Sleep didn't last long. Soon enough, the peace and quiet Aderyn had been enjoying was broken by muttering and yawns. She stood up and marched confidently back into the room. The only person showing no signs of wanting to wake up, was Rory. Aderyn yanked the blanket off of him and roughly nudged him on to his back "Time to get up," She shouted at him. "Unless you want to lie there and wait for it to get."
"Why do you have to be so angry all the time?" Rory yawned.
"Anger gets stuff done." Aderyn snapped.
"Right Doctor, what's the plan?" Amy asked. The Doctor shrugged. He had spent the night trying to figure out how to get them all out. But he hadn't been able to come up with anything. He had been too busy trying to piece together what this had to do with Aderyn. He looked up at Aderyn. He had heard everything she had said to Rita. He knew she had given up on him. But that wasn't a problem. He just had to protect her. He just didn't know if she would let him do that.
"You still haven't told us everything you know. I can tell when you're lying." He said.
For a minute Aderyn didn't say anything. She walked to a cupboard behind the bar and took out a long length of rope. "I know that Howie talks in his sleep. And I know who's next."
"I can't be next." Howie stammered.
"I'm sorry." Aderyn said quietly.
"I can't...praise him." Howie clapped his hands over his mouth as the words left his mouth without passing his brain.
"I'm so sorry," Aderyn said sadly. "I will do what I can but I'm sorry."
Howie nodded sadly and sat in a chair, putting his hands behind his back "Just use it to your advantage."
Howie was moved into the security office, tied to the chair. The periods between his worship were becoming shorter and he was soon laughing sporadically "We're all going to die. It's that cool."
"Of course that is dear." Aderyn said sympathetically as she fiddled with the tannoy system. Soon Howie's voice boomed throughout the hotel. She left the office to find confused and sad faces looking back at her.
"I have a plan. We need to draw it to us. If we can catch it then we can do something about it and I can go home. I have a meeting with a publisher that I don't want to miss."
"How are we going to catch it?" River asked.
"We lure it into the restaurant. Close the doors, trap it." Aderyn said matter of factly. She kept throwing nervous glances at the Doctor. She couldn't help but expect him to step in, tell her there was a flaw in her plan. It was the thought of thing he'd do. He'd done it before.
"Ok," The Doctor said "We trap it, find out what it wants then go home." The lack of objection took Aderyn by surprise but she carried on regardless.
"Right, Gibbis, stay there with Howie. Make sure he doesn't go anywhere. Amy, Rory, River and Rita. I'm going to need you on doors. As soon as it comes for him, then the doors get shut and barred. Doctor, you and me are going to stay in here and find out what it wants." She marched resolutely back into the restaurant.
"There's still something she isn't telling us." River whispered.
"I know. But trying to get her to tell us could prove difficult." the Doctor whispered back. He then followed Aderyn.