Chapter 9

Kevin whirled around on the spot, he no longer had control over his body but the poison did. So did Amy. The fairytale man Rumpelstiltskin had been based on one of his ancestors for a reason, even if it was based only loosely, his name was his ultimate power therefore it had to be the ultimate secret. But now somebody had discovered it again, he had no chance. He could feel his will slipping away like sand through fingers. Kevin felt the pain worse than ever; he'd used so much of the Timelord energy in such a short time. It had been wasteful and now he was going to die. Properly. He let out a yell; he could hardly bear the obedience that was now forced upon him. He let out last one last yell of his own choice. "You can't do this to me – not again!" The agony swept through its body instantly like a tidal wave. The Kevin screamed and collapsed, its dark robes seeming to fold in on itself. A string of words fell from his mouth, no longer in his control. "W-what is it you command master?"

Amy couldn't believe the name had worked. Especially with such a strange name for a villain, she'd double checked the tree broadcast after hearing Jade say that. Then again it was the name she'd been least likely to think of too. Kevin, she rolled the word around in her head – it wasn't exactly menacing. It's scream diverted her attention and she watched it cowering on the floor. Amy couldn't help but feel a small pang of pity for the lump on the ground. She had to toughen up though, now she was in charge.

Rory broke through the mental barrier and ran over to his wife. His presence made her feel a lot stronger. The Doctor remained where he was smiling in relief. He knew that now everything would be okay.

"Leave us and everyone else alone."Amy paused, that didn't sound dramatic enough considering what she'd just done. "Forever."

"Easy!" it replied, with childish insanity lingering in its eyes – not that Amy was looking but she could imagine that it did have that considering its high pitched tone of voice.

The bright light before her did make Amy look up however. Kevin spontaneously combusted and that was the end of that.

"Those snakes have got some pretty special venom!" Rory remarked.

"It's mutated a lot since it was first trapped in Kevin's body. Kevin – ha! What an amazingly innocent name! How did Jade figure it out?" the Doctor wondered as he shakily stood.

"Eh-em!"

"Amy you were brilliant!"

"Thank you." she grinned proudly.

The Doctor held on tightly to a tree for support and jangled the TARDIS keys. His legs seemed to jangle in unison with them.

"Let's go and find my old girl."

One of the few who sticks around, he thought to himself. The Doctor started to stagger in a vague direction. Amy rolled her eyes and went to give him a hand.

"You really are pathetic sometimes you know!" she teased.

"Trust me, I know."

Amy was surprised by his reaction. What was he blaming himself for this time?

"Who'd have thought that a name could act as a self destruct button!" the Doctor mused to himself.

Again. The others had given up responding to these random thoughts that he voiced out loud. They were in the TARDIS once more and he felt calm.

On their way there Rory had discovered some of the other side effects of the strange nut that had fallen on his head. The TARDIS was a lot bluer than usual, not only had Rory's skin turned the colour but every time he talked blue fumes drifted out of his mouth. The gas stank but it wasn't surprising, the Doctor had known only too well what kind of nuts those were that Rory had been hit by. That particular species trapped all the pollution tourists brought to the planet, it was part of how Beluvcra stayed beautiful. It was no wonder they were rare.

It had been a pretty embarrassing discovery. They'd been walking along and suddenly there'd was a smell following them. It was vile and Rory blamed it on the dog. The Doctor had wrinkled his nose in disgust and for while he and Amy moaned at Rory. Then the blue fumes started to emit from Rory's mouth and he had to stop talking, this meant that the pollution was building up inside him instead so his skin as turning blue. It was quite a strange prospect for the unfortunate onlookers. The Doctor had informed Rory that it would only last a few hours. Rory hadn't been happy about that. But the advanced bacteria from the nut would also combat the pollution hopefully getting rid of the blue smoke. Amy was avoiding her husband as a result. The Doctor smiled guiltily as he swung a lever, but he'd make up for the honeymoon disaster this time. He knew the captain of the starship Celeste still owed him a favour.

He remembered the place well, it was pure white and contained an impressive honeymoon suite – or so he'd been told along with a control room that looked like it had stepped out of a star trek film. Yes. That would do. It would be nearing Sardick town according to the timetables. Wherever that was. What could possibly go wrong?

The End