Doctor Who - New Adventures - 29 - Strange England by Simon Messingham

Author:Simon Messingham
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Doctor Who (Television Program : 1963-1989), General, Doctor Who (Television Program), Fiction
ISBN: 9780426204190
Publisher: London Bridge
Published: 1993-12-31T08:00:00+00:00

They dashed along the corridor, the screeches echoing and pounding in her ears. The Doctor sprinted into the kitchen and without a pause headed straight for the back door. As he reached it, something landed on Bernice’s back. Little hands clutched her hair and pulled. She screamed, spinning around in mid-run. She banged into the kitchen table.

Vaguely she saw the Doctor turn back and look at her. She felt strong, bony fingers scrabble over her face, searching for her eyes. The creature smelt of 155

dirty fish. It screamed into her face. She caught a glimpse of a pale, mal-formed face and brown, glistening teeth.

Abruptly, the pressure was torn off her. Head reeling, she made out Ace holding the struggling creature. She dashed it against the wall. It burst open like an overripe fruit, sending transparent fluid splashing over the shelves.

Behind Ace, Garvey was hurrying up the corridor, pursued by more of the creatures. ‘Well done Ace,’ shouted the Doctor. ‘Now come on!’

Bernice felt Ace grab her wrist and drag her out through the back door and into the cold kitchen garden. For a second Bernice had a vision of hundreds more of the little creatures waiting for her outside. However, when her sight cleared she realized that they were alone.

Garvey hurriedly slammed the door shut and produced a large iron key from his pocket. He proceeded to lock the door. His breath came out in anguished gasps.

‘What do we do now, Doctor?’ asked Ace, who seemed superbly calm. Bernice wondered whether she really did feel at her best under situations of conflict and peril.

‘The TARDIS,’ replied the Doctor, ‘if we can make it.’

Bernice opened her mouth to protest when the Doctor interrupted her: ‘I know Benny, but we have to leave the others. I promise you, it’s our only hope.’

Garvey seemed confused. ‘What is this TARDIS?’ he asked. ‘How can it help?’

The Doctor looked back through the kitchen window. His eyes widened in alarm. ‘No time to explain, Mr Garvey. Off we go!’

Bernice took a quick peek and saw a dozen of the creatures piling into the kitchen. She did not need a second warning to start running off into the night.

Aickland led Charlotte at a sprint up a wide, luxurious staircase. Its ochre carpet had been shredded in the previous invasion by the creatures and it looked as if even more damage was going to be inflicted on it this time.

‘Where are we going?’ asked Charlotte as he pulled her up, leaping two or three steps at a time. Below, a boiling mass of creatures streamed after them.

‘I don’t have a clue!’ Aickland shouted. He was still shocked and confused after so much had happened but was learning that the secret to survival was just to keep going. He reached a landing and launched himself along it. He realized he had made another mistake. They should have followed Ace into the corridor instead of trapping themselves up here. He had conveniently forgotten that there had been no way they could have cut through the charging creatures to have even made it to the corridor.

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