Chapter Ten

"This is getting old," Rory said as he sank to the ground after being shocked by the electric fence. Amy ran to him as he fell to the ground and she knelt next to him.

"Doctor!" she shouted as he ran to her then looked down and growled.

"I thought I told him to stop doing this!" the Doctor said as he stormed to the TARDIS and snapped his fingers. Walking up the ramp, he stormed to the console when he picked up the receiver and started dialing. He waited a few seconds while he tapped his fingers on the console and Amy walked into the control room.

"Doc…?" she said as he held up a finger and she leaned against the doorframe.

"Moffat, this is the Doctor," he said and heard the receiver on the other end drop. He waited as the receiver was picked up and he leaned on the console. "Are you still there?"

"Yes," Moffat said with a tint of fear in his voice.

"I thought I told you to stop killing Rory."

"I did!"

"Then why did he just drop dead?" the Doctor asked as Amy walked closer and stood next to him.

"It wasn't me! I swear!" Moffat said as the Doctor sighed and placed the receiver back on the cradle.

"Well, he didn't kill him," the Doctor said as he walked back outside and headed for Rory. Amy followed him when the Doctor knelt down next to Rory and the Doctor raised his fist, bringing it down hard onto Rory's chest over his heart. Rory gasped as he opened his eyes and Amy knelt down and stroked his hair.

"I thought you said I wasn't going to get killed anymore," Rory said as they helped him up and Amy held him to her side.

"I was told that you weren't," the Doctor said as he sighed and they went inside the TARDIS. Walking to the console, he looked at the screens when he started pushing buttons, turning switches and pulled on the main hand break. The TARDIS moved through the vortex as the Doctor sat on the jump seat and tried to figure out what was going on.

"Ack!" Rory said when he fell to the floor and Amy ran to him, kneeling next to him. The Doctor ran to them as he knelt down and placed his hand on Rory's chest. Rory wasn't breathing as the Doctor checked for a pulse and Amy looked at him with terror in her eyes.

"He's dead?" she asked and the Doctor nodded, raised his fist and thumped Rory's chest over his heart. Rory gasped as he opened his eyes wide and looked up at the Doctor.

"What is going on?" he said as the Doctor sat back on his legs and frowned.

"You keep dropping dead for some reason," he said when he picked Rory up and Rory was shocked that he could lifted him, never mind carry him. "Hey, I'm stronger than I look."

Rory smiled then shrugged as they left the control room and headed for the med bay. The TARDIS had moved the med bay just outside the control room as they went inside and the Doctor placed Rory on the examination bed. The Doctor pushed the buttons on the screen as the TARDIS scanned Rory and the Doctor titled his head to one side.

"Right, there is nothing wrong with your heart, which is a good thing, but, for some reason, you keep dying," the Doctor said then looked at the screens, sighed, raised his hand and thumped Rory's chest over his heart. Rory gasped as he opened his eyes and looked at the Doctor. "Now this is just getting silly."

"Why does this keep happening?" Amy asked and the Doctor looked up at the ceiling and growled.

"I know what you're doing. Knock it off right now or I am going to get old," he shouted at the ceiling when they heard giggling and Amy and Rory looked at the Doctor. "I am not kidding!"

"But it's too much fun," a female voice said as the Doctor growled and balled his hands into fists.

"This isn't a game!" he shouted and the giggling grew louder.

"Doctor, what is going on?" Amy asked.

"Someone is having a laugh at us and keep killing Rory because they think it's fun," he said and Rory frowned, blinking his eyes.

"No, it's not fun. I don't like dying all the time," he sighed and the Doctor looked up at the ceiling.

"Will you stop?" the Doctor asked and silence filled the med bay.

"Oh, alright, we'll stop," the other female voice and the Doctor smiled.

"Good," the Doctor said as he helped Rory off the examination bed and they left the med bay. None of them sat two shimmering, female figures appearing next to the examination table and one of them smiled at the other.

"But only until the next chapter," the female figure said as they giggled and slowly faded away.