Ten minutes later the familiar wheezing of the TARDIS echoed in the corridor, Followed by a shout of "what!" and the sound of heavy footfalls as the dazed guards marched in the Doctor in. River turned to see a new face on the man she loved. "Hello sweetie," the Doctor relaxed and laughed soon as he saw her. "why now, after all this time?" However, when he looked down, she was far from laughing.
"Listen we need to save this boy, there are rifts opening in time because he's in here as it is. If he dies, so will millions of innocent people. The whole of time will be rewritten!" The Doctor's face changed to an expression that made River imagine cogs whirring in his mind. He got out his screwdriver and scanned the now blue lipped boy. "A severe alien poisoning. We need to get him to Sisters of the Infinite Schism as soon as possible. How long can you stall the guards?"
"You know you don't need to worry about that." She called over the Peacekeepers. "Slip this into the food in the canteen," she ordered, handing them each a vial of black liquid. "That'll keep them all asleep for days."
A little later they finally materialised in the A&E department. The Doctor called over some nurses, who rushed the boy away on a stretcher. By the time they had got there he had lost consciousness twice, having to be revived by a distressed River and the adrenaline shots in Rory's first aid kit. She sunk down near the console as the TARDIS made soothing noises, trying to remind her that the boy was in good hands. Suddenly, River realised how tired she was. She curled up and fell into an uneasy sleep.