Cousin Pond
AN: Thank-you to Kate, animemonkey13, Snowy702 and Charlotte13245 for reviewing the last chapter. You review so quickly, it's brilliant!
Little time jump at the beginning.
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The Doctor's Wife-
Nephew had taken Idris away from the group and back into the 'cave' that Danni had seen earlier, the rest were left to listen to Auntie's slight ramblings. Looking over, Danni could tell that Amy was just as confused and a little bemused, as the blond was. The Doctor, forever the logical one, had picked out the important few words, of which the strange, miss matched, woman had spoken.
"The house? What's the house?"
Auntie blinked before answering and gesturing to the surrounding area.
"House is all around you, my sweets. You are standing on him."
Uncle jumped up and down to exaggerate her point.
Both Rory and Danielle shuffled their feet and looked to the ground for any indication of life.
"This is house." She continued, "This world. Would you like to meet him?"
Rory's head snapped up, wary.
"Meet him?"
"I'd love to." The Doctor cut in.
"This way," Uncle waved them over, "Come, please, come."
As the two strange beings led the way forward, Amy turned to The Doctor, a confused expression plain on her features.
"What's wrong? What were those voices?"
Danni gulped at the mere mention of the poor man who had called for help so desperately.
"Timelords." The Doctor breathed, "It's not just Corsair. Somewhere close by there are lots and lots of… Timelords."
)()()()()()(
The Doctor crouched low to the ground and peered through a circular grate. A light green mist slowly seeped through the small gaps in the thick mesh.
"I see." He began, "This asteroid is sentient."
"We walk on his back, breath his air. Eat his food." Auntie said.
"Smell its armpits."
Danni elbowed her cousin in the ribs before the two strangers stood a little straighter. All emotions had suddenly disappeared from their faces and the began to speak simultaneously in a voice that was definatly not their own—
"And do my will. You are most welcome, travellers."
With a quiet "Woah." Danni retreated behind her taller cousin in shock at the new and strange voice. The Doctor's lips quirked upwards slightly before she straightened, regaining a little dignity, and sent a glare his way.
"Doctor…" Amy said, "That voice."
"That's the asteroid?" Questioned the blond.
"Yes." The Timelord answered shortly before turning to both Auntie and Uncle, "So you're like a sea urchin; hard outer surface- that's the planet we are walking on- big, squashy, oogly thing inside. That's you."
His three companions frowned at his choice of descriptive words as house answered—
"That is correct, Timelord."
"Ah, so you've met Timelords before?"
"Many travellers have come through the rift, like Auntie, Uncle and Nephew. I repair them when they break."
There was something very sinister about that sentence.
"So there are Timelords here, then?" The Doctor's hopefulness began to shine through, if only a little.
"Not anymore." House replied, "But there have been many Tardises on my back in days gone by."
The Doctor put his hands in his pockets.
"Well, there won't be any more after us. Last Timelord, last TARDIS."
"A pity. Your people were so kind. Be here in safety, Doctor. Rest, feed, if you will."
Auntie and Uncle were then freed from House's control and Danni grimaced slightly before asking—
"We're not actually going to stay here, are we?"
"It seems like a friendly planet, literally." The Doctor countered before turning to Auntie, "Mind if we poke around a bit?"
"You can look all you want." She answered, "Go, look. House loves you."
She moved forward and cupped Amy's face with both hands. It was her left that was definatly not a hand of a woman, the same hand that had heaved Danni from the ground previously. The blond found herself staring dumbly at the large palm. Rory shook her from her thought with a quick tap to the wrist.
"Come on then, gang!" The Doctor began, cheerful, "We're just going to, erm… see the sights."
The four of them left.
)()()()()()(
"So, as soon as the TARDIS refuels, we go, yeah?" Rory questioned whilst casting a glance toward his cousin in law. She was strangely nervous here and she had stuck close to his wife for a good ten minutes which was odd, normally she'd have to be reined in; she'd explore until she had collapsed with exhaustion but now, she wouldn't leave Amy's side. Clearly, the young woman wasn't happy here.
"No." The Doctor answered, "There are Timelords here. I heard them and they need me."
"Look," Amy took a step forward, followed closely by the blond, "You told me about your people and you told me what you did."
Danielle made to ask what he had done but soon thought better of it. Now obviously wasn't the time.
"Yes," The Doctor countered, "But if they're like Corsair, they're good. I can save them!"
"Then tell them you destroyed the others?"
"I can explain," The Doctor was grasping at straws now, "Tell them why I had to."
"You want to be forgiven." Amy's voice had quietened as she realised the Timelord's motive.
"Don't we all." His voice wavered as he rubbed a hand over his face.
Amy nodded, "What do you need from me?"
"My screwdriver. I left it in the TARDIS. It's in my jacket."
"You're wearing your jacket." Danni pointed out.
"My other one."
"You have two of those?" Clearly Rory had thought that the Timelord merely wore the same jacket each day.
"I'll get it." Amy intervened, "But Doctor, listen to me. Don't get emotional because that's when you make mistakes."
He mock saluted, "Yes, boss."
"Speaking of jackets." Danni put in.
Amy took a look at the bear arms of her cousin before grabbing her hand in a motherly fashion- she had told her to put one on several times.
"I'll call you from the TARDIS." (She tossed her mobile to The Doctor) "Rory, look after him."
With that, she tightened her grip on her cousin's hand and the two began to make their way back to the blue box.
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"I told you to look after him."
Amy had dropped Danielle's hand once they had gotten close to the ship and Rory jogged to catch up.
"He'll be fine. He's a Timelord."
Amy whirled around, TARDIS key in hand.
"It's just what they're called. It doesn't mean he actually knows what he's doing."
"Guys!" Danni called, waiting by the TARDIS door, "I really need my jacket, come on!" She rubbed her arms to prove her point before Amy unlocked the door and allowed her inside.
What seemed like emergency lighting had kicked in and the console room was dimly lit, as was the hallway that Danni now made her way up. She heard Amy phone for The Doctor before she made her way around the corner.
Her room was about a two minute walk from the control room and she had memorised the way. Sure that she would not get lost as she had done her first night.
The bronze coloured door slid open and she quickly entered the room. Golden lighting flooded from small lights beneath the floor and her bed, casting an eerie glow about the room, as she stepped towards a desk in the corner. Her grey leather jacket was folded on the corner of the desk and she made her way forward and picked it up. She fumbled as her mobile fell from the pocket, the slim device landed on the floor with a quiet thud and she quickly bent forward in order to pick it up, cursing quietly as she did. Danni flipped it carefully in her hands and was relieved to see that there was no damage to the black phone.
She cursed again as the lights dimmed all the more and the mobile landed on the floor once again. It had gone dark, really dark and so, Danni was unable to see it on the floor. She stood still, for fear of stepping on it, and waited in silence.
The ship was hushed; no gentle humming, neither Amy nor Rory could be heard. It was like she was utterly alone in the vast ship. Alone in the dark and the stillness.
She didn't like it one bit.