Chapter 2

(I must warn you there is swearing in this chapter)

"Hello, I'm the Doctor!" The dark haired man beamed.

In a split second, Claudia spun around, removed the Tesla from her pocket and fired it at him. She regretted pulling the trigger almost as soon as she did it. As the Doctor fell to the ground, a wave of panic passed over the girl. "Oh.. dude! Wake up! I didn't mean- ARTIE!" She called out desperately.

Claudia bent over the downed Time Lord and smacked his face lightly with the back of her hand. "Come on, man. Wake up! It was only on 1!" She glanced at the weapon to confirm, then picked up his lifeless arm to feel for a pulse.

"That is the weirdest pulse I have ever felt." Her eyes widened. She dropped his arm and stood up.

Questions swirled in her mind. Should she stay and wait until he awoke? Or should she go tell Artie? What if he was dangerous? But Artie was on his way... right?

Just as she resolved to tie him to a post and get Artie, he began to groan. Claudia scrambled to grab the Tesla beside him and aimed it at his chest. As the man came to, she stood over him. Her legs trembled and her attempts to maintain an even expression were not successful.

"Never have been a fan of guns." The Doctor groaned as he sat up, rubbing his head. "That's a new one, though. This is Earth, right?" He asked, looking up at the girl and ignoring the fact that she was still aiming the Tesla in his direction.

"Y-yes.." Claudia stammered. "Wh-why does it matter?"

"Because," He stood up and straightened his bow tie. "You have an unwanted guest, and I'm here to help."

"You mean besides you?" She muttered.

The Doctor quirked a brow and began poking around at the things on the shelves. "Lovely things you have here." He ran his fingers along a grinding stone.

"Don't!" Claudia cringed. "That's the original axe grinder. It causes incredible rage."

The Doctor grimaced and withdrew his hand from the surface of the object as though it were made of fire. "Interesting..." His eyes moved slowly from artifact to artifact along the shelf, completely entranced with curiosity.

Claudia cleared her throat.

"Right. Yes." He stepped up close to her and leaned in very near her face. "Have you noticed anything weird happening? Lights flickering? Objects moving? Statues you never knew you had?"

Claudia scoffed. "Everything in this place is weird. It's impossible to know every object in the warehouse."

The Doctor pulled out his sonic screwdriver, completely ignoring Claudia as she spoke. He scanned the surrounding artifacts and gasped when he looked at the readings. "The energy readings in this place are completely mad! What sort of Warehouse is this?"

Before Claudia could answer (or ask what the hell he was holding), there was a crash from the Vitruvius sector. The two exchanged both curious and worried glances. "That's probably Artie."

The redhead started for the sector, knowing the Doctor would follow. "What's an Artie?" The Doctor wrinkled his face in confusion and put the sonic back in his coat as he picked up a jog to catch up.

"Artie...?" Claudia called out. No response.

The girl put her ID number into the pin pad to unlock the sector. "What the hell is going on?" She muttered quietly as she opened the door.

Claudia cautiously entered the chamber. She scanned her environment for any changes or signs of intrusion. Artie definitely wasn't there. The Doctor pulled out his sonic again and began scanning the room.

"What the hell is that?" The girl asked. She had so many questions to ask him, but this seemed to be the most important.

"A sonic screwdriver!" The Doctor explained proudly as he continued to scan the room. "Right now I'm playing a high tech game of warm and cold... trying to find your visitor... readings are off the charts..."

A curious smile flashed across Claudia's face. "What does it do?" She asked.

"Everything!" He exclaimed. "Well.. except it hasn't got a wood setting." The man added, a little quieter this time.

"I see." The girl chuckled. "And how exactly does it work?"

"What did you say your name was?" The Doctor asked, completely ignoring her question, yet again.

"Uh... Claudia." She rolled her eyes.

"Right. Claudia." He put his hands on her shoulders and she retracted slightly. "I need you to focus. I need you to play a high stakes game of I Spy. We need to find that Angel!"

The man was suddenly very intense. It was as though all the whimsy he had just moments ago had been vaporized. Claudia only felt mildly threatened, but she elected to ignore that feeling and do as he instructed.

"Angel? I saw one just a few minutes ago. It was over-" Claudia pointed in the direction she had seen it and gasped. It was gone.

The statue of Hera was in pieces on the floor. "Well maybe that wasn't a bad thing... the other statues are safe from her now." She chuckled quietly to herself.

"No, no, no, no." The Doctor clutched at his hair. "The power must have dimmed when I landed the TARDIS. No no no!" He paced back and forth in frustration.

"But it's a statue, it can't move!" Claudia protested.

"Claudia, this is no ordinary statue. This is a weeping angel. It will kill you when it gets the chance. We have to stop it before it gets anywhere."

Before Claudia could respond, the two heard Artie's voice in the distance. "Claudia? Claudia! I heard a crash. Claudia!"

Sorry I took forever to update! I've been super busy with school and stuff. Please review :)