The Sontaran Games by Jacqueline Rayner

Author:Jacqueline Rayner [Jacqueline Rayner]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Published: 2013-05-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

THE DOCTOR LISTENED hard. There was no scream from Emma, no Sontaran cry of triumph as she was spotted.

The Doctor let out his breath again.

Then came the sound of the bolts being drawn back, and the cupboard door was opened. Lieutenant Slorr stood in the doorway. He beckoned to the Doctor.

‘Who, me?’ the Doctor said, checking over his shoulder. There was no one else there, so he walked forward to join the lieutenant. He took a quick look around, but there was no sign of Emma. How she’d escaped he didn’t know.

Slorr stared at the Doctor through the slits in his helmet. ‘Our fearless leader Stenx has bestowed a great honour on you.’

The Doctor stared back. ‘I wouldn’t call being locked in a cupboard that much of an honour. Tell you what, if you think it’s so great, why don’t you try it? I’d be happy to turn the key.’

‘That is not the honour! You are to be the first to take part in the first ever Sontaran Games! You will die gloriously for the Sontaran cause.’

‘Don’t count on it,’ said the Doctor under his breath.

Slorr led the Doctor to a door on the far side of the gym. It was the same one Karl had been heading towards earlier.

Through the door was a covered walkway. The Doctor tried to see where they were going, but it was pitch black ahead.

He felt a breeze on his face, and realised they were now outside. Even though it was the middle of the night, the summer air was warm.

Slorr stopped prodding him forward. The Doctor was tempted to make a break for it, but Stenx’s earlier words came back to him. ‘Look before you leap.’ If he ran, he might be playing into the Sontarans’ hands. If only he could see where he was!

His wish was granted. Suddenly, the whole area was lit up.

The Doctor was standing in the centre of a sports arena. There were tiers of seats all around. Scared-looking students huddled on plastic chairs, but they barely filled up a couple of rows. The Doctor felt a bit cross. He was about to die gloriously for the Sontaran cause. They could at least have got in a good crowd.

He looked closely. Karl was there, right at the front. He looked unhurt. Sid was further back. Holly was at the end of a row. The Doctor was relieved to see them all. He was also pleased that there was no sign of Emma. She must still be free, and hiding.

Floodlights stood at the back of the seating, throwing harsh white light into the field. The Doctor squinted upwards. High above him, the air was shimmering. The Sontarans had put a force dome over the entire arena. That would make escape a lot harder.

There was something else above him, too. The Doctor stared. It looked like a giant hedgehog, rolled into a ball with all its prickles sticking out. Then he worked out what it was. It was all the sports gear that the Sontarans had taken away.

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