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Lara Croft and Natla © Core Design
Doctor Who (and all related characters and items) © BBC
All other characters (historical ones like the city of Babylon and their famous king) are from real life
Pride of Babylon
By Timon Constantine
Part IV
The Doctor was in a hurry, but it was hard untying the knots and not be seen simultaneously. Lara tried to act as if she was a goner, which she didn't think was far from the truth anyway.
Natla raised the knife high and shouted out the last word…
As Natla's arm moved down, the Doctor quickly got in front of Lara and grabbed Natla's wrist.
"Who the hell are you!" Natla demanded.
"Oh, just a simple traveler." The Doctor said calmly. Natla growled, trying to yank her arm free. But the Doctor possessed unbelievable strength.
"How'd the hell you get in here!"
"Via the front entrance. Lovely place; shame it's underground."
"You're friends of Lara, aren't you?"
"More temporary companions, if you will."
"You will die for this intrusion!"
"Oh, I am quite sure of that. But you should really worry more about the nearby volcano erupting." The Doctor said, and the ground started to shake violently. The Doctor let go of Natla and finished off untying Lara. Natla regained her footing and attacked immediately. The Doctor held her arm once more.
"Run for it, Lara! Get K-9 and Romana to go with you to the TARDIS, now!" The Doctor commanded.
"Come, Romana, you overheard the Doctor." K-9 started to glide over to the TARDIS. Romana cast one last look to the Doctor before going to the TARDIS quickly.
"You've ruined my revenge!" Natla shouted, "Now, I shall make you the final sacrifice!"
"If you keep shouting, your pretty voice will be ruined." The Doctor said calmly. Natla's eyes began to glow with anger at this remark. However, an enormous shaking threw them both to the ground.
Romana, Lara, and K-9 made it within the TARDIS. Romana refused to close the door and teleport out without the Doctor.
The Doctor got to his feet and made his way towards the TARDIS. Natla shook her head and let out a vicious growl, heading for her palace. Once there, she slammed a huge book down onto the golden table and started flipping through rituals…
The Doctor got into the TARDIS, closed the door, and rapidly jabbed at the controls.
Natla found what she wanted. Of course, it needed blood. With a growl, she nicked her wrist and began to chant.
The TARDIS began to work, but they all felt a strange sonic wave hit them and they fell unconscious.
Lara Croft woke up with sand in her mouth. She coughed it out and opened her eyes slowly to the baring sun. She looked around and was quite flabbergasted to find she was in the middle of a desert.
The Doctor and Romana were awakened by K-9. They were still in the TARDIS, but Lara was missing.
"What happened, Doctor?" Romana asked.
"Not sure… K-9, did your sensors pick anything up?" The Doctor asked as he got up.
"No, master. It is, however, on the supernatural scale." K-9 chimed out.
"Ah… perhaps Natla got to do a ritual after all." The Doctor muttered to himself.
"What do you mean, Doctor?" Romana asked.
"Hmm? Oh, just that Natla didn't quite lose."
"Her plan will still work?"
"All she has to do is find another sacrifice."
Natla coughed as smoke rose from her body, the aftermath of the spell. Lara had been teleported somewhere but at the cost that she too would be teleported randomly. However, there seemed to be civilization nearby and she still had the ceremonial knife. With an evil smirk, she headed for the town…
The End