The TARDIS shook and groaned as they traveled through time and space. Pearl gripped the railing like her life depended on it while the Doctor worked the controls. She was filled to her core with fear. She had never been in a ship like this but what was going on right now did not seem like the ship was functioning correctly. When she looked over to the Doctor, however, he looked calm, as if this was nothing to worry about. "Pardon me," she said, still gripping the railing as hard as she could, "Is everything alright? Is all this noise and motion supposed to happen?"

"Yes! Well no," the Doctor said,"If you ask a certain friend of mine, they'll say it's not supposed to make the noise, but I like it so I'm keeping it. The shakiness is a bit more complicated. It's completely normal but because a TARDIS is supposed to be controlled by six people, technically it's not supposed to."

Pearl gaped at him in shock. "How long have you been driving it like this?!" she questioned.

"Oooh that's a tough one..." the Doctor said, looking up from his controls, "I'd have to say...close to 800 years? I might be off a century or so. Time gets a bit weird in here. To be honest I stopped keeping track of how old I was after 900. It's all just estimates now..."

"You're insane!" Pearl said.

The shaking finally stopped as they landed with a thud. "Oi!" he responded, turning to her with folded arms, "I prefer the term 'mad man with a box', thank you very much! And I'd like to see you try to pilot a time/spaceship ment for six all on your own." He then began walking towards the doors of the TARDIS.

"Wait!" Pearl said, causing him to stop. "Shouldn't you do an environment check first?" she suggested, "You don't know what could be out there."

The Doctor raised an eyebrow at her. "Alright," he said. He then continued to walk to the door and opened it up. "It's sunny and 74 degrees fahrenheit," he said looking out side. He then pulled out his sonic and took a brief scan. "Radiation is low, and the atmosphere has a similar concentration to earth, aside from a slight increase in oxygen. Also," he said pulling out a yoyo a stepping outside. "This planet's gravitational field is only slightly weaker than earth's," he finished, doing a trick with the yoyo, "May we go now?"

Pearl glared at him before moving towards the door. "You should have done a real environment check," she criticized.

"Well maybe you should have a little more trust in me," he replied.

She gave him a long look. "I can think of a lot of reasons not to trust you," she said, "but I can sum up all of them in just two phrases: 1. Oncoming Storm, and 2. Mad-man with a box."

The Doctor frowned as she exited his time machine. He stuck his pointer finger out and opened his mouth to speak, but then closed it again. "Ok," he said, "You do have a fair point. But I've been flying her for centuries, I know what I'm doing."

Pearl wasn't listening to him anymore. She was captivated by the scenery. All around them were trees with frosty pink bark and turquoise leaves. The grass was a light blue. There was a light orange pond near by that almost looked like it was made of gold. "This is...amazing," she said.

The Doctor smiled at that. "Welcome to Andromidiannis," he said, "this place is known for its scenery, and happens to be a popular tourist destination. They always have some kind of festival going on." "In fact," he continued, "they should have one going on right now. The Day of Kings parade, I believe. Care to come with me to see it? We're right outside the capitol, Charivillos."

Pearl turned to face the Doctor. Behind him she could see the outline of a city with tall green and blue spires. She bit her lip for a second. Usually festivals meant crowds, something she was not a fan of. ...However, she did want to see the city itself. It looked magnificent and she could probably find at least one quiet place in there like a garden, museum, or a library. Yes, that would be nice.

"I will join you," she said, "but if you don't mind, I'd like to avoid the more crowded parts of the city."

The Doctor smiled. "No problem," he said, "Some of the biggest celebration areas can be a bit much for even me. Besides, they have a wonderful color fountain in one of the private parks that I'm sure you'd love to see! Come on." The Doctor then began heading back to the TARDIS. "I hope you don't mind but I'd rather not have to walk a long ways if we need something from my ship," he explained as she followed him back to the little blue box.

"Very well," she said, a bit apprehensive to take another shaky trip in the TARDIS, "though could you please try to make the ride a bit less...bumpy?"

"I'll try my best, but don't worry. The first time is always the worst," he said, opening the door. Pearl followed him inside.

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to be continued...

this is a bit of a short update. Sorry about that. Anyways, did you guys catch last night's steven universe episode? It was really awesome! I loved the song, but I am really worried for Pearl. She is seeming less and less sane as each episode goes by. Who else is excited for tonight's episode, though?! I know I am! I'm still really hopeful that Ronaldo will have something to do with peridot. But with how early it is in the season, I wouldn't be surprised if this episode is just filler...except I do have to wonder since the first episode of last steven bomb was a Pearl episode and this last episode was a Pearl episode if there is going to be a running theme of parallels between the two steven bombs.

Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, please tell me what you think!