𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒔 ☆ The Glorious Series ｟ BOOK 1 ｠

Flesh and Stone [Part 3]

Byzantium, Forest path...

Octavian was leading River and The Doctor through the forest. There was a beeping and The Doctor checked the device he had.

"What's that?" River asked curiously.

"Readings from a crack in a wall."

"How can a crack in the wall be the end of the universe?"

"Here's what I think. One day there'll be a very Big Bang, so big, every moment in history - past and future - will crack."

"Is that possible?"

"How can you be engaged in a manner of speaking?" The Doctor asked River changing the subject.

"Well... sucker for a man in uniform." River replied with a smile.

Octavian walked back over to the two. "Dr. Song is in my personal custody. I released her from the Stormcage Containment Facility four days ago and I am legally responsible for her until she has accomplished her mission and earned her pardon. Just so we understand each other."

"You were in Stormcage?" The Doctor asked River. The devices beeped, drawing his attention back to it.

"What? What is that?"

"The date! The date of the explosion where the crack begins."

"And for those of us who can't read the base code of the universe?"

The date appeared on the bottom as 26/06/2010.

"Amy and Lexi's time!" The Doctor confirmed.

Byzantium, Forest clearing...

Amy and Lexi were getting pretty bored still sitting with their eyes shut.

"So, what's happening? Anything happening out there?" Amy asked craning her neck, which was weird, because she couldn't open her eyes, and therefore couldn't see anything.

"The Angels are still grouping." Marco replied. One of the Angels reached into a tree and pulled at the wires causing the lights to flicker. "Are you getting this too?"

"The trees? Yeah." One of the other clerics affirmed.

"What's wrong with the trees?" Lexi asked confused.

"Here too, sir. They're ripping the Treeborgs apart."

"And here. They're taking out the lights." Another cleric informed.

"What is it? What's happening? Tell us. We can't see." Amy exclaimed pleadingly frustrated.

"It's the trees, ma'am. The trees are going out." Marco replied.

The Angels took advantage of the flickering lights and began to advance.

Byzantium, Forest outside Primary Flight Deck...

The Doctor was taking readings from the handheld as Octavian looked for a way in. River was standing guard.

"It doesn't open it from here, but it's the Primary Flight Deck. This has got to be a service hatch or something." Octavian said as he examined the hatch.

"Hurry up and open it, times running out." River said harshly.

"What? What did you say? Time's running out, is that what you said?" The Doctor asked quickly.

"Yeah, I just meant..."

"I know what you meant, hush! But what if it could?"

"What if what could?"