Doctor who time of angels
It is a beautiful day with the sun shining from a clear, blue sky. There is birdsong as a young man spins slowly in the middle of the field. His eyes have a glassy, drugged appearance an there is an imprint of a kiss in red lipstick is just above his lips on the right side. He is approached by three men, two are armed and the third is an older man in an evening jacket.
YOUNG MAN:
It's a beautiful day.
The older man uses his handkerchief to wipe at the lipstick.
INT. SHIP'S CORRIDOR
We see that the men are actually on a ship
OLDER MAN:
Hallucinogenic lipstick. She's here. (turns and walks away)
INT. SHIP, ANOTHER CORRIDOR
A woman strides along the corridor in red high heels, her black dress swirling at her ankles. She stops in front of a door, pulls a gun from her small bag and fires out the lock. The door slides open to reveal a black cube with a hole through its center. She tilts the cube so the top is facing towards her, changes the setting on the gun so it becomes a blowtorch and begins to write on the cube.
-1 2 , R-
INT MUSEUM
The museum looks like it is based on the plans of a medieval church. The DOCTOR strides through, pointing at the displays and giving his opinion. AMY and Ashlyn follow.
"Wrong! Wrong! Bit right, mostly wrong. I love museums" the doctor smilled
"Yeah, great. Can we go to a planet now? Big space ship, Churchill's bunker...? You promised us a planet next" Ashlyn smilled walking with amy
"Amy,Ashlyn, this isn't any old asteroid. It's the Delerium Archive, final resting place of the headless monks, the biggest museum ever" he said looking at the two
"You've got a time machine, what do you need museums for?" amy said
"Wrong! Very wrong! Oooh, one of mine. Also one of mine"(doctor peers into display case)
"Oh, I see. It's how you keep score" amy smerked
Something in the next display case catches the DOCTOR'S eye. It's an antique version of the box we saw with the woman. Intrigued, the DOCTOR looks at the top which bears strange symbols.
"Oh great, an old box" Ashlyn smilled
INT. SHIP, ROOM
The woman is still using the gun on the box, the sparks reflecting off her dark glasses.
INT MUSEUM
"It's from one of the old starliners. A Home Box" the doctor said
"What's a Home Box?" Ashlyn asked
"Like a black box on a plane, except it homes. Anything happens to the ship, the Home Box flies home, with all the flight data" he replied
"So?" amy said
"The writing, the graffiti - Old High Gallifreyan. The lost language of the Time Lords"
INT. SHIP, ROOM
The woman continues to write on the box. Done, the writing looks sharp and pristine.
INT MUSEUM
"There were days, there were many days, these words could burn stars and raise up empires, and topple Gods" doctor said
"What does it say?" amy and Ashlyn asked
"Hello, sweetie" the doctor sighed
INT. SHIP'S CORRIDOR
A door slides open to reveal the woman is RIVER SONG. She looks straight into a security camera and winks before walking away.
INT MUSEUM
Alarm bells ring as the DOCTOR runs through the museum, the home box tucked under his arm. AMY and Ashlyn are racing beside him. They rush into the TARDIS as two guards chase after them.
INT. SHIP'S CORRIDOR
Two armed guards turn a corner and stop, rifles raised, as the same man from before approaches more sedately. He stands between the two guards.
"Party's over, Doctor Song" a man said
INT. TARDIS
The DOCTOR hooks the home box up to the console.
"Why are we doing this?" Ashlyn asked
"Cos someone on a space ship 12,000 years ago is trying to attract my attention. Let's see if we can get the security playback working" he said
Grainy black and white footage of RIVER winking at the camera appears on the monitor. It then switches to RIVER with her back to the camera facing a door.
(over monitor) "The party's over, Doctor Song… " he reapted
INT. SHIP'S CORRIDOR
"…yet still you're on board" he continued
RIVER turns to face him.
INT. TARDIS
(over monitor) "Sorry, Alistair" she smerked
INT. SHIP'S CORRIDOR
"I needed to see what was in your vault. Do you all know what's down there? Any of you? Because I'll tell you something. This ship won't reach its destination" river said
"Wait till she runs. Don't make it look like an execution" alistair said
(looks at her watch) Triple-seven, five…
INT. TARDIS
RIVER:
(over monitor) …slAshlyn, three, four, nine by ten.
The DOCTOR,Ashlyn and AMY exchange a look.
INT. SHIP'S CORRIDOR
"Zero, twelve, slAshlyn, acorn" river said
INT. TARDIS
(over monitor) "Oh, and I could do with an air corridor" she said
The DOCTOR begins to type on the keyboard.
"What was that, what did she say?" amy asked
"Co-ordinates!" the doctor smerked
INT. SHIP'S CORRIDOR
"Like I said on the dance floor, you might want to find something to hang on to!" river smerked
As a timer begins to beep frantically, ALLISTAIR realizes what's about to happen and grabs hold of one of the pipes on the wall. The two guards do the same. RIVER blows a kiss just before the door behind her blows open and she is carried into space—and directly to the TARDIS as it materializes.
INT. TARDIS
The DOCTOR lets out a "whoop" before running to open the TARDIS doors. He reaches out and pulls RIVER in and they both land on the floor.
"Doctor?" Ashlyn and amy say together
"River?" the doctor said
They stand and watch the ship fly away.
"Follow that ship" she damanded
SPACE
The TARDIS follows the spaceship.
INT. TARDIS
The DOCTOR and RIVER are both working the controls while AMY and Ashlyn stand back and watche RIVER is barefoot.
"They've gone into warp drive, we're losing them! Stay close!" she said
"I'm trying!" the doctor yelled
"Use the stabilisers" river yelled
"There aren't any stabilisers!" he said
"The blue switches!" she said
"The blue ones don't do anything, they're just...blue" he replied
"Yes, they're blue. They're the blue stabilisers! (uses the stabilizers and the ship becomes quiet) See?" she said
"Yeah, well, it's just boring now, isn't it? They're boring-ers. They're blue boring-ers" the doctor said
"Doctor, how come she can fly the TARDIS?" Ashlyn asked as her and amy walked to the doctor
"You call that flying the TARDIS? Ha!" (sits on jump seat to sulk)
"OK. I've mapped the probability vectors, done a fold-back on the temporal isometry, charted the ship to its destination, and parked us right along side" she smilled
"Parked us? We haven't landed" the doctor said
"Of course we've landed. I just landed her." river said
"But it didn't make the noise" he said
"What noise?" river asked
"You know, the..."(doctor makes the TARDIS wheezing sound)
"It's not supposed to make that noise. You leave the brakes on" river smerked
"Yeah, well, it's a brilliant noise. I love that noise. Come along, you two, let's have a look" the doctor said pointing to Ashlyn and amy
"No, wait! Environment checks" river yelled
"Oh, yes, sorry! Quite right. Environment checks" (doctor sticks his head out the door) Nice out" he smerked
"We're somewhere in the Garn Belt. There's an atmosphere. Early indications suggest..." river said being inturupted by the doctor
"We're on Alfava Metraxis, the seventh planet of the Dundra System. Oxygen-rich atmosphere, toxins in the soft band, 11-hour day, and... (puts his head out the door again) chances of rain later" he said
RIVER:
(to AMY and Ashlyn) He thinks he's so hot when he does that.
The DOCTOR joins them at the console.
"How come you can fly the TARDIS?" amy asked
"Oh, I had lessons from the very best" she smilled to the two girls
"(smug)Well, yeah" the doctor smilled
"It's a shame you were busy that day. (picks up shoes) Right then, why did they land here?"(heads for door she smilled)
"They didn't land" the doctor said
"Sorry?" river said
"You should've checked the Home Box - it crAshlyned. (follows)" the doctor said
RIVER steps outside and the DOCTOR closes the door behind her before heading back to the console.
"Explain! Who is that and how did she do that museum thing?" Ashlyn said
"(he works the controls) It's a long story and I don't know most of it. Off we go!" he said
"What are you doing?" amy asked
"Leaving. She's got where she wants to go, let's go where we want to go" he said
"Are you basically running away?" amy said
"Yep" the doctor replied
"Why?" Ashlyn asked
"Cos she's the future, my future" he said
"Can you run away from that?" Ashlyn asked
"I can run away from anything I like. Time is not the boss of me" he smerked
"Hang on, is that a planet out there?" Ashlyn smilled
"Yes, of course it's a planet" the doctor said
"You promised me and Ashlyn a planet. Five minutes?" amy smilled
"(doctor gives in) OK, five minutes!"
"Yes!" (amy and Ashlyn head for the door)
"But that's all, cos I'm telling you now, that woman is not dragging me into anything!" (follows AMY and Ashlyn to the door)
EXT. BEACH, DAY
The ship they were following has crAshlyned on top of a very large and very old stone structure. It is burning in areas and bits of debris have fallen to the ground around the TARDIS. The DOCTOR, AMY, Ashlyn and RIVER stand there, looking up at it.
"What caused it to crAshlyn? Not me" river said
"Nah, the airlock would've sealed seconds after you blew it. According to the Home Box, the warp engines had a phase-shift. No survivors" the doctor replied
"A phase-shift would have to be sabotage. I did warn them" river said
"About what?" he asked
"Well, at least the building was empty. Aplan temple. Unoccupied for centuries. (begins to key something into a handheld device)" river said
The DOCTOR walks back to AMY and Ashlyn.
"Aren't you going to introduce us?" amy asked
"Amy Pond,Ashlyn Don, Professor River Song" h said
(river faces them) Ahhh, I'm going to be a Professor some day, am I? (the DOCTOR winces at this slip) How exciting! (chuckles) Spoilers! (turns her attention back to what she was doing)
(Amy whispers) "Yeah, but who is she and how did she do that? She just left you a note in a museum!"
The DOCTOR walks off.
"Two things always guaranteed to show up in a museum: The Home Box of category four starliner and, sooner or later, him. It's how he keeps score" river smerked
"I know" amy and Ashlyn laugh
"It's hilarious, isn't it?" river smerked
"(doctor comes up behind them with sarcastic laugh) I'm nobody's taxi service! (to RIVER) I'm not gonna be there to catch you every time you feel like jumping out of a space ship" he said
"And you are so wrong. There's one survivor. There's a thing in the belly of that ship that can't ever die. Now he's listening! (into device) You lot in orbit yet? Yeah, I saw it land. I'm at the crAshlyn site. Try and home in on my signal. (holds up device) Doctor, can you sonic me? I need to boost the signal so we can use it as a beacon" river said
The DOCTOR takes out the sonic screwdriver and uses it on RIVER'S communication device. She drops a small curtsey.
"Ooh, Doctor! You soniced her(!)" amy smerked
(calls) We have a minute. Shall we? (opens her diary) Where were we up to? Have we done the Bone Meadows? river said
"What's the book?" Ashlyn asked
"Stay away from it both of you" the doctor said concerned
"What is it though?" amy asked
"Her diary" he replied
"Our diary" river corrected him
"Her past, my...future. Time travel. We keep meeting in the wrong order" the doctor said
Four columns of swirling "dust" appear then turn into four soldiers in desert camouflage uniforms. One of the soldiers approaches RIVER.
"You promised me an army, Doctor Song" soilder said
"No. I promised you the equivalent of an army. This is the Doctor" river said (DOCTOR gives lighthearted salute)
( Octavian shakes DOCTOR'S hand) "Father Octavian, sir. Bishop, second class. 20 clerics at my command. The troops are already in the drop ship and landing shortly. Doctor Song was helping us with a covert investigation. Has Doctor Song explained what we're dealing with?" Octavian said
"Doctor, what do you know of the Weeping Angels?" river asked
The DOCTOR faces her quickly, immediately tense.
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
A transport ship has arrived and the soldiers have already set up camp. Octavian strides across the ground followed by the DOCTOR, Ashlyn and AMY
"The Angel, as far as we know, is still trapped in the ship. Our mission is to get inside and neutralise it. We can't get through up top, we'd be too close to the drives. According to this, (Shows handheld device) behind the cliff face, there's a network of catacombs leading right up to the temple. We can blow through the base of the cliffs, get into the entrance chamber, then make our way up" Octavian said
"Oh, good" the doctor said
"Good, sir?" Octavian asked
"Catacombs, probably dark ones. Dark catacombs, great(!)" he said
"Technically, I think it's called a maze of the dead" Octavian replied
"You can stop any time you like" the doctor said
"Father Octavian?" a solder said
"Excuse me, sir." Octavian said to the doctor
The DOCTOR waves off Octavian as he leaves. He then uses the screwdriver on some of the equipment set up on the table.
"You're letting people call you "sir". You never do that. (sits on table) So, whatever a Weeping Angel is, it's really bad, yeah?" Ashlyn asked
"Now that's interesting... (to AMY and Ashlyn) You're both still here. Which part of "Wait in the TARDIS till I tell you it's safe" was so confusing?" he said
"Ooh, are you all Mr Grumpy Face today?" amy said "Again Whats a weeping Angel" Ashlyn Asked snooping through what the Doctor he looks at her and grabbs what she was holding
"A Weeping Angel, you two, is the deadliest, most powerful, most malevolent life form evolution has ever produced, and one is trapped inside that wreckage and I'm supposed to climb in with a screwdriver and a torch-and assuming I survive the radiation, and the whole ship doesn't blow up in my face-do something clever which I haven't actually thought of yet. That's my day, that's what I'm up to. Any questions?" he asked looking to the two
"Is River Song your wife? Cos she's someone from your future, and the way she talks to you, I've never seen anyone do that. She's kinda like, you know, "Heel, boy!" She's Mrs Doctor from the future, isn't she? Is she gonna be your wife one day?" amy smerked
"Yes. You're right. I am definitely Mr Grumpy Face today" the doctor replied
(river calls from transport)" Doctor? Doctor!" she said
"Oops! Her indoors!" amy smerked
"Father Octavian!" river yelled
The three of them walk to the transport.
"Why do they call them Father?" Ashlyn asked
"He's their Bishop, they're his clerics. It's the 51st Century, the Church has moved on" the doctor replied "Also like chess" Ashlyn smerked crossing her arms "Yes also like chess" The Doctor said nodding
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
On a screen we see black and white footage of a Weeping Angel, its body at an angle to us, hands over its eyes. RIVER is controlling the video with a remote.
"What do you think? It's from the security cameras in the Byzantium vault. I ripped it when I was on board. Sorry about the quality. It's four seconds. I've put it on loop" river said
"Yeah, it's an Angel. Hands covering its face" the doctor said
"You've encountered the Angels before?" Octavian asked
"Once, on Earth, a long time ago. But those were scavengers, barely surviving' the doctor replied
"It's just a statue" Ashlyn said
"It's a statue when you see it" river replied
"Where did it come from?" the doctor asked
"Oh, pulled from the ruins of Razbahan, end of last century. It's been in private hands ever since, dormant all that time" river said
"There's a difference between dormant and patient" the doctor said
"What's that mean, it's a statue when you see it?" amy asked
"The Weeping Angels can only move if they're unseen. So legend has it" river said
"No, it's not legend, it's a quantum lock. In the sight of any living creature, the Angels literally cease to exist. They're just stone. The ultimate defence mechanism" the doctor said
"What, being a stone?" Ashlyn asked
"Being a stone...until you turn your back" the doctor said
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
The DOCTOR leads the others out of the transport.
"The hyperdrive would've split on impact. The whole ship will be flooded with radiation, cracked electrons, gravity storms, deadly to almost any living thing" the doctor said
"Deadly to an Angel?" Octavian asked
"Dinner to an Angel. The longer we leave it, the stronger it will grow. Who built that temple? Are they still around?" river asked
(river reading handheld) "The Aplans. The indigenous life-form. They died out 400 years ago" river said
"200 years later, the planet was terraformed. Currently there are six billion human colonists" Octavian said
"You lot, you're everywhere! Like rabbits! I'll never get done saving you" the doctor said
"Sir, if there is a clear and present danger to the local population..."
"Oh, there is. Bad as it gets. Bishop, lock and load!" the doctor said inturpting Octavian
"Verger, how we doing with those explosives? Dr Song, with me" Octavian said
"Two minutes. Sweetie, I need you" river smerked
The DOCTOR mouths "Sweetie" then realizes RIVER means him and goes to her fallowed by AMY who Smerks Enjoying River's Power over the Doctor.
"He is so her husband!" she laughed
Ashlyn stands in the transport entry.
(Ashlyn crosses her arms)
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
Ashlyn slowly moves forward, entranced by the Angel on the screen. Since the last time they looked, it has now moved its hands away from its face.
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
RIVER shows the DOCTOR and AMY a book.
"I found this. Definitive work on the Angels. Well, the only one. Written by a madman, it's barely readable, but I've marked a few passages." river said
(doctor finishes the book) "Not bad, bit slow in the middle, didn't you hate his girlfriend? No, hang on, wait, wait!" (he sniffs book)
(Ashlyn pops her head out of the transport) "River? Did you have more than one clip of the Angel?" she yelled
"No, just the four seconds" she replied amy turned back to the doctor and smerked at him
Puzzled, Ashlyn goes back inside.
"This book is wrong! What's wrong with this book, it's wrong" the doctor replued
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
Ashlyn looks at the video again and now the Angel is facing forward, hands down at its side. Ashlyn bends over and peers closely at the time code. It loops from 11:24 to 11:28 yet the position of the Angel changes. Engrossed, Ashlyn doesn't notice the door close and lock behind her.
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
RIVER and AMY observe the DOCTOR as he examines the book.
"Oh, it's so strange when you go all baby-face. How early is this for you?" river smilled (holds journal)
"very early" the doctor replied
"So you don't know who I am yet?" river asked
"your his wife right,From the Future" amy smerked
"How do you know who I am? I don't always look the same" the doctor said ignoring amys remark
"I've got pictures of all your faces. You never show up in the right order though. I need the spotter's guide" river smerked
"Pictures? Why aren't there pictures?" he asked going back to the book
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
Ashlyn picks up the remote for the video and tried to turn it off but it keeps coming back on. She sets the remote down and peers at the screen.
"You're just a recording. You can't move" Ashlyn said
She looks away to unplug the power source, and when she looks back, the Angel's face is close to the camera. She backs away to the door.
"Doctor!Amy!" Ashlyn screamed
She tries to open the door but it won't budge. She looks back at the screen to see the Angel with its mouth open in full predatory mode.
"Doctor!Amy!" she screamed again
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
"This whole book - it's a warning, about the Weeping Angels. So why no pictures? Why not show us what to look out for?" the doctor asked
"There was a bit about images." river replied
"Yes! Hang on... (flips through book) 'That which holds the image of an angel becomes itself an angel." he said
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
Ashlyn spares another look at the screen as she tries to open the door.
"Doctor!Amy!" she screammed hitting the door
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
"What does that mean? "An image of a Angel becomes itself an Angel." amy asked
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
Ashlyn looks to see an image of the Angel becoming solid in the center of the transport.
"Doctor! It's in the room!" she screamed
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
"Ashlyn!" the doctor yelled (runs to the transport)
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
(Ashlyn punches keypad) "Doctor!Amy!" Ashlyn screamed
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
(runs up to the door) "Are you all right? What's happening?" he yelled to her
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
"it's coming out of the television" Ashlyn yelled
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
"The Angel is here" she yelled
"Don't take your eyes off it! (takes out sonic screwdriver and uses it on keypad) It can't move if you're looking. What's wrong? It's deadlocked" the doctor said panicked
(river trying to override controls) "There is no deadlock" she said
"Don't blink, Ashlyn! Don't even blink!" he yelled still panicked "dont look away Ashlyn! dont blink its gonna be okay!" amy yelled
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
"Doctor!Amy!River!" she screamed
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
"What are you doing?" river asked the doctor
"Cutting the power. It's using the screen, I'm turning the screen off. It's no good, it's deadlocked the whole system" he replied
"There's no deadlock" river yelled
"There is now!" he yelled back panicked
"Help me!" Ashlyn screamed
"Ashlyn! Can you turn it off?" the doctor yelled
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
"Doctor! im scared!" Ashlyn yelled
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
"I know you scared Ashlyn but The screen, can you turn it off?" he yelled
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
"I tried!" she yelled
"Try again but" the doctor said
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
"don't take your eyes off the Angel" he continued
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
"I'm not!" she yelled
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
The DOCTOR,AMY and RIVER are still trying to override the controls.
"Each time it moves, it'll move faster. Don't even blink!" he yelled
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
"I'm not blinking! Have you ever tried not blinking?" (Ashlyn winks)
Ashlyn fumbles for the remote without taking her eyes off the Angel. She grabs it and backs away to the door and tries to switch it off again. It turns itself back on.
"It just keeps switching back on!" Ashlyn screamed
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
"Yeah, it's the Angel!" the doctor yelled
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
"But it's just a recording" Ashlyn said
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
"No, anything that takes the image of an Angel is an Angel. (to RIVER) What are you doing?" he turned to river
(river using small blowtorch) "I'm trying to cut through. It's not even warm"
"There is no way in, it's not physically possible" he said
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
"Doctor! What's it gonna do to me?" Ashlyn asked
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
"Just keep looking at it. Don't stop looking!" he yelled
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
"Just tell me" Ashlyn yelled
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
"Just tell me. Tell me!" she yelled
The DOCTOR runs for the book and brings it back to just outside the transport door where he sits.
"Ashlyn, not the eyes" he yelled to her
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
"Look anywhere but don't look at the eyes" he said
(Ashlyn looking in its eyes) "Why?" she yelled
"What is it?" amy asked
"The eyes are not the windows of the soul, they are the doors. Beware what may enter there." the doctor said
EXT. BEACH NIGHT
"Doctor, what did you say?" Amy asked
"Don't look at the eyes" The doctor told her
"No, about images, what did you say about images?" she said
"Whatever holds the image" river replied
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
"of an angel, is an angel" river said
Amy ran to the door "Ashlyn there's static in one of the gaps!" she yelled
"alright!" Ashlyn yelled "pause it on the static so that the image is not of an angel anymore!" amy yelled "amy your a fantastic!" the doctor yelled
"Alright" (Ashlyn holds out the remote) "One, two, three, four..." (hits the pause button while there's static)
The image of the Angel freezes before turning off, the door opens and the DOCTOR,AMY and RIVER come in. The DOCTOR unplugs the screen.
Amy rushed and hugged Ashlyn "you alright" she asked Ashlyn nodded smilling "ya" she sighed
"all thanks to you" she smilled "well now were even for the time you saved me from Prisoner zero" amy smilled fist pounding Ashlyn
"well done you both you are brilliant(Points to AMY) Your are brilliant (Points to Ashlyn)your are brilliant!" the doctor smiled hugging amy and Ashlyn
"So it was here? That was the Angel?" river asked
"That was a projection of the Angel. It's reaching out, getting a good look at us. It's no longer dormant" the doctor replied still having his arms arouned amy and Ashlyn
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
The soldiers have set off an explosion.
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
The DOCTOR, AMY, Ashlyn and RIVER react to the explosion and the DOCTOR runs to the door.
EXT. BEACH, NIGHT
(soulder to Octavian) "It's gone positive!"
"Doctor! We're through!" Octavian said
INT. TRANSPORT SHIP
(Doctor looks at AMY, Ashlyn and RIVER) "OK. Now it starts" (goes outside)
Ashlyn rubs her left eye.
(Amy and river head for the door) "you alright?" amy asked
"Yeah, There's just...something in my eye" Ashlyn said fallowing the two
INT. MAZE OF THE DEAD, MAIN CHAMBER
The DOCTOR climbs down a rope ladder and joins Octavian at the bottom. They both turn on their torches and look around. AMY,Ashlyn and RIVER join them and the other soldiers.
"Do we have a gravity globe?" the doctor asked
"Grav globe" Octavian said
One of the soldiers takes out a sphere from his pack and hands it to Octavian.
"Where are we? What is this?" Amy asked
"It's an Aplan mortarium. Sometimes called a maze of the dead" river replied
"And what's that?" Ashlyn asked
"Well, if you happen to be a creature of living stone...(kicks the gravity sphere like a football and it rises into the air, stops and then lights up the cave showing a large number of stone statues) the perfect hiding place" the doctor smerked
"I guess this makes it a bit trickier" Octavian sad
"A bit, yeah" the doctor sighed
"A stone angel on the loose amongst stone statues. A lot harder than I'd prayed for" Octavian said
"A needle in a haystack" the doctor questioned
"A needle that looks like hay. A hay-like needle. Of death. A hay-alike needle of death in a haystack of, er, statues. No, yours was fine" the doctor replied
"Right. Check every single statue in this chamber. You know what you're looking for. Complete visual inspection. One question - how do we fight it?" Octavian asked
"We find it, and hope" (ghe doctor goes off and AMY,Ashlyn follows)
RIVER goes to follow the DOCTOR but Octavian grabs her by the arm.
"He doesn't know yet, does he? Who and what you are" he asked
"It's too early in his time stream" she replied
"Well, make sure he doesn't work it out, or he's not gonna help us" he replied
"I won't let you down. Believe you me, I have no intention of going back to prison" she said
"Sir? Side chamber. One visible exit" a solider said
"Check it out. Angelo, go with him" he replied
The two soldiers go to check out the chamber.
IINT. MAZE OF THE DEAD, UPWARD PASSAGE
The DOCTOR shines his torch in every direction. AMYand Ashlyn follows. Ashlyn stops and looks at the many levels above them and all the statues lining the way. She rubs the corner of her eye with one finger and finds a little grit. She then uses her full hand and sand and grit comes out through her fingers. Scared, she stops and looks at her hand but sees nothing. RIVER comes up beside her.
"You all right?" river asked
"Yeah, I'm fine. So, what's a maze of the dead?" Ashlyn asked Amy walked beside them rubbing her arm
"Oh, it's not as bad as it sounds. It's just a labyrinth with dead people buried in the walls. OK, that was fairly bad. Right give me your arm. (shows syringe) This won't hurt a bit." (gives Ashlyn a shot)
"Ow!" Ashlyn jumped
"There, you see. I lied. It's a viro-stabiliser. Stabilises your metabolism against radiation, drive burn, anything. You're going to need it when we get
up to that ship" River smilled
"So what's he like? In the future, I mean. Cos you know him in the future, don't you?" Amy asked joining in the three girls turned to the doctor shining there flAshlynlights at him
"The Doctor? Well, the Doctor's the Doctor" river replied
"Oh, well that's very helpful. Mind if I write that down?" amy smerked
"Yes, we are" river said
(DOCTOR taking readings with RIVER'S device) "Sorry, what?" he asked turning to the girls then turning away
"Talking about you" river said
"I wasn't listening, I'm busy" he replied
"Ah. The other way up" river smerked
The DOCTOR turns the device the other way round and looks over at RIVER who merely raises her eyebrows.
"Yeah" he said
"You're so his wife" amy smerked
"Oh, girls This is the Doctor we're talking about. Do you really think it could be anything that simple?" river smerked putting her arms arouned the girls
"Yep" the two smerked
"You're good. I'm not saying you're right... but you are very good" river smilled
INT. MAZE OF THE DEAD, SIDE CHAMBER
ANGELO and the other CLERIC are searching the dark chamber.
"Can you believe this? We're hunting statues" Cleric said
"Better than chasing lava snakes" Angelo replied
"Actually, lava snakes weren't that bad" Cleric replued
The CLERIC moves ahead through the cave out of ANGELO'S sight. He moves ahead slowly then the torch on his rifle begins to flicker. He hears the sound of stone against stone.
"Who's there? Is someone there? Angelo? (turns his head) Angelo!" (he looks back to be confronted by an Angel. His light goes out)
ANGELO is further back in the chamber.
"Christian, is that you?" Angelo yells
(Christian over radio)
"Angelo, come and see this"
"What is it?" Angelo asked
(Christian over radio)
"Just come and see it"
"It's not a school trip. Just tell me" Angelo said
(Christian over radio)
"No, really, come and see"
ANGELO follows CHRISTIAN and is attacked by an Angel.
IINT. MAZE OF THE DEAD, UPWARD PASSAGE
The DOCTOR, AMY, Ashlyn and RIVER are examining the statues when they hear gunfire. They run back down to the main chamber.
INT. MAZE OF THE DEAD, MAIN CHAMBER
A young cleric had fired his weapon at one of the statues. The DOCTOR stops to look at it.
"Sorry. Sorry, I thought... I thought it looked at me" younge cleric said
"We know what the Angel looks like. Is that the Angel?" Octavian yelled
"No, sir" Young celeric said scared
"No, sir, it is not! According to the Doctor, we are facing an enemy of unknowable power and infinite evil. So it would be good, it would be very good, if we could all remain calm in the presence of decor" Octavian said
"What's your name?" the doctor asked walking over
"Bob, sir" he said
"Ah, that's a great name. I love Bob" the doctor smilled
"It's a Sacred Name. We all have Sacred Names, they're given to us in the service of the Church" Octavian said
"Sacred Bob. More like Scared Bob now, eh?" the doctor smilled
"Yes, sir" bob said
"Ah, good. Scared keeps you fast. Anyone in this room who isn't scared is a moron. Carry on" the doctor said
"We'll be moving into the maze in two minutes. (to BOB) You stay with Christian and Angelo. Guard the approach" Octavian said
IINT. MAZE OF THE DEAD, UPWARD PASSAGE
"Isn't there a chance this lot's just gonna collapse? There's a whole ship up there" Ashlyn said
"Incredible builders, the Aplans" river replied
"Had dinner with their chief architect once. Two heads are better than one" the doctor replied
"You mean you helped him?" Amy asked
"No, I mean he had two heads. That book, the very end, what did it say?" The doctor said
"Hang on" (river gets book out of pack)
"Read it to me" read it to me he said
"What if we had ideas that could think for themselves? What if one day our dreams no longer needed us? When these things occur and are held to be true, the time will be upon us. The time of Angels." river said
INT. MAZE OF THE DEAD, SIDE CHAMBER
(Bob over radio)
"Hey, Angelo. Christian? Where are you?"
As BOB speaks, we see the bodies of ANGELO and CHRISTIAN and then the shadow of an Angel.
IINT. MAZE OF THE DEAD, UPWARD PASSAGE
"Are we there yet? It's a hell of a climb" amy said
"The maze is on six levels representing the ascent of the soul. Only two levels to go" river replied
"Lovely species, the Aplans. We should visit them some time" the doctor said turning to Ashlyn and amy
"I thought they were all dead?" amy asked
"So's Virginia Woolf. I'm on her bowling team. Very relaxed, sort of cheerful. That's having two heads. You're never short of a snog with an extra head" he replied
"Doctor, there's something. I don't know what it is..." river said
"Yeah, something wrong. Don't know what it is yet either, working on it. Then they started having laws against self-marrying and what was that about? But that's the church for you. Erm, no offence, Bishop" the doctor replied
"Quite a lot taken, if that's all right, Doctor" Octavian said
They are now in a narrow passage lined with statues.
"Lowest point in the wreckage is only about 50 feet up from here. That way" Octavian replied
"Church had a point, if you think about it. The divorces must have been messy" amy said
(Doctor stops and looks closely at a statue) "Oh!"
"What's wrong?" Amy and Ashlyn turned to the doctor
(River in realization) "Oh" (River stares at the DOCTOR)
"Exactly" he said
"How could we not notice that?" river said
"Low level perception filter, or maybe we're thick" the doctor said
"What's wrong, sir?" Octavian asked
"Nobody move. Everyone stay exactly where they are. Bishop, I am truly sorry. I've made a mistake and we are all in danger!" the doctor yelled panicked
"What danger?" Octavian asked
"The Aplans" river said
"The Aplans?" Octavian questiond
"They've got two heads" river said
"Yes, I get that. So?" Octavian asked
"So why don't the statues? Everyone, over there. Just move, don't ask questions, don't speak. (everyone moves to a spot where there are no statues) OK. I want you all to switch off your torches" the doctor said
"Sir?" Octavian said
"Just do it. (they turn off their torches) OK. I'm going to turn off this one too, just for a moment" the doctor yelled
"Are you sure about this?" river asked him
"No" he replied
The Doctor switches off his torch for a split second and the statues in front of them are now facing them. The DOCTOR runs ahead.
"Oh, my God! They've moved" Ashlyn said
The others follow after the DOCTOR as he looks at all the statues lining their way to the ship.
"They're Angels. All of them!" the doctor said
"But they can't be" river said
"Clerics, keep watching them. (backtracks and sees the Angels have moved forward) Every statue in this maze, every single one, is a Weeping Angel. They're coming after us" he said
INT. MAZE OF THE DEAD, SIDE CHAMBER
BOB is in the chamber looking for ANGELO and CHRISTIAN.
(Angelo over radio)
Bob, come and see this.
"Angelo?" bob asked
(Angelo over radio)
"Come and see what we've found:
"Are you with Christian? The Bishop said you'd be five minutes" bob asked
(Angelo over radio)
"I'm here, Bob. Come and see this"
"Where are you?" bob asked
(Angelo over radio)
"Through the arch, Bob. Honestly, you've got to come and see this"
"What have you found?" bob asked
(Angelo over radio)
"Come and see"
"No. What is it?" bob said
(Angelo over radio)
"Come and see"
BOB walks forward through the archway. He is attacked by the Angel
IINT. MAZE OF THE DEAD, UPWARD PASSAGE
"There was only one Angel on the ship. Just the one, I swear" river said
"Could they have been here already?" Ashlyn asked
"The Aplans, how did they die out?" the doctor asked
"Nobody knows" river said
"We know" the doctor replied
"They don't look like Angels" Octavian said
"And they're not fast. You said they were fast. They should have had us by now" Amy said
"They're dying. Losing their form. They must have been down here for centuries, starving" the doctor said
"Losing their image" amy asked
"And their image is their power. Power. Power!" he said
"Doctor?" Amy asked
"Don't you see? All that radiation spilling out, the drive burn. The crAshlyn wasn't an accident - it was a rescue mission, for the Angels. We're in the middle of an army and it's waking up" he said
"We need to get out of here fast" river said
(Octavian into radio)
"Bob, Angelo, Christian, come in, please. Any of you, come in!"
(Bob over radio)
"It's Bob, sir. Sorry, sir"
(Octavian into radio)
"Bob, are Angelo and Christian with you? All the statues are active. I repeat, all the statues are active!"
(bob over radio)
"I know, sir. Angelo and Christian are dead, sir. The statues killed them, sir"
(Doctor into radio)
(takes the radio from Octavian) "Bob, Sacred Bob, it's me, the Doctor. Where are you now?"
"I'm talking to my..."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, shut up!" doctor said to Octavian
(bob over radio)
"I'm on my way up to you, sir, I'm homing on your signal"
(Doctor into radio)
"Well done, Bob. Scared keeps you fast, told you, didn't I? Your friends, Bob, what did the Angel do to them?"
(Bob over radio)
"Snapped their necks, sir"
"That's odd. That's not how the Angels kill you, they displace you in time. Unless they needed the bodies for something" the doctor said outloud
(Octavian takes radio from DOCTOR) "Bob, did you check their data packs for vital signs? We may be able to initiate a rescue plan"
(Doctor takes radio)(to Octavian)" Don't be an idiot! The Angels don't leave you alive! (to BOB) Bob, keep running, but tell me, how did you escape?"
(Bob over radio)
"I didn't escape, sir. The Angel killed me, too"
They look at each other wondering what BOB means
(Doctor into radio)
"What do you mean the Angel killed you too?"
(Bob over radio)
"Snapped my neck, sir. Wasn't as painless as I expected but it was pretty quick, so that was something"
(Doctor into radio)
"If you're dead, how can I be talking to you?"
(Bob over radio)
"You're not talking to me, sir. The Angel has no voice. It stripped my cerebral cortex from my body and re-animated a version of my consciousness to communicate with you. Sorry about the confusion"
(Doctor into radio)
"So when you say you're on your way up to us..."
(Bob over radio)
"It's the Angel that's coming, sir, yes"
"No way out" the doctor said
"Then we get out through the wreckage. Go!" the doctor said
"Go, go, go. All of you run!" he yelled
"Doctor?" Ashlyn said
"Yes, I'm coming, just go, go, go!" he yelled
AMY, Ashlyn and RIVER leave with the clerics. Only the DOCTOR and Octavian remain.
"Called you an idiot. Sorry, but there's no way we could have rescued your men" he said
"I know that, sir. And when you've flown away in your little blue box, I'll explain that to their families." (Octavian walks off)
(Doctor into radio)
"Angel Bob, which Angel am I talking to? The one from the ship?"
(Bob over radio)
"Yes, sir. The other Angels are still restoring"
(Doctor into radio)
"Ah, so the Angel is not in the wreckage. Thank you. (runs along the passage and sees Ashlyn) Don't wait for me, go, run"
"I can't! (the DOCTOR comes back to help her) No, really I can't" Ashlyn said
"Why not?" he asked
"Look at it. Look at my hand. It's stone!" (her hand grips the rail and looks like stone)
INT. MAZE OF THE DEAD, AT THE BYSANTIUM
Further along the passage, RIVER, Octavian and the clerics arrive at an open chamber and can see the ship above them.
"Well. There it is - the Byzantium" Octavian said
"Well, it's got to be 30 feet. How do we get up there?" river said
"Check all these exits. I want them all secure" he replied
IINT. MAZE OF THE DEAD, UPWARD PASSAGE
The DOCTOR is examining Ashlyn, flAshlyning a torch in her eyes.
"You looked into the eyes of an Angel, didn't you?" he said
"I couldn't stop myself. I tried" Ashlyn said struggling
"Listen. It's messing with your head. Your hand is not made of stone" he said
"really?" Ashlyn asked
"It's in your mind. I promise you. You can move that hand. You can let go" he said
"i cant im trying" she said
The torchlight begins to flicker.
"The Angel is gonna come and it's gonna turn this light off, and then there's nothing I can do to stop it. So do it, concentrate, move your hand!" he said
"Alright" she said looking at her hand trying to move it
"They'll kill the lights" the doctor said
The light flickers off and the Angels move closer.
"You've got to go, you know you have. You've got all that stuff with River,Amy and that's all got to happen. You know you can't die here!" Ashlyn said looking at her hand
"Time can be re-written, it doesn't work like that" he said
The light flickers again. Ashlyn turns to look at the Angels.
"Keep your eyes on it. Don't blink" he said
"its alright doctor go" Ashlyn said
"You see, I'm not going, I'm not leaving you here" he replued
"move your hand!" he said
"It's stone" Ashlyn said
"It's not stone!" he yelled
"I'm sorry Ashlyn" he said
"its okay" she replied looking back
"Oh, no, I'm not leaving you, never. I'm sorry about this. (bites her hand and she screams, moving it) See, not stone. Now run!" he said grabbing her arm
"You bit me!" she said
"Yep and you're alive" he smerked
"your teeth! you Have you got space teeth?" she said
"Alive. All I'm saying" he said pulling her harder
They run.
INT. MAZE OF THE DEAD, AT THE BYSANTIUM
One of the clerics sent to check the passages returns.
"The statues are advancing along all corridors. And, sir, my torch keeps flickering." a cleric said
"they all do" Octavian said
"So does the gravity globe" river replied
"Clerics, we're down to four men. Expect incoming" Octavian ssaid
"Yeah, it's the Angels. They're coming. And they're draining the power for themselves" the doctor said
"Which means we won't be able to see them" Octavian said
"Which means we can't stay here" he replied
"There are more incoming!" Octavian said
"Any suggestions?" river asked
"The statues are advancing on all sides and we don't have the climbing equipment to reach the Byzantium" Octavian said
"There's no way up, no way back, no way out. No pressure, but this is usually when you have a really good idea." river said
"There's always a way out" (doctor echoes)
The lights flicker off again and when they come back on, the Angels are closer, basically blocking the passage.
"There's always a way out" he said again
(Bob over radio)
"Doctor? Can I speak to the Doctor, please?"
(Doctor into radio)
Hello, Angels. What's your problem?
(Bob over radio)
"Your power will not last much longer, and the Angels will be with you shortly. Sorry, sir"
(Doctor into radio)
"Why are you telling me this?"
(Bob over radio)
"There's something the Angels are very keen you should know before the end"
Doctor into radio)
"Which is?"
(Bob over radio)
"I died in fear"
(Doctor into radio)
"I'm sorry?"
(Bob over radio)
"You told me my fear would keep me alive but I died afraid, in pain and alone. You made me trust you, and when it mattered, you let me down"
(whispers to RIVER) "What are they doing?" Amy asked
(whispers to AMY and Ashlyn) "They're trying to make him angry" she said
(Bob over radio)
"I'm sorry, sir. The Angels were very keen for you to know that"
(Doctor into radio)
"Well then, the Angels have made their second mistake because I'm not going to let that pass. I'm sorry you're dead, Bob, but I swear to whatever is left of you, they will be sorrier"
(Bob over radio)
"But you're trapped, sir, and about to die"
(Doctor into radio)
"Yeah, I'm trapped. Speaking of traps, this trap has got a great big mistake in it. A great big, whopping mistake!"
(Bob over radio)
What mistake, sir?
(Doctor to AMY) "Trust me?"
"Yeah" amy replied
(Doctor to Ashlyn) "Trust me?"
"Yes" Ashlyn smilled
(Doctor to river) "trust me?" "always" river smilled
(Doctor to Octavian) You lot - "trust me?"
(Cleric watching passage) Sir, two more incoming!
"We have faith, sir" Octavian said
"Then give me your gun. (Octavian gives him the gun) I'm about to do something incredibly stupid and dangerous. When I do... (he jumps in place) jump" he said
"Jump where?" Octavian asked
"Just jump, high as you can. Come on, leap of faith, Bishop. On my signal" he said
"What signal?" Octavian asked
"You won't miss it" he said (aims the gun at the roof)
(Bob over radio)
"Sorry, can I ask again? You mentioned a mistake?"
(Doctor into radio)
"Oh, big mistake. Huge. There's one thing you never put in a trap, if you're smart, if you value your continued existence, if you have any plans about seeing tomorrow, there is one thing you never, ever put in a trap
(bob over radio)
"And what would that be, sir?"
"Me!" he yelled
The DOCTOR fires at the gravity globe and it explodes.