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The stars lean down to kiss you
And I lie awake and miss you
Pour me a heavy dose of atmosphere
'Cause I'll doze off safe and soundly
But I'll miss your arms around me
I'd send a postcard to you, dear
'Cause I wish you were here

The Doctor sat in the TARDIS, floating freely through space. His hands were covering his face as he sobbed silently. He knew he would never see her again. His River, his wonderful River. That was the last time he saw her. After tonight, she would go to the library, and he would see her and not know who she was. She would sacrifice herself for him, and he would put her memory into CAL, and he would wonder why she knew his name. Time Lords only tell their family their names, so she had to be family. He only now knew who she was. His wife.

I'll watch the night turn light blue
But it's not the same without you
Because it takes two to whisper quietly
The silence isn't so bad
Till I look at my hands and feel sad
'Cause the spaces between my fingers
Are right where yours fit perfectly

He hadn't wanted her to go now, not when they had a life together. She would never see their children grow up, never see their daughter graduate, or see their son save his first planet. He realized he would have to tell Amy and Rory, and face the wrath of a mourning mother. He didn't want to hurt Amy like that. She loved River, and probably would blame the Doctor. It hit him that he would never hear her laugh, or see her smile ever again. He wouldn't feel her warm touch, or recognize her sweet scent. She was gone, and there was nothing he could do about it. He would miss her voice, and her perfect bouncy locks. His heart ached, longing to see her. He pulled out the picture of her he kept in his pocket. The tears fell from his face and onto hers. He knew he couldn't live like this. He had to do something.

I'll find repose in new ways
Though I haven't slept in two days
'Cause cold nostalgia chills me to the bone
But drenched in vanilla twilight
I'll sit on the front porch all night
Waist deep in thought because when
I think of you I don't feel so alone
As many times as I blink
I'll think of you tonight

He heard footsteps running down the hall.
"Dad! Mum! You're home!" yelled Jane, his thirteen year old daughter. He looked up. She saw his face was stained with tears.
"Dad? What's wrong? Where's mum?" Jane asked. He was hesitant to answer her, but he knew he had to.
"She had to go on a mission."
"When will she be back?"
"Never. She's going to die there," said the Doctor trembling. Jane stood back. She shook her head.
"No, we'll save her!" she yelled. With all of the noise, the Doctor's eight year old son, Otto, woke up and came out.
"Dad? What's going on? Why are you two crying?" he asked.
"Mum, isn't coming home," said Jane.
"What? Why not?"
"She died," said the Doctor, "or, will die, in a little while."
Jane hugged Otto.
"I'm sorry you guys," said the Doctor, trying to comfort them. Otto ran to the door and opened it to see countless stars. He sat on the edge of the TARDIS, gazing out into the open. He cried. His cries disappeared into the vast soundless space. The Doctor felt his pocket burn. He pulled out his psychic paper, to find a note from River.

Doctor,
If you're reading this, that means I'm about to die. Don't try to save me. There is nothing you can do. Your tenth form is unconscious right now, but he'll wake soon. There is something I need to tell you. I am pregnant with our third child, and I'm sorry that it won't be able to live. I just thought you would want to know. I want the kids to know that I love them. And I love you too. I'm so sorry I won't be there. Goodbye Doctor, I love you,
River

His tears disoriented the words. He had to save her now. There was no stopping him. He had to figure out something.

When violet eyes get brighter
And heavy wings grow lighter
I'll taste the sky and feel alive again
And I'll forget the world that I knew
But I swear I won't forget you
Oh if my voice could reach back through the past
I'd whisper in your ear:
"Oh darling I wish you were here"

He stood near the ledge and looked out. It was the same ledge he looked out of all those years ago. There were millions of people all around him. After one year, he had finally cracked the code. He could get her back. The limp body was heavy in his arms. Her beautiful figure was lifeless. Her hair had provided enough DNA to make a new River, one that was exactly the same, even the same state of pregnancy. He only had to put her memory into the body. It felt weird to him, making a clone of River, even though he knew it would be the same River. He walked up to a counter. One of the interfaces turned to him. He froze in his tracks. It was her face. They were using her face. Even her voice. He asked where CAL was, but the robot wouldn't tell him. He didn't care, he had his own way of getting there.
He ran to the main computer. He gently took River's sonic, the same one he left on this planet, and downloaded her onto the sonic. It was very dangerous. If he messed up, she would be gone forever. He went to her body that was lying on the floor and put the life force into it. She took a breath and opened her eyes.
"Hello Sweetie…"
"River…"
And he sealed the transfer with a kiss.

THE END

A/N: Thanks for reading this song fic! The song was "Vanilla Twilight" by Owl City. Leave a review for me!