The Doctor scanned the Library for life forms for the fifth time. All the Vastra Nardia were on board the ship. He hit a few more buttons and the freighter was off.

Good. One problem solved.

The Doctor flopped into the seat and tried to relax. He couldn't think straight.

How am I supposed to save River and Charlotte if I can not control myself?

Charlotte had followed the Doctor into the room that the TARDIS was parked. River had described the "magic box" to her many times. Seeing the TARDIS was much more impressive than any story. Charlotte wanted to touch her.

"Hello TARDIS. My name is Charlotte. River has told me a lot about you. You are very pretty. Can I touch you?"

Charlotte gingerly touched the TARDIS. The wood was warm. River had told Charlotte that if the TARDIS liked something, she would hum. Charlotte ran her hands over the TARDIS's exterior. Charlotte was tracing out the swirls and patterns in the wood.

The Doctor had moved to the glass floor and stretched out. The TARDIS had kept quiet. Her thief was attempting to calm down. Silence was what seemed to be working for Doctor lay with his eyes closed and tried to get some peace. After a while, the TARDIS started her happy humming. The sound grew louder. The TARDIS was oozing happiness. The Doctor knew she was reacting to something and it wasn't him. The Doctor opened his eyes and asked:

"What is it? What has got you all giggly, old girl?" the Doctor asked as he gently patted the floor.

The TARDIS answered by cracking open her doors. Charlotte peeked her head in.
"Doctor? Are you in here?"

"Yes, Charlotte. Please come in."

The Doctor sat up and faced the doors. Charlotte walked in the doors and gasped. The Doctor watched with a small smile on his face as Charlotte took in the Control room. The TARDIS was humming happily. Charlotte walked further into the TARDIS eyes wide with wonder as she touched and stroked various bits on her way to the Doctor.

"Welcome to the TARDIS Charlotte."

"Doctor. She is beautiful!"

The Doctor had a laugh bubble out of him.

"Flattery will get you everywhere with her, Charlotte."

The TARDIS responded to his breaking of a beautiful moment by throwing a Yo-Yo at him.

"Hey, that was the truth!"

The Doctor then noticed what she had thrown at him.

"Thanks dear! I need this."

The Doctor stood up and started playing with the Yo-Yo.

"Yes, Charlotte. Yo-yo is great for hand-eye coordination."

"Yes, Doctor." Charlotte agreed.

"Did you know that a yo-yo can be used as a weapon. A weapon that is now a toy. Scary and brilliant."

The Doctor quieted and looked at Charlotte.

"Doctor, are you alright?"

"Sure. I am fine." The Doctor kept his hands busy getting a feel for his yo-yo again."Why do you ask?"

"You are here to help us. Who is helping you?"

"Charlotte I can handle myself. Thank you for the concern. Let's focus on you."

"You flirt better than you lie, Doctor." Charlotte said as she stared into his eyes.

The Doctor looked angry at that. Before he could speak, Charlotte continued.

"Can I trust you with a secret, Doctor?"

"Yes, why?"

"River would be very mad."

"Then don't tell me."

"You should know this and I don't think she will tell you."

The Doctor was now highly interested. He sat down next to Charlotte on the glass floor.

"When River was first uploaded, she was very excited. You had kept her alive. Now she could explore and read for eternity."

"That is what I wanted her to do. I knew as long as she was safe I could work on a way to get her and anyone else out."

"Yes, Doctor. On her fourth night everything changed. She seemed really distracted and kind of sad."

"Why? Charlotte, please tell me."

"River wouldn't tell me at first. So I pretended to go to sleep. I crept back into her room and found her curled up with her pillow staring at the wall. I walked up to her and gave her my teddy. I said if she couldn't tell me what was wrong maybe she could tell teddy."

The Doctor's eyes went very soft.

"Is teddy a good listener?"

"Yes he is. River took teddy and told me to get on the bed. She wanted to know if I knew what Self Worth was."

"Self Worth?"

"I said yes. River said she was afraid that you never learned that. River said you were a bit thick. She did everything she could to show you. She was convinced that you still hadn't gotten it by the time she died. Then she hugged teddy and started to cry."

"River.."

The Doctor is dying. Please, please help.

"River said that you were so cross that you couldn't hear what she was saying."

No one can help me. A fixed point has been altered.

"I hurt her Charlotte." the Doctor said with a sniffle. "She stood in front of me telling me that the Universe would mourn me."

"River told me that she tried to stay calm but you were not hearing her. River yelled at you. She didn't want to yell at you."

"River was so upset, Charlotte. I made her cry. The woman that I love more than anything." the Doctor sniffled. " She was only trying to tell me that I was loved. I do not deserve her. Not at all. She loved me enough to spend her life in jail to protect me. And I ..."

The Doctor was attempting to control himself. Charlotte pulled him into a hug. Charlotte could feel him trying to stifle his feelings. He was mostly successful.

"She loves you soo much Doctor. I think that you need to tell River that you heard her on that pyramid. That is all she wanted."

The Doctor pulled back and rubbed his eyes.

"I plan on doing a lot more than that. She is an amazing wife and friend. Even when I didn't know who she was. It is my turn to be her husband. Fully and completely her life mate. Thank you for telling me this Charlotte. I will let River know I figured it out."

"That would make her very happy."

"Shall we join the others?"

Charlotte nodded yes. The Doctor lead the way walking his yo-yo in front of himself.

"You are good at this." Charlotte said as the Doctor executed a perfect around-the-world.

"Thank you Charlotte. It has been a few centuries since I've tried to do this. Let me see if I can give you a rock the baby."

Charlotte watched as the Doctor stopped walking and wound up wrapping the string around his wrist. The Doctor snarled and unwound himself.

"One more time, Charlotte."

The Yo-Yo was bending to his will. The baby fell right into the cradle. Charlotte clapped. They had made it back to library desk that was serving as a base of this rescue mission.

"Everyone! The Doctor is showing me yo-yo tricks. He is very good."

"Oh God. Not the yo-yo." River mumbled.

"What is the matter with him playing with a yo-yo?" Amy whispered.

"That means he is so stressed out that everything you told me is true." River whispered.

"We weren't lying River. You said you felt it." Rory added.

"What was that Doctor?" Rory asked.

"A trapeze into a green triangle. Let me show you a boingy boing."

The butterfly yo-yo obediently bounced between the two vertical strings.

"I didn't want to believe it. Now I'm scared." River whispered.

River felt something tapping her boot. She looked down to see the yo-yo tapping her boot then backing up.

"Yes, Doctor? Did you need something?" River said coyly.

"A decision Sweetie."

The Doctor used her term for a reason. River watched as he put the yo-yo into a sleeper. She could see in the Doctor's eyes that the flesh would be better for him. River closed her eyes and sighed.

Look at her. She is going to choose the lesser of the two to spare you the pain. Give our Wife her life back! His collective conscious was screaming at him. The Doctor gathered himself.

The yo-yo was tapping on her boot, again. River opened her eyes and saw the look on the Doctor's face. He was going to save her body.

"Really?" River said in a whisper.

The yo-yo wrapped around her projection and pulled her to the Doctor.

"Yes, River. It is the least I can do." he whispered.

River hugged him tightly and whispered a very choked "Thank-you" into his ear. The Doctor backed up and started swinging the yo-yo around her.

"What is that, Doctor?" Charlotte asked.

"This is a three leaf clover. Done over and over again. Because we are going to need all the luck we can get."