So I had an hour and a half of being bored, so I decided to write this now. Hope you like it! (Listen to this while you’re reading. It will be much more dramatic. [url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QCrS8s4Y4K4] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QCrS8s4Y4K4[/url]) Lieutenant Dutch Taylor lounged at his desk, his faithful dog Brass sitting at his side. Working as a highway patrol officer in Offtopica was hard work, for some reason, people always seemed to be speeding. Little did he know his job was about to get a lot harder... Across town in the lab of Acrocanthus, the mad scientist was putting the finishing touches on his latest invention, a gigantic tangled mess of robotic claws and needles. “What’s it do?” asked his assistant Squiffidy. “It’s the answer to all of humanity’s problems.” said Acrocanthus. “It extracts the brain and the vital organs from the human body and places them into a metal suit, essentially giving the human in question immortality. Of course, that human won’t exactly be happy, so I had to add an emotion suppressor.” “B-b-but won’t that be painful?” asked Squiffidy. “Of course it will be, you fool!” roared Acrocanthus. “Why don’t you try it right now?” he said as he shoved Squiffidy toward the machine. For around a minute, Squiffidy’s screams pierced the sky, before they abruptly cut off, followed by an ominous clanking... The next day, Dutch and Brass were patrolling the city. Across the street, Acrocanthus was aggressively promoting his battle arena. “Come one, come all! Experience the fight of your lives! Cmirg versus a new unknown challenger!” Dutch looked at his watch. “I only have 36 seconds left in my shift. Why not, I’ll go watch.” Acrocanthus watched all the potential spectators enter with a knowing smile on his face... Dutch shoved his way to his seat. The arena was already packed full of eager spectators, ready to see some blood spilt. “Laadiiees and gentlemen, I give you Cmirg!” The fighter swaggered into the stadium, confident in his strength and skill. “Aaand his opponent, the new challenger Squiffidy!” Metallic stomping was heard in the tunnel. A collective gasp went up from around the arena as the creature stepped into the sunlight. What stood before them was not Squiffidy, but a metallic monstrosity, with blank staring eyes and a glowing core in its chest. “Umm, hello?” Cmirg said, staring down the soulless creature. “[b]We are the ultimate beings[/b],” the Cyberman declared. “[b]You will become like us.[/b]” “Fight!” the announcer declared, and Cmirg rushed toward the Cyberman. He landed a devastating punch on the Cyberman’s head, knocking it down. “Huh. That was almost too easy,” Cmirg said. “And so it was...” whispered Acrocanthus. “[b]Cybermen are not defeated with such ease. We will survive,[/b]” said the Cyberman as it grabbed Cmirg’s leg and began to electrocute him. “[b]Delete. Delete. Delete.[/b]” Dutch looked around frantically as people began to rush screaming out of the stadium. He spotted Acrocanthus and ran toward him. “Why have you done this!” Dutch screamed into Acrocanthus’ face. “It is my ultimate accomplishment. Listen to your surroundings. Those aren’t screams of fear, they’re screams of pain!” Dutch turned and looked around the stadium. It was true. Acrocanthus had put his convertment machines into all of the exits. All the terrified spectators streaming through the exits were being converted to Cybermen! “You’ll pay for this!” Dutch screamed as he shot Acrocanthus’ leg to make him stay put. “I’ll be back for you.” Dutch rushes down to the arena floor, where what was once Squiffidy was standing. “[b]Accept the upgrade. Upgrading is compulsory.[/b]” “I don’t think so!” Dutch howled as he emptied his clip into The Cyberman. Unfortunately, it had little effect. “That’s... not exactly how you fight them,” said a voice from behind Dutch. “And who are you?” Dutch asked the stranger. “Oh, I’m the Doctor.” “Doctor who?” “Just the Doctor. And Cybermen, as invulnerable as they seem, have a few key weaknesses. For instance, gold,” at that, he tossed a little sprinkle of gold dust at the Cyberman, who began clawing at its windpipe. “And their emotional inhibitors. While this may make them stronger, if it’s broken, they basically can’t function. The human inside can see what they have become, and usually, they explode.” “So how do we disable this thing?” Dutch asked. “Their creator probably has a shutdown code. Do you know where he is?” “Yeah he’s right over... well he was over there. Where’d he go?!” Dutch scanned the area frantically. From the other side of the arena Acrocanthus could be heard screaming. “No! I created you! Put me down! I will not become like you!” “Well, that makes things a lot more difficult,” the Doctor observed.