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The Macra Terror Part 4

I wasn't out for long it seems because when I came back to, they were still messing with the cable. Why are we doing this again?

"What's it all for?" I hear Polly ask.

"For a poisonous gas which we mine from the bowels of this planet, which kills us if we breathe it. No one knows what it's used for." Medock says coming over to me. I stay down because my side still really hurts, and I don't know how much help I would really be.

"What are they doing?" I ask.

"We call that probing."

"They're not looking for more gas?"

"Oh, yes. We never stop." Well, that sucks.

"There's a door here. Where does it lead to?" Jamie asks.

"I've no idea. To my knowledge those doors were never opened."

"Could be an old shaft."

"Why would it need such a new door? And so strong?" Polly asks.

"Hey, look out!" Medok yells out as they connect the cable and sparks fly.

"Ah, you've made the connection?" The official asks coming over.

"Of course. Otherwise you wouldn't be here." Medok says going over to the official.

"Now, be careful, Medok. There are other places worse than the Danger Gang, you know. This is a high pressure strike. You are going to need a stronger screw than this." The official says going over to where they connected the cable.

"Don't touch it." Medock warns.

"I know what I'm doing." When the official gets closer he faints. Ben catches him. Medock hammers the screw back. Jamie grabs the official's keys.

"He's fainted." Polly says checking on the official.

"Aye. He must have." Jamie says.

"What's the matter? What has happened to him?" Ben asks.

"He's had a wee whiff of the gas."

"Get him up. I'll look after him. Yeah, it's all right, mate. Hang on." Ben says getting the official away.

"How long do you think Ben was watching us?" Polly asks.

"I don't know." Jamie says.

"Do you think he saw you take the keys?" Polly asks.

"Well, if he did, we're in trouble."

"Yes." Polly says.

"It just means we'll have to make use of them as quick as we can."

"But where, Jamie. And how?" Polly asks.

"Let's try that wee door first. Come on. Give me the word if anybody comes, Kate." I nod my head and give him a thumbs up.

"I'll stay with Kate. Look out. Okay." Polly says joining me on the ground. The boys struggle with the door a little bit, but they finally get the door open. Jamie goes down first, and an alarm sounds.

"What's that?" Polly asks.

"It's impossible." Medok says.

"Is it more gas?" I ask.

"No, it's an escape. That bell means that someone has escaped down here." Medok says.

"It's Jamie." Polly says.

"Your friend? That door! I'm going with him." Medok says going through the door.

"Hey, wait! Don't leave us!"

"Polly go." I say.

"I'm not leaving you."

"The Doctor will find me. If he doesn't and you find him first, tell him where I am." She doesn't move. "Go!" I yell. She jumps and starts moving.

"We won't leave you."

"I know you won't. Now go!" She finally goes through the door and to the escape. I sigh and rub my side. I'm definitely going to have a nasty bruise. The Doctor finally makes his way to the mine and finds me. I wave at him, and the Doctor comes running to me.

"Doctor, you know what's happened?" I ask.

"Yes. Jamie and Polly's got free. By my calculations he's got a very good chance. Are you okay?"

"My sides are definitely bruised, but I think I'm okay."

"Can you stand?" I hold my hand out for him to grab and help me up. I get up carefully. Even though I can stand, my sides are still a pain. The Doctor heads over to the door where Jamie, Medok, and Polly left. He starts looking around. "By my calculations, they have a very good chance of leaving. Hold that for me, will you?" He asks handing me a small item that I have no idea what it is.

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"Well, as I understand it, Jamie and Polly are in the old shaft."

"Yes, that's right."

"And for reasons of their own, Control don't want anyone there. It's forbidden territory."

"So you think they'll be all right?"

"I don't know. I'll be able to tell you when I've tested this to see how lethal it is."

"But what's that got to do with them?"

"On this planet, it's got a lot to do with everybody. There now." He says taking the item I was holding. "Yes."

"What are you doing?"

"I'm trying to analyze this gas, and I'm not having very much luck."

"Is that the same stuff that we've been pumping out of the pits?"

"Yes, and they go to great efforts to get it. The question is why?"

"Somebody's coming." I say hearing footsteps joining us.

"Oh! Mustn't find this." He says hiding the item he had. The official is the one who comes to us.

"I'll see you're reported for this. If this were not an emergency-" The Official says. That's when the alarm stops.

"The bell's stopped. Why has it stopped?" I asked.

"Because, young lady, the emergency's over."

"Does that mean they've been caught?"

"It mean they're closing in on them." We follow the official back up to where the Doctor had been the entire time, and it allows me to sit down again. "Gas center standing by. What transfers do you wish made?" The official asks into his communication device.

"Prepare for gas to be diverted into the old shaft. Inspect connection immediately and report back." Control says.

"They're going to pour this gas in the old shaft. Gas they value above all else. What do you make of that, Kate?"

"I don't follow." I say.

"Don't you see? Control are not pouring this poisonous gas into the old shaft to kill Jamie and Polly. They've quite another reason."

"We have to do something to help them."

"Before we act, we must think. Now, the Macra that have come to the surface of this planet have not found sufficient gas in the atmosphere, so they've had to get somebody to pump it up from down below."

"If it's life and death to them, why are they wasting it? Why divert it to the old shaft?"

"That's obvious, Kate, obvious. Because there's something trapped down there they wish to keep alive."

"Official reporting. All connections have been tested. They are all one hundred percent serviceable. Transfer of all gases may now be made to the old shaft." The Official says.

"Stand by for action." The Control says.

"The Colony. The Colony is happy to obey. The Colony is happy to obey." The music says coming back.

"We've got to help them." I say.

"I'm doing my best, Kate. I'm thinking at top speed. There's a pattern involved here, a combination of pipe. If one were to follow this one-" The Doctor starts.

"Stand by gas, official. All flow is be channelled through systems seven and eleven." The Control says.

"Seven and eleven. Now which are they?"

"All channels are ready." The official says.

"Prepare to turn on at half blast." The Control says.

"All ready." The official says.

"Now!" The Control yells.

"Seven and eleven. If that's the system in use, it must go from here round up to there." The Doctor says pointing at the map.

"Official is to increase pressure."

"Doctor, quickly." I say.

"Kate, I think I've found the gas flow." The Doctor says going to the other control panel that the official wasn't using.

"The pressure's being increased." The official says.

"Turn on full pressure now." Control says.

"Full pressure in action!"

To Be Continued...

Well, there you go guys! It's another short chapter. I choose where to end it by how well I think it fits. It may take another 2 chapters. Hopefully, the next chapter is the last chapter of this storyline. We gotta keep going you know. I have a job interview tomorrow, so wish me luck please! Anyways, I hope you guys have an amazing day! Bye guys!