Chapter Eight
"This is dangerous" The Doctor said he marched into the Tardis with Jess behind him, He was on his knees scrabbling at the many plates which ran around the Tardis Console eventually he found one and pulled it up and began to scrabble at the cavity inside
"I know it's dangerous" Jess replied "I have more than enough reasons to know that travelling with you is always dangerous. But listen what are you looking for?"
There was a pause "GOT IT!" The Doctor shouted he held up an old fashioned revolver "You remember the incident with the Wendigo?" Jess nodded "Kilbride's Revolver, he gave it to me, now I can deal with Vox Sent. Meanwhile you are going to take The Tardis and Pip up into the Earth Atmosphere and stay there until I manage to stop The Hook, ok!"
"OK!" Jess sighed She knew The Doctor liked her admitting he was right, but seriously this was a bit much. He went to the console and began pressing buttons.
"Commander you have the Minister on the phone" Said Commander Lyon's private secretary holding out the receiver of the telephone
Both Lyons and Ranger were in his office "Tell the Minister I'm out" Lyons said in a low aggressive tone which indicated that they couldn't have rung at a worse time. "But she knows you are here. You have to speak to her. May I remind you that as a consulting citizen your job is to keep the Minister informed of all that happens, so is the public needs to be warned, so will you please converse with her?"
Lyons sighed and snatched the phone "Minister." He said loudly
In the depths of Whitehall in London, The Minister of Galactic Defence laid back in her black, swivelled chair, she had taken off her high-heeled shoes and with her legs resting on her desk, "Good Afternoon Commander, I've had Detective-Inspector Jaclyn Kyle on the phone there has been a rise in murders around the area where G.I.N. HQ is. One question what is going on down there?"
"We've discovered a hostile alien has landed on Earth Minister. We are working to capture and restrain the alien."
"is The Doctor working for you?" The Minister asked
Commander Lyons paused for a moment then added "He is"
"Right" The Doctor said pressing the final button "Just pull the take off lever and wait about ten seconds. Once the problem is over I'll use the mainframe in Pip O'Niell's office to pull The Tardis back to Earth, ok I'll just go and get Pip" he turned towards the doors
"Doctor" Jess said, he turned back she wanted to say 'You love Pip don't you?' but instead she said "Be careful, and We'll look after this battered old box of tricks". The Doctor hadn't turned back, then without a word of warning he spun round, rushed forwards and grabbed Jess and held her close in a tight hug.
"I love you Jess" he said quietly "I love Pip too, I love both of you and I'll take care of both you." He broke apart and then rushed towards the door,
High in Commander Lyons' office, Ranger pulled out a luger pistol. He looked out of the window "It's dark commander" he said quietly "It's going the make the search for the alien more difficult" Just then there came a noise from outside. Outside Lyon's office was his personal secretary's desk.
Ranger crept forward the pistol in his hand, jus then there was a loud bang secretary staggered in, he had been seriously injured, blood badly stained his shirt "C-Commander" he spluttered before falling forward
Lyons fell to his knees and held his secretary in his arms, Ranger was reminded of the injuries that had been inflicted on Clodax. "This is the Hook, Commander he's done this."
"The Hook is here in G.I.N. HQ. Well get after him man" Ranger nodded and rushed out
As Lyons lent over the dying body "what's your name?" and lowered his ear to the injured persons lips
"T-Taylor, Sir" the secretary stammered
"Taylor, listen to me, you are not going anywhere."
"I worked for Commander Stevens sir, but I've loved working under you."
Lyons held a blood stained hand to his own lips, "No more talk Taylor, save your strength"
Taylor smiled weakly "No need sir, I've had a good life." Just then two medical orderlies burst into the office, Only Lyons knew they were on their way as he had pressed a secret button under his desk. As they lifted Taylor onto a stretcher Lyons picked up a telephone on his desk "Get me The Minister" he said loudly "And After that get me in touch with The Doctor"
"Doctor are you sure this is going to work?" Pip said
"Pip, how many adventures have we been on?" The Doctor said he was holding a black box with a large tangle of wires and leads hanging out in one hand and his sonic screwdriver in the other
"A lot" Pip said "Some good, some bad. But every time I always end up worrying if this is the last time I ever see you again." The Doctor put down the pieces of technology. "Pip I'm going to look after you."
"I know you do" Pip continued "But that is why you have Jess, she's looking after you."
A look of remembrance came across The Doctor's face "I remember someone saying that before"
Just then a klaxon began to start blaring out, and Lyon's voice could be heard "Code red, Code. Shut the base down. This is security emergency. This is security emergency."
Ranger too could hear Lyons' voice. He crept slowly down on of the many corridors that criss-crossed the G.I.N. Headquarters, he kept to the wall, his pistol drawn. Just then there was a noise from behind him it sounded like metallic scraping noise, just then there was a loud click and the lights went out. Plunging the corridor into semi darkness. Only emergency lighting remained on casting eerie shadows around him.
Down in Pip O'Niell's Laboratory the lights had also died. "What's happening?" she asked
"Vox must have cut the power supply" The Doctor said "He's here inside the base. Come On Pip. In you get" he pushed the Tardis door open
"Be safe" Pip said, she rushed forward and The Doctor kissed her hard on the mouth. "I love you Doctor" she said "But I'm sorry" and with that she grabbed the revolver in the waistband of his trousers and struck him on the back of the head "Your too valuable"
She stood in the doorway "Jess" she said "Pull that lever". Jess eyes widened when she saw the gun and without another word she pulled the lever "Don't worry about The Doctor I'll look after him." The doors closed and the time mechanism began to glow as the engine growled into life. Outside the light on the top began to flash and it slowly disappeared.
Meanwhile Ranger turned a corner taking off the safety arm of his gun, he thought he could see something out in the gloom, just then a black figure appeared behind him. An iron hook was raised high into the air and came slashing viciously down.