Guess who's actually in Disney World right now? ;)

River passed a fairly sleepless night; she felt terrible after her fight with Amy. She spent most of the evening sitting out on the porch, looking up at the stars, wishing that she was among them in the TARDIS. She just wanted to get away.

The Doctor didn't sleep that night either, though he never slept much to begin with. However, he stayed inside and left River to herself. He knew she just needed to be alone.

When morning came, it was agreed that they would go back to the Hollywood Studios. If the day went poorly, then they would leave in the TARDIS that evening, and if it went well, then they would decide what to do from there.

Upon their arrival at the Hollywood Studios, the Doctor and Rory ran to get fastpasses for the Toy Story Mania ride, while River looked at the movie memorabilia in Sid's Antiques and Amy walked around some other shops. Afterwards, the four met up at the central plaza in front of Mickey's Sorcerer Hat.

"We should definitely go see Muppet Vision 3D today... and maybe ride the Tower of Terror again. I think that's about it... when we finish doing those things, we'll see if there's anything else we want to do. Okay? Okay," the Doctor decided when no one would suggest what to do.

They went to see Muppet Vision, and of course the Doctor loved it. Actually, Rory enjoyed it as much as the Doctor did, which was a surprise to all four of them. After the movie, they continued walking through the backlot for a while. After that, they were heading towards the front of the park again to ride the Tower of Terror again, when they passed the entrance for the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular show. The Doctor decided that they had to go in there too, and during the course of the show, all four of them were recruited to be extras in the marketplace scene. River was mad that she wasn't allowed to do any real stunts, which only worsened her already negative mood. They were about to go back to the Tower of Terror then when the Doctor remembered something. He asked Rory for the map of the park and smiled as he located what he was looking for.

"Here. We have to go see this: One Man's Dream. It's all about the life and work of Walt Disney; it's kind of like a little museum, just for him. We have to see it." And with that, he took River's hand in his right and Amy's hand in his left, and led them off to the other side of the park. Rory took Amy's other hand and followed.

Upon arriving at the entrance, an older man with white hair and a kind smile welcomed them to the exhibit. Once inside, the Doctor and the Ponds all split up, going to look at different parts of the exhibit on their own. The Doctor looked quickly at everything, speed-reading all of the signs and placards. He didn't really need to read them anyway. He knew what they all said. Amy and Rory worked slowly through the building, starting at the section about Walt's childhood. River looked quickly at everything, no really seeing any of it, before stopping to sit on a bench towards the end of the exhibit that sat across from a TV playing a clip of Walt introducing his idea for Epcot. She watched it play over twice without really hearing or seeing it, so lost was she in her own thoughts. After a moment she sensed a presence next to her. She looked up to see the Doctor standing next to her, smiling sadly at her.

"Can I sit?" he asked as he gestured to the empty space next to River on the bench.

"Sure, I guess."

He sat and watched the clip of Walt play out. After a few moments of silence, he spoke.

"I knew him, you know."

River looked over at the Doctor confusedly. She had been lost in her thoughts again.

The Doctor pointed to Walt on the screen. "I knew him. Well, I suppose I also know him. Time travel..."

River just stared back at the Doctor before finally speaking. "What's he like?"

The Doctor smiled. "I should take you to meet him some time. I think you'd like him, almost everyone did... does... whatever tense you want to use of that..."

River turned back to actually watch the video clip as it played over again. The Doctor looked at her profile as she stared ahead.

"Do you know why he built this place? Well, Disneyland at least, and why he wanted to build this place?"

River turned back to the Doctor and shook her head "no".

"He came up with the idea when he took his daughters to a park one day. He watched them playing on a Carousel while he sat on a bench just watching, and he decided then that he wanted to build a place where children and their parents could have fun together..."

At this remark, River began to turn away from the Doctor and moved so as to get up, but he gently grabbed her arm and held her down.

"No, River, please listen to me. He didn't just want children and their parents to enjoy it, he wanted everyone, of any age and from anywhere to enjoy it together. He just wanted a place where everyone could be happy." He could see River was trying her hardest to keep calm. He wasn't sure which emotion was fighting to surface in her, but she was trying her hardest to not give it the chance. "River, I know this is hard for you. I know you know why I brought you and your parents here, and I know why it is so hard for you to let yourself go. I blame myself; you were raised to hate and kill, and I didn't stop them from doing that to you." He paused. "...I could have saved you from them, but by doing that, I would have forfeited the you that we know now... and I was too selfish to do that." He passed a hand over his face and then looked right at her again. "I am so sorry."

She stared at him for a moment then reached over and took his hand. "I'm glad you didn't change it. A normal life was never for me, or Amy and Rory for that matter."

The Doctor squeezed her hand back and smiled a tiny bit. "I know."

"But you do realize that this still doesn't change the fact that I can't let myself go over this. It's just too hard. It would just... I don't even know if I can, honestly."

The Doctor nodded and stood up, still holding her hand. He gently pulled her up and they stood there just grasping each other's hands for a minute or two.

"So, what now?" River finally asked.

"Well, there's a movie through those doors that starts in a few minutes. It's about Walt's life, like the rest of the museum... but we should see it. Let's go get Amy and Rory..."

They found them and then all took their seats in the small movie theatre. The movie began to play, narrated by Walt himself through the use of various clips and sound-bytes from interviews. As River watched it, and heard the man who had dreamed up and built the parks talk about those dreams, she realized that was what she needed. Hearing Walt's passion, enthusiasm, and love for the place he had dreamed up, as well as his love for his family, finally helped to unlock that part of River that had been walled up and nearly crushed during her childhood. She understood.

When the movie was over, she let her parents walk out ahead, and she stopped the Doctor. He was about to ask her what she wanted, but he was silenced by her mouth on his. When she pulled away, she leaned over to his ear and whispered, "Thank you," before kissing his cheek and running out to join Amy and Rory.

At Toy Story Mania a short time later, River asked Amy if they could sit next to each other in the same side of the car. Amy was about to politely refuse when she saw the look of earnestness on River's face, and she agreed.

In the games, River let Amy win, but both of their scores were thousands higher than those the Doctor and Rory got, and the two women spent the rest of the day rubbing that fact in their respective husbands' faces.

It was agreed they would at least spend one last night at a hotel, and the Doctor decided they should go back to the Floridian. River had liked it there best.

One more chapter and an epilogue after this. :) Thank you to everyone for sticking with me through this.