So, this little plot bunny hit me after watching 'Victory of the Daleks,' and I began to wonder what was going on in the heads of our two lead characters when the Doctor went to the Daleks' spaceship and left Amy behind . . . what sort of feelings that may have incited, etc. Happy reading!

Amy could only stand frozen as she watched the Doctor hurry into his blue box and disappear.

Her thoughts were all in a jumble: Doctor – left – not again . . .

He promised, Amy mentally wailed. He promised that he'd never leave. I don't care if he's doing it for my safety. I want to be with him, and if we go, at least we'd go together. Wait, he's a Time Lord – he can regenerate. But me – I'd be dead. Who cares?

He would, Amy's conscience whispered. That's why he left you behind this time – because he cares.

Yeah, right. He left me once and didn't come back for twelve years. What's to keep that from happening again?

It wasn't his fault.

So? He's a Time Lord. He has a time machine. Once he found out about what happened, why couldn't he just go back and fix things?

You wouldn't be who you are today if he had.

Argh – I can't believe that I'm arguing with a little voice in my head. Just shut up and leave me alone.

As you wish. But look at things from all angles before condemning the Doctor for his actions.

Amy shook herself to clear her mind of any errant thoughts regarding the Doctor. Turning to Churchill, she said, "Well, come on. We have a country to save."

Meanwhile, on TARDIS, the Doctor's thoughts were following a similar path.

I left her . . . after I'd promised that I wouldn't.

Did you see her face? the Doctor's conscience nagged him.

Of course I did.

The Doctor briefly closed his eyes, recalling the moment before he'd entered the TARDIS – Amy had looked stunned that he'd even consider leaving her behind.

Don't you understand? he'd pleaded with his eyes. I couldn't live with myself – in whatever form I took – if something happened to you and I'd been able to prevent it, but didn't.

Then, he'd left, before Amy's heart-wrenching expression completely broke his will.

It's for her own good, the Doctor reasoned. She has to be safe . . . she just has to be – if only to give me a reason to come back.

The Doctor shook himself from his melancholy thoughts and prepared to confront the Daleks.

Amy, everything I do, I do it for you.

Up next: what if, when the Doctor went to kiss Amy's forehead, their lips met instead?