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the rescue meme.

the rescue meme

'Cause sometimes you just can’t save yourself.

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1. BAD DATE - You get a text, a phone call, or maybe you can just see the other person floundering on what clearly must be the worst date of their life. Time to step in and save the day.

2. PRISON - Maybe they've been wrongly convicted, or maybe you're an accomplice. Either way, it's jailbreak time. Maybe the guards will fall for the old 'wounded prisoner' technique.

3. TAKEN HOSTAGE - They're being held at gunpoint, either for money or for fun. Maybe you can talk down their captors — or maybe you are a captor, secretly working to help them.

4. UNWELL - Your body is damaged, your suffering taken its toll. You can't save yourself anymore. You're wounded, you're starving, maybe even dying. Someone, help!

5. YOURSELF - One bad choice after another, your self-destructive tendencies are going to get the best of you unless someone steps in to save the day.

6. BIG DAMN RESCUE - You're hovering over an active volcano, a pit of sharks, about to fall off a cliff. Whatever it is, you've only got precious seconds of life left.

7. LONELINESS - You've been secluded, locked away, and the emptiness is overwhelming. You need company, or you might just drown.

8. UNWANTED SOCIAL FUNCTION - A family reunion, your three o'clock board meeting, whatever it is, you desperately don't want to go. Hopefully your good buddy can come up with a distraction.

9. BAD ROMANCE - You're trapped in a relationship that's headed south. Maybe it's an arranged marriage, or maybe it's just someone who won't take no for an answer. You need a helping hand, maybe even a Prince(ss) Charming.

10. WILDCARD - Any kind of rescue will do! Spread your creative wings and go for it.

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[ Well that's new. He allows the teen to steer him away and then holds his hands up in mock surrender. ]

Okay, okay. I won't tell anyone-there's no one I would tell. Except perhaps Amy. But she's... well it's a bit complicated but I last left her in 2013. I'll go back for her later.

Anyways! At the moment I'm more concerned with the the temporal disturbances the TARDIS picked up on-noticed anything that seems out of place recently?

It's actually a really crazy story, but like, this really big alien came and turned half of us to dust. Like, real dust. We just, like, poofed and it was really crazy, but I was dust too so I only remember waking up when Mr. Stark and the other Avengers fixed it. They told me they had to go back in time to do it...

...and I don't know if I was supposed to tell you that so that's our secret too, okay?

[ Not that the world can't guess that something happened. Half of the population suddenly came back to life. ]

Do you think that would be it?

[ All the things the Doctor would have expected to come out of the teen's mouth that certainly wasn't it. He stares at the boy a moment, trying to makes sense of what he's been told. As a Timelord, there were about seven things in that statement that really didn't sound right. What exactly had he missed in the last few years? ]

Half?

[ He asks, just for clarification as he pulls the sonic screwdriver out again. Why hadn't it picked that up. Why wasn't the Doctor aware of what happened? He doesn't remember at any point having run into that on his travels. ]

How exactly did the big alien manage that? Disintegration?

And, no.

[ He states flatly. ]

Well... maybe-I don't know. Could be. Time travel does create time distortion but it's usually small scale and not something the TARDIS would really care about-no, this is more like a tear in the space time continuum.

Edited 2019-05-12 04:26 (UTC)

Yeah. Half. Exactly half. Maybe one more or one less if the population is an odd number. It's kind of hard to know because the census can't really count people they can't find, especially if they're one of those small villages that nobody has ever seen.

[ Obviously important information. ]

Sorry, Sir. I'm really not allowed to say because if more people know, somebody else might try again, and some really good people gave their lives to fix it.

[ Peter would never forgive himself if he made their sacrifices for nothing. ]

Wait, are you saying time traveling is a small thing to you? Dude, we really could have used you five years ago.

[ This is just starting to sound worse and worse. From what he's been told it's starting to sound like the whole planet's population had been halved. That can't be though, the TARDIS would definitely have noticed-or maybe she did and sent him to this point in time for a reason. ]

I'm very sorry to here that.

[ He offers gently at first before the statement about half the population really sets in. ]

But you can't do that. There are seven billion people on this planet-if three point five billion were sudden gone the results would be catastrophic. And well, I suppose the were if someone had to go back and fix it.

No, but it doesn't actually hurt anything-just creates time energy. Now, if you go messing about with fixed points in time-then that's when things start to go bad.

Thanks, Sir.

[ Even now, Peter's trained to be polite, and it slips out before he can catch himself. ]

Yeah, I hear they were pretty bad. I was dusted too so I don't really know, just what my aunt and friends told me.

Fixed points in time? I don't really know what's fixed and what's not, but the Avengers had to go back in time to do some stuff to bring us all back. But they went back and fixed it, when it was done. They're really responsible, and I'm kind of wondering if I should really be telling them about you right now.

It's kind of crazy that Coach Miller won the lottery at the same time you needed a job, huh? Why'd you need to be a P.E. teacher, anyway?

Fixed points are things that must always stay the same no matter what. Usually, time is fluid and constantly changing-writing and rewriting itself but there are things-points in time that propel it forwards-things like the Titanic sinking, or Pompeii or Bowie Base One on Mars.

[ He stops a moment, snaps his fingers and points at Peter. ]

Forget I mentioned that last one-that's not until 2059. But you get the idea.

As for Coach Miller, well.. it's very easy to have someone win the lottery when you can just go forward a week and get the winning numbers. And I didn't have to be a PE teacher-I just needed a cover while I investigate the time disturbances.

Edited 2019-05-12 05:59 (UTC)

[ When The Doctor snaps his fingers, there's a look of panic on Peter's face, and he quickly looks around the gym. Whatever seems to have frightened him seems to pass, and he tries his best to pretend the moment didn't happen. ]

What? Forget what?

[ He was too busy assuring no one was dusted. ]

I...uh. Yeah? No? I mean, I don't know? I didn't do the time jumping thing. What does it mean if something changed? Like, what's going to happen now?

Uh... Nothing. Sorry, spoilers.

[ Okay, The Doctor makes a mental note to avoid snapping his fingers near the teen and then just offers a shrug. ]

Usually, nothing-the paradoxes tend to resolve themselves.

But if you go and stop some important event from happening in history then the universe tends to start unraveling-reality tears, it creates a bunch of pocket universes and if the tears gets too big, well... the whole thing can fracture and all the universes will sort of bleed into each other and all of time and reality will cease to exist.

That sounds like something that would be bad.

[ To say the least. That's not something he can allow. Reality was kind of important, and it couldn't just stop! ]

So, how do we fix it? We can fix it, right? I have a spider suit. If you write me an excuse, I can go get it. Like, right now.

Spider-suit?

[ He makes a face but hey, to each their own. ]

Right, I can do that, can't I? Alright, if you think you really need it.

[ He fishes a notepad out of his pocket followed by a pen to scribble down an excuse letter. ]

Oh, I almost forgot to ask, what is your first name? I need it for this note.

Oh, it's Peter. Peter Parker.

[ Since they're using real names and all. ]

So, I get the suit, and then what? Is it like those disturbances in the movies where it's like just a big tear? How do we close it?

[ The suit might help, but Peter should probably figure out what to do once he had the suit on. ]

Nice to meet you, Peter Parker.

[ He finishes scribbling down the note and holds it out for Peter to take. ]

I get the feeling you watch a lot of science fiction. Typically, time will fix itself once the disturbance stops and very rarely is ever actually visible. If it is-

[ He makes a face to suggest that it would be bad. ]

best not worry about that until it happens.

[ Peter looks at the note, his face furrowing in confusion. How did they fix something they couldn't see? How did they fix a hole in time? ]

Oh! You have a thing, right? A thing that does a thing to fix the hole? Like the screwdriver thing.

[ While he's certainly intelligent, it's very hard to know technology outside of his planet. ]

[ The Doctor just offers a small shrug. ]

Probably, somewhere in the TARDIS should it come to that-but as I said-typically the wound in time will repair itself once the thing that's causing the damage has been taken care of.

bit of an adverse effect though-there are a lot of species that are drawn to time energy.

So, we find the thing causing the damage, right? The guy who made everybody dusty is already gone. If that's not it...

[ Peter fiddles with the note, thoughtful. Most of the things he'd been handling had been pretty human. Usually, if there was an alien situation...

Mr. Stark is gone. ]

I don't know. Do you have a thing that finds it? Like, a pen or something?

[ The Doctor watches him carefully, noting the nervous energy but doesn't say anything about it. He there are several things he can tell about this teenager just from the conversation so far, none of which really need to be brought up. ]

I'm a Time Lord, I'm highly sensitive to this sort of thing- so, usually, I can just tell. And, if I just poke about in the general vicinity things tend to pop up-such as five missing person cases in the past six weeks.

[ He checks his watch and frowns at it. ]

What is it, just before one? As much as I'd like to just skip to the end of the day-best not leave you classmates unattended just in case I get get the timing wrong-that can happen.

So, if you want to help, meet me back here immediately after school.

[ Lips thinned, he nods. This sounds like something serious. Peter had heard of the missing people, and he even kept an eye open while patrolling the streets after school, but nothing had turned up. While his combat has improved, his investigation skills still need work. ]

After school. At the gym. Got it.

[ He'd need to leave early if he wants to retrieve the suit and be back in time, but the note will be useful there. ]

Oh! I'll be the one in the red spider suit. Well, it doesn't have eight legs or anything, but it's kind of like a spider. I think you can find it. If not, don't use my name. Just ask for... [ He leans closer so that his secret can be safe. ] Spider-man.

[ You know. Just in case there are other costumed teenagers around at that time of day. ]

[ The Doctor leans in a little closer when prompted and has to fight himself to keep from giggling slightly at the title-Spider-Man. Humans are silly. ]

Alright-but don't costumes aren't really... required. Not the way I do things-but if it makes you feel better, I won't stop you.

[ And it's a good thing that there aren't anymore PE classes after Peter's class because the moment their all out the door he saunters over to Coach's office and into the TARDIS so that he can skip to the end of the day. ]

[ So when the next time he sees the teenager, it might have been a few hours for Peter-or Spider-Man, but it's only been about five for the Doctor. ]

[ He's also moved the TARDIS out of the office and parked it in the middle of the gym floor where he can be found leaning against it. ]

[ Peter does feel better in a costume. He's proven that he can handle things without it, but that doesn't mean having the costume doesn't make him much more capable.

When Peter arrives, he's in full costume. It isn't very hard to spot the doctor, especially with the Tardis in the middle of the gym. ]

Wow, what's that thing? It looks like a phone booth. Does it let you make calls to other times? Can you make calls to the past? Hey, is that how Coach won the lottery?

No. Well, yes. But that's not all it does.

[ He pushes the doors open and gestures for Peter to step inside. ]

And yes, this is how your coach won the lottery.

[ This is his favorite part-that moment when someone new to the TARDIS first steps through those doors and says those inevitable words. He can barely contain his anticipation and can't fight the smile on his face as he waits. ]

Hey, can you help May win the lottery? Not for me. She just.. has a hard time sometimes. You know, the rent being pretty high in the city, and she's basically by herse--- Wow! Whoa...

[ The moment Peter steps inside, his concentration is immediately fractured. ]

What is...How.... This is so much bigger on the inside!

[ May? He stores the name away for later, making a mental note to see if he can help the lady out as he is aware that rent in New York is extremely high at this point in time. ]

She sure is.

[ He states proudly, grinning from ear to ear. ]

Peter Parker-or Spider-Man. [ quickly amends. ] Welcome aboard the TARDIS.

[ He gently pushes his way over to the console and leans against it, the TARDIS humming in greeting. ]

That's Time and Relative Dimensions in Space.

So you were really serious? Do you get how big of a deal this is?! What it could mean?! If time and space have things running parallel instead of being singular... And you can just jump between them?! How? Are there coordinates we haven't figure out? Like, some kind of code written into each moment of time?

[ Peter's too excited to remember why they came here. ]

You're very quick.

[ The Doctor states, standing up straight again and motioning for Peter to step further into the TARDIS. ]

Yes. Essentially-actually-Yes. Coordinates meshed with what's referred to as the base code of the universe. Which is really a rubbish name for it since that's not really what it is-but that's what the Time Agents all called-will call it-do call it.

You said some people had to go back in time to fix things-they must have figured it out.

Anyways. There are rules to time travel though-the biggest one is probably one you'd expect but- you can't change your own timeline and the other is what I mentioned before-no messing with fixed points-this is important because now that we know about the missing people whatever happened to them is fixed-it has to happen.

[ He turns to the console and sets about pressing buttons and setting coordinates. ]

However, we can make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else.

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