machinery before him.
Tegan and Mace searched the room as thoroughly as they could, but all the paper they found was either covered in Terileptilian script or mathematical formulae, none of which they could understand.
The Doctor slowly moved along the computer switchboard to the control-bracelet panel.
'You know,' he said, 'I didn't realise the Terileptils were so technologically advanced.'
'I'm pleased you're impressed,' muttered Tegan.
After carefully examining the control panel, the Doctor began to manipulate a row of needle-like levers. This done, he then removed the casing of the panel and studied the banks of printed circuits inside. After a moment's thought, he removed one. 'Let me see them replace that in a hurry,' he said smiling.
'What have you done?' said Tegan crossing to examine the Doctor's work.
'Made the control panel inoperable,' and he slipped the circuit into his pocket.
'But we still don't know where the Terileptil has gone.'
'We must keep looking'.
'For what?' Tegan was beginning to get annoyed with the Doctor's vagueness. 'I'm not sure...until we find it.'
With work completed on the sonic booster, all that remained was to test it.
Nyssa entered the console room and switched on the power. For a moment, she stood listening to the hum of electricity, as it surged along the heavy cable. Without first having her work inspected by the Doctor, she was concerned at having to test the booster inside the TARD IS. In theory she knew the machine would work, but if it wasn't adjusted properly, such was its concentrated power, it could quite easily destroy the time machine.
Wishing the Doctor would hurry up, Nyssa looked at the scanner-screen, but could see very little. She then fiddled with the light-intensity control and the picture improved, showing Adric hurriedly entering the clearing where the TARDIS stood. He looked worried, as in fact he was, by the android's sudden disappearance. He was concerned that the robot had discovered he was being followed and had taken evasive action.
Adric increased speed. As he got nearer, the door of the time machine opened and Nyssa stepped out waving. Pleased to see her, he smiled and returned the wave. But his expression turned to one of horror when he saw the android appear at the side of the TARDIS.
'Look out!' screamed Adric.
Nyssa turned and fled into the TARDIS, attempting to close the doors, but the android was already on top of her.
Adric sped across the remaining distance and bravely jumped onto the robot's back, but once again, he was flicked effortlessly away. Stunned by the fall, the boy lay motionless on the ground.
The android paused as he entered the console room, his defence mechanisms alerted by the presence of high technology that was not of Terileptil design.
Although he had caught a glimpse of Nyssa, as she disappeared into the corridor, he could not follow until he had checked that it was safe to do so. This he proceeded to do.
Nyssa crouched at the side of the sonic booster and slipped on a pair of ear-mufflers.
Stealthily, she set the booster's slide control on tick-over then switched on the power.
The machine quietly started to hum.
She then scrambled across the floor and eased her bed from the wall. This was to be her bolt-hole after the booster was switched to full power. This, she thought, is where I will be triumphant...or die.
The android moved along the corridor towards Nyssa's room, scanning the way ahead.
He paused as his attention fixed on the heavy duty cable running along the floor, his sensors indicating a flow of power.
Nyssa repositioned herself by the booster just as the shadow of the android fell across the floor outside the door. She froze in terror, hardly daring to breathe, her hand poised on the booster control.
A moment passed before the android cautiously moved into the doorway.
Instantly Nyssa
Tegan and Mace searched the room as thoroughly as they could, but all the paper they found was either covered in Terileptilian script or mathematical formulae, none of which they could understand.
The Doctor slowly moved along the computer switchboard to the control-bracelet panel.
'You know,' he said, 'I didn't realise the Terileptils were so technologically advanced.'
'I'm pleased you're impressed,' muttered Tegan.
After carefully examining the control panel, the Doctor began to manipulate a row of needle-like levers. This done, he then removed the casing of the panel and studied the banks of printed circuits inside. After a moment's thought, he removed one. 'Let me see them replace that in a hurry,' he said smiling.
'What have you done?' said Tegan crossing to examine the Doctor's work.
'Made the control panel inoperable,' and he slipped the circuit into his pocket.
'But we still don't know where the Terileptil has gone.'
'We must keep looking'.
'For what?' Tegan was beginning to get annoyed with the Doctor's vagueness. 'I'm not sure...until we find it.'
With work completed on the sonic booster, all that remained was to test it.
Nyssa entered the console room and switched on the power. For a moment, she stood listening to the hum of electricity, as it surged along the heavy cable. Without first having her work inspected by the Doctor, she was concerned at having to test the booster inside the TARD IS. In theory she knew the machine would work, but if it wasn't adjusted properly, such was its concentrated power, it could quite easily destroy the time machine.
Wishing the Doctor would hurry up, Nyssa looked at the scanner-screen, but could see very little. She then fiddled with the light-intensity control and the picture improved, showing Adric hurriedly entering the clearing where the TARDIS stood. He looked worried, as in fact he was, by the android's sudden disappearance. He was concerned that the robot had discovered he was being followed and had taken evasive action.
Adric increased speed. As he got nearer, the door of the time machine opened and Nyssa stepped out waving. Pleased to see her, he smiled and returned the wave. But his expression turned to one of horror when he saw the android appear at the side of the TARDIS.
'Look out!' screamed Adric.
Nyssa turned and fled into the TARDIS, attempting to close the doors, but the android was already on top of her.
Adric sped across the remaining distance and bravely jumped onto the robot's back, but once again, he was flicked effortlessly away. Stunned by the fall, the boy lay motionless on the ground.
The android paused as he entered the console room, his defence mechanisms alerted by the presence of high technology that was not of Terileptil design.
Although he had caught a glimpse of Nyssa, as she disappeared into the corridor, he could not follow until he had checked that it was safe to do so. This he proceeded to do.
Nyssa crouched at the side of the sonic booster and slipped on a pair of ear-mufflers.
Stealthily, she set the booster's slide control on tick-over then switched on the power.
The machine quietly started to hum.
She then scrambled across the floor and eased her bed from the wall. This was to be her bolt-hole after the booster was switched to full power. This, she thought, is where I will be triumphant...or die.
The android moved along the corridor towards Nyssa's room, scanning the way ahead.
He paused as his attention fixed on the heavy duty cable running along the floor, his sensors indicating a flow of power.
Nyssa repositioned herself by the booster just as the shadow of the android fell across the floor outside the door. She froze in terror, hardly daring to breathe, her hand poised on the booster control.
A moment passed before the android cautiously moved into the doorway.
Instantly Nyssa
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