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We see that the 101 Places to See book, property of Clara Oswald age 9, had previously been property of Ellie Ravenwood, age 11, as tears cried by a teenaged Clara fall on the book. She closes the book, and is standing in a [[cemetary]]. Her father awkwardly reaches over. They are looking at a [[gravestone]] for "Ellie Oswald, beloved wife and mother, born 11th September 1960, died 5th March 2005". The Doctor watches and returns to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. He reviews her file on the scanner; he's been investigating her past to make sure she's just a human girl. He declares, "She's not possible." | We see that the 101 Places to See book, property of Clara Oswald age 9, had previously been property of Ellie Ravenwood, age 11, as tears cried by a teenaged Clara fall on the book. She closes the book, and is standing in a [[cemetary]]. Her father awkwardly reaches over. They are looking at a [[gravestone]] for "Ellie Oswald, beloved wife and mother, born 11th September 1960, died 5th March 2005". The Doctor watches and returns to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. He reviews her file on the scanner; he's been investigating her past to make sure she's just a human girl. He declares, "She's not possible." | ||
Clara is sitting on the stairway with her book. She hears the TARDIS land, the door open, and she smiles and jumps up as the doorbell rings. In the [[TARDIS console room]], | Clara is sitting on the stairway with her book. She hears the TARDIS land, the door open, and she smiles and jumps up as the doorbell rings. In the [[TARDIS console room]], she asks about the nature of time ("not made of strawberries") and if the TARDIS can go anywhere ("within reason"). The Doctor asks her where she wants to go, and she freezes, admitting that the breadth of options makes it difficult to think of one. The Doctor prompts her until she smiles and says she wants to see is "something awesome." | ||
The Doctor walks her out of the TARDIS, with her eyes closed, into the light of an alien sun, and bids her open her eyes so that he can welcome her to the [[Rings of Akhaten]]. A golden [[pyramid]] comes into view. It is the [[Pyramid of the Rings of Akhaten]], a holy site for the [[Sound Singers of Akhate]]. This is a system of seven worlds, orbiting the same star, and they believe that all life in the universe originated on another planet visible. Clara asks to go to it. | |||
They wander an Alien bazaar. The Doctor says that most of the people around are local species, and points out some. He does a ritual greeting with a [[Terraberserker]] of the [[Kodonion Belt]], mentioning that they're not common. He says he forgot how much he liked it there - he'd been there a long time ago with [[Susan Foreman|his granddaughter]]. Clara's a bit shocked at this, but the Doctor's moving fast. She runs after him and he presents her with a glowing blue fruit. She takes a bite as he scans it with his screwdriver. She shakes her head at the taste. | |||
The place is crowded because of the [[Festival of Offerings]], and a creature comes up to Clara, barking and growling at her. The Doctor returns, barking himself to communicate, and introduces [[Dor'een]] to Clara. Dor'een had been asking if they want to rent a moped. Clara asks what it costs and the Doctor explains that they don't use money, here. They use objects of sentimental value as currency. "[[Psychometry]]. Objects [[psychic|psychically]] imprinted with their history." She dislikes the idea, thinking it's terrible to have to give up something important to you in trade. The Doctor says it's better than bits of paper, so she says that he should pay, as someone who's a thousand years old should have something that he cares about. The Doctor pulls out his [[sonic screwdriver]], then shakes his head and puts it back. | |||
Clara turns her back for a moment, then goes looking for him. [[Queen of Years|A little girl]], wearing crimson robes, bumps into her and runs off. Shortly afterwards, two men wearing similar robes ask Clara if she'd seen the Queen of Years. Clara shrugs and they search on. | |||
Clara goes to look for the young girl, and finds her in the back corridors. The girl runs, and Clara slowly follows. They startle each other and laugh. The girl says she's hiding and is confused and skeptical that Clara doesn't know her. The girl says she needs help to hide, and Clara knows the perfect box. [[Vigil|Three men wearing black uniforms with brass buttons and facial masks]] appear and start whispering, calling out for the girl. Clara takes the little girl to the TARDIS and tries to open the doors, but they won't budge for her. | |||
{{quote|I don't think it likes me.|Clara}} | |||
The little girl ducks behind the TARDIS. She tells Clara that her name is [[Merry Galel]], and she's the Queen of Years. She was chosen to become this as a baby, when the previous Queen died. She knows every story, poem, legend, and song of their culture. She's scared because she has to sing a special song to their god to keep him from waking. Clara tells her that everyone's scared when they're little. She had been scared of being lost, until she'd gotten lost once. Her mom found her and took her home, and told her that no matter how lost she was, her mom would always find her. Afterwards, Clara was many times scared, but never of being lost. | |||
Merry believes Clara when she tells her she'll get the song right, and Clara takes her back to the men in red robes who were looking for her. The Doctor comes up, eating the glowing blue fruit. | |||
In a room in the pyramid, a man in red robes sings to a [[Mummy (The Rings of Akhaten)|mummy]]. He switches out with another singer. | |||
Clara and the Doctor arrive to view a ceremony. The Doctor shushes Clara when she tries to ask if they're supposed to be there. There is some grumbling, then silence as Merry looks at Clara before she begins to sing a duet with the man in the pyramid. The Doctor reads the program and tells Clara that they're signing [[the Long Song]], a lullaby to keep the [[Old God]], or Grandfather - the mummy in the temple - asleep. There has been a [[Chorister]] singing this endless song for generations. Others in the audience hold up offerings, gifts of sentimental value, to feed the Old God. The viewers, including the Doctor, join in the song. | |||
The Chorister in the pyramid falters, and they all stop singing, looking around in confusion. The Chorister raises his hood and continues. The ground shakes at the pyramid and in the viewing room, and a golden energy seizes Merry and starts moving her towards the pyramid. She screams and Clara asks if anyone is going to help her. She follows the Doctor, who is already leaving, saying he can't just walk away because Clara talked Merry into doing this. "Listen, there is one thing you need to know about travelling with me. Well, one thing, apart from the blue box and the two hearts. You don't walk away." | |||
He walks up to Dor'een, barking, then pats his pockets and looks back to Clara. He tells her he needs something. She's confused, saying that he must have something himself. He pulls out the screwdriver, saying, "I don't want to give it away because it comes in handy." She looks down and quietly takes her mom's ring from her hand and hands it over. They take the moped and fly it out to the glowing ball carrying Merry. Clara almost takes her hand, but she flies into the pyramid. | |||
Clara and the Doctor land at a doorway protected by a [[frequency-modulated acoustic lock]]. He says that he really can't open it, as it changes too quickly, but he'll try anyway. | |||
The Chorister continues to sing. Merry walks closer, saying that she doesn't know what to do. She screams | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
