The Penny Drops!

Part 7

Martha was just walking around the TARDIS. Nothing big. Exploring the corridors, was all. She had called the Doctor a couple weeks back to help with UNIT. Donna wasn't with him this time. According to the Doctor, she was living a normal life, and didn't remember him.

At least she was safe. Martha didn't like that the Doctor had been traveling alone, though. So she had asked to come along with him for a little while. Not long. She couldn't bear it without her husband, who wasn't really as fond of the Doctor as she was.

She walked past the kitchen, when there was a sudden pop of light, and then swearing in a different language. Martha poked her head into the doorway. "Hello? Who's on board? I'm warning you, the Doctor doesn't like unexpected visitors!"

A feminine chuckle came from her left. She spun around to see a curly, blond haired woman wearing a vortex manipulator and a camouflage outfit. "Don't I know it."

Martha backed away. "Who are you? What are you doing here?" River walked over to the kitchen counter. "Doctor River Song. I'm just getting a snack. Prison food is absolutely dreadful."

Prison food? "Do you even know where you are?" Martha asked curiously. Vortex Manipulators did go wrong. River opened the cabinet second from the left and pulled out a container. "Ah. Some cookies. At least he still hides them in the same spot."

She popped the lid off and got one out. "Mmh. So, where are we in his time stream? Since you're Martha Jones, that means you're still traveling or just visiting. But you can't still be traveling. You're wearing a ring. So I'm assuming Donna has left. Am I right?" River asked, munching on a cookie. Martha stared, open mouthed. Some random woman pops up on the TARDIS, knowing everything about her, while eating the Doctor's cookies? What?

River studied her face. "Yes, I am. The TARDIS didn't know. She not very good at telling the present from the future or the present from the past." She explained, biting into another cookie. "Oh, and that means wwe've done Asgard! That was one of my favorite dates."

Martha just looked at her. "How do you know the Doctor? Did you travel with him?" River rolled her eyes and pulled a package out of her bag.

"Be a dear and put these in the wardrobe. He needs some more." She handed Martha the package. "Thanks. You can tell him I stopped by, and that I ate his cookies. Make sure you tell him I ate his favorites. He gets serious over food."

And with a flash of light, she was gone. Martha knit her eyebrows in confusion. What just happened? She shrugged to herself and set the box down on the table.

Strange. It was a large box to have fit in that bag. Come to think of it, it was bigger than the bag. She thought about it, and then decided to open it.

She laughed at the sight. They were boxers. A lot of them, too. At least ten pairs. There were a couple that were a plain TARDIS blue, and then some that had bowties. The funniest, though, had to be the one with sonic screwdrivers all over it.

When she told the Doctor what had happened, he was furious. "You let her eat my favorite cookies? She did it on purpose, too! I swear, she acts like she owns her! She's my TARDIS! Aren't you, dear? You like me better than that mean River, don't you?" All the lights in the TARDIS turned red, and the scanner read 'NEGATIVE'.

Martha laughed at him. "Well, for the record, other than the fact that she doesn't act sane, I like her."