Flesh and Stone

"Up. Look up." The Doctor said as they had landed on the Byzantium and everyone struggled to get up and River walked over to Alyssa and Amy

"Are you okay?" River asked Alyssa nodded,

"What happened?" Amy asked

"We jumped," Alyssa said, looking down at the hatch that was on the floor,

"Jumped where?"

"Up, we're on the Byzantium. Look up." Alyssa said, and Amy did exactly that,

"Move your feet." Alyssa said, looking at the Doctor and doing a 'gimmie' gesture. He sighed before throwing his Sonic Screwdriver at her, Alyssa caught it and started sonicking the hatch on the floor to open it.

"Doctor, Alyssa what am I looking at? Explain."

"Oh, come on, Amy, think. The ship crashed with the power still on, yeah? So what else is still on?" Amy then realized that Alyssa was right when she said they were on the Byzantium they had rotated 180 degrees when they jumped.

"The artificial gravity. One good jump, and up we fell. Shot out the grav globe to give us an updraft, and here we are." The Doctor said as he leaned down by Alyssa, taking the Screwdriver from her, and picking up what she was doing.

"Doctor, the statues. They look more like Angels now." Octavian said,

"Like the Doctor said, the angels are feeding on the Radiation from the wreckage, they are regaining their power, which is their image. Soon we are going to have an Army following us." Alyssa said, finally the Doctor got open the circular hatch and one of the lights nearby exploded

"They're taking out the lights. Look at them. Look at the Angels. Into the ship, now. Quickly, all of you." The Doctor said, and Alyssa jumped in her feet turning sideways as she landed.

"Come on guys," she said, looking sideways for the ones still on the hull.

"How?" Amy asked, and the Doctor drops into the corridor as well,

"It's just a corridor. The gravity orientates to the floor. Now, in here, all of you. Don't take your eyes off the Angels. Move, move, move" The Doctor said, and soon everyone joined them in the corridor. The Doctor scanned the piece of machinery on the wall and looked at the results.

"the Angels. Presumably, they can jump up too?" Octavian said The Doctor closed the hatch that they just came through

"They're here, now. In the dark, we're finished." The Doctor said there was alarm sort of noise sounded and they turned around to see that a door was closing "Run!" The Doctor said before the group ran to it only for it to completely close when they reached it,

"This whole place is a death trap." Octavian said,

"Oh have a little faith, Bishop." Alyssa said,

"No, it's a time bomb. Well, it's a death trap and a time bomb. And now it's a dead end." The Doctor said as the Angels started trying to get through the hatch "Nobody panic. Oh, just me then. What's through here?" Pointing at the door that just closed

"Secondary flight deck." River said,

"Okay. so we've basically run up the inside of a chimney, yeah? So what if the gravity fails?" Amy asked,

"Amy you do not want to know," Alyssa said, and the Doctor scanned the door

"The security protocols are still live. There's no way to override them. It's impossible. " he said, as River started working on a piece of machinery.

"How impossible?" She asked,

"Two minutes." The Doctor responded, and the hatch door opened and the Lights started flickering.

"The hull is breached and the power's failing," Octavian said, and the lights flickered again and an arm of a weeping angel was now visible

"Sir, incoming." One of Octavian clerics said as the Doctor started sonicking the piece of machinery River was previously working on.

"Doctor? Lights." Amy said, as the lights flickered once again and four angels were now inside the corridor.

"Clerics, keep watching them," Octavian said,

"And don't look at their eyes. Anywhere else. Not the eyes. I've isolated the lighting grid. They can't drain the power now." The Doctor said as the lights stopped flickering,

"Good work, Doctor." Octavian said,

"Yes. Good, good, good. Good in many ways. Good, you like it so far." The Doctor said,

"So far?" Amy asked,

"Well, there's only one way to open this door. I guess I'll need to route all the power in this section through the door control." The Doctor said,

"Good. Fine. Do it." Octavian said,

" But he would have to turn out all the lights," Alyssa said,

"How long for?" Octavian asked,

"Fraction of a second. Maybe longer. Maybe quite a bit longer."

"Maybe?" Octavian said,

"I'm guessing. We're being attacked by statues in a crashed ship. There isn't a manual for this." The Doctor said,

"Doctor, we lost the torches. We'll be in total darkness." Amy said, and the Doctor walked to her,

No other way." The Doctor said before walking over to Octavian said "Bishop."

"Doctor Song, I've lost good Clerics today. You trust this man and women?" Octavian said addressing River,

"I absolutely trust them."

"There not some madman and madwomen then?" Octavian said, and she hesitated

"I absolutely trust them" she said again,, the Doctor then pulled Alyssa with him back to a machinery

"Excuse me." He said and started getting to work on doing what he just said, Alyssa helping him as she watched Octavian pull River aside

"I'm taking your word, because you're the only one who can manage this guy. But that only works so long as he doesn't know who you are. You cost me any more men, and I might just tell him. Understood?" Octavian said

"Understood." River said before turning around, and closing the hatch she was working on

"Okay, Doctor. We've got your back." Octavian said to the Doctor,

"Bless you. Bishop." the Doctor said and began working again

"Combat distance, ten feet. As soon as the lights go down, continuous fire. Full spread over the hostiles. Do not stop firing while the lights are out. Shotgun protocol. We don't have bullets to waste." Octavian said, talking to his Clerics who did what he said, readying their guns for continuous fire. The Doctor pulled Alyssa and Amy over to the wheel that was on the bulkhead,

"Alyssa Amy, when the lights go down, the wheel should release. Spin it clockwise four turns."

"Ten," Alyssa said, as she put her hands on the wheel, the Doctor turned around in confusion, just like Amy was doing

"No, four. Four turns." The Doctor corrected

"Yeah, four. I heard you." She said, she sighed a bit when she realized what was happening, she had meant to say four but it came out as ten.

"Ready!" The Doctor said and plunged his Sonic Screwdriver into the control unit

"On my count, then. God be with us all. Three, two, one, fire!" Octavian said and the Doctor sonicked the box making the lights go out and the clerics began firing, giving a bit of light,

"Turn!" The Doctor yelled and Amy and Alyssa started turning the wheel and it started opening,

"Doctor, it's opening. It's working." Amy said, as the Bulkhead opened enough so that they go through,

"Fall back!" The Doctor yelled and everyone ran through the door and the Doctor is the last on through and the door closed again, and the group ran down and to where a door was and the Doctor sonicked the door open and the group went through.

"Doctor, quickly." River said,as the Doctor hadn't gone through yet

"Doctor!" Amy yelled and he dodges inside right before the door closed, and pulled Alyssa to the controls.

"What are you doing?" Amy asked Octavian as he put a device on the door and the wheel stopped turning

"Magnetized the door. Nothing could turn that wheel now." Octavian said,

"Wanna bet?" Alyssa said, looking up from the controls and the wheel started turning once again,

"Dear God!""Ah, now you're getting it. You've bought us time though. That's good. I am good with time."

"Doctor." Amy said as another wheel on the right door started turning,

"Seal that door. Seal it now." Octavian said, and one of his Clerics did exactly that,

"We're surrounded." River said, and the left door's wheel started turning

"Seal it. Seal that door." Octavian said one of his clerics did it again and Octavian walked over to Doctor and asked, "how long have we got?"

"Five minutes, max." the Doctor said, Alyssa sighed

"Nine." She looked up at the Doctor who repeated

"Five."

"Five. Right. Yeah." Alyssa said,

"Why'd you say nine?"

"I said Nine?" The Doctor looked up at her confused and opened his mouth to say something

"We need another way out of here." River said

"There isn't one."

"There is always a way out," Alyssa said,

"Yeah, there is. Course there is. This is a galaxy class ship. Goes for years between planet falls. So, what do they need?" The Doctor asked, Alyssa smiled at him

"Of course." River said

"Of course what? What do they need?" Amy asked, not getting what everyone else was getting.

"Can we get in there?" Octavian said,

"Well, it's a sealed unit, but they must have installed it somehow. This whole wall should slide up." he said touching a wall that was behind the controls and looked around for a way to open it and said "There's clamps. Release the clamps." and the others started to do exactly that,

"What's through there? What do they need?" Amy said,

"They need a way to breathe," Alyssa said, as the wall slides up and reveals a forest.

"But that's. That's a." Amy said in awe,"

It's an oxygen factory." River said,

"A forest that's an oxygen factory," Alyssa said, and the Doctor added, "And if we're lucky an escape route."

"Eight." Alyssa said, and leaned against a wall as River looked up at her,

"What did you say?" River said Alyssa sighed and looked up at her

"Nothing." Alyssa

"Is there another exit? Scan the architecture, we don't have time to get lost in there." The Doctor said, talking to Octavian

"On it. Stay where you are until I've checked the Rad levels." Octavian said running forward and into the forest.

"But trees, on a spaceship?" Amy said,

"Oh, more than trees. Way better than trees." The Doctor said, before walking out into the forest and continued "You're going to love this. Treeborgs. Trees plus technology. Branches become cables become sensors on the hull. A forest sucking in starlight, breathing out air. It even rains. There's a whole mini-climate. This vault is an ecopod running right through the heart of the ship. A forest in a bottle on a spaceship in a maze." He then ran back to the group

"Have I impressed you yet, Amy Pond? Alyssa?" The Doctor said

Amy laughed and nodded and Alyssa laughed only for it to be cut off when she said "Seven."

"Seven?" The Doctor questioned, before running forward and looking into her eyes, seeing a hint of fear in them,

"Sorry, what?" Alyss said

"You said seven."

"Did I really?" Alyssa said, looking at River and said: "Did I really say Seven?"

"Yes. you did." River said,

"Doctor, there's an exit, far end of the ship, into the Primary Flight Deck." Octavian said calling back to the group,

"Oh, good. That's where we need to go." The Doctor said, looking back at Alyssa,

"Plotting a safe path now."

"Quick as you like." The Doctor said, still examining Alyssa but was interrupted by Bob

"Doctor? Excuse me? Hello, Doctor? Angel Bob here, sir." He said, The Doctor then took out the walkie-talkie and sat in a chair still watching Alyssa a bit."Ah. There you are, Angel Bob. How's life?" The Doctor said, and Alyssa smacked the back of his head giving him a look, "Sorry, bad subject."

"The Angels are wondering what you hope to achieve," Bob said,

" Achieve? We're not achieving anything. We're just hanging. It's nice in here. Consoles, comfy chairs, a forest. How's things with you?" The Doctor said,

"The Angels are feasting, sir. Soon we will be able to absorb enough power to consume this vessel, this world. and all the stars and worlds beyond."

"Well, we've got comfy chairs. Did I mention?" The Doctor said,

"We have no need of comfy chairs." Bob said,

"I made him say comfy chairs." The Doctor said, looking at Alyssa and Amy, Alyssa closed her eyes for a second

"Six." Alyssa said, Making the Doctor stand up and move forward a bit.

"Okay, Bob, enough chat. Here's what I want to know. What have you done to my Alyssa?" The Doctor said, making Alyssa blink when he said, my Alyssa,

"There is something in her eye." Bob said,

"What's in her eye?" The Doctor said,

"We are." Bob said, making the Doctor turn around and go to Alyssa and looked into her eyes. The fear growing inside them.

"Doctor, I'm five. I mean, five."Alyssa said She sucked in a breath and said "Fine! I'm fine."

"You're counting." River said,"I've been counting?" Not surprised by the news

"You're counting down from ten. You have been for a couple of minutes." The Doctor said

"I know, I'm sorry Doctor," Alyssa said,

"We shall take her. We shall take all of you. We shall have dominion over all time and space." Bob said over the walkie-talkie

"Get a life, Bob. Oops, sorry again. There's power on this ship, but nowhere near that much.""With respect, sir, there's more power on this ship than you yet understand." Suddenly there was a screeching sound that made everyone jump

"What's that? Dear God, what is it?" Amy said

"They're back," Octavian said, talking about the Angels

"It's hard to put in your terms, Doctor Song, but as best I understand it, the Angels are laughing."

"Laughing?" The Doctor questioned, and Alyssa turned around and saw the crack in the universe.

"Because you haven't noticed yet, sir. The Doctor in the Tardis hasn't noticed." Bob said,

"Doctor, turn around," Alyssa said, staring at the crack the group did turn around

"That's, that's, that's like the crack from my bedroom wall from when I was a little girl." Amy said

"Yes."

"Okay, enough. We're moving out." Octavian said, before starting to move towards the Forest,

"Agreed." River said, as the Doctor got up and moved towards the crack "Doctor?" River

"Yeah, fine." the Doctor said as he scanned the crack

"What are you doing?"

"Right with you." The Doctor said,

"We are not leaving without you."Alyssa said,

"Oh yes, you are. Bishop?" The Doctor said,

" Alyssa, Miss Pond, Doctor Song, now!" Octavian called to them,

"I hate you." She said as she began to walk towards the forest

"No, you don't!" The Doctor called back, making Alyssa smile a bit.

They walked through the Forest for a bit before Alyssa stopped and but a hand to her head and River noticed ran back to her and gripped her arms and said: "Alyssa, what's wrong?"

"Four." Alyssa said, before sitting down on a tree trunk and laying down,

"Med scanner, now." River said, and one of the Clerics gave her one which she used to see Alyssa's vitals.

"Doctor Song, we can't stay here. We've got to keep moving." Octavian said,

"We wait for the Doctor." River said as she strapped the heart monitor to Alyssa's arm

"Our mission is to make this wreckage safe and neutralize the Angels. Until that is achieved" Octavian said only to be interrupted by River

"Father Octavian, when the Doctor's in the room, your one, and only mission is to keep him alive long enough to get everyone else home. And trust me, it's not easy. Now, if he's dead back there, I'll never forgive myself and Alyssa would never forgive me. And if he's alive, I'll never forgive him. And, Doctor, you're standing right behind me, aren't you?" River said

"Oh, yeah." The Doctor said, who was standing behind River, she turned around

"I hate you." She said

"You don't. Bishop, the Angels are in the forest." The Doctor said, before running over and leaning in front of Alyssa and putting his hand on her hair.

"We need visual contact on every line of approach," Octavian said to his Clerics.

"How did you get past them?" River asked the Doctor,

"I found a crack in the wall and told them it was the end of the universe."

"Which it is," Alyssa said,

"Let's have a look, then." The Doctor said, grabbing the med scanner from River,

"So, what's wrong with me?" Alyssa asked,

"Nothing. You're fine." River said,

"Everything. You're dying. " The Doctor said,

"Doctor!" River yelled,

"Yes, you're right. If we lie to her, she'll get all better. Right. Alyssa, What's the matter with my Alyssa? Something's in her eye. What does that mean? Does it mean anything? What happened? She stared at the Angel. She looked into the eyes of an Angel for too long."

"Sir! Angel incoming." One of the Cleric's said as an angel began coming for the group

"And here." the other Cleric said,

"Keep visual contact. Do not let it move." Octavian yelled

"Come on, come on, come on. Wakey, wakey. She watched an Angel climb out of the screen. She stared at the Angel and, and"

"The image of an Angel is an Angel," Alyssa said,

"A living mental image in a living human mind. But we stare at them to stop them getting closer. We don't even blink, and that is exactly what they want. Because as long as our eyes are open, they can climb inside. There's an Angel in her mind." The Doctor said and slapped his hand over his mouth.

"Three. Doctor, it's coming. I can feel it. I'm going to die."Alyssa said

"No you are not I am never ever going to let that happen again once was good enough and never this soon but please shut up. I'm thinking. Now, counting. What's that about?" The Doctor said and took out the Walkie-Talkie and asked Bob "Bob, why are they making her count?"

"To make me afraid, but it takes much more than that to scare me," Alyssa said, as Bob said at the same time "To make her afraid, sir."

"Okay, but why? What for?"

"For fun, sir." Bob answered, and the Doctor crushed the Walkie-talkie in anger and threw it away

"Doctor dear, this is no time to get angry," Alyssa said,

"Doctor, what's happening to her? Explain." Amy said, who had been silent the whole time

"Inside her head, in the vision centers of her brain, there's an Angel. It's like there's a screen, a virtual screen inside Alyssa's mind and the Angel is climbing out of it, and it's coming to shut her off."

"Oh, I am such an idiot sometimes," Alyssa said, before squeezing her eyes shut and the med scanner turned from red to green

"She's normalizing." River said in shock, The Doctor grinned

"My Clever Alyssa," the Doctor said as he figured out what she's done. He kissed her head and helping her sit up.

"Sir? Two more incoming." One of the cleric's said, and the other cleric said "Three more over here."

"Still weak dangerous to move her"

"Can I open my eyes? Wait stupid question." Alyssa said,

"Alyssa, listen to me. If you open your eyes now for more than a second, you will die. The Angel is still inside you. We haven't stopped it, we've just sort of paused it. You've used up your countdown. You cannot open your eyes."

"Yes, I know," Alyssa said, and Octavian came over

"Doctor, we're too exposed here. We have to move on." Octavian said,

"We're too exposed everywhere. And Alyssa can't move. And anyway, that's not the plan."

"There's a plan?" River asked,

"The Doctor always comes up with a plan," Alyssa said,

"Alyssa's right but I don't know yet. I haven't finished talking. Right! Father, you and your Clerics, you're going to stay here, look after Alyssa. If anything happens to her, I'll hold every single one of you personally responsible, twice. River, you and me, we're going to find the Primary Flight Deck which is" he licked his finger and held it up and continued "A quarter of a mile straight ahead, and from there we're going to stabilize the wreckage, stop the Angels, and cure Alyssa."

"How?" River asked,

"He'll do a thing," Alyssa said, and the Doctor nodded at her,

"What thing?" River said,

"I don't know. It's a thing in progress. Respect the thing. Moving out!" The Doctor said about to leave only for Octavian to stop him and said "Doctor, I'm coming with you. My Clerics will look after Alyssa. These are my best men. They'd lay down their lives in her protection."

"I'll actually feel a lot better without your clerics, no offense Bishop, maybe Amy can stay with me," Alyssa said, and Amy nodded and sat next to her

"Yeah I can watch her." She said,

"Sorry, Alyssa but I rather have Octavian and his Clerics watch you but Amy can stay as well." The Doctor said, making Alyssa sigh but nod anyway.

"I'm coming with you," Octavian said,

"I don't need you." The Doctor said,

"I don't care. Where Doctor Song goes, I go." Octavian said,

"What? You two engaged or something?" The Doctor said,

"Yes, in a manner of speaking. Marco, you're in charge till I get back." Octavian said, and the Doctor squatted down in front of Alyssa and took her hands

: "I'll be back for you soon as I can, I promise." The Doctor said"I know, I trust you," Alyssa said, and the Doctor smiled at her

"Good luck, everyone. Behave. Do not let that girl open her eyes. And keep watching the forest. Stop those Angels advancing. Amy, later. River, going to need your computer!" The Doctor said and ran off the group went leaving behind Alyssa, Amy and Octavian clerics. Amy sighed and closed her eyes and they got grabbed by the Doctor

"Amy don't open your eyes. You need to start trusting me. It's never been more important." The Doctor said

"But you don't always tell me the truth," Amy said, keeping her eyes like the Doctor asked,

"If I always told you the truth, I wouldn't need you to trust me." The Doctor said,

"Doctor, the crack in my wall. How can it be here?"

"I don't know yet, but I'm working it out. Now, listen. Remember what I told you when you were seven?"

"What did you tell me?" Amy asked, confused

"No. No, that's not the point. You have to remember." The Doctor said, kissing her head before getting up and giving Alyssa a sad look, who was sitting a good distance away from Amy, before disappearing into the forest, he was about to do something for her future version and if he told this her, by when she got to that point in her life she would try to stop him.

"Remember what? Doctor? Doctor?" Amy yelled but got no answer.

The group sat in the forest for hours and Phillip one of the Clerics said: " So is anything happening?" Alyssa asked, as the angels put their hand into the treeborgs and made the lights flicker

"The Angels are still grouping. Are you getting this too?" Marco said, asking the other Clerics,

"The trees? Yeah." Phillip one of the Clerics

"What's wrong with the trees?" Alyssa asked, but she already knew the answer, she was ignored

"Here too, sir. They're ripping the Treeborgs apart." Pedro said As they watched the angels destroy the treeborgs

"And here. They're taking out the lights." Phillip said,

, "What is it? What's happening? Tell me. I can't see." Alyssa said,

"The trees are going out." Amy responded

"Angels advancing, sir," Phillip said,

"Over here again." Pedro another Cleric said, as Angels surrounded

"Weapons primed. Combat distance five feet. Wait for it." Marco said,

"What's happening?" Alyssa asked, feeling useless because she couldn't open her eyes.

"Keep your position and, ma'am, keep your eyes shut. Wait." Marco said as a bright light flooded through the forest. "The ship's not on fire. is it?" Marco asked,

"It can't be. the compressors would have taken care of it. Marco, the Angels have gone. Where'd they go?" Pedro said as the angels had run away

"The Angels left?" Alyssa said As Amy was looking at where the angels used to be.

"Yes," Amy said, staring at the light. " This side's clear too, sir." Phillip said,

"There's still movement out there, but away from us now. It's like they're running." Pedro said,

"Running from what?" Alyssa said, but they didn't need to answer she already knew.

"Phillip, Crispin, need to get a closer look at that." Marco said and the Two did exactly that before Alyssa could open her mouth to tell them to stay.

"Amy face me towards the crack." She said

"You can't open your eyes." Amy responded

"I can't open them for more than a second, now face me towards the crack!" Alyssa said, Amy faced her towards the crack and opened her eyes and saw the crack. "The crack in the unvierse." She said before falling to her knees and Amy put her hand over Alyssa's eyes forcing them closed. "You can't send anyone else over there," Alyssa said to Marco,

"We didn't send anyone else," Pedro said, " but good idea, Marco, you want me to get a closer look at that?"

"No!" Alyssa shouted

"Go for it. Don't get too close." Marco said and Pedro left. Alyssa let out a sigh of frustration, once again people were ignoring her.

"Hang on. What about the other two? Why not just wait until they're back?" Amy said, as she got Alyssa off her knees and sat her down on one of the stumps.

"What other two?" Marco said

"Amy he won't remember them" Alyssa said

"The ones you sent before," Amy said, confused that he didn't remember them.

"I didn't send anyone before." Marco said,

"You did, I heard you. Crispin and Phillip." Amy said,

"Crispin and who?" Marco said,

"Amy, come here," Alyssa said, and Amy moved over to her and she continued "He won't remember them."

"But there was a Crispin and Phillip!" she said loud enough for Marco to hear her

, "Amy, there never was a Crispin or a Phillip on this mission, I promise you." Marco said,

"No, I heard you. We both heard you. Before you sent Pedro, you sent Crispin and Phillip, and now you can't even remember them. Something happened. I don't know what, and you don't even remember." Amy said, realizing that Alyssa was right about him not remembering them

"Pedro?" Marco questioned

"Yeah, before you sent Pedro." Amy said,

"Who's Pedro?" Marco said, Amy looked back at Alyssa who had her head in her hands. She turned back to Marco

"Something's happening. Pedro was here a second ago and now you can't even remember him." Amy said

"There never was a Pedro. There's only ever been the three of us here." Marco said,

"No, there were five of us. Why can't you remember?" Amy said,

"Listen. Listen. I need to get a closer look at that light, whatever it is. Don't worry, I won't get too close."Alyssa snapped her head up,

"It is just a light! It is nothing important." Alyssa said trying to save his life. Marco shook his head

"Here. Spare communicator. I'll stay in touch the whole time." Marco said handing the two a communicator.

"You can't go! If you do go you will be forgotten that's why you can't remember the others." Alyssa said,

"There weren't any others." Marco said,

"There won't be any you if you go back there." Amy said, trying to stop him from leaving but he was set on going and said "Two minutes. I promise." before leaving, and Amy called after him "Please, just listen to me!" but it was too late he was gone. Alyssa rose the communicator

"Hello? Are you there?" She said

"I'm here. I'm fine. Quite close to it now." Marco said through the Communicator,

"Then come back. Come back now, please." Alyssa said

"It's weird looking at it. It feels really," Marco said, just to be cut off suddenly,

"Hello Marco? Please answer me.""Alyssa? Amy? Is that you?" The Doctor said, and Alyssa let out a sigh of relief

"Doctor" she said

"Where are you? Are the Clerics with you?" The Doctor said, before Amy took the comm,

"They've gone." She said"There was a light and they walked into the light. Doctor, they didn't even remember each other."

"No, they wouldn't." the Doctor said, and they heard River's voice

"What is that light?" She asked,

"Time running out. Alyssa, Amy, I'm sorry, I made a mistake. I should never have left you two there."

"Well, what do we do now?" Amy asked,

"You come to us. The Primary Flight Deck, the other end of the forest."

"I can't see. I can't open my eyes." Alyssa said

"Turn on the spot." The Doctor said, Alyssa did what he said and a sound of the Screwdriver played over the comm and the Doctor said "When the communicator sounds like my screwdriver, that means you're facing the right way. Follow the sound. Amy, you have to direct Alyssa. You have to start moving now. There's Time Energy spilling out of that crack, and you have to stay ahead of it." Alyssa and Amy began walking, Amy directing her as they went,

"But the Angels, they're everywhere," Amy said,

"I'm sorry, I really am, but the Angels can only kill you." The Doctor said,

"What does the Time Energy do?" Amy asked

"You don't want to know Amy." Alyssa said, " No I want to know what does the Time Energy do?" Amy asked

"Just keep moving!" The Doctor said,

"Tell me."

"If the Time Energy catches up with you, you'll never have been born. It will erase every moment of your existence. You will never have lived at all." The Doctor said, and he continued "Now, Alyssa keep your eyes shut and keep moving."

"It's never going to work." River said,

"What else have you got! River! Tell me!" The Doctor immediately shouted

"Doctor dear, no matter what the situation is there is no reason to shout."

"Amy, listen to me. The angels are going to catch up with you need to make it look like Alyssa can see." Amy sighed but nodded as she kept guiding Alyssa forward. Suddenly there were angels around them and Amy let out a gasp.

"Angels?" Alyssa asked, "We can do this Amy, please. We need to keep moving." Amy nodded and grabbed her hand and pulled Alyssa with her. They walked forward a bit and Alyssa tripped over a root and she fell forward Amy disappearing and to where the Doctor and River were.

"Oh, you have got to be kidding," Alyssa said as she felt the ground for the communicator. She couldn't find it. A stone creaking noise was sounded behind her as the angels realized she couldn't see them. Alyssa stood up and started walking only to fall into someone's arms. She was about to scream but she heard

"Hey, it's alright it's just me. I teleported you to the flight deck." it was the Doctor she threw his arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. He hugged her back just as tightly before pulling away and he walked back to consoles. Only for an Alarm to sound

"What's that?" River asked

"The Angels are draining the last of the ship's power, which means the shield's going to release." The Doctor said, and a door opened where four angels were waiting and the Doctor continued "Angel Bob, I presume."

"The Time Field is coming. It will destroy our reality." Angel Bob said,

"Yeah, and look at you all, running away. What can I do for you?" The Doctor said,

"There is a rupture in time. The Angels calculate that if you throw yourself into it, it will close, and they will be saved." Angel Bob said,

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Could do, could do that. But why?"The Doctor asked,

"Your friends will also be saved."

"Well, there is that."

"I've traveled in time. I'm a complicated space-time event too. Throw me in." River said

"No, Throw me in." Alyssa said, "I have the Time Vortex inside me there is nothing more complicated than that."

"Yes that would save the angels as well." Bob said

"Never ever will she throw herself in I will never let her do that. And River be serious. Compared to me, these Angels are more complicated than you, and it would take every one of them to amount to me, so get a grip." the Doctor said, and Alyssa felt for a bar soon finding one and grabbed it.

"Doctor, I can't let you do this." River said,

"No, seriously, get a grip." The Doctor said, once again

"You're not going to die here!"

"And He's not, River Amy, get a grip." Alyssa said, and River looked back at her and saw her hands,,

"Oh, you genius." She said before doing exactly that

"Thing is, Bob, the Angels are draining all the power from this ship. Every last bit of it. And you know what? I think they've forgotten where they're standing. I think they've forgotten the gravity of the situation. Or to put it another way, Angels." The Doctor said, and everyone grabbed a bar and the Doctor said "Night, night." and the whole ship tilted and all the angels fell into the crack.

Soon the group had climbed back out of the Byzantium

"Ah. Bruised everywhere." Amy said"Me too." The Doctor said, and Amy looked at Alyssa a

"At least you didn't have to climb out of the Byzantium with your eyes closed, you alright Alyssa?" Amy said

"Never been better." She said, smiling at the two before walking over to River with the Doctor.

"You, me, handcuffs. Must it always end this way?" River said,

"Oh, you have no idea River." Alyssa said, before smiling at her, "It was nice seeing you."

"You as well," River said,

"What now?" The Doctor said,

"The prison ship's in orbit. They'll beam me up any second. I might have done enough to earn a pardon this time. We'll see." River said,

"Octavian said you killed a woman." The Doctor said Alyssa looked up at River in shock and her eyes told her 'I'm sorry' because Alyssa knew immediatly what it meant. A headache stopped her from asking,

"Well it looks like I'm leaving too." Alyssa said the Doctor looked at her and she smiled "Bye Doctor," she said before disappearing.