Chapter 2
Natalie squeezed the trigger, but never finally pulled it. She let the gun drop out of her hand and she could see the delight in the Master's eyes. "Just don't kill them, if anyone; kill me." There were gasps from around the Hall but her friends and her teachers knew she would say that. "You defied me, so you will be punished for your actions."
"I know, but it shouldn't be them! Don't you understand Master, there is no Doctor to help you, no Doctor to save us, and no Doctor for you to torture and play with. Your last friend doesn't exist and by killing the people I care about, that isn't helping anything. I want to stop this, I want to help, but I can't do that if you kill everyone! But you must not let those creatures back in here. You know as well as I do what will happen if the Cybermen get out of control! So, destroy them; and I can I help you get back to where you belong." The doors crashed open and everyone sat there, petrified to move. "Master please, you know what to do."
"My soldiers, my army, you will leave and guard from outside. Is that understood?"
"Yes sir," they said together. Natalie looked relieved and once the army was gone the Master turned to her. "This is your final and only chance at surviving. If you muck this up then I won't hesitate to shoot you down, or anyone in here." Natalie stood where she was and the Master had taken the gun away from her. Natalie collapsed on the floor in relief and her Head of Year grabbed her. "Natalie, are you ok?"
"Yeah, but I'm just glad everyone else is alright. Look, no one in here is to go outside. No one, unless they are told to by the Master or his droids. We don't need someone else getting killed." Natalie stood up and walked over to where Ellie's body was. She knelt down and rested her hand on Ellie's chest. "It's my fault; all of this is my fault! If I hadn't of taken the warning and done something about it then we wouldn't be in this mess!"
"But Natalie what could you of done about it?"
"Alerted the forces. Or done anything to help this, but instead I've killed half of the school! I should have listened to their warning!" Her tutor stood behind her on the stage and the school was still sat on the floor. "Natalie, you keep talking about a warning, about something coming to your house and telling you something. But, you haven't told us what happened."
"That's because I can't tell you. They said if I was to tell it in the open the Master would find out and kill them and me. Or he'll do what he did to Ellie and kill you lot! I can't let that happen, but you need to know. Sir, if we do get out, then I will tell you. But we need to keep our heads down and stay quiet. Or someone will have their head blown off!"
"Oh I would never blow their head off! Just electrocute them."
"But you would still kill them. Look Master, is it worth killing everyone? Is it worth it when you know there is no Doctor to stop you? Because I know that's what you do; kill to get the Doctor to stop you. You get a thrill out of it, so; what's the point in doing it if there's no thrill?" Natalie stood strong but the Master's expression suddenly changed to anger. "What are you trying to say?!" He shouted at her. "That I want the Doctor here? That I want his help?!"
"No, I'm saying that at all. I'm saying that from what I know you loved to be around the Doctor because you loved to see him suffer!"
"KALARG!" The Master shouted and a Sontaran came storming in. "Yes sir?"
"Get your men ready, Natalie hasn't understood what I said, so she will pay!" Natalie's eyes widened and she looked round as the Sontarans came storming in. They surrounded the room and Natalie looked terrified at her Head of Year. "No, Master you can't!" She screamed at him. "You ignored me Natalie, and I gave you one warning."
"But that doesn't mean you have to do this!"
"Well, pick ten of your friends, and they can live with you."
"NO! How do you expect me to choose?"
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ready weapons and aim!" There was a click and Natalie looked around for a solution. She winked at her tutor and then at Charlotte at the front. She cocked her head to one side and then understood. Charlotte tapped Chloe and Chloe tapped Joey and it went along the line. As it did they stood up and stood on the stage with Natalie. Mr Ridley and Mr Michelmore stood with them. Natalie shut her eyes and turned away from the slaughter that was to happen. As she did she relayed the images from the night before. "Your enemies will become your friends and your friends will be no more. You are the only one who can stop this Natalie, but hear my warning and see that it is sorted before tomorrow noon. Or the gates will open and hell will become Earth!" Once it had finished she turned back and was somewhere else. "Natalie, are you alright?" She looked round and saw a group of people standing in front of her. "Where are we?"
"Park; but we have the mini-bus so we can drive around."
"Good, that's good."
"You were muttering to yourself, what about?"
"About what I was told last night. I think you all need to know now, before the Master and his things get hold of us." Natalie sat on the bench next to her Head of Year and rested back against it. "I was home alone, just on the computer talking to everyone when I went out the room to get a drink. It was still quite light but it was getting dark. When I came back there was this girl sitting on this chair sofa thing we have. She had blood on her face and on her clothes and she looked like she had been in a war zone. She told me 'Your enemies will become your friends and you friends will be no more. You are the only one who can stop this Natalie, but hear my warning and see that it is sorted before tomorrow noon. Or the gates will open and hell will become Earth'. I told them to go away and that they were being stupid, but her face was just horrible. She told me about the war that was to come if I wasn't at school until the end of the day. So I had to stay at school, because her face and everything about her just seemed so real. So I sort of believed her, but then when I thought it over I just said it was stupid and carried on."
"Did you ever get her name?" Natalie looked at the person that had asked the question and she shook her head. "She only said what I just told you and when I asked her who she was she only said 'you will find out soon, but be ready as the worst will not come until 2012."
"So something else is going to happen?" Natalie glared at Chloe. "You are so negative Chloe. Look we need to put our differences aside and work together. I saved you, so don't stab me in the back. But yeah, it's possible. But what is worse than this? Being on the run and… Oh no, no no no! Guys, we have a massive problem! Guys the worst thing I can think of is the Master taking over the world! So we need to stop him and stop him fast! Because taking over the world is sort of the Master's speciality so; there's no Doctor, and no one that can stop him. Not with Cybermen and Sontarans. Because guys, if you know Doctor Who, then… that's it! We need to get to Cardiff and find David Tennant, and the Doctor Who show guys! If we find them then maybe we can stop this! Because, the Master doesn't know there's a Doctor here, but if he finds out there's a man here who looks like the Doctor;"
"He'll kill him. But Natalie, what if the Cybermen find us or him before we do?"
"No, the Master may have been able to come here, but he can't teleport! Because the power here won't work with what he has. So, we need to get moving before someone else gets caught in this." Natalie headed for the Mini-van followed by everyone else. They got in and started to make their way to Cardiff.
