They spent most of the day on foot, but it was tiring as the day was hot. They found the source of the Great Five-Tail River within the day, and decided to set up camp as the sun was setting rapidly.

How does the sun set so quickly? Dawn thought, frustrated as he iced together some twigs to make a makeshift shelter for himself. It was going to be a cold night, and since he couldn't keep anyone warm, he slept alone. He also preferred the cool anyway, to the scorching hot sun that had blistered above their heads for the past day.

He slept unsteadily that night. Dreams and songs echoed through his head.

Master of Darkness,

Master of Dreams,

Dreams are the torturer,

Not what they seem,

Dying and lying,

to get to your heart,

Dreams that are with you,

from the very start,

Killing your mind,

your heart and your soul,

What will the dragonet,

on his adventures befall?

The darkness of snakebites,

chosen by your head,

Moving the needle,

And now you're dead.

Pulling the strings,

Tighten and twist,

Heard about mind control?

You're next on my list.

Dawn woke, feeling cold, colder than usual. Mind control... he thought wearily. What is that all about? Am I going to be mind controlled.

His ear pricked up. There was a sound, coming from the edge of the river, a faint splashing. He crept, slowly, along the path in the cluster of trees, and came out to the river source. The Doctor sat there, looking out to the wide river. Her cloak was off, by the side and she looked wet, as if she had been swimming. Her wings rested on either side of her, the green only barely showing up off the shadowed grass.

Her tail was off to one side, and she suddenly stood up and leapt off the bank, into the river. Dawn watched with horror as the ripples slowly faded. He stood for a while, waiting for her to come back up.

A few minutes later, a head came bursting up out of the water, gasping for breath. The Doctor was facing away from him, so she couldn't see him. "Almost had it!" she said to herself. Dawn watched curiously, as she dived down again, and vanished yet again. Should I follow her? he asked himself.

He shook himself out, preparing to jump in, just as the Doctor's head broke the surface again. She climbed out, and saw him. "Oh! Hello!" she grinned. "I'm a bit busy at the moment. Trying to find my... um... TARDIS. She's sunk straight down to the bottom of this river, and I can't pick her up on my own."

"Oh!" Dawn said. "Do you want me to help you? Like, maybe cast a spell to lift your TARDIS up?"

"No thanks, she can't be enchanted or touched by anything enchanted to change her position in anyway. It messes with the dimensions." she wrinkled her snout. "And she's not mine. Technically I'm hers. She was the one who stole me."

Dawn wasn't sure if she was joking. "So I just dive down and help you lift it up? Won't I drown?"

"No. If you're actually a Time Lord dragon hybrid, you won't drown." she rolled her shoulders back. "AHA!" she said suddenly, making Dawn jump. "I remember where my sonic is! I left it in the TARDIS on the console before I was captured, and was turned into a dragon."

She looked over to him. "You need to help me. I definitely used to be stronger. I can't lift it anymore, bit backward, I know but it'll make sense in a minute. Are you ready?" she asked him.

Dawn nodded.

"Follow me." she said. Then they dived. Oh she means that she was able to lift it as a huge superdragon, but she can't anymore because of the shrinking spell. Dawn thought.

Soon, his eyes were accustomed to the dark and he felt no struggle to breathe like he had when he swam in the oasis in the Scorpion Den and had his head underwater.

Soon, he could make out the shape of a blue box, with glowing text on it. He couldn't understand it at first, but then he saw it. Police public call box. I understand the last three words, but what is a police? The Doctor pointed to it and she mouthed something but he didn't understand. She held her talons out, and he let her touch the sides of his head. He felt a flash of memories, but they weren't his. He heard the words, this is the TARDIS. She can translate any language and is a living thing. She has a mind of her own. She is much older than me, she was a museum piece before I was born.

Born? he thought back as hard as he could. What does that mean?

Hatched, but not out of an egg. the Doctor explained vaguely. She let go, and the connection severed.

They grabbed a corner each, and heaved, flapping their wings as hard as they could. The TARDIS wouldn't budge. Dawn floated over to the other side and saw that the TARDIS was stuck in some sharp rocks. He pointed, and they both swum down to the boulders. Dawn opened his mouth and blasted frostbreath at the stone, then smashed at it with his sharp tail. They made a crack noise that splintered through their entire surroundings, and he whacked it again. It broke loose, and the TARDIS juddered free. They both heaved, and Dawn's head began to feel light. He pointed up and the Doctor nodded. They pulled the TARDIS up, and they glided up at a quick pace. They finally broke free from the water's murky grip, and paddled there gasping for air like they had been starved of it for years.

They then pulled it up onto the edge, and the TARDIS lay on its side.

"Hey." came a voice behind them. "You, two, what is that?"

Dawn shuffled round on his tired limbs, and came face to face with Ladybird. "You could have died!" she shrieked in his face. "I heard you get up, Dawn, so I followed you and heard you talking to each other. Then, before I know what on Pantala you are talking about, you both dive in and don't come up for around ten minutes. You could have died, DAWN!"

Dawn hung his head, and behind him the Doctor stood up, a little doggedly at first, but then she strode over to Ladybird. "He couldn't have died, I was there. I'm- " she paused. "-responsible. I would have made sure he was ok."

Suddenly, there were thumps behind them, and they turned around. "Why hello, some lonely dragons with a strange blue box. You can't, say, have something to do with what happened in the mountains near the SkyWing palace?"

"Uh..." Dawn said, and spread his wings to cover the Doctor putting her cape back on. "No?"

"Hmmm..." the lead SkyWing said. "Take them to Ruby's palace, just in case."