The plot thickens...or is that the gravy???

There was a huge crash and the studio walls began to collapse around them. The Doctor and Simon led Cathy and Stella out as quickly as they could, barely escaping injury when the ceiling caved in and the entire structure exploded as they ran out the door they had so recently entered through.

“What the bloody hell was that?” shouted Simon over the din of the approaching emergency vehicles.

“An attack, I’d say,” commented the Doctor.

Cathy looked at them both rather bewildered before saying, “But who? And just as importantly, why?”

Stella added, “What could possibly be the reason for all this?”

The Doctor looked closely at the ladies and replied, “It would appear someone doesn’t want you saving our little friends.”

“But who could that be?” asked Simon.

There was another, bigger explosion after which the Doctor led them further away from the building in search of safety from the now raging fire. After watching the firefighters work feverishly trying to salvage the structure
\ to no avail, it was Cathy who asked, “What’s going on here, Doctor?”

“Erm, yes well…” he stammered.

Before he had a chance to complete his response, there was another great crashing sound coming from the building. After several more crashes, not to mention another explosion that shook the entire surrounding area, something emerged from the rubble.

They looked much like Komodo Dragons that could walk upright on their hind legs. Standing well over seven feet tall, to say they presented an intimidating image was quite the understatement.

Upon seeing the creatures, all color seemed to drain from the Doctor’s face as he muttered, “Oh, no.” Then in a stronger voice he said, “Everyone, run!”

Once ensured that everyone else was well on their way to safety, Cathy touched the Doctor on the shoulder to break his trance, saying, “Come along.”

Reluctantly he complied, shouting, “Get to the Tardis!”

The Doctor was the last one through the door, after which he quickly closed it and made his way to the console. Before he had a chance to dematerialize the ship, Cathy interrupted him, “What were those things?”

Again the color drained from his face as the Doctor turned to face Cathy and said, “Bogrons…I’m not certain what the purpose of their appearance may be, other than that it can’t be good.”

Cathy countered, “You’re holding something back. What is it?”

The Doctor stared silently at the console for a moment before finally managing a response, “Glis Minor wasn’t the only casualty that day. That planet ran into another one, named Boge. Bogrons used to call it home.”

“So you helped some Bogrons as well escape the collision?” asked Stella.

The Doctor hesitated before replying, “No. They’ve had the ability to travel through space for thousands of years.” The pause that followed seemed to emphasize the things he hadn’t said.

“They can’t possibly know you’re the one responsible, can they?” asked Stella.

Lacking some of his usual air of certainty, the Doctor replied, “I don’t know.”

Cathy then spoke, “We can’t let them do anything, can we?

Simon then asked, “What are they doing here?”

As if on cue, the communications terminal on the Tardis’ console came to life. “Doctor, this is Ly-shen, the Bogron commander. My people have been tracking you for nearly 900 years. Now that we’ve finally found you, we will be retaliating for what you did to our home world.”

Cathy asked, “What’s he mean by retaliate?”

The Doctor silently signaled for everyone to be quiet so they could hear the rest of the message.

“Your fondness for these Earthlings is well documented, so our retaliation shall be to destroy the planet you love so dearly…Earth.”

To Be Continued…