" Clara, Clara. Can you hear me ?" The Doctor tried to push Clara back from the light that now seemed to possess her, but Clara pushed him back and moved her hand towards the glowing orb. The orb in question was left abandoned on a market stall but the Doctor instantly knew what it was, he had seen them many times before. The orb would take people under a spell and somehow convince them that touching the orb would grant them their greatest wishes, but in reality it drained their minds to make themselves more powerful. In most cases where the Doctor had experienced them before, there was normally a leader type figure involved who would be immune to the orbs power and would use the orbs power to make themselves more powerful.
" Clara" The Doctor shouted.
" Don't touch it"
" I can see everything, everything I could ever want" Clara continued to grasp at the orb, despite the Doctors best attempts to pull her back.
" Such as ?"
" Diamonds"
" What do you want a diamond for ?"
" Everyone wants a diamond Doctor"
" Not me"
" You're not human"
" Clara touch that orb and your hands will burn, you'll get nothing. It's just a trick Clara, to attract the weak"
" The weak ?" Clara shouted.
" I am not weak, and with this I could be so much more powerful"
" It's a trick Clara"
" I'll take my chance" Clara lunged forward and clutched the glowing orb with both hands.
" Clara" The Doctor shouted as Clara was thrown back by a laser of gold light which zapped into her stomach, she let out a scream of pain and the Doctor immediately zapped the light with his sonic screwdriver. It eventually fizzled out leaving Clara lying on the floor.
" You alright ?" The Doctor crouched down next to her and stroked her cheek.
" Your sonic screwdriver does lazers ?"
" Apparently, just my go to when I can't think of anything else" Clara rolled her eyes and shifted into a sitting position, she grimaced slightly.
" I'm sorry, I don't know why I did that"
" It's alright, you're only human after all"
" And humans are not weak Doctor, I keep telling you that"
" So you want diamonds ?"
" It's more complicated than that but it's not a conversation I particularly want to go into with you"
" Why not me ?" The Doctor looked a little offended.
" Because you wouldn't understand" He cautiously took her hand, he still wasn't great with contact but he was trying to get a little better for Clara's sake.
" Are you upset ?"
" No, more frustrated" Clara sighed.
" I'm a control freak Doctor, you know that. If I had a diamond then I could be rich, with riches come power"
" Clara" The Doctor frowned.
" I expected better from you"
" You know you are called a time lord right ? A time LORD"
" That doesn't mean I have power" Clara scoffed.
" Yeah right, you know how many people are scared of you right ? How many people would serve for you at the sheer mention of your name ?"
" That's not what I wanted"
" Then what did you want ?"
" Adventure"
" Me too" She sighed.
" I just want to be appreciated"
" You are appreciated"
" By who ?" The Doctor took both of her hands and helped her to her feet.
" Thank you" The Doctor surprisingly pulled her against his chest, Clara willingly put her arms around his neck and relaxed into the hug.
" What's this for ?"
" I appreciate you, you should know that" Clara smiled and rested her chin on his shoulder.
" That might be the last time we go to Akhaten"
" Agreed"