"Oh, my God. It's years since I've been in zero grav." Ike said.
"The Cybermen don't seem to be following us. I wonder why?" The Doctor questioned.
"Maybe they think we're dead. I feel dead." Ike remarked.
"But don't they have, you know, some sort of scanner? They'll know where we are, won't they?" Charley asked.
"Keep moving!" Deeva ordered.
"There it is again." Ike said, making everyone blink.
"What?" Charley asked.
"I was trying to tell you earlier." Ike said.
"Cut the conversation. I want to get to the trans-com aerial. We should be able to make it to the Cybership from there before our air runs out." Deeva told them.
"Wait a minute, this could be vital." Celestia said, stopping her.
"I'm not having a discussion, Celestia." She said.
"Well, maybe you should." The Doctor told her warningly. "It strikes me you need all the tactical input you can get."
"There, look!" Ike pointed to what he was talking about.
"I see it." Charley said.
"Ah ha!" The Doctor exclaimed.
"What is that?" Deeva asked.
"It looks like a sort of pulsing star." Charley tried to explain.
"No, it's what The Doctor and I caught a glimpse of earlier. Look, it's getting bigger. Didn't you say they were rather common in this system, Deeva?" Celestia asked.
"It's an ion storm." Deeva realized.
"That's bad, is it?" Charley questioned.
"Oh, no. If that hits whilst we're space walking" Ike explained but was cut off by The Doctor.
"It's some way off yet, but even at this range it'll be making a nonsense of the Cybermen's scanners." The Doctor explained.
"Kill those jet packs." Deeva ordered.
"I'm rather fond of that. Don't you, Celestia?" The Doctor asked the Time Lady.
"Yes." She said.
"Shut up, you two." Deeva snapped at them. "Hang onto the hull while I force the airlock mechanism."
"Won't the Cybermen have that thing alarmed?" Charley asked.
"I'm afraid that's a distinct possibility." The Doctor agreed.
"Then they'll know where we are." Charley realized.
"Yeah, you're right." Ike also agreed. "Captain, you?" He was cut off again.
"Can you think of another way in? Have you looked at your oxygen gauges? Just shut up and follow me." Deeva ordered everyone.
"As soon as we get the inner door open, I suggest we go straight to the Tardis." The Doctor told Celestia and Charley.
"Sounds good to me." Charley agreed. Then the airlock opened.
"And why should I want to do that, Doctor?" Deeva asked.
"Oh." Celestia saw the Cyberman.
"Resistance is useless." It said.
"I think he's right." Ike said, sounding like he lost all the hope he had.
"There are too many of them for us to start the shooting." The Doctor said.
"I must see your leader. Take me to him." Deeva said, making everyone blink.
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Fixing The Problems
FanfictionCelestia is a Time Lady from Gallifrey who is the best friend of The Doctor. She met him when they joined Time Lord Academy. They immediately got along and became best friends. She is also coming from a family of, what some people might call, "witch...
