Wooo! Sorry I didn't update yesterday! I had some trouble writing this chapter. Don't know if it's because I leave for college in about 5 months or what :P But anyways, I hope you enjoy the update! I don't own Doctor Who or its' characters and thank you to Luxturna for editing!

Chapter 33

When it came time for Melody to apply for college, she had a lot of decisions to make. She could stay on Earth and go to university with her friends, or she could go to one of those intergalactic university the Doctor was always talking about. If she went to university somewhere on Earth, it could go horribly wrong. What if she regenerated again? How could she explain her new appearance? What if she became a small child?

In the end, she decided she would feel more comfortable at a space university. Besides, some of the other planets' creatures looked relatively human, so she wouldn't feel too out of place.

Melody had been given a single dorm in case of regeneration, and it had a small bathroom attached to it and another single dorm for whoever moved in beside her. Amy, Rory, and the Doctor helped her set up and decorate her room, but all too soon it was time for them to leave. Melody walked them back to the TARDIS and gave the Doctor a hug first.

"Have a great first semester. I'll see you soon!" The Doctor whispered in her ear as he hugged her. As soon as he pulled away from her hug he said, "Alrighty! I'm going to wait in the TARDIS while you three say your goodbyes."

He left and then Melody hugged her dad and gave him a small kiss on the cheek and he kissed her forehead and ruffled her hair. "Goodbye! I love you, see you soon! Don't forget to call!"

Melody wiped away the tears that were coming to her eyes and moved over to her mum. She gave her mum a hug and Amy gave Melody a kiss on the cheek. "I love you! Be careful and I'll see you soon! You better call after your first day of class!"

Amy and Rory entered the TARDIS as Melody waved them off. The Doctor placed the TARDIS to float in space before exclaiming, "All right, Ponds! Where to?"

Amy and Rory looked at each other before both of their eyes filled with tears. They hugged each other and let the tears fall down their cheeks. They had had a whole extra six years with Melody and they still weren't ready to say goodbye.

The Doctor was confused when the Ponds didn't run over to him and exclaim so made up country hoping it was real. He turned around to find them both hugging each other and crying. "Oh, you Ponds!" He walked over and gathered them into a hug. He rubbed their backs and eventually got them to stop crying. "It'll be okay. You and Rory raised a wonderful daughter! Christmas is only four months away, and you'll see her then! How about we go on some adventures to pass the time?"

Amy and Rory gave the Doctor a weak smile and the three of them flew off in the TARDIS.

Meanwhile, Melody looked around and realized that she was truly all alone. She walked around campus and finally settled on a bench. She whipped out her phone and almost called the Doctor or her parents to come and get her. Right when she was about to call, she got a text from the Doctor saying, "Don't you call already! You're going to do great! Go meet some new people!" Melody smiled at the text and sent him a "Thank you" text back before heading over to the student center to meet some other kids.

She met a nice Silurian and some students from Barcelona. She went back to her dorm at 8 and saw that her neighbor was the Silurian she met at the student center. Her neighbor introduced herself as Vanadri and said that she was going to be studying Inter-Planetary Relations. Melody introduced herself and said that she was going to be studying Archeology.

They talked for a bit, but then decided that they better go to bed since classes started the next day. Although Melody tried to get some sleep, she was too anxious and didn't fall asleep until after midnight. Her alarm sounded bright and early at 6:30 because she had to get ready for her first class at 8.

She got dressed in a pair dark denim jeans, black tank top, black combat boots and her black leather jacket, grabbed a banana and a water bottle, and headed out to class. Soon after leaving she knew she should have went searching for her classes yesterday afternoon because now she was lost. She ran around campus for a few minutes and then checked her watch. It was 7:50! She ran up to some random student and asked where the Anthropology building was and directions to room B214. She thanked the student before running off to class. She made it just in time, panting, and took her seat.

Her first class was "Intro to Archaeology." It was extremely interesting, and Melody was slightly disappointed when class was dismissed. The rest of her classes for today were in the same building, so she thankfully didn't get lost again.

All in all, she had a pretty good day. She enjoyed seeing all the new creatures and learning about archaeology.

She walked out of the Anthropology building and found a nice bench to sit on. She phoned her mum, dad, and the Doctor's phone but none of them answered. She shrugged and just headed back to her dorm.

She studied, hung out with her new friends, and was ready to go to bed by 10. It had been a long and exciting day, and she wanted to be well-rested for her second day of classes. She tried phoning the Doctor and her parents one last time, but they didn't answer so she shrugged and just went to bed.

At 2:30 in the morning a shrill ringing from her cell phone woke Melody up. She groaned and sat up. She opened the phone and gave the caller a drowsy, "Hello?"

"Melody!" Her parents and the Doctor shouted into the phone.

That woke her up a bit more and she replied a quick, "Yeah?"

Her voice was sounded thick with sleep so Rory asked," What time is it where you are?"

"2:34am" Melody replied slightly annoyed.

"Sorry, Sweetie! Well, tell us about your day, and then we'll let you get back to bed!" Amy told her excitedly.

Melody told them about getting lost, her professors, the students, her neighbor, and everything else she could think of. By time they had hung up, with the promise that they'd call again soon, it was almost 4.

Melody sighed and went back to sleep until she had to get back up.

When Christmas came around, and her parents and the Doctor came to pick her up, she knew her parents were going to be in for a shock. She had regenerated again and now looked like the eighteen year old version of herself before she regenerated. She had super curly, long, red hair, and looked like a younger version of the River Song she had talked to at the park.

She opened the TARDIS door and her parents and the Doctor just gaped at her. She felt awkward just standing there, so she said, "Hello, Sweeties!" and

closed the TARDIS doors with a snap of her fingers.