The Littlest Timelord: The Fall of the Eleventh

Chapter 4

A/N - First official episode of series 7!

Elise followed the Doctor as they walked on the surface of a ravaged planet. "Where are we?" Elise asked, looking at all the Dalek statues.

"It's the planet Skaro. The home of the Daleks."

Elise moved closer to the Doctor. Even though Elise was nearly an adult, Daleks still terrified her.

They entered a rundown building and saw a lone figure standing in front of a window. It was a woman wearing a cloak with a hood.

"I got your message. Not many people can do that. Send me messages," the Doctor told her.

"I have a daughter, Hannah. She's in a Dalek prison camp. They say you can help."

"Do they? I wish they'd stop. I love your choice of meeting place."

"They said I'd have to intrigue you."

"Skaro. The original planet of the Daleks. Look at the state of it. Who told you about me?"

"Does it matter?"

"Maybe not, but you're very well informed." The Doctor walked over to her and pulled her hood back. "If Hannah's in a Dalek prison camp, tell me, why aren't you?"

"I escaped."

The Doctor laughed. "No. Nobody escapes the Dalek camps." He grabbed her hand. "You're very cold." He touched her face and then looked around.

"What's wrong?" Elise asked him.

"It's a trap."

"What is?" the woman asked.

"You are, and you don't even know it."

The Doctor and Elise backed away as a Dalek eyestalk came out of her forehead. A gun came out of her palm and shot them both. When the two of them woke up, they were surrounded by Daleks.

Elise clung to her father's arm as they led them through a corridor into a circular white room.

"So how much trouble are we in?" they heard Rory ask.

"How much trouble, Mister Pond? Out of ten? Eleven," the Doctor said.

The ceiling opened up and they started rising. Soon they were surrounded by Daleks, which was making Elise very nervous. The last time she saw this many, Gallifrey was burning.

"Where are we? A spaceship, right?" Amy asked.

"Not just any spaceship. The Parliament of the Daleks," the Doctor told them, "Be brave."

"What do we do?"

"Make them remember you." The Doctor stepped forward, despite Elise trying to pull him back.

If they'd not been surrounded by Daleks, it would have been comical the way Elise's feet slid along the ground.

"Well, come on then. You've got me. What are you waiting for? At long last, it's Christmas! Here I am!"

The Doctor and Elise closed their eyes, waiting for the killing shot.

"Save us. You will save us," the head of the Daleks spoke.

The Doctor and Elise turned to face it. "I'll what?" the Doctor asked.

"You will save the Daleks." The Daleks around them repeated the phrase.