Jamie: Now, this is no’ funny. I know I had that sporran lyin’ around here somewhere…
Ben: *walks away nonchalantly, trying not to laugh*
(Yeah I know he didn’t start wearing it till The Web of Fear… but who knows, maybe they hid it from him constantly and he didn’t actually find it until then…)
Some of our favorite moments from the Classic Doctor Who serial The Underwater Menace. Tune in next week to The Watch-A-Thon of Rassilon and listen to us talk about them.
Some random pics from The Underwater Menace. The last three were from an inn the cast had visited while they were filming on location the beginning and ending scenes of the serial.
Do you have the one of Anneke in a
higher resolution? Its from the War Machines photo shoot but I’ve never
seen it before
Hi! I wish I could say that I did, but that’s the only one I’ve seen. There are some more from that photoshoot here, but I don’t see that particular one. There’s one of her and Michael that’s similar to it, but there’s a huge shadow over both of their faces. I’ll keep looking, though!
Jamie’s entrance is one of my favourite companion introductions because Polly literally says ‘Doctor, can we take him with us?’ like he’s a stray animal.
Polly: Doctor can we keep him? Pleeeeeaase? Ben and I will take good care of him and feed him every day, promise. pleeease please please pleaase.
Final chapter of this story now up! I can’t believe it’s finished already. I really enjoyed writing this. Thanks for all the kudos and kind words, they mean a lot! I’ve got a few more stories planned for this series, and I hope to start the next one soon. Stay tuned!
Here’s my teaser pic for this chapter… Jamie’s a bit caught off guard by Kathryn here. You’ll find out why 😉
“Ben?” Polly whispered, turning her face against her boyfriend’s chest and snuggling it.
“Yes Polly?” Ben asked, waking up from half-falling asleep on the couch with his girlfriend next to him. Sensing that something wasn’t quite right, Ben pulled Polly closer to him, letting her snuggle deeper into his chest. “Is something wrong baby?”
“Have…have you ever thought of raising kids with me?” Biting her lip, Polly glanced down at the cheap engagement ring she had been given. It was not big or fancy in any way, because her and Ben hardly had money for such things, but she didn’t care about it. It was an engagement ring, a promise that he loved her and wasn’t going to leave her no matter what, and that’s all she asked for.
“Yeah, if course I have…I’d love to.” Ben answered, burying his face in his girlfriend’s hair as he held her closer. “Polly, can I ask…why are you asking me? You’re not…are you…” The words died in his throat. It hadn’t hit him before, but suddenly, Ben was acutely aware that there might a very urgent reason Polly was suddenly bringing it up.
Polly smiled, suddenly feeling giddy. Rubbing her hand across her stomach, she nodded. “I’m two and a half months late, Ben. Definitely a little bun cooking in there.” Carefully, Polly took Ben’s hand, putting it on top of her stomach. Yet, it was too small for Ben to feel the difference, but she wanted him to realize how real it was. He needed him to know what he was getting in for, because Polly couldn’t have him leaving her half way.
Fascinated, almost spellbound, Ben looked down at her stomach. At first, Polly thinks it’s a bad sign, but then he cracks a smile and she breath. “We’re having a baby.” He says, and she nodded. Then, more violently, he pulled her into a strong hug. “We’re having a baby!” He exclaimed.
Polly wanted to cry. It was like an absolute, immediate emptying of all her systems. For months, she’d been waiting, hoping, praying it wasn’t actually this way. And then, she’d been terrified. They hadn’t even married yet and Ben would be shipping out soon and oh what if he didn’t want this?
But now, she was sitting there, caught in his embrace as he rejoiced over their unborn child. Now, she knew that it was all going to be okay. “I love you” Polly said, holding her husband tighter as she cried against his shoulder. She was so relieved, so happy that words couldn’t describe they way she felt.
“I love you too, Polly.” Comforting his crying fiance, Ben kissed her on the top of her head. “We’re going to be great parents.”
Looking up at Ben, Polly smiled through the tears. “You really think so?” Parenting wasn’t something she had even considered, but now that she did, she imagined she’d probably be quite bad at it.
“Well, we had a few years training on The Doctor and Jamie, didn’t we?” Ben laughed.
“True” Polly agreed wholeheartedly, leaning in and kissing her partner. “We’re going to be amazing parents”
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