The Doctor cautiously approached Shannon as she pulled out magnification glasses. \u201cWhich one do you think it is?\u201d she asked Shannon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s this one right here,\u201d replied Shannon as she pointed to the general area. The Doctor used her glasses to zoom in and find the tooth. It was rotten and riddled with holes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, good grief! That\u2019s beyond a mere cavity filling,\u201d shuddered the Doctor. \u201cI think an extraction\u2019s needed. \u2026Drat. I don\u2019t have anesthetics. Ssylphiel, was it? You and your family hold her down. Maybe you too, Miss Blue Skinny Ursula.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026My name is Madame Calliope,\u201d replied Calliope as her legs held Shannon down. Ssylphiel, Bea, and Coilzette helped hold Shannon down with their tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI won\u2019t sugar-coat it,\u201d the Doctor said to Shannon, \u201cthis WILL hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJust get it out, please!\u201d groaned Shannon. The Doctor pulled out a pair of pliers meant for yanking teeth, then she got a hold on the rotten tooth. Shannon yowled in pain and thrashed when the pliers made contact with the tooth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOkay, okay, on three!\u201d called the Doctor. \u201cOne! Two! THREE!\u201d The Doctor yanked hard, stumbling backwards. Shannon howled in pain\u2026then the pain died down. Shannon could actually feel the pain vanishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026MY TOOTH!\u201d she shouted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRight here!\u201d replied the Doctor, holding the rotten tooth up with the pliers. \u201cI\u2019d cut back on the sweets and get a replacement tooth if you feel that self-conscious. And remember to floss or use a water pick.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe pain is gone! She\u2019s cured me!\u201d Shannon was smiling. \u201cI\u2019ll get that replacement tooth later! But as for her being a charlatan, Madame Calliope, that couldn\u2019t be further from the truth!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGuards, drop all charges on our guests,\u201d ordered Ssylphiel. \u201cThey\u2019re free to use the palace as they see fit for their mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt once, Mistress Ssylphiel,\u201d replied the Guard Commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, it seems you ARE a doctor,\u201d purred Calliope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot A doctor, THE Doctor. The definite article, you might say. And this is my friend, Tysar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSorry about that whole tail thing,\u201d Bea apologized to Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, we DID blunder into your home,\u201d replied Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow, since you did me a favor by curing Shannon of her pain, Doctor,\u201d said Ssylphiel as she slithered back onto her throne, \u201cperhaps I can repay you and help you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat would be splendid, Madame,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cPerhaps I should bring you all into the picture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a lab was being set up for the Doctor, she and Tysar explained things to everyone. \u201c\u2026I\u2019m not sure I wanna meet this Davros character,\u201d remarked Lukas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI never met him,\u201d replied Tysar, \u201cbut his creations have terrorized my people for millennia, even forcing us off of Skaro.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Doctor, you say you\u2019re primarily an engineer, yes?\u201d asked Calliope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, yes, and so\u2019s Tysar,\u201d answered the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPerhaps you can help us with a machine,\u201d explained Calliope. \u201cSsylphiel and I found the machine in a country that borders ours. It\u2019s capable of speech, but it always says four-syllable nonsense words before finishing what it\u2019s saying with the word \u2018Egg\u2019. Hence why we\u2019ve called it Egg.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat does Egg look like?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, it-.\u201d Calliope was interrupted by the Guard Commander and his forces bringing the TARDIS into the lab. The Guard Commander was smiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy apologies for this interruption, Mistress Ssylphiel,\u201d he said, \u201cbut your great-aunt wanted to give you your birthday present.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAh, the usual birthday present of an easy toppling of whatever war machine she\u2019s created?\u201d asked Ssylphiel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis one just looks goofy!\u201d chuckled the Guard Commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI take it your great-aunt doesn\u2019t like you?\u201d guessed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNope. She hates that us Goldcoils prefer to treat the non-Divine races as equals,\u201d explained Ssylphiel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You know, that sounds like a few Time Lords I knew. Some of them got over it, though.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnacassandra refuses to get over that prejudice. \u2026You wanna see her hair-brained scheme get toppled?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSure!\u201d The Doctor turned to Tysar. \u201cHow about you go see Egg?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can bring her to Egg,\u201d offered Shannon. \u201cMadame Calliope, Lukas, you wanna come with?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019d be delighted to!\u201d replied Calliope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI guess Grandma and I will join Mama and the Doctor,\u201d suggested Bea. \u201cI have a bit of history with Anacassandra, so it\u2019s always fun to see her schemes collapse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCome along, my dears!\u201d called Ssylphiel. \u201cLet\u2019s unwrap my birthday present!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ssylphiel, Coilzette, Bea, and the Doctor arrived on top of the citadel\u2019s northern wall. \u2026The war machine to the north was impressive looking, but the Doctor was holding back laughter. \u201c\u2026I\u2019m not even an engineer like you, Doctor,\u201d said Ssylphiel, \u201cand I can see that thing\u2019s flaws!\u201d That made the Doctor collapse into a heap of giggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTh-The top of-! \u2026And the eastern-! \u2026I\u2019m sorry, I can\u2019t-! AHAHAHAHA!\u201d The Doctor picked herself up as her laughter wound down. \u201cWhat kind of junk is Anacassandra using?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJunk I\u2019ve brought down before,\u201d replied Ssylphiel. \u201cCommander, bring out the boxing glove bolt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRight away,\u201d replied the Guard Commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBoxing glove bolt?\u201d asked the Doctor. She then saw the object. \u201c\u2026Exactly what it says on the tin, I see,\u201d she mused as she saw a giant dart with a boxing glove replacing the pointy bit being loaded into a ballista. Ssylphiel cocked the ballista, aimed it, then fired it! The boxing glove bolt sailed through the air and struck the war machine on its top. The impact created a cascading collapse and the war machine was now a heap of junk with soldiers running away from the citadel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat did I tell you?\u201d chuckled Ssylphiel. \u201cEvery year on mine and Calliope\u2019s birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHasn\u2019t learned much, has she?\u201d mused the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a darkened room, watching the operation through a crystal ball, a man in black clothing and a naga woman like Ssylphiel saw the collapse of the machine. \u201cFOOL!\u201d shouted the man. \u201cI told you this was a waste of time! That machine had too many weak points!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m not interested in excuses,\u201d replied the naga. \u201cThe attack must continue if you want your prize.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis time, it will continue as I <\/em>planned, Anacassandra!\u201d snarled the man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDavros, you WILL show me the proper respect-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour plan is twisted and convoluted!\u201d interrupted the man, Davros. \u201cMine understands the importance of simplicity!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Very well,\u201d replied Anacassandra. \u201cWe will try your plan. But should you fail, you WILL die!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019ll see.\u201d Davros then pulled out a communicator. \u201cBring out the explosives. Set the charges near the walls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo people like Ssylphiel,\u201d Tysar asked Shannon as the two of them went down the corridors of the palace with Calliope and Lukas, \u201cact as the means for your gods to answer your prayers?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cComplete with immortality and invulnerable bodies,\u201d replied Shannon. \u201cPeople like Calliope or Lukas can\u2019t die by age or sickness, but other things CAN kill them. Then there\u2019s people like me who can die. \u2026At least, until Ssylphiel blessed me and the rest of the harem with agelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd you willingly joined a harem?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBelieve it or not,\u201d remarked Calliope, \u201cSsylphiel is being smart here. Her illusion of hedonism gives her harem girls the perfect opportunity to gain intelligence on any enemies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s part of the deal between me and Calliope,\u201d said Lukas as he hung on her arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, yes, but like Ssylphiel with her harem, I genuinely love you, my dear.\u201d Calliope pecked Lukas\u2019 forehead with a kiss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHere we are,\u201d called Shannon. \u201cEgg\u2019s room. Tysar, it\u2019s your show. The lights won\u2019t activate until a few seconds after Egg speaks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI understand,\u201d said Tysar. She entered the room and shut the door behind her. In the dark, she saw a blue light. \u201c\u2026Well, you must be Egg,\u201d she said. \u201cI know you might have heard this before, but I\u2019m here to help. My name is Tysar of New Davius. I came here with the Doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Doc\u2026tor?\u201d asked Egg. \u2026As Egg spoke, a pair of cylindrical lamps flashed on each syllable. Fear gripped Tysar\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026No!\u201d she begged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNew\u2026Dav\u2026i…us\u2026\u201d continued Egg in the same harsh, grating, metallic tones all Thals like Tysar fear. \u201c\u2026You are\u2026a Thal. \u2026Artron\u2026energy\u2026detected! You traveled here with the Doctor!\u201d The lights came on and Tysar\u2019s worst fears were confirmed! It had a cowl over the area where the eyestalk joined with the dome, had an id tag below the cowl, was bronze colored, and had rivets on its slats, but the plunger-shaped manipulator arm, the gunstick that looked like an elongated whisk, the eyestalk, the dome lamps that flashed on every syllable, the travel skirt that was covered in hemispheres, it all confirmed that Egg\u2026was a Time War Era Dalek! \u201cExterminate! EXTERMINATE!\u201d Tysar fled to the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOPEN THE DOOR! QUICKLY!\u201d she begged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEXTERMINATE!\u201d shrieked the Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEgg\u2019s lost his mind!\u201d yelped Calliope as Shannon opened the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYOU ARE AN ENEMY OF THE DALEKS!\u201d shouted the Dalek as Tysar got out. \u201cYOU MUST BE DESTROYED!\u201d Shannon shut the door and keyed in a combination on a number keypad. There was a definitive click.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve sealed that door,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s got a million combinations. Egg can\u2019t get out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDaleks are geniuses!\u201d replied Tysar. \u201cThey can calculate a billion combinations in thirty seconds flat! 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