The Invisible Men
Written By Isaac Travers
The story begins in the local inn in Bristol in 1880 in the local pub.
The bartender passes a villager a glass of beer.
Villager
Thank you sir.
Bartender
You're welcome. Dear lord! Can’t the people upstairs just SHUT UP!?
Villager
Well then, kick them out! God knows what they’re doing up there.
Bartender
Alright, I damn will.
The bartender goes upstairs to confront whoever is in the room, he opens the door and discovers that the men are completely covered with bandages and heavy clothing working in a laboratory.
Bartender
What on earth are you two doing?
My customers are complaining about the noise you two are making. What have you done to the place? It’s a complete mess!
Ivan
Get out and let me and my assosait complete our work.
Bartender
This will be the last time I tell you, if you continue making a mess you will be kicked out!
The bartender walks out the door and closes it. Ivan throws an empty bottle at the door.
Ivan
There has to be a way back, there has to be.
Meanwhile downstairs
Bartender
Well that's it looks like i may need to kick them out!
Villager
I know someone who can deal with the people up there.
Bartender
Who?
Villager
Contact Scotland yard and get their best detective, he will know what to do!
Opening titles
Eva Yates is walking and enters the Scotland Yard headquarters.
Constable Trevor
Hello mam, can I help you with anything?
Eva
Yes please sir, A week ago my brother Adrian Yates was visiting his friend Dr Ivan Rains and he hasn’t returned home. He hasn’t written any letters to me either. I think Adrian and Dr Rains have both gone missing.
Constable Trevor
Sorry to hear that madam. I think I may know someone who will be able to help.
Eva
You do? Who is it?
Constable Trevor
His name is Mr John Smith, but most of our men call him The Doctor.
Eva
I would like to meet him please, if that would be alright?
Constable Trevor
I’ll take you to his office, if you’d like?
Eva
Oh yes please sir!
Trevor and Eva walk to an office and knock on the door.
Doctor
Who is it?
Constable Trevor
It’s me Trevor, there is a young lady who would like to speak to you.
Doctor
Send her in!
The door opens and Eva walks into the doctor’s office.
Doctor
Well hello there, take a seat.
Eva sits down on the chair
Doctor
Now before we begin, would you like some tea?
Eva
Oh, yes please!
The doctor gets A tea tray and starts pouring a cup of tea for Eva.
Eva
You're not from around here are you?
Doctor
No I’m not. How could you tell?
Eva
The accent. What is it?
Doctor
New Zealand. No idea how I got it so please don’t ask.
Anyway, what's your name?
Eva
My name is Eva Yates and I need your help.
Doctor
Oh ok. What do you need help with?
Eva
My brother has recently gone missing.
Doctor
What do you mean, gone missing?
Eva
My brother Adrian was visiting his university professor Dr Ivan Rains because he needed him for one of his experiments, but for some reason the two have not been heard from. But the thing is last week investigators went to the lab, it was completely empty with all their equipment gone.
Doctor
There is something very odd about this Ivan character, and I’ll do what I can to find your brother.
Suddenly Constable Trevor opens the door
Constable Trevor
Doctor, I have some information for you, it might even connect to Eva’s brother.
Doctor
What do you mean?
Constable Trevor
Somewhere in Bristol there are two men completely covered in bandages causing a massive ruckus at the local inn.
Doctor
I may be wrong, but I have a feeling that those could be the men we are looking for.
Eva
But what would they be doing there?
Doctor
Looks like we’re going to have to find out for ourselves, Eva I think you should come with us, you could be quite helpful in this investigation.
Constable Trevor
But it’ll be too dangerous for her!
Eva
I can hold my own, besides I’m here to find my brother.
Constable Trevor
Very well then should I go get the carriage?
Doctor
No need, we’ll take my TARDIS. It'll be a lot quicker if we get there by using my ship.
Eva
Your ship, I don’t understand Doctor.
Doctor
You’ll find out soon enough.
The Doctor leaves his office, Eva and Constable Trevor follow him.
The doctor Eva and Constable Trevor walk outside the back of the Scotland Yard building and they’re standing in the tardis.
Doctor
There we are! The TARDIS!
Eva
That’s your space ship? It’s just a blue box!
Doctor
It may not be much when you first look at it, but it’ll all make sense when you go inside.
The doctor then opens the tardis doors and Eva and Constable Trevor walk in.
Constable Trevor
Oh my word, the rumours are true!
Eva
This thing’s bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.
Doctor
A lot of people do say that when they first come in here, so let’s not waste any time.
The Doctor then pulls the lever on the console and the tardis Dematerialises.
The tardis makes its arrival In Bristol and the doctor opens the door
Doctor
Here we are!
Eva
Good gracious, we’ve completely moved!
Doctor
That's the thing with this ship, It can take you anywhere, not just earth but to other planet’s and distant lands!
Eva
Now that’s not something you see every day!
Constable Trevor
We should make our way to the inn so we can find Eva’s brother and Dr Rains.
Doctor
Trevor’s right we should get a move on, this way.
The doctor, Eva and Constable Trevor start walking their way to the Bristol inn. When they get there they open the door.
Bartender
Oh thank goodness you made it.
Doctor
We are looking for two men.
Eva
One of them being my brother!
Bartender
They’re upstairs making an awful lot of noise, I’ve tried to kick them out but the first man threatened to kill me!
Suddenly a smashing of glass is heard from upstairs.
Constable Trevor
Doctor, I think we should go upstairs now.
Doctor
Agreed.
Bartender
Right this way...
They all make their way upstairs.
The doctor opens the doctor
Doctor
Hello fellas, allow me to introduce myself, my name is the Doctor, I’m asking you to stop giving these people a hard time!
Ivan
Bartender, What have I told you about visitors?!
Bartender
I’ve had enough of your nonsense sir and I’m asking you to politely get out!
Ivan
I told you to leave me alone, but you never listened did you?!
Adrian
They're only trying to help Ivan.
Ivan
Shut up you fool or you will never become visible again!
Eva
That's Adrian’s voice! What have you done to my brother Ivan!?
Ivan
You people have asked too many questions!
Doctor
Look, whatever happened to you I can find a way to fix it and you can return back to normal.
Ivan
You have both been crazy to know what I have been working on, haven’t you? Well, it's about time you find out.
Ivan takes off his hat and starts taking off his bandage.
Constable Trevor
Doctor, why is he taking off his bandages?
Eva
Oh my lord!
Bartender
What happened to them?
Doctor
They have both been completely eaten away.
Ivan laugh Maniacally
Ivan
You have no idea what you are dealing with, now you must suffer, Adrian, kill the female!
Adrian
No, I can’t do it. I will not hurt my sister.
Ivan
Very well, if you won’t do it, I'll do it myself.
Ivan walks towards Eva. Eva grabs a glass bottle and smashes it over Ivans head.
Ivan
(oof)
Eva
Adrian, are you okay?
Adrian
Kind of, I didn’t know you would come after me.
Eva
I’m your sister, you know I’ll always help you!
Ivan
Oh how sweet, I clearly don’t have time for this nonsense, I’m out of here and you won’t be able to stop me Doctor!
Ivan jumps out the window and starts running back to his abandoned house.
Bartender
Well, he’s finally gone!
Constable Trevor
We’re not quite finished yet, first we have to find a cure for Adrian here.
Doctor
First we need to find out how he became invisible.
Eva
How will we do that?
Doctor
I’ll ask him!
The Doctor walks towards Adrian who is sitting on a chair trying to rest.
Doctor
So Adrian, how did all of this start?
Adrian
Well you see it all started when I got a letter from Ivan telling me that he had found something very mysterious that he discovered outside his house.
Doctor
Like what? A meteor...?
Adrian
Exactly that Doctor, he opened up the rock and discovered this mysterious liquid, he began doing all sorts of experiments on it trying to figure out what it was, he tested it on his pet lizard, after awhile it’s skin turned pale white and went completely insane, so he tried it on himself, The drug completely took over his body making him an invisible man.
Doctor
Ok... But that still doesn’t explain why he needed you.
Adrian
I was curious about what happened to my old teacher so I went to visit him, however when I got there I saw he had covered himself in bandages like the ones you saw earlier. He was trying to find a cure but he failed miserably so I helped him find the way back to normal, but I accidentally turned invisible just like him.
Bartender
This Ivan guy is crazier than an asylum patient.
Constable Trevor
We have to go after Ivan, and stop him before he goes too far!
Doctor
Also I will find a cure for this drug and get Adrian back to normal, Eva you should stay here and take care of your brother.
Eva
Ok Doctor, but please don’t be too long, we need to save him!
Doctor
I promise you Eva, from the bottom of both my hearts that Adrian will be ok.
Eva
Ok Doctor, I trust you.
The Doctor and constable Trevor exit the pub and make their way to Ivan’s house.
The doctor opens the gate and knocks on the door
Doctor
Now what I need you to do is to contact the police so we can surround the entire house so we can trap Ivan.
Constable Trevor
I’ll give you a signal so you can bring him out!
Doctor
Thank you Trevor.
The doctor goes into the house and makes his way to the living room. Suddenly the door slams shut and the doctor gets locked in.
Doctor
What the hell! Why is the Door locked?
Ivan
So, you decided to come after me, you should’ve left it there.
Doctor
Come out and show yourself Ivan!
Ivan
I’m right behind you, Doctor.
Ivan throws the Doctor to the floor and kicks him
Doctor
Ahh
Ivan
I think I may be playing a bit too unfairly. I’ll let you sit down.
Ivan pulls up a chair for the doctor and the doctor sits down on it.
Doctor
I hear that you're a very talented scientist and you have done a lot of amazing work, but why are you abusing this drug that you don’t know much about just for your own personal gain.
Ivan
What do you think? It’s giving me a chance to show the world who I truly am. I remember the first day I tried the drug. When I took it, it lightened up my brain. Suddenly I realise the power I held. It could give me the ability to rule and make the world grovel at the edge of my feet.
Doctor
I can find a cure for both you and Adrian so you can return back to normal.
Ivan
Why should I go back to being normal? I can use this power to make my life perfect, Adrian means nothing to me, now he was just a mistake.
Doctor
So you just used him as a test subject? You only care about yourself and are putting others in danger!
Ivan
Exactly, and now that you know too much, I’m afraid I have to kill you.
Ivan grabs one of his swords from the wall and throws it around breaking anything in the house.
The Doctor starts running upstairs to the laboratory and picks up a poisonous gas.
Doctor
Alright Ivan, you help me save Adrian or I will destroy all your progress by throwing this gas tank at it.
Ivan
Don’t you even dare!
Ivan starts strangling the doctor and suddenly the door bursts open as Constable Trevor grabs a bottle of chemicals and smashes it on Ivan’s face.
Constable Trevor
You didn’t think I would leave you to deal with this creep all by yourself now, did you?
Ivan
No! I’m becoming visible again! This can't be happening!
Doctor
Quickly Trevor, knock him out!
Trevor grabs his baton and knocks Ivan on the head making him unconscious.
Constable Trevor
You okay Doctor?
Doctor
Yes thank you!
The doctor then gets up
Doctor
Right then, I might need a few of the chemicals on the shelf over there and a bit of time to work.
Constable Trevor
What are you planning to do with them, Doctor?
Doctor
I’m going to find a way to cure Adrian.
The doctor then starts pouring chemicals into certain bottles and starts to find a cure for the drug.
The doctor and Trevor start making their way to the hospital.
Doctor
I apologise if it took us a little while, Eva. Is Adrian doing okay?
Eva
He is feeling slightly better. Did you find the medication that he needs?
Doctor
Right here! I’m not sure if it will work but I’m hoping it will.
The doctor goes up to Adrian who is lying in his bed and pours a liquid into his mouth.
Eva
Doctor, it worked! I can see him again!
Doctor
Oh yes! You can try waking him up if you want?
Eva
Adrian, wake up! The Doctor cured you!
Adrian
Wait what? I can see my hands again! What happened?
Eva
The Doctor cured you!
Adrian
Really? Thank you doctor!
Doctor
Oh it's no problem.
Eva then gives Adrian a big hug
Adrian
Hey Doctor, what’s going to happen to Ivan?
Doctor
I’m guessing he’ll recover eventually, however you’ll have to be locked up until he can redeem himself from his actions.
Constable Trevor
Well, it looks like our work here is done.
Doctor
Hold on a second, Trevor, I need to ask Eva something.
Eva
What is it, Doctor?
Doctor
Well you’ve been a great help with this case and I’ve been very lonely recently so I was wondering if you want to join me as my companion once your brothers recovered?
Eva
It would be an absolute pleasure doctor!
Doctor
Ok, great! So, ahh, I’ll see you when he's recovered then!
Eva
Yep!
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a few weeks pass, We hear a door open.
Eva
Good morning Constable Trevor
Constable Trevor
Oh hello Eva. I haven’t seen you in a few weeks. How’s your brother been?
Eva
Great! Is the Doctor in at the moment?
Constable Trevor
Yes he is. I’ll just go get him.
Trvor walks over to the doctor's office and knocks on the door.
Doctor
Come in.
The door opens.
Doctor
Oh, hey Trevor, how can I help you?
Constable Trevor
Eva Yates is here to see you.
Doctor
Eva! Send her in!
Eva walks in.
Eva
Hello, Doctor.
Doctor
Hello Eva! How's Adrian doing?
Eva
He’s doing great! I came to see if you still wanted me to be your companion?
Doctor
Oh yes, ofcourse! That is if you still wanted too?
Eva
Absolutely doctor! This is definitely a lot less normal than expected but yes, I’m in! I do have a question though.
Doctor
Is everything ok?
Eva
Will we be gone long?
Doctor
Don’t worry about that Eva, the TARDIS is also a Time Machine so once we are gone we can easily come back to the same time and place that we left.
Eva
Oh my lord, really? But still, I hope we won’t be too long because I will need to check up on my brother at some point.
Doctor
Don’t worry. I’ll get you back on time.
Eva
Good. So what are we waiting for? Let's get on our way!
Doctor
Trevor, we might be a while so don’t wait up.
Constable Trevor
Of Course sir.
The doctor in Eva enters into the tardis, the doors close and the tardis Dematerialises.
THE END