As Tysar and her group ran through the corridors, Shannon put out an alert that Egg was conscious and had designs on killing Tysar. Guards lined the corridors as the group ran past. Tysar stopped a guard. \u201cAim for the eyestalk!\u201d she directed. \u201cPass it on!\u201d The guard nodded and passed the message as Tysar continued running, praying that the Dalek would get bored of killing before all the guards were slaughtered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back on the wall, the Doctor and her group discussed the situation. \u201cDo you think Davros would side with Anacassandra?\u201d asked Coilzette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaybe,\u201d remarked the Doctor. \u201cI mean, it seems Anacassandra would be\u2026\u201d She trailed off when she looked over the wall. \u201c\u2026Somebody\u2019s setting something onto the wall\u2019s outside,\u201d she said. Everyone looked down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026HEY DOWN THERE!\u201d called Bea. \u201cWHAT ARE PUTTING ON THERE?\u201d The person took off\u2026and the device flashed. The Doctor\u2019s eyes widened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGET OFF THE WALL! THAT\u2019S A BOMB!\u201d she warned. The wall was quickly evacuated just in time! The bomb exploded, destroying the wall! Ssylphiel, Bea, and Coilzette used their magic to create a shield to protect everyone from flying debris. Once they determined that all the debris was contained, they lowered the shield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho would dare?!\u201d demanded Ssylphiel. Then\u2026something rose from the sand outside! The Doctor goggled in horror as modern-day Daleks came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026He\u2019s allied with them!\u201d she whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThose robots look similar to Egg,\u201d remarked Bea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Are you telling me your Egg looks like them?!\u201d demanded the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, yes, but more bronze and-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Time War Dalek!\u201d shuddered the Doctor. \u201cEVERYONE, GET AWAY FROM THEM!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEntrance into citadel granted!\u201d barked the Red and Gold Dalek Supreme leading the way. \u201cProceed! Retrieve the Veteran! Crush all resistance!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWait!\u201d called Ssylphiel. \u201cIf it\u2019s your friend that you want, we can-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDaleks do not negotiate with their inferiors!\u201d barked a Drone Dalek as it fired on Ssylphiel. A soldier then intercepted the shot\u2026and was promptly exterminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cProceed! Exterminate all in your way! EXTERMINATE!\u201d ordered the Dalek Supreme. The battle cry of \u201cExterminate!\u201d was taken up as the Daleks opened fire!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAIM FOR THE EYEPIECE!\u201d called the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCommander!\u201d Ssylphiel ordered. \u201cGet the civilians to the shelters!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt once!\u201d replied the Guard Commander. He began rallying soldiers to him and began evacuations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe need to get somewhere more fortified than this!\u201d urged the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFALL BACK!\u201d Ssylphiel called. \u201cGET TO THE MAIN PALACE KEEP!\u201d The soldiers obeyed with several dying by Dalek firepower as they covered the retreat. Ssylphiel was then hit. She felt the pain of her insides being scrambled and promptly unscrambled as her organs restored themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaximum extermination!\u201d ordered the Dalek Supreme as it and its followers fired on Ssylphiel. She was shot again but still didn\u2019t fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSsylphiel, come on!\u201d urged Coilzette. One of the Daleks then took a bio-scan as everyone retreated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGenetics indicate total immortality!\u201d it reported to the Dalek Supreme. \u201cShe and others like her cannot be exterminated by conventional means!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnacassandra was not speaking in hyperbole when she said she was a living goddess!\u201d recalled another Drone Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat does not matter!\u201d barked the Dalek Supreme. \u201cSsylphiel has proven to have the same weakness of compassion to others just like the Predator!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAlert! Alert! Time Lord physiology detected!\u201d warned another Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is the Doctor!\u201d guessed the Dalek Supreme. \u201cAlert the Creator! The Doctor is here! She must not interfere in our plans!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back with the Doctor, her group intercepted Tysar\u2019s. \u201cTysar!\u201d she breathed in relief. \u201cThank goodness! We have to get into the palace keep!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat won\u2019t do any good!\u201d replied Tysar. \u201cEgg is-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Time War Era Dalek, I know,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cWe have modern Daleks pouring into the citadel! They\u2019ve called it the Veteran and are looking for it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI thought you two said the Daleks were mutated creatures!\u201d hissed Coilzette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey are,\u201d replied Tysar. \u201cThe metal stuff is just their travel machine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAre they always so ruthless?\u201d asked Ssylphiel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnerringly,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cTysar, where\u2019s Egg?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCurrently engaged with the soldiers here,\u201d answered Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019ll be slaughtered!\u201d protested Ssylphiel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey have to pull back!\u201d urged the Doctor. Ssylphiel pulled out a communicator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGuards, all guards, do not engage with Egg! That thing will slaughter you before you get the chance to fire your wands! Fall back to the keep! I repeat, fall back to the keep!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, you said there were more of them on the way here!\u201d protested Calliope. \u201cWhat happens when they meet Egg?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I have a few nasty theories, but by then,\u201d replied the Doctor, \u201ctheir attention will be focused on me. I\u2019m sure I saw a Dalek take a bio-scan of all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Doctor, you\u2019re not planning to be the sacrificial lamb, are you?\u201d asked Lukas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI need to take care of this alone,\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh no, you don\u2019t!\u201d replied Tysar. \u201cYou\u2019ll make a beastly mess if you do it alone and you need my help in tidying that mess up!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd those are MY people the Daleks are threatening,\u201d said Ssylphiel. \u201cI\u2019m going with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs am I,\u201d declared Coilzette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd me!\u201d agreed Bea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m going too!\u201d said Calliope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere Mistress Calliope goes, I go!\u201d declared Lukas. Calliope winced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I\u2019d\u2026rather you went to the shelters where it\u2019s-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere it\u2019s safe?!\u201d protested Lukas. \u201cCalliope, you granted my wish of gaining the courage of becoming who I am today! I can\u2019t just-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCompromise,\u201d interjected the Doctor. \u201cTysar, Lukas, Bea, Shannon, you lot go to the main keep. Follow Tysar\u2019s advice, her people are as knowledgeable about the Daleks as I am. The rest of us will meet with the Daleks to buy as much time as possible before\u2026before the end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou intend to use the Daleks to get to Davros,\u201d realized Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s correct. \u2026Perhaps this might give Ssylphiel the chance to end this conflict with Anacassandra.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026She\u2019s right,\u201d agreed Coilzette. \u201cThis \u2018little conflict\u2019 with her has become a war and we need to end it quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Bea, if I\u2019m somehow killed\u2026\u201d said Ssylphiel, \u201c\u2026Serpentia is yours. Rule it well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Yes, Mama Ssylphiel,\u201d replied Bea. \u201cBut\u2026please come back. I can\u2019t-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll do everything in my power, my precious girl.\u201d Ssylphiel and Bea hugged each other, then Shannon hugged her Queen and Princess, then Coilzette hugged the three of them. Calliope then pulled Lukas into a hug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Be safe, Lovely Lukas,\u201d bid Calliope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou too, Mistress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShannon,\u201d directed Ssylphiel, \u201cguard Tysar, Bea, and Lukas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith my life, Mistress,\u201d promised Shannon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back in the temporary stronghold, Anacassandra was gobsmacked as she saw the progress through her crystal ball. \u201c\u2026B-But\u2026that\u2019s an obvious plan!\u201d she protested. \u201cBlowing up the wall is something Ssylphiel should have anticipated!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike I said, my Daleks never overlook the importance of simplicity,\u201d replied Davros. \u201cWe have our entrance and-.\u201d A call then came through his comms. He accepted the call. \u201cReport,\u201d he ordered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBio-scans have detected a Time Lord in the citadel!\u201d replied the Dalek on the other end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Doctor?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat is the only logical conclusion!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be there straightaway!\u201d decided Davros. \u201cWe MUST get the Veteran here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI obey!\u201d The call ended and Davros turned to a Dalek operator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTransmat me to the battlefield!\u201d he ordered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI obey!\u201d replied the operator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour place isn\u2019t among the rabble we sent out!\u201d protested Anacassandra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I would advise you not to call my Daleks the rabble,\u201d warned Davros. \u201cFrom what I\u2019ve researched, even members of the Divine Races have been killed before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTransmat operational!\u201d reported the Dalek Operator. Davros stepped onto the transmat\u2019s dais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTransport!\u201d he ordered. The Operator obeyed and Davros vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bronze Dalek continued to glide through the corridors of the palace with a Dalek\u2019s usual ugly grace. The soldiers had ceased fighting it and retreated, locking all the doors behind them. A hinderance, but one that can be overcome. Each keypad it saw, the Bronze Dalek placed its manipulator arm onto it and used carefully controlled pressure to press the buttons at rapid speed. It obtained the correct combinations in less than a rel. It surmised that the soldiers realized the superior defenses and weapons they were fighting against and so retreated. They still left tracks that its camera eye could pick up. It approached a door leading to a courtyard. The Bronze Dalek opened it\u2026and was greeted not with soldiers, but with what looked like Daleks with different casings! It took a bio-scan\u2026and the strange Daleks also scanned it for genetic purity. The readings the Bronze Dalek took indicated that their genetics WERE pure, they just had different casings. \u201cGenetic purity confirmed! You are Daleks!\u201d it declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour genetic purity is also confirmed!\u201d replied the Dalek that registered as the Supreme to the Bronze Dalek. \u201cYour research into universes dominated by the force known as magic is required to accelerate Dalek plans!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have transferred all research onto shielded positronic brains!\u201d replied the Bronze Dalek. \u201cThat data will be transferred to Pathweb for Dalek Scientists to utilize!\u201d Just then, Davros shimmered into view. The Dalek Supreme swiveled its eyestalk to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou must return to the stronghold!\u201d it barked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt ease, my child,\u201d soothed Davros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat is\u2026not possible!\u201d yelped the Bronze Dalek. \u201cBio-scans indicate you are a member of the ancestral Kaled race! My scanners must have a fault!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour scanners are functioning correctly!\u201d replied a Drone Dalek. \u201cThat IS a Kaled! The last of the Kaleds! Our creator! Our\u2026savior!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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