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stumbling over the dunes, dusty and out of breath. ‘Quick,
you two – into the TARDIS!’ he shouted.
‘But where’s that big egg thing?’ Jamie asked.
‘Later... later. Get inside...’ the Doctor gasped as he
reached them.
Jamie pushed Zoe into the dilapidated police box and
followed her. ‘Yon Dominators got away...’ he muttered
angrily.
Just as the Doctor was about to enter, a brilliant flash of
incandescent white light burst over the darkening sky. He
turned and paused in the doorway, a faint smile hovering
over his grimy face. A few seconds later, there was a sharp
crack which rumbled and echoed and re-echoed overhead
for quite some time.
The Doctor winced. ‘I think I prefer them poached
myself...’ he chuckled.
Suddenly the ground started to tremble and the
surrounding dunes began to undulate like waves on the
sea, causing the TARDIS’s ancient woodwork to protest
vociferously.
‘Doctor... come on... the whole planet’s going to blow
up!’ Jamie yelled from inside.
The Doctor smiled with benign satisfaction. ‘No, no,
Jamie, the planet is quite safe now,’ he called. ‘This is only
a local earthquake caused by the rockets. It’ll only affect
the Island, you know.’
There was a moment’s delay then Jamie appeared in the
doorway next to him. ‘Aye, maybe, Doctor. But we happen
to be on the island.’
At that moment, there was a terrifying tearing sound
and a huge split started to open up in the dunes, belching
orange sparks and sticky red lava and hissing clouds of gas
and steam.
The Doctor’s eyes widened as he watched the boiling,
bubbling fissure rushing hungrily towards them.
‘Oh dear,’ he mumbled, rubbing the end of his nose
with a crooked finger. ‘Oh my goodness me... out of the
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