Chapter Eight: Merlin is-
"…Will they be all right?" Sir Kay wondered.
"Oh, I would imagine so." Said The Professor as he fiddled with the controls on the TARDIS. "The book can't be opened so Steven… and the Shadow Proclamation… should be satisfied. Professor Macable gets to show his amazing artifact to the world… Should work out."
"…Hmmm… if they carbon-date the book, won't your lock show up as newer than the book?"
The Professor raised an eyebrow. "Come on, Kay. Carbon dating is easily fooled. I took the necessary precautions."
Sir Kay sat back. "Alright…" he said. "I guess we don't need to worry about it. That whole expedition thing was getting boring anyways."
"Exactly!" The Professor grinned. "We need plenty of excitement for our young minds!"
"Not that facing heavily armed rhinos isn't exciting." Sir Kay grinned back.
"One last thought though…" Said The Professor. "The riddle on the door to the catacomb spoke of Gallifrey…"
"The Timelord's home planet." Sir Kay mentioned.
"Yeah… That one puzzle made a picture of…"
"A blue box…"
"The answer to the twenty questions…"
"Sonic screwdriver."
The two Timelords looked at each other.
"Simple conclusion." Said The Professor as he set the TARDIS destination setting to random. "We can be certain that The Doctor probably had something to do with hiding the book…"
"Yeah." Sir Kay finished. "Either that, or Merlin is-"
The Professor flipped the final switch, sending the TARDIS spinning through the vortex towards some unknown destination.
