Chapter 2

When Roria opened the door she was met with an Amazing sight. She dropped her bags at the doorway and ran around the TARDIS. She came back to the entrance and stepped inside.

"Bigger on the inside..." She whispered and grabbed her bags up. She set them down by the control panel and looked around. It was all so fascinating, the way the TARDIS hummed and how the controls looked weird and strange.

Roria was so caught up in the moment she didn't realise there was no one around her. The sound of her squishing wet shoes brought her awareness back. She looked around and chastised herself for getting the floor wet and dirty.

"Hello? Da-Doctor?" She called out. Roria wasn't sure if Dad would be too much too soon, plus all the stories her mum told her about the dangers he was always in, she didn't want a enemy of his to find his ship.

She sighed and walked farther into the TARDIS to find him. Maybe he was asleep, or cooking or who knows what and couldn't hear her. Roria made a note to apologize for her late night intrusion and making the floor dirty then set on deeper inside.

[A Few Miles From The TARDIS]

A skinny man with a tweed jacket and red bow tie was running through a town jumping over barrels and other things that blocked his path. A woman with red hair and a man with dirty blond hair were running beside him. The woman looked scared/angry and the blond man just looked scared.

"DOCTOR I THOUGHT YOU SAID THEY KNEW YOU!" The woman shouted as she pushed down a produce stand to hopefully slow down their attackers.

"Well yes they do Amy, but now they don't. Too early, wrong time." The Doctor said as he dodged a rock thrown by the angry mob.

"BUT YOU SAID THEY WERE UNDERSTANDING OF ALL YOUR...ALIENNESS! WHY ARE THEY TRYING TO KILL US!" The blonde said as he ducked and weaved through the flying assault items.

"Well yes they are, but like I said Rory, later on in time, when they realize that we aren't evil, well science isn't evil. They are going through their Salem Witch trials, at this point in time." The Doctor knocked over a cart with vases that hopefully bought them more time than the smushed produce.

"So in other words, if we are caught we are burned alive, great." Amy said as she then thought about the many ways she could die traveling with The Doctor and becoming Bar-B-Q wasn't on the top of her list.

"Well not exactly, you see unlike earth, they don't believe just burning is sufficient enough... What they do is much worse." The Doctor said which caused Rory to go ghostly pale.

"Wh-What EXACTLY do they do Doctor?" Rory asked looking rather sickly.

"Take all your organs out while you are still alive, leaving your vital ones for last, as punishment for our evil, then they burn each part in different places so we cannot resurrect ourselves." The Doctor said quickly knowing it would cause his two companions to be even more cross with him.

Amy and Rory fell completely silent and were whiter than a sheet. They picked up their speed as the forest and the town line was in view. The minute they crossed, the towns people quit chasing them but the three kept running until they were sure no one was following them. They all took up a tree to lean against, catching their breath and resting their tired legs.

"Doctor...sometimes...I hate you." Amy said breathlessly as she hugged the tree trunk for support.

Rory nodded in agreement not able to talk for lack of oxygen. His hands were on his knees as he inhaled deeply for air, his lungs burning as they took it all in.

The Doctor had his back against the tree taking in all the air he could as he smiled. "I've heard that before." He then fixed his bow tie and started to head back towards the TARDIS. Amy and Rory followed him chatting and complaining about their current mishap adventure. When the TARDIS came into view The Doctor stopped suddenly causing Amy and Rory to bump into him and each other.

"Oi, why'd you stop all of a sudden?" Amy asked looking over The Doctor's shoulder. Rory looked over Amy's shoulder wondering also what was up.

"Someone is here or rather in my TARDIS." The Doctor pointed towards his time machine. "Let's go find out who or what our unexpected and possibly dangerous visitor is."

"How do you know it's just ONE visitor?" Rory whispered to The Doctor.

"Because if you look down at the ground, there is only one set of foot prints." The Doctor said as he pointed down at the ground.

The Doctor started towards the TARDIS and noticed the door to his ship was open. He motioned for Amy and Rory to be quiet as he peeked inside his TARDIS. Seeing that it was all clear from anyone or anything he started to walk in when he tripped. When The Doctor stood back up, he looked down at what made him fall and was immediately in defense mode.

"Whoever is here obviously intends to stay a long while, and by the filthy foot prints tracked in here, I'd say they already made themselves at home." The Doctor looked down at the muddy tracks and then back at Amy and Rory.

"Lets go see who is wondering about, with caution of course." The Doctor started to follow the footprints with Amy and Rory behind him.

[Within The TARDIS]

Roria wondered about for what seemed like ages, she sighed and leaned against the wall. "Is this some kind of magic ship?" She looked down the hall and saw what seemed like a bedroom door. "That wasn't there before..." She said as she cautiously headed towards it.

When she got to the door she knocked and called to anyone who might be in there. When she got no answer she opened the door slowly and what she was met with amazed her. Inside was a huge bedroom with what looked like stone walls, a beautiful egyption style bed with matching dressers, shelves and couch.

"Wow...this is amazing." Roria was almost speechless. She looked over in the corner of the room with a small white and gold curtain hanging in place of a door in a doorway, she walked over to it and gently moved it to the side. Behind it was a walk in closet that led to a personal bathroom. She was beyond speechless by this point.

Roria was so swept away by this beautiful bedroom that she didn't notice a knock on the bedroom door or that The Doctor was standing right behind her until he cleared his throat.

"OH! Oh...I'm sorry, so sorry, I didn't mean to intrude really, I was just... I'm Roria." Roria said as she held out her hand. "Is this any of your bedrooms? It's beautiful."

The Doctor gave her a questioning look being skilled in deception and trickery he wasn't believing her innocent act. "How did you get in here? The TARDIS is very well protected, you would of had to be very skilled at tricking her or have a key-"

"Oh but I do...Have a key that is." Roria took out her key and The Doctor got wide eyed and snatched it from her hands inspecting it.

[Outside The Bathroom]

Rory and Amy were off to the side talking away from earshot of The Doctor and also guarding the only exit anyone had of escaping. "You know," Rory said listening to Roria talk. "If I wasn't seeing you right in front of me Amy, I could swear that was you in there talking to The Doctor.

Amy peaked through the curtain at Roria examining her. "She sounds like The Doctor when she talks to me." She said as she walked back over to Rory.

"Maybe she is your and The Doctors future child." Rory said under his breath but Amy still caught it and smacked his arm for such a thought.

"You and me are married and have a daughter already running around! You think I would cheat on you with The Doctor?!" Amy whispered yelled.

"Or I died and you and him-Ow!" Rory received another hit from Amy. "That's just gross! He is our daughters husband and I am not about to be featured on a space version of that American show Jerry Springer!" Amy crossed her arms and sat on the bed.

[Back To The Bathroom]

"This is a legitimate TARDIS key...where did you get one?" The Doctor asked looking at Roria.

"Well, my dad gave it to me as a birthday present today...If today still is November 23rd." Roria said thinking about how far she actually traveled.

"Who is your dad Roria?" The Doctor asked as he thought of past companions he gave keys too.

"Oh, Thats right...I haven't told you why I'm here, sorry. My father is-" There was a crash as the TARDIS started to travel through time causing everyone to barely stand on their feet.

"EVERYONE TO THE CONTROL ROOM NOW!" The Doctor yelled as the TARDIS shook and jumped through the vortex. When everyone reached the control room The Doctor tried to get control of the TARDIS with no avail.

"What is going on?!" Amy asked as she held onto the railing with Rory.

"We are being pulled through time, someone is wanting to see us now or capture us. Just a minute, there was a message sent while we were dealing with our unexpected guest. It's jumbled up...let me clear it uuuuuoooooofffff!" The TARDIS landed hard causing everyone to jerk forward or fall in The Doctors and Rorias case.

"Well then, looks like we're here. Oh and the messag cleared up just enough to read a bit of it." The Doctor looked at his screen trying to read it. "Hello...swatty...sweaty...sweaney-" "Sweetie." A woman said from the doorway of the TARDIS. She was dressed in a white button up shirt with a jean jacket on and pants to match. Also boots and a gun holster on her side.

"River S-" "MUM!" Roria rushed over to River and hugged her tight. River was shocked but not about the named used towards her. She hugged Roria back just as tightly and held her at arm's length. "Oh my...I just saw you at six and look at you...you must be twenty. You are more beautiful than I imagined." Roria smiled at her mother's compliments.

The three other occupants in the room were completely speechless and looked as though every enemy they had ever faced were at that doorway. The Doctor was the first to speak up walking over to the two.

"Excuse me...daughter? You have a daughter?!" The Doctor exclaimed.

"We are grandparents..." Amy sat down looking as though she was about to be sick. "This explains why she looks and sounds like you." Rory said confirming his statement from before.

"River when did this happen?! I thought you and me were..."

"Oh sweetie don't be daft, we are- oh, you don't know yet." Roria looked between The Doctor and Roria. "Roria... Did you not tell him yet?" Roria and The Doctor both looked confused at this point.

"Must I do everything myself, you are so like your father..." River whispered to herself. She turned Roria to face The Doctor and stood between them. "Roria this is The Doctor, your father. I know he looks a bit young, but he is older than his looks give credit for."

Roria looked shocked as her heart seemed to catch in her throat. The Doctor looked between Roria and River mouthing 'She's mine?' to River and receiving a nod. Rory sat down next to Amy not being able to comprehend what was going on as everyone was silent.

"So...you are my daughter...Roria...Roria what exactly?" The Doctor asked looking at her dead in the eyes.

Roria took a deep breath and returned the look. "Roria Pond, mum said you gave me that name actually, in memor-"

"Spoilers!" River cut off her daughter before she could say anything more.

"Well...Roria glad to meet you but I am dropping you back home." The Doctor said receiving a shocked look from everyone on board. "Wait one minute Doctor! You can't send her home, you really don't know what you are doing...I mean you do know in the future but you don't know now! You can't send her back." River protested as she followed him around the control panel.

"Watch me, she can't be here, she is from the future and she cannot mess up the time stream. Who knows what damage she could do." The Doctor said pointing at her.

"She isn't really from the future more like the near future...Doctor!" River said trying to plead with him to listen.

"Roria...when are you from?" He asked looking over at her.

"Wait...after all this time, you don't want me? You gave me a gift... or was it just fake?!" Roria yelled at her father. "All my life I thought of you as a hero, my hero. I thought myself lucky to have a super hero father." The Doctor looked away from Roria.

"I'm no hero, and I am sorry, you wasted your time trying to find me but I need to know when you are from... you are not staying here." The Doctor said as he got ready to receive the destination date.

Roria balled her fists and fought back tears. "November 23rd, 2038." She said as she walked away to sit alone. River looked at The Doctor with every heartbroken emotion written on her face.

"How could you do this? You are breaking her heart and taking her back will only hurt her more if not others." The Doctor didn't say anything as he set up the TARDIS to travel to the year and date Roria mentioned. "I hope you know how much heartbreak you are about to cause." River walked over to her parents to clear up matters.

The Doctor looked over at Roria sitting alone and sighed. "It's for the best." He said quietly and pulled the lever down sending the TARDIS on course to 2038.

~Author's note~

I hope you all enjoy the story so far, uhh I forgot to put on the first chapter that I DO NOT OWN DOCTOR WHO EVERY CHARACTER besides the three I created ARE OWNED BY THE BBC.

Now that I've said that, I hope you fellow whovians got the reference to the date I mentioned. Everyone knows that Nov. 23rd is Doctor Who's birthday but the year 2038 will be the shows 75th anniversary. So if you wanna look at this in a non linear non binary point of view, Roria would technically be born in 2018. Almost two years away. WOW! Haha.

Next chapter will take a bit longer to put up as I am currently stuck... but enjoy the story! Review it and Pictures I have drawn of Roria might be put up in the next Chapter or how about some of your art on how you think Roria looks?

I would love to see it. :)

Anyways,

See you in time~