Disclaimer: Again, I don't own anything recognizable
A/N: Okay, as you can tell from the trailer, this isn't suppose to be out until tomorrow, but my parents had to work today instead, and since I'm not even suppose to be on the computer, I just had to roll with it. It's much shorter than I wanted it, but I was at my dad's this weekend (good God, just listen to all my excuses!). Hopefully, it's still as good as I wanted it.
And by the way, to the reviews I've gotten so far: thank you for your support. And sorry about the age thing. I really thought I had something going there. Guess not.
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A little girl sat on a rock in the middle of an open field. In her arms was a squirming puppy, who she was talking to. "Well, this is your fault. Just 'cause you saw a squirrel don't mean ya gotta chase it. Now we're lost." The little girl looked around, trying to find a solution. "Do you remember anything we passed?" She looked hopefully down at the puppy, who just stared blankly at her. She sighed. "Darn. Well, I can't think of anything else." The girl was quiet, until she heard a strange noise coming from the other side of the field. Curious, she got up, lifting a finger to her mouth, hoping the puppy would understand that meant 'be quiet.'
The girl walked slowly across the field, the puppy held awkwardly in her arms. Soon, the noise grew louder, and something began to appear- materialize. Her eyes widened, and she began to run. She soon stopped dead in her tracks as she saw a big blue box appear. The girl put the puppy down, and it began to sniff the oddity. The girl looked up, and saw words on the strange box. 'Police Box. Hmm…' The girl thought. 'What's a Police Box? Do police live in their sometimes? But it's too small for anyone to live in…'
"I got it!" She said aloud. "It's a port-a-potty for cops! But how did it-" Suddenly, the door opened, and a man in funny-looking clothes pooped out.
"Well, hello there!" Had a funny accent, too.
The little girl stood back. "Who are you? And where'd you get the port-a-potty? Are you a cop? You here to see where the teachers are?"
"Oh! A girl with questions! I like that! Well, depending on what the questions are…" The man forgot about the girl as he looked around, taking in his surroundings. He eventually looked back down at the girl, and remembered she had some questions needed to be answered. "Oh! Right, well, call me the Doctor, this isn't a port-a-potty, I am not a cop, and what missing teachers?"
The girl shrugged. "All of the teachers are missing. Ours, the high schoolers', even the ones from other towns. The subs are missing too. And that's why I'm not in school!" The girl smiled at the last bit of information. The man, the 'Doctor,' cocked his head to the side.
"Is that normal around here?"
The girl laughed. "No! It's not normal anywhere!"
"Well, that depends on where and when I am." This time, the girl cocked her head. "Do you know the year? And where we are?"
The girl laughed again. "Well, duh! It's 2011, and well… I don't really know where we are now, but if I get home, we'll be in Sott's Knob."
"Oh, are you lost?" The Doctor looked genuinely concerned.
"Kinda. Stupid over there," the girl gestured toward the dog, "saw a squirrel and chased it through the woods back there." The Doctor nodded.
"Well, would you like to go home?" The girl returned his nod. "Then get Stupid and follow me!" The Doctor turned to his not-a-port-a-potty, but the girl hesitated. Sometimes, she would sneak and watch her aunt's shows, the ones that weren't 'appropriate' for her, and this sounded like something a criminal would do. The Doctor seemed nice, though, so she got her dog and followed the strange man.
"Why are we going in there?" She asked.
The Doctor stepped through the door and turned. "Come in and you'll see." He quickly moved out of the way, but was somehow still in the box. The girl pushed the door opened and gasped at what she saw. It definitely wasn't a port-a-potty.
The inside was huge. And there was something in the middle of the room; she didn't know what it was, but it was cool. The Doctor was standing beside it, smiling from ear to ear. "Yeah, I know, bigger on the inside than the out. I'd explain, but it's very complicated." The girl nodded. She didn't want complicated.
"So, what is this?" She asked.
The Doctor's grin grew bigger, if that was humanly possible. "A TARDIS."
"A what-this?
"A TARDIS." The Doctor repeated. "It stands for Time And Relative Dimensions In Space." The girl just stared at him. "Basically, it's time machine."
The girl's eyes widened. "Wow!" She practically dumped the puppy on the stairs as she went up them. Her eyes skimmed the many colorful buttons, switches, and whatnot, and was so tempted to touch them. Luckily, she controlled herself, and looked up to the Doctor. "Hi again. I'm Riley. I'm not suppose to tell strangers my name, and although you're pretty weird, I don't think you count as a stranger."
The Doctor smiled. "Good to know. Now, I suppose you want to go home now?"
Riley nodded. The Doctor made a move towards a button, but she suddenly shouted, "Wait! You said this is a time machine, right?" The Doctor nodded. "Well," Riley began, almost timidly. "Do you think you can take me back five minutes ago? After running off to get Stupid, I'm going to get into some serious trouble." The Doctor nodded again, almost as if he knew exactly what she was talking about. He went to another button, toggled some toggle things, pulled some levers, and many other movements Riley would eventually forget. Suddenly, Stupid yelped, Riley fell back onto some railing, and the Doctor grinned like a madman.
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Well, there you go my lovelies. Hope you enjoyed, and I hope you review! Any and all criticism is appreciated (especially the kind I mentioned up top. That could be very helpful later or something). The next chapter should be up by next Wednesday, should all go according to plan.