The Beginning of the End (Doctor Who)

Chap. 22

"We need to go, now." The Doctor runs to the fire escape, climbing down.

Back in the car, in your regular seating arrangements, Grace looks to the Doctor as she turns the key, heading out to a random street.

"Ryan, Yaz, I need you to find where Karl works, or phone him." The Doctor urgently tells them.

"I have his number." Yaz remembers, as she took his statement on the train.

"What's his last name?" Ryan asks, pulling out his phone.

"Wright." She frowns, "His number's going straight to voicemail."

"Got him." Ryan exclaims, "Karl Wright, operator for Skylark Building Services."

"I know where their site is." Graham optimistically says. "It ain't far. Grace, next right, love!"

Outside the building sight, Grace skids the car into a parking space as you all climb out.

"Oh, great." The Doctor sighs. "Karl's a crane operator. He would be, wouldn't he?"

"It seems like the Universe is on our side." You sarcastically say, wondering what she'll come up with this time.

"It's over there." Ryan points up.

"And that creature's guarding the bottom of it." Graham points to the tentacle thing.

"Graham, Grace, need you to take this equipment and get everybody off this sight." She hands them some things from her backpack. "Don't care how. Use your initiative. Do not come back in, understand?" She warns, and they nod.

"Ryan, Yaz, Y/n, how are you with machinery, and heights?" She grins, appearing to enjoy this a little bit.

Not waiting for an answer, she runs to the part of the crane not guarded by the tentacle. You follow directly behind, Yaz with Ryan at the end.

"What do we do when we get up there?" Yaz asks about 1/4 the way up.

"Don't worry, I've got a plan." The blonde optimistically answers.

"Really?" You challenge.

"Well, I will by the time we get to the top." She decides.

"Are you all right with this?" Yaz asks Ryan. "Cos if it's a problem, you don't have to do it."

"I do." He confidently says, "I can do this."

The Doctor speeds up, with you just keeping up, Yaz and Ryan a little farther behind. At the top, the blonde turns to the operating cab.

"Oi! Karl from the train." She shouts, "Up and over! Up and over!"

He very reluctantly climbs out of his cab, crawling on his hands and knees over. Hearing a clang as you pull yourself to the top, you look down to see Ryan's flashlight falling, but he seems to recover well enough.

"We made it!" He exclaims, quickly grabbing on to a handrail. "Oh! Oh, no, no, no, no, no. It's way too high up here."

"Cheers." You sigh, trying to confidently stand directly in the center.

"What's the plan? You said you'd have a plan." Yaz reminds her.

"Nearly. Nearly, nearly..." She taps her head, both of you with loose hair flying all over your faces. "I got one. Y/n and I climb onto the arm of this crane, you swing the arm round next to Karl's crane."

"Why me?" You groan.

"You're kidding." Ryan skeptically says.

"We'll be fine." She says to you. "Karl steps across, you swing the army away, I get him back in here, all back down for a cuppa and a fried egg sandwich. I'm really craving a fried egg sandwich." You roll your eyes. "Simple, no?"