𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒔 ☆ The Glorious Series ｟ BOOK 1 ｠

The Time of Angels [Part 4 - FINAL]

A little while later...

The Doctor, Lexi, Amy and River were examining the statues when they heard gunfire. They all ran back down to the main chamber.

Maze of the Dead, Main Chamber...

A young cleric had fired his weapon at one of the statues. The Doctor stopped to look at it.

"Sorry. Sorry, I thought... I thought it looked at me." The young cleric said apologizing.

"We know what the Angel looks like. Is that the Angel?" Octavian asked the young cleric.

"No, sir."

"No, sir, it is not! According to The Doctor, we are facing an enemy of unknowable power and infinite evil. So it would be good, it would be very good, if we could all remain calm in the presence of decor."

"What's your name?" The Doctor asked the young cleric.

"Bob, sir."

"Ah, that's a great name. I love Bob."

"It's a Sacred Name. We all have Sacred Names, they're given to us in the service of the Church." Octavian explained.

The Doctor went over to join the two. "Sacred Bob. More like Scared Bob now, eh?"

"Yes, sir."

"Ah, good. Scared keeps you fast. Anyone in the room who isn't scared is a moron. Carry on."

"We'll be moving into the maze in two minutes." Octavian explained and then looked over to Bob. "You stay with Christian and Angelo. Guard the approach."

Maze of the Dead, Upward Passage...

"Isn't there a chance this lot's just gonna collapse? There's a whole ship up there." Lexi asked skeptically.

"Incredible builders, the Aplans." River supplied.

"Had dinner with their chief architect once. Two heads are better than one." The Doctor said proudly.

"You mean you helped him?" Amy asked in surprise.

"No, I mean he had two heads. That book, the very end, what did it say?"

"Hang on." River said getting the book out of her pack.

"Read it to me."

"'What if we had ideas that could think for themselves? What if one day our dreams no longer needed us? When these things occur and are held to be true, the time will be upon us. The Time of Angels.'" River said reading from the book.

A little while later...

Everyone was tracking up the passage.

"Are we there yet? It's a hell of a climb." Amy asked tiredly.

"The maze is on six levels representing the ascent of the soul. Only two levels to go." River reassured.

"Lovely species, the Aplans. We should visit them some time." The Doctor said happily.

"I thought they were all dead?" Lexi asked confused.

"So's Virginia Woolf. I'm on her bowling team. Very relaxed, sort of cheerful. That's having two heads. You're never short of a snog with an extra head."

"Doctor, there's something. I don't know what it is..." River said to The Doctor.

"Yeah, something wrong. Don't know what it is yet either, working on it. Then they started having laws against self-marrying and what was that about? But that's the church for you. Erm, no offense, Bishop."