DOCTOR WHO: RISE OF THE SMILERS
Chapter 4
"My dear subjects, this is a message from your queen…" Liz said to herself as she recorded the message into a tape-recorder she had in her pockets. "This message is one of sorrow and I am terribly saddened to announce the death of Captain Simon Dahl, husband of the late Maria and father to the late Soren and Lorraine. He was one of the bravest men to fight the cause to save us from this deepening Smiler revolution and sadly he cannot see the outcome. One day we will triumph but I know that day is far away as it stands…" she added as she looked into the faces of some of Malcolm's guards. "For now, my subjects just keep trying and we will win very soon…" Liz stopped the recording and handed it over to one of the guards. "Make sure this is replayed throughout the nation…" Liz warned.
"Yes ma'am…" agreed the guard as he headed to the broadcast post. Soon, Liz's message played out across the Bonsarviss nation as she knew her fight was nearly over. She didn't even bother to use her strength against the guards as she knew it was over…
For Rory, he was still in a state of shock and was had cried for some time to see his wife just turned into ashes. The Smiler still had a firm hold of him against the viewing glass and wouldn't relent. It was times like this where he wished he didn't travel with the Doctor. He enjoyed the dancing, the fun, the times on the alien beaches and just having time with two great friends, but moments like this were far too much to handle. He just looked solemnly at the Smiler once more next to his wife's ashes and then began to realise that the Smiler's face was actually that of Amy's.
"Oh my god…" he said. "Amy….you're still alive." Amy was still hazy and at this moment didn't realise where she was. The last thing she remembered was being terrified of the Smiler going redder and redder by the moment. She could still see Malcolm and Leeds looking on from afar before they soon left. A guard was soon brought in to hang a mirror on the wall for Amy to look in. Amy didn't want to look for some time but eventually moved towards his cell bars and then saw her face inside that of a Smiler's body. She hadn't felt like herself as she'd walked over to look into the mirror, but she thought that was because of the haziness, not because she'd become a monster. Her eyes had gone blood red and her teeth had gone the same way but she could still see herself there in the midst of it.
"What have they done to me?" she asked as she felt like crying but of course she couldn't. Smilers didn't have the ability to cry and Amy had to remember she was now a Smiler and not a human…
The Doctor had managed to make his way out of the government building and just listened as he could hear Liz's message broadcast on a loop through the planet's speaker systems.
"Oh Liz…" he said as he still held the gun in his hand, the gun that had killed Simon. The Doctor still felt guilty for that but knew that Simon was in incredible pain and suffering. He felt like returning to the TARDIS just so that he felt somewhere familiar and safe but he couldn't as he didn't know where Liz, Amy or Rory were. He knew he couldn't just leave without any of them. What would River think of him leaving her parents behind on a planet they didn't know? He didn't dare think of the answer and just put Liz's gun in his tweed jacket pocket and returned inside. The guard presence inside the building had built up considerably in a short space of time and he was soon cornered by guards.
"And where do you think you're going?" one howled at him.
"I'm here to save my friends…" he answered simply before he tried to do a Rory-like punch at the guard. The Doctor though wasn't successful and was soon stopped mid-punch by the guard. He was soon taken away to the centre cells viewing point where Rory was still pinned against the glass.
"Doctor…" said Rory. "Oh…" he then said as he saw the Doctor was brought in by a guard.
"Fancy meeting you here, Rory!" the Doctor beamed. "Oh, I'm chuffed not to be on my own…that wouldn't be very fun…" he added as his guard left and locked the door firmly shut. Within an instant he was up and immediately scanned the Smiler with his sonic screwdriver until it let go of Rory. Rory was relieved as the Smiler crashed to the floor.
"Doctor….Amy is down there…" he then pointed out as the Doctor surveyed the viewing point. At first, he like Rory couldn't tell the Smiler was Amy until he looked closely.
"Oh Pond…" he sighed. "What have they done to you?" he asked just as the centre cell door opened.
"Quite simple really Doctor…" sneered Malcolm grandly. "Oh, you've got a new friend with you this time…and a male one at that…you do move fast…"
"It's not like that…" Rory said defensively.
"I wouldn't care if it was…" Malcolm retorted. "Both of you have got to understand that ginger is now a Smiler, one that is ready for a revolution." Rory was just angered by it all and soon faced Malcolm head on.
"That's my wife you're talking about…" he huffed angrily. "Her name is Amy…"
"And my gun is called Doris…" Malcolm said simply as he pointed his gun right at Rory.
"Malcolm, don't you dare…" warned the Doctor. "I know what you are really and you wouldn't want me to reveal that to your masters surely?" Malcolm fell silent but still pointed the gun at Rory. Rory was tempted to punch him in the face but didn't want to risk being shot in his at the same moment.
"I'm just a human…." Malcolm growled. "Whatever you mean Doctor is wrong…"
"We'll see…" the Doctor replied as he got out his sonic. He immediately put it into action and it buzzed loudly. Malcolm just keeled over in agony and it allowed a chance for the Doctor and Rory to escape. The Doctor charged ahead with Rory trying to catch up.
"Just grab my hand, Rory…" the Doctor commanded.
"I'm not holding your hand…" said Rory as the pair of them ran down through corridor after corridor.
"Trust me, Rory….we'll be much faster if you hold my hand…" the Doctor advised and soon Rory obliged. He was surprised that it did make a lot of difference as the pair of them charged down through the ancient building.
"After them!" cried Malcolm as his men fired bullets in quick succession as the pair. The Doctor and Rory managed just to avoid them each time before an alarm plunged everywhere into red.
"Smilers deployed…" ran out a pre-recorded voice. "Smilers deployed…" it repeated again as the Doctor and Rory were cornered by not just one Smiler, but dozens of them.
"How do we get out of this?" Rory asked the Doctor.
"I'm not exactly sure, but it'll be fun to find out!" the Doctor smiled with caution…
