Bad Night

TARDIS control room...

The phone on the console is ringing repeatedly until Amy In her night-dress lifts the receiver.

"Hello? They're...they're not there. Who's speaking?" Amy asked, while she is distracted by an insect buzzing around her. "Sorry, the Prince of where? ...which one? ...No, no. No, which prince, not which Wales. Erm…"

Amy picks up a rolled-up sheath of paper on the console, "What year is this?"

Amy slams the paper down. The Doctor comes in in a top hat and suit and carrying a goldfish in a bowl. Jared enters a few seconds later wearing a suit and tie, he is holding Ebb and Flow in bow form.

"Amy, that's for us!" Jared said, looking at Amy. "It really is for us."

"Hold this." The Doctor said.

She holds the fish bowl as the Doctor takes the receiver. Jared puts on his Augma to make the phone call a group call.

"Hello? Yeah. Everything's fine. No need to worry." Jared said, leaning against the TARDIS console.

"Well, exactly." The Doctor said, as he walks Amy has to duck to avoid the telephone cord. "Why should you be worrying? Who even mentioned worrying?"

"Because I said that they shouldn't worry. And that's when they worry the most." Jared said, while the Doctor walks back which in turn made Amy have to duck again to avoid the telephone cord.

"That is true." The Doctor said, looking back at Jared.

"She's fine. Your mom is fine. I promise."

"Don't answer this phone. Jared and I answer this phone." The Doctor said, looking at Amy.

"Where have the both of you been?" Amy asked.

"Well, we were at a party. It was just a party." Jared said, sitting on the TARDIS steps.

Jared stood up from where he is standing and is walking around the console room.

"Erm, yes, your mum is here, actually, but she can't come to the phone at the moment...well, she's busy." The Doctor said, phone near his ear.

��Oh, you know the Commonwealth." Jared said, taking out some chocolate chip cookies out of his pocket to eat them. "British. Not Japanese or American."

The Doctor crouches to speak to the goldfish in the bowl, "It's your son, ma'am, he wants to talk to you. We can't let him see you like this...well, hear you, not that he could hear you, you're a fish."

Phone rings.

"Sorry. We got another call." Jared said, taking out a controller and pressing a button to transfer to the new call. He added the Doctor to it. "Give us a few."

"Hello? There is not a bit of use yelling, ambassador." The Doctor said.

"Well, your warrior chief is trapped inside the TARDIS. Dealing with Weiss, Chris, and Kyoko was enough. They have tempers like Amy. I don't want someone else nagging at me."

"And until you've turned Her Majesty here back into a human being, he's staying put. Don't worry, he's perfectly safe…"

"Doctor…" Jared said, seeing the rolled-up paper. "Sorry, I'm putting you on hold. Son of a bitch. Amy, you made things more difficult for us."

The Doctor and Jared see the squashed fly on the newspaper and their eyes turn to Amy.

"What have you done?" The Doctor asked.

"I thought it was a fly." Amy said.

"So much for the slaughter of ten billion souls." Jared said, throwing the rolled-up paper over his shoulder. "I was having a laid back night too."

"What is going on?"

"We were at a party. There was a slight incident." The Doctor said.

"Wait...what, so the two of you sneak out at night to parties? Hang on. You're dressed up. Neither of you ever dress up. Was River and the Time Space Administrative Bureau at the party?" Amy asked.

The Doctor takes off his top hat and walks round the console. Jared is leaning against the TARDIS console.

"Oh, why would she be there?" The Doctor asked.

"Yeah, why would they be there?" Jared asked.

The Doctor and Jared walk off.

"Don't...just don't lie to me, Doctor, Jared. You're rubbish at it." Amy said, sadly.

"Look, I do not sneak out at night to parties with...with...with River Song." The Doctor said.

"And I don't sneak out at night, away from you or Team RWBY. To parties with Nanoha, Fate, Hayate, and Reinforce Zwei!" Jared said, angrily.

The Doctor puts the hat on Amy's head.

"Hmm. How are they?" Amy asked.

"They're fine, Amy." Jared said, eating the chocolate chip cookies. "Nothing to worry about."

"See? Rubbish. Jared, you're easy to tell when you're lying. When you eat or drink something. You do it too when you're nervous."

"Oh! Look, sorry, but Jared and I are in the middle of a thing." The Doctor said, taking the goldfish bowl.

"Yup, we have a thing we have to do. Which involves saving the world again." Jared said, walking to the door with the Doctor but Amy's voice stops them.

"Doctor! Jared! Doctor. Jared. I...I need to talk to you." Amy said, walking to the Doctor and Jared. "There is a reason that I couldn't sleep."

The Doctor looks at her then calls out, "Rory!"

"Centurion! We need you!" Jared said, angrily.

"What are you doing?" Amy asked, looking between the Doctor and Jared.

"You've got the serious face on. Jared and I always shout for Rory when you've got the serious face." The Doctor said.

"Mostly because we don't want to deal with your bullshit, Amy." Jared said, sadly. "Sorry, I could help you right now. But I can't. Sorry."

"Rory, she's having an emotion!" The Doctor said, still trying to get Rory.

Rory in pyjamas and dressing-gown appears from the left on an upper level, "What? What's wrong, Amy?"

"Why are you both calling him?" Amy asked.

"It's Rory's turn. I went last time. The Doctor went the time before." Jared said, shrugging his shoulders.

"You three have...you three have turns?" Amy asked.

"Crap. No!" Jared said, crying out at the door. "We fucked up hard, Doctor."

The Doctor looks at the goldfish in the bowl.

"It's the wrong fish. We've taken the wrong fish." The Doctor said, opening the door and calling out. "River, Nanoha, Fate, Hayate, we've got the wrong fish."

"Sorry! We shouldn't have split up!" Jared said, crossing his arms.

"It's fine." Nanoha said, nearby.

"Don't worry about it." Hayate said, nearby.

"We can fix this." Fate said, nearby.

The Doctor and Jared turn to Amy and Rory.

"Look, sorry, you two. Jared and I made a mistake." The Doctor said.

"Well, we have three hours to save the Commonwealth." Jared said, sadly.

Rory scratches his head, "What happens in three hours?"

The Doctor takes his hat back from Amy, "The pet shops open."

The Doctor and Jared rush out. Amy and Rory look on puzzled.