The Doctor and Alaya in “The Hungry Earth”

[after he removes the Silurian's mask] You’re beautiful. A remnant of a bygone age on Planet Earth. And by the way, lovely mode of travel. Geothermal currents projecting you up through a network of tunnels. Gorgeous! Mind if I sit? Now! Your people have a friend. I want her back. Why did you come to the surface? What do you want? Oh I do hate a monologue, give us a bit back. How many are you?

I’m the last of my species.

Really? No! “Last of the species.” The Clempari defense. As an interrogation defense it’s a bit old hat I’m afraid.

I’m the last of my species.

No, you’re really not. Because I’m the last of my species and I know how it sits in a heart. So don’t insult me! Let’s start again. Tell me your name.

Alaya.

How long’s your tribe been sleeping under the Earth, Alaya? It’s not difficult to work out. You’re 300 million years out of your comfort zone. Question is, what woke you now.

We were attacked.

The drill.

Our sensors detected a threat to our life support systems. The warrior class was activated to prevent the assault, wipe the vermin from the surface and reclaim our planet.

Do we have to say “vermin”? They’re really very nice.

Primitive apes.

Extraordinary species; you attack them, they’ll fight back. But! There’s a peace to be brokered here. I can help you with that.

This land is ours. We lived here long before the apes.

Doesn’t give you automatic rights to it now, I’m afraid. Humans won’t give up the planet.

So we destroy them.

You underestimate them.

You underestimate us!

One tribe of homo reptilia against six billion humans—you’ve got your work cut out.

We did not initiate combat! But we can still win.

Tell me where my friend is. Give us back the people who were taken.

No.

I’m not going to let you provoke a war, Alaya. There’ll be no battle here today.

The fire of war is already lit. A massacre is due.

Not while I’m here.

I’ll gladly die for my cause! What will you sacrifice for yours?