Ben jumped the moment he heard the strange whirring.
"Helloooooo!?"
"Scarlett?" Ben ran down the stairs and saw Scarlett standing next to a tall man with messy hair leaning against a 1960's blue police box. "Who's that?"
"Oh, This is The Doctor!" Scarlett turned to him and the Doctor nodded.
"Really? Well, Where have you been?" Ben stared at her.
"I went to Rome with the Doctor, I was only gone for a day or two." She smiled.
"No, you've been gone for two years. Missing, without a trace. Everyone thinks you're dead!" Ben eyed the Doctor. "And you, Do you think it's okay to run off with someones girlfriend?!"
"I offered for her too come along, And she accepted. You're talking like I kidnapped her."
"Y-You agreed to run off? Without telling me?!" Ben ran over to Scarlett.
"Well, yes." Scarlett looked at the Doctor.
"Are you staying here?" Ben sighed.
"No." Scarlett's voice cut through Ben like a knife.
"Why not?" Ben stammered.
"Because, I've had more fun with the Doctor in the past few days than in my entire life!" Scarlett yelled.
"What about us? What about us, huh?" Ben glared at the Doctor.
"I don't know. But I can't stay."
"Then we're done."
This time it was Ben's voice that cut at someone heart. "Why?"
"I can't have a girl who just runs off to get herself killed all the time!"
"So that's it? You or him?"
"Yes. That's exactly it."
Scarlett thought for a moment. She had been with Ben for a year before she vanished. And apparantley, she had been with the Doctor for two years that felt like two days. The Doctor was quite handsome, and she had a little bit of feelings toward him. Ben was nice, and handsome, but the Doctor, the Doctor, he was nice, adventurous, and could take her anywhere she wished. She didn't want to choose. "Don't make me choose between you!"
"You have to! Now!" Ben exclaimed.
Scarlett teared up. "I can't... I just can't..." She fell to her knees, and the Doctor instinctly ran over and kneeled next to her, and put his arm around her as she cried into her hands.
"It's alright if you want to stay." He whispered.
"I don't want to stay. I want to go with you, I want to see all corners of time and space, but Ben..."
Tony ran down the stairs from his apartement and saw the group. "Scarlett?! You're alive!"
"Dad?" She stood up, ran to him, and hugged him. The Doctor stood up and watched the two.
"Scarlett? Who's your friend?" He stared at the Doctor.
"It's the Doctor." Ben growled.
"Ben? Are you alright?" Tony looked at him.
"Scarlett is supposed to be choosing who she's going to spend her life with. Me, or," He glared. "The Doctor."
"Oh. Well, Scarlett? Do you plan on leaving?" Tony stared.
Scarlett cleared her throat and pushed her dad off. "Yes."
The Doctor smiled and leaned against the TARDIS. "The TARDIS is ready when you are."
Scarlett turned around and walked toward the TARDIS when Ben grabbed her sleeve. "Please. Don't go."
"I'm sorry, Ben." She pushed him off and the Doctor opened the TARDIS.
"Scarlett!" Tony yelled as Scarlett walked in the TARDIS, then the Doctor walked in, turned around, and shut the door behind him.
Scarlett sighed and put her hands on the control panel of the TARDIS.
"You okay?" Scarlett spun around and saw the Doctor.
"Yes, Doctor."
"I'm glad to have you along.' He smiled weakly.
"I'm glad to be here. Let's just get going, Doctor."
"Where would you like to go?" He now had a full-scale smile.
"Three years in the future. I want to see what it's like." Scarlett started looking at the buttons she knew would take her there.
He nodded and ran over to the panel. They both started pressing buttons together and put there hands on top of one another on the final lever.
"Allons-y!"
