Madison King
5th period
Chapter 1
The Doctor sat down in a chair beside his companion. He relaxed and let the Tardis do the work until they arrived at the coordinates he had entered into the computer. The ride was normally pretty smooth. Not always, but normally.
As the Tardis traveled swiftly through the time stream, suddenly, something goes wrong! Alarms sound and the lights blink! The Tardis shakes uncontrollably! The Doctor sprang to the controls, trying to figure out the problem! There's a puff of smoke and everything is silent. They've landed somewhere, but nowhere near where they wanted to be.
The Doctor looked around the Tardis. He could barely see because the lights were off, including those on the console controls. The console lights never go completely off unless the Tardis's battery is drained. Wherever they ended up, they were going to be there awhile. They didn't have a choice. The Doctor hoped that at least one light in the Tardis worked, or they would be trapped there forever. If he could find at least one light on, the Tardis could be charged; if not, charging the Tardis was not a possibility.
The Doctor tried not to think of the worst possible situation; and, although he did not say it out loud, he hoped that they had not landed for any amount of time in a parallel universe. It sounded ridiculous, but he knew that both parallel universes and parallel dimensions could be much more dangerous than the universe that they belonged in. Parallel universes could be even more dangerous than that if you're traveling with humans, which he was. He knew from a few unlucky experiences that allowing any creature into a parallel dimension was about the same as allowing a fat, rich kid to go into a candy store and telling him he couldn't even touch, let alone buy or taste, any of the candy. As soon as you turn your back, the kid starts stuffing fistfuls of candy into his mouth. A parallel universe is the same thing to a human. As soon as the Doctor turns his back, his companions run to find themselves or their parallel universe family—family members that may not be dead here, friends, mum, dad, grandparents, siblings, and other people that matter. It can become a dangerous matter when there's two of a person in existence.
"Is everyone alright?" the Doctor said as he stood up straight. He had not quite realized until then that he had been humped over the controls for support. He searched in the darkness for even the smallest light source or a movement from either of his companions. "Amy? Rory? Are you alright?" He jumps as a hand touched his ankle.
"Sorry Doctor." Rory said softly. "Where's Amy? I can't see to find her."
"Neither can I. You have a gun in your hand. Don't you have night vision or something too?"
"If I did, I would be using it." He glared at the Doctor even though he can't be seen. Although normally he follows the Doctor's lead and rarely talks back to him, he will do anything to protect Amy and the situation was making him tense. Neither of them have heard a response from Amy since the crash, and all Rory can wonder is, is my wife okay?
As the Doctor and Rory talk with each other, the Tardis door softly opened and closed. They notice and attempt to run for the door, but instead they trip over each other and end up crawling and rolling towards it instead. They land in a heaping pile of their bodies by the door. They reach for the handle and slowly open the door to whatever awaits them.