Doctor Who - Target Novelisations - 153 - The Pescatons by Victor Pemberton

Author:Victor Pemberton
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science Fiction, General, Fiction
ISBN: 9780426203537
Publisher: Target
Published: 1991-05-14T07:00:00+00:00

And then it happened. Just as the men had succeeded in breaking open a large chunk of the cone wall, the sound of wind and rain was completely overwhelmed by a roaring, hissing sound, and suddenly the whole island was bathed in a dazzling emerald green light. Out of the river came the Pescaton creature, rearing up like an angry serpent, claws gleaming in its own light, and eyes piercing straight across the tiny stormswept island.

For a moment, the men were paralyzed with fear. All they could do was to stare at the monstrous sight before them, their faces bathed in the emerald glow from the creature’s massive body.

‘For God’s sake!’ yelled Derek. ‘Let’s get out of here!’

The labourers scattered in all directions, but were horrified to discover that the motor launch had already drifted away from the island and was rapidly disappearing downriver on the fast-flowing current. Only one person was left behind. Potterton, still clutching his half-wrecked umbrella, was dazed into immobility. As the towering Pescaton roared down on to him, his thick horn-rimmed spectacles reflected the whole grisly scene right to the very end.

Another streak of lightning flashed across the sky, closely followed by a loud clap of thunder.

The explosion of sound was immediately taken up by the deafening roar of the Pescaton creature which stomped across the tiny island, tearing down every tree in its path.

The men screeched and screamed. With nowhere to go, they rushed around frantically, like frightened animals hunted by their predator. In sheer panic, some of them leapt into the raging river water. It was their final mistake.

A short while later, human bones floated downriver on the racing current.

By the time the Doctor had heard about the horrific events on the island, the Pescaton had already emerged from the river and was rampaging through the streets of London.

Suddenly, lights were glowing in every home in the city.

The Prime Minister was woken up, and immediately called an emergency meeting of his Cabinet. The media flocked to cover the phenomenon, and, in an attempt to block the creature’s path, the police and army brought in reinforcements. But despite the fact that the alien creature was wreaking havoc in its path, the order to destroy it was witheld in the absurd hope that some way could be found to capture it alive.

The Doctor and Sarah Jane caught up with the Pescaton as it retreated into a canal and trudged its way clumsily through water far too shallow to submerge its immense size.

‘Where’s it going to, Doctor?’ Sarah Jane had to shout to be heard above the excited yells of the crowd who were following the destructive creature at a safe distance behind.

‘What’s it trying to do?’

‘I’m not sure,’ the Doctor called back. ‘But I’ve got a feeling it’s searching for something.’ For the past ten minutes or so, the Doctor had noticed that the Pescaton was moving at a more sluggish pace. Although it had continued to tear down telegraph poles and wires as it went, this had been more because of clumsiness than anything else.

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