried to explain,
And began demonstrating it to him. But he said no
Anyway.
And they had accepted his decision, even though
They didn’t understand it, because they could see
There was a sadness in him. He had an aura of
Dislocation, of homesickness. Of recent farewells.
Yet he was polite but adamant, and he told them
Stories of his travels, of his adventures. Of his
Friends and enemies. He told them of the universe
And its 700 Wonders. Of Federations and Alliances,
Empires and dictatorships. And they told him
Of their enemies and friends, of their star system,
Its planets and moons. Eventually,
after a lovely
Evening watching the moons rise above the nowsafe
Horizon, he had said it was time to go.
And the others in the family and friends who
Had shared food begged him to stay. To accept the
Award he was due, the recognition by a grateful
Planet for what he had done to save them all. But
He had said no. Said that he didn’t want applause
And plaques and trinkets with inscriptions on. He
Was satisfied that he had helped a people in need,
Stopped a planet and its occupants going extinct.
And, he added, he’d had a great meal, and that
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Really was the best ‘thank you’ he could have had.
And he had set off for his odd blue box, his jacket
Washed and pressed, and she had run after him, not
Wanting him to leave.
And he had explained, gesticulating up into the
Sky, pointing out stars and moons and planets and
Galaxies, that his life was out there. And his friends.
And his enemies. And he had to go and see someone
About a planet or a starship or a space station that
Needed his help just as her world had done.
And she had pushed past him as he was unlocking
His blue door, squeezed between his long legs and
Rushed in, expecting to find herself in a small dark
Box.
And instead she was in a wonderland of thrills
And marvels.
And it didn’t even occur to her at first that it was
Bigger on the inside than the outside; she was so
Dazzled by the light, the warmth, the feeling of life
– albeit alien life – that permeated this huge room
With its indented walls and the strange device in the
Middle with all the switches and levers and dials.
And he had smiled at her and asked what she was
Doing, and she had gabbled about how fantastic it
Had to be out there, in space, and one day she would
Be out in space too.
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