DOCTOR WHO: THE KEYS TO DEATH
Chapter 8
"You heard the Doctor...guns are now our only option..." said Captain Benson repeatedly to her soldiers as they got their guns at the ready. A vast variety of soldiers gathered up with a vast variety of guns and it would seem that if this was really the only option, then UN.I.T were well covered. Meanwhile, back inside Holmes House, the Doctor still wasn't happy with what had to happen, but he put it to the side as Alison was holding the key to Room 56 in her hand.
"Do you want to check it out?" she asked brightly.
"Only if you want to..." smiled the Doctor.
"Were not armed though..." pointed out Alison.
"Oh you are!" cut in River. "Off we go then!"
"Come along Ponds! Williams'? Rory and Amy!" said the Doctor with a puzzled look before the five trotted off upstairs to Room 56.
As the stairs creaked and croaked, the Doctor, Alison, River, Amy and Rory all cautiously wandered along to Room 56. It was on its own level and it was at the end of its landing. No other doors were present and the light in the landing flickered madly.
"Room 56 is where both Aubrey and Deirdre died..." said Alison as they got ever closer to the door. "I imagine this is where the stories and the 'happenings' all surfaced from."
"Stories, no matter how true cannot simply match the true experience itself..." remarked the Doctor.
"There's no pink light yet though..." said Amy. "Do you think its waiting for us?"
"Almost certainly..." replied River. "Although this one is sentient, it won't truly know were here...it'll guess."
"They are very good at guessing though..." said the Doctor. "Something that is always forgotten about a Revex."
"Is everything always like this with your four?" asked Alison. "Because if it is...its just wonderful. Yes, I know things like this are killing people but the thrill and excitement I've had these last few days is unparalleled to anything I've ever done..."
"Its never easy..." said Rory. "But its bloody wonderful..."
"Bloody brilliant..." laughed River. Amy smiled too as did the Doctor, but the brief smiley exchange was cut short as even without the key inside the lock, the door to Room 56 opened suddenly. There was nothing in there and then suddenly the pink glow began to emanate once more. River immediately got her gun at the ready.
"Revex!" shouted the Doctor. "I know you won't be able to respond but you know what you've done is wrong, so give in or..."
"I shoot!" said River very seriously. Despite knowing that the Mirrors weren't working, Alison, Amy and Rory got theirs out and directed them at the Revex. It squealed slightly but no-one was sure if this was its laugh or a cry of pain.
"Comply Revex or die..." said the Doctor. "I know this isn't what I wanted to happen, but everything has clicked into place now. The taking of Norman and imprinting Hank onto him, the various innocent people taken by you and those ghosts that we've seen, it now all makes sense!"
"Does it?" whispered Amy to Rory.
"Not a clue at all..." he whispered back.
"I understand it..." said Alison proudly. "Those ghosts are all that are left of Aubrey and Deirdre as you killed them, albeit very slowly. You felt sorry and tried to make more ghosts to accompany them."
"But it didn't work..." continued River. "...for one reason...you are sentient...if a Revex is sentient, it cannot fully function..."
"And that's why my friend River is pointing a gun at you..." said the Doctor. "You are defunct...on a scale of usefulness you score nil points! You simply can't continue!" he continued but the Revex wouldn't listen and squealed even louder and then disappeared. The Doctor's communicator then crackled into life and then came the voice of Captain Benson.
"Doctor! Help us now! The Revex is circulating the bottom three levels...all my soldiers are in them! Help!" she cried out as she then got her gun at the ready. Her communicator was still on and everyone heard her as she confronted the Revex that was circling around her. "You stupid swirly piece of s-" but the sound of her gun cut out the signal of the communicator. Everyone then rushed down the stairs and the fight was now on.
Screams, shouts and squeals echoed all around Holmes House as the UN.I.T forces fought back. The sounds of gunfire everywhere made it known that the Revex wasn't going to win. River immediately darted into action and assisted as best as she could. Alison soon found a spare gun lying on the floor and simply couldn't resist joining in.
"Alison?" said the Doctor.
"I'm doing my duty!" she smiled. "Can't deny a girl of that!"
"Oh indeed!" he smiled back as Amy passed him a big Mirror.
"Come on Bow-Tie Bill, were going to reflect it to death!" she said.
"That's not strictly true though..." pointed out the Doctor. Rory just sighed and smiled. He liked the Doctor when he was like this and this helped him definitely be in the right frame of mind as he tumbled around avoiding gun fire to reflect at the weak points of the Revex.
"Take that!" he said fondly remembering his time dressed as the Roman soldier. There he was brave as he had been on HMS Defender, but with the Doctor assisting him, he felt more confident than ever. The Doctor soon realised that he could deflect a power source from his Sonic Screwdriver off his Mirror onto Rory's and then onto Amy's as one fell-swoop.
"Badda-bing! Badda-bong!" he said as the whirr of the sonic echoed all around. The green glow and then energy source hit the Revex hard and it groaned loudly.
"I thought you didn't want to hurt it?" said Amy. "Hypocrite!" she then joked.
"This is a rogue Revex..." replied the Doctor. "For it to be eliminated will do good for the whole Universe!"
"Will it stop all those keys appearing?" asked Rory as he rolled around to reflect another attack of the Sonic.
"I don't know!" smiled the Doctor. "But one thing is for certain! The Revex can't withstand this for much longer!" and indeed he was right. It grew smaller as the attacks intensified and River and Alison made a good team together firing in unison and covering a great range of the beast.
"Anyone ever told you you're good with a gun?" laughed River.
"First time!" smiled Alison.
"You're a natural!" complimented Captain Benson who'd now joined them at their side. "Ever thought about joining UN.I.T?" she then asked. Alison could only ponder briefly as the pink swirl of the Revex got around her but it soon dispersed once more and gunfire from soldiers everywhere made it go and weaken. The Mirrors, now coupled with the Sonic energy from the Doctor were seriously weakening the Revex and its cries got louder and louder, but no-one dared to stop yet.
"Doctor!" called Amy. "Another blast please!" and the Doctor complied as Amy reflected the energy right at the centre of the beast. It cries got even louder than before but the Doctor knew it had to be gone. He nodded a command and Captain Benson and she issued the order.
"Full fire power!" she commanded as she then let rip with her gun. All shots hit the target with ease and the cries of the ghosts now began to emanate too. It was clear to everyone now that the ghosts were indeed Aubrey and Deirdre.
"Let them live with peace and dignity!" cried Alison to the Revex as she fired a shot once more. The Revex screamed loudly and then fell silent. With that, it slowly faded from view as did the ghosts and it was now possible to believe that the Revex was defeated...