Author's Notes:
1. (21st January 2015) I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. I hate not updating but I've been too occupied. I feel like scratching my nails on a chalkboard...Never mind. I've updated this chapter and will post the next chapter within the next three days. And this is one promise I won't break. I can't promise speedy updates, but I can promise updates.
2. The beginning of the end. It has arrived sooner than I thought. The IB is frustrating, but I am trying to devote as much time as I can to writing. Writing this series has been a great journey for me, as much as I hope it was for you. This is going to be the longest book in the series. So get ready for the last adventure of the series. Get ready for a bumpy ride. And for the first time of the last times, Enjoy!
3. Please read all the previous fics, if possible, in the series before you start this one. It will help you make sense of this story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Doctor Who. Moffat, the BBC, the DW team, and all the fans in the world do. (That was rather solemn, wasn't it?)
Clara Oswald sat by the steps of her house.
She couldn't take it anymore.
She needed help.
She dialled in a number into her mobile phone and put it on video call mode.
07700900461…
The phone rang on and on for about a minute or so. The line fell dead. She tried again. And again. Until finally the Doctor picked up the phone.
"Clara! Ooh, 5 missed calls. Sorry, I was a bit busy retrieving the manual from the supernova I threw it into. Had to be careful not to be seen by my previous incarnation. A good day's work, I must say!"
He stopped at the sound of Clara sobbing.
"Clara…?"
"I can't take it Doctor. Danny not being here. I've tried to get used to living without him, I truly have, but no matter how hard I try, it doesn't work. It's a hole I can't fill. I just needed somebody to talk to."
The Doctor looked blank for a second. Then his expression changed to one of empathy. He understood but he couldn't find anything of comfort to say. An awkward silence grew between them. Clara finally broke the silence, doing her best to stifle her sobs.
"Where are you?"
The Doctor smiled. He hated it when a companion or former companion got too emotional, and tried as much as he could to make them smile. Some things did pass from one incarnation to another.
"At the Nonazonian Peace Conference. Once the High Lord was arrested, Nonazon fell into a temporary democracy. The Peace Conference is going well, although the Sontarans and the Rutans are still in conflict. At least they've agreed not to involve any other planets in it."
"Is that the room they've given you? It looks like a 5 star hotel room.
Something caught Clara's eye, behind the Doctor, a painting hung on the wall. "Is that the Mona Lisa?!"
The Doctor chuckled. "A clone copy of the original, yes. Every feature, every texture is the same, but it isn't the original. Obtained a snap of the original from da Vinci after saving him from a Sillurian. Weird story…"
He paused. He hated it when things felt incomplete. Like there was something left. It was the only thing he hated more than not saving everybody. Sometimes all you have is bad choices, but you still have to choose…
"Listen, Clara. There is still a chance of getting him back. It will break several laws of Time, but there is still a chance of-"
The Doctor was cut off by a sound to his left, much like a knock.
"Just a sec, Clara" was all he could say before the door exploded in his face. The phone fell to the floor as he was a flung five feet across the room.
"Doctor!" Clara screamed, in shock from the suddenness.
But the Doctor couldn't hear her.
"Who's that?! Show yourself!"
There was a distinct clapping of metal boots.
"No! What are you doing here? How did you find this place?! No, you can't. You can't!"
Clara watched helplessly as the Doctor got carried away by a horde of Cybermen. She proceeded to shut down the video call, but before she could, a Cybeman's face appeared onto the screen.
"We have traced this call. We give you twenty-four hours, Clara Oswald. Hand yourself over, or you will be deleted..."
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P.S. The Doctor will appear in only parts of the story. And in case you didn't notice, we will have more people, other than those mentioned in the summary. ;)
