"I knew I'd forgotten something" The Doctor muttered to himself "Human or Alien … of course , so simple … why did I not think of that"
"So , Doctor ?" asked Rory again "Is the baby human ?"
"Good question Rory , good question" He looked up at the Ponds and a smile crept over his face "Only one way to find out … Come on then !" He exclaimed as he dashed off down the steps and down one of the TARDIS' many many corridors.
Amy looked to River "where's he going now ?" she asked.
"God knows" River sighed with a roll of her eyes "lets go and see"
They followed the sound of the Doctor's boots pounding through the TARDIS and eventually caught up with him outside a set of white double doors at the end of a long corridor.
"what's in there ?" Amy asked cautiously, "I mean , how do you check if the baby's human ? Is there any risk ? If it's going to harm the baby … or hurt it … or me … Doctor I'm not sure I can … I don't want to risk ..."
"Amy" He replied quietly and pushed open the door revealing a tiled white room , along the wall were counters on which rested computers and trays of silver, sterile instruments. In the middle of the room was a bed which Amy eyed suspiciously. "Just an ultrasound scan , that's all"
"Just a normal scan ? No weird alien twists ?"
"Not this time Pond" he said with a smile "no weird alien twists"
"Okay then" she said taking a shaky breath and gripping Rory's hand as they stepped into the room "Let's see our baby"
…...
"Okay Amy" said the Doctor as he donned a white coat and set up the scanner looking more like his name sake than Amy had ever seen him "If you just lie back on the bed there then we'll get on"
"Okay" Amy said taking a deep breath as she lay back and lifted her top slightly, exposing her stomach "ready"
"excellent" said The Doctor rubbing his hands together in anticipation before starting the scan . Rory winced slightly as Amy's grip on his hand tightened in fear.
The next few seconds seemed to last forever as the ultrasound picture appeared on the computer screen
"Well ?" demanded River "is it human"
The Doctor sighed with relief before turning towards Amy , Rory and River who looked on expectantly "One heartbeat ," he smiled "One human heart"
Amy and Rory couldn't possibly respond. they stared, with linked hands and open mouths at the screen and tears welled in Amy's eyes. River just smiled to see her parents this happy, she didn't often regret not being brought up by Amy and Rory but it was times like this that she wished she could have seen them like this before.
"Is it healthy ?" River asked
"perfect" The Doctor responded "and by the looks of it Amy you're further along than I thought"
"how far ?" she asked quickly "two weeks , three ?"
"three and a half" he replied
"Ok," she responded , collecting her thoughts "so we have over eight months to get ready . We can do this"
The Doctor looked somewhat sheepish as he walked over to her and put his hand on her shoulder "Amy , three and a half months"
She looked at him , eyes wide with fear "No, I can't be , Doctor there has to have been a mistake . Doctor please you can't be telling me that in less than 25 weeks I'll have this baby ?"
"Amelia , look at me" he said quietly, cupping her chin and looking into her eyes "you are fantastic and I know you'll be fine"
She nodded and swung her legs off the bed "Right have we done here ?"
"We have indeed Amelia, you can go"
"Okay" she said laughing shakily and turning to Rory " what do pregnant women do with their time exactly ?"