My Rival, My Doctor

Chapter 17

The Daleks. In their bronze armor, almost as if the Time War never happened. The one closest to me croaked, "Identify yourself!"

Remember when I said Cybermen's voice was the second worst in the universe. Well, Daleks are number one. I stayed silent, still letting my anger spread. "We command you to identify yourself!" The other Daleks started chanting, "Identify! Identify!"

I just smirked when another Dalek informed, "Alert. Alert. We are detected."

"It is the Doctor. He has located us," it commanded, "Open communications channel."

"The female will stand," the Dalek yelled at Rose, "Stand!"

A screen with the Doctor's face surrounded by random people appeared. "I will talk to the Doctor."

"Oh, will you? That's nice," the Doctor replied, "Hello!"

"The Dalek stratagem nears completion. The fleet is almost ready. You will not intervene." The Doctor not intervening? That's like trying to stop breathing.

"Never gonna happen!" I called. He seemed to look a bit more relieved.

But the Doctor ignored me. "Oh, really? Why's that, then?"

"We have your associate. You will obey or she will be exterminated." Rose looked at me. She was terrified so I sent a reassuring look.

"What about the other girl?"

"Is she of importance?"

The Doctor looked shocked. "Oh, you don't know? Well, it's not my business to tell." He paused a moment before answering, "No."

The Dalek demanded, "Explain yourself."

"He said no. Are you an idiot?" I snapped. The Doctor better have a plan.

"What is the meaning of this negative?" The Dalek turned to the screen.

"It means no," he stated simply.

"But she will be destroyed," it paused, "And if this female life form is of importance, she will be destroyed."

"Scan again," I suggested.

"No!" The Doctor insisted, "Because this is what I'm going to do. I'm going to rescue them. I'm going to save Rose Tyler and Celeste from the middle of the Dalek fleet and then I'm going to save the Earth, and then, just to finish off, I'm going to wipe every last stinking Dalek out of the sky!"

"And I'll make sure of it," I glowered. Another Dalek scanned me. "Alert!" it screamed, "Female appears to be a Time Lady!"

The Dalek talking to the Doctor continued, "But you have no weapons, no defences, no plan."

"Yeah. And doesn't that scare you to death. Rose?"

"Yes, Doctor?" She answered immediately.

"I'm coming to get you," he promised, "Celeste?"

"I'll be getting my coat!" He smiled, ending the transmission with his sonic screwdriver.

I should probably take mine out and scan.

"The Doctor is initiating hostile action."

"The stratagem must advance. Begin the invasion of Earth!"

"The Doctor will be exterminated!"

Soon the whole ship was chanting, "Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!" They started surrounding me. "Scan complete. You are a Time Lady from Gallifrey," one informed.