Tick Tock Goes the Clock

by snugglybroadwayduckling

The Doctor and River had a child who was stolen by the Silence on the eve of her first birthday. 13 years later, Rory meets Cadence, a seemingly mentally deranged paitent at the hospital who only speaks to him of the tortures of her past. Could Cadence Rose Waters be the Melody Amelia Song that River and the Doctor had stolen from them all those years ago? ABANDONED

1. Prolouge

Tick Tock Goes the Clock

Hi guys! It's been a while since I've written a story that I like enough to publish, but I really like this story and I hope you do too! I love you guys!

-Spencer

Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN IT, NO MATTER HOW MUCH I WOULD LIKE TO….

Prologue:

River Song was tired.

Nobody had ever told her that giving birth was so tiring. But the thought that she was free to travel with her beloved husband and the feel of her newborn daughter in her arms was giving her strength.

"She's beautiful River," the Doctor whispered as he leaned down to press a gentle kiss to his wife's mass of golden curls. "What will we name her?" River pondered over this for a moment before looking into her daughter's bright, inquisitive green eyes. They were almost a mirror image of her own.

"Melody. Melody Amelia Song," River sighed as she raised a finger to stroke her daughter's reddish blonde curls.

"A beautiful name River. Melody Amelia Song." The Doctor paused for a moment and listened to the baby coo. "Ah, but she likes Amelia. And it's a bow tie for your information. Bow ties are cool." River laughed softly as her husband picked Amelia up and started to converse with her as if she were a normal adult.

The Doctor looked at River, whose eyes were fluttering shut in exhaustion. He felt his own closing as well so he set Amelia in the crib next to River's bed in the TARDIS medical bay and climbed into the bed with his wife, his eyes closing almost instantly. The little family slept peacefully, ignorant of the eyes that were watching their every move.

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It was the night before Amelia's first birthday and the Doctor and River were very excited. They had everything planned out, from the gifts they would shower her with to the cake they had the TARDIS prepare for them, to having Amy and Rory accompany them on taking Amelia to a peaceful, scenic planet for a picnic dinner and to witness the "Fairy Lights of Forma," a beautiful symphony of colored orbs of light that floated around the surface of the planet at night.

River went to check on Amelia and to make sure that she was asleep. She went into the little girl's room and walked over to the crib to find it empty.

"Amelia? Amelia," she called fretfully. Upon closer inspection, River noticed a small slip of paper in the crib. She picked it up and read the text. And then, she began to scream.

"River? River, what happened? Where's Amelia," the Doctor asked as he ran to comfort his wife, who was now sobbing. She held the piece of paper in her shaking hand which she held out to the Doctor. He took the paper from River and read it, but instead of screaming like his wife, the Doctor let the paper flutter to the floor from his hand.

'Tick tock Doctor. -K' the paper read.

The Silence had taken their child.