With a deft blow to the back of her neck (at the last minute he decided against a punch), the Master knocked Bee unconcious. As she slumped to the floor, Dee grabbed him by the neck and hoisted him into the air.
"curse you, master." she said, unemotional yet threatening. "if you've hurt her i'll have my children tear you limb from limb."
The Master winced at the pain in his throat "Not...not to worry, my dear..." he gasped "...I dont think it's realy Bee. Just...*gasp*...let me examine her...please."
Dee lowered the Master to the floor and stood behind him. At a gesture from her, six of the Cybermen drew their blasters and pointed them at him.
The Master, ignoreing them, took Bee's head in his hands and began to speak to her in a commanding yet soothing tone.
"Look at me! Look at me! I am the Master - you cannot disobey me!"
Slowly, Bee opened her eyes and met the Masters gaze. In a moment, she was under his power.
"You must obey me, Bee! You have no choice!"
Bee murmured "Not...Bee - Rani. I am the Rani."
"you were right, master. it was the rani all along." Dee said.
"Where were you born?"
"Galafrey"
"What is the goal of this operation?"
"To bring the Cybermen under my control, use them to conquer this planet, then use this world as a base of operations from which to launch an invasion of Galafrey. After my techno-organic virus has infected the planet I will have all the expendable Cybermen I will need."
The Master frowned at this, shook his head as if dismissing the plan as foolish, and said "No. You are not the Rani. You are Bee Jasmine."
"NO!" she screamed as she shot, bolt-upright and eyes flashing! She kicked-out and sent the Master sprawling, then lept to her feet and pointed at him. "Kill him now, Dee! Kill him, I command it!"
Dee staired at her in a mixture of horror and confusion. This was Bee! But, it was also the Rani! If she wasn't realy Bee, then she wouldn't still love her. But she could still feel waves of love radiating out for her. It had to be Bee!
Bee looked up at Dee and said "Kill him, Dee. He's trying to destroy me! I love you! I am the Rani! I..." she screamed as she clutched at her head and tumbled to the ground.
"what has happend to her." Dee asked as she dropped to her knees and embraced the struggling woman. She wept and rocked back and forth as she moaned "I love you. But I'm the Rani. Whats happening to me?"
"She is fighting the Rani's control. The lack of two hearts, and the ease with which she was hypnotized, prove that she is realy Bee. But the Rani's conditioning is strong. I dont know what to do for her. This is a battle she'll have to fight for herself.
Inside Bee's head, a mental war is brewing!
Dee turns to her children and says "go and find the doctor."
Meanwhile, the Doctor was waking-up with a splitting headache
Something Else
Mon Apr 16 19:51:47 2001