"Doctor, how can that even be possible? The angels were destroyed. We watched them disappear!"
"I know, I know, I know, calm down, hold on," He paused, then picked up the tiny fragment with a spare bit of cloth he found on the floor.
"What are you?" he asked the shard, examining it closely. He pulled out his sonic screwdriver and scanned the tiny object intently. The readings showed that there was nothing out of order or strange about the shard, but the Doctor wasn't convinced. Then something else caught his eye.
"Wait…wait, wait, wait, no…" He stood staring in disbelief at the small stone, turning it this way and that, trying to comprehend if what he was seeing was real.
"Doctor what is it?" Amy pried nervously, reaching up to touch the stone herself. The Doctor yanked it away and held his hand to stop Amy, never taking his eyes off of the Shard.
"You absolutely must not touch this Amy, it would be very bad if you did."
"Why?"
"This angel fragment doesn't just give off the angel's energy, it's much…worse than that," He immediately ran to the Tardis and began searching through stacks of old papers and clothing, being careful not to drop the shard, and finally arranged a worn out pair of old 3D glasses on his face with his free hand.
"Doctor what the hell are those for?" Amy asked, completely confused. The Doctor held the shard in front of his face and studied it again, this time to confirm his suspicions.
"Doctor!"
"Amy please be quiet!" The Doctor yelled, shoving the glasses into his pocket. "This is even worse than how bad I thought it was before. This shard has been-" He was cut off and the two of them were thrown to the ground by the sudden upheaval of the floor beneath them. The Tardis was being pushed over by something or someone. The question of who was answered when The Doctor heard the all too familiar voice of a Dalek saying "The Doctor has been located. Exterminate! Exterminate!"
Thinking quickly about what he thought he knew about the shard he held, he made a desperate, rash, almost unnecessary decision. There was only one thing he wasn't sure about, but there was no time to explore it any further. He released the rag from around the shard and grabbed Amy's hand.
"Hold on!" He yelled as the vanished from within the Tardis.
Amy awoke on a sand dune a few feet from the Doctor, who was still unconscious.
"Doctor," she mumbled, struggling to sit up. "Doctor wake up." She shook him and he twitched awake.
As the Doctor sat up slowly and rubbed his eyes, Amy got up looked around. She climbed to the top of the dune they had landed on and took in her surroundings. They were on a beach, a huge beach that expanded for what looked like miles into the distance.
"Doctor where are we?" Amy asked nervously as the Doctor came up beside her.
"I have no-" He began, but then, he recognized where they were. He knew exactly where they had landed and both of his hearts instantly filled with so much joy that he was unable to do anything but stand staring at the scenery with a look of disbelief on his face. Amy however was beginning to panic.
"Doctor what planet is this? You look like you know where we are, please!" She shook his shoulder. He turned and looked at her, but his eyes were far away.
"We have to go," He said quietly, suddenly looking around frantically, trying to get his bearings.
"Why? Is it dangerous here or something?"
"We have to get to London." The Doctor started off toward what looked like a road in the distance, and Amy followed, confused and frightened.
It had been days since they landed on the beach in what Amy now understood to be Norway. They had walked and hitchhiked, taken buses and taxis, and finally, finally, they had reached the outskirts of London. Amy had given up on any conversation with the Doctor except for small talk, the kind that one can take part in even when they are completely focused on something else.
They took a bus to south London, and made their way to a place called Powel Estate. It was here that the Doctor finally stopped. Amy watched him for a moment, then finally ventured an actual conversation.
"Ok, so are we there?"
"Yes Amy, we're here." He slowly approached the building, but stopped short when a young woman with blonde hair emerged from inside. Amy didn't give her a second thought until she noticed the way the Doctor stared at her. The young woman passed them with a vague smile, showing no signs of knowing either of them. Fed up with the Doctor's antics, Amy finally shook him by the shoulders and yelled to try and get his attention.
"Doctor! Hello, earth to the Doctor! Where are we? What planet is this? Where the hell is the Tardis and why did you drag me to London?" In her anger she hadn't noticed that he suddenly looked very sad.
"I should have known…I should have known she wouldn't recognize me," He then looked up at Amy apologetically. "I'm sorry Amy, this is earth, but not the same dimension we came from. What I was trying to explain to you before the Daleks-"
"Doctor?" A timid, hopeful voice came from behind them. They both turned to see the blonde woman looking at the Doctor with wide eyes. Their gazes locked, and as they stared the young woman almost seemed unsure. The Doctor pulled out his 3D glasses and put them on. The woman covered her mouth with both hands and her eyes filled with tears.
"I followed your void stuff." He said with a laugh as she threw her arms around him.
"Rose," He breathed her name and held her tightly as they kissed.