𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒔 ☆ The Glorious Series ｟ BOOK 1 ｠

The Hungry Earth [Part 2]

Outside in sunny Cwmtaff...

Lexi was running ahead of The Doctor and Tony as they carried the computers while Nasreen followed them pushing a wheelbarrow full of equipment.

"How can something be coming up when there's only the Earth's crust down there?" Tony asked as they made there way down a few stone steps.

"You saw the readings!"

"Who are you, anyway?! How can you know all this?" Nasreen asked. She stopped when she heard a whirring noise and saw red lights streak across the sky. "Whoa, did you see that?"

Everyone else stopped dead in there tracks and looked to the sky.

"No, no, no!" The Doctor took out a slingshot, picked up a rock and fired it at the sky. It hit a force field, red lights streaked out from the impact. He then took out his sonic screwdriver, and aimed it at the sky, revealing the field surrounded the village and the drill site. "Energy signal ongoing from under the Earth. We're trapped."

Lexi looked over to see Rory joining them, followed by a red headed woman and a young boy who was most likely her son.

"Doctor! Something weird's going on here, the graves are eating people."

"Not now, Rory! Energy barricade. Invisible to the naked eye. We can't get out and no one from the outside world can get in."

"What?! Ok, what about the TARDIS?"

"No, those energy patterns would play havoc with the circuits. With a bit of time, maybe, but we've only got nine and a half minutes."

"Nine and a half minutes to what?"

"We're trapped. And something's burrowing towards the surface." Lexi snapped back.

Rory looked around. "Where's Amy?"

"Get everyone inside the church." The Doctor picked up the computer and started walking again. "Rory, I'll get her back."

"What d'you mean, get her back? Where's she gone?"

"She was taken. Into the Earth."

"How?! Why didn't you stop it?!"

The Doctor put down the case. "I tried. I promise, I tried."

"Well, you should've tried harder!" Rory protested. Lexi grabbed hold of his shoulders to look him straight in the eyes.

"Rory, he's right! We did all that we could. It's not all his fault!"

Rory shrugged her hands away. "Well maybe you share some of the blame too!"

Lexi blinked twice. Rory had never shouted at her like that before. It made her bottom lip quiver for a moment, but she took a deep breath and regained her composure,

"You right, maybe I should," Lexi said a tiny bit shakily. The Doctor looked at this exchange, but said nothing. "because it's my fault that I was pulled out of the ground first." Lexi stormed away bumping The Doctor in the shoulder as she passed him going to follow everyone else in the church. He looked her way till she was gone, then he turned back and walked to Rory.

"I'll find Amy. I'll keep you all safe. I promise. Come on, please. I need you alongside me." He went and picked the case back up. "Oh, and Rory?"

"Yeah?"

"For future reference: Never yell at Lexi again." With that, The Doctor headed for the church, leaving Rory to think about how he was to apologize to his future sister-in-law.

A few minutes later...

They were carrying the equipment to the church. Tony tried to open the door.