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Chapter 1: TARDIS on Deck

"Good morning!" Clara said to the Doctor as she walked through the TARDIS doors from her home in London. "Where are we going today?" She asked as the doors shut behind her.

"You're staying here today." The Doctor replied. He was standing by the TARDIS console watching his companion.

"Come again?" Clara questioned.

"You're staying here today." The Doctor repeated.

"Why is that?" Clara asked now walking up to him.

"I'm confronting the Evil Queen." He replied.

"Well I can help with that. I've faced her before just the same as you."

"Yes, but you still can't come."

"So why did you even come today just to tell me I can't go with you?"

"Because I don't know if I'm going to make it back."

Clara only stared at him in silence. What did he mean? Of course he would make it back. He's the Doctor. He always comes back.

"Have you forgotten how powerful Regina is?" The Doctor asked her.

"No, but..."

"But nothing Clara." The Doctor interrupted. "I tricked Rumplestiltskin twice now. He's going to be out to get me as well. I can't risk bringing you along. It's much too dangerous."

"Why are you even going to face Regina?" Clara asked.

"I have to get Mickey's heart back." The Doctor replied.

That's right. Clara had almost forgotten. Recently, The Evil Queen went to Torchwood in search of great power. The Torchwood team had recruited the Doctor's former companions Martha Jones and Mickey Smith. Regina was determined to get her way and almost destroyed Cardiff in the process. When Regina's plans failed, she ripped Mickey's heart out of his chest. Magically, Mickey was still alive. It wasn't medically possible, but with magic, Regina was able to do anything. Regina said that she was coming back to that land very soon and that if Torchwood tried to stop her, then she would crush Mickey's heart and he will die.

"Please let me help." Clara begged.

"It's too dangerous." The Doctor said.

"I've been in dangerous positions before and you know it. Have you forgotten about Akhaten or the Ice Warrior?" Clara questioned.

"No I haven't." He responded.

"You had faith in me then. Why not now?"

"Because I am going to a land run by the laws of magic. The Dark One and the Evil Queen are the most powerful practitioners of magic in the Enchanted Forest. They could do anything to me, or worse, you."

"Doctor.."

"No Clara. I won't lose anymore people that I care about. You're all I have left."

Despite what the Doctor was saying, Clara couldn't help but feel happy by his words. She was the only thing left in all of time and space that he still cared about. Even though, he thought he had saved Gallifrey and tucked it away in another universe, he still couldn't go back to his home planet or see his people. It was Clara he wanted to keep safe. It was she that he refused to put in harms way. This was the man that Clara wanted to be with. This time however, she could not respect his wishes.

"No Doctor. You won't lose me. I've stuck by you during the easy and the hard times. I went to Trenzalore with you when you thought you were going to your death. I'm not abandoning you now." Clara said with confidence.

"Well..." The Doctor began.

"Besides, I think you still owe me something for getting Angie and Artie kidnapped by Cybermen." Clara retorted.

"Alright fine. Just promise me you'll be careful. This is going to be dangerous." The Doctor said.

"Good. That means it'll be more fun." Clara smiled.

With that, the Doctor began pressing and pulling more buttons and levers until the TARDIS engines started to sound. The big blue box was disappearing from London and hurdling through the Time Vortex towards the Enchanted Forest.

"So how are we going to get Mickey's heart?" Clara asked.

"I haven't got that far yet." The Doctor replied.

Clara did not respond. She only smiled. She knew the Doctor didn't always have a plan. That was part of the adventure. It wouldn't be the same without them getting lost somewhere or running from aliens. She knew this would be a day filled with adventure.

Suddenly, the TARDIS engines stopped. They had landed.

"What's out there?" Clara asked.

"Don't know." The Doctor responded. "Let's find out shall we?"

So the Doctor rushed to the TARDIS doors and stopped before opening them to turn and look at Clara.

"Aren't you coming?" He asked.

Clara only smiled and walked over to him. They were going to walk out together.

When the two stepped out, they noticed that they were not in a forest or a castle. Instead they were on a large boat that was in the middle of the ocean during the night. The Doctor noted that this boat looked similar to The Fancy, which was run by Captain Avery in the late seventeenth century. That was a pirate ship. He hadn't thought about that day in a long time. He fought pirates and the Siren with Amy and Rory. However, he had to focus on the present. It was night and they were on a ship. Given its resemblance to The Fancy, the Doctor assumed that this was a pirate ship. Another look around the ship revealed that there were men staring at him and holding swords. They were too well dressed to be pirates, but they were pointing their swords at him and Clara and they were coming closer. Clara was puzzled. She looked to the Doctor for an answer.

"Hello. I'm the Doctor. Sorry to sort of appear on your ship like this. We were trying to go somewhere else. So we'll just be going then." He said.

The sailors did not respond. They kept holding out their swords and getting closer and closer to the TARDIS duo. The Doctor wanted to call for help, but who would answer him? It was night and they were on the open sea. The only light came from the moon, the stars, and lanterns on the boat. The sailor closest to the Doctor looked angry. He looked like was going to attack at any moment. He was so close now. If the Doctor and Clara even tried to go back into the TARDIS, he would surely attack and kill at least one of them before they could make it inside the time machine.

"Stop!"

The Doctor and Clara heard the order. Whoever gave it was behind the TARDIS. They could not see, but they dared not move. It was clearly a man's voice.

"Do not attack them. I know these two. They are friends."

The Doctor and Clara still could not determine the voice of this man giving orders. Now the sailors had withdrawn their swords and backed away from the TARDIS. The Doctor and Clara soon stepped around the big blue box to see who this man was. They looked up at the steering wheel. There, standing tall and proud, was a friend of the Doctor and Clara. This man was none other than Prince Eric.