"Can I have a lift?" Gribbis requested, as the four of them boarded the blue box. "Just to the nearest galaxy will do." Although Gribbis' entire pushover species brought him shame, The Doctor still knew in his heart that people could change, no matter the background. He simply wished Gribbis could learn from these events and maybe make some changes back home, which is where he dropped the alien.
Then The Doctor had one last trip planned for the day. Once he had landed the TARDIS, he was the first one to step out, followed by Amy and then Rory, The Master. The companions were both surprised to find themselves on what looked like an ordinary English street. They had parked in front of a blue house, with an even bluer front door, a red car parked outside and a public park across the street.
"Don't tell me", Amy tried. "This isn't Earth. That isn't a real house, inside, lives a goblin, who feeds on indecision."
"Nope", retorted The Doctor "Real Earth". Seemingly justifying this fact he gave ground a firm stomp with his boot. "Real house, real door keys", he continued, tossing a set of keys into the Ginger girl's hands and grinning.
"You're not serious", said Amy, cottoning on to what The Doctor had obviously planned.
"The car too?" enquired Master Rory in an all too serious, voice, which grew more excited by the second as he edged nearer to the shining red vehicle. "But.. that's my favourite car. How did you know that was my favourite car?" The Doctor was teasingly punching the air around his childhood friend, turned human, turned companion and answered in a mocking voice,
"You showed me a picture of it once and said 'This is my favourite car'" and then threw a set of car keys in the air.
The man caught them, then clapped and made a sound that could only possibly be described as a manly giggle. The Doctor had to laugh at the incredibly 'Rory' reaction The Master had just used.
It was then that Amy grabbed at her husband's elbow, pulling him aside. Taking his hands in hers, so that they were looking eye to eye, she insisted she have a few minutes alone with The Doctor.
Swinging free of Amy's grasp, Rory, The Master clapped a hand around The Doctor's shoulder, not noticing how the Time Lord flinched a little and drew him in close
"She'll say that we can't accept it, because it's too extravagant and we'll always feel a crippling sense of obligation." Rory explained to The Doctor, before twisting to check his wife wasn't listening in. Seeing that she had perched on the bonnet of the car, waiting for her time to talk to The Doctor alone, he leaned back into The Doctor and made a firm whisper, "It's a risk I'm willing to take."
Biding his time, The Doctor kicked a few fallen leaves aside, while the human Master took a few moments to soak in the sight of his favourite new gift and hesitating each time he meant to depart indoors, before finally leaving The Doctor and his wife alone.
The Doctor hadn't particularly been looking forward to this moment. He was never any good at goodbyes. Yet, it was silly of him to ever think he'd be able to drop them off and leave without at least a few private words.
