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Chapter 10

The Doctor, Martha, Vanessa and Mike followed Bennett back to the control room. He started bellowing orders as soon as the door opened in front of him. Martha heard him ordering someone to seal off another section.

"What is he doing?" Martha asked Vanessa.

"There are more Ladurians than we are. We don't stand a chance. The crew was already evacuated into this section hours ago. Captain Bennett is sealing us in."

"And that means we can't get back to the TARDIS," the Doctor said.

...

Martha felt completely helpless. All she could do was watch Captain Bennett's crew sealing them in. The only thing that kept a group of 85 Ladurians who wanted to kill them and take over the space station away were a few sealed doors.

While the Ladurians were the ones sealed in it hadn't been that scary. They had still been in control. But not anymore. It was only a matter of time till the Ladurians would get through those sealed doors. And that would most likely happen before a ship from Earth could reach them. Their only hope was that the government on Laduria would send a ship for the criminals.

The crew started to arrange everything for being sealed off in this area for an unknown amount of time. Martha helped a group of crew members to create some makeshift beds out of mattresses, blankets and pillows. She was glad to have found something to occupy herself with, even if she didn't really think that anyone would find much sleep that night.

After they finished their task Martha sat down on one of the makeshift beds. The Doctor, Mike and Vanessa joined her moments later. The Doctor sat down next to her, and Mike and Vanessa on the bed opposite of them.

"What exactly happened out there," Mike asked Vanessa. The chief security officer sighed before she answered.

"I left two guards in front of every door to the section the Ladurians were in. The doors were locked. No one can open them without a specific code. On one side of the door, the side to the area with the Ladurians was a force field directly in front of the door so no one could break it open. But there is no force field on the other side," she explained Martha and the Doctor. "The Ladurian killed both guards," she continued. "I wasn't there so I don't know exactly what happened. All I know is that two of my men didn't reply when I tried to contact them. I decided to check why they didn't reply, but when I and my men reached the door it was already open, and the two crewmen lay dead on the floor in front of it. We tried to close the door again but a group of Ladurians attacked us and we had to leave."

"He most likely cut off the power supply to the door. The lock is only safe on one side. And normally that is enough," Mike said.

They sat there in companionable silence for a few minutes till a crewman approached them to tell Vanessa and Mike that Captain Bennett wanted to see them. "Try to get some rest," Vanessa suggested. "We'll let you know if something happens." She and Mike stood up and left the room.

"Do you think the Ladurian government will do something?" Martha asked after a few minutes of silence.

"They won't risk a war with Earth. And if we are right and they are looking for the Ladurians on this station I don't see why they wouldn't come," he answered. "And if they don't, I'll just think of something else." He grinned at her.

Martha grinned back at him. She was never really afraid when he was with her because she knew he would always find a way to sort things out. They had been through so much together and she trusted him completely.

She leaned against him and rested her head on his shoulder. It had been a long day and she was starting to feel a bit tired. She closed her eyes to relax a bit. The Doctors laid his arms around her and held her close.

...

Vanessa and Mike met Captain Bennett in the control room. The captain wanted to speak with his entire senior staff because of the current crisis. They had been discussing ideas on how to protect the sealed area for as long as possible when they were interrupted by a crewman.

"Sir," the man said to Captain Bennett. "Our sensors are picking up another ship."

"Is it Ladurian?" Bennett asked. Everyone in the room seemed to hold their breath.

The crewman nodded.

"Now it gets interesting," Bennett said.

...

Martha was still sitting on the bed with her head on the Doctor's shoulder when a crewman approached them. Martha didn't know his name but she had seen him before. He worked in the control room. Martha and the Doctor had seen him there when they first arrived.

She reluctantly lifted her head off the Doctor's shoulder to look at the new arrival.

"Captain Bennett asked me two tell you that he wants to see you both," the man said.

"Did he say why?" the Doctor asked. He stood up and helped Martha to her feet.

"A Ladurian ship arrived. They responded to the message you sent them."

Martha felt a bit relieved. She didn't know yet whether the Ladurians would help them but at least something was happening.

They followed the crewman to the control room. When they walked in they were greeted by Captain Bennett, Vanessa and Mike. And they didn't look pleased.

"What happened?" asked the Doctor.

"Another Ladurian ship arrived," Bennett said. "And they sent us a message." He indicated towards a screen. The Doctor walked toward it to read the message.

"What does it say?" Martha asked. She couldn't see the screen because the Doctor was standing right in front of it.

"They have scanned us and found out that the spacestation seemed to be under control of the criminal Ladurians." Bennett said. "They don't know we are still here."

"And what does that mean?" Martha asked,

"They sent this message in case that there are still humans left on the station," the Doctor said. "They give us an hour to contact them and tell them that we are still here. Then they will come on board and help us capture the criminal Ladurians. They will be put on trial and most likely be executed. But if they don't get a message they will just get rid of them the easy way and destroy the spacestation."

"And the transmitter is still not working," Mike said. "We have no way of contacting them."

"And there are 85 criminal Ladurians between us and the TARDIS," Martha said. A shiver ran down her spine.

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