Chapter two: To depths do we part.
He pounded the ground with his bare fists, eyes tingling with unshed tears that threatened to fall on the cold earth. "I should have protected you, looked out for you. Gods this is frustrating!" He cursed, moving to stand, the yellowish haze from the inside of the church growing brighter. He willed the need to investigate. This could possibly and hopefully lead him to Amy.
He pushed the large double wooden doors open, revealing rows upon rows of empty pews, each with bibles placed in the center of them. The alter was straight in front of him, large and ominous a cross dangled from the ceiling just above the dust covered alter. The light was soft, glowing from the bottom of it as he approached, it began to shine brighter. He pocketed his sonic screw driver and slowly approached it, his eyes large and wide as his jaw hung slack, mouth slightly agape.
"My gods." He exclaimed as the light grew more persistent, blinding him. He squinted his eyes, dropping to his knees as the room became full of light. There was wind, the doors flying open as the mosaic windows shattered, he felt the tiny pieces rain down on top of his head and he covered it with his hands.
The light faded to a soft glow as the cross was no longer in sight. He stood, brushing off some of the broken pieces of colored glass. "What do we have here?" He whispered as he approached the alter. He walked around it, scanning it quickly. "Ah. Yes. Holy light, how interesting." He reached down and grabbed a golden globe, slightly larger than a tennis ball. "Piece of Eden, what are you doing here." He examined the slightly glowing orb, its golden frame slightly cracked and dirty. "Someone's left you behind, given up hope." He looked around, his eyes spotting a feather, black and dingy.
"That creature, it wasn't a creature after all…" He trailed off, his eyes scanning over the piece of Eden in his hands. "Take me to the one that betrayed you." He whispered, its soft glow morphing into a bright light, mimicking a compass as it shown backwards. The doctor turned, a heavily armored door stood in front of him, its metal tarnished. "If I asked you, Eden, where Amy was, would you show me?" He asked softly, barely above a whisper. The light had shown brighter, a soft buzzing sound accompanying it. "She's with the one who betrayed you." He said softly, his eyes narrowing at the iron door.
The piece of Eden reverted back to a glowing state, flashing a hologram of a young man, then distorting, showing a creature, the one he had seen before. It showed him a dungeon; chains lined to walls, screams accompanied this image, Amy's screams. He paled, his heart sinking, his anger resurfacing. "Enough!" He yelled as the hologram died out. He placed the piece of Eden under his arm and grabbed his sonic, scanning the door. The sounds of gears moving filled his ears; it was working its way down the door, unlocking each section. Finally it had finished. He pushed it open, seeing complete darkness in his wake. "Eden…"He whispered, holding it in front of him as it glowed and guided him forwards.
There was a large staircase that went down into another section. The walls were outlined in sliver, causing the room to brighten as it caught the glimpses of light from the piece of Eden. He felt cold; the floors were covered in a red substance, a metallic smell filled the air. He knew it was blood, he only pretended it wasn't. He walked down the stone steps, each foot fall causing an echo that rebounded. The piece of Eden was humming, the further he walked, the louder it hummed. "Where are we?" He asked but was only greeted with silence. At a moment like this he wished Amy was at his side to give witty remarks. His face tightened. If any harm came to her from that beast then he would not allow it to live.
He was not a violent man. He thought wars were pointless, sacrificing one's life only to have to sacrifice it over and over again once their world was threatened once more. He shook his head. Revenge was sweet, but he never had much of a sweet tooth. He preferred savory. Though there were times when revenge was needed, for instance, if anything touched Amy, harmed her, made her cry, scream, uncomfortable, it deserved to be punished, dead and above all, wiped from the universe.
He became lost in thought, the piece of Eden had glowed brighter, its humming increasing, bringing the doctor out of his thoughts. He looked down at the small orb, its lights flickering as if a silent warning as he approached another iron door. He could hear screams, faint but screams none the less. They were feminine and the words were "doctor help!" He knew it was Amy. His sweet Amy was screaming. He did not know what was behind that door aside from her, but he didn't much care. He'd be willing to dish out the unexpected if it meant he could get to her.
He pushed the door open, a loud squeal coming from its rusty hinges. He could see her at the other end of the room, her arms above her head, chained securely. Her ankles were chained as well, attached to the ground. Her head was hung low, body trembling from her exposed flesh. "Amy!" He shouted, dropping the piece of Eden to the ground. She shot her head up, eyes wide in disbelief. "Doctor!" She yelled as he rushed to her. He hugged her shivering form; her arms were above her head, preventing her from wrapping them around his waist. She struggled, her tears coming down is small droplets. He pulled his sonic out with shaky hands and set her free.
"Gods Amy you scared me." He whispered in her ear as he held her tightly against his chest. "Little ole me, scare you?" She smiled, her hands burying themselves in his messy hair. "I believe you worry me the most of out everything in this universe." He mused, his eyes looking her over, trying to see if any part of her was touched. Her shirt was torn, a gash on her stomach suggested that it was ripped open by something metal. She took both her hands and cupped his face, making him stare into her eyes. They were bright, alive, happy.
He had wished to save her sooner than this. He struggled with his mind. He could pretend to be happy, bask in that sense that he knew she was okay, or he could show how he truely felt, anger. He chose the latter. Amy's eyes stared into his, her expression confused as her eyebrows furrowed, unsure of his state of mind. "Doctor, what's wrong?" She watched his face harden, his lips kept at a firm line. "Amy, what did it do to you?" She was taken aback. She stepped away, her eyes still glued on his. "What do you mean? Cant you tell?" She gestured to herself, tugging at the remaints of her torn shirt. "I meant mentally Amy. What did it do? How did it act, why in gods name is it down here?" He put his hands up, looking at the stone ceiling and gesturing to the dimly lit room.
"Its not an It." She closed her eyes, turning away from him. Seeing the doctor so riled up over her safey made her feel guilty. She shouldn't have run off in the first place. Her hand ran through her slightly damp locks as a small sigh left her pink lips. "Its human doctor, or at least partially." She turned back around, her hand now cupping her neck as she watched his reaction. He stood, thinking, his eyes searching for anything that could help him unmask the creatures idenitity. "Feathers." He finally spoke after moments of silence. Amy had taken to the floor, her legs curled up as her arms wrapped around them, her chin on her knees. She looked up as the doctor spoke. "Black tarnished feathers, tarnished walls, blood, lots of blood and..." He trailed off, his eyes shifting to the golden orb on the ground. "And you." He walked briskly over to the Piece of Eden and turned it in his hands.
"Is that..." Amy trailed off, starting to stand. "Yes, behold gods invention." The doctor announced as the orb began to glow once more, lighting the room and casting dark shadows. Amy was shocked beyond recognition. She walked slowly towards the light, her eyes wide and filled with curiousity. "Doctor..." She trailed off, her eyes never leaving the heavenly object. He didn't answer her, simply turned his head to watch as she reached out to touch it. He was intrigued as she touched the orb with her index finger, the light suddenly changing from a soft hue of yellow to a soft shade of blue, its humming changing to more of a whistle.
"What did I do?" She questioned, her eyes leaving the object and focusing on the doctor who was staring back at her, a small grin on his lips. "You, my dear, have just unwrapped Gods gift." He sat it down on the ground and stepped back, Amy following suit. The room filled with swirls of color, shimmering dust circling around them and bouncing off the walls. Then all at once it died, reverting to its plain state. Amy felt different, her body felt cleansed, pure. The doctor brushed off traces of sparkle dust from his tweed jacket and coughed, looking over at Amy who had sunk to the floor. "Amy." He called as he kneeled beside her. Her eyes were wide, terror stricken. "Doctor, I saw it all, I saw it all." She whispered, her body trembling. "What. What did you see?" He watched her pupils dialate, her body tense and frozen. "That creature, its him." She looked up at the doctor, his eyes confused. "Who Amy,tell me Who." She paled and opened her lips. "Gaberial."
The doctor turned, his body shielding Amy as she lay completely helpless on the ground, her body still shaking with images of unforseen torture. "Gaberial." The doctor voiced, and just as a master would call its dog, there stood Gaberial, his heavy wings caped around him as his taloned feet touched the ground. The doctor stood firm, eyes watching cautiously as Gaberial circled both of them. "You are the one they call doctor." Gaberials voice was bitter, his tone deep and threatening. "Yes, well I do have quite a reputation I suppose." Amy sat, her hands holding the Piece of Eden as Gaberial averted his eyes from the doctor to her.
"She has seen what cannot be unseen." Gaberial watched as Amy hugged the orb close to her chest, her eyes closing, silent words falling from her lips. The doctor tried talking and found it impossible, his thoat strangled. Gaberial lifted the doctor with his taloned foot and threw him against the stone wall. "Amy!" he yelled as her eyes shot open, Gaberial ready to strike. "Doctor!" She yelled as his talon went to grab her. She braced herself, eyes clenched tightly together, teeth gritted as the orb hummed in her arms.
Nothing came. She heard a soft buzz as something tried to force its way in. She opened her eyes slightly, finding a bright shining barrier shielding her from the blunt attacks from Gaberial. Her eyes shifted to the doctor who had now vanished. "D...doctor." She whispered as Gaberials facial expression became angry, his mouth opening in a loud scream. "Hey you!" The doctor yelled, Gaberials attention averted for a moment as he turned his head, looking at the doctor. "Is she too strong for you to handle, aye Gabes?" He flickered a smirk at the creature, its eyes glowing a soft yellow as it became more angry.
He charged, his taloned feet digging into the earth as he trampled down the stoned path leading to the doctor. Amy paled, she thought he was sacrificing himself to save her. She screamed, the light engulfing the room. There was silence. Amy couldn't see anything, the shield prevented her from gazing out as she once had. "Doctor!" She dropped the orb in her hands, the shield fading as she stood. "Its alright." He yelled, her body running towards him. She stopped in her tracks, eyes taking in the scene. There lie Gaberial, his chest penatrated by a large cross, his feathers lay in large black mounds on the ground, exposing the delicate bones. The doctor stood, panting, his hands holding one end of the large cross.
Amy dropped to her knees, tears sliding down her cheeks. The doctor dropped the cross, Gaberials body hitting the ground, turning into white ash. He walked slowly towards Amy, her head down, body trembling. "I saw everything doctor." She whispered. His expression had softened, eyes full of sorrow as he took in the sight of her. He knew what she had seen. No one deserved to see it, especially Amelia Pond. She looked up at him, her eyes now sparkled with light flecks of sliver. "Why did God do that to him?" She softly spoke, her voice shaky yet calm. "There are things we are not meant to understand, things so devastating, that we can not comprehend their meaning." He bent down, caressing her cheek. "We must simply find the good in all that is horrid." He kissed her forehead, sighing.
"God protected you, that, protected you." He pointed to the piece of Eden that was no longer tarnished. "It was guilty for not being able to protect Gaberial like it should have." Amy wiped her eyes, looking at the orb. "Gaberial will atone for his sins, we all will." He stood, his hand extending for her to grab. "Now then," He started as Amy latched her hand onto his. He pulled her up, their eyes never breaking contact. "Lets say we get out of here." Amy smiled, his lips crashing into hers in a chaste kiss. He cheeks flared an attractive pink and the doctor winked, taking her by the hand and running towards the exit, the piece of Eden tucked under Amy's arm.
They exited the church, the sky now bright and viberant as the people walked out of their homes, gazing up at the newly found comfort. Amy smiled, the children now venturing past their homes cautiously yet happy, their small bodies roaming over the village. She took the piece of Eden and held it out, a light came down from the sky, its brightness was blinding and both she and the doctor had to close their eyes as Amy felt the orb disloving until it was completely out of her hands. The light subsided quickly, both opening their eyes and then looking up towards the clear morning sky.
"Doctor..." His smile faded as he looked at Amy, her smile broadened as she scanned the village, her and finding his. He knew what she wanted, and it pained him, emmensly. "Let's say we have a look around in the shops!" She exclaimed. No matter where, when, how or why, women absolutely love shopping. Amy was no exception. He stared at her in wonder as she tugged him down the hilltop towards the small village. Here she was, nearly faced death, and she wants to shop. He smiled that boyish smile of his and walked with her willingly, her eyes dancing with delight. Only a man in love would willingly subject himself to the torture of shopping and he was that man.