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Ch. 38:

"THE LINE FEEDS ARE READY!" a Dalek announced.

The Doctor rushed to a bunch of tubes and extracted the solution inside with a syringe.

"Then it's all systems go." the Doctor told them.

"The solar flare is imminent." Sec told him. "The radiation will reach Earth in a matter of minutes."

"We'll be ready for it." The Doctor assured him.

The Doctor injected the syringe into the main feeding tubes.

"The compound will allow the gene bonds to reconfigure in a brand new pattern." the Doctor told them. "Power up!"

One of the pig slaves turned on a power switch, as did Lazlo.

"Start the line feeds." Sec commanded.

One of the Daleks started the machinery and they could see the solution start moving through the tubes.

"There goes the gene solution." The Doctor said.

"The life blood." Sec continued.

They watched as the solution made it's way up to the bodies.

"Gotcha!" Martha called. "Look! Lily, come in here!"

Lily came back through the door as Tallulah joined them at the plans.

"There, on the mast." Martha said, pointing. "Those little lines? They're new. They've added something, see?"

"Added what?" Tallulah asked.

"Dalekanium." Lily told them.

A klaxon began to sound and red warning lights began to flash.

"What's that?" The Doctor called.

"What's happening?" Sec asked. "Is there a malfunction? Answer me!"

"No, no, no." the Doctor yelled, running to the controls. "The gene feed! They're overriding the gene feed!" He tried to fix it.

"Impossible." Sec told him. "They cannot disobey orders."

"THE DOCTOR WILL STEP AWAY FROM THE CONTROLS!" one of the Daleks said.

The Doctor quickly complied.

"Stop!" Sec commanded. "You will not fire!"

"HE IS AN ENEMY OF THE DALEKS!" another Dalek said.

"AND SO ARE YOU." the third added.

The Daleks trained their weapons on the Doctor and Dalek Sec.

"I am you commander." Sec told them. "I am Dalek Sec."

"YOU HAVE LOST YOUR AUTHORITY!" the third Dalek told him.

"YOU ARE NO LONGER A DALEK!" the second added.

"What have you done with the gene feed?" The Doctor asked.

"THE NEW BODIES WILL BE 100% DALEK!" the third Dalek replied.

"No." Sec told them. "You can't do this!"

"PIG SLAVES, RESTRAIN DALEK SEC AND THE DOCTOR!" the second Dalek commanded.

Two pig slaves grabbed Dalek Sec and two grabbed the Doctor, one of who was Lazlo.

"Release me." Sec commanded. "I created you. I am your master."

"SOLAR FLARE APPROACHING!" the second Dalek announced, ignoring Sec.

"PREPARE TO INTERCEPT!" the third Dalek ordered.

The Daleks turned to the machine. They didn't even noticed when the elevator bell pinged."

"There's the lift." Lazlo said softly.

"After you." the Doctor told him.

They pushed their way clear and made for the elevator.

"THE DOCTOR IS ESCAPING!" the second Dalek said. "STOP HIM! STOP HIM!"

The elevator doors closed in the faces of the pig slaves.

Inside, Lazlo leaned against the side, panting.

"We've only got minutes before the gamma radiation reaches the Earth." the Doctor rambled. "We need to get to the top of the building." He finally realized something wasn't right with Lazlo.

"Lazlo, what's wrong?"

Lazlo shook his head.

"Out of breath." he told him. "It's nothing. We've escaped them, Doctor. That's all that matters."

"Yeah, well this part gets tricky." The Doctor told him.

"Why?" Lazlo asked.

The Doctor grimaced.

"Because I have to convince a really powerful woman not to kill me."

The lift opened and the girls and Frank looked up to see the Doctor and Lazlo standing there.

"Doctor!" Martha called.

"First floor, perfumery." he said with a smirk.

"I never thought I'd see you again!" Tallulah cried, running to Lazlo, who met her halfway.

Lily didn't say a word as she walked up to the Doctor.

"Lily…" was all he was able to get out before Lily's fist came flying into his right cheek.

He stumbled while she stood there, breathing heavily.

"Feel better?" he asked, rubbing his cheek, when he regained his balance.

Suddenly, she punch him again.

"Now I do." she said.

"Um, good." he said, now holding his nose. It didn't seem to be broken, but it sure hurt.

"You left me." she told him.

"I know." he replied.

"You knocked me out and left me." she repeated.

"I'm aware." he replied.

"Tell me what I need to know." she told him.

He opened his mind to her and she reluctantly did the same. He could tell she was still very angry with him, but at the moment, there was nothing he could do about that. He quickly showed her everything that had happened since he'd left.

"You need to see what Martha found." she said, turning and leading the way.

"We worked it out." Martha told him as they approached. "We know what they've done. There's Dalekanium on the mast." She glared at him. "And it's good to see you too, by the way."

"Oh, come here." he told her.

He grabbed her in a tight hug and twirled her about. He suddenly dropped her, though, when the elevator dinged and the doors closed. Both he and Lily ran to stop it, but they were too late.

"No, no, no." he cried. "See, never waste time with a hug."

"I could punch you again." Lily told him crossly.

"I think I'll pass." he told her, opening the panel next to the elevator and using the sonic screwdriver. "It's a deadlock seal." he told her. "I can't stop it."

"I can't stop it," Lily agreed, "but I can stop them from getting in, at least for now."

She laid her hand on the door and a gold barrier appeared beneath her hand.

"That should hold." She told him. "As long as I'm not distracted. We should probably have a plan B though."

"Where's it going?" Martha asked.

"Right down to the Daleks." The Doctor replied. "And they're not going to leave us alone up here." He looked around. "What's the time?"

"11:15." Frank told him.

"Six minutes to go." The Doctor murmured. "I've got to remove the Dalekanium before the gamma radiation hits."

"Gammon radiation?" Tallulah asked. "What the heck is that?"

"Show him." Lily said to Martha.

She nodded and lead the Doctor outside, Tallulah and Lazlo following. Lily began testing how far she could move from the door before the strain became too much. She got about ten feet away.

"Great." she said to her self. "Just great."

The Doctor got to the edge and looked out over the city.

"Oh, that's high." he said. "That's very-Blimey, that's high."

"And we've got to go even higher." Martha told him. "That's the mast up there, look. There's three pieces of Dalekanium at the base. We've got to get 'em off."

"That's not 'we'." The Doctor told her. "That's just me."

"I won't just stand here and watch you." she told him.

"Oh, god, I've got two of you now." he muttered. "Look, you're gonna have your hands full, anyway. I'm sorry, Martha, but you've got to fight."

She nodded and back away.

"If you get yourself killed," he heard Lily yell from inside, "I will bring you back just so I can kill you again."

"Good to know." he called back.

He turned and looked up.

"That's really high."

He began to climb, wind and rain blowing all around him. This was going to be anything but easy.

"The lift's coming up." Martha said.

"I shoulda brought that gun." Frank said.

"Tallulah, stay back." Lazlo said. "You too, Martha, Lily. If they send pig slaves, they're trained to kill."

"So am I." Lily said bleakly.

"The Doctor needs me to fight." Martha told him. "I'm not going anywhere."

"They're savages." Lazlo stressed. "I should know. They're trained to slit your throat with their bare teeth."

He suddenly collapsed.

"Lazlo?" Tallulah cried, moving to him. "What is it?"

Lazlo struggled to stand.

"No, it's nothing." he told her. "I'm fine. Just leave me."

Lazlo fell back to the floor and leaned against the wall. Tallulah kneeled beside him and put her hand on his forehead.

"Oh, honey," she said, "you're burnin' up. What's wrong with you? Tell me."

"One man down and we ain't even started yet." Frank said to Martha.

"It's not looking good, Frank." Martha replied.

"Nope." he replied.

Lily glared at them.

"You're safe as long as I can concentrate." Lily told them. "So just cool it." She turned back to the elevator. "And maybe come up with Plan B."

A crash of thunder shook the building, giving Martha an idea.

"Wait a minute." she said. "Lightening."

She ran to the other end of the room.

The Doctor was still struggling with the Dalekanium. He finally got one off and moved on to the second.

Doctor, be careful. he heard Lily in his head.

Talking to me again are we? he asked, still struggling.

Just make sure your still around so I can ignore you. she told him.

I'll do my best. he replied.

Do better.

Martha and Frank were arranging metal rods from the outside across the room to the lift, making sure they didn't touch the floor.

Tallulah was sitting with Lazlo.

"Aw, you'll be all right, sweetheart." she told him. "Don't you worry." She turned to Martha, Lily, and Frank. "What the hell are you three clowns doin'?" she asked.

"Even if the Doctor stops the Dalekanium, this place is still gonna hit." Martha told her. "Great big bolt of lightening, electricity all down this building. Connect this to the lift and they get zapped."

"I really missed you." Lily told her with a grin, which she returned. "We're gonna have to time this just right." she told her. "I have to lower the shield at just the right moment."

"I know." Martha told her.

"Oh my God, that could work." Tallulah said.

"Then give us a hand." Frank told her.

The Doctor was working on the second panel when suddenly his hand slipped and the sonic screwdriver slipped. He looked over the side. It was gone.

Martha and Frank were finished.

"Is that gonna work?" Tallulah asked.

"It's got to." Martha replied.

"I've got it all piped up to the scaffolding outside." Frank told them.

"Come here, Frank," Martha said, motioning him over, "sit in the middle and don't touch anything metal." She looked at Lily. "Are you ready?" she asked.

Lily shrugged.

"We're about to find out."

Martha, Frank, Tallulah, and Lazlo sat huddled in the corner of the room, while Lily still stood ten feet from the door, ready to jump out of the way.

The doors slid open.

They all flinched as the lightening hit the building and both Lily and the Doctor screamed. The barrier fell as Lily disappeared.

Martha, Frank, Tallulah and Lazlo opened there eyes to find the pig slaves dead and Lily gone.

"You did it, Martha!" Tallulah exclaimed.

"Where's Lily?" She asked. "And they used to be people. Like Lazlo. What I did wasn't a good thing." she said, distracted.

"No, the Daleks killed them." Lazlo said. "Long ago."

"What about the Doctor?" Martha asked.

She ran off.

Martha was standing at the base looking up. The others joined her and stared at the sight before them. Lily was sitting on a platform, the Doctor unconscious, his head in her lap.

She was crying.

"Please." they heard her whisper. "Please wake up. I need you to wake up now. Please. Don't you dare leave me. I need you, Doctor."

She gently bent and kissed his fore head.

"Please." she whispered.

She closed her eyes, tears pouring down her cheeks.

"Hey." they heard, softly.

She opened her eyes to find the Doctor's locked on hers.

"Hey." she replied.

"I thought you were mad at me." He said.

She shook her head.

"No," she told him, "not anymore."

He slowly got to his feet and held out his hand. She smiled and put her hand in his. They suddenly were both immersed in a rush of emotions.

"What just happened?" Lily asked, getting to her feet.

"The bond just finished." he told her.

He helped her down the scaffolding.

"I guess that's going to have to wait till later." she said and he nodded.

Martha and Frank were waiting at the bottom for them. As they reached it though, the Doctor stumbled and Lily wrapped her arm around his waist to steady him.

"Oh, my head." The Doctor groaned.

"You're getting careless." Martha told him with a smirk. "Look what we found." She held the sonic screwdriver out and he took it gratefully. "Hiya." she said.

"Hi." he replied with a smile. "You survived then."

"So did you." Martha replied. "Just about. I can't help noticing…there's Dalekanium still attached."

"Yeah, about that…" he told them.

A/N: Chapter 3. Having computer troubles, so I might be delayed. Let me know what you thought.

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