The Doctor immediately stood in front of me, facing the horrible creature.
"Hello, I'm the Doctor and this is my friend, Jane. I was just visiting Gallifrey and we thought we'd come see your space ship." He patted the nearby wall. "It's a nice ship."
The dalek looked at us. At least, I think it did. Its cold heartless metal exterior showed no signs of life. Only the metallic blue glow that radiated from its eye stalk.
"INTRUDERS! YOU WILL BE EX-TER-MIN-ATED!" the dalek exclaimed, pointing its sort of arm laser thing at us.
The Doctor raised his hands in the head, nudging me to do the same. I did.
"Wow, calm down, now. We just want to speak to your leader. We mean no harm to you; we simply want to discuss the affairs of our planet." The Doctor stared at the dalek, showing no visible signs of distress. My hands were shaking and I could feel fear building a bottomless pit inside me. But, the Doctor stayed calm.
The dalek was silent for a moment, as if contemplating the Doctor's words.
"YOU SHALL SPEAK TO DAVROS! THEN HE WILL ORDER YOUR EXTERMINATION!"
The Doctor put his arms down. "Thank you. I'm sure he'd love to see me. We go way back." The Doctor grabbed my arm, whispering, "It's alright, just follow me."
"I SHALL ESCORT YOU TO HIM!" We walked forward with the dalek close behind us, its very presence unnerving.
We walked into a large room, presumably the control room. I could see all of Gallifrey through a massive window in the front of the room.
"Wow. It's beautiful from up here," I thought aloud. I had never seen it from space before. The planet was almost glowing with the beauty reflected from the two suns.
The Doctor smiled at me. "I knew you'd be great to bring along."
"STOP SPEAKING! DAVROS WILL SPEAK TO YOU NOW!" I jumped as the dalek spoke again. They really were annoyingly loud.
"Alright, calm yourself," the Doctor said, looking around. He looked confused after a few seconds. "Where's Davros?" he asked no one in particular.
He jumped slightly as a hologram appeared suddenly.
I firmly latched on to the Doctor's arm in fear, as soon as I saw the face in the hologram.
It was horrible. There were no eyes where eyes should be. Instead a single mechanical sort of eye thing rested on the forehead area. His whole face was a sort of decayed grayish color. He looked like a shriveled prune with a mechanical eye attached to it.
"Doctor, I knew I would find you here." Davros' voice was shrill and metallic, like the daleks, if only slightly more normal sounding.
The Doctor looked at the hologram. "I just can't help myself," he said.
It almost looked as if Davros smiled. Almost. "And you won't be able to help your own race."
The Doctor shrugged. "You know I've beaten you many times before Davros. This will be no different."
I was sure he was smiling this time, even though that appeared physically impossible for him. "Oh, no; but it is different this time, Doctor." His voice grew quieter and shriller. I could easily see the resemblance to the dalek's voice, except creepier. "These are your people. Your own kind… and there is nothing you can do to stop the war from starting. Please, enjoy a brief view of my plan."
Oh, I thought, so even this evil mastermind had a plan. I looked at the Doctor, hoping he was thinking of something. I got no clues from his serious facial expression.
I looked up through the massive window that display all of Gallifrey in its immense beauty. Suddenly, a planet appeared there, seemingly out of nowhere. I blinked, trying to make sure I hadn't imagined it. But, I didn't. A planet had just appeared out of nowhere. I started noticing tons of ships flying out from the planet…and heading towards Gallifrey. I felt a pit slowly growing in my stomach as it took me a moment to comprehend what I was seeing.
"Skaro…" I heard a voice whisper. I looked up see that the Doctor had spoken. "The planet of the daleks…"
His normally confident and smiling expression turned dark. This did not upset me, because I had seen this serious face on him before, at the Time Lord Council. But, I also saw something else in his seemingly ancient and blue eyes. I saw a sliver of fear; an ounce of doubt. And this terrified me.
I was startled as Davros continued to speak. "The daleks are beginning a war with your people. They will not stop until every time lord has breathed their last breath. And then, we shall take our rightful place as the rulers of time. And I shall have full control of all of time. TIME WILL BE MINE TO CONTROL!" The metallic voice rose, up to a terrifying screeching sound. It got quiet again as Davros added, "And the best part is that, you, Doctor, will not be able to save your own kind. You will be there watch them die and suffer along with you…"
The Doctor just said nothing. He just stood there looking worried and afraid. He looked at me. I could tell he was trying to hide any fear or doubt that he had.
"You—you won't get away with this, Davros," he managed. "My people will destroy you in the war, even if I die here on this ship." He looked at the hologram, still determined to fight it.
"You misunderstand me, Doctor. I do not wish to kill you. I only wish for you to suffer, like you made me suffer, every time you defeated me…I know your weakness. You will watch everyone you care about suffer, your entire race, beginning with your friend here. Dalek!" he apparently starting speaking to a nearby dalek, "Exterminate the Time Lady!"
I had no time to react before the dalek pointed its lasers in my direction. I stood still and rigid, and waited for the laser to strike. I tried to remember what it felt like the last time I had regenerated. I knew it didn't feel good. But before I could think about it, I saw a blur rushing in front of me in the corner of my eye. The dalek laser fired, and hit the Doctor square in the stomach, its exterminating energy conducted throughout his entire body.