neveralarch

It has been pointed out to me by birdsarecalling  that misrepresenting historical characters is practically a Doctor Who tradition. However, I still feel vaguely guilty about it, the same way I often feel vaguely guilty after eating a delicious candy bar. To appease this feeling, here is some history.

( Colonel Thomas Blood: Criminal Genius. Or Something. )

So Far Exceeds Expression, 3/5
(alternate title: Covered in Blood)
Doctor Who, Classic Series AU
Rating: PG-13 as a whole
(this chapter: violence, swearing, more awkward innuendo, and girls kissing.
As a whole: violence, PG rated slash, femslash, and het. Small children.)
Pairings and characters (this chapter): Two/AU!Master, slight Two/War Chief, Zoe/Jenny (OFC/historical personage), Jamie, various historical personages, various characters from War Games.
Wordcount (this chapter): about 6,500
Summary: The Doctor encounters yet another old friend, and has to put up with his nefarious plans as well. Meanwhile, Koschei gets himself into a jam and has to figure out how to get out of it.
A/N: The halfway point in my odd, historical fiction reimagining of the War Games. Credit for the plot to steal the Crown Jewels goes to Colonel Thomas Blood, as does credit for some of his dialogue in this chapter. A few lines of dialogue are similarly from the War Games (written by Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks). Thanks again to my beta, birdsarecalling, who approved my femslash and showed me where my sentences had gotten too confusing. Written for the best_enemies bigbang challenge.

Previous Chapters: Chapter One | Chapter Two

( Cannons! Explosions! The War Games! )

So Far Exceeds Expression, 1/5
(alternate title: Covered in Blood)
Doctor Who, Classic Series AU
Rating: PG-13 as a whole
(this chapter: not much. Kissing.
As a whole: violence, PG rated slash, femslash, and het. Small children.)
Pairing and characters (this chapter): Two/AU!Master, Jamie, Zoe, various historical personages.
Wordcount (this chapter): about 6,000
Summary: The Doctor lands in 1671, and meets an old friend. Unfortunately that old friend has a plan, and he's never been very good at them. Worse, the military is kind of... disappearing.
A/N: This is what might have happened if Two-era had had more historical episodes. Take the War Games, add my obsession with English history in general and the exploits of Colonel Thomas Blood in particular, and there you have it. Huge thanks to my beta, birdsarecalling, who picked out all my weird commas and my issues with fictional relationships. Written for the best_enemies bigbang challenge.


( Theme Music...Terrifying Troughton Face... )