This is a carry on/sequel to 'Numb'.

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I strode towards her, gun raised and pointing at her heart.

"Tell me what you told the doctor." I demanded.

"Amy, No, stop it!" Rory protested angrily.

"It's ok Rory, it's fine, she's good." The woman said.

"Where. Is. My. baby?"

She remained silent.

"Tell me!" I screamed. "Or God help me I'll pull the trigger!"

The woman didn't move or speak. Her eyes saddened and she began to shake her head.

"Fine." I said. "I did warn you." And I pulled.

My ears rang and I stared down at the woman. She was pressing her hand against the bloody wound in her chest. Her breathing was ragged and she coughed weakly, but through the pain, she managed to smile.

"Your baby's right here. It's me. I'm Melody."

She took out a piece of material from her pocket and held it in my direction.

"See?"

I caught the material just as her arm dropped to the ground and she let out a final breath.

My focus moved from the woman I'd just killed to the soft cloth in my hand. I froze. My breath was stuck in my throat as I watched the symbols transform into her name. my daughters name. River Song. The woman I'd just killed.

A gun clicked by my head and I felt the cold metal press against my skull. I turned and looked at Rory down the barrel of the gun.

"Rory…please, I didn't know." I begged.

"Too late." He said and pulled.

Black.

I shot up in bed and gasped for breath. Sweat was dripping off me and the sheets were stuck to my aching body. A concerned Rory perched beside the bed, a hand extended as though he was about to wake me. My panting slowed and I collapsed into his arms, crying.

"Was it the same dream again?" He asked.

"Yes." Was all I could muster.

We had arrived back home only three days ago and I was having difficulty adjusting back. Especially whilst knowing that Melody was out there somewhere and I was doing nothing to help her. That fact was only made worse when night fell and I was forced to sleep and confront the nightmare again.

My subconscious was punishing me for what I had done to my daughter. I had aimed a gun at her twice and shot at her once. This nightmare was just finishing off my sanity.

When River had told us that she was our daughter, I had gone into shock. I played the scene over and over again in my head. The hurt on her face when I moved away from her attempt to touch me. The situation seemed impossible, but as I thought about it more, the more it made sense.

Madame Vastra had filled us in on what she, Dorium and the Doctor had discovered. Melody was part Time Lord. And they wanted to use her as a weapon. The little girl in Florida, my daughter. The silence. River – I refused to use her birth name, because that woman was not my daughter – she was a killing machine. She had been trained to fight and had killed the best man she ever knew…The Doctor?…The astronaut…That was her. But why did she not remember?

I refused to let myself believe that was the future for my daughter. The baby who was so small and helpless. And so very far away. It broke my heart even further every time I thought about her and what she would become.

But she would not become that. Melody pond would not become River Song. I would change history if I had to. I would face the army myself if it meant saving her from a life of violence and heartbreak.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

I became aware of Rory's arms around me and breathed in his musky scent. He always knew how to make me feel better. I knew he would do anything for me. All I had to do was ask. So that's when I decided.

I couldn't wait around for the Doctor to bring our baby home. Even if he had already saved her, I couldn't bear to sit around doing nothing any longer.

"Rory..." I said quietly.

"Yeah?"

I paused. I couldn't do this if I didn't have Rory's support. I needed him to do this with me.

"I can't do this any longer. I needed to do something. On this planet on another planet, I don't care, but I can't do nothing any longer. It's killing me inside. And I know it hurts you too, so…will you come with me?"

He sighed. I held my breath and cradled one side of his face with my hand. We stared into each others eyes and I could see the answer. He had the answer all along. He was just waiting until I was ready. And he was smart to do so. I had tried to stay on Demon's Run in an attempt to find out more information on where eye patch lady had taken Melody. But I was a wreck. And I wouldn't have accomplished much. So River brought us home. I hadn't said a word to her. I saw Rory's apologetic glances, but I knew he was deep down just as appalled at how our baby turned out as I was. He wanted to find her. and save her from that life.

"Where to?" He asked.

I smiled brightly and kissed him hard on the lips. I tried to put everything into that kiss. I wasn't so good with the words, but Rory understood that I might not say it, but it was still there – an eternal, strong love.

I pulled away from him enough to speak. I kept my eyes closed, picturing the place. My lips brushed against his as I spoke.

"Florida, America. That was where the silence kept her. Many we can get some answers there." I whispered.

I opened my eyes and found him staring at me. He smiled weakly, but I could see confidence rising in his eyes. He was preparing for battle. My centurion. And with that small look into his mind and his support, I knew I could get Melody back.

So now the adventure begins! Sorry about the lack of action, but I needed to set the story up properly.

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