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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
A Van Gogh painting ferried across thousands of years, communicating a disturbing prophecy to the Doctor, a message on the oldest cliff-face in the universe and a love that lasts a thousand years. In 102 AD England, Romans receive a surprise visit from Cleopatra. Nearby, Stonehenge conceals the Pandorica, a prison-box of legend. As it slowly unlocks from the inside, terrible forces gather in the heavens above. The fates are drawing close around the TARDIS. The Pandorica, which contains the most dangerous threat in the Universe, is opening. Only one thing is certain: ''"The Pandorica will open... silence will fall"''. | A Van Gogh painting ferried across thousands of years, communicating a disturbing prophecy to the Doctor, a message on the oldest cliff-face in the universe and a love that lasts a thousand years. In 102 AD England, Romans receive a surprise visit from Cleopatra. Nearby, Stonehenge conceals the Pandorica, a prison-box of legend. As it slowly unlocks from the inside, terrible forces gather in the heavens above. The fates are drawing close around the TARDIS. The Pandorica, which contains the most dangerous threat in the Universe, is opening. Only one thing is certain: ''"The Pandorica will open... silence will fall"''. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
[[File:VincentVanGogh.jpg|thumb|right|Vincent van Gogh lying in bed, screaming.]] | |||
''France, 1890'' | ''France, 1890'' | ||
[[Vincent | [[Vincent van Gogh|Van Gogh]] lies in bed, screaming. The local doctor and a woman are at his side. The woman comments on one of his paintings, saying it's worse than the usual ones. | ||
''Cabinet War Rooms, 1941'' | ''Cabinet War Rooms, 1941'' | ||
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A phone call is recieved. A young prison guard, only on his first day, answers, and says that there is no Doctor at the facility. [[River Song]] is in the cell, and demands that she talk to the person on the end. She yells down the phone, until the guard takes it away. River realises he is new, and kisses him, using a hallucinogen in her lipstick to make him delerious, and she escapes. | A phone call is recieved. A young prison guard, only on his first day, answers, and says that there is no Doctor at the facility. [[River Song]] is in the cell, and demands that she talk to the person on the end. She yells down the phone, until the guard takes it away. River realises he is new, and kisses him, using a hallucinogen in her lipstick to make him delerious, and she escapes. | ||
''The Royal Gallery, 5145'' | [[File:Maldovarium_Bar.jpg|thumb|left|River Song in the Maldovarium Bar]]''The Royal Gallery, 5145'' | ||
River Song walks among the paintings in the Royal Gallery and finds the one she is looking for. However, on her way out she trips an alarm, and is attended to personally by the Queen - [[Elizabeth X|Elizabeth the Tenth]]. River tells her that this is for the Doctor, and Liz recognizes the name. Song shows her the picture - it is an impression of an exploding [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. | River Song walks among the paintings in the Royal Gallery and finds the one she is looking for. However, on her way out she trips an alarm, and is attended to personally by the Queen - [[Elizabeth X|Elizabeth the Tenth]]. River tells her that this is for the Doctor, and Liz recognizes the name. Song shows her the picture - it is an impression of an exploding [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. | ||
''The Maldovarium, 5145'' | ''The Maldovarium, 5145 '' | ||
River talks to a salesman at a bar, asking for a [[Vortex Manipulator|vortex manipulator]] from a Time Agent in return for a device for deactiviting micro-explosives from up to 20ft - micro-explosives similar to those she had planted in the salesman's drink. | River talks to a salesman at a bar, asking for a [[Vortex Manipulator|vortex manipulator]] from a Time Agent in return for a device for deactiviting micro-explosives from up to 20ft - micro-explosives similar to those she had planted in the salesman's drink. | ||
''The TARDIS'' | ''The TARDIS[[File:Planet_One.jpg|thumb|The cliff-face on Planet One]]'' | ||
The Doctor and [[Amy Pond|Amy]] are in the TARDIS, and the Doctor has decided to go to the oldest cliff faces in history, made of pure diamond, to decipher the writings on the face that up until now have not been translated. When the TARDIS lands, however, the writing simply says "HELLO SWEETIE" and a set of temporal co-ordinates are written underneath. | The Doctor and [[Amy Pond|Amy]] are in the TARDIS, and the Doctor has decided to go to the oldest cliff faces in history, made of pure diamond, to decipher the writings on the face that up until now have not been translated. When the TARDIS lands, however, the writing simply says "HELLO SWEETIE" and a set of temporal co-ordinates are written underneath. | ||
The TARDIS lands in Roman Britain in the 2nd century AD, to be greeted by a guard. Amy comments on how the Romans, given that they were her favourite history topic at school, are unlike what she had been expending languagewise. The guard takes them to "Cleopatra" - who actually turns out to be River Song in disguise. River shows the Doctor the painting, which given that he had retrieved a fragment of the TARDIS from a [[Time Field]] in the Silurian city in 2020, concerns the Doctor. River's previous warning that the [[Pandorica]] would open also concerns him, and the Doctor decides to look for it. He looks at the Roman maps, since if someone had built such a device, they would want to remember where they left it. | The TARDIS lands in Roman Britain in the 2nd century AD, to be greeted by a guard. Amy comments on how the Romans, given that they were her favourite history topic at school, are unlike what she had been expending languagewise. The guard takes them to "Cleopatra" - who actually turns out to be River Song in disguise. River shows the Doctor the painting, which given that he had retrieved a fragment of the TARDIS from a [[Time Field]] in the Silurian city in 2020, concerns the Doctor. River's previous warning that the [[Pandorica]] would open also concerns him, and the Doctor decides to look for it. [[File:The_pandorica_opens-van_gogh.jpg|thumb|left|Van Gogh's Painting ]]He looks at the Roman maps, since if someone had built such a device, they would want to remember where they left it. | ||
The trio arrive at [[Stonehenge]] to look for the Pandorica. The Doctor uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to search, and River uses a device from the 52nd century. The Pandorica is tracked to the underground, and they find the opening by night - also, by which time, nobody had noticed the Cyber-head on the ground, which begins to reactivate. | The trio arrive at [[Stonehenge]] to look for the Pandorica. The Doctor uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to search, and River uses a device from the 52nd century. The Pandorica is tracked to the underground, and they find the opening by night - also, by which time, nobody had noticed the Cyber-head on the ground, which begins to reactivate. | ||
The Doctor finds the Pandorica, much more than just a legend, a large cube-shaped device with mechanics on the sides. There are many levels of security to this machine, and they are being de-activated one by one from the inside out. The Doctor speculates on what it culd have been designed to contain, and Amy says how similar it is to Pandora's box, her favourite childhood book. River detects a signal coming from the area - six pillars lining the entrance are transmitting outwards, and she detects at least ten thousand ships in orbit - she cannot detect any more since signals overlap and confuse her scanner - potentially there could by a million objects above the sky, among which are a [[Dalek saucer]], a [[Cyber ship]], a Sontaran ship, a Slitheen vessel and a Judoon ship. | The Doctor finds the Pandorica, much more than just a legend, a large cube-shaped device with mechanics on the sides. There are many levels of security to this machine, and they are being de-activated one by one from the inside out. [[File:Pandorica.png|thumb|right|The Pandorica]]The Doctor speculates on what it culd have been designed to contain, and Amy says how similar it is to Pandora's box, her favourite childhood book. River detects a signal coming from the area - six pillars lining the entrance are transmitting outwards, and she detects at least ten thousand ships in orbit - she cannot detect any more since signals overlap and confuse her scanner - potentially there could by a million objects above the sky, among which are a [[Dalek saucer]], a [[Cyber ship]], a Sontaran ship, a Slitheen vessel and a Judoon ship. | ||
The Doctor decides to call on the Romans to help, and River goes back to use her influence as "Cleopatra" to talk them into helping. However, the legion commander has arrived with news that Cleopatra is in Egypt - and dead. River attempts to talk the commander into helping, eventually resorting to using her disintergrator pistol to demonstrate her power. However, before the commander can react, a volunteer arrives. | The Doctor decides to call on the Romans to help, and River goes back to use her influence as "Cleopatra" to talk them into helping. However, the legion commander has arrived with news that Cleopatra is in Egypt - and dead. River attempts to talk the commander into helping, eventually resorting to using her disintergrator pistol to demonstrate her power. However, before the commander can react, a volunteer arrives. | ||
Back at Stonehenge, a Cyber arm on the floor of the chamber has reactivated, sending bolts of energy from it's gun around the room. The Doctor tries to pick it up, but the head has also worked it's way down using tentacle-like wires from the neck section. The electronic grip function on the arm incapacitates the Doctor, and a sleeper dart from one of the pipes hits Amy. The head opens - it is a type-2 upgrade, with the parts grafted directly onto the body. The skull of the previous occupant is ejected, and the body attempts to assimilate Amy. However, the Cyberman is killed by the volunteer Roman, who is actually [[Rory Williams (Auton)|Rory]]. | [[File:Pandora's_Box.jpg|thumb|left|The Pandora's Box book found in [[Amy Pond|Amy's]] bedroom]] Back at Stonehenge, a Cyber arm on the floor of the chamber has reactivated, sending bolts of energy from it's gun around the room. The Doctor tries to pick it up, but the head has also worked it's way down using tentacle-like wires from the neck section. The electronic grip function on the arm incapacitates the Doctor, and a sleeper dart from one of the pipes hits Amy. The head opens - it is a type-2 upgrade, with the parts grafted directly onto the body. The skull of the previous occupant is ejected, and the body attempts to assimilate Amy. However, the Cyberman is killed by the volunteer Roman, who is actually [[Rory Williams (Auton)|Rory]].[[File:Crackpandorica.png|thumb|The TARDIS screen cracks]] | ||
The Doctor wakes and notices Rory, hardly reacting, and begins his speculations again. However, after a few minutes, he notices and they go through an awkward phase. The Doctor decides to adress the fleet of ships in orbit, while River goes to fetch the TARDIS for some technology. The Doctor gives a speech on how he had defeated most of those aliens at some point, and the fleet falls back, giving them about half an hour to think things through. | The Doctor wakes and notices Rory, hardly reacting, and begins his speculations again. However, after a few minutes, he notices and they go through an awkward phase. The Doctor decides to adress the fleet of ships in orbit, while River goes to fetch the TARDIS for some technology. The Doctor gives a speech on how he had defeated most of those aliens at some point, and the fleet falls back, giving them about half an hour to think things through. | ||
Once River is in the TARDIS, she attempts to go back to Stonehenge, but instead is thrown to 26th June 2010 - the date that appeared on the base code of the universe and | Once River is in the TARDIS, she attempts to go back to Stonehenge, but instead is thrown to 26th June 2010 - the date that appeared on the base code of the universe and as such when it would end. she leaves the TARDIS just before an ominous warning is broadcast on the speakers - "''Silence will fall''", and then the screen at the centre console [[Time Field|cracks]]. | ||
There are scorch marks on the ground, and River enters the house nearby, which has been broken into. By some of the things she finds, she deduces that this is Amy Pond's house, and finds a book on Roman Britain and Pandora's Box - things are exactly the same as they were where the Doctor is working - even the soldiers look identical. She attempts to return, but is instead thrown uncontrollably around space. She phones the Doctor to get help, who tells her to shut off the engines once he learns the date she is at. She can't, so he tells her to shut them off automatically by landing and leaving the TARDIS. She lands, but the doors are locked. | |||
before an ominous warning is broadcast on the speakers - "''Silence will fall''", and then the screen at the centre console [[Time Field|cracks]]. | The Romans begin falling asleep, but remain standing. Even Rory, who is talking to Amy and is not being recognized, begins to fail, but he resists. The Romans suddenly look up, and their hands fall away to reveal guns - they are in fact [[Auton]]s, under the control of the [[Nestene Consciousness]]. The Doctor is escorted to the Pandorica, where he is greeted by the [[Supreme Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]], [[Eternal Dalek|Eternal]] and a single [[Drone Dalek|Drone]], who have teleported in, [[File:The_Pandorica_Imprisonment.jpg|thumb|280px|The Pandorica closes, with the Doctor helpless to escape]]and they state that the Doctor is responsible for the end of the universe The [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] arrive and .[[File:Explosions.jpg|thumb|left|Explosions all across the universe]]state that all evidence correlates - the Doctor is to blame. Various other species - [[Silurian]]s, [[Sontaran]]s, [[Judoon]] and [[Sycorax]] included - arrive and the Doctor realizes that they have formed an [[The Alliance|alliance]] to save the universe from him. The alliance had built a perfect trap, using Amy's memories as building blocks. They believe that the TARDIS exploding will cause the end of the universe. | ||
There are scorch marks on the ground, and River enters the house nearby, which has been broken into. By some of the things she finds, she deduces that this is Amy Pond's house, and finds a book on Roman Britain and Pandora's Box - things are exactly the same as they were where the Doctor is working - even the soldiers look identical. She attempts to return, but is instead thrown uncontrollably around space. She | The Auton Rory is still fighting, but inadvertantly shoots Amy while trying to resist the Consciousness's control. She dies in his arms. The Pandorica finally opens and inside is a holding cell, designed for a humanoid. The Daleks say that it is for the Doctor. The Doctor tries to protest, saying that it is the TARDIS that is the threat, not him, but the Daleks state that he is the only person who can fly it - since they are unaware of River's presence. With the Doctor held firmly in place, the Pandorica closes. | ||
The Auton Rory is still fighting, but inadvertantly shoots Amy while trying to resist the Consciousness's control. She dies in his arms. | |||
The Pandorica finally opens and inside is a holding cell, designed for a humanoid. The Daleks say that it is for the Doctor. The Doctor tries to protest, saying that it is the TARDIS that is the threat, not him, but the Daleks state that he is the only person who can fly it - since they are unaware of River's presence. With the Doctor held firmly in place, the Pandorica closes. | |||
River manages to open the TARDIS door, but in front of her is a wall of stone. She says that she is sorry, then the TARDIS console explodes. There are thousands of explosions across the sky, and Earth is left in the middle of a void. Then all is silent. | River manages to open the TARDIS door, but in front of her is a wall of stone. She says that she is sorry, then the TARDIS console explodes. There are thousands of explosions across the sky, and Earth is left in the middle of a void. Then all is silent. | ||