Donna finds out the secret of the Predo, and the Doctor is free for now.
Sand-Donna was having difficulty keeping her shape, making her more bell shaped than ever. "I must rest now", she said, "we will talk again later".
With that she fell to the floor of the room, which in itself was becoming a cavern again.Donna was feeling all alone and wondered when sand-Donna would return.
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The Doctor was deep in conversation with Aattah.
"So let me get it straight, a millenia ago Arbustoid scientists sought the power of the Time Lords and developed the means of traveling in time and space". Aattah nodded.
"But it all went wrong and instead of the prototype time ship being activated the effect enveloped the whole planet". The Doctor finished summarising."One minute it was there, and then it was gone", recounted Aattah. "All that remained were the space stations, satellites and our moons."
"When we realised what had happened we contacted all off world colonies with the intention of searching for our lost home world, lost in time and space for a thousand years".
"So 5 solar rotations ago you landed here, another stepping stone in your search", said the Doctor. "With hopes to set up another base from which to spread your search".
Aattah sadly nodded. "But as soon as we arrived we hit problems, the sand creatures encroached the city and began mimicking our people, but we couldn't converse with them, and contact proved deadly for their touch lead to a disease which soon wiped out thousands of out people. We contained the disease and were forced to wear respirators outside the city limits. All attempt to converse with the Predo have so far failed".
"Have they made any further attempt to contact you"? Asked the Doctor.
"Strangely no, once we became diseased they kept their distance, as if they hadn't meant to infect us". Aattah turned and activated a wall screen. "But then other problems arose, being on this planet started draining our power, we soon didn't have enough to leave, and now our reserves are critically low". The screen showed power bars that were teetering on the red mark. "We have enough power for another half solar rotation of the planet then we will have to fend for ourselves on the surface, a surface that kills".
Alternative part 17 written by my 11 year old daughter who is loving this story. (Got one fan anyway).....
"What's an Arbusto when it's at home?" replied Donna
"It's are home planet and i'm starting to lose my temper with you."
"ohhhhhhhh, Donna versus Donna, I wonder who would win, hey, that sounds like something Doctor would say!"
Donna shivered at the thought of being turned into The Doctor.
"I haven't told you something, I can also read minds. You are wondering what it would be like to be a man and you want to know if he is safe"?
"Blimey, I wish I was like you, or me, or whatever!"Mean while, Aattah was saying, "I need to know, who have you traveled with in the past? Tell me!"
"How can I trust you with classified information like that? Blimin Hell, I sound like Donna," said the Doctor shivering.
"Code 77 of the galactic guide sequence of 209! Vana Fotcamanyot or I swear on behalf of my blood in English!" said Aattah
They both cut there arm and finger. They wiped there finger across each others arm and put the crossed blood in there own arm and said, "Vana Fotcamanyot, I swear on behalf of my blood!"Sand-Dona molded the Doctor out of the sand. It was all nine Doctors in fact. "Which is your Doctor? It is going to be the same message but in different forms! Pick one and listen. The TARDIS should translate."
