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Working on Chapter 2 at the moment, if you have any ideas on how this should end up, please share them. I'm pretty much just coming up with things as I go.
Always Win: Chapter 1
"Scientists have reported seeing a new world of some kind. It has the same gravity pull as Earth and is said to have the same if not more oxygen circulation." The woman on the TV said through the static. Rain storms never had helped the TARDIS' TV reception.
"A new world? Not something you see every day." River said from where she stood, leaning against the railing and watching the screen flicker as the TARDIS fought to keep the television show on her monitor.
"Speak for yourself." The Doctor said, tugging on a jacket, and then he froze, frowning at her. "I know what you're thinking, River… and no. You've seen what happens when we travel to unknown places. Let's just stick near Earth for now, the show starts in half an hour."
"It won't take very long, Doctor, and if we're a bit late it won't matter, these shows always show 15 minutes late anyway!" She pleaded.
"No, River. If you want to see a new world I can take you to the science museum. Museum's are places that 'are safe but you still get the same amount of information if not more'." The Doctor quoted the brochure he'd read earlier that morning. He'd known she'd find something dangerous to ask about.
"We never go on adventures anymore… how much could one teeny look at an inhabited planet do?" She smiled, knowing he'd cave sooner or later.
"They didn't say it was inhabited." He said, and River stood up straight and walked over to him. "We could get caught by some new alien." He said, now counting the reasons on his fingers. River placed her hand on the back of his neck, staring into his nervous eyes. "River we could-" His third point was cut off when River raised on her toes to press her lips to his. After a few minutes, she pulled back a few inches to breathe, then smiled.
"So we can go?" She whispered.
"Yeah… we can go…" He said, his eyes still closed. Her hand slid down to rest on his shoulder.
"You should know, Doctor… I always win arguments." She grinned and he reopened his eyes.