The God Complex Pt. 1

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"You with the face, Howie, you said you were surprised to be back in reception" {Y/N} says.

"The walls move. Everything changes" Howie says.

"You, clever one. What's he talking about?"

"The corridors twist and stretch. Rooms vanish and pop up somewhere else. It's like the hotel's alive" Rita replies, the Doctor turns off the music.

"That's quite enough of that" he mutters.

"Yeah, and it's huge, with, like, no way out," Howie says.

"Have you tried the front door?" Rory asks.

"No. In two days it never occurred to us to try the front door. Thank God, you're here" Amy laughs. The Doctor opens the front doors.

"They're not doors, they're walls. Walls that look like doors. Door-walls, if you like, or dwalls. Woors even, though you'd probably got it when you said they're not doors. I mean, the windows are..." {Y/N} pulls back the curtains to reveal more bricks "right, big day if you're a fan of walls" {Y/N} says.

"It's not just that. The rooms have things in them."

"Things? Hello! What kind of things? Interesting things? I love things, ask anyone" the Doctor says.

"Bad dreams."

"Well, that killed the mood. How did you get here?" {Y/N} asks.

"I don't know. I'd just started my shift. I must have passed out because suddenly I was here."

"I was blogging. Next thing, this."

"Oh, I was at work. I'm in Town Planning. We're lining all the highways with trees so invading forces can march in the shade."

"Ah," the Doctor says.

"Which is nice for them."

"Yeah," everyone says.

"So, what have we got. People snatched from their lives and dropped into an endless, shifting maze that looks like a 1980s hotel with bad dreams in the bedrooms" {Y/N} says as the Doctor takes a Rubik's cube from his pocket.

"Well, apart from anything else, that's just rude," the Doctor says, throwing the Rubik's cube in the air. A short time later their all running up the stairs.

"We'll pop back to the TARDIS, I'll do a planet-wide diagnostic sweep, and then we'll have a sing-song," the Doctor says, suddenly they all stop.

"Where's the TARDIS? You both parked it there, didn't you?" Amy asks.

"What's a TARDIS?" Howie asks.

"Our way out. And it's gone" Rory says, the music starts up again.

"Ok, this is bad. At the moment, we don't know how bad, but certainly, we're three buses, a long walk and eight quid in a taxi from good. Are there any more of you?" {Y/N} asks.

"Joe. But he's tied up right now."

"Doing what?" the Doctor asks.

"No, I mean he's tied up right now"

*Time skip*

Joe is tied to a chair. All the tables are populated with ventriloquist's dummies, which are laughing, {Y/N} stops in which the Doctor looks at her.

"Are you ok?"

"Mhm" {Y/N} nods, the Doctor takes her hand.

"Don't worry, I'm right here" he says smiling, the dummies fall silent and look around as the Doctor and {Y/N} enter, followed by Amy and Rory, then the others.

"Hello. I'm the Doctor, this is {Y/N}."

"We're going to die here," Joe says.

"Well, they certainly didn't mention that in the brochure. Is Joe there? Can I have a quick word?" the Doctor asks.

"Oh, it's still me, Doctor, but I've seen the light. I lived a blasphemous life, but he has forgiven my inconstancy, and soon he shall feast" the Doctor and {Y/N} take a seat in front of Joe.

"Well, you've been here two days. What's he waiting for?"

"We weren't ready. We were still raw" {Y/N} looks at one of the dummies and then quickly turns away it turns to her.

"But now you're what, cooked?" the Doctor asks as {Y/N} observes Joe's horseshoe tie clip and dice cufflinks.

"If you like. Soon you will be, too. Be patient. First, find your room."

"My room."

"There's a room here for everyone, Doctor. Even you two."

"You said you'd seen the light now."

"Nothing else matters anymore. Only him. It's like these things. I used to hate them. They make me laugh now" Joe laughs "Gottle o' geer. Gottle o' geer" soon all the dummies stat laughing, {Y/N} quickly gets up.

"You should go. He'll be here soon."

"I think you should come with me" {Y/N} says as she slides a luggage trolley under Joe's chair.

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