Not too good of a chapter but... enjoy!
Clara's POV
"The hybrids..." Davros started as he approached the cell. I looked at him through the rusty bars, "They are near..." Davros continued.
"You will not go near our children, Davros." the Doctor said in a threatening tone.
"And who is going to stop me?" Davros replied.
"Well..." I began, "You have made a fatal error..."
"Have I?" he questioned.
"Has he?" the Doctor asked me in confusion. I nodded.
"Oh who cares. We will get the hybrids." Davros announced as he turned and left the room.
The Doctor walked over to me offering me a hand. I took it and he pulled me to my feet, "Mind telling me what fatal error Davros has made?"
I reached into my pocket with a smirk, "I guess Davros just thought that they were a normal pair of sunglasses." I put them on my face. He shook his head with a smile before leaning down and pecking me on the lips.
"And why didn't you mention that you had them earlier?" he asked.
I shrugged, "I just wanted to see if you were still clever."
"Trust me, Clara. I am still clever." he assured, "And anyways... you kept the glasses?"
"Of course I did. I remembered that you were the one who gave me them so I kept them."
As I attempted to unlock the cell, the Doctor sighed, "I probably should've asked this earlier but... Are we still, you know... 'married'?" I stopped trying to open the cell momentarily. Are we?
I cleared my throat, "Well, would you still like to be?" I briefly glanced down at my hand to see the ring which still remained on my finger. I heard him let out a quiet sigh before I felt him wrap his arms around my waist from behind.
"Only if you still want to." he muttered as he rested his chin on my shoulder. I looked down to see the Doctor's hand still had his wedding ring on it. I could feel how tense he was.
I nodded with a smile, "Yeah."
He sighed a breath of relief as he became less tense, "Good." he said as he tightened his arms around me, "I know that you still don't fully trust me... but know that I am going to try to regain that trust."
"I know." I assured. I then pressed the button on the side of the sunglasses and seconds later the cell opened. After taking the sunglasses off and depositing them back into my pocket I turned to face the Doctor.
"Come on then, Mrs Oswald." he took my hand in his and intertwined our fingers as we left the cold cell behind. We were about to exit the room but a flash of light stopped us. We turned around to see...
"For gods sake, Strax!" Vastra exclaimed.
"Sorry, madame." Strax replied.
"Just give us a warning before you use the vortex manipulator like that!" Jenny stated. I quickly let go of the Doctor's hand, I then made my way over to Oswin who had tears in her eyes. I knelt down and pulled her into a hug.
"One hybrid has been exterminated!" a Dalek voice sounded from just outside the room. My eyes widened as I tightened my arms around Oswin.
"What?!" Davros' exclaimed, "Why?!"
"Accidental extermination!" the Dalek replied.
"Bring me the Dalek who exterminated the hybrid!" Davros commanded.
"Affirmative!"
I looked over at Vastra, Jenny and Strax, "Miss Clara..." Jenny started.
"We are truly sorry but..." Vastra added.
"Wh-Where's the Tardis?" I asked, trying to keep the tears at bay.
"We can take you there using a vortex manipulator." Vastra assured. I then looked over to the Doctor. He had anger in his eyes as he walked over to the door. I quickly pulled away from Oswin and stood up.
"Doctor, wait." I said causing him to stop in his tracks.
The Doctor turned to look at me, "Clara, I will kill him for killing Orion..."
"No you won't." I replied. He looked at me in confusion. I knelt back down in front of Oswin and whispered, "I'll get your brother back, okay?" Oswin nodded as she quietly sobbed, "I promise." I wiped her cheeks with my thumbs.
After using the vortex manipulators we arrived inside of the Doctor's TARDIS which was currently at the Paternoster Gang's house.
"What on Gallifrey happened to the console room?!" the Doctor questioned.
"Strax set off some bombs... Don't worry. No harm came to the console itself." Vastra explained. I sighed as I walked over to the console.
"Strax." I started, "When did Orion..." I sighed, "D-die..."
"Well, Miss Clara... he was exterminated by those Dalek scum approximately twenty two minutes ago in the main Dalek hall!" Strax explained.
"Thanks, Strax." I put some coordinates in.
The Doctor walked to my side and placed a hand on my shoulder, "Clara..." he said with caution, "What are you doing?"
"Breaking the rules." I stated as I pulled a few levers down.
"You can't seriously be doing this!" Vastra said, "These kind of rules aren't meant to be broken!"
"I would break the rules for Oswin, Orion and the Doctor. Okay? They are probably the only people who I would do this for..." I told her. I noticed that the Doctor had a slight smile on his face.
"Miss Clara, couldn't this destroy time itself?" Jenny asked.
"Oh trust me..." I pulled down one final lever sending the TARDIS into the vortex, "Time has already been destroyed. I'm just... making it a tiny little bit MORE destroyed."
"Doctor, you can't seriously be letting this happen!" Vastra spoke to the Doctor.
The Doctor sighed with a nod, "I'm sorry. But I would also break the rules for Oswin, Orion... and Clara."
"You would never do this for another companion, Doctor!" Vastra told him.
"Well she is more than just a companion, Vastra." he assured as the TARDIS landed. I turned and walked towards the door.
"Stay in here. I don't want your other selves to see you." I explained.
The Doctor walked over and grabbed my hand in his, "Let me do it, Clara."
I shook my head, "No." I removed my hand from his, "You've already broken the rules enough. Let me break them just this once." he gave me a concerned and questioning look.
He finally groaned, "Fine! You're the boss!"
I giggled slightly before wrapping my arms around his neck and placing my lips on his, "You are still so easily persuaded."
"Only by you." he whispered before kissing me once more, "Be careful." he said to me as I exited the TARDIS.
"Nah." I said, "I'm gonna be reckless." I closed the door.
"You will be exterminated!" Dalek Supreme exclaimed. I looked over at Dalek Supreme. He was currently aiming at Vastra, Jenny, Strax... and Orion. I quickly ran over to them.
"Cl-Clara?" Vastra asked in confusion.
"No time to explain." I said. I bent down and picked Orion up and hugged him close. I then turned and headed back over to the TARDIS.
"You will not leave!" Dalek Supreme assured.
"You will be exterminated!" all of the Daleks in room announced.
"Clara, you aren't going to leave us here, right?" Jenny questioned.
"You'll be fine..." I told them, "Maybe..."
"Stop! You will not take the hybrid!" Dalek Supreme stated. I looked at him with a blank expression before entering the TARDIS. The Doctor instantly embraced me and Orion as I closed the door.
"This was not a good idea, Clara... you shouldn't mess with what has already happened." Vastra stated.
"I can't let my son stay dead, Vastra. I'm sorry, but I just can't..." I muttered. The Doctor removed his arms from us as Oswin approached, he picked her up and walked over to the console. Oswin had a relieved smile on her face to see that her brother was alive.
"We just need to get as far away from this time as possible." the Doctor told us as he put some coordinates in. He then looked Oswin and then motioned towards a lever. Oswin leaned down pulled it, causing the TARDIS to violently shake.
"Why is the Tardis moving so much?" Jenny asked as she gripped onto a nearby railing.
"Because we just messed with time. Don't worry too much about it." the Doctor told her.
"Don't worry?" Vastra questioned, "You have messed with time! It will come crashing down before you know it!"
"I've done a lot more damage to time than this, Vastra." he replied.
"I can use my grenades!" Strax announced.
"What for?" I asked.
"To save time itself!"
"Strax!" Vastra started, "Grenades will not help our current situation!" the TARDIS' shakes died down. Strax grumbled to himself as he walked over to the other side of the console room.
"Where are we?" I asked the Doctor.
"At the end of the universe." he replied.
"How long do we have to be here for?" Vastra wondered.
"Until time is fixed." he said.
"And how long will that take?" I questioned.
"However long it needs to."
