The Impossible People

Chapter 5

"Rory, what happened to that invitation we had?" Amy asked as they stood next to the classic red station wagon parked on the shoulder of the road near the lake.

Rory pulled out a dark blue envelope with a silver number written on the back.

"Wait I have one of those." River said taking an envelope of the same color from her back pocket.

"I have one too." The man with the gas can from earlier said. He handed in his.

The numbers read '1', '2', '4'

"Where's number three?" Sam asked.

"He must have it." River said putting her envelope back into her pocket.

"He?" Dean raised and eyebrow and everyone except for gas can man looked confused.

"Let's go into town, get a soda." River said cheerfully hopping into the station wagon. "Come on now! Get in!" She said to Dean and Sam who stood outside of the vehicle aimlessly.

Arriving in town they went into a 50's themed diner.

"There he is." River went straight to a man who looked like The Doctor.

"Hello Sweetie."

"River! Amy! Rory! It's the gang! And extras." The Doctor exclaimed excitedly. He gave a sideways glance to Sam and Dean who stood awkwardly in the group.

"Amy, didn't he die?" Sam asked pulling the ginger by the arm.

"This could be a earlier version of him. It hasn't happened yet, it's our past and his future. But we can't tell him." She glanced to The Doctor who was animatedly introducing himself to Dean. "It has to be a secret, I don't know you all that well but you seem like the guy to trust."

"Thanks, you're pretty okay too." Sam smiled and they joined the group again.

"How old are you?" Rory asked The Doctor who almost choked on his straw that added the blessed extra fizz.

"Kind of personal don't you think?" He said sipping his cola again. "I'm 909."

"You okay?" Dean asked, his bottle green eyes never leaving the man who had died earlier that afternoon.

"Of course I'm okay. I'm always okay, I'm the King of okay. And that's a rubbish name, don't call me that." The Doctor rambled on swatting away the imaginary flies.

"Where are we?" River held a worn blue book in her hands, it's color and design matching that of the TARDIS. "Have we done Jim the fish? Do you remember Jim the fish?"

"Who's Jim the fish?" The Doctor asked with a blank expression.

"I don't understand." Amy said.

"Yes you do Amy, we all do." Rory spouted out.

"I don't." The Doctor raised his hand with a face that can only be described as a sad baby giraffe.

"We've been called here by someone. It has to do something with space and 1969 and a man named Canton Everrett Delaware the third." River said matter of factually.

"And who's that? Smashing name by the way." The Doctor asked.

"Spoilers."