I Stole a Box and I Ran Away

John looked up in surprise at the woman before them, blushing slightly. He’d been so intent on getting to River he hadn’t even noticed she’d been talking to someone.

The woman chuckled. “It’s alright, just make sure you treat her well, today.” 

"I always do," John declared, keeping an arm around her as they moved to walk away. "She's a very special woman, she deserves to be treated right."

River smiled as she took the flower from her fellow Englishwoman who was giving them out on the cobblestone street. “Are you sure I don’t owe you another, Maggie?”

John looked up in surprise at the woman before them, blushing slightly. He'd been so intent on getting to River he hadn't even noticed she'd been talking to someone.

"Eh, I’ve seen better, but, yeah, if it makes you happy, I guess.”

"Oh come on Rory! Don't be silly, it's amazing! Wait...hang on...what do you mean you've seen better? Where?!"

"No but you…I…we both shouldn’t be here! It’s dangerous! And I was here first! Well…actually technically you were but still!"

"Oh! I think I understand why there’s a slight bit of confusion. I am and aren’t who you think I am. I’m from an alternate universe and for seemingly no reason, my gender seemed to have become the opposite of how it’s been since I’ve regenerated. And you must be this universe’s me. Clearly a future version compared to me."

"I...you're from an alternate universe? How did you end up in this one then? That's not right! That should be impossible. Parallel worlds were sealed off after...well long story but...still! You shouldn't be here!"

★☆ ((Wow Doc. Way to be like way not sublte. Sorry about him XD))

"Is there some law against trying to save this planet?"

"No but you...I...we both shouldn't be here! It's dangerous! And I was here first! Well...actually technically you were but still!"

"…What does it look like?"

"It looks like you're...like you're going to mess everything up! Honestly, who taught you this stuff?"

"What does it look like I’m doing?!"

"Not...being where you're supposed to be is what! You were sealed off, in a parallel world! How on Earth could you possibly be back?!"

Jessica nodded in response to his questions giving a small smile. “I know it’s not. I’m Jessica, I stay here because I don’t have many other family apart from my mother who’s from here.” She said before frowning. “What’s your real name? The Doctor is a job.”

That familiar feeling hit him again and suddenly it started to get connected. "Your mother...she's...she's from here," he asked quietly. "What's your mother's name?"