Chapter 11

"Alrighty ro, off we go!" I exclaimed, skipping around the TARDIS in one of my many pairs of gym shoes. After living amongst humans for so long, I still don't completely understand why they're obsessed with shoes, but I'm the same way. A good majority of the human money I get goes towards buying new shoes... Not clothes... Just shoes. I have an outfit for each day of the week and a few pairs of pajamas, but that's it.

"Keeper!" I heard Zak screaming at me, ending my shoe day dream. I looked at him inquisitorially and he chuckled lightly with a shake of his head. "I was asking you where we were going." He responded and I skipped around the console, trying to hide a smile.

"Nowhere in specific." I lied, flipping a switch as we whirred into motion. He instantly grabbed for the bar around the console and I giggled lightly. I threw my hands up in the air and waved them around. "Look! No hands!" I exclaimed and he glared at me playfully. Like a panther, he crouched down to pounce and I stuck my tongue out at him.

"You're asking for it lassie." He threatened in a playful Irish accent.

"Aren't I always?" I questioned in response and he shrugged in agreement then launched himself at me. I spun to try to stay out of his grasp in vein and ended up tumbling to the floor with him. He pinned me down with his legs and held his hands up threateningly.

"You have five seconds to tell me where we're going." He threatened again and smiled devilishly at me.

"Or what?" I asked.

"Five… Four… Three… Two… One!" Zak counted down then threw his arms down and started to tickle my sides. I screamed then started to giggle uncontrollably and squirmed around, trying to get out of his reach.

"Alright, alright! I'll tell you!" I gave in and soon his onslaught of tickling came to an end. He looked at me expectantly while I attempted to catch my breath. "Raxacoricofallapatorious." I told him and his head shot back a bit in confusion. I laughed a little then rolled my eyes. "It's a place on the edge of Mutter's spiral. The sky there is purple!" I exclaimed and it was his turn to laugh.

"There is so much humans don't know about the universe, isn't there?" He asked and I nodded lightly and motioned for him to let me go. Soon we were back on our feet and heading out to look at our surroundings when I realized we were still in our pajamas. I smiled lightly to myself and stopped, lightly tapping a bunny slipper covered foot. When Zak realized I wasn't behind him, he turned and looked at me with a puzzled expression. I checked him out sarcastically with a small giggle then his eyes widened. "Yeahh we should probably change!" He exclaimed and I nodded with a laugh.

Once we were both properly dressed, we headed out into the unknown with our arms interlocked and a skip in our steps. I could tell he wasn't normally this hyperactive and free-spirited with people because he seemed a little tense and it made me happy to know that he was comfortable enough with me to let loose a little. I skidded to a stop when I realized where I wanted to go here and got another inquisitorial look from Zak.

"What now?" He questioned me in an exasperated tone.

"I just realized… I'm taking you to one of Raxacoricofallapatorious's two oceans and I didn't have us grab bathing suits…" I trailed off and he groaned in response. I turned us around and we both changed into outfits that permitted bathing suits to fit comfortably beneath them. I went with an old fashioned retro style red bikini with white polka dots and a small red summer dress with a white cardigan and small black ballet flats then headed out to find Zak waiting on me expectantly. He raised an eyebrow at me playfully and held out a hand to me.

"Are we ready to go now?" He asked me jokingly and I tried to keep the blood from rushing to my cheeks. "Look! Your cheeks match your dress!" Zak exclaimed and I felt my cheeks become even redder as he laughed then grabbed my hand and guided me out the door of my once again hidden TARDIS. I smiled proudly to myself, glad that the chameleon circuit was back in order. Soon it was time for me to lead and we ended up traveling through the forest to the side of the ocean that was as far away from the vinegar sea as possible. Although this was a beautiful planet, the vinegar sea was atrocious and I couldn't stand the smell of it. Zak was humming lightly to himself as he swayed my hand back and forth and I couldn't help but smile triumphantly. This handsome young man was all mine… And I wouldn't have it any other way.

"Is there anything in particular you'd like to go see some time?" I asked him, trying to strike up conversation. He thought on it for a while, walking with his lips pursed in thought. Just when I thought I couldn't take the silence anymore, he cut off my complaining with a simple response.

"America in twenty years from when we met." He answered simply and I guffawed.

"I can take you anywhere in the universe at any given time, and all you want to see is America in twenty years? It's not that great love!" I exclaimed in astonishment. I saw a certain light leave his eyes and his head lowered in embarrassment.

"I just want to know if my show is successful…" He trailed off in a mumble. I couldn't help but sigh as I tried to decide how to word my response.

"Sweetie, it doesn't work like that. I can't bring you into your own timeline. It's all a bunch of wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff-" (smiling mentally at the phrase the Doctor had told me he had used once to get himself out of a sticky situation) "-and I can't take you twenty years into your own future. You would have been missing for twenty years and the show wouldn't have gone on the way it would if you were around." I explained and he nodded his head solemnly. I stopped us and pulled on him lightly to get him to turn towards me. I made him look at me and I made sure the look on my face was one of pure apology when I said "I'm sorry love, I didn't mean for it to come out like that. I sometimes forget how pure and simple humans' goals are. I've done it all and seen it all. I don't think the way you do and sometimes I forget that you're not like me." I apologized and he smiled at me lightly.

"It's quite alright ma'am." He responded in that oh-so-attractive southern accent of his as he leaned in to give me a kiss. The kiss was short and sweet and soon we were back on our way towards the ocean. Soon we reached the beach and he threw off his shirt and ran into the water. I giggled lightly then ran in after him after throwing my cardigan, shoes, and dress to the side.

We swam and played for a good hour and soon decided to head back to the TARDIS for the night. When I got to our clothes, my TARDIS key had burned a hole through the pocket and was starting to slightly melt the sand around it and I groaned lightly.

"Ah bloody hell…" I mumbled and heard a hum in response from Zak. We raced off to find the TARDIS and found nothing in its place and I found myself falling to my knees in despair. Without the TARDIS, we were stuck here on Raxacoricofallapatorious forever…