Anita blinked as she saw the little red light blinking back at her. "We're... being hailed?" This was far from the first time their ship was hailed, when she went on an expedition... but it was the first time a supposedly dead planet tried to contact them.

River smiled, "How polite of him." She gave a little chuckle.

"You're expecting someone?" Strackman Lux bristled. "You promised me an exclusive expedition," he glared.

Their engineer, Other Dave, rolled his eyes. While Proper Dave, the first Dave hired on, scoffed. None of them had signed the waver for a private expedition, what self respecting archaeologist would sign away their rights to write papers on a dig? That defeated the entire purpose of being an Archeologist.

"Just the rest of my team." River waved off. While she had grown to like the team Mister Lux hired, in the weeks they had been traveling, this was her first time working with them.

"I didn't pay for."

"I paid for them." River lied, "So ease your nerves. Anita-" she called before Mister Lux could say anything further. "I'll take it in my quarters."

"Transfering the call."

River answered as soon as she got into her room. "Hello sweetie." she smiled, then frowned as she saw the face looking back at her... a face she had never seen in person, but knew so well.

The Doctor quickly gave his apologies at her shocked expression, then explained who he was and what happened to the message she sent.

"I see." River looked at the old wrinkled face... her heart tearing apart at the lack of recognition... this must be why the Doctor, her Doctor was so worried for her... "It's the first time I ever saw those eyes... and had them younger then my own..." she observed.

The Doctor huffed, grumpily, as if a mix of a child in an old man's body.

River sighed, "Sorry, I know your not one for sentiment... still I could use your help all the same. I'm an archeologist."

"Oh? They still have those in the 51st century." awed the medical student, as River was more comfortable thinking of this man child as that.

River gave a silk smile, despite her heart breaking. She had long dreaded the day she finally ran into the Doctor... on the day he didn't recognize her. "I do a bit of time traveling myself, for my trade, but occasionally I'm asked by a privateer to investigate ruins."

"Ah, oh yes, I suppose that IS how that would work." The Medical Student nodded, "I imagine we have run into each other a few times?"

River smiled, "Spoilers."

"What?" the man looked very confused by the slang... River could have collapsed to the floor, weeping from just that... at the implications that this Doctor truly knew nothing of her... not even the words he taught her.

Still she kept her silk mask in place. A sly smile firm on her face, "It means you'll have to wait for the surprises to come."

The Doctor sighed, "I suppose that is only fair. Perhaps it would be best if you tell me what the emergency is?"

"No emergency," River waved off. "I figured it might be nice if you helped me on a simple dig. I know how you love mysteries. This planet went dark a hundred years ago. It quarantined itself, which recently lifted. Whatever killed this planet is long dead."

The medical student slumped, looking truly crushed, "The Library was lost?"

"Our ultimate goal is to open it again." River explained, and watched as the man child immediately perked. "But first we need to discover what killed all those people."

"Right, of course, I will be glad to help! Nothing could be more important then reopening a galactic wonder!"

River couldn't stop her smile from becoming more sad, "I figured you would feel that way. Send me your coordinates, and we will meet you at the nearest docking port. See you soon, Sweetie."

River quickly hung up... just in time for the tears to fall. That may have been a bit rude to just cut the boy off... but The Doctor needn't see the damage. That is what is important. She would be strong during this. She would give the medical student a wonderful memory to cherish... for her Doctor's sake... she would be strong, but until she was in front of him... she would allow herself this moment of weakness.

Silently, she cried.