Robyn watched Amy floating in space with the Doctor holding onto her ankle. The ginger didn't believe the Time Lord that they were in space so he'd actually pushed her out of the door! After a few minutes of Scotswoman floating in space, the Doctor pulled her back inside. "Now do you believe me?"

"Okay, your box is a spaceship", Amy said now finally believing him "It's really, really a spaceship. We are in space!" Amy laughed in delight, while Robyn smiled. The ginger took a breath "what are we breathing?"

"I've extended the air shell" the Doctor assured her "We're fine".

Robyn looked down surprised to see what appeared to be a large city drifting past underneath them "that's interesting", she remarked getting the attention of the other two.

"Twenty ninth century", the Time Lord said, squatting down and examining the 'city' "Solar flares roast the earth" he stood up and ran over to the console, Robyn following him "and the entire human race packs its bags" he started working at the controls "and moves out till the weather improves. Whole nations…"

"Doctor? Ryn?" Amy called as she floated out of the TARDIS, quickly grabbing onto the roof of the box but neither of them heard her.

"…Migrating to the stars"

"Doctor? Ryn?" Amy called louder. This time Robyn heard her. She looked around and frowned when she didn't see her friend anywhere.

"Ames?" she called "where are you?"

"Out here!" Amy shouted from the open doorway. The 23 year old ran over to the doorway and found her clinging tightly onto the roof. She reached out a hand to her friend who grabbed it and pulled her inside, closing the doors afterwards.

A moment later the Doctor, Robyn and Amy were looking at a close up of the 'city'/ship on the large round monitor on the TARDIS' wall "This is the United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland. All of it, bolted together and floating in the sky. Starship UK. It's Britain, but metal" the Doctor explained "That's not just a ship, that's an idea. That's a whole country, living and laughing and…shopping" Amy and Robyn chuckled at that "Searching the stars for a new home"

"It's brilliant. The ingenuity of the human race", the latter said feeling fairly proud as she looked at Starship UK.

"Can we go out and see?" Amy asked excited at the prospect of exploring another spaceship.

"Course we can but first, there's a thing", the Doctor said seriously going over to the console.

"A thing?" the ginger frowned.

"An important thing", the Time Lord said "In fact, thing one" he pulled out a magnifying glass and looked at the women through it "We are observers only. That's the one rule I've always stuck to in all my travels. I never get involved in the affairs of other peoples or planets". Why do I get the feeling that's not the case? Robyn thought "Ooh! That's interesting", the Doctor remarked seeing the image on the scanner of a little girl sitting alone crying. The women turned to look at the screen, Robyn's heart going out for the girl.

"So we're like a wildlife documentary, yeah?" Amy asked, neither woman noticing that the Doctor had slipped out of the TARDIS "Because if they see a wounded little cub or something, they can't just save it, they've got to keep filming and let it die" the Scotswoman frowned watching the girl sob "It's got to be hard. I don't think I could do that".

"Neither could I", Robyn said quietly, her hand closing around the figurine. Amy glanced at her sympathetically and put her arm around the young woman, knowing where her mind had gone to as she watched the girl cry.

Suddenly the Doctor appeared on the screen spoke to the girl for a moment before she got up and ran away. The Time Lord looked at the camera and waved at them to come and join him. Amy glanced at Robyn wondering if she was going to be ok. "I'll be fine Amy", the redhead assured her. Amy nodded but made a note to keep a close eye on her, just in case she got lost in her past again.

Welcome to London Market. You are being monitored the Tannoy announced as the women stepped out of the TARDIS.

"Wow", Robyn breathed as she and Amy looked around in amazement, seeing stars through the arched glass ceiling. The market stretched before them, numerous stalls and booths dotted about with vendors selling their wares.

"You said it Ryn", her friend agreed taking another look around "we're in the future. Like hundreds of years in the future" she then realised something "we've been dead for centuries"

"Thanks Amy, I wasn't thinking about that but now I am", Robyn said giving her a look as the Doctor came over to them.

"Sorry. It just occurred to me", Amy said apologetically.

"Never mind dead. Look at this place. Isn't it wrong?" the Time Lord asked, gesturing around.

"What's wrong?" Amy asked. She hadn't seen anything that looked obviously wrong to her. The Doctor went to take Robyn's hand but his Bonded shook her head and grasped the ginger's instead. The Time Lord was disappointed but understood. She had been through a lot, whatever it was so he knew it was going to take some time before she grew comfortable around him that they could hold hands.

He hoped it wasn't going to be long before that happened since they'd formed the Bond, albeit accidently. Every fibre of his being was urging him to be as close to her as possible but given the way his Bonded was, he was going to have to curb those impulses as best as he could. "Come on, use your eyes. Notice everything" the Doctor urged "What's wrong with this picture?"

Robyn looked around but she still couldn't see anything wrong. Then again she had no idea what was classed as 'right' on a spaceship. "Is it…the bicycles?" Amy questioned pointing to a rickshaw as it passed by "Bit unusual on a spaceship, bicycles".

"Says the girl in the nightie", the Time Lord countered.

"Oh my God!" Amy gasped as though she just remembered what she was wearing "I'm in my nightie" she looked at Robyn "and you're in Pyjamas".

"Well we did just run away in the middle of the night", Robyn reminded her, not really fazed about wandering around in her pyjamas, it wasn't like they stood out or anything. They were just a simple pair of pink and blue checkered trousers coupled with a pink vest. Her robe wasn't exactly bold either, it was a pale blue. Besides no one was giving her funny looks about her outfit.

"Now, come on, look around you" the Doctor pressed "Actually look".

London Market is a crime-free zone the tannoy announced.

Nothing is ever crime free Robyn thought glancing around once more. She still couldn't see anything wrong, but the ground where she was standing didn't feel right. No vibrations. On a ship this size she should have felt them even through her slippers.

"Life on a giant starship, back to basics" the Doctor sighed "Bicycles, washing lines, wind-up street lamps. But look closer. Secrets and shadows, lives led in fear. Society bent out of shape, on the brink of collapse. A police state. Excuse me" the Time Lord ran over to a table and picked up a glass of water, setting it on the floor. The Time Lord stared at the water intently, noting how the water was far too still. He put the glass back onto the table "Sorry", he said looking at the people sitting there "Checking all the water in this area. There's an escaped fish" he tapped the side of his nose before he walked back to Robyn and Amy "Where was I?" he asked them.

"Why did you just do that with the water?" Amy questioned, confused. Robyn would like to know that too as she was also just as lost as her friend was.

"Don't know" the Doctor replied "I think a lot. It's hard to keep track. Now, police state. Do two you see it yet?"

"Where?" Amy looked around, still not seeing what was wrong.

The Time Lord snapped his fingers and pointed "There", he said. Amy and Robyn followed his gaze over to a couple of benches. On one of them was the girl they'd seen earlier, still crying. The trio walked over to a bench and sat down, watching the girl.

"One little girl crying", Amy stated "So?" She didn't mean for it to sound heartless or anything, seeing a child cry was awful but she didn't see what was wrong with that. Children cry all the time.

"Crying silently", the Doctor corrected her "I mean, children cry because they want attention, because they're hurt or afraid. But when they cry silently…"

"It's because they just can't stop", Robyn finished, her hand slipping into her pocket, grasping the figurine tightly. Don't even think about it. Focus on the here and now she thought firmly. She wasn't going to get lost in her past. Not here. Not now. Even as she was trying to stay firmly in the present, her mind still drifted back, dredging up those dark memories. Amy glanced at her friend and upon seeing the all too familiar look on her face, she took her arm, got up and led her away from the crying girl.

The Doctor watched them go, his face full of concern for his Bonded. He'd heard the tone in her voice when she spoke as if she understood why the girl, Mandy according to her wallet that he'd taken from her, was crying silently, like she had experience with doing the exact same thing. He watched them from the bench, Amy speaking to Robyn as she held her hand, the redhead nodding along. His hearts broke seeing the look of the redhead's face, like she was struggling to keep it together.

It made him angry to see how much the young woman was still suffering. His hands curled into fists, the Oncoming Storm rising to the surface as he thought about making the one responsible pay for what he or she had done. He didn't know how yet but he was going to find out who hurt her and make them suffer…show them why he was given that particular moniker.

The Doctor debated whether he should go over or not, see if there wasn't anything he could do to comfort the redhead. After a moment of deliberating, he decided that yes was he going to join the females. The Time Lord had started to get up when he noticed Mandy get up after a lift pinged. As she walked away, a smiling figure in a booth turned its head which the Time Lord took note of.

"Where'd she go?" Amy asked as she and a now much calmer Robyn walked over to him.

"Deck two oh seven. Apple Sesame block, dwelling 54A" the Doctor replied turning to them "You're looking for Mandy Tanner. Oh…" he reached into his jacket pocket, pulling out a colourful wallet "this fell out of her pocket when I accidentally bumped into her" he handed the wallet to Amy "Took me four goes", he admitted "Ask her about those things. The smiling fellows in the booths" he nodded at one "They're everywhere".

"But they're just things", the ginger remarked, not seeing the significance of them.

"They're clean" the Doctor pointed out "Everything else here is all battered and filthy. Look at this place" now that the Time Lord had said that, Robyn could see the difference between the booths and the rest of the place. She hadn't noticed that before he pointed it out "But no one's laid a finger on those booths. Not a footprint within two feet of them. Look. Ask Mandy, 'why are people scared of the things in the booths?'"

"No, hang on. What do I do? I don't know what I'm doing here and Ryn and I not even dressed", the Scotswoman hissed at him.

"It's this or Leadworth. What do you think? Let's see. What will Amy Pond choose?" the Doctor challenged. An expression flickered across Amy's face and he knew that she'd decided to go find Mandy "Ha ha, gotcha. Meet me and Robyn back here in half an hour" he turned to his Bonded "unless you'd rather go with Amy".

"I…I think I'll go with you Doctor", Robyn said, surprising Amy. The Time Lord hadn't done anything to hurt her so she was going to give him a chance. Plus it would give her an opportunity to be around someone new without having Amy around. Also she could see the sincerity and concern in the Doctor's eyes, something she had only ever seen in her friend's ones.

"You sure Ryn?" Amy asked. She was happy that Robyn wanted to go with the Doctor but she felt a little unsure about being away from the redhead.

"I'll be fine Amy, I promise", the 23 year old assured her.

The ginger nodded "All right", she said and turned to the Doctor "So what are you to going to do?"

"What I always do. Stay out of trouble", the Doctor replied.

"So is this how it works, Doctor?" Amy questioned "You never interfere in the affairs of other peoples or planets, unless there's children crying?"

"Yes", the Doctor said simply. He went to take Robyn's hand for the second time but he again he stopped himself. Instead he gestured in the direction they were going to go in.

"I'm sorry if I worried you earlier", the young woman apologised as they walked "seeing Mandy upset brought back a few… unpleasant things".

The Doctor stopped walking and turned to her "I'm not going ask you to talk about it", he assured her, although he really wanted to know "but if or when you do decide you want to talk, I'll be there to listen, ok?"

"Thank you" Robyn was glad that he wasn't going to push her to talk about it. She was also grateful that he offered to listen when she was ready to open up, just like Amy and Rory…and of course Mels whenever she wasn't in prison.