I guess this is kind of a filler chapter before we get more into the events at the Magic Kingdom in the next chapter. Basically, I just wanted to write something about hats... :)

By the way, tttt, I AM SO INCREDIBLY JEALOUS. I got to meet Ramin after seeing Love Never Dies, and I gave him a drawing I did. He told me I was a talented artist, but he didn't call me darling...

Anyway. On to the story...

River awoke to find the bed empty besides herself. She turned over to look at the clock, which read 8:30A.M. She groaned and rolled back over while pulling the sheets over her head, figuring that if they were on vacation, it was too early to get up. Unfortunately, she didn't get much more rest.

After a few seconds the sheets were whipped off of her. River groaned and turned to see the Doctor standing over the bed with his face inches away from hers. Her eyes weren't completely focused yet and he was standing very close to her, but she could still make out the outline of something that most certainly not the top of his head. Last time she looked, she was certain that the Doctor didn't have ears like that...

"Sweetie, what in the name of sanity is on your head?" she nearly growled out.

"It's a Mickey Mouse Ear hat! Isn't it cool?" The Doctor was bouncing on the balls of his feet like a small child while he replied. After a moments silence, he remembered something. "Oh, River, please, PLEASE don't shoot this hat either. I mean, everyone wears them here, and really they are just so cool!"

It was too early, and River was not in the mood for an argument at the moment so she merely grunted and sat up in the bed. "Would you mind telling me why you're getting me up this early? Aren't we supposed to be on vacation?"

"Of course we're on vacation! That is exactly why I woke you up now! There's so much to do and see, not to mention the fact that we have to be in the park by 9:30 because I have a surprise for everyone! So, you can get up and get ready while I go make sure your parents are awake!" And with that, the Doctor bounded out of the room. River could hear him pounding on the door next to them.

Wait a minute, I thought Mum and Dad's room was on the other side of ours... River thought as she heard some very angry yelling issuing from the room whose door the Doctor had just been pounding on.

She chuckled to herself as she heard the Doctor rambling hopelessly in an attempt to apologize to whoever occupied the other room next door. She then got up and started to gather her clothes.

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The Ponds were still asleep at 8:30, but the commotion two rooms down woke them up. They were not surprised in the least when not five minutes later the excited knocking was on their door.

Amy walked over and answered. "What is it Doctor?"

He simply grinned and replied, "I needed to make sure you were up! We need to be in the Magic Kingdom by 9:30! Oh, and here. Please wear these..."

With that he held out two more pairs of TARDIS blue Mickey Ears with Amy and Rory's names embroidered on the backs.

Amy and Rory stared hesitantly at the hats. The Doctor saw the hesitation and insisted/begged, "Pleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaase? Everyone wears them around here, it's not even strange! And they are really brilliant hats! AND THEY HAVE YOUR NAMES ON THE BACKS!" At this point the Doctor was flailing as he tried to get across just how cool the hats were.

"ALRIGHT, alright. We'll wear them," Amy finally conceded. She took the one with her name from the Doctor as Rory reached for his. The Doctor was grinning even wider now, if that was even possible. He looked as excited as any child to be in Disney World, and both of the Ponds were wondering if he would go running off every time something else in the park caught his attention. It would be like chasing a four-year-old around.

However, neither of them voiced these thoughts, figuring that the Doctor would only pout if they told him he was acting too childish. Besides, it actually was quite cute.

After a moment, the Doctor turned on his heel and called back to the couple, "Remember, IN THE PARK BY 9:30! We'll meet in the hotel lobby at 9:15 to make sure we have enough time!"

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"! We're going to be LATE!" the Doctor whined. The clock read 9:10, and River was STILL getting ready. "You don't have to wear anything fancy or anything that would take as much preparation time as you're taking! I told your parents we'd meet them in the lobby at 9:15! THAT'S IN FIVE MINUTES!" He continued to pace around the room and flail his arms to try to get his point across.

"Alright, Sweetie! Calm down! Look, I'm ready. We can go now."

The Doctor practically dragged River out the door and he sprinted towards the main building that housed the lobby, as well as the station for the Monorail that they would take to the park.

Amy and Rory were sitting on one of the couches watching for their daughter and the Doctor. They were both wearing their Mickey Ears.

When River saw them, she couldn't help but roll her eyes and sigh. "He talked you two into wearing them too? Really?"

The Ponds shrugged in unison and Rory answered, "We might as well, and they're not that bad..."

The Doctor beamed at Rory, then turned to River while pulling out one more set of the ears from his jacket pocket. He held them out to River with a hopeful look on his face.

"No. Absolutely not."

"But Riiiiiiverrr! They're cool! And TARDIS blue! And they have your name on them!"

"No."

"... Please?"

"No."

"...How about now?"

"No."

And so it continued the entire way to the Monorail, and throughout the entire ride to the park. Finally, as the recorded announcer on the train said, "We are now entering Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom!", the Doctor finally put the pair of ears back into his pocket dejectedly.

However, as soon as they went through the park gates (after walking down the ramp from the Monorail in a huge throng of people, waiting for and going through bag inspection because Amy and River had bags, and waiting to get through the turnstiles), the Doctor was bouncing off the walls again. He bounded ahead of the other three through the tunnel under the train station onto Main Street U.S.A. and then waited for them.

When the Ponds all caught up, he spread his arms and spun in a circle as he excitedly gestured to everything around them. "Welcome to Main Street U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom!"

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