The devolved "pigmen", or pig slaves that the daleks had called them, had set the trap as normal. One had crouched in the tunnel waiting for the desperate hoovervillians, the when one approached the other pig slaves and theta started walking. A dark skinned woman called for the man.
"doctor!"
"Actually, good point" he said as he started to back away from the scape slave. Theta knew what was going to happen, but he had figured out the dalek's plan, and knew that the hoovervillians would be better of dead than what would happen to them after the dalek's final experiment.
The man retreated further down the tunnel and the woman said
"they're following you"
"yeah I noticed that, thanks. Right then, Martha, frank, solomon..." the man paused while backing away from the approaching pig slaves.
"yeah?"
"umm, basically, RUN!" as the man shouted the last word the 4 turned and ran, the pig slaves right behind them. The chase was on, the humans ran, occasionally turning at the last moment, then they can to a ladder. Theta and the pig slaves caught up to them as all but the youngest had climbed to safety, he had picked up a length of pipe and was swinging wildly, but as theta and several of the slower pig slaves rounded the corner he dashed to the ladder and started to climb. He was too slow, the pig slaves grabbed him and dragged him down as the pothole shut tight.
The pig slaves slowly dispersed, carrying the boy aloft back to the daleks. Theta was just about to leave the scene when a pigman came sprinting up to the ladder. He wasn't the same as the pig slaves. His face seemed much more intelligent and less lined than the slaves. Theta tried talking to him.
"snort" he said, enough for intelligent beings to know it was a word. The pigman stopped in his tracks.
"do you speak English?" theta asked slowly. " my name is Theta"
"i'm lazlo" said lazlo
"You're a local, or used to be, arent you?"
"yes, you say that like you aren't"
"you see... No"
"erm... I just need to go now." lazlo said as he started climbing the ladder to the surface.
