Chapter 2
At last, the TARDIS landed. As it did, it jerked a bit, causing Ben to fall off the railing he was sitting on.
'All right, we're here,' said the Doctor. He then saw Ben on the ground. 'I really should get an extra seat.'
As the others made their way, the Doctor opened the door of the TARDIS and then walked out. Ben, Gwen and Max followed. When they got outside, they stopped. It looked just like before. The camper van was still there. The park looked the same. Nothing different. Ben wasn't impressed. He walked up to the Doctor.
'Hey, is this some kind of jo-'
'SHHH!' The Doctor cut Ben off before he could finish. 'You shouldn't be speaking that loud. They'll hear you.'
'They? Who's 'they'?'
'Go look above there,' said the Doctor, pointing to a bush, 'but DON'T let them see you.'
Ben walked up to the bush, peeked above, and was shocked. The city was in ruins with fireballs going off, and a giant building at the end, with a V shape on the top. Ben was shocked.
'Ben, what's going on over there?' asked Max.
'You're not going to believe this, but the city isn't what it used to be.' Ben then gestured Gwen and Max to the bush, and they too were surprised. They then walked up to the Doctor.
'What date is this?' asked Max. Without saying a word, the Doctor pulled out a newspaper and gave it to Max. He read the date, and was shocked.
'That's tomorrow! What's the reason behind this?'
'If I hadn't arrived, Vilgax would've found your location and injected some kind of poison into each one of you. You wouldn't be able to wake up or even live long. He would then be able to take Ben, remove the Ominatrix from him and be able to control the world, like he's done now.'
They looked over the city once again. 'The only difference is his new assistant. It helped Vilgax dominated the human race without breaking a sweat.'
Ben was worried. 'So, you brought us here to stop Vilgax from killing us and dominating the Earth?'
'Exactly, only except we need to go back to before he could even find you in the first place. I'm just showing you what will indeed happen if we fail.'
Ben, Gwen and Max were now worried for their own sake. They knew they could trust the Doctor if they wanted to stop Vilgax once and for all. 'I'd say we go back in the TARDIS and stop that Vilgax once and for all,' said Max.
'Agreed,' said Gwen. 'Let's go.'
They all went into the TARDIS and closed the door. After Ben, Gwen and Max were back in, the Doctor got the TARDIS back into motion. While it was in motion, the Doctor noticed Gwen feeling sad. He walked up to her and sat down. Max and Ben were exploring the TARDIS.
'You feeling okay, Gwen?' asked the Doctor.
'I don't know. I just get this gut feeling that something may not end right. I mean, I've acted hero before, but never on this scale.'
'Oh come on, now. I've dealt with companions that were better than what I could do. Besides, you said you were a hero before. Doesn't that make you feel a bit stronger?'
'Kind of,' said Gwen. 'The only people I've managed to defeat on my own was this sorcerer named Charmcaster. Since her defeat, I've been able to possess her powers. But I still don't think it would be enough. Plus, I've only just met you. How can I even know you'll be able to help?'
The Doctor then smiled. 'Trust me. I'm the Doctor.' With that, he walked off to the controls. Gwen couldn't help but smile. She may not know her, but he certainly could make her spirits rise up to the occasion.
Soon, the TARDIS landed once again. The Doctor opened the door to find that they were in a spaceship of some kind. Ben, Gwen and Max followed. Max was the first to speak.
'We're inside Vilgax's ship.'
'Yep, and if we hurry, we can get to the main deck before Vilgax gets his plan in action.'
They all ran to a door. It was locked.
'Gee, you'd think that all doors on spaceships would open automatically.'
'I can fix that. Going hero,' said Ben, tuning up his Ominatrix.
'No need to,' said the Doctor, stopping Ben. 'I have the easier way.'
He then pulled out of his pocket a device. It looked like a futuristic screwdriver with a light on the end. He pointed it at the door, and pressed a button. All of a sudden, the door was unlocked. Ben looked at the Doctor with amazement.
'Sonic screwdriver. Unlocks most doors and can interact with any device.' He then put the screwdriver away. 'You can go hero now.'
With that, Ben dialled the Ominatrix, pushed it and morphed into Fourarms, before crashing the door leading to the main deck.
