2) Out into the dark
'Pond' called the Doctor loudly whilst running around the TARDIS' control console hammering the controls like a madman 'This should be legendry, actually beyond legendry'
'Where are we going?' Amy replied, the excitement coming through in her voice as she followed him quickly around the consul, 'And what's there?'
'Babylon' he replied looking at her and pulling a lever on the console, 'one of the oldest human civilisation's you lot know about. Nice hanging gardens; though whether you'd call them a wonder is your decision'
Amy looked at him 'Babylon' she replied smiling, 'I really don't know much about it'
He laughed, span on the spot to turn to her and said 'and that, Pond, is why this will be legendry. Just don't look at the detail on the gates too closely'
'Don't tell me. There are aliens on them and you built them'
'Build them yes, well I helped. No aliens, just lions. And I didn't paint them very well. Still a bit disappointed with them'
The TARDIS landed noisily, its familiar engine noise fading away as the time rotor stopped moving up and down. 'Babylon' he smiled happily before running to the door, 'Pre-Roman, actually quite a long way pre-Roman when you put it in time'
Amy followed him to the door, her red scarf that was wrapped around her neck swaying as she bounced along, 'so what can we do here?' she asked
'Hanging Gardens' he replied taking hold of the latch on the door, 'and much, much more, can't really beat ancient times for being different'
He flung the doors open; 'Ah' he said slowly stepping out, 'might be slightly off target here'
Somehow, and Amy had no idea how, he had not only managed to land the TARDIS in a field during the middle of the night but it certainly wasn't anywhere near Babylon, 'Babylon' she said sarcastically
'Might be slightly off target' the Doctor replied tasting the air, 'ok about four thousand years off target, and quite a distance off target too'
'So where are we?' Amy asked walking forward to stand by him as he looked around, 'it looks like England'
'It is England. Cotswolds. Around 2010' he replied turning to her and making hand gestures, 'It should be Babylon. Why isn't it Babylon?'
The area was scarily quiet, lights could be seen in the distance but none were nearby and nothing seemed to move nearby, 'Amy' the Doctor said quietly whilst looking around curiously, 'do you hear it?'
'Hear what?' she replied quickly, 'I can't hear anything'
'Music' he said as he span round to face her, 'and not nice music, I know nice music when I hear it and this is not nice music'
Amy looked at him and smiled, 'nope'. As if something was sensing them she suddenly heard a tune. It wasn't clear, but it was music. Not normal music but a tinny, scratchy type of music that was clearly intended to sound fun and festive but now just sounded like the Doctor described it, not nice. 'I hear it' she said quietly after a moment, 'its like someone is piping it into us'
By this time the Doctor had already produced his sonic screwdriver, its end glowed green as he flashed it around the sky, 'its coming from this way' he said quickly striding forward following the screwdriver's readings.
Before long they were on a country lane. Walls on either side were of dry stone and there was little in the way of tarmac. As the walked Amy stopped, 'Doctor' she called, 'look'
Imprinted in the dirt of the track was a boot tread, 'its like its new' Amy said looking at it. The Doctor knelt down an examined it, 'it is new' he said, 'only about twenty minutes. Amy, we're not alone'
To Amy those words were scary, particularly as she was stood in the middle of a dusty road during the middle of the night with the strange music entering her ears. She shuffled her feet, her boots disturbing the footprint as the Doctor stood up, 'can we find the music and get out of here?' she said
'Are you scared Pond?' the Doctor asked staring at her
'No' she replied feisty, 'i've been worse'
'Good. On we go then'
As he turned around to follow his screwdriver something hit him knocking him to the ground. Amy screamed as a figure clad in black with a large rucksack pulled themselves off the top of the Doctor who sat up dazed looking at the person, 'ha!' he eventually said not moving before jumping to his feet.
