The Doctor

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The Doctor

I arrived in the present just in time to see Amy and River half carrying, half dragging a flickering Kira into the house. I ran as fast as I could to them, aware of how ridiculous I looked. I lifted my daughter in my arms and carried her into the house. She was heavy, but I didn't want to show it. As soon as I settled her onto the couch I spun around to face River, panic rising up.

"What the hell happened to her?" I ask, sitting on the edge of the couch next to Kira's feet as casting a worried glance at her. "How the hell should I know?" River asked. "We were just out shopping when she got a headache and began flickering back and forth!" As River spoke, Kira's flashing slowed until she remained the scarred girl with cropped hair.

"Doctor, what's happened to Kira?" Amy asks, any good mood she'd had before he left long gone. "I don't know," I reply, "I've never seen this before." The red-head crosses her arms and states at me. "Well, what did you do while you were gone? Because she was perfectly fine until you left!" I hold my hands up in surrender. "All I did was go back I. Time to get the necklace she always talked about. She lost it when she was six," I explain. "You mean the locket around her neck?" River asks. I freeze, then make myself look. Sure enough, it's there, the heart nestled against her own heart over her scarred chest.

"So you're telling me that you crossed Kira's timeline?" River demands. Hesitantly, I nod. I know how River gets when she's angry and I'm afraid right now. Very, very afraid. "Okay, so someone must have seen you," Amy reasons.

River turns to Amy. "Stay with her and have Rory sedate her when he gets back. That should keep her safe until I return with the Doctor," she instructs. I stand and start to meet her gaze, but chicken out and stare at a spot on the floor instead. "Where are we going?" I ask.

"To fix your mess and turn our daughter back to normal," she tells me, struggling to remain calm. I knew better than to argue with her when she was pissed off, so I followed her into the TARDIS and to the exact moment I'd left before.

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