Maps soon littered every available surface in the office. Amy, Rory and the Doctor poured over them. River stood, leant against a sofa, watching Oswin. Oswin paced the room uneasily, watching the Service agents. River could see that she didn't really trust them and she was on edge. Every now and then, when a noise seeped through the open door, Oswin's hand would twitch closer to the poorly concealed gun holstered at her hip. River didn't doubt that Oswin was, indeed, heavily armed. Aderyn had always had a knack for concealing various weapons about her person. That was definitely a skill Oswin would have retained.
But Oswin's blase attitude towards the seriousness of the situation was somewhat distressing. She could easily have got them all in deep trouble. Luckily she had taken River's hint to no longer be sarcastic. But the sarcasm had been replaced by a nervous energy and almost confused demeanour. She had taken to staying close to Amy, never being more than a few feet away from her. But her stance was protective rather than defensive. A few times, Oswin had caught herself trailing behind Amy, then changed direction as though she were confused about where she was going.
"Why Florida?" Can ton asked, looking down at the map the Doctor was studying.
"Because that's where NASA is," the Doctor replied without looking up "The child mentioned a space man and NASA is where the space men live."
Amy walked over to River, keeping her voice low she whispered "A spaceman? Like the one at the lake?"
"Maybe." River whispered back.
"Probably." Oswin said as she walked passed them. Amy's hand shot out, stopping Oswin "You know something about this that you're not telling us." she said.
Oswin sighed "This is all new to me. I don't have the upper hand here. This may be my past, but I don't remember any of it."
"You knew the Doctor was going to die at the lake. That's why you weren't there," River said "I know there's a lot you can't tell us, but give us something. Please."
"All I can say is that the first time, I walked away from the lake and never saw the Doctor again." She said.
"Can't you give us something more then that?" Amy asked.
"Spoilers." She said as she walked away from them.
River, exasperated, threw herself onto a sofa. Amy stayed standing, her gaze drawn to the door. In the open doorway stood a tall figure in a suit. It had a large head, sunken eyes and no mouth. It's arms and legs were thin and it's fingers were elongated. She remembered that was the same strange figure she had seen at the lake.
"I remember." she said.
"Remember what?" Rory said. She looked at him. When she looked back, there was no one there and she couldn't remember what about the doorway had grabbed her attention. "I don't know." she said. She swayed slightly, a nauseous sensation tearing through her.
"Amy, what's wrong? Rory said, running up to her.
"Are you ok?" the Doctor asked looking up from the map.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just feel a bit sick," she walked over to one of the Service Agents at the door "Is there a toilet or something?"
"While this process is ongoing you must remain within the oval office." he told her.
"Shut up and take her to the restroom." Canton said sharply.
The Service Agent reluctantly stepped aside. Amy followed him. As Rory went to follow, a second Agent stopped him. Oswin pushed passed him, but she too was stopped.
"Ma'am," he said "you cannot leave this room with a weapon." Oswin undid the holster and threw it to River before pushing passed him with enough force to make him stagger.
She quickly caught up with Amy "I had to get out of there." she said. Amy leant closer to her and whispered "You don't trust him do you?" she indicated the Service Agent, who was walking ahead of them.
"Not even a little." Oswin replied.
When they reached the restroom the Agent made to follow Amy, but Oswin stopped him. Amy turned "Actually," she said "I can usually manage this alone."
As Amy vanished into the restroom, the Agent glared at Oswin "You don't trust me." he said.
"Nope." Oswin replied.
"How do we know we can trust you?"
She smiled at him "You don't." she said.
When Amy entered the restroom she saw a tall figure in a suit. Exactly the same as the one she saw at the lake. Exactly the same as the one she saw in the office.
"I've seen you before," she said "How did I forget? What are you?"
A woman emerged from a stall and walked to the sinks, oblivious of the creature stood beside her.
"Get back. Stay back from it." Amy said quickly.
The woman looked at her, confuse, before following Amy's line of sight and spotted the creature. She jumped and then laughed "Oh my God," she exclaimed "Is that a mask? Is it a Star Trek thing?"
"Get back from it now." Amy said.
The woman turned back to Amy "Back, Honey? "she said "Back from what?"
The lights flickered. Amy wanted to shout, knowing that Oswin would respond quickly. But fear had temporarily taken her voice and her ability to move.
"Oh those lights," the woman said as the lights continued to flicker "They never fix them."
Amy found her voice again "Look behind you." she said slowly.
The woman looked around again, and again she jumped "Oh my God look at that. Is that a Star Trek mask?" the woman paused, confused "Hang on, did I just say that?"
The creature raised it's hand, it's long fingers outstretched. A fork of electricity leapt from the creature's hand to the woman. She exploded in a shower of ashes.
"You didn't have to kill her," Amy said, she took her phone from her pocket "She couldn't even remember you. How does that work? We can only remember you while we're looking at you, is hat it?" she took a picture of the creature "Why did you kill her?"
"Joy, her name was Joy," the creature said in a low, rasping voice "Your name is Amelia. You will tell the Doctor what is must know and what he must never know."
Amy backed away until she reached the wall "How do you know that?"
"Tell him." the creature said.
Amy turned and ran for the door. As soon as she pushed the door open, she wondered why she felt so panicked.
"Are you okay?" Oswin asked her.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Much better thanks." she replied.
Oswin cleared her throat and pointed at Amy's phone, still in her hand. "We're meant to be under cover, not drawing attention to the fact we're not from round here." Oswin said.
Amy put the phone back in her pocket "I have to tell the Doctor." she said.
"Tell him what?" The Service Agent asked.
Amy frowned "Sorry, I don't know why I said that."
They followed the Service Agent back to the Oval Office. Oswin constantly looking at Amy from the corner of her eye as they walked.