The Littlest Timelord: Cracks in Time

Chapter 15

"On my count, then", Father Octavian ordered, "God be with us all. Three, two, one, fire!"

The lights went out and the clerics opened fire on the approaching statues.

"Turn!" the Doctor yelled to Amy.

"Doctor, it's opening. It's working".

The door opened just far enough for Amy and River to squeeze through.

"Fall back!" the Doctor yelled at the clerics.

One by one they ran through the door.

The Doctor and Elise were the last ones through before it closed again. The Doctor ran to a control panel and opened another door that led to the secondary flight deck.

"Doctor, quickly", River told him.

"Doctor!" Amy yelled.

The Doctor squeezed through, barely able to make it with Elise on his back.

The Angels started banging on the door as the wheel slowly started turning.

"Doctor!" Amy said as he ran to the controls.

Father Octavian placed a device on the door and pressed a button. T

he wheel stopped turning.

"What are you doing?" Amy asked him.

"Magnetized the door. Nothing could turn that wheel now".

"Yeah?" the Doctor challenged.

The wheel slowly started turning again.

"Dear God!" Octavian gasped.

"Ah, now you're getting it. You've bought us time though. That's good. I am good with time", the Doctor told him.

"Doctor", Amy said, pointing to another door where the wheel was turning.

"Seal that door. Seal it now", Octavian ordered.

A cleric ran over and did the same as Father Octavian.

"We're surrounded", River said as another wheel started to turn. "

Seal it. Seal that door. Doctor, how long have we got?" Octavian asked.

"Five minutes, max".

"Nine", Amy said.

"Five", the Doctor corrected her again.

"Five. Right. Yeah".

"Why'd you say nine?"

"I didn't".

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

"There isn't one", Octavian told her.

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

Even Elise knew the answer to that question.

"Of course", River said.

"Of course what? What do they need?" Amy asked, not understanding.

"Can we get in there?" Octavian asked him.

"Well, it's a sealed unit, but they must have installed it somehow. This whole wall should slide up. There's clamps. Release the clamps", the Doctor said. He knelt down and soniced them.