They entered the console room. River and Amy were staring at the screen.
"So, what's the news? Free to go? Or should I arrange for a last supper?"
"Neither." River said.
"It hasn't finished yet." Amy explained.
Ava sighed. "Of course not. I should have expected the Doctor to make this more complicated." She ran up to the girls. "Just as I thought. Not only a DNA test, but also a brain scan." She sighed. "So then. We're all just going to stand here and wait?"
"Yes." The Doctor said, but his voice had lost his harshness and regained some of its jovality. "That is exactly what we're going to do. Right, Pond…-s?"
"Yes sir," Amy said with a fun and flirty edge to her voice.
"Of course, sweetie." River teased.
There was a pause. They looked at Rory.
"Your turn." Ava said.
"Oh, um. Yes?"
Ava grinned. "So basically we've just got to wait."
"Yep," Amy confirmed.
"Any second now," River said seriously.
There was another silence. The only audible sounds were the Tardis' humming and the screen's gentle pinging. They stood around for a few minutes, before Amy and Ava started laughing. Soon River and the Doctor joined in too. Rory sort of just stood there. They laughed loudly, their laughter echoing around the console room. And then the test beeped, letting them know it was in its final stages. They all quietened down immediately, looking anxiously towards the screen. Even Ava cast it a desperate look. It took a few more seconds, but finally it read out:
ANALYSIS: SUBJECT IS TIME LORD