The Ultimate Evil by Wally K Daly

Author:Wally K Daly [Daly, Wally K]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

The TARDIS is suspended in space standing sentinel to a planetoid.

The planetoid has a gigantic telescopic gun on top of it.

Motors are heard to roar and the gun sinks out of sight into the bowels of the planetoid, to be replaced by a section that matches the rest of the surface exactly.

A long pause ensues, and then, with a roar, the planetoid is on its way, disappearing into the distance, to who knows where.

Mordant having gone, the war is truly at an end, and the

Doctor and Peri are free to go about their business once more.

Inside the TARDIS the Doctor was yet again busy at the

storage locker searching for something as Peri chatted on.

‘But what I still don’t understand, Doctor, is why your

pointing at the crystals on the control panel should have

changed his mind so quickly?’

The Doctor continued his search as he replied. ‘He

knows the golden rule.’

‘The golden rule?’

The Doctor paused in his search to explain. ‘The Time

Lords have an unbending rule as to anybody convicted of

spying on them.’

Peri started to get the gist of what Mordant had been up

to. ‘Those other crystals were spying on other Time

Lords?!’

‘The potential was there – yes.’

The Doctor searched on.

‘And Mordant knew the punishment applicable. Hence

his speed at agreeing to destroy the crystals and to forget

his business on that particular planet.’

Peri had the feeling she might not like to know the

answer, but asked the question in any case. ‘And the

punishment?’

The Doctor found what he was looking for, a dog-eared

magazine. He brought it out of the cupboard and closed

the door. ‘Gene manipulation. Mordant’s parents would

have been sought out – and it would have been arranged

that instead of this Mordant being born, another Mordant

would have been born. Minus the desire to spy of course.

Mordant knew that if that happened he’d never make it to

be Salakan’s top salesman which he undoubtedly is. So –

better and safer simply to find another market-place.’

The Doctor blew the dust off the magazine, saying, ‘Just

what we need.’

And with that he headed back to the main cabin, Peri

following. ‘But what is it, Doctor?’

He smiled at her. ‘A holiday brochure. I think we really

could do with a holiday now.’

Peri was suitably pleased. ‘Now that is a great idea!’

The Doctor started flicking through the magazine.

‘Anywhere in particular you’d like to try?’

And in a flash Peri had it. ‘How about Majorca?’

The Doctor smiled at the thought of her change of view.

‘Good! One last message to Locas to let him know that

Mordant has truly gone, and we’ll be on our way.’

Locas went to his father in the state room to give him the

message that he had just received from the Doctor and

Peri.

It was truly at an end.

His father smiled, relieved, and came to him and took

his hand.

When he spoke there was a softness in his voice that

Locas had never heard before. ‘We parents are funny when

it comes to protecting our children. We try to save them

from as much harm as we possibly can. So much so that

sometimes our children get hurt.’

Locas was totally thrown by the conversation. He had

never heard his father talk in such an emotional way.

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