Mickey Smith walked through the automatic doors of the bus. Spotting an empty seat, he sat down and looked at the woman sitting next to him. Red pumps, black jeans a tight fitting TARDIS blue- note to self: TARDIS blue is NOT a color. Stop referring to it mentally.- anyways, a tight fitting blue T-shirt with the words "Bad Wolf" written on it in white text, a tan trench coat, dark sunglasses, and a bright red fez that sat atop her long black hair. Not to mention the insanely long striped scarf that reached her feet on both ends.
"Hello Mickey." She said, still looking away.
"So… How exactly did we meet again?" time travel really gets confusing sometimes.
"You're Mickey the idiot." She laughed, as if she was mocking him.
"Um…"
"Look, Mickey, I just need to know- Have you seen the Doctor recently? Just answer and I'll leave you alone."
"No. Wait- how do you know the Doctor?"
"Hah! I've known him longer then you!"
"Oh? How did you meet him?"
"Long story. He was sixteen and I was dying."
Silence.
"Again, long story."
"Look, whoever you are, I got a call from unit the other day. I'm sorry- the doctor's dead."
"HAH!- oh, I really need to stop saying that- Trust me, if he was dead, I'd know."
"That's what they always say."
The woman turned around, and raised her sunglasses to reveal her eyes. And he saw it- the raw power of the vortex, all of time and space spinning through her eyes. She pulled them back down. "Hello, Mickey."
"Who are you?"
"I thought you'd have recognized me by now. It's me. The TARDIS."
"In human form?"
"Broken chameleon circuit my foot. I just like being a blue box. I'm cool like that."
"Wait- can't you read his mind? Why don't you know where he is?"
"I can't locate him, get any thoughts from him, or send any. All I know is that he's in pain. More than he's ever experienced before.
"So you just turned human to find him?"
"He's my Doctor. If anything happens to him, I could never live with myself. Literally. He's my best friend in the universe, and I don't know anything about his whereabouts other than that he's in unendurable pain. I'll search the entire universe, inch-by-inch, second-by -second if I have to, but I will find him."
"So you turned human?"
"HumanOID. Technically, I'm a timelady. But this whole walking thing really sucks. I mean, it takes so long to GET places. No wonder gallifreyans harnessed our power. Humanely, of course. Well, the Doctor is, anyway. Can't speak for the others. I took this form because… well, it's nice- being humanoid. Not that I'd do this for longer than it takes to find the Doctor, but I just wanted to try it. And…"
"And what?"
"I've been a police box since '63. I've never had arms before, or even a really body. I-" her voice broke. "Everybody needs a hug sometimes."
"Aww," Mickey put his arm around the TARDIS. "We'll find the Doctor. It'll all be fine. But first, let's call some old friends. Might've seen him around lately."
Awww. Have you hugged your TARDIS today? The Doctor certainly hasn't. :(