Chapter 2 you shouldn't be here!
Entering a giant glass dome was one thing but getting hit on the head with a stone is another. This is what had happened to Romana before she blacked out. She woke up in a dark room filled with dust and a shelf of books what looked to be a fine dining restaurant for moths. Wall paper hung by a thread and the tarnished furniture fitted in with the rest of the space. There was a black door at the end of the room what looked to be the gate way to a shadowy passageway. She got slowly to her feet while holding her head were a lump had occurred. She hadn't noticed a dark figure enter the room. It became obvious when a floor board creaked and Romana knew she wasn't alone. Making a dash for the door she froze in fear as an icy hand touched her left shoulder. Too scared to turn her head she remained in the position she was in. Sadly she didn't have to move as the figure started to come in to view. Readying herself for the worst she shut her eyes tightly in hope that it was all a nightmare.
"What are you frightened of my dear?" said an elderly voice. Slowly opening her eyes she stared upon the face off an innocent old woman. In shock Romana relaxed her body a little but not totally because she still wasn't convinced that this place was safe enough to trust anyone or if this was even real.
The elderly woman guided Romana over to a disused chair and sat her down.
"Where am I?" she said faintly. The lady didn't reply to the question but went over to the book case where she pulled out a book with a faded red leather cover. Romana had a perplexed look on her face. The lady sat down at the table with her and opened the book. The pages were all a coffee stained colour and all stuck together like it had been dropped in water and dried. The years of neglect had forced it to look this way. She stopped at a page and gave it a gander. Finally she turned it around so Romana could see what she had be looking at and pointed to a girl with short black hair. Romana wanted to look away desperately but she couldn't as the photo was too capturing.
She ripped the book out off the woman's hand and her eyes were transfixed to the paper. Over and over again her eyes scrolled up and down the page making sure she was still looking at the same thing. Suddenly a tear rolled down her cheek and on to the book. This was followed by many more and finally she broke down in tears. The page was full of the people in her family she knew long ago. The photo of the girl with black hair was a picture of her back when she had just left the academy at home on gallifrey. In anger she through the book on the table and headed for the door but the woman refused to let her leave. Trying to push passed Romana was using all the strength she had but the old lady was stronger than she looked.
"Just let me go I've seen enough" she cried, the tears still gently sloping down her face. Sitting her back down the woman started to talk.
"I've cried over this book many times too". She placed her arm around Romana in attempt to calm her down and continued talking
"My family are in here too; it's a book full of time lord family houses".
"How did you know that girl was me or that I was even a time lady?" Romana asked still in tears. The lady looked down at her knees then back up at Romana.
"You may have regenerated many times since now but you still have that same look in your eyes that tells you who you are".
"So are you a time lady too and what happened to everybody else?"
"We're not the only two hear if that's what you're asking" said the old woman in a surprised tone. Then she went on to explain about the time war and what had happened.
Following the story in great detail Romana started to take notes in her head, trying to listen to what she had missed over many years, drying her tears as she went along. When the lady had finished telling her tale she stood up and leaded her to door. Convinced that woman was trustworthy she followed. The elderly woman lead her back outside where the dazzling sun had started set. They walked deeper in to the city looking at the spectacular views and towards the biggest, most grand building. They arrived at the door way, Romana hesitated a little letting the old woman go first and then she followed not close behind. The inside was grander than the outside, gold covered the walls and the floors a magnificent red. Continuing down the corridor statues of great time lords looked proudly down at the ants bellow.
"You act as if you have never seen this before" said the old lady. Romana looked to her and smiled incense that she was laughing at her. Carrying on two more came to join them. They were a strange pair as they were both wearing the same humiliating outfits. They were dressed in red long robes and had huge gold dressings sat on their shoulders. Finally there was something familiar to Romana as they were dressed in the ceremonial robes of the time lords and they must have represented the high court of gallifrey.
"I must be home on my planet!" Romana thought at the back of her head.
The two guards preceded forward each grabbing Romana by an arm.
"We thank you for bringing the human to us" said one of the guards.
"What of the return of my family?" yelled the old woman.
"That is the courts choice" supposed the guard. Romana looked up at the woman with betrayal written on her face,
"l trusted you" the voice echoed down the corridor as the guards hauled her away. Still stood at the doorway her eyes swelled up with water and tears balled out. She put her hands over her face in repugnance and ran out crying. Seeing her act of wretchedness Romana felt no sympathy for her as the woman had played her like a violin. Knowing that even the friendliest of people could not be trusted, the battle ahead would be fierce.
As they turned to a staircase Romana tried to break free as a sign she didn't want to go down into the darkness. This made the guards more eager to through her in. They lead her down in to a line of prison cells where the first one was lined up for her. The living conditions weren't even suitable for a pig to live in. The floor was a cold hard stone and the bench attached to the stone wall was held up by string and if you sat on it, it would snap.
"You will remain in here until the council are ready to see you, is that under stood!" said the guard.
"Well for a start if you think I'm sitting in hear next to load of psychos, you have another thing coming!" Romana confirmed.
"Your attitude will be dealt with later" said the guard sternly, and with that they pushed her violently into the cell and left her to rot.