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The Doctor in Camelot
Chapter One- A Great Legend
The sound of the TARDIS's engines used to distract Amy when she was reading. In fact, it would drive her mad. Fortunately, the engines had become such a constant in her life that they didn't bother her anymore, and she was able to read The Once and Future King by T.H. White in relative peace.
Amy had always loved Arthurian legend. The magic and fantasy of it all had captivated her since she was a little girl. Of course, nothing had captivated her quite as much as the Doctor crashing down from the sky in his TARDIS, but this was a close second.
The door to her bedroom crashed open.
"OY!" Amy shouted. "How many times have I told you to knock first?"
The Doctor took a few steps back, shut the bedroom door, and promptly knocked. Amy rolled her eyes. "Come in!"
The Doctor burst into the room. "Rory has his mouth full with dinner so I thought I'd come to ask requests from you. Where would you like to go?"
"I don't know… Rome?"
"Been there."
"The future?"
"Done that."
The Doctor eyed the book she was reading with interest. "King Arthur. I haven't seen him in awhile."
Amy gawked at him. "Wait! Do you mean to tell me this was real? It wasn't just a legend?"
"More or less."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
The Doctor smiled. "Come on out with me. I'll show you the real Arthur Pendragon."
Amy grinned as she put her book down and followed the Doctor out into the Control Room. Her husband, Rory, was already waiting and he gave Amy a questioning look.
Amy could hardly contain her excitement. "We're going to Camelot!" She squealed.
Rory raised an eyebrow. "As in… King Arthur's Camelot?"
"The very same!" The Doctor chimed in, flipping various switches. "I met Arthur once. I wonder if he'll remember me. Probably, people don't tend to forget me." He laughed at his own joke.
Amy sighed. "Doctor, can we get a move on?"
"Yes, yes of course."
A few moments later, Amy heard the familiar sounds of the TARDIS materializing. Once the rings stopped, she bolted toward the doors, the Doctor and Rory by her side.
She opened the doors to find several armored men pointing their swords at them.
"It's okay!" The Doctor exclaimed. "I'm a friend of the king's. Just tell him the Doctor is here."
"King Uther is no friend to warlocks such as yourself," one of the guards responded without a drop of emotion.
The Doctor gave the man a blank glare, a dark realization creeping up on him. "King Uther?... Oh dear, it seems we've gone back a tad too far."
The guards lurched forward and pulled them out of the TARDIS. "You are arrested," the guard informed them, "on the charge of using magic. I warn you, magicians, if found guilty by the king, you shall be put to death!"