The Boy in the Fireplace
INT. BEDROOM - 18TH CENTURY
A young boy of about 10, René, is lying in his bed, staring at the ceiling. Suddenly, a ticking noise interrupts his thoughts. He turns to the wall behind his bed, where there is a fireplace. A ticking sound is coming from inside the fireplace. He gets out of bed and approaches it, curious.
INT. THE FIREPLACE - 18TH CENTURY
The Boy sees a metal grille in the fireplace, which is moving, making the ticking sound. He tries to touch it, but his hand passes through it as if it were a hologram.
INT. BEDROOM - 18TH CENTURY
René backs away from the fireplace, startled. Suddenly, a figure materializes in the fireplace, looking at him with curiosity.
It's the Doctor, but he looks different. He's younger and has shorter hair.
DOCTOR: Hello there.
RENE: (startled) Who are you?
DOCTOR: (smiling) I'm the Doctor. And you are?
RENE: René.
DOCTOR: René. (pauses) That's a good name. (beat) Tell me, René, do you know where we are?
RENE: (looks around) My bedroom?
DOCTOR: Yes, but where is your bedroom?
RENE: (thinks) In the Palace of Versailles.
DOCTOR: Ah, the Palace of Versailles. That's right. (smiles) You're a clever boy, René.
RENE: (smiling) Thank you.
DOCTOR: (serious) But I'm afraid there's something very wrong here, René. Something very dangerous.
RENE: What is it?
DOCTOR: (gravely) It's called a spaceship. And it's crashed into your palace.
RENE: (shocked) A spaceship? But how?
DOCTOR: (mysteriously) That's what we need to find out. Will you help me, René?
RENE: (nodding eagerly) Yes, Doctor.
DOCTOR: (smiling) Good. (puts his hand on René's shoulder) Let's go.
The Doctor and René exit the bedroom, ready to investigate the mysterious spaceship that has crashed into the Palace of Versailles.
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