Monsters [Doctor Who]

C H A P T E R E L E V E N

Chapter 11:

Doctor's POV

He had found out that there was a party scheduled for the President of the Empire. Naturally, he decided to attend.

He was sitting down on one of the seats along the wall, drinking a cup of traditional Trixitan drink that was red, almost gooey, with specks of white in it. It was actually rather delicious.

"Would you like another drink?" A forced feminine voice said, beside him. He turned to see Rose, with blue body paint, a pink wig, and a waiters outfit. She held a tray of drinks to him, but didn't look happy at all. Her teeth were gritted, and her eyes narrowed, a scowl apparent on her face.

"Don't mind if I do," he grinned, taking another drink.

She set the tray beside her, "Remind me again why I have to be the maid."

"Most of the gossip is in the back," he told her, sipping his drink. "All you gotta do is listen in. Join in, if you have to. Ask questions, et cetera."

"And what are you going to do?!"

"I'm going to talk to all of the sophisticated people, learn a bit about their side of the story," he explained coolly. "This empire is split up into two parts: The poor and the wealthy. I get wealthy, you get poor. Easy as that."

"I don't recall getting a choice in which social class I interrogated," she huffed.

"'Cos you didn't," he rolled his eyes, and handed her the empty cups. "Find out what you can about the kids sinking into the ground and their opinion on the Bellians. I'll meet you after all this," he told her, and walked away.

After a few minutes of walking and talking around, he finally settled with a duo of woman. "Fantastic party, isn't it," he said, joining into their small group. "Lovely music, don't you think?"

"Yes, it is," the woman number 1 nodded.

"I believe the orestist player could use be a bit higher, and a little more on sync with the others," Woman #2 pointed out. "But otherwise, it is good."

"Do you play an instrument?" He asked.

"Yes, quite a few. I even teach a few classes," Woman #2 replied. "Although, some of them have shrunken..."

"Shrunken? Why is that?"

"The children haven't showed up to classes lately."

"Same with me," the other woman said. "I teach Arithmetic privately, but some of the kids have sudden... Disappeared," she frowned slightly. "It is my the oddest thing. Nevertheless, the parents are devastated."

"What do you think happened to them?"

"Oh there are all kinds of rumors," the woman said. "Some say that they've been kidnapped by the Bellians!" She shook her head, "The barbarians..."

"That's not true," the second woman said. "They are two simple to even get pass the exterior gate, much less kidnap a child."

"Really?" He said, "I heard that they children are sinking right into the ground. What do you think about that?"

Both of the woman's eyes widened, "That's not possible." They both instantly denied.

"It was most likely the Bellains," The second woman said.

"Children don't just sink into the ground," the first lady stated.

"That would never happen in the Inner Layer," the second woman continued.