Headcannon Accepted: The Ponds

A Sleepless Night

"WAAAAAAA...." Screamed Melody through the sleeping night.

"Not again." Groaned Rory as he lay awake listening to his newborn crying loudly.

"Amy it's your turn." As he prodded his partner's tired body next to him.

As a response Amy picked up his pillow and placed it over her ear and turned over. Clearly trying to shut the world out.

"Fine." As he dragged his weary body out of bed.

There in the corner, hiding in her cot, was wailing Melody. Rory picked her up and began to rock her in his arms. This was the fifth time in one night. Clearly seeing that his affection for his daughter didn't have an affect he took her downstairs.

He entered the living room to see the Doctor had fallen asleep on the sofa with a wii remote in his hand. But soon enough he was sat bolt upright from the unhappy baby.

"Rory, why... why'd you have to wake me up?" The Doctor asked sleepily.

"I was going to annoy you by asking, what does Melody want?"

"Err... I can't tell she's just whining. Speak properly Melody. I can't tell what you want."

"Nope I have no idea." As the Doctor laid down once more and tried to make himself comfortable by moving the cushions.

"Well you're going to help me." Growled a grumpy Rory.

"Fine, fine. Maybe she's hungry?"

"We don't have anything without having to wake up Amy which I really don't want to do because she can get very, let's say violent, when she's tired."

"Ah. Maybe we could give her a dummy?"

"I don't know where her pacifier is, she keeps spitting it out everywhere."

"Ah, I know! Maybe she needs her nappy changing."

"But..."

"But what?"

"I don't know how." Rory mumbled.

"What do you mean you don't know how? You're a flipping Nurse!"

"Well I didn't exactly have any research as you did kind of tell us at the last minute!"

"I thought it would be a surprise."

"What that my wife had been kidnapped and pregnant with a baby we didn't know about until she was in labor!"

"Look, I'm sorry about that. Maybe we could google it!"

All this time Melody had been silent, looking up and watching Daddy argue with the Doctor. She seemed to be enjoying it.

Rory looked down at her and sighed... before she started crying again.

"Urgh, fine. Where's the computer?"

"What do you mean, where's the computer? It's your house!"

"This is ridiculous. Who doesn't have a laptop or computer?"

"Us!"

"We could use the TARDIS."

"Okay, where did you park it?"

"Oh."

"Oh what?"

"Well, I was kind of hoping you knew."

"Why would I know where you parked your car!"

"It is not a car!"

"What are we going to do then?"

"Well, we could go to the library."

"It's three in the morning!"

"Oh right, yes of course. Because I know everything!"

To add to all the noise, Melody had stopped crying and was just screaming as loud as she could.

Suddenly a silhouette was blocking them from the light of the bathroom.

The doctor sprung up from the sofa and waved his wii remote around wildly.

"Whoever you are, whatever you want, I am the Doctor. The Upcoming Storm, The Predator. This planet is protected and I will do anything to save it from the disgusting evil such as-"

"Alright, alright. Stop giving me the speech." An irritated Scottish voice replied as Amy walked into the light.

"Oh." Said the Doctor with shock as he quickly tried to apologise.

"Amy... we're sorry, we tried to... but Melody... and-" Continued Rory.

"Well you haven't done a very good job have you Mr. Pond."

Melody stretched out her tiny chubby arms for her Mummy.

Amy came over and took Melody from Rory's arms. Melody was instantly quiet and almost purring in her arms.

"Wha... wah?" Said Rory in disbelief.

"Oh. She just wanted Amy to cuddle her. That's what she was saying."

"Why didn't you tell me then?" Shot Rory angrily.

"Well maybe I'm just a bit wonky on my speech."

"Come here!" As Rory made a grab for the Doctor as the Doctor focused on dodging.

"Oh boys, give it a rest. Rory, you can share the couch with the Doctor now."

"No! Please don't."

"Well Melody has taken your place in the bed."

Melody began to giggle as Amy went back to bed with her in her arms.

Rory sighed.

"Move up."