The Day Of The Doctor

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"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one. Marcus Aurelius" Clara says, the end of class bell rings. A young man rushes in as the other students leave "have you been running?"

"Are you ok? There was a call for you at the office, from your doctor."

"Did he leave an address?" the man hands her a piece of paper. She grabs her motorcycle gear and leaves. The TARDIS is parked on the side of a lonely country road. Clara sounds her horn and drives straight at it. The doors open to let her in, the Doctor is reading a book on Advanced Quantum Mechanics and I have a small device of sorts in my hand, I quickly shove it in a drawer.

"Draught," the Doctor says, Clara clicks her fingers and the doors close.

"Fancy a week in ancient Mesopotamia followed by future Mars?" I ask walking down the stairs and to the console.

"Will there be cocktails?" Clara asks.

"On the Moon" I reply.

"The Moon will do" the three laugh and hug, I gett stuck in the middle.

"How's the new job? Teach anything good?" the Doctor asks.

"No. Learn anything?" Clara asks.

"Not a thing" I say, we high five. Alert. TARDIS interference detected.

"What's happening?" Clara asks.

"Whoa, whoa. We're taking off, but the engines aren't going" the Doctor says.

*Outside the White Tower*

"Hello? Kate Stewart's phone. Oh, hold on. Excuse me. Ma'am. Ma'am!"

"The ravens are looking a bit sluggish. Tell Malcolm they need new batteries" Kate says.

"It's him. Sorry, it's your personal phone, but, well, I recognised the ringtone. It's him, isn't it?" the female he gets a bit breathless as she hands the phone over to Kate.

"Inhaler" the female uses her inhaler

"Doctor, hello. We found the TARDIS in a field. I'm having it brought in" Kate says

*TARDIS*

The Doctor is hanging out of the door, using the external emergency telephone.

"No kidding" he replies.

"Where are you?" he holds the phone up towards the helicopter as they fly up the Thames "oh, my god! Oh, Doctor, I'm so sorry. We had no idea you were still in there. Come on" the turn sends the Doctor out of the door. Clara manages to grab hold of his feet, she suddenly starts sliding forward if it weren't for me who grabs Clara's feet "Doctor, can you hear me? I don't think he can hear me."

"Next time, would it kill you to knock?" I ask.

"Ah, hello Seer, I'm having you taken directly to the scene. Hello, are you ok?"

"Whoa! I'm just going to pop you on hold" I readjust my grip on Clara's feet, the changes position to hang onto the base of the Tardis with his hands.

"Doctor? Seer?" Kate asks.

"Doctor!" Clara shouts.

*Trafalgar Square*

The Doctor drops down before the TARDIS is lowered to the ground and salutes Kate, her assistant and the squad of UNIT soldiers waiting.

"Why am I saluting?" the Doctor asks, Clara and I exit the TARDIS.

"Doctor, as Chief Scientific Officer, may I extend the official apologies of UNIT."

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