There was a rattling wardrobe in the room. I took out my gun and approached it cautiously. I took a deep breath and then yanked the door open.
A black blob came out and formed into my worst fear, Kovarian.
"K, k, Kovarian" I stuttered.
I was quaking. Nobody knew that I was still scared of Kovarian. Water was a weakness I still had to shake after she submerged me in a lake so I would kill the Doctor. I never told him about my fears of Kovarian. I didn't want to burden him with the knowledge that she had broken me. He had helping me heal but some fears still remained.
"Melody Pond, you've been a bad girl and derserve to be punished" she said, wickedky.
She had a knife in her hand. It had my blood on it from all the times I had disobeyed her. Most of the scars on my back were from her and I still had nightmares about it.
I screamed. I was still shaking when someone came. He looked at me expectantly. I regained some control of myself and lifted my gun and shot three bullets at it. Nothing happened. The man pushed me out of the way and Kovarian disappeared and a moon appeared in her place.
"Riddikulus" he shouted and he waved his wand at the picture.
It transformed into a balloon and he popped it. He put an arm around me and helped me in.
"What, what was it?" I asked.
"A Boggart, you're worst fear come to life" he said.
Where is he? I needed him. Only the Doctor truly understood me. As a time lord and as a husband. I was close to tears. I tried to stay strong (like I always did) but Kovarian had really shaken me. I started crying but then the Doctor came in.
"Hello honey, I'm home" he said, still oblivious.
"Hello sweetie" I faintly said, tears still streaming down my cheeks.
"I shall take my leave" the unknown man elaborately said.
"Thank you Remus" the Doctor replied.
Then Remus left.
"River, what is it?" he asked.
"Remus said it was called a boggart. It...it was K... Kovarian" I answered.
I started crying again. He rocked me gently in his lap.
"River, oh my River, you're safe now" he cooed.
I continued the story "She had the k... Knife, the same one."
"River, the same one. What do you mean?" I asked.
I took off my shirt and showed him my back. It was littered with thousands of scars which were almost to the bone.
"How many were Kovarian?" he calmly asked.
"It's really how many weren't. Most were her but the rest were stormcage" I replied.
"How could she do this to you?" he asked angrily.
"It's in the past and it wasn't really that bad" I replied.
"Wasn't really that bad. You cried River and it wasn't really her. I've never seen you cry before" he countered.
He was angry and it looked like Time Lord Victorious level angry. He would do something really bad and then he would regret it.
"Don't you dare do anything rash. Not for me" I shouted.
"But River you're my wife" he protested.
"Amy kills her, you know that and if you rewrite our future. God help me, I'll kill you" I said in a flash of anger.
"Okay, okay" he said and then he calmed down.
"Let's go back to the tardis" I suggested.
When I was back to the tardis. The familiar hum of power comforted me.
"Stay strong my child and take care of him" the tardis said to me.
"I will" I replied.
That night I slept with him to prevent any recurring nightmares. He knew of my torturous first night in stormcage so after that he let me sleep in the tardis where my nightmares eased. When I slept with him I had no nightmares or very little ones and I was greatful for his prescene.
I cried but then he comforted me and months later that day became one in a long list of experiences I didn't want to relive.