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The twelfth Doctor was busy with the machinery of his TARDIS, when he suddenly felt his psychic paper glow hot.

'What…?' he muttered.

He pulled it out of his pocket to see what was on it.

Shadow Constellation.
Come at once.
S.A.

'What is it, Doctor?' Clara asked, peeking over his shoulder.

'Look,' the Doctor said, showing her the psychic paper.

'Shadow Constellation…, come at once… S.A…. Who sent that?' Clara asked interested.

'The Shadow Architect. Have you ever been there?' the Doctor asked her.

'The Shadow Constellation? No, not that I recall,' Clara said, 'Why do you suppose he is asking you to come?'

'She apparently has a problem and needs our help. I say it is worth having a look, don't you think?' the Doctor smiled.

Clara smiled. 'Sounds good to me.'

'Good,' the Doctor said and immediately set a course to the Shadow Constellation.

Only a minute later, the TARDIS landed with its wheezing and groaning sound.

The Doctor stepped outside, followed by Clara.

They looked around in the clean white hall, where a few white-haired, red-eyed figures were walking around. They all gazed in surprise at the blue box.

'Doctor?' an old female voice asked, 'Is that you?'

He turned to face her and smiled. 'Yes, new face.'

'New you….'

'Indeed.'

'And who's the young lady?' the Shadow Architect asked.

'I'm Clara Oswin Oswald,' Clara said with a smile, 'Pleasure to meet you.'

She looked at the Shadow Architect, an old woman with snow-white hair and big red eyes, wearing nothing but black clothes.

'Welcome to the Shadow Constellation, my dear. I am the Shadow Architect,' she said.

She gestured at the hallway behind her. 'Walk with me, if you please.'

Clara and the Doctor followed the woman into the hallway.

'So why did you ask me to come, madam?' the Doctor asked, 'I assume it is urgent….'

'It is,' the Shadow Architect said, 'You are familiar with my home planet, Doctor?'

'Yes, I have been in the Shadow Lands once before, at least five centuries ago.'

'You have?' Clara asked, 'I don't remember that.'

'I was in my tenth regeneration back then,' the Doctor said, 'And at that moment in-between companions. I met the young Dauphiness, a frail, blind, young woman.'

'She is Queen now,' the Shadow Architect said, 'Queen Nerenya, first of her name….'

'Oh, good for her.'

'Not really. She became Queen a fortnight after her father's death.'

'Ai… poor thing. How old was she?' the Doctor asked.

'Twenty eight centanni.'

'Which is how long ago?'

'Exactly one centannus in a week,' the Shadow Architect sighed.

'Excuse me, what is a centannus?' Clara asked.

'The Shadow People age a lot slower than humans or Time Lords for that matter,' the Doctor said, 'For them, one year is the same as a hundred years for us. Hence the name centannus.'

'Ah, makes sense.'

The Doctor smiled. 'Indeed. So what exactly is the problem, madam?'

'On the day of Nerenya's coronation, everything seemed to be fine,' the Shadow Architect said, 'Her Majesty retired early, but that was because she was simply exhausted. However, over night, every single person at that moment inside the Shadow Castle was forced to leave. For as far as I know only Nerenya and her personal servant are still inside. And ever since, the Black Gates have been sealed. No one has seen the Queen in a hundred years.'

'And you are afraid something is terribly wrong there,' the Doctor said.

The Shadow Architect nodded.

'Please go and have a look there. I am deeply worried. She's only a little girl.'

'I will,' the Doctor promised, 'I promised her I would come to visit her once more anyway.'

The old lady smiled gratefully. 'Thank you, Doctor.'

'So then,' Clara said, 'we're going to meet the Shadow Queen.'

'So it would seem, Clara,' the Doctor smiled.

They walked back to the TARDIS, accompanied by the Shadow Architect.

'It was brief, but a pleasure,' the Doctor said to her.

'Indeed, Doctor,' the Shadow Architect said, 'I am glad to see you are in good health and in good company.'

'Thank you,' Clara smiled and made a slight curtsy.

'We'll be off then,' the Doctor said and entered the TARDIS.

Clara quickly waved at the Shadow Architect and jumped inside as well.

'So we're going to the Shadow Lands then?' she asked.

The Doctor was already fully busy with all the gauges and gears.

'Yes, we are. The sooner we get there, the better.'

He smiled.

'What's she like, the Shadow Queen?' Clara asked.

'When she and I met, the Shadow Queen was still Nerenya, Dauphiness of the Shadow Lands, the Nethershadows and the Shady Isles. She is the gentlest soul I have ever met, but ever so frail, so breakable….'

'How come?' Clara asked curiously.

'Nerenya was born blind,' the Doctor sighed, 'She has never so much as set a foot outside the Shadow Castle. She wasn't allowed to.'

'Why not?'

'Her father, King Oberyon, has always been very protective of his only child. He would never let her even be alone. When he conquered the Nethershadows, he took the son of the Prince of the Nethershadows to live in the Shadow Castle and be his daughter's guide and personal servant. She never goes anywhere without him now. I can't remember the boy's name. I just remember him being a handsome young man with ginger curls and blue eyes.'

Clara smiled. 'Really?'

The Doctor smiled too.

'I remember the day she and I met well now,' he continued, 'but it's a rather long story. I promise I will tell you all about it later, okay?'

'Okay.' Clara smiled at him.

'Okay, then let's go.'

The TARDIS began making its wheezing and groaning sound as it disappeared from the Shadow Constellation and moved through space.

So, first chapter. Tell us what you think of it!

Here's a slight incentive for y'all: the young man mentioned by the Doctor, well... let's just say he grows up very handsomely...

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