My country, my family, my life were all plunged into darkness in 1642. Oliver Cromwell declared war on the King. King Charles. My father stayed true to the King and was called up into the army. James thankfully was allowed to stay at the farm, meaning we could still produce enough food to eat. But this year, 1644, there was talk of a large battle. One so large that it could end the war.

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He had to go back. He couldn't just leave her to face the war. He held on tight as the TARDIS started to move. When it landed he mentally prepared himself to go and explain who he was to her. The doctor opened the door …to see about 200 pikes facing back at him.

"Oops," he muttered, hurriedly retreating back into the TARDIS. She rocked slightly, as though laughing.

"Yes, ha-ha, your idea of a joke?" he asked, "Never mind," he sighed and shook his head, "Come on. Right place this time."

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Father died in that battle. He was one of many. We wouldn't have known except for one of the survivors sent a messenger to tell us. We never had the body. He was left in the fields for the crows.

James married that year; to Lucy from the neighbouring farm. She moved in with us. The farm now belonged to James.

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The TARDIS started to move again, and it landed once more. Cautiously, this time, he opened the door. There were no pikes only a farmhouse that looked like it could use a little more TLC.

He stepped into the yard and locked the TARDIS. He'd just put the key in his pocket when one of the doors opened. A small boy with a shock of black hair ran out, laughing. An older girl ran out after him.

"Oliver!" She quickly caught him and scooped him up.

"Excuse me!" the doctor tried. The girl looked up, "Yes?"

The doctor swallowed, "Could you tell me where I could find Rhea Miller?" She gave him a funny look.

"Who wants her?"

If the doctor had been smiling it would have faded by now. "I'd like to talk to her. I'm the Doctor."

"I'm Catherine," the boy squirmed in her arms.

"Rhea? Rhea! Have you got Oliver?" a worried female shouted from inside the house.

"Yes! He's fine!" She smiled ruefully, "Also known as Rhea, to friends and family."

"I'm the doctor," he repeated as he brought out his physic paper. She shrugged, "Can't read. Do you want to come in?" she started to walk back inside. She turned back, "Roundhead?"

The doctor decided to guess, "No. Royalist."

A smile brightened her face. "Good." She shifted Oliver higher on her hip and walked inside.

The doctor followed her, making his way into a smoky kitchen. For a moment he slightly panicked as he couldn't see but then his eyes adjusted to the darkness. He saw Rhea going out again and he followed her before he lost her.

She started weeding a vegetable patch. The doctor stood watching before he spoke.

"What year is it?"

"1646," she replied

"So that would make you 17?"

"15," Rhea corrected, "But what of you. How old are you? Why don't you know the years?"

The Doctor didn't answer. It never occurred to him she would ask him questions.

"What do you do? Who do you work for?" she probed.

"Nothing and no one," he snapped.

"I've offended you," she sounded ashamed, "I'm sorry."

"That's alright," The Doctor relented, "Another question."

Rhea waited.

"Are you married?"

"No, she admitted, "but I am betrothed."

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He left pretty quickly after that. I left him to it. There are only 12 hours in a day and I had so much to do.

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He raced back to the TARDIS.

And why did you do that?

I have to go.

What for?

Aliens, Monsters.

The only true part in that was the lie in aliens. You couldn't bear to see her marry someone else.

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M'rika: Hi! Sorry that it's taken me so long. The longer the chapters are the longer it will take me. I'm half way through chapter..4, so the next update shouldn't be too far away. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed.