Terminal 3 – Part One

"Sooo. Doctor. Where are we?"

The TARDIS had been stationary for several minutes but The Doctor hadn't looked up from the monitor on the console. His hands were clasped tightly by his chin, thumbs rubbing his bottom lip. "Good question."

"What? You don't know?" She peered over his shoulder to take a look at the screen and the familiar scene that filled it. "Earth?"

"Yes. No."

"Well that's definitely London," Amy said leaning in closer. "There's the London eye right next to the Thames."

"No, that's something that looks like the London eye, next to a river that looks like the Thames."

Amy nodded, lips pursed in amusement. "Right... so... you don't think it could actually-"

"No. Absolutely, definitely not."

"What makes you so sure?"

The Doctor grinned and tapped the screen. "Two reasons. One: the river. The Thames hasn't been that clear since... well, ever." He inspected the screen closely. "I'm not even sure that's water," he muttered, more to himself than to Amy.

"And someone couldn't have cleaned it?"

"Cleaned it? No. Why would anyone do that?" He turned to look at her. "What would be the point? It'd only get dirty again and it would cost too much. That's how you lot think," he added with a grin.

Amy sighed. "And two?"

"Two. Yes, two..." he turned back to the screen. "Look at the people."

Amy stared at the image. "What people?"

"Exactly!" He leapt back from the screen and spun towards the door. "It's mid day, the streets should be filled with masses of people but there's no one. Not a single person, why?"

"Curfew?" Amy volunteered, following him towards the TARDIS door.

"Curfew. No. Who on Earth has a curfew at lunchtime?" He paused. "Or not on Earth, this isn't Earth." He waved three fingers at Amy as he walked. "Three reasons, not two. Wrong side of the universe."

"Well, ya coulda put that as number one."

"I coulda," The Doctor said mimicking Amy. "But I was a bit distracted by the no people... An empty London that isn't London. Why would someone build a copy of London?" He grabbed the door handle. "Shall we?"