Chapter Thirty-Two (Doctor`s Point of View)

They ran off faster than I could watch. Out from the cave came to cold blooded, shell-cased aliens.

"Daleks..." I growled through clenched teeth.

"IT IS THE DOCTOR!" The two shouted, alerting more.

"How many are there of you?" I asked.

"EXACTLY 29," One yelled.

And like it was said, all 29 and counting were rolling out of the cave, into the broad daylight. "EXTERMINATE YOURSELF!" One ordered.

"Now, now, we can strike up a deal, can`t we?" I suggested, standing up. Looking behind me, I saw the cliff.

"Doctor, NO!"

I clutched my head with one hand, a thudding screaming against my skull.

"EXTERMINATION BY US OR YOURSELF," They shouted at once. The noise was deafening.

"And what if I refuse?"

"EXTERMINATION TO THE HUMANS AND THE DOCTOR," one answered.

I ran through the options. If I walk backwards, I would surely die; I am going over a cliff. But if I let them exterminate me, they won`t give me enough time to regenerate. They would shoot the TARDIS, Ditzy, and Dinky.

I looked up fearfully. Here I was, the Doctor, but I couldn`t handle a single Dalek without my sonic screwdriver.

I inhaled deeply and let them circle me, practically pushing me backwards. All I had to do was find the surface that was jutting out in my dreams... I could trick them; catch them using the element of surprise. I prayed silently it would work.

I walked, and walked, and walked. Finally, my foot felt air. I looked down, and hopped.

The rock was there like I had predicted and I held on. The Daleks laughed, chanted they had killed the Doctor. Finally, they had killed the Doctor. They retreated back into the cave.

I went to climb up but my grip slipped, only one hand clinging onto that protruding rock that felt as if it were glued into the pavement.

"Doctor, come on, Doctor!" Ditzy yelled. I could hear her running to me from the dead silence of this desert. Her voice became closer, only three minutes of walking away, but she was running. "Hold on, please!"

My hand ached so badly it almost took away my breath. I tried to climb but the strength was gone completely in my arms. I couldn`t swing my feet, I wouldn`t even be able to stand.

"Ditzy, you`re attracting the Daleks with your voice," I yelled for her to hear.

Ditzy screamed and the Daleks started their chants again.

Surprisingly I heard a familiar voice that almost would have made me laugh if I weren`t in this current situation. "Not if I can help it!" Captain Jack Harkness` voice shouts. The sound of his sonic blaster blasting the Daleks into smithereens while Ditzy kept her running started to ring in my ears. "You get the Doctor, I`ll handle the Daleks!" he ordered.

My grip was slipping, and I couldn`t hang on for much longer.

"Please, hold on!" She cried out.

"I can`t!"

"You HAVE to!" I was holding onto the jutting rock but my hands were sliding off slowly. Ditzy`s hand went over my head and I used a hand to hold on – I nearly brushed her fingers before I began to fall.

Author`s Note:

*sighs with a shaky breath* just wait until tomorrow for the next chapter. No lie, because I never lie, I cried reading Chap. 33. You guys just have to use the music for the next chapter because that`s what makes it what it is. You won`t get the dramatic outburst of emotions without the music, and that's what Thousand Foot Krutch is for. OF course, a great band for a great chapter, which`ll be noticed on the next chapter.

- GothicPegasister