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ladyoftime“The case,” announced a white rabbit with a trumpet and official-looking robes, “of Wonderland vs. the Doctor.”
The courtroom was packed with a bewildering array of animals and large, living decks of cards. The box usually occupied by jurors was likewise filled with non-human Earth life.
“What?” the Doctor asked.
Definitely not Cardiff.
Probably not.
Ninety… thirty percent probability it wasn’t Cardiff.
“You’re late.” A short chap wearing a lopsided white wig leaned over his desk and peered at her disapprovingly. Using her remarkable brilliance and powers of deduction, she guessed he was the judge. “The court frowns upon tardiness.”
“Off with her head!” shrieked the woman seated to his right.
“Isn’t that a little hasty?” the Doctor asked, utterly lost. “I mean, really, I was only late by fifteen minutes. That’s hardly grounds for a lawsuit. Firing, possibly, but-“
“KILL IT WITH FIRE!” The lady said.
“Now hold on a moment-!”
The white rabbit blew on his trumpet and announced importantly, “She begs the pardon of the Queen!”
“Sustained!” the Judge cried, banging his gavel so loudly that the entire courtroom jumped guiltily; several jurors were pushed out of their seats in the ensuing chaos, and it took several minutes and many cries of ‘OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!’ to regain order in the court. “Consider your verdict.”
“What?!” the Doctor repeated.
“Insolence!” The Queen jumped up and pointed to her, crown slipping off in her frenzy. “Off with her head!”
“The accusation hasn’t been read yet,” the White Rabbit interjected hastily.
“Read the accusation or I’ll have you all tried for contempt of court!” the King said, and the White Rabbit shoved a scroll into the Doctor’s hands.
“The twinkling of the trees,” the Doctor began, voice faltering at the utter ridiculousness of the poem on the parchment- and really, the entire situation.
“And buzzing of the bees,
The pepper makes you sneeze
On Jelly Baby’s knees?”
“A confession!” screamed the Queen. “Off with her head!”
“Now, my dear, let justice have its say,” the Judge said.
“I’ll just leave then, shall I?” the Doctor decided, inching backwards into her TARDIS.
“You all have a very nice trial, and ring me when you get to a verdict! I’d be quite fascinated to see how this turns out.”
“The prisoner is trying to escape!” the White Rabbit announced.
“Get her!” The Judge gestured madly towards the exit. Just as she was tackled by a small army of playing cards, a groan from the TARDIS pulled her awake with a jolt.
The Doctor groaned and buried her head in her pillow. “All right,” she said, “I’ve got the point. No more nicking snacks before bedtime.”
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Prompt: 286 - Under what circumstances, if any, is it okay to break the law?
Word count: 444
The courtroom was packed with a bewildering array of animals and large, living decks of cards. The box usually occupied by jurors was likewise filled with non-human Earth life.
“What?” the Doctor asked.
Definitely not Cardiff.
Probably not.
Ninety… thirty percent probability it wasn’t Cardiff.
“You’re late.” A short chap wearing a lopsided white wig leaned over his desk and peered at her disapprovingly. Using her remarkable brilliance and powers of deduction, she guessed he was the judge. “The court frowns upon tardiness.”
“Off with her head!” shrieked the woman seated to his right.
“Isn’t that a little hasty?” the Doctor asked, utterly lost. “I mean, really, I was only late by fifteen minutes. That’s hardly grounds for a lawsuit. Firing, possibly, but-“
“KILL IT WITH FIRE!” The lady said.
“Now hold on a moment-!”
The white rabbit blew on his trumpet and announced importantly, “She begs the pardon of the Queen!”
“Sustained!” the Judge cried, banging his gavel so loudly that the entire courtroom jumped guiltily; several jurors were pushed out of their seats in the ensuing chaos, and it took several minutes and many cries of ‘OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!’ to regain order in the court. “Consider your verdict.”
“What?!” the Doctor repeated.
“Insolence!” The Queen jumped up and pointed to her, crown slipping off in her frenzy. “Off with her head!”
“The accusation hasn’t been read yet,” the White Rabbit interjected hastily.
“Read the accusation or I’ll have you all tried for contempt of court!” the King said, and the White Rabbit shoved a scroll into the Doctor’s hands.
“The twinkling of the trees,” the Doctor began, voice faltering at the utter ridiculousness of the poem on the parchment- and really, the entire situation.
“And buzzing of the bees,
The pepper makes you sneeze
On Jelly Baby’s knees?”
“A confession!” screamed the Queen. “Off with her head!”
“Now, my dear, let justice have its say,” the Judge said.
“I’ll just leave then, shall I?” the Doctor decided, inching backwards into her TARDIS.
“You all have a very nice trial, and ring me when you get to a verdict! I’d be quite fascinated to see how this turns out.”
“The prisoner is trying to escape!” the White Rabbit announced.
“Get her!” The Judge gestured madly towards the exit. Just as she was tackled by a small army of playing cards, a groan from the TARDIS pulled her awake with a jolt.
The Doctor groaned and buried her head in her pillow. “All right,” she said, “I’ve got the point. No more nicking snacks before bedtime.”
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theatrical_musePrompt: 286 - Under what circumstances, if any, is it okay to break the law?
Word count: 444
