Chapter 9—Genocide

Chapter 9—Genocide

(A/N: Well not much to say since I'm posting two chapters at once this time. I hope that this chapter meets with great sci-fi standards, it's the climax of the story. Feel free to review.)

(Disclaimer: I don't own either Voyager or Doctor Who)

"Whoa that was incredible!" Rose said as she saw the Dalek wreckage pass by the viewscreen.

"Brilliant!" The Doctor added.

"How are the ships systems?" Chakotay asked.

"Shields are holding at 70 percent and weapons are still functional," Tuvok reported.

"The deflector is doing fine also. If we need to we can pull that off again," Harry said.

"More ships approaching, but these are of vastly different design than the Dalek ships…and with each other. They are originating from the M-class planet. We'll be in visual range of the ships in half a minute and the planet itself a full minute later," Tuvok reported.

"Let's see them," Janeway ordered. The main view screen display changed back to a forward view and they saw ships of various sizes and designs, none of them looked familiar. There were ships that were small enough to be fighters, others were large starships.

"Are these your people Doctor?" Janeway asked, "the ships are so different."

"They're TARDISes," The Doctor said, "They're getting ready for our last defense perimeter." As the crew watched the fleet of ships came closer and they saw details that seemed impossible, some ships were flashing and then changing shape completely from sleek looking to slower looking but more heavily armed, "Their chameleon circuits are functioning, it allows the outer ship to change shape and they're copying the various battleships from many planets throughout time and space."

"An impressive ability," Tuvok noted.

"We're being hailed," Harry said, "Audio only. From the lead Time Lord ship."

"Alien starship. We noticed the fireworks and agree your weapons are superior. We'll help protect your starship if you help us protect our planet."

"This is Captain Janeway of the starship Voyager…For now our starship is stuck here in this system, so I guess we're joining in your fight. It's good to have allies for once though."

"The Dalek fleet is converging on this area. There's a large orbiting platform that is their target," the Time Lord replied. Tuvok changed the viewscreen to display it. It was essentially a large, kilometers-long platform bristling with weapons. They were all firing at the incoming fleet.

"That your last defense?" Chakotay asked.

"Actually no, that's our distraction," The Doctor said, "We let it leak that it's our ultimate weapon deliberately so the Daleks will concentrate their attacks on it…instead of what the real ultimate weapon is…"

"Hey I'm getting a reading, one of those ships resembles the one that appeared in our shuttlebay…yours Doctor?"

"Yes…" he said sadly, "It's going to happen all over again. It's just a matter of time…"

"Something we may not have at this rate, the entire Dalek fleet will be here shortly," Tuvok said, "The Time Lords' ships are engaging them but trying to stay close to the planet."

"We needed them to get as close as possible…" The Doctor said, "Already lives are being sacrificed…"

"Doctor?" Rose asked concerned, "Will you be alright."

"This is what I hoped I'd never have to live through again…I don't know if I can handle it…"

"I'm sorry, Doctor, but we need you here," Janeway said.

"Remember our meld. Draw strength from the sense of logic I gave you," Tuvok said, "Use it to control your fears."

"I'll try," The Doctor replied. Then the ship started to rock from several impacts

"I think the Daleks noticed us again," Harry said, "And they're fast learners, they're using their particle beams only." The screen changed to a group of about 100 Dalek ships firing pulsating blue beams at the starship.

"Sheilds holding and returning fire," Tuvok reported. Voyager's phaser beams bristled out in all forward directions, slicing through the front part of the wave of ships and destroying them. Then the ship rocked harder, "They're concentrating their fire on specific areas of the shields. We'll have breaches in it within one minute."

"A lot can happen in one minute. Try to reinforce the shields and keep those ships off of us," Janeway ordered. Tuvok nodded and continued his phaser fire while Tom continued to pull off feats of space aerobatics.

"It appears as though the enemy ships are alternating positions firing and retreating and allowing another wave to come through. For every ship we cut down several more are ready to replace it," Tuvok said. The ship rocked harder, "We have a small breach in the shields. They're concentrating their fire again at it, attempting to breach the hull. So far Mr. Paris's maneuvers are doing a good job of keeping them away from it now though."

"Doctor? Anything you can tell us will be helpful…" Janeway said.

"You're doing good…a lot better than I expected. I don't have any advice other than to wait this out…until it's time."

"Time for what?" Janeway demanded.

"Time for me to kill everyone…" he said hauntingly, "Keep scanning my ship and when there's an unusual energy build up, you'll know it's coming…"

"Doctor…you said no one but you survived this battle…did you see this coming?" Rose asked, "Did you know when we arrived here that Voyager wouldn't make it?"

"I had no idea until we found out when the Dalek came from…During this battle I was too engrossed in what I was doing to notice every ship that was here."

"But our ship isn't like yours. Surely that must've seemed significant?" Chakotay pointed out.

"With what I had to do, Commander, nothing would have distracted me, I couldn't afford it, otherwise I would've lost my nerve and the plan would've failed."

"Captain, a few Time Lord ships have arrived to help us. They're drawing some of the Dalek's fire," Harry reported, "I'm scanning The Doctor's ship. Several Dalek ships are heading for it as well. It seems like they already perceive it as a great threat.

"Yeah…I'm the one they fear the most…" The Doctor said.

"We're receiving another message," Harry said.

"Attention Voyager. We'll give you a clear path, but we need your superior weaponry to defend the small ship being swarmed. It's essential!" The same voice from earlier said.

"Doctor? We're waiting. Our warp engines are down. We can't leave this system by any other way we know of. Can you help us escape?" Janeway said as the ship rocked from enemy fire.

"Oh captain…I'm so sorry…to you and your whole crew. You weren't supposed to be here…or at least I thought so…" The Doctor said half to himself.

"Doctor? They need your help!" Rose said.

"The Time Lord ships are taking equidistant positions around Gallifrey," Tuvok said, "It appears as though the space platform is doing its job distracting them, but there are still enough Dalek ships to pose a threat to the rest of the Time Lord fleet. They are returning fire but they are not moving from their position. This is illogical, most of the ships have working thrusters, why would they not take evasive maneuvers. Wait, the Doctor's TARDIS…it's not in orbit like the others. It's taking fire."

"Captain…I'm so sorry…you've got to protect my ship…if not the whole universe is at stake! If the Daleks win, they'll spread out and conquer all the worlds in their path."

"The Doctor is correct," Tuvok said, "But you should know captain, If this battle concludes the way it was meant to will mean that the universe is safe, but at a heavy price…we would be accessories to the genocide of the Dalek race…if they win however it means the genocide of countless civilizations. The Daleks are an enemy that cannot be negotiated with, so this is the only logical course of action."

Janeway looked into the face of her best friend, advisor and tactical officer, "All right, we'll do it under my responsibility. All power to shields, weapons, and thrusters. We'll make sure your ship arrives with the others." Voyager flew through the space between Gallifrey and the TARDIS, which was trying to phase out but was having troubles. Suddenly the attacking Dalek ships were under attack themselves as several torpedoes and phaser beams impacted on their hulls, blasting them and trying to create a path for the TARDIS to reach its destination.

"It's working…though I think we got their attention, they're counter-attacking!" Harry said as the ship rocked over and over again under fire from missiles and particle beams while Voyager countered with its own weaponry but the TARDIS was soon reaching orbit around Gallifrey. Voyager continued to buckle under enemy attacks and continued to

"Doctor?" Janeway turned to him, "Will your plan work now?"

"Yes…once my TARDIS is in orbit, it will be ready…" The Doctor replied, though he still sounded out of it.

"Doctor?" Rose prodded him, "You never give up. Don't start now!" she said, "Can't we save them? Won't they all fit into the TARDIS?"

"The TARDIS is big, but not that big."

"What about its power source, can we try to interface it with Voyager?" Harry suggested.

"That'll take forever without some kind of interfacing technology…" The Doctor looked up, "You used that kind of technology to link your power with the Dalek's time drive! If I can get to it in time, I can connect the TARDIS's drive to your warp core! Let's do it! Transport the TARDIS and me to engineering, every second counts!"

"Do it Harry!" Janeway ordered. Harry nodded and pressed the necessary controls to beam The Doctor and his ship to engineering.

"Engineering, this is the bridge, we're transporting the TARDIS and The Doctor to interface its power to our warp core. Keep an open channel," Janeway said.

"Acknowledged," Seven replied. Soon the TARDIS and The Doctor materialized in engineering and he turned to Seven, "Disconnect the time drive now, it should be inert, I'll get my end ready." The ship continued to shake as the Doctor put on his glasses and opened up parts of the TARDIS and used his sonic screwdriver to adjust some settings and pull some wires and cables

"Doctor, the ship's shields are barely holding now. We need that interface," Seven said.

"Okay I just need to get these out of here. I need some help dragging these to the warp core," The Doctor said. Seven and Vorik entered the TARDIS and looked around.

"Yes yes I know it's all fascinating but we don't have time for that!" The Doctor said. Seven and Vorik nodded and pulled the cables out towards the interface device which Seven disconnected from the Dalek drive.

"All right just hold these connections here while I adjust the settings," The Doctor said as he used his screwdriver to make said adjustments, "There it's ready to go! Bridge how are things up there?"

"Shields are almost down, we've rendezvoused with the Time Lord fleet," Tuvok said, "All of the Dalek ships are within a quarter of a million kilometers from Gallifrey."

"There's an unknown energy signature coming from the TARDISes," Harry said, "The energy is being directed towards The Doctor's TARDIS in orbit. I'm putting it on screen." Each of the TARDISes in orbit glowed bright yellow and particles flew from it towards the blue box that was The Doctor's TARDIS.

"What is it?" Rose wondered aloud. Harry tapped a few controls so the people in engineering could see it.

"Whatever it is, more of that energy is coming from the planet," Harry said as streams of more particles lit up the surface of Gallifrey and headed towards the TARDISes.

"You've seen it before Rose, remember…when I regenerated…now every single Time Lord in existence has unleashed all the energies associated with their regenerations…all of their remaining ones at once…plus all of the other TARDISes have their hearts exposed…something that really shouldn't be done, but that's how much energy we needed to make the plan work. In other words, this will kill all the Time Lords and their TARDISes," As The Doctor explained it the particles that streamed towards his past self's TARDIS seemed to solidify into a beam that connected his TARDIS to all of the other TARDISes in orbit, giving Gallifrey a glowing yellow ring and the planet itself glowed bright yellow, "We turned our bodies and very planet into the ultimate weapon…soon a shockwave will be sent out that will engulf everything in this star system and erase it from time itself. Only my TARDIS was spared because we needed one to be intact as the conduit and me to operate it. We've got to go now before the wave is generated and we're caught in it," The Doctor said, continuing his work.

"The Daleks have ceased fire on us and have concentrated their attack on the planet itself," Tuvok reported.

"Won't do them any good. The process has already started and can't be stopped," The Doctor said, "I haven't finished the connections for a time jump, but I can give you a warp jump to get us away from here until it's ready! One more connection... Do it!"

"Engage warp engines," Janeway ordered. Voyager's nacelles moved to their warp ready position and the ship jumped into warp as Gallifrey glowed even brighter, looking like it was burning as a star would and then a spherical wave rushed out a split second behind the starship. As the wave hit the Dalek ships, they glowed like the planet they surrounded and just faded away into golden dust…

(A/N: Well I hope you liked this chapter. Only one more to go and then this story is done! Please leave me your reviews, I really enjoy them.)