11 October 1945
Chillmark, Martha's Vinyard, Massachusetts, United States of
America
The Doctor and his companions emerged from the TARDIS coughing, the
console room had filled with smoke. “It'll take her time to
recover. Enough time for you to get to New York and back,” the
Doctor said.
“You're not coming with us?” Vincent asked.
“You'll be able to find Amy and Rory by yourselves,” the Doctor
said as he handed Mandy the psychic paper.
“I hope so,” Vincent said.
“What would you be doing?” Mandy asked.
“Repairs. The temporal distortions were rough on her,” the Doctor
answered. “There may be some local mysteries I can solve.”
“Sure,” Mandy said.
“We'll need supplies,” Vincent said.
“You'll have to wait an hour, then you can gather them,” the
Doctor said.
An hour and twenty minutes later, Mandy and Vincent said farewell to
the Doctor and started on their journey to New York City.
19 October 1945
Manhattan, New York, New York
It had taken some time, but Mandy and Vincent (mainly Vincent, given
that Mandy was still young), had gained the address of the Williams'.
(Why the Doctor called them 'the Ponds' Mandy wasn't sure.)
It was early in the evening when Vincent knocked on the door.
Amy and Rory had finished dinner when they heard the knock.
“Who could that be?” Amy asked.
“I'll check,” Rory said.
A few seconds later... “Amy...”
Amy was surprised. River had come and gone a few times since they had
arrived back in '36, but she hadn't seen any other temporal
travellers. For a couple to come now...
“Are you actually Vincent van Gogh?” Rory asked once the visitors
were sitting in the sitting room with them.
“Yes,” Vincent answered.
“I remember,” Amy said to Mandy, “You were there, on Starship
UK, with the space whale.”
“Yes,” Mandy said.
“Good to meet you again, Vincent,” Amy said.
“You're welcome,” Vincent said with a smile.
“Space whale?” Rory asked. He had seen many things in his travels
with the Doctor, but not that.
“Yes,” Amy said.
“Why are you here?” Rory asked.
“And where is the Doctor?” Amy asked. “That is, presuming that
it was him, not River Song, who brought you here.”
“In Massachusetts. That's where we left him, anyway,” Mandy
answered.
“That was as close as he could get?” Rory asked.
“Yes,” Vincent answered. “This is why we came,” he continued,
handing over a picture.
“Who is this?” Rory asked.
“Her name, is Felicia Lovell. The Doctor wants to find her,”
Mandy responded.
In a flash, Amy remembered...
The TARDIS had returned, and instead of the Doctor, a lady clad in
some sort of intricate cloak had come out.
“Where's the Raggedy Man?” Amelia asked.
The strangely clad woman pointed to the box.
“He's inside?” Amelia asked.
The woman nodded. She produced a picture of a young woman.
“Who is this?”
The woman pointed to the box again.
Amelia wasn't sure what to make of the woman. She hadn't said a
word. “The Raggedy man wants something?” she asked.
The woman nodded. She pointed to the picture.
“Oh? I don't know who that is. Does he want me to know who she
is?”
The woman pointed to the box again.
“Raggedy Man wants to know where she is?”
The woman nodded.
“Right...”
The woman waved goodbye, turned and went back to the box.
“Amy?” Rory asked.
“The TARDIS appeared, and a strange voiceless woman came out and
showed me the picture. I eventually got that I was supposed to look
for the person in the picture. She then re-boarded the ship. I never
heard a sound out of her, nor saw her face. I don't even know if
she's human.”
“Laranna,” Mandy said.
“What?” Amy asked.
“That's her name, Laranna,” Mandy explained.
“Any,how I kept an eye out for the girl in the picture, ever since.
I haven't seen her.”
“Wait, you know the person Amy described?” Rory asked.
“Not well,” Vincent admitted.
“She normally travels with the Doctor, we started travelling with
him after he began to look for Felicia,” Mandy explained.
“Ah!” Rory stated.
“And if you're wondering, no, we haven't heard her speak or have
seen her face either,” Mandy said.
“What now? You're going back to the Doctor in Massachusetts?” Amy
asked.
“Yes,” Vincent said.
“Wait, you can stay overnight, if you want,” Rory invited.
“Sure!” Vincent said.
11 July 1872
Mercy, Nevada, United States of America
Laranna and Libby returned to where the TARDIS had dropped them off
an hour before. The TARDIS then materialised, and Mandy opened the
door.
“So, was she there?” the Doctor asked, as they approached the
console.
Laranna shook her head.
“No one has seen her, not even the Gunslinger,” Libby said.
“This isn't working! We need another method of attack,” the
Doctor said as he laid in a new course.
“Sure,” Mandy said.
“Where are we going?” Libby asked.
The Doctor set the TARDIS in motion. “Trenzalore.”
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