The Cult of Skaro- Betrayal
Prologue-The enemy within
Dalek Caan turned his head, his hand clasped around the bottle in his left hand.
He looked over to the dining room past the door and saw Dalek Sec sitting his back turned to him sitting at the head of the table. Dalek Thay at his side and Dalek Alpha on his other side.
Caan's eye narrowed as he saw the creature sitting on the other side of the table.
The Doctor...
Growling angrily he clenched the bottle and slipped it into the food.
Taking it out on a gold platter he placed it beside Sec, in front of Thay and resumed his seat.
He sat beside Dalek Sec's oldest daughter, Mongoola (1), whom sat beside her mother, Alpha.
Mongoola was 16 years old and was older sibling to the twins, Sister Melora (2) and Brother Cyrain both of whom were 12 years old. And finally the youngest Keeioo, 8 years old and quite resembled his older half brother, Dalek Thay, whom was married to Katie Chui (3), who had been Dalek Sec's private nurse when he'd been in intensive care. (4)
Dalek Alpha cuddled up to Sec clutching his arm. Sec smiled and hugged her before turning to the Doctor.
"So Doctor... why have you come to New Earth?" He asked as if he were a good friend of his, which they were.
"Oh a little trouble with the Brcilackiya. Trying to take the planet. I foiled them of course. A little sonic and water goes along way against glass elementals," The Doctor said taking out his sonic screwdriver and flashing it.
Thay and Sec grinned but Caan silently growled in his throat.
He hated the Doctor, his cheerfulness, his voice, his face- everything.
He noticed Jast in the kitchen awaiting the signal. Caan shook his head and glanced down at his food.
"Is anything wrong Dalek Caan?" Dalek Mongoola asked. He felt the entire tables eyes turn on him.
He looked up and saw Sec's face. He glanced away quickly and looked at his food. "It's nothing Mongoola. I was just thinking about something." Caan said turning to his food again.
"About what?"
"Mongoola, leave your uncle alone..." Dalek Alpha said softly.
Dalek Sec turned and picked up the platter Caan had rested down before Thay. No, no this was not right. This was for Thay.
"With respect Sec, I made that especially for Thay." Caan said to Sec softly, the Doctor's glaze flickered between the two of them.
"I don't mind." Thay piped up. "I ain't hunger anyway. Thanks anyway Caan," Thay said smiling at Caan.
Caan sighed he was afraid this might happen. "You're welcome; I do not care if you do not eat it anyway."
Sec smiled and took it from Thay's hands who held it out to him.
"How's school anyway Mongoola. Are you not going to uni?" The Doctor said tuning to Mongoola.
"Fine, it's hard. But its fine, I like writing stories though. I love it. But I can never find the time-"
Mongoola wheeled a as Thay screeched out Sec' name.
"SEC!" Thay screamed. Dalek Sec had fallen back against the back of the chair, his eye had rolled back into his head and he had passed out.
The Doctor ran to help him but Jast appeared aiming a gun at his head.
"Jast! What are you doing!" Katie shrieked at him.
"Shut up you stupid human!" Jast snarled viscously.
Thay rose to meet him.
"No one calls Katie stupid!" He hissed angrily taking out his army knife from his boot.
Sal, whom had heard the commotion stride in and saw Sec collapsed against his chair.
"What have you done to my son?" He shrieked launching himself at Jast.
"SAL! NO!" The Doctor screamed but he was too late.
The shot ran out and a stunned silence echoed through the room.
Sal's body lay crumpled on the floor his head thrown back and his legs at limp angles.
Alpha and Katie ran to him, placing a hand on Sal's neck.
"He's dead." Katie confirmed in a small voice the colour drained from her face.
Thay, Mongoola, Melora, Cyrain and Keeioo stared down at their grandfather, lying on the floor, his heart shot through.
Alpha began to weep. She clung to her father in law's body and shook her head venously.
"Why have you done this? Why have you done this to us Jast?" She asked him sadly.
Jast's mouth opened and gaped like a fish. He was lost for words.
"You told me no one would die..." He said looking at Caan.
"Then you shouldn't have shot you fool!" Caan said angrily coming to his twin brother's side. He looked down at Sal's body lying motionless on the floor, his blood draining on to the carpeted floor. "I don't matter anyway. Sal was only a waste of space." He snatched the gun from Jast and pointed it at Thay, who held his knife threatening at him.
"Why are you doing this?" Thay asked sternly.
"I'm taking over little boy. And I don't think you're going to stop me!" Caan held the gun out at him and pulled Sec's motionless body over his shoulder like a doll.
"What have you done to Sec?!" Thay cried out hopelessly.
"The poison of the Japionisecs Tree sends people to sleep for years if drunken." Jast said softly. "Sec is not harmed; he has just been put to sleep for a very long time... The poison stops the brain from functioning in the waking form... Therefore, Sec will not wake for a very long time..."
"Putting him out of the picture and letting me take over... and when Sec awakes, he will be very, very surprised." Caan finished.
"Is there a cure?" Thay asked.
"Like I would tell you little boy!" Jast snarled angrily. But in Jast eyes Thay knew that there was. "I've been sick of this family for a very long time. All you little children running around spoiling my gardens, the constant whining at the absence of Sec's sanity." Jast growled. He looked at the four children whom all where cowered in the corner behind The Doctor.
"I've wanted this ever since I was born and now I have my chance. Now that the drumming has finally led me to my ultimate prize."
"Drumming?" The Doctor perked up even more at this. Drumming brought back uneasy memories.
"Inside my brain, ever since my first journey in to the Time vortex. It promised me power and strength and now I am in charge of the Dalek Manor... Dalek Sec... Was unruly to me and now Dalek Thay will have the honour at dying at my mercy. Now kneel and bow your head little boy!"
"Never!" Thay shrieked. Can was about to shoot but Dalek Secs' inert body suddenly jerked and his arm hit him very hard in the chest. Caan stumbled back and before Jast could stop him Thay plunged his knife deep into his twins shoulder.
Caan screamed in pain and collapsed to his knees, he saw Thay advance once more but he scrambled to his feet and grabbed Sec's body and snatched the teleportation device in Sec's pinstriped jacket.
Grabbing Jast, He, Jast and Sec's limp body disappeared in a flash of blue, Caan grinning as he heard Thay's howl.
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Arriving in his secret laboratory Caan set to work immediately.
Jast stumble to his workstation and sat down heavily in his chair. He looked at Sec's limp body as it lay on the floor, poison from the Japionisec tree pumping through his body. He put his head in his hands and sighed heavily.
"It never meant to happen like this..." Jast said sadly. "No one was supposed to die..."
He looked at Caan whom was looking like a child with a new toy to play with.
Caan was heartless and insane... Jast decided. Absolutely insane.
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D.Avion:Ah... this stories a little more intense. So if you're a bit shocked, horrified angry then I apologize humbly. You do not have to read the rest if you want to. But none of the children die in the end, just to be reassuring...
(1)Sec's oldest daughter. Hey Mongoola! This is for you! You amazing little intellectually brilliant uni student.
(2)Sec's daughter, named after the amazingly brilliant Melora Maxwell whom I still want to finish Gambit! Grrr!
(3), (4) Katie Chui, who included me in her story so it's only fair and plus I like writing about her. Parts of The Cult of Skaro; A hunt is included.
Review, hate mail, random instances... it's to be all expected.