The Historian

Anne Droid

Bad Wolf- Part Three

"Hey, handsome. Good to see you, Historian! Looking good. Any sign of Rose?" Jack asked as he joined the pair of Timelords and Lynda.

The doctor turned to Jack "Can't you track her down?"

" She must still be inside the games. All the rooms are shielded."

"If I can just get inside this computer. She's got to be here somewhere." He sighed as he pointed his sonic at the computer again.

"Well, you'd better hurry up. These games don't have a happy ending."

The Doctor looked up at him. "Do you think I don't know that?" Jack hands over his wrist computer.

"There you go, patch that in. It's programmed to find her."

The Historian rose an eyebrow as Jack grinned and began to flirt with Lynda. "Do you mind flirting outside?" She sighed.

" I was just saying hello!"

"For you, that's flirting."

Lynda shrugged at her. " I'm not complaining."

"Muchas gracias."

The Doctor huffed and kicked the computer console. "It's not compatible. This stupid system doesn't make sense." Jack loooedndownnand took the front console off. "This place should be a basic broadcaster, but the systems are twice as complicated. It's more than just television. This station's transmitting something else."

Jack frowned. "Like what?"

He sighed and looked to the Historian. "I don't know. This whole Bad Wolf thing's tied up with us. Someone's manipulated our entire life. It's some sort of trap and Rose is stuck inside it."

"Then let's get on with it." The Historian growled as she pointed her sonic at the console. Moments later, she looked up. "Found her. Floor four oh seven."

Lynda gasped at them in fright. " Oh, my God, she's with the Anne Droid. You've got to get her out of there."

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They ran as fast as they could towards the correct floor, knowing every second was precious. She closed her eyes and listened to a voice that rang out. "Rodrick, in physics, who discovered the Fifteen Dash Ten Barric Fields?"

"I hear it!" The Historian yelled.

"Game Room Six, which one is it?" The Doctor yelled.

Lynda nodded to a door. " Over here!"

The Historian tried the door. "They're stuck!" She yelled.

" Stand back, let me blast it open." Jack yelled as he pulled her out of the way.

The Doctor shook his head. "You can't. it's made of Hydra combination."

The Doctor worked the door until it eventually opened up. The Historian pushed them open to hear Rose yelling "This game is illegal. I'm telling you to stop!"

The Doctors eyes widened as the anne droid turned towards Rose. " Rose! Stop this game!"

" Rose, you leave this life with nothing." It said.

The Historian pulled her sonic out and glared. " Oi! Are you bloody deaf? Stop this game."

" You are the weakest link."

Rose turned to them and began to run. "Look out for the Anne Droid, it's armed!"

Then, the Anne Droid shoots Rose as she runs to the Doctor and Historian. There is just a pile of dust left on the floor in front of them as it hit. The Historian stared with wide eyes.

"What the hell did you do to her?" Jack yelled. Everything seemed to stop for the Historian at that moment. She had lost Henry, and now she had lost Rose, too. She backed out of the room and fell against the cold wall as a guard grabbed her arm, ripping her sonic screwdriver from her hand as she was pulled away from the room...

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"Can you tell us the purpose of this device, sir? Can you tell us how you got on board?" A guard asked as they shared a prison cell together.

"Just leave him alone." Lynda glared.

"I'm asking him. Sir? Can you tell us who you are?"

The Historian put her head back against the cold brick wall as she closed her eyes, the guard speaking again. "You will be taken from this place to the Lunar Penal Colony, there to be held without trial. You may not appeal against this sentence. Is that understood?"

As the door to the cell opened again, the Doctor looked to Jack and the Historian. " Let's do it."

The Historian kicked ber leg out, tripping one of the guards as the Doctor and Jackctook out the second. Jack grabbed his Defabricator back while the Doctor retrieves his sonic screwdriver and the Historians, throwing it over to her. Lynda takes the guard's weapons and the four strolled off through the ship.

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The Historian walked out of the lift, holding one of the guns Lynda had picked up. They had arrived at floor 500. Again. The Doctor looked at her and then to Jack, and nodded.

"Okay, move away from the desk! Nobody try anything clever. Everybody clear. Stand to the side and stay there."

The Historian pointed her gun straight ahead at a man, who was stood next to a girl who had been wired up towards the ceiling. "Who's in charge of this place? Now!"

"Nineteen, eighteen."

"This Satellite's more than a Game Station."

"Seventy nine, eighty."

" Who killed Rose Tyler?"

"All staff are reminded that solar flares-"

"We want an answer!" The doctor yelled.

"Occur in delta point one."

The Historian raised her gun at the girl as the man beside her jumped in front. "She can't reply. Don't shoot!"

The Historian rolled her eyes and threw the gun at him. "I wasnt going to shoot dont me so dramatic."

The Doctor turned to Jack. "Captain, we've got more guards on the way up. Secure the exits."

"Yes, sir."

"You. What were you saying?" The Hisorian said as she pointed to the man who now had her gun.

"But I've got your gun."

"Okay, so shoot me." She huffed with her arms outstretched. " Why can't she answer?"

"She's er. Can I put this down?" He looked to the gun.

The Doctor rolled his eyes hard and said "If you want. Just hurry up.

"Thanks. Sorry. The Controller is linked to the transmissions. The entire output goes through her brain. You're not a member of staff so she doesn't recognise your existence."

" What's her name?"

" I don't know. She was installed when she was five years old. That's the only life she's ever known."

Jack ran back towards them. "Door's sealed. We should be safe for about ten minutes."

" Keep an eye on them." He muttered.

The man beside the Controller said "But that stuff you were saying about something going on with the Game Station. I think you're right. I've kept a log. Unauthorised transmats, encrypted signals, it's been going on for years."

The Doctor frowned and said "show us."