Chapter 10: A New Companion
"It's bigger on the inside." Hook said marveling at the sheer wonder of the interior of the mysterious blue box. The Doctor was too busy piloting the machine to pay attention to Hook and Clara only watched the pirate. "I never thought I'd ever get to see the inside of this thing."
"So you've seen the TARDIS before?" Clara asked Hook.
"Once. A long time ago back on Neverland." Hook responded.
"Alright that's enough." The Doctor interjected.
"What?" Hook queried.
"That was a day we're not going to discuss." The Doctor warned the pirate.
"What happened between you to?" Clara asked.
"Nothing. I've never seen this man before in my life." Hook responded.
"Then how do you know about the TARDIS." Clara asked.
"That girl told me about it. That blonde girl. What was her name?" Hook asked the Doctor.
"It doesn't matter." The Time Lord replied.
"Well where is she?" Hook asked.
"Don't worry about it. She's not here now. So where do you want us to drop you off?" The Doctor asked.
"Well hold on just a minute. I recall that woman told me that this machine can travel across the stars." Hook said.
"Ya so?" The Doctor asked.
"I'd like to see some stars." Hook stated.
"No." The Doctor immediately said.
"Oh come on Doctor." Clara interjected. "I think it'll be fun."
The Doctor took a moment to pause. He felt like he owed Clara a favor after the danger he put her in this past day.
"Fine." He finally said. "But only one trip."
"Thank you Doctor." Clara said happily. Although Hook had not given off a great first impression, he did try to save her from Regina's wrath and she was excited to be traveling with the infamous Captain Hook.
"Thanks mate." Hook said.
"Why don't you go give him the grand tour." The Doctor suggested to Clara. He wanted some time to be alone.
She agreed and went strolling along the TARDIS' inner hallways alone with the Captain.
"There's still one thing that bothers me about when your crew attacked Eric's ship." Clara said.
"And what's that?" Hook asked.
"How did you create all that fog and then have it disappear once the battle ended?" Clara asked.
"There's a magic plant that grows on Neverland called the shadow plant. It creates a deep fog and it can also withdraw the fog later. Pan's shadow uses it sometimes on its missions. I took some on my last day there with hopes that it would help me skin my crocodile." Hook responded.
"So who was this blonde girl you and the Doctor were talking about?" Clara asked as they entered the grand library.
"She came to Neverland with the Doctor while I was there. She ended up on my ship and told me all about him and the magic blue box." Hook replied.
"But who was she? What was her name?" Clara questioned further.
Hook paused for a minute as he tried to remember her name.
"I think it was something like Lily or Daisy. Some sort of flower." Hook finally replied.
"Really?"
"No it wasn't!" Hook said. He'd come to the sudden realization that he did remember the blonde woman's name. "Her name was Rose."
The two kept walking until they made their way out of the library and back in the hallways. Little did they know that someone was watching them.
Hiding behind one of the book shelves was the Evil Queen Regina. When she fled the battle, she magically transported herself here, inside the Doctor's TARDIS. Now she was concocting an evil plan to finally kill the Doctor once and for all.