Prologue
The Doctor rushed about the sparking TARDIS console, mumbling to himself words that only those in close proximity could hear. Amy and Rory stood nearby, casting each other worried glances as they struggled to keep their balance aboard the tossing and turning of the ship. Looking like a mad man, the Doctor's head shot up, hair flopping all over the place and wildly looked for the pair of Ponds.
"Amy!" The Doctor gasped. "Rory! Go open all of the doors from here to the swimming pool. Quickly now!" As Amy and Rory sped off, the Doctor continued to flip switches while running circles around the TARDIS. Pulling the last trigger, he ran and flung the doors open while jumping out the way. All he could see was a blur of golden hair before hearing a splash in the distance. The Doctor had closed the door and was making his way to the pool when Amy and Rory passed him in the narrow halls.
"Might want to grab her a towel, Doctor. I think she'd appreciate it," Amy mentioned as they passed. After grabbing the towel, the Doctor walked into the spacious pool area to find a frizzy haired River Song looked towards him. Before he could say anything, she sauntered up and plucked the towel from his hands. Her trademark greeting of, "Hello, sweetie," was barely out of her mouth before the baby-faced Doctor began questioning her.
"Did you jump off a building AGAIN River?"
River sounded exasperated. "Is the sky blue, sweetie?"
The Doctor furrowed his brow. "Is the sky- what kind of a question is that River? River, I'm telling you. I won't always be there to catch you when you decide, to be stupid, and jump off of a building!" River wasn't listening. After his confusion to her initial question, River's shoulders drooped slightly, and her face fell a bit. To the unobserving eye, nothing about her poise had shifted. Inside, however, River was struggling to keep her composure; her entire world had just been flipped upside down, yet she couldn't let the Doctor know a thing. Damn those back-to-front and front-to-back timelines…