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Who Goes There? Part 3
By Diane Maher
Major Hochstetter sat at his desk reading one of the latest reports from Berlin when someone knocked on his office door. He frowned as he wasn't expecting any visitors today. With a shrug, he returned the report to its folder.
"Come in!" Hochstetter called.
The door opened and a man and a woman walked in. The man was a medium height and slight build with a salt and pepper receding hairline, mustache, and goatee. He wore a black tweed suit. The woman was tall and slim. She had brown, shoulder length hair, dark eyes and a curvaceous figure.
"What can I do for you?" asked Hochstetter.
"My associate has been ordered to set up a laboratory in this area to conduct top secret research."
"By whose authority is she performing this research?" asked Hochstetter. "I need to make a phone call."
"The Führer's direct authorization has been given," replied the man.
"But I cannot authorize anything of this nature in this area without orders," protested Hochstetter.
The man leaned forward on the desk and stared into Hochstetter's eyes. "You have made your phone call and received your orders. You have permission to allow us to continue."
"Excuse me?" Hochstetter asked.
"You have your orders. You will obey me," the man said, his tone sibilant.
"Wha...?" Hochstetter's voice was uncertain and his eyes became glazed over.
"You will obey me," the man repeated. "You...will...obey...me."
A minute later, Hochstetter blinked. "Um, yes. Were you given a location to set up your laboratory?"
"I'm in the process of setting it up now," the woman replied. "Its location is to remain a secret."
Hochstetter frowned and his brow furrowed as he considered the woman's answer. "Do you have all the supplies you need for your project?"
The woman walked around behind the desk. "Yes." Hochstetter felt her hand slide against his cheek one moment and the next he was slumped unconscious over his desk.
"What did you do that for?" asked the man who was the renegade Time Lord known as the Master. "I had him under my control!"
"Oh be quiet!" the woman snapped. She was known as the Rani and was also a Time Lord. She took a skin and hair sample from Hochstetter, carefully put each in separate plastic bags, injected a drug into him and then stood to leave the office.
"What are you doing? He'll remember us unless we kill him!" the Master insisted.
"No. I have what I came for. Leave him. He'll wake up and remember nothing of our interview." the Rani replied.
"What do you mean?" asked the Master.
"I injected him with a small amount of a drug that will erase any memory of us from his mind. Don't worry," said the Rani. "Let's return to your TARDIS."
A short while later, the two Time Lords approached the ship and entered. It was disguised as a statue and located at the edge of Hammelburg. When the door to the craft was closed, the Rani covered her mouth and nose with a small oxygen mask and she whirled and sprayed the Master with a knockout gas. The Master collapsed to the floor of his TARDIS, unconscious.
When the Master opened his eyes, he found himself chained to the wall inside a cell. Shaking his head, he muttered, "What happened?"
The Rani laughed evilly. "I subdued you."
The Master scowled. He demanded, "Why? We had an agreement!"
"I don't need the likes of you getting in the way of my research!" the Rani snapped.
"But you needed my help to get through the local politics so you could set up your lab!" protested the Master.
"True. I thank you for getting me through the necessary red tape and showing me where the lab will eventually be located. There are plenty of subjects here."
"Damn you! Using me for your own ends!" the Master snarled.
"In this male-dominated society, it was necessary, you understand," the Rani said in a condescending tone. "Your masculine presence was most helpful."
She pressed a button and the cell was flooded with gas. As the Master coughed, the Rani said, "Sleep well."
The Rani left the cell area, walked down the hall to where a bank of computers stood against a wall. She opened a hidden door on the computers and entered her TARDIS. She went immediately to the lab that she had set up in her TARDIS. It was time to begin her grand experiment.