A/N: However disappointed I was not to receive a review on my first rewritten chapter, I couldn't stop myself from writing this one too. So maybe this'll give some incentive to review! The info about the time difference I got from TARDIS Wiki, btw.
The very different TARDIS landed, and the kindof-Doctor and Rose headed towards the door first, followed by the Doctor, who noticed that the three of us were hesitating in the same spots we had been occupying since this whole crazy ordeal began.
"Come on Ponds and River! Whole new universe out there! Sure I've been here, but wait until you see! I can count on one hand how many from our universe that have seen this!" He beckoned to us energetically.
I sighed and pulled Rory towards the doors, and heard River follow. She still seemed to be in shock, probably because she was not used to being in the same boat as Rory and I. She'd get over it.
We seemed to have landed in London. But something wasn't right. For one thing, Big Ben seemed to have a square face, and were those zeppelins? I looked forward again just in time to realize how far behind I was, and ran pulling Rory again to catch up to the Doctor and his unusual friends.
They were walking into a large, futuristic building. There was no sign out front to let me know what was inside. When we caught up, I heard the Doctor saying "-joined Torchwood! Well I guess beggars can't be choosers, not many jobs out there for someone with our talents, eh?"
The human Doctor he was speaking to seemed be annoyed about something. He had seemed happy to see the Doctor earlier, but maybe that was for Rose's benefit. I could tell how much he cared for the woman by the way he seemed to be attached to her side. But what did he have against the Doctor? But more pressing:
"What's Torchwood?" Rory beat me to my question.
"Oh Rory, Amy, I'll have to introduce you to Torchwood in our universe sometime, Jack'll love you. They basically do what we do, but domestically. And with more guns." He signaled River who had wondered off to look at the zeppelins on the horizon. When she caught up, we stepped inside the building, and I felt my mouth drop.
Above us was the highest glass ceiling I had ever seen, and I've been to a planet who worships glass ceilings. Past that were uncountable levels of what seemed to be offices, and we were heading towards a clear fronted elevator at its base.
After we all made it into the quite roomy elevator, the sort-of Doctor pressed an unmarked button at the very bottom of the panel, and we started downwards at an alarming pace.
"Lemme guess, Doctor, their a bit more advanced here?"
"Quite right, Pond, in almost every sense. Technologically and in time itself. A parallel universe it may be, but while right now it is 2011 in your universe, here it is 2014. Never really figured out why, don't have many other experiences with parallel worlds to compare it to..." he trailed off as the doors opened to reveal what looked like a warehouse chocked completely full of what had to be alien technology.
"Oh, here we go," I sighed. The Doctor was already off in the wake of Rose and her Doctor.
"We've been monitoring the walls between worlds," he was saying as we caught up again, "We saw the site of a potential future weak spot on the predictor, decided to take a look. Had no idea this would happen." He shot another annoyed look at the Doctor, and Rose pulled him aside.
Of course I had to eavesdrop.
I moved away from Rory, ignoring his protest, and pretended to be interested in a monitor close to the open door the two had just gone through. I could make out perfectly the slightly hushed argument in the room.
"You've been grumpy since he got here? Why?" Rose was demanding.
"Have you forgotten how upset you were those first few months? He hurt you! I know in a way it was me, and you know I blame myself too, but it's hard to be nice to someone who hurts you. And-"
"I chose you, remember, so don't you dare think I'll try and run off with him. I love you. That man out there is not my Doctor, you are. We've gone over this enough times that it shouldn't be a problem. I worked through my issues, it's time you faced yours. Now I need to tell Dad what's going on, he'll want to know about this. Best not to mention it to Mum, though, she might just kill 'im."
I heard her Doctor snort a laugh, and then the obvious sound of a kiss before the door opened wider and Rose exited. I didn't take my eyes of the screen, but in the corner of my eye I could've sworn I saw her smirk.
But what I didn't see was her turn towards me. "Amy, wasn't it? How about you come with me, and your husband if he'd like." She turned back without waiting for an answer, and we followed her back into the elevator.