When Corey Riffin met Laney Penn, he started to experience crazy nightmares. But no matter how hard he tried, the nightmares kept on coming. They were about things that didn't make sense. So far he dreamt about fish vampires, dual dreamworlds, lizard people, flying fish, creatures that alter a person's short-term memory, a siren nurse, psychic illusions, noseless clones, monks with no heads, a shape-shifting robot cop, zombie dolls, a white room with two time zones, a imprison that looked like a hotel, deadly R2-D2 lookalikes, dinosaurs in outer space, a cyborg in a western town, black cubes falling from the sky, and stone angels in New York City.
Every morning, Corey woke up in a cold sweat, wondering why the nightmares always felt real. When he was awake, certain things made him feel like he was experiencing Deja Vu, yet he knew he never experienced them before. It wasn't until he had one last nightmare that he figured out what was going on.
Corey was some kind of cyborg in this nightmare. He looked like a normal male adult, but he could convert his hand into a blaster. And at the moment, he just blasted an R2-D2 lookalike. With the robot complaining about not being able to see, he spotted a beautiful woman. "Amy!" he cried out. Wait... How could he know her name?
The woman saw Corey. "Rory!" she exclaimed, running over to him, even thought that wasn't his name.
Upon closer inspection, Corey could have sworn this woman looked familiar. She had beautiful red hair and dark green eyes. "I'm sorry," he said. "I'm sorry, I couldn't help it. It just happened."
"Oh, shut up," the woman said, then she pulled Corey in for a kiss. He didn't know who this woman was, but he subconsciously kissed back.
Corey woke up in alarm. He felt new memories appearing in his head, ones that were based on his nightmares. Everything he dreamt about actually happened to him! But why did he have them in the first place?
The preteen boy glanced at a picture on his nightstand. It was of him and Laney during the wedding gig. He immediately thought about the woman with beautiful hair from his dream. She looked so much like Laney, even sharing the exact same facial features. Then there were those names: Rory and Amy. They rhymed with his and Laney's names.
That could only mean one thing...
Wearing nothing but a white t-shirt, blue shorts, and his usual black and white sneakers, Corey ran over to Laney's house and started throwing stones at her window. "Laney!" he exclaimed. "I remember everything!"
The bedroom lights came on, then the blue-haired boy heard footsteps from inside the house. A few minutes later, the door opened, revealing Laney in her lilac nightgown and matching rabbit slippers. Her hair was full of fluffy curls and her face was free of makeup. "Core, what are you talking about?" she asked.
Corey happily ran over to Laney and pulled her in for a loving hug. "Our past lives," he explained. "Don't you remember?"
Confused, Laney pulled herself away from Corey. "No," she answered. "Should I?"
"But Lanes, you spent more time with the Doctor," Corey explained. "You even made me dress up as him when we were kids."
"I don't remember that," Laney said. "And what doctor are you talking about?"
Corey groaned. "We used to play The Raggedy Doctor," he clarified. "It was your favorite game. Can't you remember that?"
Laney thought about this for a while. Somehow that phrase seemed familiar, like maybe it was from one of her crazy dreams. "Raggedy...doctor?" she asked.
Corey smiled. "Yeah," he answered. "Remember all the times you made me dress up as him?"
"I-I..." Laney stammered, her head starting to hurt. She looked at Corey. "Corey...?" she whispered.
Corey's smile grew bigger. "Maybe this could help," he said. Then the preteen boy gave Laney a quick kiss on the lips.
That did it for Laney. She suddenly remembered her previous lives. But more importantly, she remembered who Corey Riffin used to be: her husband. "I remember," the red-haired girl said. "You're Rory Williams, and I married you."
Corey pulled Laney in for a hug, tears coming from their eyes. "And you're Amy Pond," he said. "My wife."
A few minutes later, the reunited lovers pulled away. "Should we tell the Doctor?" Laney asked.
"Actually, I have a better idea," Corey answered. He held Laney's hands. "We should have one last adventure with him."
"Really?" Laney asked.
"What happened in Manhattan didn't feel like a proper last adventure," Corey explained. "He must have felt devastated when we vanished. I think it's time we let him know we turned out fine. So what do you say, Ames? One last adventure?"
Laney just smiled. "Alright Rore," she answered. "One last adventure with the raggedy man."
Some time later, Corey and Laney rode a tractor through the town cornfield. "Are you sure you remember the directions?" Corey asked.
"I think so," Laney answered. "It's been years since we did this. Now make a sharp left, then turn right."
A half hour later, Corey was finished with the work. And sure enough, just like the first time, a police call box appeared. The door opened and a familiar man emerged. "Hello?" he called out. "Who wrote my name in an Oregon crop field?"
Corey and Laney got off the tractor and ran towards their friend. "Doctor!" Laney exclaimed. "It's us!"
The Doctor looked at the two preteens. "Who are you?" he asked.
"Don't you recognize us?" Corey asked. "We're Rory and Amy."
"No, you can't," the Doctor said almost instantly, a bitter expression on his face. "You two are not the Ponds! It's impossible!"
"You have to believe us," Laney insisted. "Whatever that Weeping Angel did, we were reincarnated into two different lives." But the Doctor went back in the call box.
"Any ideas?" Corey asked.
"Just one," Laney answered. She stepped forward and spoke words she knew who friend would understand. "Fishsticks and pudding."
The Doctor opened the call box door. "What did you say?" he asked.
"The American term for 'fish-fingers and custard'," Laney explained. "It's what you ate when we first met."
"So now do you believe us?" Corey asked.
A few seconds later, the Doctor smiled. "Amelia?" he asked.
"It's Laney now," the red-haired girl clarified. "And Rory goes by the name Corey in this life."
"That's okay, the names sound the same," the Doctor said. "Now come on in. We have a lot to catch up on."
And with that, Corey and Laney held hands as the entered the call box, ready to begin their final adventure.