"Open this, Ixta!" "Ixta, please!" "Please open this, Ixta, open it!" " Why?" " Ian Chesterton is in there!" "I thank you, old man." "This time, you have really given me my victory." "Open it!" "Open it!" "Ian!" "Barbara, there's a tunnel all the way up from the garden, into the tomb!" " You came through there?" " Yes, I..." "Barbara!" "Barbara!" "Barbara!" "Something terrible, my dear..." "I don't know how to tell you..." "Ian..." "I'm all right!" "My dear boy!" "I thought you were drowned!" "I nearly was." "Who put that stone back?" "Ixta!" "Oh." "So he followed me, eh?" "Yes, of course he followed you!" "But never mind about that." "How does that door work?" "Don't worry, I've got it licked." "All we have to do is get Susan up here." "We can't." "She refused to marry the victim for the next sacrifice, so she's to be punished." "Is she still at that seminary?" "I think so, but she'll be heavily guarded." "Don't worry, I'll get her out." "Now you stay here." "Thank you." "And watch out for that man, Ixta!" "The Chosen Warrior has done well." "With Ian dead, they are completely at our mercy." "The rewards, I promise you, shall be yours." "I thank you." " I have a task for you." " Tell me." "Guard the handmaiden." "Do not let her escape, nor release her to Autloc." "His faith in our gods is wavering." "Why have I been brought here?" "Does Autloc know I'm here?" "And what of Yetaxa" " I'm her handmaiden!" "She'd wish to see me!" "Oh, she will see you...at the appointed time." "Rest there." "Tlotoxl thanks you." "Do you ask yourself where Ian is?" "I can tell you - he is dead!" "I..." "I don't believe you." "The old man saw him die." "He knows it to be true." "Now, seven wa...warriors have challenged my right to command, and only I survive!" "Good commanders don't jump to conclusions, Ixta!" "Ian!" "I knew he was lying...he said you were dead..." "I nearly was." "Come on, let's get going." " Where are we going?" " The TARDIS." "Come on!" "It'll soon be light." "Yes, it's bound to take him some time to get there and back." "Oh, I just want to get out of here as quickly as possible..." "Hmm." "And the history?" "Remains unchanged." "No rewriting?" "This isn't going to be easy, you know." "Well, if we all pull..." "Yes, we can pull, but uh..." "I think we'd better do it at an angle." "What we really need is a pulley." "A pulley?" "But the Aztecs don't have the wheel." " I know!" "But it isn't going to be easy..." " Grandfather!" "My dear Susan...oh, how glad..." "I'll tell you how glad I am to see you later on..." " Come along, don't waste time..." " All right." " Susan, as soon as the door opens, grab it!" " Right!" "Now, this is not going to be so easy as you think, young man." "Oh?" "Well, let's give it a try anyway." "Yes, alright, now be careful...the rope's old, and it might break..." "No, no, wait, wait a minute..." "let's do it at an angle." " Come along..." "That's it." " All Right." "Safely..." " All right..." "Ready?" " Right..." " Yes." " Pull!" "..." "Harder!" "How could he have escaped?" "Did you not let the handmaiden escape?" " She must be in my power!" " I shall find her..." " No, I shall!" "I have another task for you..." " Tell me." "Should Autloc learn of the warrior's return, he will be truly convinced that she is Yetaxa." " What can I do?" " His faith in her must be completely destroyed." "Is this one Ian's?" "Then use it!" "On Autloc!" "To strike down a High Priest?" "There is no greater offence!" "Will you see us humiliated?" "Each day as the sun rises, Autloc walks in meditation alone in the garden." "Approach him in stealth and strike him down." "Leave this close at hand." "So that Ian will be blamed!" "This time, Ixta...do not fail me." "Yes, I must try that stone in the garden." "I think you're right." " But I'll need to someone to watch." " Me." " No, I think Susan should stay here." " We'll be careful, Barbara!" "If Susan and I can get that stone free, we can let you into the tomb from the other side!" "Yes!" "All right...." "Come on!" "And don't worry!" "Oh, we're like drowning people, Doctor..." "Oh now now now, don't worry, don't worry." "Don't give up hope." "Maybe it's this place." "I just feel sometimes as if...all the people who've died here are watching." "Waiting...for me to die too." "Sit yourself down behind that bush." "Right." "I'll whistle if anyone comes." "Alright." "Ian!" " Look!" "Is he dead?" " No..." "This is a trap...this is mine!" "Ixta gave it to me!" "Come on, let's get out of here!" "Hold them!" "This belongs to you?" "Yes." "I gave it to him." "Ian was helping the handmaiden to escape." "He struck you down from behind." "How do you know he was hit from behind?" "That club belongs to Ian!" "Take them away!" "You are the servants of a false goddess!" "She is a false goddess." "And now Autloc has proclaimed it." "Yes, we cannot destroy her, Tonila, until the time is ripe." "The people would not understand." "The day of darkness is the perfect time." "As the Perfect Victim leaves this land, so shall the woman who calls herself Yetaxa also depart." "How shall it be done?" "As the gods appear, may they not also disappear just as suddenly?" "I shall arrange it." "I had a vision..." "Tonila...of a room with three walls." "The false Yetaxa shall be placed in that room...and the fourth wall added." "Then order shall be restored." "Of all Aztec men, the High Priest of Knowledge is the most gentle." "Ian didn't hit him, Cameca." "Yet his club was found here..." "Yes." "And as Ian said, he was in the garden." "I know." "But he's innocent." "Yet he is to die." "Yes." "Butchered by Ixta." "If it is your wish..." "let our marriage be postponed." "What is it you're making?" "Oh, just something to...take my mind off the problem." "Let me intercede with Autloc on your friend's behalf..." "It isn't just Tlotoxl that we have to contend with." "He and his kind would destroy all this one day." "How can it be prevented, if it is the will of the gods?" "It isn't the will of Yetaxa." "The gods wish an end to sacrifice?" "Yes, and Yetaxa speaks for them." "But Autloc is needed here, and he won't go to the temple." "I shall persuade him to go to Yetaxa, beloved." "I thank you for attending me, Autloc." "Such gratitude is due to Cameca." "Then thank her for me." "My servant did not strike you, Autloc." "The evidence we have proves he did." "If that is true, then I am unworthy of your trust?" "Of all people, Autloc...why should I harm you?" "No, there's some plan here." "Who would benefit most by breaking up our friendship?" "Tlotoxl." "Tlotoxl hates you, I know that...and Ixta does his bidding... and I am bewildered by the things that happened." "I have many doubts." "But in this matter..." "I must believe you." "As for the others..." "I.." "I do not know if you are Yetaxa, I do not know what you are..." "My servants are in danger!" "Will you see them die?" "Your handmaiden I may be able to protect." "But the young man Ian is too closely guarded." "He didn't strike you, Autloc!" "He didn't!" "I cannot save him." "Here you are, my dear." "It's nearly finished." "As is our time together." "I do not know what its purpose is, but I've always known it would take you from me." "Yes." "I'm sorry, my dear." "Tomorrow will truly be a day of darkness." "For both of us." "Tlotoxl is determined to destroy Yetaxa?" "He must do, to safeguard his own beliefs." "We are a doomed people, my dear." "There is no turning back for us." "You are a very fine woman, Cameca." "And you'll always be very, very dear to me." "Cameca, I must speak with you." "You are sad, Cameca...." "I have just lost...all that is dear to my heart..." "The same cloud hangs over us." "The sunlight of the truth is darkened, and I must know the reason for that darkness." "Yours is a tragedy far greater than mine." "Yet we may help each other." "Although I have lost my faith in our traditions..." "I keep my faith in you." "And I in you, High Priest." "See this ornament?" "It proves the title to my dwelling house and all my wealth." "You will take it to the one who guards Yetaxa's handmaiden." "It will serve to turn his head away while you take the girl up to the temple." "I shall do it." "Where will you seek your truth?" "In the wilderness, away from the influence of other men." "You shall not search in vain." "And you, Cameca...be happy in the trust I place in you." "May your sacrifice bring pleasure to the gods and peace to our lands." "I thank Tonila for his many gratitudes." "I have come to escort you, as you walk among the people before you find your...destiny." "What's to happen to us, Tonila?" "You shall both be punished before the Perfect Victim goes to find his heaven." "I, Ixta the Chosen Warrior, shall proudly lead you to your glory!" "May victory always rest upon your shoulders." "When we have reached the temple steps, bring them on." "We shall have one more meeting, Ian." "Yes." "A final one." "Doctor, why won't you listen to me?" "They're all busy at the ceremony, and this is just the right time." "But they'll be here at any moment!" "Don't you realise that?" "Yes." "Now, let me see..." "Oh, uh, I-I think you ought to order Autloc to, to release Susan and Ian." "What?" "In front of everybody?" "Yes!" "It'll only take me a moment to open the doors, and then we shall all dash through there before..." "The procession has started." "Are you ready to attend the ceremony?" "But where's Autloc?" "He will not be present." "Why not?" "What have you done with him?" "I?" "Nothing." "He has gone into the wilderness." "When will he return?" "Never." "I greet you, Cameca." "Do you know this ornament?" "Autloc desires that it shall be yours." "It is the title to his dwelling and all his possessions." " Give it to me..." " You must earn it." "How?" "Send away the warriors from outside this place." " What are you doing?" " I've come to help you." "It is important that the..." "As I give you this, so you shall close your eyes." "Autloc desires that the handmaiden shall leave here with me." "There is position and honour in this ornament..." "Well, somebody had to make up his mind for him." "Come!" "Quickly!" "The handmaiden must go to the temple with me!" "Go on, Susan." "The Perfect Victim stands before the people." "The darkness approaches." "Now here is the order of my plan:" "We shall dispatch Ian and the girl, and then the sky will grow black." "Then follows the perfect sacrifice." "Then you and I, Tonila, will retire into the temple and bind the false Yetaxa." "As light appears in the sky, we shall again stand in our places." "Autloc has gone into the wilderness." "You shall be High Priest of Knowledge in his place." "I shall be at your side." " Grandfather!" "Grandfather..." " Oh my dear Susan!" " Where's Barbara?" " She's in there." "Oh, good." "Barbara?" "Barbara..." "I honour Autloc's trust." "I bring you your handmaiden." "That was a very brave thing for you to do, Cameca." "But you can't stay here." "I'd hoped I might...stay by your side..." "Then think of me." "Think of me..." "Why do you delay?" "He has betrayed us!" "Ian and the girl have gone!" "We dare not wait." "The darkness will come and go." "The sacrifice must be made!" "Kill him!" "Escort Yetaxa to the sacrificial altar." "Go now and bring those who are to be punished." "Where's Tlotoxl?" "The ceremony cannot begin without him." "He comes with the handmaiden." "She shall be pierced with thorns." "False goddess!" "You have betrayed us!" "I shall destroy you!" "Ixta!" "Ixta!" "Run, Barbara!" "Ixta!" "Ixta!" "It's opening!" "Go!" "Quickly!" "The darkness, Tlotoxl!" "Let them go!" "Great god of the sun and the warriors..." "I, Tlotoxl, thank you for this victory!" "In your honour, let perfect sacrifice be made!" "We failed..." "Yes, we did." "We had to." "Then what's the point of traveling through time and space?" "We can't change anything." "Nothing." "Tlotoxl had to win." "Yes." "And the one man I had respect for..." "I deceived." "Poor Autloc." "I gave him false hope - and in the end, he lost his faith." "He found another faith." "A better." "And that's the good you've done." "You failed to save a civilisation - but at least you helped one man." "What's the matter, Doctor?" "We have a bit of a mystery, my boy." "What sort of mystery?" "It's my instruments." "Yes." "According to these controls here, we've stopped." "Yes, and those instruments say that we're still moving...." "Perhaps we've landed on top of something." "Yes....." "Or inside something...."