Hey guys, welcome to this madness. Just a general disclaimer: I don't own anything but the plot. Though I wish I did.
After another sleepless Tuesday night, Clara awoke to the most beautiful sound in the universe.
Sure enough, the mad man and his ridiculous blue box sat outside, the same spot it was waiting for her every Wednesday. Which was how Wednesday quickly became her favourite day; all of the stress in the world was bearable with the thought that Wednesday- more specifically, the Doctor- was right around the corner.
She hardly had time to slip on a fresh dress and apply her makeup before the Doctor came stumbling through the door.
"You'll never guess where we're going today Clara! There's this little valley on new earth that- "
"Doctor!" Clara interrupted, nearly dropping her hairbrush as he burst into her room. "What did we say about the knocking? Five minutes earlier and I would have thrown you out my window."
"Why would you do that? There's no time to wait five minutes," he whined, taking her hand and dragging her down the stairs.
Clara laughed, snagging a jacket before they ran out the door and into the Tardis with a snap of the Doctor's fingers. "Doctor, you never finished telling me where we're going!"
"Ah, yes, right!" The Doctor looked over at her from the console like an excited schoolboy. "It's lovely- I don't know why I've never taken you before. It's called Sakura Valley, on a little planet called Osculous- debatably one of the most beautiful places in the universe. It goes into blood once every century- just wait until you see it, Clara, you'll love it!"
Clara couldn't help it- though she denied it- when her heart fluttered at the way he smiled at her, the way he tried to hard to make her happy. Sometimes, she wished every day was a Wednesday, sometimes she wanted to escape, travel the universe forever. But she had no idea what the Doctor thought of her; was she just a pass time to him, a distraction?
Suddenly, the Doctor froze, and at first Clara was afraid he could read her mind...until he faced the machine as if it had shocked him. "Doctor?" She asked, stepping up beside him as he stared at it in confusion. The Tardis landed with a jolt, the console falling ominously silent. "What is it?"
"I don't know where we are," the Doctor whispered, falling back. "Something else is controlling the Tardis. Stay here."
With that, the Doctor approached the door and opened it hesitantly. As soon as he was sure it was safe he took one step, two steps outside, scanning the surroundings...
And he hardly had time to warn Clara before his mind exploded with a deafening pain and he crumpled to his knees.
Thanks for reading this and hopefully you'll stick around! I have a pretty good idea for how this is going to go and I'm really excited about it. Make sure to leave a review, I'd love to know what you think/how I could improve!