{"id":7371,"date":"2025-07-07T11:01:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T15:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/?p=7371"},"modified":"2025-07-07T11:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T15:01:40","slug":"rise-of-the-machine-part-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/rise-of-the-machine-part-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise of the Machine: Part 7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat was the last death the Daleks will ever bring!\u201d promised Rosalina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou have no means to destroy us,\u201d replied the Luigi Duplicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are made of a stronger Dalekanium Alloy that cannot be destroyed by heat,\u201d agreed the Amy Duplicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026Metalert, is it?\u201d mused the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s all I need to know!\u201d said Rosalina. \u201cMARIO! LUIGI!\u201d She then made two Ice Flowers appear. The Mario Bros grabbed the Ice Flowers, their clothes then adopted icy color palettes, and they fired a combined stream of ice at the Duplicates. As the Duplicates were encased, fear crossed their faces as they uselessly reported the malfunctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGyroscopic circuits: impaired!\u201d yelped Luigi\u2019s Duplicate. \u201cBalance: impaired! Temperatures below safe engineering tolerances!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCold cutting through!\u201d wailed Amy\u2019s Duplicate. \u201cStrength draining away!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEVERYBODY DOWN!\u201d shouted Omega. Everyone dove for the ground as the Duplicates screamed electronic screams before exploding violently! After a while, everyone looked up to see the Duplicates\u2019 heads being the only evidence they ever existed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026Now THAT\u2019S something I don\u2019t want to have to do too often!\u201d shuddered the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo kidding!\u201d agreed Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI hate to add a wrinkle,\u201d remarked Daisy, \u201cbut the Daleks only made ONE copy each of Amy and Luigi, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDaisy!\u201d yelped Luigi in disbelief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOf course,\u201d assured the Doctor as she booped their noses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCut that out!\u201d protested Amy as she swatted the Doctor\u2019s hand away while Luigi looked embarrassed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese two are warm. Daleks never get that right,\u201d chuckled the Doctor. She then saw Omega looking sadly at Phi\u2019s remains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026Our last words\u2026and they were hostile,\u201d mumbled Omega. The Doctor put a reassuring hand on Omega\u2019s dome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026I\u2019m sorry, Omega,\u201d she said. \u201cThe best way we can honor him is to complete the mission. \u2026And I think I have an idea. Amy, Luigi, I\u2019ll need your help.\u201d Amy and Luigi arched an eyebrow in confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo signal from Duplicates!\u201d reported the Dalek Communications Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cReport on life signs near Deep Hibernation Unit!\u201d ordered the Dalek Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInsufficient data!\u201d replied another Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlert! Alert!\u201d warned a third Dalek. \u201cTransmat in progress! Three figures! Time Lord genetic structure confirmed! They are arriving on the bridge!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll Daleks, prime weapons!\u201d The Doctor, Amy, and Luigi appeared. Amy and Luigi had blank expressions while the Doctor looked downcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Doctor has been recaptured,\u201d reported Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYour transponders have stopped transmitting!\u201d barked the Dalek Supreme. \u201cWhy are you using voice synthesis?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe sustained damage,\u201d replied Luigi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDoctor! You will be returned to Skaro for interrogation by the Emperor!\u201d revealed the Dalek Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes,\u201d sighed the Doctor. \u2018You\u2019ve finally defeated me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhere are the other prisoners?\u201d demanded the Dalek Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDestroyed,\u201d reported Amy. \u201cIt was unavoidable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPrepare missiles! We will destroy this planet! Doctor, you will assist!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI obey,\u201d mumbled the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDuplicates will ensure that the Doctor does not betray us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe obey,\u201d replied Amy and Luigi. The three then began their tasks. Amy and Luigi handed over the components the Doctor asked for. The Doctor then used the components to wire the positronic brain into the Dalek Computer Systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlert! Alert!\u201d warned a Dalek. \u201cUnknown software has been installed on all Dalek systems! Comet Observatory Occupation Force affected!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDoctor, explain yourself!\u201d barked the Dalek Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDon\u2019t worry, the software is harmless,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cBetter targeting systems, that\u2019s all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur targeting systems have already been updated to superior Dalek standards! Uninstall-! \u2026Wait! The Duplicates are registering incorrectly!\u201d A Science Dalek then entered the bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cChief Scientist, reporting!\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Doctor has installed software while still under the watch of the Duplicates! Why are they not-?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBiological signatures detected!\u201d warned the Chief Scientist. \u201cThese are not the Duplicates!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDarn right, we\u2019re not!\u201d replied Amy as she summoned her hammer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEXTERMINATE THEM!\u201d shouted the Dalek Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wouldn\u2019t advise that!\u201d warned the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYOUR ADVICE IS UNWARRANTED!\u201d shouted another Dalek currently connected to the ship through its plunger. The Doctor switched on the brain just before the Dalek disconnected. \u201cYOU WILL B-BE EEEEEeeeee\u2026!\u201d All Daleks looked at the lone one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAre you experiencing a systems malfunction?\u201d asked the Dalek Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026I\u2026I\u2026I cannot\u2026cannot\u2026tolerate\u2026all\u2026all\u2026must\u2026be\u2026exterminated!\u201d The affected Dalek then aimed its gunstick on its fellows! \u201cAll\u2026must be\u2026exterminated!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFACTOR INFECTION! FACTOR INFECTION!\u201d warned the Chief Scientist. \u201cALERT! ALERT! MOVE AWAY FROM THIS UNIT!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cExplain!\u201d ordered the Dalek Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMOVE AWAY!\u201d insisted the Chief Scientist. \u201cTHIS UNIT MUST BE EXTERMINATED!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnacceptable!\u201d replied the Dalek Supreme. \u201cThis unit requires stu-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSILENCE! SILENCE!\u201d shouted the Chief Scientist. The Dalek Supreme was taken aback at this! \u201cTHERE MUST BE NO ALTERATIONS TO THE DALEK FACTOR! THIS CREATURE MUST BE-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCreature?! That is one of our own!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNO! NO! <em>IT<\/em> IS NO LONGER A DALEK! FACTOR INFECTION!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis must be studied at-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTHAT IS NOT POSSIBLE! THE EMPEROR HIMSELF OVERSAW THE INITIAL EXPERIMENTS I CONDUCTED! WE BOTH AGREED THAT ALL DALEKS WITH THE DALEK FACTOR NEGATIVELY ENHANCED MUST BE EXTERMINATED TO PREVENT INFECTION!\u201d Another Dalek then started twitching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMust\u2026kill\u2026all\u2026must\u2026die\u2026must\u2026exterminate! Exterminate!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFACTOR INFECTION! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!\u201d That was when Dalek fired on Dalek all across the bridge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTime to go!\u201d yelped the Doctor. She, Amy, and Luigi dodged Dalek laser fire as they made their way to the transmat. They then vanished as the Dalek Supreme was twitching thanks to Factor Infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cE\u2026E\u2026Exterminate! EXTERMINATEEXTERMINATEEXTERMINATE!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Doctor and her group arrived back in the ziggurat. \u201cOmega, fire on the transmat!\u201d ordered the Doctor as she quickly keyed in a computer command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGot it!\u201d replied Omega as he fired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEveryone out! Now!\u201d called the Doctor. Everyone dove out of the ziggurat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat did you do?! Self-destruct?!\u201d asked Mario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThree\u2026two\u2026one\u2026!\u201d Smoke billowed out of the ziggurat and Omega\u2019s cell as the tech there self-destructed. Rosalina then used her magic to call on her Lumas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cComet Observatory, please respond!\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPolari, reporting!\u201d replied a voice. \u201cThe Daleks went on a rampage against one another and killed themselves in the process. The Dalek Ship has also exploded, no survivors. We\u2019ve got a mess to clean up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026Doctor, I may need your help,\u201d said Omega. \u201cUs humanized Daleks have a policy of clearing all battlefields of Dalek technology so the natives don\u2019t utilize it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot a bad policy, all things considered,\u201d mused the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ll help as well,\u201d offered Rosalina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot me!\u201d grunted Bowser. \u201cI\u2019ve had enough of Daleks already! Besides, I\u2019ve got to take Wario and Waluigi to the Dark Lands to stand trial. They stole from me a week ago!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026Very well, do what you must,\u201d said the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cleanup operations took a while. During that time, Omega constructed a casket for Phi\u2019s body. He intended to take it back home with him to New Dalazar, the capital world for his sect of Humanized Daleks. He also shared his techniques on how to dispose of Dalek technology, as well as getting ideas from the Doctor. Once everything was disposed of, a small scout ship arrived at the Comet Observatory. Omega looked back and waved his manipulator arm at the crowd before entering the ship. The ship then left quickly. \u201c\u2026I suppose it was for the best, really,\u201d mused the Doctor. \u201cLeaving such technology behind would result in cultural contamination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn top of reminding everyone how dangerous a normal Dalek is,\u201d shuddered Peach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026So, Amy,\u201d said Mario, \u201cwill we see you again in the next Smash Tournament?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNaturally!\u201d replied Amy. \u201cWe gotta go, everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s been nice meeting you all!\u201d called the Doctor as she and Amy entered the TARDIS. The TARDIS then took off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cArrivederci, Doctor!\u201d called the Super Mario Bros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Doctor worked the console, her face was creased with worry. \u201c\u2026Doctor?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere were temporal spies among the Skaro Daleks\u2019 ranks,\u201d replied the Doctor as she moved over to the panel with orange controls. She placed her hands on the spheres and shut her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTARDIS telepathic circuits,\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cI\u2019m sending a message to Rassilon on Gallifrey. She needs to know that our home is being watched by Daleks.\u201d Amy wisely waited until the Doctor was finished. The Doctor then opened her eyes after a minute and sighed with relief. \u201cGood. She\u2019s reconstructed the transduction barriers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSome sort of defense shield?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPlanetary defense shields that keep Gallifrey slightly out of phase with the rest of the universe,\u201d explained the Doctor. \u201cThe Daleks won\u2019t like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat if they intercepted your warning?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Daleks own telepathic circuits aren\u2019t up to scratch. Oddly enough, it\u2019s their innate hatred of non-Daleks that interferes with their own psychic abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026What about the Humanized Daleks?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh, they\u2019re well on their way to becoming a greater force to be reckoned with,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cThey\u2019ve got just enough of the Human Factor to ensure that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWill this fight end the war between them and the Skaro Daleks?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh, I doubt it. It might have set the Skaro Daleks back a bit, maybe a thousand years. I don\u2019t know. I\u2019ll have to look it up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn another book you borrowed from Rosalina\u2019s library?\u201d snarked Amy. The Doctor winced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cActually\u2026I\u2019ve been banned from her library,\u201d she admitted lamely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, too bad for you!\u201d Amy held up a book from Rosalina\u2019s library. \u201cAnd I\u2019m bringing back during the next Smash Tournament!\u201d She stuck her tongue out playfully as she headed off to her room to read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026Lucky!\u201d grumbled the Doctor as she continued working the controls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThat was the last death the Daleks will ever bring!\u201d promised Rosalina. \u201cYou have no means to destroy us,\u201d replied the Luigi Duplicate. \u201cWe are made of a stronger Dalekanium Alloy that cannot be destroyed by heat,\u201d agreed the Amy Duplicate. \u201c\u2026Metalert, is it?\u201d mused the Doctor. \u201cThat\u2019s all I need to know!\u201d said Rosalina. 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