I kept running with Adam and the female guard in the incoming phalanx of guards. "Civilians! Let them through!" The guard said. We run through the incoming phalanx of guards and reached a set of stairs. "Stairs. That's more like it. It hasn't got legs. It's stuck," I said.
"It's coming. Get up," The female guard said. They went up one set of stairs and watched over the rail, as the Dalek entered. "Great big alien death machine defeated by a flight of stairs," Adam said.
"Now listen to me. I demand that you return to your cage. If you want to negotiate then I can guarantee that Mister van Statten will be willing to talk. I accept that we imprisoned you and maybe that was wrong, but people have died, and that stops right now. The killing stops. Have you got that? I demand that you surrender. Is that clear?" The female guard said.
"Elevate," The Dalek said and it started gliding up the stairs. "Oh my God," I breathed out in disbelief. "Adam, get her out of here," The female guard said. "Come with us. You can't stop it," I told her.
"Someone's got to try. Now get out! Don't look back. Just run," She said. I hesitated but followed Adam up the stairs. As we reached to the top and started to ran down the hallway, we heard the guard scream.
We ran to a room where there were guards ready with guns. "Hold your fire! You two, get the hell out of there!" A guard said. We ran out of the open and the Dalek followed in. I turned around just in time to see the Dalek turning it's head and focused on my face. I turned back around and ran around the corner with Adam.
"It was looking at me," I said, panting. "Yeah, it wants to slaughter us," Adam said. "I know, but it was looking right at me," I said. "It's just a sort of metal eye thing. It's looking all around," He said. "I just feel like there was something inside," I said, "Looking at me like it knows me."
We ran to the stairs when my phone suddenly rang and I answered it when I saw it was The Doctor. "This isn't the best time," I told The Doctor. "Where are you?" He asked. "Level forty nine," I replied. "You've got to keep moving. The vault's being sealed off up at level forty six," He said.
"Can't you stop them from closing?" I asked. "I'm the one who's closing them. I can't wait and I can't help you. Now for God's sake, run," He said. "We're nearly there. Give us two seconds," I said and hung up. "Come on!" Adam said as we were nearly there and the door started closing. Adam made it under before it closed but I was still in the vault.
"No," I whispered with tears in my eyes. I put my forehead against the door before my phone rang again, and I answered it. "Sam, where are you?" The Doctor asked, "Sam, did you make it?"
I breathed out, "No, I was a bit slow," I said. I turned around to see the Dalek was heading towards me. "It wasn't your fault. Remember that, okay?" I told The Doctor, blinking my tears away, "It wasn't your fault." The Dalek got inches closer to me now, "And you know what? I wouldn't have missed it for the world."
"Exterminate."
I closed my eyes, hoping it will be over quickly.
Zap!
I opened my eyes, and saw that the Dalek shoot the door and not me. I looked up and the Dalek was staring at me. "Go on then, kill me," I said, "Why're you doing this?"
"I am armed. I will kill. It is my purpose," It said. "They're all dead because of you," I said. "They are dead because of us," It said. "Now what? What're you waiting for?" I asked with fear. "I feel your fear," It said.
"And? What do you expect?" I asked. "Daleks do not fear. Must not fear," It said and it shoot at either side of the door, making me jump. "You gave me life," He stated, "What else have you given me? I am contaminated."
It went to my right side to face the screen by the door and turned it on to show us Henry, The Doctor, Adam and Diana. I watched as The Doctor grabbed Adam as soon as the boy stepped out of the elevator. "You were quick on your feet, leaving Sam behind!" The Doctor snapped. "I'm not the one who sealed the vault!" Adam shot back.
"Open the bulkhead or Samantha Forbes Tyler dies," The Dalek threatened, making them all turn to face us in the screen. "You're alive," The Doctor said. "Can't get rid of me," I said. "I thought you were dead," He said.
"Open the bulkhead," The Dalek demanded. "No, don't do it," I said. "What use are emotions if you will not save the woman you love?" It said. The Doctor looked at Henry, "I killed her once. I can't do it again," He said before reaching over and opening the door. I swallowed as I led the way with the Dalek behind me.
We reached to the elevator and we went in. "Please don't kill them. You didn't kill me," I said. "But why not?" It asked, turning to look at me, "Why are you alive? My function is to kill. What am I? What am I?"
We reached the first floor and the doors of the elevator opened, revealing Henry and Diana just outside the elevator. "Don't move. Don't do anything. It's beginning to question itself," I told them. "Van Statten. You tortured me. Why?" The Dalek asked as it slowly stepped out of the elevator.
"I wanted to help you. I just, I don't know. I was trying to help. I thought if we could get through to you, if we could mend you. I wanted you better. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry! I swear, I just wanted you to talk," Henry said as he was backed up against the wall, as the Dalek headed towards him.
"Then hear me talk now. Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!" The Dalek said. "Don't do it! Don't kill him!" I said, "You don't have to do this anymore. There must be something else, not just killing. What else is there? What do you want?" It turned to look at me, "I . . . Want . . . Freedom."
The both of us left Henry and Diana and headed to Level 1. The Dalek pointed it's gun at the roof and blasted open a hole. "You're out. You made it," I said, looking up at the hole to see it was day outside. "I never thought I'd feel the sunlight again."
"How does it feel?" The Dalek asked. I turned to it, watching as it opened up and inside was a one eyed alien with tentacles. It reached out a tentacle to feel the sunlight and I smiled a little.
"Get out of the way," The Doctor's voice called and I turned around to see he was holding a gun. "Samantha, get out of the way now," The Doctor said. "No," I said, shaking my head, "I won't let you do this."
"That thing killed hundreds of people," The Doctor said. "It's not the one pointing the gun at me," I pointed out. "I've got to do this," He said, "I've got to end it. The Daleks destroyed my home, my people. I've got nothing left."
"Look at it," I said, moving a little to the side. "What's it doing?" The Doctor asked. "It's the sunlight, that's all it wants," I said. The Doctor shook his head, "But it can't -"
"It couldn't kill Van Statten, it couldn't kill me," I cut him off, "It's changing. What about you, Doctor? What the hell are you changing into?" He lowered the gun, "I couldn't. I wasn't," He said and looked at me, "Oh, Sam. They're all dead."
"Why do we survive?" The Dalek asked. "I don't know," The Doctor replied. "I am the last of the Daleks," The Dalek said. "You're not even that. Sam did more than regenerate you. You've absorbed her DNA. You're mutating," The Doctor said. "Into what?" The Dalek asked. "Something new," The Doctor said, "I'm sorry."
"Isn't that better?" I asked with a frown. "Not for a Dalek," He said. "I can feel so many ideas. So much darkness. Sam, give me orders. Order me to die," The Dalek said. "I can't do that," I said.
"This is not life. This is sickness. Order my destruction! Obey! Obey! Obey!" It said. "Do it," I said slowly, feeling tears in my eyes. "Are you frightened, Samantha Forbes Tyler?" It asked. "Yes," I admitted. "So am I," It admitted.
"Goodbye," I said. "Goodbye, Sam. Exterminate," The Dalek said and it shuts its eye. I rushed towards The Doctor as The Dalek closed up. The balls it had on it's lower body circled around it and creatcd a force field.
It exterminated itself.
... ...
The Doctor and I went back at the museum and looked at the TARDIS. "A little piece of home. Better than nothing," The Doctor said. "Is that the end of it, the Time War?" I asked. He nodded, "I'm the only one left. I win. How about that."
"The Dalek survived. Maybe some of your people did too," I said softly. "I'd know," He said and pointed to his head, "In here." He turned to look back at the TARDIS, "Feels like there's no one."
"Well then, good thing I'm not going anywhere," I said with a smile and he turned back to look at me. He smiled at me, "Yeah." We heard footsteps running and we looked over to where it came from to see Adam rushing over.
"We'd better get out. Van Statten's disappeared. They're closing down the base. Goddard says they're going to fill it full of cement, like it never existed," He said. "It's about time," I said.
"I'll have to go back home," He said. "Better hurry up then. Next flight to Heathrow leaves at fifteen hundred hours," The Doctor said. "You know, Adam was saying that all his life he wanted to see the stars," I said with a smile.
"Tell him to go and stand outside, then," The Doctor said and my smile fall. "He's on his own, Doctor, and he did help," I said. "He left you down there," He said. "So did you," I retorted.
"What're you talking about? We've got to leave," Adam said. "Plus, Sam, he's a bit pretty," The Doctor said. "I haven't noticed," I said, shrugging. "On your own head," The Doctor said and he opened up the TARDIS.
"What're you doing? She said cement. She wasn't joking. We're going to get sealed in." Adam said as The Doctor and I went into the TARDIS. "Doctor? Sam?" Adam said and I turned to see him stepping inside right before The Doctor set the TARDIS flying.
I smiled at Adam's shock stare as he looked around,
"Welcome aboard."