The Beginning of the End (Doctor Who)

Chap. 42

You've been spending your time standing on the edge of the trolley, sliding down the isles while Yaz talks to Dan. Occasionally an item will pop up on your screen, to which you just grab the closest thing and mark it off. The TeamMates tried to hand you a vest, but you just threw it in your trolley and ran off.

"Riding on the trolley's is a safety hazard. Please resort to walking." One of the TeamMates follows you down the isle.

"But that's boooring!" You sing back.

"Your safety is one of our highest prioritys." It continues.

"Yeah? What are the others?" You ask, looping back around.

"To maintain a happy working environment."

"Well, look at me! I'm definitely having fun." You call.

"You are not looking out for your safety." It reminds you.

"Please, I've been in more dangerous situations." You flick it on the nose, then notice your monitor placing an order for a very specific type of light bulb. Section 999-999/9. Must be the last row in the warehouse. "Well, see you." You wave, then notice it holding eerily still and... watching.

"Y/n!" Yaz shouts behind you.

"What?" You sigh, jumping off the cart so it stops. She seems a bit worried.

"Where are you going?"

"Last row in the warehouse. For fun, & a light bulb. Or whatever I grab."

"I wouldn't-" Dan comes up behind her, but you just wave and go off.

The further you ride on your trolley down the shelves, the dimmer and weaker the lights get. Some are even flickering. Your trolley illuminates a light, which is really the only way you can see. It's really quite creepy, but you like it. Adrenaline rushing through you, definitely the sense that something is wrong, and the occasional robot is standing in the isles. All are staring at you while you fly by.

"Light bulb." You mutter, reaching the last isle. You pick up a firefly night-light, deciding that'll work. However, as you turn to leave you slightly jump at a robot standing literally right behind you, blue eyes glowing in the dark.

"Catch me if you can." You smile, pushing off with one leg as you hop on the trolley.

You hear a scream come from further back in the warehouse, to which you move even faster, noticing the majority of the robots you saw earlier are gone.

"Dan? Dan?" Yaz's voice echoes. Triple 4's... triple 3's... you spot her.

"Got a dead one?" You call.

Horrified, she holds up a damaged scanner and a necklace. You stop in front of her isle, eyeing a robot that comes up behind her.

"I just found these. They belong to Dan Cooper. Do you know where he is?" She asks, ducking beneath some boxes as more emerge. While Yaz runs, you grab a bat from your trolley and run up to the bots. You're able to knock ones head off and cause some major dents in the other two.

"Are you crazy?" Yaz shouts as you run through the door, laughing and leaning on the bat.

"A bit, why?" 

"You just ran at them! Where did you even get a bat?"

"Grabbed it off a shelf, didn't you get the feeling something's off with the robots?"

"They're creepy, but they seemed nice enough." She shrugs.

"That's what you get for trying to make friends and not paying attention." You whisper to yourself, turning away when the power drains again.