A Ghastly Welcome

## Behind the scenes

**A Ghastly Welcome** is the first episode of *Doctor Who Minecraft Adventures*. It was released on August 23, 2013.

## Synopsis

The Doctor introduces Wiggytheminer to his TARDIS yet things quickly take a turn for the worse once the two of them set out to retrieve a beacon the TARDIS needs to function.

## Plot

Mining some coal he discovered in his world, Max is called by the Doctor, who asks if he is in his house. Max answers that he is, but is also playing Minecraft on a computer. The Doctor announces that he will visit the house. When Max asked about the time of his departure, the Doctor clarifies that he will visit his house in Minecraft instead. Bewildered, Max says that his world is a single player/survival world, claiming that he can not be in his world, objected by him. The Doctor explains that the explanation is a long story regarding his "house" that can transport him into other people's worlds. Finding this creepy, Max is reluctant to register what he claims, so he tells Max to return to his house to meet.

When Max enters his house, the Doctor clarifies that his ship crash landed here. Max confirms his whereabouts, so he told Max to look outside. Obeying, Max sees him running up to him, shocked since this is his single player world. Max notes that he resembles Doctor Who. The Doctor tells him to follow to see the reason of the resemblance. The Doctor compliments on his house other than saying it is slightly quite, resuming onto escorting Max to his house, claiming that his is far more impressive. Although he did acknowledged that Max's house has a lovely view of the sea, he deems his house's view of time and space, saying his is broken. When Max admitted his confusion, he assures him that he will see his house in a minute. Max then sees the blue house, confirmed by him that it is it. Max laughs, arrogantly taunting it, not seeing it as a house. Offended, he adds that his place is far more than one, going inside, telling Max to wait here. Max notes that the house is a little humble, but still remains his taunt.

To impress Max, the Doctor immediately changes the sky to be night. Bewildered, Max enters upon the Doctor's request. Initially seeing the house as tiny, Max astonishes the "bigger on the inside" interior, explained by the Doctor that the place is the TARDIS—Time and Relative Dimension In Space. The Doctor says it can travel anywhere in time and space wherever Max wants, which can be the past, the future, space, or Earth. The Doctor introduces the switches of the ship, advising Max not to touch them until he provides a tutorial of the ship.

Detailing the problem, the Doctor admits that he is unable to fly into time and space anymore, only able to control the time of the day and set specific locations for teleportation. The Doctor asked Max to exit the TARDIS, so he did so. Once he stepped out, he realizes the TARDIS moved to a floating island, explained by the Doctor, bewildered from this location existing within his world. The Doctor does not want Max to get lost, so he requests Max to enter the TARDIS.

When Max got back inside, the Doctor offers to give a tour. So far, the Doctor first introduces the main control room, teleportation room, and the lounge that is down the corridor. The tour then continues into a room, where a TV is. The Doctor instructs that Max is allowed to switch the TV from on to off, but however reminds him that he is not staying here and that he only needs assistance for something special, planning to confer more about it later. He then shows Max the canteen, calling it a lovely place. There, he shows the food and bar. He then shows Max his favorite room, the library. The Doctor then jumps into a swimming pool there. The Doctor then shows the cosmic area, forbidding Max to see a certain section of the area. He shows the brewery station, which is needed for by the Doctor to Max later. The Doctor walks him into somewhere he likes to call the "oxygen factory", where trees exhale oxygen that enables them to breath. This area is part of a larger group of "oxygen factories" in which the Doctor will explain later. As Max follows the Doctor, the Doctor advises not to ask about the animals there. The Doctor leads him into the well of the TARDIS, which contains different corridors, where the Doctor moves one from because he does not want Max to get lost. He then introduces Max to the redstone tunnels, advising him not to go to because he would get lost once again. He then shows his study, where Max is not usually allowed to go in, deeming Max is lucky. The Doctor then shows the guest room, where Max will not stay. The Doctor admits for a female companion, which is why the room is pink and has lots of cats. The Doctor then shows an armory, which contains equipment. He them shows another room of his where he prefer Max not to enter to, showing the place's self defense system. He then presents the wardrobe, where he obtains his "fez". He admits that his hat that resembles a fez is actually a leather hat, needing to wear it after losing his fez.

When they enter back into the main control room, the Doctor explains that a part of the TARDIS that stole from the Doctor crashed when homing into something else, which is why he is in Max's world. While leading Max into the lab, he explains that they have to infiltrate Max's house, adding that a guy is inside his world, annoying Max of the confirmation. The lab is an important room of the TARDIS, according to the Doctor. The Doctor explains that the guys is named "Price" and that he stole a beacon— a part of the TARDIS—, planning to infiltrate his house in order to retrieve it back. The Doctor notes that mam has a security system, so they need to be clever about this by crafting a potion of invisibility. Explaining why he recruited Max and built the lab and the brewing room, the Doctor admits he is a terrible brewer, noticing that Max specializes into brewing different potions rather than himself.

The Doctor asks Max to retrieve materials from the brewery room for them to create potions back in the lab, so he compiled, but was stopped by the Doctor; he insists that Max has no need to take the walking route and shows him the teleportation system. Instructed by the Doctor, Max steps on a pressure plate, teleported to the teleportation station, bewildered. Max then steps into a teleportion area of a library, immediately taken there. Doing what he is told, Max arrives at the library, then walking to the brewery room, obtaining ingredients to craft the potion of invisibility, confirming that he knows how to craft one. When Max asks how he knew that he has the knowledge to craft the potion of invisibility, the Doctor replies that he is a thousand years old and has two hearts, rushing Max to head back to the lab. Max announces about heading back to the lab as the Doctor is impatient from them for possibly leaving the beacon unattended at Price's house for too long, rushing him. Going through the previous route from the teleportation room, Max returns to the lab, adhering to the Doctor's orders to craft an invisibility potion from the ingredients.

The Doctor impatiently rushes him, assured by Max that the process takes time. Before the process gets completed, the two discuss about the Doctor's fez. One the two potions being crafted, Max gave one to the Doctor, who advise him not to drink it yet. The Doctor leads Max back into the main control room, urging Max to be careful. Even though mobs are unable to spawn in the TARDIS, the Doctor notes that they can not what will spawn once they enter outside. While the time is daytime, the Doctor utilizes the TARDIS to switch it into dusk. The Doctor leads Max outside of the TARDIS, following a path of torches he made to Price's house. They suddenly hear Zombies grunt, urging the Doctor for them to hurry. Once they see Price's house, they conceal themselves to the side of the place.

Instructed Max about searching for a beacon inside, the Doctor told Max to drink the potion as he does the same to his, resulting in their indivisibility. Despite their indivisibility, Max can still see the Doctor's fez, so the Doctor instructs him to follow the hat as he moves. The Doctor orders him to stay quiet, noting that he can see Max's armor floating. As acknowledged by them, their invisibility only lasts to at least two minutes so far, which is deemed by the Doctor to not be much time. Once they enter the house, they began the search as the Doctor tells Max to remain quiet. The Doctor figure the beacon to be inside chests. First, they inspect the bottom floor, while the Doctor declares the beacon to be badly kept. Discovered nothing, Max went to check the second level, soon followed by the Doctor. Still discovered nothing, Max checks the third floor, where the Doctor subsequently arrives to check inside one of the two the chests. Urgently telling Max to stop, the Doctor recognizes the other chest to be a trapped chest, which indicates to him that it will provoke the security system once opened. Preparing Max by telling him to run when ready, he opens the chest to triumphantly retrieve the beacon.

They both notice a sound, which is coming from a ghast, alerting them to escape. They both jump down from the house, desperately escaping pursuit from creepers as well. Formulating, the Doctor asks Max if he can head back to the TARDIS with the beacon, while he distracts the ghast. Complying with the Doctor, Max hurries to the TARDIS, while the Doctor unexpectedly discovers another ghast. As Max rushes, the ghasts chase the Doctor in the desert. Recuperating, Max eats steak in order to resume running. Distressed, the Doctor rushes Max to hurry. Eventually, Max finally reaches the TARDIS, where he meets the Doctor. Respawned after getting killed by the ghasts, the Doctor regretfully informs Max that the beacon is still back in the desert. The Doctor rushes Max to the armory to obtain weapons, disappointed that the ghasts stole his fez. Once they arrive, they both each put on diamond armor and equip themselves with a diamond sword.

Back in the main control room, Max obeys the Doctor as he tries to switches off the beacon on the side, accidentally switching the lights off before turning them back on. The Doctor explains that they need to save power, so Max turns it back off. The Doctor himself turns off a switch parallel to where Max is. They both exit the TARDIS at the desert where mobs are found everywhere, searching for the beacon. Instructed by the Doctor, Max heads first, attacked by the ghasts. The Doctor tells him to continue as he battles them, instructing him to go to the grasslands. Suffering from the attacks from skeletons as well, Max is near the beacon, not knowing where to go. Founded the beacon, the Doctor calls for them to go back to the TARDIS. Max then fights the ghast and zombies with a bow and a diamond sword respectively, primarily the ghasts who continue attacking. Max signals the Doctor by firing arrows, which are signaling the Doctor to follow. Finally see the Doctor from afar, they regroup to return to the TARDIS.

Once they return to the TARDIS, the Doctor out of relief looks at his beacon with satisfactory, then bickering of the ghasts. Once they both exit the TARDIS, the Doctor declares that Max circumstances go terribly wrong when not wearing a fez. Max follows the Doctor only for them to see the ghasts, instinctively attacking it. When it rains, Max assures that it will extinguish the ghast's fire. Max sees his house, worried that it will burn. Going for the risk, Max returns inside the place, retaliating one of the ghast from his balcony, successfully killing them. The Doctor rejoins with Max, revealing that the other ghast is dead as well, displaying an eternal gratitude to him.

When Max asks what the Doctor will do, the Doctor replies that he will return to that TARDIS to sync the beacon to the ship's mainframe in order to try to get the ship to function again. Before they part ways, Max returns the Doctor the diamond armor and sword. Max then enters his house, briefly seeing the Doctor leaving