5. Time to End It
The TARDIS materialised on the Slitheen ship, in the cargo hold. The Doctor, Amy and Barry stepped out, each carrying a bottle of vinegar.
"Remind me why we had to go get bottles of vinegar from the chippie?" asked Amy, looking at her vinegar bottle and sniffing it.
"Raxacoricofallapatorians are calcium-based life forms, so they're vulnerable to acetic acid. Which is found in vinegar." The Doctor smiled and threw the vinegar bottle up into the air and catching it.
"Any reason why it had to be a chippie in 1963?" Barry queried.
"I like 1963. Great year. Let's go!"
And with that, they left the cargo room and began to navigate the winding corridors on the Slitheen ship. Suddenly, they turned a corner and a Nathereen appeared. The three of them screamed and aimed their vinegar at it.
"Wait, wait. I don't want to kill you." it said, putting one hand out in front. The Doctor, Amy and Barry lowered their plastic bottles and the alien continued.
"My name is Gronex. Gronex Horrel Yex Orexenode Tabris Nathereen. My brothers, Farex and Dexel have gone crazy. I was happy farming but they weren't content with that. We have to get to the bridge and stop them."
The four of them reached the bridge a lot quicker with Gronex leading them. When they got there, Farex and Dexel turned around and they both walked forward towards them.
"Ah, Gronex. I knew you would align with humans soon enough. You're disgusting. You've embarrassed our whole family." sneered Farex, Dexel chuckling a little.
"You're the one who has disgraced our family, Farex. It was you who stole this ship from the Blathereen. You who took off in the middle of the night, with Dexel and me in tow. You who started killing the innocent natives of this planet. Go drown in a vat of acid you Karrach spleedan!
Whatever this insult was, it seemed to send Farex over the edge. He grabbed Gronex and attempted to force him into a wall. But Gronex fought back and soon the two were locked in a ferocious battle. Dexel just stood there, yelling the occasional, "Kill him, Farex!"
The Doctor turned to Barry and Amy and said, "Distract Dex over there. I've got to make a call." Then, pulling a mobile phone out of his pocket, he ran off, leaving Barry and Amy looking for an idea.
"We've...We've gotta think of something clever. Something the Doctor would do. Something overly complex but brilliant." said Amy, looking around the room.
"Or we could do this." retorted Barry, walking up to Dexel.
"Oy! Dexel!"
Dexel turned to face him and Barry chucked the vinegar on him. Dexel screamed and then paused, as a gurgling sound seemed to come from somewhere. He looked up and then exploded blue goo all over Barry and Amy.
Farex pushed Gronex away and knelt down, weeping for his brother. He then looked up at Barry, ferocity in his eyes. As he raised his claw to strike Barry, the Doctor suddenly popped his head back into the bridge, with a cheerful, "Hello!"
He then walked over to Amy and Barry and with a grimace remarked, "You two have had better looks."
Amy responded with an angry pout and Barry stood dazed.
"Anyway, Gronex, you have broken Shadow Proclamation law. You tried to enslave an inhabitant of a Class Seven planet."
"Earth is Class Five." responded Farex, who had now lowered his arm and left Barry alone.
"I'm not talking about Earth. I'm talking about Gallifrey."
Farex's eyes widened in shock as he took this in. Suddenly, four black, armoured figures appeared in the background. Judoon.
"Ah! Here they are. The enforcers! Here to arrest you for what you've done."
The Judoon marched forward and the one in front barked, "You broke the law. Explain."
Farex paused for a moment, looking at Gronex, and then began.
"At the moment, Raxacoricofallapatorius is in the grip of a famine. A new plant began to grow on our planet. This planet released a toxin, which killed off most of our crops, leaving our planet starving. Our farming family couldn't cope, so we stole a Blathereen ship and found a new way to make money. The slave market. Just think how valuable the Doctor would have been."
The Judoon captain didn't even pause for a moment to take this into consideration and said, "Crime: Theft of an intergalatic cruiser and attempted slavery of a Class Seven inhabitant. Sentence: Execution."
The captain pulled out his gun and shot Farex, disintegrating him instantly.
"No! No! No! I only wanted you to arrest him!" yelled the Doctor, a look of anger and guilt on his face. The Judoon ignored him and turned to Gronex.
"You were an accomplice. Sentence: Execution."
Gronex barely managed to dodge the laser bolt that hit the wall and left a burn mark.
"Run!" yelled the Doctor, as the Judoon shot at all of them. They ran down various corrdors, pursued by Judoon, until they reached the TARDIS. Gronex ducked to enter. The Judoon shot at the TARDIS but their bolts went right through the fading TARDIS.
-DW-
The Doctor, Amy, Gronex and Barry stepped out into the quiet Sailsbury Close, a sense of relief filling all of them. Barry and Amy had retrieved clean clothes from the TARDIS wardrobe and Gronex had grabbed his Mr. Dermott disguise on the way out and had changed as well.
"So, what happens now? There's still a great big ship hovering over the Earth. Isn't somebody going to notice?" asked Amy, shrugging on a small waistcoat.
"Oh, the Judoon should commandeer it soon enough. Oh, here we go."
All four looked up at the sky and a blue outline of a ship flashed in the sky and then dissapeared.
"They'll take it to the Proclamation impound. The Blathereen can pick it up soon enough."
The Doctor then stopped looking at the sky and turned to Gronex.
"So, what happens now?" Gronex asked, a slight fear in his voice.
The doctor smiled and replied, "Let's take you home."
-DW-
The TARDIS materialised outside a small cottage beneath an orange sky and blue grass. There were empty crop fields surrounding it. Gronex was now back in his natrual form. The sign next to the TARDIS read, "Nathereen Farm". Gronex bent down and picked up a red-petalled flower with a green centre, twirling it in his claws.
"This is the little bastard that started all this. If this hadn't grown, my brothers might still be alive."
The Doctor stared at it with intent, as if trying to recall something.
"Hold on. That's A Barxon Spore!"
He pulled a small packet out of his jacket pocket. It was filled with red water and the Doctor handed it to Gronex.
"Put some of that in your fertiliser. Should get rid of that flower problem for you."
Gronex smiled and said, "Thank you, Doctor. Thanks to all of you." Then, Gronex turned and began to walk down the path towards the shack.
-DW-
Barry stood in his room, with the TARDIS in the corner. The door was ripped off and his room was quite damaged.
"Let's just hope your mum dosen't notice." said the Doctor, looking around with a half-guilty, half-smiling expression.
"Well, thanks for weirding up my life again, Doctor."
"That's what I'm here for!"
With a final wave, the Doctor stepped back into the TARDIS, shutting the door. The TARDIS slowly began to fade away.
Downstairs, Barry heard the door opening. Must be mum. He hoped she wouldn't notice.
"What the bloody hell happened to the stairs?"
That's the end of another story! I'm not sure just yet what my next one is going to be but I'll cook up something! May all your time(travels) be good!