Exodus of the Daleks

Chapter 1

June 3, 2011

Waverly Sub Station

The Russo family and what little friends they had were gathered for Alex and Harper's graduation party. Harper's family couldn't make it because the city they were in was in lockdown to something called the War Horse. They finally made it through their senior year without dying because of the Doctor's many enemies. Harper had applied to several colleges and universities while Alex really hadn't done that much on that. She knew where she was going when she graduation two days from now on June 5th. She was going to go and travel with the Doctor, but he hadn't given her explicit permission yet even though they had talked about it several times.

The Doctor was standing next to the fruit bar and was hoarding the bananas for himself. Someone walked up behind him and said, "Hey, save some bananas for the rest of us."

The Doctor turned around with a mouthful of his favorite fruit and he looked like he had been caught with his hand in the cookie jar. He swallowed the mouthful. He put down most of the bananas and said, "Sorry about that. I can sometimes get carried away."

"That's understandable," said the man. He held out his hand and said, "I'm Ernesto. I'm Theresa's brother."

The Doctor shook Ernesto's hand and said, "I'm the Doctor."

"Doctor? Doctor who?" asked Ernesto.

"Yes."

"What?"

"No."

"What are you talking about?" asked Ernesto who was clearly lost.

"Sorry, I do that to a lot of people. My name really is the Doctor. Nothing more and nothing less. It's how people know me."

"Just the Doctor," said Ernesto. He changed the subject and asked, "So, Doctor, how to you know the Russos."

"It's kind of a long story. I met them about a year ago when those monster things were attacking the city.."

"Oh, I remember that being on the news."

"Well, anyway, I kind of exploded into there lives and helped save the day. It was because of me and Alex that the monsters were subdued and sent back home."

"Where would that be?" asked Ernesto.

"Far away from here," the Doctor said.

"I've been to a lot of places."

"I doubt you have been to the Cruexis System."

"The what?"

The Doctor patted Ernesto on the shoulder and said, "It's okay. It's not really important."

The Doctor walked away and Ernesto asked him, "I've got your name, but what else is there to you? You seem kind of secretive."
The Doctor turned back to face Ernesto and said, "Oh, I'm just a time traveling alien from a race of almighty beings called Time Lords from the planet Gallifrey."

With that the Doctor walked off. Ernesto stood dumbfounded. He didn't know what was stranger: the story that the Doctor told or the fact the Doctor was truthful when he told him.

The Doctor walked up to Jerry and Theresa. Theresa saw her brother's reaction to what the Doctor told him and asked, "What did you say to him?"

"Oh, nothing. I just told him the truth," said the Doctor.

"About what?" asked Theresa, "About that my children are wizards and there is such a thing as magic."

"No, I told him that I was an alien from the planet Gallifrey," said the Doctor.

Theresa was relieved and said, "Okay, that's better. Wait a minute..."
The Doctor cut her off and said, "That's my secret that I have a right to share with anyone I like."

"He's got a point," said Jerry. He looked over at the cakes on the table. He asked, "When is cake time?"

The Doctor sat down and closed his eyes. He replied to Jerry and said, "Between now and midnight."

Theresa snickered and said, "That's funny."
The Doctor smiled and started to peel another banana. He replied, "I try, but I wonder when the gift time is." He looked at Jerry and said, "Don't say. That's my line."
Jerry didn't say anything, but Theresa asked, "So what did you get the girls?"

The Doctor took out small metal box and said, "This is Alex's gift. Harper's gift is a full ride scholarship to any college or university in the state and for any major she wants."

"That's great, Doctor," said Theresa, "What's in Alex's box?"

"Open it."

Jerry opened the metal box and pulled out a necklace with a key on it. He looked confused and asked, "You gave Harper all that and you got Alex a key?"

"That's not just any key," said the Doctor.

"What's it to?" asked Jerry. He put it back into the box and the Doctor took back the box.

"You'll just have to find out," the Doctor smiled and walked off.

New York City

UNIT Headquarters

Colonel Karl Rhodes practically ran to General Bolton Osage's office. He knocked on the general's door.

"Come in," said Osage.

"General," said Rhodes, "I think you need to hear this."

"What's on it?" asked Osage.

"I think you should hear it for yourself, Sir," replied Rhodes, "It's quite unnerving."

Osage took the flashdrive and put into the computer. He listened to what was on the drive. His blood froze and said, "Colonel, get this to the Doctor. He's the only one that can verify this."

Rhodes took back the flashdrive. He said, "Yes, Sir. Are you going to do anything here?"

"I'm going to get the UNIT forces on guard and talk to Geneva," said Osage.

Waverly Sub Station

The graduation party went on without any hiccup. Jerry cake time was sooner than the Doctor had thought and now it was time for the graduation gifts. The Doctor was the last one. He gave Harper her gift first. Harper opened the envelope and read the paper that was in there. She asked, "Are you serious? How did you do this?"

"I have connections," said the Doctor.

Harper ran up and hugged the Doctor. She told him, "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you."

After Harper let go, the Doctor turned to Alex and handed her the metal box with the key inside. She took it and opened it. She pulled out the key and was confused why he got her a key. Everyone had the same look. Alex asked the Doctor, "What with the key?"

"It's a key to the TARDIS," said the Doctor.

"Wait a minute," said Alex. She was getting excited and no one knew why. She asked him, "Does this mean..."

The Doctor cut her off and said, "You can come with."

"YES!" shouted Alex. She ran and jumped at him in pure happiness. The Doctor caught her and kept his balance. Alex jumped down and said, "When do we leave?"

"After you get you diploma," said the Doctor.

Alex took the key and put it around her neck. She was not going to take it off any time soon. No one had understood what that was all about except for the family. They were a little irritated with the Doctor until Alex jumped with joy and nearly tackled the Doctor. They took that as sign Alex loved her gift, whatever that was, just as much as Harper had loved her gift.

The party continued and Colonel Rhodes came in the front door. He got some strange looks from the people at the party. The Doctor saw him and muttered, "Oh come on. Not now."

The Doctor walked over to Rhodes and asked, "What now?"

"Doctor, we need you to listen to this," said the colonel. He hand the Doctor and audio recorder and headphones.

The Doctor saw that Colonel Rhodes was clearly unsettled and the Doctor could see the terror in the man's eyes. His demeanor changed from irritated to worried. He told Rhodes, "Come on, let's talk outside."

The two men walked outside and the Doctor put the headphones in his ears and asked, "What's on this recording?"

"Doctor, it's best you hear it without any bias."
"Fair enough," said the Doctor. He played the recording. His eyes widened and his face turned scared.

In an all too familiar voice, the recording said, "We have sta-bil-a-za-tion of Time Rift. Make prep-a-rations for e-scape." The Doctor hear another voice reply, "I o-bey."

The Doctor paused it and said with anger, "Not again. When was this recording taken?"

"It first came through right after you stabilized the Rift. We couldn't interpret what it was until recently."

The Doctor played it again and the recording went on, "We will have Time Rift o-pen-ing soon. In-tel says we will make it through to a Class 5 pla-net. It's po-si-tion-ing is lo-ca-ted on the pla-net known as Earth."

"They know that this is Earth," said the Doctor.

"I know," said Rhodes, "But that's not the worst one."
The Doctor continued to listen and the recording made the Doctor's world stop with what was on it, "We have o-pen-ing. Pre-pare for-ces. Get the Exo-dus ship rea-dy."

"Oh my God," the Doctor winced. He ripped the headphones out and handed the recorder back to Colonel Rhodes. The Doctor grabbed his chest. He bent over in pain.

"Doctor! What is it?" asked Rhodes.

"The TARDIS. She's in pain. I can feel her pain," said the Doctor, "Oh no! Alex is connected to her too!"

The Doctor bolted back inside and pushed the pain out. He saw Alex on her knees doubled over in pain. The Doctor boomed, "Everyone! Get away from her."

"But why? She's in pain," said Ernesto.

Theresa came up to her brother and said, "Ernesto, trust me. The Doctor knows what he is doing."

Everyone backed away from Alex. Alex looked up at his and asked, "What's wrong with me?"

"It's not you. It's the TARDIS. She's in pain," said the Doctor.

"How?" asked Alex. The pain finally receded and she stood up.

"Time's being torn," said the Doctor.

"By what?" asked Alex.

"I hope it's not what I think it is," said the Doctor. His voice was shaky and unsettled. He walked to the TARDIS.

"Doctor! I hear her again," said Alex, "She says she's not only in pain. She's scared. She knows what coming through."

"What is it?" asked the Doctor.

"She says they're not scavengers. She says it's an empire, an empire of TARDIS killers," said Alex, "Who can kill a TARDIS?"

"Only two species have that ability," said the Doctor, "And both of them are dead."

"Who are they?"

"The almighty Time Lords and Daleks."

Alex was on the verge of tears and she didn't know why, "Doctor, it's the Daleks. I'm certain."

The Doctor didn't have to ask Alex to be sure. He already knew. He knew they were coming back. His anger was at the boiling point. "No. No. No! NO! NO! NO! Not them. Not them! Anything. Anything but THEM!"

The Doctor's entire body flexed and his fists were clenched. If looks could kill, his face would have killed the assembled Mongol hordes of the Middle Ages. The entire room was silent and listening to the Doctor rant. No one was brave enough to interrupt the Doctor. Alex had never seen the Doctor that angry and didn't know how to react.

The Doctor turned around and put his back to the TARDIS doors. The Doctor was calm but still angry. He told the people at the party, "Everyone needs to go home. Tell the people you care about that you love them and stay by there side."

"What are you talking about?" Ernesto asked through the tension.

"I'm talking about the end. The end of days. The end of all life. The Slaughter is coming!"

After the Doctor said that, the ground started shaking violently and the TARDIS doors swung open. Everyone but the Doctor fell to the ground. The Doctor turned around and the lights of the sub station went out. A powerful red light poured out from the TARDIS and the cloister rang louder than it ever had before.
The entire city of New York shook. Some building collapsed from the stress and the late afternoon sky darkened within seconds and it was as black as night. Clouds appeared out of nowhere and lightening blasted and the struck the ground and buildings all over. A massive blast of lightening shot the base of the Statue of Liberty and exploded her base. The massive statue fell into the river and waves went in all directions. The water became more and more violent. Thunder rolled and blasted. Roads and streets cracked. Bridges fell in the water or onto the ground. The suspensions of the Brooklyn Bridge whipped off and flew into the city. All power to the city was gone and planes in the sky fell out of the sky. The whole city become unstable.

Throughout the whole noises and chaos, Alex yelled to the Doctor, "Doctor! What's going on!"
"It's the Rift. The Rift is open Alex. The Daleks are coming through!" the Doctor yelled.