Green Vortex [III]

The Next Doctor Pt4:

The three followed after Jackson to the house he had just moved into and down into the cellar where they came across a Cyberman.

"Delete!" It shouted, turning to them and Jackson blasted it with a stamp. The Doctor and Galaxy ran past him and over to a device that was set up in the middle of the cellar.

"It must've been guarding this." The Doctor commented. "It's a Dimension Vault. Stolen from the Daleks most likely. That's how the Cybermen travelled through time." Galaxy said and looked at Jackson, "Was this what you couldn't remember?"

"I don't think so. I'm...I just can't see. It's like it's hidden." He said. "Yeah, not enough power." The Doctor said, looking at the device, "Come on! Avanti!" He shouted, running off while dragging Galaxy behind him.

"What do the Cybermen want?" Rosita asked as she and Jackson followed. "Us. The Cybermen are really human beings...but their brains were put into metal suits. They want every other living thing to be just like that." Galaxy explained.

"Ah ha!" The Doctor called and they looked to see the entrance of the work room where the children were scattered about, working.

"Upon my soul." Jackson gasped. "What is it?" Rosita asked, looking at the amount of metal and gears before them. "It's an engine. They're generating electricity. But what for?" The Doctor asked. "We can set them free!"

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no..." The Doctor ran back the way they came, and found a power reading on the wall, "Power at 90 percent!" He called. "If we try to stop the engine and the power shuts down the Cybermen will be notified. We can't have that happen but..." Galaxy trailed.

"Ooh." The Doctor frowned and tapped the readout as it flickered, "Hold on. Power fluctuation. That's not meant to happen." He said. "It's going wrong?" Jackson asked. "No, but it is odd." Galaxy said, looking at the readings, "It's like the program is rewriting itself. Like it's changing."

The Doctor then jumped back when there was a surge. "What the hell's happening? It's out of control!" He exclaimed. "It's accelerating. 96 percent, 97..." Jackson read. "When it reaches 100, what about the children?" Rosita asked.

"They're disposable. Come on!" They all ran back to the work room, rushing straight in as an alarm went off.

The Cybermen standing around started preparing their blasters. "Delete. Delete."

The Doctor and Galaxy ran in as Jackson and Rosita used the infostamps on the Cybermen.

"All of you, out! Every one of you, you need to run!" Galaxy shouted as she ushered the kids to the tunnels as they scattered.

"All of you, come on! As fast as you can, come on!" Jackson shouted.

"There's a hot pie for everyone, if you leg it!" The Doctor added.

"Go!"

"Rosita, get them out of the sluice gate! And once you're out, keep running! Far as you can! Come on, come on, come on."

"Turn right at the corner!" Rosita shouted at the children as they entered the tunnel, following after them, "Fast as you can, and don't stop! Keep running, keep running!"

"Go!" The Doctor shouted, pushing the last of the children towards the tunnel, "Quick, quick." He then ran over to a gauge inside the door, "It's some sort of starter motor, but starting what?" He called to Galaxy who shrugged, just as baffled as he was.

She looked around before seeing Jackson watching the last of the boys leaving before looking up where a little boy stood on a platform.

"That's my son. My son. Doctor, Galaxy, my son!" He called as he looked over at them. "What?" The Doctor said as he and Galaxy ran over. "They took my son. No wonder my mind escaped! Those damned Cybermen, they took my child. But he's alive, Doctor! Frederic!"