(Hello Dr. Who fans! Thanks for all the support. I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as I did writing it.)

Chapter 2

Amser Song was in disbelief. Her father magically appeared in a blue police box and claimed it was a time machine. It was hard to believe to say the least. She knew her mother said her father's name was the Doctor in the letter. She just couldn't believe that this guy was that man. She was so willing to believe a few moments ago. She was head over heels with his strange box. However, now that the girl was thinking clearly those words shocked her. How could she be so naive? She just couldn't get everything to process in her head. Amser inched closer to Richard. She held his hand tightly. She looked at Richard as if to say 'This guy's crazy.' Richard gave her the same look. Amser was scared now.

"Gee, that's…incredible." Amser replied.

"You don't believe me do you?" The Doctor asked. He smiled as if he expected this.

"Not really no." Amser answered. Richard and Amser inched closer towards the door. Amser got really nervous.

"At least you're honest." The Doctor said.

"It was nice meeting you sir, but I think we're going to go now." Richard replied, throwing on a forced smirk. The Doctor had a silly grin on his face. He pressed a few buttons on his console. He returned his gaze to the two of us.

"It was nice meeting the two of you as well." He smirked. "The door's right over there. Sorry for troubling you." Amser thought he was too okay with the situation. She was still suspicious. Richard pulled her along towards the door. He ripped the door open to find something entirely different then what he was expecting. Instead of seeing the dark and dreary orphanage before them, they saw stars. The universe right before there eyes. It took Amser's breath away.

"What's going on?" Richard demanded. He was panicking. Something Amser hadn't seen him do sense all those years ago in the police car. The Doctor came up behind them and put his arms around the kid's shoulders.

"Are we really in space?" Amser questioned. She turned to the Doctor. He sported a big goofy grin and nodded.

"Don't believe him Amser." Richard interrupted. "It's probably just some special effects."

"Oh really?" The Doctor questioned. "Why don't you see for yourselves." Richard and Amser were extremely confused. That is, until the Doctor pushed them out of the blue box. The two floated through space. It was an incredible experience. Amser's eyes widened with joy. Richard's eyes widened with shock. They almost completely floated away until the Doctor held onto their ankles. It could have been minutes, hours, years. It didn't matter to Amser. To her it felt like a lifetime, just floating there. Eventually the doctor yanked them back in and shut the door.

"Oh my god." Amser murmured.

"Do you believe me now?" The Doctor asked. The fifteen year old girl nodded and hugged the man standing before her. He is the oncoming storm, his name can stop an army dead in their tracks. He has saved every single planet at least 27 times and he will save you. This was him. The man Amser had been waiting for her whole life. This was her father.

"Amser?" Richard questioned. Amser broke the hug.

"Yeah?" Amser asked.

"Do you believe he is who he says he his?" Richard asked. Amser nodded.

"I do." She replied. Richard nodded. Richard was always a skeptic and Amser knew it. He was just cautious. However if Amser believed something, Richard would try his best to believe it to. Amser smiled at him.

"Now!" The Doctor announced. "We've got to pick up the rest of the family." The Doctor messed around with his time machine he called the TARDIS. He grabbed a lever but before he pulled it he looked up at the two kids. He smirked. "Hold on tight." With that he yanked the lever. The two grabbed onto the staircase ramp as the TARDIS Lurched in impossible directions until it finally stopped. The Doctor walked down towards the door and yanked it open. "Welcome to Leadworth."

"Are we still on Earth?" Richard asked.

"Of course we're on Earth. Leadworth's in England." The Doctor snapped.

"Is it near London?" Amser asked. "I've always wanted to go to London."

"It's a couple hours away by car." The Doctor answered. "A couple seconds away by TARDIS." He winked at Amser. They were in someone's backyard. It was like a garden. Amser thought it was quite lovely.

"Aren't we in someone's backyard?" Richard asked.

"Yeah, but it's Amser's grandparents. They'll understand." The Doctor explained. The Doctor walked up to the back door and knocked.

"Coming!" A female voice called. A red head opened the door. Her eyes widened at seeing the Doctor. "DOCTOR!" She hugged the man before her.

"Amy! How are you?" The Doctor greeted.

"I'm great." The one called Amy greeted. She turned towards the house. "RORY!"

"Coming!" A man called. He rushed down the stairs. "Doctor? Is that you?"

"In the flesh." The Doctor smirked. Rory came to the door and shook the doctor's hand. Amy soon noticed the two fifteen year olds.

"And who might you two be?" Amy asked the teens.

"I'm Richard."

"I'm Amser."

"Doctor, what are you doing with a couple of kids?" Rory asked.

"Excellent question Rory." The Doctor smirked. "The boy is the girl's best friend and the girl is my daughter."

"That's your daughter?" Amy questioned.

"Were you not listening?" The Doctor asked. "Yes, that's Amser, my daughter."

"Who's her mother?" Rory questioned.

"I was getting there." The Doctor snapped. "Her mother is a certain River Song." Amy and Rory's jaws dropped.

"You mean, that's…she's our…..what?" Rory stammered.

"I'm a grandmother?" Amy questioned.

"Surprise!" The Doctor announced. He spread his arms out wide in excitement. Silence followed, something the Doctor was not expecting.

"This is…..overwhelming." Amser commented. "To say the least."

"You can say that again." Richard mumbled.

"Diddo." Amy added.

"I didn't think my grandma would look so good in a skirt." Amser commented.

"I didn't think my granddaughter would have such amazing hair." Amy replied. Amser fluffed her hair at the comment with an embarrassed smirk.

"Oh no." Richard mumbled. "Amser's up to her usual flirting."

"Oh yes, I wondered if Amser would get the Pond flirting gene." The Doctor sighed. "Two Ponds, flirting with each other what a sight."

"Oh be quiet, Doctor." Amy snapped.

"So, this River Song is my mother?" Amser asked. Of course she knew that, that's who signed the letter! Amser just needed to hear it.

"That's right." The Doctor replied. "Would you like to meet her?" Amser wanted someone to ask her that for years. Meeting her mother seemed like a dream. It couldn't be possibly real. However in dreams, Amser answered: 'Yes, yes yes!' This time, Amser couldn't speak. She wanted to shout at the top of her lungs like she would in her dreams but not a single word could escape her lips. All she could do was nod. The Doctor smiled. "Well what are we waiting for?" Amser couldn't get in the TARDIS fast enough.


"What's she like?" Amser asked. She and the Doctor stood in front of the TARDIS console. The Doctor, working away. Amser, watching him. He made it look so easy. It probably came natural to him.

"Who, your mother?" The Doctor questioned. He didn't even glance up at his daughter as he set the coordinates.

"No, my great aunt." Amser replied sarcastically.

"Well your great aunt Inertia had terrible breath." The Doctor answered.

"I mean my mother." Amser corrected. She was completely serious this time. The Doctor looked up at his daughter. The height difference between the two made Amser feel like a little kid. The Doctor was around 5'10 or 5'11. Amy and Rory were around that same height. Even Richard was about 5'7. Amser was minuscule compared to them all, standing at 5'2. Her dad was at least eight inches taller then her. She stood up to his shoulder when they both stood straight. The Doctor looked at her, searching for something. A way to describe her mother, perhaps?

"I see a bit of her in you." The Doctor answered. Amser didn't like that answer. It didn't explain much, but that's all she was getting when the TARDIS parked at their destination. Amser rushed to the door but Richard stopped her. He held her face in his hands.

"Amser." He said softly. "I don't want you to get hurt."

"What are you talking about?" Amser asked. Her voice sounded as if Richard had said the dumbest thing in the world.

"You have high hopes." Richard whispered. "I don't want them to drop because of what happens today." Amy, Rory and the Doctor watched the conversation. However Amser felt as if they were the only two in the room. "I refuse to let anyone break your heart."

"Richard, I'm going to meet my family." Amser said. "What would break my heart?"

"If this is a one time deal." Richard replied. "If today is just a visit and you'll never see them again. If this is a joke just to see that spark of hope in your eyes die." Amser was taken back, but she knew Richard had a point. She was getting carried away, swept into the excitement of the situation. If this wasn't real, she would be devastated. Richard knew her too well. Amser held the hands on her face. "Promise me."

"Promise what?" Amser asked. Amser already knew the answer.

"That you'll think clearly." Richard answered. Amser knew what he meant. She sighed.

"Promise." She replied. Richard kissed her on the forehead and put his hands in his pockets.

"I can assure you Richard." The Doctor started. All eyes were on him. He stepped down the stairs, closer to the man he was addressing. "I will not be breaking my daughter's heart anytime soon." He stood right in front of Richard, staring him in the eye. He looked as if to say: 'how dare you.' However, Richard stood his ground. Looking right into the Doctor's eyes.

"I'm just protecting Amser." Richard said. "I've seen you hurt her too many times before."

"I've never hurt her!" He snapped.

"Yes you have!" Richard yelled. "Six years ago, I woke up at three in the morning. Amser sat in the window sill, crying. She's never cried that hard. It was father's day. She turned to me and said the stars reminded her of you. The father she never met. The father who was never there when Mrs. Peters hurt her. The father who didn't save her. She then told me you were in the stars. Watching over her. I didn't have the guts to tell her otherwise. To tell her the truth that you didn't even care." Richard yanked Amser's arm up with anger. Amser winced at the abrupt yank. "See this! This is a burn. It scared and it's been there for three years. I was caught trying to sneak out and get Amser a present. That would be my scar if Amser didn't come downstairs and take my place. She wouldn't have this scar if you were there. Her hand was in the fireplace long enough to give her a third degree burn but she didn't cry. She didn't scream. Amser suffered." Richard let go of her hand and it dropped like a ton of bricks. "Not to mention the mental pain. The pain she went through in that beautiful head of hers. For the first eight years of her life, no one was there for her. The other children tormented her and she didn't have a shoulder to cry on. Her father and mother were off in La La land while she suffered. Trapped and alone in this terrible world. When my mother adopted her she knew she had a terrible past. She knew what pain she went through. She could see it in her eyes. Even though I was mad I didn't have a new brother like I wanted I still loved my sister. My mother did too. She had three months of a real family and then it was gone. My mother died and without Amser I would've died in that orphanage. She was there for me because she knew what it felt like to be alone. All because you and this River thought she'd be safer wallowing in misery."

"Richard, stop." Amser said harshly. Richard ignored her.

"Even after all that she still loved you." Richard snapped. "We planned on traveling the world when we turned eighteen. She told me she wanted to see the world but I knew she was looking for you and her mother."

"That's enough!" Amser shouted. All eyes were on the girl. The girl that this was all about. "Please stop."

"Amser." Richard and The Doctor said simultaneously, trying to console her.

"I can't do this." Amser mumbled. She leaned up against the wall as if it were her only support. She slid down onto the floor, summoning all of her strength to stop the tears from flowing. Amser had to be brave. The Doctor and Richard immediately bent down to comfort her but Rory and Amy stopped them.

"Why don't you two leave her alone for a few minutes." Amy suggested. Even though they didn't want to, they went their separate ways. The only ones in the main room were Rory, Amy and Amser.

"Are you okay?" Rory asked. Amser nodded.

"Yeah I'm fine." Amser replied. Her voice was shaky as she stared off into space. Amy pulled her face up and looked her in the eye.

"Amser, you don't have to be brave for us." Amy said. With that, Amser cried. She felt Rory rub her back while she just let it all out. When she was done she looked back up. Her eyes were read and puffy. Her cheeks were soaked in tears.

"I'm sorry." Amser said.

"Don't be." Rory replied.

"Those two love you a lot, you know that?" Amy asked.

"I know Richard does." Amser mumbled.

"Fathers always love their daughters." Rory consoled. "I love Melody more then anyone could ever imagine."

"Is that my aunt?" Amser asked meekly. Rory and Amy chuckled.

"No that's your mother." Rory explained. "Her real name's Melody."

"Trust me. We love her more then anything." Amy said.

"I know the Doctor loves you the same way." Rory added. "I see it in his eyes."

"He looks at you the same way Rory looks at Mel- I mean River." Amy commented.

"So does Richard." Rory smirked. "They care about you Amser."

"Sometimes they can care too much." Amy smiled. Amser chuckled. Rory helped his granddaughter up. They were all standing. "Now, where did those idiots run off to?" Richard and the Doctor entered the room on that note. You could cut the tension between them with a knife.

"Does the offer to see my mother still stand?" Amser asked, turning to the Doctor. He smiled.

"Of course." The Doctor answered.


He gave Amser the honor of opening the TARDIS door. She gulped in a deep breath and ripped open the door. It was nothing like she had pictured. Never had she imagined that she'd find her mother in a prison.

"Doctor is that you?" A woman's voice asked. "Where are we going this-" She stopped when she saw the girl standing before her.

"Who are you?" The woman asked.

"Are you River Song?" Amser asked.

"Yes I am." The woman said. "You still haven't answered the question. Who are you? What are you doing with the TARDIS." Everyone else in the TARDIS came out into the prison. The woman's expression changed when she saw the Doctor. "Hello Sweetie." The Doctor smiled.

"Honey I'm home." The Doctor replied.

"What's going on?" River questioned, her original expression returning.

"This is Amser." The Doctor answered. River's eyes widened as she stared at the girl.

"It was just yesterday-" River started.

"Yes, I know, they grow up so fast." The Doctor interrupted.

"No really, just yesterday I dropped beautiful child off."

"Oh." The Doctor realized. "Right."

"I assume you got the note to pick her up when she was 15." River said.

"You assumed correctly." The Doctor replied.

"Hello Amy and Rory." River smiled at her parents.

"Hello Melody." Amy smirked. River smirked at her real name. Rory waved.

"How are you?" Rory asked with a great, big smile.

"I'm good." River replied. She turned to Richard. "Who's this?"

"I'm Amser's friend." Richard answered. "Richard. Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too." River replied. She turned and looked at her daughter. "I love you, Amser."

"I love you too, mom." Amser choked out.

"Now, how about you come with us on a little trip?" The Doctor suggested. River smiled.

"Nothing would make me happier." River sighed with joy.