Well then, hello kiddies! Long time no see.. Whoops. the rest of this story DOES NOT FOLLOW LET'S KILL HITLER. Just so everyone remembers, I do not own the characters, but the idea. Mostly. Kind of.
So, without further adieu..
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"Well I thought they were out there.. Can't have wandered off too far." The Doctor said, locking up the TARDIS.
"Right. Okay then. You still haven't told me why Earth is this way." Hermione said, looking over the side of the building. The Doctor quickly pulled her back from the edge as part of the ceiling collapsed under where she once was.
"Careful! Long story, no time for chitchat, now where is Rory?" the Doctor asked himself, pulling out his sonic. Scanning the surrounding area, he whipped it back to see, "Nothing."
"What?"
"They aren't in New York."
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"Why is he in there for so long?!" Amy whined, bashing her head against the TARDIS in frustration.
"Just calm down, okay? They're probably just.. Talking?" Rory finished lamely, shrugging.
"You honestly think they're just talking?" she asked, laughing. "This is the first time they've seen each other since.." a flash of terror flew across Amy's face before she looked back at Rory. "I'm sorry what was I saying?"
"You were saying that they hadn't seen each other since.. Then blanked." he said. "Amy, are you.. alright?"
"What?" she asked, looking around frantically, "I'm fine.. Don't even know why I'm doing that." she said at length, slowing down her franticness.
"Why am I shaking?" Rory asked, staring at his hands.
"You are really really pale.." Amy said, reaching to touch his face. As she reached, she notice small, black tally marks on the inside of her wrist. "Okay, only a few." she mumbled, seeing only three tallies.
Pulling down the remainder of her sleeve, she noticed a problem. Her entire arm was covered in small black tallies. Looking up at Rory, she said "We have to go. Now."
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"Then where are they and how did they leave so quickly?!" Hermione asked, generally worried.
"I think the better question is why." the Doctor said, carefully walking to the edge of the building, and pulling out small, high-tech binoculars.
"Hey, are those mine?" Hermione yelled as the roof. The Doctor shushed her quickly, and beckoned her towards him.
"I think," he whispered as she found her way beside him, "That we may have a problem." handing Hermione the binoculars, he strode back to the TARDIS. "You want to know why Earth is like this? It's because I failed. I was supposed to keep them safe. I even missed the date I intended to go to! This, Hermione, is Earth in 17093. Ten thousand bloody years after my failure." he punched the TARDIS before leaning against it and apologizing.
"Doctor.. Even the greatest of men come to fail eventually. It's not your fault." Hermione said softly, slowly walking towards the Doctor.
"I didn't fail, Mionie." he whispered, "I started this."
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"Why? What's happening?" Rory asked while following Amy's quick pace toward the TARDIS.
"The Silence." she said, banging on the locked door of the TARDIS. "Doctor!" she yelled. Checking her arm, she noticed more tallies. "Where are they coming from?!"
"Um.. Amy?" Rory asked.
"I'm busy.. DOCTOR!" she yelled, hitting the door harder.
"You really, really want to see this.." he said, staring behind her.
"What is so important that.. Oh."
Behind them was a horde of Silence. The entire other half of the building was littered with them, all facing the TARDIS.
"Crap."
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"So you mean to say," Hermione fumed, glaring at the Doctor "That you started a war between humans and some sort of alien race?!"
"I thought the humans would win. They should have. I couldn't defend them forever." the Doctor said, head in hands.
"How long has this been going on?"
"Maybe.. Ten thousand years? I don't know!" the Doctor huffed, opening the doors to the TARDIS.
"Doctor, where are you going?" Hermione asked.
"We are going back in time to find Rory and Amy."
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It was a state down between the two races, who could outlast the other.
"Rory, keep them in your sight." Amy whispered, taking his arm and beginning to walk backwards.
"Why? What are they?" he asked, slightly turning his head towards Amy. Out of the corner of his eye he saw a building collapsing as the ground shook.
"Worse than Weeping Angels, I can tell you that." said Amy.
Masked by the sound of the building's fall, another TARDIS appeared behind them, doors open. The couple tripped into the oversized box, screaming.
"What's the matter with you two?" The Doctor asked, troubled.
"Silence," Rory gasped, helping Amy up, "Where's Mionie?" he asked, noting her absence. The Doctor merely shrugged, seeming more interested in the TARDIS console.
"Doctor?" Amy asked, taking a step toward him.
"She's home." he mumbled before flipping the last lever to travel. "You two are going home. I need to go on my own for a while.. Find myself again." the Doctor said, looking as if he was dreaming. Shaking himself out of it, he walked briskly away.
by the time he came back, the Ponds were gone.
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Well kiddies here's another short chappie done.
More soon! Bunnies are attacking!