8 - A Term of Endearment

by teddybowties

The Doctor has moved on. After saving a symbiote but not her host on a suspiciously derelict station, he has taken her on board the TARDIS, and nursed her to health. They travel to her homeworld... but the game, as they say, is atentacle.

14. Caaaaaaaaaaan!

Chapter Fourteen: Caaaaaaaaaaan!

"Wow, I didn't know they could open that… far…"

The Doctor leapfrogged over Kalmbyd and was running toward the Dalek on the floor before the Moderator could slam her tendrils down on her podium.

"CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!"

Kalmbyd stared after the Time Lord for a second or two, then calmly waved down the Moderator, saying, "The man's on painkillers. I wouldn't stop him if I were you. Remember Demons Run?"

"Doctor! Wait!" came a small cry from inside Caan's casing.

Welyx slid out onto Caan's outer shell and called out louder, one eyestalk forming in Kalmbyd's direction, "My Cloii! You have to stop him! He's…"

Then the sound of thousands of humming insects blowing in a strong wind filled the council chamber.

Even the Doctor turned around to see.

Because the Dalek Delegation had all pointed the cylinders of their gatling-like gunstalks at Caan and Welyx.