Gwen turned a dial on the van radio and turned up the volume. The speakers crackled and hissed as it tried to find a signal, but eventually a voice began to be heard through the static.<br/><br/><em>"Greetings to you fabled travelers, this is the Silence, welcome to Earth,"</em>the voice of a woman spoke politely. Her voice was warm and pleasant, but yet there seemed to be a dangerous edge to her words.<em>"You are hearing this because you have followed the psychic message that is being transmitted throughout time and space telling you of the Earths current condition. The Silence wishes to thank you for your interest and would like to inform you that the rumors are true. The human race are no longer the inhabitants of Earth"</em><br/><br/>"Who is this?" The Doctor asked. "According to Robin's notes the Silence have gotten rid of Madam Kovarian, so who's the new girl?"<br/><br/>"We don't know," the girl in the back replied grimly. "The voice doesn't match any record kept on Earth. We even tried matching it against both UNIT and Torchwoods old vocal records and nothing came up. Whoever she is its a well kept secret."<br/><br/><em>"The Silence have no wish to stay on Earth, for we consider this planet and its species to be an obstruction to our cause. So, in order to make sure that this planet is put to better uses, we shall be offering it to the race who desires it most,"</em>The voice continued, her pleasantness never ceasing despite the implication of her words.<em>"Of course, we do not wish for an all out interstellar war. Instead we propose a much more formal matter, an elimination match if you will. Each race that competes in our contest will fight for one week against the other contenders. At the end of each day a tally shall be taken of how many kills, who has dealt them and who has been destroyed."</em><br/><br/><em>"Naturally, there are some rules that must be followed. To begin with, each race may submit no more than a thousand members to enter the competition. Secondly, each thousand must be divided into teams of five. Thirdly, all teams must make a pact with the Silence, an honor bound agreement that shows that you will uphold these rules, for if they are not followed then our psychic beacon will turn hostile and reduce your brains to paste."</em><br/><br/><em>"Please note that the Earth is also surrounded with an impenetrable force field that has been modified to only let in small groups of contestants one at a time. Any attempt at destroying the earth with some form of doomsday weapon or cosmic disaster shall result in failure. Do not even try, for this shield is on par with the security system that guards the Dalek Asylum. Any attempt at assault upon it will result in you being eliminated from the competition and then eliminated personally by the Silence."</em><br/><br/><em>"The winner of this bold contest will receive ownership of the Earth as well as the rights to the psychic beacon and the forcefield technology. The Earth will then be yours to do as you please. Good luck and have a pleasant day!"</em>There was silence as the Doctor absorbed what he had just heard. He leaned back in his seat and stared at the radio before looking towards the zeppelin.<br/><br/>"So those balloons transmit the message every minute?" The Doctor asked before scratching his chin. "A giant advertisement to participate in the biggest bloodiest death match that the world has ever seen. Its Hunger Games meets Alien vs Predator on a universal scale and everyones taking part," the Doctor spoke gravely before scowling at the zeppelin. "Whats their angle? Why are they so keen to wipe out the Earth and then give it up? I thought I was their greatest threat."<br/><br/>"We were hoping you would have an answer," Gwen growled as she turned the van away from the scene and began driving over the bridge towards the Big Ben Clock Tower. Surprising, no one seemed to notice the huge black truck that was barreling through the chaotic scene. More than likely it was due to the jammer that Gwen had instructed the girl to raise.<br/><br/>"You did say something like this was coming after all," Gwen spoke as she swerved to avoid one of the scaly humanoids that was currently tussling with one of the Autons. "That's why you prepared us. That's why you made Jack go back in time with his Vortex Manipulator. That's why you made us keep Donna Noble in a safe location to stop her from burning up when it all happened. That's why you told us to drive around looking for you for the last week. So come on? Whats the plan?"<br/><br/>The Doctor couldn't have looked more bewildered if K-9 suddenly revealed that he was the prophet of a new religion. He gawked at Gwen as if she had just sprouted sunflowers from her ears. His mouth hung open a little as confusion set in to his caramel eyes. The Doctor stammered before asking, "I'm sorry but...what?"<br/><br/>The van came screeching to a halt. Gwen was now staring at the Doctor with equal bewilderment, this quickly turned to anger, "Oh you are not serious..."