Just A New Era….
Summary: The Tardis crashed landed in a garden shed, nothing new. But what's new was a little red head girl asking help about her crack in her bedroom wall. Now The Doctor, The Master and Rose have to figure what this crack means with Amy as a companion. But What is the Silence and why must it fall? And will Rose and The Master find out who River Song is? Series five AU. Third story in my Just One Second series.
Disclaimer: I do not own Doctor Who….
Dedication: This is dedicated to Elpisastreaeosdikelungbarrow, From Koschei to Master and to ladytigerlili24 for reviewing the last chapter!
Chapter four: The Beast Below: Part One
My name is Amy Pond. When I was seven I had three best friends that were imaginary. Last night was the night before my wedding. That was when they came back….
Rose glanced over at the door. Amy was floating away in deep space. Okay, she wasn't floating away, The Master kept a tight grip on her ankle. Amy was like a child, looking around deep space in awe.
"Alright Fire Cracker, time to ring it in," The Master shouted, pulling on Amy's ankle.
Amy laughed as she landed safely in the Tardis, holding onto The Master's arm tightly. The Master cringed and looked over to The Doctor, silently asking for help.
The Doctor laughed loudly. "Now do you believe us?" he asked as Amy hugged him.
"Okay! It's a spaceship. It's really, really a spaceship. We're in space!" Amy shouted gleefully, laughing before she took a deep breath. "What are we breathing?" she asked.
The Doctor grinned, feeling smug. "I've extended the air shell. We're fine," he assured her before crouching down. "Ooh that's interesting.
Rose frowned as she looked down. "What is it?" she asked.
The Maser sighed. "What do you think it is? Honestly," he muttered as he put on his long black coat and gloves, ignoring Rose's glare.
"Twenty ninth century. Solar flares roast the earth, and the entire human race packs its bags and moves out till the weather improves. Whole nations," The Doctor babbled as he spun around the console, pushing buttons.
Rose grinned. "That was our first date," she teased.
The Doctor smirked. "Yep, and you bought me chips," he added laughing.
Amy looked confused. "What are you two on about?"
Rose turned to her with her tongue in teeth grin. "My first adventure, after I saw the earth blown up, The Doctor took me back to earth, asked if I wanna go home. I wanted chips and told him he was paying," she explained.
"But I didn't have any money on me," The Doctor butted in.
Amy laughed. "What kind of date were you?"
Rose grinned. "That's what I asked!"
"Boys," Amy muttered with a grin.
"Anyway!" The Doctor shouted, "That spaceship below is the United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland. All of it, bolted together and floating in the sky. Starship UK. It's Britain, but metal. That's not just a ship, that's an idea. That's a whole country, living and laughing and shopping. Searching the stars for a new home."
Amy bit her lip, smiling as she looked at the monitor. "Can we go out and see?"
The Doctor grinned. "Course we can. But first, there's a thing."
"A thing?" Amy asked.
"Thing one, we only observe," Rose explained.
"That's the one rule I've always stuck to in all my travels. I never get involved in the affairs of other peoples or planets," The Doctor added.
The Master snorted. "And that is the one rule you always fail at."
"Ooh," The Doctor muttered, looking at the monitor which showed a littler girl crying.
"That's interesting," Rose said.
"Very interesting," The Master agreed.
Amy raised an eyebrow at them before she turned to see what they were looking at. "So we're like a wildlife documentary, yeah? Because if they see a wounded little cub or something, they can't just save it, they've got to keep filming and let it die," she said, not noticing that the three Time Lords snuck away, outside. "That's got to be hard. I don't think I could do that. Don't you find that hard, being all, like, detached and cold?" when there was no reply, she looked around her and turned back to the screen. "Doctor?" she asked her eyes widening as she the man talking to the little girl. The little girl ran off and The Doctor turned to her, motioning for her to follow him.
Amy grinned and ran out of the Tardis, thinking about the adventures they would have. As soon as she stepped, Amy yelped in surprise as she took in everything.
"Welcome to London Market. You are being monitored."
"I'm in the future," Amy said in awe as she spun around in a circle, walking up to Rose and The Master who were shopping at a booth.
"Hey Master! What do you think about this jacket?" Rose asked, trying on a dark red jacket.
The Master huffed. "Don't care," he replied, ignoring Rose's glare. He was focusing on everyone else on the ship. "Dull, the woman's having an affair with her boss. Dull, plumber. Dull, man thinking about his cat. BORED!"
Rose rolled her eyes. "You're an idiot," she huffed.
"Like hundreds of years into the future," Amy interrupted, stopping in front of The Doctor. "I've been dead for centuries!"
The Doctor grimaced. "Ooh, lovely. You're a cheery one," he noted before shrugging and putting a grin on his face. "Never mind dead, look at this place. Isn't it wrong?" he asked.
Amy shrugged. She was in outer space, on a spaceship! How was she supposed to know what was wrong? "What's wrong?"
Rose grinned as she paid for her jacket, putting it on as she bounced along side The Doctor. The Doctor grinned at Rose, holding her hand. "Come on, use your eyes. Notice everything. What's wrong with this picture?"
Amy bit her lip as she looked around. "Is it…. the bicycles? Bit unusual on a spaceship, bicycles."
The Master snorted. "Fire Cracker, you're wearing her nightie, on a spaceship, and you think that a bicycle is unusual?"
Amy gasped. "Oh my God, I'm in my nightie!" she exclaimed.
The Master scowled. "Well observe more, Fire Cracker. This place is so bloody DULL!" he shouted, making heads turn to see them.
Rose scowled at him, whacking his head. "Will you shut up!"
The Doctor sighed. "You two fight like an old married couple," he muttered.
Rose snorted. "You haven't seen him and Professor River Song together. They fight like an old married couple then we do!"
The Doctor raised an eyebrow as The Master went silent. "Who's Professor River Song?" he asked.
The Master pursed his lips and looked at Rose with an eyebrow raised who nodded in reply. They turned to The Doctor.
"Spoilers!" Rose and The Master said together.
The Doctor rolled his eyes and turned to Amy. "Now, come on, look around you. Actually look. Life on a giant starship. Back to basics. Bicycles, washing lines, wind-up street lamps. But look closer. Secrets and shadows, lives led in fear. Society bent out of shape, on the brink of collapse. A police state. Excuse me," he said as he grabbed a glass of water from a stranger and placed it on the floor.
Rose looked at it with a frown on her face and turned to The Master who nodded in agreement. There were no vibrations on this ship.
"What are you doing?" The stranger asked.
The Doctor put the glass back on the table with a grin. "Sorry. Checking all the water in this area. There's an escaped fish," he told them, tapping his nose as if to say it was a secret. Then he spun around. "Now, where was I?"
Amy frowned as she looked back. "Why did you just do that with the water?"
The Doctor shrugged. "Don't know. I think a lot. It's hard to keep track," he lied making Rose bit her lip. "Now, police state. Do you see it yet?"
"Where?" Amy asked.
The Doctor pointed to a little girl crying alone on a bench. "There."
….
This wasn't how Amy expected her first trip in space was going to be. Spying on a little girl crying her eyes out. Really? "One little girl crying… so?" she asked.
"Crying silently," The Doctor stated before turning to Amy to explain. "I mean, children cry because they want attention, because they're hurt or afraid. But when they cry silently, it's because they just can't stop. Any parent knows that."
Amy frowned. "Are you a parent?"
The Master raised an eyebrow. "Were you raised in a barn? That's a personal question Fire Cracker."
"Hundreds of parents walking past who spot her and not one of them is asking her what's wrong, which means they already know, and it's something they don't talk about. Secrets. They're not helping her, so it's something they're afraid of. Shadows, whatever they're afraid of, it's nowhere to be seen, which means it's everywhere. Police state," The Doctor continued.
Rose looked back, only to see that the little girl was gone and she frowned. "Doctor, she's gone."
Amy frowned too. "Where did she go?" she asked.
"Deck two oh seven. Apple Sesame block, dwelling 54A. You're looking for Mandy Tanner," The Doctor replied. When he noticed Rose raising her eyebrow, he shrugged and reached for something in his pocket. It turned out to be a wallet. "Oh, er, this fell out of her pocket when I accidentally bumped into her. Took me four goes. Ask her about those things. The smiling fellows in the booths. They're everywhere."
Amy continued to frown in confusion. "There just things," she pointed out, looking at the robotic smiling puppet in the booth.
The Master huffed, crossing his arms over his chest. "There clean, not a smudge of fingerprints on them."
The Doctor nodded. "Everything else here is all battered and filthy. Look at this place. But no one's laid a finger on those booths. Not a footprint within two feet of them," he pointed out. "Ask Mandy, why are people scared of the things in the booths?"
Amy started to splutter. "No, hang on. What do I do? I don't know what I'm doing here and I'm not even dressed," she hissed.
The Doctor raised an eyebrow. "It's this or Leadworth. What do you think? Let's see. What will Amy Pond choose?" he asked. Amy glared at him, turning around, which made The Doctor grin. "Ha ha, gotcha," he looked at his watch before turning to Rose. "Okay Rose. You and Amy follow Mandy, The Master and I will look at the control panels. Meet you both back here in half an hour. Stay out of trouble," he added and at Rose's incredulous look he paused. "Badly…"
As The Doctor and The Master started to walk, Amy stood up and crossed her arms over her chest. "So is this how it works, Doctor? You never interfere in the affairs of other peoples or planets, unless there's children crying?"
The Doctor smirked. "Yep," he replied, popping the p as he ran to catch up with The Master.
Rose sighed as she got to her feet. "Come on. We better go," she said, walking the route that the little girl went. Amy frowned and followed her.
…..
"You know, it's funny. This reminds me of how I saw the earth. I was the only human in the room," Rose said as she looked around.
Amy raised an eyebrow. "You mean aliens came to see the earth blown up. What for?"
Rose shrugged. "Fun," she said bluntly and at Amy's surprised look she grinned. "According to The Doctor. He was a different man back then."
"How different?" A little girl asked which made Amy and Rose turn. "I'm Mandy. You're both following me. Saw you four at the market place."
Amy passed her wallet. "You dropped this."
Mandy took it, glaring at Rose. "Yeah, when your boyfriend kept bumping into me," she replied before walking off.
Amy turned to Rose. "I like her."
Rose grinned back. "Me too."
The trio walked around a corner when Amy stopped.
"What's that?" Amy asked, looking at a red and yellow tent.
Mandy shrugged. "There's a hole. We have to go back."
Rose raised an eyebrow. "A hole? Is it like an eighteen century fireplace that popped in a spaceship that happened to lead to Madame De Pompadour or a hole that is totally dangerous?"
Mandy bit her lip. "We can't go that way. There's a travel pipe down by the airlocks, if you've got stamps," she replied to Rose before turning to Amy who was bending over some barriers. "What are you doing?"
Amy smirked. "Oh, don't mind me. Never could resist a keep out sign. What's through there? What's so scary about a hole? Something under the road?" she asked, noticing that there was a padlock, blocking the entrance.
Rose climbed under the barriers as well. She noticed that Mandy was biting her lip hard and glancing at the smiling people in the booth to her left.
"Nobody knows. We're not supposed to talk about it," Mandy replied softly.
Amy looked at Mandy with an eyebrow raised. "About what?"
"… Below," Mandy said, looking down at her feet.
Amy roller her eyes with a sigh. "And because you're not supposed to, you don't?" she asked and took out a hair pin from her hair. "Watch and learn." Amy turned around and started to pick the lock.
Rose bent down next to her. "I never knew how to do that."
Amy grinned. "It comes in handy."
"You sound Scottish," Mandy interrupted.
Amy huffed, irritated. "I am Scottish! What's wrong with that? Scotland has to be here somewhere," she muttered.
"Nope. They wanted their own ship," Mandy replied smugly.
Amy snorted. "Good for them."
"Nothing changed then," Rose added, making the two females share a grin.
"…. So how did you get here?" Mandy asked.
"My boyfriend," Rose replied. "He's our designated driver."
"I actually thought that her and him were married," Mandy replied, looking at Amy.
Amy bit her lip and stopped picking the lock for a second. "Oh…"
"What's wrong?" Rose asked softly.
Amy looked sheepishly at Rose. "I forgot to tell you guys…. I'm getting married…. Funny how things let slip."
"Married!" Mandy and Rose asked together.
"Yeah, shut up!" Amy shouted. "Really actually married. Almost definitely."
"When?" Mandy asked.
Amy shrugged. "Oh it's kinda weird…. Along time ago, tomorrow morning."
"Who's the lucky guy?" Rose asked.
"Rory," Amy replied, biting her lip as she looked horrified. "I wonder what I did?" she asked herself. It was quiet for a few moments when all of a sudden they heard a click and Amy grinned. "Hey, results!" she cried unlocking the padlock. Then she turned to Mandy. "Coming?"
"NO!" Mandy said, glancing nervously to the right.
Amy shrugged and turned to Rose. "How about you?"
Rose grinned as she knelt down. "Do you have to ask?"
They grinned at each other before crawling into the tent.
"No, stop! You mustn't do that!" Mandy cried.
It was dark inside and eerie looking. Rose pulled out a small torch from her pocket while Amy wound up a torch.
"Oh my God," Amy said quietly, staring wide eyes. "Is that…."
Rose nodded, her eyes widening in fear. "If you think it's a giant tentacle or a giant worm, then yeah. It is."
Suddenly the tentacle slammed down near them, making Amy yell in surprise as they scrambled out of the tent. Rose scrambled backwards as well, bumping into Amy who stopped just outside the tent.
"Oh you gotta be kidding me," Amy groaned, making Rose look up.
There was a group of men, wearing black hoods, staring down at them with an unhappy expression on their faces.
"Oh crap," Rose added when one of the men raised a ring and smoke blew in their faces.
The last thought that went through Rose's mind was wondering how she and Amy would get out of this mess. Why me? Rose thought before her mind went blank.
A/N: And That is Chapter 3! How did you guys like this story? Sorry I haven't been updating much, I've been working on another fanfiction idea.
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