\u201cCurrent reaction: ill advised,\u201d droned the familiar voice of Soundwave as he approached a mech with wings and a beard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can\u2019t stand it any longer!\u201d wailed the mech, Scourge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFeelings of hopelessness and isolation: shared,\u201d said Soundwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKEEP BACK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cScourge, what\u2019s the matter with you?!\u201d barked Galvatron as he and the others arrived. Scourge saw the newcomers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho are they?!\u201d he demanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m the Doctor,\u201d replied the Doctor, \u201cand I\u2019m here to help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDr. Quill was here to help! He wanted to save us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cScourge, please!\u201d urged Dr. Quill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo! Those pills you made! I\u2019ve taken mine without fail, now LOOK AT ME!\u201d Scourge revealed his hand. It was covered in the mechanical equivalent of scabs and lesions! \u201cThey don\u2019t work! He lied to us! THERE IS NO CURE! WE\u2019RE ALL GOING TO DIE!\u201d Galvatron then fired his cannon right through Scourge\u2019s Spark Chamber! Scourge faded to gunmetal gray and collapsed to the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026There was no need for that!\u201d hissed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cScourge was a health security threat!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPoor Scourge,\u201d sighed Dr. Quill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDr. Quill, is this true?\u201d asked First Aid. The silence Dr. Quill gave spoke volumes. \u201c\u2026You mean-?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry!\u201d pleaded Dr. Quill. \u201cI just\u2026I wanted to give everyone hope!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA placebo effect,\u201d the Doctor summarized. \u201c\u2026But that hope DID buy us time enough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat do you mean, Doctor?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs we were rushing out,\u201d explained the Doctor, \u201cI took a look at the tissue and blood samples of infected patients and figured out that this virus is artificial in origin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cArtificial?\u201d asked Dr. Quill. \u201cYou mean\u2026germ warfare?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy would anyone make such a virus?!\u201d protested Lurra Rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo wipe out all life, presumably,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cNot just here on Mobius, but everywhere else on every planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut who would do that?\u201d quizzed Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll need to look deeper at the samples, but I have a theory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Doctor got stuck into her work. Dr. Quill arrived. \u201cHow is it going?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI said I\u2019d try to find a cure,\u201d replied the Doctor, \u201cbut I can\u2019t pluck one out of thin air. How\u2019s everyone holding up?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBadly, after the revelation about my pills, Doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t be too harsh on yourself. It might not have been the best thing to do, but you gave your people hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow they don\u2019t even have that. Look, I must get back to my\u2026Dell!\u201d The Doctor turned to see the blank-faced man outside the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cErm, I haven\u2019t exactly finished a cure here,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m still trying to figure out how this virus mutates. If you could leave?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I\u2026obey,\u201d replied the man. The Doctor froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026What did you just say?!\u201d she whispered. Dell then raised his hand and revealed a knife!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDell, what are you doing?!\u201d protested Dr. Quill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m rather afraid Dell\u2019s not under his own control!\u201d replied the Doctor. Dell swung the knife, but the Doctor leapt aside. The two grappled, then the Doctor spun Dell around. Dell swung wildly, but the Doctor kept out of reach. Dell\u2019s swings then led to him stabbing a machine and shocking him fatally! Dell\u2019s body collapsed to the ground, releasing the knife. The Doctor then knelt by the body and examined his head and neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDell?!\u201d asked Dr. Quill. The Doctor then found something and pulled a device off Dell\u2019s neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDrat,\u201d grumbled the Doctor. \u201cThis only confirms everything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, what-?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor!\u201d called Amy as she and Lurra Rus arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, are you all right?! What-?!\u201d Lurra Rus saw the body. \u201cOh my-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Doctor was forced into self-defense,\u201d explained Dr. Quill. \u201cBut why Dell?! He\u2019s not like this!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot normally, I\u2019m sure,\u201d remarked the Doctor, \u201cbut Dell was taken by an alien race and converted into one of their obedient slaves. This component I got from his neck only confirms that this is the same race that made this virus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat alien race is it?\u201d asked Dr. Quill. \u201cWhat planet did this virus come from?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrom the laboratories on Skaro,\u201d revealed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Daleks?!\u201d yelped Amy. \u201cThey\u2019re behind this plague?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes. Unfortunately, germ warfare is something they excel in. Thankfully, I know their virus-creation techniques. I can synthesize a cure now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s wonderful news,\u201d said Dr. Quill. \u201cIt\u2019s only a pity that it cost us someone\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m afraid the Daleks already killed Dell when they put him through their mind-control processes. Odd that they would use Roboman technology. I would have thought their puppet tech was far superior for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, if the Daleks sent Dell to kill you-,\u201d said Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh dear,\u201d realized the Doctor. \u201cThey would very likely be coming here to ensure that the plague spreads. This whole thing is an experiment!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAn experiment?!\u201d said Dr. Quill. \u201cTo see how long it takes before we\u2019re all six feet under?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2026wouldn\u2019t have put it so crudely, but yes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no way we can take on the Daleks in this state,\u201d said Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll have to try,\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outside the center, Silver, Galvatron, and Goldbug were doing their usual patrol. \u201c\u2026Of all the revelations,\u201d sighed Galvatron. \u201cYou know, Goldbug, it\u2019s funny, after four million years of conflict, getting beat down, shot at, torn apart, THIS is how our lights go out?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGalvatron, if I might sound like Optimus for a sec,\u201d said Goldbug, \u201cthis probably isn\u2019t the end we imagined. But if this really IS the end\u2026at least we\u2019re ending it on a good note, trying to save people instead of trampling over them, deaf to their pleas over the sounds of our guns.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGuys, if we can concentrate,\u201d interjected Silver. \u201cLook, we can\u2019t do nothing, but we can\u2019t do a whole lot. Let\u2019s just\u2026do what we can.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Probably the best course of action,\u201d agreed Galvatron. As the three patrolled, they heard the roar of engines above their heads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo you hear that?\u201d asked Goldbug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a ship!\u201d replied Galvatron. \u201cIt\u2019s coming in to land!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s heading for the old spaceport!\u201d realized Silver. \u201cWe have to turn them away!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCome on!\u201d called Galvatron. The group rushed towards the spaceport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?! A ship?!\u201d breathed First Aid in horror once he got the news. \u201cWe have to turn them away!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCan we get a visual?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe team said it was moving too fast for them to tell,\u201d replied First Aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t like this at all,\u201d muttered the Doctor. \u201cI\u2019m going out there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re coming with you,\u201d said Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou most certainly are not,\u201d directed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut Doctor-!\u201d protested Lurra Rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAmy, Lurra, please, for my sanity, stay here. You\u2019d be a big help in protecting these people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Oh, fine,\u201d grumbled Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be back as quick as I can!\u201d The Doctor rushed out of the center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ship began its landing cycle as Silver, Galvatron, and Goldbug tried to wave it off. \u201cGO AWAY! GO AWAY!\u201d called Silver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTHIS PLANET ISN\u2019T SAFE!\u201d urged Goldbug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s no use!\u201d growled Galvatron. \u201cThey aren\u2019t listening!\u201d He then aimed his cannon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNO! Galvatron, put that away!\u201d snapped Goldbug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne warning shot should do the trick!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd when was the last time you had your targeting systems recalibrated?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCan we focus, please?!\u201d snapped Silver. They then heard footsteps. They turned to see the Doctor arriving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI thought I\u2019d see the ship myself and-!\u201d She trailed off when she saw it. \u201c\u2026All of you, get back!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?! Why?!\u201d protested Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a Dalek ship!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?!\u201d The ship lowered a landing ramp and the Daleks glided down with ease with the White Dalek Supreme leading the charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGet out of here!\u201d called Silver. \u201cThis planet\u2019s under strict quarantine!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSilver, they\u2019re the ones behind this plague!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe contagion is proceeding as planned!\u201d barked the Dalek Supreme. \u201cAll survivors are to be exterminated! It is the order from the Emperor!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe obey!\u201d replied the Daleks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDaleks, stop!\u201d called the Doctor. \u201cThere\u2019s no need to kill anyone else!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou are attempting to find a cure!\u201d replied the Dalek Supreme. \u201cWe cannot have survivors! All life will be exterminated!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShow some mercy!\u201d urged Silver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMercy? There is no value or strength in mercy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo value?! No strength?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis conversation is at an end! EXTERMINATE THE HEDGEHOG!\u201d Silver then used his psychokinesis to lift huge chunks of rubble into the air and fling them at the Daleks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUNDER ATTACK! UNDER ATTACK!\u201d squawked a Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDOCTOR! SILVER! RUN!\u201d shouted Goldbug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCome on!\u201d shouted the Doctor as everyone ran. She led them on a winding path, then they took cover. They caught their breath as the Daleks fanned out to begin their bloody campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, they can\u2019t possibly be that ruthless!\u201d panted Silver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey are,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cThe Daleks hate all non-Daleks and will exterminate us all like pests. Man, woman, child, it makes no difference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019re behind this plague, aren\u2019t they?\u201d growled Galvatron. \u201cGerm warfare is their signature weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, sad to say.\u201d That was when a Dalek rounded the corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAliens detected!\u201d it barked. \u201cAll shall\u2026wait! You!\u201d The Dalek waved its manipulator arm at the Doctor. \u201cYour biology is not human!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, no it\u2019s not,\u201d agreed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, are you-?!\u201d The Dalek cut off Galvatron\u2019s protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor?! Did you say Doctor?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Thank you SO much, Galvatron!\u201d hissed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhoops,\u201d muttered Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYOU ARE THE DOCTOR!\u201d screamed the Dalek in panic. \u201cYOU ARE THE ENEMY OF THE DALEKS! YOU WILL BE EXTERMINATED!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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