Doctor Who Eighth Doctor Adventures 22 by Dominion (Nick Walters) (v1.1)

Author:Dominion (Nick Walters) (v1.1)
Format: epub

what the hell. She was ravenous, so she tucked in. It tasted a bit like butterscotch, only more bitter. She became so involved in her meal that she forgot all about the creature. When she looked up, he was staring at her, his head cocked to one side and then another, his bright-blue eyes reflecting the green glow of the lamps. Her meal finished, Sam handed the bowl back to her rescuer. His three fingers were long and slender, ending in pearl-white claws. Purple veins stood out below the leaf-green skin. Now her mouth felt dry, as if the food had soaked up all her saliva. Her rescuer offered her a vessel the size of an egg-cup, containing a dark-green liquid. She drank gratefully. It was odd-tasting, like medicine, the fumes hitting the back of her throat. She choked, gagged, and her head swam, eyes watering. Had she been poisoned? A sharp pain, like a headache, and then that sudden falling feeling you get on the edge of sleep. She felt something twist in her mind, and then all pain was gone. And then she heard a voice inside her head. Do not be alarmed. Sam gasped. The voice was a dry whisper that seemed to come from somewhere behind her eyes. Merely an. . . infusion. To aid mindspeak. So, they were telepathic. Or at least this one was. Sam composed herself Now that she could communicate, there were many thing she wanted to know. ‘How did you rescue me?’ Our salivary glands produce enzymes, which we can alter to suit our purposes. To fasten. To unfasten. To dissolve our food. The creature licked his lips with a dark-purple tongue. Sam forced a smile. ‘That’s nice.’ He extended a hand towards her. My name is Itharquell. Sam took the hand. It was dry, rubbery. ‘I’m Sam. Sam Jones. Thanks for rescuing me.’ Itharquell blinked. I fear I have only postponed your death. Sam gulped. ‘What do you mean?’ We are all going to be consumed by the Blight. There is no stopping it. Soon our Dominion and everything living within will be destroyed. 109

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