The repairs lasted a while. During that time, the ship was still hanging in space just above the planet. Finally, the Doctor grumbled and pulled herself out of the console she was working on. \u201c\u2026Well?\u201d asked Tavis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026There\u2019s nothing wrong with your sensors and Tevik\u2019s math is correct,\u201d sighed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat on New Davius is THAT supposed to mean?!\u201d protested Demna. \u201cThat planet looks nothing like Skaro! \u2026Anything on long-range yet?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo saucers,\u201d replied Tevik, \u201cbut I\u2019d rather not run the risk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd what I said means exactly what it means,\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cYour equipment is working perfectly and there\u2019s no operator error. That IS Skaro we\u2019re orbiting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut that\u2019s-!\u201d argued Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLook,\u201d interrupted the Doctor, \u201cus repeating the fact that the planet doesn\u2019t look like how we remember seeing Skaro from space won\u2019t change the fact that everything is working perfectly and Tevik\u2019s the best damned helmsman of New Davius. The only way we can settle this mystery is to go down to the planet\u2019s surface, risking the potential for a trap to be sprung.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s always fun,\u201d sighed Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe radiation may be less than normal Skaro readings,\u201d said Tavis, \u201cbut I\u2019m not running that risk. Demna, our stock of anti-radiation drugs?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have enough for the Doctor and our friends,\u201d replied Demna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGood. Tysar, you\u2019ll need to arm yourself-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHold on! I didn\u2019t need a weapon during my time in Gotham-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTysar, you ARE on my ship and I WON\u2019T have my sister be exterminated so soon after reuniting with her. Arm yourself. That is an order.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTysar, I loathe guns like you do,\u201d said the Doctor, \u201cbut the Daleks will kill or enslave anyone that is unarmed. Not everyone can talk their way out of extermination like we do. Besides, those ARE stun weapons, enough for a quick getaway back to the ship or the TARDIS. Should the Daleks\u2019 potential trap result in my death, take your people into the TARDIS and it will take you all back to New Davius. So, please, for my peace of mind, take it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Fine, Doctor,\u201d grumbled Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat goes for you two,\u201d Tavis said to Eric and Setsuna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Much appreciated,\u201d said Setsuna, \u201cbut I am already armed.\u201d She raised her hand. \u201cOrdinarily, I\u2019d consider everyone as civilians and wouldn\u2019t do this in a public setting, but we\u2019re pressed for time. Pluto Planet Power, MAKE UP!\u201d A bright light surrounded Setsuna as her civilian clothes changed into her outfit as Sailor Pluto! Eric blinked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You girls are real?!\u201d he asked. \u201cI thought you were just some superhero girl group from Japan!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re as real as you Power Rangers, Eric,\u201d replied Sailor Pluto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Sailor Scouts, I HAVE heard of,\u201d remarked Demna, \u201cbut what are Power Rangers?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll explain later,\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bettan<\/em> landed near the jungle. Everyone inside took their first dose of anti-radiation drugs and stepped out. \u2026It felt like the Amazon Rainforest to the Doctor! Hot and humid with massive trees and plants! \u201cEven the jungles I visited when I blundered onto Skaro,\u201d muttered the Doctor, \u201cweren\u2019t Earth-like!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis should be a petrified jungle,\u201d remarked Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cReadings indicate,\u201d said Tevik, \u201cthat we\u2019ll take our next anti-radiation treatment in six earth hours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExcellent,\u201d said Tavis. \u201cNow, stay close and be careful. Slythers could enjoy a jungle like this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSlyther?\u201d asked Eric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA carnivorous beast, large and inky black,\u201d replied the Doctor, \u201cwith fearsome claws on its hands. It\u2019s a nocturnal predator, but it HAS been known to eat during the day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd it\u2019s got thick skin in the most literal sense,\u201d said Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEXCUSE ME! ALL OF YOU!\u201d shouted a voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, that\u2019s not a Dalek,\u201d remarked the Doctor. A Thal man then approached the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDr. Vrelan!\u201d sighed Tavis in relief. \u201cThank our ancestors, we found you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes, yes, you did! Now who are you?!\u201d demanded the new Thal, Vrelan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re the rescue party from New Davius,\u201d replied Demna. \u201cWe were sent to retrieve you and your team as Skaro is too dangerous for-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen tell High Command that your mission is a failure! I\u2019m too busy!\u201d snapped Vrelan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026I don\u2019t think you understand,\u201d said Tavis. \u201cWe\u2019re taking you home, away from-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, no, no, NO! My work here on Skaro is too important!\u201d insisted Vrelan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSir, this isn\u2019t up for debate!\u201d snapped Tavis. \u201cWe\u2019ve called this the Forbidden Planet for a reason and-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t care! GO AWAY!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDr. Vrelan,\u201d interjected the Doctor, \u201cwhat is so important that you would risk being shot at by Daleks right on their native world?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s not your concern, human!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTime Lord,\u201d corrected the other Thals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Pardon?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYep, that\u2019s the Doctor,\u201d said Tysar. \u201cYou know, the one who saved our ancestors’ butts?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHer TARDIS is on my ship,\u201d said Tavis. \u201cThe same ship you WILL be boarding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026I see,\u201d remarked Vrelan. He then gave his attention to the Doctor. \u201cDoctor, you\u2019ll have to forgive me for dragging you into such a trifle, but my work is extremely important. Even-.\u201d That\u2019s when a scream echoed throughout the jungle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTevik!\u201d yelped Tavis. He and the group followed the scream. \u201cTevik, are you-?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI-I\u2019m fine, physically!\u201d replied Tevik as he pointed to the body of a big, black, hulking thing with claws on its hands and eyes protruding on stalks like snails. \u201cBut seeing a shredded Slyther corpse will haunt my nightmares!\u201d The Doctor stepped forward to investigate. Part of the flesh was missing and there were severe bite marks, meaning that the missing flesh was probably in the biter\u2019s gullet and being digested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhatever did this must have been strong,\u201d remarked Tysar. \u201cThose things can\u2019t even be pierced by Varga plant spikes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOr be stung by the flytrap type of Varga,\u201d said the Doctor as she took readings from the sonic screwdriver. She checked the readings and goggled when she saw traces of chloroplasts and schizophytes around the bite marks! \u201cBut it WAS a plant that killed this Slyther!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat plant could do that?\u201d asked Sailor Pluto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNone of the native Skaro flora could-,\u201d said Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExactly, none of the NATIVE Skaro flora,\u201d interrupted the Doctor. \u201cThis wasn\u2019t done by a native plant. I think I know why the Daleks haven\u2019t attacked us, they had to abandon the planet! That would partially explain the lower radiation and the appearance of a proper jungle! I think Skaro\u2019s home to a Krynoid!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPreposterous!\u201d scoffed Vrelan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA Krynoid, Doctor?\u201d asked Tysar. \u201cWhat\u2019s that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI can\u2019t say as I\u2019ve heard of a Krynoid,\u201d remarked Tavis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, on most planets, animals eat the vegetation, yes?\u201d asked the Doctor. Everyone nodded. \u201cOn planets where the Krynoid gets established, the tables are turned.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat, all plants turn carnivorous?\u201d asked Demna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cThe Krynoids are vegetable life that feed on animal life. Dr. Vrelan, if the Daleks are wisely leaving this world, you should too!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI can\u2019t! My work is too important!\u201d insisted Vrelan. \u201cNow, if you\u2019ll excuse me, I\u2019m off to the lab before I actually start believing spaceport stories about plant men!\u201d He stormed off!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDr. Vrelan, come back here! My ship is THAT way!\u201d called Tavis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow that IS peculiar,\u201d mused the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat is?\u201d asked Eric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot once did I mention plant men,\u201d explained the Doctor, \u201cbut that IS one of the stages of the Krynoid\u2019s growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDoctor, I think you\u2019d better fill us in on how these Krynoids grow,\u201d said Demna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey start off as seed pods, half as big as your head,\u201d began the Doctor. \u201cOnce the seeds are given enough warmth and nutrients, they split open and a shoot grabs a nearby animal, then fuses with it, pumping it full of Krynoid-based schizophytes, plant bacteria. The schizophytes then consume the animal tissue while the host is alive, then the Krynoid cells take the consumed animal cells\u2019 place. Eventually, the Krynoid will assume a vaguely humanoid shape and look for food and warmth. After a while, the Krynoid will just be a mound of vegetable matter with tendrils, ready to eat and spread more of its seed pods, as well as telepathically control any plant life to achieve its aims of killing all animal life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd we\u2019re in a minefield under Krynoid control!\u201d gulped Tysar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot yet,\u201d said the Doctor, \u201cor the plants would have attacked us already. I think something\u2019s keeping our Krynoid at bay. \u2026And I believe Dr. Vrelan will provide the answers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Back in the lab set up by Dr. Vrelan, said scientist had pulled out a recording device set next to two opened seed pods! He activated the device and spoke into it. \u201cThe pods have germinated well,\u201d he said. \u201cThe first subject has responded to the treatment well. She has grown into a fine specimen; however, the lack of regular amounts of food, water, and sunlight has left her weak. This has allowed for some control. I am preparing the next test. In the first test, I allowed the shoot from the pod to fuse with the test subject in accordance with the natural life cycle of a Krynoid. The next few tests were smaller scale ones to see if Krynoid DNA would change them and also served to see if the deployment system I developed would work. While the test subjects after the control didn\u2019t survive, the control could use the dead subjects as a sort of green bomb, hence the sudden appearance of the jungle and decreased radiation. Now I shall see if a direct injection into something bigger shall produce a faster result for something like the control.\u201d He ended his log and pulled up the security feed to show the Doctor and her friends approaching the lab. \u201cOnce again, Doctor, you shall help us Thals in our greatest peril.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The repairs lasted a while. During that time, the ship was still hanging in space just above the planet. 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