Doctor Who: Island of Death by Barry Letts

Author:Barry Letts
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science-Fiction:Doctor Who
ISBN: 9780563486312
Publisher: Diamond Comic Distributors
Published: 2005-07-17T10:00:00+00:00

Whatever. He was going to make damn sure that those responsible - human or non-human - paid the price. In blood if necessary.

There was an air of suppressed excitement on board now that the other two officers and the Cox‟n had been given the whole story, which the petty officer greeted with a sceptical raised eyebrow. They had been told that the standing orders for action stations, which had fallen into abeyance as soon as they left the South China Sea with its smugglers and pirates, were to be reinstated.

„Landing party... As you were! Rogers! Wipe that grin off your face! Landing party... HOWNG!‟ Long years of Petty-Officer Hardy‟s bellowing of the word „Shun‟ had mangled it past recognition.

The Brigadier peered over at the boat deck below. The port launch was already in the water, and the dozen men who were to be transported in it were on the deck by the davits, dressed in full battle gear, helmets and all, with rifles by their sides, bar the two who had machine guns instead. They were standing at an easy attention (very different from the rigid smartness he was accustomed to from the men of his erstwhile regiment), as the Petty Officer reported their readiness to Bob Simkins, who was to lead them. Like the Brigadier, they both had pistol holsters at their belts, and, in addition, the Cox‟n was sporting an old-fashioned naval cutlass in its scabbard.

The sight of them made him all the more certain that they had made the right decision about Alex Whitbread, leaving him on board under guard. Not exactly cricket, of course.

After all, they had agreed to bring him to the island in return for his information. But then, the fellow was obviously not to be trusted, even if he hadn‟t tried to murder Sarah - and that was almost impossible to prove, one way or the other.

„Right Brigadier, Doctor, when you‟re ready.‟ Pete Andrews had climbed the ladder and gave an inclusive nod towards Sarah as he spoke. The three were to accompany him in the smaller launch, which would also carry another six seamen, armed to the teeth like their fellows.

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