Davros once again moved round the figure, admiring his new creation. He wondered what part of its personality was Dalek and what part was still Time Lord. Time to test it he thought.
He turned to the Supreme Dalek. "Bring the humans that were in the TARDIS."
The Supreme Dalek didn't answer straight away and Davros thought it looked at the figure standing opposite him.
"Well, the humans," he said testily.
"There were no humans aboard the TARDIS."
"What do you mean, there are no humans? The readings said there were two humans on board."
The Supreme Dalek didn't reply and swivelled it head to look first at the hybrid, then at Davros.
Davros watched the Dalek for a few moments. Had some form of communication taken place between the hybrid and the Supreme Dalek?
He dismissed it, the command code he'd implanted in the hybrid and the Daleks ensured complete obedience.
"I will investigate this myself!" he barked
He turned to the hybrid. "You will wait whilst I investigate."
The Dalek/Time Lord hybrid looked at Davros and its eyes took on that luminous blue quality once more.
"I obey," it said.
Once again the suspicion that something had occurred between the two arose unbidden...that would be something to watch.
The hybrid watched as Davros glided out of the room. He turned and faced the Supreme Dalek.
"You escorted the humans to the TARDIS did you not?"
"Affirmative, but Davros will discover the deception and we shall be exterminated."
"Do not concern yourself. My control over the others is increasing and Davros is my concern."
"Why do you command the escape of the humans?"
"They are useful. There is something that only they can find. Once we have it and it is exterminated the new Dalek Time Lord Empire will be all powerful. You must ready the fleet. "
"I obey," the Supreme Dalek said.
The hybrid closed its eyes and called out to his new subject. "When I command, you will exterminate those that do not comply."
"We obey!" a multitude of voices replied.
The voice grated on Jack's nerves, even though he knew that Davros was probably dead. But that was in the future and who was he to say that the Darkness's interference hadn't changed the future.
The only good Dalek was an extinct one his father had told him.
He heard Davros demand their exit and moved closer to Gwen. "We have to go out. The TARDIS can't withstand these Daleks."
He made to open the door but Gwen grabbed his arm. "Wait Jack, there's something not right here. Why would the Dalek us go and then Davros tries to stop us?"
Jack shook his head. "It's one of his sick little games. See how far the lab rat runs before closing the trap."
Gwen shook her head. "No Jack, why would Davros waste his time? He would have had us exterminated there and then."
Jack stood at the door, his hand on the handle.
"What if it's not Davros, what if it's someone else, what if it's the Doctor?"
Jack shook his head. "No, it's Davros."
He went to turn the handle but pulled his hand back in shock when sparks flew from it and the distinct sound of the TARDIS door locking followed it.
Seconds later the sounds of the TARDIS engine filled the room.
Jack allowed himself a small smile...the Doctor, always one step ahead of everybody else. But the smile was tinged with sadness, what had he left the Doctor to face alone.
The Doctor smiled as he felt the TARDIS leave. He may be trapped in the tiny part of his mind that he'd managed to salvage, but he could still help Jack.
He wished he could have told Jack everything back at the hospital. He knew the Darkness was coming...knew what it wanted, that much he'd gotten from The Chaos.
He'd been quiet prepared to sacrifice himself and destroy his own body, but then he'd seen what the Darkness had planned for this universe.
What he hadn't expected was the Darkness actually finding Davros, even if it was before that fateful day when everything changed.
He felt a frisson of fear...fear at what would become of the future. Would any of it happen now?
He could feel the cold tendrils of the Dalek DNA probing at his defences.
He didn't know how long he could hold it off.
The data-ghost had been a panicked and hurried decision and he hadn't been able to download himself properly into the TARDIS's systems. So he was stuck inside a body that was now a monstrosity and there was nothing he could do.
His only hope was that Jack would find the clues he'd left and that the ancient weapon he needed would not fall into the hands of the
abomination that was once his body.
Jack tightened his grip on the railings as the TARDIS threw herself along the Vortex. He was beginning to appreciate the Doctor's haphazard driving. He looked over at Gwen who was also hanging on for dear life.
There was nothing either of them could do; they could only wait for this crazy ride to stop.
As if the TARDIS could read their minds she landed with a heavy thump and rocked for a few seconds before finally settling.
Jack and Gwen looked at each other, not daring to let go of the railings.
They both jumped when a voice said.
"Well, are you going to hang there and pretend to be Christmas decorations all day or are you going to go outside and look at the great
big clue I've lead you to."
The data-ghost of the Doctor was standing by the door. "C'mon, I can't stay for long," he said and walked through still closed doors of the TARDIS.
With a look of confusion Jack opened the door, followed by Gwen.
They stopped after a few paces as their way was blocked by what looked like the biggest pyramid they'd ever seen.
Jack looked over at the ghostly form of the Doctor. "This is a clue?"
"No, not the pyramid, what's on the inside is," the Doctor replied.
"And how are we supposed to get inside?" Gwen asked.
"Ah...well," the Doctor began.
Jack sighed, he knew that tone. "This isn't going to be easy, is it?"
The ghostly form of the Doctor had the decency to look embarrassed.
"Sorry no, you have to climb."
Gwen looked up at the huge pyramid. "What are we supposed to be looking for exactly?"
"There's a set of scrolls, right in the middle. I was intending on getting them myself but..." the Doctor said and waved a hand that passed right through the pyramid wall.
The Doctor began to fade. "You have to find them Jack. Find the scrolls, find the Light."
The last few words were just a ghostly whisper and then he was gone.
Gwen shrugged her shoulder. "I guess we climb until we find a door."
Jack nodded and they began climbing.
They had been climbing for what seemed ages when they both felt the familiar cold breeze and the ghostly image of the Doctor appeared in front of them.
"One thing Jack, watch for the..."
The Doctor never finished the sentence because Gwen gave a startled cry and disappeared through a hole that had appeared.
"Gwen!" Jack cried and went to move but found him was plummeting into blackness.
"Traps," the Doctor finished the sentence. "I'm sorry Jack," he said and faded away.