A/N: Hello readers! Here is the second chapter! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did writing it.
River and the Doctor rushed to put some sort of clothes on, then they headed to the medical bay. River lay on a seat in the room, with strange machines all around her.
"This doesn't look at all like the machines I've seen," she said, a bit nervous.
"Thats because these are from the future, dear."
River rolled her eyes as the Doctor lifted up her shirt. They both stared with wide eyes at her stomach.
"Can you tell?" asked River.
"I don't know. Kind of. I can see a difference."
River sat patiently while the Doctor applied the clear gel.
"Oh no, I'm going to be fat."
"You're already kind of fat."
River gasped and slapped the Doctor across his face. "What!?"
The Doctor stumbled and put his hand on the table to hold himself up. "I only meant that you've gained weight from the baby. You were perfect before. I mean you're always perfect… uh how do I fix this?"
River smiled wearily. "How come you didn't notice before?"
The Doctor brushed a strand of hair out of her face. "Because. I didn't even look at how big you were. I just looked at your beautiful face, and how nothing could change how pretty you are."
River blushed. "Oh, thank you sweetie. Now, let's get on with it, shall we?"
The Doctor ran the receptor over her stomach, searching for the baby. An image appeared on the screen, and a faint pumping sound came from the speakers. A tear came to River's eye.
"The baby, there it is," she said, putting her finger on the screen.
The Doctor kissed her on the forehead. "Our baby, River. Our own baby."
He placed his hand on her shoulder, and River looked up and smiled. "Listen to the heartbeat. It only has one heart. Is that okay?"
"River, calm down. Everything is fine. It just means the baby will be more human. Its heartbeat is strong."
River seemed more relaxed after that. "Oh good. Can you tell if it's a boy or a girl?"
"Not like this, but I could try another way." The Doctor grinned and pointed his sonic at River.
He smiled as he saw the results. "A girl."
River looked quite pleased. "A daughter. She'll probably take after her feisty grandmother."
The Doctor laughed, but then his smile faded. Amy and Rory would never know they have a grandchild. River comforted the sad man, saying they could try their best to at least tell them their grandchild existed. The Doctor didn't seemed too reassured.
River sat on the chair in the console room, watching the Doctor run around like the mad man he was. She was in a good mood, and didn't feel like criticizing the Doctor on his piloting today. He glanced at her every couple seconds, as if he were waiting for her to yell at him. She simply sat quietly. Even when the TARDIS flew out of control, she didn't fall. When they landed, the Doctor stood for a second, not saying anything. He pulled River up out of the chair by her hands, and dragged her out the door. She gasped as she saw the tall buildings looming over their heads.
"Doctor! No we can't! You'll rip New York apart, we have to get out of here!"
River began to run back inside the TARDIS, but she stopped when she noticed the Doctor wasn't coming with her. He just stood and stared at the skyline.
"River. Nothing's happening. It's okay."
"Doctor, no it's not. We have to leave. How can nothing happen? We've messed up too many things here."
The Doctor turned to her. "River, for once, nothing is going wrong. Can we just enjoy our time here instead of trying to figure out why we are here in the first place? Don't you want to see your parents?"
River stared off ahead at the apartment building across the street. She sighed, then nodded and held out her hand. The Doctor happily took it and they ran across the street.
The person sitting at the desk looked up. "Can I help you?"
"Yes, we're here to visit a Mr. and Mrs. Williams. They do live here, don't they?"
The man looked at the book on the counter and then back at the Doctor. "Do you mean the Ponds?"
The Doctor smiled at the mention of their name. "Yes. Could you tell me their apartment number?"
"They live in 11D."
The Doctor thanked the man and he and River hopped in the elevator. The Doctor put his arm around River's waist and rested his hand on her stomach.
"Do you think they'll notice?"
The Doctor kissed his wife on the forehead. "Nah I think you're good. You're barely showing."
They stepped out of the elevator and walked up to Amy and Rory's door. The Doctor looked at the sign.
"11D? What a coincidence."
He hesitated to knock. There was a tear that fell down his face. River put a hand on his shoulder.
"It's alright, Doctor. You can do this. Be brave."
So he knocked on the door.
"One second!" called a familiar voice. The door swung open. The look on Amy's face was one the Doctor couldn't describe. She looked a bit older, but not much. It had been five years. Her mouth hung open. Tears streamed down the Doctor's face. And without saying anything, he hugged her close and buried his face into her shoulder. When they pulled away, Amy was crying too.
"Doctor," she said quietly. He simply hugged her again and kissed her on the forehead.
"Amy. I missed you so much."
"So did I."
Rory came to the door and was quite surprised.
"Doctor! River!"
He was holding a baby in his arms. River went over and hugged her father.
"Hello dad! And who is this?" she said with a smile. The baby couldn't have been more than a month old. It was so tiny.
Rory handed the baby to River. "River, this is your baby brother, Anthony." River smiled as she held the baby in her arm.
"Why hello there, I'm your big sister. You can call me River. And yes dear, that is my real hair."
Amy laughed. The Doctor put his arm around her shoulder, as if he would never let her go.
"Is he yours?" he asked.
Amy sadly shook her head. "Not biologically. I still can't have my own kids. But he feels like he's our own. His mother was a young girl who had gotten herself pregnant. The father ran away, and she had no other family. The only distant family she did have didn't want anything to do with the baby. She was going to give the baby up anyways, and she decided to give him to us. We were there when he was born. We were the first to hold him."
River looked down at the small baby. "Pond blood or not he's still my brother."
Amy hugged her daughter. "How are you? Not getting into any trouble I hope. I'm still your mother, and I can still scold you."
River laughed as she hugged Amy. She realized this was one of the only times she had ever hugged her mother. River didn't want to let go.
They sat on the couches in the living room. The Doctor held Anthony in his arms, thinking that in the near future he would be holding his daughter.
"So, how did you even get here?" asked Amy.
"I figured out that I could take the TARDIS here for a short period of time. Then, we have to wait a while before we can come back."
Amy hugged the Doctor for the millionth time. "I'm just glad you're here now."
"Actually mum, we didn't come here just to say hello."
The Doctor put his arm around River's waist. "Yes, that's right. Do you want to tell them, River?"
She nodded and looked at Amy and Rory. "Amy, Rory, I'm going to have a baby."
Amy gasped. "Really?"
River nodded. Amy hugged her daughter with such force River almost fell off of the couch.
Amy was very happy. You could tell. Rory, on the other hand, looked sort of nervous.
"Wait. So, the Doctor got my daughter pregnant?" he asked.
Amy sighed. "Rory don't make this more complicated than it already is. River is a grown woman. Besides, they're married and she is perfectly capable of having children if she wants to."
Rory shrugged and hugged River.
The Doctor turned to look at the clock. "Oh dear. River, we've been here for almost two hours. We have to get back."
"Oh do you have to leave?" asked Amy. The Doctor sadly nodded his head.
"But don't worry mum, we'll be back. I'll bring the baby!" said River. Amy and Rory hugged the Doctor, then River. They walked them to the door and exchanged farewells. That was the last they saw of the Ponds for quite some time.
A/N: Well what do you think? It's sounding innocent so far, but you have no idea how intense it's going to get. Stick around to find out. Don't forget to leave me a review! Thanks for reading!
-Macie
And now since Macie is having me post her stuff, I can leave my own little notes. Ohhh don't you all love me ;) you should check out my stories to. No way am I letting my little sister get ALL the attention.
~Melody Starr31
