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Chapter 4
Geronimo

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The TARDIS came to a silent stop in a hallway inside the library. Old, mildewed books lined the shelves as far as the eye could see. A dim light shone over the blue box.
Inside, the Doctor briefed his companions on the task before them.
"We have to save River. We need to get to the mainframe room without being seen by the others."
The Doctor pushed a button and checked the screen. Nothing. Not a movement, not a sound. Just silence.
He walked to the double doors of the blue box and opened them." Stay out of the shadows." He added with a solemn look, looking back over his shoulder.
He poked his head out into the hallway, looking both ways before speaking. "We should be right behind Donna and me."
He motioned everyone out, snapping his fingers to close the TARDIS doors. The library was a maze of corridors, branching off into other sections. If you didn't know what you were looking for, you were sure to get lost.
The Doctor brushed his fingertips on the section plates as they went by, making comments of all the great writers.
"Mikelisno Fichertoona, best poet in the 34th century on the planet Glugoo. Agatha Christi, of course you need to read her. She's from earth anyway. And look, Franciskine Mortayvo. He could manipulate a reader in any way he wanted. He was brilliant with words."
After what seemed like an eternity of endless walking, they came to a huge oak door with iron handles.
"Looks like no ones been here for ages" Madame Vastra commented.
"Not that long. Only a hundred years." The Doctor told them.
He placed his hands on the handles and tried to open the door, yanking so hard his shoulders let out a POP. After a struggle, and the door obviously winning, he turned to Strax. He said two words.
"Break it."
Strax, grinning from ear to ear, backed up thirty feet from the door, putting his back against a bookshelf.
"TALLY-HO!" He shouted, ramming his shoulder into the door. It gave way with a groan and fell to the ground with a large THUMP. Strax ricocheted off it and hit the ground hard, landing at the Doctors feet.
The Doctor looked down at him with a childish grin. "Tally-HO? Really? Tally-HO? Have you be reading again?"
Clara giggled.
"We're right next to everyone. Don't make contact. Don't even let them see you." The Doctor said seriously, helping Strax to his feet.
"So...no killing?" Strax asked innocently.
"Wha- no. You do that, and you alter history." He took a breath."I'll tell you when you can fight and...stuff."
Everyone followed the Doctor into the dark room. From what they could see, it was huge. Desks and tables were lined in neat rows, all facing towards the middle. In the center, there was a high-backed chair, covered in dust and cobwebs.
"Was this a classroom?" Clara asked.
"No,a prison cell for the young who were forced to read and learn things they would never use in their adult life" he told them.
Clara looked at the others then back to the Doctor."so a classroom, then?"
"Yeah." He nodded."basically."
From the other side of the dusty room, there was a snap and a click, and hidden door slowly opened.
"Everyone hide!" The Doctor whispered. Madame Vastra ducked behind a desk, Clara hid behind a giant stack of books, Strax crawled under a table, and The Doctor stood behind a plastic plant.
"Doctor! That's not a hiding place!" Clara whispered."get behind something bigger!"
He hid beside Clara just as a siloheutte of woman came through the trap door. The Doctor peered around the books to get a good look at her. Clara watched as his eyes teared up.
"Doctor," Clara whispered "do you know her?"
He nodded. "Evangelista. She was the first one of us."
Clara shook her head."first what-"
Evangelista screamed.
"Everyone stay quiet and don't move." The Doctor whispered, seeing Clara start to get up to help her.
"Every body, in the light." He heard his previous self say.
"You keep saying that. I don't see the point."Proper Dave argued.
"Who screamed?" The Previous Doctor asked, ignoring him.
"Doctor." Clara whispered,"your voice was sexy."
The current Doctor shook his head and motioned for her to be quiet, grinning slightly.
"Im sorry everyone" he heard River say."This isn't going to be pleasant. She's ghosting."
"Hello? Excuse me." The now ghosting Evangelista panicked."hello? Excuse me."
"This is horrible, could we just-" Proper Dave began to say.
"This is her last moment. No, we can't. A little respect, thank you." River snapped.
The Doctor curled his hands into fists. He had wanted to save everyone that day. Keep everyone alive and safe, but he had failed.
They listened and stayed put as the others filed back out through the opening.
"Doctor, What happened to her?" Clara asked, looking at the back of the chair where Evangilista's skeleton sat.
"The Vasta Narada."Madame Vastra told her, coming beside up her. She watched as the Doctor went to the hidden door.
Proper Dave stood at the edge of the light, two shadows attached to him. Everyone panicking. He watched a second time as the Vasta Narada took Proper Dave's life and left him a walking talking skeleton. River took out a squareness gun and fired it at the wall.
The Doctor disappeared back behind, leaning his back up against it, sliding down to sit on the ground. He put his head in his hands and began to cry. Clara silently bent down beside him.
"Doctor, what's wrong?" She asked sympathetically.
"I wish I could save them. All of them. Both Daves. Anita. At least Evangilista's in the computer already. She didn't have to see any of this." He said into his hands.
"How do you know it's in the electric thingy" Strax said behind Clara.
"Donna told me after we got out of here." The Doctor said raising his head. "She said she saw Miss Evangilista inside and she helped Donna realize it was a fake world..." The Doctor stared at the floor for a second. "You know, I don't actually have a plan to get us close to Rivers body. I'm only pretending."
"Doctor, I have absolute faith in you." Clara told him.
"I'm glad you do, but I don't have any in myself."
The Doctor looked around at the scattered books. He picked up the nearest one and read the cover: The Shabootsu Planet; Fake or Real
One word echoed around in his head. 'Fake, fake, fake'
"I know how to save them. All of them!" He pushed himself off of the ground." Madame Vastra. You and Strax need to go back to the TARDIS and go to the 22nd century monastery. It should be in the TARDIS'es recent places log. Just tell her where to go."
Madame Vastra nodded. "And what will we be doing or getting?"
"Materializing over the equipment and bringing it back. Page me when you get back."He explained." But don't leave the TARDIS when you return."
"Will I get to kill anyone?" Strax piped up.
"Not yet. Just wait."
He watched as the big walking potato and the green woman headed back towards the TARDIS. He was thankful he had friends who loved him enough to risk their lives.
"Doctor, what are we going to do?" Asked Clara, breaking his concentration.
"We have to send a message to Miss Evangilista." He smiled, as he walked over to a kiosk