h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hello Martin, long... long time it seems since we last spoke?

How are you?

Hello there Richard, I'm quite fine.

How are you?

Very well, can't complain- if I could I wouldn't.

I trust you've been occupied well this day? Had trouble posting- Pre-Mods last FIVE HOURS!

The untold horror, particularly with pressure building up from all posts- say 200 are posted today only 5 make it through- when the Mods raise the barrier- we're all going to be drowned in messages!

Of course others will just avoid the Boards if this is the effect Trolls have on the Boards. They want the Boards to crash- so they'll appear more time than ever to get what they want after this- Whoever Ego is, he's probably laughing?

Just a thought really we ought to take into consideration?

Yes, I do hate delays...

You can be the first to know about my upcoming trilogy Richard! I have just decided on it.

I am going to write the first part, which is almost done, 'Children of Gallifrey' and then I am going to ask mike if he wants to write the further two parts with me.
I am looking forward to it. I shall give you a brief overview-

In Children of gallifrey-

A powerful alliance of planets want to overthrow the rule of the Gallifreyans and conquer the universe. The alliance is led by princess Sicha the ruler of Andromeda, and she has built a fleet of War Tardies with the help of a mysterious figure from the future and plans to attack Gallifrey.

The Doctor is summoned to Gallifrey by President Romana who asks him to find the alliance and try and make them see reason.

While the Doctor is gone, he discovers from a group of prophets(including the briefly mentioned Nastrado from the Grandplan trailer) that he is the one who has been chosen to save all of Gallifrey.

Meanwhile Romana has fallen victim to Rasputaltrons influence, he has survived by transferring what was left of his influence into Romana's mind, Rasputaltron supplies her with advice, which she surprisingly takes, but she doesn’t realise that what Rasputaltron is telling her is making her a bit of a megalomaniac. Rasputaltron is eventually so powerful that he is close to possessing her, and soon thanks to his manipulations, civil war begins on Gallifrey and Romana is slowly driven insane.

Well thats the story of the first part anyway.

I see another epic on your hands- definitely intriguing though I can see you've not read Ancestor Cell- Interesting though yet I can guess that a certain former General is behind the War TARDISs?

As for Hellfire: Infernal I have wondered where and what I should do with it? After all this could be post Assasin before Traken- so quite a gap to fill in- any thoughts?

As for Evil is Relative, it progresses well, Episode three crawls slowly on to being but is going to as chilling as the others- I hope?
As for the script I hove you're enjoying andif you want ep. 2 or have anything to comment- I'm all ears!

I am enjoying Hellfire:Infernal Richard, I think you should carry on with it.

Oh, and I have finished the first part of the Doomsday Clause, so you can send me part two now

Mike has told me a lot about the Ancestor Cell, and I know how important it is, so the trilogy is going to be set before the Ancestor Cell to avoid any confusion.

Well in that case I look forward to it completely- Was Bride of Error inspired by the Farscape trilogy where Crichton has to marry a Princess?

Oh my you have untangled my web Richard

Yes it was as a matter of fact, I recently bought the story on DVD and thought that it might make an interesting Doctor who plot.

A few tweaks here and there a POP! A new story- though perhaps I wonder what you would make of a dark story? Dark and twisted free from continuity and Farscape inspirations!

Create something like Horror of Fang Rock? Or One with only four characters in space somewhere- say a ruined spacestation floating in space, each one terrified of a force haunting the sleep- an image that seems to be now appearing in real life... A mythical demonic creature escaping from nightmares to devour them all!

How about something like that? And the twist is it looks like a pillar of blue with a roar like the ancient death breathing- The TARDIS!

Perhaps Richard perhaps, but not yet!

I am swamped with work at the moment, both reading and writing, plus I have another few stories planned.

Oh well, perhaps Lance might be interested?

Anyway are you keeping well while the boards are off?

Oh yes Richard I'm keeping fine, yourself?

I have just finished the Bride of Error and I've nearly finished Children of Gallifrey.

Episode Three Evil has been completed, merely have to start part Four? I trust you're enjoying the script? Do you want to read Episode two yet? If so just say?

Spoke to Lance and Mike recently by either Email or Andrew's forum as for that no one else, hardly anyone's there on the Boards today?

Even here on h2g2 only a few like yourself or Steve are around.

I wonder where everyone else is?