The Doctor looked around thoughtfully at the pathways that lay before them. "Well, we have to reach Daker's abode, but the seismic activity will have made the buildings foundations weak, so several routes will either be blocked up or very dangerous to traverse. We have to be careful how we proceed."<br/><br/>The Doctor turned to Mollie and flashed her a smile. "But don't worry, Mollie, you're in  safe hands. I will use my genius scientific reasoning to figure out which way will get us there quickly and safely."<br/><br/>The Doctor stepped forward. His eyes narrowed as he stared intently at the path ahead. He glanced one way, then another and then he began to point his finger purposefully from one corridor to the next whilst mumbling something under his breathe. When he settled on a path, he strode off with a spring in his step and a smug smile on his face.<br/><br/>"Come along Mollie," he called behind him. "We're in a lot of danger and the stakes are high, but trust me, if you stick with me no harm will come to you. I've done this plenty of times before and can assure you that you will make it out of this relatively unscathed."<br/><br/>His words were not inspiring. Especially since anyone with half a brain would have noticed that the<em>genius scientific reasoning</em>he had used to determine their course was obviously<em>eeny meeny miny moe</em>.<br/><br/><div align="center">*</div><br/><em>"What is the hold up!"</em>Daker's roared, the surgically altered skin of his leathery face stretching tight over his skull. We are in a crisis, the fortune I have invested in this place is crumbling to nothing, we can't escape because of a silly missing button and to top it all off none of you<em>dolts can find it! <strong>What is taking you so long?</strong></em>"<br/><br/>The men before him were tensed, caught between anger and fear. One wrong word could get them kicked off their one chance of escape, one rogue fist could doom them all.<br/><br/>One of the guards stepped forward. "S-Sir, it's as we said, we've looked all over the place. The only area's we haven't checked are those that you refuse to let us access."<br/><br/>"And with good reason!" Dakers snapped. "The information kept in those areas is of the utmost importance. If ten of you nimrods can't be trusted to find a single button then I don't see why I should trust you with info above your pay grade."<br/><br/>"But sir, at this rate all of that information is going to be buried under tonnes of rubble!" The man protested. "Why value some data over your life-"<br/><br/>"Never you mind!" Daker roared, "Just get back to searching, trying using your eyes this time. Honestly, why is there only one sensible rational person in this entire building?"<br/><br/><em>"Are you talking about yourself or someone else?"</em>a muffled voice spoke and Dakers whirled on the spot. A brief flicker of fear appeared on his leathery face before his eyes narrowed on the small square grate to the air vent in the far wall.<br/><br/>"What the... who the hell are you?" Dakers yelled as he marched over to the smiling face in the vent.<br/><br/><em>"Hi Daker's, I'm - uh - I'm the - ugh - I'm the Doctor - grr - from Gallifrey. I'm here to - oh for the love of-."</em>The Doctor was squirming in the air vent, the space obviously too tight for him to fit properly. After a moment of wriggling her frowned.<em>"OK, I'm stuck. Forget the dramatic flow I'll just work with what I got. Hi Roth, how are you doing?"</em><br/><br/>"You..." Dakers hissed. "I know you. You're that lunatic from the ball room. What are you doing in my wall?"<br/><br/>The Doctor blinked.<em>"I'm stuck in it."</em><br/><br/>"I can see that you fool! I meant how did you get inside?"<br/><br/><em>"I climbed in through the vent. Cliche, I know, but needs must and all."</em><br/><br/>"And why did you climb into my wall?"<br/><br/><em>"Why? I thought the answer would be obvious for someone as smart as you Daker,"</em>the Doctor said smugly, his voice echoing in the vent, making his words difficult to understand.<em>"I'm clearly here as a game changer. I'm here to ruffle feathers, shake up the dice, stand on the grass and feed the animals. I'm here to topple the dominoes and challenge order in this topsy turvy world - OK this is ridiculous, I can't even take myself seriously when I'm stuck like this."</em><br/><br/>The Doctor grunted as he moved in the vent. Daker's mouth dropped open as he watched the obscured figure of the lunatic try to free himself. For once he and his men were united as they shared the same incredulous looks.<br/><br/><em>"Don't do that!"</em>cried the Doctor.<em>"Don't roll your eyes and look weary. I'm intimidating and you will take me seriously when I'm free of this vent. Well... somewhat seriously. Oh yeah, almost forgot, could you all step back a little, I need to let my friend in."</em><br/><br/>The tip of his sonic screwdriver poked out of the grill and flashed, causing the doors to swing open to reveal Mollie standing in the doorway.<br/><br/><em>"Hi Mollie!"</em>The Doctor called,<em>"Didn't I say that I would get us here safely? I mean, yes, we did almost plunge to our deaths a few dozen times, but lets not dwell on the negatives or the screaming. That's in the past now."</em>