They had landed on a beach. In front of them was a huge temple, the once sleek star liner was nothing more than a burning wreck, jutting from the top of it.
"What caused it to crash?" Amy asked. Her and the Doctor had taken several steps backwards to take in the full view of the destruction before them. Aderyn was stood with River not far from them. They were both transfixed by the sight of the destroyed star liner.
"Not me." River said.
"Nah, the airlock would've sealed seconds after you blew it. According to the Home Box, the warp engines had a phase shift. No survivors." The Doctor said. He put his hands in his pockets, waiting for the moment when River would find a way of dragging him into her mess.
River had a handheld scanner. She scanned the wreckage of the ship and the temple.
"A phase shift would have to be sabotage. I did warn them. Well, at least the building was empty. Aplan temple. Unoccupied for centuries. "
"Warn them about what?" Aderyn stood on tip toes to see the readout from the scanner River held.
"Trouble." River replied.
"Well aren't you gonna introduce us?" Amy nudged the Doctor. He sighed. Introducing anyone to River Song would lead, sooner or later, to trouble.
"Amy Pond, Professor River Song."
"Ah, I'm going to be a Professor some day, am I? How exciting," River Song cast a glance at the Doctor over her shoulder "Spoilers."
"But how did she do that thing with the museum?" Amy asked.
"There's two things guaranteed to turn up at a museum: the home box of a category four star liner and, sooner or later, them." River called over her shoulder.
Aderyn walked over to the Doctor and Amy as River spoke quickly into her communicator.
"I am serious Addy, I am not getting dragged into any of her shenanigans this time." Aderyn raised her hands defensively.
Having finished her conversation, River sat down on a rock, complaining under her breath about how this terrain what not an appropriate location to be wearing such an expensive evening dress. The Doctor, Amy and Aderyn walked over to her. By the time they had reached her, River had taken a small blue diary out of her bag and was flicking through the pages.
"So where are we?" She said as they approached. Amy looked confused and the Doctor sighed. "Have we done the Bone Meadows?"
"Not yet." Aderyn said.
"That's something for you to look forward to." River said.
"What's the book?" Amy moved towards River.
"Don't look at it." The Doctor said. Amy frowned. "It's her diary. Her past. Addy's future."
River closed the book. "He thinks he told you off earlier doesn't he?"
Aderyn nodded.
"OK I'm really confused now. What's with the book and what makes you think he told her off?"
Amy was starting to get a headache. This was just too confusing.
"The diary is my past. Which is Aderyn's future," River explained "Time travel. We keep meeting in the wrong order. And he only ever calls her Addy when he thinks he's been a bit harsh."
"So what's with the crashed star liner?" The Doctor said, hastily moving the conversation on. He shuffled impatiently and turned his back to them. River pick up her scanner again.
"You were wrong. There is one survivor," she said "There's a thing in the belly of that ship that can't ever die."
The Doctor spun quickly on the spot. "Now he's listening." she said to herself.
Before another word could be said four small tornadoes kicked up dust and sand and turned into four soldiers. River stood up and moved to greet them.
" You promised me an army, Doctor Song." Said the one in the lead.
" No, I promised you the equivalent of an army. This is the Doctor."
The man stepped forward "Father Octavian, Sir. Bishop, second class. Twenty clerics at my command. The troops are already in the drop ship and landing shortly. Doctor Song was helping us with a covert investigation. Has Doctor Song explained what we're dealing with?" The Doctor saluted before shaking Father Octavian's hand.
"What do you know," River said, turning a sweet smile towards the Doctor "of the Weeping Angels?"
"Oh I knew you were going to be trouble." The Doctor said under his breath.