Chapter 11

The Angels entered the darkened room.

Ben and Polly were hiding behind mirrors with the Doctor behind the door. He felt a pang of guilt knowing that one of these beings was Patricia. He summarised that she had pushed one over the edge given that they had all heard something shatter and that he could make out four angels in the darkness.

He switched the light switch on.

The four Angels stood motionless in the room. He did a quick test while Polly and Ben were still hiding and shut his eyes. The Angels had not moved an inch. The mirrors were doing their job.

"Don't walk in front of the mirrors." He told Ben and Polly and they walked around the Angels.

"What happened to Patricia?" Polly asked, suppressing a sob.

"I think they sent her back in time and fed off her potential energy." The Doctor lied.

"Can we go and find her?" Ben asked.

"I have no idea where they sent her. Now come along we need to secure the room." The Doctor said and ushered Ben and Polly out. He looked back at the Angels wondering which one was Patricia. He could not bring himself to tell Polly and Ben the truth.

He walked up to an Angel and looked at their features.

All their faces were perfect. Patricia had destroyed the crumbling Angel. Funny, he thought to himself, there is a way to destroy them.

"I am sorry. I am so sorry." The Doctor said and left the room. To Ben and Polly he started doing a strange routine with the door, pulling out gadgets from his pockets and fiddling with the handle, corners and under the door. To the Doctor, he was putting a perception filter over the door and the room. It would not stop them forever, but it might keep the planet safe for a while.

"We never did find out how and why they were here did we?" Ben said to the Doctor, implying an answer which he was sure the Doctor knew.

The Doctor did not answer. His mind was already preoccupied with this scenario.

He had a feeling there was a time wormhole or portal somewhere nearby which the Angels had used, as they live so far from the Earth there was no chance of a passing visit. He could not quite pinpoint how, and there were more scenarios for why than how. They could have stumbled across a portal and landed here, which would explain the crumbling Angel through the time portal. Or they could have been here for another reason entirely. It reminded him that he would need to get the Hand of Omega at some point, as he failed when he first landed with Susan in Foreman's Yard and entirely forgot. That was for another day.

"No Ben we did not, and I think we need to leave here as soon as possible." The Doctor said and ushered Ben and Polly to the TARDIS. He wanted to forget this place as soon as was physically possible. He felt tired and worn out after this adventure. He never thought he'd ever encounter Angels in his lifetime, and he was emotionally and physically exhausted from the experience.

"Where to next Doctor?" Polly asked, also eager to leave. They past a pile of rocks and dust, which the Doctor presumed was the Angel that Patricia managed to destroy.

"I have a special trip planned. How does the South Pole sound to you?" The Doctor said, remembering the original trip before they crash landed here.

"Anywhere that is not here is fine with me. Those Angels creep me out." Polly said and stepped into the TARDIS.

"I feel sorry for Patricia." Ben said and followed her into the TARDIS where they were continuing to grieve for Patricia.

The Doctor took one final look at the Church before closing the TARDIS doors and setting off on his next adventure.

End of Part 1. Part 2 will feature The Fifth Doctor encountering the Angels once more.