"These humans will become like me. Prepare them for hybridisation," Sec demanded.

I stared at the… thing with an open mouth, completely forgetting to keep my head down. What in the world did Sec do? I was still looking in the Daleks' direction when the pigmen grabbed a hold of all of us. Martha started fighting "Leave me alone," she hissed "Don't you dare." Her head snapped over to me "T…"

The medical student was cut off by music playing "What is that sound?" Sec demanded, looking around in confusion.

"Ah, well," the Doctor popped up from behind a desk "Now, that would be me." He placed the radio down by a Bunsen burner, walking up to Sec with me in tow "Hello. Surprise. Boo. Et cetera."

The Hybrid thing narrowed his eyes "Doctor," he greeted before his gaze travelled to me "And your Companion. What was her name again?"

"How did you end up in 1930?" the Time Lord questioned, taking a small step in front of me when the other Daleks started to point their whisks at us.

"Emergency temporal shift," Dalek Sec replied.

The Doctor raised his eyebrows "Oh, that must have roasted up your power cells, huh?" He shook his head in mock disappointment "Time was, four Daleks could have conquered the world but instead, you're sulking away, hidden in the dark, experimenting. All of which results in you."

"Doctor?" I spoke up quietly, my voice still echoing around the silent room "Maybe it's not the best idea to taunt Daleks. You tried that before and it didn't turn out too well."

Sec's eyes were once again on me "I am a Dalek in human form."

"What does it feel like?" the Time Lord squinted "You can talk to me, Dalek Sec. It is Dalek Sec, isn't it? That's your name? You've got a name and a mind of your own. Tell me what you're thinking right now."

I stepped back a little, closer to Martha. When it came to it, I would still be able to get the Doctor out of the way fast enough. The other girl grabbed my arm "What is going on?" she hissed as Dalek Sec started spouting off what he though 'humanity' meant.

"I… I don't know," I mumbled, my eyes trailing from one Dalek to the next "They were at Canary Wharf."

Martha gasped "So that's what they meant about escaping slaughter?" I nodded quietly.

"What is the purpose of that device?" one of the Daleks demanded as the Doctor picked up the radio again.

"Well, exactly," the Doctor rolled his eyes "It plays music. What's the point of that? Oh, with music, you can dance to it, sing with it, fall in love to it." He whirled around "Unless you're a Dalek of course. Then it's all just noise." The aimed his sonic at the radio, causing it to emit a shrill shriek. I gasped, clutching my hands over my ears, barely noticing Dalek Sec and the pigmen reacting in a similar way. The Doctor wrapped his arm around my waist, steadying me "Run," he whispered.

The prisoners escaped as quickly as they could. After one last look back, the Doctor ushered me out of the lab. Now that the noise was gone, I breathed a silent sigh of relief, hitting the Time Lord's chest in annoyance "Do you know how annoying that is when you do things like that?"

"It's not my fault that your ears are too sensitive," the Time Lord grumbled "Plus, it was the only thing I could think of."

"Yeah, right," I snorted, shaking my head.

When the humans in front of us stopped at an intersection, the Doctor barrelled past them "Come on. Move, move, move." He lead us to where Tallulah was standing around, looking completely lost "And you, Tallulah. Run."

"What's happened to Laszlo?" she demanded, craning her neck to check whether she could see him anywhere.

I grabbed her hand "He's fine. Helping us. I promise you, Tallulah."

The Doctor gestured to a ladder "Come on. Everyone up. Come on, hurry."

We came out close to Hooverville, near where we had gone down originally, so our group made the short trek back to where Solomon was already waiting with Sage and Damon. Martha and Tallulah sat down on some crates that were around a fire, while I sank down on the crate next to the one Martha was on with Damon and Sage leaning on either side of me. My eyes were glued to the Doctor and Solomon talking a few feet away "These Daleks," the older man started, sounding out the word "They sound like the stuff of nightmares. And they want to breed?"

"They're splicing themselves onto human bodies," the Time Lord nodded "And if I'm right, they've got a farm of breeding stock right here in Hooverville. You've got to get everyone out."

Solomon scoffed "Hooverville's the lowest place a man can fall. There's nowhere else to go."

"I'm sorry, Solomon," the Doctor sighed "You've got to scatter. Go anywhere. Down to the railroads, travel across state. Just get out of New York."

"There's got to be a way to reason with these things," the older man argued.

I snorted "Good luck with that."

"There's not a chance," Martha agreed.

"You ain't seen them, boss," Frank added, looking a little worse for the wear.

The Doctor ran a hand through his hair "Daleks are bad enough at any time but right now they're vulnerable. That makes them more dangerous than ever."

I jumped at the shrill sound of a whistle "They're coming," one of the watchers yelled "They're coming."

Solomon straightened in alarm "A sentry. He must have seen something."

Said sentry came running towards us "They're here. I've seen them. Monsters. They're monsters."

"It's started," the Doctor murmured grimly.

Solomon turned around "We're under attack. Everyone to arms." Rifles were handed out and as everyone got into position, I exchanged a look with Sage and Damon, nodding at them. We situated ourselves in front of the humans, ready to defend them if necessary. Just after we had gotten back from the sewers, I had a quick talk with my friends, making sure they were up to date. It had been easier than expected since Damon had filled Sage in on everything I told him in the theatre.

"I'm ready, boss, but all of you…" Frank looked around at some of the people who were standing around unsurely "Find a weapon. Use anything."

"Come back," Solomon shouted when a few of the men ran off "We've got to stick together. It's not safe out there. Come back."

That's when the pigmen started attacking, grabbing everyone they could get their hands on "We need to get out of the park," Martha exclaimed.

"We can't," the Doctor murmured grimly "They're on all sides. They're driving people back towards us."

Tallulah exhaled shakily "We're trapped."

"Then we stand together," Solomon pointed out in determination "Gather around. Everyone come to me. You there, Jethro, Harry, Seamus, stay together." The armed men formed a circle around the women by the campfire with me, Damon and Sage just behind them "They can't take all of us."

"If we can just hold them off till daylight," Martha shook her head as the shooting started.

The Doctor glanced over at her "Oh, Martha, they're just the foot soldiers."

"Damon," I called out when I saw one of the Daleks flying towards us. I gestured for him to head back towards the group around the Doctor.

"Oh, my God," Martha breathed, her eyes wide.

Solomon blinked "What in this world is…?"

"It's the devil," the sentry from earlier cried out "A devil in the sky. God save us all. It's damnation."

"Oh yeah?" Frank pressed out through gritted teeth "We'll see about that." He started shooting at the Dalek, not even stopping when the bullets bounced off with a useless clang.

The Doctor grabbed his arm as I joined Damon, Sage still in place. The pigmen had stopped attacking for now "That's not going to work," the Time Lord whispered.

"There's more than one of them," the medical student pointed out as a second Dalek swooped in. Both pepper pots started firing, blowing up the tents with whoever was hiding in there.

"The humans will surrender," one of the Daleks ordered.

"Leave them alone," the Doctor called out, stepping forward. I made a noise in the back of my throat. Did he have a death wish? "They've done nothing to you." Solomon stepped forward, causing the Doctor's head to snap to him "No, Solomon. Stay back."

The older man swallowed "I'm told that I'm addressing the Daleks. Is that right?" He took a deep breath "From what I hear, you're outcasts too."

"Solomon, don't."

"Doctor," the man sighed "This is my township. You will respect my authority. Just let me try." He turned back to the flying pepper pots "Daleks, ain't we all the same? Underneath, ain't we all kin?" Solomon put down his rifle "Right. See, I've just discovered this past day, God's universe is a thousand times the size I thought it was. And that scares me. Oh yeah, terrifies me right down to the bone. But surely it's got to give me hope. Hope that maybe together we can make a better tomorrow. So, I beg you know, if you have any compassion in your hearts, then you'll meet with us and stop this fight. Well?" He stared at them "What do you say?"

The Dalek mustered the man for a short moment before its whisk twitched "Exterminate."

Before I could move, Damon had already tackled Solomon out of the way, taking the burst of energy into the back. The younger vampire cried out in pain and slumped to the ground, dead "Damon," Sage and I gasped at the same time. I slid to my knees next to my dead friend, glaring up at the Daleks. He would be alright but I knew how much it hurt to die by Dalek death ray…

"They killed him," Martha breathed "They just shot him on the spot."

The Doctor narrowed his eyes, catching my eyes for a moment "Daleks. Alright, so it's my turn then. Kill me. Kill me if it'll stop you attacking these people."

I jumped forward, jerking him back by the arm "What the hell are you doing?" He just stared at me. The look in his eyes made me back off. I knew that look all too well. I might have hated it but I knew how he was feeling about the Daleks and the only thing I could do was to stop him from actually getting himself killed, so I let him go but was ready to jump in nevertheless.

"I will be the destroyer of our greatest enemy," the Dalek exclaimed gleefully.

"Then do it," the Doctor shouted, holding out his arms "Do it. Just do it. Do it."

The Dalek pointed the gun at the Doctor "Exterminate." It was about to shoot when it stopped "I do not understand. It is the Doctor…" Another quick pause that made me frown. What were they doing? "The urge to kill is too strong…" The Dalek shot in the air before seemingly deflating "I obey."

"What's going on?" the Doctor frowned in confusion.

"You will follow," the Dalek commanded, looking down at the Doctor.

Martha surged forward "No. You can't go. Tell him, Tyra."

"I've got to," the Time Lord murmured, looking from the medical student to me "The Daleks just changed their minds. Daleks never change their minds. Tyra… I know that you're not happy about this but you know that I have to go."

I closed my eyes, clenching my teeth in displeasure "At least let me come with you."

"I need you up here…"

"What?" Martha huffed "To die?"

The Doctor looked over his shoulder "One condition. If I come with you, you spare the lives of everyone here. Do you hear me?"

"Humans will be spared. Doctor, follow." The Dalek turned around, making to leave.

"Are you sure that I shouldn't come with you?" I questioned.

The Time Lord placed his hand on my shoulder, the other one disappearing into his pocket "Stay here with Martha. You two can help the people here. Oh, and cam I just say… Thank you. For everything." He slipped the wallet with his psychic paper into my hand before following the Dalek.

I blinked in confusion at his words. This wasn't right… Was it? "What was that?"

"Something's wrong," Martha nodded, glancing down at my hands "What's that?"

"Psychic paper," I murmured, showing it to her "But why… I –" A groan came from behind me. Damon let out another groan, squinting his eyes open "Are you alright?" I questioned, once again kneeling down next to him.

The younger vampire huffed "Do I look alright to you?"

"Don't be a baby," I smiled lightly, helping him up "You're alive, aren't you?"

"Have you ever died by…?"

I looked him in the eyes "Dalek? Yes. It's not a fun experience as I'm sure you're aware."

"Tyra?" Martha asked as she walked over, the psychic paper still in her hand "Do you know what he wanted you to do with this?"

Tallulah frowned "What's that?"

"It gets you into places," the medical student pointed out "Buildings and things. But… where? He must have wanted us to go somewhere, right?"

I hummed before straightening "Empire State Building," I exclaimed.

Martha's eyes widened "I remember… The Daleks mentioned an energy conductor."

"What does that mean?" Sage frowned in confusion. She looked a little frustrated with the situation since it wasn't often that she didn't know what was going on and from what I remembered she got annoyed quickly.

Martha sighed "I don't know. Maybe like a lightening conductor or… Dalekanium." Her head snapped around to me "They said the Dalekanium was in place."

"Let's go," I murmured.

She tilted her head "Go where?"

"I told you Empire State Building. It's the highest point… and it's still being built. What better place to hide something like this?" I pointed out.

"Frank," Martha called out, seeing the young man talking to Solomon quietly. The older man was still pretty shaken up by almost dying.

Frank headed over to us "Is everything alright?"

"Mister Diagoras…" I started before pointing to the Empire State Building behind us "Did he have anything to do with building this?"

"Yes," he nodded "Why?"

"We should go then," Martha murmured, her voice holding a hint of excitement. On the way there, the medical student couldn't help babbling about how excited she was to be going to the Empire State Building "I always wanted to go to the Empire State." She looked around the service lift we were standing in "Never imagined it quite like this, though."

Frank looked up "Where are we headed anyway?"

"The top," I murmured, poking Damon questioningly. The whole way here the younger vampire had been a little hunched while walking but his soreness seemed to have disappeared enough for him to straighten again. Sage had once again stayed at the camp, opting to help Solomon with the injured people "We're looking for something that has to be pretty much at the top."

Tallulah hummed, jabbing her finger downwards "How come those guys just let us through?" She reached out for the wallet in my hands "How's that thing work."

"It's called psychic paper," Martha explained "Shows them whatever we want them to think. According to this, we're… Really, Tyra?"

I looked at her innocently "Why not? It worked, didn't it?"

"You spent too much time with the Doctor," the other girl groaned, shaking her head in exasperation.

"What's it say?" Tallulah questioned, trying to peak over Martha's shoulder.

The medical student snapped the wallet close, handing it back "Nothing. It's… nothing."

"That's unfair," the blonde singer huffed.

Damon tilted his head "What did it say?" he asked lowly.

I grinned mischievously "Not telling."

"Oh, come on, Ty…"

"Nope," I sang, prancing out of the elevator when the doors opened. I couldn't stop the small sigh from escaping my lips when I felt the breeze sweep through my hair, coming from the open area on the other side of the room.

"Look at this place," Tallulah marvelled "Top of the world."

I smiled "I heard that before."

"Hey, Tyra, look at this," Martha spoke up, gesturing for me to come over to a drawing board. There were blueprints on it "That looks good."

"Look at the date," Frank pointed out "These designs were issued today. They must've changed something last minute."

Martha tilted her head "You mean the Daleks changed something?"

"Could be," Frank shrugged.

Damon leaned on my shoulder "But why would they change something today? What made them…" He broke off in confusion.

"I have no idea," I shrugged "I mean, maybe they were trying to move things along faster? If they have been behind the construction the whole time then I'm not surprised it was going this fast… I always wondered…"

"The ones underneath… They're from before," the medical student noticed, shifting the sheet to the side a little "That means whatever they changed must be on this top sheet but not on this one. We need to check one against the other."

Tallulah meanwhile was walking in the direction of the open area "The height of this place. This is amazing."

"Careful," Martha warned when she saw what the showgirl was doing "We're a hundred floors up. Don't go wandering off."

"I just want to see," the blonde whispered, going to the opening, looking out towards the Chrysler building "New York City. If aliens had to come to Earth, oh, no wonder they came here."

Damon wandered over to her "According to Ty, aliens prefer London."

"Really?" the showgirl questioned. I glanced over my shoulder, watching Tallulah and Damon with a small grin. The younger vampire had really been so different back in his first century of life… It was almost sad how much he changed because of Katherine and his younger brother. I was just glad that I was allowed to see the real Damon, the person he had been all those years ago instead of the person he portrayed to everyone else "But look at this place."

Damon hummed "It really is beautiful. Nothing I have seen before in any case."

"Your accent is different," Tallulah pointed out "Where are you from? How do you know Tyra? And that other lady. The three of you are friends?"

"I'm from a small town in Virginia. That's also where I met Tyra," the vampire murmured, catching my gaze with a small smile "Sage found me and Tyra a few years ago here in New York. Ty and she already knew each other."

Tallulah tilted her head "They did?"

I walked over to them "Sage is the girlfriend of my oldest brother. I hadn't seen her in a while before she ran into Damon downtown." My gaze moved away from them and I started staring into the distance. A storm was coming and I had a feeling that this would either turn out bad or… really bad.

"Let's go back in," the showgirl spoke up after a few more minutes "I don't like the look of those clouds."

By now, Martha and Frank had spread out the blueprints on the floor. Frank looked up when we rejoined them "I'll go and keep an eye out. Make sure we're safe up here. Don't want nobody butting in."

"I'll come with you," Damon spoke up, hurrying after Frank.

"There's a hell of a storm moving in," Tallulah pointed out as she knelt down next to the medical student.

Martha sighed "I wish the Doctor was here. He'd know what we're looking for."

I blinked slowly "We know what we're looking for. We just have to find it."

"What?"

"Dalekanium?" I questioned "Remember?" With that I looked down at the blueprints "This is the newest, right?"

Martha nodded "Yeah."

"Okay," I hummed, studying them carefully.

Tallulah looked at Martha curiously "So tell me, where did you meet the Doctor? And are you two hooking up?"

I stiffened lightly, not enough for them to notice as Martha let out a breath "It was in a hospital… Sort of. And no, we're not hooking up. I think he has a thing for Tyra. Or at least she has a thing for him."

"What?" I gaped in shock "What are you talking about?"

"Ty, I've seen the way you look at him," the medical student pointed out "He looks at you the same way."

I shook my head "There's nothing going on, alright? We're friends. That's it."

"Is that really all you want?"

I was silent for a moment before I turned away from her "I found it," I spoke up, changing the subject "Here." I tapped the blueprints "These lines here – on the mast – they're new."

"But why?" Tallulah tilted her head.

I raised my eyebrow, causing Martha and the showgirl to exchanged a look of realization "Dalekanium."

"Ty," I heard Damon's voice from where he and Frank were standing "The elevator is on its way up."

"How would she hear you?" Frank frowned "Isn't she all the way back there."

I turned to Martha "Elevator is on its way up."

Just as I had finished the words, the doors of the lift opened, revealing the Doctor and Laszlo "Doctor," Martha exclaimed in relief.

"First floor, perfumery," the Time Lord joked.

Tallulah had run at Laszlo, throwing her arms around his neck "I never thought I'd see you again."

"No stopping me," the pigman smiled a little painfully, wrapping his arms around his girlfriend.

"We've worked it out," Martha explained, dragging the Doctor over to the blueprints "We know what they've done. Look, here." She traced the lines on the mast "There's Dalekanium on the mast. And it's good to see you, by the way."

The Doctor rolled his eyes with a grin "Oh, come here." He swept Martha off her feet before turning to me. His arms wrapped around me, practically swallowing me in a hug "I knew you'd figure it out," he whispered, leaning his forehead against the top of my head as the elevator doors shut "No, no, no," the Time Lord groaned, releasing me hurriedly "See, never waste time with a hug. Deadlock seal. I can't stop it."

"Where's it going?" the medical student asked, throwing me a pointed look.

"Right down to the Daleks," the Doctor grumbled, tugging at his hair "And they're not going to leave us alone up here. What's the time?"

Frank looked down at his watch "Er… Eleven fifteen."

"Six minutes to go," the Time Lord mused "I've got to remove the Dalekanium before the gamma radiation hits."

"Gammon radiation?" the showgirl blinked "What the heck is that?"

I followed the Doctor to the open area "He means lightning."

"Well, why doesn't he just say that then?"

"Oh, that's high," the Time Lord grimaced, looking down "That's very… Blimey, that's high."

"Since when are you afraid of heights?" I questioned in confusion as he jerked back a little "You didn't have a problem hanging over the edge of the Sycorax ship."

The Doctor crossed his arms "I'm not afraid of heights… I just have respect."

"Right," I nodded, sounding unconvinced.

Martha groaned "Are you two done? We've got to go even higher. That's the mast up there, look." She pointed upwards "There's three pieces of Dalekanium on the base. We've got to get them off."

"That's not we," the Time Lord shook his head, blocking the way up a wooden ladder "That's just me."

"Again?" I demanded.

He shot me a looked "Don't argue with me now. Please. They need you – both of you down here. You have to fight." I gritted my teeth and whirled around, stalking off to where Damon was standing. If the Doctor kept acting as he did, I would do something I'd regret. Seriously, I could take care of myself and didn't need to be wrapped up and patted on the head whenever something dangerous was happening.

Damon raised his eyebrow "You alright?"

"Yes," I hissed, taking a couple of calming breaths.

"You know, if I didn't know you better, I'd say you changed a lot. Actually, you have changed a lot," the younger vampire murmured "I take it that it's because of him?"

I couldn't stop the glance I threw over my shoulder, catching the Doctor's eyes before he turned, climbing up the ladder "Yeah. I – He's never judged me for what I am, Damon… Sure, he might disapprove but that's different. I…"

"She was right, wasn't she?" Damon questioned, nodding to Martha who was just walking back towards us.

"No," I muttered, avoiding his eyes.

The Salvatore snorted "Liar. I can see it in your face. Why are you so against it?"

"Have you seen me?" I huffed "I just don't understand why he would like me… I don't even really know what I'm feeling. What if it's not…?"

Damon wrapped his arms around my waist for a moment "Why don't you talk to him about it? You know what I think?" He waited for a moment, tilting my chin up "I think that he is a lucky man to have your attention. You're amazing, Ty. Don't let anyone tell you any different. Both you and Sage have helped me so much already and I can never repay either of you."

"You don't have to," I protested "It's not your fault after all."

"I know," he sighed "But this is not about me."

Martha raised her eyebrow at me "Tell me again that he isn't head over heels for you," the medical student grumbled "He's way more protective over you than anyone else."

"The elevator's coming up," I remarked, shifting away from Damon.

Frank swallowed "I should have brought that gun."

Laszlo pulled Tallulah behind him "Tallulah, stay back. You too, Martha, Tyra. If they send pig slaves, they're trained to kill."

"The Doctor needs me to fight," Martha pointed out, not moving away "I'm not going anywhere."

I turned to her "We've got this, Martha. Damon and I can take care of them without a problem."

"But…"

"No buts," I smiled "Please?"

The medical student sighed "Alright."

"They're savages," Laszlo protested when I stepped up between him and Damon "I should know. They're trained to slit your throat with their bare teeth."

I waved him off "I had worse than a slit throat."

"Laszlo?" the showgirl cried out when the pigman collapsed to the ground, panting "What is it?"

He shrugged her off "No, it's nothing. I'm fine. Just leave me."

"Oh, honey," Tallulah sighed, brushing his hair back "You're burning up. What's wrong with you? Tell me."

Frank glanced back "Great. One man down, we ain't even started yet. Now there's only two of us."

I shot him a slightly annoyed look "What am I? Chopped liver?"

"She's a better fighter than me," Damon pointed out "If you don't want to fight then go ahead. Ty and I can manage."

"Maybe you don't have to," Martha spoke up, glancing out into the open area where lightning was lighting up the walls.

"You want to electrocute them," I realized "Well, saves me from having to get my hands dirty."

"I n ever heard you complain about that," the younger vampire teased "I'm not sure I'm liking this new you."

I hit them back of his head "Idiot."

"Are you like this with everyone?" Martha demanded, her eyes showing her amusement "Because I could use your help if you're done."

"Sorry, Martha," I grinned sheepishly, taking apart the metal scaffolding while Martha and Frank got the chairs ready. I threw several of the metal bars to Damon, positioning the first few against the base of the mast.

Tallulah was still running her hands through her boyfriend's hair "Aw, you'll be alright, sweetheart," she cooed "Don't you worry." She looked up in annoyance when she was almost hit by one of the chairs "What are you clowns doing?"

"Even if the Doctor stops the Dalekanium, this place is still going to get hit," the medical student pointed out.

I held up one of the bars "Electricity all the way down. If we connect these to the lift, the pigmen will get zapped. Not very nice way to go but… Oh well."

Frank looked over at me "The way you talk one would think that you died like a hundred times already."

"You saw Damon die," I pointed out, helping the young man to connect the pipes to the scaffolding outside "And he's obviously still here. Trust me, I've died… a lot. In quite a few different ways. None of them are advisable although some aren't as bad until you wake up."

Tallulah looked at the line of metal nervously "Is that going to work?"

"It should," the medical student shrugged "If not I'm sure Tyra wouldn't mind getting her hands dirty."

"My pleasure," I called over my shoulder.

Frank blinked "How did you hear that? The only thing I hear is the storm."

"Maybe I'll tell you, maybe Damon will but not now," I murmured, tugging a lock of wet hair behind my ear.

Martha looked at Frank and me, waving us over "Just sit here and try not to touch anything metal."

"Yeah," Frank nodded, plopping down next to the other girl.

I knelt down slightly in front of them, keeping my eyes on the elevator. Floor 90… Floor 100… I jumped when I heard a loud scream from outside but before I could move, the electricity flowed down the conductor, along the scaffolding poles and straight to the pigmen in the elevator "Doctor," I whispered, jumping over the still sparking pipes to run outside.

"What happened?" Martha called after me when she noticed where I was going.

It was Damon who replied since I was already halfway up the mast. Further up, I could see the still figure of the Time Lord lying uncomfortably close to the edge "Doctor," I murmured, pulling him away from the edge and onto my lap. His hearts were still beating but that didn't make him any less unconscious.

"Doctor," Martha gasped, seeing him lying on my lap. She had the sonic clenched in her hands "Look what we found halfway down. You're getting careless." The medical student laughed lightly and leaned forward when the Time Lord gasped awake.

The Doctor raised his hand and groaned "Oh my head."

"Hiya," Martha smiled.

"Hi," he murmured back "You survived, then." His head tilted back, rubbing against my stomach a little "Are you okay?"

I nodded before tapping him on the forehead "We're talking about this later."

Martha cleared her throat over the sound of the still roaring storm "I can't help noticing… There's Dalekanium still attached."

We all looked up before startling into action, quickly climbing back down the mast to where the others were waiting. The Doctor started pacing "The Daleks will have gone straight to a war footing. They'll be using the sewers, spreading the soldiers out underneath Manhattan."

"How do we stop them?" Laszlo asked, getting up slowly. He was leaning on Tallulah heavily but he looked a little better.

The Time Lord ran a hand through his dripping hair, making it stand up in every direction "There's only one chance. I got in the way. That gamma strike went zapping through me first."

I tilted my head, my eyes a little wider than normal "Does that mean that they're part Time Lord and part Dalek?"

"We need to draw fire," the Doctor explained after a quick nod "Before they can attack New York. I need to face them. Where can I draw them out? Think, think, think."

"What about the theatre?" Damon asked.

The Doctor's head snapped around "That's it. Tallulah."

"That's me," the blonde raised her hand "Three Ls and an H."

"The theatre… It's right above them and – what – it's gone midnight? Can you get us inside?" the Time Lord questioned.

Tallulah shrugged "Don't see why not."

"Is there another lift?" the Doctor asked, looking at the normal elevator with the dead pigmen still scattered around.

"We came up in the service elevator," Martha pointed out.

The Time Lord grinned "That'll do. Allons-y."

The journey to the theatre passed in silence. I was trying to ignore the Doctor, slightly annoyed at him for getting hurt. This must be how he was feeling whenever I got hurt… The only difference was that I could heal from just about everything. Him… Not so much.

Tallulah opened the door to the theatre with a key that she had gotten from somewhere. I didn't ask and didn't really care too much either. It was pretty cool inside which immediately caused the showgirl to shiver. The Doctor stopped in the middle of the theatre "This should do it. Here we go."

"There ain't nothing more creepy than a theatre in the dark," the showgirl shuddered "Listen, Doctor, I know you got a thing for show tunes but there's a time and place, huh?" Her attention was drawn from the Time Lord to her boyfriend when the pigman fell into one of the seats heavily "Laszlo, what's wrong?"

The man shook his head "Nothing. It's just so hot."

"But it's freezing in here," Tallulah whispered in concern "Doctor, what's happening to him?"

"Not now, Tallulah," the Doctor waved off "Sorry."

Martha raised her eyebrow at the Doctor who had climbed onto a row of seats "What are you doing?"

"If the Daleks are going to war, they'll want to find their number one enemy," the Time Lord pointed out matter-of-factly "I'm just telling them where I am." He held up his screwdriver as it continued beeping "You need to leave. Now!"

Martha shook her head "No."

"I'm not leaving either," I added, crossing. my arms challengingly.

After a minute, he turned towards us with a sigh "I'm telling you to go. Frank can take you all back to Hooverville."

"And I'm telling you I'm not going," Martha crossed her arms.

I nodded in agreement "You should know by now that I'm not leaving you. I've humoured you for the past few adventures but I'm not letting you go and get yourself killed."

The Doctor tensed "That's an order."

"Who are you, then?" the medical student challenged "Some sort of Dalek?"

I looked from her to the Time Lord and back "Martha," I warned quietly, shaking my head at her "I know you're mad but don't ever say that again."

We whirled around when the doors exploded inwards and people marched in from both sides, surrounding us. Tallulah let out a squeak "Doctor. Oh, my God. Well, I guess that's them then, huh?"

"Humans with Dalek DNA?" Martha murmured.

The Doctor held out his arms, hands up "It's alright, it's alright. Just stay calm. Don't antagonize them."

"But what of the Dalek Masters?" Laszlo spoke up carefully, watching the Dalek humans warily "Where are they?"

Just as he said that there was an explosion on stage and two of the three remaining Daleks appeared with Sec on a chain, crawling on his hands and knees "You just had to ask, didn't you?" I sighed, stepping next to the Doctor.

"The Doctor will stand before the Daleks," the Dalek on the left ordered, its eyestalk looking from one person to the other before coming to rest on me "And the Companion too." The Doctor walked over the top of the seats easily as I followed him quietly. His hand was clenched on my arm. I wasn't sure whether he was trying to comfort me or himself "You will die, Doctor. It is the beginning of a new age."

The Dalek on the right moved forward "Planet Earth will become New Skaro."

"Oh, and what a world," the Time Lord spat "With anything just the slightest bit different ground into the dirt." He nodded to the former Dalek on the ground "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?"

I tugged on his hand "Do you think it's a good idea to antagonize Daleks? Normally I'm all for it but we're slightly outnumbered at the moment."

"My Daleks," Sec rasped "Just understand this. If you choose death and destruction, then death and destruction will choose you."

The left Dalek turned "Incorrect. We will always survive."

"Now we will destroy our greatest enemy, the Doctor," the other Dalek announced.

"But he can help you," Sec pointed out.

The left Dalek's whisk twitched "The Doctor must die."

"No," Sec gasped "I beg you, don't."

"Exterminate." I slipped in front of the Doctor, hoping to protect him from dying but I didn't count on Sec standing up just as the Dalek fired.

"Your own leader," the Doctor grimaced in disgust, wrapping his arm around my waist. He didn't try to push me behind him again. Maybe for once he actually got what I was trying to do "The only creature who might have led you out of the darkness and you destroyed him. Do you see what they did?" He turned to the Dalek humans "Huh? You see what a Dalek really is?" The Doctor glanced over his shoulder and past me "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."

I let out a breath "You better know what you're doing," I mumbled.

"Where would be the fun in that?" he shot back, steeling himself. Either he was going to die in a moment or his plan had worked. After all, the Dalek humans should have some of his DNA inside them as well.

"Dalek humans," the left Dalek called out "Take aim." They turned their guns on the Doctor.

The Time Lord clenched his jaw "What are you waiting for?" he goaded "Give the command."

"Exterminate." Both the Doctor and I stiffened, waiting for something to happen but nothing did.

"Exterminate," the second Dalek cried out.

The left Dalek moved forward "Obey. Dalek humans will obey."

Martha glanced at them "They're not firing. What have you done?"

"You will obey," the Dalek cried out "Exterminate."

"Why?" the first Dalek human questioned.

The second Dalek reared back "Daleks do not question orders."

"But why?"

"You will stop this."

The Dalek human tilted his head "But why?"

"You must not question."

"But you are not out Master," the man pointed out "And we – we are not Daleks."

The Doctor relaxed with a small smile stealing its way across his face "No, you're not. And you'll never be." He smirked at the Daleks on the stage "Sorry, I got in the way of the lightening strike. Time Lord DNA got all mixed up. Just that little bit of freedom."

"If they will not obey, then they must die," the Dalek on the left huffed. He shot the man who had questioned orders.

"Get down," the Doctor called out, dragging me down between the seats.

The Dalek humans turned on the two aliens on stage, firing at them as the Daleks fired at the humans "Exterminate. Exterminate. Extermin…" One after the other the Daleks exploded and the Dalek humans stopped shooting.

"It's alright," the Doctor soothed, looking at the still people "It's alright. You did it. You're free." All of a sudden, the mutants started clutching at their hands, dropping to the ground, dead "No. They can't. They can't. They can't."

"What happened?" the medical student demanded "What was that?"

The Doctor straightened up, his face set "They killed them, rather than let them live. An entire species. Genocide."

Laszlo straightened with a low groan, nodding at Damon when the younger vampire came forward to steady him "Only two of the Daleks have been destroyed. One of the Dalek Masters must still be alive."

"Oh, yes," the Doctor smirked darkly "In the whole universe, just one." He turned to look at me "How about we go and see for ourselves?"

I inclined my head "I'd be happy to."

We took the way through the props room down to the sewers, making it to the Dalek laboratory in barely anytime. The others and I stayed back, while the Doctor walked closer to the Dalek strapped into the cables "Now what?" the Time Lord demanded.

"You will be exterminated," the Dalek said.

The Doctor snorted, waving him off "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Just think about it, Dalek… What was your name?"

"Dalek Caan."

"Dalek Caan," the Doctor repeated "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?"

The Dalek was silent for a moment "Emergency temporal shift," it cried out, disappearing.

"No, no, no," the Doctor chanted, moving towards the cables. I sped in front of him, catching him. He was still muttering under his breath as he closed his eyes tightly.

"Doctor," Martha called out panicked "Doctor. He's sick." I looked over to see Damon and Frank holding onto a wheezing Laszlo, helping him to sit down on the ground "It's okay," Martha whispered soothingly "You're alright. It's his heart. It's racing like mad. I've never seen anything like it."

Tallulah took Laszlo's hand in hers "What is it, Doctor? What's the matter with him? He says he can't breathe? What is it?"

"It's time, sweetheart," Laszlo gasped.

"What do you mean, time?" the showgirl demanded "What are you talking about?"

The pigman looked up, still wheezing "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," Tallulah shook her head, tears gathering in her eyes "You're not. Not now, after all this. Doctor, can't you do something?"

The Doctor smiled at the showgirl, crouching down in front of Laszlo "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?" He grinned lightly "Oh look, I've got one. Laszlo, just you hold on. There's been too many deaths today." The Time Lord started working with coloured liquids, causing the rest of us to look at each other in slight confusion "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."

After another few hours, we were back in Hooverville, standing with Solomon and Sage "Well, we talked to them," Frank pointed out, looking at Laszlo with a smile "They might not have been happy but you have a home here, Laszlo."

"People are going to stare," Solomon added "We can't promise you'll be at peace but, in the end, that's what Hooverville stands for."

Sage placed a hand on the pigman's shoulder "If anyone gives you trouble, come to me or Damon. We'll take care of it."

Laszlo smiled at them gratefully "Thank you. I can't thank you enough."

"Ty," Sage spoke up, looking at me "Can I talk to you for a moment?"

I patted Laszlo's shoulder and followed my two vampire friends to the side, far enough away that the others wouldn't be able to hear "What's up?"

"I just need to know…" Sage broke off, taking a deep breath "In your time… What about Finn?"

I lowered my head "I don't know," I whispered, an apology in my tone "If he gets undaggered, I will let you know, alright? I promise. Just make sure that Damon will have a way to contact you."

"Contact me how?" the redhead frowned, her eyes showing what she didn't want to say.

I drew her into a hug "You'll know when the time comes. I'm sorry, Sage. I wish that I could tell you something else."

"It's not your fault," she muttered.

"And just to get this straight," Damon spoke up "We can't tell you about any of this?"

I shook my head "Just like I can't tell you anything about your future," I explained "For the me you know, this is still a century in the future."

"This is annoyingly complicated," the Salvatore grumbled.

"Try getting timelines straight when you travel all over," I snorted "I haven't seen one of my brothers in a century and yet I have seen him recently."

Sage raised her eyebrow "Who?"

"Kol," I told her "There was Shakespeare… and witches."

The red-haired vampire's eyebrows disappeared into her hairline "No way."

"Yes way," I nodded.

"Tyra," the Doctor called out from behind us "Separate yourself and come. We should go."

I rolled my eyes "Well, you heard him. I'll see you two."

"Bye, Ty," Damon murmured, pulling me into a tight hug "And take care of yourself, will you?"

I saluted him playfully before pressing a small kiss to both his and Sage's cheeks "Make sure you stay out of trouble, alright?" With that, I turned to job back to where the Doctor and Martha were waiting for me.

On the way back to the Tardis, Martha stopped "Do you think it's going to work, those two?"

The Doctor shook his head with a shrug "I don't know. Anywhere else in the universe, I might worry about them but New York? That's what the city's good at. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses and maybe the odd pig slave Dalek mutant hybrid too."

I snorted at that. Well, he wasn't wrong. New York was good at new starts, no matter what or who you were "They have good people taking care of them," I spoke up "I'm sure that for the time Damon and Sage are in New York, they'll look after the two."

"Hm," the Time Lord nodded "With anyone else, I might worry too but Damon is good at… stuff."

"Stuff," I repeated.

Martha suddenly burst out laughing. When we turned to her, she held up her hands "I just… The pig and the showgirl."

"The pig and the showgirl," the Doctor laughed.

"It just proves it, I suppose," Martha sighed "There's someone for everyone."

The Doctor glanced down at me for a moment before turning away "Maybe."

"Meant to say, I'm sorry," the medical student mumbled.

"What for?" the Time Lord tilted his head in confusion.

Martha shrugged "Just because that Dalek got away and for what I said. I should have known better. Do you think you'll ever see it again?"

"Oh, yes," the Doctor nodded "One day."

"Most likely sooner rather than later," I added "Daleks are like cockroaches. Just when you thought you got rid of them, they come back."

The Doctor groaned "Don't I know it."

This took me longer than expected but now that I'm through these two Episodes, hopefully it'll be easier again. Only five more chapters till Jack and the Master! Sorry, I feel like I'm way more excited about this than you are... Still. AHHHH!

Also... I kept typing Sex instead of Sec whichis slightly awkward. I hope I corrected it everywhere. If not I'm really, really sorry xD

Nick