Mallik, still amazed by the TARDIS, finally sat down after hours of exploring the ship. He sat on the comfy chair near the console watching the Doctor press buttons and pull leavers to fly the TARDIS.
"So, erm…," the Doctor stopped "Your name?"
"Mallik, Mallik Press"
"So, Mallik Press…"
Mallik interrupted "Can we go to planet Rilgar; I want to find my family. If they are still alive."
"We need to find out more, we are travelling to the guard's base." said the Doctor. "I would drop you off but it's best to stay and then we can all search for your family, you will have more chance of finding them with the three of us," He said again.
"Oh, right," Mallik replied.
Amy appeared from the top of the TARDIS stairs, rubbing her eyes and messing with her hair as she walked down.
"All better Pond?" The Doctor questioned.
"Still a headache, but I'm much better than earlier thanks." Amy said. She walked steadily down and joined Mallik at the seats near the console.
"Thanks Amy," Mallik said.
"For what?" Amy asked a bit confused.
"For turning up earlier, that figure would have killed me if you didn't turn up."
"Oh….yeah," replied Amy.
Time passed on as the Doctor yapped on and on about the TARDIS to them. The Doctor finally landed at the base and walked down towards the TARDIS doors and peeked out. He had landed in some storage room with shelves higher than the TARDIS.
The shelves were filled with bits of metal like metal chains and rods. He walked out and scanned the boxes with his sonic. Amy and Mallik followed, Mallik amazed by the fact that they have moved places; Amy started to explain how the TARDIS travels through space and time. The Doctor looked at the reading, his face dropped.
"What…what is it?" Asked Amy.
"It's not safe here, we need to leave. Get back in the TARDIS, we will find another way around this."
"Why,"
"Just get back into the TARDIS" The Doctor ordered. Mallik stepped back inside, Amy followed and the Doctor stayed out to re-scan and look around. Amy quickly realised that the Doctor did not return, she shouted back to him;
"Doctor, are you coming," Amy said. She waited a few seconds, there was no answer. She headed to go out of the TARDIS to see where the doctor was but before she could get to the door, there was a sudden lock sound. Amy and Mallik froze, realising they have been locked in.
Amy rushed to the door, banging and shouting for the Doctor, him shouting back.
"Doctor, this better not be one of your tricks, locking us in while you go and explore," Amy yelled.
"No, it's not, Amy I can't open the door," He shouted back.
"Amy," Mallik said from behind in a tone sound of distress.
"Not now, I'm trying to get this open," Amy replied.
"But Amy….look," Mallik said, his voice trembling.
"What?" Amy said turning round. She saw Mallik shaking staring at something ahead. She looked ahead. And there stood a figure, about 6 foot tall staring back at them. It looked like one of the guards they saw previously but more big and built. It wore a big built metal protection around its chest and stomach, and big metal boots; it also wore a big spherical helmet covering its face.
"Doctor," Amy nervously said to the Doctor, through the TARDIS doors.
"What, what is it? What's there? What's wrong?" He replied, now worrying that they are in more danger than he is.
"Something's here, staring at us."
"What is it?"
"I don't know, an alien," she nervously replied back, "How did it get in here?"
"I don't know Amy but you need to get out and now." The Doctor said, trying to open the door again. The figure took its helmet off.
It revealed a grotesque face, you could see it's skull through its thin layer of skin and was a cream colour. It had normal human eyes but dark green in colour and a dent for its mouth.
"What the…?" Mallik said both horrified yet fascinated at the same time. Suddenly the figure took a step forward creating a rumble on the floor, then another.
"Mallik, get back," Amy demanded as Mallik was very close to it. Mallik backed away. Another and another, it stepped forward and turned towards Amy.
"Doctor," Amy said desperately through the TARDIS doors to the doctor "It's coming for me, Doctor."
"What is….what's there?" The Doctor replied. The alien metres from Amy now, it stopped and drawn a space gun from its left pocket and held it up to Amy's head.
"Doctor," she cried out.
"OI! Over here" Mallik yelled. The alien heard, turned and headed for Mallik.
"Mallik, no," Amy said. "He will kill you." Mallik got backed to the wall by the alien.
"Amy, what's going on, what is happening, TELL ME." The Doctor yelled banging the TARDIS doors, desperate for an answer. Mallik, shaking with fear had a gun held up at him, Amy worried, tried to stop the alien.
"Hey, whoever you are, or what you need just stop and tell us, we can help. I have a friend he will know, he will understand." The alien didn't listen to a word of it and held the gun closer, its gloved finger moved over the trigger. Amy realised that it was about to shoot him and said "No, please, don't shoot." Again no reaction.
"Help Amy," Mallik bellowed with terror written across his face. The alien pulled the trigger.
He fell to a pile of dust.
