"Out! Out!", urged Aunt Laura. "You two can't be late... Again!". "But I don't want to ride the bus with... her", Leia moaned as she gestured to Emma. "She's a freak", Leia continued. She shoved Emma to the ground and kicked at her backpack. "We know she's a freak. Just one more day, and then you can carpool with mum and Emma can take the bus on her own", said Uncle Bates. Leia let out a moan of despair. Though it didn't hurt Emma's feelings. Leia always insulted Emma. Not to mention kick and bully with her gang, Payton, Audrey, Brooke, and Naomi. Including Jake, Matt, Brandon, Luis, and Mark, their boyfriends.

Aunt Lauren kissed Leia on the forehead and wished her luck at school, but Emma didn't get anything like that. Uncle Bates pulled her aside. "If you do anything out of the ordinary", he warned. "You'll be locked in your room for a week!". He pushed her away from his slim, but muscular body. Emma staggered to the bus stop. A few meters away was Aunt Laura, as plump as ever, her hair short and blond up to her shoulders. She caught Uncle Bates glaring at her, which didn't help. But off she went, to another day at Westwood Middle School.

Emma had managed to go the entire day without anything weird happening. And the worst insult she had received was from Brandon. "Is that what you call a cousin, Leia?". It wasn't horrid, but it wasn't good, either. She was now at the dinner table with Her uncle, aunt, and spoiled cousin, Leia. Emma had wolfed down every last crumb and excused herself from the table. She ran outside into the cool, night breeze, her silky, golden hair lightly flowing in it. This was the only time Emma could be happy, since her mum and dad had passed . And since then, she has been the weirdest seventh grader at school. But she pushed that aside. She ran down the street and ended up at the town's public park. Emma jogged over to the nearest park bench that was by the trail around the lake. The water sparkled in the moonlight. It was the most beautiful sight she'd seen before.

But it wasn't the only thing she saw that was blue. Across the luminescent lake from Emma was a blue box. She squinted her eyes to get a better look. The Writing at the top of the box read:

POLICE PUBLIC CALL BOX

It was strange, but intriguing to look at. Emma ran around the left side of the lake. She had finally reached the call box. She pressed her hand against the corner of it. "It's wood", Emma muttered. She walked around the box until she found a set of doors on one side. There was a message or something on one of the doors. It was hard to read, but the light on the top of the box was just enough.

POLICE TELEPHONE

FREE

FOR USE OF

PUBLIC

ADVICE & ASSISTANCE
OBTAINABLE IMMEDIATELY

OFFICERS & CARS

RESPOND TO ALL CALLS

PULL TO OPEN

Emma read through it again. She did what the last line said: Pull to open. She gripped the metal handle and yanked at it. Immediately, it swung open and there was a old phone there. She closed the little door quickly. She studied the rest of the Phone Box so long and was so focused that she hadn't noticed the two voices coming her way. She saw the two figures heading for the box.

Emma ducked under the nearest park bench and listened to them talking. "Did you see that Slovene's face?, a girl's voice questioned. There was a laugh from the man. "Yep! He was quite scared.", he answered. "Doctor, I've left my phone at my mum's house. I'll be right back", the girl said. "Don't keep me waiting!", the man answered back. He turned and sat on the bench that Emma was under. She crawled out from under and ran, but only got up to the call box when the man turned to see her. "Hello!", he said cheerfully. She didn't know what else to say but "Hi". He flashed a smile at her. The man got up and walked over to her. He had on a deep brown suit, white sneakers, and a tan coat that went down to the back of his knees. "I'm The Doctor".

"Emma". He smiled at the name. "Emma. That's a nice name", he answered. The Doctor stuck out his hand. Emma reached hers out to shake his hand, but it started to glow. He reeled in his hand and now had a serious expression. "How did you do that?", he said, just above a whisper. But she didn't have an answer. "I- I don't know", She tried to speak. "Come with me", he said. Once again, he reached out his hand, but this time to hold hers. Emma let him take her hand in his, and just like before, their hands were glowing. He walked over to the blue box. They stopped in front of the door. "This is the TARDIS", he spoke. "Time and relative dimensions in space". Emma would have never guessed that as the blue box's name, but TARDIS it was. "How are we supposed to fit in this?", she questioned. He laughed and ran his free hand through his brown hair which spiked up in the front. "You'll see".

He reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a key. The Doctor unlocked the door and stepped inside, pulling her inside, too. It was giant! How was that possible? Emma let go of his hand and circled around the TARDIS a few times, then stepped back inside. "it's bigger on the inside!", she exclaimed, full of wonder. The Doctor smiled and took Emma's hand once again and led her over to the center. He took a pin and pricked her on her bare arm. "Ow! What was that for?", she asked, rubbing where he had pricked her. But That didn't stop him. The Doctor pushed her hand out of the way of the spot he had pricked Emma. "That glowing on our hands was like a surge of power. Of Time Lord blood coming close. Or in your case, Time Lady". He was talking too fast for Emma to understand, but with every sentence he spoke, he became more excited. The Doctor took a glass vial that looked like the one that Emma's doctor had used for a... blood test!

The Doctor collected some of her blood, then did the same to him, except had his blood in a separate vial. He started studying the two blood samples. A few times, Emma had asked him what he was doing, and all he said was "You'll see".

A long, boring, ten minutes later, he had finished the "test". "The Face of Boe was right!", he exclaimed. "I'm not the last!". He turned to Emma. He had a giant smile spreading across his face. He ran across the TARDIS to her, picked her up, had spun her around in circles, squeezing all her breath out of her lungs. At that moment, the girl who Emma had seen The Doctor talking to earlier walked in. "Doctor...?", She said. The Doctor put Emma down, but was still extremely happy. He grabbed the girl by the shoulders. "Martha! I'm not alone!". She looked confused. Martha removed The Doctor's hands from her shoulders. She walked over to Emma. "Well, you have just confused me, and brought a kid in the TARDIS. Congrats". The Doctor smiled even more. "Oh, Martha. It's so much more then that".

He explained his blood tests at a hundred miles an hour, but somehow the girls managed to catch it all. "So, basically, this little girl is a Time Lord - ". "Lady", The Doctor corrected. "Lady, fine. So she's a Time Lady who happens to be on Earth?", said Martha. The Doctor bobbed his head. "Well sort of. Her parents must've survived the Time War, came to Earth, and had Emma here". The Doctor patted Emma's head. "Uhh, my parents... are dead", Emma said, just above a whisper. The last word hung in the air and changed both Martha's and The Doctor's expression. "Oh", the Doctor muttered. He looked down at his sneakers. Martha hugged Emma. "I live with my aunt and uncle. They aren't the nicest - ". Emma's sentence was cut off by none other than Uncle Bates.

"Emma! You've been here far too long! Come here right now!", He bellowed from across the lake. Emma sulked and walked to the door of the TARDIS. "Don't leave", The Doctor said. Emma turned to face him. "Where would I go?". Martha smiled. "You can stay with us", Martha suggested. Emma contemplated the idea. She wouldn't have to deal with Uncle Bates or Aunt Laura. And best of all, no more Leia.

"Well?", The Doctor said. It was such an easy choice. "I'm coming with you guys!", Emma exclaimed. Happiness lit up Martha's eyes and a smile appeared on The Doctor's face. "Allons-y!", The Doctor said. It was the happiest moment of Emma's life.

A loud pound slammed the TARDIS's door. "Emma! Are you in there!?" Uncle Bates yelled. Emma turned to The Doctor for help. All he did was nod his head, but Emma got the message: Stand up to him. She walked up to the door. When she opened it, there was Uncle Bates, red-faced. He lunged for Emma's arm, but she avoided him. "I'm not going back", Emma said. Uncle Bates got even madder than before. "Yes, you are!", he bellowed. He lunged again for Emma's arm, but this time he got it. "Let – me – go!", Emma struggled. He was tearing her out of the TARDIS. She was only holding onto the door when The Doctor came between them. Uncle Bates attempted to push him out of the way, but couldn't.

"Emma will not be coming home", The Doctor said. Uncle Bates was now a tomato. "You will not decide that! Emma! Come! Now!", He bellowed. "You're right, I can't decide that. Emma did". That did it for Uncle Bates. "I WON'T LET SOME HELL OF AN IDIOT RUN OFF WITH MY NEICE!". Apparently, that also did it for The Doctor. "WELL, MABYE I AM SOME HELL OF AN IDIOT, BUT THAT WON'T AFFECT ANYTHING!". That was it.

Uncle Bates slammed The Doctor out of his way and yanked at Emma. But that didn't stop him. The Doctor got back up and pointed this, mechanical thingie at Uncle Bates. He backed up as the tip started to glow a neon blue. "What is that?", Emma asked. "I'll tell you later, maybe even get you one", The Doctor replied. "Get in the TARDIS", he said to Emma. "And you", he turned to Uncle Bates. "Go home". He ran off and The Doctor closed the TARDIS door. "Well, that's that".