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Chapter 1: Baelfire
Clara stepped out of her flat only to find the TARDIS sitting in the hallway. The sight of that box used to make her jump up and down with excitement. However, today it made her sigh. She loves traveling with the now regenerated twelfth Doctor, but the more time she spends with him is less time she is able to spend with her new boyfriend Danny Pink. She was on her way to dinner with Danny now. Then, the Doctor stepped out of the TARDIS.
"Are you doing anything?" He asked.
"Yes actually..." Clara began to say before the Doctor cut her off.
"Good. Didn't think so." He said. "I'm going back to the Enchanted Forest. I want you to go with me."
"Why are you going back there?" Clara asked. "Doesn't Rumplestiltskin want to kill you?"
"Not yet." The Doctor said. "We're going to the past, before Rumplestiltskin met me and before the Sontarans invaded the first time."
"The first time?" Clara asked.
"You weren't there." The Doctor said. "That was when I met Rumplestiltskin and the Evil Queen."
"So why are you going back?" Clara asked.
"Rumplestiltskin is hiding something." The Doctor said. "He's desperate to come to this world and I want to find out why. It's been bugging me like crazy trying to figure it out. Then it dawned on me. Why try and figure it out when I can just see it for myself. Alright, in the TARDIS, let's go."
"Fine." Clara said, knowing that the Doctor would most likely not leave without her.
The Doctor and Clara then entered the TARDIS and shut the doors behind them. The Doctor started maneuvering his way around the TARDIS console, pressing buttons and pulling levers, until the TARDIS started to shake a little.
"And we're off!" He shouted.
"Great." Clara said sarcastically.
The TARDIS landed only moments later.
"Let's go. No time to waste." The Doctor said as he strutted past Clara and walked outside. Clara followed behind him.
The TARDIS had landed directly in the forest, surrounded by vibrant trees.
"We're in the middle of nowhere." Clara said. "Can I see Snow White again?"
"Oh no." The Doctor said. "She won't be born for quite some time. Same with the Evil Queen."
"How far back in time are we?" Clara asked. "How old is Rumplestiltskin?"
"He's immortal." The Doctor said.
Suddenly, they heard the sound of footsteps running towards them, but could not see anything.
"Doctor what's that?" Clara asked.
"Shh!" The Doctor said to her.
Next, they heard heavy breathing from right behind them. However, the TARDIS was still right behind them.
"Is that the TARDIS?" Clara asked.
The Doctor walked around the TARDIS and found that a young, teenage boy had just run to it and was now sitting on the ground and breathing heavily.
"Hello." The Doctor said.
Clara walked behind the TARDIS and was surprised that the noises she was hearing were coming from a teenaged boy.
"What's your name?" Clara asked.
"Baelfire." He said as he finally caught his breath. "Don't even think about robbing me. My father is the Dark One."
The Doctor and Clara looked at each other with wide eyes. They didn't know Rumplestiltskin had a son.
"We're not here to hurt you Baelfire." The Doctor said. "This is my box you're hiding behind. Why were you running?"
"I was running to escape my father." He replied.
"What did he do to you?" Clara asked.
"Nothing." Baelfire replied. "It's what he does to other people that's scary. He never lets me out of his sight and he kills people for just looking in my direction. He's so overprotective and he's been consumed by his powers. I just couldn't take it anymore and I ran away while he was napping. I just want freedom to go somewhere new, where people aren't afraid of me because of who my father is."
"We can take you someplace." The Doctor said.
"We can?" Clara asked with a serious tone. "Don't you think the Dark One would be mad at you? Wouldn't that draw unwanted attention towards you."
"That's the very reason why we should do it." The Doctor said. "Baelfire needs a day out in a new place away from his father. We can give him that."
"Really?" Baelfire asked. "I don't even know your names."
"I'm the Doctor." The Time Lord said. "This is Clara."
"How can you take me somewhere that my father won't know about?" Baelfire asked.
"This box can travel anywhere in space and time." The Doctor said.
"Is it magic?" Baelfire asked.
"No." The Doctor replied. "It's all science."
"Do you have a problem with magic?" Clara asked.
"Magic ruined my father." He said.
"I have magic powers too." Clara said. "I can only use them in magical places like the Enchanted Forest. I promise you that I'm not evil and I would never hurt you. I used my powers to stop Peter Pan..."
"That's enough Clara." The Doctor said. "Remember that's all in the future."
"You've been to the future?" Baelfire asked.
"That's where we're from." Clara said.
"Can you tell me what happens to my papa?" He asked.
"I'm afraid not." The Doctor said. "I think it'll be better for us to travel in space today, instead of time."
"Where will we go?" Baelfire asked.
"To a land across the sea from the Enchanted Forest. That should be familiar enough for you, but also new enough for you to enjoy yourself." The Doctor said.
"Where?" Baelfire asked.
"Arendelle." The Doctor replied.
The Doctor and Clara then escorted Baelfire into the TARDIS and introduced him to the concept of "bigger on the inside." He watched in amazement as the Doctor pulled levers and pressed buttons on the strange machine in the center of the room. Then, the TARDIS de-materialized from the Enchanted Forest. Meanwhile, Rumplestiltskin awoke from his slumber in his cottage and realized that Baelfire was missing.
