"My father didn't treat it as a story" Robert was still telling the story about the werewolf. The full moon outside, shined in through the windows, adding ambience for the story. "He said it was fact. He even claimed to have communed with the beast, to have learned its purpose" At some point during the story, Angelo walked over to the window and gazed out of it. He began chanting. "I should have listened. His work was hindered. He made enemies. There's a monastery in the Glen of Saint Catherine. The Brethren opposed my father's investigations"
"Perhaps they thought his work ungodly" Victoria said.
"That's what I thought. But now I wonder" The Doctor and Nova noticed that Angelo was chanting near the window. Their gazes wandered to him. "What if they had a different reason for wanting the story kept quiet? What if they turned from God and worshipped the wolf?"
"And what if they were with us right now?" The Doctor asked.
Victoria shot up from her sit, as did Reynolds. "What is the meaning of this!?" The Queen demanded. "What's happening?"
Reynolds accusingly pointed his finger at Robert. "Explain yourself, sir!"
Robert turned his head to look at Victoria and Reynolds. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, they've got my wife"
The Doctor and Nova marched over to Angelo, who was still staring out the window and chanting. "Rose and Tate! Where are they?" The Doctor demanded to know their whereabouts. He grabbed Nova's hand. "Come on!" The two of them left the dining room. Robert followed after them. Victoria stayed behind with Reynolds, who had his revolver trained on the monk.
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The cellar doors flung open and the moonlight shone on the crate. The man in the crate smiled and closed his eyes. "Moonlight" He sighed. He removed his cloak as an unnatural wind blow into the cellar. His transformation into a werewolf was starting.
"All of you! Stop looking at it!" Rose warned. Everyone closed their eyes and turned their heads. "Flora, don't look. Listen to me. Grab hold of the chain and pull! Come on! With me! Pull!"
Rose and Tate both stood up. Everyone else followed suit. "You heard what Rose said!" Tate said. "Everyone start pulling!" Isobel's gaze was still on the man. Tate had to pry her attention away. "You too, your ladyship! Pull!"
The crated man was becoming more vulpine by the second. Rose and Tate were still urging the others to pull the chain. The man had finally become a full werewolf. As it examined its paws, Rose, Tate and the other prisoners managed to pull the chain enough times that it broke free of the wall.
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The Doctor, Nova, and Robert ran through the corridor until they came to the cellar. The Doctor kicked opened the door. Rose saw them first and angrily interrogated them. "Where the hell have you two been?"
"Yeah!" Tate barked. "We've been stuck down here with a bloody werewolf!" He pointed in the werewolf's direction..
The Doctor and Nova turned around to see what the werewolf looked like. Despite the tense situation, the both of them couldn't help but admire its beauty. They both paused to stare at it, smiles and all, while everyone was panicking behind them. "Oh, that's beautiful!" The Doctor mused.
"It truly is!" Nova agreed. The werewolf broke out of the crate. "Everyone out!" Everyone made their way out of the room. Of course the two Time Lords had to stay an extra minute to admire it. That is, until the werewolf threw a piece of the crate at them and they ducked to dodge it. The Doctor grabbed Nova's hand again and they left the cellar, making sure to close the door behind them and lock it with a sonic screwdriver.
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The first place everyone went to was the gun room to get something to protect themselves with. A steward was handing out guns to all the men. Robert and Isobel reunited with each other.
"I can't leave you!" Isobel cried to her husband. "What will I do?"
"I must defend her Majesty. Now, don't think of me, just go"
Isobel kissed Robert. After that, she was urging all the women to go with her. "All of you, at my side. Come on!"
Both The Doctor and Nova were removing the shackles from Rose and Tate with their sonic screwdrivers. "It could be any form of light modulated species triggered by specific wavelengths" The Doctor said. "Did it say what it wanted?"
"The Queen, the Crown, the throne - you name it" Rose answered.
A noise came from outside. It sounded like something bursting through a wooden door. "Stay here" Nova said. The Doctor grabbed her wrist before she could leave. She looked up at him and saw the worried look in his eyes.
"Please," he begged. "Be careful"
Nova smiled and caressed his cheek. "I will" The Doctor gave her smile before she stepped foot into the empty corridor. Even though it was dark, the only source of light coming from the moon outside, she could clearly see the werewolf standing at the end of the corridor. It growled and made eye contact with her. It snarled at her and she took that as a sign to run back into the room. She ran right to The Doctor, who caught her and protectively wrapped his arms around her. "It's coming!" she warned.
A line of men stood with their guns ready to fire. The werewolf tried entering the room, but the men fired their guns, scaring the creature away for now. "All right, you men" The Doctor said. "We should retreat upstairs. Come with me"
The steward turned to look at The Doctor. "I'll not retreat" He stated. "The battle's done. There's no creature on God's Earth that could survive such an assault"
"I'm telling you," The Doctor stepped closer to the steward. "come upstairs!"
"And I'm telling you, sir, I will sleep well tonight with that thing's hide upon my wall" The steward took a step into the corridor and then looked back. He had a prideful smirk on his face. "It must have crawled away to die" He spoke too soon because he was hoisted up to the ceiling by the werewolf.
"There's nothing we can do!" The Doctor admitted. He gave both Rose and Tate a gentle push, urging them to run ahead up the stairs, before he grabbed onto Nova's hand and ran alongside her.
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In the staircase, the Tardis team and Robert reunited with Victoria. "Your Majesty?" Robert beckoned out to her. "Your Majesty!"
"Sir Robert?" Victoria asked as she came running down the stairs. "What's happening? I've heard such terrible noises!"
"Your Majesty, we've got to get out. But what of Father Angelo? Is he still here?"
Victoria hesitated a bit before answering. "Captain Reynolds disposed of him"
The Doctor came back from checking the front door. "The front door's no good, it's been boarded shut. Pardon me, Your Majesty. You'll have to leg it out of a window"
Victoria held her head up high as lead the way into the drawing room. Robert then stepped in front of her. "Excuse my manners, Ma'am, but I shall go first, the better to assist Her Majesty's egress"
"A noble sentiment, my Sir Walter Raleigh" Victoria agreed.
The Doctor spoke in his natural London accent. "Yeah, any chance you could hurry up?" Robert opened the window and the monks outside opened fire. Everyone ducked down for cover. "I reckon the monkey boys want us to stay inside"
"Do they know who I am??" Victoria asked incredulously.
"Yeah, that's why they want you" Rose said.
"I'm afraid Rose is right" Tate backed up. "He's got you lined up for a biting"
"Both of you, stop this talk!" Victoria scolded quietly. "There can't be an actual wolf"
There was a howl. Everyone rushed back into the corridor. The werewolf was trying to break through the door. "What do we do?" Rose asked.
"We run" The Doctor suggested.
"Is that it?" Rose scoffed. "Nova, got any other suggestions?"
"Not unless any of you have any silver bullets" Nova answered.
"Not on me, no" Rose quirked her head at her. "I doubt Tate's got any either" She looked at Tate and he just shook his head.
"Then we do what The Doctor says an run" Nova turned to Victoria. "Your Majesty, I'd take The Doctor's advice, and go for a vigourous jog. Good for the health. Come on!" Nova took Victoria's hand. They all started running up the stairs. The werewolf managed to break down the door and it began to follow them.
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When they came to the library corridor, the werewolf was nearly upon them. Luckily, Reynolds was waiting. He shot the werewolf and it retreated. " I'll take this position and hold it" He volunteered. "You keep moving, for God's sake! Your Majesty, I went to look for the property and it was taken. The chest was empty"
"I have it" Victoria spoke in shallow breaths. "It's safe"
"Then remove yourself, Ma'am. Doctor and Miss Nova, you stand as Her Majesty's Protectors" Reynolds reloaded his revolver. "And you, Sir Robert, you're a traitor to the crown"
"Bullets can't stop it!" The Doctor warned.
"They'll buy you time. Now run!"
While Reynolds stayed behind, everyone else retreated into the library. Well, everyone besides Rose and Tate. They stayed in the corridor and watched in horror as the werewolf tore Reynolds apart. The Doctor grabbed both of them by the shoulders and dragged them into the library. "Barricade the door!" Robert said as they shut the door. Everyone started grabbing large and heavy pieces of furniture and piled them in front of the door.
"Wait a minute" The Doctor shushed. "Shush, shush, wait a minute" He pressed his ear up against the door. The werewolf let out a lonely howl. "It's stopped" He listened as the werewolf sniffed against the door. It then left. The Doctor looked to everyone. "It's gone"
"Listen" Rose spoke quietly. She was referring to the footsteps and growls coming from outside the room. She nervously reached for Tate's hand. The two of them laced their fingers together. The Doctor had wrapped an arm around Nova's waist and pulled her close to his side.
"Is this the only door?" Nova whispered to Robert.
"Yes" He whispered back. Then he remembered. "No!" He quickly went to barricade the other door.
Rose hushed everyone as the outside noises continued. "I don't understand" She said. "What's stopping it?"
"Something inside this room" The Doctor realized. He began walking around, taking Nova with him as he still had his arm around her. "What is it? Why can't it get in?"
Tate cleared his throat and spoke up. "Tell you what though?"
The Doctor and Nova looked at him and spoke at the same time. "What?"
"Werewolf" He said grinning. Rose squeezed his hand, sharing the grin.
"Werewolf!" She repeated.
"I know!" Nova added. She left The Doctor's side and walked over to them. "You two alright, though?"
Rose wrapped her arms around Nova in a hug. "We're okay, yeah" When Rose let go of Nova, she then went over to hug The Doctor. It was then Tate's turn to wrap his arms around Nova. After his hug with Nova, he then hugged The Doctor as well. Robert was sitting in the back with his face in his hand as Victoria watched the Tardis team. Both curiously and carefully.
"I'm sorry, Ma'am" Robert apologized, making Victoria look at him. "It's all my fault. I should have sent you away. I tried to suggest something was wrong. I thought you might notice. Did you think there was nothing strange about my household staff?"
The Doctor shrugged. "Well, they were bald, athletic. Your wife's away, I just thought you were happy"
"I'll tell you what though, Ma'am," Rose looked at Victoria. "I bet you're not amused now"
Victoria wore a serious expression. "Do you think this is funny?" She chastised.
Rose's eyes darted down to the ground. "No, Ma'am. I'm sorry" She apologized as she shook her head.
"What, exactly, I pray tell me, someone, please. What exactly is that creature?"
Rose and Tate both looked to The Doctor and Nova for an answer. Nova answered first. "You'd call it a werewolf" Just like The Doctor had retained his natural London accent, she had now retained her natural Irish accent.
The Doctor scratched the back of his head. "But technically it's a more of a lupine wavelength haemovariform"
"And should I trust you, sir and madam?" Victoria looked between them. "You two who change your voices so easily? What happened to your accents?"
"Oh right, sorry, that's--"
Victoria cut off The Doctor. "I'll not have it. No, sir. Not you, not that thing, none of it. This is not my world"