The cabin was like something out of a fairy tale. Lying solitary in the middle of a forest, surrounded by green and flowers that twined over the sides of it. A stream flowing behind it.
"Doctor, what are we still doing here?" Amy muttered under her breath as they followed Lucy Stone through the trees.
"Isn't it obvious?" he stared forward at the cabin. "Something has called me here. Something about this forest isn't right. Why is this Lucy Stone the only one who lives in the vast miles of trees? Where is the rest of civilization?"
"Maybe she's crazy?" Amy shrugged.
"She's not" he said firmly.
"How can you tell?"
"I'm the Doctor, I can just tell" he looked quickly at her before catching up to Lucy, "This cabin is fantastic. Do you live alone?"
"Well..." she paused, the rest of them stopping as well. Rory bumped into Amy's back, not noticing. "Yeah, I do"
"What was that?" the Doctor turned to look at her.
"What was what?"
"You hesitated when you answered that" he said.
"No I didn't" she shook her head.
"Yes you did. But why? Why would someone hesitate when answering a question like that. You either live alone or you don't. You wouldn't need to think about it" he thought aloud to himself, "Where is your family?" he asked.
"My family?"
"Your mum, your dad. Any brothers, sisters?"
"Well...I live alone" she shrugged.
"But where are they?" he stepped forward, looking directly in her eye. When she simply stared back at him, dumbfounded he turned running towards her cabin.
"What do you think you're doing?" she called after him.
"He does that" Rory offered.
"You'll get used to it" Amy smiled, leading them after him.
The Doctor barged through the unlocked door, glancing around at the kitchen and small living room before stepping into the small hallway that was connected. Lucy was the first to enter after him, their eyes met for a moment as he placed his hand over the bare wall in the same spot she had just that morning.
"One room" he said.
"Well, what with only one person living here" she stared at him, trying to figure out what was going through his head. Amy and Rory stumbled over the threshold.
"So, Lucy Stone, anybody else live in this forest of yours?" the Doctor's demeanor melted.
"No, it's always been just me" she looked at him.
"Where do you get your food" he walked over to the counter holding up a loaf of bread.
"Well, there's a village"
"A village" he threw the bread behind him and scurried in front of her. "Village?"
"He can hear me, right?" Lucy turned to ask Rory and Amy, who were at this point barely listening.
"Well if that's what you call it, a village, then you can't nearly come from the same time that Amy or Rory does" the Doctor noted to himself, "I didn't even consider that, we have to be in an early century. The 12th, by the looks of your clothes. But America wasn't even inhabited at that point. Or was it?"
"America?" Lucy squinted at him.
"Oh my God, it's like some lost unknown civilization" Amy snapped her fingers as if she had discovered it all on her own.
"Wouldn't be the first" the Doctor smirked, leaning against the counter "This village. Can you take us to it?"
"Sure but it's about a two mile walk" Lucy informed him, "I had to go into the village today anyway"
"Two miles never killed anyone" Amy smiled at her, while Rory let out a quiet exasperated sigh just loud enough for everyone to hear but no one to acknowledge.
"I'll just go get dressed then" she glanced down showing embarrassment that she was in her nightgown. Once she emerged from her room, all three of her new companions stared at her. She wore a blue dress, with tied corset strings, and boots that were covered in mud. She clipped her waving blonde hair away from her face, exposing her soft skin, pink cheeks, and plump red lips.. Though neither the Doctor or Amy would let on, they were surprised by the soft subtle beauty.
"That's certainly not from our era" Rory breathed, before Amy shot him a questionable glance.
"Alright then. To the village!" the Doctor clapped his hands, opening the door "Come along then. Rory. Stone, Pond. Oh, a stone and a pond. In the woods. Would you look at that?"
"I knew he was gonna mention that" Amy muttered to Lucy as they followed him back out into the wood.