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"Are you from another planet ?" Amy asked, her arms still crossed.

"Yeah" The Doctor and I said in unison.

"Okay" Amy replued, trying to take in what we said.

"So what do you think ?" The Doctor said, Amy had a confused look.

"Of what ?" Amy asked, her eyebrows laced together.

"Other planets. Want to check some out ?" I asked her. Excited.

"What does that mean ?" Amy asked, looking between the both of us.

"It means. Well, it means come with us" The Doctor said.

"Where ?" Amy asked, looking inside the TARDIS.

"Wherever you like" The Doctor replied.

"All that stuff that happened. The hospital, the spaceships, Prisoner Zero" Amy said.

"Oh, don't worry, that's just the beginning. There's loads more" I said, motioning towards the TARDIS.

"Yeah, but those things, those amazing things, all that stuff. That was two years ago" She said, I shot The Doctor a glare.

"Oh! Oops..." The Doctor said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Yeah" Amy said slightly agitated.

"So that's-" The Doctor said.

"Fourteen years!" Amy whisper shouted, cutting him off.

"Fourteen years since fish custard. Amy Pond, the girl who waited" The Doctor said.

"You've waited long enough" I said holding out my hand, Amy looked at it.

"When I was a kid, you said there was a swimming pool and a library, and the swimming pool was in the library" Amy said in a unbelievable tone.

"Yeah. Not sure where it's got to now. It'll turn up" The Doctor said, looking over his shoulder. I hope it wouldn't take me too long to find them.

"So, coming ?" I ask still holding out my hand.

"No" She replied, sadly.

"You wanted to come fourteen years ago" The Doctor said, his eyebrows furrowed.

"I grew up" Amy replied, her tone sad still.

"Not again you can't grow up twice can you ?" I asked, The Doctor shook his head.

"Don't worry. I'll soon fix that" He says, grabbing Amy's hand and leading her into the TARDIS. I close the door behind us.

"Well ? Anything you want to say ? Any passing remarks ? I've heard them all" The Doctor said standing behind her.

"I'm in my nightie" Amy said, gesturing to her frame.

"Except that one" I laughed.

"Oh, don't worry. Plenty of clothes in the wardrobe. And possibly a swimming pool. So, all of time and space, everything that ever happened or ever will. Where do you want to start ?" The Doctor said, Amy looked around in awe.

"You are so sure that I'm coming" Amy said looking around.

"Yeah, I am" The Doctor replied smugly.

"Why ?" Amy breathed.

"Cause you're the Scottish girl in the English village, and I know how that feels..." I said, looking at her. Being somewhere you feel like you don't belong.

"Oh, do you ?" Amy asked quizzically.

"All these years living here, most of your life, and you've still got that accent. Yeah, you're coming" The Doctor said, looking at me and then at Amy a smile dancing on his lips.

"Can you get me back for tomorrow morning ?" Amy asked, I cock an eyebrow.

"It's a time machine. I can get you back five minutes ago" The Doctor said looking at her.

"Why, what's tomorrow ?" I asked. 

"Nothing. Nothing. Just you know, stuff..." Amy replued instantly, trailing off.

"All right, then. Back in time for stuff" The Doctor said, a sonic screwdriver rises from a slot in the console.

"Oh! A new one! Lovely. Thanks, dear," The Doctor said, patting the console. I walked around the console "Oh right I was meant to give you this"

He pulls out a sonic screwdriver :

I looked at it with glee and gave him a hug, which he awkwardly accepted

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I looked at it with glee and gave him a hug, which he awkwardly accepted. Scaning the sonic at all the details my eyes landed on the handle.

'I'll always remember
-10'

I looked at him and he gave me a small smile, The Doctor uses an old typewriter wired into the console.

"Why me ?" Amy asked.

"Why not ?" I asked placing the Sonic in a holder by console.

"No, seriously. You are asking me to run away with you guys in the middle of the night. It's a fair question. Why me ?" She asked, seriously the Doctor looked over at her.

"I don't know. Fun. Do we have to have a reason ?" The Doctor asked, looking at me. I shook my head and look towards Amy.

"People always have a reason" Amy said sadly.

"Do I look like people ?" The Doctor asked, I scoffed.

"Yes" Amy replied.

"Been knocking around for a while. But I've started talking to myself all the time. It's giving me earache" The Doctor said, wiggling a finger in his ear.

"Giving you earache ?" I said sarcastically with smile.

"Just that ?" Amy asked sceptically.

"Just that. Promise" The Doctor said, placing a hand over his hearts

"Okay" Amy said bluntly.

"So, are you coming then ?" I asked, Amy looked at me a glint in her eye 

"Because this place, sometimes it can make people feel a bit, you know" I said pointing towards, The Doctor tapping my temple.

"I'm fine. It's just, there's a whole world in here, just like you said. It's all true. I thought," Amy said, trying to gather her thoughts "Well, I started to think that maybe you were just like a couple of insane people with a box" She said with a slight chuckle.

"Amy Pond, there's something you'd better understand about me, because it's important, and one day your life may depend on it" The Doctor said, I felt the TARDIS hum beneath me.

"We are definitely insane people with a box" I said gripping onto the console, I motioned Amy to do the same. 

"Ha ha! Yeah. Goodbye Leadworth, hello everything" The Doctor said, flipping a switch and pulling a lever. Flying off into the night.

Here we go again.

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