Missy - TARDIS takes laser fire from Gryphon warship

The Gryphon raised her paw to signal to someone out of shot. ‘Charge the laser cannon.’

Missy wagged her finger, alarmed at this turn of events. ‘Not such a smart move! We’re in the Time Vortex. We need to back out of this with great care, not use firepower in the forever.’

The Gryphon ignored her, too busy acknowledging some response from her left. ‘Very well. Fire at will.’

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The first shot shuddered the whole room. Missy gasped at the force of it. ‘I did warn you!’

The Gryphon captain gave a howl of surprise and rage. The ugly vase toppled off the hologram’s head and smashed on the floor.

The second strike severed the communications channel. The hologram Gryphon fizzed out of existence.

The final blast scalded a hot trail of destruction that jounced and ricocheted down the timelines until it wrenched the two vessels out of their clumsy temporal grip.

Missy clasped her controls helplessly. They sizzled and sparked. Greasy smoke curled into the air and began to fill the room.

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The Missy Chronicles: The Liar, the Glitch and the War Zone