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Scarlett's POV...

I sat with Dr. Moon on the couch, smiling as we watched a montage of my family. I had been married to him for seven years and it was the best seven years of my life (even though I didn't remember most of it, which John always teased me about). Besides that, having him in my life gave me great joy along with our daughter, Ginny, and son, David, who we called Doctor for short. I didn't know why I started calling him that. It was strange but strangely fitting for David. I shook my head to myself before I caught Ginny and David running and laughing happily together. I got onto them immediately.

"Oi, no running!" I called, giving them a stern look.

Both looked sheepish as they stopped running. "Sorry Mummy…" they said in unison with an apologetic tone of voice.

My stern look softened as I nodded to them. "It's alright babies, just be careful."

"We will!" Giggling to each other, Ginny and David ran into the kitchen. I shook my head at them, smiling to myself. Just like their father. Always running.

'Just like someone else I know.' I found myself thinking. As soon as I thought that, I frowned. Where did that thought come from? Before I could think on it more, Dr. Moon spoke up, smiling over at me.

"You've done so much in seven years, Scarlett."

I laughed. "Yeah I have, and I wouldn't change it for the world." Though, to honest, like I told John on the walk that we took together by the river, it felt like one big blur and it definitely didn't feel like seven years, it felt…I don't know…like nothing at all…but I didn't voice that out loud because the last thing I needed was my doctor, thinking I was crazy for thinking that.

Dr. Moon's smile widened. "That's good to hear." He stood up to leave and he looked back at me, still smiling. "Can I just say what a pleasure it is to see you fully integrated?"

I frowned, confused by his words. I went to say something but suddenly, Dr. Moon became all fuzzy and then disappeared, being replaced by someone else that I suddenly recognized. My eyes widened at the sight of him.

It was the Doctor.

What the hell?

"No, the signal's definitely coming from the moon." He was saying, with that familiar frown on his face. "I'm blocking it, but it's trying to break through." He started looking around and I couldn't help but cry out,

"Doctor!"

The Doctor finally looked at me, his eyes brightening and a happy smile appearing on his lips. It was a smile that my heart couldn't help but flutter at.

"Scarlett!" he cried out happily.

But just like that, he disappeared and Dr. Moon appeared again, looking as real as ever as he cleared his throat while he fixed his tie. "Oops, sorry. Mrs. Angelo's rhubarb surprise. Will I ever learn?"

I backed away from him, shaking my head as tears fell down my cheeks for some reason. "The Doctor! I saw the Doctor! My Doctor!" I exclaimed, my voice getting heavy because of the tears.

Dr. Moon just smiled at me, like nothing happened. "Yes, you did, Scarlett. And then you forgot."

I shook my head and closed my eyes. Then I opened them and was startled to see Dr. Moon.

"Dr. Moon? What are you doing here?" I asked him.

"You invited me over for tea, remember?"

I nodded my head. "Yeah! I remember now." I laughed. "I'm horrible at remembering, another thing my husband teases me about constantly." I smiled. "Would you like that tea now?"

"Sure."

With that, I went into the kitchen to make tea and saw Ginny sitting at the table with David nowhere in sight.

I went over to her. "Gin, where's David?"

"He went upstairs."

"And you didn't want to go with him?" I questioned, crossing my arms over my chest.

She shook her head. "No, I wanted to get a snack." Then she turned to look at me and there was concern in her green eyes. "Mummy, why are you crying?"

Looking at her confused, I reached up with one of my hands and touched my cheek, finding it wet. I was instantly taken back. I was crying…but why? I couldn't remember.

I shook my head. "I don't know…I guess I thought of something happy…" I smiled unconvincingly. Before anything else could be said, I quickly said, "Let me get you a snack, Gin."

So that's what I did as I wiped away my tears until they were completely gone. Once I finished with her snack, I got started on the tea. Then after that was finished, I went back into the living room only to find that Dr. Moon was gone and I frowned just as Ginny ran up to me, grinning as she showed me a clay figure.

"Mummy, I made you!"

"That's nice Gin…" I mumbled, distracted by the fact that Dr. Moon wasn't there. I sat the tea cups down on a nearby table before asking, "Did you see Dr. Moon? Did he leave?"

I didn't get an answer as John came back from work, grinning widely.

"I'm home!" he exclaimed.

Instantly, Ginny and David ran to him, squealing happily. "Daddy!"

My husband was still grinning as he scooped them up in his arms and hugged them tight. "Missed me, eh?"

They nodded enthusiastically. Even though I was still confused as to what happened to Dr. Moon, I couldn't help but smile at the sight.

John sat them down and started to head over to me, so he could kiss me hello but Ginny cut in before he could.

"Daddy, look what I made!"

She excitedly handed him the marble sculpture and John looked it over, a thinking expression on his face. Then he snapped his fingers, grinning down at Ginny.

"You made mummy, didn't you?" he asked. Our daughter enthusatically nodded and he ruffled her hair, causing a giggle to escape her lips. "It looks just like her, but not as beautiful."

I rolled my eyes, like I did to every compliment he gave me. He was such a sap sometimes…but he was my sap.

John's grin widened at the familiar response. He gave the sculpture back to Ginny before coming over to me and wrapping his arms around my waist, pulling me close. His grin turned into a soft, loving smile that sent my heart into flutters as he stared down at me.

"Hello honey, I'm home." He told me softly.

I smiled back. "Welcome back," I said as I leaned up and kissed him softly. He deepened the kiss, pulling me even closer.

I sighed against his mouth as I melted into him. The kiss seemed to last forever, however, it was only a couple minutes. I was the first to pull back from the kiss as I needed to breathe, looking at my husband with a dazed look on my face. He was such a good kisser, at least now he was. When we were dating, he was good at it, but he would always fail his arms around when I would give him a sudden kiss before falling into it. Now, he didn't do it anymore.

John's chuckle snapped me out of my daze and I shook my head. Then I remembered Dr. Moon and how he disappeared so suddenly.

"Did you see Dr. Moon, John?" I asked him.

He shook his head. "No." My husband looked at me confused. "Why? Was he here?"

"Yeah…he was…" I frowned to myself. That was strange… Then again, my whole life here was strange. Just like the other times, though, I brushed it off. No matter how strange my life was, I wouldn't change it for the world. So, I smiled and shook my head. "Nevermind. It doesn't matter."

"You sure?"

I nodded with a smile. "Yes…I'm sure." I leaned up and kissed him for a bit. While we kissed, my eyes looked out the window nearby, catching the sight of a man, wearing a dark brown Victorian suit with a purple tweed coat and brown hat passing by. I quickly broke the kiss with John. "Who is that?!"

Just as he turned his head, the man was gone and John looked at me, bemused. "Who's who?"

I didn't respond for a moment, a freaked out look on my face. "I…uh…thought I saw someone."

At that, his bemused expression turned into a concerned one. "Are you alright, Scarlett?" He felt my forehead with a concerned frown. "You don't feel warm…"

I gently pushed his hand away. "I'm fine, just…"

"Just?"

"Tired…" I finished. "I guess…"

And just like all the other times, I blinked and found myself in the bedroom with John, dressed in pajamas. I had another headache coming on, but this time, it hurt more. I gramined a little, rubbing my forehead.

"Are you okay?" John asked again.

"I'm fine." Was my response again. "Just a headache." Then I looked up at my husband, puzzled. "What happened? All I remember was saying I was tired, then…" Slowly, I started remembering. "And we put the kids to bed, and we watched television."

John nodded, chuckling. "Yeah, that's it." He shook his head, still chuckling. "Still forgetful as the day I met you." He teased.

I smacked him in the chest. "Oh, shut up." I told him, hiding a smile.

"What? It's true."

"So? Doesn't mean I have to admit it…" I mumbled under my breath and I got a laugh out of my husband as he came over to me, wrapping his arms around my waist.

"You have a point there, dear." Grinning, he kissed my forehead, then my nose, and finally my lips.

"Duh…I can sometimes…have them…you know…?" I told him in between kisses.

He hummed against my lips in response before deepening the kiss and running his hands up and down my back. I moaned into the kiss at his touch. Since I moaned, his tongue slid to my mouth, easily finding my tongue to tangle them together.

Soon, the kiss became even more passionate and heated. Now, we found ourselves on the bed, tangled up together with me on top of him, kissing down his neck and leaving sucks and bites along the way.

John moaned while I did this, causing me to smirk against his skin. Then his hands found the ends of my pajamas top, tugging it upwards to reveal my toned abdomen. He would have pulled it off all the way but a noise coming from the front door stopped him.

I stopped what I was doing and a sexually annoyed groan left John's lips. I sat up straight, straddling his hips.

'Who could that be?' I thought as I looked in the direction of the front door. I spoke out loud then, glancing back down at John. "Did we get a letter?"

"It's midnight. Who would send a letter at midnight?" My husband grumbled.

I shrugged. "I don't know…go and see what it is."

He groaned but I knew he would do it as I climbed off of him and sat down on the bed. Sure enough, he got up to check it out. After he was gone, I went over to the window and the man in the Victorian suit was there. I narrowed my eyes. Who the hell was he? I didn't have time to even think about it as I heard John's voice from behind

"'The world is wrong.'"

I turned to see him enter the room with a letter in his hand as I titled my head to the side with a perplexed expression on my face. "What?"

"For you. It's weird, though." John read the letter out loud, looking down at it and glancing up at me as he did, "'Dear Scarlett, the world is wrong. Meet me at your usual playpark, two o'clock tomorrow."

My eyes narrowed again as I looked back out the window and mysterious man was walking away. I knew then and there that I was going to the playpark tomorrow, to figure out what the hell was going on.

I arrived at the playground, holding onto David and Ginny's hands. I immediately spotted the man sitting down on a nearby bench. He had a pair of round glasses on his face, but they were black, so I guessed that they were sunglasses. It was pretty sunny today. However, it didn't explain the big winter coat.

I shook my head internally. But that didn't matter, not now.

As I let go of my children's hands, I told them, "Go ahead and play, but no fighting."

They nodded their agreement before running off to join all of the other kids on the playground. Then with a confident look on my face, I went over to the join the man on the bench. He didn't look at me as I sat down next to him.

"Okay, I'm here." I said. He didn't respond and I went on, "I got your note last night, thanks for interrupting my alone time with my husband by the way, but anyway. 'The world is wrong.' What's that mean?"

"No, you did not." The man finally spoke, finally looking over at me. His voice sounded familiar, but I didn't know why.

"What are you talking about?" I demanded.

He sighed. "My note? You didn't get it last night." He informed me. "You got it a few seconds ago. When you decided to come, you came, just like that. That is how time processes here, in the matter of a dream. But I don't think I have to tell you that, you've suspected it before. It's why nothing makes sense here, Scarlett Noble."

I looked at him stunned. "How…how do you know my name?"

He just shook his head. "Not important." I opened my mouth to protest, but he cut me off, "It's really not important. This – what I'm talking about – is important."

I huffed at him, then asked another question, "Who are you then? Can you at least tell me that?"

At that, he paused for a moment. "Theta." He answered softly. "Theta Sigma."

I wanted to comment, however, he didn't let me and changed the subject.

"Let's go for a walk."

And just like that, I found us walking around the park and I looked around for a moment, stunned. Then I thought about what he said. Maybe he was right. Maybe this wasn't real.

"You know why I asked you to meet me here?" Theta asked and I broke out of my thoughts.

"Um no…why?"

"Because a playground is the easiest place to see the lie."

I stared at him. "What do you mean?"

"The children, look at the children."

I didn't listen as I had another question. "Why are you wearing those glasses? Do you have something to hide?"

He ignored my questions and I growled at him. But it didn't faze him at all as he spoke up again.

"Everyone in this world is dead…" he said rather bluntly. "So we call this place, the Forest of the Dead."

He said everyone. Did that include the children? I shook my head at that. No. Of course not. However, I still asked.

"You said everyone here is dead?" When he nodded, I added, "But what about the children? The children can't be dead. My children can't be dead."

For the first time, Theta looked apologetic. "I'm sorry, but…your children were never alive."

I reeled back at that, shaking my head with a glare on my face. "Don't you dare say that?! Don't you dare?!" I snarled. "My children are not dead! So don't say that about my children, you bastard!"

He flinched at that, but my anger didn't stop him from speaking. "Just look at your children, really look."

I said nothing as I turned my gaze to the playground and noticed that every single child looked exactly the same as mine. I froze in horror. I didn't even know which ones were mine.

"Do you see it now, Scarlett?" Theta questioned gently. "They're all the same. All the children of this world, the same boy and girl, over and over again."

Though I could see it with my own eyes, I couldn't believe it. "No!" I yelled, shaking my head and glaring at him heatedly. "You're lying! My children are real, my husband is real!"

"I'm sorry, it's not. Your husband is made up in your mind. He doesn't exist, at least not yet."

"What the hell are you talking about?!" I screamed out my question. "Who are you?! And why are you wearing those glasses?!"

Theta stared at me for a moment before sighing. He took off the glasses, revealing…

My mouth dropped open in shock.

It was John!

But then it wasn't.

His eyes were old-looking, like they had seen too much in their lifetime. Not like the vibrant, youthful eyes that my husband had.

He kept the glasses off for a couple seconds before putting them back on him.

Before I had time to say anything, I heard the familiar cry of my daughter. I whirled my head around to look. My children were the only ones on the playground now and I saw Ginny on the ground, holding her knee.

"Mummy!" she wailed. "My knee!"

I ran over to her before cradling her in my arms as I whispered soothing words in her ear.

Soon, she was calmed down and was sniffling. I pulled back, wiping away her tears.

"She's not real." John's voice made me freeze. "They're fictions. I'm sorry, Scarlett. Really I am. But now that you understand, even if you want to admit it, you won't be able to keep a hold. They are sustained only by your belief."

I glared at him. "How can you say that? They're your children too!"

He shook his head. "No they're not and they're not yours either. I'm sorry."

I completely ignored him as I took a hold of Ginny and David's hands and walked away from him. But even as I walked, my eyes filled with tears at what John said. That was something no mother wanted to hear.

I continued to walk even if he called after me,

"Scarlett, for your own sake, you have to let them go!"

Again, I ignored him as we walked away from the playground.

"Mummy, what did that man mean?" Ginny asked me. "Are we not real?" I ignored that question. "Where are we going?"

"Home!"

And just like that, I was back home, in the living room. An alarm was going off and the entire room was bright red.

"That was quick, wasn't it, Mummy?" Ginny questioned brightly.

I didn't answer as David spoke up, his voice afraid.

"Mummy, what's wrong with the sky?"

I didn't have the answer for that one as we all looked out the window. Instantly, Ginny and David snuggled into my sides, shaking in fright. I wrapped my arms around them, pulling them even closer, afraid of them disappearing.

"Mummy, you're hurting me."

David's voice broke me out of my thoughts, whatever they were. I didn't know what to think of this anymore.

"Sorry," I apologized, loosening my hold. I looked between my daughter and son, tears starting to form in my eyes. Soon, they were dripping down my cheeks. "Both of you just stay right next to mummy, don't get out of my sight." I told them, my voice wobbling because I had tears in my eyes.

Ginny looked up at me. "Is it bedtime?"

And just like that, I was standing up in Ginny and David's bedroom, looking down at them in their beds.

"Mummy, David and me, we're not real, are we?" My daughter asked quietly.

My response was instant. "Of course you are."

"But, Mummy, sometimes, when you're not here, it's like we're not here." David said.

"Even when you close your eyes, we just stop."

I smiled slightly, tears once again filling in my eyes. "Then…I won't close my eyes ever again…I promise you, Ginny. I won't. I won't lose you again." The last sentence made a memory come back to me. Of Ginny, mine and the Doctor's daughter, dying right before our eyes…

I closed my eyes when the memory finished. Realizing what I did, my eyes flew open and both Ginny and David were gone.

Pure agony ripped through me, sending me into a crying fit. Wailing and falling to the ground, gripping my stomach as if it was being ripped apart.

"Ginny! David! NO!" I screamed in agony.

-0-

I was curled up in an almost fetal position when I heard the door burst open. I quickly stood up and through my blurry vision, I saw that it was John. My John with the happy, vibrant eyes.

I threw myself at him, hugging him tight. He hugged me back just as tightly. I was the first to pull back, a new set of fresh tears falling down my cheeks.

"Scarlett, what's happening?" John asked me quickly. "Where's Ginny and John?"

This made me sob. "I don't know!" I cried. "But this isn't real! This whole world isn't real! None of it is!"

"Am I real?" John questioned, eyes sad as if he already knew the answer.

"No…no you're not…" I whispered as I caressed his face. "But my love for you is…was… I love you."

He closed his eyes, a tear slipping from his eye and down his cheek. "I love you too." With that, he disappeared before my very eyes, causing my heart to break all over again.

Almost as soon as he was gone, I was enveloped in a bright light and found myself back in the shop of the Library.

I wasn't the only one there.

All around was people, laughing and hugging. Though it was nice seeing this, I couldn't feel the same way as my mind was still in that world where I was married to the love of my life and had children and a little girl named Ginny. Why could I have her in that world, but not in this one, the real one?

I didn't have the answer to that.

"Scarlett!"

I snapped out of thoughts at the sound of Donna, who was running towards me. Looking just as sad as I was. Instantly, I ran to my sister and we met half-way, throwing ourselves at each other as we hugged each other tightly, Donna burying her face in my hair and me burying my face into my sister's chest.

We were both crying.

I closed my eyes tightly. I hated this.

After hugging for a while, we broke the hug and wiped our faces. Then we remembered the Doctor and we ran out of the shop to find him.

We ended up finding him and he told us about River, about her dying. I was surprised by how heartbroken I was by that. But she saved everyone, just like CAL did. And whoever she was to me and the Doctor and even if she unpurpously made me lose the love of my life, I was proud of her. Which was a strange feeling since I didn't know her.

Now, the Doctor and I were leaning against a bookcase as we waited for Donna. She was trying to find Lee, the person she fell in love with the imaginary world. She thought he was real. As much as I wanted to believe that John was real, I knew that he wasn't. I dreamt him up, that's all there was to it.

I sighed as the Doctor spoke up.

"What about you?" he asked.

I looked at him confused. "What about me what?"

"Are you going to try to find John?" I thought I heard a little jealousy in his tone but I ignored it as I shook my head.

"No…" I answered softly. "He wasn't real…I made him up in my mind…" However, that couldn't be the same for Theta Sigma. The way he talked. It was like he was a part of it as much as everyone else in the data core was. Also, for some strange reason, I didn't mention him to the Doctor or to Donna. They didn't need to know everything that happened in my dream world.

"But what if he was?" The Doctor asked softly. "Then would you?"

I didn't have to think about it. "Yes…I would have…" I told him. "I was in love with him…and he was in love with me…" I sighed, feeling my heart ache. I didn't like talking about him and probably never would. But I had to get over him as hard as that was going to be.

The Doctor didn't say anything and I stared at him as I thought about my confusing feelings for the Time Lord. Or was there any confusing feelings anymore?

In that moment, I thought about how I felt seeing the Doctor appear in my dream. I was happy and felt flutters in my heart at the look of pure happiness on his face when he saw me. And another thing I remembered…I called him my Doctor…

Why would I call him that if I didn't have feelings for him? There was no answer to that because I did have feelings for him. As hard as I wanted to not admit it. I did.

I felt relief as soon as I admitted it to myself. Though, I cursed myself a little for it. Things were going to be so awkward with the Doctor…not that it wasn't before but still.

Though I admitted it to myself, I didn't have to admit to him. Even if I did, it wasn't like he would tell me that he had feelings for me too because he didn't. He was still in love with that Rose girl. So, keeping my feelings to myself is and was the better option.

Sighing to myself, I saw Donna heading towards us as she walked through the crowd.

"Please be paitent." The teleport operator's voice said. "Only three can teleport at a time. Do not state your intended until you arrive in…"

"Any luck?" I asked my sister as she made it over to us and stood beside me.

Donna shook her head sadly. "There wasn't anybody named Lee in the Library that day…" she answered. "Suppose he could have had a different name out here, but let's be honest, he wasn't real, was he?"

"I'm sorry…but he wasn't…" I told my sister softly. I sighed, my voice sad as I said, "Just like John was…"

My sister looked at me, understanding how I was with feeling. Then it was her turn to sigh as she leaned back against the bookshelf.

"I made up the perfect man. Gorgeous, adores me, and hardly able to speak a word. What's that say about me?"

I opened my mouth to respond, but the Doctor responded instead.

"Everything…" he said in a distracted tone, looking as if he was lost in thought.

Donna looked at him offended. Seeing it, he realized what he said and quickly tried to fix it.

"Sorry, did I say everything? I meant to say, 'nothing'. I was aiming for, 'nothing', I accidently said, 'everything.'"

I shook my head at him. "Not helping, Doc."

"Stand right in the middle please. Keep your hands and feet inside at all times."

"What about you?" Donna asked the Doctor. "Are you alright?"

He looked over at her, nodding. "I'm always alright." That was obviously a lie, of course he wasn't.

Donna and I could always see right through him.

"Is 'all right' special Time Lord Code for…'really not all right at all.'?" Donna questioned him softly.

"Why?"

"Cos I'm 'all right' too."

I nodded in agreement when the Doctor looked over at me, a sad smile on my face. "I am too."

We all looked at each other, understanding each other's sorrows perfectly. Then the Doctor took our hands.

"Come on."

With that, we started making our way back to the TARDIS, not looking back.

If we had, we would have seen 'Lee' trying to call out for Donna before teleporting away.

And I would have seen Theta Sigma watching me walk away with a sad smile on his face before fixing his bowtie, turning around, and walking off through the crowd.

TBC...

In...

Midnight, Part 1...

And there's the end of the libary episodes! ;) Weren't they amazing?! I loved writing them so much. Now, you got your answers John wasn't real and was just in her mind, but Theta Sigma, or rather the Doctor. The real Eleventh Doctor.

All I can tell you, this Eleven's timeline is sometime during the depression he went in after losing Amy and Rory and he went to see Scarlett for a reason that you'll learn later, but that's all I can say about that. You'll get your answers later on for that one ;)

Anyway, if you have any questions or are confused please let me know! I hope that you enjoyed the last part of Forest of the Dead. I know I did! Lol. Until next time then! :D