4. Second Thoughts
The TARDIS slowly came into view just outside UNIT HQ. Many people stared as the Doctor marched inside, followed by Amy and Barry. He waltzed up to the front desk and asked, "Where is Mr. Dermott?"
The receptionist, a bald man with a black beard stared in shock and said, "You're the Doctor."
The Doctor rolled his eyes and responded, "Really? Brilliant. Now, I'll ask again. Where is Mr. Dermott?"
The receptionist shook their head as if returning from some fantasy world and replied, "I think he's in the Archives."
The Doctor nodded and walked off again, going down various corridors and receiving shocked and amazed looks from people, until he reached a door marked 'UNIT Archives'. The Doctor pulled out his sonic screwdriver and waved it about, examining the readout.
"He's not here." he concluded, with an annoyed grunt and assaulting of the sonic screwdriver.
Barry looked to the right and saw a man walking down the hall, peering back over his shoulder every so often at the Doctor, Amy and him.
"There he is!" Barry yelled, pointing at the man. As soon as the man heard him shout, he began to run down the corridor and turned the corner.
All three of them took after him, chasing him through many different corridors, some deserted, and others full of people who promptly bumped into one of the three of them.
Eventually, they reached the roof and Mr Dermott looked down and then turned around to see the Doctor, Amy and Barry a metre away. He smiled a little smile and then pushed his watch and a beep sounded, followed by a flashing light. Then, a blue beam descended from the sky and Mr Dermott faded away. Then, the beam shot up, dissapearing into the sky.
"Well, is that it?" said Amy, peering up at the clouds. "Have we lost him?"
She and Barry turned their gaze downwards towards the Doctor, who was crouching with his sonic screwdriver pointed at the ground.
"Doctor? What are you doin'?" asked Barry, yet another confused expression on his face.
"If I'm quick, I can isolate his transport residual and find out where he went."
There was another pause and then his sonic screwdriver beeped and the Doctor got up, smiling.
"Found it! Let's get back to the TARDIS."
-DW-
Gronex appeared on the ship's bridge and Farex and Dexel walked up to him. Their ship, a stolen Blathereen cruiser suspended above the Earth, was completely invisible to radar and visual detection.
"So, did you get it?" asked Farex, not even bothering to greet his brother.
Gronex reached into his pocket and pulled out the file on the Doctor. Farex and Dexel chuckled and snatched it from him, reading through it with delight. As they read, Gronex undressed from his human disguise, chucking it into a corner.
He swallowed and then took a step forward.
"Farex. Dexel. I have something I'd like to talk about."
Farex and Dexel looked up, annoyed by their brother's interruption.
"I've been thinking. We've been causing these humans a lot of distress and pain. Can't we just go back to Raxacoricofallapatorius and, through some clever farming, regain our former glory? Surely, we don't need to do this."
Farex shoved the file into Dexel's hand and lunged at Gronex, pinning him against the wall by his neck.
"You were always the timid one, Gronex. The one who Daddy always loved, because he never got up to anything vaguley daring. You keep your mouth shut for the rest of this mission and we might let you bow to us when we are one of the richest families on Raxacoricofallapatorius!"
With one triumphant thrust of his hand, he threw Gronex to the floor and he and Dexel began to laugh. Gronex picked himself up and walked off, out of the door of the bridge, trying to ignore the manic laughter coming from his brothers.