Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom Read Online Free Page B
Author: Philip Hinchcliffe
Tags: Science-Fiction:Doctor Who
could have asked South Bend.’
Scorby gave Keeler a scornful look. ‘Are you trying to be funny? The discovery of this pod has been kept secret. Only the top brass of the Ecology Bureau know about it.’
‘And Harrison Chase,’ corrected Keeler.
‘That bloke on the radio said medical aid was coming. Medical aid for who? There must be someone here who’s ill.’ A malevolent smile settled on his dark features. ‘And he’ll tell us where this thing is, I promise you.’
Gun in hand, Scorby led the way out of the Lab and down the passage. It ran to an intersection. ‘Which way?’ whispered Keeler.
Scorby paused then headed to his left. On the floor at the far end of the tunnel was a towel dropped earlier by Sarah in her haste. The two men turned the corner.
Opposite was a door marked ‘Sick Bay’. Scorby smiled and pushed open the door. His expression immediately turned to shock as he caught sight of a body on the bed, hurriedly draped in a sheet.
‘Is he dead?’ gasped Keeler.
Scorby pulled back the sheet. ‘Stiff as a board.’
‘Look! What’s that?’ Keeler’s finger pointed to the green mark on Moberly’s throat.
‘Dunn. But it’s not measles.’ Scorby twitched the sheet back. ‘And he won’t be telling us anything either.’
At that moment they both heard a noise in the corridor outside. Footsteps and voices were approaching. Scorby signalled Keeler to go behind the door and quickly positioned himself at the other side. It sounded like the Doctor and that girl. They were bound to notice the open door. Scorby’s finger tightened on the trigger of his gun.
The Doctor paused outside the Sick Bay, puzzled. Something was wrong. He motioned to Sarah to keep quiet. Why was the door open? His mind raced through the events of the last few hours like a computer. The two strangers! Of course! Their landing here was too much of a coincidence. They had come with a purpose, and that could mean only one thing!
The Doctor sprang into the room... and Scorby’s pistol dug coldly into his neck.
4
Sabotage!
‘Put your hands up, Doctor!’
The Doctor obeyed.
‘And you!’
Sarah was yanked into the room and forced to follow Suit.
The Doctor eyed the gun. ‘Have we annoyed you in some way? Food not to your liking?’
‘Shut up!’ commanded Scorby viciously. ‘OK... now start talking.’
‘Make up your mind,’ smiled the Doctor.
‘I said talk.’
‘Certainly. Did you know that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had perfect pitch?’
Sarah could see Scorby was not amused.
‘What happened to him?’ he hissed, jerking his head towards the bed.
‘Wolfgang Amadeus?’ The Doctor feigned puzzlement. ‘Oh, him ,’ suddenly serious. ‘He died.’
‘We gathered that.’
‘What did it?’ asked Keeler.
The Doctor did not answer.
‘It’s something to do with that pod, isn’t it? What’s happened to the pod?’
‘What Pod?’
The pistol dug deeper into the Doctor’s neck. ‘There’s already one corpse in here, Doctor. I can easily double that number.’
Sarah glanced anxiously at the Doctor out of the corner of her eye. She felt certain Scorby meant what he said.
Finally the Doctor spoke. ‘There’s been an accident. One of the men here has been... infected.’
‘By the pod?’ exclaimed Keeler.
‘He went mad,’ said Sarah quietly.
‘Yes,’ added the Doctor, ‘you could say he’s not quite himself anymore.’
‘Where is he now?’
‘We don’t know,’ answered Sarah. ‘Somewhere out there.’
Keeler glanced around nervously. ‘You mean you have a
Scorby gave Keeler a scornful look. ‘Are you trying to be funny? The discovery of this pod has been kept secret. Only the top brass of the Ecology Bureau know about it.’
‘And Harrison Chase,’ corrected Keeler.
‘That bloke on the radio said medical aid was coming. Medical aid for who? There must be someone here who’s ill.’ A malevolent smile settled on his dark features. ‘And he’ll tell us where this thing is, I promise you.’
Gun in hand, Scorby led the way out of the Lab and down the passage. It ran to an intersection. ‘Which way?’ whispered Keeler.
Scorby paused then headed to his left. On the floor at the far end of the tunnel was a towel dropped earlier by Sarah in her haste. The two men turned the corner.
Opposite was a door marked ‘Sick Bay’. Scorby smiled and pushed open the door. His expression immediately turned to shock as he caught sight of a body on the bed, hurriedly draped in a sheet.
‘Is he dead?’ gasped Keeler.
Scorby pulled back the sheet. ‘Stiff as a board.’
‘Look! What’s that?’ Keeler’s finger pointed to the green mark on Moberly’s throat.
‘Dunn. But it’s not measles.’ Scorby twitched the sheet back. ‘And he won’t be telling us anything either.’
At that moment they both heard a noise in the corridor outside. Footsteps and voices were approaching. Scorby signalled Keeler to go behind the door and quickly positioned himself at the other side. It sounded like the Doctor and that girl. They were bound to notice the open door. Scorby’s finger tightened on the trigger of his gun.
The Doctor paused outside the Sick Bay, puzzled. Something was wrong. He motioned to Sarah to keep quiet. Why was the door open? His mind raced through the events of the last few hours like a computer. The two strangers! Of course! Their landing here was too much of a coincidence. They had come with a purpose, and that could mean only one thing!
The Doctor sprang into the room... and Scorby’s pistol dug coldly into his neck.
4
Sabotage!
‘Put your hands up, Doctor!’
The Doctor obeyed.
‘And you!’
Sarah was yanked into the room and forced to follow Suit.
The Doctor eyed the gun. ‘Have we annoyed you in some way? Food not to your liking?’
‘Shut up!’ commanded Scorby viciously. ‘OK... now start talking.’
‘Make up your mind,’ smiled the Doctor.
‘I said talk.’
‘Certainly. Did you know that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had perfect pitch?’
Sarah could see Scorby was not amused.
‘What happened to him?’ he hissed, jerking his head towards the bed.
‘Wolfgang Amadeus?’ The Doctor feigned puzzlement. ‘Oh, him ,’ suddenly serious. ‘He died.’
‘We gathered that.’
‘What did it?’ asked Keeler.
The Doctor did not answer.
‘It’s something to do with that pod, isn’t it? What’s happened to the pod?’
‘What Pod?’
The pistol dug deeper into the Doctor’s neck. ‘There’s already one corpse in here, Doctor. I can easily double that number.’
Sarah glanced anxiously at the Doctor out of the corner of her eye. She felt certain Scorby meant what he said.
Finally the Doctor spoke. ‘There’s been an accident. One of the men here has been... infected.’
‘By the pod?’ exclaimed Keeler.
‘He went mad,’ said Sarah quietly.
‘Yes,’ added the Doctor, ‘you could say he’s not quite himself anymore.’
‘Where is he now?’
‘We don’t know,’ answered Sarah. ‘Somewhere out there.’
Keeler glanced around nervously. ‘You mean you have a
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