\u201c\u2026Oh, I get it! She\u2019s one of THOSE heroes!\u201d chuckled Hater. \u201cYou heard them, Doctor!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHater, you\u2019re making the mistake of thinking they\u2019re bluffing!\u201d called Amy. \u201cThey WILL kill those people!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFive rels have passed! Exterminate the Binglebop prisoner!\u201d ordered the Dalek Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExterminate!\u201d replied a Dalek as it shot a Binglebop. The Binglebop screamed as it died painfully. Peepers went to check on the Binglebop and his eye widened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026S-Sir!\u201d he gulped. \u201cThe Daleks AREN\u2019T bluffing! The Binglebop is dead!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWHAT?!\u201d shouted Hater. \u201cWAIT A MINUTE, HAVEN\u2019T YOU TIN CANS HEARD OF A BLUFF?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDaleks do not bluff!\u201d replied the Dalek Supreme. \u201cIt is an inferior tactic, especially against the Doctor! Five rels have passed! Exterminate the-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWAIT!\u201d called the Doctor. Everyone turned to look at her. \u201c\u2026If I come aboard the skullship, I want your word that my companions will be unharmed!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour companions will be guarded! Any attempt to undermine the Daleks will result in their extermination! You, your companions, Wander, the Zbornak, and the owners of the castle will exit immediately! Move! Move! MOVE!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe obey!\u201d called the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor-!\u201d protested Sylvia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSylvia, those monsters are as dangerous as Dominator,\u201d replied Draykor. \u201cOur people fear them for a good reason.\u201d He turned to his gate guard. \u201cOpen the gates. Demurra and I will be back when we can.\u201d His guard nodded solemnly and dutifully obeyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCome on, everyone,\u201d directed the Doctor. She led everyone to the invading army. As they approached the tip of the skullship\u2019s tongue, a Dalek looked at the prisoners from the Torture Room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese prisoners are surplus to requirements!\u201d it reported to the Dalek Supreme. \u201cTheir survival was not part of the deal!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAgreed!\u201d replied the Dalek Supreme. \u201cExterminate!\u201d It then fired on all the Torture Room victims, killing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat wasn\u2019t necessary!\u201d snapped Peepers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSilence!\u201d barked the Dalek Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLord Hater, Commander Peepers,\u201d hissed the Doctor, \u201cyou better hope YOU don\u2019t become surplus to requirements!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoc, are these Daleks ALWAYS so cold-blooded?!\u201d shuddered Sylvia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnerringly,\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, what about the TARDIS?!\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe can\u2019t escape with the Daleks\u2019 time corridor net,\u201d reminded Lurra Rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll just have to go back for it when this adventure is done,\u201d muttered the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy guards will keep watch over your ship,\u201d said Draykor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThank you, Your Majesty,\u201d bid the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will depart this planet!\u201d ordered the Dalek Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe obey!\u201d replied the other Daleks. \u2026One of them dragged its words out and everyone noticed it twitching more than usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAre you experiencing a system\u2019s malfunction?\u201d asked the Dalek Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2026I-I-I-I\u2026ah\u2026Ah! AHhh! AHHH! AARRRRGGHHGHGHGHG!\u201d The Dalek was screaming in pain and firing wildly. \u201cOUT OF CONTROL! OUT OF CONTROL! ALERT! PAAAAIIIINNN! ALERT! SYSTEMS! UNBALANCED! CONTROL LOST! WEAPONRY! DISCHARGING! ABOVE! SAFETY TOLERANCES! I! AM! OVERHEATING!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLord Hater, LOOK!\u201d called Peepers. He pointed at the neck section of the unbalanced Dalek as it took on a black shape with glowing yellow lines!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh no!\u201d whispered Hater. \u201cIt\u2019s a sickness!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDOMINATOR\u2019S INFLUENCE! DOMINATOR\u2019S INFLUENCE!\u201d shrieked the Dalek Supreme as the coloration spread across the unbalanced Dalek while its speech devolved into beastly sounds. \u201cALERT! ALERT! MOVE AWAY FROM THIS UNIT!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWATCHDOGS, EYES UP!\u201d called Hater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat do you intend to do?!\u201d asked Lurra Rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMOVE AWAY!\u201d shouted another Dalek. \u201cIT MUST BE EXTERMINATED!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNO! WAIT!\u201d called Peepers. \u201cDon\u2019t you see?! This is our best opportunity-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSILENCE! SILENCE!\u201d ordered the Dalek Supreme. \u201cTHERE MUST BE NO IMPURITIES IN THE DALEK RACE! THIS CREATURE MUST BE-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCreature?!\u201d repeated Demurra in disbelief. \u201cYou\u2019re talking about one of your own kind here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNO! NO! IT IS NO LONGER A DALEK! DOMINATOR HAS INFECTED IT!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut if we can study a living specimen-!\u201d argued Peepers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTHAT IS NOT POSSIBLE!\u201d replied the other Dalek. \u201cALL INFECTED DALEKS MUST BE EXTERMINATED!\u201d By now, the infected Dalek was fully black with glowing yellow light escaping cracks in its new casing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m siding with the Daleks on this one, Peepers!\u201d declared Hater as he summoned green lightning from his hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNO!\u201d shouted the Doctor and Commander Peepers as they shielded the infected Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPEEPERS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!\u201d demanded Hater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMOVE OUT OF THE WAY, DOCTOR AND COMMANDER PEEPERS, OR WE WILL EXTERMINATE YOU AS WELL!\u201d ordered the Dalek Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think so!\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cYou went to a lot of trouble to get me and if that infection\u2019s the reason why we\u2019re all here now, I need it alive to conduct my research!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cALL INFECTED DALEKS-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJUST LISTEN, YOU IDIOT!\u201d shouted Peepers. \u201cWe never captured one of these things and we have no clue how this infection spreads! This thing could be the vital part we need to making a cure!\u201d By now, the infected Dalek had stopped moving and all its limbs drooped. \u201cJust look! Now is the best time to drag it into whatever isolation ward you have on your ship!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLord Hater, Dalek Supreme, we REALLY need samples of the casing and the internal creature to fix this!\u201d urged the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Flab-drassit, FINE!\u201d grumbled Hater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis creature-!\u201d protested the Dalek Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no point arguing with the nerdy science types!\u201d replied Hater. \u201cNot if they\u2019re gonna put their lives on the line like that for experiments! Watchdogs, bring the infected Dalek aboard and get it in a room AWAY from our Dalek friends!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYES, SIR!\u201d replied the Watchdogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The infected Dalek was sealed in a room aboard the skullship. \u201cAll seals functioning,\u201d said Peepers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGood,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cNow would someone tell me what\u2019s going on here?!\u201d Peepers and the single Dalek in the science lab looked at each other. \u201c\u2026Well?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLord Dominator is making a new breed of Daleks,\u201d replied Peepers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is only one breed of Dalek!\u201d insisted the Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLord Dominator\u2019s mutating you guys and you know it!\u201d retorted Peepers. The Dalek backed up at that. \u201cWhat\u2019s the matter? The truth\u2019s too much for you?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis Lord Dominator\u2026is changing the Daleks on a genetic level as well?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLord Dominator conquered a Dalek reproduction plant,\u201d explained Peepers. \u201cAs of yet, we don\u2019t know how. The infection removes all higher brain functions. They\u2019re reduced to mindless beasts. From what we\u2019ve seen, the attack was recent. Here.\u201d Peepers pulled up some computer files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOutsiders are not permitted to look at those files!\u201d insisted the Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I never,\u201d mused the Doctor. \u201cCell donation records. This is a first for me. And I can see that there haven\u2019t been any incidents of mutation until three days ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd that reproduction plant is pumping out legions!\u201d said Peepers. \u201cLook!\u201d Peepers pulled up the figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Five full invasion forces in just three days. That IS alarming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhich makes me wonder where she\u2019s getting the Volcanium X,\u201d muttered Peepers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVolcanium X?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA substance found deep in planet cores,\u201d replied the Dalek, \u201cwith properties similar to magma! It is primarily used for lava-tech!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen there must be this Volcanium X stuff in the infected Dalek\u2019s casing,\u201d mused the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPossibly,\u201d said Peepers. \u201cWe need a scan to confirm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBeginning scans!\u201d reported the Dalek. A progress bar then appeared, slowly going across the screen\u2026then stopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, come on! What are you Watchdogs using, Windows NT?!\u201d complained the Doctor. \u201cLooks like I need to defrag the-!\u201d The progress bar then shot forward to 100%. \u201c\u2026I guess it doesn\u2019t like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cScan results on screen!\u201d reported the Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAha! Knew it! There IS Volcanium X in that Dalek!\u201d cheered Peepers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, no, hang on,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cLook. The Volcanium X was introduced into it thanks to a virus. Can we get a genome map of the virus?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cConducting virus genome mapping!\u201d replied the Dalek. The progress bar appeared, going faster now. \u201cGenome mapping complete!\u201d reported the Dalek. \u201cGenetic similarities detected! Displaying nearest genome match!\u201d A screen with two virus cells appeared. One looked organic, the other had Volcanium X veins running through its cell membrane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe need to run a mutation simulation,\u201d mused the Doctor. She programmed a simulation of what the unaltered virus would look like if Volcanium X was introduced. The virus went through several changes until it matched the initial Volcanium X virus. \u201cWell, that does tell us something,\u201d said the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d asked Peepers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat the virus is artificial in origin,\u201d explained the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnaltered virus has been identified!\u201d said the Dalek. \u201cAllowing access to entry in Dalek Contagion Catalogue!\u201d The Dalek pulled it up onscreen. The Doctor goggled as she processed the information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell!\u201d she said. \u201cThe Movellan Virus rears its ugly head! The Volcanium X must have circumvented the cure you Daleks created!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cErm, what IS the Mo-?\u201d Before Peepers could finish his question, the ship rocked!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAlert! Alert! Bridge reports that we are under attack!\u201d warned the Dalek. The Doctor called the bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLord Hater, what\u2019s going on?!\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, it\u2019s Lurra Rus!\u201d replied the person on the other end. \u201cSome red and black Star Destroyer just appeared and started shooting at us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLurra Rus, does the bridge tower look like an evil face?!\u201d asked Peepers, a nasty theory forming in his head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, why?\u201d asked Lurra Rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDominator!\u201d gulped Peepers. \u201cShe\u2019s got her ship back and is after us!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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