Chapter 10: Ooops!
As Hally approached him, she could tell Jack was going to say something, he just had that look in his eye that told Hally that he was about to criticize her.
" So how did you get out of that one?" He whispered.
Hally knew it!
" Oh shut up you big bully!" She said slapping his shoulder.
Jack laughed, and the Doctor turned round to look at him, clearly thinking something over in his mind.
But he wasn't looking at Jack his eyes were set on Hally, his gaze made Hally start to feel uneasy, she felt like she was a goldfish in a tank.
The Doctor walked over breath poised.
" Hally, what's 7243 times 89563?"
Hally looked at him puzzled.
" Go on just see if you can work it out."
" Ummm, 6487'04809. I think?"
" Hummm, yes…"
The Doctor frowned.
" Ok how many species of animal are there on earth?"
" Round about 94.582 million." Hally frowned, confused.
The Doctor looked impressed and nodded.
" Ok, big question now, What is the centre planet from the Constellation of Kasterborous?"
Hally was about to answer, when it hit her, he was trying to find out who she was.
" Umm, sorry I have no idea, I've never heard of such a place."
" Oh, ok," the Doctor looked disappointed but also relieved.
Jack smiled at Hally and Hally smiled back.
The Doctor moved on.
" That was close." Jack said
" Yer I know." She laughed quietly. " I'm not very good at keeping my identity hidden, I'd be a rubbish spy."
"Hey but don't forget all those amazing things you can do!" Jack grinned mischievously at her.
"Oh! Shut up."
Martha came over and joined in the conversation.
" So Jack how did you know the Doctor was here?"
" Well I had this!" Jack unzipped his backpack and took out a hand in a small tank.
" And that is, what exactly?" Hally asked.
" My hand!" The Doctor rushed over taking the tank and looking at it from all angles.
" What do you mean that's your hand you've got both your hands I can see them." Martha said not taking her eyes off the hand.
" I lost it in a sword fight on Christmas day." the Doctor wasn't obviously bothered by the sickening look on Martha's face.
" What and you just grew a new one?"
" Yer!"
Yana came over along with Chantho.
" Chan You are most odd Tho!" Chantho said laughing.
" Yes Doctor this is my good friend Chantho." Yana said. " What exactly are you? I mean you say you grew another hand."
" I'm a Time Lord, the last of."
Jack stifled a laugh
" Chan, it is said I am the last of my kind, we lived in the conglomeration a couple of miles from here Tho."
" Conglomeration, I said so!"
" Your supposed to say sorry." Hally said looking accusingly at the Doctor.
" So what is this Utopia?" the Doctor asked.
Yana looked surprised.
" Everyone knows about Utopia where have you lot been?"
" Well, I'm a bit of a hermit, you know Hermit's united we meet every year and skulk around caves, it's fun, for a hermit."
" Look I'll show you." Yana showed them over to a screen a red dot was flashing, " The call from across the stars saying come to Utopia, the Utopia project was the last hope."
" Thing is the rocket can't launch with out the couplings, 5 air pressured tubes which need to be released if the rocket is to fly."
The Doctor and Yana walked off they were talking and looking at the wires that flooded the place, Yana looked troubled and the Doctor seemed to be asking him about it.
A video call was received and the TARDIS was wheeled in, Hally's eyes brightened, then she realised the Doctor was watching she quickly returned her gaze to the screen.
" Doctor we're sending someone down below the space shuttle to release the couplings!" " I'm going to need you to help me keep the radiation at a steady level."
" Ok the Doctor said cheerily and he rushed off over to one of the control panels.
" So what buttons do I need to press?" The Doctor was poised over about 100 buttons his eyes gleaming, fingers twitching.
" Well none actually, you just need to sought of sit."
" Oh" The Doctor looked disappointed. " Oh well!"
" You grew another hand!" Martha was still starting at the bubbling hand not daring to take her eyes off it.
" Yes don't worry." The Doctor came over and stuck out his hand, Martha took it and the Doctor started wiggling his fingers, he laughed.
" It's fine." He gave her a reassuring smile and rushed back over to Yana.
They all sat down and started watching the screen. Two men were stood outside a room, one was wearing a protective red suit and the other ushering him in.
" Ok Doctor keep the radiation levels at 50 or below, don't let them rise over 60 maximum."
" Got ya!" The Doctor shouted back.
Yana rushed over to the controls and spoke down the mike.
The Doctor kept the radiation levels low, everything was going fine.
Suddenly lights started flickering and the radiation levels slowly started to rise. Alarms went off and Yana started to panic.
" No, no no no no," the Doctor stared frantically at the screen.
" Keep the levels low!" Yana shouted at the Doctor.
" I can't it's totally out of my control!" Jack shouted.
Jack rushed over to a long think cable, it was sparking energy, it had obviously been broken.
" Maybe if we can just trip the system!" Jack grabbed hold of the pieces of wire and thrust them together. Jack's entire body started to shake as a current of electrical energy ran itself through his body.
" No!" Martha shouted but it was too late, Jack was lying there dead on the floor.
Martha rushed over to him kneeling down by his side.
She knelt down and pumped his heart with her hands, she bent down and forced air into Jack's lungs.
Jack stayed silently on the floor.
But Martha didn't give up.
" You've got a chamber flooded with radiation?"
" Yes, and with out the couplings the engines will never start, it's all been for nothing."
" Oh, I don't know." The Doctor said.
The Doctor stooped down and lifted Martha off her feet, she had been trying to get air back into Jack's lungs.
" Martha leave him." He looked at her sympathetically.
" No, you've got to let me try!" Martha looked as if she might cry.
" It seems you have a room which no man can enter without dying." The Doctor looked Yana in the eyes.
Jack suddenly gasped and his whole body jolted forward.
" Well I think we've found your guy!" Hally said smiling at the Doctor.