Amy suddenly realized she was snogging the Doctor and pulled away from his warm embrace. "Amy?" He said puzzled.
She shook her head. "I'm sorry." Amy said backing away.
"But Amy" He replied reaching towards her but she kept moving back.
He looked hurt and confused. "What's wrong?"
"I-I've got to get to bed." She said quickly dashing off.
The Doctor stood there with his hands in his pockets and wondered why she ran off like that.
He thought she liked him. He felt something and thought she did too but maybe she didn't. Maybe he was wrong.
The Doctor sighed and slowly went back to the console.
Amy went to her room closing the door behind her. She leaned against it wincing. "Why did I do that?"
"He's mourning Reinette and I kiss him." Amy mentally kicked herself for kissing him and enjoying it.
"His lips felt amazing." She sighed. "Why did I say that?" She scolded herself.
She changed into her nightdress and crawled into bed as the TARDIS comforted her to sleep.
The next day Amy slowly woke up to a knock on her door. "Amy?" It was the Doctor.
"Oh, damn." She exclaimed attempting to get out of bed to open the door but forgot she was tangled in blankets and fell out.
The Doctor heard a yelp followed by a thump from behind the door. "Are you alright?" He asked concerned.
"Yeah, w-what is it, Doctor?" She said trying to sound normal.
"I want to show you something, get dressed and meet me in the console area!" The Doctor replied rather cheerful. Like nothing had happened.
Amy was a little hurt by his tone. Despite it being wrong that kiss felt so amazing and right but apparently not to him.
Slightly deflated Amy got up and got dressed in a large red baggy sweater and black mini skirt with stockings and short boots.
When she got the to the console area Mickey was standing by the control panel with his finger on a button.
Curious, she frowned and glanced at the Doctor whose back was turned. "Um, Doctor why" She started to say but was interrupted by the Doctor's cheerful tone.
"Ah, Amy there you are I-whoa!" The Doctor exclaimed turning to face her.
"What?" She said folding her arms scowling.
He swallowed; he keeps forgetting she has legs. Mickey stood by muffling a snicker. He loved how Amy made him frazzled.
Amy waved her hand in front of his gawking expression. "Doctor?"
He snapped out of his thoughts. "Uh, right." The Doctor sat in the pilot's seat and motioned her to sit next to him.
"Okay, what is it?" She asked sitting next to him.
He grinned and pulled out an ancient ring with a huge lollipop shaped ruby and tiny yellow diamonds. It was the tackiest thing she had ever seen.
She giggled. "Where did you get this thing?"
The Doctor shrugged. "Cleopatra." He said nonchalant.
Amy's eyes widen. "Seriously?"
"Yep!" He replied popping his P."
She tilted her head thoughtfully. "Was she as pretty as everyone says'?"
He smirked and leaned over whispering in her ear. Amy looked back at him gawking. "No way?"
The Doctor nodded. "All complete exaggerations."
Amy laughed. "So how did you get the ring, then?"
He was about to tell her when Mickey cleared his throat. "Um, how much longer do I have to stand here?"
The Doctor frowned. "How long have you been standing there?"
Mickey thought for a minute. "Twenty minutes."
She looked at Mickey strangely. "What for?"
"He told me to." He pointed at the Doctor.
The Doctor rubbed the back of his neck. "Uh, actually it was only supposed to be for two minutes… I think."
Mickey groaned. "You forgot about me?"
He shook his head. "No, no I didn't."
"Yes, you did! You were so busy impressing her you forgot me!" He whined folding his arms.
Before the Doctor could respond the lights blew out and there was a big jolt knocking them all down to the floor.
They grabbed onto the console. "Everybody hold on!" The Doctor shouted.
"What's going on?" Amy asked afraid.
"I think we're falling through the time vortex." The Doctor said fearfully.
They braced for a hard impact but nothing happened. The Doctor and Mickey slowly stood up still shaking a little.
The Doctor helped Amy up. "You okay?"
She nodded. "Yeah, I think so."
"Mickey, are you alright?" He called out.
Mickey didn't answer.
"Mickey?" He said again.
"I'm fine, sorry." Mickey replied snapping out of his shock.
Amy glanced around the dark TARDIS. "What happened?" She asked softly.
The Doctor just shook his head in disbelief. "She's dead. The last TARDIS dead." He muttered.
She gently stroked the console. "So she gave her life to save us?"
The Doctor just nodded sadly.
"Do you think we landed anywhere?" She asked.
"No, we're nowhere. There's nothing out there." He replied bitterly.
Just then they heard Mickey say. "Uh, I think we've landed somewhere." He grinned.
They followed him and stepped out into what looked like London.
"Are we in London?" Amy asked.
"Looks like it." Mickey said.
She nodded then looked up at the sky. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, why?" He said.
She pointed at the sky. "Then explain the zeppelins."
The Doctor glanced up at the multiple flying zeppelins in the blue sky. "Oh, great." He muttered.
Amy exhaled. "I know that tone. Okay, what's wrong?"
He sighed. "We are in a parallel world."
Mickey's eyes widen. "Seriously?"
The Doctor nodded. "Yeah and we need to get out of here." He started back to the TARDIS.
Amy and Mickey followed. They found him leaning over the console in deep thought.
Amy sighed. "Doctor, you just said the TARDIS is dead. So what in the world do you plan to accomplish?"
"I don't know!" He exclaimed kicking the console startling them.
"Did that help?" Mickey asked.
"Yes." He answered sitting down.
Amy stood beside him folding her arms. "But it hurt didn't it?"
"Oh yes!" He groaned holding his foot.
"That wasn't very smart." She replied rubbing his back.
He pinched the bridge of his nose. "I know. I just need to figure out how to get us out of this gingerbread house of temptations."
Amy leaned against the seat and scoffed. "Never figure you to sound so kinky."
He gave her a mock look of disapproval. "Cute." He smirked.
Then something caught Mickey's eye and he knelt near the console. "Hey, I see something!"
"What?" The Doctor asked peering closer.
"It's a light!" He replied squinting.
The Doctor got on the floor and looked. His face lit up. "Brilliant!" He exclaimed.
He and Mickey pulled up part of the grail floor while Amy looked over their shoulders. "What is that?" She asked.
The Doctor clapped his hands before hopping into the gap. "It's power! We've got power!"
He pulled out a tiny green light shard. "Leave it to the TARDIS to cling on to life with all her might." He smiled.
"Is that enough to get out of here?" Mickey asked.
"Not yet I need to charge it for twenty-four hours." He replied.
"How?" Amy asked.
He grinned. "Like this." He blew on it making it brighter.
Amy nodded impressed. "Wow, who knew I had my own personal charger."
The Doctor tried to hide his blushing.
"So now what?" Mickey asked.
The Doctor pulled himself up and sighed. "Well, we've got twenty-four hours why not enjoy it?"
"You mean like shore leave?" Mickey asked.
He shrugged. "Why not? I think we can keep out of trouble."
Amy grunted; for some reason she had a hard time believing that.
He glanced at Mickey's watch. "Let's meet back here in twenty- two hours for good measure."
They nodded and stepped out but as they did Mickey's mouth dropped. "Doctor, you've got to see this!" He pointed at a digital billboard for Cybus Industries.
The Doctor frowned but then his eyes grew at the familiar thin, slightly balding man in a dark suit. Amy looked at them both funny? "Uh, do you know him?"
"That's Pete Tyler, Rose's dad!" Mickey exclaimed.
She was still confused. "Okay, how did he get here?" Amy replied.
The Doctor shook his head. "That's not her father. Her father died when she was a baby. This is the parallel world's Pete Tyler."
"I'm sorry to hear to that." She replied softly remembering her parents.
The Doctor sighed. "Yeah, I reluctantly took her back in time to see what happened the day he died. Rose said it was for closure but she altered history by saving his life and a caused a paradox that I had to try and stop." He said with disapproval.
Amy rolled her eyes. "Well, excuse her for loving her dad."
He scoffed. "It was a stupid, stupid thing to do." The Doctor protested.
Amy scowled at the Doctor. How he could be so insensitive? She understood where Rose was coming from. She probably would've done the same thing. "Frankly, I don't blame her." She replied defiantly.
He looked at her like she was nuts. "Oh, come on! How can you defend starting a paradox?"
His comment stung. Amy glared at him. "Because I lost my parents you twit!" She blurted out.
The Doctor immediately regretted what he said. "Amy I-"
Amy shook her head. "Excuse me." She interrupted walking past him.
He glanced at Mickey for help but he just raised his hands. "Sorry but this is your mess. I'm going to look around town; see you in twenty-four hours." He replied turning and walking away.
The Doctor groaned and chased after Amy. "Amy, wait please!"
Amy wiped her eyes and kept walking. She heard the Doctor behind her calling out. "Please Amy?"
Finally she stopped allowing him to catch up to her. She kept her head turned but he gently moved her face towards him.
"Amy, I'm sorry I didn't know." He said softly gently stroking her cheek.
She sighed. "It's okay. It's my fault. I keep forgetting you're a past regeneration."
They started walking together. "So you've already told me?" He asked curious placing his hands behind his back.
Amy nodded. "I was seven. It was after you crash landed in my yard."
He smirked. "Well, good to know I can still make an entrance."
A smile formed making the Doctor grin. "There's that brilliant smile." He said.
Amy blushed. "Shut up, you daft alien!" She replied affectionately. He smiled.
"So if Rose's father is alive here does Mickey have any family that might be alive, too?" She said.
The Doctor sighed. "Probably he had a grandmother; Rose told me she raised him until she passed away. It happened just before they met me."
"Just out of curiosity how did we get here in sci-fi world, anyway?" Amy asked.
The Doctor shrugged. "Accident I guess. At one point in time my people could pop in here and pop back out with no problem but after they died they took it with them and the walls were sealed forever." He explained.
She nodded quietly and they kept walking. The Doctor glanced at her; she was so beautiful. He wondered if he was falling for her. He decided he had to talk to her about that kiss. He knew she had a boyfriend but this was something they had to resolve before it was too late.
Amy notice he was staring and stopped. She looked at him. "What?"
The Doctor sighed. "Amy about that kiss, I"
She placed her finger on his mouth silencing him. "It's okay I understand."
"Huh?" He replied confused.
"It was a very nice kiss but I know it was out of grief from losing Reinette." She said.
He shook his head. "No, that's not"
"Let me finish. You were upset and I took advantage of you and I'm sorry." Amy finished.
She smiled softly and walked ahead. The Doctor stood there baffled. "Wait, what?"
He ran up to her. "Wait a second!" He protested.
The Doctor stopped her. "That's not what I meant. I meant" He started to say but was interrupted again by a cell phone buzzing.
He groaned. "Oh come on, really?" The Doctor muttered.
Amy frowned and reached into her pocket. "Hang on, that's my phone."
"Can't it wait?" He whined.
She shook her head. "You don't understand it was turned off. I always turn my phone off when we leave the TARDIS."
"Okay?" he replied simply.
"And now it's on, all by itself?" She pointed out to him. He frowned and studied the screen.
There was a news report about Cybus Industries trying to gain support for upgrading humanity. A man named John Lumic was being interviewed claiming his reasons and insisting he was in good health.
Amy thought he looked rather weak and ill. "Isn't that where Pete Tyler works?" She asked.
The Doctor nodded but kept his focus on her phone. "I think your phone connection picked up the Cybus link." He replied.
Suddenly everyone around them froze in place. They almost seemed hypnotized. Amy frowned. "Hey, what's going on?"
The Doctor went to a man standing nearby and studied him. He motioned her over. Amy came and he pointed at the man's earbud; a tiny blue light was blinking.
"It's blinking." She replied. He nodded. "Yeah and look around."
Amy did and saw every person was wearing the same earbud. "They all have the same technology but why?" She asked.
The Doctor showed her the possible answer on her phone. It was downloading everything from entertainment to jokes.
"Everyone's getting the same information as you from the same link." He replied.
She made a face. "That's no good there's no variety. Everything's pre-picked for them. It's like their minds are the same."
Something in what she said troubled the Doctor. This was all too familiar to him.
Just then everyone broke into chuckles before moving again. "Well that was weird." Amy commented. The Doctor stood there in deep thought tapping the phone on his chin.
"Something strange is happening and I don't like it." He said suspiciously.
Amy casually shrugged. "Then let's do something about it."
He glanced at her smirking. "Like what?"
"Well, according to the information there's a birthday party for Pete Tyler's wife and since he is well connected there's a chance Lumic could be there also. Why don't we go and see?" She replied coy.
The Doctor grinned and pulled out his psychic paper. "I like the way you think. Come on we've got a party to crash."
That night at the Pete Tyler's mansion Amy and the Doctor were posing as servants carrying around trays of appetizers.
As they walked around the Doctor noticed Amy making a face at her tray of grey mush on brown rice crackers. "What's wrong?" He asked.
"This stuff smells terrible. What is it?" She replied.
He shrugged. "Don't know. You humans are the ones who eat this."
"Oi'!" Amy playfully slapped his stomach making him grin.
"So did you find out anything?" He asked.
Amy nodded and pointed at a young blond waiter. "According to Randy that man over there is the President of Great Britain."
"Who's Randy?" He frowned.
She shrugged. "He's carrying the salmon pinwheels, why?"
"Oh that's Randy, huh?" He said sounding a little jealous.
"Uh, yeah." She replied.
The Doctor sniffed. "Well, he's a human what does he know?"
She looked at him strangely as they continued to walk. "By the way have you heard from Mickey?" Amy asked.
He thought for a minute. "No, but I'm sure he's fine."
Then they paused and listened to a short Happy Birthday speech from Pete Tyler for this middle aged blond woman in a tight black evening dress. Amy guessed it was Jackie. They both were smiling and yet there was sadness and bitterness in their eyes.
Amy searched around the room for John Lumic but he wasn't there. After a few minutes she was getting bored and set her tray aside. She glanced at the Doctor. "I'm going to step out for a second."
He smiled and nodded then decided to do some investigating of his own on this Cybus Company.
Amy stepped out onto the patio the air was cool but it was nice compared to the stuffy dining room. She heard a sigh and saw Jackie sitting on a wood bench.
"Hello, Ms. Tyler." She smiled.
She just nodded.
"I was just getting some air but can I get you anything?' Amy asked.
"No but thanks, luv." Jackie replied. She glanced at Amy. "Would you like to sit?"
Amy shook her head. She was a bit wary about sitting in such a short skirt. "No thank you. Meant to say lovely party."
Jackie shrugged. "It's façade. Everything from the food to our marriage, everything." She muttered bitterly.
She lowered her gaze. "I'm sorry."
Jackie sighed and stood from her seat. "Well, better get back in there and play pretend."
Amy watched her leave and felt sorry for her. "I hope their actual relationship was happier in Rose's world."
She said to herself then she heard a strange sound like something metal marching in sync. She turned her head but a blinding light was keeping her from seeing.
Placing her hand above her eyes she swore she saw something tall and metal coming towards the mansion.
Whatever it was it wasn't human. Her eyes grew with fear. She had to find the Doctor. Amy rushed back inside to look for him through the crowd when she found him he seemed just as worried as her.
Amy ran up to him but neither needed to say anything the panic looks on both their faces said it all.
"Come on." He said leading her to a window. They looked out into the dark sky. It seemed like their tons of these things. "What is that?" Amy asked. The expression on his face seem to say he had seen this before which made it scarier.
The Doctor swallowed. "Their Cybermen!" Suddenly a crash through the windows startled them and the guests.
Amy's eyes widen at the tall metal things surrounding them, she had never seen anything like them.
"Doctor, are those things?" She asked moving closer to him.
"You mean who they were." He replied disgusted.
She looked at him confused. "Huh?"
"There humans or were humans; they've had their minds taken and stuffed into those exoskeletons with all emotions removed." He explained grimly.
"No emotions, why?" Amy asked.
The Doctor sighed. "Because they hurt."
The concept was disturbing. Amy was finding the whole thing surreal. "W-why do they do that?"
He glanced at her plainly. "Because they think they're doing a good thing."
Amy looked at him questioningly then back at the Cybermen.
The President of Great Britain approached one of them boldly while the other guests looked on fearfully. "So you're Lumic's example of upgrading humanity. What is it that you want?"
The Doctor knew he shouldn't be doing that. Cybermen don't negotiate with anyone but Amy's terrified grip was preventing him from stopping the President.
"We are here to give everyone a free upgrade. To remove all pain, sickness and emotions from humans and become like us." The Cyberman answered in a robotic voice.
The man shook his head. "I'm so sorry for what's happened to you but what if I refuse your upgrade?"
"You cannot refuse." It replied.
He came closer. "And if I do anyway?"
"Then you will be deleted." It replied placing its metal hand on his shoulder electrocuting him prompting other Cybermen to do the same. One by one people were being killed by these things.
Everyone screamed and scrambled to get out. The Doctor grabbed Amy's hand. "Run!" He shouted.
They dashed outside but more were coming. The Doctor noticed Pete Tyler running and called him over.
"Pete, over her!" He shouted. Pete ran in his direction. "How did you know my name?" Pete frowned.
"Not now!" He hissed. "Doctor, their getting closer!" Amy panicked.
He looked around then heard someone shout. "Oi' over here!"
They turned and saw a young man with spikey blond hair and Mickey?
The three ran to them and Amy gawked at Mickey and his ninja type attire . "Mickey what in the world?"
The guy scoffed at her. "I hate to tell you this sweetheart but I'm not Mickey." He answered in a gruff voice.
Before she could speak she heard Mickey's voice behind her. "Amy!" He ran up to her panting. He was wearing the same clothes as his clone.
"Oh, Mickey thank goodness you're okay." She said relieved then scowled. "Now what in the hell is going on? Why do you have a doppelganger?"
Mickey sighed. "That's Rickey a parallel version of me."
Amy groaned. "This getting ridiculous! First the zeppelins, then Pete Tyler's doppelganger and now Mickey's long lost twin!"
Mickey tapped her on the shoulder. "I think that's the least of our worries." He said nervously pointing at the Cybermen aiming at them.
"You are inferior. You will be deleted!" A Cyberman ordered. "Delete! Delete!" They repeated menacingly. This was it. They were going to die. Amy squeezed her eyes shut and waited for death to claim her.
TO BE CONTINUED
A/N: Hi, just wanted to say I'm doing this episode from memory so I probably got a lot of it wrong. If I did I'm sorry but it was still fun to write!
I hope you like this chapter just a few more before Army Of Ghosts and Doomsday which I can't wait to write (I've got some things planned for it!) Anyway thanks for reading! :)
