Chapter 4 is here! Woo! Thank you for all the support guys, it really means a lot!
So here we are. Team TARDIS and Team Baker Street are finally together, but the incident with the Angels was only the beginning!
Enjoy :)
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~Star
"Keep running!" Andi yelled to the others as she sprinted alongside the Doctor, Sherlock close behind, and Lestrade and John trying furiously to keep up. Sherlock glanced behind them, and saw the Angels coming after them fast. I was now fully night and there were few lights to reveal the things chasing them. The fivesome darted round corners and ran through alleyways to try to lose the creatures, but they continued to pursue them like hunters.
"We can't keep running! We have to lose them!" John exclaimed from behind, one of the Angels closing in on him. They had been running for long enough that the only thing keeping them moving was fear and adrenaline.
"We won't have to for much longer!" The Doctor replied, his energy fading. The group ran round a deserted street corner, and Andi smiled as she was greeted with the familiar sight of a little blue police box awaiting it's owner's return.
"Quickly inside!" The Time Lord commanded after unlocking the front doors and opening them hastily. He held the door open and Andi dashed in first, then Lestrade, then John, and finally Sherlock. The Angels were meters from the Doctor, ready to kill. Without a second thought, he slammed the doors tightly shut, locking them securely. He let out a sigh of relief, then turned to the other 4: Andi was slumped against the wall resting, but John and Lestrade were staring around their surroundings with wonder. Sherlock, however, seemed lost and confused as he looked around with uncertainty.
"Oh, yes, sorry! I probably should have mentioned this earlier, but we were all a bit busy running from murderous statues." The Doctor said in apology as he gestured to all around the vast room, illuminated with a golden glow that shone over the console at the centre.
"Is this a spaceship?!" Lestrade stuttered, shaken up from the chase.
"Yes, it's a spaceship, but it's my ship. It's called the TARDIS, and it's perfectly safe, I promise." The Doctor said calmly, and Lestrade seemed to relax a little.
"So, if you have a spaceship, does that mean you're an… alien?" John said uneasily. The Doctor replied with a slow nod, and Andi got up and joined the conversation.
"Of course he's an alien, can't you tell by his dress sense?" Andi said in humour in an attempt to lighten the mood. But this only seemed to make her brother more unsettled:
"This is preposterous!" Sherlock snapped, catching everyone's attention. Andi looked almost offended by her brother's comment. "This is a trick, it has to be! You can't really expect us to believe that we were just almost killed by statues, and no we're standing inside a spaceship disguised as a phone box!"
"Yet here we are, stood in a spaceship after we were almost murdered by angel statues. I know this must be difficult for you to take in, but I assure you everything that's happened is real." Andi said calmly, her voice truthful and trustworthy. The Doctor smiled as she spoke, he was so proud.
"It's impossible." Sherlock replied coldly. Andi sighed in defeat and lowered her gaze to the floor sadly.
"But that's the amazing thing about the universe Mr Holmes." The Doctor said in hope to the detective. "The universe is so vast and beautiful that literally anything is possible! Living on Earth, you've only had a tiny glimpse at what's out there, but out there among the stars, there are things you wouldn't believe."
Before Sherlock could reply, the TARDIS was shook and everyone fell to the floor. Then it happened again moments later, but it was unlike the tremors that has sent Andi falling from the sky earlier that day.
"What's happening!" John exclaimed, and the Doctor dashed to the console and grabbed on to the monitor. He pulled up an image of outside the ship, he looked worried.
"It's the Angels, they're shaking the TARDIS." The Time Lord said, prompting the others to come look: the 3 Angels were clinging to the sides of the ship, one staring directly at them. This one was presumably their leader.
"They're gonna get in!" Lestrade screamed and looked as if he would faint.
"No they're not, Detective Inspector, I promise you." Andi said comfortingly, but Lestrade still seemed fearful.
"Oi! Would you mind not shaking my TARDIS? It's making it hard to stand in here!" The Doctor yelled with authority into the microphone attached to the console which relayed the sound outside. The Angels released their grip on the box and backed away. Now they could all be seen on the monitor.
"You will open the doors." A young female voice demanded, but the owner of it could not be seen.
"Who said that? Where are you?" Sherlock asked as he snatched the microphone from the Doctor. After he spoke, the lead Angel got closer to the camera, staring straight at the detective as if it could see him.
"It was the Angel." The Doctor explained. "It killed those people and stripped part of the woman's brain. It reanimated her consciousness and is using it to speak to us."
"You will give us what we came for." The voice demanded again, getting more impatient.
"Oh yeah, and what would that be?" The Doctor said confidently after retrieving his microphone. There was a dead silence, but finally the Angel answered:
"The detective and his sister."
The Doctor's blood ran cold as he looked to Sherlock and Andi: they'd both gone pale.
"And what if I refuse?" He added, nodding reassuringly to Andi.
"If you refuse we will kill you and take them by force." The Angel replied menacingly. All 3 of them were now baring their fangs and seemingly ready to attack.
"Except I won't let you anywhere near them, any of them." The Doctor said fiercely, in a way that no normal person would dare question. "Andromeda Holmes is very precious to me, and I will keep her safe. She and Sherlock are under my protection."
"You can't save them." The Angel taunted, but the Doctor just smirked.
"Watch me." He shouted and pulled the handbrake, and the TARDIS jittered as it dematerialised and went flying off.
"Well, what are we gonna do?" John said in worry for his friend. Sherlock still looked unwell and had sat down quietly on one of the chairs surrounding the console. Andi was sat on the other and was deep in thought. Lestrade was stood next to the Doctor, not saying anything.
"We're gonna hide, Dr Watson." The Doctor said plainly, making Sherlock and Andi look up and pay attention. "Because of the temporal interference all around London, I can't get us out of here, but Sherlock and Andi are under threat, so I'm going to hide them somewhere they'll be safe."
"And where would that be?" The detective in question asked in worry just as the TARDIS landed. The Doctor looked to the doors and Sherlock got the message. He rose from his seat and went to open the doors, everyone following.
"Oh Andi wait!" The Time Lord exclaimed and Andi spun round to face him. He quickly ran to the lower levels and returned with her red jacket she'd lost during her fall. She smiled and removed Molly's jacket, discarding it on a chair. She pulled on the red jacket happily and the 2 of them walked to the doors and stepped out. Andi recognised the place from earlier, and quickly became concerned.
"Out of all of London, why would you bring us home?" John exclaimed in worry as Lestrade hesitantly exited the TARDIS and took in his surroundings. Apparently, the best place to hide was in Sherlock and John's flat.
"Why not?" the Doctor replied casually, taking a seat in Sherlock's leather chair and receiving a death glare from it's owner. "We can make this place defendable, plus the Angels probably won't think to look here. They'll think we've locked ourselves in a bunker somewhere."
"Hang on, how do you know where we live?" John asked suspiciously, turning to the Time Lord.
"I told him." Andi said, reaching into her jeans pocket and pulling out a mobile phone. "Here John, you should probably have this back."
"My-my phone?" John said in confusion as he reclaimed the device. "When did you-"
"I think there's more important things to talk about than how she swiped your phone." Lestrade interrupted, seemingly on edge.
"Yes there is." Sherlock said in agreement.
"They're called the Weeping Angels." The Doctor explained to the group around him: Sherlock in his chair, Andi, John and Lestrade on the couch and himself on the other armchair.
"Where did they come from?" Sherlock asked inquisitively.
"No-one knows. But they're as old as the Universe. And they've used that time to develop the perfect defence mechanism." The Time Lord replied, turning to Andi as if to say for her to continue.
"The Angels are quantum-locked, which means they cannot move whilst you're looking at them. When they're being watched they literally freeze into stone." Andi said as if she was an expert in the creatures, but her brother didn't doubt she was one.
"How do we stop them?" Sherlock said seriously.
"I don't know. Not yet anyway, but I'll figure something out, I always do." The Doctor said quietly and rose from his chair and went to the window, looking into the darkness. "Detective Inspector, I need you to do something for me."
"What?" Lestrade said in surprise.
"The Angels are based in that church. I need you to get it sealed off, keep people away from it. But you can't tell them about what happened, just make sure they know it isn't safe." The Doctor instructed, still looking outside. Lestrade simply nodded and left quickly, calling his police colleagues on his way out.
"Oh good, they're here." The Doctor sighed in relief and went to the door. Moments later everyone heard the front door open and footsteps coming up the stairs, then Amy and Rory came into the doorway and engaged in a group hug with the Time Lord.
"There was no sign of them. We've no idea where they went." Amy explained, and the Doctor nodded in response. He had his companions sit on the couch with John and Andi, then Mrs Hudson kindly brought everyone tea.
"Okay then, 'Doctor', now there's no immediate danger, tell me this, how did you escape the police?" Sherlock asked in annoyance, then he took a sip of his tea.
"Oh, I didn't escape, they let me go." The Doctor explained, and Sherlock raised an eyebrow in response. "It was all down to Andi, she's absolutely brilliant."
"What did you do Andromeda?" Her brother asked in a serious tone, glaring slightly.
"It was easy really." Andi stated as she began to explain. "When we came to the flat earlier you ran ahead, leaving me with John. When his back was turned I took his phone and texted while speaking to Mrs Hudson. I texted friends at UNIT and they ordered the Doctor's immediate release, then I texted Amy my current location which happened to be Baker Street at the time. From there the Doctor could track the phone from the TARDIS, and that's how he found us at the church."
"Clever." John admitted. "But did you have to steal my phone?"
"Oh shut up about your stupid phone!" Amy yelled in an angry Scottish manner. John didn't argue, he just stayed quiet.
"And you're really an alien?" Sherlock asked sceptically, narrowing his eyes.
"Yes." The Doctor replied bluntly. Sherlock watched him closely as he spoke. He could find no factors to suggest that he was lying.
It can't be real! None of it can! Sherlock thought desperately to himself as his mind started to go into overload. There must be something. A drug? Projections? Something!
Sherlock didn't respond for minutes, and everyone was getting increasingly worried. Andi shook her brother by the shoulders and called his name, but he couldn't hear her.
"Sherlock!" John yelled in the detective's face, bringing him back to reality. The entire group was staring at him, but the Doctor looked the most concerned.
"You okay?" The Time Lord asked kindly, sat across from him.
"Y-yeah.." Sherlock stuttered weakly as he rose from his seat, grabbed his coat and ran out of the door.
"Sherlock?" Andi called after him, but he didn't stop. Seconds later they heard the front door slam shut. She proceeded to follow him, but the Doctor stopped her.
"Let me go. I'll bring him back." He promised, and Andi nodded. Before he left Andi hugged him tightly, like it was the last time they'd ever see each other. He returned her hug and left to find the detective. Andi turned back to the remaining group, who all sat there awkwardly.
"So… what do we do until they get back?" Rory asked, and Amy shrugged.
"We could order some pizza?" John suggested, grabbing his mobile that Andi stole from him earlier.
"Sounds good." Amy said in agreement, but then there was a knock at the door. John ran to the window and looked outside in panic, but sighed after.
"It's okay, it's just Sargent Donovan." He announced in relief. "She works with Lestrade, she's probably come to update us on what's happening with the church."
"Well go let her in then!" Amy ordered, and John ran downstairs to the door. He opened it and there stood Sargent Donovan, but she seemed a little… off.
"John Hamish Watson?" Sargent Donovan asked emotionlessly, confusing John deeply.
"Yeah, Sally we've known each other for like 2 years, are you okay?" He replied in concern. Donovan didn't answer, she stared to shake slightly, and something was wrong with her forehead.
"Donovan?" John asked again as he backed away. The flesh on her forehead ripped and a Dalek eyestalk came out. She eyed John intently and approached him mechanically but quickly.
"Guys, Donovan's an alien!" John screamed as he raced up the stairs, Donovan close behind. He ran through the flat door and slammed it shut, locking it behind him. Donovan pounded on the door and it started to break away.
"Windows! Quickly!" Andi ordered as she picked up a chair and with Amy's help used it to smash through the window. She motioned for the others to climb out, then she saw 5 other Dalek puppets on the street below them. The group of companions backed away from the windows, then Donovan broke through the door.
"The Doctor and Sherlock Holmes' companions are acquired!" Donovan announced, her voice metallic. She raised her hand up towards them, and a Dalek gunstick came out and shot Rory, then John, then Amy, and then she came to Andi.
"Doctor!" Andi cried out as Donovan shot her. The energy burned her body as she hit the floor and her consciousness faded away and she slipped into darkness. But before she blacked out Andi heard Donovan say one last thing. One last crucial thing, and it made her blood run cold:
"2 of the Holmes siblings are acquired. New primary objective: Capture Sherlock Holmes."
The companions have been captured! But why do the Daleks want the Holmes' siblings?
Come back soon to find out! :)