The Lonely Hero

Clara²

I apologize for the month hiatis. I had my birthday and school started and I've been frightfully busy. I'm sorry. ANYWHO. I still don't own doctor who. But I do write about it!

"Wh- who...who are you?" Clara said in an innocent childish voice.

"Well, I am The Doctor. I'm 1,143-year-old Timelord from Gallifrey and you...you are Clara! Accept you're.. small! Ooh a little Clara. I am quite fascinated, but how are you there and..small when you're-"

"Doctor! Where are my boots?" Clara said from a distant room in the TARDIS inturrupting TheDoctor.

"Umm... Have you looked under the bed?" The Doctor hollered back to Clara.

Suddenly Clara came hopping into the console room, putting on her boots, and saying "How'd you know they'd be there?" while doing so. Then, her jaw dropped. She saw the young girl standing just inside the TARDIS doors, looking around with a face full of confusion. The Doctor, unsure how to tell his Clara that her younger version was there, walked over to his Clara, grabbed her shoulders, and gave her his "I will figure this out, don't worry" look.

"Right. Well, Clara, this is Clara, and Clara, that is Clara," he said with a friendly grin upon his face. Both Claras looked at eachother completely confused, so The Doctor explained in detail. "Clara..the TARDIS flew into your own timestream...but she usuaully doesn't just do that...there's got to be a reason. Why are you here!?" he said turning to young Clara. "Tell me. Clara, has anything weird been happening lately?"

"No. My parents only randomly dropped me at this womans house who has crazy hair, and I've been having dreams about dreams and I barely know what's real anymore. Oh, and my hallway just turned into a school hallway from my dream, and I opened the "11" door to run into my future self. But oh, you know, that happens to every 10-year-old girl." she said as she bagan to tear up. The Doctor glanced at his Clara with concern, got down on his knees, and hugged young Clara.

"Clara. Sweet little Clara. Don't cry. Please don't cry. I know you're scared and afraid, but you will get past this and you won't be alone. You have older Clara and I. This Clara is future you. I know her so well and by that, I know you will grow up to be kind, and caring, and extroadinarily beautiful inside and out. I know you will be optimistic and adventurous. Adventurous enough to fly away with a madman such as myself to find new planets and make peace with aliens and keep time in line. You, little beautiful Clara, with be fantastic, and you will be my impossible girl." he said as his eyes watered up and a childish grin grew upon his face. He leaned back from young Clara and stood up. He walked over to the console of the TARDIS and says "Now, Clara back to TARDIS lessons..accept this time I need the help." Both Claras stepped up to the console. "Oh...Right. This might get confusing.." He points to his Clara saying "You, my Clara, are temporarily Clara 1, or number 1." Then he points to young Clara and saya "You are Clara 2, or number 2." " Clara 2, come hold this button and pull that lever..." he says pointing to his left, ",,,and Clara 1, come hold this...uh...polarity..booster thing. Yes. Just like that." he said as his hand brushed against hers.

"Doctor..about that...did you really mean everything you said to her back there?" Clara 1 whispered to The Doctor as her eyes slightly watered.

"Clara, of course I meant it. I meant it then and I always will." he answered while he grabbed her hand, squeezed it firmly, and let go. "Clara 2, did you say you were at a womans house who had completely mad hair?" he said with concern.

"Yea. She kept stressing "Doctor" and "11" and now I know why. The 11th door, and you're The Doctor. But it was weird. She sat at the table for a long time writing 'Hello sweetie' in different colors, and different ways." Clara 2 said frantically.

"Clara...Clara 1...Clara 2... it's time for you to meet River Song. My wife." The Doctor said.

"You have a wife?!?" Clara 1 said slightly embarrassed.

" Oh.. well..technically yes.. but it's not like that... she's supposed to be in jail for killing me, but she actually saved me...and it's all...wibbly wobbly..." The Doctor said blushing. "She is only partially my wife... we kind of had to get married. It was for the sake of the universe! I swear!" The Doctor said completely embarrased and his face fifty shades of red.

"Whatever you say chin boy" Clara 1 said. The TARDIS materialized outside of a building.

"This is the building of the womans!" Clara 2 says. Then a woman comes outside, hair bigger than ever.

"Hello sweetie" she says with a certain pleasure in her voice.