AN: Hello- so, glad you all liked the Amy and the Doc finally getting back together, and doing the deed as it were- I wasn't overcome by fangirl love, it's relevant to the plot (honest). If anyone is surprised it's fast, look at the way the Doctor reacts about everything- what will be slow will be the time it takes for him to tell Amy why he was so distant.

Well done to JasperWhitlockHale'sman and LilyHale21 who both got the quote right- it was by Dinah Shore! One point to Jasper, and Lily, 3! You win a prize- I'll pm you the details!

This chap's quote:

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.

Ok, so all settle with Kaity, the nightmairs and stellions. This time, they've still got the weird lightning in the Time vortex to deal with, and of course, their relationship now they've slept together...Then again, it is these two, and I hope you think the way I've written their reaction is justified.

Enjoy!

"I'm putting her on random." The Doctor announced- half laughing as he skipped up the stairs onto the console platform.

Amy grinned, following. "Random? I didn't even know you could."

The Doctor nodded, flicking switches and twisting dials with an excited vigour. "No. Well- I mean yes, I didn't tell you. Sorry- I fibbed."

He looked at Amy, eyes twinkling, and she went to punch his chest, he stopped her and she spun, bringing herself closer and tilting up so her lips were skinning his, a flush rising onto her cheeks. He caught his breath and bent to meet her and she skipped away- laughing out loud.

"Now you're sorry."

The Doctor grimaced and shrugged. "Well- there was a reason!"

Amy cocked an eyebrow, "really?"

The Time Lord stepped around the platform, eyes still gleaming as held out his arms. "Would I lie to you?"

Amy frowned. "You already have."

In one swift step the Doctor crossed the distance between them, pinning her against the railings and leaning in even as she arched back. His eyes searched her face and he smiled, kissing her nose. "Never again."

The TARDIS moaned a little and the Doctor leapt away, going back to the controls. Amy, somewhat giddy on all this attention, paused to catch her breath. As her eyes refocused they fixed again on the jagged line in the TARDIS wall where the lightning had struck.

It was like the metal there had been welded together again- and the result was a lumpy line, like a scar. She frowned, and concentrated on the Doctor again.

"So why are we going on random?"

The Doctor raised an eyebrow, looking at her through the central column. "Don't you want to know why we don't normally?"

Amy couldn't deny the spark of interest his question breathed life into, and nodded, putting a hand on her hip and hanging off the railing. "Go on."

The Doctor smiled, and then in a sudden burst of movement threw his hands into the air as he skipped round the controls and the TARDIS began to rumble, whirr, buzz and hum as she prepared for takeoff.

"I can't control it! We would willingly put ourselves into one of the most powerful ships in the universe with no way to control her- with no idea when or where we're going. It's dangerous- insane-"

"Exciting!" Amy interrupted, eyes shining. The Doctor looked at her, unable to help the grin tugging at the corners of his mouth when he looked at her- radiant in anticipation and contentment.

"Well, yes, that too- and I couldn't resist- but there were some bad experiences, and I decided maybe it was best I only let it tempt one of us."

Amy pouted a little, looking down and letting her eyelashes brush against her cheeks, gently shaking a little scarlet hair to frame her face before she looked up at him demurely, eyes half hidden beneath her lashes.

"And you're never ..tempted?"

The Doctor stepped closer, tucking her hair behind her ear and wrapping an arm around her waist, laughing into her eyes. "You know the answer to that." His voice was husky and Amy lifted her face, wanting to capture his lips- taste him again, discover him.

He smiled and pulled back a touch, though he didn't let her go.

"As to your other question- we're doing this to hopefully find the source of whatever's been knocking the TARDIS off course. Hopefully, if she's got no direction, she'll be attracted to whatever has been warping the Time Vortex."

Amy raised her eyebrows at him, putting one arm behind her to hold onto the rail.

"So, definitely dangerous then?"

The Doctor nodded, abruptly serious. "Are you ready?"

Amy cocked an eyebrow, leaning up and pecking him on the lips, hesitating for just a second to whisper in his ear.

"Are you?"

X

The TARDIS crashed to a halt and the Doctor and Amy fell into each other, instinctively protecting the other from the impact, breathing fast.

Silence fell over the ship- even the central column was somehow- frozen. Looking around, the Doctor frowned slightly. Everything was frozen- every control, even the console- a white and grey blur. He looked at Amy, but she seemed animated enough, if speechless for the moment, intimidated by the sudden quiet.

Getting to his feet, the Doctor held out a hand to Amy and she got to her feet. Speaking in a whisper, Amy said urgently, "Doctor- the TARDIS..."

The Doctor nodded, still holding her hand- looking round at his ship. "I know.." He murmured, bewildered.

Their gazes met, and together, quiet, they made their way to the door, feeling the hairs on the back of their necks rise at the eerie silence. The Doctor rested a hand on the cold metal of the door handle, curling his fingers around it as Amy glanced back into the TARDIS.

She felt a rush of cold air, and looked back out with the Doctor. They were on some kind of meteorite- or an asteroid, a grey, rocky, dusty expanse- completely lifeless, suspended in the stars.

Not particularly far away, a waterfall of colour, light and stardust sustained perpetual motion, and on the surface of the rock, a long, sixty foot high marble wall dominated the otherwise featureless expanse. The Doctor and Amy stood exactly five hundred metres before the six foot black metal doors, framed by white marble columns supporting an outcrop on which stood some kind of abandoned sentry tower.

Wordless, the Doctor and Amy stepped onto the dust, hesitantly taking a deep breath. The Doctor breathed a sigh of relief as he tasted an atmosphere suitable for himself and a human. Amy tugged on his sleeve and pointed to the stellar waterfall.

"Doctor- what is that?" She was still whispering, and the Doctor couldn't blame her, this desolate place seemed at once immense and fragile- as if a raised voice would shatter it's bizarre tranquility.

He glanced where she pointed, already with some idea of what it was she was fixated on. "The medusa cascade…" He swallowed drily. It couldn't be a coincidence that something so close to an old rift was interfering with the vortex.

Something was very, very wrong- he could feel it, like something jarring at the back of his mind.

Amy stared at the cascade and then back at the wall- almost unconsciously the two had come within a few feet of the immense doors. They stood flanked by the marble columns, and the Doctor stared up above the door- where a fresh, neat inscription lay.

"To see a world in a grain of sand

And a heaven in a wild flower

Hold infinity in the palm of your hand

And eternity in an hour."

Looking at Amy, he stepped closer to the doors, and together they took the large metal handles, pulling the doors open. Then they simply stood and stared.

Ooooh, what have they found? What next? What's wrong with the TARDIS? Can it be fixed? Why is this place next to the medusa cascade? Are there people in the city?

Please do ask, guess, question and comment- I really appreciate it.

The poem/inscription is called 'To see a world in a grain of sand' and was written by William Blake, not me. It is brilliant though, and fit perfectly.

Thanks for reading,

Kat