THE DOCTOR AND THE NEGOTIATOR
CH.3
The trio of the Doctor,Allison and Roger Smith were faced with an unusual and deadly predicatament.
Over a dozen spider shaped cybernetic creatures had their sights set on our three heroes and were ready for the kill.
"Look eh--Mr.Smith?"said the Doctor.
"Yeah..?"said Roger.
"When I count to three,I want both you and Allison to get behind me while I create a diversion. Can you do that?"
"I got a choice?"said Roger.
"Well,you could make a futile gesture towards these..cybermonsters,or do something else..but I suspect you wish to go on living for many reasons?"
Roger smirked.
"Whoever you are,you got my word..just do it fast."he said.
The Doctor then took out his trusty sonic screwdriver and made a quick adjustment.
While he did so,the cybercreatures slowly stalked towards their prey.
"1--2--3!"said the Doctor.
The other two got behind the time lord while he thrust his arm out with the sonic device and a high frequency sonic blast erupted from it.
"FOOOOOM-FOOOOM!"
The sonic cuncussion caused the cyber-killers to shake and spasm violently until they started to fire on each other.
"ZAAAP--ZAAAP--ZING!"
"KRAAAKKK!
"KA-BOOM!"
"What did you do?"said Roger.
"No time to explain,let's go!"said the Doctor as they all took off.
The trio raced across the lawn and past the scrap piles and were about to make their way towards the gate.
When suddenly..
"ZAP!"
Another laster blast fired from nowhere and hit Allison in the right leg.
"AAAAHH!"she cried and fell to the ground.
"ALLISON!"said the Doctor.
Roger looked up at the tower and saw someone from the shadows firing a rifle.
"No you don't!"he said.
Roger picked up a rock and threw it straight at the assaialnt,hitting it in the shoulder.
"UNNGH!" the person replied in a strange metallic voice.
Roger then scooped up Allison and placed her over his shoulder.
"Come on,this way!"said Roger.
The trio made it to his car,got in and Roger took off as fast as his wheels could take him.
The Doctor looked over Allison in the back seat,she was alive,but her left leg was scratched badly from an energy weapon and she lost consciousness from the sudden impact.
"How did you know who was firing on us?"said the Doctor.
"I didn't."said Roger. "I suddenly saw someone up on the tower block aiming at us.
I threw a rock and knocked him down."
"Good shot I see."said the Doctor.
"How's your girl there?"said Roger.
"I beg your---my 'companion' is hurt badly. Can we take her somewhere?"said the Doc.
"Sure,either my place or the hospital."said Roger.
"Take us to your place if you please."said the doctor. "I don't want to attract too much attention to our presence here."
"You got it."said Roger as he turned down third street and headed for his penthouse apartment.
While back at the metal yard...
The same mysterious individuals who watched the whole thing unfold had to set some new plans.
"Who was that strange individual with the other two humans?"said one of them.
"Or life sensors read that he had two hearts and powers of regneration."said the other.
"That can mean only one thing--he is obviously a time lord from Planet Gallifrey and our old enemy---
THE DOCTOR!"
"We must not let him interfere with our plans again! Adress all controlled agetns to where he was headed and apprehand him at once!
"I obey!"
Minutes later,the trio were at Roger's penthouse apartment above a 5 story building and there Allison was placed in bed with Roger's faitfhful butler Norman saw to her wounds.
Her left pants leg was rolled up and Norman damped the wound with a damp cloth and applied some antiseptic to it and then wrapped a bandage around it.
Once he was finished,Allison was still sound asleep.
"Your butler is quite helpful."said the Doctor looking across from the living room.
"Yes,in a lot of ways."said Roger.
"Now,would you like to sit down for a bit?"
The Doctor viewed the surroundings,a very plush and tastefully decorated and sub toned room of dark-esque colors.
He then shrugged and sat down on the couch behind him as Roger Smith took his place in the sofa across from him.
"Now,while we wait,perhaps you'd like some tea?"he said.
"Tea will suffice."said the Doctor.
"Norman!"called Roger.
"Yes sir?"said Norman as he walked in.
"Some tea for our guest,please."said Roger.
"Certainly,Master Roger."said Norman as he left for the kitchen.
"So.."said Roger. "Are you from around here?"
"Well..to be quite honest,no."said the Doctor. "My companion and I are..beileve it or not--from your city called Paradigm."
"I..see."said Roger. "Then where do you come from?"
"Practically everywhere you could say."said the Doctor.
"Well...anyways,my name is Roger Smith,Paradigm's top negotiator."
"How do you do?"said the Doctor nodding. "I am--the Doctor."
"Doctor..?"said Roger. "Doctor Who?"
"Mmmm...yes,you could say that as well."said the time lord.
"Oh boy."thought Roger. "Got a mysteriously strange one here.
Well..doc--it's nice to see some new people from the outside..but if you actually come from outside the city."
"I--really couldn't say I came from outside the city."said the Doctor. "You could say--I came from beyond the city."
"I see."said Roger arching an eyebrow.
"But anyways,enough about me."said Doc."It's my turn for the inquiries if you please,or not.
"I'd like to know what was going on at that scrap and metal factory we were in."
"Well I er--"said Roger. "Like I said,I am a negotiator,but..business was getting a little slow as of late this week,so I decided to see if there was anything the matter that did require my negotiating skills."
"I see."said the Doctor. "You help out those who are in a jam like hostage situations or extertions and what not--interesting."
"Yes..for a fee that is."said Roger.
"Hmm..should've known on that one."said the Doctor smirking.
"Hey,it's a living."said Roger. "Everyone's lucky I do it all."
"I suppose so."said the Doctor. "As for what had happened up there..i'd like to take another look to see who or what is behind what's going on up there."
"Same here."said Roger. "I don't think the metal yard and factory is making any cyber-killers up there,as far as I can tell."
"Certainly not."said the Doctor. "The design was indeed alien in origin and design."
"A-alien?"said Roger.
"While my companion sleeps,i'd like to take a closer look back at that scrap yard and see what the devil is going on there."
"I--couldn't agree more."said Roger.
Suddenly,just before the heroic duo could take for the doors,they heard something crash and saw Norman fall backwards to the floor.
"Unngh!"replied Norman as he landed on the hard wood floor.
"Norman--?"said Roger.
"Run,Master Roger--RUN!"he said.
Before they could see what was happening,a small set of burly men appeared through the threshold and began to surround the Doctor and Roger.
They wore the same coveralls the other hypnotized men that Roger and then the Doctor found earlier.
"Not this again!"said Roger.
"You've met this lot before,I take it?"said the Doctor.
"Only once."said Roger. "Earlier,I ran into some poor guy who was out of it,and he was dressed in the same clothes these guys wore."
"What a strange coincidence,so did I."said the Doctor.
"Well,I think the best thing we can do--is fight our way out!"said Roger.
"If you say so."said The Doctor. "Though I hate to retort to violence,always did."
NEXT IN CH.4:THE DOCTOR AND THE NEGOTIATOR FIGHT THEIR WAY THROUGH THE UNSEEN ENEMY'S FORCES WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM A CERTAIN ANDROID. AND THEN THE TRIO RACE TO FIND OUT THE NATURE OF THE INHABITANTS IN THE FACTORY. ALL THIS AND MORE NEXT CHAPTER!