Sorry I haven't updated for so long! And this chapter is really short, sorry! There will be an adventure in the next chapter. And thanks for your lovely reviews! They really make my day. :)
Leaving everyone to mingle and explore the main console room of the TARDIS, and take in every detail, the Doctor resumed his work on the time machine. He swung back and forth on the harness seat underneath the console, whistling a tune to himself.
"Oh! The life out there, it dazzles. I mean, it blinds you to the things that are important. I've seen it devour relationships and plans..." he piped up, and all three heads turned down on him.
As Rory looked down nervously, the TARDIS experienced a small explosion which the Doctor quickly brushed off.
"Ohhh! It's meant to do that." Then he continued what he was previously talking about. "...because for one person to have seen all that, to taste the glory and then go back, it will tear you apart."
"Doctor, what are you talking about?" Amy asked, perplexed. He could babble sometimes, it was normal for him.
"So I was wondering if you all wanted to go somewhere... anywhere you want. Any time you want," he leapt down from the seat and walked up to the console to join the others. "One condition – it has to be amazing. The Moulin Rouge in 1890! The first Olympic Games!"
He turned and took in Rory and Jasmine's stunned expressions.
"It's a lot to take in, isn't it?" he said to the couple, strolling up a flight of steps that branched off the console platform. "Tiny box, huge room inside. What's that about? Let me explain."
"It's another dimension," Rory said matter-of-factly.
" It's basically another dimen... What?" the Doctor headed back down the stairs, staring at the young man in confusion.
"After Prisoner Zero, I've been reading up on all the latest scientific theories; FTL travel, parallel universes."
"Rory, I didn't think you were into scientific things," Jasmine said in wonder.
"Yeah, well not really. I'm not really a science geek, I just looked it up," Rory replied, gazing lovingly back at his fiancée.
"I like the bit when someone says, 'It's bigger on the inside!' I always look forward to that," the Doctor said downheartedly, strolling back to the console where Amy greeted him with a smile, which he gladly returned.
"So what is this?" Jasmine questioned, doing a spin and taking in the entire room. "I didn't think spaceships existed. Rory kept telling me after that 'Prisoner Zero' thing. Apparently there was some big ship in the sky. I didn't see it, I was visiting my mother."
"It's a time machine," the Doctor exclaimed proudly, giving the console an affectionate tap.
"What?!" Jasmine almost yapped, rushing over to the console and looking over all the levers. "How is this even possible though? A bigger on the inside time machine? How does this fit inside?"
"It's very complicated Time Lord science, you won't understand," the Doctor told her.
"Time Lord science?"
"I'm an alien. That's my species... well was my species..." he looked down to the ground, not wanting to bring up the subject. Amy placed a hand on his shoulder to comfort him.
"As if a time machine wasn't enough... you're an alien? A real alien?"
"Well, yeah."
Jasmine turned to him with wide eyes, then to Amy. "Amy, he's an alien...?"
Amy simply nodded. "Yeah, I kinda noticed."
"You're... dating... an alien?"
"As if it wasn't blindingly obvious," Amy chuckled with a hint of sarcasm. "He looks human. He has all the right p... oh never mind that bit."
"He has all the right parts, thanks for that Amy," Jasmine smirked, turning to Rory and holding his hand. "And how might you know that?"
"Now," the Doctor interrupted enthusiastically, almost leaping to the controls. Amy chuckled, knowing that he was trying to divert the topic of conversation.
"Where would you all like to go? Anywhere in the universe..."
"Well, I'm kind of done with running down corridors. What do you think, Rory?" Amy chimed in, turning to her best friend.
Rory stumbled on his words for a few moments, then looked to Jasmine. "How about a date?"
"What... a double date?" Amy wondered, a hand resting lazily on her hip.
"Yeah... if that's OK with you and the Doctor."
"I think it's a brilliant idea!" Jasmine exclaimed happily, giddy with excitement.
"A date?" the Doctor repeated, biting his lip in thought.
"Yes, a date," Amy smirked, smoothing a hand down his side as she stepped up behind him. She felt his muscles tense beneath her touch, and she knew he'd given in.
"Oh, fine," he sighed, flicking some levers on the console. "How about somewhere... romantic?"
Really short chapter, but I wanted to post something and this was all I could write at this moment. Please review if you enjoyed it! If you didn't, let me know how I could improve, no flames please. Maybe even a follow/favourite? ;)