\u201cA reasonable assumption, given our history, Doctor,\u201d said Davros, \u201cbut as you can see on this list of materials-\u201d he pulled up said list- \u201cI have no Dalekanium. Or the means to grow new Daleks. And I\u2019m not wasting cells from my body this time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen why ingratiate yourself into Project Necromancer?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs you recall, Doctor, Project Necromancer is designed to enrich an individual\u2019s blood with midi-chlorians involving an M-count transfer while keeping the subject\u2019s DNA intact, thereby creating a successful M-count replication.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSomething the Emperor sees as important for the Empire\u2019s longevity,\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cImagine if there was a successful test subject.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDavros, no!\u201d retorted the Doctor. \u201cYou can\u2019t change history like that! Not one line!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, but this is just the beginning, Doctor!\u201d replied Davros. \u201cThrough Project Necromancer, I shall create a warrior capable of greater power than ever before!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPower that would set you up above the gods?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVery droll, Doctor. I see you still maintain your rapier wit. \u2026But that IS the idea.\u201d By then, Dr. Hemlock arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSettled in, have we?\u201d he asked. \u201cLearned a thing or two about each other\u2019s true nature?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026It seems your base has a bug problem,\u201d remarked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou know-?!\u201d spluttered Davros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat you\u2019re the psychopath that created the Daleks, yes,\u201d replied Dr. Hemlock. \u201cAnd I presume Lord Vader and the Emperor already know, given their own abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh good! That saves me a long, boring explanation,\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cThe one time I\u2019m glad your bugs work. Then you know Davros will hijack Project Necromancer for his own ends!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why Vader is coming, isn\u2019t he?\u201d hissed Davros. \u201cTo keep ME in line!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou and the Doctor,\u201d corrected Dr. Hemlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMuch as I want to shut it down now, I can\u2019t,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cHistory prevents me from acting.\u201d At that, Dr. Hemlock smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoes it now? Very good. You can assist us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m going to make it happen,\u201d said the Doctor. She then found something Davros was working on. \u201cEspecially when Davros is doing something so dangerous. I can see from here that you configured the Splice-Matrix all wrong. Set it to 15.7\u201d The Doctor made some adjustments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cInteresting,\u201d mused Dr. Hemlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou have increased the risk of burnout!\u201d hissed Davros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, I wouldn\u2019t worry about-.\u201d The machine sparked, interrupting the Doctor. Dr. Hemlock checked the systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Total burnout on all circuits!\u201d he snarled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s ruined!\u201d snapped Davros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh dear!\u201d replied the Doctor mockingly. \u201cBack to square one. You really should have stayed in bed today, Davros.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou have deliberately destroyed my creation!\u201d accused Davros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, it was an accident!\u201d argued the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAn accident?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, how was I supposed to know that whoever designed the machine failed to build in adequate safety precautions? We\u2019ll start again and this time, I\u2019LL design the machine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow long will that take?\u201d asked Dr. Hemlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, three hours, local time,\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVery well. But know this, Doctor: any further attempts to delay Project Necromancer will result in Miss Rose being counted among the test subjects.\u201d Dr. Hemlock then strode out of the room. The Doctor\u2019s mind raced with plans now. Amy HAD to made safe. She then noticed Davros\u2019 face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Davros, if you\u2019re not careful, your face will stick like that,\u201d she joked. \u201cNow, could you hand me those hex-clamps?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou sabotaged my work!\u201d hissed Davros as he handed her the tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, no, no,\u201d soothed the Doctor as she fastened the clamps. \u201cThere we go, that\u2019s a good start. \u2026Hm\u2026could I have an Electrospanner? \u2026Ah, thank you. And that length of wire?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDr. Hemlock was clear!\u201d hissed Davros. \u201cWe are to work together!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe ARE working together! I\u2019m pleasantly surprised how well you\u2019re fitting in as my assistant! Now, I\u2019m going to be a bit busy. Would you mind making me some-?\u201d Davros\u2019 snarl cut her off. \u201cOh, come on, Davros, making tea shouldn\u2019t be beyond you. After all, you can\u2019t say team without saying tea! \u2026D\u00e9j\u00e0 vu, I swear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Amy was talking with Lurra Rus. \u201cWhat do you mean Midi-chlorian donation?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, have you heard of Project Necromancer?\u201d asked Lurra Rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Doctor told me it was something that gives Force powers to someone that wasn\u2019t sensitive to the Force by putting in microscopic organisms called Midi-chlorians. At least, that\u2019s how she summed it up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, the Empire noticed that I was a very distant relation to a Jedi called Aayla Secura.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026And they thought that would work?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy point exactly! I\u2019m not Force-sensitive!\u201d confirmed Lurra Rus. \u201cBut the Emperor wouldn\u2019t hear of it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo he sent you here,\u201d remarked Amy. \u201c\u2026But surely Dr. Hemlock saw that you weren\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExactly!\u201d replied Lurra Rus. \u201cMy M-Count confirmed it! \u2026So I don\u2019t know why I\u2019m here still!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, we better get you out of here so you can fulfill your dream,\u201d said Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Empire won\u2019t permit it,\u201d sighed Lurra Rus. \u201cMy family is dead and joining any resistance cell won\u2019t bring them back. I need a new home away from this galaxy, but I don\u2019t know if there\u2019s a world out beyond the galaxy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can safely say there is,\u201d replied Amy. \u201cBelieve it or not, I\u2019m from WAY into the future in another galaxy far from here. The Doctor\u2019s from another planet outside the galaxy as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You traveled through time?\u201d asked Lurra Rus incredulously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you want and if the Doctor\u2019s okay with it, you can come with us so we can prove it and maybe\u2026find you a home where you can live out your dream?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I\u2019ll believe that when I see it,\u201d replied Lurra Rus. \u201cBut we have to get out of here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, the Doctor and I became experts in jailbreaks\u2026though stealth is another matter entirely.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I hope you can figure something out quickly, because-!\u201d Lurra Rus quickly silenced herself when\u2026she heard it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLurra Rus?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s here!\u201d Lurra Rus said in barely a whisper. Amy arched an eyeridge, then heard something. It sounded like\u2026mechanical breathing and heavy footsteps. She looked outside the room to see a tall man, almost 7 feet tall, flanked by two Stormtroopers. He wore black armor and a black helmet that obscured his face with a triangular mouthplate with a grill. A control panel was on his chest and he wore a black cape that reached his ankles. Amy could just feel the terror the man exuded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Erm\u2026hello!\u201d gulped Amy. The man said nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLord Vader!\u201d whispered Lurra Rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You are Lurra Rus, yes?\u201d asked the man, Darth Vader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cY-Yes!\u201d squeaked Lurra Rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Why is a non-Force Sensitive Twi\u2019Lek here?\u201d Vader asked a nearby scientist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, come now, my Lord,\u201d replied the scientist with ill-timed bravado. \u201cThis woman\u2019s a relation to Aayla Secura! Her M-Count-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cProved that she\u2019s NOT Force Sensitive!\u201d interjected Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBe silent!\u201d said the scientist. \u201cThose abilities are locked inside her somewhere and I \u2026I\u2026\u201d The scientist then realized fingers were around his throat! INVISIBLE fingers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou have failed Project Necromancer and the Empire for the last time,\u201d said Vader. Amy saw that Vader\u2019s hand was imitating strangling someone! She put two and two together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVader, wait!\u201d she begged. \u201cYou don\u2019t need to kill him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cProject Necromancer is top secret,\u201d replied Vader coldly. \u201cNo witnesses. Regrettably, that means you and Lurra Rus cannot leave this facility alive.\u201d He gestured with his other hand and Amy and Lurra Rus were blown back into their cell, the door shutting behind them. Amy looked through the door\u2019s window and saw the poor scientist struggle against Vader\u2019s Force Choke. She pounded on the door uselessly as the life was drained from the poor man. The scientist then fell limp and was casually tossed to the floor. Vader looked to the door and pressed a communication\u2019s button. \u201cOnce I find the Time Lord and the last of the Kaleds, you\u2019ll all join him,\u201d warned the Dark Lord of the Sith. He then gestured for his men to follow him. They strode down the corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026A senseless waste of life!\u201d shuddered Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the Empire for you,\u201d replied Lurra Rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Hang on, Vader said something else in that threat,\u201d said Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Yes, something about a\u2026a time king and Karled?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTime Lord and Kaled,\u201d corrected Amy. \u201cThe Time Lord is the Doctor, but the Kaled\u2026wait\u2026the Doctor said something about Kaleds before. On\u2026\u201d She then recalled something from early in her adventures. \u201c\u2026Skaro! Oh no!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSkaro?\u201d asked Lurra Rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHave you heard of the Daleks?\u201d asked Amy. Lurra Rus flinched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIs this Skaro the homeworld of those monsters?!\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBingo. And they used to be life forms that walked like us called Kaleds, but their chief scientist, Davros, made them into what they are. \u2026And it sounds like one of the scientists IS Davros. \u2026Lurra Rus, can you think of anything we can do to get out of here?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m not exactly a charmer, I\u2019m an engineer!\u201d replied Lurra Rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s good!\u201d replied Amy. \u201cWhat kind of engineer?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA mechanical\u2026 wait\u2026Amy, I think the Doctor left something behind!\u201d For once, there was hope in Lurra Rus\u2019 eyes. \u201cAmy, open that panel by the door, will you?\u201d As Amy did so, Lurra Rus checked the spot where the Doctor took care of the bug. \u201cYes! Perfect! Miss Rose, kindly keep watch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou got it!\u201d replied Amy. Lurra Rus then got to work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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