The White Guardian Trilogy 2: The Garden of Tears

by SeventyThree

The White Guardian Trilogy: The White Guardian sends a cargo pilot named Jack on three missions to stop the evil machinations of the Black Guardian from corrupting the universe. In The Garden of Tears, Jack enters a jungle-like labyrinth where not everything is as it seems. (Doctor Who #2)

Author's Note: If you haven't read The Race Against Happiness (the first story of the trilogy), I recommend doing so, for this story is also part of the same story arc, and things might not make sense.

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Some say the Garden is for normal people.

Some say the Garden is for the insane.

Some say the Garden is for no one.

But, they can all agree on one thing. The Garden is special. A labyrinth spanning a third of a small habitable asteroid must be special. The labyrinth is not a regular labyrinth, however. It doesn't even look like one.

Still, people get lost in it. They never return. They become part of it. They change forever.

The Garden has been corrupted by pure, malicious evil.

Jack went there. He almost didn't get out.

Getting lost in the Garden is worse than death. It may be called the "Garden of Tears", but if you get lost, you might be changed so much that you won't even be able to shed tears ever again.

Welcome to the Garden of Tears. Enjoy your stay.