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Here comes chapter 13 where there is a bit more of action and a bit more of Doctor-Melody moments. Some of you noticed I sign as "Melody" in my author's notes and if you've seen my profile you already know that is my real name but as I said in PMs the heroine is not me, I just used my name for the story as it could present an interesting plot. :)
So I stop rambling and let you read the chapter. Enjoy!
Melody - x.
Chapter 13
"Bring me death!" said Howie's voice. "Bring me glory! My master, my lord, I'm here!" he continued as a loud footstep was heard. "Come to me. I'm waiting, here...For you. He has promised me a glorious death. Give it to me now, I want him to know my devotion. Praise him. Praise him."
Around one of the bathrooms, the Doctor, Amy, Rita and Rory were working on a trap.
"Let his name...Be the last thing I hear. Let his breath on my skin be the last thing I feel. I was lost in shadows, but he found me. His love was a beacon that led me from darkness to light, and now I am blinded by his majesty! Humbled by his glory! Praise him!"
A noise echoed from the radio, waking Howie from his trance.
"What's going on?" he asked.
"The Doctor must have cut the communication." Melody answered, taking the sonic screwdriver that was used as a microphone.
They were at reception, Howie tied to a chair and Gibbis.
"You lied to me!" exclaimed the young boy trying to break free.
"Calm down Howie this is for your own good." the alien from Tivoli said.
"At least stand where I can see you!"
"I've been told not to speak to you"
"And yet that's what you're doing Gibbis!" Melody cut in.
"Don't mean you can't listen." Howie said. "You were right you know. Chances are if you hand me over, he'll leave you alone."
"He'll leave us alone for what? Five minutes until somebody else finds his or her room. Then it will all start again." the red haired girl said.
"It's not like chucking me out of a plane to lighten the load. I'm asking you for this. I'm begging you."
"You're possessed, you'd say anything." Gibbis said.
"You're asking and I'm saying no Howie." Melody added.
"Possessed guys can be quite strong." he said. "Who's to say I didn't overpower you? An alien that fear everything and a girl."
"Don't be stupid Howie, you may be possessed but we're not letting you out, I am not letting you out, that's why I'm here because I knew that if I weren't, Gibbis would let you die."
Howie looked at her and then started to laugh with that mad laugh Joe had. She frowned a bit, asking herself what was going on in his head when suddenly an intense pain flashed in the back of her head and soon, everything went black.
With a blench, Melody woke up on the hotel floor. She sat up and rubbed the back of her
head. Suddenly the sound of broken glass came from upstairs. She looked around and found Gibbis, looking around confused. She got up and walk towards him, pushing him against the wall.
"Where is he? Where is Howie?"
"He was c-c-climbing upstairs." he answered.
She looked at her watch: just five minutes had passed since that rat from Tivoli knocked her out.
She remembered, she had to find Amy, right now.
She ran upstairs and hopefully, she managed to find the bathroom: Rory was on the ground, Rita and Amy at his side.
"We should find the Doctor…" Amy said, getting up. But her voice faded as she saw something. She walked towards a room, her room.
Before she could get to open it, Melody popped between her and the door.
"Amy! You're here! I'm glad you're ok! What happened? Have you seen Howie?" she said, grabbing her by the arm and leading her away from the door, back to Rory and Rita.
Then they ran to find the Doctor, and after a while they did: he was kneeling near Howie, dead. Melody closed her eyes and sighed. She failed to save him. She was so useless.
At the other end of the corridor, Gibbis showed up. Everybody looked at him.
"He got free. He overpowered me."
The Doctor looked at him and then looked at Melody, still afflicted by the young boy's death. Something was not right. She was supposed to look after him with Gibbis, she assured him that if Gibbis was left alone he would let him out. But she was there to prevent it.
"Melody come here." he ordered. The girl walked to him. "What happened?" he asked.
"I...I don't really know. I think he knocked me out."
He raised his hands and rested them on her head which made her yelp a little. Images of what recently happened were passing in front of her eyes: the Doctor was rewinding her memory to find out. It stopped when he found what he was searching for and the Doctor quickly examined the back of her head. He then walked to Gibbis, his face filled with anger and his eyes like the Oncoming Storm.
"You might have been a coward letting that young boy walk to his death, but you've been a fool to think you could harm Melody, my Melody without any consequences." he said, his voice growling like the thunder. His fists were clenched and Melody could almost see a dark aura floating around him. "From now on I won't protect you if you start to praise him."
He came back to the rest of the group, took Melody's hand and they walked away, Gibbis following them.
The Doctor was speaking with Rory as Amy was finding a place for the fish they found in the bathroom. Gibbis might have found a place to hide and Rita was just walking along in a bit of a calm down since Howie's death.
A moment later, the Doctor met Rita.
"Rita! Brilliant! How are you? Not panicking, are you?" he asked. She answered with a shake of her head in negation. "Good, good. 'Cause I'm literally an otter's toenail away from getting us out of here."
"Why?"
"Excellent question. Excellent question." he said, starting to walk away. He then came back. "Why… What?"
"Why is it up to you to save us? That's quite a God Complex you have there." Rita said.
The Doctor turned around to look at Amy watching the little goldfish.
"I brought them here. They'd say it was their choice, but offer a child a suitcase of sweets and they'll take it. Offer someone all of time and space and they'll take that too. Which is why you shouldn't. Which is why grown-ups were invented."
"All of time and space eh?"
"Oh yeah! And when we get out of this I'll show you too." he said, still looking at Amy, frowning.
"I don't know what you're talking about but whatever it was I have a feeling you did it again."
He turned his head, laughing a bit and looked at a camera.
"Right down to the smallest detail. Got you Mr Minotaur."
The Doctor came back to the others.
"Wait, no, hang on! That's not right. There's only three of you and I just left Rita, where's Melody?"
"We thought she was with you." Amy answered with a shrug.
"And I thought she was with you! Where's she? Melody!" He started to run down the corridors searching for her when suddenly, a door bearing the number eleven drew his attention. He walked towards it and opened it, peeking in. "Of course… Who else?" he whispered before closing the door and leaving a "Do not disturb" sign outside.
"You shouldn't have opened it." a voice spoke up, making him turn around.
"Melody! where were you?" he exclaimed walking to her and pulling her in a tight hug. "I'm never letting you out of my sight again!"
She smiled a bit and he led her to a control room filled with many screens showing what the cameras were filming.
"Oh you beauty!" he exclaimed. "Come on big fella! Where are you? Hang on… Rita where are you going?" he said while picking up the phone and composing a number.
Melody's eyes widened: Rita! Rita went into another room with Joe! She's next!
"Doctor I'm going after her, I have to!" and she ran off before he could say anything.
She ran and tried to find Rita but the corridors kept making her going round and round: the hotel was keeping her away from Rita. She let out a scream of rage and despair: what was the point of her foreknowledge if she couldn't save innocent people that wouldn't change the course of Time?
Somewhere in the hotel, she heard the loud thuds accompanying the creature, the Minotaur. Rita was lost.
Melody fell to the ground and started to cry until she heard footsteps behind her. Warm arms pulled her into a hug and she recognized the Doctor.
Who else? she thought. Who else was able to wipe her tears away? Nobody else.
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