Not Alone [Doctor Who] {1}

Chapter 32

One of the Daleks turned to me, "You know the Doctor. You understand him. You will predict his actions," It said. "I don't know. And even if I did, I wouldn't tell you," I said. "Predict! Predict! Predict!" It demanded.

"TARDIS detected in flight," Another Dalek said. "Launch missiles. Exterminate," The first Dalek said. "But you can't! The TARDIS hasn't got any defences. You're going to kill him," I said. "You have predicted correctly," The Dalek said.

I was suddenly inside the TARDIS along with a Dalek. "Sam, get down!" The Doctor said and I did that immediately. "Exterminate!" The Dalek said before Jack destroyed it.

"You did it," I said. The Doctor walked up to me and we hugged each other tightly. "It feels like I haven't seem you in years," I said. "I told you I'd come and get you," He said. "I had no doubts," I said. "I did," He said and we pulled away, "You all right?"

"Yeah. You?" I asked. "Not bad, been better," The Doctor said and I smiled. "Hey, don't I get a hug?" Jack asked. I walked up to him and hugged him. "Welcome home," He said.

"I thought I'd never see you again," I said and they pulled away. "Oh, you were lucky," Jack said. "That was just a one shot wonder. Drained the gun of all its power supply. Now it's just a piece of junk."

"You said they were extinct. How comes they're still alive?" I asked The Doctor. "One minute they're the greatest threat in the Universe, the next minute they vanished out of time and space," Jack said.

"They went off to fight a bigger war," The Doctor said, "The Time War --"

"I thought that was just a legend," Jack cut him off with a frown. "I was there," The Doctor said, "The war between the Daleks and the Time Lords, with the whole of creation at stake. My people were destroyed, but they took the Daleks with them. I almost thought it was worth it. Now it turns out they died for nothing."

"There's thousands of them now," I said. "We could hardly stop one. What're we going to do?"

"No good stood round here chin wagging. Human race, you'd gossip all day. The Daleks have got the answers. Let's go and meet the neighbours," The Doctor said. "But you can't go out there," I said, but he stepped out.

"Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!" The Daleks said and their rays were stopped by a forcefield extending a good three metres out from the TARDIS. "Is that it? Useless! Nul points. It's all right, come on out. That forcefield can hold back anything," The Doctor said.

The three stepped out. "Almost anything," Jack said. "Yes, but I wasn't going to tell them that. Thanks," The Doctor said. "Sorry," Jack said.

"Do you know what they call me in the ancient legends of the Dalek Homeworld? The Oncoming Storm. You might've removed all your emotions but I reckon right down deep in your DNA, there's one little spark left, and that's fear. Doesn't it just burn when you face me? So tell me. How did you survive the Time War?" The Doctor asked.

"They survived through me."

The Doctor, Jack and I walked up to a giant casing in front of them who spoke in a deep voice. "Sam, Captain, this is the Emperor of the Daleks," The Doctor said.

"You destroyed us, Doctor. The Dalek race died in your inferno, but my ship survived, falling through time, crippled but alive," The Emperor said. "I get it," The Doctor said. "Do not interrupt," Three Daleks said.