Doctor Who Fan Fiction, City of the Undead, Part Four, Script

DOCTOR WHO

"CITY OF THE UNDEAD"

A FOURTH DOCTOR AND SARAH SCRIPT

PART FOUR

By

Ben Thatcher

CYBER-SHIP. INT. CONVERSION CHAMBER. EXT. DUSK.

The outside of the conversion chamber is a blank,

lifeless, metallic, grey corridor. One by one hundreds of

new born CYBERMEN start to walk out.

CYBER-SHIP. INT. BRIDGE. DUSK.

The LEADER turns to his SCOUT.

CYBER-LEADER

What are our numbers now?

CYBER-SCOUT #1

Seven million and rising.

CYBER-SCOUT #2

Weapons are back online.

CYBER-SCOUT #1

Eight million.


More and more CYBERMEN walk into shot, an endless army of

CYBERMEN.

CA BIN. INT. DUSK.

LOLA

Fine. I’ll tell you my story.

SARAH

Start with where you come from.

LOLA

I think when is a more

appropriate question.

The DOCTOR sits up and suddenly stares at her, paying more

attention.

SARAH

Okay, when do you come from then?

LOLA

Certainly not the present.

DOCTOR

I’d already guessed as much.

LOLA

I’m like you, I’m from the

future.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2) 2.

DOCTOR

You knew didn’t you? When I was

talking about Volga you knew!

LOLA

Yeah I did. In my time the Cyber

war has been over for 200 years.

DOCTOR

And then this part of

cyber-history was discovered.

LOLA

We had a copy of their files, I

reviewed it, and me coming here

could avert the entire Cyber-war.

SARAH

So, how did you know how they

were going to do it?

LOLA

It was from a cyber-computer.

DOCTOR

Cyber-Planner. Their called

Cyber-Planners.

LOLA

Whatever, anyway, I found this

plan. Make them extinct here, no

war, billions saved.

DOCTOR

It’s a commendable plan, Lola.

LOLA

I am Admiral, Admiral Shaloty of

the Orion Nebula star fleet.

SARAH

Someone is a bit proud.

DOCTOR

Admiral is a very good rank.

SARAH

I know that, I’m just saying.

LOLA

I told my Commanding Officer and

he sent me back here, infiltrate

and prevent. I made an

impression, they made me

President. My plan changed.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (3) 3.

DOCTOR

Then we turned up.

LOLA

No. I realised I could use it as

a very powerful position, but the

people loved the saviours,and to

keep the power I had to pretend

to agree.

DOCTOR

You’ve played everyone on this

planet.

LOLA

Even the great Doctor of

Gallifrey.

DOCTOR

I always knew something was

wrong.

LOLA

You should help me.

DOCTOR

I expect mass conversion has

already happened.

LOLA

Then we take out the shuttle.

DOCTOR

I will not allow the time-line to

be changed.

LOLA

You’re with me or against me.

SARAH

Then we’re against.

LOLA

I can change it.

DOCTOR

No you can’t because it will now

directly affect your personal

past.

LOLA

So.

DOCTOR

You change your own personal

history.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (4) 4.

SARAH

And that could destroy the

universe.

DOCTOR

Or worse.

LOLA

I don’t believe you.

SARAH

Time isn’t a thing to be taken

lightly.

DOCTOR

Indeed.

SARAH

It’s too complex to be taken at

face value.

LOLA

Nothing will happen, the future

will change.

DOCTOR

And your past. That is where the

problem with your plan is, that

is why only someone on Lonsis can

change the future, so that it

doesn’t create these complicated

loops.

LOLA

I will complete my mission.

DOCTOR

I won’t let you!

LOLA pulls out her gun.

LOLA

Not a decoy this time, Doctor.

DOCTOR

I know.


CYBER-SCOUT #1 looks at his LEADER.

CYBER-SCOUT #1

Conversions complete.

CYBER-LEADER

How many units?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2) 5.

CYBER-SCOUT #1

Twenty million successes with

three million rejections.

CYBER-LEADER

Survival is no longer an issue.

We will go on. We have an army.

CYBER-SCOUT #2

Cyber-guns are responding fully

and are online. Power levels

increasing rapidly.

CYBER-LEADER

Victory of the Cybermen. Lonsis

has successfully been colonised.

CYBER-SCOUT #2

The new units have activated the

order protocol unit.

CYBER-LEADER

Send four of them after those who

escaped earlier. We will still

obtain the information from the

Doctor to maximise survival

chances.

CABIN. INT. DUSK.

The DOCTOR walks towards LOLA.

DOCTOR

They have an army now Lola, one

gun can’t defeat an army.

LOLA

They have an army, their weapons

are back online.

DOCTOR

Precisely, that’s another flaw in

your idiotic plan.

LOLA

I don’t see you doing anything

better.

SARAH

Not blowing up the universe seems

like a better plan to me.

DOCTOR

And me.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2) 6.

LOLA

Melodramatic.

DOCTOR

I promise you its not.

SARAH

How do you intend on destroying

the ship?

LOLA

The self destruct button.

DOCTOR

That shuttle is going to be

crawling with Cybermen.

SARAH

They won’t let you anywhere near

it.

Five energy sparks fly past LOLA’s head and hit the back

wall causing a spark. SARAH lets out a little scream. LOLA

turns around and sees four CYBERMEN stood there. LOLA

fires, the ray hits one of the CYBERMEN and their chest

plates explode completely causing them to scream out in

pain.

LOLA

(To the DOCTOR and SARAH).

Back! Get back!

The DOCTOR kicks the table over and drags himself and

SARAH behind it. LOLA steps backwards firing, energy rings

fire in her direction causing explosions on the walls.

LOLA ducks behind the table too.

DOCTOR

I had a feeling they’d come after

us.

Energy rings fly over the table.

LOLA

You didn’t exactly say anything,

did you?!

DOCTOR

Well, I wasn’t a hundred percent

sure.

One of the rings hits the table. Part of the table

shatters. SARAH squeals again.

LOLA

Too much smoke for a clear shot.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (3) 7.

DOCTOR

Can’t you see their outlines?

LOLA

I’m not risking my head in

looking.

The firing stops.

DOCTOR

I expect their here to kill you

to collect me.

LOLA

Oh really Doctor, I had already

guessed that.

DOCTOR

The Leader said he was going to

get that information.

SARAH

I suspect their waiting for a

clear shot too.

LOLA turns, while seated, and peers over the broken table

but instantly ducks. The energy rings spark off the wall.

LOLA

I can’t let you give them the

information.

DOCTOR

Then you’d better start shooting.

LOLA takes the clip out of her class seven BLASTER and

reloads it with a new clip from her other pocket.

LOLA

Five shots left, Doctor.

LOLA holds her gun and stares at the ceiling, whispering

something, she holds the cross necklace she’s wearing.

LOLA

May God have mercy on my soul.

LOLA peers up and fires. Another chest unit explodes

causing the CYBERMAN that was hit to scream in pain. She

ducks again from the two energy rays.

LOLA

Two to go.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (4) 8.

Another energy ray hits the table. The table explodes into

little pieces, LOLA quickly gets a shot in. One CYBERMAN

remains. The DOCTOR pulls SARAH out of the way, and they

take cover out of the firing solution. LOLA stands and

aims for the final CYBERMAN.

LOLA

Are you feeling lucky?

CYBERMAN

You could become like us.

LOLA

Not going to happen I’m afraid.

LOLA pulls the trigger of her gun. Nothing happens.

LOLA

What?

LOLA tries again, nothing.

LOLA

Shoot!

LOLA tries again and again and again but still nothing.

LOLA

My guns jammed!

CYBERMAN

Mine isn’t.

DOCTOR

You must have put the clip in

wrong.

LOLA

Great timing me.

CYBERMAN

You will accompany me onto the

Cyberman shuttle craft. She will

become like us and the one

identified as the Doctor will

finally give our Leader the

answers we need for future

dominance.

LOLA

I would rather die than become

like you.

CYBERMAN

You will never die. Remove the

weapon.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (5) 9.

LOLA throws the gun on the floor. She kicks it away,

towards the DOCTOR. The CYBERMAN’s eyes are fixed on LOLA.

The DOCTOR picks up the gun unnoticed and removes the

clip. He empties the clip into his pocket and takes out a

silver-powder like substance in a test tube.

The DOCTOR fills up the clip with this new silver powder

and closes the clip. The powder oxidises and expands

filling up the clip. He quickly places the clip back in

the gun. The CYBERMAN turns to him quickly at this sound,

but nothing appears unusual, the gun is out of sight. The

CYBERMAN turns back to LOLA.

SARAH

(Whispering).

We could try and make a break for

the TARDIS, Doctor.

DOCTOR

(Whispering).

We have to make sure Lola is

incapacitated of harming the

time-line.


CYBER-SCOUT #2 is examining a star chart.

CYBER-SCOUT #2

Ice Planet identified as Telos.

CYBER-LEADER

Inhabited?

CYBER-SCOUT #2

By a race of creatures called the

Cryons. They have built

freezer-like tombs.

CYBER-LEADER

If Cybermen were to enter those

tombs then survival will no

longer become an issue ever again

because there will always be

Cyber-reserves.

CYBER-SCOUT #2

Should an invasion squad be

prepared?

CYBER-LEADER

Affirmative. Telos will become

our new home-world.

CYBER-SCOUT #2

We have also found a new method

of taking the twin planet.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2) 10.

CYBER-LEADER

Explain.

CYBER-SCOUT #2

Scans show a base on the planets

moon that contains weather

control apparatus. If we could

capture that we can exploit their

emotion of fear and they will

become converted without any

resistance.

CYBER-LEADER

Your logic is correct.

CYBER-SCOUT #2

Two squadrons will be prepared.

CYBER-LEADER

This shuttle will take Telos.

Three smaller vessels in the

hanger will be sent to the moon.

CYBER-SCOUT #2

Affirmative.

CYBER-LEADER

Report the plan to the

Cyber-Controller.

CABIN. INT. DUSK.

The CYBERMAN walks fully in.

CYBERMAN

I heard what you were whispering

about. Explain what the concept

of TARDIS is.

DOCTOR

My space ship.

CYBERMAN

You will specify the location of

your craft.

DOCTOR

(Lying).

On the other side of the city.

CYBERMAN

You will not lie.

DOCTOR

You can’t tell if I am or not.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2) 11.

CYBERMAN

The three of you will move ahead

of me.

SARAH

So much for my TARDIS idea.

LOLA puts her hands on her head and walks out. The DOCTOR

and SARAH do the same. The CYBERMAN follows with his gun

pointed at them.


TELOS is on display on the small scanner screen.

CYBER-SCOUT #2 marches back in.

CYBER-SCOUT #2

The Cyber-Controller has

specified that he will be on the

Telos mission and put into

suspended animation.

CYBER-LEADER

I will lead the mission to Earth.

CYBER-SCOUT #2

Plans have begun to reconstruct

the tombs so they are more

accustom to us.

CYBER-LEADER

Pre-reports and investigations

into Telos has begun.

CYBER-SCOUT #1

Five million seven hundred

thousand and ninety two Cryons on

the planet.

CYBER-LEADER

They will be eradicated.

CYBER-SCOUT #1

Dividing which unit goes on which

mission has begun.

CYBER-LEADER

Twenty two million Cybermen will

not be present on this mission.

Lonsis will be inhabited by

Twenty two million.

CYBER-SCOUT #1

Five hundred thousand per

mission.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (3) 12.

CYBER-LEADER

A second Cyber-Leader shall be

specified to remain on Lonsis to

further colonise the universe.

CYBER-SCOUT #1

A new converter will be required.

LOLA walks in, followed by the DOCTOR, SARAH and a

CYBERMAN.

CYBER-LEADER

We have one.

LOLA

What?

CYBER-LEADER

Her personality suggests traits

of an efficient Leader. She will

become the second Cyber-Leader.

LOLA

What?! No! No! I will not become

a Cyberman!

CYBER-LEADER

You are not becoming a Cyberman.

You are becoming a Cyber-Leader.

LOLA is carried out, literally, by a CYBERMAN kicking and

screaming.

DOCTOR

Good result, really.

SARAH

She’ll be incapacitated.

The CYBER-LEADER walks over to the DOCTOR.

CYBER-LEADER

Doctor.

DOCTOR

Didn’t expect to be back on here

so soon, did you expect to see me

so soon?

CYBER-LEADER

It was a likely outcome.

SARAH

We should have got out of here

while we had the chance.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (4) 13.

DOCTOR

We had to incapacitate Lola.

SARAH

Look where it got us.

CYBER-LEADER

Now you have no choice but to

answer our questions.

DOCTOR

Is that Telos on your scanner?

CYBER-LEADER

Your stalling will not work a

second time, Doctor. It is

illogical that you try again.

DOCTOR

I think you should colonise

Telos. In the future.

CYBER-LEADER

You know our future.

DOCTOR

Yes.

CYBER-LEADER

Is Telos a success?

DOCTOR

Yes, colonisation was a success

for your kind. You went into

tombs, with that you’ll never be

extinct.

CYBER-LEADER

Then the Telos plan will

defiantly happen.

DOCTOR

You should also launch an attack

on Earth’s moonbase. Three

Cyber-ships and a large laser

canon.

CYBER-LEADER

Is the mission a success?

DOCTOR

(Lying).

Yes. You take control of the moon

and with it the Earth.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (5) 14.

CYBER-LEADER

Then the moon mission will go

ahead.

DOCTOR

Good.

CYBER-LEADER

You have allowed us victory.

DOCTOR

I’m just telling you what

happened. Nothing new.

CYBER-LEADER

Move onto the topic of defeats.

It is those that are judicial to

survival.

DOCTOR

(Lying).

The only defeat the Cybermen ever

encountered already happened.

Mondas.

CYBER-LEADER

Then we do survive.

DOCTOR

Forever and ever.

CYBER-LEADER

This means our mission will be

forever.

DOCTOR

Nothing can stop the Cybermen.

CYBER-LEADER

We have one weakness.

DOCTOR

Gold.

CYBER-LEADER

How do we beat it?

No reply.

CYBER-LEADER

How do we beat it?

The DOCTOR stares blankly.

CYBER-LEADER

How do we overcome gold, Doctor?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (6) 15.

Still no response. The CYBER-LEADER points at SARAH. A gun

is aimed at her head.

CYBER-LEADER

You value this woman?

DOCTOR

Don’t you hurt her.

CYBER-LEADER

Then you will tell us what we

want to know.

DOCTOR

I can’t tell you that. I’ll

betray millions of people in the

future.

CYBER-LEADER

Friendship is a weakness.

DOCTOR

I will not tell you!

CYBER-LEADER

You will tell us, or the female

dies!


LOLA, now knocked out, is strapped into the conversion bed

by a CYBERMAN. The tools are by the side of the CYBERMAN.

CYBERMAN

Conversion beginning.

The chemical is injected into her vein, the chemical moves

up into her brain.

CYBERMAN

Chemical injected. Beginning

brain removal.

Close up on CYBERMAN helmet. Sound of scalpel cutting head

and sawing around. Blood splatters on the helmet. And

again, and again, and again. The helmet is now more red

than silver.

The sound of brain crunching begins. There are now small

pink splatters mixed in with the red splatters. The

emotionless cold face doesn’t even care.

The camera zooms out. The body, head cut open is now

strapped on the bed, blood pouring out extremely fast. The

brain is in a jar, with wires plugged into it and into a

computer. The computer is flashing.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2) 16.

CYBERMAN

Beginning software installation.

Conditioning has begun.


The gun gets closer to SARAH’s head.

SARAH

Don’t tell him Doctor.

DOCTOR

Gold is difficult substance.

However, there are other

substances similar to gold, and

these can be placed in guns.

CYBER-LEADER

You are not giving me the

information required, Doctor.

DOCTOR

Build up, man, build up. You have

no sense of occasion! One common

substance in the universe with

these characteristics is poly

carbide datroxine chloride. It’s

only found in the Orion Nebula.

CYBER-LEADER

Is this what saves us?

DOCTOR

I’m still on build up! And this

is a powder, like gun powder.

SARAH turns to the DOCTOR, hope in her eyes.

DOCTOR

It’s just as harmful to Cybermen.

The new CYBER-LEADER walks in, past the DOCTOR, followed

by CYBER-SCOUT #2.

DOCTOR

I’m guessing you were LOLA.

CYBER-LEADER #2

I have been informed of

requirements of the plan. It will

be carried out.

CYBER-LEADER

Affirmative, carry on with the

gold solution Doctor.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2) 17.

DOCTOR

Gun powder can be used in guns.

The DOCTOR pulls out the class seven blaster and fires at

the CYBERMAN who has the gun on SARAH. The laser destroys

the chest unit. The DOCTOR turns and fires at the original

LEADER.

The original LEADER’s chest unit explodes, green goo flies

everywhere. All the CYBERMEN in the room turn and stare at

the body of their fallen commander. In all the hurry the

DOCTOR and SARAH are nowhere to see.

CYBER-LEADER #2

Send Cybermen after them. They

will be recaptured and processed

immediately. They will not evade

conversion.

CYBER-SHIP. EXT. DUSK.

The DOCTOR and SARAH are off the ship, running away. Two

CYBERMEN appear in the door of the shuttle and fire. The

ground around the running pair has small explosions.


The new LEADER is already giving orders.

CYBER-LEADER #2

Aim the shuttles firing solution

at the ground around them or the

legs. Do not aim above the legs.

Their conversion will happen.

Their brains will be in tact.


The DOCTOR and SARAH are still running.

DOCTOR

Come on Sarah, we have to get

away!

SARAH is running out of breath.

SARAH

I can’t keep up!

The shuttle turrets come out of port.

DOCTOR

Look, turrets, we have to keep

going, back to the TARDIS!

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2) 18.

The DOCTOR takes SARAH’s hand and they carry on running.

The shuttle turrets fire. There a larger explosions on the

floor. SARAH squeals. Another explosion, another scream.

They keep running.

The turret changes aim to keep up with running. It fires

again. The explosion is right behind SARAH. She falls

dragging the DOCTOR down with her. Her leg is cut.

SARAH

Ow... my ankle... Doctor...

The turret is directly at them. The DOCTOR picks up SARAH,

carrying her with the aid his scarf, he runs with her in

his hand, explosions all around.


The CYBER-SCOUT #1 turns to his new LEADER.

CYBER-SCOUT #1

They are out of range.

CYBER-LEADER

Then they have escaped, they will

be recaptured in time.

TARDIS. INT. SECONDARY CONSOLE ROOM. INT. DUSK.

The doors open. The DOCTOR walks in carrying SARAH. He

places her seated on the chair. He walks over to the

wooden console. He flicks a switch and the doors close in

on themselves.

DOCTOR

Well, we escaped.

SARAH

You had that planned out all

along, didn’t you?!

DOCTOR

Ever since Lola kicked the gun to

me. I knew the substance was also

fatal to Cyberman, to similar to

gold not to be.

SARAH

We could have escaped there and

then, my leg would be fine if we

did.

DOCTOR

The only way to stop Lola was to

have her become like them. I had

to make sure that happened.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2) 19.

SARAH

And then you got us out of there,

just.

The DOCTOR starts fiddling with more switches. The engine

noises of the TARDIS starts.

SARAH

Doctor, the stuff you told the

Cyber-Leader...

DOCTOR

Telos was true, but the moon

attack, it fails because of the

gravitron. I lied.

SARAH

Your lies saved the time line.

DOCTOR

Yes it did.

SARAH

Good job, Doctor.

DOCTOR

Thank you, Sarah.

SARAH

But the never defeated stuff...

DOCTOR

You’ve witnessed them defeated.

SARAH

The nerva beacon.

DOCTOR

You know that was a lie.

SARAH

Your lies may have saved our

lives.

DOCTOR

They always do Sarah, they always

do.

SARAH

Where are we going now?

DOCTOR

This time I will get us to

Nightshade, you can bet your life

on it.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (3) 20.

SARAH

Aren’t we forgetting something.

The DOCTOR stares at her.

SARAH

The fiver!

DOCTOR

I was hoping you’d forgotten.

He walks over to her, takes a five pound note out of his

pocket and hands it to her, and she takes it.

DOCTOR

There, lived up to the bet.

SARAH

Thanks, Doctor.

They stare at each other, bursting out with laughter.


The CYBER-SCOUT #1 talks to the LEADER.

CYBER-SCOUT #1

The twenty million Cybermen are

off this ship.

CYBER-LEADER #2

Prepare the smaller crafts with

the correct amount of Cybermen.

CYBER-SCOUT #1

It will be done.

CYBER-LEADER #2

You shall be the Commander of the

Moonbase mission. I will remain

on Lonsis to work on the

continued development of the

Cyber-race.

CYBER-SCOUT #1

Affirmative.

CYBER-LEADER #2

The tomb squad will take plans

for the Cybermat breed that is

currently in design.

CYBER-SCOUT #1 exits.

CYBER-LEADER #2

(To SCOUT #2)

You will become Cyber-Lieutenant.

You will accompany me and assist

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2) 21.

CYBER-LEADER #2 (cont’d)me with the development on

Lonsis.

CYBER-SCOUT #2

Affirmative.

CYBER-LEADER #2

We will survive.

CYBER-SCOUT #2

We must survive.

CYBER-LEADER #2

We wail exit the ship now to

further prepare the city for

final colonisation of the planet.

CYBER-SCOUT #2

Affirmative.

The CYBER-LEADER walks out. CYBER-SCOUT #2 follows. The

bridge is empty for a few moments, until CYBER-SCOUT #1

re-appears with more CYBERMEN who take up posts. They

start flicking switches and pressing buttons.

CYBER-SCOUT #1

Preparing for take off.

CYBERMAN

Ignition online.

CYBERMAN #2

Pressure online.

CYBERMAN #3

Gravity responding.

CYBERMAN #2

Engines online.

CYBERMAN

Landing gear stabilised.

CYBERMAN #3

Engines fired up.

The sound of the shuttles engines now dominates the room.

CYBER-SCOUT #1

Begin countdown.

22.


CYBER-LEADER #2 and CYBER-SCOUT #2 walk away from the

shuttle, marching at a continued pace in a straight

direction.

CYBER-LEADER #2

Victory of the Cyber-race.

They continue their march. The main shuttle lifts up into

the air. It hovers in the sky for some time.

CYBER-SCOUT #2

Tertiary ships are now exiting

the shuttle.

Three smaller, flying saucer, shaped shuttles exit the

main one, spinning around in mid-air.

CYBER-LEADER #2

The mission has begun.

The three discs fly off into outer space, extremely fast,

leaving the main shuttle to hover for a while until it

flies off in a separate direction.

CYBER-SCOUT #2

What are the orders for if we

discover the Doctor?

CYBER-LEADER #2

He is now an enemy of the

Cyber-race. All enemies of the

Cyber-race must be eradicated.

THE END.

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