Magic of the Angels

Jacqueline Rayner
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Magic of the Angels
Chapter One
Amy Pond looked at the plastic bowler hat with
a Union Jack pattern. 'ou're not really going to
wear that! are you"' she asked the #octor.
$he #octor smiled and raised the hat
politely. 'es. %t's cool. &o is my $'shirt.'
(e was wearing a white $'shirt with the
slogan My companion went to London and
all I got was this lousy T-shirt.
Amy rolled her eyes. '% can't belie)e you got
them to print that for you*'
'At least he didn't buy the $'shirt that said I'm
with stupid!,' said Amy's husband! Rory. '%
know he would ha)e made me walk ne+t to him
while he was wearing it.'
',f course % wouldn't!' said the #octor. '%
don't think you're stupid at all. -ow! come
on! stupid! we're missing the tour*'
$he three friends were on the upper deck of
an open'top red .ondon bus. $he sun was
beating down! but the #octor still wore a
tweed /acket o)er his $'shirt. (e was sitting
at the front ne+t to the tour guide. Amy and
Rory sat on the seat behind them.
$he tour guide! whose name was Janet! was
trying to talk about .ondon landmarks. $he
#octor was /oining in! but his efforts /ust
seemed to get on Janet's ner)es.
',n your left you can see the $ower of
.ondon!' Janet began. '0uilding started in the
year 1233.'
'%')e been locked up in there fi)e or si+
times!' said the #octor. (e pointed towards the
castle. '%f you squint! you can see my room. %t's
that window there.'
Janet's microphone picked up the #octor's
words. $he other tourists laughed! but Janet
ignored him.
'$here's also a top secret base below the
tower!' said the #octor.
Amy tapped him on the shoulder before he
could say any more. '%f it's top secret! perhaps
you shouldn't mention it!' she said.
$he #octor nodded. '4ood point.' (e mimed
pulling a 5ip across his mouth.
(e kept quiet until they'd crossed the ri)er
and were passing the 4lobe theatre. '$hat's
where % fought some witch monsters!' he said.
'%n the old theatre! % mean! not this new one.
$he old one was /ust a little bit to the left. ,f
course! &hakespeare helped me fight the
witches. 4ood old &hakespeare! he was a lo)ely
man. (is breath smelt a bit! but that's not his
fault. $here was no toothpaste back then.'
6)eryone on the bus apart from Janet began
to giggle. Amy put on large sunglasses and held
her hand o)er her mouth. %t didn't hide the fact
that she was laughing.
'$he .ondon 6ye was opened in the year
7222!' Janet tried a bit later. $he bus was going
along the &outh 0ank.
',h yes!' said the #octor. 'And then the
-estenes used it as part of their plan to conquer
6arth. ou must remember that. $here were
shop'window dummies coming to life.'
%t was when the #octor told the tourists about
a pig flying a spaceship into 0ig 0en that Janet
snapped.
$he bus stopped. $he other tourists booed as
the #octor was led off by the dri)er. Amy and
Rory followed. Amy was laughing! but Rory
was holding up a hand to hide his face. '%')e
ne)er been thrown off a bus before!' he said.
$he #octor looked pu55led. '% was only
trying to make things a bit more fun.'
Amy tucked her hand through the #octor's
arm and led him towards an ice'cream )an.
'-e)er mind. 8e can still do the tourist thing
like you wanted. 8e'll /ust ha)e to walk
instead.'
$hey sat on the bank of the ri)er eating ice'
cream cones. 0oats sailed along the water in
front of them. 9hildren laughed and couples
held hands. 'Mmm!' said Amy! licking a blob of
melting ice cream off the side of her cornet.
'$his is perfect.'
'0etter than fighting monsters!' Rory added as
he ate the last bite of ice cream. $hen he
frowned as he spotted a poster on a wall nearby.
'0ut it's not quite perfect.'
$he #octor and Amy turned round to see
what he was looking at.
'M%&&%-4 since May the si+th. :atie
(enley.'
$he photo showed a pretty blonde girl. &he
didn't seem much younger than Amy.
%t wasn't the first 'M%&&%-4' poster they'd
seen that day. Most of them also showed young
men or women! boys or girls.
$he #octor walked o)er and put up a hand to
touch the face in the picture. '&o much sadness!'
he said softly. '$he sadness that made her lea)e
home. $he sadness of those left behind.'
Amy /oined him. &he reached out her hand to
touch his. '8e can't sol)e e)ery problem!' she
said gently.
'8e should be able to*' $he #octor sounded
fierce. '8hat's the point of doing what we do if
we can't help e)eryone"'
'% used to think that too! sometimes!' said
Rory. '% used to wonder why % became a nurse.
$here were so many people % /ust couldn't help.
%n the end % had to accept that helping some
people was better than helping no one.'
'8ise old Rory!' said Amy! smiling. &he
linked an arm through his. 'My boys. My boys
who help people.' &he linked her other arm
through the #octor's. '9ome on. 8e're on
holiday! remember.' $he three of them walked
off arm in arm. '8hat do you want to do now"'
she asked the #octor. '8e')e been to &t Paul's...'
'And we got thrown out of the 8hispering
4allery for shouting!' said Rory.
'$hey wouldn't let us in to 0uckingham
Palace to ha)e tea with the ;ueen!' said Amy.
$he #octor frowned and pulled a crumpled
paper bag out of his /acket pocket. '%'d e)en
brought doughnuts*' he said. '(er Ma/esty lo)es
doughnuts.'
'8e were thrown out of Madame $ussaud's
when the #octor drew on the wa+work of 4uy
<awkes!' said Rory.
'8ell! they'd got his moustache wrong!' said
the #octor. '4uy was )ery proud of his
moustache.'
'-ow we')e been chucked off the open'top
bus tour!' said Amy. '$here can't be many more
things to be thrown out of.'
$hey were walking along the ri)er as they
talked. $he #octor absent'mindedly took a
doughnut out of the paper bag and bit into it.
Jam squirted all down his chin.
Rory spotted another poster. $his one did not
show a missing girl. %t was an ad)ert for a
show. '8e')e not got thrown out of a theatre
yet!' he pointed out.
'4reat idea*' cried the #octor. '% lo)e a show.'
(e looked at the poster too. '&ammy &tar!
Master of Magic. .o)ely*'
'&ammy &tar" (e sounds like he should be
doing children's parties! not 8est 6nd shows!'
Amy said.
'-onsense! it'll be great!' the #octor told her.
'% lo)e a good magic trick.' (e wiped his chin
with a hankie! looking pu55led. '%n fact! % seem
to ha)e made /am magically appear on my
face.'
Rory and Amy looked at each other and
laughed. &till with a pu55led frown on his face!
the #octor took another doughnut out of the
bag and started to eat it. Rory and Amy laughed
e)en more.
$hey crossed the ri)er and wandered through
the streets. Rory and Amy both spotted se)eral
more 'M%&&%-4' notices. -either of them
pointed out the posters to the #octor.
$hey came to $rafalgar &quare! and stopped
to look at -elson's 9olumn. $he #octor patted
the head of one of the huge bron5e lions
guarding the base. (e pointed out the statues
that stood on plinths at three corners of the
square. $he fourth corner also had a plinth! but
it was empty. '$hey didn't ha)e enough money
for the last statue!' he told Amy and Rory.
'%'d heard they were showing works of art on
it instead!' said Amy. '&omething new e)ery
year or two.'
$he #octor nodded. '$hat's right. % think
they're now looking for something that can stay
on it for good.' (e bit into his third doughnut.
'Right. .et's see about getting tickets for the
&ammy &tar show*'
Chapter Two
$hey were sitting in the front row of the stalls.
Any minute now! the lights would go out and
the show would begin.
Amy flicked through a programme. '(ey! it
says here &ammy &tar used to do children's
parties!' she told the others. '% know % said he
sounded like he did! but that's weird. (e must
be pretty good to go from that to the 8est 6nd.'
'(e was on one of those $= talent contests!'
Rory told her. '%t said so on the poster. Britain's
Got Magic, something like that.'
',h yeah.' Amy turned a page. '4ot all about
it here. (ang on! though! he didn't win it. >(e
was laughed off the programme!> it says! >but
he had the last laugh. &ammy &tar now has a
sell'out 8est 6nd show. (e has won great
acclaim for the 4ra)eyard 4hosts trick that
forms the finale of his act.> 8ow. $he boy's
done good.'
Rory frowned. '%f this show is a sell'out! how
come we got the best seats in the house"'
$he #octor looked slightly sheepish. ',h! %
booked our tickets weeks ago. At least! that's
what they told me at the bo+ office /ust now. &o
%'d better make sure % do it. Remind me to pop
back in time and buy them later! will you" $he
uni)erse might collapse if % don't.' As if to
distract them! he quickly added! 'Anyone like a
doughnut"' (e put his hand in his pocket and
found only an empty paper bag. '&omeone's
nicked my doughnuts*'
Amy leant across and wiped a splodge of /am
off his face. 'ou already ate them! you
doughnut*'
$he theatre was almost full now. $he only
empty seats were in the row behind the #octor!
Rory and Amy.
'$hat's odd!' said the #octor. (e looked o)er
his shoulder at the empty row. '%f they booked
seats that good you'd think they'd be keen to see
the show. et they ha)en't e)en turned up.'
',oh! this might be them!' said Amy! also
looking behind them. A party of elderly people
was coming down the aisle. $hey were led by a
middle'aged woman in a na)y blue bla5er with
gold buttons. &he ushered her group into the
empty row! telling them to '(urry up* (urry
up*' much too loudly.
Just as the last of the party sat down! the
lights went out. Amy heard someone behind her
draw in their breath sharply.
'#on't worry! Mrs (ooper! it's /ust the show
starting!' said a cheerful )oice.
Amy thought the )oice belonged to the bla5er
woman. &he wondered why so many people
thought being old was the same as being stupid.
$he curtain was raised. A spotlight shone
onto the stage. A figure stood in the middle of
it! head bowed. %t wore a black top hat and was
wrapped in a cloak.
$here was a rumble of drums. A )oice from
abo)e said! '.adies and 4entlemen! please
welcome Mr &ammy &tar*' $he drums crashed
more loudly and another! brighter! spotlight
followed a man swinging down from abo)e. As
he reached the cloaked figure! the swinging
man kicked out. $he cloak crumpled into a
heap and the audience gasped.
$he top hat rolled away as &ammy &tar
landed on the stage. (e scooped up the hat and
pulled a large white rabbit out of it. $hen he
placed the hat on his head.
6)eryone clapped as he took a bow.
'=ery nice!' said the #octor! raising his )oice
so Amy could hear him o)er the applause. ',f
course! he had a second hat with a rabbit in it
waiting ready for him. $hat's why the stage was
only lit by spotlights! so we wouldn't spot the
hats being swapped.'
Amy glared at him. '#on't spoil it*' she
hissed.
Amy could ha)e sa)ed her breath. <or each
of &ammy &tar's tricks! the #octor announced
how it was done. (e wasn't trying to show off!
Amy knew that. 8orking out the tricks was /ust
the bit of the show he en/oyed the most.
%t was a shame &ammy &tar didn't seem to
en/oy it as much. At first he was clearly trying
to ignore the #octor. .ater he started to twitch
and glare at the front row. Amy was quite
relie)ed when it came to the inter)al.
'(a)ing fun"' she asked the #octor as they
sat in their seats at the front.
(e nodded happily. ',h yes. Although...' A
frown crossed his face and he stood up. '0ack
in a minute. % /ust want to check out a few
things.'
Amy and Rory sat for a few moments /ust
holding hands. 'ou don't think something's
wrong! do you"' Amy said after a while.
'-ah!' said Rory although he looked worried.
'Just because we')e ne)er had a holiday without
monsters or crashing spaceships before...'
'8ell! no monsters so far! and we')e been
here almost a day*' said Amy.
'Monster*' $he shaky )oice came from the
row behind. %t was a word that Amy and Rory
couldn't ignore. $hey both spun round.
$he speaker was a member of the elderly
party. &he looked to be in her eighties! and tears
were trickling down her cheeks.
Amy knelt up on her seat and reached o)er
the back to hold the old lady's hand. '(ey! don't
cry!' she said gently. '8hat's the matter"'
'Monster!' the woman repeated through her
sobs.
'.ost!' said the elderly lady in the ne+t seat.
Amy turned her ga5e on her. &he was also
crying. '&o )ery lost. &o lost we were ne)er
found.'
$he woman in the bla5er stood up. 'Just
ignore them!' she said to Amy. 'Mrs (ooper*
Mrs 9ollins* 0e quiet now* ou're getting on
this nice young girl's ner)es.'
',h no!' Amy replied. 'They're not getting on
my ner)es.' &he didn't like to hear people being
spoken to so rudely! when they'd done nothing
to deser)e it.
'8ell! you're )ery. kind to say so!' the woman
said. '&he's )ery kind to say you're not annoying
her*' she told the two old ladies loudly. $hey
were so keen to come!' she went on! turning
back to Amy. $he second they saw the poster
it's been &ammy &tar! &ammy &tar! day and
night. -ow then! Miss .eake! % said to myself!
here's an idea* 8ouldn't it be a lo)ely treat!
taking them to see his show* 0ut they')e done
nothing e+cept make a fuss since we got here.
Monsters indeed. 8hy! they don't know the
meaning of the word*'
'#id you li)e through the war! Mrs 9ollins"'
Rory asked softly.
'=6 #ay...' she whispered back.
(e nodded. '&he might ha)e a better idea of
monsters than you think! then!' he told the
woman in the bla5er! Miss .eake.
'6)eryone all right"' asked the #octor as he
returned.
'%'m a bit worried! #octor!' Amy began! but
Miss .eake interrupted her.
'-othing to worry about at all*' she said. '8e
were /ust being silly! weren't we! Mrs 9ollins
and Mrs (ooper"'
'8ell! you might ha)e been being silly! %'m
not so sure about them!' muttered Amy under
her breath.
$he theatre lights dimmed again. $he #octor
made his way back to his seat. Amy still felt
concerned about the two old ladies! but wasn't
sure what to do. &he decided she would tell the
#octor all about it after the show.
$he curtain rose for the second half. $he
#octor didn't talk o)er the magic this time. (e
seemed troubled.
<inally it was time for the big showpiece!
4ra)eyard 4hosts. Mist swirled across the
stage! which was now co)ered with gra)estones
and statues. Amy shi)ered to see one that
looked like a stone angel. 'Makes me think of
you know what!' she said to the #octor under
her breath.
$all trees twisted at the sides of the stage. A
girl poked her head out from behind a tree! then
crept out to the middle of the stage. &he was
young and pretty and dressed in a =ictorian'
style white nightgown. .ong! dark hair curled
down her back. &uddenly a pale! bony hand
thrust through the turf of a gra)e.
%n the second row of the stalls! Mrs 9ollins
and Mrs (ooper screamed and screamed and
screamed.
Chapter Three
$he old ladies wouldn't stop screaming. $he
show kept going! but there were ner)ous looks
from the people on stage.
Miss .eake was trying to get the two
screaming women to be quiet. Rory went to
/oin her! and helped lead Mrs 9ollins and Mrs
(ooper up the centre aisle. Amy was going to
help! but noticed that the #octor was sitting
still. (is eyes hadn't left the stage.
'&houldn't we see what's wrong"' she asked.
(e shook his head! although his eyes didn't
mo)e. 'Rory will cope. Rory will be perfect. %
need to see this show. % need to see it right to
the end.'
Amy was torn. 4o with Rory or stay with the
#octor" &he dithered for a second! then sat
back down. $he #octor was right. Rory would
be fine on his own. (e was great with old
people. %t sounded like the real action would be
here.
,n stage! &ammy &tar emerged from his
gra)e! dressed as a skeletal monster. $he mist
cleared. $he #octor and Amy watched as the
monster crept up behind the young girl.
&he shrieked and tried to run! but sharp
spikes shot through the stage floor in front of
her. &he backed away! but spikes sprang up
behind. $he 'monster' began to pluck apples
from a twisted tree and throw them. $hey stuck!
pro)ing the sharpness of the spikes.
More and more spikes herded the girl
towards the base of the tallest tree. &he began to
climb. $he bark of the tree fell away! re)ealing
a spiral walkway. &ammy &tar scooped up an
armful of daggers and mo)ed underneath.
$he girl was running now. &ammy &tar thrust
his daggers up through the walkway! each /ust
missing the girl's feet. <ollowing her! behind
and below! he rammed home dagger after
dagger. $he blades stuck there! pointing
upwards! a dangerous! glittering path.
$he girl reached the top of the walkway.
$here seemed to be no escape for her. &ammy
&tar was still climbing up behind! wea)ing his
way through the dagger points. 0elow! the
spikes gleamed.
<inally the girl could go no further. &he
turned round and there was the monster! facing
her. (e held up a hand and opened it to re)eal
an apple. $he girl tried backing away! but there
was nowhere to go. &ammy &tar threw the
apple...
$he apple hit the girl. 8ith a scream she
toppled backwards! falling towards the spikes.
Amy gasped. 6)eryone in the audience
gasped! e+cept the #octor.
$he )ery instant the girl began to fall! there
came a blinding flash of light from the stage.
Amy blinked her eyes. 8hen her )ision
cleared! she could see that the girl had gone. %n
the centre of the spiral! amid the spikes! stood
the angel statue.
$he crowd began to applaud loudly. $here
were e)en some cheers and whistles.
Amy didn't clap or cheer. -either did the
#octor.
'$he angel mo)ed...' Amy whispered.
',h yes!' replied the #octor grimly. '$he
angel mo)ed.'
'&o it's...'
'%t's a 8eeping Angel!' said the #octor. 'A
stone'cold killer. A lonely assassin.'
As the applause died away! the lights on the
stage faded. $here was only one spotlight! and
it was on the 8eeping Angel.
'8e ha)e to keep looking at it...' said Amy
under her breath! scared. '%f we stop looking at
it! it'll mo)e. %t'll get more people.'
$he curtain fell.
Amy /umped up! thankful she was in the
front row. &he ran to the stage and clambered
onto it. $he audience murmured! wondering if
this was part of the act. &he scrambled under
the curtain.
$wo men were carrying the Angel off stage.
'(ey*' Amy called after them.
'8ho are you"' said a )oice. Amy spun
around. &ammy &tar had come back onto the
stage. (e was no longer in his gra)eyard outfit
and was now wearing a purple suit. '.ook! %'ll
sign your programme if you wait at the stage
door! but get out of here now! ,:" $ime for me
to take a bow.'
'%'m not a fan*' Amy told him. '%'m trying to
sa)e people's li)es* #o you know what that
statue is"'
$he #octor pushed through the curtain. ',h!
%'m quite sure he doesn't!' he said. '(e only
knows what it can do. (e's /ust using it.'
&ammy &tar stared at them for a moment.
$he look on his face scared Amy! it was so
fierce.
'-o one is going to ruin this for me!' he
snarled. '-o one. #o you hear me" $his is my
moment.' (e turned to the side of the stage and
beckoned. $wo burly men appeared. '$hrow
them out*' he hissed. 'Make sure they don't set
foot in this theatre again.'
'$ime to go*' said the #octor. (e took Amy
by the hand and pulled her to the edge of the
stage. $hey ducked under the curtain! /umped
down and ran up the centre aisle. $he security
men were close behind them.
As the audience began to applaud &ammy
&tar's curtain call! the #octor and Amy made it
to the e+it. $hey raced through the foyer! nearly
knocking o)er a lady selling It's Magic! $'
shirts. ',ooh!' said the #octor! pausing for a
second.
'ou don't need another $'shirt*' Amy yelled!
dragging him to the doors.
$he security men didn't chase them once they
were out of the theatre. $hey /ust stood in the
doorway looking fierce.
'eah! and stay out*' the #octor shouted at
them! wa)ing his fist in the air. ',h! hang on!
might not ha)e got that uite right...'
$he summer sun was low in the sky now.
Amy and the #octor walked to $rafalgar
&quare and sat at the base of -elson's 9olumn.
'8eeping Angels can. send people back in
time!' Amy said to the #octor. '&o when the
falling girl )anished! she must ha)e been
5apped into the past.'
$he #octor nodded. ',h yes! it's all been )ery
carefully planned. A 8eeping Angel can't mo)e
if anyone's looking at it. $he audience can see it
the whole time. 6)en if they're not looking
straight at it! it's in e)eryone's field of )ision. %n
the corner of their eye. Until the )ery end. $he
light flashing so brightly da55les them all. $he
Angel is free and can mo)e. $he nearest target
is the falling girl. %t touches her and sends her
into the past. um yum! nice bit of time energy
for the Angel! and a nice trick for &ammy &tar.
All the people applaud.'
'$here's one thing % don't get! though!' said
Amy. '(ow does he bring her back" (ow does
he do the trick night after night"'
$he #octor didn't answer. (e got up and
walked o)er to a lamp post. A poster had been
stuck to the black metal and he pulled it off. (e
came back and handed it to Amy without a
word.
'(A=6 ,U &66- $(%& 4%R."' she read.
':ylie #uncan! nineteen. .ong dark hair and
green eyes. .ast seen wearing blue /eans and a
red $'shirt.' &he looked up at the #octor!
pu55led.
'(a)e you seen this girl"' he echoed. '.ast
seen wearing a long white nightie.'
Amy's mouth fell open as she stared at the
photo on the poster. $hat's her* $hat's the girl
we')e /ust seen )anish*'
'People are worried!' said the #octor.
'8orried enough to report her missing. % e+pect
:ylie #uncan's mum is crying herself to sleep
e)ery night. &he doesn't know she'll ne)er see
her little girl again. -o one from this time will
e)er see her again.'
(e /umped up and began to walk around the
edge of the square. $here were posters e)ery
few metres. 'Molly 9rane. 0rittany (ughes.
Amber Reynolds. .auren Peters!' he read as he
ripped them all down. '6ach of these girls has a
mum waiting at home. -one of those mums
will e)er see their daughters again.' Amy had
rarely heard him sound so angry. '&ammy &tar
doesn't bring his assistants back from the past.
(e doesn't ha)e to. $here are hundreds of girls
out here! friendless and helpless. $hey come to
.ondon looking for a new start. ,f course
they'll /ump at the chance to get into showbi5*'
',h no!' whispered Amy. 'ou mean... it's a
new girl e)ery night" 6)ery show someone else
gets sent back in time" 0ut it's sold out for
months and months*'
'$hen the theatre will ha)e to gi)e e)eryone
their money back!' said the #octor grimly.
'$onight was &ammy &tar's last show. (is last
show e)er.'
Chapter Four
Rory helped walk Mrs 9ollins and Mrs (ooper
back to their minibus. (e had an arm round Mrs
9ollins and could feel her shaking. Miss .eake
was leading Mrs (ooper.
Miss .eake was in charge of 4olden ears
(ome for the 6lderly. &he told Rory this! and a
lot of other things that didn't interest him! as
they walked to the car park. &he also kept being
cheerful at the old ladies. '-ow! don't let's be
sillies*' she said. '%t was /ust a silly old magic
trick! nothing to be scared of. <ancy being
scared of ghosties and ghoulies at your age!
Mrs 9ollins and Mrs (ooper*'
'Monster...' muttered Mrs (ooper.
'%t wasn't a real monster! it was /ust a young
lad. .ike this lad here*' Miss .eake said!
wa)ing a hand at Rory. 'ou're not scared of
him! now! are you"'
Rory thought that &ammy &tar must be at
least fifteen years older than him. (e didn't
mention it! though. %t was hard to get a word in
edgeways when Miss .eake was talking.
'.ost!' said Mrs 9ollins. '&o lost.'
'ou're not lost! Mrs 9ollins* 8e're in
.ondon ? .,-#,-!' said Miss .eake loudly.
'-ow you /ust need to get on the bus and we'll
take you home. % said! we'll take you 0A9:
(,M6. 0ack to lo)ely 4olden ears for a cup
of cocoa then beddy'byes.'
Miss .eake unlocked the minibus and Rory
helped the two ladies up the steps. '-ow %'m
going to ask this young man to be )ery kind!'
said Miss .eake to her charges. '%'m going to
ask him to stay here with you while % go back
for the others. % hope they')e not got up to
mischief while %')e been gone*'
&he turned to Rory and ga)e him a would'be
winning smile. '-ow! you don't mind waiting!
do you" % won't be long. % can't lea)e my girls
alone! though*'
Rory nodded. '$hat's fine.'
'$here! do you hear that" (e says it's fine. %t's
<%-6. ou don't ha)e to worry! because he's a
nurse!' Miss .eake said! with a little giggle in
her )oice. ',h! they lo)e a male nurse! do my
old dears* Maybe you should be the one to
worry*'
Rory forced a smile onto his face. '%'m sure
we'll be ,:.'
Miss .eake went off! still giggling a little to
herself. Rory shut the door of the minibus! and
sat down on a seat. Mrs 9ollins and Mrs
(ooper were in the seat behind! and he
swi)elled round to talk to them. 'Are you all
right"' he asked.
$hey nodded slowly. $he tears had stopped
falling now! but both old ladies still looked sad.
$hey had a haunted look! Rory thought! as if
they were thinking of a past tragedy.
$hey all sat in silence for a while. $he two
women were holding hands tightly! clinging to
each other for comfort.
'8hat was it! Mrs 9ollins"' Rory asked softly
after a while. '8hat's the matter" 8hat scared
you"'
':ylie!' she said.
Rory /ust ga5ed at her in surprise. %t seemed a
)ery odd thing to be scared of.
':ylie!' she repeated. 'My name. 9all me
:ylie. -ot Mrs 9ollins.'
'Amber!' said Mrs (ooper. '%'m Amber. %'m
not mad.'
',f course you're not!' said Rory. '8ho says
you are"'
'8e ha)e to be careful!' said Mrs (ooper. &he
didn't seem to be talking to Rory! her eyes were
looking far away. '8e mustn't tell the truth.
$hey'll think we're mad.'
'8e'll get locked up if we tell the truth!'
added Mrs 9ollins.
'%s something bad going on"' Rory asked!
worried now. '%s something bad going on at the
4olden ears home"'
$o his relief! Mrs (ooper shook her head.
'-ot there!' she said. 'A long time ago. A )ery
long time ago.'
Mrs 9ollins nodded fiercely. 'A )ery long
time ago!' she agreed. '$oday. A )ery long time
ago today.'
Rory had thought he was getting somewhere!
but that answer made no sense at all.
'%t was =6 #ay!' said Mrs (ooper. '=ictory in
6urope. % didn't know what that meant! then.
8e didn't do it at school.'
'$hey asked me why % was in my nightie!'
said Mrs 9ollins. '8hy % was walking around in
a da5e.'
Mrs (ooper almost smiled. '% was da5ed too.
$hey said there was a girl like me! a girl who
was confused. $hey wondered if we knew each
other. $hat's how we met. 8e')e stuck together
e)er since.' &he squee5ed her friend's hand.
'$hey said it must ha)e been a bomb!' said
Mrs 9ollins. 'A bomb must ha)e come down
and hurt our heads. $hat's why we didn't know
what had happened.'
Mrs (ooper nodded. $hey said they'd
thought the last #oodlebug had fallen months
ago. People were upset to think there'd been
more bombs. $hey said it would be the last one!
though. $here was peace in 6urope at last. 8e
knew it wasn't a bomb! but we didn't know
what had really happened. &o we went along
with it.' &he paused. '8e knew there must ha)e
been other girls! but we didn't look for them. %t's
not the sort of thing you can ask people.'
'$hey made us /oin their party!' said Mrs
9ollins. '%t was the biggest party %'d e)er seen.
Right there in $rafalgar &quare. $hey were all
so happy. 8e danced and danced and danced.
8e were so scared and so lost! but we danced.'
'% danced with a soldier!' said Mrs (ooper.
'(is name was Albert. %t was a summer's day
like this when we got married...' $ears began to
fall from her eyes again! and she began to sing.
'It may !e an hour, it may !e a week...'
Mrs 9ollins lifted her )oice and /oined in. 'It
may !e "i"ty years...'
Rory felt tears pricking at his eyes too. $he
two old ladies were so sad! yet so dignified.
$he moment was broken. $he door to the
minibus clunked open! and Miss .eake began
helping elderly people up the steps. '6)erything
all right"' she called to Rory! but didn't wait for
an answer. '%'m sure you')e been fine! e)en with
that cheeky pair* Mrs 9ollins and Mrs (ooper
are so naughty sometimes. $hey do play such
/okes. 8hy! the other day they tried to tell me
they were born in 1@@A* #$%& more like! % said!
didn't %! Mrs (ooper" 0ut you will ha)e your
little /oke.' &he didn't seem to care or e)en
notice that Mrs (ooper ignored her.
8hen the old people were seated! Rory got
up and walked down the bus to the door. '0ye
then!' he said to Miss .eake.
'4oodbye! and thank you so much!' she
replied! sitting herself down in the dri)er's seat.
',h* 0y the way* ou know those friends you
were with" $hat nice red'haired girl and the
young man in the plastic bowler hat"' Rory
nodded. '8ell! they got thrown out of the
theatre* Awful! isn't it" &o % wouldn't go back
there looking for them if % were you.'
Rory sighed and shut the bus door behind
him. Amy and the #octor had been thrown out
of yet another place. .ucky he still had his
mobile phone. (e kept it with him out of habit.
At least in 6ngland around his own time it
should work.
As he mo)ed away from the minibus! he
could hear the whole busload of elderly people
/oining in the song. 'It may !e an hour, it may
!e a week, it may !e "i"ty years. But I know we
will "ind lo'ing hearts still entwined, on the day
we meet again.'
$he wartime song always made him think of
Amy. (e'd waited nearly 7!222 years for her.
<ifty years was nothing compared to that. $he
song told the truth! though. 6)en after all that
time! their lo)e had still been strong.
Rory smiled.
Chapter Five
$hey met in $rafalgar &quare.
'$here was a =6 #ay party here!' Rory told
the #octor and Amy as he sat down beside
them. (e was still thinking of the two old
ladies! Mrs 9ollins and Mrs (ooper.
$he #octor nodded. '6ighth of May! 1@BC.
$housands gathered here. 9hurchill made a
speech and they played it o)er loudspeakers.'
'4ood old 8inston!' said Amy. '8hat"' she
cried as Rory ga)e her a look. '% can namedrop
too* %t's not /ust the #octor who's been
e)erywhere and met e)eryone.'
'% wasn't at the =6 #ay party!' the #octor
pointed out. '% /ust heard about it from other
people.' (e sighed. ',ne happy day. ,ne great
big happy day for them all. $hen real life got
them again. Japan was still fighting the war.
6)eryone had lost lo)ed ones. (omes had been
bombed. $here were no bananas.'
'$hey were there!' said Rory. '$hose two old
ladies. $hey were at the $rafalgar &quare party
on =6 #ay. &trange to think of it! really. More
than si+ty'fi)e years ago. $hey'd /ust ha)e been
teenagers! and they were dancing right here.
Maybe on this )ery spot.' (e smiled. 'Poor old
dears. % couldn't really follow what they were
saying. % tell you what was weird! though. $hey
were called :ylie and Amber. ou don't think
of old people being called :ylie or Amber! do
you"'
'(ang on!' said Amy! looking shocked.
'#octor...'
$he #octor stiffened. <or a moment he didn't
say a word! then started leafing through the pile
of posters beside him. (e picked out the one he
had shown Amy earlier! and another of a blonde
girl. (e held them up so Rory could see them.
M%&&%-4D :.%6 #U-9A-. M%&&%-4D
AM06R R6-,.#&.
Rory frowned. (e took the poster of Amber
Reynolds and stared at it. '% don't understand...'
'$hat's because you missed the end of the
show!' said Amy. '8e')e got a lot to tell you.
&ammy &tar is using a 8eeping Angel in his
act. %t's sending girls back into the past.'
'% think you')e /ust found out where in the
past they're ending up!' the #octor told Rory.
',ne minute they're in a 8est 6nd theatre in the
twenty'first century...'
'... and the ne+t they're in 1@BC. At a party in
$rafalgar &quare!' finished Rory. ',h no.' (e
/umped up. '8e')e got to go and rescue them*
8e know where they are and when they are! so
we can go in the $AR#%&*'
$he #octor shook his head. '8e also know
they stay there! in that time. $hey grow old.'
'8e could get them back to their own time*'
Rory cried.
'$hey get back to their own time!' said the
#octor. '$hey /ust take the long route. %t takes
them about si+ty'se)en years.' (e shook his
head again. '%'m sorry! Rory. 8e can't change
that.' (e stood up. '0ut we can make sure it
doesn't happen to anyone else. 9ome on! Ponds!
we're going back to the theatre. 8e')e got less
than twenty'four hours to stop &ammy &tar.'
E
$he sign abo)e the theatre was still lit up. $he
words (ammy (tar's Magic (how! shone out.
'$he city ne)er sleeps*' the #octor said. (e
rattled the theatre doors. $hey were locked. '%t
seems the people who work here do sleep!
though. -e)er mind.' (e pulled the sonic
screwdri)er out of his pocket. '% ha)e a key.'
$he foyer looked haunted in the gloom! more
haunted than the stage gra)eyard. $hey crept
across it in silence and went through a door
marked -, 6-$RA-96.
'% know the way!' the #octor whispered. '%
went for a snoop around during the inter)al. %
had a feeling something was wrong. My
se)enth sense.'
'#on't you mean si+th sense"' asked Rory.
'-o!' said the #octor. '% already ha)e si+ well'
used senses. $his was my /ust as well'used but
often ignored <inding 6)il sense. ,f course all
my senses are finely honed ' ooo".'
(e broke off as he walked straight into a
large security guard.
'8hat are you doing here"' growled the
guard.
$he #octor fumbled in his pocket and
brought out his psychic paper. '%')e come to
inspect the magic!' he said! holding out the open
wallet. $he guard peered at the blank paper!
seeing only what the #octor wanted him to see.
'&ays here you're with the Magic ,)al!' he
said.
'Ah yes!' said the #octor as he brushed
himself down. '%t's like the Magic 9ircle! only...
stretched. 8e inspect tricks at night so no one
else finds out how they're done. %f you could
/ust escort us to &ammy &tar's prop store! we'll
get on with our checks.'
(e made to walk past the guard! but the burly
man put out an arm to stop him. '#oes Mr &tar
know about this" (e ne)er said you were
coming.'
$he #octor tutted. '8ell! of course he doesn't
know. %t wouldn't be a random secret magic
check at night if he knew about it. ou')e heard
of secret shoppers" $hey buy things in shops
and then report back on the ser)ice.'
$he guard nodded his head.
'8ell! we're secret magic'checkers. 8e check
the tricks then report back to the Magic ,)al.'
Amy held her breath. <or a moment it looked
like the guard might let them through.
'8ell...' he said. $hen he paused. '(ey!
ha)en't % seen you before"'
$he #octor looked pu55led. '% don't think so.
%')e /ust got one of those faces.'
'es % ha)e*' $he man frowned. '% threw you
out of here an hour ago. % noticed your plastic
bowler hat at the time.'
'.ots of people wear these*' the #octor said.
'$hey're cool.'
'-o they don't!' muttered Amy under her
breath. 'And no they're not.'
'eah! but % also noticed your funny $'shirt
and that you had a red'headed girl with you!'
said the man. '9ome on! you're not fooling me.
ou're trying to nick something so you can
cheat in the contest tomorrow. 8ell! you're out
of luck. ,ut you go*'
E
'And stay out*' the #octor yelled as he landed
on the pa)ement for the second time that
e)ening.
'% already ha)e >theatre> on my list of places
we')e been thrown out of!' Amy complained.
'8e could at least ha)e found somewhere new.'
'8ell! look on the bright side!' said the
#octor. 'At least we were thrown out before we
got to the guard dogs. $hey looked fierce.'
Amy blinked. '$here were guard dogs"'
'Just a couple. % saw them when % was
scouting around during the inter)al. ,h! and a
lot of padlocks. &ammy &tar really doesn't want
people going through his props.'
'&o what do we do now"' asked Rory.
$he #octor didn't answer at once. (e looked
deep in thought. '8e')e got to find a way of
getting into the prop store!' he said after a
moment.
$he others nodded.
'8e need to do it before the ne+t show. $he
Angel mustn't get any more girls.'
$hey nodded again.
'#id anyone else hear that guard mention a
contest"'
Amy and Rory nodded again. '% don't know
what he was talking about! though!' said Amy.
$he #octor /umped up. ',ne way to find out*'
(e went back o)er to the theatre. $he guard
could still be seen in the foyer! his shadow on
the window. $he #octor found a letterbo+ in the
main door! and knelt down to it. '6+cuse me*'
he called through the letterbo+. '8hat contest
were you talking about /ust then"'
A few seconds later a flyer plopped out onto
the pa)ement from the other side of the
letterbo+. $he #octor picked it up. '$hank you*'
he called.
(e re/oined Amy and Rory. 'Aha*' he said.
'8hat do you think about this! then"'
Amy took the flyer from him and read it.
'(a)e you got what it takes" %f you think
you're as good as &ammy &tar! come to the
0ritain's 4ot Magic try'outs. &how your tricks
to $= /udges Austin (art! #aisy Mead and 0ill
6)ans. 8ith special guest /udge! &ammy &tar.'
'&o"' said Rory. '%t's a thing for daft people
who want to get on telly.'
'es!' agreed the #octor. '$he thing is!
though! the try'outs are tomorrow! and they're
at this theatre.'
'Right*' Amy got it. 'ou mean you're going
to enter"'
'-ot quite!' said the #octor. '% mean! we're
going to enter. Just call us daft people who want
to get on telly. 8e're /ust going to rescue a few
damsels in distress at the same time.'
Chapter Six
$he #octor! Rory and Amy were making
plans.
'8e ha)e to go to the try'outs in disguise!' the
#octor said. '&ammy &tar might spot us. &o
might that guard! if he's around. 6)en if % take
my cool hat off.'
'%'d suggest taking your cool hat off anyway!'
said Amy. 'ou know! /ust in case.'
'%')e seen those programmes on $=!' said
Rory. 'People queue up for hours to get in. 8e'll
ha)e to get there really early in the morning.'
'-o! well ha)e to get there really early in the
morning!' the #octor told him.
Rory looked pu55led. '6r! that's what % said.'
'-o!' the #octor told him. 'ou said >we>
meaning you! me and Amy. % said >we>
meaning /ust me and Amy. %')e got another /ob
for you! Rory.'
(e told the others what he had in mind. Rory
would go to the 4olden ears (ome for the
6lderly. $here he'd talk to :ylie 9ollins and
Amber (ooper and find out all they knew about
&ammy &tar. Meanwhile! he and Amy would
disguise themsel)es and go to the theatre. ,nce
inside! they'd find out where the 8eeping Angel
was being kept.
'8hat do we do when we find it"' Amy
asked.
'4ood question!' said the #octor. 'Great
question! in fact.' (e stopped.
'&o what's the answer to my great question"'
said Amy.
$he #octor looked slightly sheepish. '8ell!
%'m sure %'ll ha)e worked out something by
then. 8e'll ha)e a whole day to sort it out. Rory!
make sure you're back by the e)ening for the
show.'
'Right!' said Rory. 'ou can count on me.'
'4ood!' said the #octor. '0ecause % ha)e a
feeling we're going to need all the help we can
get.'
E
$he ne+t morning! Rory caught a tube then a
train and made his way to the 4olden ears
(ome for the 6lderly.
(e hadn't been keen on Miss .eake! but was
quite glad when she opened the door. At least
she knew who he was.
'% was! er! /ust passing!' he said stiffly. (e
didn't like telling e)en little white lies. '&o %
thought %'d pop in and see how Mrs 9ollins and
Mrs (ooper are today.'
Miss .eake beamed at him. ',h! it's the nice
young man from last night* 8ell now! aren't
you sweet" 9ome on through! they'll be so
thrilled*'
&he led him into a large room. (igh'backed
chairs were all around the edge! each with a
tiny table ne+t to it. 6)ery chair held an elderly
person! and e)ery table held a cup of tea. A $=
set blared in one corner! but no one was
watching it. $hey were all staring ahead at
nothing. Although the sun shone brightly! the
<rench windows onto the garden remained
firmly shut.
'Mrs (ooper* Mrs 9ollins* %')e brought a
)isitor for you*' shouted Miss .eake. '%sn't that
nice" $hey're )ery pleased to see you!' she
added to Rory! although they hadn't e)en
looked at him.
'6r! %'ll be ,: from here!' Rory said! hoping
to get rid of her. $o his relief! she /ust patted his
hand and left the room.
(e went o)er to the two elderly ladies! who
were sitting ne+t to each other. -ot seeing any
spare seats! Rory mo)ed an empty cup and sat
on the table between them. $hen he stood up
again. $his is silly!' he said. '.et's go into the
garden.'
Mrs (ooper and Mrs 9ollins looked as
though he'd suggested bunking off school. <or a
second! he saw the cheeky schoolgirls they'd
been once. ,f course! if the #octor was right!
these old ladies had been schoolgirls only a few
months ago.
Rory opened the <rench windows and helped
the two ladies o)er the step into the garden.
$hey all sat down on a little bench by a rose
bed.
'%t's lo)ely out here!' said Rory. 'ou ought to
come outside more. -ot /ust sit indoors.'
'$here's no point!' said Mrs (ooper dully.
Mrs 9ollins raised her face to the sun. '%t
makes me think of being young!' she said.
'8hat happened when you were young"'
asked Rory softly. '9an you tell me"'
&he shut her eyes! letting the sun play on her
eyelids. '8e got lost!' she said.
'.ost!' Mrs (ooper echoed. '8e were so lost.'
'$hat's what % want you to tell me about!' said
Rory. '% want to hear about the time you were
lost. %t was &ammy &tar! wasn't it" %t was him
who sent you back in time.'
$here was silence. Rory didn't want to rush
them! but after a few seconds asked again. '8as
it &ammy &tar who sent you back in time"'
Mrs (ooper ga)e a loud gulp. Rory looked at
her! and found to his horror that she was crying.
0oth old ladies were crying! huge! choking
sobs. 'Please don't cry*' he said helplessly.
Mrs 9ollins smiled. %n fact! Rory could now
see that they were both smiling through the
tears. (e was surprised. 'ou're not upset"' he
asked.
'%t was real! then...' Mrs 9ollins whispered. '%t
really happened.'
'8e're not mad*' said Mrs (ooper. '8e were
ne)er mad*'
',f course you're not mad!' said Rory. '%f you
knew some of the things %'d seen... -o! you're
really not mad. %t really happened! all of it.'
'8e had to forget!' Mrs (ooper went on. '8e
could ne)er talk about it. %t felt like it was a
dream from long ago.'
'ou saw &ammy &tar! though!' said Rory.
'Miss .eake said you saw the poster and kept
talking about him. ou knew who he was! didn't
you"'
'(e was /ust part of a dream. &omeone we
might ha)e seen long ago. $hen the dream
came true.'
Rory leant forward. 'Please will you try to
think back" %t could really help.'
'&o long ago.' Mrs (ooper shook her head. '%t
was so long ago. 8e had to forget...'
%t was long ago for them! Rory knew! but it
was happening right now too. &omehow he had
to get them to recall the past. %t might sa)e
some other girl from going through the same
thing.
(e had a sudden thought. $he M%&&%-4
poster of Amber Reynolds. (e didn't think he'd
gi)en it back to the #octor. (ad he folded it up
and put it in his pocket" es* $here it was. (e
pulled out the poster and unfolded it. $hen he
handed the paper to Mrs (ooper.
'Amber Reynolds!' he said. '8as that you"'
&he put out a ner)ous hand but stopped!
seeming too scared to touch the picture.
'Reynolds!' she whispered. '$hat was my name
before % married Albert.'
'$hink back!' said Rory softly. '$hink back to
who you were then. $o what happened to you.'
Mrs (ooper wiped her tears away. $hen!
after taking a deep breath! she spoke. '%t was
Ma+.'
Rory was pu55led. (e'd not heard of a Ma+.
8as this Ma+ in league with &ammy &tar"
'8hat did Ma+ do"' he asked.
&he smiled. ',h! he was so lo)ely. (e would
run up and gi)e me a great big lick when %
came home from school.'
',h! Ma+ was your dog!' said Rory in relief
as he figured it out.
'% lo)ed him so much. (e was my only friend.
#ad hit me. Mum let him. Ma+ cared! though.
(e lo)ed me as much as % lo)ed him. $hen...'
'es"' Rory asked! as she paused.
'$hen my dad sold him. $hat was the thing
that made me run away. (e was my dog and my
friend! and my dad sold him. A stranger came to
the door and offered him loads of money for
Ma+! and my dad said yes.'
'$hat's awful!' said Rory.
&he nodded. '% thought % could earn lots of
money in .ondon. $hen % could find the
stranger somehow and buy Ma+ back. %nstead %
got... lost. % ne)er saw Ma+ again. % hope he
was happy.' $ears ran down her cheeks again
and this time she didn't brush them away.
Rory ga)e her a few moments with her long'
ago grief. $hen he asked! '8hat happened then"
8hat went on when you got to .ondon"'
&he didn't answer. 'Please!' he tried again. '%
ha)e to know. $he #octor's counting on me to
find out.'
'$he #octor"' said Mrs (ooper at last. '% think
% met a doctor. 0ack then. 0ack in the dream.'
'-o!' said Rory. '$his isn't a doctor ' it's the
#octor. -ot someone you see when you're ill.'
'% thought he was mad!' she said! not taking
any notice. '(im and the red'haired girl. 0oth
of them! mad.' &he sighed. '$hey were the last
people % saw before % was lost.'
Rory didn't like the sound of that at all. A
mad doctor and a mad red'headed girl. $hat /ust
had to be the #octor and Amy. $hat meant that
the young Amber Reynolds was still out there
somewhere. &he hadn't been sent back in time
yet.
8hate)er the #octor was up to! it seemed as
though his plan was doomed to fail.
Miss .eake came out into the garden. &he
had a folded maga5ine under one arm and was
carrying a cup. '% wondered where you were*'
she said. 'All of you out here! now mind you
don't catch the sun.' &he handed the cup to
Rory. '% /ust knew you'd like a nice cup of tea.'
Rory thanked her! e)en though he didn't want
a cup of tea
'&ee! they're fine this morning after a good
night's sleep!' Miss .eake carried on. &he didn't
seem to mind that the people she was talking
about were in front of her. 8a)ing the
maga5ine at the two women! she said! '.ook!
that nice &ammy &tar's going to be on $=
soon*' &he turned back to Rory. '$hey'll en/oy
that. %t'll make up for all the silly upset at the
show yesterday.'
Rory didn't agree! but he nodded. (e wanted
her to lea)e so he could find out more from Mrs
(ooper. $hen! as she tucked the maga5ine back
under her arm! he noticed a photo on the open
page. %t showed &ammy &tar in front of a
gra)estone! holding an apple. '9ould % /ust ha)e
a look at that! please"' he asked! taking it from
her before she could answer.
(e read the first few lines. ',h no!' he said.
'-ow we're really in trouble.'
Chapter Seven
$he #octor had rooted through the $AR#%&
wardrobe for costumes. (e was now wearing a
frilly white shirt with ruffles! and a long floppy
black bow'tie. (e'd swapped his tweed /acket
for a )el)et one. ,)er the top he wore a black
cape with red satin lining and arm'hole slits.
'#o % look like a magician"' he asked Amy as he
posed in front of a mirror.
'=ery magic!' she said. '$he trousers are a bit
long! though.'
'8ell! % was quite a lot taller when % last wore
this outfit!' he said. '-ow come on! try yours
on.'
Amy held up the sparkly sil)er one'piece
catsuit. '% think it's a bit small for me!' she said.
'-onsense* ou'll /ust ha)e to show your
ankles!' the #octor told her. '%t's perfect for Amy
Pond! the magician's helper.'
Amy went behind a screen and began to
change. 'eah! why do % ha)e to be the helper"'
she said. '8hy can't % do the magic"'
'All right!' said the #octor! rather to her
surprise. 'ou do the magic then.' (e paused.
'(ow many magic tricks do you know"'
Amy popped her head round the screen.
'-one!' she said! 'as you're well aware. (ow
many tricks do you know"'
$he #octor produced a large bunch of silk
flowers from up one slee)e and handed it to her.
'.oads*'
',:!' she said in a mock'grumpy )oice. 'ou
win. ou do the magic.' &he emerged from
behind the screen and did a twirl.
$he #octor picked up a dark wig and
plonked it on her head. '$here. Perfect.'
'&hould we come up with a plan"' Amy asked
the #octor. 'Are we /ust going to go on stage
and make it up as we go along"'
'Making things up as we go along is what %
do best!' said the #octor. ',h! all right! we'll
plan ahead. Just this once.' (e searched through
a pile of stuff and came up with a large carpet
bag. ',:! let's collect up all the things we need.
9hains! sack! handcuffs! large wooden bo+...'
%t took about half an hour! but in the end they
found all the things the #octor wanted. '$hey'll
ne)er fit in that bag!' Amy said! looking at the
man'si5e wooden cabinet. $he #octor told her
that the bag was bigger on the inside than the
outside! and pushed the things in one by one.
,nce all the items were inside! e)en the
cabinet! he shut the clasp of the carpet bag with
a loud snap.
'%'m glad % got this back from Mary Poppins!'
he said. '&hall we go"'
'(ang on!' said Amy!' % don't suppose you')e
got another bag like that! ha)e you" (andbag'
si5ed. ou know what it's like! lipstick! hankie!
sunglasses! keys and then there's no room for
the kitchen sink.'
$he #octor del)ed into the heap of things
again! then handed her a tiny shoulder bag.
',oh! sil)er to match!' she said. &he put her
sunglasses and sun lotion into the bag. $hen the
#octor's bunch of silk flowers! and a silk scarf.
$hen she tried to fit in a hat stand but couldn't
manage it. ',h well! you can't ha)e it all!' she
said with a shrug.
'Ready now"' asked the #octor! pretending to
look at a watch.
Amy grinned. 'es! %'m ready*'
'8ell! then! come along! Pond ' let's make
magic*'
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$he queue was already halfway round $rafalgar
&quare when the #octor and Amy arri)ed.
People of all shapes! si5es and ages were
waiting to get in. &ome were dressed in normal
clothes. &ome wore top hats or spangly outfits.
,ne wore a tiger costume.
$hey /oined the end of the line. %n front of
them! a man in glasses was working on card
tricks. -e+t to him! a girl was trying to keep
hold of a squirming rabbit.
'8hat's your act! then! mate"' asked a man
with a top hat on his head.
'% escape!' said the #octor.
$he man sniffed. '0een at it long"'
'(mm.' $he #octor thought about it for a
second. 'About a thousand years. 4i)e or take a
century or so. 6scape! capture! escape! capture!
pretty much the story of my li)es.'
'eah! % know what you mean! mate!' the top'
hatted man agreed.
0y the time the theatre opened its doors! the
end of the queue was out of sight. '% hope we're
not out here too long!' Amy said! popping on
her sunglasses. '%'m cooking like a 9hristmas
turkey in tinfoil in this sil)er get'up. $he wig's
making my head sweat! too.'
'$hanks for sharing that!' said the #octor.
Amy wrinkled her nose at him.
People started to go into the theatre through
one door. After about ten minutes! the first
people left again by another door. $hey all
looked upset. $he man in the tiger suit was
crying.
'4et a life*' Amy whispered to the #octor.
'9rying because you don't get on a $= show!
that's pretty sad.'
'0e kind!' said the #octor. '&ome people don't
know there's a whole uni)erse out there.'
'8ell! they should try finding out!' said Amy.
%t was some time before the #octor and Amy
got to the doors of the theatre. A guard was
standing outside! stopping people getting in
before they were wanted. $o Amy's relief! it
wasn't the guard they'd met the night before.
&he wasn't sure their disguises were really good
enough to fool anyone. People tended not to
forget the #octor.
After a few more minutes! the guard wa)ed
them into the foyer.
A man with a clipboard came up to them. (e
handed them a piece of card with a number on
it. 'ou will be shown into the theatre. 8hen
your number is called you will go on the stage.
$he /udges and &ammy &tar will be sitting in
the front row. ou may begin when they tell
you to. our act should take no more than three
minutes. $he /udges may stop you and ask you
to lea)e at any point. 4ot that"'
'es! sir*' said Amy! gi)ing him a salute. '(as
he been taking lessons from the #aleks"' she
whispered to the #octor.
$hey had to sign a form. Amy spotted that
the #octor had signed it '<red Astaire'! so she
signed it '4inger Rogers'. $he man didn't seem
to notice. (e ushered them in to the main
theatre and went to tell the rules to the ne+t
person.
A short! stocky girl in top hat and tails was
on the stage. 'Just one more trick!' she pleaded!
taking her hat off her head and pulling some
flags out of it.
'$hank you! we')e seen quite enough!'
someone said from the stalls. '$hat's a -o from
me.'
Amy peered into the seats. &he'd seen the
three /udges on $= before. $hat )oice belonged
to Austin (art! a tall! smug'looking man
co)ered in fake tan. -e+t to him was 0ill 6)ans
who was short! bald and 8elsh. $he only
woman in the line'up was #aisy Mead! a model
who'd married a pop star.
'6nough for a life time!' said 0ill 6)ans.
'#on't gi)e up the day /ob! lo)e. -o from me.'
#aisy Mead drawled! '% don't want to be
cruel! right" %t was /ust dreadful though. Really
bad.'
'&o that's a hat'trick of >-o>s for your hat
trick!' sniggered Austin (art. '&ammy" #o you
ha)e any comments to add"'
'.earning magic is hard work!' said &ammy
&tar. '%t's also lonely.' $he girl on stage nodded.
'<or some people it's worth it. <or you! it isn't.
ou're awful.'
$he girl burst into tears. &he put the hat back
on her head! flags hanging o)er her ears.
Amy turned to the #octor. '$hat's really
mean. #o they ha)e to be so nasty" &o her
magic's not great. 8hat ha)e they done with
their li)es"'
$he #octor's eyes narrowed. '<or some
people! being mean to others is the point of
their li)es. $hey're the ones you should be
feeling sorry for. %t must be worse than being a
9yberman.'
As the girl shuffled off the stage! a )oice
called '-umber thirty'se)en! please.'
',oh! that's us*' said the #octor. (e nudged
Amy! and led her onto the stage.
'-ame"' asked Austin (art.
'%'m #octor #aring!' said the #octor gi)ing
them a wa)e! 'and this is the Ama5ing Amy! my
lo)ely helper.' Amy smiled and did a twirl.
'8hat's your act"'
$he #octor bowed. '% am an escape artist. %n
fact! % am the best escape artist you will e)er
see.'
All four of the /udges started laughing.
$he #octor turned to Amy. 'ou know! %
think they might be laughing at us! rather than
laughing with us. $hat's not )ery nice.'
'8ell! let's gi)e them something to laugh
about!' said Amy! opening the carpet bag. &he
pulled out the chains with a flourish and began
to wind them around the #octor. -e+t out of the
bag came three huge padlocks. &he displayed
them to the watchers! then linked them through
the chains. ,ne by one! she snapped them shut.
$he #octor wriggled his fingers! showing he
was held firm by the chains. Amy faced him
and raised her eyebrows. (e ga)e a slight nod.
$hat was their signal to show the bonds were
loose enough for him. (e had to seem trapped!
but still be able to reach his sonic screwdri)er.
&o far things were going as planned. Amy
pulled a sack out of the bag and placed it o)er
the #octor's head. (e ga)e her a wink before
the cloth co)ered his face. &he then produced a
large wooden cabinet from the bag. Although
such a big bo+ could ne)er ha)e fitted in a bag
of that si5e! no one clapped. Amy almost
laughed. $he /udges thought an alien wonder
was /ust a cheap trick* $hey really were
clueless.
4etting the bo+ into the right place was the
most crucial part of the #octor's plan. (e'd told
Amy /ust where it had to be placed on the stage.
&he had to be careful while looking careless.
$he watchers mustn't guess that she was putting
the cabinet on top of a trapdoor.
9ertain it was in the right place! Amy stepped
away from the bo+. &he tapped it hard on all
sides to show it was solid. $hen she ushered the
bound #octor into it. Using handcuffs! she
fi+ed him to metal rings inside the bo+. 8hen it
was clear that the #octor was helpless! she shut
the door on him.
<or Amy! the ne+t few minutes would be
tricky. All eyes were on her! and she had to
keep it that way. $he #octor needed all the time
she could buy him.
'$rapped in this bo+*' she cried. '(ow will he
escape his bonds"'
$he seconds ticked past slowly as she danced
around the cabinet. 8hene)er she was behind
it! out of sight of the /udges! she rattled a piece
of chain. $hat would make people think the
#octor was trying to escape inside the bo+.
At last someone called out! $hree minutes are
up.'
'Just a bit longer*' she called back. &he put
her ear to the bo+! acting as if she could hear a
)oice from inside. '(e's nearly free*'
'#o us a fa)our! lo)e*' said 0ill 6)ans.
'ou're wasting our time.'
'8ell spotted. $hat's the point!' muttered Amy
to herself.
'ou're going to ha)e to let him out now!' said
Austin! sounding bored.
'% am! like! so asleep already!' said #aisy
Mead.
Amy smiled and pretended to try the door.
'%t's stuck*' she said. '(old on! gi)e me a
moment.' &he made a show of pulling the
handle. '-o! really stuck. &orry*'
'(ang on a minute!' came an angry )oice. '%
know that accent.' &ammy &tar /umped up from
his seat and stormed onto the stage. Amy
ducked round behind the bo+. &he was able to
waste quite a few more seconds as &ammy &tar
chased her round and round.
$he /udges cheered from the stalls. '$his is
the best thing we')e seen yet*' called Austin
(art.
%t couldn't go on for e)er! of course. &ammy
&tar caught up with Amy and grabbed hold of
her wig. 'Aha* % thought so*' he cried as her
long red hair tumbled out. $he &cottish redhead
from last night* &he's a spy!' he told the /udges.
'&he's trying to ruin my act! her and this #octor
#aring friend of hers.'
'eah! but he's! like! stuck in that bo+! yeah"'
said #aisy Mead. '&o he's not doing anything! is
he"'
&ammy &tar hissed through his teeth. (e
sho)ed Amy out of the way and opened the
bo+.
%t was empty.
',h! sorry! did we say this was an escape act"
%t's really a disappearing act!' said Amy. &he
grinned. ',ur mistake.'
Chapter Eight
As soon as Amy shut the door of the bo+! the
#octor set to work. (e'd hidden the sonic
screwdri)er up his slee)e! and now he shook it
down into his hand. Amy had been careful to
lea)e the chains loose enough to allow him to
do that.
A couple of quick bu55es from the
screwdri)er made the chains and padlocks fall
away! followed by the handcuffs. $he #octor
pulled the sack off his head and knelt down.
(e'd watched &ammy &tar's act closely.
&ammy had appeared from a 'gra)e' as if by
magic. $he #octor had worked out that there
must be a trapdoor in the stage. (e'd told Amy
to put the cabinet o)er that e+act spot. -ow he
opened the trapdoor and climbed down.
$here was /ust enough space to stand up
under the stage. (e shut the trapdoor behind
him! then looked around. A dim light showed a
door to one side. $he #octor went through it
and found himself in the heart of the theatre.
$here were no guards or dogs as no intruder
was supposed to get this far in. $his was the
place he'd been searching for! &ammy &tar's
prop store.
$here was a keypad by the storeroom door. A
sequence of numbers would be needed to
unlock it.
Just as he was about to attack the lock with
the sonic screwdri)er! he heard mo)ement.
$here was someone inside the room. %t couldn't
be &ammy &tar! as he was still upstairs in the
theatre. $he #octor shrugged and knocked on
the door. %t seemed the easiest way.
'8ho is it"' a girl's )oice called from inside
the room.
'%t's me!' the #octor called back. (e'd noticed
before that people often accepted that without
asking who 'me' was.
&ure enough! the door was opened from
inside. A girl stood there. &he had long black
hair and wore a white =ictorian'style
nightdress. $he #octor did a double'take! but a
second look showed it wasn't :ylie #uncan.
&he was in the past now! the #octor knew. %t
must be that &ammy &tar chose girls who
looked alike. $hat way people wouldn't notice it
was a new girl e)ery night.
'(ello"' said the girl.
'(ello! %'m the #octor!' replied the #octor
cheerfully. (e shut the door behind him and
was inside the room before she knew what had
happened.
(e looked around with interest. A cage in a
corner held a large! sad white rabbit with floppy
ears. Plastic gra)estones leant against the walls.
$here was a full'length mirror on a stand.
9hains and ropes dangled from hooks. A do5en
costumes hung from a rail.
-e+t to the rabbit's cage was a tall bo+. %t
was about the same si5e and shape as the one
he'd been locked in. (e smiled! thinking of
Amy still dancing around on the stage.
As the girl watched! confused! he ran the
sonic screwdri)er across the bo+. '(mm!' he
said! glancing at a reading. '.ead'lined.'
'-o one's allowed to touch that bo+*' the girl
cried. '$hat's why the door was locked*'
'8ell! yes! he would ha)e told you that!' said
the #octor. '8ouldn't want anything to happen
to you before tonight! would he"'
'8hat do you mean"'
$he #octor stared straight at her. '8e're
going to ha)e a little talk in a minute. $hen
you're going to lea)e. ou're in danger here.'
'% was in danger out there! #octor 8hoe)er'
you'are!' she said. '%t's not much fun being on
the streets. $his bloke's offering me a good /ob!
good money! a chance of being on the telly.'
'8here you'll end up! there isn't any telly*'
the #octor told her. '$hey stopped broadcasts
during the war and it doesn't begin again until
1@B3. 6)en then it's pretty much only Muffin
the Mule and the -ews*'
'ou're mad!' the girl said.
'es! yes! yes!' said the #octor. '-ow! are you
going to help me steal this bo+ or not"'
&he stared at him. '-ot! of course*' &he
turned away. '%'m going to get Mr &tar.'
(e darted across the room to get to the door
first. 'Please don't!' he said! barring her way. '%'ll
e+plain.' (e took a deep breath.
$he door burst open! nearly hitting the
#octor! and &ammy &tar charged in. '% knew it*'
he said. '% knew %'d find you here*' (e turned to
the girl. '4o and wait in the theatre while % deal
with this spy.'
'%'m not a spy!' said the #octor as the girl
hurried out. '%'m a concerned citi5en. 9oncerned
that you')e got a deadly alien monster inside
that bo+! and you keep letting it loose.'
'% don't care if it's deadly!' said &ammy &tar. '%
don't care if it's alien and % don't care if it's a
monster. All % care is that it's bringing me fame
and fortune. %'m not going to let you spoil that
for me.'
$he #octor boggled. 'ou're really putting
fame and fortune abo)e the li)es of all these
young girls"'
'es.' $he magician strode towards him.
'$hey're nothing. $hey're worthless. $he scum
of the gutter. $hey ha)e no place! no use. $hey
ha)e no home.'
'% ha)e no home!' said the #octor quietly.
'(a)ing no home doesn't make you a lesser
person.' (e turned and pointed at the leadlined
bo+. '#oing this sort of thing is what makes you
a lesser person.'
$he #octor shouldn't ha)e turned his back.
&ammy &tar grabbed a coil of rope off a hook
and /umped on him. $he #octor fought back!
but he'd been taken by surprise. (is arms were
pinned to his sides! and &ammy &tar tied him to
a chair.
'-o one's going to get in my way!' the man
said. '% don't know how this thing works! but %
know that it does work.' (e unlocked the
padlock on the lead'lined bo+ and nudged the
door open. '%'ll say goodbye now.' (e backed
out of the room and the #octor heard the sound
of a beep as the door locked itself.
(e'd dropped the sonic screwdri)er during
the struggle. %t took /ust a fraction of a second
for him to look down to see where it had
landed. 0y the time he looked up again! the
8eeping Angel was out of the bo+.
',h dear!' the #octor murmured to himself.
'$his is slightly awkward.'
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Amy was carried out of the theatre by a security
guard.
'8ow!' said a girl who was dressed as a court
/ester. '% thought it was bad when they came out
crying.'
Amy wasn't surprised to be thrown out. %t
was getting to be a habit. &he only hoped that
the ruse had bought the #octor enough time. (e
would ha)e had a couple of minutes' head start!
at least. As long as he was able to find the
Angel! that was the main thing. $hey had a
good few hours yet to work out how to deal
with it. ,f course! she also had to work out a
way of getting back into the theatre. At least she
had a while to sort that out too.
&he went and sat by one of the bron5e lions
in $rafalgar &quare while she thought things
through.
Amy wasn't sure how long she'd been sitting
there when she heard a )ehicle screech to a halt.
A minibus had stopped on one of the roads at
the edge of $rafalgar &quare. $o her huge
surprise! she saw Rory /ump out of its door. $o
her e)en greater surprise! two old ladies
hobbled after him! walking sticks in hands.
$hey appeared to be the two old women who'd
sat behind them in the theatre the night before.
'(ey* (ey* ,)er here*' Amy called out.
Rory heard and swer)ed towards her. '-ice
outfit!' he began.
'es! yes! yes!' said Amy. '% look like %'m from
the space year A222! % know. 8hat are you
doing here" % think you're going to get a
parking ticket! by the way.'
'% found out something. % thought the #octor
ought to know as soon as possible!'
Rory said. $he two ladies /oined them. 'Amy!
this is :ylie #uncan and Amber Reynolds! as
was. -ow Mrs 9ollins and Mrs (ooper.'
'(ello! we met last night!' said Amy. '%t's )ery
nice to see you.'
Mrs (ooper peered at her. 'ou tied me up.'
'6r! no!' Amy said. '%'m pretty sure you're
thinking of someone else there.' &he quickly
turned to Rory. '8hat is it that the #octor needs
to know"'
',h! right. es.' Rory frowned. ',:. $his is
what it is. 8e were talking in the garden! and
Miss .eake came out. &he's the warden of the
4olden ears home. Anyway! she had a
maga5ine. % didn't realise what it meant at first.'
'8hat what meant"' Amy was almost
shouting. '9ome on! come on*'
'$here was an inter)iew with &ammy &tar. %t
said he's being filmed this afternoon! while
those talent'show /udges are here. (e's being
filmed doing the 4ra)eyard 4host act! then it's
being shown on $= later. 8e thought we had
hours! but the Angel could be let loose any time
now. 8e')e got to tell the #octor before it sends
some other poor girl back into the past*'
Amy stared at him in horror. '%t's much worse
than that!' she said.
Pictures from a long time ago flashed into
her mind. &he'd been locked in a room. A
recording of a 8eeping Angel had started to
come to life before her eyes.
'$he image of an Angel itself becomes an
Angel!' she whispered! hardly daring to say the
words out loud. '&o if a 8eeping Angel is
filmed and shown on $=...'
&he couldn't carry on. $he thought was /ust
too scary. A 8eeping Angel would appear in
front of each $= set that was showing &ammy
&tar's act. Millions of 8eeping Angels coming
to life all o)er the country. Perhaps all o)er the
world.
Chapter Nine
$he #octor was struggling. (e was struggling
to get out of his bonds and he was struggling
not to blink. (e knew his eyes had flickered
once or twice already. %n those tiny moments!
the Angel had ad)anced. %t was halfway across
the room now.
$he big mirror on its stand was at the other
end of the room. $he #octor could see himself
in it out of the corner of his eye. (e looked
helpless! and that was making him angry. (e
struggled e)en harder.
'% wouldn't bother 5apping me if % were you!'
he told the Angel. 'ou feed on the energy of
the time % would ha)e had in the future. 8ell!
%'m still going to ha)e it. %'m not human! you
see. %'ll /ust li)e out a few decades and then pop
right through that door.' (e paused for a
second! hoping to hear the door open. %t didn't
happen. ,f course! he couldn't turn up and
rescue himself before he'd been sent back in
time. %f that happened! he wouldn't ha)e got
sent back in time after all and so couldn't rescue
himself. %t was confusing! e)en for a $ime
.ord.
'%'m almost looking forward to it!' the #octor
said. '0it of a break. 9hance to catch up with a
few old friends as % go through the years.
8inston 9hurchill. Agatha 9hristie. $he
0eatles.'
(e knew the Angel was stone at that
moment! but could')e sworn it glared at him.
$here were footsteps outside the door. 9ould
this be it" 8as the future him about to walk into
the room" Meeting himself was always odd.
Beep !eep !eep !eep. $hat was the correct
sequence of numbers being entered onto the
keypad. $he door opened...
'(ey! what's this"' said a gruff )oice. %n the
mirror! the #octor saw a thickset man in blue
o)eralls. %t didn't take him long to decide it
wasn't himself ' not e)en in a new body.
A second man came in. '&tar said that Angel
statue might be out of its bo+!' he said. '(e
didn't say anything about a bloke tied to a chair!
did he! $ed"'
'es! hello!' said the #octor! not taking his
eyes off the Angel. '&peaking as the bloke tied
to the chair! could you untie me please"'
$he first man! $ed! laughed. '-ot likely*
&tar's always saying we're not to touch a thing
in here unless he tells us to. ou'll be one of his
magic friends trying out a trick.'
%f the #octor could ha)e turned his head! he
would ha)e gi)en the man a hard stare. (e had
to be content with glaring at the mirror instead.
'%'m not one of &ammy &tar's magic friends. %'m
not e)en one of his non'magic friends. ou
ha)e to belie)e me that we're all in great
danger. Please let me go.'
$ed laughed again. '-ah! it's all a trick! isn't
it" 9ome on! .arry. .et's get the statue back in
its bo+.'
'-o*' the #octor almost screamed at them.
'#on't go near that thing* %t's a monster*'
.arry nodded. 'ou're right! it's not )ery
pretty. #unno how he gets it to mo)e around
like that. $here again! if % knew his secrets! %'d
be the one about to go on telly.'
'$elly"' cried the #octor. '8hat telly" 8ho's
going on telly" #,-'$ 0.,9: M =%68*'
$ed had mo)ed in between the #octor and
the Angel. $o the #octor's relief! either $ed or
.arry had still got their eyes on it. %t remained a
statue.
$he two men picked up the Angel and carried
it back into its lead'lined bo+. $he door closed
on it. $he #octor thought he heard a mo)ement
inside at the )ery instant it was hidden from
)iew.
'4ot to get it on stage!' .arry told the #octor.
'Mr &tar's gra)eyard trick's going to be on telly.
$he film crew's already setting up upstairs.
4ood luck with your trick! mate.'
'%'m not doing a trick*' the #octor told them.
'%'m tied to this chair so % can't stop &ammy &tar
doing a )ery bad thing. A )ery bad thing
indeed. % can't really e+plain it to you because
you won't belie)e me. ou /ust ha)e to trust me.
.et me go now*'
'(a ha! good one! mate!' said $ed. '9ome
along! .arry.' $hey carried the bo+ out of the
door! and shut it behind them.
$he #octor was left to struggle with his
bonds again. (e knew as well as Amy did what
would happen if the Angel was shown on $=.
%t could be the end of the world.
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'8e ha)e to warn the #octor!' said Amy.
'$here's got to be a way of getting back inside
the theatre.'
Rory nodded. '$here is. %'m /ust going to
walk in.'
'6r! yeah! right*' said Amy. '% don't think that's
going to work.'
'8hy not"' Rory was sure of himself for
once. ',nly one guard saw me! and he didn't
really look at me. % don't stand out like you. ou
know! tall! pretty! red hair!' he said in a hurry as
Amy frowned at him. '-ot to mention dressed
in a one'piece sil)er catsuit. %t's a look people
notice. $hey won't look at me twice. %'m going
to say Mrs 9ollins or Mrs (ooper left a bag
under a seat last night and can % go and get it.'
'8e'll come with you!' said Mrs 9ollins.
'$hey'll belie)e you then.'
Amy turned to her. 'Are you sure" %t might be
dangerous.'
$he old woman smiled. '<or the past few
years %')e barely known my own name! dear.
$oday % feel young again. %f % can help stop
&ammy &tar! %'m going to.'
Mrs (ooper didn't say anything. &he was
staring at Amy. '%t was you!' she said.
'6r! no! it wasn't!' said Amy. 'Really.' &he
quickly turned back to Rory. '6)ery second
could count. ou')e got to get in there and find
the #octor.'
'Right.' Rory and the two old ladies headed
off for the theatre.
Amy watched as they spoke to the man at the
door. $o her relief! they were let in. %t wasn't in
Amy's nature to stand around waiting for other
people to do the work. &he knew she couldn't
get into the theatre by the front door. $hat didn't
mean she couldn't find some other way in.
&he thought back to the time she'd climbed
onto the stage. &ammy &tar had thought she
wanted him to sign her programme. (e'd told
her to wait at the stage door. Perhaps it would
be easier to get in there.
&he made her way to the back of the theatre.
$here were no neon signs or grand entrances
here! /ust dustbins and pigeons. 6)en the sun
stayed out of the gloomy alley.
Amy grinned despite the gloom. &he'd
spotted something that made her )ery happy. A
lorry was parked beside the alley. Men were
lifting down hea)y cameras and lights and
carrying them to the stage door. %t was the $=
crew.
&he waited until the last man was out of the
lorry! then /umped inside. &omeone had left a
denim /acket lying around! and she put it on. %t
didn't hide all of her sil)er catsuit! but might
fool someone at a quick glance. $here was a
handheld camera on the floor. &he picked it up.
9arried on her shoulder! it hid her face. $hen!
trying to look )ery sure of herself! she walked
straight through the stage door.
'#own there on the left!' a )oice called. &he
thought she'd better do as it said. $o her
surprise! she found herself near the side of the
stage. $he 4ra)eyard 4host set was already in
place. &ammy &tar and the other /udges were
still sitting at the front of the stalls. Amy
hurried towards the back of the hall in case they
turned and saw her. $he cameras and lights
were being set up nearby.
At the back of the theatre sat a girl. A girl
with long black hair! dressed in a white nightie.
All of a sudden! Amy knew what she had to do.
$here was no sign of the #octor or Rory. $his
could all be up to her.
$he denim /acket had a pass clipped to a
pocket. %t read 9R68. Amy went o)er to the
girl and wa)ed the pass in front of her nose.
'6+cuse me! you're needed in make'up. 9an you
come with me! please"'
$he girl followed Amy out of a side e+it.
Abo)e the door was an arrow pointing to
.A#%6&.
'Just in here!' Amy said! at the end of the
passage.
'$he dressing rooms are downstairs!' said the
girl! pu55led.
'-ot today. $hey')e taken o)er the ladies'
loos!' said Amy! and sho)ed her inside. '9ome
on! come on! let's ha)e that nightie off you.'
'ou what"' said the girl.
'9ostume check!' said Amy. $he girl didn't
look con)inced! but took it off. &he was now
dressed only in $'shirt and leggings.
'%'ll ha)e the wig too! please!' Amy said. &he
plucked it off the girl's head! re)ealing blonde
hair underneath. '0et it feels better without it.
8igs really make your head sweaty! don't they"'
$he blonde girl frowned. 'Are you really with
8ardrobe" %'m going to go and check with
&ammy.'
&he tried to get to the door! but Amy held her
fast. Amy realised she had a scarf in her
shoulder bag. ,n her first attempt she pulled
out the bunch of silk flowers! but she searched
further and found the scarf. &he whipped it out
and tied the struggling girl's hands to a pipe.
$here was a hankie in her borrowed /acket's
pocket! and she used it as a gag.
'%'m sorry!' she said. 'Really % am. 0elie)e me!
though! this is a lot better than what &ammy
&tar had planned for you.' $hen she grinned.
'ou know what" $his reminds me of one of the
first times % met the #octor. % handcuffed him to
a pipe. (ang on a minute. (a)e we met before"'
<or a moment! Amy had thought the blonde
girl looked familiar. $he girl /ust glared at her!
though! and didn't answer.
Amy put on the nightie and wig. ,nce
dressed! she looked at herself in the mirror.
'Perfect!' she said. 'All ready to be scared by the
4ra)eyard 4hosts.'
6+cept tonight! Amy told herself! it would be
the ghosts' turn to be scared.
Chapter Ten
Rory and the two old ladies went through the
door marked -, 6-$RA-96. $here were no
guards to be seen! but as they crept further in
Rory heard a dog bark.
'Uh'oh!' he said. '% thought the #octor was
/oking when he said about guard dogs.'
Mrs (ooper's face lit up. '%t's all right!' she
said. '%t's nothing to worry about.'
'6r! if you say so!' said Rory! not at all sure
that she was right.
Round a corner! there were the dogs. $wo big
4erman &hepherds. $o Rory's surprise! they
stopped barking as Mrs (ooper went up to
them. $hey e)en started to lick her outstretched
hand.
'$his is 0randy and this is .ady!' she said. '%
made friends with them. % was missing Ma+ so
much.'
',h*' All of a sudden Rory figured it out. 'ou
made friends with them when you were in the
theatre before. 8hen you were young. $o the
dogs! % guess you still smell like the same
person*'
Mrs (ooper didn't want to lea)e the dogs! but
they had to go on. Rory stopped a bit further
along. '#id you hear something"' he asked. (e
listened again. es! there it was. A )oice was
calling. %t was the #octor's )oice*
'#on't worry! #octor! we'll get you out*' Rory
shouted back as he reached the door. $hen he
stopped. '$he door's locked!' he called to the
#octor.
'es! % know that!' the #octor's )oice came
back.
'#o you know the code that opens it"' asked
Rory. '$here's a keypad here.'
'-o!' came the #octor's reply. '9ome on!
come on! Rory* A four digit number! there are
only ten thousand possible ones. 4et those
fingers working*'
'6r! ,:!' said Rory. (e touched the keypad.
2222. -othing. 2221. -othing. 2227. -othing.
'$his might take a little time!' he said.
A wrinkled hand reached out and pushed his
hand aside. A wrinkled finger punched in the
numbers 7@23. $he door clicked open.
'$he 7@th of June!' said Mrs 9ollins. 'My
birthday. % noticed that the code was my
birthday. %t's all coming back to me now. 0eing
here again.'
%nside the room! Rory began to untie the
#octor. Mrs 9ollins and Mrs (ooper were
looking past him. As if in a dream! they walked
towards the mirror. Mrs 9ollins reached out a
hand and touched her image. $he image's
fingers met hers.
'&o old!' she said in wonder. '8e got so old. %
was young when % was in this room before.
oung and pretty. &cared but so full of hope.'
Mrs (ooper nodded. 'My hair was long and
golden. % didn't like hiding it with a wig! but he
said % had to. $his room... % was waiting in this
room. 8aiting to go on the stage. $hey were
going to film it. % was going to be famous. $hen
a mad man came in and spoilt it all. $hat man
there.' &he pointed at the #octor. '%t all
happened in my dream. $he red'haired girl was
in my dream too. &he stole my clothes and took
my place. % was so angry. $hen suddenly % was
so lost.'
Rory and the #octor listened with horror.
'$hat was you*' said the #octor. '$he girl % met
here! today! that was you*'
$hat wasn't the bit Rory latched on to. '$he
red'haired girl took your place"' he said.
'#octor! it's Amy* &he's taking part in &ammy
&tar's act*'
$he #octor threw off the last of his bonds
and /umped up. '&he's up there with a 8eeping
Angel*'
E
$he 8eeping Angel was on stage. $wo men had
taken it out of a large bo+ and put it in its place.
&ammy &tar had walked past Amy as she stood
in the wings! watching. '%'m off to get changed!'
he'd said. 'ou know what you')e got to do"'
&he had nodded! keeping the dark hair of the
wig o)er her face as much as she could. (e
didn't seem to notice she wasn't the same girl.
8ell! with a new girl each day! he probably
couldn't keep track.
'4ood!' he'd said. '-othing must go wrong
today. % am about to get my re)enge.'
$hat hadn't sounded good. Amy knew now
more than e)er that she had to foil his plans
somehow. (er idea was simple. &he'd go along
with the act as much as she could. $he only
thing was! she would ne)er take her eye off the
8eeping Angel. -ot for a single second.
A short while later! a )oice called 'Action*'
Mist came out of a dry'ice machine and crept
across the stage.
Amy had seen the show! so she knew what
she had to do. &he copied :ylie #uncan's
mo)ements as closely as she could.
&ammy &tar! dressed as the 4ra)eyard 4host!
emerged from his gra)e. Amy didn't ha)e to
pretend to be scared. $here was a mad look in
his eyes that was )ery! )ery scary. &he darted
away from him! and spikes sprang up near her
feet. &he was being herded towards the tall tree
that would become a walkway.
%t felt real. %t was real. $he person chasing
her might not be a ghost! but he wanted to hurt
her.
&ammy &tar was throwing apples as Amy
reached the tallest tree. %ts bark fell away as she
began to climb. Amy had ne)er been scared of
heights! but this walkway felt really high right
now. &he paused for a moment! di55y! and
&ammy &tar's dagger nearly went through her
foot.
Up and up she climbed. &omehow she kept
her eyes on the 8eeping Angel below.
&he was aware of a noise from down in the
theatre. &omeone was shouting. %t might ha)e
been the #octor! but it seemed so far away.
(igher and higher! until she could go no
further. $his was it. $his was the end. &ammy
&tar was behind her. (e was going to throw the
apple that would knock her down. Any moment
now would come the blinding flash.
8ith one hand! Amy reached into her bag
and pulled out her pair of sunglasses.
&he put on the sunglasses. $he other hand
reached out and caught the apple. &he wobbled!
but didn't fall. $here was a blinding flash...
Amy! with her dark glasses on! kept looking
down at the Angel.
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$he #octor and Rory burst in! Mrs 9ollins and
Mrs (ooper behind them. Amy was poised on
the top of the walkway. ':eep looking at the
Angel*' the #octor yelled! although he knew it
was useless. (e ran towards the stage as fast as
he could. %f he was close enough to the Angel!
maybe he'd still see it through the flash. At least
he'd be offering himself as a )ictim rather than
Amy.
(e couldn't run fast enough. (e couldn't get
there in time. &ammy &tar raised his hand to
throw the apple. $here was a blinding flash...
8hen the #octor stopped blinking! he saw
that the Angel hadn't mo)ed. Amy! still at the
top of the walkway! was staring at it through
her sunglasses.
'es* ,h! good girl! Pond*' he yelled. '-ow
come on down. Mind the spikes. $ell you what!'
he called to a man in the wings! '/ust get rid of
the spikes! will you"'
$he spikes slid back down! and the #octor
climbed up. &cattered apples rolled off the stage
behind him. (e looked up at &ammy &tar! still
near the top of the walkway. $he magician
didn't e)en mo)e as Amy made her way past
him.
'$ime to retire! % think!' said the #octor.
&ammy shook his head. '-ot yet. ,h! not yet.
%')e barely e)en started.'
'&he locked me in the loos*' A blonde girl ran
onto the stage. $he girl the #octor had met
before! the one he now knew was Amber
Reynolds. ',i! you! what do you think you were
playing at"' Amber yelled at Amy. '%'d ha)e
been there all day if someone hadn't found me.'
'&top*' the #octor yelled. $he girl was getting
close to the Angel. '&tay away from that*'
')ooooooo!' %t was like the night before all
o)er again. $he screaming of an elderly lady in
the stalls. 6)eryone turned to look at her.
$he #octor couldn't help it. (is eyes flicked
away too! /ust for an instant.
8hen he looked back! the Angel had mo)ed.
$he blonde girl was gone.
Chapter Eleven
$he cameras were still rolling as the /udges
/umped to their feet. '8e were promised a show
to astound us!' said Austin (art with a sneer.
$his is hardly such a show.'
'%t's /ust! like! really dumb!' said #aisy Mead.
'awn'arama.'
Amy! now down on the stage! was again
ama5ed. A girl had /ust been blasted into the
past! but these /udges thought it was nothing.
Just because they'd been looking away when it
happened.
&ammy &tar called down to the /udges from
the top of the walkway. ',h! %'m going to gi)e
you a show!' he said. '%'m going to gi)e you a
show you'll ne)er forget. ou'll be sorry for the
way you laughed at me. .et's see if you're still
laughing when the Angel gets you.'
$he #octor looked up. 'ou don't want to do
that!' he warned.
',h yes % do!' ranted &ammy. '$hey're rude
and they laugh at people and it hurts so much. %
wanted what they')e got* % wanted to be
famous* 8hen % found the Angel! % knew /ust
what % had to do. % could get e)erything %
wanted. <ame! and re)enge. Austin (art! #aisy
Mead and 0ill 6)ans being 5apped into
nothing" %'ll be on e)ery news channel in the
world.'
'4et out of here*' shouted the #octor. 0ut no
one mo)ed. '%'m talking to all of you* 6)ery
person in this theatre* .ea)e now*' $here was a
second's silence! and then people began running
to the doors. $he /udges! the film crew! the
stagehands. ,nly Rory! Amy and the two old
ladies stayed still.
'-o*' screamed &ammy &tar. (e was still at
the top of the walkway! and was holding
something in his hand. A wire trailed from it.
Amy felt suddenly cold. %t was the control for
the pyrotechnics. &he watched helplessly as the
#octor ran towards the walkway. 0ut &ammy
hit the button before the #octor could reach it.
$here was a second blinding flash.
'Amy*' shouted the #octor.
Amy was still wearing her dark glasses. 0ut
e)en so! she was taken by surprise. 0y the time
she was able to focus on the Angel! it had
mo)ed.
%t was right ne+t to her. Amy gasped in
horror. &he was trapped at the )ery edge of the
stage. $he Angel was now blocking her only
escape.
Amy had nowhere to go. ',h help oh help oh
help!' she muttered! backing away.
Rory ran towards the stage. Mrs 9ollins and
Mrs (ooper followed him as fast as they could.
$hen there was another flash. Amy blinked.
&uddenly the Angel was poised o)er her! its
fangs bared! its hands clawing for her.
Amy was almost bent backwards to a)oid its
deadly touch. &omehow she managed to creep
back /ust a little further. 0ut now she was out of
room. $he ne+t time she so much as blinked!
the Angel would get her.
'Amy! look out*' Rory cried.
%t was too late. Amy had mo)ed too close to
the edge of the stage. &he wobbled... $hen! with
a cry of despair! she fell.
As she fell! a lot of things happened at once.
&omething green flew past Amy. $here was
another blinding flash. $here was a scream...
Amy picked herself up. &he was shaking
with fear. $he Angel had mo)ed again! and
there was no trace of &ammy &tar.
'8hat happened"' Amy asked in a trembling
)oice.
Rory gently put his arms around her. 'An
apple!' he said. '&omeone threw an apple. Just
as &ammy &tar set off that firework! or
whate)er it was. % think % saw the apple hit him!
but then % was blinded. 8e all were.'
'&o he fell off! and the Angel got him!' said
Amy. '% tumbled off the stage! so the Angel
went for the ne+t nearest target. %t was used to
catching people falling off that walkway.' &he
looked at the 8eeping Angel! now standing
beneath the walkway. %t was stone again. '8ho
threw the apple"'
$he #octor came down the stairs at the side
of the stage backwards. '%'m not going to take
my eyes off that Angel!' he said. '% think % can
tell you the answer without looking! though.
ou didn't e+pect to see yourself on stage! did
you! Mrs (ooper" $o see the dreadful moment
when young Amber Reynolds got lost.'
'.ost!' came Mrs (ooper's shaky )oice. '% was
so )ery lost.'
Amy had her eyes fi+ed on the Angel too! but
she could hear that Mrs (ooper was crying.
'% was there! on stage!' said Mrs (ooper. 'All
of a sudden! it didn't seem like a dream any
more. %t was real.'
'$hat was you*' Amy cried. '$he girl who
)anished. $he girl who % tied up. $hat was you*
,h. Right. ou'd already told me that! before it
happened. -o wonder she looked familiar. %'d
seen her face on the M%&&%-4 poster. our
face! % guess % should say.'
Rory rested his hand on Mrs (ooper's arm. '%t
must ha)e been a shock to see yourself like
that!' he said.
'es! my dear. %t was a big shock! waking up
from the dream. 0ut % am awake now. ou
know! % wouldn't change things. % met my
Albert back then! % had my lo)ely girls. As %
woke up! though! all % could think of was Ma+.
$hat was the moment when he stole Ma+ from
me. $hat was the moment % lost Ma+ for e)er.'
Amy hadn't thought much of Amber
Reynolds the girl. -ot that she'd spent a lot of
time getting to know her. &he thought she liked
Amber (ooper the adult! though.
Rory coughed. '6r! #octor"'
'es"'
'Are we going to ha)e to stay here for e)er" %
/ust wondered.' Rory took Amy's hand and
squee5ed it. '&ammy &tar might ha)e gone! but
the Angel's still here.'
'8e could go and find that bo+!' Amy said.
'$he one &ammy &tar locked it in.'
$he #octor shook his head. $hat wouldn't
keep it trapped for long. %t was only so placid
because it was getting fed e)ery night. .et it
miss a few meals and it'd soon find a way out of
the bo+.'
'6r! #octor!' said Rory again. '% don't know if
this is a good time to mention it! but % think the
cameras are still on.'
',h well!' said Amy! '% suppose it might be
fun to see yourself on $=.
'% don't think so!' Rory began! then stopped!
his mouth hanging open.
'8hat is it"' Amy asked.
'&ee yourself!' he said. '&ee yourself* #octor*
8hat if the Angel saw itself in a mirror" %t
would be looking at itself for e)er*'
'es*' yelled Amy! /umping up and down. '4o
Rory*'
$he #octor didn't seem so sure. '% don't
know!' he said. '%t might work. %t all depends if
eye contact is the main factor or /ust the state of
being watched. $hen there's the risk of
something getting between the Angel and the
mirror. -ot to mention what might happen if it
goes dark! or if the mirror gets broken...'
',h!' said Rory. '% thought it was a good idea.
&orry.'
'%t is a good idea*' Amy cried.
'-o!' said the #octor. '%')e /ust e+plained that
F'
Amy cut across him. '$he image of an Angel
becomes an Angel!' she said.
'es*' -ow it was the #octor yelling. '$hat's
it* Rory! % won't let anyone e)er call you stupid
again. ;uick! there's a large mirror down in the
prop room. $ake Amy and bring it up here. 4o
on! now! chop chop. Amber and :ylie here will
keep watch with me. As long as we don't all
blink at once we'll be ,:.'
Amy and Rory hurried away! lea)ing the
#octor and the two old ladies staring at the
8eeping Angel. -ow the theatre was empty
they had no problems getting to the prop store.
6)en the dogs had gone.
'Right!' said the #octor as they arri)ed with
the mirror. '8e ha)e to put it in /ust the right
place. 8e want the Angel almost nose to nose
with its image.'
$he mirror was placed in front of the
8eeping Angel! and they all breathed a sigh of
relief.
$he #octor made a round of the cameras!
5apping each with his sonic screwdri)er. 'All
the recordings destroyed!' he said. '$he film
crew won't be happy! but % think it's better than
letting the world end.'
'es! % think so!' said Amy with a grin.
'-ow %'m /ust popping out for a while!' said
the #octor. ':eep an eye on that Angel for me!
will you" %'ll meet you in $rafalgar &quare in an
hour.'
'8here are you going"' asked Amy! but the
#octor was already out of the door.
E
$hey waited! and watched. %t was creepy. Amy
was glad she had Rory's hand to hold. -ot that
she was going to tell him that.
An image flickered on the far side of the
mirror! and Amy shi)ered. %t got more and more
solid! a ghost in re)erse! until there were two
Angels in the room.
'Phew*' said Rory. '%t worked.'
Amy nudged him. '% think %')e spotted a flaw
in our plan.'
Another image had begun to shimmer into
life.
'$he mirror's between them* $he #octor was
worried about someone walking in front of it!
he didn't think where the new Angel would go*
$he image of the first Angel's still in the mirror!
it's going to keep making new ones* $hey need
to be looking at each other.'
&he was still speaking as Rory leapt onto the
stage. (e pushed the mirror out of the way. %t
fell to the floor and shattered.
'&e)en years' bad luck!' said Amy.
Rory grinned. ',h! % don't think so.'
$he new image had gone. Amy looked at the
two solid 8eeping Angels! now almost nose to
nose. $hey would be looking at each other!
fro5en solid! for e)er.
Rory looked at his wife. '% think!' he said!
'that %'m going to keep on being )ery lucky
indeed.'
Epilogue
Amy and Rory and the two old ladies left the
Angels and went off to meet the #octor.
$he queue of magic acts had been cleared
away from the theatre! but $rafalgar &quare was
crowded. People were gathered around the
<ourth Plinth.
'Just in there!' Amy heard the #octor say to a
couple of men. 'Make sure they keep facing
each other.'
'8hat's going on"' she asked as they /oined
him.
(e smiled. ',h! % think %')e found something
to put on the <ourth Plinth. A statue of two
angels facing each other. % call it Monument to
the Missing. % /ust had to pop back a few weeks
and call in some fa)ours. 0y the way! while %
was there % booked our theatre tickets. ,h yes!
and something else.' (e beckoned to Mrs
(ooper. 'Amber! %')e got someone who wants to
see you.'
Mrs (ooper started hobbling o)er to the
#octor. $hen she saw what he was talking
about. &he dropped her walking stick and ran
like the teenager she'd been only hours before.
'Ma+* ,h! Ma+*'
$he little tan and white Jack Russell leapt
into her arms.
'8here did he come from"' asked Amy.
$he #octor tried and failed to look modest.
',h! well! % /ust found Ma+'s )et record! put the
code for his %# chip into the sonic and tracked
him down. % swapped him for a wodge of cash!
and here we are*'
'-ice one*' said Amy. '0y the way! any idea
what happened to &ammy &tar"'
'-o!' said the #octor. '8hich is )ery good.
All he wanted was fame and fortune. % think if
he became )ery famous or )ery rich in the past!
%'d ha)e heard of him. % ha)en't heard of him.
&o he didn't. $hat might be punishment
enough.' (e frowned. '8ell! maybe not quite
enough. %'m /ust hoping that all the girls he
tricked found good li)es back in the past like
Amber Reynolds did.'
Amy ga)e a big! tired sigh. '$ime to go"'
$he #octor nodded. '$he Angels will be safe
here. $rafalgar &quare. %t's ne)er empty and it's
ne)er dark. 6)en if something goes wrong!
they'll always be obser)ed.' (e strode off.
'9ome on! Ponds* 0ack to the $AR#%&*'
Amy and Rory stood for a moment! watching
the Angels being lifted into place.
'Mrs (ooper told me about losing Ma+!' said
Rory after a minute. 'A stranger came to the
door and bought him off her dad. $hat's what
made her run away.'
Amy's eyes widened. '$he #octor said he
went back in time ' oh no* (e did it* (e made
her run away* &hould we tell her" &hould we
tell him*'
'-o!' said Rory. 'ou heard what she said. &he
wouldn't change it. &he had a dreadful life here!
before she ran away. 0ack in the past! she met
her Albert. (ad her girls.' (e bent down and
kissed her. 'ou can put up with anything! if it
means you get to be with the people you lo)e.'
%n the middle of the square! Mrs (ooper and
Mrs 9ollins started to dance. <or a moment!
Amy saw them as they had been! two lost
teenage girls. Amber Reynolds and :ylie
#uncan! dancing at the =6 #ay party in 1@BC.
Ma+ ran around the women's ankles! barking
happily.
(olding hands! Amy and Rory walked off
after the #octor.
As they went! they heard the two old ladies'
)oices lifted in song.
'It may !e an hour, it may !e a week, it may
!e "i"ty years. But I know we will "ind lo'ing
hearts still entwined, on the day we meet
again...'
Books in the Quick Reads series
Amy's Diary Maureen Lee
Beyond the Bounty Tony Parsons
Bloody Valentine James Patterson
Buster Fleabags Rolf Harris
The a!e "ate Mosse
hi#$enfeed Minette %alters
leans$in Val M#Dermid
The le!erness of Ladies Ale&ander M#all 'mith
louded Vision Lin(ood Bar#lay
A ool Head )an Ran$in
The Dare John Boyne
Do#tor %ho* ode of the "rillitanes Justin Ri#hards
Do#tor %ho* ) Am a Dale$ +areth Roberts
Do#tor %ho* Made of 'teel Terran#e Di#$s
Do#tor %ho* Magi# of the Angels Ja#,ueline Rayner
Do#tor %ho* Re!enge of the Judoon Terran#e Di#$s
Do#tor %ho* The 'ontaran +ames Ja#,ueline Rayner
A Dream ome True Maureen Lee
Follo( Me 'heila -'Flanagan
Full House Mae!e Bin#hy
+et the Life .ou Really %ant James aan
+irl on the Platform Jose/hine o&
The +rey Man Andy M#0ab
Hell )sland Matthe( Reilly
Hello Mum Bernadine 1!aristo
Ho( to hange .our Life in 2 'te/s John Bird
Humble Pie +ordon Ramsay
Ja#$ and Jill Lu#y a!endish
"ung Fu Tri/ Ben3amin 4e/haniah
Last 0ight Another 'oldier Andy M#0abb
Life's 0e( Hurdles olin Ja#$son
Life's Too 'hort Val M#Dermid5 1ditor
Lily Ad6le +eras
The Little -ne Lynda La Plante
Men at %or$ Mi$e +ayle
Money Magi# Al!in Hall
My Dad's a Poli#eman athy +lass
-ne +ood Turn hris Ryan
The Perfe#t Holiday athy "elly
The Perfe#t Murder Peter James
7uantum of T(eed* onn )ggulden
The Man (ith the 0issan Mi#ra
Ra% Voi#es* True 'tories of Hardshi/ Vanessa Felt8
Reading My Arse9 Ri#$y Tomlinson
'tar 'ulli!an Mae!e Bin#hy
'trangers on the :;*<= Priya Basil
The 'un Boo$ of 'hort 'tories
'ur!i!e the %orst and Aim for the Best "erry "atona
The :< "eys to 'u##ess John Bird
Ta#$ling Life harlie -at(ay
Traitors of the To(er Alison %eir
Trouble on the Heath Terry Jones
T(enty Tales of the %ar 4one John 'im/son
%e %on the Lottery Danny Bu#$land
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Terran#e Di#$s
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Ja#,ueline Rayner
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Justin Ri#hards
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