AN - Unfortunately I don't own Doctor Who… That belongs to the BBC.

Anyway, Allons-y!


The twins suns set behind the glass dome of the city of the time lords, casting it in a brilliant golden glow. The sky above blazed red orange. Below two young time lords were walking through an expansive field of scarlet grass. One had his nose stuck in a book, seemingly oblivious to his surroundings but not once did he falter.

The other was walking backwards in front of him, chattering away. He glanced behind him for a moment, spotting a tall hill in the distance.

"Theta!" He cried suddenly, "Race you to the top!" he said turning around and running as fast as he could toward the hill.

"Hey, Koschei!" Theta cried, closing his book with a snap and irritably shoving it into his pocket before taking off after his friend.

He finally crested the top of the hill, panting heavily, both his hearts racing.

"Give a little warning next time." He said, looking up at Koschei. "Like a ready set go or something."Koschei grinned and flopped down on the hilltop. "What fun would that be?"

Theta lay down next to his friend, folding his hands behind his head and looking up at the sky. "I would have won that's what."

"Yeah right." Koschei rolled to his side. "Maybe when the council decides to repeal their whole non interference policy."

Theta laughed. "One of these days I'm going to get off this planet. I'll be out there different planets, galaxies, anything and everything!" he said, gesturing to the sky.

"Barely initiated and you're already planning on going rogue are you?"

Theta turned to his friend with a wry grin, "Of course! Gallifrey's all stuffy and rules and don't interfere with other planets because it's bad for some reason."

"What are you going to do then?" Koschei asked. "Steal a TARDIS and fly off into the great unknown?"

"That's the general idea, there's an old type 40 in the museum. It's doors looked like they were open a crack last time I was there."

Both of the young time lords laughed.

"You should come with me." Theta said, finally catching his breath.

"Really?" Koschei asked, "Why me?"

"You're my friend, why else?" Theta sat up, stretching his arms.

In the distance the two boys could hear a bell coming from the city. Koschei instantly paled and his eyes widened in fear.

"What's wrong?" Theta asked, concerned for his friend.

"N-nothing, it's just that my initiation ceremony's tonight, I thought I told you."

Theta smacked his forehead. "How could I forget?" He said scolding himself.

"Because you're a scatterbrained idiot." Koschei replied, grinning at his friend, though his smiled did little to hide the fear he felt.

"It's okay if you're scared, I know I was." Theta said.

"It's not that, they say some people went mad after looking into the schism." Koshei sat up and wrapped his arms around his legs, resting his chin on his knees.

"That's just some kind of myth, It's never happened before." Theta put a hand on his shoulder. You're going to be just fine I promise, cross both my hearts." He made a crossing gesture over both sides of his chest.

"If you say so." Koschei said, getting to his feet.


'Oh how wrong you were Doctor.' The master said, looking down at the Earth from the windows of Valliant. A swarm of toclafane flew by as they descended to the planet below. Idly he tapped the infernal rhythm that had plagued his every moment since his childhood against the glass.

"How wrong indeed." He said softly a small smile creeping across his face.