After a short walk the foursome came upon the Taxi Rank that Phooey & Jack had located earlier.
There was only one cab there. A man that the Doctor assumed was the driver was leaning against a lamp post reading a news paper.
The Doctor walked up to the man and said " Good Day my good man, are you able to take me and my party to Candlestick Park ?"
The man looked up folded his Newspaper placed it underneath his arm and smiled " Sure Mac, is it just you 3 and your pooch ?" he replied
The doctor nodded.
Then the taxi driver usher the four towards his Cab. The Doctor got in the front seat whilst Jack, Phooey and Reggie got into the back.
"Candlestick Park you said ? " Said the Cab Driver looking at the Doctor.
The Doctor nodded and smiled.
"Well its not far, but at this time of day with the mid day traffic it will take about an hour. Its that ok with you" The Cab Driver continued as he started the engine and pull away from the curb.
"That is fine", said the Doctor as he knew they had plenty of time.
" By the way my name is Duke Bill, but my friends call me Duck" said the Taxi Driver introducing himself as drove towards their chosen location.
The Doctor getting the Joke smiled and said , "They call me The Doctor, and these are my son's Jack and Penry." He said pointing behind. " And we call our Pooch Reggie" he then added.
Phooey and Jack both said hello to Duck.
" Mighty strange accent you have there Jack " said Duck realizing that both of The Doctor's son's sounded different from each other.
" He spends a lot of his time in Hawaii surfing " said the Doctor, "You know how the young folk pick up the local accent" the Doctor added. The Doctor knew that Jack's Japanese Accent could be a problem, whilst Phooey's Accent was more mid american and would not raise any eye brows.
" And you come from Australia ?" Duck asked the Doctor
"Yes " fibbed the Doctor.
"And Penry talks like he comes from Indiana ?" Duck then said
Before the Doctor could reply Phooey said "Yes, I was born in Terre Haute, Indiana"
"You sound like my wife's cousin, he comes from The Wabash Valley" laughed Duck
Phooey smiled to himself, he was also from that area.
As Duck continued driving he struck up a conversation with the Doctor, whilst Phooey, Jack and Reggie looked out of the windows. This was Jack's first ever ride in a Taxi. To tell the truth it was his first journey in a motor car. At first he found the experience a little bit unnerving. Reggie could see that Jack looked uneasy put a paw on Jack's knee to reassure him. Jack then patted Reggie as a way of saying thank you.
The traffic was starting to build up as Duck had though, so he decided to take a more scenic route. He asked the Doctor if it would be ok to go off route, the Doctor said it was not an issue just as long as they got to Candlestick Park.
Duck then asked the Doctor why he was wanting to go to Candlestick park as at this time of day it would be closed.
The Doctor replied that he was hoping to see someone there.
"You mean them Impossible guys ? " Duck laughed.
"Yes" replied the Doctor a little surprised that Duck had heard of them.
Duck pulled over to the curb and stopped the engine, then he turned to the Doctor and said
"Well they was there this morning doing some preparation for their concert tonight, but returned to their hotel to rest up for later and do some interviews" Duck explained. He reached into his top pocket and pulled out his wallet. He opened it and took out a photograph and showed it to the Doctor. It showed a young girl smiling.
"My Daughter, Dora. She says she is their number one fan.... even started dressing like them" smiled Duck. "she knows all about them and that they are doing today. Told me all about it over breakfast. She has been more or less camping out side their swanky Hotel for days now. Only comes home to sleep and eat . Driving her Mother crazy." said Duck shaking his head.
"They wont be back at the stadium until 6 this evening" Duck added.
The Doctor looked at the clock on the dash board of the Taxi Cab. It was only just a few minutes after 1.00 pm. He knew that securing the Impossibles help was their main priority, but to waste time waiting at the Venue would not be good.
Duck agreed to take them to the Hotel where they were staying if they wanted him to, but unfortunately the Hotel was in the opposite direction to were they were travelling in at the moment, it was more or less in the area they has started off at earlier that day down by the Bay.
With the Doctor's agreement Duck restarted the engine and pulled away from the curb and sped off in the opposite direction.
It took a while but soon Duck pulled up opposite the Hotel. There was a small crowed of girls standing outside, one of which was Duck's daughter Dora. She was dressing like on of the Band and was waving a big sign.
Duck wound down his cars window and shout out " Dor !" whilst he pumped the cars horn.
Dora hearing her name came running over to the cab to see see here Father. She was then introduced to the Doctor , and then Duck asked her if the Impossibles were still in the hotel. She said they were and had the Penthouse suite on the top floor of the hotel. The Doctor said he needed to see them urgently.
Dora explained that unfortunately the Hotel had hired extra security to stop fans from getting into the hotel, and no one except guests could enter via the front doors. She had noticed that some of the Media had been turned earlier in the day away as they did not have an appointment to meet the Group. If the Doctor and his party did not have an appointment they would not be able to get inside, let alone meet the Impossibles.
Duck said Dora had told him she had sneaked into the Hotel a few days ago, but had been caught before she had had a chance of meeting her heroes.
Dora said she had entered via a door at the side of the Hotel, that lead onto the Kitchen and Laundry areas. The door had been left unlocked and had not been guarded at the time. The Doctor then thanked Duck for his services and asked him what they owed for the Cab Ride.
"On the house" said Duck "Just if you do get to meet the Group make sure you get my little Girl their John Handcocks" he laughed.
"John Handcocks ?" questioned a bemused Doctor.
" He means Autographs" explained Dora.
"Its a deal" said the Doctor shaking Ducks hand.
The Doctor asked Dora to show him where this door was, and after waving good bye to Duck she lead the Doctor and his party back across the road towards the Hotel.
" See that sign " said Phooey to Reggie whilst pointing at a sign over the door of the Hotel.
Reggie snorted in disgust " That means you too !" Reggie whispered back to Phooey so that Dora would not hear him.
"What does the sign say ?" asked Jack who was still having problems reading English
"It says No Dogs Allowed" said Phooey
" What do the other words say " Jack then asked
Looking the sign up and down Phooey sighed and said " You really would not want to know my Friend, You would not want to Know !"
Jack and Phooey followed Dora and the Doctor down the narrow alley. But Reggie sat down and looked at the sign. He knew what the words meant.
All he started to feel angry, he was not happy with the words.
They were so wrong. He glanced either way. He was hidden from view. He starred again at the sign.
His eyes started to glow.
They began to glow brighter and brighter ....
Until Red Lazer Beams emitted from them. They shot out towards the offensive sign.
There was a bright Red flash of light.
Reggie felt that his whole body was on fire. He realized this was rage.
Reggie tried to calm himself, as he was worried he could over load his systems like he had done that day when he first met the Doctor. He felt his body start to cool down. He was going to be okay.
Then Reggie look up at the sign. That's better he thought. Then composing himself he followed the others into the alley.
As he turned the corner into the alley to again glanced up at the sign..... That is much better he thought to himself. He was not sure what the last bit meant, but remember that The Blue Falcon had said on many an occasion you cannot trust Solicitors. So he decided to also remove that word too.
Reggie soon caught up with the Doctor and the others. Dora had taken them along the alley to the right side of the building. Making sure they could not been seen and they kept to the shadows , Dora pointed further down the Alley. There was the door she had mentioned, but standing outside it were two men.
"Security , one is called Carlos and the other is Ben. Ben was the one who caught me sneaking into the hotel a few days ago" She whispered.
The Doctor knew he needed a distraction that would make the Guards leave their post. He whispered into Dora's ear. She smiled and nodded.
Dora then walked down the alley and stopped in front of the two men guarding the door.
"You again!" said one of the men looking at Dora
" Is that the one you told me about Ben ? " said the other man.
"Yep,it is Carl.... found her hiding in one of the Laundry Baskets " Ben replied.
Dora just smiled and winked waving her sign at him. Then as quick as a flash she threw the large sign towards both men and ran off further down the Alley laughing. Both men had been startled but not hurt. The sign was cardboard after all. But they were angry with the little Minx, so they both took off after her leaving the door unguarded.
Quickly the Doctor and team ran up to the door. The Doctor rattled the door knob, it was locked.
"Reggie" the Doctor said, and just like he had done on the pier Dyno-Mutt produced his skeleton key and opened the locked door. Whilst he was doing this The Doctor kept look out towards the main Street End of the Alley, Whilst Jack and Phooey both took up the defensive posture looking towards the end the two security guards had chased after Dora.
The lock was more tricky, but Reggie managed to unlock it. Quickly the team entered and Reggie re locked the door from inside.They had only made it by the skin of their teeth as they heard the hotel guards returning. They could see their shadows through the obscured glass in the door.
They were both annoyed as it sounded that Dora had given them the slip. One of them rattled the door handled to ensure that it was still locked. It looked like they managed to enter the Hotel unseen.
The Doctor chuckled to himself, they had now gained access to the hotel. Now they needed to find the Impossibles.
Will they be able to meet with the Fab Three before they are discovered ? To find out tune in next time.
But until the ENJOY !
