River sat on her bed, listening to the rain outside. What she couldn't understand is, out of all things, why did The Doctor take the vortex minipulator from Mai and give it back to her? She'd just go and find him straight away. And that's why she was still sitting there.

"There must be something he needs me to know." She muttered. She glanced out into the corridor to see a young girl of about 18 being put inside the cell opposite hers. She stood up and walked over to the bars, holding onto them as she watched the teenager sit down in her cell, the guards walking off. "JEM!" She called over one of them, one she had got on with very well since coming to StormCage.

"River Song, how are you today?" He asked, leaning against the bars as they both looked at the young, blonde girl.

"Who is that?"

"Haha, good one River."

"Jem. Who is she?"

"You really don't know?" He asked. "You and The Doctor are time travellers, and you have no clue. Find out for yourself." He whispered walking off.

River opened her journal, flicking through the pages. She growled to herself before grabbing her sonic from the library, opening the door and walking out, looking round the hallway. There wasn't any alarms, the staff knew River Song too well, she was in one of them moods, she wasn't going far.

"Calm down Melody." The young girl in the cell said. River stopped and looked at her, she sat crossed legged on her bed with her head down.

"Sorry?"

"Melody Pond, relax will you." The girl said.

"My name is River."

"Of course, sorry. River."

"Why did you call me Melody?"

"Ah-"

"Don't worry, I don't have time for this." River sighed, going through her pages again. She went to the latest page and read the message scribbled inside with a black marker pen. Maria has Mels.

"River are you ok?"

"I gotta go." She whispered, entering coordinates and teleporting off.

...

"But why are we hiding from Maria?" Melody asked as The Doctor carried her into The TARDIS quickly, popping her down on the seat and running round the console.

"How old are you now? 4, 5?"

"I'm 2."

"Of course, time lord genes. Thought you were pretty small for a child."

"Grandfather, why are we hiding from Maria."

"Mels." The Doctor sighed, kneeling down in front of her. "You remember me, yeah? And River, your grandmother?"

"And Nanny Amy and Grandad Rory."

"What about Mai and Luke?"

"Maria's boyfriend and his ex-girlfriend."

"Oh, what did she do to you before I got here?" He said, stroking her hair. He sighed before jumping back up, pulling levers and running round the console.

"What's going to happen now Grandfather?"

"Me and you, were gonna go and try and find your mother. I don't know what is going to happen with Maria, so if not you'll be safe here with me."

"GRANDMOTHER!" Mels shouted as there was a flash of light by the doors and River appeared, running up to her. River gasped in happiness, picking up her granddaughter in her arms and squeezing her tightly, wiping away the happy tears in her eyes.

"Melody Pond-Song, Sarah-Jane Halo. I never thought I would see you again!" River said, leading her by the hand back up to the console. "Doctor." She sighed, looking at him.

"As soon as I worked it out, I had to get her out. I'm sorry."

"I understand." She said, wrapping her arms around him. "We have to find Mai. Maria isn't safe, they're all in there."

"And Mr Smith's teleportation beam only holds one!" They turned round to see Sky by the doors.

"Sky is your brother still in there?" River asked as she ran up to them.

"Yeah, he's with Mai, Rani, Clyde and Mum. Maria's gone mental! She's got a teleport on- Oh." She glanced over at the chair, which was now empty. "It's too late."

"Melody!" River called out.

"River, we don't have time, we have to get back to Mum and the others."

...

"So after all that, she took her anyway?" Mai whispered. Luke layed his head on top of her's with his arm round her waist. "Your girlfriend took our baby. She's taken our little girl."

"Sky's our only hope now." Sarah-Jane sighed.

"No." Clyde piped up. "I'm sorry but we should be out there, helping."

"He's right." Luke said, yanking Mai by the arm and up. "Come on." He said as they all headed out.

...

"Maria, where's grandfather? I was with him just now!"

"It's ok Mels." Maria said, holding her tightly. "Me and you, were going on a little trip."

"Where?"

"Somewhere you'll never be hurt again." She said, jumping into a taxi. "Canary Wharf please. And quickly."

...

"Mr Smith is managing to track her down. She's heading for Canary Wharf, but why?" Sarah-Jane said as she scanned her watch.

"The rift." Mai gasped. "She's gonna open up the doors to the parralel world, the background raditation, it'll kill them! TAXI!"

...

"You just sit there." Maria said, sitting Mels on a chair before she started typing on one of the computers.

"Maria, think about this." Mai whispered. She turned round and there stood Mai in the doorway. "Please, don't do this to my baby." She said as Luke appeared behind her. Maria pressed one final button and the room started to glow.

"Online." A automated voice said. Maria grabbed Melody and ran towards the wall. Instead of walking through the wall to the parralel world, the background radiation started to suck Mai, Maria and Mels into the void. Mai ran over to the levers, clutching onto it as Mels forced herself out of Maria's arms.

"Mother!" She screamed as she held onto the other lever, Luke trying to make his way through the wind towards her.

"Maria, let me help you!" Mai shouted as Maria took her hand. Her body was being pulled into the void, falling through time but holding on just slightly.

"Never." She whispered, for only Mai to hear.

"But you'll die!"

"I already alerted The Shadow Proclamation. You'll get done for my murder and trying to open the walls of the worlds."

"Please Maria, let me help!" She screamed as Maria let go, falling into the void with a grin on her face before the wall closed up.

Mai fell to the floor, breathing heavily as Luke shouted out at Mels, scooping her up in his arms.

"Mai." He said as she slowly got up.

"Mummy!" Melody shouted, running towards her mother. Mai picked her up and squeezed her tightly, crying.

...

Even though they wern't together, they had one last night together, Mai and Luke. Y'know. TOGETHER. They didn't get back together though. God knows why. And he kept Melody.

So when River Song returned to prison late that night, she walked over to the cell opposite, leaning against the bars and smiling.

"Your a little tease."

"Well I knew you wouldn't understand if I told you straight off."

"Mai Halo, hello sweetie."

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