The Cyberman led them back outside to freedom, where Dean was supposed to meet them. But he wasn't there.
"Where is he?" Sam demanded as soon as their feet hit the rocks. "You said he'd be here."
"Affirmative. He was to take care of the others and meet us." The Cyberman explained.
"What?" Sam asked, bewildered. "You sent him after four of you guys? What the hell?!"
"Calm down, Sam. Your brother seems very capable." The Doctor would never have had Dean do that alone, either, but this wasn't the time to argue. "I'll go and get him. "
"Negative. Dean was clear. You were not to reenter the ship. Especially the small one." The Cyberman turned towards Sam.
"No way! I'm not leaving him in there!" Sam protested, and the Doctor and Rose agreed.
Sam looked at the Cyberman, who seemed to be thinking, or processing or whatever robots do. Finally, the robot said, "Stay. I will make sure he gets out."
"But-"
"Stay." He didn't wait for a response this time. He went back inside.
The Cyberman didn't understand what was happening to him as he went back for the boy. He had been this way for a long time; so long he thought he had forgotten all about his human life. But now... something had changed. It was like he was becoming human all over again.
It was not a comforting thought.
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Dean ducked under the leaders arm and ran. His leg stung every time it hit the ground, but he had no time to stop. He looked back slightly and tried to shoot backwards, but missed every time. The blasters seemed to handle differently than normal guns. He was having a hard time adjusting.
He turned a corner and ended up at a door. He found the panel beside it and started pressing buttons until it opened. He had barely enough time to get inside the room and close the door before the two Cybermen were there.
The room was pitch black, and Dean couldn't see a thing with the door closed. He knew they would open it in a matter of seconds, and then he'd be toast. He backed as far away as possible until he felt his back against a wall.
After a few moments, he realized they weren't coming.
He strained his ears, but he couldn't hear anything.
Hesitantly, he approached the door, pressing his ear against it. He could hear struggling outside, and the sound of metal hitting metal. What's going on out there?
He didn't want to open the door, but he knew there was a strong possibility of Sam or Rose or the Doctor being out there. He was supposed to meet them outside, and they must have noticed his absence.
"Come on, Dean. Stop being such a bitch..."
When the door opened, he didn't see anything at first. His gaze fell to the floor where one if the Cybermen were laying. It looked like he had been electrocuted or something, Dean couldn't tell.
He stayed low, running over to the body and searching it for weapons. It didn't have anything Dean could actually use.
Again, he heard fighting, and as her rounded the corner he saw two Cybermen. One was obviously the leader, judging by size. The other...
They were fighting, and the Cyberman that had helped Dean seemed to be losing.
He came back for me...
Dean aimed his blaster at the leader, but he was too close to the other one. He didn't want to risk taking them both out.
"Hey! Cyber-dick!" Dean called, causing both Cybermen to stop. "You wanna upgrade me? Now's your chance!"
The leader let go of the other Cyberman, who fell back onto the ground. He took two steps forward and Dean pulled the trigger.
The leader went flying backwards and collapsed into an unmoving pile of scraps.
Dean limped over to the other Cyberman. He hovered over him, but had no idea how to check if he was alive or not. "Hey, hey man? Are you... are you okay?" Dean tried to shake his arm. "Dude? Can you hear me?"
"A-affirmative." The Cyberman's voice was static-y and broken.
Dean sighed in relief. "It's cool- I killed the other guy. It's just us now. But we gotta get out of here before the ship explodes."
"Not possible." The Cyberman said. "I cannot move."
"What? No! Why not?"
"Some of my wires have been severed. I cannot control my legs any longer." The Cyberman paused. "You need to hurry. There is not time left. I calculate you have less than one minute before explosion."
"Alright then, we gotta go quick!" Dean stood, dropping the blaster. He wrapped his hands around the Cyberman's arm and pulled, trying to drag him out. He wouldn't budge.
"That is not going to work." The Cyberman informed him of his odds. "With your size and age, adjusting for your leg injury, it will take you at least 9 minutes to leave while dragging me. You only have one."
"But- I can't- !" Dean dropped his arm in defeat, crouching beside him again. "I can't just leave you here. You'll die..."
"So will you if you don't."
Dean bit his lip, looking down at the Cyberman. "Thank you for helping me..."
"Thank you." The Cyberman repeated. "For helping me remember."
Dean ran as fast as he could, knowing the time was counting down. He found the front door, opening the panel and pressing buttons. The door opened and Dean stumbled outside. He fell onto his hands and knees, and barely had anytime to crawl forward before he heard the explosion.
He covered his head with his hands, and bent forward on the ground. He felt flying rubble hit his back and leg, but he ignored the pain best he could.
"Dean!" He heard Sam's voice and immediately looked up. Sam was running toward him.
"Sammy!" Dean got up in time to catch Sam's hug, which was so forceful it practically knocked him backwards. "Oh my God, you're okay!"
"I'm fine! You barely made it out! What were you thinking?"
Dean saw Rose and the Doctor standing behind Sam. "You okay, Dean?" The Doctor asked.
Dean let go of Sam, nodding.
"You're bleeding!" Sam knelt down to see Dean's injury. "You got shot?"
Dean shrugged. "It just grazed it... I'm fine."
"What about the Cyberman you sent for us?" Rose asked. "He didn't make it back?"
Dean felt his throat tighten a bit. "No. He, uh, he didn't." He didn't really feel like explaining it.
"Can we please get out of here, now?" Sam stood and grabbed Deans hand. He had already almost lost his brother, and that was happening to often lately. He just wanted to go home.
"Yeah. Lets get you boys back home."