The
cat jumped on top of Loz at 4am in the morning. She groaned sleepily
and glanced at the cat on her tummy. She fondled behind it's ears as
it purred.
"That
time already Toby?" she muttered
"Ok
five more minutes"
She
rolled over and closed her eyes. She didn't really need an alarm
clock with Toby. He seemed to know exactly when she had to get up.
She always left her door ajar so he could creep in.
"OW!"
she sat up sharply as Toby dug his claws in her arm.
"Ok
I'm up" she flung the covers off causing her cat to jump off
hissing at her.
She
made her bed then jumped into the shower for a full 15 minutes.
Loz
was short for Lauren but not a lot of people called her by her full
name. She had short blonde hair, hazel eyes and stood at 5ft7.
She
worked as a factory worker but didn't really enjoy it. It meant early
starts and standing on a production line building television sets.
Not exactly fun!
And
she didn't even have a boyfriend.
She
laughed thinking about it, 20 years old, single and bored of life!
She
sighed as she got ready. She wasn't looking for anyone but it would
be nice to find someone special.
She
glanced round the flat and saw her dad asleep on the sofa and
groaned. Did he have another argument with Mum again?
She
tiptoed round so she wouldn't wake him and clicked the door shut.
She
lined up outside the factory to clock on for her morning shift. Her
friend Holly soon joined her. "It's bloody freezing" she
complained to Loz who agreed nodding her head.
They
stood there in silence for a few minutes until they were nearly
inside but the man in front of them seemed to be having a
disagreement with the chap on the door.
Loz
checked him out. She hadn't seen him before but she put it down to
him being new. He was wearing a blue suit with red shoes. He had
short spiky brownish hair.
"John
Smith" they heard him say "It says there see?" he
beamed at the man who let him pass and turned and winked at Loz then
vanished from view.
It
was a full hour until she saw him again but she noticed a lot of
other things first.
For
example her boss, Wayne, an incredibly fat man disappeared into a
private room, came out looking oddly distorted and now couldn't sop
farting.
She
wrinkled her nose as he let another one rip.
"That's
disgusting," she muttered to herself. She glanced ahead of her and
noticed another women like it. She frowned. Something wasn't quite
right but she couldn't put her finger on it. That was when she saw
him again, glancing upwards she saw him on the upper floor glancing
down at the factory. In silence.
Lunchtime
came and went and by now Holly had started farting. "God not you
as well!" Loz exclaimed breathing through her mouth. In fact she
realised as she stared round at her co-workers, everyone was doing
it.
She
heard her name being called over the intercom and proceeded to the
office feeling light-headed, She was finding it very hard to draw
breath.
She
sat across from her boss and pretended to listen as he droned on. It
was only when he revealed his forehead that she sat up in shock.
"What?"
she looked at him in horror then jumped as the door burst open and
John Smith strode in with an angry expression on his face, Holly
behind him.
"I
tried to stop him but I couldn't!" Holly cried
"This
ends here! Right now!"
"Whats
going on?" Loz asked him
He
looked at her with a sorry expression on his face.
"I'm
sorry. I'm so sorry"
He
pushed back Holly's fringe and Loz gasped in horror as she saw the
zip in her forehead.
"No..."
she muttered, "What's happened to her?"
"She's
dead" he said matter of fact peering at the zip. "And
they're called Slitheen from the planet Raxacoricofallapatorius. Wow
that's a mouthful!"
The
Slitheen shook him off grinning evilly.
"Now
we shall reveal ourselves," they said in unison.
Loz
and John backed away as the blue light caused by the Slitheen
unzipping themselves surrounded them.
There
came a scream of terror from outside the small office. Loz glanced
out of the window and saw that all of the Slitheen had got out of the
bodies that they had possesed and were causing panic to the factory
workers that were left.
Loz
glanced back at the Slitheen in the office then back at the Doctor.
"Ok
guys you've had your fun. Now it's my turn" John Smith snarled
at them. He aimed his sonic screwdriver at the door blasting it open
confusing the Slitheen for a moment. Loz followed John as he ran. She
didn't know what was happening, or even who he was but she felt safer
while she was with him.
She
found it harder to breathe and he slowed down to assist her.
"They've
drained the air in this place with their farting and burping and god
knows what else! It's toxic! The whole building could go up" He
wrinkled his nose and sniffed the air.
"Yep
definatly toxic!"
"Who
are you?" Loz asked him gasping
He
looked at her suddenly serious for a second.
"I'm
the Doctor"
