So! Long time no see! Ugh sorry, blame it on school. You know the disclaimer, and if you don't yet, you never will.
The Doctor hopped a wrought iron fence and helped Emma over before looking around cautiously and beginning to whistle 'Silent Night'. He put his arms around her and began to sway a bit, dancing to it. Emma smiled.
He looked around again before jumping up and pulling down an invisible ladder. As he pulled it down, Clara quietly watched from behind a tree.
The Doctor helped Emma up the ladder, and then as he began to climb, it retracted, becoming invisible once again.
Clara slowly walked to where the ladder was and looked up at the empty night sky.
She jumped, trying to reach the ladder but falling to the ground. On her second try, she finally reached it.
"Come on.", she said.
She pulled the ladder down and climbed it. When she reached a small landing she looked down at the old street and the strangers passing by.
"Hello!", Clara said, waving. No one saw her.
"Invisible.", she muttered, looking back at the spiral staircase behind her.
"An invisble staircase.", she said, climbing again.
Clara began to again climb the metal staircase as it reached even higher above London.
As she did so, the ladder retracted. The staircase ended in the clouds. Clara looked around until she saw a big blue box. She cautiously stepped forwards, surprised to find herself on solid ground. She tentatively walked over to the TARDIS and touched it, swiftly pulling her hand away.
She slowly reached out and knocked on the door. When she heard a noise from the inside, she hid on the side.
Emma opened the door.
"Hello?", she called out. The Doctors head popped out above hers.
"Hello?!", he cried
Emma put a finger on the Doctor's lips and shushed him.
Clara moved to the back of the TARDIS as Emma stepped out and moved to the front of the TARDIS with the Doctor following closely behind.
They looked around.
"Hello?", the Doctor said again, this time quieter
The Doctor and Emma continued to move, but as they were in the back, Clara ran from the front and down the stairs again.
"Hello?", Emma asked. She and the Doctor made their way to the front of the TARDIS and towrds the staircase. They noticed Clara's shawl and as they looked down the staircase, they could see her.
A carriage pulled up to the Great Intelligence headquarters, and as the Great Intelligence spoke, Simeon brought more snow and placed it within the globe in the middle of the room.
"Tonight the thaw, tomorrow the snow will fall again, yet stronger. The drowned woman and the dreaming child will give us form at last. Tomorrow the snow will fall and so shall mankind. She is coming.", the voice said.
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Outside of the Latimer house, a dark figure moved in the frozen pond.
Clara woke up in her bed at the Rose & Crown, looked at a bag on a chair, and smiled.
Clara walked out of the door to see no snowman.
"Look at that. Must have thawed in the night.", she said.
Bob, the innkeeper stood in the doorway.
"I'm begging you, Clara, I'm on my knees!", he said.
"Elsie is back this afternoon - I was only helping out. I've got my own work to get back to.", she said.
"What work? Why won't you ever tell us?", he inquired.
"You'd never believe me!", she exclaimed, before blowing a kiss and leaving.
Inside a carriage, Clara pulled down the shades and opened a bag.
She pulled out a gown before letting down her hair. She then began to unbutton her dress.
The carriage pulled up in front of the Latimer house and Clara exited it wearing a dress that an upper class person would wear.
She greeted Alice in a posh accent.
"Alice, how smart you look today.", Clara said.
"The governess should enter by the back door, unless accompanied by the children.", Alice said.
They gave each other a smile.
"And how are the children? Excited about tomorrow?", Clara asked.
"Francesca, same as ever. Digby says he missed you every day. Captain Latimer wants to see you.", Alice replied.
"Of course.", Clara said picking up her bag and beginning to walk inside, before stopping in the doorway.
"Every day?", Clara asked.
"Twice on Saturdays.", Alice replied.
"Thats better.", Clara said.
Latimer was holding Simeon's card before Clara knocked on the door and entered.
"Captain Latimer.", Clara said.
Latimer turned around.
"Ah. Miss Montague, you're back.", he said.
"In time for Christmas. Apologies for my brief absence - family illness is so unpredictable. You wanted to see me?", she remarked.
"Francesca has been having nightmares.", he replied.
"Young girls often do.", she said.
"Every night this week, she says. Won't tell me about them.", Latimer stated.
"Perhaps if you asked her in the right way, there's no-one she'd rather tell.", Clara told him.
"Children are not really my area of expertise...", he said.
"They are, however, your children.", Clara stated.
"You have, if I may say, a remarkable amount of wisdom in these matters, for one so... very pretty, Miss Montague. Young, I mean.", he complimented.
"I'll see to the children now.", Clara said, leaving.
I think Latimer's got a crush! Love you all! Comment please!