The Tardis landed with a wheezy thud. Rose stepped out first, with me following slowly behind. The Doctor just smiled and took my hand with a reassuring squeeze. To this day, I don't have a bloody clue how I was able to trust a big-eared, leather-wearing, northern accented alien so easily, but I did. I smiled back and we followed Rose to the Powell Estates. Rose raced up the stairs and flung open the door overly excited.
"Mum! You'll never guess who's come home!" My sister was bursting with happiness.
"You and that Doctor? Yea, I heard the noise that stupid box made. Thankfully, it's only been about a week...this...time." Mum dropped her cup of tea and it shattered on the tile as the Doctor and I walked into my childhood home.
"H-hi mum." I honestly had no idea what to say. If it wasn't for the Doctor holding my hand, I would have ran away as fast as I could. I was terrified of how she would react. I was expecting a huge hug or something, not what actually happened.
"You stupid bloody alien! How dare you keep my daughter away from me for four years! First, Rose leaves and doesn't come home for a god damn year and now this? What, were you keeping Maddy locked up in that Police Box of yours? What gives you the right to do this to me?" Mum was angrier than I had ever seen her. All the while, the Doctor, Rose and I stood in complete shock and confusion. The tension was so thick and we were so lost that none of us even heard the door open until Mickey the Idiot yelled in suprise.
"Holy Hell Mads! Where have you been? Did that alien bastard keep you locked up in that Tardis or what?"
"Um I just brought her back from 1956 where she has been trapped for the last four years. That's not my fault so I would appreciate it if you would not place all this blame on me." The Doctor squeezed my hand and I put my free hand on his arm and I could feel all the tension drain from him at my touch.
"OK well I think that we are gonna be here for a while so me and Mickey are gonna go off for a bit." Rose grabbed Mickey's hand and dragged him out of the flat. Mum barely acknowledged her words as she was too busy staring at the Doctor and me.
My mum sat heavily on the sofa and looked at me expectantly. I tried to release the Doctor's hand to go sit with her, but he wouldn't let me go. As a result, I just sat in the chair across from my mother, the Doctor's grip never relinquishing.
"How?" My mother shakily asked. I sighed heavily and launched into my tale, even including everything about Devon. I could sense the Doctor's anger but his face showed nothing.
"Well, now that you're back Mads, you will be staying here and I will not be letting you out of my sight." My mother's voice held that no nonsense tone that I had not heard in a long time. Before I could respond, the Doctor spoke up for me.
"No. Absolutely not. I refuse to leave her anywhere that I'm not. Maddy will travel with me in the Tardis so I can be sure that she is always protected." the Doctor had knelt down next to me as my mum had shock written across her face for the second time that day.
"I'm her mother and I say she stays with me. You have Rose! Why do you have to take both of my daughters away when I finally have them both back? Maddy is not leaving and that is the end of it." Mum crossed her arms and glared daggers at the Doctor.
"Mum...I want to go with the Doctor. I really don't want to leave him. Think of it this way. This time 'round, you will know where I am. That's not so bad is it? I'll be completely safe. The Doctor won't let anything happen to me." My mother's jaw hit the floor as I spoke softly while looking at the Doctor. His eyes were shining with happiness and that grin was contagious.
Mum groaned loudly and threw her hands in the air. "I'll never win. Fine! Take both of my children. Just promise to bring them back to me."
"I swear to you Jackie that I will keep them safe, and I will always bring them home. Let's go, Maddy. Jackie, I'm going to take Maddy for a trip by herself. Tell Rose that we will be back for her tomorrow or the day after. Bye."The Doctor and I walked hand in hand and made our way to the Tardis.
"So Miss Tyler, where would you like to go first?" The Doctor wrapped his arm around my waist as he lead me to the console.
"How about...Paris? Anytime." I said with a smile. He wore huge grin that caused mine to grow and match it.
"Fantastic."
Amy closed the journal with a grin that would have put 9 to shame. So the next entry would be Paris. She was excited to read it but first she was hungry, so once again Amy headed for the kitchen. Ben and Jerry's sounded very good at that moment. As she left her room, she ran into River.
"Hello River. Having a good evening?" Amy noted that her daughter wasn't looking very cheery. "Is anything the matter? You can tell me if something is bothering you."
"There is absolutely nothing wrong mother. I don't know where you got that idea. Good night Mum." River walked down the hall in a huff leaving Amy very confused.
"Amy did you find out what's bugging River? She won't tell me or the Doctor." Rory had just left the console room where apparently River was being none too pleasant to the Doctor and her father. "It seemed like she was overly flirting with the Doctor, but he wanted nothing to do with it. River has been doing this even more since...since Maddy died. Am I the only one who's noticed that she held a lot of anger towards Mads and is 'happier' now that she's gone?" Most of this was Rory mumbling to himself but Amy quite agreed with everything he said.
"How could anyone hate Maddy though? She was probably the kindest women in history, the only one to tame the Oncoming Storm. Wait...maybe it's because River always called herself "The Doctor's Wife". You and I both know that Maddy was his wife. They got married after that Martha Jones woman left them. Did Maddy ever act like she wasn't to fond of River?" Amy resumed her journey towards the kitchen contemplating all of this. Rory followed close behind, neither noticing that the Doctor himself had seen the whole exchange. He followed the Ponds listening as they continued to go over different theories. He entered the kitchen just in time to hear Amy gasp, "Oh my God, River is jealous of Maddy! I didn't think she would have felt that way."
"I didn't think so either Amy. I have no idea why River thought she needed to call herself my wife. It's commonly know throughout the universe that I was happily married to Maddy." The Doctor sat down at the table opposite of Rory before continuing. "So Amy, what did you think of Jackie?"
Amy was confused at the sudden topic change but shrugged it off. "She seemed really mad. She and that Mickey actually blamed you for Maddy's disappearance? That's a load of bollocks I think."
"Yea Jackie did seem like a one of a kind woman. If she sounds mental on paper, I don't know if I want to meet her in reality. Did she honestly hate you Doctor?" Rory wanted to find out as much as he could.
"She hated me when I left with one or both of her girls but loved me when I brought them back a few days later. Mickey on the other hand...he absolutely hated me. There is not much about him in Maddy's journals but he was convinced that I was trying to steal Rose away from him." The Doctor sighed. "Just keep reading and you learn everything. Have we been to Paris the first time yet? That was a very troubling visit I must say."
Rory and Amy exchanged glances before he responded. "Um, no. That's the next entry. What do you mean by troubling visit? Did something bad happen?"
"Nothing like that Rory. I'll not give any hints, just read it and find out. Now there are some repairs on the Tardis and you both need to go to bed and enter Dreamland." The Doctor practically skipped out to the console room.
"Yes lets go to bed Amy." Rory smiled mischievously at his wife before scooping her up and running to their room. Amy laughed all the way down the hall.
The Doctor and River both heard the Ponds' laughter. The Doctor reminisced about those moments he had with his beloved Maddy while tinkering with some wires. River dreamed about the Doctor loving her like that.
Hundreds of millions of light-years away, a young brunette woman was laying her child to sleep after yet another tale of the Doctor and his Tardis. She left the starry room quietly with one last look at her daughter wondering if he would ever find her and their child.
Not sure if I like that ending but I'm kinda brain dead tonight. Although if you can guess who the woman is then I will do a journal entry of your choice. Have a good day/night and I hope to see you all soon.