The Doctor caught up with Father Octavian, River and Aderyn. River had put Aderyn down now. Aderyn kept throwing glances over her shoulder "Are you sure she'll be ok?" She asked the Doctor.
"She'll be fine," he said "I know you'd rather be there but I am not willing to leave you behind as well Addy." He put a hand on her shoulder and gave her a brief, awkward one armed hug as they walked.
It never failed to amaze River how fatherly he was toward Aderyn.
Aderyn knew she had been difficult and more than a little harsh towards him. She was already regretting it. She knew she didn't cope well with fear. And every day she seemed to find another thing to be scared of.
The Doctor busied himself with River's mini-computer, inputting the data from the crack in the wall.
"So how can a crack in the wall be the end of the universe?" Aderyn asked.
"I'm not sure. If I can find out when the crack started I may be able to do something about it. One day there's going to be a very big bang. So big every moment in history, past and future, will crack."
"How is that even possible?" River asked.
"How can you be engaged in a manner of speak?" The Doctor asked quietly.
Father Octavian stopped walking and turned towards the Doctor, he looked quickly at Aderyn to make sure she was out of earshot. He could see that Aderyn adored River, this was not something she should hear.
"Doctor Song is in my personal custody. I released her from the Stormcage Containment Facility four days ago and I am legally responsible for her until she's accomplished her mission and earned her pardon. Just so we understand each other."
Before the Doctor could respond, the computer chirped. He looked down at it.
"What is it?" River asked, glad to move the conversation on.
"The date of the explosion, where the crack begins," the date read 26.06.2010 "Amy's time." he said under his breath.
Amy was getting fed up with keeping her eyes closed. She hated not knowing what was going on. The clerics weren't much help either. They talked amongst themselves and told her very little of what was happening.
"The Angels are still grouping. Are you getting this too?" One of them said. She believed it was Marco.
"The trees." Phillip replied to him.
The lights flickered. When they came back on they could see the Angels reaching inside the trees, pulling the cables.
"What's wrong with the trees?" Amy asked.
"The Angels are taking out the trees." Philip said.
"Here too, sir." Pedro said.
"What's happening?" Amy snapped.
"They're taking out the lights. The trees are going out." Marco said to her.
Father Octavian and The Doctor found a hatch.
"It's a maintenance hatch," Father Octavian told them "It leads right into the primary flight deck. I'll get it open, you three keep an eye on the forest."
Aderyn kept close to River, scanning the forest, looking for the tiniest hint of movement. "We've got to be quicker then this," Aderyn said to the Doctor "time is running out."
The Doctor turned to face her "But what if time could run out?"
"Doctor, We're in." Father Octavian said.
Amy sighed. She was starting to feel very cross. She didn't want to be sat here. She would rather have gone with the Doctor. Or at least have had Aderyn stay with her. Though part of her was glad Aderyn had gone. She really didn't seem to cope well with fear. And the Weeping Angels appeared to terrify her. But she would have had some decent company if Aderyn was with her. Aderyn would have told her what was going on. She had gleaned nothing from listening to the clerics, and they seemed reluctant to tell her anything. She'd resorted to threatening to open her eyes. But all they told her was that the Angels were still there and were advancing.
A sudden silence from the clerics worried her.
"Is the ship on fire?" Marco asked eventually.
"Can't be. The compressors would have taken care of it," Pedro said "This side is clear. The Angels have gone."
"Same here." Phillip said.
"What's going on? Where are the Angels?" Amy asked. She turned her head blindly.
"It's like the Angels are running," Marco told her "Crispin, Phillip, you need to get a closer look at that."
"Closer look at what?" Amy demanded, her irritation rising.
"It's like a curtain of energy. Makes you feel weird looking at it." Marco said. She heard two of the clerics walk passed her.