Afterword by Amelia Williams.
Hello old friend and here we are, you and me, on the last page.
By the time you read these words, Rory and I will be long gone
so know that we lived well and were very happy and above all
else, know that we will love you always. Sometime I do worry
about you though. I think, once we're gone, you won't be
coming back here for a while and you might be alone which
you should never be. Don't be alone Doctor.
And, do one more thing for me. There's a little girl waiting in
a garden. She's going to wait a long while so she's going to
need a lot of hope. Go to her. Tell her a story. Tell her that
if she's patient, the days are coming that she'll never forget.
Tell her she'll go to see and fight aliens. She'll fall in love
with a man from the stars. Tell her she'll give hope to him
and save thousands in outer space.
Tell her, this is the story of Melody Pond and she will never
be forgotten.
The sound of the Tardis materialising woke Melody from her day dream. She must have been sat there all night, she realised as she adjusted to the morning light. Her small green eyes stared as the big blue box appeared in her garden. The door swung open to reveal a tall man dressed in tweed and a bowtie. She'd spent years being told stories of this man.
"Hello." His voice drifted towards her.
"Hello." Her voice shook. "You're The Doctor."
"Yes. Yes I am and you're Melody Pond." He moved to sit next to her on the old suitcase and peered around the garden.
"Why are you here?" Her face was a mixture of terror and confusion, but she didn't run away.
"I was sent to reassure you. No matter where you are, however scared you are, you will never be alone." He wrapped his arm gently around her shoulders.
"One day you'll go travelling the stars with the three people you are most important to. You'll meet ancient romans, living statues and save thousands of terrified people. Your name will be known across the stars as the saviour of worlds and you'll bring hope to whole civilisations. There will be times when you feel like giving up and that there is no hope, but you must keep going. People will fear your intelligence. People will love your kindness. Most of all, your parents will adore you."
"You, Melody Pond, will be a superhero." He bopped her on the nose with his other hand.
The Doctor moved from his place next to her and stepped towards the Tardis. Melody jumped from her seat on the suitcase.
"Why are you telling me this?"
"Like I said, I was sent here." He said without turning around.
"By who?"
"Spoilers."
With that, he opened the doors to his ship and moved inside. It whirred to life and started to disappear. Melody stood staring at the box again as it faded from view.
"Spoilers?" she thought to herself. "I like that word."
She picked up the suitcase and charged back towards the house, her knees banging against the wicker case. From the kitchen window, two figures watched their daughter gallop towards the house, hands entwined.
"Mum! Dad! Guess who I just met?"