Once upon a time the Pandorica opened, a TARDIS exploded, and the universe cracked. Through some of these cracks there was nothing but silence. Through others there were other worlds, other universes. It was through one of these cracks that the figure emerged from.
The man wore a blue suit so dark that it almost looked black. He had dark, slicked back hair and stubble on his chin.
He licked his finger and held it in the air. He nodded to himself as if he had just confirmed something.
If someone from UNIT saw him, they would assume he was the Time Lord known as "the Doctor", but they would be wrong. His singular heart proved that. Anyone else would assume he was human but they would be wrong too.
In reality, he was both and yet he was neither. He was a meta-crisis - a hybrid.
He was the Valeyard and he was going to take back the life that was stolen from him.
A/N: This is the epilogue to my previous story, What Must Always Be. I have included it as the prologue to this story so that it could be read as a stand alone. Any other references to What Must Always Be will be pretty minimal.
Be warned, this fic may take a while. Mainly because I still have very little idea what I actually want to do with it. But don't worry, once I find out the main plot line, the rest will all just fall into place. Maybe. Well, we'll see what happens.