Chapter 4: The Cyber Army
Clara, David, Mr. Gold, Hook, and Tink ran down the street after the Cybermen. It seemed that since Regina had the magic Eye, they would have to rely on Clara and Mr. Gold's magic to destroy them. There were only four of them, but the Cybermen would still not be easy to defeat.
"So," Clara said, trying to make some conversation as they ran, "what's been happening in Storybrooke, aside from Peter Pan kidnapping Henry?"
"There might not be a Storybrooke anymore." Mr. Gold said. "After Greg and Tamara left with Henry, I gave Belle a spell that would shield the town so that Pan couldn't send anymore of his henchmen in. If she somehow failed to cast it in time, we may be returning to an entirely different Storybrooke."
"Try not to think about that now." Hook said. "We're trying to destroy metal aliens."
"How do you know the Cybermen?" Tink asked Clara.
"The Doctor took me and some kids I was looking after to a planet that used to be an amusement park." Clara said. "An entire army of Cybermen invaded the planet and the Doctor in a manner of speaking, but that was awhile ago back when he had the younger face."
Suddenly, something strange happened. The five of them stopped running and looked around. All around them was destruction from the Cybermen. They had partially destroyed buildings, cars, and the road. The street was littered with debris and some small fires. However, it was absolutely silent. There were no people or aliens to be seen or heard. It was as if this section of the city had become a ghost town.
"The Doctor said there were ten million people in this city." David said. "Why are none of them here?"
"They were all killed by the Cybermen." Tink said.
"Then shouldn't we be seeing dead bodies?" Clara asked. "The people aren't dead or hiding. They've been taken."
"What for?" Hook asked.
"Something terrible." Gold said. "A fate worse than death in many ways."
To the left of them was a set of stairs that led down into the ground. This was clearly an entrance to an underground subway station. The group heard vague noises coming from the darkness down there.
"What's down there?" David asked.
"I fear it may already be too late." Gold said.
"What are you talking about?" Hook asked.
Mr. Gold then conjured a magic fireball on his palm and descended into the darkness of the staircase. The others followed him. The fire on his arm served as a light. Apparently the Cybermen had come down here and turned out the lights. Eventually, they came to the bottom. From what Clara could see, she thought it looked no different than any other subway station in London or New York. However, Clara could not see everything. No one could. They could only see as far as the light from the Dark One's fire would extend. They moved further into the station very cautiously. Soon, a Cyberman stepped into the light and addressed the group.
"You are compatible." The Cyberman said.
"Compatible?" David asked. "For what?"
Mr. Gold, then raised his arm high into the air. Then, they fireball shot up to the ceiling. Once it hit the ceiling, the ball of fire expanded so that more light could be seen across the entire station. Now that they could see what was around them, the group saw that they were surrounded by hundreds of Cybermen. This seemed impossible. Regina had only woken four Cybermen.
"Where did they all come from?" Tink asked.
"They're the people." Clara said. "They've been converted."
"Into Cybermen?" Hook asked.
"Yes." The Dark One replied.
"You will be converted or you will be deleted." The Cyberman said.
Mr. Gold then waved his arm, consuming himself, Clara, Hook, Tink, and David in magic smoke and transporting them back to the outside street.
"We can't take on that many of them ourselves." Clara said.
"We need the Eye. It's the only thing here with enough power to stop all those Cybermen." Gold said.
"Regina has it." David said. "She needs it for the Daleks."
"The Daleks will only kill people, but the Cybermen will continue to grow in number the longer we wait." Gold said.
"We need to warn them before it's too late." Clara said.