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Period Nine - The Plan
"Think, think, think..." I mutter, pacing in a circle.
"Alright, Pooh Bear, we got that part." Clara sighs.
I look up at her in surprise. "What?"
"You've been muttering and pacing for the past hour." Amy complains. "At least, it's felt like an hour."
"Oh...Sorry..." I say sheepishly. "I'm having a hard time figuring a way out. If I just had my sonic screwdriver than it would be easy, but I left it in the TARDIS."
"This is ridiculous." Mickey says impatiently. "How about we just try to knock the door down?"
"Worth a try." Amy says excitedly.
"You really think that's going to work?" I ask incredulously.
"Can't hurt to try." Amy shrugs.
"Could hurt us..." Rory says doubtfully, but going over to his wife all the same.
"Come on, you wimp!" Amy calls to him. She turns to me. "You too, Doctor. You may be the most uncoordinated person I know, but you can still help."
"Hey! I'm very coordinated!" I protest. I reluctantly join Mickey, Amy, and Rory at the door.
Jenny and Martha come over as well, and we get in positions to ram against the entrance. I look over to River and Clara, who are watching us doubtfully.
"Oh, alright." River says, shaking her head. She comes over to us, Clara right behind her.
"One," Mickey starts. "Two," We back up. "Three!" We slam into the door.
"Again!" Jenny calls. We hit the door again, and again, and again.
The grinding sound of the door echoes throughout the room, and my friends and I back away in surprise.
"Did we do it?" Clara asks.
"No," I sigh. "I think our captors heard us."
"Wait, this is good!" Mickey whispers hastily. "Once the door opens, we make a run for it!"
"Are you sure-" River starts, but she gets cut off by the door opening fully.
"Now!" Mickey shouts, grabbing Martha's hand and darting out of the room. Amy, Rory, and Jenny run after them, just barely making it past Atisha and her guards.
"Security lock down!" Atisha yells angrily. "Get them!"
Clara makes to escape after the others, but is caught by one of the guards outside of the entrance. She screams as they grab her by the hair.
"Hey, hey!" I shout, rushing forward to protect Clara. I'm grabbed from the side as I wrestle with the guard holding Clara, and pulled away from her. "Don't hurt her!"
I watch in dismay as Clara gets lifted off her feet by the burly guard holding her, and I fight to get to my companion. "Restrain him!" Atisha shouts. Something small and metal is rammed against my ribcage, and the now familiar pain of electricity hits me. I cry out in pain and collapse against the arms holding me.
"Doctor!" River yells in fright. I glance over at her hazily and see that she hasn't moved from the entrance. A guard is hovering near her just the same.
I hear loud footsteps in the hall, and turn my head to see a group of guards pulling Amy, Rory, Martha, and Mickey with them. "We've got them, General!" One of the guards calls out. Suddenly I realize that Amy isn't moving, and Rory is looking at her with fear etched all across his face. The guard holding Amy is dragging her along, not even bothering to be careful.
"Amy!" I yell, anger giving my new found energy. I kick the shin of the guard holding me and dart over to Amy before anyone can stop me. "Amy!" I struggle to get her out of the arms of her guard, but he grabs her tighter and pushes me away. A guard grabs me from behind and forces me away from Amy, ignoring my attempts to throw him off of me. My guard walks me back to General Atisha, and I glare at her angrily. "What did they do to Amy?"
"Merely immobilized her, Doctor. It won't hurt her." The General says coldly. She motions to the guards, and they shove my friends back into our prison room. I make a mental note that they inject Amy with the counter drug that will wake her up again. Atisha stares at me for a long moment, and I stare back icily. "Chain the Doctor to the wall opposite the door. It doesn't have to restrict movement; but make sure he can't reach the entrance." Atisha commands.
I blink in surprise, but make up for it quickly. "So, you've resorted to restraining me?" I scoff. "Are you scared that I'll try something?"
"It's merely a precaution." The General says calmly. "Or you could even think of it as a punishment for the stunt you just tried to pull."
I'm pulled by the arm into my prison, and directed towards the wall opposite the door, like Atisha ordered. I don't bother to fight against it. My friends watch in surprise and fear, and I give them a reassuring grin. "Don't worry, nothing to be bothered about."
The guards wrap a chain twice around my torso and pull me a little to the wall. I watch as they attach the end of the chain securely to a loop in the wall that I hadn't noticed before. I guess I know what it's for, so at least I won't have to worry about being curious. A silver lining in a storm.
One of the guards shoves me forward roughly, taking me by surprise. The chain stops me at about 5 feet, and I'm knocked off my feet at the sudden pull, landing hard on my knees.
The guards clear out of the room and the door is slammed shut. I hear some extra grinding behind the door. I'm guessing they must be bolting it somehow.
I get to my feet and inspect the chain. It looks as solid and unbreakable as the room we're in, except it's wrapped around me, a little too tight for comfort.
"Is everyone alright?" I ask hopefully. Clara's wiping away tears from her cheeks and holding her head from where the guard grabbed her hair. I look at her intently and she nods. I look at Amy, and sigh in relief when I see her standing and unhurt, Rory holding her hand. I scan over the rest of my friends, and see that they're fine as well. "Well..." I say, breaking the awkward silence. "It was worth a try."
"So," Martha says regretfully. "I suppose we're back where we started."