Rory hadn't gotten ten steps when he heard a clanking. A robotic voice. Screaming. He turned to see half a legion of Cybermen marching through the street. They were firing upon bystanders, who were frantically trying to run away.

But wait... Something was wrong. The lasers were only leaving small burns. Rory looked closer. They were damaged. The Cyberman's armor was cracked and rusted and they moved even slower than usual, and with much more clanking. Survivors from when the universe burnt out? But how?

Tori was staring wide-eyed at the metal men. Rory ran up to her and placed his hand on her shoulder, making her jump. "Run!" He said, taking her hand and running down the street. They ducked into an alleyway to hide and catch their breath.

Rory peeked around the corner. The Cybermen didn't seem to be following them. "What's happening?" asked Tori, "Is it Nazis?! I thought we were expecting an air raid!" Rory could start to hear the clanking grow louder. "Uhm, not exactly," he said. He peeked out again and pulled back quickly when a laser bolt flew towards him, setting the nearest bush on fire. Those half-power lasers might be only strong enough to blister humans, but they could still very well melt him.

"Then what are they?" asked Tori, peeking around with him, "They kind of took like tin men. Like in that new film, The Wizard of Oz!" Rory wasn't really listening, to be honest. He was trying to focus on how they were going to get out of this. And not dying. Again.

He turned towards Tori. "Do you know any safe places near here?" he asked frantically. "Well, I live about two kilometers from here," she said, frowning, "And I've got a bomb shelter in the garden." "Great, let's go," said Rory, and the two ran out of the other side of the alley and towards Tori's house.

Suddenly, Tori shrieked as she turned a corner and skid right into a Cyberman. It turned towards her and stuck out its arm, ready to shoot. "DELEEEEE" said it's strained metal voice. "Duck!" screamed Rory. She ducked as Rory fired his handgun into the Cyberman's chest. The cyborg sparked and caught flame. It made a synthetic wailing sound as it crashed to the pavement.

Rory kept on running. "Come on!" He shouted behind him. Tori gaped at him. "Your... Your hand..." she said. Rory ran back a few paces, "Yes, I'll explain later, now come on!" Another Cyberman was clanking around the corner. Seeing this, Tori started running after him, still in shock.

Finally, they arrived at a small house with a beautiful garden. Rory hopped the short fence and ran to open the half-buried bomb shelter. They ran inside and locked the door behind them.