Chapter 9
Alistair was impressed with the results so far. The Angel had totally exceeded his expectations. The results would certainly come in handy when it comes to designing new weapons and armour, he thought to himself, and was already thinking of the amount of money he would get from the results. He would go down in history for capturing an Angel alive, even if it was not himself who caught it but Dr Cruces. Money, he said to himself, can change who goes down in history and who does not.
He poured himself a glass of whisky from his cabinet in his office. He took a small sip of the drink and it tasted sweet. The drink tasted sweeter than usual, but Alistair put this down to the fact that the results were so incredible that everything tasted better. Alistair walked back to his desk and viewed the results once more on his screen.
When the Angel had been brought abroad, he had a biodata stamp placed on the Angel. Granted that when the Angel was being viewed there would be little results, he was curious to know how it functioned when it could move freely. He knew the stories about the Angel. The fact that Dr Cruces caught one amazed him. According to Dr Cruces it was dormant and allowed itself to be caught. A thought niggled at the back of Alistair's mind but he dismissed it- the Angel was here and his pet. It could be tamed.
The results were interesting to behold. He had them sent up from the research lab immediately after securing River and the young lady.
When viewed, nothing could damage the Angel, except maybe a supernova or thrown into a star. Alistair guessed that maybe being dropped from a very great height as stone would probably destroy an Angel as well- but was unable to try this without destroying his only specimen. When it was able to move freely, it could travel at exceptional speeds and was incredibly lucid. Very little energy was spent when transporting somebody to the past, and the results showed that the energy spent was replenished immediately.
It had only managed to send a handful of people back into the past but the results were always the same. Alistair switched the screen to the current footage of the ship and leaned back in his chair. He took another sip of his drink and smiled watching the two ladies run through the corridors and not far behind was the Angel. He paused the footage to get a good look at Angel in action.
Alistair felt a slight pity for the women it was chasing after. The Doctor's companion was just a victim of wrong place at the wrong time. If she had not followed River then she would have likely have been safe but that could not be helped for now. River Song he would gladly see the back of. The deception was enough for Alistair to want her gone from his life, alive or dead it did not matter to him. The lipstick had started to wear off a week ago and the deception was clear.
Alistair remembered the night the lipstick had not worked. He remembered the last few weeks had been a complete lie and when he looked at River Song with his untainted eyes he recognised her immediately. He continued with the deception for the time being as he did not know what she wanted and frankly he was slightly afraid she may kill him. Now with his beautiful pet on the loose after her, he will no longer need to worry about her.
Alistair touched the screen where the Angel stood frozen on the pause screen. He could not wait to set a course for Earth. There was a knock on the door and the door opened ajar. Dr Cruces popped his head through the door.
"Alistair, are you busy?" Dr Cruces whimpered through the door.
Alistair sighed. Despite capturing the Angel, and even capturing was a stretch, Alistair thought, the man was short of annoying. Alistair disliked the man. Alistair employed him due to his research on the Angels, but he did not like him. He found that he did not have the same mentality as him. For Dr Cruces, the use of an Angel for scientific study was a chance of a lifetime. For Alistair, the Angel was money. He was only interested in results that could guarantee him cash.
"What do you want?" Alistair grunted, annoyed at being disturbed. The door opened fully and there stood the Doctor with Dr Cruces.
"Doctor! I'm glad that you made it out of the hall. My sincerest apologies," Alistair said but the Doctor stormed through the door to his desk and was only inches away from his face.
"I warned you to evacuate the ship, and you ignored my warnings," the Doctor said.
"We had no idea this was going to happen," Alistair replied back to the Doctor and started to take another sip from his whisky but the Doctor took the drink out of his hand.
"No, clearly not, seeing as the Angel is on the loose and you are in your office drinking alcohol." The Doctor looked Alistair in his eyes and found all the answers he was looking for.
"Dr Cruces told me everything. You are a foolish greedy man!" The Doctor exclaimed. Alistair scowled at Dr Cruces and vowed he would deal with him later.
Alistair stood up from his desk and walked around to the Doctor and whispered in his ear, "I don't care."
The Doctor was too stunned for words. He had met psychopaths in his time- the prime one being The Master, but he had yet to come across one quite like Alistair.
"My friend was in the hall when you let the Angel out! She doesn't deserve to die nor does anyone else who attended this event!" The Doctor shouted at Alistair. Alistair put up his hands.
"I can safely say your friend is safe, I saw her leave the ship in the mass rush to exit," Alistair lied and walk towards the door.
"Care to walk with me Doctor?" Alistair said and gestured towards the door. The Doctor was uneasy about this. The man clearly has hidden agendas and would try anything. He was pretty certain Nyssa was still on the ship- there would be no way with the amount of people that were on the ship that Alistair managed to see her exit. What other choice did he have at this point? The best option he had at this point was to walk with Alistair while he thought of a plan.
"Dr Cruces remain here. I will need to speak to you. " Alistair said to Dr Cruces. Dr Cruces saw the look on Alistair's face- and it was not good.
The Doctor and Alistair walked out of the office into a long corridor.
"I know you think I am crazy, but I needed some results from the Angel before I take it back to Earth," Alistair said after walking for a few minutes in total silence. He could feel the anger from the Doctor.
"These people are not test subjects," The Doctor said through gritted teeth, "Nyssa is not a guinea pig."
The Doctor and Alistair stopped outside a door. At the other end of the corridor, Dr Cruces was still sitting in Alistair's office. They were alone.
"I will stop you." The Doctor said in a threatening tone.
Alistair smiled and opened the door. Behind the door was a room full of security guards and soldiers.
"Have this man removed from the ship," Alistair shouted into the room and smiled at the Doctor, "I don't think you will this time Doctor. "