We continued to trek across the infinite, desolate surface. The once beautiful landscape had been transformed into a waste land. In the distance, I could see the glint from the metal on the spaceship, its blinding light flashing like a beacon of hope. "How did you meet the Doctor?" River averted my thoughts towards the glistening light.
"He was working at my school," I began, "We had a run in with the Daleks."
"So, sweetie, you became a teacher again." River sniggered at the thought of the Doctor being a teacher. "What did you teach this time?"
"Oh you know, the usual." The Doctor said waving the subject aside.
"You didn't get Physics, did you?" River asked intently.
"No… I got Maths and Biology." He grumbled at the prospect of teaching such horrid subjects. "Although, Biology was a treat." He grinned, as he reminisced the incident with the dissecting frog lesson.
"That was a hilarious lesson, when most of the girls were screeching at the touch of the slimy frog parts!" I laughed at the memory, as River shook her tousled hair away from her face.
"Well, knowing what the Doctor's like, that would hardly surprise me at all!" River flicked playfully at the Doctor nose then ran to the entrance of the ship.
"She knows me too well, our River." The Doctor sighed and trudged after her through the entrance.
I set off after the two and felt a shock as I touched the metal. I felt a swirl of anxiety as a vision appeared in my mind. The Doctor stood tall and proud, while River looked towards him in despair as though she had a terrible secret that she was burdened with. As I went to reach out for them, I was swept back to reality and had the Doctor staring into my eyes.
"River?" The Doctor called, "Can I borrow your scanner for a moment, please?"
"What's the matter?" River came running, holding out the scanner to the Doctor. He took the scanner and ran it up and down me. "What did you see?" He asked looking intriguingly into my eyes.
"I saw…" I began, but then decided to lie. "Nothing. Absolutely nothing." I walked away, giving River a look of regret, but then winked and continued through the doorway, throwing myself into the unknown and the uncertainty of the world beyond.