"TRACKING SENSORS OPERATIONAL"
"GOOD."
"MOTION SENSORS OPERATIONAL."
"3521, WAKE UP."
It has been several cycles since I started tracking my quarry. I sit up on the bed, then swing my legs over the edge to stand up. At first I seem to teeter to one side, this form being new to me still. I regain my balance and walk out the door, grabbing my rifle along the way. I step out into a brightly lit street, stranger beings than I am walking or trodding along the side walks while large lizards carrying cargo and passengers buzz by in the roadway itself. I look up, scanning the walkways and paths above, then down, scanning those below. Words like centaur, goblin, vedalkin, and elf scroll up and down my HUD, identifying the individual races I can see. A screech resonates through the air as an aerial pursuit streaks down the artificial canyon. I raise my right arm and fire a cable with a grappling hook on the end of it. The hook pierces the stone of a nearby tower and i immediately set myself to swinging.
Another large bird swoops down on me as I continue my swing. I effortlessly fire a single round into its left eye, causing it to turn aside and crash into another swinger instead. I land on a balcony some distance away from the point of origin. Looking around, several structures are light up on my HUD, each with its own label. New Prahv, Nivix, Rix Maadi, Vitu Ghazi, Zameck, Orzhova, Duskmantle, Skarrg, Korozda, and Sunhome. A single dot appears as well, TARGET LOCATION hovering near it. I launch the wire again and begin swinging, finding myself going towards Vitu Ghazi.
Some time later, I land in front of the massive building, the walls dwarfing everything around them. Several elves stand nearby, heavily armored and armed. Wolves stand close to them, as if to protect those they call master.
"I SEEK PASSAGE INTO THE HALL." I say to the elves.
"Tech like you ain't welcome in here." One of the elves responded.
"I SEEK PASSAGE INTO THE HALL."
"Then loose the tech." I raise my rifle and aim it them, the barrel glowing a soft blue.
"I SEEK PASSAGE INTO THE HALL." The guards opened the gate, allowing me entry. "DO NOT STAND IN MY WAY AGAIN." I march past them, rifle held loosely by my side. The hall was dominated by a single massive tree. RED OAK scrolled across my vision before I turned my head. The blue dot hovered in the upper reaches of the tree, meaning my target is either in or behind the tree. I raise my right arm and fire the hook once more. This time it drags my up instead of going for a swing. I part the branches on my way through, landing on a large platform. My quarry stood before a trio of dryads, his back to me. "DOCTOR, YOUR TIME HAS COME. YOU MUST BE EXTERMINATED."
Didn't think I would do it, did you!? Well I did! CLIFFHANGER TO THE EXTREME! Will our intrepid Dalek hunter get his prize already? It's only been two chapters folks! HE'S NOT DEAD YET! And kudos and virtuepie goes to who can guess which world the Doctor is on and who he was talking to! Good luck and send in the reviews!