Doctor Who: The Silurian Gift by Mike Tucker

Author:Mike Tucker
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Science Fiction
ISBN: 9781448140657
Publisher: BBC Digital
Published: 2013-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

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Chapter Eight

‘Die, human.’ The creature’s hissing voice was filled with hatred.

‘No!’ Partock knocked the weapon aside. ‘This human is helping us.’

The Sea Devil hissed angrily, but lowered its weapon. From the shadows emerged other Sea Devils, all heavily armed. The Doctor chewed his lip nervously. Their body armour marked them out as a commando squad of highly trained killers. It didn’t bode well.

‘Is everything ready?’ asked Partock.

‘We await your command.’

‘What is the meaning of this?’ Oclar pushed forward, struggling to speak through chattering teeth. ‘You had no right to revive the military…’

‘I had no choice,’ snapped Partock. ‘Pelham and the rest of the apes cannot be trusted. They need force to control them. General Veldac’s troops will provide that force.’

‘Um, excuse me.’ The Doctor waved a nervous hand in the air. ‘I don’t mean to put a spanner in what I assume is a carefully worked out plan, but Pelham did mention that he had guards in the hibernation chambers.’

‘And you thought that I hadn’t already dealt with them?’ Partock shot a despairing look at him, and then turned to the Sea Devil commander. ‘Start your attack.’

Pelham slumped behind his desk, mopping at his forehead with a tissue.

‘Where is it?’ he asked one of the guards. ‘Is it following us?’

‘No, sir.’ The guard listened intently to the voice in his earpiece. ‘My men followed the creature for about half a mile. It appears to have gone into a fracture in the ice sheet.’

‘Then it came from the underground lake,’ mused Pelham.

‘PelCorp is committed to having a minimal impact on the environment.’ Lizzie was reading from a poster on his wall. ‘I’m not sure you’re going to be able to claim that you’ve met that particular target, are you?’

‘Shut up and sit down,’ Pelham snarled at her. ‘I have had just about enough of people like you. I should have spotted you from the very beginning. Eco-warriors.’ He spat the word.

‘But your little game is up, isn’t it, Pelham?’ taunted Lizzie. ‘You might have pulled the wool over people’s eyes with promises of wealth from your miraculous new fuel, but you’re not going to be able to hide an entire new species. Prehistoric creatures. It’s over for you!’

‘You think so?’ Pelham raised an eyebrow at her. ‘My company and my staff have been attacked by a hostile force. People have been killed, and property has been destroyed. I believe that means I have a right to defend myself.’

Lizzie’s eyes widened. ‘You’re going to destroy the hibernation equipment, aren’t you? You’re going to wipe out an entire race!’

‘It’s a bit late for you to worry about destroying innocents.’ Pelham gave a short barking laugh and snapped on the intercom on his desk. ‘Get me the guard captain at the drill head.’

‘I was about to inform you, sir.’ The voice was tinny over the speaker. ‘We’ve lost all contact with the drill head. That creature has probably destroyed some cables. It could take some time to repair the damage.’

Pelham sat back in his chair, lips pursed.

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