Dalek Pt. 1

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The TARDIS materialized and the Doctor, Rose and Tiaalen stepped out. "So, what is it? What's wrong?" Rose asked

"Don't know, some kind of signal drawing the TARDIS off course..." The Doctor said

"Where are we?" Tia asked as she looked around

"Earth, Utah, North America. About half a mile underground,"

"And...when are we?" Rose asked

"2012,"

"God, that's so close, so I should be...26," Rose claimed as Tiaalen found a switch and flicked it causing lights to flood the museum. "Blimey! It's a great big museum,"

"An alien museum," Tia mused

"Someone's got a hobby. They must've spent a fortune on this. Chunks of meteorite, moon dust...that's the milometer from the Roswell Spaceship." he walked over to where Tiaalen was stopped in front of a case containing a Slitheen arm.

"That's a bit of Slitheen!" Rose exclaimed "That's a Slitheen's arm, it's been stuffed,"

The Doctor noticed something else "Ah! Look at you!" Inside the glass case he was approaching, was the head of a Cyberman. The Doctor stared through the glass at it. Rose and Tia stood behind him.

"What is it?"

"An old friend of mine...well, enemy. The stuff of nightmares reduced to an exhibit. I'm getting old,"

"Is that where the signal's coming from?"

"Nah, it's stone dead. The signal's alive. Something's reaching out." he stared intently through the glass "Calling for help,"

"Doctor I wouldn't," Tiaalen warned as the Doctor placed the tip of his ginger gently on the glass. Immediately, an alarm went off and they were promptly surrounded by soldiers all pointing their guns at them.

"If someone's collecting aliens, that makes you two Exhibits A and B,"

***

The Doctor, Rose, Tia, and Goddard entered a room as Van Statten was being showed something "What does it do?" he took it from Adam.

"Well you see, the tubes on the side must be to channel something, I think maybe fuel..."

"I really wouldn't hold it like that," Tiaalen said

"Shut it," Goddard ordered only receiving a glare from the brunette.

"Really, though, that's wrong," The Doctor added

"Is it dangerous?" Adam asked

"No." Tia said "Just looks silly," she held her hand out for the artefact. Security readied their guns.

The Doctor saw the glint in Tiaalen's eyes "Tiaalen..." he warned. Van Statten held up a hand to stop them and handed the object to her.

"You just need to be..." she ran her fingers gently over the artefact and it played a note, rather like a harmonica. "...delicate," Everyone looked suitably impressed. The Doctor beamed at Tia as she continued playing it.

"It's a musical instrument," Van Statten commented

"And it's a long way from home," Tiaalen muttered as she looked at it sadly.

"Here, let me," Van Statten grabbed it from Tia's hands, who raised her eyebrows.

"I did say 'delicate'. Reacts to the smallest fingerprint," Van Statten couldn't make it play at first and it made a series of bleeping noises. "It needs precision." Van Statten touched it more gently and it played a few notes. Tiaalen nodded "Very good. Quite the expert,"

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