"How?" the Doctor asks.
"You said both the light from the Pandorica" Rory replies.
"It's not a light, it's a restoration field. But never mind, call it a light. That light brought Amy back, restored her, but how could it bring back a Dalek when the Daleks have never existed?" {Y/N} asks.
"Ok, tell us," Amy says.
"When the TARDIS blew up, it caused a total event collapse. A time explosion. And that explosion blasted every atom in every moment of the universe. Except..."
"Except inside the Pandorica."
"The perfect prison. And inside it, perfectly preserved, a few billion atoms of the universe as it was. In theory, you could extrapolate the whole universe from a single one of them, like, like cloning a body from a single cell. And we've got the bumper family pack" the Doctor says.
"No, no. Too fast. I'm not getting it" Rory says.
"The box contains a memory of the universe, and the light transmits the memory, and that's how we're going to do it" {Y/N} says.
"Do what?" Amy asks.
"Relight the fire. Reboot the universe. Come on!" the Doctor says.
"{Y/N}, Doctor, you're being completely ridiculous. The Pandorica partially restored one Dalek. If it can't even reboot a single life form properly, how's it reboot the whole of reality?" River asks.
"What if we give it a moment of infinite power? What if we can transmit the light from the Pandorica to every particle of space and time simultaneously?" {Y/N} asks.
"Well, that would be lovely, dear, but we can't because it's completely impossible" River replies.
"Ah no, you see, it's not. It's almost completely impossible. One spark is all we need" the Doctor says.
"For what?" River asks.
"Big Bang Two! Now listen" the Doctor and {Y/N} get shoot by the Dalek.
"Exterminate! Exterminate!"
"Get back. River, get back now!" Rory says.
"Exterminate!" Rory shoots at the Dalek and it powers down again.
"{Y/N}? Doctor, it's me, River. Can you hear me? What is it? What do you two need?" the Doctor grabs {Y/N}'s hand, and activates the vortex manipulator and they vanish "where did they go? Damn it, they could be anywhere."
"They went downstairs, twelve minutes ago," Amy says.
"Show me!" River says.
"River, they died."
"Systems restoring. You will be exterminated."
"We've got to move. That thing's coming back to life."
"You go to {Y/N} and the Doctor. I'll be right with you" River says, Amy and Rory, leave.
"You will be exterminated!"
"Not yet. Your systems are still restoring, which means your shield density is compromised. One Alpha Mezon burst through your eyestalk would kill you stone dead."
"Records indicate you will show mercy. You are an associate of {Y/N} and the Doctor's."
"I'm River Song. Check your records again."
"Mercy."
"Say it again."
"Mercy!"
"One more time."
"Mercy!"
*Amy & Rory*
{Y/N}'s body is not there but the Doctor's is.
"How could she have moved? She was dead. {Y/N}? {Y/N}!" Rory shouts, Amy looks down at the Doctor.
"But he's still dead," Amy says.
"Who told you that?" River asks.
"I mean look!" Amy says River shakes her head.
"He may be dead here but, rule one. {Y/N} and the Doctor lie."
"Where's the Dalek?"
"It died."
*Time skip*
{Y/N} is in the Pandorica.
"{Y/N}!" Amy shouts.
"Why did she tell us they were dead?" Rory asks.
"We were a diversion. As long as the Dalek was chasing us, she could work down here" Amy says.
"{Y/N}, can you hear me? What were you doing?" River asks the light from the TARDIS is getting brighter.
"What's happening?" Rory asks.
"Reality's collapsing. It's speeding up. Look at this room" River says.
"Where'd everything go?" Amy asks.
"History's being erased. Time's running out, {Y/N} what were you doing? Tell us. {Y/N}!" River shouts, {Y/N} smiles.
"Big Bang Two" she whispers.
"The Big Bang. That's the beginning of the universe, right?" Rory asks.
"What, and Big Bang Two is the bang that brings us back? Is that what you mean?" Amy asks.
"Oh," River says.
"What?"
"The TARDIS is still burning. It's exploding at every point in history. If you threw the Pandorica into the explosion, right into the heart of the fire" River says.
"Then what?"
"Then let there be light. The light from the Pandorica would explode everywhere at once, just like they said."
"That would work? That would bring everything back?" Amy asks.
"A restoration field powered by an exploding TARDIS, happening at every moment in history. Oh, that's brilliant. It might even work. She's wired the vortex manipulator to the rest of the box" River says.
"Why?"
"So, she can take it with her. She's going to fly the Pandorica into the heart of the explosion" River says... a short time later.
"Are you ok?" Rory asks.
"Are you?" Amy replies.
"No."
"Well, shut up then!"
"Amy, she wants to talk to you," River says.
"So, what happens here? Big Bang Two? What happens to us?" Amy asks.
"We all wake up where we ought to be. None of this ever happens and we don't remember it" River says.
"River, tell me they come back, too," Amy says.
"{Y/N} will be the heart of the explosion," River says.
"So?"
"So, all the cracks in time will close, but she'll be on the wrong side, trapped in the never-space, the void between the worlds. All memory of her and the Doctor will be purged from the universe. They will never have been born. Now, please. She wants to talk to you before she goes" River says.
"Not to you?"
"She doesn't really know me yet. Now she never will" River replies, Amy goes to the Pandorica. {Y/N} is very weak.
"Hi," Amy says.
"Amy Pond. The girl who waited all night in your garden. Was it worth it?" {Y/N} asks.
"Shut up. Of course, it was" Amy says.
"You asked me and the Doctor why we were taking you with us and the Doctor said, no reason. He was lying" {Y/N} coughs.
"It's not important," Amy says.
"Yeah, it's the most important thing left in the universe. It's why I'm doing this. Amy, your house was too big. That big, empty house, and just you."
"And Aunt Sharon."
"Where were your mum and dad? Where was everybody who lived in that big house?" {Y/N} asks quietly.
"I lost my Mum and Dad."
"How? What happened to them? Where did they go?"
"I, I don't..."
"It's ok, it's ok. Don't panic, it's not your fault."
"I don't even remember."
"There was a crack in time in the wall of your bedroom, and it's been eating away at your life for a long time now. Amy Pond, all alone. The girl who didn't make sense. How could we resist?"
"How could I just forget?"
"Nothing is ever forgotten. Not really. But you have to try."
"{Y/N}! It's speeding up!" River shouts, Amy puts the Doctor's sonic screwdriver in {Y/N} pocket, {Y/N} smiles softly.
"There's going to be a very big bang. Big Bang Two. Try and remember your family and they'll be there."
"How can I remember them if they never existed?
"Because you're special. That crack in your wall, all that time, the universe pouring into your head. You brought Rory back. You can bring them back, too. You just remember and they'll be there."
"You won't," Amy says tears rolling down her cheeks.
"You'll have your family back. You won't need your imaginary friends anymore. Ha! Amy Pond crying over us, eh? Guess what?"
"What?"
"Gotcha" the Pandorica closes.
"Back! Get back!" the Pandorica takes off. River gets a text message.
"It's from the Doctor," River says.
"the Doctor? What does it say?"
"Geronimo" the Pandorica reaches the TARDIS. There is another explosion then everything reverses back to normal.
*Time skip*
The Doctor sits up on the floor of the TARDIS, {Y/N} standing in front of him.
"Oh! Ok. I lived, then. Brilliant. I love it when I do that. Legs, yes. Bowtie, cool. I can buy a fez."
"You come back from the dead and the thing you think of is buying a fez?" {Y/N} asks.
"Look, fezes are cool."
"Lyle beach. The beach is the best. Automatic sand" the Doctor says grinning.
"Automatic sand? What does that mean?" Amy asks.
"It's automated. Totally" {Y/N} says.
"Oh," the Doctor says, walking over to {Y/N}.
"Cleans up the lolly sticks all by itself" {Y/N} says.
"No, hang on. That's last week when we went to Space Florida. We're rewinding. Our, our time stream unraveling, erasing. Closing" the Doctor says looking at {Y/N}, the crack in the scanner slowly closes and disappears.
"Hello, universe. Goodbye, Doctor and {Y/N}. Amy. Amy."
*Aickman Street*
"Ah, three weeks ago, when she put the card in the window. Amy! We need to tell you something. She can hear me. But if she can hear me" there is a crack in the road.
*Maze of the Dead*
"Good luck, everyone. Behave. Do not let that girl open her eyes. Amy, later. River, going to need your computer" {Y/N} says "Amy, you need to start trusting us. It's never been more important" she grabs Amy's hands.
"But you two don't always tell me the truth."
"If we always told you the truth, we wouldn't need you to trust us."
"{Y/N}, the crack in my wall. How can it be here?"
"I don't know yet but me and the Doctor are working it out. Now, listen. Remember what we told you when you were seven?"
"What did you tell me?"
"No. No, that's not the point. You have to remember."
"Remember what? {Y/N}? {Y/N}?"
*Amy's home*
"Amelia's house. When she was seven. The night she waited" the Doctor says, the two Time Lords spot little Amelia, she has fallen asleep outside, lying on her suitcase.
"The girl who waited. Come here, you" {Y/N} picks Amelia up and puts her to bed.
"It's funny. I thought if you could hear us, we could hang on somehow. Silly me. Silly old Doctor and {Y/N}. When you wake up, you'll have a mum and dad, and you won't even remember us" the Doctor says.
"Well, you'll remember us a little. We'll be a story in your head. But that's ok. We're all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? Because it was, you know. It was the best" {Y/N} says laughing wiping away her tears.
"The daft old man and women who stole a magic box and ran away. Did we ever tell you that we stole it? Well, we borrowed it. We were always going to take it back. Oh, that box. Amy, you'll dream about that box" the Doctor says.
"It'll never leave you. Big and little at the same time. Brand new and ancient, and the bluest blue ever. And the times we had, eh? Would have had. Never had. In your dreams, they'll still be there. The Doctor, {Y/N} and Amy Pond, and the days that never came" {Y/N} says.
"The cracks are closing. But they can't close properly until we're on the other side. We don't belong here anymore."
"I think we'll skip the rest of the rewind. I hate repeats" {Y/N} giggles.
"Live well."
"Love Rory."
"Bye bye, Pond," the two Time Lords say, {Y/N} kisses Amelia's forehead before following, the Doctor through the crack in the wall. It closes. Amelia wakes up, looks around and goes back to sleep while the stars twinkle in the sky.
---
~Bread 🍞