The Indestructible Man by Simon Messingham

Author:Simon Messingham [Messingham, Simon]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Science-Fiction - Doctor Who
ISBN: 9780563486237
Publisher: BBC Books
Published: 2004-10-28T22:00:00+00:00

„Yes, I expect that‟s the one.‟

„Why didn‟t he just ask me?‟

The Doctor laughed. „He probably thought you wouldn‟t tell him.‟

Mrs Craig wrinkled her nose. „He‟s probably right.‟ She stared out to sea. „Doctor, I like you but you know, I think you‟re the kinda feller who attracts trouble. With a big “T”.

You‟re gonna bring trouble here if you stay around much more. And I‟m too old for trouble.‟

She creaked round to face him. „So. I‟ll tell you where he is.

But he won‟t like it. He won‟t like you. He‟s all eaten up. Seen too much of the world for one man. Me, I like my village.

Never had the urge to travel. Where is there to go?‟

„I wish I could share your sentiments,‟ the Doctor replied. „I really do.‟

Mrs Craig held up the object she had been making. It was a cross, a crucifix decorated with feathers. „I was gonna give you this,‟ she said. „For good luck.‟

„Oh, really?‟

„But I‟m not gonna give you it now.‟ The wrinkles on her face thickened. „It ain‟t your thing. It ain‟t for you.‟ She was smiling, but her eyes were sad.

„Well,‟ he said. „It was a nice thought.‟

„Besides,‟ she continued. „It wouldn‟t do you no good.‟ She hurled the cross out over the cliff. Together they watched it sail out, somersault in the wind, then plummet into the sea.

High up in the foothills, in the shadow of the grey peaked mountains, the jungle was sodden and misty. Thick clouds had deposited several hundred litres of rain on to them before racing on to soak something else. The heat had then come back, and with that the mosquitoes - who now sang and whined round them.

The Doctor led the way up the pitted road, its surface churned by tyre tracks. A battered tin sign staked into the ground pointed the way to „Piper‟s Clinic‟.

Colonel Storm was behind him, calling in to SKYHOME.

The Doctor stopped and waited for the soldier to finish. He looked like he needed a rest. He wondered whether he ought to check his companion into this clinic for treatment.

„All done?‟ he asked brightly, as Storm hewed his way up the steep muddy slope.

„We should have brought the ATVs,‟ Storm snarled. „Could have got up this dirt track in the half the time.‟

„You can‟t always rely on your toys. The walk will do you good.‟

Storm slapped his neck. „If I don‟t catch malaria first.‟

„Don‟t be a baby. Besides, I think we‟re there.‟

„There‟s news,‟ said Storm suddenly. The Doctor detected a grim tone in his voice. „Something‟s happened. It seems our guests have arrived.‟

„Who?‟

„Them. The Myloki.‟ Storm stared at him. „SKYHOME has started some kind of tracking project. Your friend Zoe...

they‟ve detected them.‟

The Doctor looked past the gate to this „Piper‟s Clinic‟.

„Then we had better hurry.‟

The path was overgrown with fleshy palms, the ground knotted with thick roots. Birds scuttled through the vivid green trees, screaming out their warning cries. The cloud was covering the sun once again. The air was oppressive and hot; signs that a larger storm was about to hit.

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