"So you're telling me your nanny is a lizard woman from the dawn of time?" Amy was a little confused.
"Yeah, she's an old friend of the family." Matt explained as he walk with Amy and Rory towards the train taking them back to King's Cross for Christmas holiday.
"Is that her?" Rory noticed a woman who looked gather green and scaly walking towards them.
"No, that's not her. That's her sister" Matthew looked less than happy to see her.
"There's more than one lizard woman from the dawn of time?" Amy looked surprised.
"Well, of course there is, Pond. Honestly" Matt rolled his eyes as he started walking in a different direction to avoid the green woman.
"Yeah, Amy. Honestly." Rory replied sarcastically. "So why are we so scared of her?" Rory noticed Matthew's avoidance maneuvers.
"Who said I was scared?" Matt took the two by their sleeves and had them hide behind a bush with him. "Ok, she's not good people. She's one of the people who still believe in the teachings of you-know-who. She wants to find me because she thinks she's my rightful guardian instead of her sister, Vastra."
"How did a pair of lizards become your guardians?" Amy asked.
"They're family friends. I thought I told you that, Pond." Matt sighed seemingly annoyed by her questions.
"Yeah, Amy. Keep up, will you?" Rory joked with her again causing Amy to give Rory a punch in the arm. "Ouch"
"Ssh! I think she's gone. Let's make a run for it." Matthew popped his head out from the bush and began to run as his two friends followed behind him. They made it to the train and quickly found a compartment safely.
In the next compartment over, River Song sat with her new little friend. "How's the wand been treating you, Mels?" She asked with a smile.
"It's been really good." Melody smiled. It was a smooth white aspen wand with dragon heartstring. It performed very well and it was such an elegant looking wand that the other kids were slightly envious of it; which Melody loved. "What exactly are we doing for Christmas?" Melody asked wondering what River had planned for them. She knew River was an orphan same as her so what were two girls with nowhere to go actually going?
"Just some fun with the boys." River smiled.
"What boys?" Melody looked slightly worried. Just then Jack and Owen came barging in laughing.
"Oh, hello girls" Jack smiled and sat down beside Melody. "Looks like we've officially inducted a new member!"
"Welcome to the club" Owen grinned. "We're all going to my place for Christmas."
"Yeah, I know it's hard to tell because he always looks like he just rolled out of bed but Owen is filthy rich and always has the most amazing Christmas parties." Jack explained.
"I wouldn't be talking if I were you. Don't act like you're not the one constantly rolling out of people's beds, Jack." Owen joked.
"You're just as big a whore as I am, Owen." Jack kicked him playfully.
"I didn't say I wasn't" Owen smiled mischievously.
"Boys, please" River interrupted. "We have a child present." She pointed to their 12 year old guest.
"I'm not going to be anyone's babysitter" Owen rolled his eyes.
"Good, cos I don't need one" Melody confidently turned her nose up at her Slytherin upperclassmen.
"I like her." Jack smiled. "Can we keep her pleease!" He hugged Melody as he jokingly pleaded with River.
River simply rolled her eyes and smiled. "Merry Christmas, Sweetie."
The train arrived at King's Cross and Amy, Rory and Matthew were about to go their separate ways when they turned a corner and encountered Vastra's sister, Alaya blocking their way. Amy grabbed the boys by their coats and ran in the opposite direction but was stopped by a forcefield. They'd been trapped in the narrow corridor with no way out.
"What did you do?" Amy yelled at Alaya. "Leave my friends alone!"
"Your parents would be ashamed of you, Matthew. Making friends with muggles and blood traitors." Alaya looked at Amy and Rory with disgust. "My stupid sister chose to marry that vile muggle woman. She's dead to me now. I don't want you influenced by her any longer."
"If she's dead to you then so am I because I'm not coming with you." Matt stood his ground.
"So be it, boy" Alaya took out her wand and aimed it at Matthew.
"No!" Rory quickly moved Matt out of the way and was struck with a green flash of light. He fell to the ground motionless and Amy ran to him. Noticing her failed attempt as striking Matthew, Alaya disapparated in a cloud of black smoke.
"Please tell me that wasn't a killing curse, Matthew. Please!" Amy yelled through her tears as Matthew stood over them.
"I'm so sorry." Was all Matthew could whisper.
Rory felt so much pain in his whole body that he couldn't move but he had a little strength to open his eyes and see Amy leaning down beside him crying. "You're so beautiful" Rory whispered to her as everything around him started going black.
Amy took his hand in hers "No..." She watched as his eyes closed and he stopped breathing. "No!" Amy started crying uncontrollably and screaming for help but no one could hear.
Matthew ran up to the force field Alaya had put up. "It's a shield charm around us. No one can see or hear us"
"So take it down!" Amy was angry and crying.
"I'm sorry. I don't know how." Matthew looked calm but was inwardly panicking. "I can appreciate us out of here maybe. I don't know if I can do all three of us."
"We can't leave him!" Amy was sobbing. "We can't leave him here." It was a strange and scary feeling for Amy. The realization that she loved Rory so much and she hadn't shown him enough. She loved him and she hadn't really told him so. Amy had been too afraid to take it seriously and now she might never be able to tell him.