Doctor Who Eighth Doctor Adventures 68 by Halflife

Author:Halflife
Format: epub

CHAPTER 13. 'NOT THAT YOU DON'T HAVE. . . ' 118 'Hard to tell - it could be small and a few hundred yards away, of huge and half a mile away Nothing to measure it against.' He set off again, more cautiously this time, and Calamee followed, batting away an insect from her face. For a moment, she wondered if it was one of the Imperator's flying spies. The wall of smoke became more solid as they got closer, and Calamee soon started to get the impression that it was actually quite large. 'It's moving,' said the Doctor quietly, bringing them to a halt. 'Towards us.' He glanced around and pointed into the darkness to the east where Calamee could just see the outline of a building, limned by the faint traces of light from the city. It looked like a barn or a big shed. 'Come on, Calamee - I've got a horrible feeling about this.' He grabbed her hand and began to walk quickly towards the barn. 'What sort of feeling? I don't understand.' 'Neither do I - but trust me.' He smiled at her. 'I'm a doctor.' Calamee could sense the Doctor's panic: he began to speed up as they headed for the building. She was surprised to see that the wall of smoke had become noticeably larger, and wondered if it was a fire. But although the weather had been reasonably warm, it hadn't been anything out of the ordinary. And the grass beneath her feet still felt soft. Too soft, for more than once she stumbled, swearing, as the Doctor broke into a jog. 'Whatever it is,' he said, sounding barely out of breath, 'it's getting closer.' She heard the keen edge of worry in his voice. 'If it wasn't for the fact that the TARDIS is on the other side of it. I'd be very tempted to turn around and run, you know.' The barn was still some distance away. If it was a fire sweeping towards them, how much shelter would it afford them? It looked half derelict in the near-darkness, missing timbers from the walls giving way on to a pitch-black interior. The dim starlight showed holes in the roof. Calamee glanced to her right: whatever this thing was, it wasn't smoke. It was too uniform, too flat, and there was no hint of fire at its base - just an intensifying of the nacreous grey of the wall itself. Now that it was closer, she could see detail that hadn't been visible before: countless tiny sparkles flickered and died, like spinning chips of diamond. Every now and then, a brighter flash would flare at random, as though, as the wall swept across the countryside, it was swallowing up and burning insects. They were at the barn, its huge door hanging carelessly. The Doctor bundled her inside. It smelt of hay, and the floor rustled beneath her feet. High above her head, she could see the stars peering down at her

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