When We Travel Book 2 | Whouffaldi

Chapter 29: No Flirting and No Banter

The Doctor's POV

"Hmm..." I began, "It probably wasn't a good idea to take our eyes off of the group." I grabbed Clara's hand as we began walking down the corridor, in search of everyone else.

"Yeah." Clara agreed, "Considering that we're surrounded by defective Daleks- it probably wasn't such a good idea to stray from them all." we walked for a few minutes in complete silence before Clara asked, "Do you know where Oswin is?"

"Yes. I do." I assured, "But erm... She's kinda been fully converted into a Dalek so it might be a lot harder to get her out of the casing."

Clara then said, "Doctor. I jumped into your time stream to save you. Not the other way round."

"Well, Mrs Oswald. You can't exactly stop me from saving you. I saved you from the 'spoon heads', I saved you from MANY things! And I intend to keep on saving you whenever I get the chance. You AND your echos." I smiled before pecking her on the lips.

"You don't have to do that." she said as she put her arms around me.

"Yes. I do have to." I corrected, "This universe would be pretty boring without Clara Oswald."

She shrugged as she pulled away, "I think the universe would survive without me. You however... I know how you would cope."

"Not very well." I confirmed, "If anything or anyone takes you away from me again: I will destroy planets until someone tells me where you are. And don't tell me not to, Clara. Because I will."

"Okay." she said.

"I mean it. Don't try and stop me-" I paused, "Wait. D-Did you just 'okay'?"

She nodded, "Yes I did."

"Has something happened to you?" I asked, "You wouldn't usually agree with me on something like that."

"We've been through a lot." she shrugged.

I shook my head, "It's just the Dalek talking, Clara. You're not in your right mind considering the amount of times you've actually been put in a Dalek."

Clara sighed, "Probably." We then started to head down the corridor, fast-paced, "Do you know her exact location?"

"Yes. I remember her coordinates. She told me when I was bow-tie boy. She sacrificed herself to save me so..."

"Wait..." she said, walking slower, "So you meet her... in the future... but in the past." she paused, "I'm confused."

"Oswin saves my previous version. She hasn't met me yet."

"But if you save Oswin now... Won't that mean that she won't be able to save you in the future?"

I shrugged, "Probably. Time's already confused enough. Hoping that it will give me a one-off on this one."

"Why do you intend on saving her?"

"Because all your echos have saved me enough. It's about time that I save one of them."

"Hmm." she started, "Remember when you 'cheated' on me." she used air quotes.

"Er- yes?"

"What was the purpose of that echo?" she wondered.

"Honestly..." I said, "I have no idea. Maybe something bad will happen when we visit there again."

"You want to go there again?"

I nodded in confirmation, "Of course I do. The Orient Express 2.0 is a wonderful place. And besides... our room is booked for eternity." I said with a slight smirk.