Doctor Who MA21 - The Eye of the Giant by Christopher Bulis

Author:Christopher Bulis [Bulis, Christopher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-07-13T02:21:59+00:00

‘Good. Anything to report?’ he enquired of the soldier on watch before the image coil.

‘No sign of them, sir.’

‘And the volcano?’

‘Activity as before, as far as I can tell, sir.’

‘All right. To your places everybody. Powering up.’

The equipment hummed into renewed life. The Brigadier took the portal vertically upwards and rotated it through a complete circle. The island seemed just as it had been before.

‘Full power. Let’s see how the control has improved.’ He directed the portal down and out over the crater wall. It started smoothly, but before he’d reached the edge of the forest, the image started to sway drunkenly about again, despite his best efforts. Eventually he pressed the reset and the portal returned to its starting position in the crater.

‘It’s improved, but not much, blast it! It would be almost impossible to get back through with it dancing about like that, at least, not amongst the trees. We’ll have to work out an alternate remote recovery procedure, Benton. Still willing to go?’

‘Of course, sir. But they may turn up yet, or signal. It’s still half an hour until they would expect us to be ready.’

‘Possibly, Benton. But I’ve decided not to chance it.

Prepare to take the squad through in five minutes. If the signal appears at eighteen hundred, there will be time for you to return to the crater before attempting to pick up the Doctor, Miss Shaw and Yates. If not, we’ve gained half an hour extra for the search. And if they’re alive but trapped somewhere down there, that could be crucial!’

Nancy was pacing the decks anxiously when she saw Ferraro emerge from the forest and stride swiftly across to the yacht.

Her heart leapt in relief. He was carrying a sack in his hand, but she couldn’t tell if it contained anything or not. Still, she reasoned, a fortune in ruby chips would not take up much room. She watched him go below and hurried back to her own cabin to wait as arranged.

Ten slow minutes passed without the expected knock on her door.

What could have delayed him? Perhaps he was busy with essential work for the impending re-launch of the ship? She went back out on deck again impatiently, hoping to catch sight of him and at least get a sign that he had been successful.

She was just in time to see Ferraro descending the ladder to the beach once more. But he was now carrying two bright metal cans with hermetically sealed caps, of the kind that was often used to hold water or fuel in hot climates. What was he doing with them and why go out again? Something must have gone wrong, but why hadn’t he come to her to explain? She saw him walk determinedly across the sand, exchange a few words with one of the sentries, and disappear into the forest once more.

His unaccountable behaviour left her in an agony of uncertainty. Should she go after him? If something had gone wrong, he might need help. Or what if he was trying to double-cross her? Either way she had to know immediately.

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