When We Travel Book 2 | Whouffaldi

Chapter 28: Never, my Impossible Girl

The Doctor's POV

I frantically looked around at the terrain. "Doctor, calm down you fool!" Missy exclaimed, "Just sit down and take a deep breath."

"You expect me to sit in the freezing cold snow?!" I replied.

"I thought Time Lords weren't supposed to complain about the temperature." Jenny stated.

Missy confirmed, "They're not."

I then said, "We haven't got time to be sitting around anyway! I've got to find Clara." We then heard distant shouting.

"Doctor!" it was Ashildr.

Ashildr and Jack approached us, "You okay?" Jack asked, "You're not looking so good, Doc."

"You've heard of Mr. Clever, right, Harkness?" Missy asked. Jack cautiously nodded, "Well... that's why he has metal on the side of his head. But don't be alarmed. This is definitely the Doctor... currently. Who knows when Mr. Clever will take control again."

"How are you so sure that it's not Mr. Clever?" Jack questioned.

"Clara Clara Clara. Do you two know where she is?" I asked Ashildr and Jack.

"Yep. Definitely him." Ashildr spoke. "Oh, yes." she then said, "Doctor. We need to help Oswin-"

"Oswin?!" I exclaimed, "What is she doing here?!"

"No!" Jack said, "Not your Oswin. Oh... what was her nickname... Souffl-"

I cut him off, "Soufflé Girl?" I shook my head, "No no no. How is that possible?" I licked my finger before holding it up in the air, "The past. Before my previous regeneration visited here."

"You've been here before?" Jenny asked.

I nodded, "Yes. I-I tried to save Oswin. But I couldn't. She was fully converted into a Dalek."

"Who is Oswin?" Ashildr asked.

"One of Clara's echos." I replied, "I honestly wanted to save her but- but she kind of killed herself to save me."

"Well." Missy said, "That's what she's supposed to do. I chose a worthy 'companion' for you didn't I, dear?" she smirked.

"Turned out to be more than a just a companion..." I muttered, "Honestly though- Sometimes I wish that Clara had never met me."

Jenny looked at me confusion and shock, "Why?"

I sighed, "Because she is slash was just a human. Yes, most of my companions have been human but... none of them have experienced as much as Clara has."

"Unfortunately, Doc. You are stuck with her." Jack stated.

"No human should have to go through that." I replied.

Ashildr then groaned, "Stop moping! We need to find Clara... And Oswin."

"Now hang on a moment." Missy said before looking at me, "You said that she was FULLY converted. There is no way that you can save that girl."

"Wouldn't it affect the previous version of you considering that you come here...in... the future..." Jenny slowed down, "Okay now I'm confusing myself."

I rolled my eyes, "I will save Oswin. No matter how difficult it may be."

After walking through the snow for a few minutes, we arrived at a hole in the ground, "Well..." Missy started, "Who knows how deep this is."

"It's not such a smart idea just to go jumping down." Jenny said.

"Does anyone have a rock or something that we could throw do-" I was cut off as Missy pushed Ashildr down the hole, "Or... you could do that."