Hello! This is Through the Grey. I am sorry for any mistakes that you find but I am hopeful that there are very few... Enjoy this story, it's gonna be a roller coaster!

Chapter One

Average. It was an average day; no more or less exciting than the day before. Clara sighed heavily as her hands dipped under the hot water, scrubbing at last night's dishes. Her mind drifted off to what it always drifts off to, The Doctor. She found herself smiling at the fact that it is Wednesday tomorrow, the best day of the week. Of course she and the Doctor traveled together a lot more together than just once a week, they only just had lunch on a distant planet yesterday, but Wednesday was just their day, the adventures were slightly sweeter, more about just the two of them and not the rest of the universe.

Clara unplugged the sink as she placed the last of the dishes on the side, and then washed her hands free from the bubbles. Trudging back to the living room, she sat down on the sofa, still thinking about where she was going to go this time and what she was going to see and how the Doctor will look her.

That's when the noise filled her ears, the unmistakable noise of the TARDIS, but something wasn't quite right, the noise sounded strained and as if it was in pain. Rushing to look out the kitchen window, she was not wrong about it being the TARDIS but she was also not wrong about knowing that something was not right.

The small, blue box was on the field below her flat, but smoke was bellowing from the cracks of the doors and the usual white windows were orange from the fire within. The doors suddenly opened, letting free more dark smoke, a figure fell through the darkness to fall on the floor, hard. The figure desperately tried to scramble away from the box on fire, pushing at the grass beneath his feet. That was all Clara needed to see before she bolted out of the kitchen, and out of her flat.

By time Clara had reached the bottom of the stairs and was sprinting in just her socks across the field to the TARDIS, the Doctor was only a couple of feet away from the box, starring in horror as it burned in front of his eyes.

"DOCTOR, DOCTOR!" Clara screamed as she was drawing nearer to the shaking Time-Lord.

The Doctor heard the voice but didn't dare turn around; his eyes were glued to his only part of home left burning. Clara reached the Doctor, wrapping her arms underneath his armpits, dragging him away from the wreckage. The Doctor didn't stop her, his body still shaking yet not moving.

"Doctor, speak to me! What's happening?!" Clara's panicked voice fills the air. She looks down at him, a deep gash starts from his forehead and leads over his eyebrow, narrowly missing his eye before ending at his cheek; his eyes still wide with terror.

"Doctor, please!" Clara pleaded as she quickly swept away his fringe from getting into the cut.

She went to grab his hand, to get his attention, it was shaking so much that it looked like it too was in pain. For once, Clara didn't know what to do, she didn't know whether to scream for help or run and go get help or just cradle the Doctor.

A loud thud cut Clara off from saying or doing anymore, the TARDIS doors shut quickly, and the weak sound of materialization sounded once more, and just like that, the TARDIS was gone. Now, the only sound to be heard was The Doctor's and Clara's heavy breathing, as her small hands were still clutching at The Doctor's burnt jacket.

Now, I know that chapter was rather short but don't worry, the rest of the chapters will be at least 1000 words, usually around 1,200

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Trust me when I say, this story is going to get interesting...