• “Doctor, you can come out now!” I yelled. Soon after, he came from around the trees.
    “Ello!” he said smiling, “You must be the mother! I’m the Doctor.” He held his hand out for a shake. Mom slowly shook his hand, not knowing what to do really.
    “Just the Doctor?” she asked.
    “Yep,” he answered getting ready for his “Doctor Who” moment.
    “Okay,” she agreed.
    The Doctor was confused. Usually people ask “Doctor Who?” and then he replies with, “Just the Doctor.”


    “So, you showed me the Doctor, now where’s the box?” she asked. I nodded my head towards it and she went around the fallen trees to go see it.
    “Your mother is reacting well,” he said.

    “Yeah,” I answered, “She’s just like that. She would overreact if we broke a lamp or something. That’s one thing, but on things like this, she’s strangely okay with it.”
    He shrugged his shoulders, “She’s better than other moms I’ve ran into.”
    “You shouldn’t say that yet,” I informed him.
    “Why, it’s the truth.”
    “You don’t know her yet.” I said.


    She came from behind the trees, looking almost satisfied.
    “Alright Doctor,” she said, “My daughter told me something about your little blue box being some sort of spaceship. I’m not an alien expert or anything, but it looks really cramped in there.”
    The Doctor took out his key to the Tardis and walked behind the trees. Mom and I followed him. He opened the door and mom went straight in. We waited a few moments until she came out again.
    “Okay,” she said, “Now I need that for an office.”
    “Beats your little closet at work, right?” I asked.
    “Oh yeah!” she exclaimed.

    Her office at Fresno City College is pretty much a closet almost. You’d agree with me if you were in there.


    So, since mom believes me now, now it was time to tell dad. We got him to go out there and see the Tardis.
    “How does this work?” dad asked.
    “Well,” the Doctor said as we walked in there with dad, “the reason why it looks the way it does is because it’s broken.”
    Mom, Dad, and I stood there confused. I think that was what the Doctor was going for. He’s good at confusing people anyway. Sometimes I wonder if he ever confuses himself.


    The Doctor decided to stay for dinner. He sort of had to because I still hadn’t got an answer if I could go or not. He sat on the couch while I talked it over with my parents if I could go or not. He seemed to be amused with Bryns little cat thing she got for Christmas a year before. Every time something moved in front of it, it moved its head back and forth and made noises. He waved his hand in front of it over and over again, amusing himself.


    “So you think that we should just let you go off with this man who you just met?” mom asked.
    “Mom, he’s an alien. And you saw the Tardis. You and dad probably want to go to.”

    There was a moment of silence.
    “Look, the Tardis can also time travel. Once I leave, who knows I can be back in like… thirty seconds.”
    “Let us talk to the Doctor first.” Dad said as they stood up, “In the meantime, get your homework done.”


    As they walked over to the Doctor, I got my bag from next to him and walked into my room, best spot in the house.
    One thing that sucked about going back in time is that none of my math homework is done, even though I did more than half of it with Lukes help in the library. Now since we went back in time, I never did it.



    Just when I was putting my finished math homework away and taking out my report that’s due soon, mom came in.
    “We’ve agreed to have you go with him.” She said. I jumped up and hugged her.
    “Thank you, thank you, and thank you!” I exclaimed.
    “But…” she said.
    “But?”
    “You will do anything the Doctor tells you to do, don’t do anything stupid like step on a butterfly or something, and be careful.”
    “Yes mom,” I said.


    Saying goodbye was weird. Who knew that I would be going time traveling with an alien? Was I doing the right thing leaving with the Doctor?


    The Doctor threw his jacket aside as we walked into the Tardis. I had a suitcase full of clothes and things I might need on the trip. I set it down to the side.
    “Are you sure you want to go, you have the chance to turn back now.” he said.
    “Wow,” I said, “It’s as if you’re trying to get rid of me.”
    “No, I’m not. It’s just as I said earlier, this isn’t the life an ordinary teenager would choose.”
    I laughed, “Well what if I’m not an “ordinary” teenager. And besides, not everybody has to live the same life you know.”
    “That is true.” he answered.

    He walked over to the lever and pulled it down.
    “Alonsy!”