The Whovianitis Files

Clairvoyance of the Mute - Inside the Box

"We made it!" the Doctor announced gleefully over the whirring noise of the TARDIS engines. They were landing after a quite a bumpy trip. "Finally, I get to take you to Artang!"

With a shake of her head, Clara replied, "You've been promising me for weeks now, it's about time!"

"This time I am taking you straight to the capital. Ruterran. Main hub of the wizards!" he exclaimed happily.

"You're kidding!" Clara replied with a laugh.

"Not really," the Doctor said. "They're pretty much like humans, but they're born with powers that seem magic to humans."

"And they have an academy named Hogwarts too, don't they?" Clara said, just joking around.

"Yes," the Doctor said, his voice and face deadpan serious. "It's not called Hogwarts, but it's got professors and owls and classes," he continued. "I took a few of the classes once. Of course, I couldn't actually do anything...but I might have used the sonic a few times."

"You cheated at wizard school?" Clara said.

"Well, what else was I supposed to do?" the Doctor said.

"Oh well," Clara said. "I'll be excited to see it, anyways."

"Now, Clara, I have to warn you."

"I'm always up for danger, Doctor, if that's what you're trying to say."

"Well, not exactly," the Doctor said. "Actually, not at all."

"What, then?"

"The Artangians have a civilization and society that's quite similar to the Earth you know. They just are too snooty to believe it."

This nearly caused Clara to let out a snort. "What's so wrong with Earth?" she said. "I like it quite a bit. After all, I live there."

The Doctor shrugged. "They don't dislike humans, they just think they're better."

"Wonderful," Clara replied.

"Enough explanation!" the Doctor announced. He made his way over to the door and Clara followed behind. With a quick movement, he pushed open the doors of the TARDIS and gestured for Clara to walk out. Clara made her way out into Ruterran, the Doctor following behind her.

After a few steps, Clara just stopped and stared. "It looks like Earth," she said. "Except for everyone has black hair."

The Doctor was a bit disappointed in her underwhelmed reaction, but he had to admit that she was right. The street looked nearly identical to a crowded city street like London or New York, just that there was no space for cars. Instead, it was packed with people, every last one of them adorned with luxurious black hair.

"The entire planet looks approximately the same in terms of hair color and their features," the Docotr explained. "You can usually tell when someone is from Artang."

"Which means that they can all tell we're not," Clara said.

"I suppose," the Doctor admitted. "But they do get tourists fairly often."

This was a satisfactory answer for Clara as she stood there and tried her best not to get swept into the current of people. But after a moment of thought as she stared up into the sky, she said, ""Doctor...if they get so many tourists, where are they?"

There should have been at least a few lighter hair colors thrown into the crowd on the street. The Doctor blinked a few times. "I don't know, Clara," he admitted. He noticed that Clara was staring straight up into the sky still, her eyes widening.