Storm: Storm is Brewing

Midnight 3

The lights suddenly came back on, and everyone stilled, going quiet though most of the humans were still breathing heavily from the stress.

"That's the back up system." The hostess said, taking deep breaths as she forced herself to remain calm.

"Terry?" The Doctor asked, going over to check on the Time Lady who sat curled up in a tiny ball with her arms clamped around her knees.

"Angel, love?" The Doctor murmured as he gently tugged on Terry's arms and she just gazed at him sadly as Biff said behind them, meaning the lights: "Well, that's a bit better."

"What about the rescue?" Val demanded. "How long's it going to take?"

"About sixty minutes, that's all." The hostess answered firmly.

"Angel, talk to me." The Doctor urged, and Terry just replied sadly: "Oh, Theta."

His eyes widened in alarm as he saw the depth of her fear in her eyes as she said softly in his mind: "Why couldn't you just listen to me?"

"Then I suggest we all calm down." Hobbes was saying. "This panic isn't helping."

Jethro was still watching Sky, and the Doctor looked over as well at Terry's mournful words, while Hobbes continued behind them: "That poor woman is evidently in a state of-"

"-Self induced hysteria, we should leave her alone."

Jethro's eyes widened, and he called shakily: "Doctor."

"I know." The Doctor answered softly, his tone dark as he realized what Terry had been trying to warn him – why she hadn't said a word aloud since the shuttle had crashed.

Hobbes had yet to realize as he insisted in exasperation:

"Doctor, now step back. I think you should leave her..."

He trailed off as he finally heard what Jethro and the Doctor had, and he stared at Sky; for she had spoken in exact time with him, and she finished his words for him now:

"Alone."

Hobbes stared at Sky, shocked to his core, and he asked while Sky spoke in time with him: "What's she doing?"

"How can she do that?" Val asked, Sky speaking in time with her. "She's talking with you... And with me."

Val stared at Sky, terrified, and she backed towards her husband as she and Sky said together: "Oh, my God. Biff, what's she doing?"

"She's repeating," Jethro and Sky said together, "at exactly the same time."

"That's impossible." Dee Dee and Sky said together, and Claude and Sky said in sync: "There's not even a delay."

"Oh man, that is weird." Jethro and Sky noted, Jethro sounding torn between creeped out and somewhat intrigued.

"I think you should all be very, very quiet." The Doctor and Sky said together. "Have you got that?"

"Practice as you preach, Theta." Terry said to him sourly, and he just shot her a look that was torn between apologetic for not listening to her earlier and annoyed because... he couldn't help it. Even now, he was still curious; even if he was also somewhat troubled by whatever was controlling Sky.

And at the humans' apparent utter lack of ability to remain calm as Val demanded with Sky: "How's she doing it?"

"Mrs. Cane, please be quiet." The Doctor and Sky ordered, but Val shouted in fear-fueled anger as Sky spoke with her: "How can she do that? She's got my voice! She's got my words!"