The Time of Angels (2)

Amy went back in, while Jenny wondered what she meant, and decided to go inside and see what she was talking about. When she got inside, the video was different. The Angel didn't have it's back turned, but was now facing them and it's arms spread out.

"Huh, that's odd." She said.

"Yeah, exactly what I thought." Amy said she got closer to the screen.

They looked at the time of the footage and then back at the Angel. Jenny had to do a double take because it looked like it got closer to the screen. Jenny crossed her arms and gave the video a scrutinizing look, while Amy got the remote and turned off the video, but it turned back on by itself. She did it a couple of more times but it had the same results.

"Are you doing that?" Jenny asked.

"No, must be faulty or something." Amy responded.

The both of them looked at it, and Jenny took out her sonic and scanned it. The results showed nothing was wrong, but a faint energy signature was there, which was odd. She heard Amy gasp and she looked up to see the Angel had moved again. And that made her increasingly worried.

"Doctor!" Amy called and walked back to the door and tried to open it.

"Did you lock it?" Amy asked.

"No, I didn't." Jenny said and tried to open it but it wouldn't budge.

They then looked at the video again and their eyes widened to see the Angel had move again and a snarling face.

"Doctor!" Amy called.

Meanwhile outside, The Doctor and River were still looking over the book. They were discussing about Weeping Angels and pictures when The Doctor heard Jenny through their bond.

'Dad! We got trouble!'

'What? What's wrong sweetheart?' The Doctor responded.

'I don't know! The Angel is moving somehow.'

"An image of a Angel becomes itself an Angel." The Doctor repeated the saying in the book.

"Doctor! It's somehow in the room!" Amy called.

It took The Doctor a second to figure out what was going on and his eyes widened and he ran to the trailer with River. He got to the door and called their names.

"Jenny! Amy!" He called.

Inside Amy was looking at the image of the Angel that had somehow gotten out of the television while Jenny soniced the keypad but nothing happened.

"Dad! It's somehow deadlocked!" She called, increasingly getting scared.

"Are you both alright? What's happening?" The Doctor called.

Jenny held her tongue and tried not to snark at her dad for asking a stupid question but she had to focus on the problem.

"Doctor, it's somehow getting out of the television. The Angel is here." Amy said.

"Don't take your eyes off it! Keep looking. It can't move if you're looking." The Doctor instructed from outside.

"Just don't blink!" He added.

Jenny was getting increasingly scared and so was Amy. They followed what he said and looked at it. But looking at the scary, snarling face of the Angel didn't help.

"Can you turn off the screen?" The Doctor then said.

"Amy tried, just turned back on." Jenny said.

"Try again! And don't look away."

"We know dad!" Jenny shot back.

She then noticed Amy blinking one eye at a time and she did the same.

"Try the remote again. I got this." Jenny said and Amy went to get to the remote.

Amy tried it again but the Angel stayed there.

"It just keeps switching back on!" Amy said.

"Yeah, it's the Angel." The Doctor said.

"Oh really? Is it?" Jenny sarcastically said.

"Don't give me that tone."

"If you haven't noticed. We're under a lot of stress and we're scared."

"Will you two stop bickering and hurry up!" Amy ordered.

"Fine. But how is this possible? It's just a recording." Jenny said.

"No, anything that takes the image of an Angel is an Angel." The Doctor said.

Jenny tried to think what that meant but she was too scared to think.

"Doctor, what's it going to do to us?" Amy asked.

"You're not going to like it." Jenny muttered.

"Just tell me."

Jenny bit her lip and said, "Basically if it touch's you, you get sent back in time. And you won't be able to come back." Jenny explained what her dad told her.

"Oh now that's nice." Amy said sarcastically.

Her dad said something else but she didn't hear him over how fast her hearts her beating and how scared she was.

"Doctor, what did you say about images?" Amy asked.

"What?" Jenny asked.

"Ok, hold this, one, two, three, four." Amy said and pressed the button on the remote again.

Once she did it the Angel started to fizzle out and Jenny heard the door unlocked with her dad and River coming in.

"There was a sort of blip on the tape and I froze it on the blip." Amy explained what she did.

The Doctor unplugged the screen and soniced the cable. Jenny went over to her dad and hugged him tight and he held her. She had never been that scared in her life.

"River, hug Amy." The Doctor said.

"Why?" Amy asked.

"I'm busy comforting my daughter."

"I'm going to be fine dad. But, Amy, you're brilliant. And I'm sorry I almost made you experience that one on your own." Jenny said as she went to give her friend a hug.

"It's quite alright and thanks."

"So I take it that was the Angel?" River asked.

"That was the projection of the Angel. It reached out and it's no longer dormant." The Doctor said.

The sound of an explosion came from outside, and everyone went outside to find the Clerics had successfully made an opening.

"Doctor we're through." Octavian said.

"Ok. Now it starts." The Doctor said.


Them, Octavian and a squad of Clerics soon went down into a tunnel. Jenny looked around with a flashlight. She couldn't tell what the place was but she caught glimpses of statues. It wasn't until River saying they were in an Aplan mortarium and The Doctor kicking the Grav Globe into the air. That it was a system or small temple that had stone statues.

"So what's that?" Amy asked.

"Camouflage for the Angel. What better way to hide than with other stone statues." Jenny said.

"Yep, the perfect hiding place." The Doctor said.

"I guess this makes this a bit more trickier." Octavian said.

"A bit, yeah." The Doctor said.

"A needle in a haystack then." River said.

"Yeah, but a bit more bad." Jenny said.

"Right. Check every single statue in this chamber. You know what you're looking for. Complete visual sweep." Octavian ordered.

They got to looking while Octavian ordered two of his Clerics to search a passage. Jenny looked around but she could see most of the statues were broken and didn't look like an Angel. And she had to agree with River by it was being like a 'needle in haystack' scenario. She was searching with her dad and Amy.

She soon felt a tapping her shoulder and looked to see River.

"Hold out your arm." She said.

"Why?" Jenny asked

River held out a syringe and said," Viro-stabilizer. Stabilizes your metabolism against anything bad down here."

"Oh, thanks. So, what are dad and I like in the future? Not to give much away." Jenny said as she got the shot.

"Like I told Amy. The Doctor's, The Doctor. And you are still brilliant." River said with a slight smile.

"Thanks." Jenny said.

River walked to The Doctor while Amy walked up to Jenny and said.

"So, what did she say?"

"Nothing but that dad is dad and I'm brilliant." Jenny said with a smile.

"Sounds nice." She said.

They continued to look until the sound of Gunfire echoed through the chamber and they ran to the source. One of the Clerics had fired at a statue, and he had thought one of the statues was looking at him. And Octavian reprimanded him for the mistake.

Jenny looked at him and saw that the Cleric looked young and she walked up to him.

"What's your name?"

"Bob, ma'am." He said.

Jenny smiled at him and said," Nice name. Nice to meet you, Bob."

"It's a Sacred Name. We all have Sacred Names, they're given to us in the service of the Church." Father Octavian said.

"Right are you scared, Bob?" Jenny asked.

"Yes, ma'am."

Jenny put a hand on his shoulder and said, "Good. Scared keeps you fast and what makes you human. Anyone here who isn't scared is a moron." She said to him.

"Carry on." She said to Father Octavian.

"We'll be moving into the maze in two minutes." Father Octavian said. "You stay with Christian and Angelo. Guard the approach." He ordered to Bob.

"Actually, father. Can he come with us? If you don't mind." Jenny asked.

"Very well. Peter, you got guard."

"Yes sir." Peter said.

"And remember what my daughter said, Sacred Peter. Keep fast." The Doctor said.

Everyone started to move again and went to the upper levels, River had said the levels represented the ascent of the soul and they had two left. Jenny was walking near Amy when she felt a tapping on her shoulder and looked to see it was Bob.

"So, why did you want me to come, ma'am?" He asked.

"Just had a feeling about you. You seemed like you needed a boost of sorts. How long you've been with the church?"

"About 5 years. Came from the Forest's. Needed something new in my life, thought the church would help, ma'am."

"Oh that's nice. What forests are you talking about?"

Before Bob could respond everyone had stopped and jenny looked at The Doctor and River. They had a look of horror and realization.

"Dad, what's wrong?"

"Jen, have you met an Aplan?"

"Yeah, I have, why?"

"What do they look like?"

"Well, they have two heads and… oh no." Jenny said, realizing what was happening.

"What's wrong, sir?" Father Octavian asked.

"Nobody move. Everybody stay exactly where they are. Bishop, I'm truly sorry. We've made a mistake and we are all in danger." The Doctor said.

"What danger?"

"The Aplans." River said.

"The Aplans?" Father Octavian said in confusion.

"They got two heads and the statues don't." Jenny said as she looked around with her flashlight.

"Everyone move over there." The Doctor ordered.

Everyone then went to a spot of the cave where there weren't any statues. The Doctor ordered everyone to turn off their flashlights and they did, except for him.

"Are you sure about this?" River asked.

"No." The Doctor responded.

He then turned off the flashlight and turned it on a split second later. Jenny gasped as she saw the statues moved in different directions and were now looking at everyone. The Doctor ran ahead of everyone and they followed.

"They're Angels. All of them!" The Doctor said.

"But they can't be." River said in disbelief.

"Alright you lot, keep watch." Jenny ordered the Clerics and she had to follow her dad when he ran back to the place where they were again.

"So basically, every statue in this maze is a Weeping Angel. And they're all coming after us." The Doctor said.

They then got back to Father Octavian and the clerics with River saying," There was only one Angel on the ship. Just the one, I swear."

"Could they have been here already?" Amy asked.

"How did the Aplans, die out exactly?" Jenny asked.

"Nobody knows." River said.

"Well, we do now." The Doctor said.

"They don't look like Angels." Father Octavian said.

"And they're not fast." Amy said. "You said they were fast. They should've had us by now."

Jenny scanned one of the Angels from afar and said, "They're dying. An Army without any supplies dies out. And the Angel's have been down here for centuries, starving." She explained.

"Losing their image. And their image is their power… Power! Power!" The Doctor said in realization.

"Dad, what's… oh of course!" Jenny said in realization.

"Doctor? Jenny?" Amy asked in a confused voice.

"Don't you all see? All the radiation spilling out, the drive burn. The crash wasn't an accident. It's a rescue for all of the Angel's down here. We're in the middle an army that's in the process of being saved and getting supplies. Brilliant if this wasn't life threatening." Jenny said, semi-impressed.

"We can praise them later. We need to get out of here fast." River said.

Father Octavian got on his radio and said," Peter, Angelo, Christian, come in, please. Any of you, come in!"

Peter's voice came over the radio and said," It's Peter, sir. Sorry, sir."

"Peter, are Angelo and Christian with you? All the statues are active. I repeat, all the statues are active."

"I know sir, but the statues killed them. Angelo and Christian are dead, sir."

The Doctor took the radio from Father Octavian and said," Peter, sacred Peter, it's me, The Doctor. Where are you now?"

"I'm talking to my…" Father Octavian started.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, shut up!"

"I'm on my way up to you, sir, I'm homing on your signal." Peter said.

Jenny got the radio from The Doctor and said," Well done, Peter. Like my dad and I told you. Scared keeps you fast. Also, what did the Angel do to your fellow clerics, Peter?"

"Snapped their necks, ma'am."

"Wait, they did? How did you escape?" The Doctor asked when he took the radio.

"I didn't escape, sir. The Angel killed me, too."

"What do you mean the Angel killed you too?"

"Snapped my neck, sir. Wasn't as painless as I expected but it was pretty quick. So that was something."

"Wait, if you're dead. How are we talking to you?" The Doctor asked.

"You're not talking to me, sir. The Angel has no voice. It stripped my cerebral cortex from my body and re-animated a version of my consciousness to communicate with you. Sorry about the confusion." Peter's voice said.

"So it's not you who is coming our way, it's the Angel." Jenny said.

"Yes, ma'am."

"No way out." The Doctor said.

"Then we need to get out through the wreckage. Go!" Father Octavian shouted.

"Go, go, go. All of you run!" The Doctor ordered.

"Dad?"

"Don't worry I'm coming! Just go!"

They all ran to the wreckage while The Doctor and Father Octavian stayed for a second.

"You saved me from dying." Bob said to Jenny, with a shocked expression.

"Yeah, I did. Just another reason to live life as you please and make the most of it." Jenny said.

Jenny, River, Father Octavian and the Clerics made it under the Byzantium.

"Ok we're down to four here. You lot set up a perimeter. Expect incoming." Jenny said.

"Your right on that Jen. And they're draining the power for themselves." The Doctor said as he came in with Amy.

Jenny noticed Amy was holding her hand and she walked up to her and looked at it. It was sorta red with marks on it.

"What happened?"

"Your dad bit me." Amy said, annoyed.

"Why did he do that?" Jenny asked in confusion.

"Long story."

Jenny then gave her a serious look and said,"Ok, if he broke the skin, you may have a disease."

"What?! What's it called?" Amy asked in fear.

"It's called… I gotcha!" Jenny said and attempted to laugh but got looks from everyone.

Jenny blushed a little and said," Just trying to lighten the mood."

"Nice Jen." The Doctor sarcastically said. "Now we need to find a way out."

"Jenny? Doctor? Can I speak to one of them, please?" Angel Peter said.

Jenny walked to her dad and got the radio and said," What is it?"

"Your power will not last much longer, and the Angel's will be with you shortly. Sorry, ma'am."

Jenny had a raised eyebrow and said," Why are you telling me this?"

"There's something the Angels are very keen that you and The Doctor should know before the end."

"And what's that?" The Doctor asked.

"I died in fear."

"Huh?" Jenny asked.

"Like you told Bob, ma'am. Fear will keep me alive but I died afraid, in pain and alone. You made me trust you, and when it mattered, you let me down."

"What are they doing?" Bob asked.

"They're trying to make them angry." River said.

"I'm sorry, sir and ma'am. The Angels were very keen for you both to know that."

"Well then, the Angel's have made their mistake because I'm not going to let that go. I'm sorry you're dead, Peter, but I swear to whatever is left of you, they will be sorrier."

"But you're trapped ma'am, and about to die."

"True, but there's a big mistake in this trap."

"What mistake, ma'am?"

Jenny looked her dad and said," Dad, do you trust me?"

"Of course, Jen."

"Amy?"

"Yeah, since Prisoner Zero." Amy nodded.

"River?"

"Always." She said.

"Father Octavian, do you and your clerics trust me?"

"Sir, two more incoming!" One of the clerics said.

"We have faith, ma'am."

"And I have complete trust in you, Jenny." Bob said with a nod.

"Good, then give me your sidearm."

Bob took out his Pistol and handed it to Jenny. She checked if it was loaded and it was.

"I'm about to do something incredibly stupid and dangerous. It's more of a Doctor plan. When I do it, jump.

"Jump where?" Father Octavian said.

"Just jump as high as you can. On my signal."

"What signal?"

"You won't miss it."

Jenny aimed the Pistol at the bottom of the Byzantium.

"Sorry, can I ask again? You mentioned a mistake?" Angel Peter said.

"Yeah, there's one thing or in case two things, you never put in a trap. If you're smart, if you value your life, if you want to see tomorrow, there is something you never, ever put in a trap."

"And what would that be, ma'am?"

"A Time Lord or a Time Lady. Allon-y!" Jenny said and fired the gun at the Gravity Globe and it exploded.