Kids' Book Club

The monster rose up to its full height with a loud, scraping roar.

Amy turned to the Doctor. 'Do something!'

But the Doctor's eyes were shining. 'No need,' he said.

'What?' said Amy, and she was joined in her gasp of disbelief by Rory and Jess.

The Doctor simply folded his arms and leant against a bookcase.

And did precisely nothing.

The rock monster stomped straight past him and smashed its way through the exit, taking a large part of the wall with it. It crunched its way out into the night and disappeared into the darkness.

What's going on?' asked Amy, staring out through the ragged hole in the wall where the door had once been. 'Where's it going?'

'I'd say it was following Chris,' replied the Doctor. He peered out into the night. 'Wouldn't you?'

Everything had fallen unnaturally quiet. The monster was gone. All that was left was a trail of destruction through the farmhouse, bits and pieces of broken masonry and a lot of dust.

'It doesn't make sense,' said Amy. 'Why would the monster be following Chris?'

'Following Chris?' repeated Jess.

'Interesting, isn't it?' mused the Doctor.

'Interesting? It's madness!' Jess raised her voice. She stood up from where she had been kneeling by her father. 'I mean, it’s just ridiculous. Why would it be following Chris?'

'That I do not know,' said the Doctor. He frowned thoughtfully. 'Yet.'