Evolution of the Krynoid (RP story)

**Evolution of the Krynoid** was the second episode of the first season of Doctor Who: The Fifteenth Doctor. It notably introduced the characters of E-B-E-A-N-S and Reven Hawsik, who would go on to be long-running companions of this Doctor. It also marked the reintroduction of the Krynoid race.

## Plot

A day after the events of the previous story, the Fifteenth Doctor and his two former incarnations move into the Osiris household in order to protect them from anticipated attacks from The Master.

The Doctors and Samantha talk about the events of the previous day, with the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors not understanding the motives of Victoria Ravensbrooke''s betrayal. The Fifteenth Doctor, more cynical in his views, states that it was jealousy, something humans are prone to have. Not trusting the "new" Doctor, the two past incarnations leave to go find equipment for defenses in their TARDISes. The Fifteenth Doctor offers to go with them and help, but they refuse.

Disappointed, but not to be stopped, the Fifteenth Doctor offers to take Samantha on her first official trip in his TARDIS, after their last attempt to do so ended in disaster. Samantha accepts, but decides to get weapons first, to the Doctor's chagrin. After she has sufficiently packed, the two enter the TARDIS.

Upon entering the timeship, the Doctor notices that there is a large gift box in the middle of the console room. Perturbed by this, as he had not ordered anything, he inspects the box further, finding that it is from Amazon, which confuses the Doctor, as he always had believed that Amazon hated him. Upon opening the box, the two found a deactivated robot which soon came to life, introducing itself as E-B-E-A-N-S, an Amazon droid shipped to the Doctor, who the newborn robot identifies as his master.

The three decide to go to the future, the 27th century, but the TARDIS seemingly malfunctions, and sends them to a fertilizer ship, soon identified to be the *Hyperion VI*, in the 25th century. Aboard the ship, the group meets the Captain of the ship and his engineer, Verith, who takes a liking to the stowaways.

Upon discovering the nature of the ship, the Doctor expresses confusion that the TARDIS took them to somewhere so mundane, and attempts to find evidence of something amiss on the *Hyperion*. This investigation leads to the revelation that the power core of the ship is going to melt down and the ship is going to run out of air. The Doctor, Samantha, and E, followed closely by Verith and the co-captain of the ship, go down to the reactor, with E malfunctioning on the way and flipping a table, before promptly using up a "power cell" to rewind time and fix it.

At the reactor, they manage to stop the ship from losing any more power, but to their dismay they find that the air is already being lost. The group races back through the *Hyperion*'s corridors, before the lights begin to flash and they hear a scream. They discover that the co-captain has been killed by an unidentified intruder in the ship. On the body the Doctor notices a strange, round brown object, which he pockets.

Back at the front of the ship, the group widens the TARDIS's air bubble to cover the ship, saving the air. Verith attempts to convince the captain of the intruder, but he refuses to believe it until a tentacle from one of the air vents snakes out and attempts to strangle him before being destroyed by Samantha's chainsaw.

Tensions are heightened as Sam, E, and Verith begin to accuse each other of the murder of the co-captain, and the Captain begins to suspect the Doctor's involvement in his death. The Doctor calms the others down by insisting that whatever the being who killed the co-captain was, it wasn't humanoid, and thus couldn't be any of them.

Wondering about the brown seed pod he found on the body, the Doctor asks Verith if there is a database of plants aboard the ship so he can identify it. Verith leads the three to his quarters, but on the way the lights begin to flash once more, and the group finds the manufacturing manager dead in his room. They find the mechanic, who recounts a humanoid figure transforming into a hideous pile of vines and tentacles and killing the manager.

The lights begin to flash again, and the group is seemingly cornered by the monster. E begins to malfunction, stating "Verith is a plant" over and over again. The Doctor decides to go into the dark after the monster to see what it truly is, producing a few pairs of sonic sunglasses for his companions to let them see it as well. The Doctor discovers that Verith is the intruder, who has been using a perception filter to be seen as human, and made the other crew members believe he's always been on board. Verith lashes out, transforming into a plant-like entity the Doctor seems to recognize. Falling into old habits, the Doctor asks Verith to state his name, rank, and intention according to Article 13 of the Shadow Proclamation, to which Verith only replies, in a low hiss, "Reven Hawsik", his true name, before escaping. (**RP:** Evolution of the Krynoid Part One)

The Doctor fixes the lights and decides they must go and warn the captain of Verith's betrayal. On the way, they are pursued by Reven, who has been driven to a raging frenzy. The captain at first disbelieves the betrayal, but sees it firsthand as Reven attacks the group. Samantha defends the others as the Doctor interrogates the Captain as to why anyone would want to attack the ship. The captain reveals that the fertilizer the *Hyperion VI* is transporting is not an ordinary fertilizer, and heightens physical form and mental capacity in any plant-based life form. This fertilizer is illegal according to Proclamation laws, but the *Hyperion* crew is selling it to a black-market buyer in the Metebelis system.

With Samantha having held off Reven for now, the Doctor, Sam, and E head belowdecks to the database room, attempting to identify Reven's species based on the seed pod found on the co-captain's body. The Captain stays behind to attempt to repair the ship's systems. Sam briefly considers leaving in the TARDIS, but the group finds out that the ship works under a system that unauthorized doors are locked until there is no one left on the ship--this system was created so the door to the fertilizer storage could not be opened until the *Hyperion* is landed, thus defending from theft, and also closing the TARDIS's doors for the time being.

The group identifies the seed pod as being from a Krynoid. This name the Doctor recognizes, and he deduces that Reven must be the last of the Krynoid race. At this, Reven himself appears, blocking the entrance and attempting to ward off the TARDIS team. Samantha attacks him while the Doctor and E hack the database to find out how Reven got aboard. The database is destroyed by Reven before this can happen, but Samantha manages to ward off the Krynoid for now.

As the group investigates further, Reven attacks once more, with Samantha beginning to get tired. The Doctor realizes the truth and begins to negotiate with Reven. The Doctor explains that Reven has only killed crew members, and wishes to remove their life signs from the ship so he can enter the fertilizer storage and obtain the Evolution fertilizer to save his race.

The Doctor opens the chamber with his sonic screwdriver, and Reven uses the fertilizer to transform into a more humanoid, albeit greenish, form. Now capable of complete speech, Reven thanks the Doctor for his help in the destruction of the human race and calls the rest of the Krynoid race to the ship to take it over and use it to conquer the universe. Reven then leaves to greet his Krynoid fellows. (**RP:** Evolution of the Krynoid Part Two)

The Doctor, Samantha, and E blockade themselves into the airlock room to plan. E hacks into the security cameras and finds that the TARDIS is still in the front room of the ship, which is locked and requires the Captain's key card to open. The Doctor deduces that the Captain must be in the bridge prison, and the group decides to go to the upper level (now completely controlled by the Krynoid forces) to steal the keys and free him. The Doctor tells Sam that when they get to the TARDIS, he'll be taking her home, not wishing for her to be in danger. She protests, but the Doctor ignores her.

On the main floor of the ship, the Doctor manages to pilfer the keys from the Captain's quarters, but the group is noticed by Reven, who tells the Krynoid to kill them. The whine of the Doctor's sonic screwdriver briefly disables them, but soon a group of Krynoid who have ingested the Evolution fertilizer appear, and capture the TARDIS trio, who are taken to the bridge, where they meet up with the Captain, the only surviving crew member.

Sam, E, and the Captain are despondent, believing that they cannot escape and that the Krynoids will conquer the universe. The Doctor uses the keys to free the group, and while Sam escapes he stays behind to hold off Reven. Reven prepares to kill the Doctor, while the Doctor implores Reven not to underestimate him. When Reven questions his meaning, he tells Reven to tap into the now-online database and search "Doctor of War". When he does this, Reven finds a report from the Celestial Intervention Agency about the end of the Time War, when the Doctor seemingly killed billions. Reven, impressed, lets his guard down.

Reven asks why the Doctor isn't killing him now, and the Doctor ignores the question, but asks Reven if, as he consumed the freshest batch of Evolution fertilizer and has a high intellect, mindless violence has the same appeal. Reven relents, saying that it doesn't, that he instead has a lust for blood. The Doctor says that since Samantha drinks blood, they can easily work something out. The group come to an agreement to topple the Krynoid fleet, and the Doctor will get Reven all the blood he needs--just not necessarily human blood. The group exits the bridge. (**RP:** Evolution of the Krynoid Part Three)

## Cast

* The Doctor - YoshiDinoX
* Samantha Osiris - \_StarlightUmbra\_
* E-B-E-A-N-S - KribyStarX
* Verith/Reven Hawsik - KingTri

## Crew

* Writer - YoshiDinoX (Primary episode), KribyStarX & KingTri (Character Introductions)
* Set Design - YoshiDinoX, ninjaboyblue, lllucyX, KribyStarX, KingTri, mikymotomaster