Should we take the lift or fly?: *Four & Romana’s adventure in the Forest of Missiles*
Should we take the lift or fly?: *Four & Romana’s adventure in the Forest of Missiles*
Should we take the lift or fly?: *Four & Romana’s adventure in the Forest of Missiles*
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“These Kamen,” the Four Doctor says gentley. “Are they on this planet now?”
“N..no,” she stammers out quite worked up now. “We drove them off, but the planet. She’s hurt. Hurt really bad. She cries.”
The Fourth Doctor looks intrigued by this piece of news. He thinks he knows what the life force is. After all why build a forest full of missiles just to protect a young woman. No there is something to it.
“What is the life force?” he asks, pressing his luck.
“I don’t know!” she screams standing up suddenly. She backs herself up into the wall. Her eyes now glowing a starry green. “I don’t know! I DON’T KNOW.”
“Ah, it’s as I thought,” he says for to himself than anyone else. The Doctor turns to Romana and say’s quite calmly, “I think we may have over-stayed our welcome.”
Romana looks at the Doctor quizzically, obviously he’s worked out the whole situation thoug she cannot fathom how. She herself is still mostly in the dark. Yes there are a few theories simmering in her Time Lord mind, but nothing definitively seems to explain all of the odd things they’ve seen. She does hope he’ll explain it all to her soon.
She then directs her attention to the terrified young woman before them. They’ve obviously upset her and Romana sincerely wishes there was something she could do to comfort the girl….but she suspects that any further intervention on their part would only result in more of a scene. Suddenly Romana notices the girl’s eyes. They’ve taken on a strange color and shine that they did not have moments ago. Suddenly a few things begin to click into place in the Time Lady’s head…but….surely not…..and how? She’s about to raise these questions with the Doctor when he informs her that they ought to leave. Considering the strange girl’s growing alarm and their previous near-disaster, she is inclined to agree with him.
“Alright then, how do you propose we get out?” she looks around the room yet again, “I assume you’re going to suggest we go through the door the guard just left? It is the only way….but it’s going to be very tricky.”
The girl’s panic increases as she presses herself up against the wall of the room. The Doctor looks from Skylar to Romana. His expression is that of a troubled man. He knows that the only ethical way out is gone.
“That door is dead locked sealed, Romana,” he tells her solemnly. He turns back to Skylar whose entire body is starting to glow. “Our friend here is building up a large amount of energy and I think we have about forty-two seconds before the energy has to be released.”
It takes Romana a full half-second to process this information. A dead-lock seal means, of course, there is no way for him to sonic a way out. And forty-two seconds is not nearly enough time to improvise some other means of getting through the door.
“Well….Doctor….what exactly do we do now?” she looks at him with an expression that plainly says you’d better have some sort of plan because I am out of ideas.
Romana tries to prevent any panic from clouding her mind. She thinks about the facts as they now stand. Obviously, this girl is the life-force of the planet. Though how exactly that works, she is unsure. Obviously, she is being sequestered here in an attempt to protect her from outside disturbances…..disturbances like the one they have just caused by questioning her.
“Do you think they have some means of monitoring her, Doctor?” she says as Skylar’s condition worsens, “Will they be able to see what’s happening and intervene somehow?”
At this point, being captured would be preferable to being blown up. The Doctor can generally talk his way out of imprisonment…explosions? Not so much.
Thirty-five seconds until their possible death. He's never tried regenerating after being exploded into pieces before and he'd rather not try it. Looking around the room he doesn't seen any signs that they are monitoring Skylar. However he is certain that there must be something that they are using. She is too precious to their planet to only trust the work of the guards.
Twenty-three seconds until possible death. Romana. She's looking at him expecting him to do something. She's run out of ideas and he only has one. He hopes it won't come to it. Time is running out though and no-one is coming. Skylar is getting worse and it is quite easy to see that this will not be the small explosion that he has hoped for.
Ten seconds until possible death. There's only one thing for the Doctor to say now. He turns to Romana a grin on his face. He grabs her hand, pulls her close of to the side with him, and yells, "Duck!" The door click open and guards rush in.
Darts are shot at Skylar who seems to fall to the ground in slow motion. The same green coloured essence that was surrounding her leaves her body. It floats around the room before dissipating.
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