Everyone left around nine, due to the long drives home—except the Doctor and me. Emily fell backwards onto the couch with a sigh. "That was tedious," she said. "Never let me have a graduation party again."

I shrugged. "As long as you don't go back to school, you don't have to worry about it," I replied.

"Oh, good. Not doing that again either."

I grinned and sat on the armrest next to her. "Good. Neither am I."

The Doctor sat in the armchair diagonal from us and grinned. "So how would you two like to take a trip?" I was halfway to raising my eyebrow when he spoke again. "Nothing big or scary," he amended. "Just a… trip 'round the world, if that's alright."

"Would I ever!" Emily exclaimed, sitting up. She looked straight at me and gave me the sad eyes. "You'll come too, right?"

"I don't know…" I said. "I don't want to accidentally go somewhere dangerous."

"Fun," the Doctor insisted. "Just fun."

"That's what you aim for, but you ought to know by now that the TARDIS only takes you where you need to go." I folded my arms. "Not to mention all the people who were supposed to go with you and stay with you who died."

The Doctor's face fell. "Just a… fun… trip…"

I bit my lip as Emily glared at me. "If it makes you feel better, I'll go inside the TARDIS for a bit."

I swear, the Doctor's face lit up like a deadly Christmas tree. "Great! I parked her 'round back."

I had a nagging feeling I was going to regret my decision.

By the time Emily had finished getting ready, it was almost ten.

"Come on," the Doctor said after he unlocked the door. "Into the TARDIS!"

Emily dropped her bags just as she stepped inside. Her eyes were taking in everything, and I couldn't blame her. "The show doesn't do her any justice," she said in awe.

All I could say was, "Whoa."

The TARDIS was even bigger than the Doctor Who set made her out to be—and that was just the control room.

I almost wanted to explore a bit—especially the giant closet I'd seen the Doctor go through when he went from a leather jacket to converse trainers—but I didn't want to get dragged along on a potentially dangerous trip.

"Hold on." Emily shot another grin at the control center. "I'd better get my coat." She took off out the TARDIS door.

"Yeah," I said. "And I'd probably better leave."

I had just reached the door when it slammed shut. I could hear the sound of the TARDIS leaving, so I turned to the Doctor. "Are you crazy?" I yelled over the grinding noise. "Emily's going to kill me if I go on an adventure with you without her! Bring me back!"

He grimaced as he pulled hard on a lever that wouldn't budge. "I'm not doing anything!" he replied. "She's piloting herself!"

I sighed. "Great…"

Basically, I'd be terrified to go anywhere in a TARDIS. So neither Emily nor Eliza are me. Eliza is more indifferent, and Emily's a level thirty rabid fangirl. I wish I was brave enough to travel the universe in a little blue box that's actually a doorway to another dimension (ish), but I'm not. I'd rather stay home and read a book. That's all the time-and-space travel I can really handle anyway. Alternate universes? Try 1984 and Fahrenheit 451! No way I'm going anywhere near places like them in real life. If there was a way.