"So," said Howard. "Do you know anything?"
"He's under alien control," replied Naboo.
"What alien," asked Vince.
"From my home planet. It's an evil creature that will take over this planet if its progress isn't checked."
"Can't you do something about it?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"I cannot tell you suffice to say it's a very important reason."
"Well thanks for that," replied Howard sarcastically.
"But I can tell you someone who can help."
"Who," asked Vince.
"The Doctor."
"The Doctor, who's he?"
"Bollo, the book-," asked Naboo.
The gorilla carried the thick leather bound books over to his master, grumbling under his breath.
"I've got a bad feeling about this."
"What's that," asked Vince.
"The legend of the Timelord's, an ancient people who disappeared. It tells the tale of the Doctor the last survivor of a great war."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. How can he stop this Hoix?"
"Ask him that, it's his job."
The Doctor patted his pockets searching for something as Rose stood by one of the enclosures which seemed suspiciously empty.
"What I need now is a camera," he muttered to himself.
"Doctor," said Rose.
"What?"
"There are no animals in this cage. It's empty."
"Of course there is. The poor things probably trying to get some shut eye," he replied peering into the cage.
"Are all the animals sleeping at the same time?"
"Don't be ridiculous-,"
"Because all the other cages are empty too."
The Doctor ran up and down the zoo looking in each cage in turn, a look of incredulity on his face. Only two of the cages had animals in, but from the way they were hidden they could have been stuffed toys.
"You're right, you're definitely right. Something underhanded is going on in this zoo and I'm going to find out what."
"I did as you ordered master," said Fossil, "I got that….creature."
"Good…good. You have done well so far."
"Thank you, but how long is it going to stay here? I've already had to feed half the attractions to it. The nocturnal ones so no one would notice but there are questions being asked-,"
"Who's asking questions," the being snapped in reply.
"Just people-,"
"Who!"
"Some of the keepers, I'm sorry master."
"Well we will have to teach them not to ask questions won't we?"
"How," Fossil snorted a laugh, as he rubbed his hands together. "Do we do that?"
"I think its feeding time again don't you," the creature replied with an evil laugh.
The American tried to join in but his chuckle sounded forced and artificial.