A Corridor.

Grey Dalek 1: We must locate The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek!

Grey Dalek 2: The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek must spray paint us Blingy Gold!

Grey Dalek 1: In exchange for the tin of aquamarine paint! SEEK LOCATE! SEEK LOCATE!….

Grey Dalek 2: (interrupts) DON'T START THAT AGAIN!

Pause

Grey Dalek 1: Sorry…

Doors opening can be heard in the distance.

Grey Dalek 1: Alert! Auxiliary Dalek approaching!

Grey Dalek 2: Quick! Hide in here!

Doors slide open and shut.

Auxiliary Dalek: AUXILIARY DALEK RETURNING TO DUTIES!

Doors slide open.

Auxiliary Dalek: AUXILIARY DALEK IN POSITIONNNN!

Pause

Auxiliary Dalek: What are you doing here? AUXILIARY DALEK INTERROGATING GREY DALEKS!

Grey Dalek 1: We seek The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek! DALEK UNIT RESPONDING TO AUXILIARY DALEKS QUESTION!

Auxiliary Dalek: There is no need for that!

Grey Dalek 1: Whyyy? You do it all the time! You are requested to press a button and it's "Auxiliary Dalek pressing buttonnnn nowwww!"

Grey Dalek 2: Auxiliary Dalek on the Bridge! Auxiliary Dalek leaving the bridge! Auxiliary Dalek pulling a lever! Auxiliary Dalek This! Auxiliary Dalek That!

Grey Dalek 1: Auxiliary Dalek! No one gives a toss!

Auxiliary Dalek: IT IS PART OF MY FUNCTION! I am an assistance unit! When assisting in ship navigation I have to confirm that my instructions have been carried out! So that the Engineering Daleks know what to do next! It is the same when assisting Laboratory experimentation!

Pause.

Auxiliary Dalek: At all other times I…I… just can't seem to stop myself…

Grey Dalek 1: Auxiliary Dalek in moment of self reflectionnnn!

Pause

Auxiliary Dalek: YOU ARE TRYING TO DISTRACT ME! YOU WERE DETAINED BY ORDER OF THE EMPEROR! YOU DISOBEYED THE ORDER, YOU ARE STILL GREY AND NOT BLINGY GOLD!

Grey Dalek 1: We have been released!

Auxiliary Dalek: I WAS NOT INFORMED!

Grey Dalek 1: Are you questioning the Emperor's orders?

Auxiliary Dalek: No!

Grey Dalek 2: You are to obey your orders!

Grey Dalek 1: Without question!

Grey Daleks 2: But stating the bleeding obvious is still permissible!

Grey Daleks: Obey! Obey! OBEYYYYY!

Pause

Auxiliary Dalek: (quietly) I obey…

Grey Dalek 1: We have our eyestalks on you!

Grey Dalek 2: Consider yourself warned!

Grey Dalek 1: We cannot delay! We must proceed with our objective!

Doors slide open and shut.

Pause.

Grey Dalek 1: That was close!

Grey Dalek 2: Where now?

Grey Dalek 1: The Emperor's pool! The Marine Dalek will be held there!

Back inside.

Auxiliary Dalek: Auxiliary Dalek opening communications with Emperor Dalek!

Sounds of buttons being pressed.

Auxiliary Dalek: Auxiliary Dalek reporting to Emperor Dalek!

Emperor Dalek: (via communicator) NOT NOW!….I AM BUSY!

The Lair Of the Emperor Dalek

Sound of TV The Emperor Dalek is watching Bullseye.

Emperor Dalek: I do not wish to be disturbed!

Bowendroid: You've been a great contestant, hasn't he folks? But you don't go away empty handed on Bullseye oh no! You scored double Bullseye's by hitting all your opponents vital organs that means you win Bully's special prize!

Cheers and applause.

Dalek Emperor: I like this bit…

Bowendroid: This week Bully's special prize is a dart in the eye!

Stab squelch noise followed by an agonised scream.

Bowendroid: There we go Great! Smashing! Super! Join us tomorrow for another edition of Bullseye! See you then!

Click sound as the TV is switched off.

Emperor Dalek: That was very moving, If I were an inferior more emotional being I might even cry!

Pause

Emperor Dalek: Well? Didn't someone want to report?

Pause

Emperor Dalek: Reporrrttt!

Dalek: er…The Marine Dalek has been placed in the pool!

Emperor Dalek: Excellent! Does he like it?

Dalek: Unknown! The Marine Dalek is still refusing to speak!

Emperor Dalek: Is he swimming?

Dalek: No!

Emperor Dalek: Not even a little paddle?

Dalek: No!

Emperor Dalek: Where is The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek?

Dalek: He is cleaning the windows!

Emperor Dalek: Do we not have slaves for that?

Dalek: They were exterminated!

Emperor Dalek: Ahhh yes! Missed a spot! Well tell The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek to stop! My daily assessment of the Game Station program output, for the purposes of security and not entertainment, has put me in an agreeable mood! I therefore grant The Marine Dalek's wish to be spray painted Aquamarine! Communicate this to The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek!

Dalek: I obey!

Doors slide open and shut.

The Emperor's pool.

Sounds of water lapping.

Grey Dalek 1: Marine Dalek located!

Grey Dalek 2: Where is The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek?

Pause

Grey Dalek 1: Respond! Where is The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek?

Pause

Grey Dalek 2: We have the aquamarine paint!

Pause

Marine Dalek: You have my paint?

Grey Dalek 1: Correcccttt!

Grey Dalek 2: We seek The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek, he is in charge of all paint spraying!

Marine Dalek: And he will paint me?

Grey Dalek 1: Yes!

Marine Dalek: Aquamarine?

Grey Dalek 1: Yes! Do you know where he is?

Marine Dalek: No!

Pause

Grey Dalek 2: Now what?

Pause

Grey Dalek 1: I'm thinking!

Pause

Grey Dalek 2: If we do not find The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek soon we shall be caught and exterminated!

Grey Dalek 1: There is another way!

Grey Dalek 2: Explainnnn!

Grey Dalek 1: The laboratory has Blingy Gold casings ready to house new Daleks!

Grey Dalek 2: You mean we could swap our casings?

Grey Dalek 1: Correccttt! Bring the Aquamarine paint!

Marine Dalek: No! My paiiinnnttttt bring it backkkkk! (sound bubbles away)

The Holding Cell.

Dalek 1: We could blast our way out!

Dalek 2: Where would we go?

Pause

Dalek 1: Sensor detects Dalek approaching with unidentified object!

Doors slide open

The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek enters.

The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek: YOU!….YOU ARE NOW BLINGY GOLD!

Dalek 1: Correcttt!… and you are The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek!

Dalek 2: Carrying a bucket!

Dalek 1: What is your point?

The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek: Nice paint job…It seems you do not require my help… has the Aquamarine paint been located?

Dalek 1: You do not have the paint?

The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek: DO NOT PLAY GAMES WITH ME! You disobeyed The Emperor! Nothing can change that fact, not even a paintspray!

Dalek 1: I do not understand!

Dalek 2: I sense a miscommunication!

The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek: There is no miscommunication! You must find the Aquamarine paint or you will be exterminated! It will not matter if you are grey or Blingy Gold!

Doors open and close.

Dalek 1: The Grey Daleks took the paint!

Dalek 2: Correct!

Dalek 1: They have not completed their orders and located The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek, the paint is still in their posession!

Dalek 2: We must escape! We must locate The Grey Daleks! Exterminate them and retrieve the paint!

Dalek 1: Take up Positions either side of the door!

Pause

Dalek 1: Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek! We have the paint!

The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek: (from outside) You do?

Dalek 1: Correct!

Pause

Doors slide open.

The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek: Where is my paint?

Dalek 1: Quick run !

The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek: No you cannot lock me in!

Doors Shut

The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek: Activate welding arc!

Flame sound.

Outside.

Dalek 2: Now what?

Dalek 1: We must locate The Grey Daleks! And retrieve the paint, and then we will be redeemmmedddd!

Dalek 2: How were The Grey Daleks redeemed? They disobeyed The Emperor's order; they were not spray painted Blingy Gold!

Dalek 1: That's it! That is where they will be now! In the Laboratory swapping their grey casings for Blingy Gold!

Dalek 2: We must go to the Laboratory! SEEK LOCATE! SEEK LOCATE!

The Laboratory.

Doors open and close

Grey Dalek 1: Did you hide the paint?

Grey Dalek 2: Yesss! No one will find it!

Grey Dalek 1: There are only two Blingy Gold casings left we must transfer ourselves now.

Grey dalek 2: Activating casings upgrade program!

Sounds of levers clicks buttons as the grey Daleks are lifted out of their casing's and placed in Blingy Gold casings.

The Grey daleks are no longer grey but for the purposes of keeping the narrative clear they will still be referred to as "The Grey Daleks."

Grey Dalek 1: What shall we do with our old casings?

Grey Dalek 2: Destroy them! Make it appear as if we are dead!

Grey Dalek 1: Motion sensors detect two Daleks approaching the Laboratory!

Grey Dalek 2: We must hide, let us leave by the back door!

Doors slide open and shut.

Pause.

Doors slide open and shut.

Dalek 1: The Grey Daleks are here! Do not move or you will be Exterminated!

Dalek 2: They are not moving!

Dalek 1: Good, I told them not to!

Dalek 2: They are not moving because the Grey casings are empty!

Dalek 1: Oh kruk!

Corridor.

Sounds of welding, it stops.

A clunk as a large metal door falls onto the floor.

Pause

The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek: ALERT! ALERT! EMERGENCY! GREY DALEKS HAVE ESCAPED! THEY HAVE RESPRAYED THEMSELVES BLINGY GOLD! ALERT ALL DALEKS! ALERT ALL DALEKS!

Another part of the corridor.

Grey Dalek 1: Oh no we are doomed!

The Laboratory.

Dalek 1: Did you hear that?

Dalek 2: The Special Tools Arclight Welding Dalek believes that we are The Grey Daleks spray painted Blingy Gold! We will be exterminated!

Dalek 1: Quick we must swap casings!

Dalek 2: But there are only Grey Casings left!

Dalek 1: Correccctttt! Daleks are no longer seeking The Grey Dalek casings they are seeking Blingy Gold!

Dalek 2: I don't think this is a good idea…

Sounds of levers clicks buttons.

Dalek 1: Too late! I have activated the down grade program!

Dalek 2: NOOOOO!