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The TARDIS shook and groaned as they traveled through time and space. Pearl gripped the railing like her life depended on it while the Doctor worked the controls. She was filled to her core with fear. She had never been in a ship like this but what was going on right now did not seem like the ship was functioning correctly. When she looked over to the Doctor, however, he looked calm, as if this was nothing to worry about. "Pardon me," she said, still gripping the railing as hard as she could, "Is everything alright? Is all this noise and motion supposed to happen?" "Yes! Well no," the Doctor said,"If you ask a certain friend of mine, they'...

A cool breeze wafted through the night air on the long beach. If she were human she would probably shiver, but she wasn't. Considering the job she was undertaking, that was a good thing. What was that job? searching for the part of Greg's van she borrowed among the heaps of smoldering rubble. The night before she took Steven out with her in a rickety rocket made up of primitive machinery. She had pushed it too far and the two of them nearly exploded along with the rocket. If it weren't for him she would have killed them both. Pearl kicked a broken vacuum tube with a sigh and sat down on what was left of a thruster. What was wrong with her?...