INT. VARIOUS CORRIDORS
As men carrying rifles push by them, Rose, Adam, and Paula flee for their lives. Gun fire can be heard in the distance. They reach the elevator and all climb inside.
INT. ELEVATOR
Paula pushes the button for the top floor. The doors shut and the elevator begins its ascent.
ROSE
Wait. We have to find the Doctor.
PAULA
No, we have to get the hell out of here.
ADAM
What about Mr. Van Clive?
Before the argument can continue, the lights go out and the elevator grinds to a halt. They scream and fall. Red emergency lights flicker on to reveal Rose has fallen into Adam's arms.
ROSE
What happened? Are we falling?
LOUDSPEAKER (V.O.)
Level one containment initiated. Level one containment initiated.
ROSE
What the hell does that mean?
She turns to Adam, with each of them simultaneously realizing that he's been holding her close. He let's go and she stands.
ADAM
A level one containment can only be initiated by Mr. Van Clive.
PAULA
He must have my brother's command codes.
ROSE
But what does it mean?
Paula and Adam share a glance before he answers.
ADAM
No one in or out.
Rose's shoulders sink at the news.
INT. BRIG
With only emergency lighting in place, the guards appear more nervous than ever. The Doctor uses the zipper of his leather jacket to clang the metal bars of his cell.
DOCTOR
Hey! Bipeds! Open the damn cell!
Gunshots sound from out in the hall. Like heroes, the Doctor's guards run out to meet the threat and, also like heroes, are killed for their bravery. One of them manages to drag himself back inside the brig with his one good arm. He looks at the Doctor, blood dripping from his mouth. He reaches for the key to open the Doctor's cell, which he has on a clip attached to his vest, but goes limp before he can hand it off.
The Doctor reaches his arm through the bars, but he's nowhere close enough to grab the man or the key. His efforts are further interrupted when Daga, his head still installed atop Van Clive's skull, appears in the doorway. He holds an assault rifle at his side and stares at the Doctor with venom. Van Clive's suit is stained red with the blood of his victims.
The Doctor sees him and stands up straight, helpless to defend himself against a most vile adversary.
DOCTOR
Daga, I'm sorry for what happened to you. If I had known what they were going to do to you, I never would have left you with-
DAGA
Shhhh. Shh. Shh. Shh. You and I are far beyond excuses at this point, I think, Doctor. What is done is done. But you have provided the one answer that has long eluded me, though I did suspect the truth.
Daga steps over the lifeless guard to approach the cell.
DAGA
The truth that you and I are not so different. No, we are the same, you and I. Just two lonely old men; you, the last of the Time Lords, and I, the last in the Order of Vox.
DOCTOR
(crushed)
Your sister?
DAGA
They made me watch as they slaughtered her, dissected her like a lab creature. I begged them, she begged... for her life. And then, when they were done cutting her, they came to me, and they cut me out of my body. No man can be prepared for such an experience. It drove me positively insane, and that is how I existed on this world, alone in my madness for so very long, until this fool Van Clive so generously lent to me his clarity, or what passes for it on this pathetic, underdeveloped, neander-planet. And that is how I came to know your dark secret, the one you keep from her.
Daga takes another step closer. He leans forward so his eyes are in line with the Doctor's when he whispers the following.
DAGA
I know who you really are.
The Doctor blinks, and Daga revels in his victory.
DOCTOR
Daga, please, I can fix this. I can help you.
DAGA
Shhh. Shh. Shh. You have cheated, eh? And I have suffered for it. To wit, I shall make you suffer. I will bring her here and make you watch. I know how to hurt you, now, Doctor. And I will hurt you. And then I will kill you. And when it is done, I will take your Tardis and find you again, and I will kill you again.
Daga his back and walks toward the door.
DOCTOR
Daga! Dagaaaa!
The Doctor practically climbs the walls of his cell, powerless to stop Daga from leaving.
INT. ELEVATOR
Paula and Rose on one side, Adam on the other, the three of them pull with all of their might on the elevator doors to pry them open.
ROSE
Pull!
The doors slide open with the elevator stuck between floors. Adam kneels down.
ADAM
Here, I'll help you up.
He offers support to help Paula and Rose climb up.
INT. CORRIDOR
Paula climbs up into the red-lit corridor, followed by Rose. Rose then turns to help Adam up while Paula surveys their surroundings.
PAULA
Sub-level twenty. We could climb the stairwell to the top floor, but the doors are sealed due to the containment protocol.
ROSE
That's good, right? We're up here and Daga's down there.
PAULA
With my brother's command codes, Daga will be able to move freely about the facility. He can use any door, any lift, restore power to any section, cut power. He has total control. We have nothing.
Rose thinks.
ROSE
That's not true. What level is Van Clive's office on? The one we were in before.
PAULA
Why?
ADAM
SL-15.
ROSE
The Doctor's sonic screwdriver. It can control technology and... things. I don't know how it works. But I've used it before. If we can get to it, I can probably use it to open the doors, I think.
PAULA
That's great, except it's five levels up and there's no way to get to it.
The loudspeaker clicks on.
DAGA (V.O.)
I can see you, Rose.
ROSE
What the hell?
DAGA (V.O.)
Hear you, too, potty mouth.
Adam sees something, taps Rose on the shoulder and points. She looks in that direction and sees a security camera.
INT. BRIG
The Doctor listens.
DAGA (V.O.)
Good girl. Now, as much fun as it would be to hunt you down like a dog, there's no reason we have to draw this out.
The Doctor punches one of the bars.
INT. SECURITY ROOM
Van Clive holds a microphone to Daga's mouth as he watches Rose on one of ten security monitors.
DAGA
I'm going to make it simple. The Doctor is located in the brig on sub-level forty-eight. I will restore power to the elevator if you agree to meet me there, and we can have our big happy reunion. If you don't, I will be forced to kill every single person left alive in this facility.
INT. CORRIDOR
Rose, Paula, and Adam listen.
DAGA (V.O.)
To those of you still out there, if Rose Taylor doesn't agree to meet me, I am offering freedom to whoever brings her to me... alive... and unharmed. Keep in mind that you are underground and I am in control of the ventilation and security systems. She is on sub-level twenty, near elevator A. Try anything funny, and I will cut the flow of air to your entire floor.
Voices from the other end of the corridor draw their attention away from the omniscient voice over the loudspeaker. We see beams of light from rifle mounted flashlights approaching the corner.
ROSE
Oh, crap!
Adam grabs Rose's arm and the two of them run down the hall, with Paula not far behind. They don't get very far before they see another pair of flashlights approaching and have to turn again.
ADAM
In here.
Adam approaches the door to his workshop and enters his authorization code. The code is accepted and he opens the door.
INT. ADAM'S WORKSHOP
All three move inside and Adam quickly closes the door behind them. We hear it lock. Adam moves to the workbench.
ADAM
Help me!
Rose and Paula help Adam drag the workbench in front of the door. Out of breath, they lean against it for a brief respite.
PAULA
How were you able to open the door?
ADAM
It's a padlock. It isn't part of the automated systems.
ROSE
So, it's mechanical?
ADAM
Yeah, why?
Rose grabs Adam and Paula and yanks them down and away as bullets blast through the door around the padlock. With the padlock out of commission, the guards ram the door, trying to push through.
The golden ray gun Adam had been tinkering with earlier falls off the edge of the workbench and lands on the ground near where Rose is cowering. It makes a sound, like the buzzing of bees, which Rose hears. She sees it and grabs it.
The guards push their way through the door and the workbench and enter the room. There's four of them, and they spread out in a semi-circle and surround Rose, Paula, and Adam.
GUARD 1
Don't move.
GUARD 2
Rose Taylor, we need you to come with us.
Paula stands and approaches the guards with a stern voice.
PAULA
Gentlemen, do you have any idea who the hell I am? How dare you point your weapons at me. My brother signs your paychecks. You don't take orders from some maniac. You take them from me! Now, lower your damn weapons!
They hesitate, but ultimately comply with her command.
PAULA
Good.
Paula walks over to them.
PAULA
Now, take that girl into custody. She's our ticket out of here.
ADAM
Paula, you bitch!
The guards raise their weapons again and point them at Adam and Rose.
PAULA
That's Mrs. Polkowski to you.
Rose raises the ray gun and points it at Paula.
ROSE
Hold it. I-I don't want to use this.
ADAM
Rose, what are you doing?
PAULA
That thing doesn't even work.
Rose points it away from the the guards and targets the workbench. She pulls the trigger. A beam of concentrated blue energy burns a whole through the bench, the door, and the wall across the corridor. Everyone is caught by surprise.
Rose again points the gun at Paula.
ROSE
Pretty good for something that doesn't even work, huh?
ADAM
Oh my god, I bought something that works.
PAULA
Oh my god, he bought something that works.
ROSE
And I'm not afraid to use it. So, you'd better-
Adam notices one of the guards focusing his aim.
ADAM
Look out!
The guard fires just as Adam leaps in front of Rose. The two of them crash to the ground. The guards take advantage of the situation. They disarm Rose and tackle Adam. Paula recovers the ray gun.
ROSE
Adam? Adam?!
Rose crawls over to Adam. There's blood on the ground and it gets on her hands. She wipes it off on her shirt.
GUARD 3
I was aiming for her arm, you idiot. I was gonna wing her.
ROSE
Give me some light.
One of the guards uses the flashlight mounted on his rifle to illuminate Adam's wound. It's a through and through on the left side of his chest. He bleeds profusely.
ROSE
We need something to stop the bleeding!
ADAM
Rose, are you- are you- okay?
ROSE
I'm okay.
ADAM
I didn't mean... to lie to you... before.
ROSE
Lie to me? About what?
ADAM
If I had a time machine... I wouldn't use it... to meet some old scientists... I'd use it... to save my family.
He convulses. His breath fades. His body goes still and his head rolls back. Rose cries as Adam dies in her arms.
ROSE
Adam. Adam, no...
From a distance, Paula sees Adam slip away. She searches the ceiling for a surveillance camera and finds one in the far corner. She drags a chair over to it and stands on the chair.
PAULA
All right, you bastard. Now, you listen to me. I don't accept your terms. I have Rose. You won't cut the air, because you'll kill her, too. You hear me?
She taps on the surveillance camera lens.
INT. SECURITY
Paula's face takes up most of one of the monitors as Daga watches. He smiles as he mostly pays attention to the little bit of screen where he can see behind Paula to Rose crying on the floor.
He speaks into the microphone.
DAGA
I'm listening.
PAULA (V.O.)
First, you're going to let me into my brother's office on SL-15.
DAGA
So you can recover the Doctor's toy?
PAULA (V.O.)
That's right. A little insurance policy in case you have any thoughts about betraying me.
INT. ADAM'S WORKSHOP
Paula continues to list her terms.
PAULA
Then, you're going to let me, Rose, and my men ride the lift to the surface. Once we're out, we'll leave Rose in the lift, and you can have her. If you don't agree, I'll kill her right now, and you can forget about whatever revenge you had planned.
DAGA (V.O.)
Deal.
Paula seems taken aback at his easy acceptance of her terms.
PAULA
Okay, good.
DAGA (V.O.)
Lift A is re-activated. At your leisure, madam.
Paula steps down from the chair and walks over to her men.
GUARD 1
(whispers)
That was too easy.
PAULA
(whispers)
I know.
She grabs Rose by the arm.
PAULA
Get up.
Rose resists, eyes Paula with an evil glower.
ROSE
You don't even care he's dead, do you?
PAULA
As long as we're stuck down here with Daga, we're all just as dead as he is. Now, get up.
She pulls Rose to her feet and gets a slap across the face for her trouble. The guards restrain Rose so she can't do it again.
PAULA
Bring her.
They escort Rose out of the workshop, leaving Adam's lifeless body on the floor.
-To be Continued...-