Storm: Storm is Brewing

Brief Interlude: Space and Time

The Doctor looked around the darkened Tardis, startled, while Amy asked in a low voice: "What was that?"

"Rory?" The Doctor cried in fear. "Did you drop a thermo-coupling?"

There wasn't an answer for a moment, and then Rory said weakly: "Sorry."

"Argh!" The Doctor yelled while Terry dropped her head. "How did you do that?"

He moved from Terry's side, pushing Amy aside as he yelled down at Rory through the clear console floor: "I told you, don't drop them. I specifically mentioned not dropping."

"Technically, Amy should be the one who's sorry." Terry sighed, and Rory agreed: "Yeah, it was kind of her fault."

The Doctor frowned around at them as Amy admitted sheepishly: "Yeah, sorry... It was my fault."

"How could it be her fault?" The Doctor asked, looking to Terry, who looked at Amy.

The Doctor turned to the redhead, who explained awkwardly: "Because, it was my skirt, and my husband, and your glass floor."

The Doctor paused, staring at Amy, then the glass floor relative to where Rory was standing underneath, and then it clicked.

"Oh, Rory." The Doctor groaned, and Rory said in a small voice again: "Sorry."

"To be fair, you would've been just as bad if it had been Terry standing over your head." Amy pointed out, and the Doctor and Terry grimaced.

"Moving on." Terry suggested, and the Doctor moved about the console as he said quickly: "Well, we've landed. Emergency materialisation. Should be fine. Should have dropped off in the safest spot available."

Terry sighed internally while the Doctor pushed a lever, bringing the power back online instantly as Rory came back up onto their level. He'd just walked up behind Terry when he saw what Terry had seen instantly; and Amy and the Doctor noticed it as soon as the power was back on as well.

Of course, Terry thought to herself as the Doctor and the Ponds walked slowly forwards as they stared, it was a little hard to miss the very familiar blue police box that was now sitting in the middle of the console room.

"Doctor, what's happened?" Amy asked quietly as they all stared at the other Tardis, where it was parked right between the console and the doorway.

"Safest spot available." Terry sighed, while the Doctor muttered: "The Tardis has materialised inside itself."

He walked slowly closer to the other Tardis, while Rory asked: "Is that supposed to happen?"

"Take a guess." The Doctor called back as he came to a slow stop before the police box door, and Rory said hesitantly: "No?"

He glanced at Terry, who nodded, as the Doctor confirmed: "That's the one."

The Doctor placed a tentative hand on the other Tardis's side, and Amy asked in alarm: "What are you doing?"

"Absolutely no idea." The Doctor answered, before he slipped in through the other Tardis's door... only to reappear through the regular Tardis's door.

"Okay, that is a bit weird." Amy muttered, while the Doctor opened the Tardis's door, sticking his hand through, and they watched as his hand reappeared out of the other Tardis's door and waved at them.

"That is actually pretty cool." Rory observed, impressed, and Terry sighed: "Well, not exactly."

The Doctor had gone back out through the Tardis door, only to come back out through the other Tardis's into their Tardis, saying loudly and irritably: "I'm glad you're entertained, Rory, now that we're stuck here for all eternity at least you won't be bored."