Prompt: Clara turns out to be Romana with lost memories
A/N: Just wanted to say that this has nothing to do with "Ghosts". This is just a dabble I wrote a long time ago on tumblr! :D
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"Clara? Clara, are you alright?" The Doctor's voice seems to echo right through her. It sounded like it was far far away, but he was right next to her. "You're looking a bit pale.. Clara?"
Her unfocused eyes missed his fingers snapping in front of her, trying to gain her attention. It didn't work. She kept staring at nothing.
It was all a lie, she realized. Everything, her entire life - her entire existence has all been a trick, a lie. She wanted to curl into herself and cry but she couldn't.. Maybe Clara would, soft weak human Clara… but not Romana, not time lady president Romana.
Clara or Romana, she wasn't sure anymore, blinked rapidly. She saw everything, all the thousand of years she lost; her time at the Academy and on Gallifrey as a kid, First meeting The Doctor, Finding the Key of Time, Regenerating, Paris, Saying goodbye to The Doctor, E-Space, Daleks, A prison, The Doctor in his sixth face, Gallifrey, Being Madam President, The Doctor in his eight face, Kissing under the suns, Sleeping under the stars, The War, Blood, More Daleks, Bodies falling in death all around them, Saying goodbye, Dying, Regenerating, Escaping like the coward she never wanted to be, Thinking the Doctor and everyone else she ever loved died, Using the Chameleon Circuit, The Agonizing pain of change and then… all her memories as Clara made sense. Everything made sense.
Her fingers mindlessly rubbed her open necklace… she never liked the cliche of a fobwatch.
Romana looked up, her eyes glistering with tears. "Theta.." She breathed out in relief, because he was there. He was there, alive and well.
The Doctor frowned, his eyes grew furious and dangerous when she mentioned his past name. "How do you know that name?" He practically hissed.
"It's me.." She said as if it were obvious. He shook his head, confused. Romana rolled her eyes. "Oh come on, surely you can recognize me in another body.." She said teasingly.
The Doctor was still confused for a moment.. then he understood. His whole face changed drastically, a bright smile forming on his lips. "But.. how?"
Romana didn't answer him, she only threw her arms around his neck and he wraps his own around her waist, lifting her feet off the ground and twirling her around.
"I escaped, you clever boy." She said softly, nuzzling into his neck.