Chapter 2

The power cells had died, they would take a good few hours to recharge so being the curious man he is, he went back up the stairs and opened the TARDIS door, just a fraction, and peeped out through the tiny gap. Everything looked more or less the same. Well, it was still London and the date was more or less the same, he didn't even know the date in the first place, one of the occupational hazards of being a Time Lord.

Seeing that it was perfectly fine outside, he wondered out and began to run around the little square, enjoying himself for the first time in days. It was a scorching hot day so off came the tweed blazer, casually; he threw it back into the TARDIS where it landed perfectly on the bars like something out of a James Bond movie.
"Yes" he grinned to himself as though it was a great achievement. Then out of the corner of his eye he spotted something. Something familiar, it was her.
"How did you get here?" he thought to himself. He picked up a paper from the stand on the corner of the street "well everything looks in order date wise, I'm in London, its 2012 but where in London?" he couldn't think straight.

She was approaching him now, it was River. But she just walked right past him, like he wasn't even there! Before she could get too far away, he grabbed her wrist, spun her around and pulled her in. Just as he was about to say something she slapped him in the face.
"Is that for something I haven't done yet?" He asked her as she pushed him away
"I don't know who you think you are or what you think you are doing, but when I tell my husband about this-"
"Wait what?"
he cut her off "What are you talking about River, it's me, The Doctor" they both looked as confused as each other.
"You are not The Doctor" she whispered through gritted teeth "he is" she said pointing to the figure to the right of them leaning on the lamppost. Slowly turning his head he looked straight at the man and he looked right back at him.

"Oh no" said The Doctor, as this man approached him. Outstretching his hand, this tall handsome figure with great hair said "hello, I'm The Doctor"
"No no no, how has this happened" he said looking around, still not taking the other Doctor's handshake gesture. "I can't shake your hand, when my TARDIS ran out of power halfway through the vortex I must have landed here, a parallel universe where I haven't regenerated yet"
"OH! Well, I'll put my hand away then"
he said placing his hand around River's waist, "clearly something needs to be done, this could get confusing."
"Right"
said River calmly, "since this is our universe, my Doctor will be The Doctor and you can be John Smith"
"That works"
said both Doctors at the same time.

"So you are out of power" said The Doctor
"Yep, doesn't usually happen" replied the now named John Smith
"Suppose it would mess up your TARDIS if I gave you power.."
"Better just let it recharge, just to be on the safe side" River chimed in, "besides, he's quite handsome" she smiled at John Smith as he grinned and started adjusting his bow tie.