Timeless Love
Episode 1: Oswin Oswald
The Doctor was in the TARDIS. When he landed he went out of the ship. In front of him there was a house. He went to the door and knocked on it. A ginger girl opened the door.
"Doctor?"
"Hello Amelia" he hugged her.
"I'm glad I see you."
"Me too. Where is Rory?" he asked. Amy didn't answer. "Amy? Where is Rory?"
"Well, he is not here"
"Something happened?"
"We're going to divorce."
"What?! Why?"
"There's no reason being together anymore." the Doctor put his head on the wall. But when he heard a voice he immediately raised his head.
Chin boy…
"Did you hear that?"
"Hear what?"
"Nothing…" just my imagination. I travel too much alone – he thought.
"Rory?" the Doctor turned around. It was his friend, Rory. "What are you doing here?" Amy asked.
"I left a few things here and I came to take it. Hello Doctor" the Doctor waved.
"Why didn't you take all your things when you left?"
"Because I can't take all of it at the same time" the Doctor just watched his friend's argument when he heard the same voice again.
Save them…
"Okay. Stop. Both of you shut up" he raised his voice up. Amy and Rory looked at him.
"Doctor…" Amy started but the Doctor shouted.
"Shut up! What do you mean save them?" he asked shouting. Amy and Rory didn't understand a word. "Okay. I'm going crazy. I travelled too much alone and I hear voices in my head. And you two are coming with me" he took their hands and went into the TARDIS. Amy and Rory sat down on a chair while the Doctor was in front of the panel. He looked at them with crossed hands. "Tell me, what happened while I wasn't here."
"Nothing happened. We just wanted to separate."
"You wanted to separate, Amy."
"Okay, don't start it. Please."
"Fine" they said.
"I don't know what happened in the last… When was the last time I showed up?"
"5 months ago."
"Okay. I don't know what happened in the last 5 months Ponds, but I know that you can't separate."
"But Doctor. If our relationship doesn't work, it'll end. And this is where we are now. We're going to divorce because it didn't work."
"Amy, I certainly know that you shouldn't have to divorce."
"How do you know that?"
"Because you love each other, Rory. You guarded Amy over 2000 years. And you Amy… you always remembered Rory even when you forgot him. You love each other, Ponds. I don't get it why did you separate in the first place, but…"
Run, and never look back. But remember that someone loves you in this mad universe…
The Doctor looked around, but he didn't see anyone besides the Ponds.
"You didn't hear anything?"
"No."
"Hello? Hello? Is somebody there?" a woman asked.
"Hello?" asked the Doctor.
"Hello? Are you real? Are you actually properly real?" the Doctor pulled the screen in front of him. There wasn't a face or coordinate on it, just a voice.
"Yes, I'm actually properly real. Who are you?"
"Oswin Oswald."
"And where are you? How did you make contact with the TARDIS?"
"Well it's hard to tell where I am because I don't know."
"What do you mean you don't know where you are?"
"Like I said. I don't know where I am. I know which planet is it, but I don't what's this building."
"How did you get there anyway?"
"It's hard to tell. Everything around me is a dalek."
"Daleks?"
"Yes, daleks. You don't recognize a dalek when you hear one?"
"I do. I fought against them."
"It's hard to believe."
"Oi!"
"This blue phone box is yours?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Because around that box there are daleks."
"What?"
"If I were you, I wouldn't step out of that box. Especially not with that chin."
"Oi! What is wrong with my chin?"
"Careful dear. You'll put someone's eyes out or the daleks. Is there a word for total screaming genius that sounds modest and a tiny bit sexy?" the Doctor blushed. Amy noticed it.
"Doctor. Call me, the Doctor."
"See what you did there."
"And how long are you've been there?"
"About a year."
"For a year? What did you do?"
"Making soufflés."
"Soufflés? Against the daleks?" he asked with a grin on his face. "And where are you now?"
"I'm trying to save you."
"To save me? What do you mean?"
"Like I said. I'm trying to save your life."
"What?" she didn't answer. "Oswin? Oswin are you there? Oswin?" somebody knocked on the door. They looked at the door.
"Who is it?" Amy asked.
"I have no idea" the Doctor went to the door. He looked at Amy once again then he opened the door. There was a brunette girl outside in a red dress and a rifle in her hands.
"Wow. I didn't imagine that you have a really big chin."
"Soufflé girl?"
"You could always call me Oswin. Seeing as that's my name" the Doctor stepped out and looked around. Billions of daleks were on the ground. They were dead.
"Did you…?"
"Yeah."
"But why?"
"Like I said, I wanted to save you, chin boy." he looked at Oswin. She smiled at him. "That's what I do."
"What do you mean?" she kissed the Doctor's cheek. He blushed.
"I never know why. I only know who" she whispered in his ear. That sounded familiar to the Doctor. "Are you coming?"
"Where?"
"To look around."
"You didn't have a chance to look around?"
"I have, but I think you are curious where we are right now."
"Correct. How do you know what am I thinking about?"
"Our thinking is the same" the Doctor smiled at her.
"I think you're right. Amy, Rory, you can come out" he shouted. The Doctor looked at them. "Now, listen. In this trip think about what you mean to each other. I hope you will choose wisely."
"What do you mean Doctor?"
"It's not okay if you are separate. Believe me. You're better together."
"Okay. Fine."
"Good choice. Oswin, show the way."
"Follow me, chin boy" she took the Doctor's hand. During the walk the Doctor had a chance to talk with Oswin.
"So, where are we exactly?"
"It's a place that the daleks like. Where they can live."
"So it's certainly not Earth then."
"Earth? Where do you live?"
"In Gallifrey."
"Gallifrey? No way. You're a Time Lord."
"Yes but how do you know that?"
"It's 5500 in Earth. Everybody knows about Time Lords."
"Did you born in Earth?"
"Yes."
"Then how did you get here?"
"Space technology is developed. Space travel is a tourist attraction. I always wanted to see the universe. That was my dream. So I made up my mind. When I'll become 23, I'll see the universe. Actually I didn't want to come this planet. I set the wrong coordinates and I ended up here."
"You didn't try to contact with Earth?"
"I tried. But my sensors didn't reach it. Earth is a million light year away. It was a miracle when I spoke with you."
"And you've been there for a year?"
"Yes."
"Were you lonely?"
"I was. All I could think about how I will feel about when I finally get home. This was the only thing I could think about. It held me back going crazy" the Doctor stopped. Oswin looked at him. "Is something wrong?"
"I've often stood on the edge of going crazy. I travel too much alone and I often think about that once the loneliness will be my death. Solitude will drive me mad. When nobody is around me sometimes that is happen with me. Because nobody can pull me back in the real world" he looked at Amy. "This is why I don't want you to separate, Amy. If you divorce then you won't be there for each other. When someone is around you, someone you love then you'll never be alone."
"Doctor…" the Doctor was right. He knows what it feels like to be alone. Over a thousand years he travels with companions or alone. She and Rory had an argument about nonsense. Just because Amy can't have a baby anymore it doesn't mean that they have to divorce. They love each other. "He's right, Rory" she looked at him. "The Doctor is right."
"I know."
"I don't want you to leave, Rory. I love you. I love you so much" she cried. Rory kissed her. The Doctor smiled.
"Finally they find each other again."
"And you said clever things."
"I did?" he looked at Oswin.
"Yes, you did. Seriously. And you know what?" she looked up at him.
"What?"
"You are clever. But what can I expect from a Time Lord?"
"And you are a clever girl, you know that?"
"Yeah. Can I do something?"
"What?" Oswin dropped her rifle. She put her arms around the Doctor's neck and kissed him. The Doctor was shocked. He tried to pull away, but Oswin didn't let him. When their lips parted the Doctor looked at her. She smiled.
"You like me."
"Who said I like you?"
"I think you just did."
"You kissed me."
"You blushed."
"And, we just… Shut up" the Doctor turned away. He saw a dalek. "Okay… Oswin…"
"Yes?"
"Tell me where we are. Please."
"Skaro" the Doctor looked at her.
"What did you say? You said Skaro?"
"Yes. The original planet of the daleks. I didn't want to come here, I swear."
"Who the hell wants to come here?"
"I have no idea. But that dalek behind you it's coming for us and it looks very angry" the Doctor turned around. The dalek was coming for them.
"Exterminate. Exterminate."
"Run!" he took Oswin's hand and ran away. Amy and Rory were behind them.
"I left my rifle out there."
"Don't bother it Oswin! Just run!"
"Where?" Amy asked.
"Back to the TARDIS" they ran until they reached the TARDIS. When Oswin wanted to go inside the dalek shoot her. She fell on the ground. "Oswin! Oswin!" he took her in his arms and stepped into the TARDIS. Amy quickly locked the door. The Doctor took Oswin on the ground and her head on his lap. "Oswin? Oswin please, speak to me" she opened her eyes and smiled.
"Thank you."
"Why do you thanking me? You shot by a dalek."
"Thank you that you were here in my last hour, chin boy."
"Oswin…" she took his hand.
"My death is a victory."
"What victory are you talking about?"
"Your life…" she whispered.
"What?"
"Because you live the world won. The man is still alive who saves worlds."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be. There is nothing to be sorry about. This is how it had to happen. You will see it. Don't consume yourself" the Doctor looked down. Oswin was smiling. "You know what?"
"What?"
"Run you clever boy. And remember" Oswin closed her eyes.
"Oswin?" the Doctor put his finger on her neck. She's dead…
"Doctor… Is she…?"
"Yes. She's dead. She saved me. The dalek wanted to shot me, but Oswin saved me. I only know this girl for an hour and I feel like I knew her for ages."
"And now what?"
"I'll take her home. She deserves to be burying in Earth" the Doctor kissed her forehead. He took her head on the ground then went to the consol. He set the coordinates to Amy's time. Amy looked at the Doctor before she stepped out.
"Doctor… Are you alright?"
"Yeah. I'm fine."
"I don't see like it."
"Okay. I'm not fine. It's hard. And she saved my life."
"Everything's going to be okay."
"Yeah. I know. Now go!" Amy smiled at him. They left the TARDIS. The Doctor set the coordinates to Oswin's time and took her home. He arranged the funeral with Oswin's mom. He was standing in front of her grave. He took bouquet of flower on the vase and then he checked the tomb inscription.
Oswin Oswald
Remember me for we shall meet again
Born November 23, 5476
Died April 10, 5500
"Why do I feel that I know you? Why do I have a feeling that this wasn't the first time we met? You talked with me like you know me for ages. Why are you so familiar to me? Why? Your speak, your voice, your face is so familiar to me. Everything's familiar, but I can't understand why. Give me sign. A sign… Please."
Run you clever boy and remember…
A girl's face appeared in his head. He met her in a long time ago. In his dark times. When he was hiding in Victorian London.
"Clara… that was you?"
"Did you make this snowman?" the girl asked.
"No."
"Well, who did? Because it wasn't there a second ago. It just appeared, from nowhere" he looked at her. He moved closer to the snowman and examined it.
"Maybe its snow that fell before. Maybe it remembers how to make snowmen."
"What? Snow that can remember? That's silly."
"What's wrong with silly?" she looked at the Doctor with crossed hands and a smile on her face.
"Nothing. Still talking to you, aren't I?" a smile appeared on the Doctor's face but it wasn't a real smile.
"What's your name?"
"Clara."
"Nice name, Clara."
"Run… Run you clever boy… And remember."
The Doctor stood up.
"Clara Oswin Oswald. Now I get it why were you so familiar to me. It was you, Clara. But why? Why did I meet you in Victorian London and here? Why? Something's going on. Something impossible" the Doctor smiled then he ran into the TARDIS. He put the screen in front of him. There was a picture of Clara. "Watch me run."