Magic of the Angels (Doctor Who)

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Magic of the Angels

Jacqueline Rayner


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Rory sat on the seat behind them.

$he tour guide! whose name was Janet! was

trying to talk about ondon landmarks. $he

#octor was /oining in! but his efforts /ust

seemed to get on Janet's ner)es.

',n your left you can see the $ower of

ondon!' Janet began. '0uilding started in the

year 1233.'

'%')e been locked up in there fi)e or si+times!' said the #octor. (e pointed towards the

castle. '%f you squint! you can see my room. %t's

that window there.'

Janet's microphone picked up the #octor's

words. $he other tourists laughed! but Janetignored him.

'$here's also a top secret base below the

tower!' said the #octor.

Amy tapped him on the shoulder before he

could say any more. '%f it's top secret! perhapsyou shouldn't mention it!' she said.

$he #octor nodded. '4ood point.' (e mimed

pulling a 5ip across his mouth.

(e kept quiet until they'd crossed the ri)er

and were passing the 4lobe theatre. '$hat'swhere % fought some witch monsters!' he said.


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'%n the old theatre! % mean! not this new one.

$he old one was /ust a little bit to the left. ,f

course! &hakespeare helped me fight the

witches. 4ood old &hakespeare! he was a lo)ely

man. (is breath smelt a bit! but that's not his

fault. $here was no toothpaste back then.'

6)eryone on the bus apart from Janet began

to giggle. Amy put on large sunglasses and held

her hand o)er her mouth. %t didn't hide the factthat she was laughing.

'$he ondon 6ye was opened in the year

7222!' Janet tried a bit later. $he bus was going

along the &outh 0ank.

',h yes!' said the #octor. 'And then the-estenes used it as part of their plan to conquer

6arth. ou must remember that. $here were

shopwindow dummies coming to life.'

%t was when the #octor told the tourists about

a pig flying a spaceship into 0ig 0en that Janetsnapped.

$he bus stopped. $he other tourists booed as

the #octor was led off by the dri)er. Amy and

Rory followed. Amy was laughing! but Rory

was holding up a hand to hide his face. '%')ene)er been thrown off a bus before!' he said.


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$he #octor looked pu55led. '% was only

trying to make things a bit more fun.'

Amy tucked her hand through the #octor's

arm and led him towards an icecream )an.

'-e)er mind. 8e can still do the tourist thing

like you wanted. 8e'll /ust ha)e to walk

instead.'

$hey sat on the bank of the ri)er eating ice

cream cones. 0oats sailed along the water infront of them. 9hildren laughed and couples

held hands. 'Mmm!' said Amy! licking a blob of

melting ice cream off the side of her cornet.

'$his is perfect.'

'0etter than fighting monsters!' Rory added ashe ate the last bite of ice cream. $hen he

frowned as he spotted a poster on a wall nearby.

'0ut it's not quite perfect.'

$he #octor and Amy turned round to see

what he was looking at.'M%&&%-4 since May the si+th. :atie

(enley.'

$he photo showed a pretty blonde girl. &he

didn't seem much younger than Amy.

%t wasn't the first 'M%&&%-4' poster they'dseen that day. Most of them also showed young


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men or women! boys or girls.

$he #octor walked o)er and put up a hand to

touch the face in the picture. '&o much sadness!'

he said softly. '$he sadness that made her lea)e

home. $he sadness of those left behind.'

Amy /oined him. &he reached out her hand to

touch his. '8e can't sol)e e)ery problem!' she

said gently.

'8e should be able to*' $he #octor soundedfierce. '8hat's the point of doing what we do if

we can't help e)eryone"'

'% used to think that too! sometimes!' said

Rory. '% used to wonder why % became a nurse.

$here were so many people % /ust couldn't help.%n the end % had to accept that helping some

people was better than helping no one.'

'8ise old Rory!' said Amy! smiling. &he

linked an arm through his. 'My boys. My boys

who help people.' &he linked her other armthrough the #octor's. '9ome on. 8e're on

holiday! remember.' $he three of them walked

off arm in arm. '8hat do you want to do now"'

she asked the #octor. '8e')e been to &t Paul's...'

'And we got thrown out of the 8hispering4allery for shouting!' said Rory.


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'$hey wouldn't let us in to 0uckingham

Palace to ha)e tea with the ;ueen!' said Amy.

$he #octor frowned and pulled a crumpled

paper bag out of his /acket pocket. '%'d e)en

brought doughnuts*' he said. '(er Ma/esty lo)es

doughnuts.'

'8e were thrown out of Madame $ussaud's

when the #octor drew on the wa+work of 4uy


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Master of Magic. o)ely*'

'&ammy &tar" (e sounds like he should be

doing children's parties! not 8est 6nd shows!'

Amy said.

'-onsense! it'll be great!' the #octor told her.

'% lo)e a good magic trick.' (e wiped his chin

with a hankie! looking pu55led. '%n fact! % seem

to ha)e made /am magically appear on my

face.'Rory and Amy looked at each other and

laughed. &till with a pu55led frown on his face!

the #octor took another doughnut out of the

bag and started to eat it. Rory and Amy laughed

e)en more.$hey crossed the ri)er and wandered through

the streets. Rory and Amy both spotted se)eral

more 'M%&&%-4' notices. -either of them

pointed out the posters to the #octor.

$hey came to $rafalgar &quare! and stoppedto look at -elson's 9olumn. $he #octor patted

the head of one of the huge bron5e lions

guarding the base. (e pointed out the statues

that stood on plinths at three corners of the

square. $he fourth corner also had a plinth! butit was empty. '$hey didn't ha)e enough money


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for the last statue!' he told Amy and Rory.

'%'d heard they were showing works of art on

it instead!' said Amy. '&omething new e)ery

year or two.'

$he #octor nodded. '$hat's right. % think

they're now looking for something that can stay

on it for good.' (e bit into his third doughnut.

'Right. et's see about getting tickets for the

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Chapter Two

$hey were sitting in the front row of the stalls.

Any minute now! the lights would go out and

the show would begin.

Amy flicked through a programme. '(ey! it

says here &ammy &tar used to do children's

parties!' she told the others. '% know % said he

sounded like he did! but that's weird. (e must

be pretty good to go from that to the 8est 6nd.'

'(e was on one of those $= talent contests!'

Rory told her. '%t said so on the poster.Britain's

Got Magic, something like that.'

',h yeah.' Amy turned a page. '4ot all aboutit here. (ang on! though! he didn't win it. >(e

was laughed off the programme!> it says! >but

he had the last laugh. &ammy &tar now has a

sellout 8est 6nd show. (e has won great

acclaim for the 4ra)eyard 4hosts trick thatforms the finale of his act.> 8ow. $he boy's

done good.'

Rory frowned. '%f this show is a sellout! how

come we got the best seats in the house"'

$he #octor looked slightly sheepish. ',h! %


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booked our tickets weeks ago. At least! that's

what they told me at the bo+ office /ust now. &o

%'d better make sure % do it. Remind me to pop

back in time and buy them later! will you" $he

uni)erse might collapse if % don't.' As if to

distract them! he quickly added! 'Anyone like a

doughnut"' (e put his hand in his pocket and

found only an empty paper bag. '&omeone's

nicked my doughnuts*'Amy leant across and wiped a splodge of /am

off his face. 'ou already ate them! you

doughnut*'

$he theatre was almost full now. $he only

empty seats were in the row behind the #octor!Rory and Amy.

'$hat's odd!' said the #octor. (e looked o)er

his shoulder at the empty row. '%f they booked

seats that good you'd think they'd be keen to see

the show. et they ha)en't e)en turned up.'',oh! this might be them!' said Amy! also

looking behind them. A party of elderly people

was coming down the aisle. $hey were led by a

middleaged woman in a na)y blue bla5er with

gold buttons. &he ushered her group into theempty row! telling them to '(urry up* (urry


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up*' much too loudly.

Just as the last of the party sat down! the

lights went out. Amy heard someone behind her

draw in their breath sharply.

'#on't worry! Mrs (ooper! it's /ust the show

starting!' said a cheerful )oice.

Amy thought the )oice belonged to the bla5er

woman. &he wondered why so many people

thought being old was the same as being stupid.$he curtain was raised. A spotlight shone

onto the stage. A figure stood in the middle of

it! head bowed. %t wore a black top hat and was

wrapped in a cloak.

$here was a rumble of drums. A )oice fromabo)e said! 'adies and 4entlemen! please

welcome Mr &ammy &tar*' $he drums crashed

more loudly and another! brighter! spotlight

followed a man swinging down from abo)e. As

he reached the cloaked figure! the swingingman kicked out. $he cloak crumpled into a

heap and the audience gasped.

$he top hat rolled away as &ammy &tar

landed on the stage. (e scooped up the hat and

pulled a large white rabbit out of it. $hen heplaced the hat on his head.


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6)eryone clapped as he took a bow.

'=ery nice!' said the #octor! raising his )oice

so Amy could hear him o)er the applause. ',f

course! he had a second hat with a rabbit in it

waiting ready for him. $hat's why the stage was

only lit by spotlights! so we wouldn't spot the

hats being swapped.'

Amy glared at him. '#on't spoil it*' she

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Mrs 9ollins* 0e quiet now* ou're getting on

this nice young girl's ner)es.'

',h no!' Amy replied. 'They're not getting on

my ner)es.' &he didn't like to hear people being

spoken to so rudely! when they'd done nothing

to deser)e it.

'8ell! you're )ery. kind to say so!' the woman

said. '&he's )ery kind to say you're not annoying

her*' she told the two old ladies loudly. $heywere so keen to come!' she went on! turning

back to Amy. $he second they saw the poster

it's been &ammy &tar! &ammy &tar! day and

night. -ow then! Miss eake! % said to myself!

here's an idea* 8ouldn't it be a lo)ely treat!taking them to see his show* 0ut they')e done

nothing e+cept make a fuss since we got here.

Monsters indeed. 8hy! they don't know the

meaning of the word*'

'#id you li)e through the war! Mrs 9ollins"'Rory asked softly.

'=6 #ay...' she whispered back.

(e nodded. '&he might ha)e a better idea of

monsters than you think! then!' he told the

woman in the bla5er! Miss eake.'6)eryone all right"' asked the #octor as he


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returned.

'%'m a bit worried! #octor!' Amy began! but

Miss eake interrupted her.

'-othing to worry about at all*' she said. '8e

were /ust being silly! weren't we! Mrs 9ollins

and Mrs (ooper"'

'8ell! you might ha)e been being silly! %'m

not so sure about them!' muttered Amy under

her breath.$he theatre lights dimmed again. $he #octor

made his way back to his seat. Amy still felt

concerned about the two old ladies! but wasn't

sure what to do. &he decided she would tell the

#octor all about it after the show.$he curtain rose for the second half. $he

#octor didn't talk o)er the magic this time. (e

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girl poked her head out from behind a tree! then

crept out to the middle of the stage. &he was

young and pretty and dressed in a =ictorian

style white nightgown. ong! dark hair curled

down her back. &uddenly a pale! bony hand

thrust through the turf of a gra)e.

%n the second row of the stalls! Mrs 9ollins

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Chapter Three

$he old ladies wouldn't stop screaming. $he

show kept going! but there were ner)ous looks

from the people on stage.

Miss eake was trying to get the two

screaming women to be quiet. Rory went to

/oin her! and helped lead Mrs 9ollins and Mrs

(ooper up the centre aisle. Amy was going to

help! but noticed that the #octor was sitting

still. (is eyes hadn't left the stage.

'&houldn't we see what's wrong"' she asked.

(e shook his head! although his eyes didn't

mo)e. 'Rory will cope. Rory will be perfect. %need to see this show. % need to see it right to

the end.'

Amy was torn. 4o with Rory or stay with the

#octor" &he dithered for a second! then sat

back down. $he #octor was right. Rory wouldbe fine on his own. (e was great with old

people. %t sounded like the real action would be

here.

,n stage! &ammy &tar emerged from his

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cleared. $he #octor and Amy watched as the

monster crept up behind the young girl.

&he shrieked and tried to run! but sharp

spikes shot through the stage floor in front of

her. &he backed away! but spikes sprang up

behind. $he 'monster' began to pluck apples

from a twisted tree and throw them. $hey stuck!

pro)ing the sharpness of the spikes.

More and more spikes herded the girltowards the base of the tallest tree. &he began to

climb. $he bark of the tree fell away! re)ealing

a spiral walkway. &ammy &tar scooped up an

armful of daggers and mo)ed underneath.

$he girl was running now. &ammy &tar thrusthis daggers up through the walkway! each /ust

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%'m quite sure he doesn't!' he said. '(e only

knows what it can do. (e's /ust using it.'

&ammy &tar stared at them for a moment.

$he look on his face scared Amy! it was so

fierce.

'-o one is going to ruin this for me!' he

snarled. '-o one. #o you hear me" $his is my

moment.' (e turned to the side of the stage and

beckoned. $wo burly men appeared. '$hrowthem out*' he hissed. 'Make sure they don't set

foot in this theatre again.'

'$ime to go*' said the #octor. (e took Amy

by the hand and pulled her to the edge of the

stage. $hey ducked under the curtain! /umpeddown and ran up the centre aisle. $he security

men were close behind them.

As the audience began to applaud &ammy

&tar's curtain call! the #octor and Amy made it

to the e+it. $hey raced through the foyer! nearlyknocking o)er a lady selling It's Magic! $

shirts. ',ooh!' said the #octor! pausing for a

second.

'ou don't need another $shirt*' Amy yelled!

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Amy. '(ow does he bring her back" (ow does

he do the trick night after night"'

$he #octor didn't answer. (e got up and

walked o)er to a lamp post. A poster had been

stuck to the black metal and he pulled it off. (e

came back and handed it to Amy without a

word.

'(A=6 ,U &66- $(%& 4%R"' she read.

':ylie #uncan! nineteen. ong dark hair andgreen eyes. ast seen wearing blue /eans and a

red $shirt.' &he looked up at the #octor!

pu55led.

'(a)e you seen this girl"' he echoed. 'ast

seen wearing a long white nightie.'Amy's mouth fell open as she stared at the

photo on the poster. $hat's her* $hat's the girl

we')e /ust seen )anish*'

'People are worried!' said the #octor.

'8orried enough to report her missing. % e+pect:ylie #uncan's mum is crying herself to sleep

e)ery night. &he doesn't know she'll ne)er see

her little girl again. -o one from this time will

e)er see her again.'

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few metres. 'Molly 9rane. 0rittany (ughes.

Amber Reynolds. auren Peters!' he read as he

ripped them all down. '6ach of these girls has a

mum waiting at home. -one of those mums

will e)er see their daughters again.' Amy had

rarely heard him sound so angry. '&ammy &tar

doesn't bring his assistants back from the past.

(e doesn't ha)e to. $here are hundreds of girls

out here! friendless and helpless. $hey come toondon looking for a new start. ,f course

they'll /ump at the chance to get into showbi5*'

',h no!' whispered Amy. 'ou mean... it's a

new girl e)ery night" 6)ery show someone else

gets sent back in time" 0ut it's sold out formonths and months*'

'$hen the theatre will ha)e to gi)e e)eryone

their money back!' said the #octor grimly.

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Chapter Four

Rory helped walk Mrs 9ollins and Mrs (ooper

back to their minibus. (e had an arm round Mrs

9ollins and could feel her shaking. Miss eake

was leading Mrs (ooper.

Miss eake was in charge of 4olden ears

(ome for the 6lderly. &he told Rory this! and a

lot of other things that didn't interest him! as

they walked to the car park. &he also kept being

cheerful at the old ladies. '-ow! don't let's be

sillies*' she said. '%t was /ust a silly old magic

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'ost!' said Mrs 9ollins. '&o lost.'

'ou're not lost! Mrs 9ollins* 8e're in

ondon ? ,-#,-!' said Miss eake loudly.

'-ow you /ust need to get on the bus and we'll

take you home. % said! we'll take you 0A9:

(,M6. 0ack to lo)ely 4olden ears for a cup

of cocoa then beddybyes.'

Miss eake unlocked the minibus and Rory

helped the two ladies up the steps. '-ow %'mgoing to ask this young man to be )ery kind!'

said Miss eake to her charges. '%'m going to

ask him to stay here with you while % go back

for the others. % hope they')e not got up to

mischief while %')e been gone*'&he turned to Rory and ga)e him a wouldbe

winning smile. '-ow! you don't mind waiting!

do you" % won't be long. % can't lea)e my girls

alone! though*'

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',f course you're not!' said Rory. '8ho says

you are"'

'8e ha)e to be careful!' said Mrs (ooper. &he

didn't seem to be talking to Rory! her eyes were

looking far away. '8e mustn't tell the truth.

$hey'll think we're mad.'

'8e'll get locked up if we tell the truth!'

added Mrs 9ollins.

'%s something bad going on"' Rory asked!worried now. '%s something bad going on at the

4olden ears home"'

$o his relief! Mrs (ooper shook her head.

'-ot there!' she said. 'A long time ago. A )ery

long time ago.'Mrs 9ollins nodded fiercely. 'A )ery long

time ago!' she agreed. '$oday. A )ery long time

ago today.'

Rory had thought he was getting somewhere!

but that answer made no sense at all.'%t was =6 #ay!' said Mrs (ooper. '=ictory in

6urope. % didn't know what that meant! then.

8e didn't do it at school.'

'$hey asked me why % was in my nightie!'

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Mrs (ooper almost smiled. '% was da5ed too.

$hey said there was a girl like me! a girl who

was confused. $hey wondered if we knew each

other. $hat's how we met. 8e')e stuck together

e)er since.' &he squee5ed her friend's hand.

'$hey said it must ha)e been a bomb!' said

Mrs 9ollins. 'A bomb must ha)e come down

and hurt our heads. $hat's why we didn't know

what had happened.'Mrs (ooper nodded. $hey said they'd

thought the last #oodlebug had fallen months

ago. People were upset to think there'd been

more bombs. $hey said it would be the last one!

though. $here was peace in 6urope at last. 8eknew it wasn't a bomb! but we didn't know

what had really happened. &o we went along

with it.' &he paused. '8e knew there must ha)e

been other girls! but we didn't look for them. %t's

not the sort of thing you can ask people.''$hey made us /oin their party!' said Mrs

9ollins. '%t was the biggest party %'d e)er seen.

Right there in $rafalgar &quare. $hey were all

so happy. 8e danced and danced and danced.

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Chapter Five

$hey met in $rafalgar &quare.

'$here was a =6 #ay party here!' Rory told

the #octor and Amy as he sat down beside

them. (e was still thinking of the two old

ladies! Mrs 9ollins and Mrs (ooper.

$he #octor nodded. '6ighth of May! 1@BC.

$housands gathered here. 9hurchill made a

speech and they played it o)er loudspeakers.'

'4ood old 8inston!' said Amy. '8hat"' she

cried as Rory ga)e her a look. '% can namedrop

too* %t's not /ust the #octor who's been

e)erywhere and met e)eryone.''% wasn't at the =6 #ay party!' the #octor

pointed out. '% /ust heard about it from other

people.' (e sighed. ',ne happy day. ,ne great

big happy day for them all. $hen real life got

them again. Japan was still fighting the war.6)eryone had lost lo)ed ones. (omes had been

bombed. $here were no bananas.'

'$hey were there!' said Rory. '$hose two old

ladies. $hey were at the $rafalgar &quare party

on =6 #ay. &trange to think of it! really. Morethan si+tyfi)e years ago. $hey'd /ust ha)e been


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teenagers! and they were dancing right here.

Maybe on this )ery spot.' (e smiled. 'Poor old

dears. % couldn't really follow what they were

saying. % tell you what was weird! though. $hey

were called :ylie and Amber. ou don't think

of old people being called :ylie or Amber! do

you"'

'(ang on!' said Amy! looking shocked.

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twentyfirst century...'

'... and the ne+t they're in 1@BC. At a party in

$rafalgar &quare!' finished Rory. ',h no.' (e

/umped up. '8e')e got to go and rescue them*

8e know where they are and when they are! so

we can go in the $AR#%&*'

$he #octor shook his head. '8e also know

they stay there! in that time. $hey grow old.'

'8e could get them back to their own time*'Rory cried.

'$hey get back to their own time!' said the

#octor. '$hey /ust take the long route. %t takes

them about si+tyse)en years.' (e shook his

head again. '%'m sorry! Rory. 8e can't changethat.' (e stood up. '0ut we can make sure it

doesn't happen to anyone else. 9ome on! Ponds!

we're going back to the theatre. 8e')e got less

than twentyfour hours to stop &ammy &tar.'

E$he sign abo)e the theatre was still lit up. $he

words (ammy (tar's Magic (how! shone out.

'$he city ne)er sleeps*' the #octor said. (e

rattled the theatre doors. $hey were locked. '%t

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screwdri)er out of his pocket. '% ha)e a key.'

$he foyer looked haunted in the gloom! more

haunted than the stage gra)eyard. $hey crept

across it in silence and went through a door

marked -, 6-$RA-96.

'% know the way!' the #octor whispered. '%

went for a snoop around during the inter)al. %

had a feeling something was wrong. My

se)enth sense.''#on't you mean si+th sense"' asked Rory.

'-o!' said the #octor. '% already ha)e si+ well

used senses. $his was my /ust as wellused but

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'Ah yes!' said the #octor as he brushed

himself down. '%t's like the Magic 9ircle! only...

stretched. 8e inspect tricks at night so no one

else finds out how they're done. %f you could

/ust escort us to &ammy &tar's prop store! we'll

get on with our checks.'

(e made to walk past the guard! but the burly

man put out an arm to stop him. '#oes Mr &tar

know about this" (e ne)er said you werecoming.'

$he #octor tutted. '8ell! of course he doesn't

know. %t wouldn't be a random secret magic

check at night if he knew about it. ou')e heard

of secret shoppers" $hey buy things in shopsand then report back on the ser)ice.'

$he guard nodded his head.

'8ell! we're secret magiccheckers. 8e check

the tricks then report back to the Magic ,)al.'

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out of here an hour ago. % noticed your plastic

bowler hat at the time.'

'ots of people wear these*' the #octor said.

'$hey're cool.'

'-o they don't!' muttered Amy under her

breath. 'And no they're not.'

'eah! but % also noticed your funny $shirt

and that you had a redheaded girl with you!'

said the man. '9ome on! you're not fooling me.ou're trying to nick something so you can

cheat in the contest tomorrow. 8ell! you're out

of luck. ,ut you go*'

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'And stay out*' the #octor yelled as he landedon the pa)ement for the second time that

e)ening.

'% already ha)e >theatre> on my list of places

we')e been thrown out of!' Amy complained.

'8e could at least ha)e found somewhere new.''8ell! look on the bright side!' said the

#octor. 'At least we were thrown out before we

got to the guard dogs. $hey looked fierce.'

Amy blinked. '$here were guard dogs"'

'Just a couple. % saw them when % wasscouting around during the inter)al. ,h! and a


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lot of padlocks. &ammy &tar really doesn't want

people going through his props.'

'&o what do we do now"' asked Rory.

$he #octor didn't answer at once. (e looked

deep in thought. '8e')e got to find a way of

getting into the prop store!' he said after a

moment.

$he others nodded.

'8e need to do it before the ne+t show. $heAngel mustn't get any more girls.'

$hey nodded again.

'#id anyone else hear that guard mention a

contest"'

Amy and Rory nodded again. '% don't knowwhat he was talking about! though!' said Amy.

$he #octor /umped up. ',ne way to find out*'

(e went back o)er to the theatre. $he guard

could still be seen in the foyer! his shadow on

the window. $he #octor found a letterbo+ in themain door! and knelt down to it. '6+cuse me*'

he called through the letterbo+. '8hat contest

were you talking about /ust then"'

A few seconds later a flyer plopped out onto

the pa)ement from the other side of theletterbo+. $he #octor picked it up. '$hank you*'


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he called.

(e re/oined Amy and Rory. 'Aha*' he said.

'8hat do you think about this! then"'

Amy took the flyer from him and read it.

'(a)e you got what it takes" %f you think

you're as good as &ammy &tar! come to the

0ritain's 4ot Magic tryouts. &how your tricks

to $= /udges Austin (art! #aisy Mead and 0ill

6)ans. 8ith special guest /udge! &ammy &tar.''&o"' said Rory. '%t's a thing for daft people

who want to get on telly.'

'es!' agreed the #octor. '$he thing is!

though! the tryouts are tomorrow! and they're

at this theatre.''Right*' Amy got it. 'ou mean you're going

to enter"'

'-ot quite!' said the #octor. '% mean! we're

going to enter. Just call us daft people who want

to get on telly. 8e're /ust going to rescue a fewdamsels in distress at the same time.'


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Chapter Six

$he #octor! Rory and Amy were makingplans.

'8e ha)e to go to the tryouts in disguise!' the

#octor said. '&ammy &tar might spot us. &o

might that guard! if he's around. 6)en if % take

my cool hat off.'

'%'d suggest taking your cool hat off anyway!'

said Amy. 'ou know! /ust in case.'

'%')e seen those programmes on $=!' said

Rory. 'People queue up for hours to get in. 8e'll

ha)e to get there really early in the morning.'

'-o! well ha)e to get there really early in themorning!' the #octor told him.

Rory looked pu55led. '6r! that's what % said.'

'-o!' the #octor told him. 'ou said >we>

meaning you! me and Amy. % said >we>

meaning /ust me and Amy. %')e got another /obfor you! Rory.'

(e told the others what he had in mind. Rory

would go to the 4olden ears (ome for the

6lderly. $here he'd talk to :ylie 9ollins and

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&ammy &tar. Meanwhile! he and Amy would

disguise themsel)es and go to the theatre. ,nce

inside! they'd find out where the 8eeping Angel

was being kept.

'8hat do we do when we find it"' Amy

asked.

'4ood question!' said the #octor. 'Great

question! in fact.' (e stopped.

'&o what's the answer to my great question"'said Amy.

$he #octor looked slightly sheepish. '8ell!

%'m sure %'ll ha)e worked out something by

then. 8e'll ha)e a whole day to sort it out. Rory!

make sure you're back by the e)ening for theshow.'

'Right!' said Rory. 'ou can count on me.'

'4ood!' said the #octor. '0ecause % ha)e a

feeling we're going to need all the help we can

get.'E

$he ne+t morning! Rory caught a tube then a

train and made his way to the 4olden ears

(ome for the 6lderly.

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she knew who he was.

'% was! er! /ust passing!' he said stiffly. (e

didn't like telling e)en little white lies. '&o %

thought %'d pop in and see how Mrs 9ollins and

Mrs (ooper are today.'

Miss eake beamed at him. ',h! it's the nice

young man from last night* 8ell now! aren't

you sweet" 9ome on through! they'll be so

thrilled*'&he led him into a large room. (ighbacked

chairs were all around the edge! each with a

tiny table ne+t to it. 6)ery chair held an elderly

person! and e)ery table held a cup of tea. A $=

set blared in one corner! but no one waswatching it. $hey were all staring ahead at

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hand and left the room.

(e went o)er to the two elderly ladies! who

were sitting ne+t to each other. -ot seeing any

spare seats! Rory mo)ed an empty cup and sat

on the table between them. $hen he stood up

again. $his is silly!' he said. 'et's go into the

garden.'

Mrs (ooper and Mrs 9ollins looked as

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eyelids. '8e got lost!' she said.

'ost!' Mrs (ooper echoed. '8e were so lost.'

'$hat's what % want you to tell me about!' said

Rory. '% want to hear about the time you were

lost. %t was &ammy &tar! wasn't it" %t was him

who sent you back in time.'

$here was silence. Rory didn't want to rush

them! but after a few seconds asked again. '8as

it &ammy &tar who sent you back in time"'Mrs (ooper ga)e a loud gulp. Rory looked at

her! and found to his horror that she was crying.

0oth old ladies were crying! huge! choking

sobs. 'Please don't cry*' he said helplessly.

Mrs 9ollins smiled. %n fact! Rory could nowsee that they were both smiling through the

tears. (e was surprised. 'ou're not upset"' he

asked.

'%t was real! then...' Mrs 9ollins whispered. '%t

really happened.''8e're not mad*' said Mrs (ooper. '8e were

ne)er mad*'

',f course you're not mad!' said Rory. '%f you

knew some of the things %'d seen... -o! you're

really not mad. %t really happened! all of it.''8e had to forget!' Mrs (ooper went on. '8e


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Ma+! and my dad said yes.'

'$hat's awful!' said Rory.

&he nodded. '% thought % could earn lots of

money in ondon. $hen % could find the

stranger somehow and buy Ma+ back. %nstead %

got... lost. % ne)er saw Ma+ again. % hope he

was happy.' $ears ran down her cheeks again

and this time she didn't brush them away.

Rory ga)e her a few moments with her longago grief. $hen he asked! '8hat happened then"

8hat went on when you got to ondon"'

&he didn't answer. 'Please!' he tried again. '%

ha)e to know. $he #octor's counting on me to

find out.''$he #octor"' said Mrs (ooper at last. '% think

% met a doctor. 0ack then. 0ack in the dream.'

'-o!' said Rory. '$his isn't a doctor it's the

#octor. -ot someone you see when you're ill.'

'% thought he was mad!' she said! not takingany notice. '(im and the redhaired girl. 0oth

of them! mad.' &he sighed. '$hey were the last

people % saw before % was lost.'

Rory didn't like the sound of that at all. A

mad doctor and a mad redheaded girl. $hat /usthad to be the #octor and Amy. $hat meant that


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the young Amber Reynolds was still out there

somewhere. &he hadn't been sent back in time

yet.

8hate)er the #octor was up to! it seemed as

though his plan was doomed to fail.

Miss eake came out into the garden. &he

had a folded maga5ine under one arm and was

carrying a cup. '% wondered where you were*'

she said. 'All of you out here! now mind youdon't catch the sun.' &he handed the cup to

Rory. '% /ust knew you'd like a nice cup of tea.'

Rory thanked her! e)en though he didn't want

a cup of tea

'&ee! they're fine this morning after a goodnight's sleep!' Miss eake carried on. &he didn't

seem to mind that the people she was talking

about were in front of her. 8a)ing the

maga5ine at the two women! she said! 'ook!

that nice &ammy &tar's going to be on $=soon*' &he turned back to Rory. '$hey'll en/oy

that. %t'll make up for all the silly upset at the

show yesterday.'

Rory didn't agree! but he nodded. (e wanted

her to lea)e so he could find out more from Mrs(ooper. $hen! as she tucked the maga5ine back


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under her arm! he noticed a photo on the open

page. %t showed &ammy &tar in front of a

gra)estone! holding an apple. '9ould % /ust ha)e

a look at that! please"' he asked! taking it from

her before she could answer.

(e read the first few lines. ',h no!' he said.

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Chapter Seven

$he #octor had rooted through the $AR#%&wardrobe for costumes. (e was now wearing a

frilly white shirt with ruffles! and a long floppy

black bowtie. (e'd swapped his tweed /acket

for a )el)et one. ,)er the top he wore a black

cape with red satin lining and armhole slits.

'#o % look like a magician"' he asked Amy as he

posed in front of a mirror.

'=ery magic!' she said. '$he trousers are a bit

long! though.'

'8ell! % was quite a lot taller when % last wore

this outfit!' he said. '-ow come on! try yours

on.'

Amy held up the sparkly sil)er onepiece

catsuit. '% think it's a bit small for me!' she said.

'-onsense* ou'll /ust ha)e to show your

ankles!' the #octor told her. '%t's perfect for AmyPond! the magician's helper.'

Amy went behind a screen and began to

change. 'eah! why do % ha)e to be the helper"'

she said. '8hy can't % do the magic"'

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surprise. 'ou do the magic then.' (e paused.

'(ow many magic tricks do you know"'

Amy popped her head round the screen.

'-one!' she said! 'as you're well aware. (ow

many tricks do you know"'

$he #octor produced a large bunch of silk

flowers from up one slee)e and handed it to her.

'oads*'

',:!' she said in a mockgrumpy )oice. 'ouwin. ou do the magic.' &he emerged from

behind the screen and did a twirl.

$he #octor picked up a dark wig and

plonked it on her head. '$here. Perfect.'

'&hould we come up with a plan"' Amy askedthe #octor. 'Are we /ust going to go on stage

and make it up as we go along"'

'Making things up as we go along is what %

do best!' said the #octor. ',h! all right! we'll

plan ahead. Just this once.' (e searched througha pile of stuff and came up with a large carpet

bag. ',:! let's collect up all the things we need.

9hains! sack! handcuffs! large wooden bo+...'

%t took about half an hour! but in the end they

found all the things the #octor wanted. '$hey'llne)er fit in that bag!' Amy said! looking at the


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magic*'

E

$he queue was already halfway round $rafalgar

&quare when the #octor and Amy arri)ed.

People of all shapes! si5es and ages were

waiting to get in. &ome were dressed in normal

clothes. &ome wore top hats or spangly outfits.

,ne wore a tiger costume.

$hey /oined the end of the line. %n front of

them! a man in glasses was working on card

tricks. -e+t to him! a girl was trying to keep

hold of a squirming rabbit.

'8hat's your act! then! mate"' asked a man

with a top hat on his head.'% escape!' said the #octor.

$he man sniffed. '0een at it long"'

'(mm.' $he #octor thought about it for a

second. 'About a thousand years. 4i)e or take a

century or so. 6scape! capture! escape! capture!pretty much the story of my li)es.'

'eah! % know what you mean! mate!' the top

hatted man agreed.

0y the time the theatre opened its doors! the

end of the queue was out of sight. '% hope we'renot out here too long!' Amy said! popping on


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her sunglasses. '%'m cooking like a 9hristmas

turkey in tinfoil in this sil)er getup. $he wig's

making my head sweat! too.'

'$hanks for sharing that!' said the #octor.

Amy wrinkled her nose at him.

People started to go into the theatre through

one door. After about ten minutes! the first

people left again by another door. $hey all

looked upset. $he man in the tiger suit wascrying.

'4et a life*' Amy whispered to the #octor.

'9rying because you don't get on a $= show!

that's pretty sad.'

'0e kind!' said the #octor. '&ome people don'tknow there's a whole uni)erse out there.'

'8ell! they should try finding out!' said Amy.

%t was some time before the #octor and Amy

got to the doors of the theatre. A guard was

standing outside! stopping people getting inbefore they were wanted. $o Amy's relief! it

wasn't the guard they'd met the night before.

&he wasn't sure their disguises were really good

enough to fool anyone. People tended not to

forget the #octor.After a few more minutes! the guard wa)ed


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them into the foyer.

A man with a clipboard came up to them. (e

handed them a piece of card with a number on

it. 'ou will be shown into the theatre. 8hen

your number is called you will go on the stage.

$he /udges and &ammy &tar will be sitting in

the front row. ou may begin when they tell

you to. our act should take no more than three

minutes. $he /udges may stop you and ask youto lea)e at any point. 4ot that"'

'es! sir*' said Amy! gi)ing him a salute. '(as

he been taking lessons from the #aleks"' she

whispered to the #octor.

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to wind them around the #octor. -e+t out of the

bag came three huge padlocks. &he displayed

them to the watchers! then linked them through

the chains. ,ne by one! she snapped them shut.

$he #octor wriggled his fingers! showing he

was held firm by the chains. Amy faced him

and raised her eyebrows. (e ga)e a slight nod.

$hat was their signal to show the bonds were

loose enough for him. (e had to seem trapped!but still be able to reach his sonic screwdri)er.

&o far things were going as planned. Amy

pulled a sack out of the bag and placed it o)er

the #octor's head. (e ga)e her a wink before

the cloth co)ered his face. &he then produced alarge wooden cabinet from the bag. Although

such a big bo+ could ne)er ha)e fitted in a bag

of that si5e! no one clapped. Amy almost

laughed. $he /udges thought an alien wonder

was /ust a cheap trick* $hey really wereclueless.

4etting the bo+ into the right place was the

most crucial part of the #octor's plan. (e'd told

Amy /ust where it had to be placed on the stage.

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the cabinet on top of a trapdoor.

9ertain it was in the right place! Amy stepped

away from the bo+. &he tapped it hard on all

sides to show it was solid. $hen she ushered the

bound #octor into it. Using handcuffs! she

fi+ed him to metal rings inside the bo+. 8hen it

was clear that the #octor was helpless! she shut

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'ou're wasting our time.'

'8ell spotted. $hat's the point!' muttered Amy

to herself.

'ou're going to ha)e to let him out now!' said

Austin! sounding bored.

'% am! like! so asleep already!' said #aisy

Mead.

Amy smiled and pretended to try the door.

'%t's stuck*' she said. '(old on! gi)e me amoment.' &he made a show of pulling the

handle. '-o! really stuck. &orry*'

'(ang on a minute!' came an angry )oice. '%

know that accent.' &ammy &tar /umped up from

his seat and stormed onto the stage. Amyducked round behind the bo+. &he was able to

waste quite a few more seconds as &ammy &tar

chased her round and round.

$he /udges cheered from the stalls. '$his is

the best thing we')e seen yet*' called Austin(art.

%t couldn't go on for e)er! of course. &ammy

&tar caught up with Amy and grabbed hold of

her wig. 'Aha* % thought so*' he cried as her

long red hair tumbled out. $he &cottish redheadfrom last night* &he's a spy!' he told the /udges.


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'&he's trying to ruin my act! her and this #octor

#aring friend of hers.'

'eah! but he's! like! stuck in that bo+! yeah"'

said #aisy Mead. '&o he's not doing anything! is

he"'

&ammy &tar hissed through his teeth. (e

sho)ed Amy out of the way and opened the

bo+.

%t was empty.',h! sorry! did we say this was an escape act"

%t's really a disappearing act!' said Amy. &he

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Chapter Eight

As soon as Amy shut the door of the bo+! the#octor set to work. (e'd hidden the sonic

screwdri)er up his slee)e! and now he shook it

down into his hand. Amy had been careful to

lea)e the chains loose enough to allow him to

do that.

A couple of quick bu55es from the

screwdri)er made the chains and padlocks fall

away! followed by the handcuffs. $he #octor

pulled the sack off his head and knelt down.

(e'd watched &ammy &tar's act closely.

&ammy had appeared from a 'gra)e' as if by

magic. $he #octor had worked out that there

must be a trapdoor in the stage. (e'd told Amy

to put the cabinet o)er that e+act spot. -ow he

opened the trapdoor and climbed down.

$here was /ust enough space to stand upunder the stage. (e shut the trapdoor behind

him! then looked around. A dim light showed a

door to one side. $he #octor went through it

and found himself in the heart of the theatre.

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was supposed to get this far in. $his was the

place he'd been searching for! &ammy &tar's

prop store.

$here was a keypad by the storeroom door. A

sequence of numbers would be needed to

unlock it.

Just as he was about to attack the lock with

the sonic screwdri)er! he heard mo)ement.

$here was someone inside the room. %t couldn'tbe &ammy &tar! as he was still upstairs in the

theatre. $he #octor shrugged and knocked on

the door. %t seemed the easiest way.

'8ho is it"' a girl's )oice called from inside

the room.'%t's me!' the #octor called back. (e'd noticed

before that people often accepted that without

asking who 'me' was.

&ure enough! the door was opened from

inside. A girl stood there. &he had long blackhair and wore a white =ictorianstyle

nightdress. $he #octor did a doubletake! but a

second look showed it wasn't :ylie #uncan.

&he was in the past now! the #octor knew. %t

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$he #octor stared straight at her. '8e're

going to ha)e a little talk in a minute. $hen

you're going to lea)e. ou're in danger here.'

'% was in danger out there! #octor 8hoe)er

youare!' she said. '%t's not much fun being on

the streets. $his bloke's offering me a good /ob!

good money! a chance of being on the telly.'

'8here you'll end up! there isn't any telly*'

the #octor told her. '$hey stopped broadcastsduring the war and it doesn't begin again until

1@B3. 6)en then it's pretty much only Muffin

the Mule and the -ews*'

'ou're mad!' the girl said.

'es! yes! yes!' said the #octor. '-ow! are yougoing to help me steal this bo+ or not"'

&he stared at him. '-ot! of course*' &he

turned away. '%'m going to get Mr &tar.'

(e darted across the room to get to the door

first. 'Please don't!' he said! barring her way. '%'lle+plain.' (e took a deep breath.

$he door burst open! nearly hitting the

#octor! and &ammy &tar charged in. '% knew it*'

he said. '% knew %'d find you here*' (e turned to

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'%'m not a spy!' said the #octor as the girl

hurried out. '%'m a concerned citi5en. 9oncerned

that you')e got a deadly alien monster inside

that bo+! and you keep letting it loose.'

'% don't care if it's deadly!' said &ammy &tar. '%

don't care if it's alien and % don't care if it's a

monster. All % care is that it's bringing me fame

and fortune. %'m not going to let you spoil that

for me.'$he #octor boggled. 'ou're really putting

fame and fortune abo)e the li)es of all these

young girls"'

'es.' $he magician strode towards him.

'$hey're nothing. $hey're worthless. $he scumof the gutter. $hey ha)e no place! no use. $hey

ha)e no home.'

'% ha)e no home!' said the #octor quietly.

'(a)ing no home doesn't make you a lesser

person.' (e turned and pointed at the leadlinedbo+. '#oing this sort of thing is what makes you

a lesser person.'

$he #octor shouldn't ha)e turned his back.

&ammy &tar grabbed a coil of rope off a hook

and /umped on him. $he #octor fought back!but he'd been taken by surprise. (is arms were


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pinned to his sides! and &ammy &tar tied him to

a chair.

'-o one's going to get in my way!' the man

said. '% don't know how this thing works! but %

know that it does work.' (e unlocked the

padlock on the leadlined bo+ and nudged the

door open. '%'ll say goodbye now.' (e backed

out of the room and the #octor heard the sound

of a beep as the door locked itself.(e'd dropped the sonic screwdri)er during

the struggle. %t took /ust a fraction of a second

for him to look down to see where it had

landed. 0y the time he looked up again! the

8eeping Angel was out of the bo+.',h dear!' the #octor murmured to himself.

'$his is slightly awkward.'

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Amy was carried out of the theatre by a security

guard.'8ow!' said a girl who was dressed as a court

/ester. '% thought it was bad when they came out

crying.'

Amy wasn't surprised to be thrown out. %t

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would ha)e had a couple of minutes' head start!

at least. As long as he was able to find the

Angel! that was the main thing. $hey had a

good few hours yet to work out how to deal

with it. ,f course! she also had to work out a

way of getting back into the theatre. At least she

had a while to sort that out too.

&he went and sat by one of the bron5e lions

in $rafalgar &quare while she thought thingsthrough.

Amy wasn't sure how long she'd been sitting

there when she heard a )ehicle screech to a halt.

A minibus had stopped on one of the roads at

the edge of $rafalgar &quare. $o her hugesurprise! she saw Rory /ump out of its door. $o

her e)en greater surprise! two old ladies

hobbled after him! walking sticks in hands.

$hey appeared to be the two old women who'd

sat behind them in the theatre the night before.'(ey* (ey* ,)er here*' Amy called out.

Rory heard and swer)ed towards her. '-ice

outfit!' he began.

'es! yes! yes!' said Amy. '% look like %'m from

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parking ticket! by the way.'

'% found out something. % thought the #octor

ought to know as soon as possible!'

Rory said. $he two ladies /oined them. 'Amy!

this is :ylie #uncan and Amber Reynolds! as

was. -ow Mrs 9ollins and Mrs (ooper.'

'(ello! we met last night!' said Amy. '%t's )ery

nice to see you.'

Mrs (ooper peered at her. 'ou tied me up.''6r! no!' Amy said. '%'m pretty sure you're

thinking of someone else there.' &he quickly

turned to Rory. '8hat is it that the #octor needs

to know"'

',h! right. es.' Rory frowned. ',:. $his iswhat it is. 8e were talking in the garden! and

Miss eake came out. &he's the warden of the

4olden ears home. Anyway! she had a

maga5ine. % didn't realise what it meant at first.'

'8hat what meant"' Amy was almostshouting. '9ome on! come on*'

'$here was an inter)iew with &ammy &tar. %t

said he's being filmed this afternoon! while

those talentshow /udges are here. (e's being

filmed doing the 4ra)eyard 4host act! then it'sbeing shown on $= later. 8e thought we had


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Chapter Nine

$he #octor was struggling. (e was strugglingto get out of his bonds and he was struggling

not to blink. (e knew his eyes had flickered

once or twice already. %n those tiny moments!

the Angel had ad)anced. %t was halfway across

the room now.

$he big mirror on its stand was at the other

end of the room. $he #octor could see himself

in it out of the corner of his eye. (e looked

helpless! and that was making him angry. (e

struggled e)en harder.

'% wouldn't bother 5apping me if % were you!'

he told the Angel. 'ou feed on the energy of

the time % would ha)e had in the future. 8ell!

%'m still going to ha)e it. %'m not human! you

see. %'ll /ust li)e out a few decades and then pop

right through that door.' (e paused for asecond! hoping to hear the door open. %t didn't

happen. ,f course! he couldn't turn up and

rescue himself before he'd been sent back in

time. %f that happened! he wouldn't ha)e got

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himself. %t was confusing! e)en for a $ime

ord.

'%'m almost looking forward to it!' the #octor

said. '0it of a break. 9hance to catch up with a

few old friends as % go through the years.

8inston 9hurchill. Agatha 9hristie. $he

0eatles.'

(e knew the Angel was stone at that

moment! but could')e sworn it glared at him.$here were footsteps outside the door. 9ould

this be it" 8as the future him about to walk into

the room" Meeting himself was always odd.

Beep eep eep eep. $hat was the correct

sequence of numbers being entered onto thekeypad. $he door opened...

'(ey! what's this"' said a gruff )oice. %n the

mirror! the #octor saw a thickset man in blue

o)eralls. %t didn't take him long to decide it

wasn't himself not e)en in a new body.A second man came in. '&tar said that Angel

statue might be out of its bo+!' he said. '(e

didn't say anything about a bloke tied to a chair!

did he! $ed"'

'es! hello!' said the #octor! not taking hiseyes off the Angel. '&peaking as the bloke tied


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to the chair! could you untie me please"'

$he first man! $ed! laughed. '-ot likely*

&tar's always saying we're not to touch a thing

in here unless he tells us to. ou'll be one of his

magic friends trying out a trick.'

%f the #octor could ha)e turned his head! he

would ha)e gi)en the man a hard stare. (e had

to be content with glaring at the mirror instead.

'%'m not one of &ammy &tar's magic friends. %'mnot e)en one of his nonmagic friends. ou

ha)e to belie)e me that we're all in great

danger. Please let me go.'

$ed laughed again. '-ah! it's all a trick! isn't

it" 9ome on! arry. et's get the statue back inits bo+.'

'-o*' the #octor almost screamed at them.

'#on't go near that thing* %t's a monster*'

arry nodded. 'ou're right! it's not )ery

pretty. #unno how he gets it to mo)e aroundlike that. $here again! if % knew his secrets! %'d

be the one about to go on telly.'

'$elly"' cried the #octor. '8hat telly" 8ho's

going on telly" #,-'$ 0,9: M =%68*'

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arry had still got their eyes on it. %t remained a

statue.

$he two men picked up the Angel and carried

it back into its leadlined bo+. $he door closed

on it. $he #octor thought he heard a mo)ement

inside at the )ery instant it was hidden from

)iew.

'4ot to get it on stage!' arry told the #octor.

'Mr &tar's gra)eyard trick's going to be on telly.$he film crew's already setting up upstairs.

4ood luck with your trick! mate.'

'%'m not doing a trick*' the #octor told them.

'%'m tied to this chair so % can't stop &ammy &tar

doing a )ery bad thing. A )ery bad thingindeed. % can't really e+plain it to you because

you won't belie)e me. ou /ust ha)e to trust me.

et me go now*'

'(a ha! good one! mate!' said $ed. '9ome

along! arry.' $hey carried the bo+ out of thedoor! and shut it behind them.

$he #octor was left to struggle with his

bonds again. (e knew as well as Amy did what

would happen if the Angel was shown on $=.

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'8e ha)e to warn the #octor!' said Amy.

'$here's got to be a way of getting back inside

the theatre.'

Rory nodded. '$here is. %'m /ust going to

walk in.'

'6r! yeah! right*' said Amy. '% don't think that's

going to work.'

'8hy not"' Rory was sure of himself for

once. ',nly one guard saw me! and he didn'treally look at me. % don't stand out like you. ou

know! tall! pretty! red hair!' he said in a hurry as

Amy frowned at him. '-ot to mention dressed

in a onepiece sil)er catsuit. %t's a look people

notice. $hey won't look at me twice. %'m goingto say Mrs 9ollins or Mrs (ooper left a bag

under a seat last night and can % go and get it.'

'8e'll come with you!' said Mrs 9ollins.

'$hey'll belie)e you then.'

Amy turned to her. 'Are you sure" %t might bedangerous.'

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staring at Amy. '%t was you!' she said.

'6r! no! it wasn't!' said Amy. 'Really.' &he

quickly turned back to Rory. '6)ery second

could count. ou')e got to get in there and find

the #octor.'

'Right.' Rory and the two old ladies headed

off for the theatre.

Amy watched as they spoke to the man at the

door. $o her relief! they were let in. %t wasn't inAmy's nature to stand around waiting for other

people to do the work. &he knew she couldn't

get into the theatre by the front door. $hat didn't

mean she couldn't find some other way in.

&he thought back to the time she'd climbedonto the stage. &ammy &tar had thought she

wanted him to sign her programme. (e'd told

her to wait at the stage door. Perhaps it would

be easier to get in there.

&he made her way to the back of the theatre.$here were no neon signs or grand entrances

here! /ust dustbins and pigeons. 6)en the sun

stayed out of the gloomy alley.

Amy grinned despite the gloom. &he'd

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could all be up to her.

$he denim /acket had a pass clipped to a

pocket. %t read 9R68. Amy went o)er to the

girl and wa)ed the pass in front of her nose.

'6+cuse me! you're needed in makeup. 9an you

come with me! please"'

$he girl followed Amy out of a side e+it.

Abo)e the door was an arrow pointing to

A#%6&.'Just in here!' Amy said! at the end of the

passage.

'$he dressing rooms are downstairs!' said the

girl! pu55led.

'-ot today. $hey')e taken o)er the ladies'loos!' said Amy! and sho)ed her inside. '9ome

on! come on! let's ha)e that nightie off you.'

'ou what"' said the girl.

'9ostume check!' said Amy. $he girl didn't

look con)inced! but took it off. &he was nowdressed only in $shirt and leggings.

'%'ll ha)e the wig too! please!' Amy said. &he

plucked it off the girl's head! re)ealing blonde

hair underneath. '0et it feels better without it.

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8ardrobe" %'m going to go and check with

&ammy.'

&he tried to get to the door! but Amy held her

fast. Amy realised she had a scarf in her

shoulder bag. ,n her first attempt she pulled

out the bunch of silk flowers! but she searched

further and found the scarf. &he whipped it out

and tied the struggling girl's hands to a pipe.

$here was a hankie in her borrowed /acket'spocket! and she used it as a gag.

'%'m sorry!' she said. 'Really % am. 0elie)e me!

though! this is a lot better than what &ammy

&tar had planned for you.' $hen she grinned.

'ou know what" $his reminds me of one of thefirst times % met the #octor. % handcuffed him to

a pipe. (ang on a minute. (a)e we met before"'


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Chapter Ten

Rory and the two old ladies went through thedoor marked -, 6-$RA-96. $here were no

guards to be seen! but as they crept further in

Rory heard a dog bark.

'Uhoh!' he said. '% thought the #octor was

/oking when he said about guard dogs.'

Mrs (ooper's face lit up. '%t's all right!' she

said. '%t's nothing to worry about.'

'6r! if you say so!' said Rory! not at all sure

that she was right.

Round a corner! there were the dogs. $wo big

4erman &hepherds. $o Rory's surprise! they

stopped barking as Mrs (ooper went up to

them. $hey e)en started to lick her outstretched

hand.

'$his is 0randy and this is ady!' she said. '%

made friends with them. % was missing Ma+ somuch.'

',h*' All of a sudden Rory figured it out. 'ou

made friends with them when you were in the

theatre before. 8hen you were young. $o the

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person*'

Mrs (ooper didn't want to lea)e the dogs! but

they had to go on. Rory stopped a bit further

along. '#id you hear something"' he asked. (e

listened again. es! there it was. A )oice was

calling. %t was the #octor's )oice*

'#on't worry! #octor! we'll get you out*' Rory

shouted back as he reached the door. $hen he

stopped. '$he door's locked!' he called to the#octor.

'es! % know that!' the #octor's )oice came

back.

'#o you know the code that opens it"' asked

Rory. '$here's a keypad here.''-o!' came the #octor's reply. '9ome on!

come on! Rory* A four digit number! there are

only ten thousand possible ones. 4et those

fingers working*'

'6r! ,:!' said Rory. (e touched the keypad.2222. -othing. 2221. -othing. 2227. -othing.

'$his might take a little time!' he said.

A wrinkled hand reached out and pushed his

hand aside. A wrinkled finger punched in the

numbers 7@23. $he door clicked open.'$he 7@th of June!' said Mrs 9ollins. 'My


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birthday. % noticed that the code was my

birthday. %t's all coming back to me now. 0eing

here again.'

%nside the room! Rory began to untie the

#octor. Mrs 9ollins and Mrs (ooper were

looking past him. As if in a dream! they walked

towards the mirror. Mrs 9ollins reached out a

hand and touched her image. $he image's

fingers met hers.'&o old!' she said in wonder. '8e got so old. %

was young when % was in this room before.

oung and pretty. &cared but so full of hope.'

Mrs (ooper nodded. 'My hair was long and

golden. % didn't like hiding it with a wig! but hesaid % had to. $his room... % was waiting in this

room. 8aiting to go on the stage. $hey were

going to film it. % was going to be famous. $hen

a mad man came in and spoilt it all. $hat man

there.' &he pointed at the #octor. '%t allhappened in my dream. $he redhaired girl was

in my dream too. &he stole my clothes and took

my place. % was so angry. $hen suddenly % was

so lost.'

Rory and the #octor listened with horror.'$hat was you*' said the #octor. '$he girl % met


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here! today! that was you*'

$hat wasn't the bit Rory latched on to. '$he

redhaired girl took your place"' he said.

'#octor! it's Amy* &he's taking part in &ammy

&tar's act*'

$he #octor threw off the last of his bonds

and /umped up. '&he's up there with a 8eeping

Angel*'

E$he 8eeping Angel was on stage. $wo men had

taken it out of a large bo+ and put it in its place.

&ammy &tar had walked past Amy as she stood

in the wings! watching. '%'m off to get changed!'

he'd said. 'ou know what you')e got to do"'&he had nodded! keeping the dark hair of the

wig o)er her face as much as she could. (e

didn't seem to notice she wasn't the same girl.

8ell! with a new girl each day! he probably

couldn't keep track.'4ood!' he'd said. '-othing must go wrong

today. % am about to get my re)enge.'

$hat hadn't sounded good. Amy knew now

more than e)er that she had to foil his plans

somehow. (er idea was simple. &he'd go alongwith the act as much as she could. $he only


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thing was! she would ne)er take her eye off the

8eeping Angel. -ot for a single second.

A short while later! a )oice called 'Action*'

Mist came out of a dryice machine and crept

across the stage.

Amy had seen the show! so she knew what

she had to do. &he copied :ylie #uncan's

mo)ements as closely as she could.

&ammy &tar! dressed as the 4ra)eyard 4host!emerged from his gra)e. Amy didn't ha)e to

pretend to be scared. $here was a mad look in

his eyes that was )ery! )ery scary. &he darted

away from him! and spikes sprang up near her

feet. &he was being herded towards the tall treethat would become a walkway.

%t felt real. %t was real. $he person chasing

her might not be a ghost! but he wanted to hurt

her.

&ammy &tar was throwing apples as Amyreached the tallest tree. %ts bark fell away as she

began to climb. Amy had ne)er been scared of

heights! but this walkway felt really high right

now. &he paused for a moment! di55y! and

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Up and up she climbed. &omehow she kept

her eyes on the 8eeping Angel below.

&he was aware of a noise from down in the

theatre. &omeone was shouting. %t might ha)e

been the #octor! but it seemed so far away.

(igher and higher! until she could go no

further. $his was it. $his was the end. &ammy

&tar was behind her. (e was going to throw the

apple that would knock her down. Any momentnow would come the blinding flash.

8ith one hand! Amy reached into her bag

and pulled out her pair of sunglasses.

&he put on the sunglasses. $he other hand

reached out and caught the apple. &he wobbled!but didn't fall. $here was a blinding flash...

Amy! with her dark glasses on! kept looking

down at the Angel.

E

$he #octor and Rory burst in! Mrs 9ollins andMrs (ooper behind them. Amy was poised on

the top of the walkway. ':eep looking at the

Angel*' the #octor yelled! although he knew it

was useless. (e ran towards the stage as fast as

he could. %f he was close enough to the Angel!maybe he'd still see it through the flash. At least


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he'd be offering himself as a )ictim rather than

Amy.

(e couldn't run fast enough. (e couldn't get

there in time. &ammy &tar raised his hand to

throw the apple. $here was a blinding flash...

8hen the #octor stopped blinking! he saw

that the Angel hadn't mo)ed. Amy! still at the

top of the walkway! was staring at it through

her sunglasses.'es* ,h! good girl! Pond*' he yelled. '-ow

come on down. Mind the spikes. $ell you what!'

he called to a man in the wings! '/ust get rid of

the spikes! will you"'

$he spikes slid back down! and the #octorclimbed up. &cattered apples rolled off the stage

behind him. (e looked up at &ammy &tar! still

near the top of the walkway. $he magician

didn't e)en mo)e as Amy made her way past

him.'$ime to retire! % think!' said the #octor.

&ammy shook his head. '-ot yet. ,h! not yet.

%')e barely e)en started.'

'&he locked me in the loos*' A blonde girl ran

onto the stage. $he girl the #octor had metbefore! the one he now knew was Amber


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Reynolds. ',i! you! what do you think you were

playing at"' Amber yelled at Amy. '%'d ha)e

been there all day if someone hadn't found me.'

'&top*' the #octor yelled. $he girl was getting

close to the Angel. '&tay away from that*'

')ooooooo!' %t was like the night before all

o)er again. $he screaming of an elderly lady in

the stalls. 6)eryone turned to look at her.

$he #octor couldn't help it. (is eyes flickedaway too! /ust for an instant.

8hen he looked back! the Angel had mo)ed.

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Chapter Eleven

$he cameras were still rolling as the /udges/umped to their feet. '8e were promised a show

to astound us!' said Austin (art with a sneer.

$his is hardly such a show.'

'%t's /ust! like! really dumb!' said #aisy Mead.

'awnarama.'

Amy! now down on the stage! was again

ama5ed. A girl had /ust been blasted into the

past! but these /udges thought it was nothing.

Just because they'd been looking away when it

happened.

&ammy &tar called down to the /udges from

the top of the walkway. ',h! %'m going to gi)e

you a show!' he said. '%'m going to gi)e you a

show you'll ne)er forget. ou'll be sorry for the

way you laughed at me. et's see if you're still

laughing when the Angel gets you.'$he #octor looked up. 'ou don't want to do

that!' he warned.

',h yes % do!' ranted &ammy. '$hey're rude

and they laugh at people and it hurts so much. %

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famous* 8hen % found the Angel! % knew /ust

what % had to do. % could get e)erything %

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Amy had her eyes fi+ed on the Angel too! but

she could hear that Mrs (ooper was crying.

'% was there! on stage!' said Mrs (ooper. 'All

of a sudden! it didn't seem like a dream any

more. %t was real.'

'$hat was you*' Amy cried. '$he girl who

)anished. $he girl who % tied up. $hat was you*

,h. Right. ou'd already told me that! before it

happened. -o wonder she looked familiar. %'dseen her face on the M%&&%-4 poster. our

face! % guess % should say.'

Rory rested his hand on Mrs (ooper's arm. '%t

must ha)e been a shock to see yourself like

that!' he said.'es! my dear. %t was a big shock! waking up

from the dream. 0ut % am awake now. ou

know! % wouldn't change things. % met my

Albert back then! % had my lo)ely girls. As %

woke up! though! all % could think of was Ma+.$hat was the moment when he stole Ma+ from

me. $hat was the moment % lost Ma+ for e)er.'

Amy hadn't thought much of Amber

Reynolds the girl. -ot that she'd spent a lot of

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Rory coughed. '6r! #octor"'

'es"'

'Are we going to ha)e to stay here for e)er" %

/ust wondered.' Rory took Amy's hand and

squee5ed it. '&ammy &tar might ha)e gone! but

the Angel's still here.'

'8e could go and find that bo+!' Amy said.

'$he one &ammy &tar locked it in.'

$he #octor shook his head. $hat wouldn'tkeep it trapped for long. %t was only so placid

because it was getting fed e)ery night. et it

miss a few meals and it'd soon find a way out of

the bo+.'

'6r! #octor!' said Rory again. '% don't know ifthis is a good time to mention it! but % think the

cameras are still on.'

',h well!' said Amy! '% suppose it might be

fun to see yourself on $=.

'% don't think so!' Rory began! then stopped!his mouth hanging open.

'8hat is it"' Amy asked.

'&ee yourself!' he said. '&ee yourself* #octor*

8hat if the Angel saw itself in a mirror" %t

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they had no problems getting to the prop store.

6)en the dogs had gone.

'Right!' said the #octor as they arri)ed with

the mirror. '8e ha)e to put it in /ust the right

place. 8e want the Angel almost nose to nose

with its image.'

$he mirror was placed in front of the

8eeping Angel! and they all breathed a sigh of

relief.$he #octor made a round of the cameras!

5apping each with his sonic screwdri)er. 'All

the recordings destroyed!' he said. '$he film

crew won't be happy! but % think it's better than

letting the world end.''es! % think so!' said Amy with a grin.

'-ow %'m /ust popping out for a while!' said

the #octor. ':eep an eye on that Angel for me!

will you" %'ll meet you in $rafalgar &quare in an

hour.''8here are you going"' asked Amy! but the

#octor was already out of the door.

E

$hey waited! and watched. %t was creepy. Amy

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An image flickered on the far side of the

mirror! and Amy shi)ered. %t got more and more

solid! a ghost in re)erse! until there were two

Angels in the room.

'Phew*' said Rory. '%t worked.'

Amy nudged him. '% think %')e spotted a flaw

in our plan.'

Another image had begun to shimmer into

life.'$he mirror's between them* $he #octor was

worried about someone walking in front of it!

he didn't think where the new Angel would go*

$he image of the first Angel's still in the mirror!

it's going to keep making new ones* $hey needto be looking at each other.'

&he was still speaking as Rory leapt onto the

stage. (e pushed the mirror out of the way. %t

fell to the floor and shattered.

'&e)en years' bad luck!' said Amy.Rory grinned. ',h! % don't think so.'

$he new image had gone. Amy looked at the

two solid 8eeping Angels! now almost nose to

nose. $hey would be looking at each other!

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'that %'m going to keep on being )ery lucky

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Epilogue

Amy and Rory and the two old ladies left theAngels and went off to meet the #octor.

$he queue of magic acts had been cleared

away from the theatre! but $rafalgar &quare was

crowded. People were gathered around the


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about. &he dropped her walking stick and ran

like the teenager she'd been only hours before.

'Ma+* ,h! Ma+*'

$he little tan and white Jack Russell leapt

into her arms.

'8here did he come from"' asked Amy.

$he #octor tried and failed to look modest.

',h! well! % /ust found Ma+'s )et record! put the

code for his %# chip into the sonic and trackedhim down. % swapped him for a wodge of cash!

and here we are*'

'-ice one*' said Amy. '0y the way! any idea

what happened to &ammy &tar"'

'-o!' said the #octor. '8hich is )ery good.All he wanted was fame and fortune. % think if

he became )ery famous or )ery rich in the past!

%'d ha)e heard of him. % ha)en't heard of him.

&o he didn't. $hat might be punishment

enough.' (e frowned. '8ell! maybe not quiteenough. %'m /ust hoping that all the girls he

tricked found good li)es back in the past like

Amber Reynolds did.'

Amy ga)e a big! tired sigh. '$ime to go"'

$he #octor nodded. '$he Angels will be safehere. $rafalgar &quare. %t's ne)er empty and it's


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ne)er dark. 6)en if something goes wrong!

they'll always be obser)ed.' (e strode off.

'9ome on! Ponds* 0ack to the $AR#%&*'

Amy and Rory stood for a moment! watching

the Angels being lifted into place.

'Mrs (ooper told me about losing Ma+!' said

Rory after a minute. 'A stranger came to the

door and bought him off her dad. $hat's what

made her run away.'Amy's eyes widened. '$he #octor said he

went back in time oh no* (e did it* (e made

her run away* &hould we tell her" &hould we

tell him*'

'-o!' said Rory. 'ou heard what she said. &hewouldn't change it. &he had a dreadful life here!

before she ran away. 0ack in the past! she met

her Albert. (ad her girls.' (e bent down and

kissed her. 'ou can put up with anything! if it

means you get to be with the people you lo)e.'%n the middle of the square! Mrs (ooper and

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happily.

(olding hands! Amy and Rory walked off

after the #octor.

As they went! they heard the two old ladies'

)oices lifted in song.

'It may e an hour, it may e a week, it may

e "i"ty years. But I know we will "ind loing

hearts still entwined, on the day we meet

again...'


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Documents

Magic of the Angels (Doctor Who)