I apologize for the delay in the fanfic. I was having some writer's block. Plus, I'm on vacation until next Friday visiting family in Massachusetts and I've been pretty busy every day. So, there's that. Also, this one is a little bit shorter than the others. Hopefully the next one will be longer. Also, I forgot to add a disclaimer so here it goes: I don't own Doctor Who or any of the characters, except for Dani and any other characters I may create. We all know that if I did, we wouldn't have to wait until next year to get a new season!

Dani once again glanced around at the vast amount of space in the main console room of the TARDIS. She still couldn't believe how much space fit in one small box. She bet there were even more rooms in here than the ones that she'd found. The Doctor, noticing that his companion had been quiet for quite some time, looked up from the console and noticed her staring up at everything. He grinned and chuckled to himself as he leaned back in the chair he was sitting in, and put his chucks up. Dani heard his chuckle and started to blush.

"Sorry." She said, sheepishly. "It's just so amazing the way everything fits in this small box." She started walking around again, but there was still something that she wanted to know.

The Doctor grinned as he got back on his feet again. "You think that's amazing." He said. "Just wait until I take you to Izulod. A planet completely covered in ice." He said.

Dani was only partly listening. The other part was thinking of something she'd been wanting to ask ever since she walked in the TARDIS. She'd been wanting to know if the TARDIS was alive. There were certain things that had led her to that conclusion, such as feeling some type of humming sound and also when the door to Rose's room had just opened up like that, with no push or anything. But, there was a part of her that was too shy to ask. Or, she didn't know exactly how to ask the question without sounding stupid.

The Doctor noticed Dani's pensive expression. "You alright?" He asked with concern in voice.

Dani nodded her head. "I'm fine." She said. "There's just been something that I wanted to ask ever since I walked into the TARDIS, but it may be a stupid question."

The Doctor waved his hand. "Ask away." He said.

"Well, um." Dani hesitated. At the Doctor's encouraging "go on" glance, Dani continued. "I was wondering if the TARDIS, was um, alive." She said, finally.

"Why do you ask?" He asked her, looking at her of his companions had ever really asked him that question. Obviously, he'd explained about the TARDIS many times, but he didn't recall any of his companions asking specifically about it. Dani was certainly going to be a very interesting companion.

"Um, well, I guess because certain things kind of led me to that conclusion. Like the fact that I can hear it humming and also the whole thing with Rose's door opening on its own." She said. "I mean, I could be wrong, since you know, I've never actually been on a spaceship before so I have nothing to compare it to." She finished.

"That's actually quite observant." The Doctor said, looking at his companion with a slightly surprised expression on his face. He was impressed with his new companion's keen observant skills. "You are right. It's not alive like you or I are, but it's a sentient ship."

Dani listened in rapt attention as The Doctor explained about the TARDIS. When he was finished, she let out a low whistle. "Now, that's just awesome." She said, grinning.

"She is a good ship." The Doctor said, patting the console lovingly. "So." He said, looking up at Dani with a wide grin. "Where do you want to go?"

"Can we go to Ancient Rome?" Dani asked hopefully. She'd always been into Greek and Roman mythology. Plus, the architecture. She'd been to Italy on a study abroad program in college and leverything about it, especially seeing the colosseum. If this was her first time going to another time period, it might as well be something she was interested in.

"Oh, I think we can manage that!" The Doctor said, grinning as he put the coordinates in the computer and pulled the lever.

Dani fell on the floor again as the TARDIS took off. She decided against trying to stand up again, just in case she fell back down again. A few seconds later, the TARDIS landed with the same sound that Dani had come to associate with it: a wheezing, groaning type sound. Another thing that Dani couldn't get over was how fast it materialized. She supposed that with it being a time machine/ spaceship, that that was the reason, but still. It was impressive.

"Are we here?" She asked, as she got back on her feet.

"Yup." The Doctor said, as he grabbed his trench coat from one of the coral pieces. "See for yourself."

Dani cautiously opened one of the doors of the TARDIS and cautiously walked out, stepping on the cobblestone. Her eyes went wide as she looked around her. This was definitely not the Rome she'd been in a few years ago. For one thing, the colosseum was actually all the way intact, and for another, there definitely weren't any hotels or restaurants. Or at least not any modern ones. She took in all the bustle of everything and shook her head. She couldn't believe that she was actually in Ancient Rome. She never dreamed of being in a past time period. Then again, she never dreamed of meeting a time traveling alien either. She heard footsteps behind her and turned around to see The Doctor close the door to the TARDIS and lock it.

"So? What do you think?" He asked Dani, as he shrugged into his trench coat.