Doctor Who: the Continuity of One

Chapter 15

A doorbell rang. It was followed by Amy yelling "Rory!" Rory knew the drill. He went to the door peaked through the peephole, and the fish lens revealed a statue sanding on the doorstep. It was bizarre, and Rory was not sure if it was someone dressed up as a statue or an actual stature. The first made more sense. It was a fairly nice looking statue, as far as statues go. Its hands were at its side. He opened the door and nearly jumped. Not because he was startled per say, but because he was a bit creeped out. The statues was reaching out to him. Dangling from a ribbon was a flash drive. The gesture suggested the Angel was handing it to him. He touched the statue and stepped back.

Amy came to the door. She was holding a baby, perhaps six months of age. "That's creepy. Get rid of it."

"I didn't order it," Rory said.

A child, approximately four, came down the hall to join the parents at the door. "Is it Christmas?"

"No, River," Amy said.

"So, why do we have a Christmas angel on the porch?" the child ask.

Another child, a male, also approximate four years of age, showed up at the door. "Oh, that's cool."

"It's creepy," River said.

A third child arrived, again, about 4, arrived at the door. She frowned. "Make it go away."

Rory touched it and then seriously put some weight into it. "It'll take a lift to move it."

"Can I have the flash drive?" the boy asked.

Rory examined the flash drive and it came free from the hand. "It must be one of your crazy fans," Rory said.

"Alright, Eston, Elizabeth, and River, back to the table, now," Amy said, directing them.

Elizabeth screamed bloody murder, pointing at the door. Amy looked. That statue was gone. Rory followed his wife's gaze and was startled again, because the absence of the Angel was spooky. He stepped of the porch and walked away from the house to see if could see the angel running away. He came back to the porch.

"Well, don't chasing it," Amy snapped.

Rory returned and closed the door. He locked it. "Your next book needs to contain a note to all your fans not to do creepy stuff like that," Rory said.

"Okay," Amy said.

"Come on, kids, it was just a good joke. A creepy good joke," Amy said.

Rory returned to his office, still holding the flash drive. He was about to put it in, when he thought better of it. What if it was malware? He pulled out an old lap top, waited for it to boot up, and then plugged in the drive. There were three word document. 'The Continuity of One,' 'The Angel's Witness Relocation Program,' and 'The Five Minute Rule.'

"What is it?" Amy said.

Her 'sudden' presence startled him. She was still holding a baby. "Oh! Stop doing that."

"I am sorry," Amy said. "Did it ever occur to you we're easily startled."

"I try not to worry about it," Rory said.

"Me, too. It's just feels like something," Amy said. "So, what's on the drive?"

"I don't know. Probably just more 'crazy' fan fiction," Rory said. "They do know you're a writer, not a publisher, right?"