A nice dramatic, slightly dangerous, two parter for you... Enjoy :)x

Bad Timing Part One

Nine months pregnant. More like nine months of being uncomfortable, she thought to herself as she heaved herself out of bed. She walked to the wardrobe door to put on her dressing gown. As she walked she rubbed her stomach, the little one was not so little now. It was tiring. She had always said that she loved the end results of pregnancy but not the months in the middle. Everyone had told her that being pregnant wasn't as bad as she thought it would be but now she had experienced it she totally disagreed. Quite frankly, she hated it. It wasn't just the fact that she had to wait ages to see her baby, it was that she couldn't do everyday things. Like she couldn't pick up Ellie or sit on the floor without having to be heaved back up. She hated not being her usual mobile self, she just wanted to see her baby. Her due date was in three days time so she was counting down the hours until everything could move along. That time couldn't come sooner...

She waddled downstairs to see Ellie and Danny dancing in front of the TV. She laughed to herself and walked to sit on the sofa.

"Morning my little party goers!" Danny's head shot round. He hadn't realised that she was there and was slightly embarrassed. It was all very well dancing around like an idiot in front of your three year old daughter but in front of your wife was another story.

"Oh morning... Ha, umm, we were just, just-" He tried to configure an explanation but Ellie got in there first.

"Dancing!"

"Yeah, that!" Danny pointed down to Ellie who started to laugh.

"Yeah I can see that! Right pair of groovers!" Danny laughed and moved to sit next to her on the sofa.

"How you feeling this morning? Okay?" She sighed and rested her head on his shoulder.

"Achy, fat, heavy and fed up." He laughed a little and stroked her head.

"Aww come on, you can do it. Not long now. Give it... Two days, I predict, and we will have a beautiful baby girl and a very excited big sister on our hands."

"I hope so, I just want to see her. I'm getting over-maternal." They chuckled and Danny moved his hands to rest on her stomach. He spoke to the baby soothingly.

"Come on little princess! We can't wait to meet you!" Ellie ran over and leant on Danny's knee.

"Can I talk to baby?" Clara smiled widely.

"Of course you can darling. Say something nice to make her want to come and see us sooner!" She grinned and moved to sit on the floor in front of Clara. She put both of her hands on her stomach carefully and began to speak.

"Hello baby. Can you come out soon please? I want to see you and be your big sister. I'm going to look after you for ever and ever and you're going to be called Elsa. I love you lots and lots." She kissed Clara's bump and looked up at them. Clara's heart melted. That was the cutest thing she had ever seen, it brought a tear to her eye which she tried to hide from Ellie. "Was that okay mummy?"

"Yes that was beautiful darling! She's a very lucky little girl!" She cupped Ellie's face in her hands and brought her forwards to kiss her head. Ellie stood up with a proud look on her face.

"Can we call baby Elsa?" She did her sweetest smile which normally reduced Clara to a grin herself. It was the smile that she couldn't say no to, apart from this time. There was no way she was calling her daughter Elsa...

"No probably not sweetie, it's not really the sort of name we wanted to choose. Have you got any other ideas?" She smiled and put on her thinking face.

"Anna?" Danny and Clara smiled again. Another no no.

"Maybe not that one either... Anything else?" After a short pause Ellie answered.

"Lily?" This time neither of them answered straight away. They sat in silence thinking about the name. There was something about it that they really liked.

"That's a nice name, maybe we could call her that?" Danny thought about it carefully and then placed the decision on Clara.

"I like Lily too actually. Yeah." They all sat in silence thinking about what had just been said. They never knew Ellie could think of such a nice idea. Where had she even heard the name before? She was only three, it's not like she knows that many people. She never ceased to amaze them. She really was incredible.

Later on, when they we're all dressed, the house had drifted back to its normal noisy self. Danny was doing some marking whilst singing and using his pen as a drumstick. Ellie was dancing and singing to the TV that was on as background noise and Clara was cleaning the kitchen whilst managing to drop things everywhere. When she got round to the fridge she stopped and examined what was stuck on there. It was full of memories and various reminders of everyday errands that needed to be run. In one corner was all of their magnets. Danny had set himself a task of buying a magnet from every place they went so that they could build up a wall of memories of their holidays and trips. So far it had worked really well, it was a nice reminder for them all. Below that was bundle of the good luck letters and cards from Clara's Coal Hill pupils. She never knew that so many of them cared for her and looked up to her, it was quite touching. There was a card with a full written message in it from Georgia, a student whom she had become rather close to over the past two years. There was even a short note from Courtney. When she had given Clara it at the end of class on her last day she was speechless. She really had no idea that Courtney would even consider her wellbeing. It was nice to see. She had dropped the 'Ozzie loves the Squaddie' thing as it was common knowledge at school now and moved on to being one of the best students in Clara's classes. It really was a huge transformation. One that Clara was secretly quite proud of, the Doctor did her good. She continued to trace along the front of the fridge when Ellie tugging her skirt broke through her thoughts.

"Mummy, what are we doing today?" She looked up longingly.

"You're going to stay with Grandad for a few days remember! So that me and daddy can have some time together before the baby comes." It had been mutually agreed that Ellie would stay with her dad over the time the baby was due so that it was easier. Danny and Clara would have enough to think about without Ellie as well. It made sense.

"Oh yeah, when can I go?" She was keen to see her grandad as usual.

"We're going to take you in a few minutes, yeah?" She smiled and went to pack her bag.

After Ellie had gone it was eerily silent. It wasn't horrible but it just felt odd. They were so used to her running around and singing that it felt unusual without her. That aside, Clara didn't complain at the quiet sit down with Danny. They hadn't sat together in so long, it felt like forever. They sat not saying a thing. It wasn't an awkward silence, it was a nice silence. They didn't need to say anything, peace and quiet was all they needed. Suddenly it was abruptly interrupted by a large blue box appearing in the doorway. Clara was surprised to see the TARDIS appear but she was most surprised that the Doctor had parked inside the house. He had stopped doing that since Danny had been around, he must have not been thinking.

"Clara? Oh hello." He walked out of the TARDIS and greeted them like normal. It was like he had never been away even though they had actually not seen each other for ten months. Once again, just like last time he had turned up out of the blue, things had changed. Oddly in the same way as last time.

"Hey! Long time no see." She tried to stand up to hug him but then realised that she physically couldn't. Danny jumped up to help her. After one big heave she was up on her feet.

"Yeah sorry, space stuff, lost track of time. It's happened again! Why does this keep happening? Every time I come and visit you are huge!" She laughed.

"Well if you came more often you would see that I'm not always 'huge'. And, for your information, I have a reason to be huge!"

"When's it due then?" He began to walk back towards the TARDIS. Clara and Danny followed him inside.

"Any day now really, so no space travelling for a bit, sorry." Surprisingly he smiled, he didn't look that bothered. It was like the idea of Clara travelling with him again had become more distant and he had realised that it wasn't going to happen.

"That's okay, honest. Where's Ellie? Did she enjoy the rest of her birthday?"

"She's at her grandad's and yes she did thank you. It was really good. Once again, thank you for coming for a bit, that was so nice of you." The Doctor smiled and walked up the stairs and towards his bookcase. "Anyway, how have you been? Done anything exciting?" He looked round and began to answer. Before he did, suddenly the TARDIS rumbled and groaned. It began to shake side to side as it did when they were inside the time vortex. Danny grabbed on to Clara and held her safely.

"Doctor! What's going on!?" He ran back down the stairs and grabbed a hold of the screen.

"I, I don't know! The engines aren't on!? We shouldn't be moving!" He ran round to the other side of the console and tried to counteract the movement. Nothing was working.

"Doctor! Do something!" Danny moved her over to the railings so that she could hold on. He didn't want her to fall, that was the last thing they needed.

"I'm trying! I don't understand? It's like something is pulling us in, were being dragged through space. I don't think I can stop it!" He ran back to the screen again. Just as he was about to grab on to it the TARDIS shook even harder. With an almighty bang they crashed into where ever they had been sucked into.

The Doctor had been thrown across the TARDIS floor. He picked himself up and winced. His head was bleeding. It wasn't anything serious, he said to himself, just a cut. Danny groaned and sat up. Once the realisation of what had happened hit him he jumped up and ran to Clara to see if she was okay. She was laying on the floor curled up in a loose ball. She felt Danny lean over her so she shifted her head to see him.

"Clara! Are you okay!?" She tried to sit up but only managed because of Danny's support.

"Yeah I think so." As she moved slightly she winced. Her hand shot to her stomach and she massaged it softly. Danny's eyes widened.

"Where does it hurt!? Is it the baby!?" She breathed deeply to get her breath back. It didn't feel like the baby yet, her heart settled.

"No I don't think so? I think I'm just a little shaken up." The relief on Danny's face was paramount. He was really edgy, this wasn't supposed to happen today. Of all days, not today.

"Okay, but you tell me, okay, you tell me straight away if anything feels strange. Yeah?"

"Yes, I will. Don't worry, everything is going to be okay, I promise." That seemed to calm things down, he leant forwards and kissed her on the head. He then stood up to help Clara to her feet. She looked across the TARDIS to see the Doctor sat up looking confused, she immediately walked over to him.

"Doctor? Are you okay!? You're bleeding, did you hit your head, does it hurt-" He looked up and smiled.

"Clara I'm fine, stop fussing. It's just a flesh wound, nothing that won't sort itself out." She frowned at him, not quite believing what he was saying.

"Mmm, what ever you say, but don't blame me when you have a huge headache later on!" He leant on the railings to get to his feet. When he got to the console he began thinking again, completely ignoring Clara's comment.

"So the big, big, BIG question is, where are we? And then the next question is how did we get here?" Danny looked at him intently.

"So can you answer those 'big, big, BIG' questions?"

"Um, nope not yet. But I will. We need to look outside first. Wait here." He began walking towards the doors cheerfully.

"Wait Doctor! Be careful! You don't know what's out there." He shrugged what she had said off as if it was nothing.

"Pfttt, I'll be fine, what could happen? What could go wro-" As the door opened he stopped mid sentence. He was stunned into silence. After a few seconds he turned around and walked back towards them. The fear on his face was like nothing Clara had ever seen before... Well except once. She had seen it on a young mans face quite a long time ago now. A man with a bow tie and a tweed jacket. She felt dread inside her as she knew where they were. There was only one place in the universe that struck fear into a time lords heart. It could only mean one thing... Trenzalore.

"Doctor? What is it?" He stared at her without saying a thing. He was terrified.

"No, I can't be here. We need to leave now. Right now." She walked towards him.

"We're here aren't we? Don't act like I don't know because I do. I was here last time remember. I saw what it did to you. I can help you." He stared at her and the fear drained out of him slightly. And then he nodded, confirming Clara's dread.

"Hang on, would someone care to fill me in? Where are we?" Danny piped up and reminding both of them that he didn't know about what had happened.

"Long story short... We're on a planet called Trenzalore. That's bad news. Last time I was here, with him as Adrien not like now, we both nearly died. It was pretty bad." Danny's face looked increasingly more confused.

"Why here? Why is here so bad?" Clara looked down knowing that what she would say next would hurt the Doctor.

"This is the one place in the universe where he can never go, he shouldn't be here... This is where his grave is. This, this is where he is buried."

"I thought he didn't die? I thought he regenerated?" Clara took his hand.

"He does but he can only regenerate a certain amount of times until he dies. So somewhere in the future he dies and this is where it ends." Now Danny was silent, it was a lot to take in. Soon enough he had another question though.

"Can't we just take off and go back home?" The Doctor looked up and walked over.

"I've tried, were fixed to the planet, we need more energy to fuel the TARDIS. For now, we're stuck. But it's okay because I've got a plan." He started to walk out of the box and on to the planet. Danny followed him, wanting to see what was out there. Clara soon followed after but stopped when a sharp pain shot through her stomach. She leant on the console for support and breathed through the pain. Not now baby please, please don't come now. Not while we're stuck in the middle of nowhere. Once the pain had subsided she walked slowly outside. With any luck it would settle down for a bit. A lot of wishful thinking was going to be needed through the next few hours.

They began to walk away from the TARDIS. Danny was looking around in complete awe of what he was seeing. Soon he turned right around and saw the grave. The huge TARDIS shaped headstone loomed over them, casting humongous shadow.

"What is that!?" Danny exclaimed without turning his head away from it.

"That is my grave, the place that I should never go except I've been twice now... But hey! Life's just one big adventure isn't it?" He rubbed his hands together and got to work thinking about how to recharge the box. Danny continued to look around everywhere like an over-eager sightseer whilst Clara stood quietly against the door trying to keep calm. Soon enough Danny noticed her not being her usual inquisitive self so he walked over to her to keep her company.

"It's amazing! I know we're not meant to be here and that but it's pretty awesome." She smiled a fake smile to attempt to stop him getting too suspicious. She didn't want him to panic.

"Yeah... It sure is something!" As she finished speaking the pain came back again but this time it was stronger. She looked up to the sky and bit her lip to conceal it but she couldn't.

"What's wrong? Clara!?" She gave up hiding it and winced. She bent over and leant her weight on Danny's arms. He moved round to support her better.

"Ohh god, Danny I think it's the baby..." His eyes widened again and a panicked expression took over his face.

"Right okay, umm, oh my god, why now?" Despite the situation they both laughed. It was short lived though as Clara soon sighed in pain again. "Okay, okay, come and sit down." He led her to a nearby rock so that she could perch on top of it.

"Danny what are we going to do!? We're stuck here! We need to be at a hospital not on a planet a million miles away from home. Agh-" He hid his scared expression and worked on reassuring her instead.

"Look, what ever happens we will be okay. I don't know what we will do yet but I'll look after you and our baby. I promise." She smiled as the pain subsided.

"Okay, phew, it's gone for now." She rubbed the underneath of her bump in an attempt to distract herself. Behind Danny the Doctor was running up and down the mounds of rock which made her giggle. "What is he doing?" Danny smiled and turned to watch him.

"I have absolutely no idea. Thinking of a plan hopefully." Just as Clara was about to call him over he started to jog towards them.

"Doctor what are you doing?" He sat down beside Clara and started to explain.

"Well the TARDIS has run out of power. Something, or whatever brought us here, has drained it which is actually... rather annoying. So in order to take off again we need a power source and I was looking for one over there."

"And did you find one?" She was desperately hoping that he had.

"Nope, I don't know what on this planet will give us power. Everything is just boring rocks, no power to be seen." Clara sighed and Danny looked at her. He was starting to panic.

"Well we need to find one quickly." The Doctor looked round and faced Clara.

"Is there any sort of rush?"

"Well yes actually... This baby has decided to make its way into the world at the most inconvenient time possible. So we kinda need to get back to Earth as soon as." He looked at her with a concerned look. That was not good news, he had to actually think of a way back now, his old plan wasn't going to work.

"What!? It's coming now!? That's, that's bad right?"

"Yes so we need to hurry up, like now." She was trying not to sound too panicked but she really was panicking now. This could be dangerous, really dangerous. They had to get home now, there was no way around it. The situation had just got ten times more serious.

They got up and began to walk towards the grave stone. Clara could tell that the Doctor was anxious. It made her feel worried, because he was normally the one that wasn't scared of anything and always knew what to do next. Even he was struggling for ideas. They didn't even know why they were there let alone how to get home. But despite this, the Doctor seemed determined to think of an idea so Clara allowed his mind to wander. Soon they got to the door of the tomb. It felt eerie. Like something was going to happen. Like they weren't meant to be there. What must have brought them there can't have been good. It brought back so many memories, and not good ones at that. After all they did both nearly die there, it was bound to stir things up a bit.

"So this is it... My tomb. I really didn't expect I'd see this place again any time soon." He walked towards the door and got out his sonic screwdriver. After a few failed attempts to open it he gave up. "Right so that's locked and we need to get inside. Great."

"Why do we need to get in there? What's in there?" Danny was still one step behind.

"In the centre of there is a whole time stream. A time stream that nearly killed us both last time we were here. But that aside, it has power, lots of power. I think I would be able to link it up to the TARDIS and stream the power inside. Then we could take off and go home. But it's locked so we need another way in." Clara sighed, placing her hands on her hips. It made her giggle how the Doctor dumbed everything down so that Danny could understand. She couldn't imagine a life not knowing about all of that stuff now, she had known it for too long. Danny, however, was just starting to learn it.

"Aren't there any other doors?" The Doctor began walking around the sides.

"Well that's the thing, there should be. We're just going to have an explore I'm afraid." He tried to hide his excitement but he didn't do it very well. She could tell that he couldn't wait to find out what had caused all of this. He wanted danger, which just happened to be the one thing that she really didn't want or need right now. He walked on ahead leaving Danny and Clara stood together.

"Come on, I know it's not ideal but we're going to have to have a look around." She smiled and took a deep breath. This was going to be interesting...

When they got around the corner the planet opened up to a huge wide landscape. There were rocks and mountains for all the eye could see. As they cast their eyes down they saw the thousands of grave stones that painted the floor beneath them. It was an amazing sight but didn't really help them in any way so the Doctor dismissed it. He turned away from the cliff and walked to his right, around the tomb. Soon enough they came to a tunnel like structure. It looked distinctly like a corridor inside the TARDIS.

"Hey that's a TARDIS corridor isn't it?" Clara pointed to it and smiled slightly. The Doctor, however, looked hesitant. He wasn't convinced.

"It could be, let's have a look inside." As they walked in the outside world was separated from them by a door. They were trapped inside what looked like the TARDIS, that was not what he wanted. "Ahh and were stuck, again. That's what I feared. We just best hope that this isn't a trap." The Doctor and Danny walked on a bit whilst Clara continued to struggle. The pain was coming back again now. It felt stronger but not the same as last time. It felt lower, which could only be a bad sign. She began to breathe through it again, that was the only way to reduce the pain.

"Danny..." She stopped to lean on him. He tried to support her as best he could but he didn't really know what he was doing. He put his arm around her and helped her while she walked.

"Everyone alright!?" The Doctor called from the end of the corridor ahead. Clara grimaced and gave him a look. He was too cheery for her liking. He didn't realise the importance of the situation which made him slightly annoying.

"Nope... Not really." He looked at her sympathetically not really knowing how to reply.

"It won't be too long, I promise. I'll get us out of here." She attempted a smile but not much came out of it.

"Okay great but you better do something pretty amazing pretty quietly or were in trouble." She was now taking the no nonsense approach because it seemed to make him work faster. He saw her sense of urgency so walked on a little further. Further down the corridor it got a bit darker and things looked more old and damaged. He walked cautiously. After a few steps the ground began to crunch beneath his feet. His eyes shot open and he stood deadly still.

"Stay, right, there. Don't move on to here." He didn't moved a muscle whilst speaking.

"Why? What's wrong?" Danny walked slightly forwards.

"No, no, no, don't come forwards! The floor-" It cracked and fell from under him and he disappeared down a hole.

"DOCTOR!" Clara shouted for him but all they heard was a loud thump at the bottom of the drop and then a deadly silence. She looked downwards as best she could but she couldn't see a thing. She started to think the worst. What were they going to do now?

So there's the first half! What are they going to do? Will the Doctor be okay? Will Clara and her baby be okay? Will they ever get home? You'll have to wait and see ;) x