When We Travel | Whouffaldi

Goodbye, My Doctor

Clara's POV

We had been searching for a few hours until we FINALLY found our trap street.

The Doctor then checked Rigsy's neck before we headed down the narrow alley, "50 minutes left. Put your hoodie up, Local Knowledge. They know what you look like in there..." Rigsy then pulled his hoodie up. We all walked down the dark alley, I entwined my fingers with the Doctor's as we walked upon the cobblestone. Suddenly, a flash of yellow light passed through the floor causing our feet to freeze in place. An alarm then started to ring, I tightened my grip on the Doctor's hand as two men approached us.

"Three people at once... that's new..." A man with glasses said.

The taller man then approached the Doctor and sniffed him, "This one doesn't smell human."

"Name, species and case for asylum! Quick as you like!" The man with glasses exclaimed.

"Asylum?" The Doctor questioned.

"They're definitely not human." Rigsy whispered.

"You DO know that this is refugee camp?" The taller man asked.

"Yeah, of course I do!" The Doctor said.

"Of course he does! Now that you've told him..." That was Ashildr's voice.

"Mayor Me," The tall man said as he stepped out of the way.

"Ashildr?" I asked.

"Hello, Clara. Hello, Doctor." Ashildr smiled slightly. "Don't call me, Ashildr. I'm Me, now. Mayor Me."

"Yes but your name ISN'T Me... it's Ashildr." The Doctor said, still holding my hand within his.

"Things change..." She replied.

"Between you and me. The Doctor has a secret room on the TARDIS dedicated to you." I said to Ashildr, "I think it's cute."

"Trust me, Clara. I'm pretty sure he has one for you aswell." Ashildr smirked. I looked at the Doctor's face and smirked too, he turned a light shade of red. Rigsy then pushed the hoodie off of his head. The tall man snarled,

"I knew I recognised that smell!" He growled.

"Oh." Ashildr simply said as she looked at Rigsy.

"Wait. You did this to Rigsy?" I asked.

"This man committed a crime!" Ashildr exclaimed. "I sentenced him."

"Tell us what happened. Why did you sentence Rigsy?" The Doctor asked.

Ashildr hesitated before saying, "Fine. I'll show you. Mr Kabel, Mr Rump. Permit them entry."

"No." The Doctor said. "You've already endangered one of my friends. I want your personal guarantee that you will not endanger another." He said as he glanced down at me, I released his hand and said,

"Shut up, I can handle myself."

"Fine. I guarantee the safety of your girlfriend." Ashildr teased, "She will be under my personal protection. That is absolute."

"If that is what you wish, Mayor Me." Kabel said as he stepped on a piece of cobblestone which sent the familiar yellow light through the ground towards our feet. We would now walk freely again.

"Murderer." Rump said to Rigsy as we walked by him.

The Doctor's POV

We walked through the street towards a building at the end. As we almost reached the house I realised that the other aliens (who were disguised as humans) started to look at Clara in a weird way, my protective side then kicked in for once. I then pulled her closer by putting an arm around her waist, I kept it there as we continued to walk.