Doctor Who - New Series Adventures - 027 - Shining Darkness by Mark Michalowski

Author:Mark Michalowski [Michalowski, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, General, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy & Magic
ISBN: 9781846075575
Google: uhUEPQAACAAJ
Amazon: 1846075572
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2008-10-09T07:00:00+00:00

heap to crash at their feet. ‘Why?’

‘Well, one segment in an art gallery, one in a forest on,

where was it – Chao? – one under the surface of a desert

world, one here. Can’t be a cheap business whizzing all

over the galaxy hiding bits and bobs. And you’ve probably

got to pay people to keep an eye on them. Or make them

think you’re gods, at least.’ A sudden thought came to him

and he turned to look up at the monitor tower where

77141 was – hopefully – still sitting. ‘In fact, now that I

think about it, I really should…’ His voice tailed off as he

began to fiddle with his sonic gadget. After a few

moments it gave a low-pitched hum. ‘There!’ he said.

‘Scrambler field.’

‘Scrambler field?’

‘Should stop the Cultists from just beaming their little

treasure out of here. And if I’m right about 77141 up

there, it won’t be long before the Cultists know that we’re

here anyway. Wouldn’t stop them beaming down

somewhere nearby and getting here on foot, but it’ll give

us a bit more time.’

More rubbish came tumbling down the pile, narrowly

missing them. Mother glanced down as if to apologise as

she ploughed deeper and deeper into it.

‘A bit more time to do what, exactly?’

‘Oh, don’t worry – I’m not going to stop them getting

it. I just want to have a closer look, see if I can work out

what it’s all for. Soon as I’ve done that, they can have it.’

He paused. ‘You sure you know what you’re doing, don’t

you, Boonie? Once the Cult have all the pieces of this

thing, they’re going to do something with it: build

something, find something. Destroy something. Are you

sure that’s a risk you want to take?’

‘You’re suggesting that we steal this part, are you?’

‘It would stop them. And isn’t that what you really

want?’

‘It might stop them in the short-term. But I bet they

have the resources to make duplicates, even if we take this

one.’ He thought for a moment and shook his head firmly.

‘No. They know we’re following them. If they go to

ground, we might never find them again. This is the way it

has to be. They need to keep believing that they’re just a

bit cleverer than us.’

The Doctor gave a big shrug.

‘For the record, I think you’re mad, you know that. If

you weren’t quite so driven by all this, so determined to

see it through to the end, you might realise that. But this is

your game. Play it your way.’ He peered up at where the

steel pistons of Mother’s hydraulic legs could be seen,

sticking out of the pile.

‘Any luck?’ he called.

‘I don’t like this,’ Garaman said.

‘Perhaps the interference is from some piece of

discarded equipment on the planet,’ Mesanth offered. ‘The

presence of all that technology is one reason why Junk

was chosen for—’

‘Garaman!’ called Ogmunee from the communications

station. ‘A message from the supervisor on the planet.’

‘Put it through.’

Seconds later, the sound of a very shaky 77141 came

through on the speakers.

‘However much you’re paying me,’ he grunted, ‘it’s

not enough to compensate for what I’ve just been through.

Are you listening?’

‘With the utmost attention,’ said Garaman, weariness

dripping from every word.

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