SciFi

After searching the ancient City Donna and the Doctor are taken captive.

The warehouse was like the TARDIS,appearing a lot larger on the inside. The entrance was well guarded by more of the black metallic humanoids.
The Doctor and Donna were lead to a brightly lit area near the centre, as they approached they could see a variety of futuristic vehicles most designed to traverse the sandy rocky surface of the planet. The lit area looked like a plain walled room, but when they entered they soon realise it was a lift, the piped muzak gave it away. "Why is it alway The Girl from Ipanema"? Pleaded Donna.

Skirted by three humanoids the Doctor and Donna are propelled down into the bowls of the planet. What seems like an age culminates with the lift coming to an abrupt halt and the door slides open.

"Well, well, it appears we have arrived" the Doctor observed.

The area outside of the lift was well lit and as expansive as the warehouse, the pair are ushered on with a poke from the humanoid weapons.

"Where are we going now?" asked Donna.
"It's a surprise, I like surprises", replied the Doctor with unexpected glee in his voice.

They finally reached their destination as a door slide open and the room beyond struck the pair as being a sort of nerve centre, with banks of humanoids sat it computer terminals.

Donna clings to the Doctor as a humanoid bereft of metallic suit and respirator heads towards them.

Donna had seen countless aliens now, but these humanoids looked very strange. Part human, part plant, distinct facial features topped with a green growth not dissimilar to coriander. Arms and upper torso were mossy in look some green some brown.

"Prime Lord, I presume?" said the Doctor extending his hand.
The humanoid responded equally "You are the one called the Doctor, a Time Lord, am I right? We have been awaiting your arrival".

The Doctor and Donna whilst, searching the abandoned city come under fire.

Donna was still having difficulty with the door, even though it was open, her way was blocked by bodies piled up behind it. The Doctor aware of the situation, turns to the aggressors and raises his hands. "Ok, we don't want any trouble,we come in peace".

Donna stops her frantic effort to get through the door and stands next to the Doctor.

The humanoid was more visible now having stepped out of the shadows. He wore a head to foot one piece black-metallic outfit with respirator type mask. Motioning with his gun he lead the pair back out into the open.

"Where are you taking us?" pleaded Donna.

The rasping metallic voice came back. "You will follow, the Prime Lord wants to meet you".

Slowly the Doctor and Donna followed the humanoid with others joining them out of the shadows.

Up ahead was a building resembling a warehouse with a large open door, Donna espied movement inside, for a dead city it was slowly coming to life.

The Doctor and Donna are investigating the city come across its dead inhabitants and a lot more.

‘I think I’m going to throw up.’ Donna says looking green around the gills.
‘Hold your breath.’ The doctor replies from behind his handkerchief.
‘Oh, brilliant…’ Donna snaps. ‘ ‘ow long for? This room goes on forever.’
They both stand staring at the dead creatures stretching as far as the eye can see.
Suddenly, there’s a noise behind them.
They both turn to see a humanoid hybrid creature approaching, armed and doesn’t look
friendly.
‘I suggest we run.’ The doctor says.
‘Where?’ Donna gasps still trying not to be sick.
‘I dunno.’ The doctor says. ‘Try over there.’ He points to a door across the piles
of dead.
Donna pulls a face and both of them start hopping over bodies heading for the door.
The humanoid calls out. ‘Stop…who are you?’
The doctor shouts to Donna to keep going.
A blast of a laser gun whistles past their heads.
‘What do we do now?’ Donna demands breathlessly.
The doctor glances over his shoulder and says. ‘Keep going…’
‘Oh, great..’ Donna says as she trips and sprawls onto one of dead creatures.
The doctor stops and helps her up while more laser fire whistles over their heads.
He and Donna scramble over the last of the bodies and reach the door.
They manage to open it just as the humanoid is joined by several more of its kind.
‘Orders are not to kill but capture the male.’ One of the humanoids says to the one who found them.
‘Why?’ It asks.
‘Because the male is a Time Lord and can ruin everything. The female is dispensable.’

The Doctor and Donna are investigating the city. Donna notices something strange about its inhabitants, but discovers that reaching them will be difficult...

Donna and The Doctor looked into the building. Lying lifeless on the floor were the bodies of strange human-plant hybrid creatures. The smell seeping through the broken glass suggested that they had already started decomposing. The Doctor covered his mouth with a handkerchief, and tried opening the door to the back storeroom.

It wouldn't budge.

"It's locked." He said, pulling out his sonic screwdriver. Still wouldn't budge. "Why kill these people? And why was it necessary it lock the doors so no one - not even a Timelord - could get in?"

Donna rolled her eyes, and pointed to a window with no glass left in it. "Possibly because we could climb in through the window!"

The Doctor smiled. "Of course."

As the pair of them scrambled through the window, a mysterious shape stood watching a few metres away. It reached towards it's midriff, and pulled out a radio-like object.

"Looks like we have a couple alive, after all." Said the metallic voice.

The Doctor and Donna have arrived on a barren planet near an apparently abandoned city. Whilst they are about to investigate, there are things in the shadows, waiting to get into the city...

 The Doctor and Donna eventually reached the first building, a small square pinkish rendered building with tiny elaborate windows and a tall slate roof. Looking at the bric a brac she could see when she peered in through one of the windows, it did in fact look like a gift shop.  Donna smiled and looked around curiously for a door.

'Come on....'

The Doctor fiddled around with his screwdriver, concentration on his face. He turned and saw Donna with a withering stare as she calmly and slowly pushed the door open.

'Ah.'

'Well, these things in the shadows that are trying to get in - 'ave a problem with doors, do they?'. The Doctor scowled, but he didn't get a chance to reply - all of a sudden, Donna screamed as a shadow leaped out of the open door with a squeal. It even made the Doctor jump.

'My God.' shouted Donna clutching her chest and breathing hard. 'It's only a bleedin' cat!'. The Doctor scowled. The jet black cat turned and stared wide-eyed at him and then sauntered calmly off.

'Cat? CAT? Why cats? Are they stalking me? Why not dogs? Cows? Hippopotamuses? Or is it Hippopotami?  Why does it always have to be cats? I mean, are cats going to eventually rule the universe?'. The Doctor screwed up his face and looked to the sky, as if he suddenly expected it to rain cats. 'Donna.....'

But Donna wasn't listening. She was staring listlessly into the building through the door. Rigid with fear.

'Donna?'

She couldn't move her eyes. She could barely speak, her lips barely moved.

'They're all dead...' she murmured.

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"Couldn't you have parked a bit closer"? Donna said, puffing.
"Sorry Donna but the TARDIS has a mind of it's own, anyway it's a nice day for a walk".

Donna and the Doctor continued heading for the first building they could see in the wondrous cityscape in front of them.

"Doesn't appear to be much in the way of life, now that's strange". The Doctor looked thoughtfully at Donna for an answer. " I mean the buildings look almost brand new, no decay or anything, but where are the people? Lets look for the little shop, there is always a little shop". Donna laughed.

In the shadows something moved, missed by both the Doctor and Donna. Something was watching them approach, something was waiting...