"Alva!" Called Peri, scanning the trees. "Alva! Oh..." Peri paused, her hands dropping to her sides, then turning to glare at the Doctor. "This is all your fault! She could be lost!"

"After spending a year exploring these woods? Ha!" The Doctor said, looking around.

"Doctor! Peri!" The two whipped around towards the sound of Alva's voice.

"Alva!" Shouted Peri. "Over here!" Alva burst out of the trees, coming to a halt. "Where were you?"

"I took a walk to clear my head... and I wanted to say that I'm sorry... I overreacted." Alva looked at the ground.

"Apology accepted." Said the Doctor, puffing up a little bit. "Although..." He glanced at Peri, who looked at him expectantly. "I may have... Overstepped my bounds... A little bit." Peri raised an eyebrow.

"Shake on it? No hard feelings?" Asked Alva. She held out her hand. The Doctor raised an eyebrow, but shook it all the same. "Good." She said, dropping her hand to her side.

"We were worried about you." Said Peri. "We thought you might have been eaten by the F'Tindrl."

"I am fine." Said Alva. "But while I was walking, I thought that maybe whoever was behind this might be at the Diamond Palace. You did mention that it might be the reason for all this." She bounced slightly on the balls of her feet as she waited for an answer.

"Er... Yes. I assume you'll lead us there?" Asked the Doctor. Peri looked at him, wondering why he was acting so suspicious.

"Yes. Of course." Said Alva. She smiled widely and started walking off, waving her hand. "This way."

"Mm. Yes. Come along Peri." Said the Doctor, starting off after her in quite a nonchalant fashion. Peri walked along beside him, watching Alva's back. She noticed that every so often, the girl would peek at them, as though to make sure they weren't creeping up on her.

"See that too?" Whispered the Doctor, leaning closer to her. "It's as if she's watching us to make sure we don't try anything." Peri nodded.

"Why do you think that is?" She whispered back. Alva glanced at them again and noticed them whispering. She quickened her pace, taking long, stiff strides.

"I have a few ideas." He muttered before walking up to Alva, falling into step beside her.

"So, Alva." He said jovially. She glanced at him nervously. "Have you met anybody out here, or seen any evidence of anyone?" Her eyes flickered wildly before she shook her head. A decent sign she was lying, thought the Doctor.

"Hm." Said the Doctor, edging closer to her. "A shame."

"Yes." Said Alva, moving away. "It is a shame."

"Hm." Said the Doctor. He made sure to keep near Alva, and motioned for Peri to do so as well. She complied, not knowing where this was going.

"Is there anything else?" Alva squeaked.

"Hm? No." Said the Doctor. "Just walking."

"Alva, are you sure you're not hiding anything?" Asked Peri.

"I am absolutely positive!" Alva insisted, trying to move ahead of them. The Doctor kept in step with her and made sure that Peri did too.

"I don't believe you." He said. "You don't have to have my intellect to know that you're hiding something." He reached out to grab Alva's arm, but the girl ran away, leaving the Doctor grasping at thin air. "After her!" He said. "Hurry up Peri!"

Peri took off after them, stumbling over the roots of the trees and slipping on the leaves. In a few minutes, she had a healthy respect for Alva, who wasn't having any trouble navigating the treacherous ground. At least she hadn't face-planted, like the Doctor had, she thought as they reached a clearing, a hot spring with a path of stepping stones through its middle.

But when she saw who was there, holding his TCE to Alva's head, she skidded to a stop.

"You." Said the Doctor, glaring at him. "I thought we killed you! Those Tyrannosauruses should have ripped you to shreds!"

"How luckily they didn't." Said the Master, leering at them. "For me at least."

"Master." Breathed Peri.

"Hello again." Said the Master.

"What do you want?" Asked the Doctor, stepping forward. The Master pushed his TCE against Alva's head and the Doctor stepped back.

"Really Doctor?" He asked, chuckling. "I'd have thought it'd have been obvious!"

"The Diamond Palace?" Asked Peri.

"Hm. Your companion figured it out before you did." Said the Master. "You must be slipping."

"Oh come on!" Said the Doctor. "That much is elementary! What do you want it for? You wouldn't use mind control on a F'Tindril and massacre a colony just to acquire a palace... Well..." The Doctor shrugged. "Maybe you would. But the point still stands."

"You know me too well." Said the Master, carefully stepping back onto the stones and dragging Alva along. "Yes, there is a master plan. But!" The Master paused. "I don't think I'll tell you. Au revoir!" He said, throwing Alva into the spring before making a break for the other side. As he reached the tree line, the F'Tindril came out, hissing.

"Kill them!" He ordered, pointing at them. "And actually do it this time!"

"Run, Peri!" Shouted the Doctor, wading into the spring as Alva paddled towards him. "Hurry!"

Peri started off towards the tree-line as the Doctor helped Alva out. They took off through the woods, the snake right behind them. Peri ran as fast as she could, but then her foot broke through a thin layer of leaf litter and she fell. She desperately tried to pull her foot out, but it wouldn't give.

"DOCTOR!" Peri screamed, looking up into the eyes of the snake as it leered down at her.

Bloody: Dun dun dun... Le gasp!

Unicorn: In case you're wondering, the restaurant was a flop. Bloody and her psycho friends hooked Five and Tegan up, made them kiss, and then they almost killed us.

Bloody: We're going to do Saxon!Master and Grace Halloway next!

Eight: You're going to WHAT?!

Bloody: Oops. Bye!