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[his_sarah_jane]

Who: Sarah Jane Smith, the Doctor (Ten), the Brigadier, the Dalek [closed, plz]
Where: Room 22, Corridor 752, Level C
When: Shortly after thisWhen Sarah Jane had decided to taunt the Dalek, she hadn't exactly planned on getting captured. Apocalypse aside, the base seemed relatively safe. Besides, the Dalek didn't have any weapons. How was it

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[brig_ls]

The Brigadier waited impatiently. Every minute that ticked by was another minute that Miss Smith was in danger. Danger she shouldn't have been in in the first place! If there'd only been something he could've done, it might be him instead of her held captive by that infernal machine.

[lovetolongago]

Soon, however, the Brigadier wouldn't have to worry about his impatience, because currently, the Doctor was on his way to him.

He'd run into Rose in the hallways, earlier, and while she'd been intent on coming with him that just couldn't happen. Something had come up on the rift detector he'd set up, earlier that week, and one of them had to go look into it. Possibly take readings, possibly assess the threat of whatever it was that was coming through. And, unfortunately, that someone just couldn't have been him - he had to rescue Sarah Jane.

So he'd sent Rose off. He'd realized, a moment later, that going it alone with a Dalek probably wasn't the best idea, considering his history with them, however. And for a moment, he kicked himself, furious now not only with Sarah Jane for getting near enough to the thing in the first place, but also with himself. He shouldn't have been so rash. He should have thought about the fact that, being told to come alone or not, that was just not a good idea. And -- and the Brigadier, knowing

[brig_ls]

The Brigadier rose and strode to the door, throwing it open with a yank. Sitting and waiting was one of the things he hated down and the prospect of action cheered him, somewhat. A wave of relief washed through him at the sight of the Doctor, although he didn't let it show. Instead, he smiled grimly and gestured the Doctor inside.

"Hello, Doctor. What's the plan?"

[lovetolongago]

The Doctor shook his head at the invitation, instead gesturing for the Brigadier to follow him. They, unfortunately, didn't have time for a sit down and a chat on battle plans - he'd have to brief him on the way.

"Allons-y," he ordered, the single French word lacking its usual gusto. Wheeling on his heels, he marched back the way he'd come, hands stuffed in his pockets so he could curl his fingers around the sonic screwdriver. And without pause to check if the Brigadier was following - if he had any sense, he would be - he launched into his plan.

"Dalek wants me to rebuild its weapon systems, yeah? That's part of the trade. My knowledge for Sarah Jane. But! Knowing the Daleks, it's not just going to let her go, once I get there. It'll want to hold onto her and, once I'm done, probably kill us all. Which is why I'm not going to fix it." A pause, and then, "I'm going to invert its targeting alignment, and hope it doesn't realize what I'm doing. If it works, it'll blow itself up, no help from us. If not, wellThe Time Lord

[brig_ls]

The Brigader stuffed his cap onto his head and quickly followed the Doctor, door swinging shut behind him. He walked at a quick, military pace, settling into step alongside the Doctor. And listened. The Doctor usually knew what he was doing, so here's hoping his plan would work this time.

"Sounds reasonable to me, Doctor. You're the science adviser around here, so I'll leave that up to you." He fingered his automatic, "And you can count on me. I'll get out of there as best I can, if she isn't stubborn like the last time. Otherwise, it would be me in there."

[lovetolongago]

"Both of you should have been no where near that thing," the Time Lord shot back, jabbing a finger in Alistair's direction, accusingly. "I warned the lot of you. And when he get out of this - when - I'm going to give the both of you a talking to that would make your mother run in fear. Might even let Donna have a go at you - scary, she is, when she's angry. But right now? We don't have time for it."

He paused, in speech not in step, and then added, "And I should warn you. The Dalek thinks I'm coming alone. I don't know what it's going to do, when it sees I'm not sure, but ... it needs me. It can't risk that. It won't. So, I'm hoping it won't risk the one point of leverage it has, over me, and hurt Sarah Jane."

[brig_ls]

"Give me more credit then that Doctor! As soon as I saw that thing I tried to get Miss Smith to leg it, but she wouldn't have any of it. Insisted on taunting the damn infernal thing." He frowned, "I couldn't just leave her there, could I? Don't suppose I've had the pleasure of meeting this Donna. Another of you companions?"

He followed on, tugging his cap down tighter on his head. "Understood. If you'd like I can wait out of sight." He looked the Doctor over, "Where are your tools, anyway?"

[lovetolongago]

"Suppose not, no," the Doctor answered, expression darkening further, if it was at all possible. So Sarah Jane had stood around and taunted a Dalek, knowing what it was capable of, energy weapon or not? It sounded suspiciously to him like she was going back on her promise, and that? Was unacceptable. So much so that he didn't even bother gracing the Brig's question concerning Donna with an answer.

Instead, he simply pulled the sonic screwdriver from his pocket and waved it at the other man. "Got all the tools I need, right here."

[brig_ls]

Alistair blinked and examined it. He looked at the Doctor, puzzled. "Uh, what exactly is it?" He'd never seen the Doctor carry around one of those before, at least that he could recall. It looked like a pen or perhaps a screwdriver of some sort.

[lovetolongago]

And for a brief moment, the Doctor's expression faded into one of confusion. He was fairly certain the Brigadier had seen the sonic screwdriver at least once, while they were running around, fighting Mordred and Morgaine. And then it sunk in that this version of Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart hadn't made it that far, just yet, and as such he'd probably never seen the sonic screwdriver. Or, if he had, he hadn't seen it like this.

"Sonic screwdriver. Does pretty much anything I need it to, except open deadlock seals." He shrugged. "Let you see it, soon's we're out of this mess. But right now? We're practically there."

[brig_ls]

Alistair nodded and fascination, then reminded himself where they were and what business they were about to get down to. He straightened his cap and patted his automatic again. He'd had quite a few adventures with the Doctor and UNIT and he didn't intend for this one to be his last, not by a longshot. He was going to live long enough to retire!

"Fascinating. And I do believe you're correct. Would you like me to wait just outside or come in with you?"

[lovetolongago]

The Doctor was silent for a moment, thoughtful. On one hand, it would be insanely useful to have the Brigadier there with him, if only to get Sarah Jane to safety. On the other, though, the Dalek might not like the idea of being outnumbered much. So which was the lesser of two evils?

"Come in with," he decided, finally. "Dalek might not like it much, but depending on how bad off it is? It might know you're waiting in the wings, anyway. Better to sweet talk it into letting you stay rather than having it think I'm lying, yeah?"

And just like that, he was stepping up to the door to knock.