So sorry for the very late update! :(
Some of you didn't like how Amy just got over Rory that quickly, so I added in a little mix to this.
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It was a hot sunny evening in 40th Century London. The sun shone down on the black streets, making the ground hot. Cars flew, (yes, flew), through the sky, making shadows on the smooth pavement below. Along a street corner there was an ice cream shop. It was brightly lit up, like most of the other shops surrounding it. People walked past, ignoring the holographic man that constantly said "Ice cream! Get your nice cold ice cream!" Some of the kids found this holographic man annoying.
Across the street from the ice cream shop there was a huge water fountain surrounded by at least a dozen benches. The fountain cycled the crystal clear water, which shone in the sunlight. Several small birds sat on the edge of the fountain, cleaning themselves and eating seeds that were left by the passersby.
On a street corner not far from the ice cream shop, the TARDIS appeared. The doors opened and Amy took a step out, breathing the fresh air. The wind blew slightly and her red hair flew in her face. She looked rather tired; minutes ago she had been crying because she had just seen her husband get murdered by an alien species called the Wraith. All in all, it wasn't a good day for her. She had told the Doctor that she had gotten over Rory's death, but really she wasn't over it at all. She had lied so that the Doctor wouldn't keep bothering her about it.
Moments after Amy walked out of the TARDIS, the Doctor followed, closing the door as he stepped out into the sunlight. He looked at Amy's face, wondering what she was thinking, then cleared his throat. Amy looked at him; he had put on a smile and was pointing at the ice cream shop.
"Shall we?" He said, holding his hand out to Amy. Amy nodded and grabbed his hand, walking with him to the ice cream shop. As they reached the window, the holographic man appeared and asked them if they'd like some ice cream, but before Amy could answer, the holographic man went on and on about chocolate.
"What the hell..?" Amy stared at the holo-man in complete annoyance. "Shh.. um.. turn off. No! I don't want ice cream! Wait, yes I do. Just shut up!" But the holo-man just kept on talking.
"Yelling at a hologram isn't going to do any good," the Doctor said, getting his sonic screwdriver and pointing it at the holo-man. He pressed the small button, the sonic made the weird noise that it always did, and the hologram disappeared. "All better."
Inside of the ice cream shop there were some children sitting at a booth, eating what looked like strawberry ice cream bars. Amy walked to the counter and looked at a menu, but she didn't see what she expected to see on the menu. There were all different kinds of ice cream that she had never heard of. At first she wondered what 'Chicken de Chocolate' was, but then she noticed something that sounded even worse: 'Beef-o-cake-n-strawberry-pork sundae'. Amy was sure her face had turned into a really disgusted look, because the Doctor was laughing at her reaction.
"This stuff sounds awful," Amy muttered to the Doctor, yanking on his jacket. "Can't we just go back to 2010 and go to a real ice cream shop?"
"Oh, come on!" the Doctor grinned brightly, picking up a menu. "Some of this stuff doesn't look bad. Plus I'm sure they have all of the original flavors."
A tan woman with very short dark hair and an apron on walked up behind the counter. She was holding a pen and paper. "What can I get for you two?" she asked. Her accent had an Irish sound to it, but it also sounded Scottish. Amy looked around at the little kids, who seemed to be enjoying what they were eating. "What are they having?" she asked the woman as she pointed at the kids.
"Strawberry ice cream bars. It's one of the favorites among the kids." the woman said, raising her eyebrows. "To be honest, I don't like them at all. My grandparents said they went off strawberry ice cream when they were kids."
Amy looked at the menu again, then sighed. "I'll have one."
"Really?" the woman said, laughing and shaking her head. "Why don't you try some Chocolate Turkey Bars?"
By now Amy could feel her stomach churning at the thought of all of the gross food. "No. Just the strawberry ice cream bar, thanks."
The woman opened a freezer, got one out, and handed it to Amy. She took the wrappings off and then bit the strawberry part, hoping against hope that it wasn't something gross. It was opposite that; it was the most delicious thing Amy had ever tasted. Her taste buds were going wild – there was so much flavor!
"For you, sir?" the woman said, looking the Doctor up and down. "I'll let it be free for you two. You look new around here, so I want to make a good impression."
"Oh," the Doctor said, nodding to her, but watching Amy devour the strawberry ice cream bar. "Nothing for me. Thanks, though! It's quite generous."
"Not a fan of ice cream?" the woman asked, her hands on her hips and a smile on her face. "Because if you aren't a fan of ice cream, then I'd think you were crazy."
"I love ice cream," the Doctor retorted, grinning. "It's just I haven't really eaten any since I had that incident with the traffic cone and that walking-talking fish..." he added, mumbling to himself now. The woman looked at him like he was a nutter, but smiled all the same.
Amy and the Doctor left the shop and walked towards the big fountain. The sun was starting to go down and clouds started to appear here and there in the sky. The flying cars were starting to slow down and lower to the ground. One car landed near the fountain on the street and a man got out. The Doctor walked over to the man as Amy sat down on one of the benches, finishing her ice cream.
"Hello," the Doctor said to the man that had gotten out of the car. "Sorry to bother you, but I just got here and I've never seen such cars."
The man grinned and pointed at his car. "Just got this baby. It's one of the newer solar powered vehicles. The only bad thing about these cars are that they stop running after the sun goes down. But at least we have bikes and stuff for when we don't have the cars."
"Fascinating!" the Doctor exclaimed, examining the car. Once he was finished, he looked over at Amy, who was finished with her ice cream now and was sitting silently, touching the water in the fountain. "Well, again – sorry to bother you. Have a good evening!"
The Doctor walked away cheerily, then sat next to Amy, who was still touching the water. She looked so pretty in the evening sun. Her red hair rested against her face, making her look even more amazing. The only thing that seemed off about her was the tear that trickled down her face. With a small touch to her cheek, the Doctor dried it and turned her face towards him.
"Amy.." he said quietly, looking deep into her sad eyes. "He's gone."
Amy's lower lip trembled slightly, then she put her face in her hands, crying silently. The Doctor put his arms around her and hugged her tightly, wanting her to feel safe. She moved her hands down to her lap and looked at the Doctor. "I know," she mumbled, sniffling and wiping the tears from her cheeks. "I just feel really alone now. Nothing else really helps. Plus, I'm getting all of these mixed emotions and stuff." Amy sighed deeply and stared at the Doctor. "I don't know what to do."
The Doctor's face had a slightly pained look, like it hurt him to hear how Amy felt. She had lied about being 'fine' and 'over it', and it really bothered him. He nodded and stood up, taking her hand in his. "Let's go back to the TARDIS and we can talk about it there," he said, helping Amy up.
The TARDIS doors opened and Amy walked in, followed by the Doctor. Amy didn't really want to talk about how she felt. She had a small feeling of being alone forever, but as she looked at the Doctor, who was now fiddling with some things on the console, she realized that she wasn't alone. She had him. Her Doctor. She looked down at the floor, walking towards a small corridor that lead off of the console room. "I'm going to go lie down for a while," she mumbled to the Doctor, walking off.
~O~O~O~O~O~O~
Amy sat on her bed in the dark silence. She wondered if this was what it was like to be dead; the darkness consuming your body, the sound of nothing surrounding you. Like being trapped in a sound-proof box, sealed off from everything. Being dead is probably peaceful, Amy thought to herself, hoping that it was peaceful. By now Amy's eyes were getting used to the darkness and she could see the outlines of things in her small room that the Doctor had given her. The light from outside in the corridor was shining under the door, which made the darkness seem not so dark at all.
There was a knock at the door, which startled Amy quite a lot. She felt the small dresser that sat next to her bed and grabbed onto it, pulling herself up. "Just a minute," she said, almost tripping over something on the floor as she walked to the door in the dark. She reached the door and grabbed the handle, turning it and opening the door. The Doctor was standing there with that look about him that basically said 'I've got an amazing idea and you'll agree once you see what I have to show you.'
"Is something wrong? Amy said, knowing perfectly well that there was nothing wrong at all.
The Doctor held out his hand to Amy, a small smile on his lips. "I want to show you something." he said, taking her hand in his and walking out into the corridor and into the console room. He let go of her hand and pressed a few buttons on the console, which made the TARDIS start to tumble around slightly. The tumbling stopped almost as soon as it had started and the Doctor held his hand out to Amy again.
"What are you showing me?" Amy asked, a little confused, a little interested. She took his hand in hers, but he didn't answer. He took her to the doors and opened them. It was raining slightly, but the clouds outside were slowly falling apart and Amy could see the sun shining through them slightly.
"The year 2007," the Doctor said, smiling. He pointed to a small yard, which Amy recognized at once. "Watch.."
As Amy stared into the small yard, she saw a very familiar eighteen year old boy standing near a tree. He looked as though he was waiting for someone. Just then Amy remembered what day this was. She saw the eighteen year old version of herself walking up the sidewalk and into the yard.
"You were looking for me?" the younger version of Amy said, walking up to the boy and smiling. "It sounded like you were dying to say something."
"Yes, um," the boy muttered, smiling at her. "I wanted to ask you.. um.."
"Come on, Rory," other Amy said, poking the younger version of Rory in the shoulder. "Why are you being so nervous?"
"Will you, um," other Rory said, looking down and fumbling on his words. Finally he blurted out what he wanted to say. "Will you be my girlfriend, Amy? Because I really like you.."
Amy watched her teenage self go into a fit of giggles then hug Rory. "I thought you'd never ask!" and then she kissed Rory.
Amy turned to the Doctor, smiling. "This is what you wanted to show me?" she asked, looking back over at her teenage self and Rory hugging. The Doctor smiled and took her hand, walking back into the TARDIS and closing the doors. He went over to the console and pressed a few more buttons, turned a dial, and pulled a lever, making the TARDIS tumble again for the second time.
Once the TARDIS stopped, the Doctor walked to the doors again, opening them and stepping out. Amy followed, smiling. She had a feeling that she knew what he was doing. Snow was everywhere; on rooftops, the roads, everywhere. Amy looked around, but they weren't in the same place as before. This time they were in Amy's backyard. There were tracks from someone's shoes in the snow leading to the door of the house. The door was half open and Amy could hear voices.
"2009," the Doctor said, grinning at Amy. "Look just inside the door."
Even though the sun was blinding her as it bounced off the snow, Amy could see two people standing just inside the door. Just as last time, she remembered this moment in her life. She strained her ears to hear what was going on.
"Rory, you walked all the way here in the cold," Amy heard herself say. She saw Rory fidgeting with something in his pocket. "I can make some tea."
"No, wait," Rory said, taking Amy's hand in his. "There's something I want to ask you."
Amy watched as she saw her other self look rather confused. Amy couldn't help but smile as she knew what was going to happen next. "What is it, Rory?" she heard herself say in a worried sort of voice. Rory was smiling as he got down on one knee and pulled a small black box out of his pocket.
"Amy," Rory said, opening the tiny box and looking at her, "will you marry me?"
The other Amy looked completely shocked, but very, very happy. "Yes!" echoed through the backyard, making Amy jump slightly.
The Doctor took Amy's hand and went back into the TARDIS. After she closed the doors, Amy walked over to the Doctor and smiled. "Why?" she asked, poking his arm. "Why'd you show me all that?"
"I wanted to prove something to you," the Doctor said, grinning. "And I know it worked."
"What were you trying to prove?" Amy said, pretending to be suspicious.
"That Rory's not gone," the Doctor said, smiling. He pointed at Amy and said "He's always going to be there."
Amy smiled brightly and nodded. "I know," she said, looking down and sighing happily. "You're right. And I'll never stop loving him and I'll never forget him. Thank you," she added, walking towards him and hugging him tightly. "For showing me."
The Doctor hugged her back, then broke the hug, looking into her eyes. "You okay now?"
"I'm fantastic now," Amy said, walking around the console now. "Thanks."
The Doctor went to push a button on the console which would take them back to 2010, but before he even touched it, the TARDIS started shake like crazy. Amy held onto a rail to keep from falling and the Doctor ran over to her. "What did you touch?" he shouted over the noise of the TARDIS, fiddling with the controls. "I didn't touch anything!" Amy shouted.
Everything that the Doctor tried wasn't working. The TARDIS was controlling itself, taking he and Amy to some unknown place. Eventually it started to run smoother, but the Doctor still couldn't get control of it. But right then the TARDIS jolted and came to a halt, making Amy's hand slip off the rail and fall to the floor. Then everything was still and quiet. Amy sat up and looked at the Doctor, who looked completely confused.
"What just happened?" Amy stood up, rubbing her arm.
The Doctor looked at the controls, which all seemed to be fine, then he looked at the small screen. "Weird..." he mumbled, turning a dial on the screen. "Very weird.."
"What's weird?" Amy said impatiently, walking over to him. The Doctor turned to Amy, a slight frown on his face. "Something took control of the TARDIS, pulled it through the time vortex."
He ran to the doors of the TARDIS, but didn't open them. Amy followed him. "But what took control?"
"I think that's what we're about to find out," he mumbled, putting his hand on the door. He pulled it open, but there was nothing there. A frown appeared on his face again as he stepped out of the TARDIS with Amy.
Footsteps echoed off of the walls that surrounded the TARDIS. Amy turned around and saw a woman with very curly dark blond hair walking towards them. She was carrying a small device in her hands. The Doctor didn't notice her and for some reason he kept staring off in the other direction as Amy watched the woman walk closer. "It worked!" the woman said, grinning and touching the TARDIS. "Fantastic."
The Doctor turned around slowly, sighing greatly, and folded his arms. The woman looked at him and smiled. "Ah, hello sweetie," River Song stood there, holding up the device. "I tried calling. Didn't seem to work. So I brought you to me. Lovely device, isn't it?" she tossed it to the Doctor, who caught it.
River walked to the front of the TARDIS and opened the door. "You probably don't want to stand there for very much longer," she noted, pointing down the small alleyway. "The men I stole that off of are probably already looking for me. We'd best go now before they catch us." A smile appeared on her face and she walked into the TARDIS. The Doctor looked at Amy, who was smirking. "Shut up," the Doctor said, raising his eyebrows at Amy, who looked like she was about to say something. "Don't say it."
He and Amy walked into the TARDIS, shutting the doors and walking to the console where River was standing. "It was a long shot," River said, "finding you. But I did it. And look! You've still got Amy with you. Fantastic. Always love parties of three!"
"River," the Doctor interrupted, "why are you here?"
"Well," River said, shrugging. "I missed you. And now here we are."
Amy smirked at the Doctor, who sighed and put his face in his hands. "Oh come on, Doctor," Amy said, nudging him with her shoulder. "Just enjoy the company."
"Fine," the Doctor said, handing Amy the device that River had given him. "But I'm not going to let her fly the TARDIS..." Amy and River were silent, staring at him. He looked at them both, then glared at both of them. "What? She turns the brakes off! Amy, you know how I love the sound of the brakes."
River couldn't help but laugh now. "You fly her," she said, smirking. "I'm a passenger now. You're the driver, sweetie."
"Right then," Amy said, a funny sort of tone in her voice. "I think we should probably get going before the bad guys find the TARDIS. Don't you think so, Doctor?"
The Doctor nodded, flipped a switch, and the TARDIS took off through the time vortex. He couldn't help but think of how unlikely it was for River to turn up right at that moment. Where would they go now? River would probably have many places in mind. The three of them sat in the TARDIS as it flew through time and space, waiting to reach their next destination.
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