Adventures of John: The Doctor, the Daleks, and the Dragon
Chapter 4: Prisoners
"You will come with us," one of the Silurians declared, stepping out of the crowd. "You will be sacrifices for the Great One." Unfortunately, I had no magic, and neither the Doctor nor Clara had any skill in battle, so we had no choice other than to comply. The creatures formed a ring around us with the one that I assume was their leader at the front.
"Why are you doing this?" the Doctor, who was at the front of our little group inside of the bigger one, asked. "The Silurians are a proud people at the peak of their civilization! Why would you submit yourselves to this 'Great One'? And what is this 'Great One' anyway? Is he a god? Is he even a he? Is she a god?"
"The prisoners will remain silent!" the lead Silurian ordered. "You will all learn soon enough what awaits you."
As we continued to march, I stretched out with my mind, drawing on my connection with my little faerie friend. Pixie! I called out. Are you there?
"I am!" she responded, fluttering into sight. "What are these things?"
Silurians, I answered. Ancient race of highly advanced lizard-people that live in this reality. Apparently these ones are part of some sort of cult. And they appear to be leading us directly towards the source of the magic. And they were. Every step we took carried us closer to the insistently buzzing energy. I could feel it calling out to me, urging me forward. Then again, I always had difficulty keeping myself away from magic. It always got me into trouble.
"Then I guess we follow," Pixie reasoned. "Once we get there we can see if we can get you some of that magic, and then these lizards won't be so tough."
"I hope you're right," I told her. "Because if this 'Great One' here is what is producing the magic, and I don't manage to get any of it, we are all dead."
. . . . .
"The scouts have found nothing!" one Dalek reported. "The Time Lord device remains hidden."
"It must be discovered!" declared the head Dalek. "Scanners show there is a Silurian tunnel network below us. Search the tunnels, find the device!"
"Yes, Dalek Supreme!" the lesser Dalek replied, flying off, dozens of other Daleks following.
. . . . .
As we made our way through the dark tunnels, the only light was from Pixie, her rainbow glow shining brightly. Unfortunately, neither the Doctor nor Clara could see her, so they were without her light to aid them, and often tripped over unseen obstacles. Luckily, the Silurians didn't seem to be able to see her either, so we had at least one ace up our sleeve. Though what exactly she could do to help, I wasn't sure. She couldn't even touch the Silurians in this magic-less reality, much less harm them.
Suddenly the procession stopped, the Doctor bumping into the lead Silurian and Clara bumping into him. "We will proceed to the temple," the lead Silurian declared. "The uninitiated must remain beyond the gate." The gate in question was in fact a massive steel door blocking off the next section of tunnel.
"Well, I haven't been initiated," I said, "so I guess I'll just be on my way." I turned around to go, only to be forcefully picked up and placed back into position.
"The sacrifices will accompany the initiated to the sacrificial chamber," the lead Silurian said with finality. Nearly two-thirds of the Silurians stayed by the door, while the rest escorted us through. Beyond it was a massive cavern. One the side closest to us was filled with various tables with archaic symbols carved in them, along with various blood-stained blades. It was what was on the other side of the cavern that drew my attention though. For there, filling half of the immense cavern, was one of the largest creatures I had ever seen.
. . . . .
As the door closed behind us, the remaining Silurians formed into three lines before the door, forming a guard. They waited for several minutes, standing completely still, blasters at the ready. They began to hear a noise, coming from a great distance. The noise quickly grew closer and louder, until words were distinguishable.
"Exterminate! Exterminate! EXTERMINATE!"