Legacy of the Daleks (John Peel) by Legacy Of The Dalaks (by John Peel) (html)

Author:Legacy Of The Dalaks (by John Peel) (html)
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9

Journeys End In…

Despite Donna’s plea, the Doctor shook his head firmly suffered enough,’ he replied gently. ‘I won’t add to it. And I certainly won’t kill you to prevent a fate worse than death.’

‘Doctor,’ Donna said desperately, ‘I’m serious.’

‘And so am I,’ he assured her, touching her lightly on her shoulder. ‘You should not be punished for the actions of another.’ He stared at her almost hypnotically. ‘I promise you, I will not allow Haldoran to harm you again.’

Donna faltered. ‘I know better than to trust the word of any man ever again,’ she said bitterly.

‘Don’t,’ the Doctor agreed cheerfully. ‘Trust the word of a Time Lord.’

‘How?’ Donna gestured around them. ‘We’re trapped in here, in case you hadn’t noticed, and being taken to Haldoran’s castle. We’ll be surrounded by his troops there. There’s no way out.’

‘Don’t be such a defeatist,’ the Doctor answered. ‘We’re only prisoners because I thought it was the best way of getting answers.’

Donna stared at him suspiciously. ‘You’re trying to tell me you allowed them to capture us?’

‘Of course.’ He looked at her innocently. ‘I thought we’d meet up with Susan that way. I should have known she’d have escaped, of course. And since she’s now investigating DA‐​17, it seemed to me that it was my duty to check on what Haldoran thinks he’s up to. And allowing us to be taken to him was the obvious method.’

Donna was feeling more and more uncertain now She was wavering between fear and hope – but at least there was hope. ‘I thought this was none of your business,’ she said finally.

‘That was before the Dalek Artefact.’ he answered. ‘That changes everything. I have no option but to act now.’ He smiled. ‘As long as you’ve no objection to accepting help from a non‐​Earthman, that is.’

Donna managed a weak smile back. ’Personally, I’m all for it,’ she assured him. ‘Just as long as my father never finds out you’re an alien.’

‘I promise not to tell him.’ The Doctor’s eyes sparkled as he held up a slender, wandlike object. ‘A little proof that I really can get us out when I wish. My sonic screwdriver.’

David scowled. ‘Didn’t the guards take that away from you?’ he objected.

‘Yes,’ the Doctor said with a grin. ‘But I’m most adept at sleight of hand. You should see my Las Vegas act sometime.’ He hardly seemed to move his hand, but the device had vanished again ‘I can do wonderful things with coins, too. But they took all of those.’

Hope was starting to win out in Donna’s mind now. He seemed to be more than a trifle eccentric, but there was something about the Doctor that made you realise that there was more to him than what you saw. A little like his TARDIS, really – when you penetrated the surface, there was far more than you dreamed possible.

The runabout came to a halt, and a moment later the doors were flung open. Four armed guards stood there, rifles aimed at the prisoners. ‘Out,’ one of them said.

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