Meanwhile, the Doctor was coming up with his own plan to stop the Daleks. 'I've got to remove the Dalekanium before the gamma radiation hits' said the Doctor to Martha, Frank, Tallulah and Laszlo.
'Gammon radiation? What the heck is that?' asked Tallulah, not understanding a word the Doctor just said. Ignoring her, the Doctor and Martha ran over to the open area where the building work hadn't been completed and looked out onto the New York city scape. 'Oh, that's high. That's very. Blimey, that's high' exclaimed the Doctor.
Martha pointed out the obvious, 'and we've got to go even higher. That's the mast up there, look. There's three pieces of Dalekanium on the base. We've got to get them off.' The Doctor glanced up at the mast, then back to Martha. He couldn't put her life in danger again, it wasn't fair on her.
'That's not we, that's just me' the Doctor told her. As he predicted, Martha wasn't too impressed by this. 'I won't just stand here and watch you' the Doctor needed her to stay here with Frank, Tallulah and Laszlo. 'No, you're going to have your hands full anyway. I'm sorry, Martha, but you've got to fight' Said the Doctor.
Martha didn't know how to react to that but before she could, the Doctor had already begun his perilous climb to the top of the mast.
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What the Doctor didn't know was that Dalek Jast also had a plan to get to the mast and was elevating up the other side of the building.
The only thing he could think of that would result in the Humans not becoming an army of Dalek hybrids was to prevent the gamma strike from hitting the Dalekanium conductor. Jast, himself was made of the same Dalekanium plates that were on the base of the mast.
If he was close enough to it at the actual moment of the strike and was higher up the mast than the Dalekanium plates, he could re direct the gamma strike onto himself instead of the conductor.
Sec had tried to make him come up with a safer plan but there was no time. Dalek Jast knew this would probably be a suicide mission, but even this wasn't enough to stop him. He had to do this.
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The Doctor arrived first at the mast and started trying to remove the Dalekanium with his sonic skrewdriver. He succeded in removing one piece before his hand slipped, the skrewdriver fell.
The Doctor tried hopelessly to catch it even though he knew it was too late. In a futile attempt to remove the conductor, the Doctor began to pull on the metal with his bare hands.
'You are the Doctor!' grated a Dalek voice from behind him, it was Jast. 'You can 't stop me, there are innocent lives going to be lost' said the Doctor 'I won't let those people be 'Daleked'' Dalek Jast stared at the Doctor for a minute before approaching the mast. 'Stop it, whatever it is you're doing. Stop it!' Yelled the Doctor. 'The Doctor will step away!' replied Jast 'if you value your life you will stand a distance from the gamma strike.
The Doctor looked shocked 'what?' 'What about you? You're next to it!' Jast turned to look at him 'my life will pay forfeit for what the Daleks have done to the Humans.'
The Doctor's eyes widened comically 'since when did you care?!' asked the Doctor 'I do not' replied Dalek Jast 'these are the views of Dalek Sec. As his follower, I adopt his views as my own, I, personally do not wish to help the Humans or yourself' A sudden look of understanding spread across the Doctor's face.
'Oh, I see, you're the loyal one that didn't want to rebel' the Doctor then looked at Jast as in a weird way 'awwww' said the Doctor, much to Jast's disgust. 'It was not like that' said Jast, defencively. 'Yes it was' replied the Doctor, quietly.
'Gamma strike iminent!' shouted Dalek Jast as he placed a Dalekanium part of his travel unit against the mast.
'The Doctor will move away!' The Doctor only just had time to move before the gamma strike hit. Jast's plan had worked and the strike had been absorbed into himself instead. The strike had gone through his heart and he knew he was dying but also that he had successfully carried out Dalek Sec's orders and saved the Humans from being changed into Daleks.
'Are you OK?' asked the Doctor, approaching him, he didn't give him enough time to respond before pulling out his stethoscope and ramming it onto him. 'Doctor' spoke Jast, making the Doctor jump. 'You must help Dalek Sec'
Jast's speaking sounded weak and his breathing had become audible. 'No' said the Doctor 'you will'
The Doctor placed his hand on Jast's travel unit and the area began to glow yellow. 'Explain' demanded Jast with as much power as he could spare. 'One touch from a time traveller regenerates you, remember... You're welcome' said the Doctor walking towards the edge ready to climb back down.
'I need to go. Martha will be getting worried' said the Doctor beginning his decent. 'Good luck' said the Doctor looking at the Dalek again before leaving.
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On top of the Empire State Building, the yellow glow surrounding Jast had spread all over him. Already, he could feel himself getting stronger. The Doctor was regenerating him, implying he wanted him to do something. But what?