IN THE SERVICE OF SEKHMET

Chapter One

Amy looked at the door when she heard someone knocking on it. She was sitting on the sofa in her house reading a magazine and relaxing while he husband surfed the internet in his bedroom. She set the magazine down on the sofa cushion and got up to answer the door. She opened it and let out a squeal of delight when she saw her daughter.

"River!" Amy said, hugging her.

"Hi, mum. I got bored so I left Stormcage for a bit," she said as Amy let her inside. "You'd be surprised how little there is to do in there."

"Well, there's not much excitement in here either," Amy said. "I was reading a magazine and Rory's in his room surfing the net."

"I'll put a stop to that," River said. "Dad! I'm here!" she yelled up the stairs.

"Have you heard from the Doctor?" Amy said while they waited for Rory.

"No. He hasn't visited," River said, shaking her head. "I have no idea where he is. Do you miss him?"

"Terribly. It's not the same without him around," Amy said.

River beamed when Rory came down the stairs. She hugged her father tightly.

"Well, we could always have some fun on our own," she said when she and Rory broke apart.

"In Leadworth? We'd have to get really creative to have some fun here," Amy said, making a face.

"Well, let's cook some dinner and have a little party," River said.

"Sounds good to me," Amy said.

Rory was to suggest going to the shops for some food when he suddenly noticed a huge flash of light at the top of the stairs.

"Um…what was that?" he said, pointing up.

"What was what?" Amy said, turning around and looking where he was pointing.

"There was a flash of light up there for a few seconds, I saw it too," River said. "Stay here; I'll see what it is."

She slowly went upstairs while Amy and Rory stood at the bottom and watched. She reached the top step, looked to her left and gasped.

"What? What's wrong?" Amy said when River took two steps down.

Then they saw why she backed up. A black cat the size of a lion walked into view. The cat was wearing a golden collar with red sapphires around it that seemed to glow from within.

"Mum, dad, this isn't a new pet, is it?" River said as the cat stood there and looked at her.

"If it is, I didn't purchase it," Amy said.

River told them to back away when the cat started to come down the stairs toward River. River reached the bottom of the stairs and headed towards the door with Amy and Rory. Suddenly, the cat took a leap and sailed through the air, landing in between them and the door. Before they could do anything, there was a bright light and they were enveloped in it. When the light faded, the cat, Amy, Rory and River were gone.

Meanwhile, the Doctor was currently living on Bezerina. After vowing to lay low, he had managed to find a small flat. He had been living there for a couple of months but even then the domestic life was too much for him so he had been making small trips with the TARDIS. He always came back to his flat though but he realized that his hideout wouldn't last forever. So he started planning about how he could continue to fight evil but still remain in the shadows.

He sat up on his bed and swung his legs over the side. He stared at his holotelevision but even that bored him. He missed his friends terribly, Amy, Rory and River. He was sick and tired of traveling by himself. He wanted to see them again.

"I oughta tell Amy and Rory the truth," he muttered to himself. "I know they'd keep my secret. Besides, I'm going bonkers here. Living in a flat is not me. Traveling the stars is me."

He thought for a moment and then stood up.

"I'll tell them, Amy and Rory. They deserve to know the truth. Amy probably went mental after she saw me die. I can't do that to her. After all the times she stood at my side, I can't let her think I'm dead. I'm gonna go now and find them and tell them and…"

He shut up when a huge flash of light appeared in front of him and he staggered back when a huge black cat appeared in front of him.

"Blimey, I knew the manager allowed pets but I didn't think he'd let horse size cats in the building," he said. "Nice puss, nice puss, stay back, yeah?" the Doctor said when the cat started to come towards him.

Before he could do anything the cat rushed him and the Doctor gasped when a bright light enveloped his body. When the light faded, the Doctor and cat were gone and the room was completely empty.

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