Romana's council part II
"What news from the front," Romana asked wearily.
"We're still unable to reach Skaro," Narvin replied. "We're stuck in a stalemate, Madame President. So far we've managed to hold the Daleks off, but we're not gaining any ground. Most of the fighting is concentrated in the Stewart cluster, but it's beginning to spread to other areas as well."
"We're also losing battle Tardises twice as fast as we can regrow them," said the chief engineer. "We can't continue like this. Either we will have to win soon, or start mines and factories on other planets to get more materials."
The Chancellor spoke up. "We can't win unless we reach Skaro. At this rate that'll never happen. We will have exhausted all of our resources first."
Another councilman cut in. "Skaro itself is believed to be protected by multiple transduction barriers. We don't really know much more than that, most of our scouts haven't made it back. The fleet surrounding it is massive."
"There may be a way," said one of the oldest councilmen. "I was pouring over some of the writings of Rassilon, and I found something important. It's called the Gates of Elysium."
