A/N: This was written for the best_enemies drabble challenge (prompt was "Ancient Rome"). Thanks to ElementalLiz for betaing!

Master! You're alive! How are you alive?

To escape from the Time Lock, I-

And you're a Roman! Love a Roman!

And as emperor, I rule-

My friend, Rory, he was a Roman,

Are you even listening to me?

sort of , there was this timeline which never happened,

If you don't shut up, I'm going to hurt you.

in it he was a Roman, really he's from this village in England,

You never go anywhere else.

you wouldn't have heard of it, they haven't even got a nuclear power station-

Guards! Throw him in with some lions, pronto!

What?