Chapter 2

The snow storm hadn't shown any sign of calming down. In fact if anything, the storm had picked up somewhat over the past few days. However for the people inside Outpost 6, this storm was no problem at all.

The outpost was run by The University of Mars and its primary mission was simply researching weather patterns on other worlds. However with the destruction of Outpost 4 and 5, Outpost 6 had become a home to over a hundred and ten scientists and their equipment. One of them scientists was Doctor Mary Lockhart, and she was studying the dimension barrier.

Inside the lab that which was located inside pod L14, Doctor Lockhart was trying her hardest to get a clear reading from the sensor probe she had launched up into orbit six week ago. The young brown haired scientist sat glaring at the fuzzy images that the probe was sending back.

"Computer give me an output reading" she commanded.

"Unable to make connection" replied the computer.

Lockhart slammed her fists on her desk. She reached under her lab coat and took out a small commutation device.

"Pod L14 to Control Pod, come in please".

There was some static for a few moments then a deep male voice came out of the device's small speakers.

"Go ahead L14".

"L14 to control, when is this storm going to let up?"

"Unsure Doctor. The storm is being blown in on some slow winds. We will keep you up to date, I promise".

Lockhart turned off the device and stored it back in her lab coat. She watched the screen and hoped she could get some results soon.

"Snow?" asked Amy as she watched Clara going through one of the little cupboards that were under the console platform.

"Yep Snow. That white stuff that falls from the sky" said Clara as she threw out a whole load of summer clothes. "I really need to sort all this out".

Amy reached in and pulled out a white jumper. She smiled at the thought of The Doctor's grandmother knitting it for him.

"Very nice" she said.

Clara giggled as she pulled out a pair of jeans, a white blouse and red jumper. She then slipped her boats off and began to remove the blue and green tartan dress she was wearing.

Amy stood there and watching Clara stripped down to her black bra and matching knickers. She raised her eyebrows as Clara bent over to put on some winter socks.

"Now I know why I fell for you" she said with a smile.

Clara hopped about as she put the socks on, and then turned to see that Amy's eyes had been directed level with her backside.

"Why is it everyone says it my ass they find sexy? Why never my face or breasts?" she asked as she pulled on the blouse and started to do it up.

Amy pulled on the white jumper and started to look for a winter coat. She didn't answer Clara because she didn't really have an answer, she just pulled out a purple coat and put it on.

Soon they were both dressed in much warmer clothes and were soon making their way out of the TARDIS.

"CLARA!" yelled Amy as the two of them stepped out of the TARDIS and into blizzard. "IS THIS REALLY YOUR IDEA OF A LIGHT SNOW STROM?"

Clara did her best to keep her hair from blowing into her face. The storm was making it very hard to see anything. In faceted the storm was so bad that both Amy and Clara were unable to see the TARDIS, even with it only a few meters away from them.

"I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE WE ARE!" admitted Clara who was now keeping her back against the wind. "I FEEL LIKE THE SNOWMAN IN THE SNOW GLOBE WE HAVE BACK HOME!"

Amy who before leaving had tied her hair back and now was battling to keep her hood up. She gave a snort at Clara's joke as they carried on walking. She kept blinking as the snow flew into her face and eyes.

"PLEASE TELL ME YOU HAVE SOME IDEA WHERE WE ARE GOING?"

"WELL I COULD LIE AND SAY YES!" yelled Clara as the wind started to pick up again. "BUT SINCE I LOVE YOU I WON'T!"

"WE SHOULD HEAD BACK TO THE TARDIS!" yelled Amy who was only a few feet away from Clara.

"WHAT?" yelled Clara.

It shocked Amy who much snow had fallen. Clara had been wearing a black coat and dark brown scarf, but now the both the coat and scarf was almost all white with snowflakes.

"WE ARE GOING TO DIE OUT HERE CLARA!" yelled Amy as she reached out a pink gloved hand and gasped in shock when she felt Clara's hands were bare.

"WHERE ARE YOUR GLOVES?"

"I THINK I LEFT THEM BACK ON EARTH IN 1889!" yelled Clara who moved a strand of her hair out of her face for the nineteenth time.

"LETS TRY AND FIND SOME SHELTER!" yelled Amy.

Clara nodded and they both walked off into the storm.

In the control pod of Outpost 6, watch officer Joshua Collins spotted the two little green blips on his radar screen.

"Professor" he said looking over at a grey haired man who was sitting at a large black desk. "I have two life forms on my scanner"

Professor Robert Oberth stood up and moved over to Collins' station. He looked down at the radar screen and gasped. Indeed there were two green dots moving across the top section of the screen. They were moving across from north to north east.

"My god" he gasped. "There are two life forms out there".

"They may be saviours from Outpost 5" said Collins. "The reports did say that nineteen people were out of the outpost when it was destroyed".

Oberth rubbed the young man's ginger hair. He was always proud of the only military officer on the outpost. Always quick thinking and logical.

"Send out a transporter ship. They have an advance sensor dishes. They will pick up the poor sods more easily than the snow hoppers".

Collins nodded and put in an emergency order to the hanging bay. He then got up and looked at Oberth.

"Should I go? Or do..."

"Yes my boy, Go" Oberth said as he took Collins place. "I shall keep watch here and keep you up to date".

Collins nodded and then left the control pod.

Amy collapsed into the snow. Her face was completely numb and she had lost feelings in her feet and hands.

"CLARA!" she yelled.

Clara turned and saw her girlfriend lying on the snow. "GET UP YOU LAZY SCOTTISH BITCH!"

"I...I can't" wept Amy. "I can't move".

Clara headed over to her and grabbed her arm. She pulled Amy to her feet and put her arm around her.

"WE ARE NOT GOING TO DIE HERE!

"I am sorry love" said Amy who was now very weak. "I can't keep going".

As Clara began to drag Amy, she heard a sound from up above. She looked up and smiled when she saw the shadow of a human transport ship fly above them.

"WE ARE NOT ABOUT TO DIE HERE. BECAUSE WE HAVE FRIENDS HERE!"

From out of the blizzard came three men. All dressed in environment suites. They walked up to Clara and Amy.

"THANK GOD YOU'RE..." however just as Clara was about to thank them. She felt something sharp enter her arm. She looked over to see an injection in the man's hand.

"What the..." then the whole world went bleary for Clara. The sound of the wind slowly died away and the whiteness of the blizzard was replaced with darkness.