Heyas~ So, I meant to upload this on Monday when I finished it, but didn't get round to it - sorry! Also - Important Note: I have changed some bits in the previous chapters, so please go back and re-read those so as that future bits make sense. Thanks!
Enjoy the chapter~

Chapter 6: Vortex

The Doctor stood gracefully and crossed over to the fuzzy haired woman. She in turn came away from the doorframe and met him just within the room, at which point he gave her a peck on the cheek - a peck which she twisted into and deepened, placing her hands on his chest as he twined his fingers into her halo of hair. From the hallway came the sound of Brian clearing his throat awkwardly.

"Melody, can this wait? I really don't want to see this, I'm sure your brother would agree..."

"Quite the contrary," Anthony replied with a smirk, "Give Grandpa a spectacle Mels m'dear!"

The ginger orphan gawked as she drew the family tree out in her head. "How...?" She began, but before she could finish the Doctor broke away from Melody.

"Time travel. Stuff got..." He glanced at Melody, tapping her nose sweetly "Complicated..."

She flashed a bright grin. Navigating past him, Melody sat on the end of the bed and looked at the ginger for a moment. She grinned again "So, my husband used my Vortex Manipulator to get you here, eh?"

The ginger stared uncomprehendingly as the Doctor handed a black bracelet of some sort to his wife. After a few words, Melody took an identical bracelet off of her own wrist, replacing it with the one the Doctor had given her. "Be right back," she said, hitting a button on the bracelet now on her wrist and vanishing with a loud fizz. Less than ten seconds passed before there was another fizz and she was back, her blonde curls bouncing crazily.

"Right, now that's sorted..." She began. Looking back at the orphan she proffered her hand "River Song, archaeologist. Nice to meet you..." She paused, waiting for a name. The girl took the hand and shook it gently.

"Hello. I'm... Well, it's a little weird... The Orphanage named me Eyphah. That's not my birth name though, but I don't know what is…" She smiled lopsidedly, looking a little awkward. River broke out into a grin.

"Oh, who cares about birth names - other than those two of course," River began, gesturing at Brian and Anthony, "I was born Melody Pond, but I take the name River Song generally. Even in prison, come to think of it…"

Eyphah stared. "You were in prison?!" she asked, disbelievingly. River seemed kind and happy - not your typical prisoner. "Whatever for?" River cast the Doctor a look before replying.

"Well," she shifted slightly and sat next to Eyphah on the bed. "For… Murder." The ginger girl gasped, pulling back from the blonde psychopath sat next to her. "No, wait!" River grabbed her wrist and held her still. "Let me explain. I killed a good man - the best I've ever known - but only officially. In fact, it's not even official anymore, not since he deleted himself from the records…" Another look was exchanged and the penny dropped for Eyphah.

"Him?" she said incredulously, staring at the Doctor and the woman before her. "You killed him?" River nodded, as did the Doctor. Grins were present on both faces - grins tinted with sadness. "Why?"

River sighed and patted the girls wrist tenderly. "That's a long story - one that I'm not going into now. Let's just say I did it for the right reasons…" She grinned again as she looked at the fifteen year old. "Eyphah," River's eyes sparkled, "have you looked in a mirror since you got here?"

"No." Eyphah was startled by the sudden change of topic. "Why?"

River grinned broadly and produced a small makeup mirror from her bag. Eyphah stared at her reflection in surprise. Her own hair - usually so floppy - had sprung into curls resembling those River sported in a halo round her head. "It's a side effect of the vortex manipulator." River said happily.

"Congratulations Eyphah, you're now a time traveller!"

A little while later, Eyphah was sat on the edge of the bed wearing long leather boots, skinny jeans and a baggy purple top - all of which had come from a chest of drawers in the room.

"They were Amy's" Brian had said. The name had sent a wave of silence through everyone - whoever Amy was, something bad must have happened to her. Eyphah had sat quietly until they continued, trying to be respectful.

Now, however, the room was bursting with activity. Eyphah watched as Brian and Anthony continued clearing up, chatting with River on occasion. However, Eyphah found her eye drawn to the married couple far more often than it ought to have been.

The Doctor and River stood side by side, looking at each other softly and occasionally brushing hands - whilst having an argument over a screwdriver.

"Honestly sweetie," River was saying, "just give it a setting for wood. It's disgraceful that you haven't done so already!" The Doctor was shaking his head. "The TARDIS can fix the screwdriver in her own time - I'm not gonna push it."

Yet whilst Eyphah watched in a moment of calm, the watch was restless. Energy swirled within, writhing in anticipation, whispering into the girl's mind constantly. The watch was waking up...