Oh...big beasts and an Ood...exciting!
Chapter Three
It was cold and the sun was beginning to fade into the sky. Snow sparkled in the dying light, creating the effect that the landscape had been covered in glitter. The sky was turning into a bloody red as the first signs of the Northern Lights started to shine through the oppressive darkness.
Pine trees laden with snow stretched out their shadows, reaching for the creatures of the Alaskan wilderness. It was so cold. With night came the coldest hours of the fall, chasing the creatures into shelters and burrows. It chased them with claws of death and teeth of ice. The night chased all of the creatures, like the bear, the moose, the fox, the wolverine, and even the wolves. The night chased everything, except for a pair of thickly furred monsters that stalked through the darkening forest.
Both creatures felt the disturbance that had erupted. There was a wound that had been inflicted into the natural progression of things and both of them could sense it deep down in their large, powerful hearts.
One of the monsters stopped, mouth partly open as it took in the scents in the air. Silver whiskers shimmered in the starry light as it shook its head. Giant paws crunched across the snow, warning small animals of the pair's approach. It was silent as the two beasts kept walking through the thick trees, pausing every few steps to scent the air.
There was a certain chill to the air that night. There was something that was unsettling the pair; something that was not only bothering them, but the time stream as well. And although neither of the creatures could speak to the other, it was clear that they knew what was going on. Something was toying around with one of the most delicate things in the universe, something that they had become very familiar with.
The Northern Lights danced across the inky black sky as night settled in fully. The larger of the beasts stopped walking, simply sitting down and gazing up at the billions of stars. Everything was so peaceful at that moment. Its breath fogged the chilly air, fading away to the heavens within a few seconds. Pinks and greens reflected in its glassy light blue eyes as it stared up at the sky, the dark pupils dilating in the gloom. Its mate sat down beside it, doing much of the same thing.
A haunting call echoed through the forest that night. Both beasts raised their muzzles into the frosty atmosphere, letting a growling hum come from both of their throats.
Several caribou lifted their heads up, ears pricked forward. The young cows gathered their calves closer to them while the bulls snorted, turning around to gather their herd and move them far away from the creatures. They knew that call all too well. Many times they had heard that call. Something was going to die soon.
Ood Sigma sat quietly, staring into the fire that crackled and snapped in the dark. Everything was a jumbled mess now. The lyrics of their ancient and fixed songs were moving and being changed. They were to sing him to his sleep, were they not?
And yet, time was telling them no. No, something had changed in the stream of things. Which did not bother Ood Sigma all that much. He liked the Doctor, enjoyed his company and the brilliant things he and his companions did for the universe. But, he should have fallen asleep in death.
Why had everything changed? The Hourglass had never changed its mind so suddenly, so without reason. History was known to rewrite itself around certain events, yes, but this was different.
Stories had been passed through generations of Ood of how he died saving the universe from his own people, only to be rewarded with death while a different man walked away from what he used to be. Of how what he used to be was forgotten.
Stories of the cracks and the Silence once had been told every night by the Ood Elders. Tales of a woman named River Song abounded. She had created so many stories to tell, and she was the wife of the Doctor. Amelia and Rory Pond had caused a ripple in the universe with their influence over the Pandorica. Later, the Doctor's reputation had been removed from time itself and not one species could recall his legends.
But now, a new story was starting. It was about the Hourglass and the perseverance of a hybrid woman, of the love of the Doctor and the countless aliens he's going to meet that he would have never met. Truth be told, Ood Sigma was starting to like this story, for it was full of twists and complications, secrets and bloody pasts. Also, there was one more thing about it.
It was the beginning of a brand new song.
I really like the bit with Ood Sigma. Did you? Is there anything that could be written better? I am totally open to suggestions. Anyways, thanks for reading and reviewing! :)