DOCTOR WHO: THE KEYS TO DEATH

Chapter 5

"...and what the hell is a Revex, Doctor?" asked Lieutenant Nail angrily as he hadn't been informed of the latest attack. "Well?"
"It's Alien..." said the Doctor simply. "Its a being, almost like a parasite, a bacteria even..." he continued as he fiddled with his Bow-Tie.
"SO WHY HAS IT COME HERE?" asked Nail even angrier than before.
"That's what were trying to work out..." said River. "My diagnostic readings are currently processing and will help identify more about the Revex..."
"Do you reckon its always been in the house, Doctor?" asked Amy as she looked at River's processing diagnostics.
"It's hard to say really..." he began. "A Revex can be a remnant of time and of wars...or it could just have fallen from the sky and have resurfaced into Holmes House."
"What's it trying to do though?" asked Rory. "It tried to suck in Alison and then those soldiers...but if its been there all that time, why didn't it happen to Aubrey and Deirdre?"
"That's a good question Rory-Mory..." smiled the Doctor.
"Rory-Mory?" said Rory. Amy could only laugh at his reaction. "What happened to Rory the Roman?"
"I'm on a rotor...it'll come back again Bremner..."
"Bremner?" asked Rory. "Why Bremner?"
"Because of Rory Bremner!" said the Doctor. "I'd have thought you'd get that one...so, moving on...Rory the Roman!" he then said smiling widely. Rory could only smile. River glanced up and smiled too as she knew the Doctor was on a mini-mission in regards to finding out more about Rory.

Suddenly, River's scanner then beeped to say the diagnostics were done and dusted to end an awkward silence that had developed in the support centre. Everyone suddenly became more alert and Lieutenant Nail seemed the most apprehensive of everyone there. By his side, as ever Captain Benson just stood silently.
"And?" boomed Nail loudly.
"Well its definitely a Revex..." said River. "Part of the Fareen Nebula...destined to be a lost purpose..."
"That's the thing with a Revex..." said the Doctor. "Their intention is just to live, in whatever they can find...whether its already living or not..."
"So, it found something inanimate like the house to live in?" said Alison. "So it wouldn't harm anyone..."
"Exactly!" said the Doctor. "You're picking up things quite quickly...I like that..."
"I aim to please..." smiled Alison but the smiled soon faded as the Doctor looked at the diagnostics even closer. Something had really caught his attention. "Hang on..." he said nudging at River. "How's that possible...?" River then looked and was equally as shocked.
"Oh my..." she said. "Its sentient..."
"But a Revex isn't..." said the Doctor adamantly. "So, this is a rare one...a bug...a strain..."
"Why can't it be sentient then?" asked Amy.
"Because that's a fact of the Fareen Nebula. You look alive and sentient, but you're not...its only an impression..." explained the Doctor.
"So when I was being sucked in, it wasn't alive?" asked Alison.
"No..." replied River. "It was giving off the impression it was...it got inside your mind..."
"So how do you fight something that isn't alive?" asked Rory as he looked closely at the readings. They were like the ones at the Royal Leadworth Hospital where he hadn't been in ages. He'd forgotten whether he'd resigned or if it was sick leave...indefinite sick leave at that.
"Very trickily..." said the Doctor.
"Can we do it though?" asked Nail who was more calm now compared to earlier. "I've got ammunition at the ready...I've got weapons in waiting, we can fight this! Doctor, I can ensure that..."
"First things first, Hank..." said the Doctor. "No guns are to be used in my presence from this moment onwards..."
"Are you mad?" spouted Nail.
"Yes..." smiled the Doctor. "Well...more eccentric than mad, but you get the picture!" he then said getting a hold of his Sonic Screwdriver. It began to glow bright green as the Doctor laid out his message. "Night seems to be the Revex's key time of operation, but we will continue in the morning, when its at its weakest. It won't suspect a thing, so we've got to be ready with the right mentality because we are going to win! A Revex can be deadly. It can also not be deadly at the same time, but the thing we have to do quite simply is do what is best for the whole of London and more importantly, Earth. So, I reiterate, we are not doing anything until morning."
"So what are we doing between now and morning?" asked Amy. "Twiddle our thumbs?"
"Isn't it obvious?" said the Doctor. "Sleep! Come on, off to the Mini we go!" he then said leading Amy, Rory and River away.

A look at his watch confirmed the time to be midnight as Rory got ready to sleep. Everyone had got changed in the support centre facilities into something more bed-like to make the most out of the sleep they could get, well all except the Doctor as he'd forgotten his overnight bag. So he just took off his tweed jacket as a means of being more comfortable. Alison was sleeping in her car and waved night to everyone before she 'hit the hay' as she said. Back in the Mini Rory could atleast move his legs a bit more now that he was wearing pyjama shorts compared to his jeans from earlier which prevented any real movement. He was relieved with that atleast! River was dressed in a thick pyjama outfit which the Doctor had apparently bought for her quite recently, but obviously not yet from his point of view whilst Amy dressed as Amy would which was rather scruffily for bedtime, but she didn't care.
"Night everyone!" she said before getting comfy.
"Night..." said a sleepy Rory.
"Night Amy..." smiled River. The Doctor didn't reply as not long after everyone else was asleep, he could see something out in the grounds again. It laughed and giggled and coughed. It was almost as if Aubrey and Deirdre were out there. He had a feeling it was them, but he wasn't sure. Then, just out of the corner of his eye, he saw the house illuminate in the pink of the Revex once more. No-one was inside but the Doctor knew it was growing in strength each time. He could faintly see Lieutenant Nail observing the house from the entrance to the support centre and he feared greatly for everyone with Nail in charge. The Doctor could tell that he would kill regardless of if it was harmful or not.
"Morning will be very key..." he muttered to himself before finally dozing off despite Amy's extremely loud snoring...