Disclaimer : I do not own 'Doctor Who' or any of the characters in it. All rights belong to the BBC, though I would love to own it myself. Sigh.
A/N: The first part of the mini-story…who's excited? Haha!
I already have the majority of the next chapter written…it's a long one…so you may get that very soon :)
Also, I'm uploading a new Amy/Eleven story this week sometime if I ever get around to writing it. It's a one-shot, and it's set after the wedding in 'The Big Bang', and let's just say, Amy does get her snog in the shrubbery…amongst other places!
AmyPondEleven, Just Amy and Jessica, kisses to all three of you for your anonymous reviews! I'm thrilled that you like my story :) And Jessica, to answer your question, that was the first time they'd visited Venice.
Once they arrived in Hawaii, Amy ran out of the TARDIS immediately, only to be halted by the setting she was looking at. Her excited smile fell, and she turned around to glare at the Doctor, who was still playing around with the TARDIS controls.
"Hey Doctor? Tell me again what Hawaii is like in 2146."
"Oh it's beautiful!" He exclaimed happily from inside of his ship. "White sandy beaches, clear blue water, floating tropical flowers—"
"I don't see any tropical flowers Doctor."
"Huh. Maybe I didn't park in the jungle like I'd planned." He muttered; studying the typewriter he'd used to enter the destination code to 2146 Hawaii.
Amy bit her tongue from telling him that where they'd parked was definitely not Hawaii. Instead, she decided to wind him up a bit. "So, there's lots of lava in Hawaii, yeah?"
"Lava? No, unless we're inside one of the Hawaiian volcanoes."
That was exactly where they were.
"And Hawaii is rockier in 136 years time?" Amy continued.
"Rockier? You mean with their music? Well sure! Rock is better in this time period!" To emphasise his point, the Doctor mimed playing an air guitar, and nodded his head up and down quickly to an imaginary beat.
"No, I meant the landscape." She replied, which instantly caught the Doctor's attention, and he stopped his rock antics.
"But that's not…" The Doctor left his sentence unfinished as he rushed to join Amy outside of the TARDIS, and when he saw where they were, he burst into laughter. "Hey, I was close to Hawaii!"
"You were close?" Amy repeated incredulously. "Where's my white, sandy beach then?"
"Hawaii is a volcanic island, and we're in a volcano. Can't get much closer than that!"
"If this is a volcano, shouldn't we be dead from the heat?" Amy asked him, stepping forward to get a better view of their setting.
"See, the funny thing is, I don't think this is actually a volcano. At least, not one from a recent century." He replied. "I think I may have set the wrong co-ordinates."
"You don't say!" Amy muttered, but she couldn't help but smile at the Doctor's mistake. No wonder he'd vanished for twelve years when she'd first met him.
Whilst the Doctor headed back into the TARDIS, Amy decided to explore their new destination.
The TARDIS had landed in an alcove, and when Amy stepped out of it, she saw the vast volcano for the first time. She was standing on a ridge that seemed to go around the whole volcano, and when she squinted, she could see stairs on the other side.
She stepped closer to the edge, and noticed that the lava she'd seen when they'd first arrived was nothing compared to the large pool of molten lava at the bottom of the volcano.
"I hope you don't erupt, because these are my favourite shorts." Amy muttered to herself, peering over the edge.
"I figured it out!" The Doctor bellowed suddenly from behind her, and Amy jumped, wobbling precariously on the edge.
Strong arms wrapped themselves around her waist, and the Doctor yanked her backwards. "Careful Pond! Can't afford to be clumsy in a volcano!" He said cheerfully, kissing the top of her head affectionately.
"Clumsy? It was your fault I nearly—" She stopped at the Doctor's raised eyebrows. "Sorry. You saved me. Thank you."
"You're welcome. Disrupting and saving lives is part of my job description. Now, where was I before you interrupted me?"
Amy snorted at that. "Careful Doctor. Or that beloved tweed jacket of yours will take a dunk in the lava."
The Doctor knew she was serious. "Okay! I'm sorry! Let me rephrase. Now, where was I before I rescued my beautiful companion?"
Amy nodded her approval. "Better. And you were about to tell me why we'd landed here, and not in Hawaii."
"Because I put a seven instead of a one. Those pesky numbers always look the same!" The Doctor replied, shaking his head in annoyance.
"You mean in the year?"
"Well done Pond!" He exclaimed sarcastically, ruffling her hair. "Glad to see your near-fall didn't cause you to lose any brain cells."
Amy was about to make a cunning retort, but the Doctor continued to speak. "We're in the year 2746, and this is Hawaii. This volcano we're in right now erupted 173 years ago, killing every civilian on the island. It's now just wasteland. Well, with the exception of this volcano, of course. It's dormant, completely dead, so there is no radiation or heat. We're safe."
"So why is there lava at the bottom of the volcano?" Amy asked, looking over the edge again.
"It's artificial. Someone has placed it here. And I want to know who it was."
"I think I know where they are." Amy told him, pointing to the stairs on the other side of the volcano.
A grin spread across the Doctor's face. "Amy Jessica Pond, you are magnificent." He kissed her briefly before taking her hand and tugging her along the rim of the volcano.
Amy glowed from his praise. "Thanks. Well, I try!"
The Doctor squeezed her hand before turning his eyes away from her face to the top of the volcano. Amy followed his gaze. "So, who do you think will be up there?" She asked him eagerly. "Blue aliens? Purple space monkeys with green teeth?"
"Space monkeys are more of a burgundy colour." The Doctor corrected, and Amy rolled her eyes.
"Burgundy is a darkish purple." She stated.
"It's more red than purple."
Amy sighed in exasperation. "Let's just call it even and say that burgundy is purple and red. Now, do you think I'm about to meet my first group of space monkeys?"
The Doctor chuckled. "Deal. And no, I don't think so. Monkeys aren't sent into space for at least another 1200 years. It takes them quite a while to adopt all human mannerisms."
"I was only joking about the space monkeys." Amy told him. "But now that they're real, I want to meet them. Let's head back to the TARDIS and find some."
The Doctor stared incredulously at her, and she smiled innocently back at him. "You are monkey boy after all!"
"Monkey boy!" He repeated with a snort. "I gave you the name of 'Guardian of my Happiness', and you give me 'Monkey Boy.' Thanks very much!"
"You're very welcome!"
"You know what, I'm changing your nickname." The Doctor announced. "If I have to be Monkey Boy, then you can be Orang-utan."
He expected Amy to laugh, so he was confused when she glared at him. "Oi! Leave my red hair out of this!" She hissed.
"Why? I love your hair colour, so I include your hair colour."
Amy narrowed her eyes slightly. "Are you sure you're not taking the mick?"
"Why would I do that? I've always wanted to be ginger!" The Doctor protested. "I've had ten tries, and I still haven't got it right!"
"And I got it right in one go." Amy replied, unable to resist smirking at the Doctor.
He nudged her with his shoulder. "It's rude to brag. Anyway, you still haven't explained to me why the term orang-utan is offensive to you."
"Surely you've been in my time period long enough to know that having red hair isn't something that's considered a good thing. Things were hard when I was growing up. People teased me about my red hair all of the time. And they called me orang-utan." She admitted. "So you can see why I hate the name."
"They bullied you for having ginger hair?" The Doctor realised, bewildered. "That's ridiculous! I'd die for red hair! And I have, many times, but here I am, brunette and boring."
Amy giggled, knowing that he was trying to brighten the mood. "Yeah, they did. But it's okay. I like being different. Originality is something to be celebrated after all."
"I couldn't agree more!" The Doctor enthused as they finally reached the stairs. "Original is the one word that I'd use to describe myself."
"I can think of other words." Amy murmured under her breath, though she should have known that the Doctor would have heard her.
"Really? And what are your words?" He asked her curiously as they ascended. "And monkey boy counts as two words, so you can't include that."
"I can count y'know! Unlike someone who can't tell the difference between one and seven!" Amy teased.
The Doctor groaned. "I made one mistake! It won't happen again."
"One mistake?" Amy repeated in disbelief. "Doctor, you make mistakes everyday!"
"Name two I've made today." He challenged.
"Putting in the wrong destination code, wearing your shirt inside-out, forgetting to brush your hair, putting chocolate into the microwave—
"Okay Pond, you've made your point!" The Doctor interrupted hastily. "Now, back to those words you use to describe me."
Amy rattled them all off in one breath, and the Doctor was grateful for his enhanced senses so he could understand all of them. "Geeky. Hot. Idiotic. Intelligent. Silly. Kind. Immature. Hilarious. Compassionate. Amazing."
The Doctor thought over those words for a minute. "Hmm…there were quite a few contrasting words in there. How can I be idiotic yet intelligent?"
"Because you can give me every formula in the universe but you can't figure out when a girl is coming onto you!" Amy quipped.
"Fair enough. I'll work on that. And I think I heard the word hot somewhere in there. Care to expand on that?"
Smiling impishly, Amy released his hand and hurried up the rest of the stairs. "Nope!" She called over her shoulder. "I think that word says enough!"
Adopting a similar grin to her, he began to race after her. "Hey Pond! If you want to—"
But his sentence was abruptly cut off by Amy's angry cry. "Get your bloody hands off me!"
Sprinting now, the Doctor reached the top of the stairs to see Amy behind held by a man in a spacesuit, a gun pressed to her temple.
Another man stepped out from behind them, and when he removed his helmet, Amy and the Doctor's stunned expressions mirrored each other's exactly.
Because it wasn't just any man.
It was Rory.
Oh no! Cliff-hanger!
Sorry for leaving it there ;)
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Hayley x