Part
III – The Doctor Vs. The Ori
The
SGC
“Unscheduled
off world activation!” Sgt. Harriman called out as the gate
activated. “Closing the Iris.” The Iris closed.
“Report,”
General Landry said.
“Receiving
IDC now, Sir,” Harriman said. “It’s SG1!”
“They’re
early, open the Iris,” Landry said.
“Aye,
Sir,” Harriman said.
The Iris
was opened and Daniel and Lana rushed through the gate.
“Close
the Iris!” Daniel called out.
“Close
the Iris!” Landry said.
The Iris
closed. Several thudding sounds could be heard as Ori foot soldiers
met their ends, then the Stargate shut down.
“Dr.
Jackson, where is the rest of SG1, and who is this with you?”
Landry said.
“They
have been captured by Adria!” Daniel said. “This is Lana Halaia,
from Ao Plaailla,” he indicated Lana.
“We barely managed to escape.”
The
Doctor emerged from the TARDIS. “What happened, everyone got
captured?” he asked.
“Yes,
we all put up a fight, but they were all captured,” Daniel said.
“We
were lucky to escape!” Lana said.
“Right,
one rescue party coming up!” the Doctor said.
“Doctor,
we can’t just charge into the situation without first debriefing
Doctor Jackson,” Landry said.
“Good
point, but in an hour I will be going to that planet and rescuing the
rest of SG1 and my companions.”
“I’ll
join you then,” Lana decided. What she had heard about the Doctor
from his companions lead her to believe that he was very capable.
Five
minutes later, Daniel, Lana, the Doctor and Landry met in the
briefing room.
For the
first twenty minutes Daniel told the latter two of their mission
until they entered Enb, then Lana joined him in the description of
the mission.
“And
then you were surrounded by the Ori troops?” General Landry asked.
“Yes.”
“How
did you escape?” General Landry said.
“I’m
not sure, it was fairly chaotic,” Dr. Jackson said. He
looked at Lana. “Lana managed to grab me
while the Priors were otherwise engaged.”
“The
team put up a pretty good, fight, General, including that Kiara. She
was using some kind of technology that I have never seen,” Lana
said.
“I
don’t think it was technology,” the Doctor said.
“Then
what was it, Doctor?” Lana asked.
“An
intrinsic power,” the Doctor said.
“That
makes sense,” Daniel said, what with the
powers that the Priors displayed he was willing to believe that what
he observed Kiara doing was also intrinsic.
“Maybe,”
Lana said; she was not sure that biology could explain what she saw
Kiara doing, despite the observed capabilities of the Priors and her
encounters with the Ancients.
“So,
they got captured. Why couldn’t you free them?” Landry asked.
“They
were almost immediately beamed to one of the motherships. They had a
portable Ring Transporter with them,” Dr. Jackson said.
“As you
saw, we were chased to the Gate, and I wasn’t about to lead the Ori
forces to a town or village that hadn’t been abandoned,” Lana
said.
“So you
say,” Landry said, with a slight sarcastic
tone.
Lana
turned to the Doctor, “could you scare the Ori off from my world?”
“No.
All I will be doing is rescuing the rest of SG1 and my companions.”
“Really?”
Lana asked dubiously.
“Yes. I
have never been to this universe before. Therefore my reputation
doesn’t precede me,” the Doctor said. He
didn’t want this universe to be too aware of his visit.
“And
what sort of reputation do you have in your universe, Doctor?”
Landry asked.
“You
don’t want to know. I am seen as an incorrigible meddler in some
places, and as a false trickster god in others. That is barely
scratching the surface.”
Twenty
minutes after the briefing ended, the Doctor, Lana, Daniel, General
Landry and SG-6 meet in the Gate Room, next to the TARDIS.
“You’re
sure you’re taking your ship, Doctor?” Landry asked.
“Yes,
Even if it’s captured, neither the Priors nor Adria herself would
be able to pilot it.”
“If you
say so,” Landry said.
The
Doctor opened the TARDIS door. “Let’s go,” he said.
Lana
stopped as she entered the TARDIS. “Amazing, it’s actually bigger
on the inside,” she said.
The
Doctor snorted. “That’s hardly original,” he said.
“I
thought it was,” Lana said.
“Actually,
you may be the first to say ‘Amazing,’” the Doctor said.
“Good,”
Lana said as SG-6 and Daniel Jackson
followed her in.
“Here’s
our plan, we will wait until the SGC dials P6Y-362, or as the natives
call it, Tiloana. Then the TARDIS will follow the wormhole there,”
the Doctor said.
“Not
all the natives, just those on the main continent,” Lana said.
“Understood,”
Colonel Francis Jameson, the commander of SG-6, said.
“Good
to know,” Daniel said.
“Chevron
Seven, Locked!” The Stargate opened with the usual kawoosh. The
TARDIS then dematerialised.
The
TARDIS in flight
The
console room was shaking. “What’s wrong, Doctor?” Daniel asked.
“The
Gate wormhole is interfering with the Vortex. But that can’t be
possible!” the Doctor said.
“And
yet it’s happening,” Captain Marcia Bates, SG-6’s scientist,
said.
‘That’s
impossible,’ the Doctor thought. “Right, unless you can use the
gate to time travel...”
“Actually,
it can,” Daniel said.
“Oh those arrogant Alterans!”
“Arrogant?”
Daniel asked.
“That
they would create a portal network that could go to any time period
in it’s existence that could be used by anyone!” the Doctor said.
“But
it’s not a normal function of the gate. It occurred as the result
of the wormhole interacting with stellar flares,” Daniel said.
“Not that arrogant then, but their tech isn’t making it easy for
Gallifreyian technology to track it. We’re still in the Solar
System. At this rate we’ll reach Tiloana in just over three years.”
“Doctor,
a Stargate wormhole can only stay open for a maximum time of 38
minutes!” Daniel said.
“That
is a limitation. But we’d experience those 3 years within the 38
minutes that the wormhole would remain open. Remember that the TARDIS
can travel in time, Doctor Jackson.”
“There
has to be an alternative, Doctor! We can’t spend three years
travelling in here. We’d go mad,” Jameson said.
“That’s
where you’re wrong. There is more to the TARDIS than just this
room. It’s so vast that it would take more than the 1100 days the
journey would take to explore it all,” the Doctor said. He walked
to Helena Lawson, SG-6’s archaeologist. “Imagine a library so
vast it would take decades to read all the books. The TARDIS has it.
However, it isn’t a given that it would take three years. I may
figure out a way to clearly scan through the interference and make
the journey go faster.”
He
flicked a switch on the console. “There: I have established a
spiralling Temporal Orbit around the wormhole, staying well within
the 38 minute window.”
“What
about food?” Marcia asked.
“The
TARDIS can generate food indefinitely. There are gardens scattered
throughout the ship,” the Doctor said.
“You
heard him. We’ll start exploring the surrounds of the console room,
now,” Jameson said.
“Yes,
sir!” Marcia said.
As
Jameson left the console room his team followed him. The Doctor got
to work to try to scan through the interference given off by the
Stargate.
“How
does it work?” Lana asked. “That it is larger on the inside?”
The
Doctor gave an exhasperated sigh. “It would be beyond your
comprehension. You have to be a Time Lord to understand it all.”
“I
doubt that,” Lana said.
“Much
more advanced than the Ancients, Lana,” Daniel said.
“I can
understand how the Stargate works, I should understand how the TARDIS
works too.”
“Very
logical,” the Doctor said. “But, the Stargate is a very simple
system compared to the TARDIS!”
“Really?”
“Yes!”
“You're
not going to give the information at all, are you?” Lana asked in a
disappointed tone.
“No.”
Lana
sighed. 'There has to be a manual to this TARDIS somewhere aboard
it,' she thought, as she left the console room. 'Maybe that library
the Doctor mentioned.' She walked down the corridor...
After
Lana left, the Doctor focused on the problem at hand. Why was it that
the Stargate wormhole was interfering with the TARDIS's ability to
track it? 'It's not like ancient Time Lord explorers had encountered
the Alterans'.
Lana
quickly found the library. She wondered why the TARDIS was so large
inside. She saw that Marcia had got there first.
“Oh,
Lana,” she said.
“Marcia.
Found anything yet?”
“Not
yet. The Doctor has a huge collection. A lot of it may not be from
his version of Earth.”
Lana
thought for a moment. “I suppose so, but it may be organised by
planet of origin.”
“How do
you organise information in your records halls?”
“By
subject, not by village, or world of origin. But then, no Records
Hall is as large as this.”
“I
don't think any library on Earth is as big as this is either,”
Marcia said.
“So,
where do we start?”
“No
idea.”
Daniel
had remained in the console room. He looked at the console screen and
saw a representation of the Stargate wormhole, but he didn't
recognised much else. What writing there was seemed to be composed of
circles. “Interesting writing system,” he commented.
“Circular
Gallifreyian. The writing system of the Time Lords,” the Doctor
responded.
“An
interesting way of showing information.”
“But
difficult for others to learn.”
“But
not impossible,” Daniel said.
“Of
course not.”
“Then
you can teach me?”
“I can,
but I'll be spending my time trying to shorten our trip.”
Daniel
was disappointed. “I see. But you wouldn't be doing that all the
time?”
The
Doctor thought for a moment. “That's true.” He paused then said.
“But not right now.”
“Of
course not right now,” Daniel said. “But sometime soon?”
“Yes.”
Jamieson
and his team entered one of the many lounges. “How big do you think
this ship is?”
“I have
no idea,” Helena said.
“It's
certainly bigger than the Prometheus,”
Captain Peter Jahns answered.
“That's true,” Helena said. “But we could ask the Doctor.”
“No,” Jamieson said.
“Why
not?”
“We can
find out ourselves.”
“Certainly,
but it would be better to ask him,” Helena argued.
“No!”
“Yes,
sir,” Helena said reluctantly.
It was
quite later when Daniel entered the TARDIS kitchen. 'Surly a vessel
this size would have a larger kitchen,' he mused. He saw that Helena
and the Doctor were there already. “Hey, Daniel,” Helena said.
“Hi,”
Daniel said.
Day 42
Daniel
entered the TARDIS library. “Helena?” he called out.
Helena
emerged from a nearby aisle. “Daniel?”
“The
Doctor wants everyone in the Console room. He says it’s important.”
“I hope
it’s a way to get to Tiloana quicker. As much as the TARDIS and
this library are amazing, I don’t want to spend nearly three years
here.”
“Same
here,” Daniel said. They left the library.
“Amazing
that our Earth and the Earth in his universe are so similar...”
The
Doctor was waiting in the console room when Daniel, Lana and SG-6
entered the console room.
“What
is this about? You have found a quicker way?” Jameson asked.
“Yes. I
have found a way to take the TARDIS through the Stargate,” the
Doctor said.
“That’s
good, but we would have to return to Earth first, right?” Marcia
asked.
“That’s
true. It will take a month, or a few days less, to get back there.
I’m just about to reverse course,” the Doctor said.
“But
wouldn’t we crash into our previous selves?” Helena asked.
“I have
taken that into consideration,” the Doctor said as he manipulated
the console. The TARDIS lurched, sending the humans to the floor.
“There, we’re on our way back to Earth.
“Great!”
Daniel said as he pushed Lana off him. She flinched and shoved his
hands away.
“I can
get up myself, Daniel!”
“Sorry.”
‘They
seem to be getting closer…’ Marcia thought.
With the
TARDIS course changed, the Doctor soon shooed most of his (for now)
companions out of the console room. He then continued to review the
mission reports that he had purloined from the SGC computer system.
Marcia
then went back to the Library. The history of Earth in the Doctor's
universe seemed to be identical to hers until 2006, when an alien
ship had crashed into the Elizabeth Tower at Westminster. (Of course,
it was also referred to as a hoax, but she didn't believe that it was
for a second. She was sure that the Doctor was involved somehow.) She
entered the library and stopped.
The
library was much like the corridors of the TARDIS outside, the
shelves often moved between visits. This was just such a time.
“You're making it difficult, aren't you?” she asked the ship, not
for the first time. Again, there was no answer. 'Of course not!'
Daniel re
entered the console room. “Doctor?”
“What
is it?”
“We
need to talk.”
“What
about?”
“We
haven't really planned for when we arrive on Tiloana,” Daniel said.
The
Doctor sighed. “I usually work it out once I get there.”
“Really?”
“Yes. I
find it easier to plan once I know the situation on the ground. When
I'm experiencing the situation for myself.”
“Understandable,
but one thing I have learned over the years, since the beginning of
the Stargate Program is that it's best to have an initial plan, even
if it changes once we're off world.”
The
Doctor nodded. “Then my plan is to see what the situation is before
I react.”
Daniel
sighed. “Even when I worked as an archaeologist, I had to plan
ahead, in case there were difficulties with the local authorities.”
“Of
course,” the Doctor considered. “Even so, I need to situation on
the ground.”
Daniel
thought for a moment. “But Lana and I already know the situation on
the ground.”
“That
may be true,” the Doctor considered.
“So, we
can plan.”
“Yes,
we can plan,” the Doctor conceded.
“Then
I'll find Lana,” Daniel said. He then left the Console Room.
Lana was
in the Library. She still couldn't make sense of how the Doctor had
organised it. Or maybe it was the TARDIS itself, she wasn't sure. She
looked at the shelf where books on Gallifrey were filed next to those
from several other planets. “It would take too long to reorganise
it,” she said, likely to the TARDIS. 'What are these about again?'
She had another look, and saw that one of the books was about one of
Gallifrey's cities “Arcadia, the Second City of Gallifrey.”
She
looked at another one, but then she heard someone enter the library.
It was Daniel! “Daniel?” she asked as she went towards him.
“Lana.”
She
listened as the Daniel told her about the conversation he had with
the Doctor in the Console Room.
“Well,
we can come back the way we came after we arrive.”
“That's
obvious.”
The
Doctor was still going over mission reports when Daniel and Lana
returned to the Console Room. He sighed. “I don't suppose you have
a map of the area on you?”
“I
don't. But I know you copied files from the SGC computers,” Daniel
answered.
“I
suppose I can bring up the original report.”
“Good.”
A few
moments later, the Doctor had brought up the report. “There we
are.”
“Good,”
Lana said.
They
spent a while going over the maps.
Day 43
The Doctor looked over the maps again. The Priors could be anywhere.
'There would be guards at the 'Gate, but that would be a given,' he
thought. Maybe Daniel would help again. He decided to go find Daniel.
Daniel
was in the kitchen.
Day 65
The
humans entered the Console Room as the TARDIS approached Earth.
“So
what are we attempting again?” Jameson asked.
“We are
going to materialise in the Gateroom and then go through the
Stargate. We will then land somewhere safe on Tiloana,” the Doctor
said.
“Sounds
good,” Lana said.
“Everyone
ready!” Jameson said. His team, Daniel and Lana each
grabbed a hold of part of the console.
“Ready!”
Lana said.
“Here
we go,” the Doctor said. Everyone braced themselves.
The
SGC
32
minutes after the Stargate was activated the TARDIS rematerialised
and then took off and approached the Stargate.
“What?”
Landry asked.
“Redirecting
Artron Energy to the outer shell... now!” The Doctor than directed
the TARDIS into the Stargate. “It’s going to get really bumpy!”
The
TARDIS entered the Stargate, pushing the event horizon inwards, and
then causing a reverberation, when it had entered. Then massive
sparking, and electrical discharges occurred.
“Massive
amounts of power...” Harriman said.
“Keep
it open!” Landry ordered.
“The
power grid can’t handle this much longer, the breakers are about to
trip!”
“Understood,”
Landry said.
The
TARDIS
The
TARDIS barrelled through the wormhole, keeping it wide enough to
allow the police box shell through intact was a massive strain...
“This
is taking a while!” Daniel said.
“How
much longer?” Lana asked.
“A few
more seconds!” the Doctor said, as he struggled with the console.
“Good,”
Lana said.
Tiloana
The
guards that the Priors had set to watch the Gate were confused. It
had been open for over 30 minutes and yet nothing had come through.
Suddenly the event horizon rippled in a weird manner and the TARDIS
emerged from the Gate at great speed. They fired at the large blue
projectile as the gate shut down, but their shots splashed harmlessly
against the Extrapolator shield. The TARDIS continued on its way.
The
TARDIS crash landed 10 kilometres from the gate.
The
Doctor pulled Lana and Helena from the TARDIS which lay with the
doors upwards. They then joined the others. “Right, you have any
idea where Adria would have taken them?” the Doctor asked.
“They
could be anywhere on this world, it’s been almost three hours,
right?” Daniel asked.
“Yes,”
the Doctor said.
“We
better get moving. Can you get to where they were captured from here,
Doctor Jackson?” Jameson asked.
“I
think so,” Daniel said.
“Follow
us,” Lana said.
After
they helped the Doctor to set the TARDIS upright, they set off,
despite the fact that the sun was setting.
* * *
Four
hours later, they came to the site of the ambush. They could see no
evidence of where the Priors may have
taken the others.
“Well
this has been a waste of time,” Daniel said.
“Not
necessarily, they may be held back in N’b,” Lana said.
“That
may be a wild goose chase,” Daniel said.
“Still
worth a try!” Lana said.
“We can
decide when the sun comes up. This is as good a spot to camp as any,”
Jameson said.
“I
agree,” the Doctor said.
12
Kalodar, 1027th year of Liberation (Ao
Pliaalealan Calendar)
The
Doctor and his group of temporary companions broke camp after a small
breakfast.
“The
village is less than an hour away,” Daniel said.
“Understood,”
Jameson said.
The
village was totally deserted. They had searched through and didn’t
find any evidence that Adria or the Priors had been there.
They then
headed in the direction of the TARDIS.
When they
entered the TARDIS, the Doctor went to the console. “Ok, scanning
for the Ori mothership.”
“Good,”
Lana said.
“It
took off six hours ago and headed into Hyperspace, towards the centre
of the Galaxy,” the Doctor said.
“We’re
too late then!” Jameson said.
“We’re
never too late! I can still put the TARDIS aboard,” the Doctor
said.
“Even
whilst it’s travelling in Hyperspace?” Marcia asked.
“Oh,
yes. Watch,” the Doctor said. He started to input coordinates into
the console.
“This
won’t take weeks too, will it?” Helena asked.
“No,
ten minutes at most,” the Doctor said.
“That’s
good,” Helena said.
“I
agree,” Daniel said to Helena.
Ori
Crusade Vessel Glorious Retribution
Adria
knew something was amiss. “Scan the ship,” she said.
“Yes,
Orici,” the Prior said. He repeated the order. One
of his underlings then performed the scan.
The
report soon came back. “There was a disturbance on deck 5. Getting
a visual now.” An image of the TARDIS came up on the screen. The
doors opened and Daniel Jackson lead a group of people out.
“Capture
them!” She called out. “And that capsule that they have arrived
in.”
“Yes,
Orici.”
The
Doctor locked the TARDIS and whipped out his sonic screwdriver. “I’m
sure we have been detected. Security is on its way here,” he said.
“I know
where the holding cells are, follow me,” Daniel said.
“Yes,
Dr. Jackson,” Jameson said.
The team
was halfway to the holding cells when they encountered resistance.
They ducked into an adjoining corridor. “There has to be another
way to get there,” the Doctor said. He used the sonic screwdriver
to access a nearby computer panel.
“Orici,
the intruders are accessing the computers. They’re bypassing the
firewalls!” one of the bridge crew said.
“Location?”
“Deck
7, section 32.”
Adria
stood up. “I’m going down there.”
“Yes,
Orici.”
“Ok,
there is an alternate route,” the Doctor said.
“Good,”
Daniel said.
“Follow
me,” the Doctor said. They quickly ran off as the security patrol
arrived.
Before
they reached the gangway the Doctor stopped. “Marcia, take Helena
and Alyssa and go the alternative way. It is quite likely that Adria
would focus on us,” he said.
Bates
looked to Jameson. He nodded. She then signalled the other two
members of the team and headed to the alternative route.
As they
came down a gangway to Deck 8, Adria stepped into view. “Adria!”
Daniel called out.
“I knew
it was you, Doctor Jackson.”
“Let us
go!” Lana called out. She stepped forwards, quarterstaff raised.
Suddenly she rose up into the air.
“You
impertinent child, your world will bow to Origin!”
“So,
there are still forces of yours there. But we’re very resourceful!”
“Yes, I
have seen. 10% of your nation’s settlements have been abandoned.
However that strategy will not work forever. We’ll take your entire
planet.”
“You
won’t!”
“Yes,
we will. We’ll also find your offworld colonies.”
“You
will not! We’ll go from world to world...” Lana trailed off as
Adria increased pressure around her neck.
“Let
her go, Adria!” Daniel said.
“I
will!” Adria said. Lana fell with the Doctor catching her.
“Out of
our way!” Jameson said as he pointed his P-90 at Adria.
“That’s
not going to work,” the Doctor said. Adria glared at Jameson
‘pushing’ him up the gangway with great force.
“That
won’t work with me. Let us rescue SG-1, or face my wrath!” the
Doctor said.
“Ah-yes,
you’re the visitor from another universe. My soldiers are
attempting to gain entry to your interesting vessel as we
speak.”
“What
do you know about it?” the Doctor asked.
“Let’s
see. I know that the exterior is some kind of illusion. It’s also
obvious that the interior is larger than the size of that exterior
would suggest...”
‘She
definitely knows too much,’ Daniel thought.
“You
won’t gain access to it!” the Doctor said.
“Oh we
will. I can guarantee it,” Adria said.
“Free
SG1, or I’ll send this ship on a long journey back to your home
galaxy,” the Doctor said.
“I’m
sure that you could,” Adria said.
“Free
SG1!” the Doctor deadpanned.
“No!”
Adria said. She ‘pushed’ the Doctor as she did with Lana and
Jameson. However, the Doctor didn’t move very far.
“Not a
good idea, using telekinesis on a person such as myself!” the
Doctor said.
“Yes, I
see that you have similar powers,” Adria said.
“Yes,”
the Doctor said.
Whilst
the Doctor was confronting Adria, Bates, Lawson and Wells approached
the holding cells. There were hardly any guards, they were distracted
by the confrontation.
Wells
rolled a Goa’uld stun grenade into the holding cell area. When the
weapon had taken effect they went into the area. “About time,”
Cameron said.
“Took a
while for Doctor Jackson and Lana to get back to the SGC, and even
longer for us to realize that you were aboard this ship,” Marcia
said.
“I see,
let us out of here!” Felicia said.
“Getting
to it!” Lawson said. After a few seconds the forcefield went down.
“Adria
probably already knows, let’s go,” Marcia said.
“Right
behind you,” Carter said.
Adria
became aware that SG1 and the companions were freed. “They have
been freed. They won’t remain so for long!”
“That’s
where you’re wrong,” the Doctor said.
“I
don’t think so,” Adria said, she was struggling to hold the
Doctor in place.
“Give
up!”
SG-6,
SG-1 and the companions approached the TARDIS. It was surrounded.
“There goes that plan,” Vala said.
“No, we
have more stun grenades,” Wells said. She rolled another of the
stun grenades. It had same effect as the other one. They then walked
up to the TARDIS. Lawson unlocked the TARDIS.
“What
now?” Felicia asked as she locked the TARDIS door.
“We’ll
wait for the Doctor,” Marcia said.
“That
could take a while,” Kiara said.
“It
could...”
“Orici,”
a soldier said.
“What?”
Adria asked, her eyes still on the Doctor.
“The
guards around the strange box have been neutralized!”
“Send
more guards,” she said.
The
Doctor smiled and held up his sonic screwdriver. “Around me!” he
said. Lana, Daniel and Francis crowded around him. He activated the
sonic screwdriver. The sound of the TARDIS engines could then be
heard. “No!” Adria called out. She dashed into the space next to
the Doctor and the others...
The
TARDIS engines started. “He’s calling the ship to him! That’s
cool,” Cameron said.
“He
does it a lot,” Tamsin said.
“OK,”
Sam said.
Then the
Doctor and the others, including Adria, started to appear next to the
console…
“Uh-oh!”
Cameron said.
The
TARDIS then landed, bringing the Doctor, Lana, Daniel, Jameson and
Adria fully into the console room.
Adria
wasn’t shocked by the size of the console room. “You just made a
mistake, Doctor. I’ll be able to figure out how this ship of yours
works, and then I’ll spread Origin through time itself!”
“I
don’t doubt that,” the Doctor began.
“Then
you’ve lost!” Adria interrupted.
“To
figure it out, you will have to stay in the TARDIS long enough to do
so,” the Doctor said.
“You
can’t force me to leave, Doctor!”
“I
can,” the Doctor said. He clicked his fingers, and the doors
opened. “Kiara.”
Kiara
looked at Adria. Suddenly a gust came up in the console room and
started blowing against Adria. “You have to do better than that!”
Adria said.
“Chill,”
Kiara said.
Adria
started freezing, but with a sudden burst of heat, she overcame
Kiara’s chill effect. “Nice try, but you have to do better!”
“Leave
this TARDIS!” Cameron said.
“I
will, once I know enough to build one for the Ori,” Adria said.
Cameron
signalled and both SG teams rushed at Adria. Adria easily pushed them
all to the side of the console room. “It’s not working,”
Felicia said.
“Hold
on!” the Doctor said. He pulled a series of levers on the console.
The TARDIS took off in normal space, moving sideways through the
corridor. Adria fell over towards the doors, but she stayed in the
TARDIS.
“There
has to be something in the TARDIS that can help against her,”
Felicia said.
“Many
things, but there may not be enough time to find any of the items in
time,” the Doctor said.
“We
could look for them,” Helena said.
“We
investigated a lot of the ship during those weeks,” Daniel said.
“Go,
quickly!” the Doctor said. As they left the console room, he spun
the TARDIS around, and slammed it into a wall...
Adria
fell towards the door, but she remained in the TARDIS. She stared at
the Doctor. “I can keep this up all day, Doctor. Can you?”
“Yes.”
Helena
and Daniel quickly found the library. “That was quick,” Helena
said.
“The
TARDIS is probably helping us,” Daniel said.
“Yeah.”
They
quickly found the Doctor’s (incomplete) inventory of artifacts.
“This will take a while,” Daniel said as he got the rather large
tome off the shelf.
“Let’s
get started.”
Back in
the console room, Adria was still stubbornly remaining in the TARDIS.
Kiara had tried encasing her in ice, but that didn’t work.
The
battle continued...
About ten
minutes later, Daniel found something of use in the Doctor’s
artefact inventory...
“Here
it is. ‘A device to neutralise telekinetic activity: it plugs into
the console for specific control,’” Daniel said.
“That
would certainly be useful,” Helena said.
“Certainly,”
Daniel said.
“Does
it say where it is?” Helena asked.
“Rather
cryptically; ‘Go to the far side of the library, then turn to the
left. Go up three levels and solve the riddle. Go through and walk
for a minute. Open the cupboard and climb up ten shelves on the right
side half way in. It’s near the back.’”
“That
is cryptic.”
“I’ll
write it down.”
“Good.”
After
Daniel had written the directions down, he and Helena headed deeper
into the library…
Adria
continued to try to pry the TARDIS’s secrets. However, the Doctor,
and the TARDIS herself continued to rebuff her efforts.
‘Now,
the scanner has to be connected to the main systems...
’It
took six minutes for Daniel and Helena to cross the library. It took
them another half a minute to find the stairs. Once at the third
level they found a door with a jumbled up picture on it. “That’s
the riddle? This is going to take forever!” Helena complained.
“We
have to do it,” Daniel said.
“I
know,” Helena said.
“I
think we have to reconstruct the picture.”
“I
concur.” They started their attempt to solve the riddle by sliding
the pieces of the picture around.
Back in
the console room the companions and SGC personnel were attempting to
shove Adria out of the TARDIS doors, with the assistance of the
Doctor and Kiara’s telekinetic powers. “This isn’t working! We
need another plan,” Cameron said.
“Indeed,”
Teal’c remarked. “But there isn’t much other choice.”
“We
just need to give Daniel and Helena time to retrieve one of those
devices,” the Doctor said.
“They
won’t succeed! I have already gained some information,” Adria
said.
“But
not much,” the Doctor responded.
“I know
the fate of your civilisation,” Adria taunted.
“Then
be thankful that you won’t have to face anything like that!” the
Doctor returned.
“The
Ori have no reason to fear the Daleks!” Adria shot back.
“Not
just the Daleks,” the Doctor said darkly. “But the things
that the War brought forth,” the Doctor said. He thought of the
Nightmare King with a shudder, Adria just stared at him.
Helena
and Daniel solved the door riddle after six minutes. The door opened
revealing a dark corridor. “Walk for a minute, that doesn’t make
sense,” Helena said.
“I
guess we have to walk along the corridor for a minute.”
“Only
one way to find out.”
They
started walking.
A minute
after they started walking, the cupboard appeared right in front of
them. “Climb up ten shelves on the right side halfway, it’s near
the back,” Daniel read.
“Right,
I’ll climb up,” Helena said. She then climbed up the ladder that
was at the position.
Helena
climbed down with a small device in her hand. “That’s it? It
looks small,” Daniel stated.
“It was
the only thing in the position described,” Helena said.
“Right,”
Daniel said. They turned to go out of the cupboard and found that it
now led back to the stairs rather than the corridor. “That’s
convenient,” Daniel remarked.
Back at
the console room, most of the people, except the Doctor and Teal’c
were tiring. Adria was glaring at the Doctor over the console as
Teal’c spared against her.
It took
another five minutes for Daniel and Helena to recross the library,
and three more for them to return to the console room. “Doctor!”
Helena called.
The
Doctor left the console where Teal’c and Kiara were sparing with
Adria and ran to the door. “You have it?” he asked quickly.
“Yes,”
Helena placed the device in the Doctor’s hand.
“Thanks,”
the Doctor dashed back to the console whilst Adria was still
distracted by the Jaffa and the Tyrian.
However,
Adria knew something was up. “You can’t stop me with a device!”
she said as the Doctor inserted it into a port in the console.
“Yes. I
can,” he said. He started manipulating the console. When he
finished, he stared at Adria in the eyes. “Leave. My. TARDIS!” He
pressed a final button, and Adria flew out of the TARDIS. He then
closed the doors with a click of his fingers.
“That
was close!” Tamsin said.
“What
now?” Cameron asked, panting.
“Now,
we go back to Tiloana. And then through the Stargate,” the Doctor
said as he laid in a course back to that planet.
