''What is this place?'' Emma wondered.
''Some kind of spaceship?'' Jimmy speculated.
''Spaceship?'' Alice scoffed, ''Don't be stupid!''
''Well, what do you think this place is?'' Jimmy retorted.
''Boss,'' Maurice said into a communicator on his wrist, ''I got in and I brought people. Just like you asked.''
''Well done, Maurice,'' a voice said over the communicator, ''Now all of you get to work.''
''Lets move,'' Maurice ordered. Jimmy was starting to find this whole thing suspicious. Who was Maurice working for?
''I'm not taking orders from a mouse!'' Alice argued.
''Do as I say!'' Maurice commanded.
''Or what?'' Alice challenged, ''You'll start crying 'cos I won't be your girlfriend?''
Maurice and Jimmy grimaced at that particular memory.
Everyone knew Alice McGowan was indisputably the most attractive girl at their school. Even people like Jimmy, Ron and Maurice would acknowledge that the girl they hated was beautiful. Unfortunately, Maurice was the gullible sort. Alice had one of her friends spread a fake rumour that Alice was interested in Maurice, who for some reason did not realise how unlikely it was that a girl who referred to him as a mouse and effectively persecuted him would have feelings for him.
Alice had one of her friends say that she wanted Maurice to meet her at the town centre so that he could take her out. Despite Jimmy and Ron's warnings, Maurice had gone ahead, but Jimmy and Ron had agreed to hide out nearby in case anything happened.
Alice walked up to where Maurice was waiting for her.
''Hey!'' she called, giving him a fake smile.
''You OK?'' the small boy called nervously, giving the girl a hug and not noticing her grimace as he did so. He let go of her, ''So where do you wanna go?''
''I don't know,'' Alice said, only for her warm smile to turn into a vicious grin, ''But nowhere with you!''
Suddenly, Ian Roberts, a thug from their school, ran out from behind and pulled down Maurice's trousers. Maurice started to cry. Roberts gave him a slight shove, which was enough to send the weak boy to the floor. Some of Alice's friends popped out to watch, laughing at the sheer humiliation the boy was going through. Some of Ian's mates had come to watch too. Jimmy and Ron realised they could not win against such a large amount of people, but Jimmy vowed to make Alice pay for his friend's humiliation.
Maurice looked away from Alice, furious. Jimmy saw he was fingering the gun in his pocket.
''Maurice, don't worry about it, mate!'' Jimmy encouraged, before whispering in Maurice's ear, ''Besides, I got the bitch good for that!''
''What do you mean?''
''Bracelet,'' Jimmy whispered. Maurice looked at him, knowing exactly what he was talking about.
A few days after the ''date'' which Maurice was still hugely upset about, Alice walked into the classroom bragging about some expensive bracelet her father had bought her.
''It's worth £500!'' she boasted to Olivia and the others, ''My dad got it for me.''
''It's gorgeous,'' Olivia gushed, ''I wish my dad would get me something like that.''
Jimmy, who was listening, decided to formulate a plan.
As jewellery was not allowed as part of the school uniform, Alice's bracelet had been confiscated despite her protests, and she was told she could collect it at the end of the day. Jimmy saw this as his chance. He knew that the classrooms did not have cameras and got himself put in detention, sitting himself at the front where the teacher's desk was. The teacher kept a small box full of confiscated belongings on the desk, and when the teacher stepped out of the classroom, Jimmy grabbed the bracelet when nobody was looking.
When the teacher sent them away, Jimmy phoned his friend Kyle, who was looking for a present for his sister's birthday. Jimmy sold him the bracelet for £500, handing it to him on the other side of the school fence. Kyle promised to pay Jimmy back the next week.
When Jimmy returned to class, he saw Alice sobbing and wailing loudly about her lost bracelet. Since Jimmy had been sitting near the box earlier, he was the prime suspect, but searches of his bag and pockets found nothing. This was the first time Jimmy had seen Alice cry, and the sight of it was sweet revenge for her humiliation of Maurice.
Maurice smirked, before whirling around and pointing the gun at Alice. ''If you don't want me to blow a hole in you, I suggest you do as I say.''
Alice glared and started to walk on. Jimmy looked at the pendant necklace Olivia was wearing. The one he had bought for her using money from Alice's bracelet. He shook his head and continued.
''What do you need us for, anyway?'' Emma asked Maurice.
''The boss needs someone to get through to the bottom of this place,'' Maurice explained, ''I can't do it on my own. I have no idea what's down here but he needs to get to the bottom.''
''Just get Emma to jump,'' Alice interrupted, ''You'll get to the bottom soon enough.''
''Shut up,'' Emma spat.
''Do you think we should phone the Doctor?'' Olivia asked Jimmy, ''If this place turns out to be dangerous, we might need him.''
''Not a bad idea,'' Jimmy agreed, pulling out his phone and calling the TARDIS. The Doctor answered quickly.
''Doctor, where are you?'' Jimmy questioned.
''I'm still in orbit,'' the Doctor revealed, ''I tried to land earlier but she wouldn't. It's like there's something on Earth that attacks her.''
''Well, Doc,'' Jimmy explained, ''We're in some kind of spaceship underground.''
''What?'' the Doctor questioned, ''How's that possible.''
''I don't know,'' Jimmy admitted, ''My mate's boss wants us to break through into bottom of the ship.''
''What do you think is down there?'' the Doctor questioned.
''I dunno. I trust this guy but I'm not sure about whoever he's working for.''
''OK,'' the Doctor said, ''Keep me informed.'' He hung up.
''This is weird,'' Emma said to Maurice, ''Why does your boss want to get inside here?''
''No idea,'' Maurice admitted, ''All he said was that what's down here will change the world.''
Jimmy and Olivia looked at each other, ''Maurice, who are you working for?'' Jimmy asked.
''Just a man.''
''A 'man' doesn't give you guns and get you to break into spaceships,'' Jimmy pointed out.
''Jimmy, he's a good man,'' Maurice insisted, ''If it wasn't for him, I'd still be the stupid crybaby I was when you knew me. He won't hurt any of us. I promise.''
Jimmy nodded and continued walking. They reached the end of the corridor and came to doors which looked quite similar to lift doors. Jimmy, Maurice and Emma forced them open, leading them to a ramp which brought them to the next floor down.
''Oh my god!'' Alice whispered to Olivia, ''Greaver's got kinda hot!''
''What?'' Olivia had never been so shocked, ''A few years ago, you said he was so ugly, his mum probably tried to push him back in!''
''Yeah, but he's changed,'' Alice argued, ''Look at his arms. He's obviously been working out! And he doesn't have spots any more! Don't tell anyone I said this, but he's hot!''
Olivia felt like she was going to be sick. Although it was true, Jimmy was very attractive, she knew Alice could seduce could seduce him easily. Olivia tried to divert Alice's attention. ''What about Maurice? He's got muscles!''
''Yeah, but he's so short!'' Alice retorted, ''Greaver's tall and he's got muscles!''
''After everything that happened at school, I don't think he'd be interested in you,'' Olivia pointed out.
''I'm just saying,'' Alice insisted, ''He's really taken care of himself.''
''What the hell is this thing?'' Jimmy questioned as they walked up to something. It appeared to be an egg, but was bigger than any egg they had ever seen. ''What could lay that?'' Jimmy wondered.
''I don't think I wanna find out,'' Maurice replied.
''You brought us here!'' Alice argued, terrified, ''What the hell is that thing?''
Something started to emerge from the shadows. It seemed to be a spider, but was enormous, much bigger than a large dog. It hissed at them as it crawled nearer.
Jimmy was frozen in fear. He had never liked spiders. The others were frightened too, especially as another spider arrived.
''What the hell has he got us into?'' Maurice wondered as the spiders advanced on them. The group started to move backwards, but Alice slipped and fell onto her back. A spider started to attack, jumping over her. Jimmy tried to stop this but was then pounced on by the other. Maurice shot one of the spiders in the leg but it didn't seem to do any good. Olivia had an idea. She grabbed Alice's handbag and found a bottle of perfume she had purchased earlier. She smiled and sprayed some at the spider attacking Alice. The creature hissed in pain and Maurice took his chance, firing directly at the spider's head, killing it.
Olivia did the same to the other spider, allowing Maurice to kill it. Jimmy was terrified even after the spider was killed. He had been frightened by spiders his whole life, and thought what he had just been through was quite possibly the most horrific experience of his entire life.
Alice was frightened too. ''I wanna go home,'' she sobbed.
''Let's keep going,'' Jimmy urged, ''We have to find out what's down there.''
Everyone continued moving. Jimmy decided to phone the Doctor again.
''Doc, we just got attacked by giant spiders,'' he told him.
The Doctor shuddered. He had had some experience with giant spiders in the past, ''How did that happen?'' he questioned.
''I don't know,'' Jimmy explained, ''We found one of their eggs then they came for us.''
''Must have something to do with the ship,'' the Doctor hypothesized, ''That ship must have crashed down there thousands of years ago. It could be spreading radiation into the local atmosphere, mutating life forms. Be careful.''
''I will, Doc,'' Jimmy promised, hanging up. He took off his jacket, unaware that Alice was watching him. The shirt Jimmy was wearing was tight, and showed off his physique very well. Alice smirked slightly.
''Where to next?'' Olivia asked.
''Next floor down,'' Maurice muttered. Even he was frightened now.
''You OK?'' Olivia asked Emma as they walked on.
''Why do you care?'' Emma asked.
''I know I've hurt you before,'' Olivia admitted, ashamed of the person she'd been, ''And I am sorry, but I'm not that person anymore.''
''Bullshit!'' Emma spat, ''People you and McGowan don't change.''
''I'm glad I don't change,'' Alice chipped in, ''I might end up looking like you.''
''I'd rather be ugly than vile,'' Emma argued.
''Well that's difficult, since you're both!'' Alice jeered. Emma shook her head. ''Aww,'' Alice laughed, ''You gonna cry? Better fetch mummy!''
Emma grabbed Alice and swung her around, pinning her against the wall. Alice screamed.
''Emma, chill out!'' Jimmy tried, ''She's not worth it.''
''STOP IT OR I'LL SHOOT YOU BOTH!'' Maurice roared. Jimmy's eyes widened. Emma threw Alice to the ground.
''Maurice, Emma's our friend!'' Jimmy reminded him.
''I'm sorry,'' Maurice murmured, ''It's just... I can't fail this for the boss. Them fighting just makes it more difficult.''
''I know,'' Jimmy replied, ''Lets just keep going.''
As they entered another room, they saw that it had been overgrown with plants, which had grown through the structural weaknesses of the walls.
''Why did I go with you?'' Alice asked Olivia. She was more terrified than she had ever been.
''Well, we agreed to go shopping,'' Olivia joked.
''Shopping, not sneaking into some hell with giant spiders!'' Alice argued.
Olivia wondered if the Doctor would have to wipe Alice's mind again to prevent her blabbing about this incident. ''Jimmy will get us out,'' she promised Alice. She couldn't help but notice Alice perking up when she mentioned Jimmy. It came at no surprise, though. Alice was very shallow, so it wasn't shocking that she'd become interested in Jimmy when he started becoming more attractive. After all, the same had happened to Olivia, although Jimmy keeping her safe from a Dalek had certainly helped things along.
Alice smiled at Olivia, pushing her glasses back up and starting to walk like her usual confident self.
Jimmy, Maurice and Emma continued to move along, watching out for more spiders or other mutants. Jimmy wondered how long the ship must have been buried here. The next turning of the corridor was blocked by a bush of overgrown plants.
''How are we gonna get past this?'' Emma asked, having grown tired of this ordeal.
''No idea,'' Jimmy answered, ''Looks like we're stuck.''
''Did something just move?'' Olivia questioned, having seen movement in the corner of her eye.
''I don't think so,'' Maurice replied, though he drew his gun just in case. Below him, one of the vines that were growing throughout the corridor somehow extended itself and grabbed Maurice's leg, pulling him to the ground. Maurice shot the plant, blowing it apart with a disgusting squealing sound. Other vines extended, pulling at everyone's arms and legs and flooring them.
''Mutant plants,'' Jimmy commented, ''This is getting weirder and weirder.''
''They're gonna kill us!'' Olivia shouted as a vine wrapped itself around her neck. Maurice, whose arms were very strong, broke free of his vine, grabbed his gun and shot the vine strangling Olivia.
''How are we gonna stop them?'' Emma questioned as she wrestled with the vines.
Olivia thought of using Alice's perfume again. It was still in her pocket. As another vine went for her, Olivia pulled out the bottle and sprayed the plant. It had no effect. Olivia sighed as the vine grabbed her arm, almost pulling it out of it's socket.
Maurice had an idea. He grabbed the perfume bottle and sprayed the plant once more. But this time, he pulled out a small lighter and lit the sprayed part, watching as flames spread through the vine, which let out a squeal of pain. Olivia breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, there was a growling sound from the bush in front of them, as more vines shot out towards them from the bush. Much to Maurice's horror, there was a huge, plant-like creature roaring at them, clearly controlling the vines and soon starting to extend itself. Alice whimpered at the thing until a vine pulled her down. Jimmy, Olivia and Emma were pulled down, and another vine grabbed Maurice's leg. Maurice sprayed the vine and lit it on fire.
As the plant monster sent more vines at him, Maurice decided what to do. He hurled the perfume bottle at the roof, watching as it shattered, some shards of glass cutting the vines, but also pouring the liquid over them. Maurice forced the lighter into a lit position and hurled it at the vine mass, watching as it turned to a massive inferno, which spread back due to the combustible plant matter. The creature writhed and screeched in pain as it burned. The vines holding onto the others dropped to the ground, dead. The flames went out and the plant creature crumbled apart.
''Maurice, that was brilliant!'' Jimmy praised. Olivia hugged Maurice, whose eyes widened. He had never expected Alice McGowan's just-as-attractive lackey to hug him. Jimmy proceeded down the corridor, giving the plant monster's remains a kick for good measure.
''We're close,'' Maurice deduced, ''We must be near the bottom.'' Jimmy nodded and continued to walk down until the found another set of doors.
''Emma,'' Jimmy called. The girl walked up to the doors, and along with Jimmy and Maurice started to force them open. The group walked down the ramp, seeing a bright light and hearing a humming nose. Olivia and Jimmy instinctively took each other's hands as they stepped through.
As they followed the bright light, they walked into a room filled with generators, which were humming with activity. An old man was kneeling in the centre of the room.
''Boss?'' Maurice called. The old man turned to face them, smirking, ''Why are you here?''
''This is your boss?'' Jimmy asked.
''And this...'' a deep voice boomed around them, ''Is your end.''
How was that, guys? Hope you enjoyed this one. The next one is better though.
Guest - Thanks for that. It means a lot. I like doing these originals as it's more of a challenge to put them together.