Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest Page #6

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And without my money, you get nothing.

Mergrass? Mergrass! Come back!

We need to keep track of Mergrass.

He has the data chip we need

to continue this treasure hunt.

It is decided.

How do we surrender to the fleshy bipeds?

At last! Kelvin, have you got

a communications system?

Inside my helmet,

but it was damaged when I crashed.

We'll soon have that sorted.

Hurry! Hurry! We want to surrender!

There's no protocol for negotiation

with the Mantasphids.

-Then make one!

-I can't.

They invaded our homes, killed our families.

They are also beings that have a right to exist.

Not here, but somewhere.

MAN ON RADIO:
Hive destruction

commences in 60 seconds.

-Ooh, that's not good.

-Please, Doctor. Hurry.

Doctor! If the bugs can't surrender,

surely we can, can't we?

You are brilliant!

Pilot, tell them to open up a visual channel.

Control, this is Pilot Kelvin.

Imperative you open a visual link

to this helmet's system now. Please respond.

MAN ON RADIO:
Roger.

QUEEN:
Hurry, Doctor!

Ahoy there, ye Earth Command nobodies!

You got Doctor Vile,

pirate of the constellations

giving you a big white flag!

Fact is, me and me mad mucker Martha here...

-Arr! Arr! Arr!

-No, don't do that.

We've been ruling over these insect raiders,

held their queenie hostage!

But we has to admit, you got us beaten.

Come on in and get us. We surrender!

-That should do it.

-What have you done, Doctor?

Taken the rap for you, Queenie. Ended your war.

-They'll never believe it.

-You reckon?

MAN ON RADIO:
All units,

hive destruction canceled.

Your priority now is to apprehend male human,

codename Doctor Vile.

How can we thank you, Doctor?

Easy, work with the humans, not against them.

-Kelvin here could make a great ambassador.

-Me?

Your Majesty, the humans' farms will need power.

Light and heat are hard to come by

in an oil-starved universe.

-You're naturally phosphorescent.

-Think you can make a deal?

MARTHA:
You'll get all the dung

you could ever want!

So what's next?

We skedaddle before Kelvin's mates arrive.

Good luck, everyone.

What now? Catch up with Mergrass and go?

Oh, we've found him.

MARTHA:
No! No!

DOCTOR:
Sudden dehydration.

-Take the data chip and go.

-We can't just leave him!

-It's like Captain Kaliko all over again!

-Isn't it just?

But, Martha, we can't stay.

We're criminals, remember?

Next data chip located. It's, uh...

-It's... Ooh.

-Where? Is it bad?

Are you wearing thermals?

Come on, you.

Where are we going? Where are we, full stop?

We've now met two people

from the prison on Volag-Noc, right?

Right, but there's no prison here.

-You were saying?

-Doctor!

I thought you'd never get here!

We're visitors. Visitors, mind!

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