Chapter 6
Better on the Inside
Amy led everyone in the direction opposite the river, away from the daleks. Everyone kept glancing over their shoulders, to see if they were being followed. They weren't, at least not for the moment. They had stopped running after about a block, but they walked carefully down the street. Finally, Amy stopped. Jack and Tom stopped too.
"Here," said Amy. The TARDIS stood, proud and bright blue, on the corner. Tom stared at it in amazement.
"You two sent those daleks, didn't you? This is a joke!"
"No, it isn't," said Jack. "It's real. I can prove it."
"How?" said Tom and Amy at the same time.
"Like this." Jack reached into his pocket and pulled out a gleaming silver key. He held it up. The light on top of the TARDIS flashed. Jack walked over to the TARDIS and unlocked the door, throwing it wide open with a dramatic flourish. Tom and Amy went in behind him.
"It's… it's…" Tom was speechless.
"Real? Awesome?" suggested Jack.
"Sexy? Bigger on the inside?" suggested Amy.
"All of those things!" cried Tom. He wandered around the control room, running his hands over the railings, levers, and walls.
"It's great isn't it?" said Amy proudly. Tom nodded. Suddenly, he seemed to snap out of his trance and into action.
"There's a dalek out there," he said pointing through the doorway. "We'd better find the Doctor."
Jack, Amy, and Tom stepped slowly out of the TARDIS. Jack shut the door behind them.
"What do you want?" said Jack boldly.
"We have come for the Doctor," the dalek replied. The ear-like lights on top of the dalek blinked as it spoke. "Where is the Doctor?"