Wanderer of Time: Silence Begins (doctor who)

Chapter 30: Saving Isabella

Hey, readers.
We are now officially halfway through the second part of the story! Hope no one minds the story going on so long.

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Guido steered the gondola down the canal during the still dark morning towards the entrance of the tunnel. The Doctor and Rory sat next to each other while Wanda was across from them. The Doctor held on tightly to a lit torch, the fire blowing in the wind of night. Rory had on Guido's shirt while the father wore Rory's red, bachelor party jumper. They had switched clothes before to disguise Rory to pretend being Amy's brother and giving her to the school. Now, they all listened to the church bell toll in the city, anxiously waiting for the time to meet up with Amy again.

"She'll be fine," the Doctor said after seeing the extreme worry on the fiancé's face. Rory merely threw him a displeased expression.

"You can promise me that, can you?" Rory retorted bitterly. The Doctor's face fell slightly, looking greatly troubled in lacking the confidence of being able to protect his companions. Wanda did not like this. She wanted the Doctor to have assurance of himself, to believe he could pull through anything. Just as she always believed in him.

"No, he can't. But I can," Wanda spoke up. She held onto Rory's gaze steadily. "I promise, she's going to okay. We'll get her out of there safely. I wouldn't have let her into the school if I didn't see things turn out fine."

"Are you sure?" Rory asked her, looking hopeful.

"I promise," Wanda smiled in reassurance. Guido looked at her curiously.

"You speak as if you know what is going to happen," he said. Wanda tensed slightly, shifting uncomfortably.

"Well . . . in a way, yes," she replied slowly. She glanced to him, seeing the hopeful expression upon his face as well.

"Then, you see my Isabella's safe return?" Guido questioned her. She stared up at his eyes, seeing the heartwarming love of a father wanting nothing more than his daughter back with him.

Of course she had looked into a possibility the moment they set foot within Guido's house. She wanted to make sure both Amy and Isabella would make it out okay from the school. Amy was in the clear. But Isabella . . . Wanda did not know. Every time she tried to look, things became so distorted and fuzzy. Just like any other moment to which overlapped Wanda's own timeline. The one thing she could never see. So she had no clue on the future of Isabella. Wanda was hopeful in being able to save the girl, but . . .

"I . . . I swear I'll try to get your daughter back," Wanda told the father. She looked away, staring down at her feet with an anxious expression and pinching her thumb hard. The Doctor looked at her, seeing the expression and nervous habit. He reached forward, patting her hand gently.

It's not going to go well for her, is it? he asked quietly within her mind. Wanda tightened her grip on her thumb.

I don't know. But I'm going to do everything in my power to get her out of there. she told him.

Well, just don't go overboard. I know how brash you can be. he stated.

I make no promises. she replied. He merely rolled his eyes in response, patting her hand again before letting go.

They arrived to the small cavern waterway entrance to the tunnel. The Doctor, Rory, and Wanda all left the gondola to step onto the stone bank. Guido stayed behind, keeping the small boat at the ready to leave for when they returned. The Doctor led the way through the dark stone way, holding his flaming torch in front to let the light guide them. Rats could be heard squeaking around, but Wanda could not see them. The area was too dark to see anything other than the old stone walls around them.