Episode 3: The Cats in the Kingdom Part 4

“They’re harassers”, the doctor blurted out and suddenly burst into action, “And it must be very hard to suck a whole full powered flying car and everything in it, which means I can do this”. He bleeped his sonic screwdriver and the car lurched forward going straight into the air. The harasser was being pulled up then it let go and plummeted to the ground. It splatted and burst when it hit the ground. The doctor then put his hands on his head and said to Brannigan, “Are there any rich companies around here”.

“Yes there’s the J and C company”, Brannigan replied, “It’s ran by the two dwars Jiberatt and Cgarnort”.
“Right that’s where they’ll be”, The doctor said bleeping the sonic screwdriver again and the screen flickered and their on screen appeared Georgia and Jiberatt in a corridor.
“What in all the cats in the kingdom are you doing?” Brannigan asked.
“Hacked into the CCTV footage in the headquarters”, the doctor said, “Oh look there’s Georgia”.

“But there’s a... harasser, two harassers”, Valerie said, “One on each side, they’re surrounded”. Valerie said with a sad face. The doctor’s eyes were wide as he watched Georgia and Jiberatt back to back as the harassers got closer and closer the screen flickered and suddenly on the floor were two skeletons. As well as that the harassers and Georgia and Jiberatt had vanished.
“I’m so sorry”, Valerie said to the doctor who was again still.




Conner and Hame were running down a corridor followed by several little monsters. At the end of the corridor were several cat guards with guns. Once Hame and Conner had ran past a guard said, “Open Fire!”

Conner and Hame turned to see the bullets hitting some of the harassers. Some of them were dying, the bullets were working. Suddenly the remaining harassers pointed their tentacles in the guard’s direction and the tentacles starting sucking. There were several screams then several cat-human skeletons fell to the floor.
Hame and Conner then ran down another corridor, until they reached a huge golden doorway. The door however had no less than 100 padlocks on it. Hame got out a key.

“Even if you can unlock all the padlocks it will take ages”, Conner said as he saw shadows of harassers creeping round the corner of the long corridor. Hame then walked over to a golden panel on the wall. She placed her hand on it and the panel slipped in two, to reveal a tiny keyhole.

“Hurry Up”, Conner shouted as the harassers got closer and closer. Hame put the key in the hole and turned it. Suddenly there was a boom and the padlocks vanished. Hame opened the door very quickly and ran inside.
“Quick inside”, Hame said as she saw the harassers right by the doorway. Conner ran through the door and Hame closed it as she did so she found another golden panel on the wall, placed her hand on it and it split in two, to reveal a switch. She pressed the switch and Conner was sure the padlocks were now in place.

“Where are we?” Conner asked as he looked around the room. There was one large, golden rimmed window and a square shaped something hidden behind red curtains.
“We are in the tomb of the Face of Boe”, Hame said.
“Who’s he?” Conner asked.
“The saviour of New Earth”, Hame answered sadly, “He lived for Billions of years, a proper legend. He saved New Earth only two years ago with help from the doctor, but he gave his life. Very little was known about him. People thought he could never die. He was also known as the creature that God forgot”.

“But how come this place is locked up”, Conner asked, “He must have family or friends. People must want to see his tomb”.
“He lived for billions of years, all his family are dead”, Hame replied, “Plus scientists would love to have an autopsy on his body or head. To see how he lived for such a long time. I thought it was time that he had rest. So I put him up here away from any prying eyes and with the highest protection in the entire galaxy”.

“So we’re completely safe”, Conner said, “Are there any ventilation shafts in here?”

Hame's eyes widened as they heard a bang and they saw a harasser. It looked around with its bird face and then turned on them.
Suddenly a hole appeared in the floor beneath Hame and Conner’s feet and they looked at each other and fell. They soon realised they were on some sort of slide or a chute.

“Where does this chute go to?” Conner asked.
“I don’t know but it saved our lives appearing like that”, Hame answered.
“Hang on you built that tomb”, Conner said, “You must have known there was a chute leading from it”.
“I had no idea about this chute”, Hame replied, “But someone must’ve activated it, someone who has the keys to this room”.


Meanwhile Brannigan had landed his cars at the police station. He helped the doctor out of the car.
“Mummy what wrong”, Kincade asked Valerie.
“The doctor’s having an emotional time sweetie”, Valerie said, “Imagine if you were without me”.
At the police station, there were guards marching about everywhere with guns. Sir Ralf was giving orders. In the distance the doctor could hear screaming.
“Sire, good you’re alive”, Sir Ralf said saluting him.
“Don’t salute”, the doctor ordered, “Why is there screaming?”
“It’s not just that house that’s been attacked”, Sir Ralf replied , it’s the entire city of New New York that is under attack. People are dying”. Sir Ralf got into a police car, just then several camouflage coloured cars flew down. Above the city a huge spaceship appeared in the same colours.

“What’s that?” The doctor asked Sir Ralf through the car window.
“That’s the army doctor”, Brannigan interrupted.
“The army are here to destroy those monsters”, Sir Ralf explained.
“But the bullets won’t work, or lasers or whatever the army uses nowadays”, the doctor said.

“We have reports that some have been killed at the senate”, Sir Ralf said, “Oh and apparently, one of your friends was teleported there after falling from your ship”.
“Conner’s alive. Brilliant”
“Maybe not. The last reports we have got of the Duchess and ...Conner was it, anyway they were last seen running down a corridor followed by many harassers. I’m sorry but they may be dead”. The doctors face fell, as he realised he my be companionless.

“Where are you going”, The doctor asked Sir Ralf.
“I’m going to help”, Ralf replied, “This city needs help even if the bullets may noit work on the adults, and goodbye, your majesty”. The police car flew off followed by several army cars.

“Wait," the doctor said thinking hard, “Nothing can eat that fast, maybe the harassers can destroy them quickly but they must put the rest of them somewhere. Perhaps they have a larder”.
“But where?” Brannigan asked.
“Of course, Hame said it straight away, the sewer!” The Doctor shouted.

Fifteen minutes later, the doctor found himself very low in the under city climbing through a hole that lead to the sewer. Brannigan was peering down through the hole.
“Doctor are you sure you want to go down there?” Brannigan asked.
“Positive”
“Then I’m coming too”, Brannigan said.

“Hey you could die down there”, Valerie said holding his arm so he couldn’t climb down.
“I’ll survive I promise”, Brannigan said.
“Bye bye daddy”, the kittens said and waved and then Brannigan vanished down the hole followed by the doctor.

At the bottom the doctor and Brannigan found themselves in a silvery tunnel. On the floor there was a skeleton, nearby was a helmet.
“Sewage workers”, the doctor muttered, “Come on”.


Meanwhile Valerie and the kittens were waiting up on the surface when they heard a bang and two people appeared through a circular hole in the wall.
“The duchess of Manhattan”, Valerie said open mouthed.

“Hello I’m Conner, do you know where a man called the doctor is?” Conner asked Valerie.
“Doctor, bye bye!” Boe said and he pointed down the hole.
“So he’s gone to the sewer”, Hame asked.
“Yes with my husband Brannigan”, Valerie explained, “I’m Valerie and these are my children, Boe, Patsy-“
“Boe?” Conner asked.
“Yes I named him after the Face of Boe!” Valerie answered. Then there was a screech and a bang heard coming from the chute.
“It’s the harassers they’re coming down the chute”, Hame said wide eyed.


In the sewer Brannigan and the doctor were walking in the darkness. The doctor was holding the sonic screwdriver for light. They heard noise from up ahead.
“You don’t have to carry on”, the doctor told Brannigan, “You can go back if you want”.
“No way, Ho Say”, Brannigan answered. So he two kept walking. The sewer then started to slope downhill and it kept getting steeper until they reached an opening into a giant cavern.

“Wow”, the doctor said, “Now we’re in the larder”. The doctor and Brannigan looked around and saw that all around them were statues.
“Just in case, don’t Blink”, The doctor said looking around.


Back in the under city the banging was getting louder. It got louder and louder until a harasser shot out of the shoot. Valerie was closest!

The monster pointed its tentacles at Valerie and sucked. Valerie screamed but it was over in seconds, in her place was a skeleton. The kittens gasped and cried. The harasser turned to them.......


TO BE CONTINUED