Evolution of the Daleks Part Two
A/N: Sorry this is so late but I've been really busy lately, thanks for being so patient. Here's the next chapter.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. The Empire State Building. We're right underneath that. I worked that out already, thanks. But what, you've hijacked the whole building?" The doctor asks Sec.
"We needed an energy conductor." Sec tells him.
"What for?"
"I am the genetic template. My altered DNA was to be administered to each human body. A strong enough blast of gamma radiation can splice the Dalek and human genetic codes, and waken each body from its sleep."
"Gamma radiation? What are you. Oh, the sun. You're using the sun."
"Soon the greatest solar flare for a thousand years will hit the Earth. Gamma radiation will be drawn to the energy conductor and when it strikes"
"The army wakes. I still don't know what you need me for."
"Your genius. Consider a pure Dalek, intelligent but emotionless."
"Removing the emotions makes you stronger. That's what your creator thought, all those years ago."
"He was wrong."
"He was what?"
"It makes us lesser than our enemies. We must return to the flesh, and also the heart."
"But you wouldn't be the supreme beings anymore."
"And that is good."
"That is incorrect." One of the daleks says.
"Daleks are supreme." The other Dalek says.
"No, not anymore." Sec tells them.
"But that is our purpose." The second dalek insists.
"Then our purpose is wrong. Where has our quest for supremacy led us? To this. Hiding in the sewers on a primitive world, just four of us left. If we do not change now then we deserve extinction."
"So you want to change everything that makes a Dalek a Dalek." The doctor says.
"If you can help me. Your knowledge of genetic engineering is even greater than ours. The new race must be ready by the time the solar flare erupts."
"But you're the template. I thought they were getting a dose of you."
"I want to change the gene sequence."
"To make them even more human?"
"Humans are the great survivors. We need that ability."
"Hold on a minute. There's no way this lot are going to let you do it."
"I am their leader."
"Oh, and that's enough for you, is it?"
"Daleks must follow orders." The first dalek says.
"Dalek Sec commands, we obey." The other dalek says.
"If you don't help me, nothing will change." Sec says to the doctor.
"There's no room on Earth for another race of people." The doctor tells him.
"You have your Tardis. Take us across the stars. Find us a new home and allow the new Daleks to start again."
"When's that solar flare?"
"Eleven minutes."
"Right then. Better get to work. There's no point in chromosomal grafting, it's too erratic. You need to split the genome and force the Dalek human sequence right into the cortex."
"We need more chromatin solution."
"The pig slaves have it." One of the daleks say.
The pigmen carry in a large crate. Laszlo is with them.
"These pig slaves, what happens to them in the grand plan?" The doctor asks.
"Nothing. They're just simple beasts. Their lifespan is limited. None survive beyond a few weeks. Power up the line feeds." Sec tells him.
The Doctor whispers to Laszlo. "Laszlo, I can't undo what they've done to you, but they won't do it to anyone else."
"Do you trust him?" Lazlo asks the doctor.
"I know that one man can change the course of history. Right idea in the right place at the right time, it's all it takes. I've got to believe it's possible."
"I wouldn't put too much faith in them." I tell the doctor.
"What do you know?"
"I can't tell you."
"The line feeds are ready." One of the daleks says.
"Then it's all systems go." The doctor says.
"The solar flare is imminent. The radiation will reach Earth in a matter of minutes." Sec tells the doctor.
"We'll be ready for it."
The Doctor fills a large syringe with blue liquid and puts it into a brass still. "That compound will allow the gene bonds to reconfigure in a brand new pattern. Power up!" he shouts.
A pigman throws one set of breakers, and Laszlo throws the other.
"Start the line feeds." Sec orders.
The liquid goes up plastic tubes to all the bodies hanging above them. It has got lots of bubbles in it.
"There goes the gene solution." The doctor tells us.
"The life blood."
Something goes off.
"What's that?" The doctor asks.
"What's happening? Is there a malfunction? Answer me!" Sec demands.
"No, no, no. The gene feed! They're overriding the gene feed!"
"Impossible. They cannot disobey orders."
"The Doctor will step away from the controls." One of the daleks says.
"Stop! You will not fire." Sec tells it.
"He is an enemy of the Daleks." The second dalek says.
"And so are you." The first one says.
The Daleks point their guns at Sec.
"I am your commander. I am Dalek Sec." Sec tells them.
"You have lost your authority." The first dalek says.
"You are no longer a Dalek." The other one tells Sec.
"What have you done with the gene feed?" The doctor asks.
"The new bodies will be one hundred percent Dalek." The first dalek says.
"No. You can't do this!" Sec shouts.
"Pig slaves, restrain Dalek Sec, the Doctor and his Izzy." One of the daleks demands.
Laszlo is one of those that grab the Doctor.
"Release me. I created you. I am your master." Sec demands.
Another alarm sounds. The lift is coming down.
"Solar flare approaching." The first dalek says.
"Prepare to intercept." One of the othet daleks says.
"There's the lift." Lazlo tells us.
"After you." The doctor says.
Laszlo, the Doctor and I run. The Doctor uses the sonic screwdriver to get the lift doors open.
"The Doctor and his Izzy is escaping. Stop them! Stop them!" The first dalek demands.
The doors slam shut in the pigmen's faces.
"We've only got minutes before the gamma radiation reaches the Earth. We need to get to the top of the building. Laszlo, what's wrong?" The doctor asks Lazlo.
"Out of breath. It's nothing. We've escaped them, Doctor. That's all that matters." Lazlo tells him.
The lift arrives.
"Doctor!" Martha shouts.
"First floor, perfumery." He says.
"I never thought I'd see you again." Tallulah says to Lazlo.
"No stopping me." He tells her before they hug.
"We've worked it out. We know what they've done. There's Dalekanium on the mast. And it's good to see you too, by the way." Martha tells the doctor.
"Oh, come here." He says.
The Doctor sweeps Martha off her feet. Then the lift doors shut. "No, no, no. See, never waste time with a hug. Deadlock seal. I can't stop it."
"Where's it going?"
"Right down to the Daleks. And they're not going to leave us alone up here. What's the time?"
"Er, eleven fifteen." Frank tells him.
"Six minutes to go. I've got to remove the Dalekanium before the gamma radiation hits."
"Gammon radiation? What the heck is that?" Tallulah asks him.
We all run to the open area and look out.
"Oh, that's high. That's very. Blimey, that's high." The doctor says.
"And we've got to go even higher. That's the mast up there, look. There's three pieces of Dalekanium on the base. We've got to get them off." Martha tells him.
The Doctor and Martha look up the wooden ladder leading to the base of the mast.
"That's not we, that's just me." The doctor tells Martha.
"I won't just stand here and watch you." She insists.
"No, you're going to have your hands full anyway. I'm sorry, Martha, but you've got to fight." He turns to me.
"I am not going up there." I tell him.
"Good. I don't want you fighting either."
"I'm not gonna fight."
Once me and Martha are back in the office, she says "The lift's coming up."
"I should have brought that gun." Frank says.
"Tallulah, stay back. You too, Martha and Izzy. If they send pig slaves, they're trained to kill." Lazlo tells us.
"Isabella." I tell him.
"The Doctor needs me to fight. I'm not going anywhere!" Martha argues.
"They're savages. I should know. They're trained to slit your throat with their bare teeth." Lazlo tells her but he can barely lift his lump hammer and falls.
"Laszlo? What is it?" Tallulah asks him.
"No, it's nothing. I'm fine. Just leave me."
"Oh, honey, you're burning up. What's wrong with you? Tell me."
"Great. One man down, we ain't even started yet." Frank says.
"It's not looking good, Frank." Martha tells him.
"Nope."
"We're going to get slaughtered." Thunder and lightning over the city. "Wait a minute. Lightening."
Frank and Martha get sections of metal scaffolding and use chairs to trail them in from outside.
"Aw, you'll be all right, sweetheart. Don't you worry. What the hell are you two clowns doing?" Tallulah asks Martha and Frank.
"Even if the Doctor stops the Dalekanium, this place is still going to get hit. Great big bolt of lightening, electricity all down this building. Connect this to the lift and they get zapped." Martha tells her.
"Oh my God, that could work."
"Then give us a hand." Frank says.
Martha has set up a line of metal from the lightning conductor to the lift doors.
"Is that going to work?" Tallulah asks her.
"It's got to." Martha tells her.
"I've got it all piped up to the scaffolding outside." Frank says.
"Come here, Frank. Just sit in the middle and don't touch anything metal." Martha tells him.
"Yeah."
It worked. The pigmen are all dead.
"You did it, Martha." Tallulah says.
"They used to be like Laszlo. They were people, and I killed them." Martha says.
"No, the Daleks killed them. Long ago." Lazlo tells her.
"What about the Doctor?"
Martha heads outside and a few minutes later, comes walking back inside with the doctor.
"The Daleks will have gone straight to a war footing. They'll be using the sewers, spreading the soldiers out underneath Manhattan." The doctor says.
"How do we stop them?" Lazlo asks him.
"There's only one chance. I got in the way. That gamma strike went zapping though me first."
"Yeah, but what does that mean?" Martha asks him.
"We need to draw fire. Before they can attack New York, I need to face them. Where can I draw them out? Think, think, think, think, think. We need some sort of space. Somewhere safe. Somewhere out of the way. Tallulah!"
"That's me. Three Ls and an H." she says.
"The theatre! It's right above them, and, what, it's gone midnight? Can you get us inside?"
"Don't see why not."
"Is there another lift?"
"We came up in the service elevator." Martha tells him.
"That'll do. Allons-y!"
It doesn't take long to get inside the theatre.
"This should do it. Here we go." The doctor says.
"There ain't nothing more creepy than a theatre in the dark. Listen, Doctor, I know you got a thing for show tunes, but there's a time and place, huh?" Tallulah says.
Laszlo sits down.
"Laszlo, what's wrong?" Tallulah asks him.
"Nothing. It's just so hot." he tells her.
"But it's freezing in here. Doctor, what's happening to him?"
"Not now, Tallulah. Sorry." the doctor tells her.
"What are you doing?" Martha asks him.
"If the Daleks are going to war, they'll want to find their number one enemy. I'm just telling them where I am."
He holds his sonic screwdriver in the air, beeping.
"I'm telling you to go. Frank can take you back to Hooverville." The doctor tells Martha.
"And I'm telling you I'm not going." She argues back.
"Martha, that's an order."
"Who are you, then? Some sort of Dalek?"
The doors are broken down and the people march in from both sides.
"Doctor! Oh, my God! Well, I guess that's them then, huh?" Tallulah asks.
"Humans, with Dalek DNA?" Martha asks.
"It's all right, it's all right. Just stay calm. Don't antagonize them." The doctor tells us.
"But what of the Dalek masters? Where are they?" Lazlo asks him.
There is an explosion on stage. The two Daleks appear, with Sec on a chain and crawling on his hands and knees, like a dog.
"The Doctor will stand before the Daleks." One of the daleks says.
The Doctor walks forward over the top of the seats.
"You will die, Doctor. It is the beginning of a new age." The dalek says.
"Planet Earth will become New Skaro." The other dalek says.
"Oh, and what a world. With anything just the slightest bit different ground into the dirt. That's Dalek Sec. Don't you remember? The cleverest Dalek ever and look what you've done to him. Is that your new Empire, hmm? Is that the foundation for a whole new civilization?" The doctor asks.
"My Daleks, just understand this. If you choose death and destruction, then death and destruction will choose you." Sec tells the daleks.
"Incorrect. We will always survive." The first Dalek says.
"Now we will destroy our greatest enemy, the Doctor." The second one says.
"But he can help you." Sec tells them.
"The Doctor must die." The first dalek says.
"No, I beg you, don't."
"Exterminate!"
Sec stands in front of the Dalek just as it fire and he dies.
"Your own leader. The only creature who might have led you out of the darkness and you destroyed him. Do you see what they did? Huh? You see what a Dalek really is?" The doctor asks. "If I'm going to die, let's give the new boys a shot. What do you think, eh? The Dalek humans. Their first blood. Go on, baptise them."
"Dalek humans, take aim." The first dalek says
They all aim their guns at the doctor.
"What are you waiting for? Give the command!" The doctor shouts.
"Exterminate!"
The Doctor tenses, but nothing happens.
"Exterminate!" The second dalek says.
"Obey. Dalek humans will obey." The first one demands.
"They're not firing. What have you done?" Martha asks the doctor.
"You will obey. Exterminate." The first dalek says.
"Why?" One of the human/Timelords asks.
"Daleks do not question orders." The second dalek says.
"But why?"
"You will stop this."
"But why?"
"You must not question."
"But you are not our master. And we, we are not Daleks."
"No, you're not. And you never will be. Sorry, I got in the way of the lightning strike. Time Lord DNA got all mixed up. Just that little bit of freedom." The doctor tells the daleks.
"If they will not obey, then they must die." The first dalek says.
The Dalek shoots the man.
"Get down!" The doctor shouts.
Everyone drops below the seats as the Daleks and their mutated humans fire at each other.
"Exterminate! Exterminate!" The daleks shout. "Exterminate!"
A Dalek is destroyed.
"Extermin" The only dalek left begins to say.
It gets its head blown up. We all stand up.
"It's all right, it's all right, it's all right. You did it. You're free." The doctor tells the human hybrids.
The hybrids clutch their heads then die.
"No! They can't! They can't! They can't! They can't!" The doctor shouts.
"What happened? What was that?" Martha asks him.
"They killed them, rather than let them live. An entire species. Genocide."
"Only two of the Daleks have been destroyed. One of the Dalek masters must still be alive." Lazlo tells us.
"Oh, yes. In the whole universe, just one."
"Now what?" The doctor asks the dalek once we're back in their laboratory.
"You will be exterminated." It says.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Just think about it, Dalek what was your name?"
"Dalek Caan."
"Dalek Caan. Your entire species has been wiped out. And now the Cult of Skaro has been eradicated, leaving only you. Right now you're facing the only man in the universe who might show you some compassion. Because I've just seen one genocide. I won't cause another. Caan, let me help you. What do you say?"
"Emergency temporal shift!"
The cables fall off and the Dalek disappears.
"Doctor! Doctor! He's sick." Martha shouts.
Tallulah and Martha help the wheezing Laszlo.
"It's okay. You're all right. It's his heart. It's racing like mad. I've never seen anything like it." Martha tells him.
"What is it, Doctor? What's the matter with him? He says he can't breathe? What is it?" Tallulah asks.
"It's time, sweetheart." Lazlo tells her.
"What do you mean, time? What are you talking about?"
"None of the slaves survive for long. Most of them only live for a few weeks. I was lucky. I held on because I had you. But now, I'm dying, Tallulah."
"No, you're not. Not now, after all this. Doctor, can't you do something?"
"Oh, Tallulah with three Ls and an H, just you watch me. What do I need? Oh, I don't know. How about a great big genetic laboratory? Oh look, I've got one. Laszlo, just you hold on. There's been too many deaths today." The doctor says before he starts working with coloured liquids. "Way too many people have died. Brand new creatures and wise old men and age old enemies. And I'm telling you, I'm telling you right now, I am not having one more death! You got that? Not one. Tallulah, out of the way. The Doctor is in."
The doctor saves him, later on, we're in central park.
"Well, I talked to them, and I told them what Solomon would've said, and I reckon I shamed one or two of them." Frank tells us.
"What did they say?" The doctor asks him.
"They said yes. They'll give you a home, Laszlo. I mean, er, don't imagine people ain't going to stare. I can't promise you'll be at peace but, in the end, that is what Hooverville is for. People who ain't got nowhere else."
"Thank you. I can't thank you enough." Lazlo tells him.
Outside the Tardis, Martha turns to the doctor. "Do you reckon it's going to work, those two?"
"I don't know. Anywhere else in the universe, I might worry about them, but New York? That's what this city's good at. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, and maybe the odd pig slave Dalek mutant hybrid too." The doctor tells her.
"The pig and the showgirl."
"The pig and the showgirl."
"It just proves it, I suppose. There's someone for everyone."
"Maybe."
"Meant to say, I'm sorry."
"What for?"
"Just because that Dalek got away. I know what that means to you. Think you'll ever see it again?"
"Oh, yes. One day."