{"id":7309,"date":"2025-05-28T09:59:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/?p=7309"},"modified":"2025-05-28T09:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:59:13","slug":"temporal-trifecta-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/temporal-trifecta-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Temporal Trifecta: Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Miss Tarae and Ganondorf were in the throne room, discussing plans. \u201c\u2026So\u2026\u201d said Miss Tarae. \u201c\u2026About the inherent power struggle over the Key\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was wondering how to broach that topic,\u201d replied Ganondorf. \u201cWe obviously have our own designs, but I have armies at my command. How could YOU wrest the Key from me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow, now,\u201d chided Miss Tarae. \u201cLet\u2019s not go into spoilers. For now, let\u2019s see how our guests are doing.\u201d She fired up several monitors. \u201cAll right, Doctor, let\u2019s see if you\u2019re more coopera\u2026Doctor?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Why did you trail off?\u201d asked Ganondorf suspiciously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhere are they?\u201d quizzed Miss Tarae. She started checking more monitors. \u201cDoctor, who took you out of your cell?\u201d She then spotted the Doctor and her friends racing down the corridor with the last segment in their hands. \u201cDOCTOOOORRR!\u201d screamed Miss Tarae. Ganondorf turned to his forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhich of you idiots let Link in?!\u201d he demanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cB-But, he solved the gate puzzle!\u201d whimpered the Bokoblin. \u201cHe HAS to be an ally to you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFOOLS! THOSE PUZZLES ARE WHAT ALLOW LINK TO ADAPT ON THE BATTLEFIELD! AND HE\u2019S A BLONDE WEARING A GREEN TUNIC! HIS APPEARANCE HASN\u2019T CHANGED!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStop them, you IDIOTS!\u201d shouted Miss Tarae. \u201cDo NOT let them reach the blue box!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWHO\u2019S THE ASS WHO SOUNDED THE ALARM?!\u201d yelped William as he dodged a Bokoblin\u2019s flaming spear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMiss Tarae set up security cameras along the walls,\u201d replied Rassilon as she overturned a table and shoved it into a Moblin. \u201cSee those green things on the walls?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt this stage in Hyrule\u2019s development?!\u201d protested the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, lovely!\u201d complained Link. \u201cGanondorf\u2019s discovered that technology! Must have had help from a Yiga Clan spy in Purah\u2019s workforce!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026You\u2026know what-?\u201d Amy\u2019s question stopped when she saw something blue and familiar! \u201cTHE TARDIS! OVER THERE!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cQUICKLY! INSIDE!\u201d ordered the Doctor as she got the TARDIS key out of her pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t all fit in that tiny-!\u201d The Doctor opened the door and pulled Link inside. Link goggled when he saw the interior. \u201c\u2026Box?\u201d he finished. \u201c\u2026Is this\u2026? I mean, are we-?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTime and Relative Dimensions in Space,\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cThe TARDIS! Designed by Rassilon over there!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, I had help,\u201d replied Rassilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026It\u2019s like a Zonai Shrine!\u201d said Link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Sorry?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYeah! The Zonai made shrines that took you into another dimension!\u201d explained Link. \u201cIs this another-?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou mean the Zonai engineered dimensions too?!\u201d complained Rassilon. The TARDIS then shook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s going on?!\u201d yelped Link. William checked the scanner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHoo boy!\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got uglies outside with Ganondorf firing purple fireballs!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t panic, the TARDIS is virtually indestructible!\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018Virtually\u2019 being the active word here!\u201d said Rassilon. The Time Rotor then moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd that would be the HADS kicking in,\u201d sighed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHADS?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHostile Action Displacement System,\u201d explained Rassilon. \u201cIf a TARDIS is facing enough force that can destroy it, it will simply move to a relatively safer location with all defenses switched on.\u201d The Doctor checked the console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd the safer location,\u201d she reported, \u201chappens to be on the Inner Wall of Hyrule Castle. William, the segments we have, please?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGot it!\u201d William went to a nearby room and retrieved the segments. Once William returned, Link pulled out the segment that was Zelda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll right, we need to assemble all six segments and stick the tracer into the completed Key,\u201d instructed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLeave that to me,\u201d said Link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSeriously, do leave it to him, Doctor,\u201d suggested Rassilon. \u201cHe\u2019s good at puzzles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026All right, Link. It\u2019s your show.\u201d Link nodded and quickly assembled the segments into a perfect crystal cube with the tracer sticking out of the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDone and done!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGood work, Link!\u201d praised Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cExcellent!\u201d sighed Rassilon. \u201cTime to get this to the Black Guardian?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Why the Black Guardian?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026That\u2019s who assigned me this quest, remember?\u201d replied Rassilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut we have the Key to Time,\u201d remarked the Doctor. \u201cWe have the power to do anything we like. \u2026Absolute power over every particle in the universe\u2026everything that has ever existed or ever will exist.\u201d Now her friends were getting worried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDoctor\u2026\u201d said William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs of this moment\u2026are you listening to me?\u201d continued the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cY-Yes,\u201d said a terrified Amy. The Doctor then suddenly grabbed the hedgehog girl by the shoulders, a crazed look in her eyes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOf course, if you\u2019re not listening, I can make you listen!\u201d hissed the Doctor. \u201cI can make anyone do anything!\u201d Her eyes were rolling into the back of her head with the pleasure of power at her fingertips! \u201cFrom this moment onwards, there\u2019s no such thing as free will in the entire universe! There\u2019s only MY will\u2026because I possess the KEY TO TIME!\u201d During the Doctor\u2019s rant, Link reached for his sword as Rassilon opened a drawer in the console, reaching for a mallet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDoctor, you\u2019re spouting the same nonsense Miss Tarae would speak if she got ahold of it!\u201d warned Rassilon. \u201cThe same nonsense I spouted during the Time War!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, I had to,\u201d replied the Doctor, her demeanor changing at the speed of light! \u201cImagine if I really WAS that power-hungry, or if you still were.\u201d Everyone\u2019s mood went from concern to annoyance. Rassilon smacked the Doctor upside the head with enough force to knock her hat off!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t scare us like that!\u201d protested William. \u201cMost of us have only one heart here! We can\u2019t afford a heart attack like you and Rassilon can!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo, the real plan?\u201d asked Link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have to use this Key to restore the balance ourselves,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cCan you imagine what would happen if the Black Guardian got ahold of it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNot really, but nothing good can come of that,\u201d remarked William. Amy then saw something on the scanner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Doctor, there\u2019s a blonde lady in black Time Lord robes outside the TARDIS,\u201d she said. Rassilon froze in fear!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Black Guardian!\u201d she whispered. \u201cShe\u2019s here!\u201d The Doctor headed to the scanner and flicked a switch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, well, well!\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long time since we last met. When was it, when you had a bird on your head and tried to have Turlough kill me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEnough with the pleasantries, Doctor!\u201d hissed the Black Guardian. \u201cI know you helped my slave gather the Key to Time for me! Lower the TARDIS\u2019 defenses and give me the Key or I shall pick it out of the wreckage!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou really intend to restore balance, then?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNaturally! Entropy must accelerate according to MY whims! Not the whims of ants like those humans you seem to have an affinity for!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd the segments of the Key?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI will have no further use of the Key! It will be dispersed and scattered across time and space!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd the items and people?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes, yes, they shall be restored! Now surrender the Key!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026One second,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cI must test it.\u201d The Doctor turned to the Key. \u201cKey to Time, I command you\u2026to stay where you are while I let her in!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWHAT?!\u201d yelped everyone. Rassilon saw what the Doctor was doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDoctor, you\u2019re lowering the TARDIS\u2019 defenses!\u201d she protested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAre you really rolling out the carpet for someone that\u2019s supposed to be evil incarnate?!\u201d yelped Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhy, Miss Rose, Rassilon, you two are color-blind!\u201d chuckled the Doctor. \u201cUnable to tell the difference between black\u2026and white!\u201d The Doctor snapped her fingers and the TARDIS doors opened. A bright light then flooded the console room from outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMY EYES!\u201d cried Link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWHO REMADE THE FIZZGIG?!\u201d shouted William. The woman then stepped into the TARDIS\u2026and her robes went from jet-black to sheet white while her skin and hair\u2019s melanin increased to give her African features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy congratulations for seeing through my little deception, Doctor,\u201d said the woman kindly. \u201cIt turns out you\u2019re still able to tell the difference between me and my black sister.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cW-Wait a minute,\u201d said William. \u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe REAL Black Guardian wouldn\u2019t care about Zelda\u2019s life or getting rid of the Key when she was done with it,\u201d explained the Doctor. \u201cNor would she care about the balance of the universe. She\u2019d hold onto the Key and accelerate the stagnation of order to make way for perpetual chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen, it WASN\u2019T the Black Guardian that put me on this quest?\u201d asked Rassilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo, Rassilon,\u201d replied the White Guardian. \u201cIt was me disguised as my sister.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Why me?\u201d asked Rassilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBecause you have a long labor to perform,\u201d explained the White Guardian. \u201cBut I needed to make sure you were humble enough to do it. That\u2019s why I gave you a quest that required the Doctor\u2019s help. You needed to learn from her how not to be a power-mad dictator like you were during the Time War.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA labor?\u201d asked Rassilon. \u201cWhat\u2019s that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith Tecteun gone, your planet can be restored.\u201d The Doctor and Rassilon\u2019s eyes widened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Restored?\u201d whispered the Doctor. \u201cThe Time Lords? \u2026B-But they-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMiss Tarae didn\u2019t purge the Matrix of previous Time Lords,\u201d realized Rassilon. \u201c\u2026Connect the Matrix to the Looms again\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Gallifrey can be restored!\u201d A happy tear rolled down the Doctor\u2019s cheek. She looked at the White Guardian. \u201cIt\u2019s your show right now, Ma\u2019am,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKey to Time,\u201d said the White Guardian, \u201cI command you to stop the universe for a bit, reset the balance between order and chaos, then disperse yourself to six new corners of time and space, restoring that which your segments once were.\u201d The Key floated into the air, everything then stopped, then the Key exploded into its six segments, vanishing into time and space. Once that was done, Zelda faded into the console room. Link gasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cZ-Zelda!\u201d he whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI told you I\u2019d be back, Link,\u201d replied Zelda. The two Hylians then kissed as the White Guardian faded away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026I won\u2019t lose you again!\u201d promised Link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026I think I\u2019d better take some self-defense classes, then,\u201d mused Zelda. \u201c\u2026Until then\u2026perhaps that cute Gerudo outfit could grace my chambers?\u201d Link grinned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs you wish, your Highness,\u201d he replied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, good grief!\u201d complained the Doctor. \u201cAnd I thought the Ponds got freaky in their bedroom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLink, Zelda,\u201d called Amy, \u201cyou sure you don\u2019t want one trip?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOi! My TARDIS!\u201d protested the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026No thank you,\u201d said Link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019ll stick to present-day Hyrule,\u201d said Zelda. \u201cGoodbye, Doctor. And thank you.\u201d The two Hylians left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Well, Rassilon,\u201d mused the Doctor, \u201cgoing to take up your position as President of the Time Lords again?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Not this time. Gallifrey will someone more free-thinking,\u201d said Rassilon. \u201cI\u2019m going to retire from public life. Time for the Madness of Rassilon to be consigned to our planet\u2019s history, as it should, with every act discussed in the Academy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen there\u2019s one more stop on this trip,\u201d declared the Doctor. \u201cYou don\u2019t mind if I bring Amy and William along, do you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDoes this mean my exile is lifted, Doctor?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think you\u2019ve learned your lesson, Rassilon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Dr. William Davies, Miss Amy Rose, you two are cordially invited to come to Gallifrey, such as it is right now,\u201d said Rassilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>On a distant world, far off the edge of time and space where only time-travel capable people could access, the ruins of a citadel stood. The main citadel was suspended over a pit with a broken glass dome while buildings lined the edge of the pit. There was no noise except the wind. \u2026Right up until the TARDIS announced its arrival in the usual manner. Once it fully materialized, everyone stepped out. Amy and William, still taking into account that this was after a massive war and Miss Tarae\u2019s machinations, gasped in surprise and wonder. \u201cSo\u2026this is\u2026\u201d whispered William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGallifrey,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cSpecifically, the Citadel of the Time Lords in between the mountains of solace and solitude on the continent of Wild Endeavor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was here that I founded Time Lord Society,\u201d said Rassilon, \u201chere that Gallifrey had its final battle with the Daleks, here that Miss Tarae destroyed what was initially rebuilt\u2026and it is here I shall restore the Time Lords and pass on the lessons you taught me, Doctor. I swear, this won\u2019t be the stuffy Gallifrey you and your granddaughter ran away from. It shall be as fluid as Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026I\u2019m going to hold you to that, Rassilon,\u201d chuckled the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026I guess this was it, huh?\u201d asked Amy. \u201cThe Doctor once said Gallifrey was off-limits to non-Time Lords.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Tell you what, any non-Time Lords that are friends of Time Lords can come see it,\u201d decided Rassilon. \u201cYou\u2019ll see Gallifrey restored to a new glory, one that isn\u2019t so stuffy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou call if you need help, all right?\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cVideo or telepathic makes no difference. \u2026Goodbye, Rassilon. And good luck.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was nice seeing you, Rassilon,\u201d said Amy, \u201ceven with the rough start.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe I\u2019m saying this, but thanks for roping us into that quest,\u201d chuckled William. The trio then reentered the TARDIS and it took off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Goodbye, everyone,\u201d said Rassilon. \u201c\u2026Right. Better get to work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The Doctor fiddled with the console controls as the Time Rotor moved up and down as usual. \u201cSo,\u201d she said, \u201cwhere to next? The Eye of Orion? The Moons of Kaska VII? Ooh! Raxacoricofallapatorius! You\u2019d love that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026I was thinking\u2026Earth,\u201d said William. \u201cJune. 2025. Outside Avengers\u2019 Tower.\u201d The Doctor\u2019s hand stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Why?\u201d she asked, though she guessed the answer and so did Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWilliam, are you\u2026?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time for me to leave,\u201d explained William. \u201cI need to help guide Earth to the future of the 30<sup>th<\/sup> century, hell, to the point where we have a colony that produces YOU, Amy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026I\u2026I see,\u201d muttered the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t tell anyone about the future,\u201d promised William, \u201cbut I can at least guide them to it, help Earth with the growing pains.\u201d The Doctor stepped to William\u2026then brought him into a hug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026It\u2019s been great travelling with you, William,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m so glad you could join me, even after that mess with Dr. Doom and Loki.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026You\u2019re not gonna forget us, are you?\u201d asked Amy, her eyes welling with tears as she joined in the hug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNot in a million years,\u201d promised William. \u201cAs long as you guys don\u2019t forget me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNever,\u201d promised the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Clint Barton and Natasha Romanov were in the Avengers\u2019 training room, working on their usual skills. As they trained, a noise they heard five months ago filled the air. \u201cIs that the-?\u201d asked Natasha. The TARDIS then appeared just as an arrow flew through the air. The arrow embedded itself into the door!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cComputer, cut training!\u201d called Clint. The room switched off as the TARDIS door opened, revealing a very annoyed Doctor and William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFirst Lady Peinforte, then Queen Elizabeth I\u2019s guards, now YOU, Hawkeye?! Is there a bullseye on the door?!\u201d snapped the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLooks like your coordinates slipped a little, Doctor,\u201d remarked William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIs there trouble again?\u201d asked Natasha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNope, just coming home after a fun ride with the Doctor,\u201d replied William. He turned back to the Doctor as she removed the arrow from her door. \u201cSee you later, Doctor! And do let me know if and when you regenerate, okay?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWill do, William!\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cAnd make your life the best one!\u201d She returned to the TARDIS and it took off again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Still missed my chance,\u201d muttered Hawkeye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMaybe later,\u201d chuckled Natasha. \u201cSo, Dr. Davies, what sights did you see?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHoo boy, do I have stories!\u201d cackled William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside the TARDIS, Amy sat in one of the chairs as the Doctor worked the console. \u201cHe\u2019ll keep his promises of not revealing the future,\u201d remarked the Doctor. \u201cI might check on him from time to time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026You\u2019re sure?\u201d asked Amy. \u201cI couldn\u2019t imagine keeping track of all my friends if I lived as long as you. I\u2019m sure to forget.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026I can\u2019t forget my companions, Amy. \u2026I won\u2019t.\u201d The Doctor sat down next to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDoctor, can you even remember your family? And I mean the one that made you into what you are, not Rassilon\u2019s old friend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, I remember both when I want to. And that&#8217;s the point, really. I have to really want to, to bring them back in front of my eyes. The rest of the time they sleep in my mind, and I forget. And so will you. Oh yes, you will. You&#8217;ll find there&#8217;s so much else to think about. So, remember, our lives are different to anybody else&#8217;s. That&#8217;s the exciting thing. There&#8217;s nobody in the universe that can do what we&#8217;re doing. \u2026Now, come on. Where shall we go?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026How about\u2026one of the worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea\u2019s asleep, and the rivers dream; people made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there\u2019s danger, somewhere there\u2019s injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd somewhere else the tea\u2019s getting cold!\u201d finished the Doctor as both she and Amy stood up, grinning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCome on, Doctor! We\u2019ve got work to do!\u201d declared Amy. The Doctor fiddled with the controls once again, letting Amy pull a few levers and press a few buttons. 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