The whole mess had started with something unknown crashing into the side of the TARDIS. They were thrown from the places they had been standing, to the ground, against the wall, and into the console. The ship stopped mid-flight, and waited for a moment, before taking off again. Rory pushed himself off the floor, looking up at the Doctor who was frantically smashing his hands against the console.
"What's going on?" Amy asked. She was still against the wall, but she had spun around so she was leaning against it.
"I'm working!" The Doctor snapped.
"Geez," was all Amy answered with. Rory got to his feet and collapsed into one of the chairs. He wanted patiently for The Doctor to work out whatever was wrong. The TARDIS suddenly stopped again, this time less abruptly, and no one feel from their place. The next thing that happened was the warning lights came on, The Doctor frowned and smacked his hands against them. They stopped flashing, but a moment later a different noise sounded. It was like an air raid siren. He tilted his head to the side, and looked up at the ceiling. "Well, that's new," he said. The siren ended all of the sudden, and the lights started flashing again. He twisted to look back at the console. "What are you...?" he started. One of the screens started to flicker, numbers that meant nothing to Amy and Rory.
"Doctor," Rory said slowly. The Doctor waved his hand and silenced Rory with a sharp shushing noise. He was still pushing, and pulling at random pieces of the TARDIS. He ran around the console a few times. "Doctor!" Rory repeated, loudly this time.
"Doctor!" Amy shouted, after Rory was ignored again. The Doctor stopped and turned to face the two. "The screen!" she said, pointing. The Doctor looked at the screen for a moment, then he returned to the controls.
"It's nonsense, those numbers mean nothing," he said, more to himself then anyone else. The siren started again, louder this time. The group covered their ears. The Doctor didn't often find himself honestly frustrated with the TARDIS, but now he was. "What is the matter with you?" he shouted. His hands started across the controls again, and the siren didn't quiet until he grabbed the screen—and even then it didn't stop. He pulled it close to him and examined the numbers.
"Doctor, what's going on?" Amy asked again, but this time slowly. She still had her hands pressed firmly over her ears.
"No," he said slowly. His face went pale, he stood still staring at the numbers, and then he answered Amy. His voice was thin, but he managed to get out what he was thinking. "It's another TARDIS." With that the siren stopped, the TARDIS started to hum, and they were off again. She was simply instructing the stubborn old Time Lord to listen to her.
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Another short chapter, I have suddenly found myself with no free time but I wanna keep this going. =) The chapters will get longer, I don't normally write so little! I promise! =)
~Nini