The Battle That Has Lasted Longer Than Time

The Rings Of Akhten

Autumn 1981

A man is trying to read his paper as the wind is blowing as a leaf flys into his face and he gets in the road and Ellie saved him " Oh, my stars. Are you all right" "Yeah. So, I've got something for you"dave said as he smiled at her as they walk to her door in the rain" What You kept it"" Of course I kept it" he said showing it to her "Why" "Because this exact leaf had to grow in that exact way in that exact place so that precise wind could tear it from that precise branch and make it fly into this exact face at that exact moment. And if just one of those tiny little things had never happened, I'd never have met you. Which makes this the most important leaf in human history Give it a kick" dave said as he kiseed Ellie then it flashed to when clara was little and they in the playground and clara kicked a ball and it hit the doctor as he fell to the ground "honey you ok" "yeah I'm fine" the doctor said quickly getting back up "Oh, my stars! Are you all right" "Fine. Marvellous. Refulgent. Possibly a bit embarrassed. That's not dangerous, is it" he wonder frowned "What's not" "Embarrassment" Beth wonder "Not usually. Not to my knowledge""Good. Hey. Phew " clone Rebecca said as they make sure the doctor ok" Mate, I'm so sorry. She wants to be Bryan Robson""No worries. My fault. No harm done" the doctor smiled as Charlotte kneels down "Hello there""Clara" Ellie said smiling "Ah. Hello there, Clara" "She's just a girl. How can she be? She can't be. She is. She can't be. She's not possible" Andrew said seeing a picture of clara seeing who she is and it goes into the theam tune.

The tardis flys through the vortex and it introduces the cast of the show. And the title and then we arrive back in the tardis "we're moving through actual time? So what's it made of, time? I mean, if you can just rotor through it, it's got to be made of stuff, like jam's made of strawberries. So what's it made of Well, not strawberries""No. No, no, no. That would be unacceptable" raven said frowning "And we can go anywhere" "Within reason. Well, I say reason" clone Rebecca said looking at her "So, we could go backwards in time""And space, yes" rose said "And forwards in time""And space. Totally. So, where do you want to go, eh? What do you want to see" Charlotte said wondering where she wanted to go "I don't know. You know when someone asks you what's your favourite book and straight away you forget every single book that you've ever read" "No. Totally not" andrew frowned "Well, that's a thing that happens""And? Back to the question" the doctor said "Okay. So. So. So. So I'd like to see. I would like to see. What I would like to see is, something awsome" "Can you feel the light on your eyelids? That is the light of an alien sun. Forward a couple of steps. Okay. Are you ready" Andrew said as he helped her out the tardis" yes . No. Yes""Welcome to the Rings of Akhaten" the doctor grins "It's""It is. It so completely is. But wait, there is more" he said as they looked at it "More what" "Wait, wait, wait.In about five, four, three, two" he said counting down "What is it" "The Pyramid of the Rings of Akhaten. It's a holy site for the Sun Singers of Akhat" Andrew said as they all watch smiling "the who of what" "Seven worlds orbiting the same star. All of them sharing a belief that life in the universe originated here, on that planet" he said as Charlotte smiled "All life" "In the universe" he grins "Did it" "Well, it's what they believe. It's a nice story" Charlotte said as she holds the doctor hand "Can we see it? Up close Where are they from" "Oh, you know, the local system, mostly" Andrew said as they walk around "What do I call them" "Well, let's see. Ah! There go some Panbabylonians. A Lugal-Irra-Kush. Some Lucanians. A Hooloovoo. Ah! Qom VoTivig That chap's a Terraberserker of the Kodion Belt. You don't see many of them around any more. Oh! That's an Ultramancer. Do you know, I forget how much I like it here. We should come here more often"he said as he enjoying this " you been here before" " have you really doctor" merlin wonder "Yes, yes, yes. I came here a long time ago with my granddaughter""Hang on" clara said as she ran after them "Exotic fruit of some description.Right. Non-toxic, non-hallucinogenic. High in free radicals and low in other stuff, I shouldn't wonder No" " I think it taste nice" rose said taste it "So, why is everyone here" "For the Festival of Offerings. Takes place every thousand years or so, when the rings align. It's quite a big thing, locally, like Pancake Tuesday" the doctor smiled as they walk off "Oh! Er, Doctor" "What's happening? Why is it angry" merlin wonder ""This isn't an it, it's a she. Dor'een, meet Clara. Clara, meet Dor'een""Doreen" Beth said frowning " Loose translation. She sounds a bit grumpy but she's a total love actually, aren't you? Yes, you are. No, actually, she's just asking if we fancy renting a moped""So, how much does it cost" rose wonder"Not money. Something valuable. Sentimental value. A photograph, love letter, something like that. That's what's used for currency here. Psychometry. Objects psychically imprinted with their history. The more treasured they are, the more value they hold""That's horrible" merlin said not liking this "Better than using bits of paper""Then you pay." clara said looking at him" With what""You're a thousand years old. You must have something you care about Doctor? Doctor?Are you okay" clara said as she relised that they all gone and she bumped into a girl but she ran off.