CHAPTER 6
Sorry it's taken so long to write finish this story, but we are near the end.
When the doors opened Kate stopped pacing to look as the Doctor, Martha and Jake walked in.
Impatiently she asked, "Is it done?"
"The Dalek was gone when we arrived," Martha answered.
"So what took you so long?" Emilja asked from her seat on the stairs next to Oscar.
"Apart from getting trapped and dying, nothing," Jake said sourly.
"Stop being ridiculous," Kate replied, "did you see the others on your way back?"
Offended, Jake made to reply but Martha asked, "Which others?"
"The other members of the crew," Kate answered. "You met Gandrake briefly but there are two others. We haven't heard from them in a while."
"And we can't track them on the computer," Emilja continued.
"We've been locked out since you left," Oscar continued, "hence the sitting on the stairs."
"I heard you mentioning them earlier," the Doctor said.
"Yes, Zoe and Luke. They should have finished their repairs and be back by now," Kate replied.
The Doctor gave Martha a worried look and said, "We will have to find them later, now we need to get you off this ship."
"You want us to abandon the ship?" Kate asked. "And go where exactly?"
"To my Tardis," the Doctor said.
"The what?" Kate asked.
"My Tardis, it's my ship," the Doctor explained.
"A ship which can fit us all," Kate asked gesturing to others.
"Yes, it's bigger than you'd think," the Doctor replied.
Interrupting them Emilja said, "Kate, I'm not leaving without Gandrake."
"No one is leaving anyone," Kate answered her.
"And they might need our help," Jake added looking to Martha for her opinion.
"But we don't know where they are, and the Doctor is right, we can't sit here and wait. It's not safe," Martha said.
"Let me take you to my ship," the Doctor said, "we will make a plan on how to find them from there. We aren't abandoning them, we just have to go somewhere safe."
"I'm not leaving," Emilja repeated shaking her head and wrapping her arms around her knees.
"If Emilja is staying then I have to stay," Oscar said.
"You don't understand how much danger we are in with a Dalek on board," the Doctor said. "Well, you haven't faced one before for starters."
"If it's so dangerous, then tell us how to kill it. That was what you wanted to do before wasn't it?" Kate asked.
"Whatever I wanted doesn't matter. We don't know where the Dalek is or what it's doing. The safest thing for us is to follow me to my ship," the Doctor repeated.
"I can't accept that," Kate replied. "We can't just give up and leave."
"Let me make this clearer for you," the Doctor said, "if we stay someone will get hurt. Someone always gets hurt," the Doctor said remembering. "I tried to deal with it myself and that didn't work. So listen to me now, we have to leave."
When the doors opened behind them, everyone turned in surprise to see Gandrake walk in.
"Gandrake," Emilja shouted in joy before leaping to her feet and running to embrace him.
"Is everything okay?" Gandrake asked confused.
"Where have you been?" Kate demanded.
"Has something happened?" Gandrake asked.
"We were worried something happened to you," Emilja answered.
"I'm fine, but I couldn't radio in," Gandrake replied, "So I came back."
"Did you see Zoe and Luke?" Kate asked.
"No," Gandrake replied. "I think their in the engine room. Should I go and check on them?"
"No stay here, we can't have you going off alone," the Doctor replied.
Turning to the Doctor, Kate asked, "How can we leave when Zoe and Luke could walk in at anytime? And nothing has happened for a while. Maybe we can fix whatever is happening."
"This isn't something you fix," the Doctor said finally getting agitated.
Agreeing with the Doctor, Martha added, "We might feel safe now but that isn't going to last for long. Why don't you let me take some of the crew with me to our ship at least."
But Kate and her crew refused to leave and Kate instead offered, "If you and the Doctor want to stay you can help us."
Turning to Jake, Martha asked, "Can you try to convince them?"
"Sorry but these are my friends Martha, I can't just leave," Jake said apologetically.
Feeling he couldn't change their minds, the Doctor said, "Okay, what do you need me to do?"
"For starters you could help Emilja and Oscar get our ship systems to work again," Kate said.
"Alright then, let's get to work," the Doctor said. He went to one station and Oscar sat at the other with Emilja standing behind him. As the Doctor looked over the problem he knew his sonic could easily fix if. So the Doctor put the right setting and sonicked it. The screens lit up brightly and the Doctor belatedly realized what was happening. But before he could say anything all the stations then imploded sending glass and fire bursting into anyone nearby.
Jake, Gandrake, Kate and Martha who were standing to the side, where all stunned by sudden explosion. But as the quickest to react Martha ran straight to the Doctor. The Doctor had just managed to push himself away and onto the ground. but he managed to received a cut above his brow and fray his suit.
"Are you okay?" Martha asked anxiously when she was by his side.
"Yes, check on the others," the Doctor said pushing himself up off the floor.
"Are you sure?" Martha asked looking at him doubtfully.
"Yes, go," the Doctor ordered.
Feeling the Doctor didn't look as badly cut up as she expected, Martha went to check on Oscar and Emilja. Oscar, who was the closest to her had been laid on the floor by Jake and Kate, but one look at him Martha knew she couldn't help him. she checked to be sure and all she could say was "I'm sorry," to Kate and Jake before moving to Emilja.
"Is she going to be okay?" Gandrake asked upset.
"Let me check on her, I'm a doctor," Martha said but when Gandrake looked at her doubtfully Martha added, "a medical doctor."
"She is still breathing," Martha said with a sighing of relief. Continuing she said, "She was standing behind Oscar so avoided the majority of the explosion, she hit her head pretty badly but she should be fine."
Standing up and looking towards the Doctor who got his feet Martha asked,
"What happened?"
"It was a trap,' the Doctor said.
"A trap?" Kate asked in disbelief.
Nodding the Doctor continued, "As soon as I fixed it, it would explode. It knew," the Doctor said with frustration.
"But we couldn't have known," Martha comforted.
"Couldn't we?" the Doctor asked.
"What do we now?" asked Kate.
"There is only one option," Martha said, "leave."
"Okay," Kate said with a heavy sigh.
"Wait, we can't just leave Oscar there, it's not right," Gandrake said.
"We don't have a choice," Jake said. "And we have to get Emilja somewhere safe."
Jake then walked to the doors and opened them. They all filled out of the room and last was Gandrake carrying Emilja.