The Doctor was lead by heavily armed men through the jungle. "So..." He attempted a conversation. "This Professor Song... eccentric artifact collector with a massive hidden base in the middle of The Amazon. I think I'm going to like her."
They walked up to a large tree beside a waterfall and it opened up to reveal a staircase. "Follow us" The guard spoke in a monotone voice.
"This is simply incredible!" The Doctor was having way too much fun taking it all in. They reached a room with large stone angels and stained glass hanging from the walls. A throne stood in the center. "Welcome to The Church" River Song slowly raised her head to look The Doctor in the eye. "I brought you here because they say you're the best thief the art world has ever known."
"Oh, I guess I have sticky fingers." The Doctor joked.
"Hmm, The things I'd love to do with those fingers of yours, Doctor" Professor Song smiled.
"I knew I was going to like her." The Doctor whispered to one of the guards standing beside him.
"Obviously, I need you to steal something for me." River smiled. "Have you ever heard of The Silence?" The professor pointed her finger and virtual image appeared floating between them. It was a strangely shaped skull; unusually large with eye sockets far too big to be anything human.
"I've heard the stories. If you look into it's eyes you'll go mad, right?" The Doctor asked.
"It only works if you know how to use it." River replied.
"And you know how, don't you?" The Doctor raised an eyebrow. "Professor, are you asking me to steal an ancient alien skull so you can learn the art of mind control?"
"I was told you were an intelligent man, Doctor." Professor Song smiled.
"Intelligent enough to know that this artifact in question is hidden deep within a basement in the middle of the American desert in a heavily guarded military facility. I can't do this on my own." The Doctor expressed some concern.
"Assemble a team if you must. Just make sure they're the best you can get." River shooed him away with a wave of her hand. "Please, there's no time to waste."
"I'll get to it straight away" The Doctor bowed in an exaggerated fashion and quickly turned to walk out the door.
"Wait!" River's voice echoed in The Church halls. "Empty his pockets." She called the guards. They grabbed him and found a ruby encrusted ring in his trouser pocket. "Funny, looks exactly like one I have on display just outside this room." River smiled. "I admire your skills, Doctor. I promise you that the reward for bringing me The Silence is worth more than that ring."
"How much are we talking?" The Doctor shot her a rather flirtatious look.
"Billions upon billions." River shot back with an equally intense look.
"I won't let you down" The Doctor promised as he bowed to her once more before being escorted off the premises.
It was another rainy day in London as Rory Williams sat at his cubicle and found himself staring blankly at the drops splatting violently against the window. The whole ground floor of Leadworth Security Tech was a giant window. The walls were made of glass. Suddenly a woman with a blue umbrella and bright red hair stopped right where he'd been staring and began to check her reflection. It was a one way window; he could see out but she couldn't see in. For her it was a mirror.
She did a quick spin and checked her backside as she straightened out her skirt. Rory couldn't help but smile a little as he watched her. She was dressed like a business woman but her skirt was just a little too short and a little too tight. Her legs went on for miles. Rory suddenly realized he was ogling a stranger and quickly spun his chair back around to focus on his work again.
Rory worked for a company that specialized in anti-hacking and cyber counterintelligence but Rory was just a worker bee; no one special. He was just a secretary. "Coffee, Williams" The little intercom on his desk went off.
"On it" Rory got up and went off to the break room to get some coffee started.
"Oh, good! Coffee boy's here" Jeff put his arm around Rory. Jeff was a hacker but there was a certain dumb jock quality in the way he presented himself that made you wonder if we was really suited for the job. "Oh, my God! Rory. Let me tell you, I just saw the hottest girl I have ever seen walk into this office two minutes ago."
"Oh?" Rory half listened. He hated the way Jeff would go on about him romantic conquests. The man sounded like a total jerk and he was really working his way up Rory's list of people he'd like to kill.
"She walked in out of the rain and shiver saying 'oh, it's wet out there'." Jeff mocked her voice.
"So she's Scottish then?" Rory chuckled at Jeff's attempt to imitate the accent.
"Yeah and a redhead" Jeff sat down at the round table in the break room. "Hand me a coffee, will ya?" He waved over at Rory who handed him a cup. "Look, there she is" Jeff whispered as he pointed out the break room door to the very girl Rory had been staring at 5 minutes ago.
"Oh, her? I.. I've seen her before" Rory smiled a little.
"Yeah, she looks like the girl that starred in the office porn you watched last night, right?" Jeff laughed.
"Don't be so rude" Rory looked down at the ground shyly.
"Come on!" Jeff nudged Rory jokingly. "I'm just fucking around with you, Rory"
"I have to give Mrs. Ramsden her coffee." Rory walked off quickly and made his way to his boss' office.
"Thank you, Rory" Mrs. Ramsden took a sip of her drink and sighed. "Are you feeling well, Rory?" She asked.
"For the most part" He lied.
"It's just that these files you gave me earlier are a complete mess. It's not like you to be so unorganized." Mrs. Ramsden gave him a worried look.
"I'm fine. Just... I've not been sleeping well." Rory shrugged.
"You've not been sleeping well for weeks it seems. You're a good enough secretary, Rory but I think you might need some time off" Mrs. Ramsden warned.
"No, I'm fine. I'll make sure to triple check every bit of paperwork that comes through. Not a single thing out of place. Promise" Rory waited for the boss to nod her head approvingly before he quickly excited her office and ran into the new girl quite embarrassingly.