Wanderer of Time: Silence Begins (doctor who)

Chapter 13: Sinking Submarine

Warning; Mentioning of blood.

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Chaos.

That was what she had arrived to.

There was screaming and water everywhere. Wanda tripped right into a gathering puddle of freezing sea water. She sputtered as she pulled her head up away from the puddle. Men rushed around her, shouting about, not even paying the slightest attention to her. She stood up, stumbling some from the rocking area. Gazing around quickly, she put together that she was in a submarine, and a sinking one at that. Smelling the air, she knew immediately that is was the year 1983. So, this meant she was on the Soviet submarine, currently sinking and carrying the Ice Warrior out to kill them all. Lovely.

Wanda tried to keep her balance as the ship around her rocked wildly. She sloshed through the cold water around her feet, rushing down to the bridge. She stumbled in to see men frantically trying to control the sinking ship. Eleven and Clara could be seen on the bridge as well. Soaking wet and shouting frantically at Captain Zhukov and Lieutenant Stepashin. The Doctor tried to get Zhukov to move the ship laterally over onto the ridge. Stepashin argued against this, but eventually the Captain ordered it to be done. The ship rocked harshly as it slammed into an underwater cliff, coming to a rest on a ridge.

The Doctor leaned against some controls, sighing in relief and putting on his Vegas sunglasses. Wanda chuckled when seeing how silly they looked on him. She strolled into the bridge and around the crewmen.

"Saving the day again I see," she said brightly. The Doctor grinned cheerfully upon seeing her.

"Wanda!" he cried out in delight. He pulled her up to him, giving her a strong hug. "Oh, how I've missed Second you!"

"It's been a while, then?" she asked him, smiling as she hugged him back.

"A very long while," he replied. He leaned his head over, giving her a quick friendly kiss on the cheek. She stiffed some in his grasp, feeling awkward.

"Okay, let go. I need to say 'hi' to Clara." Wanda pulled away from him, going over to give a laughing Clara a warm hug. "Hello, Clara! You impossible girl, you!"

"Hello . . . Second Wanda, right?" Clara responded. They pulled away smiling. "Great meeting you."

"Great meeting you, too," Wanda laughed.

"It seems we owe you our lives, whoever you are," Captain Zhukov said to the Doctor, gaining the small group's attention.

"I'll hold you to that. Might come in handy," said the Doctor, nodding to the Captain.

"Search them," came the sharp order from Lieutenant Stepashin. All the crewmen around them hesitated as they stared unsurely to Clara and Wanda. Stepashin rolled his eyes some. "Yes, I know. They're women. Now search them!"

The crew members grabbed ahold of the Doctor, Clara, and Wanda. They were pushed up against a centre beam as they were searched. The men pulled out various items from both the Doctor and Wanda: a rubber ducky, a doll, some yarn, a rubber chicken, a potato, the Vegas sunglasses, a blender, a yoyo, a mixing bowl, a whisk, and both of their sonic screwdrivers. The Doctor tried to grab his sonic back but the crew member held it away from him. Wanda glared at her own screwdriver. Oh, now it decided to show up.

"What are these?" asked Zhukov, holding up the sonics to Wanda and the Doctor. Just as they were about to answer the submarine rocked violently. Everyone sort of fell over. Wanda instantly grabbed a hold of Clara on instinct before the girl could fall into the water. Wanda herself stumbled back as the ship rocked more. Clara tried to grab onto Wanda's hand as she herself held onto a pole to keep from falling over. Wanda's grip slipped from Clara's. Their hands too wet to hold on each other. Wanda fell straight into the foot of freezing sea water.