𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒔 ☆ The Glorious Series ｟ BOOK 1 ｠

The Beast Below [Part 2]

Somewhere else on the ship...

The Doctor and Amy were in a maintenance corridor. They were climbing down a ladder. When they were on the ground, The Doctor placed his hands on the wall leaning into it to listen to something.

"Can't be." The Doctor pulled out his sonic screwdriver to get a reading. He then noticed a glass of water on the floor and lied down to stare at it. Amy looked at him trying to figure out what could possibly be running through his head.

"The impossible truth in a glass of water." A whispering voice piped in out of nowhere. A woman appeared in front of The Doctor and Amy. They could tell she wore a mask even though she was turned away from them. "Not many people see it. But you do, don't you, Doctor?" The Doctor then stood up.

"You know me?"

"Keep your voice down. They're everywhere. Tell me what you see in the glass." The voice said continuing to whisper.

"Who says he sees anything?" Amy chimed in.

"Don't waste time. At the marketplace Doctor, you placed a glass of water on the floor, looked at it, then you both came straight here to the engine room. Why?"

"No engine vibration on deck. Ship this size, engine this big, you'd feel it. The water would move. So... I thought we'd take a look." The Doctor then opened a power box on the wall. "It doesn't make sense. These power couplings, they're not connected. Look, look. They're dummies. See?" He then crossed over to the other side of the hall and tapped a wall. "And this wall, nothing. It's hollow. If I didn't know better. I'd say there was..."

"No engines at all." Amy whispered in realization.

"Quite right Amy, but it's working. This ship is traveling through space. We saw it."

"The impossible truth, Doctor. We're traveling among the stars in a spaceship that could never fly."

"But how?" Amy asked confused.

"I don't know. There's a darkness at the heart of this nation. It threatens every one of us. Help us, Doctor. All of you help us. You're our only hope. You're friend is safe. I'm guessing this is her twin sister since she looks just like her."

"Yeah, where is my sister?" Amy asked a bit worriedly. The woman handed The Doctor a device.

"This will take you to her. Now both of you, go! Quickly!" The woman began to walk away.

"Who are you? How do we find you again?" The woman turned around to face them.

"I am Liz 10. And I will find you." There was a crashing noise and The Doctor and Amy looked around, but when they turned back, Liz 10 was gone.

In a voting cubicle...

Lexi woke up in a chair and the first thing she saw was The Smiler in the booth. There were four monitors in front of her in the style of retro televisions. A computerized voice started to speak.

"Welcome to voting cubicle 330C. Please leave this installation as you would wish to find it." Lexi stood up to have a look around while the voice continued to speak. "The United Kingdom recognizes the right to know all of its citizens." Lexi turned back to look at the screens. There were 3 large buttons in front of her: 'Protest', 'Record' and 'Forget'. "A presentation concerning the history of Starship UK will begin shortly. Your identity is being verified on our electoral roll." Lexi sat back down in the chair. "Name - Alexis Giselle Pond. Age - 1,306."

Lexi gasped. "Shut up!" She let a small giggle.

"Marital status... Single." Lexi frowned at that comment.