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Even in the vast emptiness of space the gap seemed emptier. The entropy field had done it’s work, no stars no planets not even cosmic dust. The sight of it on the scanner had been painful years ago, the sight of it through the open doors make it even more dramatic.

“Why here, why now?” Nyssa asked.

Bernice turned: “We don’t know the instructions said this place at this time with the doors open.

River saw the wormhole first, barely visible then growing. It was the biggest space/time event she ever saw & then it was replaced by stars.

Last Time: An Upgrade at Chauffer Next Time: A Surprisingly Light Damage Report

Even with the joy of the reunion with her children, now in middle age and the knowledge she would not die alone the sight of the unfamilar women at the TARDIS controls still shook her and the idea that the Doctor had actually married one of them surprised her to no end.

“So Neeka to my place or yours?” asked Adric?

She turned to her mother. “Mom?”

Nyssa answered: “Either.” but Bernice interupted “Neither, we have specific coordinates that we’ve heading for.”

“And before you say anything Nyssa” interupted River “I’M driving not him, we’ll get there exactly.”

Previously: Exceeding Happiness Expectations Next: The Position Has Been Filled

The letter was cathartic. The knowledge that it would never been seen by her children didn’t make it less so. She knew she had done a lot of good where she was. Despite all the tragedy from the death of her father to the death of her world to the loss of her husband & children it was a good life. One might even call it a happy ending.

It wasn’t until she heard an oh so familiar sound and saw the box which had shaped her life since her youth did she realize that the ending could become even happier.

Last Time: A Genetic Needle, Next Time An Upgrade at Chauffer

“Why didn’t you just get her first? Why bring us along?”

River answered: “We’re breaking through into another universe that is currently closed off that’s going to take a lot of energy. The TARDIS is going to need help to find the right place & time when we get there.”

“and we’re looking for one person in an entire universe. The telepathic circiuts can use your DNA & memories to find that fix.” continued Bernice.

“It took 600 years & a universal re-write to make this plan possible.” River noted, “there’s very little leeway to play with.”

Last time: A Stymied Resolve Next time: Exceeding Happiness Expectations