The Doctor and the Negotiator CH.6
After the late afternoon's events,the Doctor and Roger decided to go back to where most of this mess started so far,at the local scrap yard and metal factory.
Roger parked his car around to the backside and the pair then got out.
The Doctor took out his trusty Sonic Screwdriver and adjusted it.
"What's that thing?"asked Roger.
"Sonic Screwdriver."he said. "Never leave your home in the cosmos without one."
"Rrriiight."said Roger skeptically. It seemed there was more to his new ally than meets the eye,or so it seemed.
"Anyways,come on..this way."said Roger as he led the way.
Roger carefully took the lead with the Doctor in tow when they suddenly saw what was ahead of them.
A pair of factory workers,both lumbering and walking about as if they were in a trance or something.
"There's some more of those--men."said Roger. "Do ya think we should rush them or something?"
"I'll show you what I intend to do."said the Doctor as he strode forward and aimed his Sonic Screwdriver at the two men.
"Oh,you may want to,cover your ears--right now!"he said as he attempted to activate his device.
Roger shrugged and did so.
"SCREEEEEEE!"
A loud and shrill sonic blast emerged from the device and the two men stumbled forward,clutching their ears and heads in sheer pain.
"AAAAARRRRRHHH!"
They both cried and then fell completly to the ground.
"Yow!"said Roger. "Whatta shrill."
The Doctor squatted down to the two bodies and examined the nearest body.
Looking closely at the back of his neck,he spotted a strange metallic grey and silver device attached there.
He made another adjustment to his Sonic Screwdriver and attempted to remove the device.
Roger went up for a closer look.
"What are you doing?"he asked.
"Surgery."answered the Doctor.
After a few seconds,and a slight buzzing noise,the Doctor then removed the silvery device.
"Got it!"said the Doctor.
"Wh-what is it?"said Roger.
The time lord took a closer look at the device,it had legs and an antenna on it and was trying to crawl away from his grasp.
"Just as I thought--a CYBERMAT!"he declared.
"A what?"said Roger.
"A device used by none other--than the Cybermen!"said the Doctor.
"Aw man,why do I bother asking?"said Roger. "You're making zero sense."
"Look,I haven't time to explain Roger."said the Doctor."But I have figured out who or what is laying seige to this place and what may occur next--we must make haste!"
Suddenly,before they could leave,a giant net sprung over top of them and they were ensnared by it.
"WHAT THE HELL?"said Roger.
The two men tried to struggle and break free,but discovered that it was made of solid steel and began to weight them down.
"It's no use,we can't break free!"said the Doctor.
"And it is well,that you can't Doctor!"said a strange and electronic voice behind them.
Standing before them was a trio of silver and grey costumes and weilded strange firearms.
"Who the devil--?"said Roger.
"They--are the enemy we have been searching for,Mr.Smith."said the Doctor.
"I see."said Roger. "Now I wish I didn't."
The three Cybermen,it's leader,with a black painted head approached them.
"You are our prisoners!"he said. "Surrender at once,or you will be destroyed!"
"Do as they say,Roger."said the Doctor. "We can't risk it."
"Very well."said Roger. "Doesn't mean I have to like it."
"No one said you had to."said the Doctor. "Trust me,i'll find a way for us out of this."
The trio of Cybermen then removed the net from their quarry and then escorted them to the warehouse of the factory.
The lead Cyber went over to a door and then opened it,leading down to darkness.
"This way,at once."he said.
The pair then entered the room and then made their way down a stairway.
"We are you taking us?"said Roger.
"SILENCE!"said the lead Cyber.
"Do as they say."said the Doctor."We'll find out eventually."
The trio of Cybermen then led the two heroes to a large and wide door.
Once there,the lead Cyber activated a sequence on a wall and the door opened.
Before them,a large and sprawling techno lab of sorts stodd before them.
Several other Cybermen were walking about,doing and making things in their lab,creating things for their uses in their latest plan of conquest.
"You are now within our complex."said the Cyber-leader. "This way,at once."
The Cybers led Roger and the Doctor through the lab.
Roger just couldn't believe what was happening.
After all the negotiations and battles he had as himself and with the Big O,he was now within what he felt like a bad sci-fi movie. Cybermen? Aliens of some kind? What else was in store for him and his new ally,the Doctor?
They were then led to another room and what appeared to be a sprawling room filled with wire connectors and tubes and circuit conduits.
And within the center was another of the dreaded Cybermen hooked to it's center.
"Ah,the Cyber-Controller--we meet once again."said the Doctor.
"Again?"said Roger.
"Long story."said the Doctor.
The Cyber-Controller spoke.
"Ah,Doctor,you have changed again since our last encounter."
"I always have."said the Doctor. "But you I see are as dull and militantly vile as ever."
"Silence!"said the Cyber-controller. "You shall not defeat us this time. We recently came across this city and world,and discovered there are many technological creations in the form of giant titans beneath and around in it."
"He must be talking about the Megadeuses."thought Roger. "Aw man,i've gotta get us outta here!"
"I see."said the Doctor. "And what do you plan on doing with this..technology?"
"If you must know,we shall use to further empower our own,since we detected strong and powerful energy readings from them.
Especially between the recent battle between the two mechas earlier today."
"Yes,I had a front row seat for that when it was going on."said the Doctor. "Quite a show."
Roger just smirked at the Doctor's comment.
"We shall obtain the mecha devices for our own uses."said the Controller. "But you--and your human companions shall not stop us this time!"
"Oh my."said the Doctor. "What do you intend to do with us now?"
"You shall see in time."said the Controller. "Unfortunately,time is precious for ourselves,we must continue with our current plans of obtaining the mecha as well as the one who piloted the four armed one earlier."
"Someone--piloted that mecha earlier?"thought Roger.
"Take them away."said the Controller. "I shall deal with them later."
"Yes,Cyber-Controller."said the two Cybermen as they took their enemies away.
The two were taken to a holding cell with an energy field between them.
"Man,this is just too weird fro words."said Roger. "What are we dealing with here--the tin woodsman gang?"
"No,Roger."said the Doctor. "They are Cybermen,half-creature,half machine conquorors from the Tenth Planet of Mendos."
"Every time I ask you something,you give out another answer with more questions."said Roger.
"And as I said,I haven't time to explain."said the Doctor. "What's more important right now is,that we must escape from here and stop them,from whatever it is they are plotting.
If they hadn't taken away my Sonic Screwdriver,i'd find a way to short out the field.
I must find a way to get us out of here."
Roger's watch was also removed as well.
"Damn!"he thought. "If they hadn't removed my watch,i'd summon Big O would be here on these clowns in a flash!"
Meanwhile,within the sewers,a lone man was running through the tunnels to his secret sanctuary.
"DAMN THAT BIG O!"he thought. "THIS ISN'T OVER!"
The man returned to his underground lab and began to look over his plans laid out on a coffee table.
He was tall,lean and ahd light brown hair and wore a set of spectacles and wore a white lab coat,green checkered pants and bowling shoes.
"I will exact my revenge yet!"he said. "I DR--FENTON BURNSWORTH SHALL DESTROY THE OTHER MEGADEUCES AND CLAIM MY RIGHT AS OWNER OF PARADIGM CITY!"
Suddenly,something broke through the walls,and a trio of Cybermen came charging through the smoke and rubble.
"WHAT-WHAT ON EARTH?"said Fenton.
"You will come with us--or be destroyed!"said the Cyber-Leader.
"NOOOOO!"said Fenton.
While back uptop at Roger's residence,the others were starting to get worried.
"You'd think they'd be back by now."said Allison.
"Master Roger always pulls through."said Norman. "Your friend--the eh--Doctor.."
"Well,I know him best lately."said Allison. "He gets in an out of trouble,just like the Master told me."
"The Master..?"said Dorothy.
"Someone else you'd have a strange time trying to know."said Allison.
The Cybermen were indeed at large in Paradigm,but could the Doctor and Roger stop them before all was lost?
NEXT:DR BURNSWORTH IS BROUGHT TO THE CYBERMEN AND IS USED FOR THEIR NEW MEGADEUSE OPERATION. WHAT COULD THE CYBERMEN BE PLANNING TO CREATE? ALL THIS AND MORE NEXT CHAPTER!