The Doctor Of War ³

Into A Dalek

The women opens her eyes to see the brass handles of the TARDIS console. She sees the Doctor and I and scrambles for her hand gun, and keeps it pointing at them.

"You'll probably feel a bit sick. Please, don't be" I say, the Doctor is holding a card tray with three takeaway coffees in it.

"Where's my brother?"

"Hello, I'm the Doctor, this is the Seer."

"He was right beside me. Where's Kai? How did I get here?"

"We materialised a time capsule exactly round you and saved your life one second before your ship exploded, but do please keep crying," the Doctor says.

"My brother's just died."

"His sister didn't. You're very welcome. Put the gun down."

"Or what?"

"Or you might shoot us. Then where will you be?" I ask.

"In charge of your vessel."

"You'd starve to death trying to find the light switch. Who are you?" the Doctor asks.

"I'm Lieutenant Journey Blue of the Combined Galactic Resistance. I demand you take me back to my command ship, the Aristotle, which is currently located-"

"No. Hey, not like that," the Doctor says.

"You will take me back to my command ship, which is currently positioned-"

"No, no. Come on. Not like that. Not like that. Get it right" Journey lowers her gun.

"Will you take me back to my ship? Please?"

"The Aristotle's the big fella parked in the asteroid belt, yeah?" I ask as I set the TARDIS into motion.

"It's shielded."

"More or less" the Aristotle is hiding by one edge of a long thin asteroid. Journey opens the TARDIS door "dry your eyes, Journey Blue. Crying's for civilians. It's how we communicate with you lot."

*Time skip*

The TARDIS has neatly parked herself in a corner of a large section. There are pieces of metal debris and a soldier is driving a small buggy in the background.

"It's smaller on the outside," Journey says.

"It's a bit more exciting when you go the other way. This isn't a battleship. Medical insignia. It's a hospital" I say, an older man with a greying beard speaks. He is backed up by armed soldiers.

"We don't need hospitals now. The Daleks don't leave any wounded, and we don't take any prisoners."

"We saved your little friend here if that's in anyway relevant to mention," the Doctor says.

"That's true, sir. They did" Journey says.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. We wish we could've done more" I reply.

"Then you should have."

"Ok..."

"But you did save Journey, and for that, I am personally grateful."

"Well..."

"However, the security of this base is absolute. So, we're still going to kill you both."

"Oh, it's a roller coaster with you, isn't it?" the Doctor says.

"Shoot them, bag them and throw them outside."

"No! Stop!" Journey shouts.

"I'm sorry. They might be duplicates."

"He's a doctor. And we have a patient, don't we, Uncle?" a short time later they are all walking down a corridor.