The BushRanger
Written By Isaac Travers
Inside the Tardis we hear the doctor flick some buttons on the console try to find a good location
Kreig
So what are you doing
Doctor
Nothing much, just trying to find a good place to land that’s not Present day.
Kreig
What do you mean by that?
Doctor
I’ve spent way too much time in the present and I need to take you to the past that’s different.
Kreig picks up an old book that next to the doctor’s study
Kreig
Why not visit somewhere in Australia's history, that's always a good place
Doctor
Thank you for being awesome Krieg, I know a good place to go, let’s make it interesting. How about the late 19th century, something good might happen there.
While the doctor is talking he starts pressing all the controls and the TARDIS land in a bush area
The doctor then opens the TARDIS door
Doctor
Now this looks peaceful.
Kreig
You know we’re in the bush, the only thing that lives here is the wildlife.
Doctor
At least it is better than a war zone!
[We hear the sound of horses passing by with men with armor riding on them the noise gets louder and louder.]
Kreig
Doctor, what’s that sound?
Doctor
Looks like horses are passing by, get down!
The doctor and Krieg take cover as the horses pass by and the noise dies down.
Doctor
Now that was hectic, I didn’t think that horse riders would wear such armor in the late 19th century.
Kreig
Doctor, come look at this.
The doctor makes his way to Kreig and sees a poster on the tree
Doctor
O dear, this is bad very bad!
Kreig
It’s just a poster of Ned Kelly, one of Australia’s most infamous bushrangers.
Doctor
That’s exactly the point, we’ve arrived in Glenrowan in the year of 1880, on the day of the Kelly gang's last stand.
Intro
The doctor and Kreig start walking to the nearest town.
Doctor
I knew it would be a bad idea that we would end up during the time when ned kelly was still alive. We all know what crimes he commited, ok im not really sure if anyone outside of australia would recognize him.
Kreig
I did learn about him a little when I was at school, he’s somewhat of an interesting yet dodgy character.
Doctor
Now Remember, We are only here to explore and not to intervene with the past, everything here is a fixed point in time and if we change thing the consequences would be catastrophic
Kreig
I think i see something over there, i think you may need to have a look at this
The doctor grabs his binocluses and sees a town
Doctor
That looks like Glenrowan, where everything took place we must be careful
The doctor and Kreig start walking through the town of Glenrowan
Doctor
So how does it feel to be walking in a town that is apart of Australian history
Kreig
(excited) it's absolutely amazing, just look at it, we're literally a part of history now.
Doctor
That's what happens when you travel with me, you start to feel apart of something whether it's good or bad
Suddenly we hear horses coming to the town, it's the kelly gang with their leader Ned kelly
Kreig
doctor it's ned kelly,
Doctor
Keep quiet, we don’t want to cause any suspicion
Ned Kelly
Well look what we have here’ outsiders i presume
Joe Byrne
Should we kill them Ned
Ned Kelly
Not yet, we have some business we have to handle first
Ned and his gang get off there horses and make there way to the bank
Kreig
Doctor, Ned’s Armor looks completely different to what it was in the photos I've seen him in.
Doctor
I somehow seem to notice that as well. It's way ahead of its time, even somewhat futuristic.
Kreig
So you’re saying that someone made the armor much more different then what he and his gang was supposed to wear?
Doctor
I believe so, and I'm very concerned about who made that design.
Ned and his gang exit the bank with a lot of cash bags in their hands
Dan Kelly
Well brother, looks like we have got everything we need.
Ned Kelly
We better get moving before the police come after us.
Steve Hart
Ned, do you think that those two strangers are the one who had that blue box that we passed earlier?
Joe Byrne
They could be undercover Officers working for the police
Ned Kelly
We’ll just have to see about that
Ned and his men walk up to the doctor and Krieg , Steve and Dan grab Kreig restraining him.
Kreig
Hey let me go right now
Dan Kelly
Will you just shut up
Dan punches krieg in the chest and the doctor starts rushing to save him
Doctor
You get away from him right now
Ned Kelly
Not so fast, we know that you were the same people with that blue box we passed by earlier, what are you undercover troopers?
Doctor
We have nothing to do with the police we only just arrived here
Joe Byrne
Liars, we’re not as stupid as you think
Ned Kelly
You see, the only police that we like around us are the dead ones.
Ned grabs out his pistol and prepares to take aim, suddenly a knight in shining armor approaches saving krieg and knocking out Steve and dan.
Sir Remington
You stand down your guard sir knight
Ned Kelly
What the hell is this, this isn’t some medieval parade
Reminton pulls out his sword and points it at Ned's armor.
Doctor
First Ned’s armor is different, now a crusader has joined the picture?
Kreig
This day just keeps on getting crazier by the minute.
Doctor
And I think I may know who is doing this!
Sir Remington
I am Sir Reminton of England, i serve as a heroic fighter for his royal majesty King Richard the First
The boys start laughing
Ned Kelly
Have you been living under a rock, this is 1880 he would have been dead by now
Sir Remington
I do not know what you mean sir Knight, but i will say this, leave these people be and leave this area.
Ned Kelly
Very well, but you better be careful when you spot me, because you may never know when my bullets will hit you.
Ned and his gang get on their horses riding away out of town
Sir Remington
I hope you two are ok, things have been strange since i arrived in this strange place.
Doctor
You know you're not in your time at all.
Sir Remington
Exactly that dear noble man
Doctor
Please call me the doctor, but That’ll do quite well.
Sir Remington
And who is your noble friend here?
Kreig
My name is Krieg Hough, I wish to thank you for saving us earlier.
Sir Remington
It is a pleasure to help those in need from dangerous foes. I serve my noble King Richard the Lionheart to defend him from an enemy knight.
Kreig
But how did you end up here
Sir Remington
Now that is an interesting tale, I was on my way back to the tower of London when suddenly a mysterious object appeared out of Nowhere, the small castle opened and then I saw a wizard dressed as a monk. He used the beam from his craft and sent me to this strange land that you people call australia.
Kreig
Wait, that's not right, Monks can’t have magic powers.
Doctor
But this one did, It had to be him
Kreig and Sir Remington
Who?
Doctor
The Meddling Monk
Sir Remington
You know of this Monk Character
Doctor
He’s an old friend of mine, all he does is cause trouble with history and tries to make it his way, at some point reality will break and everything that we know will be gone.
Kreig
But what would he be doing here
Doctor
Maybe his usual shenanigans, we have to make sure that he doesn’t cause anymore chaos here.
Meanwhile Ned and his gang ride through the bush and meet up with the Monk
Monk
Greetings gentlemen, how did your little robbery go?
Ned Kelly
It went perfectly, This amour that you have given me and my boys is perfect
Joe Byrne
No one can even try to take us down, the police are no match for us
Ned Kelly
Except for this stanger who we passed by and his friend.
Monk
So it seems the doctor is close by, did you kill him
Dan Kelly
We tried to but they had help from a medieval knight who saved them after we were robbing the bank.
Ned Kelly
Speaking of robbing the bank here is the cash we stole
Ned places the bag of cash on the ground
Monk
You better stop the doctor before he tries to fix up the timeline or worse he’ll imprison me.
Ned Kelly
What do you want me and my boys to do?
Monk
Kidnap the doctor’s friend so he can make his way to the Glenrowan Hotel, where I shall set a trap for him.
Ned Kelly
It will be done, come on boys.
Monk
Now before you leave you will all need these.
The monk grabs a case that's bigger inside than out which has dozens of futuristic weapons.
Ned Kelly
Now this is perfect just what we need.
Ned loads up his futuristic Blaster and insatates the tree
Meanwhile The Doctor, Lily and Sir Reminton are walking their way to the glenrowan hotel.
Kreig
So how far is it to the Hotel?
Doctor
Not to far now
Kreig
Do you even know what time it is
Doctor
Not sure, could be 4:55
Sir Remington
I'm not sure what you mean by Hotel.
Doctor
You see my friend, it's a place where people relax whenever they can’t find a place to stay.
Sir Remington
So it's like a Castle where anyone can visit and stay
Doctor
You could say that
Suddenly a blaster fires and tries to aim at the doctor but lily pushes him to the side
Kreig
Doctor look out
It's The kelly gang ready to fire at the three
Ned Kelly
Stay right where you are, we know you and your friends are up too
Doctor
I see you're working for the monk, you know he is only using you for his own amusement.
Joe Byrne
Shut up
Joe then punches the doctor and knocks him out.
Kreig
Doctor!
Steve Hart
Don’t worry, we’re taking a visit to the hotel tonight, we are going to have so much fun!
Steve tries to Attack Krieg but Sir Reminton punches him in the face and runs off
Steve Hart
Ahhh, that's it Prince Charming You're a dead man now.
Ned Kelly
Leave him Steve, we already have what the Monk needs.
Dan Kelly
Ned we should get a move on before the knight boy finds the police to come after us
Ned and his boys get on there horses taking Kreig as a hostage
Kreig
(scared) What are you going to do to me, will you kill me on the spot
Ned Kelly
Me and my boys will let you live, For the time being
Ned and his boys start riding their horses on their way to the Hotel
Reminton runs back to the doctor checking if he is ok
Sir Remington
Doctor are you ok?
Doctor
Kind of, man i was knocked out really damn well
Sir Remington
Here let me help you up
Doctor
Thank you, um Where’s Krieg
Sir Remington
He was taken away by Ned and His gang and are on their way to the Hotel
Doctor
Oh no this is bad, this is very very bad
Sir Remington
There has to be something that we can do
Doctor
I think i may have a solution, you get the police and prepare them to surround the hotel as i will try and find a way to get Krieg out of Ned's Grasp and handle the monk.
Sir Remington
I'll meet you there doctor.
Doctor
You too and Good luck
The Doctor and Sir Reminton walk in the opposite direction and the monk appears out of his tardis which is disused as tree
Monk
Well it looks like we meet again, doctor.
Doctor
I was hoping to bump into you.
Monk
I was hoping that the Victorian incarnation and Eva would be here.
Doctor
Sorry to break it to you but I have had many faces since then, anyway what are you even doing here
Monk
I needed to find a good place to meddle with next, I Realized that Ned Kelly was going to be defeated by the local police here so I made a deal with him. If he wins in the Glenrowan Hotel showdown then I would give him everything that he wanted.
Doctor
you know that it will fail and Ned will end up dead after all this is over.
Monk
But that's the whole point doctor, I'm doing this for my own amusement, still it's going to be very exciting.
Doctor
But what about Reminton, why has he been pulled into all this.
Monk
I wanted to spice things up a little of course just to confuse him to see if he could fit into a new society.
Doctor
Look if you really want to change time so badly without me knowing that it would be you, why don’t you start a time meddling Agency.
Monk
Now that would be a brilliant idea, anyway i better get going i've got to see the fun stuff that is happening.
The Monk then goes back into his Tardis and Leaves
The doctor starts running to the hotel
Meanwhile we see the Kelly gang arrive at the glenrowan hotel
Inside the hotel the owner is serving drinks for everyone who are having a fun time
Hotel Owner
Ok everyone I’m going to get more bosse for you all, I'll be back in a second.
The Hotel Owner makes his way to the cellar where all the alcohol is stored Suddenly the back door bursts open, As Ned and his gang with lily have arrived.
Ned Kelly
Stay right where you are, Best serve me and my boys some good old rum or i’ll shoot you down.
Hotel Owner
Very well Mister Kelly, it would be nice if you would help me serve more booze for the Guests
Ned Kelly
With Pleasure, Boys help the man out
Dan Kelly,Joe Byrne
(both at the same time) Sure thing
Steve Hart
What about our hostage
Ned Kelly
Do release him, he deserves a bit of fun tonight.
Steve unties Kreig from the ropes.
Kreig
How tight did you tie up those ropes? I couldn’t even breathe half the time while we were on our way here.
Ned Kelly
I apologize if you did feel that way, i think you should get some rest it's been a long day for you
Kreig
Is there anywhere I can rest?
Ned Kelly
There may be a room upstairs for you where you can rest.
Kreig
Thank you
Kreig starts to make her way to the guest room.
At the police station two officers are trying to find the whereabouts of Ned and his gang suddenly Sir Reminton walks in
Policeman 1
Halt, who are you
Sir Remington
I am Sir Reminton of England, and I ask for your assistance.
Policeman 2
What’s the problem?
Sir Remington
My brave Noble who goes by the name of Krieg has been taken by the Kelly Gang that you have been going after, I was sent by My brave ally the Doctor to help me save him.
Policeman 1
If it's the Kelly gang they must be stopped, where is their location now.
Sir Remington
I believe that it is the Glenrowan Hotel, that is what the doctor believes where they are now.
Policeman 2
We better hurry to get there at once.
The police and Reminton get on their horses and make their way to the hotel.
Back at the hotel Ned and his gang are having a fine time drinking and having fun with the guests.
Dan Kelly
Damn this is fantastic, brother, mum would be proud of us.
Ned Kelly
For what Exactly? Being criminals, I didn't choose this life for fun. What I've done was to get our family out of jail!
Dan Kelly
The Monk will help us, he promised that he will get mum and the rest out.
Ned Kelly
I'm realizing that we don’t need him, all this is wrong, The modified armor, the advanced pistols, its too much
Joe Byrne
So what are you trying to say, Ned?
Ned Kelly
If the police take us down tonight, we give them one final fight, no advanced weapons just us with our armor and normal pistols,
We may not win this but, Such is life.
Outside the hotel the doctor arrives ready go in
Doctor
Well here we are
Sir Remington
Doctor, good to see you at last
Doctor
Looks like you got the police on your side to help us out
Sir Remington
It's not as big as you were hoping
Doctor
I will say that 17 troops will do just fine, we better start moving
The Doctor,Reminton and the police start approaching the hotel and get into their positions
Doctor
I'll sneak my way into the back door so I can get Kreig while you take down Ned.
Sir Remington
I will doctor, i wish you luck
Doctor
Thank you and you too
The doctor starts running to the back door of the Hotel
Sir Remington
Hold your fire for the moment until we need it
Policeman 1
Ok then, Listen up Kelly we have you completely surrounded, Turn yourself in now and no one gets hurt
Dan Kelly
Damn it Brother they found us
Ned Kelly
Let them come, we’ll give them a final fight, ok everyone we're going to let you all exit through the front door immediately.
Everyone except the Kelly gang and lily who is sleeping upstairs exit the hotel.
Policeman 2
What the devil, why hasn’t Kelly come out, it's just the locals.
Policeman 1
He could be planning something
Sir Remington
It's alright let them pass and then we strike, I shall give you a signal.
So the people start to leave the area.
Policeman 1
Ok kelly this is your last chance, come out and surrender or we will have to fire.
Ned Kelly
Not without a final fight.
Policeman 1
Very well then, alright men fire at my command, Now.
The police start firing at the hotel and the Kelly gang come out ready to fight, Ned and his boys pull out their pistols and start firing. The police try to take them down but their armor is too strong.
Policeman 2
Try and aim for the Arms and legs, there's no protection there!
While that is going on The doctor makes his way inside then runs up the stairs to the room where Kreig is Drinking some whiskey.
The doctor pulls out his sonic and unlocks the door
Doctor
Well luckily i found you here!
Kreig
doctor you made it!
Doctor
Of course I made it, I wasn't going to leave without you, best we get out of here!
Kreig and the doctor start to make their way out however she stops.
Kreig
Doctor, that wardrobe wasn’t there before!
Doctor
What do you mean
Kreig
When i first came here there was no wardrobe at all
Doctor
That can only mean one thing
Suddenly the door opens and out walks the monk as the wardrobe was actually his tardis.
Monk
I told you, doctor, I was planning a trap for you.
Kreig
How long have you been in there? There must have been a little trap in there for so long.
Monk
You must have thought it was a wardrobe. It’s actually my TARDIS. It’s just disguised to look like a wardrobe.
Kreig
So your tardis has somewhat of a cloaking device?
Doctor
It's actually called a chameleon circuit, I'll explain that to you later when we get back.
Monk
Can’t you see it doctor, history is changing right in front of your eyes, The Kelly gang is now undefeatable!
Doctor
I think you should see for yourself.
The monk looks outside the window and sees Dan and Steve both dead while Joe and Ned Keep firing at the police
Monk
What are they doing!? They’re not using the weapons I gave them!
Doctor
That’s because Ned and his gang being defeated
Monk
But why?
Doctor
Because Ned knows he’s going to die, this won’t be a battle he will win with his crew.
Monk
It seems that my idea of the final showdown didn’t go as planned, but at least I came up with one other thing.
Doctor
And that is
Monk
My escape
The monk runs back into his tardis and disappears
Doctor
Everytime, he has to get away from me!
Kreig
Come on doctor lets go.
Doctor
Your right, come on
The doctor and Kreig exit the room and try to find a way out
Doctor
We can’t go through the front door as we could get shot by the police.
Kreig
How about the back window? That could be a good way to escape!
Doctor
Good thinking!
The Doctor and Kreig soon break the glass of the window and both jump out
Kreig
Now what was a landing for sure
Doctor
Let's get out of here!
Kreig
What about Remington?
Doctor
We'll meet up with him once he stops Ned now come on.
The doctor and Kreig soon run into the woods
Meanwhile Ned is running away from the police since his gang was killed. Sir Remington chases after him and stops Ned.
Sir Remington
Stand down Ned and give up while you can
Ned Kelly
That was my intention
Sir Remington
Wait, you're giving up but why?
Ned Kelly
I’ve been doing this bushranger gig for a long time and I feel what I have done is wrong, I was young I didn’t know any better, and I know if I go back to jail this time I will be sentenced to death but it was worth it while I did it.
Sir Remington
Mr Kelly I will let the police take you if that’s what you want?
Ned Kelly
Thank you
Remington takes Ned and hands him to the police.
Policeman 1
So you’ve decided to hand yourself in this time?
Ned Kelly
I know that death is coming to me, but I did my job for my family even if I didn’t win.
Policeman 2
Alright if that’s what you would like, we shall escort you to court, there the judge will decide your fate.
The officer put handcuffs on Ned’s wrists and took him away.
Sir Remington
Well doctor, that’s that
Doctor
It’s all over, Ned gets put on trial for his crimes then ends up getting hung at the Melbourne gaol
Kreig
Such a shame he never got a chance to see his family again.
Doctor
Now I realized, even if many see him as infamous for what he did, it left certainly a fascinating tale in Australian history
Kreig
I can agree with you on that.
Doctor
I think we better get back to the TARDIS and get Remington back to his time
Sir Remington
Doctor, what is this TARDIS you speak of
Doctor
I’ll show you when we get there, come along you too we’ve got work to do
The Doctor, Kreig and Remington start walking away heading back to the the TARDIS
The End