Doctor Who - Telos - 03 by Nightdreamers

Author:Nightdreamers [Nightdreamers]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

My name is Sly

And I decry

My mischievous intention:

So let me see

My victims free

Of all this past dissension!

With a sad smile, the little man plucked the remnants of the Atinati

weed from his buttonhole and bent down first over Ria, then Tonio,

squeezing the last of the juice into their eyes.

‘My last act of magic,’ he said in a solemn voice. ‘The last magic I’ll

ever see.’

He scurried back, hiding behind the console as the lovers woke.

‘Wh-what happened?’ said Ria. ‘Tonio, I –’

‘A dream,’ murmured her lover, ‘I had the strangest dream —’

They rushed together, embracing, but their joy was brief. Suddenly, Ria

cried out. She broke away.

‘My love, what is it?’ said Tonio, confused.

In reply, Ria only pointed to the scanner.

Tonio gasped. ‘A Darkship! And it’s –’

Ria grabbed his hand. ‘The Vorgon ray! Tonio, it’s our only chance —’

With that, the lovers rushed from the TARDIS.

§

‘Freedom ... Freedom!’

For a time, Esnic had been wracked by his own spasms. He had

twisted, clutched his head, collapsed to the floor. Now his mind was his

own again. Rushing back to the control panel, he slammed down a lever.

The impulse power!

He grabbed his phaser, shooting a random blast.

‘Yes!’ He swung towards the dais. Triumphantly, he gazed on the

tormented figure in the throne-like chair. ‘You’ve lost your hold on me

now — Altero, Nightdreamer King, whatever you are! For how long

have I endured your rule? Stupid old fool! And you never knew I was a

Darkling agent!’

He strode forward, phaser aimed and ready. On the screen, the battle

continued.

‘Victory,’ Esnic sneered. ‘Victory for the Darklings!’

‘No ... No!’ Jo cried.

‘Traitor!’ A blast seared out — but not Esnic’s. It ripped the phaser

from his hand and he fell back, stunned.

Jo was startled. Swivelling round, she saw a wild-haired, bespectacled

old fellow, solemnly lowering his own phaser. With surprising agility he

loped towards her, grabbed a knife from his jacket, and severed her

bonds.

‘We haven’t met, my dear,’ he muttered, ‘but —’

‘The butler? But ... the Doctor! Is he —’

Desperately, they blundered towards the unmoving figure.

§

In the TARDIS, Peterkin the cobbler stretched and yawned. As if in

response, the control room became lighter, resuming its accustomed

brightness.

‘A dream?’ Peterkin blinked. ‘But such a strange —’

Sly crept forward. Before, his manner had been sad and fearful; now it

was something else again. When he spoke, his voice was a tremulous

whisper. ‘And I thought I’d seen my last magic! Brother ... can it really

be you?’

‘B-Brother?’ Peterkin looked up.

Then his eyes grew wide, and filled with tears.

Marvelling, the brothers staggered into each other’s arms, but they had

barely embraced before a fearsome wheezing filled the control room,

and the time rotor juddered upwards like a huge, glowing piston.

‘Wh-what’s happening?’ gulped Peterkin.

Wildly, the brothers exchanged glances.

§

‘Doctor!’ Jo gasped. ‘Doctor!’

‘I only hope he can forgive me for doubting him,’ blurted the supposed

butler. ‘What a fool I’ve been – ah, but this has been a night for folly ...’

Worriedly, the old fellow shouted in the Doctor’s ear. ‘Doctor, can you

hear me? Can you forgive me, Doctor?’

‘Doctor!’ Jo shook his shoulder. ‘Doctor, please –’

Quite suddenly, the Doctor looked up. ‘Did somebody say my name?

Ah.

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