Chapter 29.
"So where we going now," Aira said.
"There is one other spot I wanted to check out before we head back to find the team," I said.
"And that is," Arcee said.
"Right here," I said. As we landed. And headed out.
"Where are we," Arcee said.
"Wrong, Wrong, Bit right, mostly Wrong," I said. "It's a museum,"
"Yeah great, so what we doing here," Arcee said.
"This isn't just a museum but inside an asteroid, The Delerium archive, the final resting place of the Headless Monks the Biggest museum ever," I said. "Wrong, Very wrong, Oh On of Dad's. Another one. Oh hello,"
"What is it," Arcee said.
"It's a Home box," I said.
"What's a Home Box," Aira said.
"Like a Black box on a plane, but this one homing back to where the ship was built. If anything that happens to a ship," I said.
"So," Arcee said.
"The Writing on it, The Graffti, Old High Gallifreyan, The lost Language of the TimeLords, There were days, there were many days, these words could burn stars and raise up empires and topple Gods," I said.
"What does it say?" Aira said.
"I'm thinking this one is more for Dad but," I said.
"What does it say," Aira said.
"Hello, Sweetie," I said. "Tardis, Now," As I shot the glass breaking it with my phaser and grabbed the Home box and ran straight for the Tardis and Closed the door and Taking us off.
"What are you doing this for," Arcee said.
"Cos someone on a space ship 12,000 years ago is trying to attract my attention. Me or Dad," I said. "Let's see if we can get the security playback working. River," As I got it to changed.
"The Party's over, Doctor Song, yet still you're on board," Someone said.
"Sorry, Alistair, I needed to see what was in your vault," River said.
"River, What are you doing," I said.
"Do you all know what's down there, Any of you?" River said. "Because I'll tell you something, This ship won't reach its destination,"
"Wait till she runs, Don't make it look like an execution," Alistair said.
" / 3 4 9 by 10 0 12 / Acorn. Oh and I could do with an air corridor," River said.
"Oh she isn't," I said. As I got setup the coordinates.
"What was that, What did she say," Aira said.
"Her coordinates," I said.
As we got there. Then Ran over to the Door as River fell in.
"River," I said.
"Follow that ship," River said. As she closed the door. As I went to follow it. "They've gone into warp drive, We're losing them, Stay close,"
"I'm trying," I said.
"Use the stabilisers," River said.
"Why would I use them," I said.
"The Blue switches," River said.
"Yeah so, Why use them," I said.
"They're the Blue stabilisers," River said as it stopped. "See,"
"Yeah, Now it's shit, I really need to get rid of those things," I said.
"Jack, How come she can fly the Tardis," Aira said.
"That's not flying a Tardis. At least I can fly this girl without them," I said.
"Ok, I've mapped the probability vectors, Done a fold back on the temporal isometry charted the ship to it's destination and parked us right along side," River said.
"Did you take the Breaks off too," I said.
"Maybe," River said.
"Stop messing with my Tardis," I said. "Come on, Let's have a look," As I got to the door.
"No wait, Environment Checks," River said.
"Yes, sorry, Quite right, Environment checks," I said. As I went and opened the door. "Nice out,"
"We're somewhere in the Garn belt, There's an atmosphere, Early indication suggest," River said.
"We're on Alfava Metraxis, The 7th planet of the Dundra system, Oxygen rick atmosphere, Toxins in the soft band, 11 hour day, And hold on, chances of rain later," I said.
"So like your father," River said.
"Shut up," I said.
"How come you can fly the Tardis," Aira said.
"Oh I had lessons from the very best," River said.
"Well Yeah, But Dad would never let you fly this with stabilisers," I said.
"It's a shame he was busy that day," River said. "Right then, why did they land here?"
"They didn't land," I said.
"Sorry," River said.
"You should've checked the Home box, It crashed," I said as she got out of the Tardis.
"Explain, Who is that and how did she do that museum thing," Arcee said.
"Long story and I don't care, Isn't about me, Off we go," I said.
"What are you doing?" Aira said.
"Leaving, She's got where she wants to go, Let's go back home," I said.
"Are you running away," Aira said.
"Yes," I said.
"Why," Arcee said.
"Cos she's mine and Dad's Future," I said. "Mostly Dads,"
"And you going to runaway from that," Aira sad.
"I can run away from anything I like, Time is not the boss of me," I said.
"Is that another planet," Aira said.
"Yes of Course it's a planet," I said.
"5 minutes," Arcee said.
"Fine. 5 minutes, But she is not dragging me into anything," I said.
As We saw the ship crashed.
"What caused it to crash, Not me," River said.
"No the Airlock would've sealed seconds after you blew it," I said. "According to the Home Box, The Warp engines had a phase shift, No Survivors,"
"Phase shift would have to be sabotage, I did warn them," River said.
"About what," I said.
"Well at least the Building was empty, Aplan Temple, Unoccupied for centuries," River said.
"Aren't you going to introduce us," Aira said.
"Arcee, Aira, Professor River Song," I said.
"Oh, I'm going to be a professor some day am I, How exciting, Spoilers," River said.
"Yeah, But who is she and how did she do that?" Arcee said. "She just left you a note in a museum,"
"2 things always guaranteed to show up in a museum, The Home Box of Category 4 Galaxy Starliner and sooner or later, Him or his Dad," River said. "It's how they keeps score, It's hilarious isn't it,"
"I'm nobody's taxi service, River, And I'm not going to be there to catch you every time you feel like jumping out of a space ship," I said.
"And you are so wrong, Well mostly it's your Father," River said. "There's one survivor, There's a thing in the belly of that ship that can't ever die, Now he's listening, You lot in orbit yet, Yeah I saw it land, I'm at the Crash site, Try and home in on my signal, Jack, Use you Sonic, I need to boost the signal so we can use it as a beacon," As I did.
"What's the Book," Aira said.
"Stay away from it," I said.
"What is it though," Aira said.
"Her Diary," I said. "Her Past, Basically Mine and Dad's Future, Time Travel, We keep meeting in the wrong order,"
"You Promised me an Army, Doctor Song," He said.
"No, I promised you the equivalent of an army, This is the Doctor's Son," River said.
"Father Octavian, Sir, Bishop, Second Class, 20 Clerics at my command, The Troops are already in the drop ship and landing shortly, Doctor Song was helping us with a covert investigation," Octavian said. "Has Doctor Song Explained what we're dealing with,"
"No," I said.
"Jack, What do you know of the Weeping Angels," River said.
"You got to be Fucking kidding me," I said.
"Nope," River said.
XXX
I got my Weapons from the Tardis as it was Night. As I meet up with Octavian again.
"The Angel as far as we know is still trapped in the ship," Octavian said. "Our Mission is to get inside and neutralise it, We can't get through up top, We'd be too close to the drives, According to this, Behind the cliff face, There's a network of catacombs leading up to the Temple, We can blow through the base of the cliffs, get into the entrance chamber then make our way up,"
"Oh good," I said.
"Good Sir," Octavian said.
"Catacombs, Probably Dark one, Dark Catacombs great," I said.
"Technically I think It's called a Maze of the dead," Octavian said.
"You can stop anytime you like," I said.
"Father Octavian," Someone said.
"Excuse me, Sir," Octavian said. as he left.
"How Bad is these Weeping Angels," Arcee said.
"No worse," I said. "It's Deadliest, Most powerful, Most Malevolent life form evolution has ever produced, and right now one is trapped inside that wreckage and I have to climb in with all of this and assuming I survive the Radiation, And the Whole ship doesn't blow up in my face, Do something brilliant which I haven't thought of yet, Cee. That's my day right, Any questions,"
"So you would put them up to the Daleks then," Arcee said.
"No, The Daleks well always be at the top of my list," I said.
"Jack, Jack," River said.
"What," I said.
"Father Octavian," River said.
"Why do they call them Father," Aira said.
"He's their Bishop, They're his clerics, 51st century, Church has moved on," I said. "About time, What have you got River,"
"What do you think, It's from the Security cameras in the Byzantium Vault, I ripped it when I was on board, Sorry about the quality," River said. "It's 4 seconds, I've put it on loop,"
"Yeah, It's an Angel Hands covering its face," I said.
"You've encountered the Angels before," Octavian said.
"Dad did, Once on Earth, a long time ago, but those were scavengers barely surviving," I said.
"It's just a statue," Arcee said.
"It's a statue when you see it," River said.
"Where did it come from," I said.
"Oh Pulled from the ruins of Razbahan, end of last century, It's been in private hands ever since, Dormant all that time," River said.
"There's a difference between Dormant and patient," I said.
"What's that mean it's a statue when you see it," Aira said.
"They can only move if they're unseen, It's a quantum lock, In the sight of any living creature the Angels literally cease to exist, They're just stone, The ultimate defence," I said.
"What being a stone," Aira said.
"Being a stone, until you turn your back," I said.
As we headed out as Arcee was with me.
The Hyperdrive would've split on impact, The whole ship will be flooded with Radiation, Cracked electrons, Gravity storms, Deadly to almost any living thing," I said.
"Deadly to an Angel," Octavian said.
"Dinner to an Angel, The Longer we leave it, The Stronger it will grow. Who built that Temple," I said.
"The Aplans, The indigenous lifeform, They died out 400 years ago," River said.
"200 years later, The Planet was terraformed, Currently there are 6 billion human colonists," Octavian said.
"Holy shit, I'll never be done saving you lot," I said.
"Sir if there is a clear and present danger to the local population," Octavian said.
"Oh there is, Bad as it gets. Bishop, Lock and Load," I said.
"Verger, How we doing with those explosives, Dr. Song with me," Octavian said.
"2 minutes, Jack I need you," River said.
"Any one need me, No body," Aira said.
As I got to River.
"What is it? River," I said.
"I found this, Definitive work on the Angels, Well the only one, Written by a madman, it's barely readable, But I've marked a few passages," River said.
As I looked threw it fast.
"Not bad, bit slow in the middle didn't you hate his girlfriend? no hang on wait, wait," I said.
"What is it," Arcee said.
"I missed something," I said.
"What," Arcee said.
"This book is wrong, What's wrong with this book, It's wrong," I said.
"Jack, What's wrong," Arcee said.
"Pictures, why aren't the no pictures, Any image to what to look out for. What they look like," I said.
"There was a bit about images," River said.
"Yes hold on," I said. "There we are, That which holds the image of an angel becomes itself an angel,"
"What does that mean, An Image of a Angel becomes itself an Angel," River said.
"Aira," I said. "Are you all right, What's happening,"
"Jack, It's coming out of the TV. The Angel is here," Aira said.
"Don't take your eyes off it, It can't move if you are looking," I said. As I tried to get the Door open.
"What's wrong," River said.
"It's Deadlocked," I said.
"There is no deadlock," River said.
"Don't even blink, Aira," I said.
"Jack," Aira said.
"What are you doing," River said.
"Cutting the power," I said. "It's using the screen, I'm turning the screen off. Damn it, No good, It's Deadlocked the whole system,"
"There's no Deadlock," River said.
"There is now," I said.
"Can you turn it off," Arcee said.
"The Screen can you turn it off," I said.
"I tired," Aira said.
"Try again, But don't take your eyes off the Angel, Each time it moves it'll move faster, Don't even Blink," I said. "What are you doing.
"Burning throw it's not even warm," River said.
"It's keeps turning on," Aira said.
"Yeah, It's the Angel," I said. "There is no way in. It's not physical possible. Aira, There's a loop in it. Remember, As soon as that happens try again, Aira not they eyes, Don't not look in it's eyes,"
"Why?" Arcee said.
"The eyes are not the windows of the soul, They are the doors," I said. "Beware what may enter there, Aira,"
As the Door finally opened and we got in and I got the TV off for good.
"You good," I said.
"So it was here, That was the Angel," River said.
"That was a projection of the Angel, It's reaching out getting a good look at us, It's no longer Dormant," I said.
As there was a explosion.
"Jack we're through," Octavian said.
"Ok, Here we go," I said.
As we got down the rope ladder.
"Do we have a gravity globe," I said.
"Grav Globe," Octavian said.
"Where are we, What is this," Aira said.
"It's an Aplan mortarium," River said. "Sometimes called a maze of the dead,"
"And what's that," Aira said.
"Well if you happen to be a creature of living stone, Perfect place to hide," I said after Kicking the Globe into the air as it activated.
"I guess this makes it a bit trickier," Octavian said.
"A bit yeah," I said.
"A stone angel on the loose amongst stone statues, A lot harder than I'd prayed for," Octavian said.
"A needle in a haystack," River said.
"Yeah," I said.
"Right, Check every single statue in this chamber, You know what you're looking for. Complete visual inspection," Octavian said. "One question, How do we fight it,"
"We find it and hope," I said.
Then I heard gunshots and ran back.
"Sorry, Sorry, I thought," Someone said. "I thought it looked at me,"
"We know what the Angel looks like, Is that the Angel," Octavian said.
"No sir," He said.
"No sir, it is not, According to Jack, We are facing an enemy of unknowable power and infinite evil," Octavian said. "So it would be good, It would be Very good, If we could all remain calm in the presence of Decor,"
"What's your name," I said.
"Bob, Sir," Bob said.
"That's great name," I said.
"It's a sacred Name, We all have sacred names, They're given to us in the service of the Church," Octavian said.
"Sacred Bob, More like scared Bob now, huh," I said.
"Yes sir," Bob said.
"Good, Scared keeps you fast, Anyone in this room who isn't scared is a complete moron," I said. "Carry on,"
"We'll be moving into the Maze in 2 minutes, You stay with Christian and Angelo, Guard the Approach," Octavian said.
As we started to head up.
"Isn't there a chance this lot's just gonna collapse, There's a whole ship up there," Arcee said.
"Incredible builder, The Aplans," River said.
"Dad had dinner with their chief architect once, 2 heads are better than one," I said.
"What he helped them," Arcee said.
"No, Dad said he had 2 heads," I said. "That book, The very end what did it say,"
"Hang on," River said.
"River read it now," I said.
"What if we had ideas that could think for themselves? What if one day our dreams no longer needed us, when these things occur and are held to be true, the time will be upon us, The Time of Angels," River said.
XXX
"Are we there yet, It's a hell of a climb," Aira said.
"The Maze is on 6 levels representing the ascent of the soul. Only 2 levels to go," River said.
"Lovely species, The Aplans, We should visit them some time," I said.
"Jack, you said they were all dead," Arcee said.
"So's Virginia Woolf and, Dad was on her bowling team," I said. "Very relaxed, Sort of Cheerful. That's having 2 heads. Dad said you're never short of a snog with an extra head,"
"Jack, There's something I don't know what it is," River said.
"Yeah, Something wrong," I said. "Don't know what it is yet either, Working on it, Then they had laws Against self marrying and what was that about. But there the church for you, No offence Bishop,"
"Quite a lot taken, If that's all right, Jack," Octavian said.
As we headed on.
"Lowest point in the wreckage is only about 50 feet up from here," Octavian said. "That way,"
"Oh, Shit," I said. As I started to see what was wrong.
"Jack, What's wrong," Arcee said.
"River you seeing it," I said.
"Yes," River said.
"Exactly," I said.
"How could we not notice that?" River said.
"Low level perception filter Or maybe we're thick," I said.
"What's wrong, Sir," Octavian said.
"Nobody move, Everyone stay exactly where they are. Bishop, I'm sorry, I've made a mistake and we are all in danger," I said.
"What Danger," Octavian said.
"The Aplans," River said.
"Aplans," Octavian said.
"Arcee, What did I say about them," I said.
"They've got 2 heads," Arcee said.
"Yeah, so what don't the Statues," I said. "Everyone move there, Just move, Don't ask questions, Don't speak, Cee, Aira," As we all got over there. "Ok, Everyone Switch your torches off."
"Sir," Octavian said.
"Do it," I said. As they did. "Cee you 2. Ok, I'm going to turn mine off for a split second,"
"Are you sure about this," River said.
"Nope," I said. As I turned it off and back on. "Shit,"
"Holy Scrap, They've moved," Aira said.
"They're angels, All of them," I said.
"But they can't be," River said.
"Clerics keep watching them," I said.
As I headed out a bit. As they all moved.
"Every statue in this maze. Every single one is a Weeping Angel," I said. "They're coming after us,"
Then we headed back to the others.
"There was only one Angel on the Ship, Just the One, I swear," River said.
"Could they have been here already," Aira said.
"The Aplans. How did they die out," I said.
"Nobody knows," River said.
"We know now," I said.
"They don't look like Angels," Octavian said.
"And they're not fast, you said they were fast," Aira said. "They should have had us by now,"
"They're dying, Losing their form, They've been here for centuries, Starving," I said.
"Losing their image," Arcee said.
"And Image is their power, Power. Power!," I said.
"Jack," Arcee said.
"Don't you see, All that radiation spilling out, the drive burn, The crash wasn't an accident, It was a rescue mission for the Angels We're in the middle of an army and it's waking up," I said.
"We need to get out of here fast," River said.
"Bob, Angelo Christian, Come in, Please any of you Come in," Octavian said.
"It's Bob Sir, Sorry, Sir," Bob said.
"Bob Are Angelo and Christian with you, All the Statues are active, I repeat all the statues are active," Octavian said.
"I know sir," Bob said. "Angelo and Christian Are dead sir, The Statues killed them, Sir,"
"Bob, It's Jack, Where are you now," I said.
"I'm talking to my," Octavian said.
"Yeah, Yeah Shut up," I said.
"I'm on my way up to you sir, I'm homing on your signal," Bob said.
"Nice, Bob, Scared keeps you fast, told you, Your friends Bob what did the Angel do to them," I said.
"Snapped theirs necks sir," Bob said.
"What, Why would they do that, They don't kill you, They displace you in time, Unless they needed the Bodies for something," I said.
"Bob did you check their data packs for vital signs we may be able to initiate a rescue plan," Octavian said.
"Don't be an idiot, The angels don't leave you alive, Bob, Keep running but tell me how did you escape," I said.
"I didn't escape sir, the Angel killed me, too," Bob said.
"What do you mean the Angel killed you," I said.
"Snapped my neck sir, Wasn't as painless as I expected, But it was pretty quick so that was something," Bob said.
"If you're dead how can I be talking to you," I said.
"You're not talking to me Sir, the Angel has no voice," Bob said. It stripped my cerebral cortex and re animated a version of my consciousness to communicate with you, Sorry about the Confusion,"
"So when you say you are on your way up," I said.
"It's the Angel that's coming sir, yes," It said.
"No way out," I said.
"Then we get out through the wreckage," Octavian said.
"Go All of you move," I said. "Called you an idiot sorry, But there's no way we could have rescued your men,"
"I know that sir and when you've flown away in your little blue box, I'll explain that to their families," Octavian said.
"Angel Bob Which one am I talking to the one from the ship," I said.
"Yes Sir," It said. "The Other Angels are still restoring,"
"Right then Thanks," I said. As I started running as I came across Aira. "Don't wait for me Run,"
"I can't," Aira said. "no really I can't,"
"Why not," I said.
"Look at it, Look at my hand its stone," Aira said.
"You looked into it's eyes, Don't you," I said.
"I Couldn't stop myself I tired," Aira said.
"Listen to me, It's messing with you head, your hand isn't made of Stone," I said.
"It is look at it," Aira said.
"It's in your mind, You can move it," I said.
"I can't, I've tired and I can't, It's stone," Aira said.
"The Angel is gonna come and It's gonna turn this light off," I said. "And then there's nothing I can do to stop it, So do it think, Move your hand,"
"I can't," Aira said.
"Shit, They'll kill the lights," I said. As some were behind us.
"You got to go," Aira said.
"I'm not leaving you here," I said. "Keep your eyes on it, Don't blink,"
"GO," Aira said.
"Told you I'm not going anyway and I'm sorry," I said.
"Go," Aira said.
"No, I'm sorry about this," I said. Biting her hand.
"Ouch," Aira said.
"Told you not stone," I said.
"You bit me," Aira said.
"Yes, and you're alive," I said.
As we headed and catched up with the others.
"Yeah, it's the Angels and they're coming," I said. "They're draining the power for themselves,"
"Which means we won't be able to see them," Octavian said.
"Which means we can't stay here," I said.
"There are more incoming," Octavian said.
"Any suggestions," River said.
"The Statues are advancing on all sides and we don't have the climbing gear to reach the Byzantium," Octavian said.
"No way up, Back, out," River said. "no pressure this is usually when you have a good idea,"
"There's always a way out," I said.
"Jack, Can I speak to Jack, Please," It said.
"Hello Angels what's your problem," I said.
"Your power will not last much longer, and the Angels will be with you shortly, Sorry sir," Bob said.
"Why are you telling me this," I said.
"There's something the Angels are very keen you should know before the end," Bob said.
"Which is," I said.
"I died in fear," Bob said.
"What," I said.
"You told me my fear would keep me alive, but I died afraid in pain and alone, You made me trust you and when it mattered you let me down," Bob said.
"What are they doing," Arcee said.
"They're trying to make him angry," River said. "Bad move,"
"Why?" Aira said.
"Just watch," River said.
"Well then, The Angels have made their 2nd mistake because I'm not going to let that pass, I'm sorry your Dead Bob, But I swear to whatever is left of you they going to be sorry," I said.
"But your Trapped sir and about to die," Bob said.
"Yeah, Trapped, Speaking of traps this trap has got a mistake in it. A great big fucking Mistake," I said.
"What mistake sir," Bob said.
"Trust me, Cee," I said.
"Always," Arcee said.
"Aira," I said.
"Always," Aira said.
"River," I said.
"Always," River said.
"You lot trust me," I said.
"Sir 2 more incoming," Someone said.
"We have faith Sir," Octavian said.
"M9 Now," I said. As he passed it as I got it ready. "I'm about to do something incredibly stupid and dangerous, When I do jump,"
"Jump where," Octavian said.
"Just jump high as you can, come on leap of Faith Bishop on my signal," I said.
"What Signal," Octavian said.
"You won't miss it," I said.
"Sorry can I ask again you mentioned a mistake we've made," It said.
"A big one, Did no one ever tell you, There is one thing you don't put in a trap, If you're smart, If you value your existence, if you have any plans about seeing tomorrow, There's one thing you never put in a Trap," I said.
"What is that sir," It said.
"Me," I whispered as I shot the Grav Globe as we jump and landed on the Byzantium. "Up Look up," I said "Cee, Aira,"
"We're good," Aira said.
"What happened," Arcee said.
"We jumped," River said.
"Jumped where," Aira said.
"Up, up look up," I said.
"Where are we?" Arcee said.
"Exactly where we were," River said.
"No we're not, Move you foot, Aira," I said.
"Jack, what am I looking at," Aira said.
"Arcee, Aira, The Ship crashed with the power still on yeah, so what else is still on," I said. "The Artificial Gravity, One good jump and up we fell, Shot out the grav globe to give us an updraft and here we are,"
"Jack, The statues, They look more like Angels now," Octavian said.
"They're feeding on the radiation from the Wreckage," I said. "draining all the power from the ship, restoring themselves, Within an hour, They'll be an army," As I got the door opened. Then the Angels started to take out the Lights. "Look at them, Look at the Angels, Into the ship now, Quickly all of you,"
"But how?" Aira said.
"Jack," Arcee said.
"It's just a corridor, Gravity still goes to the floor. Come on, Get in here, Don't take your eyes off the angels," I said.
"ok Men, Go, go, go," Octavian said. "The Angels presumably they can jump up too," As I sealed up the door.
"They're here, Now In the dark we are finished," I said the Door started to closed and closed tight on us.
"This whole place is a Death Trap," Octavian said.
"No, It's a time bomb. Well it's a death Trap and a time Bomb and now a Dead end," I said. AS the Angels started trying to force it open. "What's through here,"
"Secondary Flight deck," River said.
"Ok, so we've basically run up the inside of a chimney," Aira said. "So what if the gravity fails,"
"I've thought about that," I said.
"And," Aira said.
"And we'll all plunge to our deaths. See I've thought about it," I said. "The Security Protocols are still live, There's no way to override them, It's impossible,"
"How impossible," River said.
"2 minutes," I said.
"The Hull is breached and the Power's Failing," Octavian said.
"River," I said. Using my sonic on the Wiring to block out the Light system from being cut.
"Clerics, Keep watching them," Octavian said.
"And don't look at their eyes, anywhere else, Not the eyes," I said. "I've isolated the Lighting grid, They can't drain the power now,"
"Good work Jack," Octavian said.
"But there's only one way to open this door, I'll need to route all the power in this section through the door control," I said.
"Good, fine, DO it," Octavian said.
"Including the lights all of them, I'll need to turn out the lights," I said.
"How long for," Octavian said.
"Fraction of a second, Maybe longer, Maybe quite a bit longer," I said.
"Maybe," Octavian said.
"We're being attacked by statues in a crashed ship, there isn't a manual for this," I said.
"Jack, We lost the torches we'll be in total darkness," Arcee said.
"Only option we've got," I said. "Bishop,"
"Dr Song I've lost good Clerics today, you trust this man," Octavian said.
"I absolutely Trust him," River said.
"He's not some kind of madman then," Octavian said.
"I absolutely Trust him," River said.
"Excuse me, Aira, Cee, Give me a hand," I said. As we got everything connected up.
"Ok Jack, We've got your back," Octavian said.
"Thank you, Bishop, Combat distance 10 feet, Use shotgun Protocol," I said.
"As soon as the light go down Continuous fire, Full spread over the hostiles, do not stop firing while the light are out, As he said. Shotgun protocol, We don't have bullets to waste," Octavian said.
"Aira, When the lights go down the wheel should release, spin it close wise 4 turns," I said.
"10," Aira said.
"No, 4, 4 times," I said. "Ready,"
"On my count then," Octavian said. "God be with us all, 3, 2, 1," As the lights went out. as they started firing, As we got it.
"Fall back, Now move," I said.
As they got through then I got through as the door closed. Then opened the next door to the flight deck and we all got in and then I let it go and got in as it closed.
"Jack," Arcee said. "What are you doing?"
"Magnetized the door. Nothing could turn that wheel now," Octavian said.
"You think," I said. As it started turning.
"Dear God," Octavian said.
"Now you're getting it, Magnetize the other doors, You bought us time, That's good, I am good with time," I said.
"We're surrounded," River said.
"Jack, How long have we got," Octavian said.
"5 minutes, Max," I said.
"9," Aira said.
"5," I said.
"5 right yeah," Aira said.
"Why d'you say 9," I said.
"I didn't," Aira said.
"We need another way out," River said,
"There isn't one," Octavian said.
"Yes there is, This is a Galaxy class Starship, Goes for years between planetfalls so what do they need," I said.
"Of course," River said.
"Of course What," Aira said. "What do they need,"
"Can we get in there," Octavian said.
"Well, It's a sealed unit but they must have installed it somehow, Clamps, Release the Clamps," I said. As I did that.
"What's through there what do they need," Aira said.
"They need to breathe," Arcee said.
As it raised up.
"But that's," Aira said. "That's a forest,"
"An oxygen factory," River said.
"And if we're lucky an escape route," I said.
"8," Aira said.
"What did you say," River said.
"Nothing," Aria said.
"Is there another exit," I said. "Scan the Architecture we don't have time to get lost in there,"
"On it, Stay where you are until I've checked the Rad Levels," Octavian said.
"But trees, on a space ship," Aira said.
"Oh more than trees way better than trees, you're going to love this, TreeBorgs, Trees plus technology, Branches become cables become sensors on the hulls, A forest sucking in starlight breathing out air, It's even rains, There's a whole mini, Climate, It's an eco pod running through the heart of the ship, A forest in a bottle on a space ship in a maze, Impressed yet, Aira," I said.
"7," Aira said.
"7," I said.
"Sorry what," Aira said.
"You said 7," I said.
"No I didn't," Aira said.
"Yes you did," Arcee said.
"Jack," Octavian said. "There's an exit, Far end of the ship, into the primary flight deck,"
"Good that's where we need to go," I said.
"Plotting a safe path," Octavian said.
"Jack, Excuse me, Hello, Jack," Bob said. "Angel Bob here, sir,"
"Ah there you are, Angel Bob how's life. Oh sorry bad subject," I said.
"The Angels are wondering what you hope to achieve," Angel Bob said.
"Achieve, We're not Achieve, we're just hanging, It's nice in here, Consoles, comfy chairs, a Forest, How's things with you," I said.
"The Angels are feasting, sir, Soon we will be able to absorb enough power to consume this vessel, This world and all the stars and worlds beyond," Angel Bob said.
"Well we've got comfy chairs did I mention," I said.
"We have no need of comfy chairs," Bob said.
"I made him say comfy chairs," I said.
"6," Aira said.
"Enough Chat, What have you done to Aira," I said.
"There is something in her eye," Bob said.
"What's in her eye," I said.
"We are," Bob said.
"What's he talking about, Jack, I'm 5, I mean, 5, I'm fine," Aira said.
"You're counting," River said.
"Counting," Aira said.
"You're counting down, from 10," I said. "You have been for a few minutes,"
"Why?" Aira said.
"I don't know," I said.
"Well, Counting down to what," Aira said.
"I don't know that either," I said.
"We shall take her, We shall take all of you," Bob said. "We shall have dominion over all time and space,"
"Get a life, Bob, Oops sorry again, There's power on this ship but nowhere near that much," I said.
"With respect, Sir, There is more power on this ship than you yet understand," Bob said.
As there was screeching going off.
"Dear God what is it," River said.
"They're back," Octavian said.
"It's hard to put in your terms, Dr. Song, But as best I understand it, The Angels are laughing," Bob said.
"Laughing," I said.
"Because you haven't noticed yet, The Doctor Son hasn't noticed," Bob said.
"Jack," Octavian said.
"No wait, there's something, I've missed," I said. As I saw a crack on the wall. With light coming through it.
"That's a crack," Arcee said.
"Not just a Crack, It's a Crack in Space and Time, 2 parts of Space and Time which never been touched," I said.
"Ok Enough, We're moving out," Octavian said.
"Agreed, Jack," River said.
"Yeah fine, Go," I said. As I got my tricorder scanning it as long as my sonic.
"What are you doing," River said.
"Right with you," I said.
"We're not leaving without you," Arcee said.
"Oh yes you are, Bishop, I catch up Cee, Go," I said.
Then I noticed that something was in. It was Angels as I managed to get away from it and ran to catch up with the others.
"Now if he's dead back there, I'll never forgive myself, and if he's alive, I'll never forgive him/ And Jack you're standing right behind me, Aren't you," River said.
"Yeah," I said.
"I hate you," River said.
"No you don't, Bishop The Angels are in the forest," I said.
"We need visual contact on every line of approach," Octavian said.
"How did you get past them," River said.
"Ran after I got a scan of that wall," I said.
"What was it," River said.
"The End of the universe," I said. "Let's have a look then,"
"So what's wrong with me," Aira said.
"Nothing you're fine," River said.
"Everything you're dying," I said.
"Jack," River said.
"Yeah what ever," I said. "Aira what's the matter, Something's in her eye. what does that mean,"
"Jack," Aira said.
"hold on," I said.
"Scared," Aira said.
"Course you're dying, Hold on let me think," I said.
"What happened, She stared at the Angel, She looked into the eyes of an angel for too long," Arcee said.
"She watched an Angel Climb out of the screen and. No, A living image in a human mind, We stare at them to stop them getting closer, we don't blink, look straight into their eyes and boom, They can climb inside, There's an Angel in Aira's mind," I said.
"3," Aira said. "Jack, It's coming, I can feel it, I'm going to die,"
"Not yet, you aren't, Now Counting, what's that about, Bob why are they making her count," I said.
"To make her afraid sir," Bob said.
"Ok but why, what for," I said.
"For Fun sir," Bob said.
"Jack what's happening," Aira said.
"Inside your head in the vision centres of your brain there's an Angel, It's like a VR inside your mind, The Angel is climbing out of it, and it's coming to shut you off," I said.
"Then What do I do," Aira said.
"Close your eyes," I said.
"Jack she got seconds," Arcee said.
"Close your eyes, Aira, Do it now," I said.
"I don't want to," Aira said.
"Good, That's the Angel, It's doesn't want you to close your eyes, So do it, Aira, Close your eyes," I said.
As Aira does it.
"She's normalising," River said. "Still weak dangerous to move her,"
"Can I open my eyes now," Aira said.
"Aira, listen to me, If you open your eyes now for more than a second you will die," I said. "The Angel is still inside you, We haven't stopped it, We've sort of paused it, You've used up the countdown you cannot open your eyes,"
"Jack, We're too exposed here, We have to move on," Octavian said.
"We're exposed everywhere and Aira can't move and that's not the plan," I said.
"There's a plan," Octavian said.
"I don't know yet, right, Father, you and your Clerics will stay here and look after Aira if anything happens to her, I'll hold you personally responsible, twice, River, Arcee, we going to find the primary flight deck which is, That way, straight ahead, We'll stabilise the Wreckage , Stop the Angels, and Cure Aira," I said. "Let's move,"
"Jack, I'm coming with you, My Clerics can look after Aira," Octavian said.
"Here's the thing Bishop I don't need you," I said.
"I don't care, Where Dr. Song goes, I go," Octavian said.
"You 2 engaged or something," I said.
"Yes in a manner of speaking," Octavian said.
"Tough luck, I don't give 2 shits right now," I said. "Cee, Let's go,"
"Marco, You're in charge till I get back," Octavian said.
"I'll be back, Aira. River You computer, Now," I said. As I got it and started putting the scans on it.
"What's that," River said.
"Reading from the crack," I said.
"How can that be the end of the universe," River said.
"Here's what I think one day there'll be a very big bang, So big every moment in history past and future will crack," I said.
"Is that possible? How?" River said.
"How can you be engaged in a manner of speaking," I said.
"Well, Sucker for a man in uniform," River said.
"Dr Song is in my personal custody, I released her from the Stormcage Containment facility 4 days ago, And I am Legally responsible for her until she has accomplished her mission and earned her pardon, Just so we understand each other," Octavian said.
"Yeah, Whatever you Salty Bitch," I said. "Oh Hello,"
"What is that?" Arcee said.
"The Date of the Explosion where the Crack begins," I said.
"And for those of us who can't read the Base code of the universe," River said.
"26/06/2010," I said. "Wow,"
As we got to the flight deck.
"Cracks in Time, Time running out, Not Couldn't be, I almost didn't recognise the Daleks," I said. "Ok, Time can shift, Time can Change, Time can be rewritten, Oh, No,"
"What," Arcee said.
"Dr Song Get through, Now, Jack," Octavian said.
"Arcee go," I said.
"Jack," Octavian said.
"Oh no, Time Can be unwritten," I said.
"Sir the Angels," Octavian said.
"Never mind the Angels, There's worse here than Angels," I said As one Got to Octavian said.
"I beg to differ, Sir," Octavian said.
"Let him go," I said.
"Well it can't let me go, sir, Not while you're looking at it," Octavian said.
"I can't stop looking at it, It'll kill you," I said.
"It'll kill me anyway, There's no way out of this," Octavian said. "You have to leave me,"
"Can't you wriggle out," I said.
"No It's too tight," Octavian said. "There's nothing you can do, You have to leave me,"
"I'm not going anywhere," I said.
"You can't trust her," Octavian said.
"Who," I said.
"River Song, You think you know her, But you don't, You don't understand who or what she is," Octavian said.
"Then Tell me," I said.
"I've told you more than I should," Octavian said. "Now please, You have to go, It's your duty to your friends,"
"Just tell me why she was in Stormcage," I said.
"She killed a Man," Octavian said. "A good man, A hero to many,"
"Who," I said.
"You don't want to know, sir," Octavian said. "You really don't,"
"Who did she kill," I said.
"Sir, the Angels are coming, You have to leave me," Octavian said.
"You'll die," I said.
"I will die with the Knowledge that my courage did not desert me at the end," Octavian said. "For that, I Thank God, and bless the path that takes you to safety,"
"I wish I'd known you better," I said.
"I think, sir, you know me at my best," Octavian said.
"Ready," I said.
"Content," Octavian said.
As I hit it and got through sealing it up tight. As I saw it had killed him.
"There's a teleport, if I can get it to work we can beam the others here, Where Octavian," River said.
"Octavian's Dead so is that Teleport, you're wasting your time," I said. "I'm going to need your comlink, Aira, Aira,"
"Jack," Aira said.
"Where are you? Are the Clerics with you," I said.
"They've gone, There was a light and they walked into the light, Jack they didn't even remember each other," Aira said.
"They wouldn't," I said.
"What is that light," River said.
"Time running out," I said. "Aira, I should never have left you there,"
"Well what do I do now," Aira said.
"You came to us, Primary Flight deck other end of the forest," I said.
"I can't see, I can't open my eyes," Aira said.
"I sent software to that comlink, It will sound like my sonic. You remember it," I said.
"Yes," Aira said.
"Good, When It sound like that follow it. You have to start moving, There's time energy spilling out of that crack and you have to stay ahead of it," I said.
"But the Angels, They're everywhere," Aira said.
"Sorry, But the Angels can only kill you," I said.
"What does the time energy do," Aira said.
"Just keep moving," I said.
"Tell me," Aira said.
"If Time energy Catches up with you, You'll never have been born, It will erase every moment of your existence, You will never have lived at all," I said. "Now keep moving,"
"It's never going to work," River said.
"What else have you got, River Tell me," I said.
After a minute. The Next thing I know is Aira getting beamed here.
"Don't open your eyes, You're on the Flight deck with us, I teleported you," River said. "See, Told you I could get it working,"
"River quit it," I said. As the was an Alarm going.
"What's that," Arcee said.
"The Angels are draining the last of the ships power, which means, the Shield is going to release," I said. As it came up. "Angel Bob I assume,"
"The Time field is coming it will destroy our reality," Bob said.
"And look at you, All running away, What can I do for you," I said.
"There is a rupture in time, The Angel Calculate that if you throw yourself into it, It will close and they will be saved," Bob said.
"Yeah, Could do, But why," I said.
"Your friends would also be saved," Bob said.
"There is that," I said.
"I've travelled in time, I'm a complicated space time event too throw me in" River said.
"Oh Be serious," I said. "Compare to me these Angels are more complicated than you, and it would take every single one of them to amount to me, so get a grip,"
"Jack, No," Arcee said.
"No Seriously Cee, Get a grip," I said.
"You're not going to die here," Arcee said.
"No, I mean it, River, Aira, Cee, Get a Grip," I said.
"Oh," Arcee said.
"Sir, The Angel need you to sacrifice yourself now," Bob said.
"Thing is Bob the Angels are draining all the power from this ship, every last bit of it, And you know what, I think they've forgotten where they're standing, I think they have forgotten the gravity of the situation, or to out it another way Angels," I said.
"Hold on tight don't let go for anything," Arcee said.
"Night, Night," I said. Just as it fail as I grabbed hold as watch as they all fell down into the Crack as it sealed up for now at least.
XXX
After a bit we were finally back out of the Maze and the Shipwreck.
"Bruised everywhere," Aira said.
"So are we," Arcee said.
"You didn't have to climb out with your eyes shut," Aira said.
"Neither did you, I kept saying, The Angels all fell into the Time field, The Angel in your memory never existed," I said. "Can't harm you now,"
"Then why do I remember it all," Aira said.
"Those guys on the ship didn't remember each other," Aira said.
"You travelled in Time now Aira, Changes the way you see the universe, Forever, Good isn't it," I said.
"And the Crack," Aira said.
"Is that gone too," Arcee said.
"Yeah, for now, But the explosion that caused it, is still happening, Somewhere out there, Somewhere in time," I said.
As I headed over to River.
"You, me, handcuffs, Must it always end this way, Must it always end this way," River said.
"What now," I said.
"The Prison ship's in orbit, They'll beam me up any second, I might have done enough to earn a pardon this time, we'll see," River said.
"Octavian said you killed a man," I said.
"Yes I did," River said.
"A good man," I said.
"A very good man, the best man I've ever known," River said.
"Who?" I said.
"It's a long story, Jack, Can't be told, It has to be lived," River said. "No sneak previews, Well except for this one, You'll seen me again quite soon, With your old man, when the Pandorica opens,"
"Pandorica, That's a myth," I said.
"Jack aren't we all," River said. "I'll see you there,"
"I look forward to it," I said.
"I remember it well," River said. As there was beeping. "Oh that's my ride,"
"Can I trust you River Song," I said.
"If you like, But then again where's the fun in that," River said as she was beamed up.
As we got into the Tardis and headed off.
"Where now," Arcee said.
"Back home, Time to finish this off for good," I said.
As we landed.
"Where are we?" Aira said.
"London," I said. "Why we landed here, No idea,"
"Well, I catch you up later," Aira said before she changed back and taken off.
"Well, what about us," Arcee said.
"Let's go find the Team," I said. As we got back into the Tardis and Headed off again.
Where we landed nearby Jasper. As we got out.
"Where are we now?" Arcee said.
"Near Jasper," I said. "At least another 100 miles away,"
"What you doing," Arcee said.
"Get in the Tardis and get ready to go," I said As I shot a message to mum and Then got into the Tardis and took us off. Just as the sensors showed Cons coming in. As we flew away while we were cloaked.
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