The Clockwise Man by Justin Richards

Author:Justin Richards [Richards, Justin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General, Science Fiction, Outer Space, Time Travel, Comics & Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Doctor Who (Television Program), Doctor Who (Fictitious Character), Monsters
ISBN: 9780563486282
Publisher: BBC BOOKS
Published: 2005-08-23T07:00:00+00:00

Freddie's eyes widened. 'Clockwork?'

'Yeah. We're not winding you up,' Rose said.

The Doctor grinned at her, then turned quickly away. 'Of a kind, Freddie. Self-winding, I imagine. The movement is self-perpetuating, at least to a point. They never stop. They never give up.'

'And they're after us. Great.'

'Nice to be wanted. Wish I knew why.'

'The Painted Lady wants to kil you?' Freddie said.

'Oh yes,' the Doctor realised. 'That's why.' He frowned. 'Nope.'

'Nope?' Rose checked.

'Nope,' he assured her. 'That doesn't help. She's looking for someone she wants to kill. Isn't even sure they're...' He paused, glancing at Freddie. 'In London. Then she finds us and she's convinced, wrongly, that it's me she wants.'

'But she was off to Freddie's stepdad's anyway,' Rose said.

'She's very thorough,' the Doctor decided. 'So either the target isn't here, or else they're very thorough too. Very clever. Very good at it.'

'At what?'

'At hiding.'

'Which means, they know she's looking,' Rose realised.

'They know someone is.'

'We're going back to the club,' the Doctor said to Freddie. 'I real y do think you should get home. OK?'

Freddie nodded solemnly. 'Al right, Doctor. But you wil tel me what happens? If I can help?'

The Doctor reached out suddenly and shook his hand. 'You've already helped. You've saved our lives.'

He nodded in appreciation. 'You're a hero.'

Freddie grinned. The grin froze, then faded as Rose leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

'Thanks,' she said.

He was rubbing the cheek as he walked away, glancing round embarrassed.

'I only kissed him,' Rose said.

'He's a boy,' the Doctor told her.

'I thought that's what they were for,' she grumbled, following him down the street.

'Right, the plan,' the Doctor announced as they reached the Imperial Club.

'Ready,' Rose affirmed.

'Melissa wil send her clockwork cronies after us as soon as it's dark.'

'Sure?'

He nodded. 'She's impatient now she thinks she's found me. And she's thrown caution to the wind.

So we need to warn the other guests and organise some defences.'

'Or run away?'

'Putting off the inevitable. Here we know the territory, and we have friends. Anyway, she'l trash the place looking for us whether we're here or not.'

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