Sightseeing in Space by David Bailey & Steve Lyons

Author:David Bailey & Steve Lyons [Bailey, David & Lyons, Steve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781405908139
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

'So, this is it,' said Rory.

'Looks like it,' the Doctor agreed.

'This is where I'm going to live out the rest of

my days. In Terminal 4000.'

'Yup.'

'I'll never think about leaving, even though I

can see the TARDIS right outside the window.

Even though I know my wife is in there.'

'That's about the size of it.'

'Because the Desponds will have sucked every

last drop of hope out of me.'

'There is a bright side,' said the Doctor. 'Two

bright sides, in fact.'

He looked along the departure lounge. The

spaceships had finished boarding. Cap's charter

ship had disengaged its locking clamps and was

already pulling away.

The evacuation was complete. The stranded

passengers had escaped.

'And the other bright side?' asked Rory.

He still had the fire extinguisher. He was aiming it

more selectively now, to preserve its contents. Even

so, the white foam was coming out in fits and starts.

'There's no food,' said the Doctor. 'So, 'the rest

of our days' won't be all that long'

The extinguisher was completely empty. Rory

threw it at the Desponds. The gesture bought

them about half a second.

Then the six Desponds charged forward.

Amy had hung up the TARDIS phone. She

glared at it as if sheer willpower could make it

ring again.

'The Doctor gave you instructions?' asked Roger.

'Yeah, he told me what to do,' said Amy, 'just

not when. He said the timing was important.'

Her hand went to the big lever by the phone. She

hesitated.

'You should do it,' said Roger.

'But what if I time it wrong? What if I should

have waited longer?'

'What if you wait too long?' Roger pointed to

the scanner screen. 'Look!'

Amy looked up. 'The ships,' she breathed.

'They're leaving!'

'The Doctor did it,' said Roger.

'He did,' agreed Amy. 'Maybe that's why he

never came back to the phone. Maybe the Doctor

and Rory are on one of those ships, and they don't

need this after all.'

She looked at the lever, doubtfully.

'Or not,' she said. 'I don't know. What... what

do you think?'

'I think you've got to have hope,' said Roger.

Amy looked at him, surprised. He was right, of

course. She just hadn't expected him to be the one

to say it.

She nodded. Roger held up his hand. He had

crossed his fingers for her.

Amy closed her eyes. She drew in a deep breath.

She pulled the lever.

The first Despond leapt at Rory's throat. He

managed to bat it away, but the second was right

behind it.

The Doctor was under attack too. The other

creatures had closed in around their prey, keeping

the two of them contained. There was nowhere

to run.

Then Rory heard a familiar sound. A wheezing,

groaning sound.

A blue haze appeared in the air between him

and the six Desponds.

The sound grew louder, and the blue haze

thicker. A springing Despond was flung back in

mid-air by some invisible force.

Then, Rory could see the dog-like creatures

no longer. The spaceport was gone too. He was

standing inside the TARDIS, by the console. The

Doctor was still beside him. So was Amy, and -

Rory did a double-take at this - Roger.

The Doctor turned to Amy. 'I thought I told

you to wait for my cue,' he said. Then a grin broke

out on his face. 'Good job you didn't, though.'

'Good to see you too,' said Amy.

The Doctor ran around the console, operating

it with his usual manic energy.

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