Sarah Jane came back to reality with a harsh gasp. She sat up quickly, but was suddenly hit by a wave of nausea that forced her to lay down again. She closed her eyes for a moment and rested her palm on her forehead, focusing on her breathing. The nausea was quick to go away, and it allowed her to slowly get up again. She opened her eyes, and was taken aback when she realized that she was surrounded by bodies.
She was overtaken by panic and pushed herself back until she was pressed against the wall. She pulled herself up and hurried to what she thought looked like an exit, but she ran into something invisible and fell down again. She landed next to another body, this one, with fiery red hair...
She gasped slightly as it all came rushing back to her; the Dalek Ship, the Doctor, the missiles, Calcon. The panic somewhat left her as she suddenly recognized the bodies.
Amy lay next to her, silent and unmoving. Sarah Jane shook her slightly, trying to get a reaction, but to no avail.
"Amy," she whispered. "Are you alright? Can you hear me?" But Amy's eyes remained closed.
There was a small cough from the other side of the room, and Sarah Jane quickly got to her feet. She hurried over to Rory, who was only just waking up and rubbing his eyes. He began trying to get to his feet, but Sarah Jane quickly but a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't get up yet," Sarah Jane said. "You'll be sick." Rory nodded, but didn't look as if he trusted himself enough to speak. Sarah Jane looked up from Rory and back to the other bodies. Some were slumped against the walls, while others were just sprawled out in the middle of the floor. She noticed Mickey was lying on top of Rose, and she hurried over to pull him off. Mickey didn't stir, but Rose opened her eyes, looking a little sluggish. Once again, Sarah Jane had to stop her from getting up.
"What happened?" she whispered softly. A little cough followed, and after a minute, Sarah Jane helped Rose sit up. By that time, Rory had found the strength to stand, and had noticed Amy unconscious in the corner. He rushed over to her, carefully stepping over the unconscious forms of the others, and sat down beside her.
Sarah Jane noticed Martha stirring, and hurried over to her. She was slumped over against the wall, rubbing her head. Her other hand on the ground was the only thing stopping her from toppling over.
One by one, the others began to awaken. River was quickly on her feet, walking back towards the console, when suddenly, she stumbled backwards, her hand over her nose. She cried out in surprise and stumbled back.
Sarah Jane's eyes widened when she heard a small chuckle. Calcon emerged from a dark corner of the room, her devilish smile playing on her lips. "Wakey wakey, apey apey," she sang teasingly. She walked right in front of River, who quickly took her hand away from her face. She reached for her hip but found nothing but an empty holster.
"Looking for this?" Calcon asked, holding up a gun. River's eyes widened at the sight of her stolen weapon, and a small hint of defeat appeared on her face. Calcon smiled demonically, and tossed the weapon over her shoulder. Sarah Jane flinched at the clanking sound of it landing on the floor.
River tried to take a step forward, but her foot hit something invisible and she stepped back again. Calcon rolled her eyes.
"Don't bother trying to get out," she drawled, sounding bored. "There's a force field here. See?" Calcon moved her fingers towards Sarah Jane's face. She flinched, but remained where she was, trying not to show fear. Right as Calcon's fingers should have touched Sarah Jane's nose, something stopped them, and the air around it shuddered.
Calcon laughed at Sarah Jane, River, Rose, and Martha (who both just joined them). She glanced down at Rory, who hovered over Amy, very concerned.
"I'm not sure how your little wifey survived the chamber," Calcon said. Rory glanced up.
"What did you do to her?" he asked, his voice starting to sound dangerous. "What did you do to us?"
"You try to figure it out, ape," Calcon hissed, starting to turn around.
Sarah Jane flinched as she heard 11 calling out, "Knock out gas!" She was shocked to realize that he wasn't in there with them. 11, along with 10 and 9, were all confined to rather dangerous looking chairs. Straps went across their arms, legs, stomachs, and foreheads.
"Silence, ape," Calcon hissed.
11 ignored her. "She must have crawled through the vents and dropped a gas bomb into here. Sarah Jane must have been closest, which is why she keeled over first."
"Then Calcon must have dragged you guys into there and set up the force field so that you couldn't help us," 10 added.
"But my question is," said 9, "How did you know that big hair here and I were Doctors too? We've only just got here."
Calcon smiled. She reached into her pocket and pulled out three skinny objects. "You three are all offworlders. You're the only ones with sonic devices. Therefore, you three must be the ones in charge of these stupid apes."
9 nodded, looking slightly impressed. "Not bad," he said. "For a stupid lizard." Calcon looked outraged, but 9 didn't look scared. He just grinned.
Calcon spat at him and strode over to the controls. She pulled a couple switches and put her finger on the button. She glanced at 9 and smiled.
"What are you doing?" 10 asked.
"Decontamination program," Calcon hissed. "I read the files from when you came here the first time and gassed my city. You said the decontamination program would kill you." With that, she pressed the button.
9 let out a scream. Sarah Jane's hands flew to her mouth in horror, and Rose banged on the force field.
"Stop it!" she howled. "You'll kill him!"
"That's the idea, sweetheart," Calcon said mockingly. 11 and 10 watched in horror at 9's suffering, while Sarah Jane and River struggled to restrain Rose from hurting herself with the force field. They were horrified though; their heavy breathing was proof enough.
The Doctor's screams quickly woke up the rest of the unconscious companions. After a minute, they were all awake and standing in front of the force field, horrified. Rose continued to scream and bang on the force field. Mickey lent a helping hand of holding her back.
Finally, Calcon turned off the decontamination program. 9 was panting. He didn't look to hurt, but he still closed his eyes.
"You bi-" Rose started to scream, but Mickey put a hand over her mouth.
"You're just going to make it worse," he told her calmly. Despite his demeanor, he did look a bit green.
"Leave him alone," Donna yelled at Calcon. Calcon only smiled.
"You really think it's wise to yell at someone with the power to kill these men?" she asked. Donna glared at her, but she fell silent. Calcon looked back at the Doctors. "You three aren't leaving here alive," she hissed. She looked back at their friends. "They aren't leaving here either, in case you're hoping to appeal to my sense of mercy." Sarah Jane glared at Calcon, her lips pursed. Calcon gave her another smile as she walked over to the console. She picked up a high tech looking glove and put it on. "I will take your friends out of there one by one, and kill them," she hissed. "Right in front of you." She turned to the Doctors. 9 had opened his eyes, no sign of pain showing on his face, and he, like the others, had 'The Oncoming Storm' seeping into them. But they were powerless to do anything. Calcon continued. "After they are all dead, I will kill you. If you try to help them, I will turn on the decontamination program." Calcon took her gun off her belt with her ungloved hand and began walking towards the barrier that kept the companions prisoner.
Calcon scanned them, as if trying to figure out which was weakest. Her eyes fell on Rose, and in one swift movement, she reached her gloved hand through the barrier and grabbed Rose's hair. Quickly, a small curtain of energy surrounded Rose, and Calcon pulled her through. Rose cried out in surprise, trying to get Calcon's hand off her hair. Calcon released her, and Rose slammed to the ground outside the cage.
Sarah Jane and the other companions pressed themselves against the barrier, wanting to get out so badly. All three of the Doctors immediately began to struggle against their bonds, crying out angrily. Rose quickly got to her feet, staring Calcon down. Calcon was not intimidated, and slowly raised her gun.
"Calcon, stop this madness!" Eldane cried out.
"Shut it, worm!" Calcon snapped. "Or you'll be next." Eldane shrunk back into the crowd, looking guilty. Calcon smiled insanely for a moment before the look slipped off her face. "Does anybody else have anything to say?"
Nobody did. Mickey's hands clenched, and Sarah Jane's jaw was set tightly. The Doctors still looked angry and struggled against their bonds. Calcon's sick little smile once again appeared on her face. She knew the answer. She turned back to Rose, who obviously looked scared, but was trying to hide it.
"Bye-bye, Blondie," Calcon hissed.
I don't know about you guys, but I am getting really sick of ending the chapters with Calcon about to kill someone. But there is no other good way to end the chapter. There shouldn't be any more endings like this one... :)
