We shall not cease from exploration, and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
T.S. Eliot
The Doctor grabbed Clara's hand. She immediately wrenched it away from him, a look of disgust on her face.
"I don't need to hold your hand, Doctor!"
"Sorry," the Doctor mumbled, glancing over his shoulder into the shadows of the alleyway they were hiding in. Clara noticed the color had drained from his face. His eyes were wide and his hands were shaking. If anyone needed a hand to hold, it was him.
Suddenly, a loud crashing came from around the corner. Two figures came into view. "Damn," the Doctor whispered. "Run!"
Feet pounded into pavement. Clara wiped the sweat from her forehead.
"I can't believe I let these arseholes get ahold of the TARDIS," the Doctor hissed through short, sharp breaths.
"What are these things again?" Clara asked.
The Doctor laughed. "No idea. Isn't that marvelous!"
The alleyway came to an abrupt end. Clara skidded to a stop, catching the Doctor before he crashed into the brick wall before them.
"Thanks," he breathed, brushing off his shoulders. Footsteps and voices echoed behind them.
"We gotta go," said Clara. "Here!" She pointed out a door into one of the buildings on the left side of the alleyway. One quick flourish of a sonic screwdriver later, and the door pleasantly clicked open for them.
The pair dashed into the building, which turned out to be a little bookshop. They barreled past fiction and biographies and through the front door.
A busy city street greeted them. They darted into the traffic. Clara looked over her shoulder. Their pursuers emerged from the bookshop. "Go, go!" she yelled.
All of a sudden, a loud, blaring honk pierced the Doctor's ears. He turned. Clara screamed. The black, 1967 Chevrolet Impala that was about to smash into them screeched to a halt.
The Doctor gaped at the old car. Memories of an ill-tempered American with questionable parenting methods flooded his thoughts. He stood still in shock.
"Doctor, we have to run-"
The driver's door flew open.
"What the HELL was-"
Dean paused. "Doctor?"
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