The Slitheen Excursion by Simon Guerrier

Author:Simon Guerrier [Guerrier, Simon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, General, Science Fiction, Radio and Television Novels, Doctor Who (Fictitious Character), Extraterrestial Beings
ISBN: 9781846076404
Google: uBHju0XS2KwC
Amazon: 1846076404
Publisher: BBC BOOKS
Published: 2009-05-06T07:00:00+00:00

They say it's for the honour of their tribes. It's really quite

delicious!'

June wanted to punch her, to do something stupid and

futile, but the Doctor held on to her hand.

'I suppose,' he said, 'you tell them we don't feel pain

like you do.'

Mamps swung round to face him. 'How did you—' she

began. And then she remembered the eyes watching her

and broke into a smile.

'He's got ideas about what we can do to improve the lot

of the humans in our care,' she gurgled. 'And we at

Slitheen Excursions are very keen to hear his point of

view. I know many of you have concerns about the

environmental footprint our tours leave behind them.

Honestly, we share those concerns. And that's why the

Doctor's going to be our ambassador. We'll show him

everything he asks to see. And he can then advise us on

where we can improve.'

The aliens applauded. Deukalion reached out to hand

June a wide-necked goblet of wine, a kylix like she'd seen

in museums. Cecrops slithered up beside her and joined in

the applause. June felt trapped, confused. Had the Doctor

just talked his way into the Slitheen's operation? Were

they really asking him to advise them?

She saw Mamps lean back to whisper to Leeb, the last

of Cosmo's siblings. Leeb snickered and hurried away.

Mamps turned back to gaze at the Doctor with dark and

greedy eyes.

The Doctor came over to June and Deukalion. 'Well,' he

said loudly, 'it's all going a lot better than we could have

expected. I'm going to pop over to the island where

they've got whatever they're using to bring people here

from the future. You're going to be their guests here while

I'm gone.'

'But—' began June. The Doctor put his arm around her

companionably.

'I know you're going to miss me,' he said and hugged

her.

'It's a trap,' she whispered in his ear.

He held her close. 'I know,' he said. 'They need me

away from the alien fan club before they can have their

revenge. But what else can we do?'

'Doctor!' she said, holding on to him tightly.

He withdrew from her, smiling brightly, that cunning

look in his eye.

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