The air was filled with a grinding and whirring sound, it was the Tardis, it had just materialized in a small dark room full of metallic shelf's with several supplies. First one to step out was the Doctor, he was happy as usual looking around the room for anything interesting, next came Ashley with Martha, the new companion looked around but felt somewhat underwhelmed by this.
"Where are we?" Ashley asked softly looking at Martha
"I don't know. Doctor were are we?" Martha replied
"It's 2016...January." he replied
Martha looked back at the girl, with a smile in her safe so that Ashley would feel secure, yet Martha saw that she was disappointed by this.
"I'm sorry, sometimes the Tardis does things like this. But it always get's better." Martha replied in a friendly manner
As they looked around an alarm sounded, the room was bathed with red light as the a siren continued to fill the air and finally the metal door with a glass window closed looking them in. The Doctor rushed to the door and began working it over with his Sonic Screwdriver, after a few seconds it was open, the Time Lord looked out and was meet with a trio of people, a woman and two men, he replied with a grin and walked back in.
"I've just meet our hosts." he said to signal his companions
"Who are you? How did you get here!?" the woman from the group said
"I'm the Doctor, that is Martha and then Ashley. We are travelers." he replied with a smile pointing at his companions
"How did you..." she started before the man on her right interrupted her
"We better go, this place isn't safe." he said showing visible signs of fear
"Is there something wrong down here?" Martha asked
The trio didn't reply they just looked dumbfounded at her, it seemed to only now understand they these people truly came out of nowhere.
"There is nothing wrong here, they are just over reacting." the other man said
"Not this again." the woman replied shaking her head
"It attacked David!" the man on the man on the right growled back
"She was scared!" the other spat back
"Quiet!" the woman roared, causing it to echo through the hallways
"So what's going on here, maybe we can help." the Doctor announced in a more serious tone
"Let's get out of here first."
The group of six now, made their way through the several hallways, they stopped in front of two big metal doors which the woman opened and then closed after all had stepped walked out of what was sector C, indicated by a panel on top of the door. They were now in the connecting place of the five sectors, the woman opened the doors to sector A, it was the main sector.
"So where are we?" the Doctor asked taking a few long steps so he could be at the woman's side
"In a underwater mineral exploration base, we're five hours from the shore of Alaska." she replied
"What was the cause for such fear back there?" he asked, interested in her response
"Two weeks ago we found the remains of a old ship. The decision was made to check it out, it was nothing special that was till we found a coffin like object and what we concluded to be a cocoon. Then when we decided to investigate the object, it opened and some kind of lizard woman jumped out, she attacked one of our own and escaped to sector C, that's why it's closed." she said, showing more signs of annoyance then fear
"What about the cocoon?"
"We have yet to open it, lucky for you we had decided to analise it today." she replied with a small smile towards him
After a long walk, they were in what seemed to be the cafeteria, there were four more people eating their meals, they looked up surprised to see these new arrivals.
"Guys, these are the Doctor, Martha and Ashley." the woman replied pointing them out individually
The people gave several nods and welcoming words.
"I'm Kenzi, the head of this facility." the woman said, she had an average height, tanned skin, brown hair that fell down to her shoulders, brown eyes and wore jeans, working boots, a white shirt with a sleeveless vest
"I'm John, the cook." the man who feared the creature said, he was tall, thin, with grey hair and light green eyes, he wore the generic chiefs outfit
"I'm Connor, the marine biologist." said the one who defended the creature, he was as tall as Kenzi, he had short brown hair with matching eyes, he wore average civilian clothing
"I'm David, the lead scientist." he was sitting on a table, next to the other only woman on the crew, he had distinct claw marks on his face cause by the creature, he was as tall as the Doctor, with blue eyes and black curly hair, he wore a lab coat
"I'm Lisa, David's assistant and girlfriend." she said with a joyful chuckle, she was a petite brunette, long hair tied up in a pony tail, dark brown eyes and a coat matching David's
"I'm Kurt, the mechanic." said the one in another table, he had a average height and a athletic built, he was bald with brown eyes and wore a dirty jumpsuit
"And I'm Max, the head of communications" said the man sitting in front of Kurt, he was short, with spiky black hair, pail skin and wearing civilian clothing, he also gave a wink towards Ashley who blushed in reply
"It's a pleasure to meet you!" Martha said in a somewhat loud tone
"So who can show me that object you found?" the Doctor asked looking at David
"I will." David replied, less then eager
He got up, with Lisa following him, he asked the Doctor to follow him down the same corridor they had come from, only now they turned on the first right it lead to a door with "Lab" written on it, David opened it and held it so Lisa and the Time Lord could enter. The laboratory wasn't that big, on the left side were the several materials and chemicals one could need in simple experiments or analysis of what ever they were to discover, in the middle under the ceiling lamps was a one table of two, as the other had been placed against the wall to make room for the object and on the right a door rested, that lead to a freezer.
"There it is." David said in a monotonous tone
The Doctor didn't reply and proceed to look around it, he noticed it had been cleaned, it had a glass window that certainly was so who ever was inside could see the outside world, he placed his hands on it and began to search for a panel or button to open it, which he did by pressing a small panel on the left side, the object began to open with the top half falling to the right.
"This is a stasis chamber for...a Silurian." the Doctor concluded from examining the interior
"A what?" Lisa asked
"Silurian. Connor was right it was just scarred." he continued
"Scarred! It attacked me, almost tearing my face off!" David protested
"Of course it was! It awoke in a strange world, with the lights shining on her face, she got disorientated and then only her instincts kicked in." the Doctor growled back with a severe sternness
"What do you plan to do then?" David spat back
"Find her." he responded walking out of the lad at quick passe
"He's mad." David uttered looking back at Lisa
"Who know's it might work. But now let's take a look at the cocoon." she replied with a warm smile
As the Doctor walked out, Kenzi and Martha awaited them, they were speaking to each other when the Time Lord appeared stopping the friendly conversation.
"Did you find out what it was?" Kenzi asked
"It's a Silurian stasis-chamber, they were here long before humans." the Doctor explain
"Then why was it on a ship on the bottom of the ocean?" Martha asked
"Maybe someone found it and took it on to the ship. So while those two examine the cocoon, I think I can talk some reason into her." he replied, shocking Kenzi idea
"What if it attacks you?" she asked
"I've dealt with them before, I know what to do." he said wisely
"Alright, but you ain't going alone. Connor will go with you since he believes it's harmless." Kenzi decided
An half and hour passed by and finally the Doctor and Connor stood near the gate of sector C, the young man began to push some buttons on the panel which caused the door to open, they stepped in and he closed it back once they were inside.
They brought flashlights and food with them as a sign of peace, along the way they said a few things to see if she would show herself, then they noticed something moving from inside a room, their beams pointed at the sudden disturbance, a scaly hand emerged from the room yet it didn't seem to feel safe enough to show herself to them. Connor took the lead and placed the plate of food near the door, he then stepped back to the Doctor's side, the plate was soon dragged inside and the first words were spoken.
"Is it here!?" she asked nervously
"What do you mean?" the biologist asked, confused
"The thing!?" she growled
"Do you mean what we found near your chamber?" the Doctor asked
"Yes!"
"We found." Connor replied
"Fools! You need to send it back to where you found it!"
Meanwhile David and Lisa were conducting the exams on the cocoon, the time had come to open it David grabbed a scalpel and made a small incision in the middle and began cutting upwards, after the cut was made he forced the thing open with his hands revealing, much to their shock, a man with tanned skin, a small black beard, short black hair wearing clothing similar to that of pirate from the movies. He looked closer at the man, just to admire how perfectly preserved the body was, but he soon backed away as a foul odor came out of the cocoon.
"Lisa, go tell the others." he said as if he was catching his breath, but she didn't go she just looked at him
"Didn't you hear me?" David said in a more aggressive tone finally catching her attention, she nodded and left the lab, closing the door behind her
David took another breath and turned towards the table, he felt a tight grip on his neck as the left hand of the body wrapped it self around him, horror came to him as he saw the the body was alive. He could feel the cold, slimy hand tighten it's grip he could also feel the lack of index and middle finger, in their place was a single tentacle which wrapped itself easily around his neck, then came a deep voice.
"Thank you for waking me from my sleep." he said sitting up and looking into David's eyes with his own black eyes
David tried to said something but he couldn't, the hold on his neck was to tight, the figure smirked slightly at his victim's failed attempt to speak.
"There is no need to speak." he said letting go of David who collapsed on the floor
The scientist tried to get up as quick as he could but he got kicked in the gut by the thing, he coughed from the impact as he laid on his back he felt that hand once more grab him, this time by the head and lift him up. As a last attempt at escape he rammed the scalpel into his attackers chest but nothing, it was like stabbing a piece of fat, he didn't do much as a sharp pain entered his head and with a final espasmam he was dead. The man dropped him and proceeded to take off the scalpel, causing some greenish substance to come out of the wound and simply walked out leaving the body there to be found.