Chapter One- Something Interestingly New

Bayley Mason awoke with a start. Her dream had been a strange one. She got out of bed, slipped on her slippers, and walked into her small kitchen to make some hot chocolate.

In the dream, she had been with a tall, brunette (and very attractive) man. They were walking around in a blue grassy field, speckled with some weird purple fuzzy plants. They were obviously on a date of some kind. They had just been about to kiss when Bayley had woken.

She frowned slightly and took a sip of her drink. She sighed, closing her green eyes. "That's yummy." She smiled. "That dream was weird, though… Although…that guy was cute…" She smirked. "Probably some weird trip, though… Last time I eat cold pizza before bed."

A whirring sound brought her out of her happy, chocolate induced daze.

"What's that...?" As she listened, the sound got louder and louder. "The hell?" It sounded to be coming from outside.

Bayley, being the stupidly risky girl she was, ran upstairs, threw on some appropriate clothing, and ran outside quickly.

As she looked out her front door, the sound suddenly stopped. Her green eyes widened. A large blue phone box was standing there alone.

No one seemed to be around, so she went closer. The door was open slightly. She peeked inside. "No one's here..." She hesitated for a moment.

"Could be dangerous..." She contemplated; thought a bit more, shrugged, and stepped into the box, shutting the door fully behind her.

She sucked in her breath. "No way," It was absolutely huge on the inside. Like a massive space ship.

"What is all this...?" She looked around. "It's all so... Strange..."

Suddenly, she heard a door open and a male British voice.

Panicking, Bayley quickly jumped behind a large pile of wires.

"Stupid, TARDIS, why on earth would you crash in a dingy city?" Pulling sounds broke through the still air along with little pops and dings. "I'm sorry, darling; I still believe you're wildly sexy!" He apologized to no one in particular.

The whirring sound re-appeared and Bayley felt a bit sick to her stomach. She sneezed, quickly covering her mouth. Crap…

As soon as the sneeze left her, a male, brown haired, blue-green eyed face was staring at her.

She stared right back, unwavering.

"Who are you and what are you doing on my TARDIS?" He asked, pulling her up.

Her face turned slightly red when she realized it was the man from her dream. "Who are you and what were you doing leaving your TARDIS door open?" She shot back at him, not letting realization faze her.

"I'm the Doctor, and I asked first, but since I'm a gentleman, I'll answer your question." He said, walking over to the large...thingy...in the middle of the spacious room. "As I said, I'm the Doctor. I never leave the TARDIS door open. It's far too awesome and sexy."

Bayley was struck dumb. "What...?"

"Now, answer my question." The Doctor turned to face her.

Bayley stood there for a second, the Doctor staring into her slightly panicked green eyes. Without thinking, Bayley ran for the door.

"Whoa, whoa, don't do that-!" He dashed after her.

Bayley threw open the door, and without looking, stepped out.

"Damn it! Quickly, take my hand!" The Doctor reached his hand out to her. "If you don't take my hand, you'll be sucked into oblivion!"

Bayley realized where she was. Floating throughout open space with nothing as far as she could see unless you counted the strange man in the box with his hand outstretched to her.

Bayley hesitated. This has to be a dream…

"Come on; take it, unless you want to die!" The Doctor reached his hand out further.

Bayley hesitantly reached out and took his hand and he pulled her into his chest, wrapping an arm protectively around her. With his other hand, he slammed the TARDIS door shut.

"That was incredibly stupid..." He looked at her, pulling away from her.

Bayley stared at the ground, fiddling with her thumbs. "Thank you... My name's Bayley."

The Doctor smiled. "It was no problem, Bayleaf."

Bayley looked up at him. "It's Bayley, not Bayleaf." She corrected him, her voice louder.

"Oh, no, you said Bayleaf the first time."

"No, I didn't..."

The Doctor shrugged slightly. "Ah well, I'm going to call you Bayleaf." He nodded matter-of-factly. "Sounds cooler,"

Bayley's brow furrowed. "Why?"

"Because it's what you said."

Bayley was about to respond with a smart retort when another thought struck her. "What...is all of this?"

"This is a TARDIS, a Time and Relative Dimension in Space."

"There are more of these...?"

The Doctor averted his gaze briefly before looking at her happily again. "I'd like to think so, Bayleaf."

"Bayley," She corrected. "And what's your name?"

"I already told you! I'm the Doctor!"

Bayley stared blankly at him. "No, your real name, like Michael Hubert or something..." She shrugged at the random name.

"Well I can't tell you that." He said. "But, you can call me Doctor, Bayleaf!"

"Bayley,"

"Whatever,"

"And why can't you tell me?" She huffed, crossing her arms over her rather small chest.

"I just can't. You ask a rather large amount of questions, don't you Bayleaf?"

Bayley groaned, letting the name slide this time. "Fine then, be that way."

"I will thanks."

He returned to the thing in the middle of the room, Bayley following. "What is that?"

"The Heart of the TARDIS," He said as if it was obvious.

"Oh..." Bayley was dumbstruck. "Are you an alien?" She asked bluntly.

"To you, yes. To me, you're the alien!"

"Oh... But, you look like a human?"

"No, you look like a Time Lord. We came first." He said. "But, basically, yes, except I have two hearts!"

"Two hearts," Bayley repeated in awe.

"Yes indeed..." He flipped a switch. "Now, to take you back home!" He looked at her. "Where do you live?"

"Don't you know?" Bayley asked. "You were just there..."

"I crashed wherever we just were. So, I have no idea, but I'm betting someplace in the United States, noting your accent." He rolled his eyes. "Now, where do you live?"

Bayley smirked. "Tell me something first!"

"What?"

"What does this TARDIS do?"

The Doctor rolled his eyes, but grinned. "It lets you travel anywhere in time, anywhere in any universe!" He spoke rather quickly, but in a proud manor, as if bragging about his child.

Bayley hummed. "Take me somewhere!" She finally said.

The Doctor froze, looking at her. "What?"

"Well, you said it can go anywhere in any time?"

"Basically, yes..."

"Then, take me somewhere! My life is boring, and this sounds exciting! We can go back to the exact time I got here, and then nothing will have happened."

The Doctor looked at her for a moment before a large grin broke out on his face. "Well this'll be fun! Where would you like to go, Bayleaf?"

She grinned. This dream may be weird, but I'm taking full advantage of it!