When We Travel Book 2 | Whouffaldi

Chapter 14: Maybe not Today

The Doctor's POV

"Huh..."

"Wh-What?" Clara asked me, "What's wrong?"

"It's erm... It's probably nothing." I stated as I observed the monitor, Clara came over to me and glanced at the monitor.

She groaned, "You still need to teach me some Gallifreyan." she couldn't read the text on the screen.

"One day." I replied.

"Well, don't leave me in suspense. What does it say?" Clara questioned.

I switched off the screen, "It says that when Fitz was in the console... there were seven hearts present. But that doesn't make any sense..." I paced around the console room, "I mean... I have two hearts, you have one heart and if Fitz DOES have two hearts, then there should only be five hearts on the Tardis... Not seven... It isn't counting Ellie, Oswin's and Orion's hearts as they aren't in the console room."

"Oh er- w-well, it's probably a malfunction but... Is Fitz- Is he Leopold?" she hoped.

I nodded, "It would seem so. But, Clara... SHIELD own him now."

"Seriously? We can't just leave him here!"

"Clara, he's about twenty, twenty one years old! Unfortunately, I don't think that he would like to come back with us after hardly ever meeting us." I explained.

"Y-You're my parents?" a voice caused us to look at the TARDIS doors.

"Oh er, Fitz! I thought you went back to your horrible SHIELD group." I paused. I looked at Clara, she had tears in her eyes and it was clear that she wanted to at least hug him.

"D-Do you have two hearts, Doctor?" Fitz asked.

I nodded, "Yes. And obviously you have two aswell, Fitz."

He chuckled, "Fitz is my last name."

"I assumed." I stated.

Leopold walked over towards us before wrapping his arms around Clara, she was shocked but instantly put her own arms around him, "I'm sorry, Leopold. We had no idea that UNIT had taken you and gave you to SHIELD." she muttered.

Leo pulled away slightly, "W-Wait, what? I-I thought you put me up for adoption. I was always told that."

"Never." I assured with a slight smile.

"Wh-Why did UNIT well... I don't want to say 'kidnap' me."

"SHIELD threatened to bomb UNIT bases all over the world unless they provided 'special cargo'. You being that special cargo." I explained.

Clara then added, "Please, my Leo. Please believe that we had nothing to do with this, we would never let anyone take you."

Leo quickly nodded, "Y-Yeah. I believe you, Clara." he started, "But I thought that my father was called 'John'. That's pretty much all I was told."

"John is my fake name." I said, "Only a few people know my real name. And when you're er... about one hundred and three years old, I'll tell you it."

"One hundred and three?!" Leo exclaimed.

I nodded, "Oh, yes. You'll live for thousands, if not millions of years. Perhaps billions."

"Why tell him at one hundred and three?" Clara wondered.

"I don't know." I began, "I could tell it him now if I wanted... But I have to be one hundred percent sure that he wouldn't tell it to anyone else. Ever. I think that at around that age I could trust him with it."