Aderyn looked up at the night sky. It was alive with the buzzing and whizzing of an infinite number of starships.
"Doctor, is there anything you can do? We need more time." Aderyn said. They couldn't go anywhere without the TARDIS, so running was not an option. Besides, whatever was in the Pandorica could bring down the entire universe. The world could end if the Doctor fled. It might not even be whatever was in there that brought about the end, the quarelling aliens could easily ruin everything between them just to get their hands on the Pandorica and whatever it contained.
The Doctor took a communicator out of his pocket.
He leapt onto a stone, looking resolutely upwards "Hello Stonehenge," he shouted "Who takes the Pandorica, takes the universe. But bad news, everyone," he climbed on top of the Altar stone, becoming shrouded in searchlights from the starships "Because guess who? Ha! Listen, you lot, you're all whizzing about. It's really very distracting. Could you all just stay still a minute because I. Am. Talking!" the noise from the ships began to die away "The question of the hour is, who's got the Pandorica? Answer, I do. Next question. Who's coming to take it from me? Come on! Look at me. No plan, no back up, no weapons worth a damn. Oh, and something else. I don't have anything to lose! So, if you're sitting up there in your silly little spaceship, with all your silly little guns, and you've got any plans on taking the Pandorica tonight, just remember who's standing in your way. Remember every black day I ever stopped you, and then, and then, do the smart thing. Let somebody else try first." He threw the communicator into the air theatrically, then failed to catch it. The starships began to vanish from the sky. It started slowly, then all at once, they were gone.
"That should buy us some time," Aderyn said, following the Doctor back down to the chamber "But what do we do?"
"Well, if I can stop whatever is in the box getting out, then they'll go home." The Doctor said.
"But what if you can't?" Aderyn said. He turned to face her, but saw Amy behind her, slowly getting to her feet. He turned to Rory "Rory, I'm sorry, but you have to be brave." Rory frowned at him.
Amy walked up to Aderyn "hey you're back." she said groggily.
"Can't get rid of me that easily." Aderyn smiled at her.
The Doctor walked up to Amy, looking at her closely, checking her pulse.
"Go and get some fresh air and you'll be fine." he said to her.
"Is it safe?" she asked.
"Not remotely," Aderyn replied. Amy smiled at her again, allowing herself to chuckle slightly "But it's fresh."
As Amy made her way passed them, she stopped when she got to Rory "You're the one who did the sword thing. Nice swording. Thanks." She carried on walking. When she was out of earshot Rory turned back to the Doctor "She doesn't even rememebr me." he said quietly.
"Of course not, you were erased from time. You never existed," the Doctor said "The cracks in time are everywhere now. If you get too close to them then you cease to exist."
"Like the clerics and the Angels." Aderyn said quietly.
"Exactly like the clerics and the Angels," He looked sadly at Rory "but you shouldn't be here."
"She doesn't even rememebr me." Rory said again, louder this time.
"Oh shut up," The Doctor said. He fished around in his pocket, then threw the red ring box to Rory, who caught it. "Go get her. The universe is big. It's vast and complicated and ridiculous, and sometimes, very rarely, impossible things just happen and we call them miracles, and that's the theory. Nine hundred years, never seen one yet, but this would do me. Now get upstairs." he smiled.
"She's surrounded by Romans, I'm not sure history can take it." Aderyn said. She didn't really like the idea of Amy being left alone with Rory. The Doctor said Rory was her fiancee but Aderyn was suspicious of his arrival. If he had been erased from time then how could he be here? And why was he a Roman? This just didn't make sense. But the doctor needed to focus on the problem at hand, not the possible relationship between Amy and a dead Centurion. At least with Amy upstairs there would be the Romans to keep an eye on her and Rory would be out of their way, and that meant she and the Doctor could worry about the Pandorica.
Aderyn wrestled her phone out of her pocket, thankful she had the TARDIS on speed dial. She breathed a sigh of relief when River answered quickly.
"Where are you?" she said.
"Oz, you need to stay calm," River told her "but I really need to speak to the Doctor."
"River, are you ok? What's going on?"
"I really need to speak to the Doctor." River repeated, slowly and carefully, trying to sound calm. The last thing she wanted was to cause Aderyn to panic. Aderyn handed the phone over to the Doctor.
"The Tardis, where is it? Hurry up." he shouted.