I don't own Doctor Who
Yes, I know, another short chapter, but two in one day!
"It's the year 200,000 and this is the Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire. A million species, and a million planets, with Earth right in the middle of it!" The Doctor informs the Tyler sisters as they gaze at Earth from a space station. "This is one of the best periods of human history, good manners, great food the lot."
That's when the food stalls opened up, selling things like conk-burgers. Humans were milling about shoving each other out of the way.
"Definitely will mannered this lot" Sofia mocks, "And conk food sounds simply divine."
"My watch must be wrong" the Doctor glances at his watch, "No it's fine."
"Million species, eh? Where are they?"
"Good question, surprisingly"
"Oy!"
"You know what, how about you two grab something to eat." The Doctor goes over to an ATM (cash point, what 'eves) and sonics it. "Here you two go some spending money."
"I've always wanted to try food called conk" Sophie grabs the credit stick, and pulls Rose over to the one of the line for food.
The two of them finally settle on what to eat and where to sit.
"I got a conk burger, what did you get?" Sofia asks.
"A beef smoothie" Rose says after sipping her drink.
Sofia lets out a sigh.
"What wrong?" Rose asks.
"I don't know, maybe I do, I miss Mickey." Sophie admits.
"Here, Sophs, call him" Rose hands her cell phone over, "The Doctor soniced it."
"All I have to do is dial?"
"Yeah"
"Thanks" Sofia calls Mickey. "Mickey? It's Sofia. I'm using Rose's cell to call you. I wanted to see how you're doing. Try to call back, please." She hangs up, "Answer phone" Sofia gives Rose her phone back.
"Hey, you two!" the Doctor calls.
Rose and Sophie join him in watching the news team, broadcast the news. They watch Cathica snap her fingers causing her brain door to open up.
"All of the news is streaming through her head. Her brain is the processing computer." The Doctor explains.
"It's the year 200,000 and they still haven't invented a computer that's superior to the brain." Sofia comments, "Can't say that I'm completely surprised."
"All that knowledge, streaming into her head," Rose says, "She must be a genius."
"She'll forget it all the moment her brain door closes." The Doctor says, "Her brain can't handle all of that info. This technology is wrong; they should have chucked it out years ago."
Something goes wrong, causing the process to stop. Cathica blames Suki, and Suki blames a malfunction.
A board starts flashing with the news that Suki has gotten a promotion.
Not long after they are saying goodbye to Suki as she enters the lift for floor 500.
"Good riddance" Cathica claims.
"You act like you're never going to see her again." The Doctor notes.
"We won't, once you go to floor 500 you never come back."
The Doctor accessed some controls and used his sonic to hack into the records of Satellite Five. He also gives up on Cathica.
"Looks like there are massive amounts of heat being pumped down from floor 500" the Doctor comments.
"Going up?" Sofia inquires.
"You need a key to go up!" Cathica protests
"Keys are just codes, and I've got the override code right here." The Doctor explains, "295.9, someone up there likes me."
"When you get into trouble, leave me out of it!" Cathica exclaims.
"The walls are not made of gold." Rose shivers slightly from the cold.
The Doctor, Rose and Sofia come across the blond man who claims to be the editor. The editor introduces them to Max.
"Max, you call him Max?" Sofia sounds astonished, "That's like a dog's name." She lets out a laugh, "You named the Jagraffess like a dog!" Sofia lets out a yelp of pain as electricity zaps her through her restraints.
"Now," the editor demands, "Who are you three? There isn't one record of any of you."
"As that information is keeping us alive, I'm hardly going to say, am I?" the Doctor proclaims.
The editor sends electric shocks through all of their cuffs.
"I'm the Doctor, the blond is Rose and the brunet is Sofia!" the Doctor exclaims.
"Why don't any of the humans question what's going on?" Sophie inquires.
"The chip system allows me to see into their brains, and if there is a doubt, I can crush it." The editor explains.
"You've turned them into slaves!"
"Is a slave really a slave if they don't know that they're enslaved?"
"Yes"
"I was hoping for a big debate, but is all you're going to say 'yes'?"
"Yes"
"You're no fun"
"Yes, OW!" Another shock was sent through Sophie's cuffs.
"You're really annoying, you know that?"
"Yes"
"I'm going to get nowhere with you"
"Yes, OW! Stop shocking me!"
"Stop being annoying!"
"Stop controlling a human race to the point where they'll walk into the slaughter house if you tell them that the walls are made of gold!"
"I bet that 'Max' needs to keep cool to survive. If one were to redirect the excess heat from downstairs, back into/on to floor 500 hundred, it would be bad, for Max." the Doctor has also noticed Cathica.
Very shortly afterwards, the editor and Max start panicking because Cathica has finally developed the ability to think and is taking the Doctor's suggestion.
Rose, Sofia and the Doctor start to run because of the certainty of Max blowing up. The stop long enough to pick up Cathica.
The four of them return to floor that they started on.
"You have to stay and explain things!" Cathica pleads.
"You can do it, I think the human race would be willing to believe anything now; including the truth." The Doctor says as he and the Tylers leave.
Doesn't anybody wonder why I've made NO mention of Jackie Tyler?