A/N: Took me a while to figure out a good kidnapping plan for the Doctor and Saphira. Then I got it. Hope you enjoy.
Chapter 2
Kidnappings and Birthdays
A storm raged through the night; winds howling, rain pouring from the heavens above. Waves slapped against the small island that held only a run down hut.
Inside the hut, Harry Potter lay awake, listening to the sounds of the storm. His cousin, Dudley, was snoring way on the couch, while he, Harry, lay on the softest bit of ground with the thinnest blanket available covering him. He was lying on his stomach, finishing the drawing of a cake in the dirt. He glanced at the watch on Dudley's arm, which was dangling from the couch.
12:00 am
"Make a wish, Harry," he whispered to himself, as a gust of wind tugged at his hair. He blew out his imaginary candles. Just as he did, a strange groaning, wheezing sound filled the air.
Vroop, vroop, vroop.
Harry glanced at the door and saw a very strange sight. A large blue box was appearing and disappearing; focusing and unfocusing. Harry watched the blue box land with a thump! then glanced around in worry.
Dudley was still fast asleep, and no movement came from his Aunt and Uncle's room. He looked back at the box, and noticed that the door was ajar, a warm orange light falling onto him. Glancing around again, Harry got up and moved cautiously towards the box. When he was close to it, he reached out and placed a hand on the box. He immediately snatched his hand back when he felt that the wood was warm and humming. Harry gazed at the blue box that towered above him, then pushed the door and walked in.
He gaped when he saw the interior of the box. He back out again, and stared at the box; it was still a small box. Harry walked around the box; small and blue. He shook his head. He must be dreaming! There was no way that a box could be bigger on the inside than it was on the outside.
But there it was. The blue box that had a much bigger interior. Harry looked back to where his cousin slept, and towards the door, behind which his relatives slept. Coming to a decision, Harry walked back into the strange blue box, and closed the door behind him.
The room that he stepped into had a cozy, home-like feeling to it. It had a warm and soft orange glow; a large console sat at the center, a strange column at the center, going from floor to ceiling; there was a set of stairs that lead to a lower level; doorways indicating that there was more to the inside of the box; and strange bits and pieces he'd never seen before.
"Hello!"
Harry nearly jumped out of his skin when a man in a tweed jacket and floppy brown hair appeared from behind the console. He was grinning broadly.
"Welcome to the Tardis. My Tardis. That' S. Time and Relative Dimension in Space. This old girl can travel anywhere. Every star, every planet. Everything that ever happened or ever will. I'm the Doctor, and that there is my daughter, Saphira," the man- no Doctor, rambled, gesturing wildly with his hands, first at the whole interior of the box, then at himself, and finally at the girl behind him.
"I-I'm Harry. Harry Potter," Harry stammered. "Did you say this box can travel through time?"
"And space!" the girl, Saphira chipped in.
"Yes, and," the Doctor said, flipping a lever, "we're going to take you along. Hang on tight!"
Harry stumbled as the box- or Tardis as this Doctor called it- began to jerk and tremble. "What's happening?" he yelped, grabbing hold of the railing.
"We're traveling through time and space!" The Doctor laughed.
"Specifically, we are going to Disney World, Orlando, Florida, USA, North America, Northern Hemisphere, Earth, the Solar System!" Saphira chirped, clinging to the railing. "Summer of 2007!
The Tardis landed with a loud thump and stilled. The Doctor pulled a monitor towards him, gazing at it. Harry cautiously let go of the railing, still a little shaky from the abrupt flight.
"So you basically kidnapped me from under my relatives' noses just to take me to Disney World?" Harry asked.
"Pretty much, yeah," Saphira nodded.
"Why me?"
"Cause you're very special, Harry Potter," the Doctor said, kneeling down to look the boy straight in his emerald green eyes. "And you missed a great deal of your childhood because of those so-called relatives."
"How do you know that?" Harry whispered.
"I'm a time-traveler. More to that, I am known as a Time Lord. The last one in existence. I can see all of time, and your time line shows me your past as well your possible futures. And we wanted to give you a childhood that you missed," the Doctor replied.
Harry felt heat rise up in his cheeks, and his heart felt lighter. Here was a man who traveled all of time and space, who could see it all, and he chose him, Harry Potter, to travel with. Not his cousin, him. He was special.
"Now, come on, we shouldn't waste such wonderful weather! We've got an amusement park to play in!" the Doctor exclaimed, jumping up.
"Hold on!" Saphira called, grabbing Harry's hand and dragging him through one doorway. "We've got to put on some better clothing! Mum told me about the Tardis' enormous wardrobe, so we're bound to find something more appropriate for you to put on!"
"Don't take to long! I know how you females like to take your time!" the Doctor called, getting a "yeah, yeah," and a dismissive wave from his daughter in reply.
"Do you know where this wardrobe is?" Harry asked, jogging to keep up with Saphira's fast pace.
"Nope!" She replied cheerfully. "But don't worry. The old girl will take us there."
Harry looked at the rounded corridors, and felt a tickle of reassurance at the back of his mind, as well as a soothing hum. He could hear the walls vibrate softly.
"Is this place alive?" he asked, a slight awe in his voice.
"Yep. Tardis are grown, not made. They are very powerful, sentential ships," Saphira replied. "Ah, here we go!" The duo walked into what reminded Harry of a clothing store and a costume store combined; there were so many different clothing from different time periods- past, present, and future. Harry gaped at the vastness of the place.
"Alright girl, what have you got for us?" Saphira asked, and an area lit up brighter then the rest, and Saphira immediately dragged Harry to that area.
It was filled with boy's clothing, and Saphira dug through the articles of clothing, examining them and putting them back when she didn't like it. Harry looked around himself, holding up different clothing, only for Saphira to make a face, which made him put it back. Eventually, Harry was shoved into a changing room with clothing that Saphira approved of, and had to try on different combinations.
Finally, they decided on a pair of loose fitting jeans, held up by a belt; a dark blue shirt with a gray wolf's head in front of a full moon; and some tennis shoes. Saphira had on matching clothing, but her shirt had a howling wolf on it. Both also had on red baseball caps on, and had slathered on lots of sunscreen to protect themselves from the sun.
"That way, in case we get lost, which hopefully won't happen, we know what to look for," Saphira explained as they walked back to the console room. The Doctor leapt up from where he was leaning against the console.
"You two took for ever!" he complained.
"Patience, dad," his daughter replied.
"Patience is for wimps!" he replied huffily, stomping out the door.
"No its not. Patience is a virtue!" Saphira called back, following her dad. Harry followed behind, a small grin on his face. The Doctor guided them towards the street and hailed a cabbie.
"You've got the correct currency? Saphira hissed to her dad as they climbed in.
"Don't worry, I got money while you two were changing," he replied in a low voice, then told the cabbie "take us to The Magical Kingdom of Disney World!"
-Line Break-
Harry grinned to himself as he curled up in his bed a week later. It was the best birthday he had ever had. They had not only visited Disney World, but also Universal Studios, and Bush Gardens. Harry now had a small collection of plushies, t-shirts, and other souvenirs.
The Tardis made him his own room, where he could keep all of his new things with out worrying about the Dursleys ever getting their hands on his things. He learned quickly how to communicate with the sentential ship; she 'spoke' through feelings, images, and different types of hums. He grew fond of the ship, and was happy that he was allowed to stay the rest of the summer on board.
Harry also learned about his magical heritage, as well as the truth of his parent's deaths. He couldn't wait to start his magic studies; and 'tomorrow' (there was no sense of time on the Tardis) they would meet with Professor McGonagall to get their school things.
Thinking back to the night when the Tardis appeared to him, he was pleased to have had the courage and curiosity to explore the blue box.
Only he did not know the danger that comes with being friends with the Time Lord.
A/N: The next chapter will be on going to Diagon Alley. I'm debating on whether or not to bring in Hedwig, since Saphira and the Doctor will be 'kidnapping' Harry every summer. Maybe just as an animal companion. If so, I'll be turning the Master into a cat, and he'll be Koschei, Saphira's insane cat.
