Shattered Angel [Book 2-Angel Amongst the Stars]

The Time of Angels [2]

"They've gone into warp drive." River said as she looked over the scanner "We're losing them! Stay close!"

"I'm trying!" The Doctor argued.

"Use the stabilizers,"

"It doesn't have stabilizers!"

"The blue switches!" Angela and River exclaimed.

"The blue ones don't do anything, they're just blue,"

"Yes, they're blue. They're the blue stabilizers!" River shouted as Angela pressed the button.

The Doctor looked at Angela confused "How'd you do that?"

Angela shrugged "The TARDIS told me." she looked over at River "Sorry, how do you know how to fly the TARDIS?"

"You call that flying the TARDIS?" The Doctor laughed "Ha!"

"Okay." River sighed "I've mapped the probability vectors, done a fold-back on the temporal isometry, charted the ship to its destination, and parked us right alongside,"

"Parked us? We haven't landed,"

"Of course,  we've landed. I just landed her,"

"But it didn't make the noise,"

"What noise?"

"You know, the..." The Doctor mimicked the TARDIS wheezing noise.

"It's not supposed to make that noise. You leave the brakes on,"

"Yeah, well, it's a brilliant noise,"

"I love that noise," Angela agreed.

"Come along, Angel, Pond, let's have a look," The Doctor took Angela's hand and lead her towards the TARDIS doors.

"No, wait! Environment checks,"

The Doctor rolled his eyes "Oh, yes, sorry! Quite right. Environment checks," he poked his head out "Nice out,"

"We're somewhere in the Gan Belt." River reasoned "There's an atmosphere. Early indications suggest..."

"We're on Alfava Metraxis, the seventh planet of the Dundra System. Oxygen-rich atmosphere, all toxins in the soft band, 11-hour day, and chances of rain later,"

River looked over at Amy "He thinks he's so hot when he does that,"

"You never answered my question Doctor Song. How come you can fly the TARDIS?"

"Oh, I had lessons from the very best." River winked at Angela.

"Well, yeah," The Doctor mused cheekily.

"It's a shame you were busy that day,"

"I don't even know you. So how could I have..." Angela questioned.

"Right, then," River interrupted "why did they land here?"

"They didn't land," The Doctor replied.

"Sorry?"

"You should've checked the Home Box, it crashed," the Doctor hurried after River and closed the TARDIS doors after her.

"Explain!" Amy said. "Who is that and how did she do that museum thing?"

"It's a long story and I don't know most of it. Off we go,"

"Sorry, can you go back to the part where you don't know something?" Angela smirked.

"What are you doing?" Amy questioned.

"Leaving. She's got where she wants to go, let's go where we want to go,"