Chapter Two
"The reason I have sent you is that we have more than one case on our hands." Explained Lyons, Once again The Doctor had found himself in the smart, official looking office of Commander Lyons at the top of G.I.N. HQ. The Room hadn't changed much since his last G.I.N. mission when he had fought a vicious alien armed with a hook-like weapon.
"How long has it been?" The Doctor asked "Since Pip O'Niell's funeral?"
"Exactly six months" Lyons explained "It's now March 2014, but we are asking only as a final resort."
"Has much changed?" The Doctor asked
"Yes, we are now receiving more money from Whitehall. And we are now working with the 'A.A.I.A.'"
"Pardon?" The Doctor asked
"The A.A.I.A. stands for American Alien Intelligence Agency, main base in Washington, Virginia. They are good but need some help from us."
"Ok" The Doctor sighed before sitting down on the opposite side of the desk "what can I do for you?"
"It all began when we became interested in this man" Lyons added "have you heard of a man named Harvey McKenzie" when The Doctor shook his head, Lyons continued. "Harvey McKenzie is a big name in the world of robotics and electronics", at that point he produced a light brown folder from a draw in his desk and opened it. "Harvey McKenzie was born on the 14th of April 1980. He went to Eton and later Cambridge with a national diploma in Information Communication Technology. We can skip the boring parts" he continued "but basically he became the general manager of one of the biggest robotic companies in Britain 'Skylight Electronics'. They make all sort of items which are electrical from stair lifts and toasters to vacuum cleaners and even some of Whitehall's latest state-of-the-art computer system, recently McKenzie has gone into the world of android construction"
"Interesting" The Doctor said quietly "A Way of creating a robot that can walk and act exactly as a human? Has he said what he plans to do with all these androids?"
"He announced last week that he plans to create masses of cheap to produce robots that can be used in the battlefields of Afghanistan, Iraq and many other places. The main aim is that if one gets blown up they can easily replace them with another" Lyons paused
"Two weeks ago a G.I.N. operative attended a one-off presentation of McKenzie's new robot he calls it the 'Can Man'"
"Why?" asked The Doctor
"Apparently" Interrupted Commander Lyons "the metal casing was made of recycled metal from melted down food tins. Baked beans, spaghetti hoops etc."
The Doctor nodded then added "how did you get to know of this?"
"It was a presentation for friends, relatives and press reporters, the agent went as a reporter. It looked promising; however it seemed too good to be true so we put another of our people in there. This lady" as Lyons spoke he slid a photograph across the table. The picture was taken in black and white it showed a pretty, slim woman with clear eyes and long, straight hair that fell to her shoulders "this is one of our operative codename: 'Oxford'."
"What's her real name?" The Doctor asked
"Just refer to her as 'Oxford'" said Lyons "Anyway she left for Tenworth."
"Where's Tenworth?"
"Tenworth, North Yorkshire is the main plant of 'Skylight Electronics'. Anyway we know she arrived and all appeared well. However after 48 hours we lost contact with her. We fear that her cover has been blown; if that was the case then McKenzie will be on his guard so we can't send another G.I.N. member. He has a big influence in the government, not surprising as he is supplying their own high tech computer systems; even though we aren't controlled by the government there isn't nothing to stop them closing us down."
The Doctor thought for a minute "If I do this, you technical support team will repair my motivational circuits and get The Tardis working, it may have been six months for you. It's been less than an hour for me."
"Also if you do, I won't ask for your services for a very, long-time"
The Doctor said nothing then slowly nodded "alright, what do you want me to do"
"We want you to go to Tenworth and find Oxford. Just find her and leave McKenzie to us. That's all a simple rescue operation." Just then the phone of Lyons' desk began ringing "Commander Lyons" he said, his eyes widened "There's a problem in the main science bay, and it's to do with that blue box of yours"
The Doctor stood up and both of them left the room.