Chapter One
"Don't worry about a thing your majesty, we're on our way." the Doctor said and hung up the phone. He quickly moved around the console set the coordinates and placed his hand on the parking brake and pulled it down. The TARDIS jerked and entered the vortex vibrating and shaking as she went.
The doctor looked up at the screen, his eyes wide with anticipation started making some minor adjustments. The TARDIS briefly jerked to the right as he glanced over at Amy and Rory. Both were hanging on for dear life as the TARDIS made her way through the vortex.
"Doctor do you mind?" Amy said as she made her way towards to where the Doctor was standing.
"Mind what?"
"Would you mind turning the stabilizers on." she said reaching for the controls.
He lightly slapped her hand away from the controls and giving her a tsk tsk movement with his finger. "Now Amy your getting about as bad as River." at that he turned on the stabilizers and rather quickly The TARDIS stopped her shaking and settled down.
"I'll take that as a compliment, now what's going on and where are we heading?" She asked as she walked to he husbands side.
"Yeah Doctor I heard something about the orient express are we going to meet Agatha Christie? Asked Rory who by this time had taken off his jacket and was unloosing his tie!
The Doctor smiled briefly recalling the adventure he had with Agatha. The moment of joy turned to sorrow as memories of Donna flooded him. Shaking those memories aside he turned to Rory and asked "Now Rory where would the fun in that be?" before Rory could say anything the Doctor clapping his hands together continued "It's going to be a couple of hours before we get there, why don't we go.." the Doctor was interrupted as the TARDIS jerked sharply then started vibrating uncontrollably.
Amy and Rory were complete thrown off their feet, both landing hard. Sparks flew as the Doctor flicked switches turned dials. He pulled the monitor closer to him as watched as the Gallifreyan script scrolled down the screen. The TARDIS lurched once more and just as quickly fell silent.
"Doctor, what just happened? Asked Amy as she pulled herself up. She glanced over at Roy, who was now just getting to the seating position, his face had a even more ashen look than it normally did. She started to head towards Rory, but he waved he off. He was fine
Amy then turned her attention back to the Doctor. His eyes were locked onto the view screen, barley moving. The look worried her
"Doctor, what just happened?" she asked ever so calmly , her voice had a hint of panic
The Doctor just stared at the readings. His mind totally unaware of Amy .
"IMPOSSIBLE" He thought "Totally Impossible" Nothing registered, not one atom of anything, there wasn't even any vacuum. All the outside view showed was black, the blackest black he has ever seen.
"DOCTOR!" Amy shouted right into the doctors ear.
The Doctor winced at the rather high pitched sound.
"Right, Amy, Two things, One As far as I can make out we're nowhere, and by what I mean by nowhere is literally nowhere . There is nothing outside, not even a single atom of anything. There is no temperature, no radiations, and no vacuum! Which is totally impossible because…"
"Doctor I get it, nothing is out there; so it's deadly then?" she asked trying to interrupt the Doctor just in time before he started off into one of his little technical rants. The look of wounded puppy filled the Doctors eyes as Amy cut him off.
The Doctor thought about it for a moment and replied "I would suppose so, suffocation I would think.
"Oh!" was all that Amy could say
"Doctor you said two things?" asked Rory who by this time had gotten back on his feet. By his Amy's side.
"Oh right, thanks Rory for reminding me" His eyes turn to Amy and said "Two Don't every scream in my ear like that again, It's still echoing inside." he said smiling as he typed a few commands on the typewriter. He then started flipping and pushed buttons, After a few second he looked up at the monitor the straighten up, his right hand was straight and pointing forwards.
"Come along Ponds lets look outside" the Doctor said as a mischievous smile came across his face. He the turned and ran down the ramp headed towards the door.
"I..I thought you said we would die if we went outside? Stammered Rory as he pulled Amy closer to him.
"well normally yeah" The Doctor said as he stopped and turn towards the two. "but since I've extended the TARDIS shields and artificial gravity we should be alright for a few seconds" His eyes showing that twinkle that said trust him
Amy and Rory knowing better than to second guess the doctor on this matter joined hands and followed.
When they reached him he turned and snapped his fingers. This part always amazed Amy. as the TARDIS responded to the Doctors command the doors opened. They turned and stepped into the impossible.
"It's an awful lot of nothing Doctor" quipped Amy as she looked at the scene that was before them.
The Doctor stopped turned around and walked back into the TARDIS closing the door behind him. Amy and Rory watched in amusement as after a few seconds the door slowly started to open just a couple if inches at first. They watched as The Doctor slowly peered out the door. He then opened it all the way with a quick jerk and leaned his head out. After looking left then right he stepped out and walked over towards them.! He scratched his head while looking down at the ground. He muttered something about it being Impossible when Rory grabbed him by the shoulders and said "How can us being in middle of a desert be Impossible?"
Before the Doctor could answer the sound of an energy weapon being discharged came from behind them.
"Now that I got your attention, will you three please be kind enough to put your hands in the air and slowly turn around!" a rather calm but authoritative voice came from behind them.
They slowly raised there hands and turned around and found themselves on the business end of a very nasty looking weapon.
"Now before you introduce yourself" began the rather bedraggled person holding said weapon "Let me introduce myself : The name is Starbuck, and while its really, really great to see people, who are you and what the frack are you doing on my planet!"