Chapter 6: Torchwood vs. The Daleks
"Did you hear that?" Regina asked Gwen and Ianto.
"That would be the sound of the Daleks coming our way." Gwen said.
"So let's get out of here." Regina said.
"No." Ianto said. "The rift manipulator is here. We have to defend it."
"But they can't even touch the thing. They need one you to do it. So we should leave." Regina said.
"Jack ordered us to stay." Ianto said.
"What good are his orders if they get us killed?" Regina asked.
"Just get out of the way Regina." Gwen said. "Ianto and I are staying here and we're going to blast every Dalek that comes through those doors straight to hell where they belong."
"Exterminate!" The Daleks cried from down the hall.
"You ready?" Ianto asked Gwen.
"Yes." She replied.
"Where should we go?" Rumplestiltskin asked.
"I don't care." Gwen said. "You're useless without magic and we can't open the rift."
"Yes you can." Regina said.
"Well we won't." Ianto said.
"Exterminate!" The first Dalek cried as it entered the room. The rest of the Daleks followed one by one in a line.
Gwen and Ianto immediately started firing their lasers and destroying Daleks. Regina and Rumplestiltskin were both in awe at the power that Torchwood possessed. The two of them destroyed the first twenty Daleks before their weapons ran out of power.
"Exterminate!" The next Dalek yelled as it entered the room.
"Run!" Gwen yelled.
Gwen, Ianto, Rumplestiltskin, and Regina ran away into the halls of the Torchwood hub, pursued by ten of the remaining twenty Daleks. The other ten stayed in the main hub area and attempted to open the rift by using the rift manipulator, which proved difficult without the ability to touch. By now, Captain Jack Harkness had completely re-animated and ran into the hub to fight the Daleks from behind. He caught up to them in the main area of the hub and found them trying to open the rift. He took advantage of the fact that the Daleks had not noticed him and fired his lasers mercilessly at them. He's destroyed seven before the last three were able to fire their lasers at him. Jack expertly dodged and ran around the room. The Captain and the Daleks fired lasers back and forth at each other. Jack destroyed two Daleks and noticed that his gun was about to run out of power and become useless. So, he fired one last blast at the Dalek, who at the same time, fired a laser at Jack. Both lasers hit their targets. All the Daleks in the room were destroyed and Jack Harkness lay dead on the ground for another few minutes. Meanwhile, Gwen, Regina, Ianto, and the Dark One were trying desperately to escape the last ten Daleks out of the original one hundred that came to Cardiff. Eventually, they ran into a locked door, which could only be opened by Jack's personal code.
"What's behind the door?" Regina asked.
"Torchwood has its own submarine." Gwen said. "It's basically a boat that can travel underwater. We keep it in there."
"So blast the door open and we can escape!" Regina yelled.
"No." Ianto said. "The weapons haven't finished charging. We can't afford the waste the little power they've built up while we were running on the door when the Daleks are still coming."
"Exterminate!" The first Dalek said from across the hall.
"Do you have enough power in those guns to destroy ten of them?" Rumplestiltskin asked.
"We'll find out." Gwen said.
As the Daleks moved closer, Ianto, and Gwen started firing deadly lasers. However, they were only able to destroy seven of them before the weapons once again ran out of power.
"Exterminate!" The last three Daleks cried.
"Wait!" Rumplestiltskin yelled. "I am the Dark One."
The Daleks immediately ceased their attack, not out of fear, but rather out of respect. They heard stories of the malicious Dark One and they had some admiration for him. They would still attempt to kill the evil wizard, but they wanted to get a good look first.
"What are you doing?" Regina asked.
"Saving your life." Rumplestiltskin said. "Daleks, I take it by your silence that you've heard of my power. I can get you to Neverland. Once the rift is open, I will have more power than I ever had in the Enchanted Forest, but I can only use magic within Cardiff. I will use this power to open a portal specifically to Neverland, instead of you just flying randomly through the rift."
"No!" Gwen yelled.
Rumplestiltkin turned and whispered in Gwen's ear.
"Trust me dearie. I know what I'm doing. You open the rift and I'll have enough power to open a portal and send them as far away from Neverland as possible. Believe me, I hate Peter Pan. The last thing he needs is three Daleks in the most magical place in the universe." He said to her. Gwen nodded in agreement. The Dark One then turned back to the Daleks. "Do we have a deal?"
"Yes." The first Dalek said.