𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒔 ☆ The Glorious Series ｟ BOOK 1 ｠

The Angels Take Manhattan [Part 3]

Inside, Grayle Mansion, Study, Night...

"The Angels are predators. They're deadly." River stated as Grayle turned the lights back on. River then saw that the Angel was still gripping her wrist. "What do you want with them?"

"I'm a collector." Grayle told her. "What collector could resist these? I'm only human."

"That's exactly what they're thinking." River informed just as the lights began to flicker and the house started shaking.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

"What's that?" Grayle questioned, glancing around. "What's happening? Is it an earthquake?"

River grinned.

Inside, TARDIS, Console room...

The TARDIS engines stalled, making it rock as the Doctor grabbed Lexi and Amy to keep them upright.

Inside, Grayle Mansion, Study, Night...

Grayle looked around for the source of what was happening.

"What is it?!"

"Oh, naughty naughty." River chuckled. "You could burn New York."

"What does that mean?!" Grayle shouted to be heard over all the noise.

"It means, Mr. Grayle, just you wait till my family gets here."

Inside, Grayle Mansion, Front Hall...

The TARDIS finally materialized, the extra energy sending Grayle flying into another room.

Inside, TARDIS, Console room...

"Okay, you two, up up up." The Doctor said, getting up from the floor, extending his hands to help Amy and Lexi to stand back up from where they all had been knocked to the floor.

"Wasn't the worst landing ever." Lexi commented as she and Amy get to their feet.

"Yeah, now, come on." Amy said quickly before rushing for the doors, the Doctor and Lexi following behind her.

Inside, Grayle Mansion, Front Hall, Night...

"Rory?" Amy called as she ran out of the TARDIS and up the stairs. "Rory! Rory?!"

"Sorry, we're late, River." Lexi smirked, seeing River in the Study as she and the Doctor stepped out of the TARDIS. "Traffic was hell."

The Doctor nodded at her and then spotted Grayle before kneeling to check on him. "Shock." He then stood back up. "He'll be fine."

Inside, Grayle Mansion, Study...

"Not if I can get loose." River scoffed.

Lexi chuckled softly as she walked into the study, the Doctor following soon after.

"So where exactly are we now, Dr. Song?" Lexi questioned as she walked over to one side of River. "How's prison?"

"Oh, I was pardoned ages ago." She answered. "And it's 'Professor' Song now."

"Pardoned?" The Doctor questioned as he walked to the other side of River.

"Mm." River nodded. "Turns out the person I killed never existed in the first place. Apparently, there's no record of him, his wife, or their children. It's almost as if someone's gone around, deleting themselves from every database in the universe."

The Doctor tapped River's nose with his finger. "You did say I got too big."

"Yes, but you didn't do it all on your own, did you?" River shot back.