Hi everyone, here we go with the fifth and final part of Bad Wolf.
"Solar flare activity in Delta. 015."
"If you're not holding us hostage then let us out." said the woman who had told Jack that Archive 6 was out of bounds. "The staff are terrified."
"That's the same staff who execute hundreds of contestants every day?"
"We're just doing our jobs."
"And with that sentence, you've just lost the right to even talk to me, now back off!" said the Doctor.
All of the screens in the room went blank "That's just the solar flares. They interfere with the broadcast signal. So this place automatically powers down. Planet Earth gets a few repeats. It's all quite normal."
"Doctor..."
"Doctor?"
"Whatever it is, you can wait."
"I think she wants you."
"Doctor. Doctor. Where's the Doctor?" asked the Controller
The Doctor ran over to her "I'm here." he said
"Can't see." she said "Blind, so blind. All my life blind, all I can see is numbers. But I saw you."
"What do you want?"
"Solar Flares hiding me, they can't hear me." she said "My Masters listen, but they can't hear me now. The sun is so bright."
"Who are your Masters?" asked the Doctor
"They wired my head, the names forbidden. They control my thoughts. My Masters, I had to be careful. They monitor transmissions, but they don't watch the programmes. I could hide you in the games, I knew you'd find me."
"My wife died inside your games."
"Doesn't matter."
"Don't you dare tell me that!"
"They've been hiding. My Masters, hiding in the dark space, watching and shaping the Earth, so many years. Always been there, guiding humanity. Hundreds and hundreds of years."
"Who are they?"
"They wait and plan and grow in numbers, they're strong now. So strong my Masters..."
"Who are they?" interrupted the Doctor
"But speak of you, my Masters, they fear the Doctor..."
"Tell me, who are they?"
The power came back on and the Controller could no longer speak. The Doctor turned to the others "When's the next solar flare?"
"Two years time."
"Fat lot of good that is!" said the Doctor
Jack came back "I've found the Tardis."
"We're not leaving now." The Doctor replied without looking at Jack.
"No, but the Tardis worked it out, you'll want to watch this." He moved the man out of the chair and the Doctor turned round. "Lynda could you stand over there for me, please?"
"I just want to go home."
"It'll only take a second." Jack said, grinning. "Could you stand in that spot? Quick as you can."
Lynda went and stood in front of the lift "Everybody watching?" Jack asked and without waiting for a reply he started a countdown "Okay, 3,2,1" he pressed a button and a beam came from the ceiling and struck Lynda.
"But you killed her." the Doctor said, sounding confused
"Oh?" asked Jack "Do you think?" He pressed another button and Lynda reappeared beside the Doctor
"What the hell was that?" she asked
"It's a transmat beam, not a disintegrator." Jack answered "A secondary transmat system. People don't get killed in the games. They get transported across space. Doctor, Rose is still alive!"
The two of them had matching grins on their faces and they were so happy that they hugged one another.
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Rose was lying on the floor unconcious, slowly she started to come round. At first she was confused, but then she saw something that scared her "No, it can't be..." She stood up quickly and backed away "You're dead." she said "I saw you die!"
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"She's out there somewhere."
"Doctor!" said the Controller "Coordinates 5.6.1"
"Don't!" said the Doctor "The solar flare's gone, they'll hear you!"
"...434." said the Controller "No, my Masters, no, I defy you! Sigma 77...." she screamed as she was transmatted away.
"They took her." said the Doctor
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Everyone on Floor 500 was gathered round Jack who was sitting at a computer trying to figure out the last numbers. "Use that." said the man "It might contain the final numbers." he handed Jack a small disk "I kept a log of all the unscheduled transmissions."
"Nice, thanks." said Jack "Captain Jack Harkness, by the way." he held out his hand for the other man to shake, which he did.
"I'm Davitch Pavale."
"Nice to meet you, Davitch Pavale." Jack said
"There's a time and a place." said the Doctor
"Are you saying that this whole setup's been a disguise all along?"
"Going way back." answered the Doctor "Installing the Jagrafess 100 years ago. Someone's been playing a long game. Controlling the human race from behind the scenes for generations."
Jack handed the Doctor a remote thing and said "Click on this." The Doctor took it from him and did just that. When he did a screen appeared before them, it showed space. "The transmat delivers to that point, right on the edge of the solar system." Jack said
"There's nothing there."
"It looks like nothing because that's what this satellite does." the Doctor explained. "Underneath the transmission there's another signal."
"Doin what?" asked Davitch
"Hiding whatever's out there." the Doctor answered. "Hiding it from sonar, radar, scanners. There's something sitting right on top of planet Earth, but it's completely invisible." He sat down and started to type "If I cancle the signal...." The Doctor looked up at the screen, there were now ships on it, several groups of ships.
The Doctor's face fell. 'It can't be them, it just can't be' he thought. "That's impossible." Jack said, unconciously echoing his friend's thoughts. "I know those ships. They were destroyed."
"Obviously they suvived." the Doctor said
"Who did?" asked Lynda "Who are they?"
"200 ships." said the Doctor "More than 2,000 onboard each one. That's just about half a million of them."
"Half a million what?" asked Davitch
"Daleks." answered the Doctor
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"Alert. Alert. We are detected."
"It is the Doctor. He has located us. Open communications channel. The femalw will stand. Stand!"
--
Suddenly the screen changed and what it showed almost made the Doctor's hearts stop, his wife was standing with a terrified look on her face that made him want to take her back to the Tardis and keep her safe but the thing that worried him was that she was surrounded by Daleks
"I will talk to the Doctor."
"Oh will you? That's nice." the Doctor said flippantly "Hello."
"The Dalek Stratagem nears completion. The Fleet is almost ready. You will not interfere."
"Oh really?" asked the Doctor "Why's that then?"
"We have your associate. You will obey or she will be exterminated."
"No."
"Explain yourself."
"I said no."
"What is the meaning of this negative."
"It means no."
"But she will be destroyed."
"No, cause this is what I'm gonna do." the Doctor said "I'm gonna rescue her. I'm gonna save Rose Tyler from the middle of the Dalek Fleet and then I'm gonna save the Earth and then, just to finish I'm gonna wipe every last stinking Dalek out of the Sky."
"But you have no weapons! No defences! No plan."
"Yeah and doesn't that scare you to death?" said the Doctor "Rose."
"Yes, Doctor?"
"I'm coming to get you."
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"The Doctor is innitiating hostille actions. The Stratagem must advance. Begin invasion of Earth. The Doctor will be exterminated." said a Dalek.
Rose watched the Daleks prepare for war, she was scared now. She just hoped that the Doctor and Jack had a plan otherwise they were all dead.
Well. That's Bad Wolf, I'm starting Parting of the Ways tomorrow.
TTFN
Julie