EVERYTHING HAS ITS TIME
Chapter Five Sarah Jane took another bite of veal, savoring the flavor. She thought when she first started that she would have trouble keeping it down but thanks to the Doctor, her stomach wasn't the slightest bit queasy and she was enjoying every mouthwatering bite of her veal and salad. She ate hungrily which amused the others. "I'm guessing you haven't had decent food in awhile, eh?" the Doctor said as everyone giggled. "No, I haven't. That hospital food is atrocious, no wonder people lose weight while they're in there," Sarah Jane said. "I'm so glad you thought of this. Although, I'm sorry I made you disrupt your plans if you had any." "Nah, we were just debating on whether or not to go to an amusement park, it can wait," the Doctor said. "And when we finally do go, you're getting on that roller coaster," Amy said. "I fully intend to, Pond, I told you before I have ridden roller coasters before," the Doctor said. Sarah Jane chewed thoughtfully for a moment and then swallowed. "Can I ask a favor?" she said to the Doctor. "Sure," the Doctor said. "Can we go to an amusement park after this…or a funfair?" "Yes, but are you up to that?" the Doctor said, worried. "Well, I doubt I'll be riding the roller coasters but the reason I'm asking is because I want Luke, Rani and Clyde to go and have some fun. Ever since I've been in hospital, the three of them have been at my side constantly when they weren't in school and mourning me as if I've already died. I want them to have a night where they can act like teenagers again and not focus all their energy on me. So, this request is more for them than for me." "What d'ya lot think? Sound good?" the Doctor said to everyone. "No complaints from me," Martha said. "I wouldn't mind, I've been a bit stressed out from work lately. It'd be nice to take a break and relax. And I'll pay the admission, wherever you decide to go," Jack said. "Are you Mister Moneybags all of a sudden?" Martha said. "Let's just say that people pay me and my team very well for our services. Plus, I constantly work and I don't really spend much money so it adds up. So I'm happy to have an opportunity to spend some of what I earn." "Well, if we do this, I think a funfair will be a bit easier to handle. I don't want to wear you out having you walk all over Disney World or something that large." "Yes, I agree. I'd rather go to something small with rides I could handle. I don't fancy all those extreme roller coasters that make you vomit even when you aren't ill," Sarah Jane said. "And if we don't find one with a roller coaster, Pond, I'll find something else in future," the Doctor said. "Fine by me, just as long as you go on one and I'm witness to it," Amy said with a shrug. "See that one over there, she's gonna be the death of me someday," the Doctor said to Sarah Jane while she laughed. After dinner, all of them headed back into the TARDIS. The teenagers stood by Sarah Jane's side while she settled down into the chair near the console. "That was excellent. Best meal I've had in weeks," Sarah Jane said, patting her belly. "Thank you, everyone, for that." "My pleasure," Jack said while everyone else nodded in agreement. "How're you feelin'?" Rani asked, laying a hand on her shoulder. "Surprisingly good. Whatever that medicine is, Doctor, it works wonders." "Doctor Feelgood, me," the Doctor said. Sarah Jane chuckled when the Doctor winked at her. He asked the TARDIS to find a funfair and the rotor sprang to life. The Doctor walked over to her and put his hand on her shoulder. "Need another fix from your supplier?" he teased. "Um…actually, I better since I'm about to tackle a funfair," Sarah Jane said. "Wise choice," the Doctor said. "Amy, can you fetch me a spoon, one of the medicines is liquid." "Yup," Amy said, hurrying out of the room. "And a glass of water too, Amy!" he yelled. "Got it!" Amy yelled back. Five minutes later she returned with a spoon and a glass of water. She and everyone else watched while the Doctor gave Sarah Jane the glass of water and a pill. While she was taking that, he poured some medicine into the spoon. He waited for her to swallow the pill before giving her the other medicine. Then Amy took the spoon and glass back to the kitchen after Sarah Jane finished drinking the water. "Better?" the Doctor asked. "Yes. I'm glad you have that stuff, I wouldn't have been able to get through this day otherwise," she said. "Happy to help. You need all the happy memories you can get now," the Doctor said. The TARDIS landed and powered down. "Ah! I believe we're here. At least I hope we're here and we don't walk out the doors straight into the jaws of a huge scaly monster. Still, one way to find out. Come along, everyone! The night is still young!" Rani helped Sarah Jane to stand and walked with her as they followed everyone to the door. They opened it and noticed they were on the outskirts of a large funfair. It was night and the funfair was lit up with bright multicolored lights. The night was clear with the moon hanging above them in the sky and the sounds of music and laughter reached their ears along with the smells of various food. Sarah Jane sighed. "It's beautiful," she said. "Yes, it is," the Doctor said. "Alright, you lot, let's have some fun!" Jack gave everyone some spending money. He noticed Sarah Jane was reaching into her purse to get some and he shook his head. "Tonight, it's my treat. My honor, Miss Smith," he said, handing her a couple of ten pound notes. "Thank you, Jack," she said. Jack grinned when she kissed him on the cheek. He bowed to her and she walked between him and the Doctor as they entered the funfair. After giving everyone twenty pounds, the teenagers ran towards the rides while everyone else strolled along. On either side of them were game booths and food carts and smaller rides like the Haunted House or Funhouse. They found a ticket booth and noticed that they were selling unlimited ride bracelets for ten pounds. Everyone purchased a bracelet before they moved on. Sarah Jane thanked the man in the ticket booth after he put the red plastic band around her wrist. Then she turned and the Doctor accompanied her as they walked. They noticed the merry-go-round and slowed to a stop. "Would you like to ride that with me?" the Doctor asked her. "I'd be honored," Sarah Jane said. He took her hand and they headed towards the queue. There weren't that many people in line so they were able to get through quickly. The Doctor and Sarah Jane looked around and chose a pair of white horses. Sarah Jane got on an Arabian stallion that had black feathers and gems in it's reins and the Doctor got on the Arabian beside hers that had gems in the reins and a golden disc below the reins. "Yee-haw!" the Doctor said as he jerked on the leather reins in his hands. "I'm a cowboy. All I need now is a Stetson and I'm set." "Couldn't imagine you wearing a Stetson," Sarah Jane said. "Hey, Stetsons are cool. Maybe I should start wearing one. I wore a fez." "Fez?" Sarah Jane said with a laugh. "I can't imagine that either." "I looked good and…oooh, here we go!" The horses slowly went up and down and then picked up speed as they went around. The Doctor was on the higher horse and he stuck his tongue out playfully at Sarah Jane. "Ha, I'm on the higher horse. I can see for miles," he said airily. "And what do you see from way up there?" Sarah Jane teased back. They came around towards the queue and the Doctor saw Amy and Rory standing off to the side of the queue while they watched them. "I see Mister and Misses Pond!" he yelled as he and Sarah Jane waved. Amy and Rory waved back and they went around again. "This is quite relaxing," the Doctor said. "Are you going to go on a roller coaster if they have one?" Sarah Jane asked. "Oh, I s'pose, if it'll make Pond happy," the Doctor said, rolling his eyes while she laughed. "Bugger, these things always end too quickly," he added when the ride began to slow down. They came back around and the Doctor noticed Amy and Rory had walked off. They waited till the ride stopped and the Doctor got down and took Sarah Jane's hand as they walked off the carousel and headed for the exit. They turned right and headed towards the bigger rides. While they walked, they noticed Jack was standing near a concession stand. He was sipping something from a paper cup while he, Martha and Mickey chatted. They stopped and smiled when the Doctor and Sarah Jane neared them. "Amy said you were on the merry-go-round, did you have fun?" Jack asked them. "Yup, although my steed was more magnificent, but that's to be expected," the Doctor said. Jack stared at him for a moment and then looked at Sarah Jane. "How did you put up with his arrogance for all those years?" he asked her. "Well, I basically learned to tune him out and nod and act interested when I really wasn't," Sarah Jane said. Jack, Mickey and Martha laughed at the Doctor's shocked expression while Sarah Jane gave him a cheeky look. "Good, I'm glad I wasn't the only one who had to adopt that technique," Jack teased before he took another sip of his drink. "You know, I have more than just medicines in my med bay," the Doctor told Jack. "If I wanted to, I could go back and get something to put in your drink that would give you many nasty hallucinations, hallucinations that would drive you mad and leave you a gibbering hunk of flesh. Just a friendly warning. Come, Sarah, let's go find something else to do." "Buddy, your constant rambling and arrogance will eventually drive me mad so I don't need your fancy schmancy LSD pill to go nuts!" Jack called to him as the Doctor and Sarah Jane left the group. The Doctor and Sarah Jane headed to the game booths. They saw Amy leaning up against one holding a small white teddy bear in her hands. The game booth was a balloon popping game and Rory was currently throwing darts at thirty multicolor balloons mounted on a corkboard at the back of the booth. Amy smiled and walked towards the Doctor and Sarah Jane. "Rory won this for me," she said to the Doctor, showing him the bear. "What's wrong, you can't win one on your own? Gotta have Mister Pond do it?" the Doctor teased. "No, I can win one on my own," Amy said. "Yeah, show me," the Doctor said while Sarah Jane chuckled. "You first, big mouth," Amy replied. "Me? I'm not the one who has to have a spouse win me a teddy bear," the Doctor said. "I know but I'm betting you can't do it. I'm betting you fail at it," Amy said. "Sarah, I loved traveling with you, you never ran your gob and got cheeky with me," the Doctor said to Sarah Jane. "See, this woman right here, she is mouthy and rude. I had a woman named Tegan that used to travel with me that I used to refer to as a mouth on legs but Amy gives her a run for her money." "Well, if you're too chicken to try a simple dart game…" Amy said. Sarah Jane laughed as the Doctor eyed her. Then he reached into his pocket, playfully shoved Amy aside and walked up to Rory who was just aiming his third dart at a balloon. "Giving in?" Rory said, glancing his way. "Oh, if this shuts your wife up, I s'pose I'll do it," the Doctor said, handing a one pound note to the man running the booth. The Doctor took the three darts the attendant gave him and watched while Rory threw his last dart. He applauded when it popped a yellow balloon near the center of the corkboard and Rory looked around at the plushie animals hanging from the top and sides of the booth. He pointed to a small unicorn and the attendant gave it to him. "Well done, Rory, if we need to dart something, I'll be sure to use you," the Doctor said. Rory held the unicorn and stepped back, watching while the Doctor set the darts down on the wooden counter in front of him and picked up the first dart. He aimed it and smiled when it popped a blue balloon near the top of the corkboard. "One down, two to go," he said to Amy and Sarah Jane. He aimed the second dart and beamed when a purple balloon near the center popped. "See, I can play this game just as well as Rory," he said to Amy as he picked up his third dart. He aimed it, threw and his mouth nearly fell to the ground when it hit the corkboard right beside a green balloon. Amy bent over laughing while the Doctor continued to stare at the dart in disbelief. The attendant gave the Doctor an amused grin. "Never boast to your girlfriend, eh, mate?" he said in a gruff voice. The Doctor looked at the overweight balding attendant wearing the plaid shirt with a mustard stain near a pocket on the right side of the shirt and blue jeans that were old and faded. He took in his gleeful look and wondered if he could get away with chucking him into a supernova. Then he silently decided against it and walked away, eyeing Amy as she chortled with glee. "Your turn then?" the Doctor said to her. Amy nodded and walked up to the attendant. "Gonna make your boyfriend look bad, love?" the attendant said. "He's not my boyfriend, he's just my friend and yes, I' m gonna make him look bad," Amy said as she gave him the quid. She picked up the first dart, threw it and everyone went quiet when it hit the edge of the corkboard, completely missing the balloons. Amy stood rooted to the spot, afraid to turn around while she listened to the Doctor sniggering. Her face reddened while she quickly threw the other two darts, managing to pop two balloons in the process. She turned and saw the smug look on the Doctor's face. Sarah Jane glanced at the Time Lord and gave Amy a sympathetic look as she and Rory came towards her and the Doctor. "No worries, Pond, I won't kick you out of the TARDIS for boasting," the Doctor said. "But let's just call out little contest even then, eh? Now…let's go find something else to do, shall we?" Sarah Jane turned with the Doctor and was about to walk away when she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned and saw Rory holding out the unicorn to her. "For you," he said. "Figured you needed a plushie as well." "Thank you," Sarah Jane said, taking it from him. Rory smiled when she hugged him. He looked at Amy and Amy winked at him before he took her hand and followed the Doctor and Sarah Jane.
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