Sword of Orion (audio story): Difference between revisions

Jansen announces that they can board the Cyber ship before they run out of air. They make their way into the hull and many Cybermen confront and surround them. Jansen demands to see the Cyber Leader and sells out the Doctor, much to his disappointment in her. The Cyber Leader tells the Doctor that they will take him back to Telos for brain analysis, but returning to their homeworld is a predicament. Jansen then proposes that she'll help the Cybermen return to Telos in exchange for allying her in the Orion War. Charley is disgusted that humans in the far distant future are nothing but "grim and grimy glory". The Cyber Leader then orders the humans to be taken to the conversion chamber and the Doctor to be frozen. Jansen exclaims about their agreement, but the Cyber Leader finds it meaningless. Taking the opportunity, the Doctor informs the Cyber Leader that another ion storm is approaching and a previous ion storm severely disabled their ship, hence why they boarded the Vanguard. The Cyber Leader asks for the Doctor's proposition, which is to use power from the TARDIS and he'll conjure up an energy force to counter the ion storm in exhange for releasing the humans. Suddenly, the ship starts to rumble, already being affected by the beginnings of the ion storm. The Cyber Leader asks for the location of the TARDIS and the Doctor asks for the humans to be released first. The Cybermen comply and Jansen shouts for them to run. Ike fires his gun, but he is shot. The Doctor, Charley and Jansen run away, but Jansen is shot. Jansen is injured as they try to locate the TARDIS. The Doctor examines Jansen's wound, but finds that there is no blood, but fibrous nerve tissue-- Deeva Jansen is an android. Jansen then injects bonding fluid into herself to stabilize herself. She then reveals that she is a double agent and the plan in the first place was not to ally herself with the Cybermen at all. Her mission was to obtain details about the cyber conversion. Suddenly, the ion storm is worsening and another blast hits the ship. The Doctor offers to take Jansen to the TARDIS, but under one condition: erase the information so the Cybermen won't trace it back to the androids and go after them. Jansen does so just when the Cyber Leader appears and holds Charley at gunpoint. The Cyber Leader demands to be taken to the TARDIS immediately or Charley dies. The Doctor complies, but the ion storm is now rushing into the ship, creating a large hole in the ship, sucking everything out into space. The Doctor yells at everyone to get their helmets on to be protected. Charley, however, couldn't get her helmet on because the Cyber Leader crushed her life support system. Through blurred vision, Charley notices Jansen give her her own helmet just as the ship explodes.