Dalek Sec remained motionless on the floor for what seemed like several minutes, staring at Dalek Jast in shock before slowly moving his hands away from the wall.
He placed them on the floor and from this position, he was able to stand. Sec looked at Jast, again with a mix of gratitude and confusion in his eye.
'You must seek the Doctor' said Jast, adding to Sec's confision. 'He will help you.' The tone in Jast's voice was different than usual, he sounded less angry and Sec thought he could pick up hints of fear. Maybe it was just his imagination.
Dalek Jast turned towards the exit. 'Wait' said Sec, suddenly 'why are you doing this?' Jast paused and turned around to face Dalek Sec. 'I am familiar with this scenario and the feelings you are experiencing' Dalek Sec still failed to understand 'What do you mean?, how do you know of these feelings?' he asked. Jast hesitated for a few moments before answering 'like yourself, I am a victim of a mutiny.'
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Dalek Sec couldn't believe what he was hearing, up until today, he had thought a rebellion in Dalek society was unheard of.
Apparantly he was wrong.
'What happened?' Sec asked Jast, breaking the silence. He hesitated again before speaking. 'I was previously the commander of my own battalion, before the Time War. Primarily, they respected me as their leader, however they chose to later forsake me. They did not provide me with a valid reason only that they believed I showed too great an amount of individuality for a pure Dalek. They took my pride and sentenced me to death, in the belief that they would be commended for their contribution to preserving a pure Dalek race'.
Talking about it caused a flood of painful memories in Jast's head. Ones he had tried to block out.
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Dalek Jast remembered this time all too well, the memory of his own followers refusing to listen to him, still haunted him.
It all started on a cold day, which had seen one of the infamous oquolloquox storms on Skaro, Jast had heard no reports from the supreme Daleks that an attack had been planned tonight, or an attack on themselves had been sensed, so Dalek Jast thought it best for him and his battalion to work on battle strategies.
Thats when it all went wrong.
It started when the Daleks were refusing to obey anything he told them to do. He was starting to get suspicious of them, but would never have predicted what was actually going to happen.
Eventually, he noticed one of the Daleks was pointing his gun at him. 'Power down your weapon!' he yelled to the rebellious Dalek, when the Dalek didn't move, Jast's suspicions began to grow. 'You will power down your weapon, or you will be exterminated!' he shouted at the Dalek again. 'No, YOU will be exterminated!' grated another Dalek voice from behind him.
'Explain!' demanded Jast but no one asnwered his question. Before he could do anything, the other Daleks gathered around and surrounded him, all their weapons primed.
'You are no longer fit to be in charge of this battalion' grated the first Dalek, coldly. 'You show too much personality and emotion for a pure Dalek' added another Dalek, speaking as if the words were some kind of taboo. 'I am a pure Dalek!, you will cease this behavior' Jast shouted at them but the Daleks seemed to ignore him. 'You no longer count as a pure Dalek' one of them said at last, Jast noticed he seemed proud of himself for saying that statement.
'The supmeme Daleks have been informed of your condition. They will decide your fate when they arrive' said another Dalek, to Jast's horror. At that moment, two supreme Daleks and the Dalek inquisitor general, usually referred to just as Dalek X, entered.
Dalek X was infamous, even for a Dalek. He was known for his sadistic and heartless nature and it was believed that he, alone had put in the orders for the most exterminations out of every Dalek on Skaro. He was often called the Devil in Dalek form.
'Which of you is the leader of this battalion?' grated Dalek X, coldly. Jast said nothing but the Daleks surrounding him, closest to the supreme Daleks parted and turned to face him so it was obvious that he was in charge. 'We have been informed of your condition and that you are the abomination' grated Dalek X, moving towards him 'Do you have anything to say for yourself before your extermination?'. Jast still remained silent.
'Move this way' grated Dalek X, heading outside, Dalek Jast had no choice but to follow him. Dalek X ordered for Jast to be chained up and with that, the three Daleks changed formation into that of an execution squad.
'Extermin...' Dalek X shouted but his command was cut off by some of the emperor's guards. 'Halt!' Yelled the Dalek 'The emperor demands that this Dalek must live. He is needed to become part of a new group, the Cult of Skaro'
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'The formation of the Cult coinsided with my execution' spoke Jast, reflectively to Dalek Sec 'If they had not been created then, I would no longer be alive. 'I am in debt of my life to you and I intend to do all I can to return the favour, no matter the consequences for myself' Dalek Jast turned towards the exit again.
'What are you doing now?' asked Sec, watching the Dalek leave. Jast swivelled his eyestalk around to face Sec 'Following your previous command, I will stop the Humans being converted into a Dalek army.'