How to End the World
Prologue - Madmen never learn
Disclaimer:
I do now own the Doctor Who Universe or the Torchwood universe, if I did then the adventures would be a lot longer than they are on the TV.
Story:
Captain Jack has been out of the action for quite a while. Ever since Torchwood was disbanded Jack had been struggling to find work, but when he get a phone call from Unit the world needs his help once again.
A thrilling adventure with violence and a lot of death.
Doctor: Peter Capaldi
The events of this story happen just before the Christmas special of 2017, when Clara has just run off with Ashildr in a Tardis and the Doctor has only just recovered his memory.
A beginning:
No matter where you go through space and time you will always hear one name repeated over and over again. He is a legend, always running towards danger and never staying away from anywhere. He had many names: destroyer, the oncoming storm, never ending saviour, the protector of time but, most people call him The Doctor.
No one has ever found him because he always finds you. He has faced horrors that you couldn't even imagine, he has seen the end of everything and the beginning of time, he has witnessed the birth of royalty and the death of some of the greatest leaders in the history of the universe. He is wiser than anyone in existence, yet there is still more for him to learn.
Right now, though he would probably seem like the stupidest person you will ever meet in your life, because right now the Doctor was sitting on the edge of a volcano. The warm hue that surrounded the huge natural structure was misleading to travellers. They would often wonder too close to the huge pit that surrounded it, falling into a horrible pool of burning liquid.
The Doctor didn't really mind the danger, he had grown used to it over the years. What the Doctor was looking at however, did make him feel something. The beautiful, green landscape that lay just past the rough, rocky grounds always caught his attention and made him happy every time he came to Samiendi. Eighteen million, no billion years of travelling throughout time and space, yet the Doctor had never a landscape more amazing, more intricate, more preserved. Flowers and trees swayed gently in the warm breeze. Life seemed so perfect.
It was hard having an extended life span. The Doctor would almost always see the beginning and end of everything in his life time, never forgetting a second of what he had seen. All the death and destruction never leaving his mind and constantly nagging at him. The only thing that kept him sane was the constant reminder that if he disappeared everything would fall into chaos, not just some planets the whole of space and time would start destroying itself without realizing.
Imagine having the fate of the whole universe riding on your shoulders and whenever you think you can share the load with someone they end up dying right in front of you. You would slowly be destroyed by all the pain and grief that all the deaths would bring you, to the point that you would separate yourself from everyone.
The calm humming of the Tardis made the Doctor stand up. A few rocks fell down the edge of the volcano and some even in it, unbalancing the Doctor. His face was calm and collected almost like an assassin's right after a kill. The thick chime of the Tardis filled the air, signifying that it was time to leave. "Just give me a minute will you." The Doctor shouted at the Tardis, not intending for it to be said so loud. He knew that the old girl wanted to leave but, the Doctor wanted to appreciate the beautiful land just a little while longer. After all it would probably be the last time he came to Samiendi.
A cold silver key thrashed around the Doctor's pocket, as he reached in to get it. The smooth, cold metal reminding him of the family he once had. The jagged spikes on the key acting as the knife that cut his family apart. It fitted perfectly into the Tardis. Slowly the Doctor turned the key opening the device that had allowed him to travel between worlds in an instant.
Light burst out of the Tardis doors as the Doctor opened them. The main console unit came to life as the Doctor walked in. Mood lighting kicked in as the two dark blue doors closed with a thud. The Doctor was home. 'Where to now?' He thought, wiping all negative thought from his mind. There were no alarm bells ringing or distress calls going off, could the Doctor relax. It was at this moment the Tardis alarm sounded. "Great, just when I thought I could have a day off." There was a tone of happiness and joy appearing as he spoke.
The Doctor pulled one of the many levers and the Tardis took off. Within seconds the Tardis had reached the location of the distress signal. The Doctor took two long strides towards the blue doors. They opened revelling an asteroid belt the size of the Milky Way.
The chance of any ship (no matter how big or small) surviving the asteroid belt was almost non-existent. However, 'A ship must be somewhere?' thought the Doctor. The distress signal was still running strong. While the Doctor was deep in thought two rocks the size of a small city drifted towards the Tardis, triggering the proximity alarm. A loud shrill screech ripped through the Tardis as the rocks got closer to their target.
At first the Doctor thought nothing of the alarm but, as it grew louder he looked out of the doors and watched as the rocks collided with the Tardis.
A sense of alarm and urgency ran through the Doctor as he realized what was happening around him. The Doctor was at the controls in seconds trying to remember which ones would move the Tardis a few seconds forward in time. He decided that it was the dial and then the big red button. Just before the Doctor moved the dial he stopped. "The rocks should have hit." The proximity alarm stopped just as the Doctor spoke. Looking out of the two blue doors (that were still open) the Doctor saw nothing. No floating rocks, no asteroid field. Nothing. Somehow the whole asteroid field had gone.
The snap of a camera shutter caught the Doctor's attention. As he turned around he saw a woman standing at the other end of the Tardis. A skirt with some black leggings and black shoes. A plain red top and a pink smartphone covering her face.
Snap went the camera as the Doctor's jaw dropped. "Classic" The girl said laughing. Her voice was high pitched and she sounded knowledgeable. "I bet your wondering why I am here." She said, while the Doctor recovered. The voice sounded oddly familiar, like he had heard it a million times before. The woman was definitely from Earth, that was all the Doctor had worked out so far. Slowly the girl lowered the phone, reviling short brown hair, pale, fair skin and big brown eyes.
The Doctor's jaw dropped once more and the pink phone quickly snapped another photo. "How, what?" The Doctor's voice struggled to do anything as his brain filled with questions that came with imposable answers. Then again what was he to expect from the impossible girl.
Clara stood across from him giggling. The Doctor looked so confused and Clara found it hilarious. So many memories had been made in the Tardis, all of them wonderful and exciting. Truth be told Clara missed it, all the places they had visited, all the mysteries they had solved. She knew deep down though that her time in the Tardis was up and that soon she would have to leave the Doctor's side like she had done all those years ago, but right now she had a mission to complete, a mission that needed to be done and fast.
By the time the Doctor had recovered, Clara had worked out what she needed to do. They both stood in silence for about 2 minutes, both not wanting to go first. The Doctor spoke first. His voice was calm and collected, almost as if he had eternity to plan what he was going to say. "Clara, my sweet, sweet girl. How on Earth are you still alive?" The Doctor was puzzled for the first time in many years, but it would only get more confusing.
The smile across Clara's face disappeared instantly. Everything after being hit by the Raven was a blur. She could only remember the mission, the mission she needed to convenience the Doctor to take. The one that had taken thousands of years to plan for and would all be wasted if the Doctor didn't do his part. A part that would change the fate of the universe if he played it right.
The Doctor watched as Clara's features changed to a sad but thoughtful look. It was clear now that Clara didn't remember much (if anything at all) after the Raven. It was probably for the best, after all the Doctor had been extremely stupid after the death of Clara. He had nearly condemned his own race to death. What annoyed him the most about Clara not remembering was that the Doctor wouldn't be able to hear about all the adventures she had gone on with Ashildr. He had heard rumors of the white light (that is what people called them) and someone of the places they had been too now called them Gods. All through the universe the echo of the White light was closely followed by the legend of the Doctor. A smile formed across the Doctor's face as he thought of all the trouble they had run into and caused throughout time and space.
After a while Clara looked at the Doctor, she saw the happiness and comfort stored within his eyes. But she also saw the loneliness and pain. He had been travelling alone for so long that he was starting to change. Clara decided that the newly found silence had gone on too long and that it was her turn to break it.
"I don't know. I can't remember what happened after the Raven. But what about you?" Clara's face changed to a determined, courageous woman about to attempt the worlds hardest challenge. The Doctor however, was extremely confused. "How long has it been since you have travelled with someone? How long since you have spoken to someone other than the Tardis?" At this moment the Tardis hummed in response. What she actually said no one remember but it went along the lines of "Don't bring me into this!". The Doctor's face saddened, he knew deep down that Clara would bring it up. She would bring up the promise he had made to her countless years ago. For a time, he had tried to follow what she had said but, it go to a point where he couldn't pretend anymore.
The promise was that the Doctor wouldn't become consumed by grief and pain. That he would continue to travel around the world saving people and planets. But no, he had to break Clara's dying wish. But did it count if Clara was alive? But no matter what the Doctor now thought he had already fallen into a hole of pain and grief that would be extremely hard to get out of.
Lights all around the Tardis started flashing. A blood red light emanated from the center of the console unit. The two dark blue doors at the end of the Tardis swung open and Clara screamed. A horrible scream that ripped through the Tardis. The Doctor didn't move, it was almost like he had been sedated or was dead. Loose objects all around the Tardis started flying out of the doors, the Doctor looked like he was being dragged out of the Tardis doors. The last thing Clara saw was the Doctor falling out of the Tardis as the doors closed.