"Well, just like time is like a cluster of soap bubbles, the universe is not just one. There are several universes. And even though you are a show in our reality…" says the Doctor.
"Wait, a show? Does that mean there is someone out there recording what we do?" asks the captain.
"Well…yes." There is a moment of awkward silence.
"That is a major security breech…" interjects the captain, finally. "…and must be stopped."
"Mr. Doctor…" starts the captain.
"Oh no, it's just the Doctor." says the Doctor.
"Okay, Just-The-Doctor, who is this that is spying on us and where can we find their device so that we can disable it?"
"Oh no, you don't understand. This is whole other reality that we're talking about. While you are here really exploring the universe, in another reality, there are actors pretending to be you by acting in front of a camera."
"So, you're saying that instead of directly spying on us, there are people somehow psychically connected to us, who mimic our every move in order to monitor our every action, by documenting it on film? But why…why go through all that trouble?"
"Sir, before this goes any further…" begins Spock.
"Sheesh," says Donna to herself. "And I thought that the captain was smart all this time."
"I must inform you that since they are referring to an alternate reality, Captain, the fact that they view us as a show should not have any adverse effect on our reality. That is, unless, since they have managed to bridge the gap to get here, one of our enemies manages to do the same and somehow crosses over into their reality."
"Oh, right. I haven't thought of that." says the Doctor. "Maybe this is a problem." The doctor rubs his chin thoughtfully and his eyes get a far-off look.
"You, think?" Donna begins sarcastically. "We still have that bashing to worry about, you know?"
"Yes, right." And as if on cue, the whole ship begins to shake violently at yet another bash by the invisible force. This time, the impact is much stronger than before and causes everyone to fall over. And, while everyone else falls to the floor, the Doctor falls on Donna. When the onslaught is finally over, Donna speaks.
"As I have told you many times before, Space Man, I do not want 'to mate!'" Donna practically screams this and the Doctor quickly scrambles to get off of her just as everyone else rushes to get up also. "Gee, for a skinny bloke, you sure are heavy, you are. And then there are all those angles digging into places. I'm surprised I didn't get stabbed by something."
"Oi!" the Doctor interjects. The doctor begins spluttering, embarrassed, and it is Spock who yet again brings logic back to the conversation.
"Don't you think that we should rather concentrate on the more important issue at the moment: what is attacking the Enterprise?" Spock raises an eyebrow to emphasize his point.
"Well," begins the doctor enthusiastically, "perhaps if coming through whatever 'hole' we accidently used to get here, caused us to create the problem in the first place, then perhaps going the same way will fix the problem."
"Sounds highly logical to me, Captain…"
"But should we risk releasing them. What if they are lying in order to confuse us into thinking they are friendly, while in reality, they are a part of the attack. You know, like a beacon drawing whatever that is bashing into us."
"Well, sir, if that is true about them being a beacon, wouldn't releasing them also draw away the source of the attacks? When we let them go, we can track them on our scanner to make sure that they leave the way they are supposed to."
"Makes since to me Spock; let's do it." At that the captain unlocks the cell and releases the Doctor and Donna. "Okay, now, we will escort you to the transport pods and I'll have Scotty beam down to wherever you two need to go."
"Actually, our ship is already on board." The Doctor grins cheekily at the other two's look of confusion.
"Wait. You have a ship…within our ship? How did you get it past our sensors and how did you sneak past the loading dock undetected?"
"That's because we didn't land in your loading dock." states Donna. "We materialized in the hall we got caught in." Just as she finishes speaking, the captain's intercom beeps and he pushes down on it, making it beep again.
"Kirk here…report." He let's go of the intercom.
"Captain, there appears to be an army of small floating ships attacking us." states the officer on the other end.
"Have you attempted to communicate?" asks the captain, pressing down again and again letting go.
"Yes, captain, they are calling themselves the Daleks. They say that they are going to exterminate us."