Lost (Book Five of the Melody Series)

Professor Kakos

Melody's POV

I looked up as I heard a familiar noise. I quickly scrambled to my feet and pressed my face against the bars, watching as the TARDIS materialized. Dad and Emily stepped out, but I shook my head. "It's a trap. This place is built on people's fears and uses them to trap them. Like me." I pointed at the ceiling. "I fell-" 

"We know," Emily said. "You fell through the lake. We watched. Well, the Doctor did, actually." 

"And you didn't do anything?" I asked him.

He shook his head. "Well, there wasn't much I could've done. Just watching, then you fell-surprised me a bit. Not to mention you went into water willingly. Let's just point that out a bit, shall we?"

"I had a theory that using my fears would get me out of the Labyrinth. And it did-and now I'm stuck in a cell."

"And indeed you are," said a familiar male voice. We all turned our heads towards the voice. A man with sleek blonde hair was walking towards us, fixing his tie as he went. "Melody Jane Piper. Emily Katherine June. The Doctor. So pleasant to see you. You know, you're not as...idiotic as some of the other people." 

"You are talking to a Time Lord-were-cat hybrid here. And her Time Lord father," I pointed out. "Just an FYI."

"Silence!" the man snapped. Then he chuckled and shook his head. "Where are my manners? My name is Professor Kakos."

"That sounds like a brand of anti-grease soap," Emily said. Professor Kakos glared at her, but continued speaking as if he hadn't heard her. "My Labyrinth is an experiment. To see how long people can face their fears before giving in. Most-if not all-die in the process." 

"That's pretty sick," I said.

"Isn't it? But humans are known for their stupidity," Professor Kakos shook his head. Emily hissed, but Professor Kakos waved a hand at her. "Now, now, Emily, I wasn't trying to be insulting."

"You're human too, though. Aren't you?" I asked.

Professor Kakos pressed a finger on his lips. "I'll let you think about that." With that, he left, leaving Dad, Emily, and I pondering about what he just said.

The Doctor's POV

"Hey, Dad, can you do me a favour and get me out of this cell?" Melody asked me. I jumped a bit and turned to her. "Oh, yeah. Sorry about that." I quickly soniced her out of the cell. "Hang on a sec. I want to check something out."

I stepped inside the cell and stared at the ceiling. It was made of stone. I reached down and picked a small rock. I chucked it at the ceiling and watched as the ceiling rippled as if I had chucked the stone into water. "Chameleon one-way force field," I muttered. "One side looks like water, the other, stone. Water can't fall through, but something heavy, like Melody, can."

"I really love it when you muttered as if we don't exist," Melody said.

"Right," I said, spinning around and clasping my hands together. "Sorry 'bout that. We've got things to do, people-well, one person to see, but that's not important. Now, Professor Kakos. Notice anything about him?"

"The Labyrinth. It first reminded me of Tim Burton's Labyrinth, but it's nothing like that," Melody said.

"Yes, but what does it remind you of?" I asked.

"Greek mythology," Emily said excitedly. "Daedalus built the Labyrinth for King Minos to house the Minotaur, and how King Minos would lure people in to get eaten by the Minotaur."

"Exactly!" I beamed at her. "And guess what? We're Theseus. We're the ones who'll kill the Minotaur. Minus the killing, of course. Maybe negotiate or something. But not get eaten. I promise you that."