MEMORIES | {1st - Stars Themselves Series}

Silence in the Library (2)

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"Get out,"

"Doctor?" Poppy was incredibly confused

"All of you. Turn around, get back in your rocket and fly away. Tell your grandchildren you came to the library and lived. They won't believe you,"

"Pop your helmets, everyone. We've got breathers," The woman says

"How do you know they're not androids?" An American female voice rings out

"Because I've dated androids. They're rubbish," The woman takes off her helmet to reveal tied up blonde curly hair.

"Who is this? You said we were the only expedition. I paid for exclusives,"

"I lied; I'm always lying. Bound to be others,"

"Miss Evangelista, I want to see the contracts,"

"You came through the north door, yeah? How was that, much damage?" River asks the Doctor

"Please, just leave. I'm asking you seriously and properly, just leave. Hang on. Did you say expedition?"

"My expedition. I funded it,"

"Oh, you're not, are you? Tell me you're not archaeologists,"

"Got a problem with archaeologists?"

"I was gonna be an arachnologist. Then I realised it might involve geography," Poppy nods at the memory

"I'm a time traveller. I point and laugh at archaeologists,"

"Ah. Professor River Song, archaeologist," River shakes both The Doctor's and Poppy's hands

"River Song, lovely name," Poppy says and River smiles at her

"As you're leaving, and you're leaving now, you need to set up a quarantine beacon. Code wall the planet, the whole planet. Nobody comes here, not ever again. Not one living thing, not here, not ever. Stop right there. What's your name?" he pulls The American woman back into the light

"Anita,"

"Anita, stay out of the shadows. Not a foot, not a finger in the shadows till you're safely back in your ship. Goes for all of you. Stay in the light. Find a nice, bright spot and just stand. If you understand me, look very, very scared," They stare at him in confusion "No, bit more scared than that," he waits a few seconds "Okay, do for now. You. Who are you?" he goes up to a man in the corner

"Er, Dave,"

"Okay, Dave,"

"Oh, well, Other Dave, because that's Proper Dave the pilot, he was the first Dave, so when we..."

"Well, why's that make him other Dave? Isn't that just a bit rude. Do last names not exist? That's what we did at Uni, add the first letter of their last name to the end,"" Poppy rambles as The Doctor speaks to 'other' Dave

"Sweetie, shush," River smiles at her

"Seal up this door. We'll find another way out," The Doctor comes back to the group

"We're not looking for a way out. Miss Evangelista?"

"I'm Mister Lux's personal everything. You need to sign these contracts agreeing that your individual experience inside the library are the intellectual property of the Felman Lux Corporation," A f=rather pretty girl gives the trio a contract each.

"Right, give it here,"

"Yeah, lovely. Thanks,"

"Ooohhh fancy," They each then tear up the contracts and throw the pieces in the air whilst keeping eye contact.