Authors note: This will be my first time actually writing a story for fun on this site and just in general. So I apologize in advance for any spelling or phrasing errors as I am not by any means a good writer. For this fan fic I will be using the twelfth doctor cause he's the first doctor I knew and overall my favorite.

It was night time when Clara approached the TARDIS. It was in the back of an alley not far from where the school was. She was still in her flowery teachers clothes with a jacket and a purse in hand. She opened the blue TARDIS door to reveal the Doctor at the main console, pressing buttons seemingly randomly and looking at the monitor.

"Hey, so what's up," Clara said while taking off her jacket and hanging it on the hand rail.

The Doctor seemed undeterred. "Um, hello," She said waving her hand.

He didn't stop pressing buttons or flipping switches. He only took a brief second to look away from his monitor.

"Yes, I know your here," he said in a stern tone.

"So, what's the problem then?" she asked.

"What problem. Why do assume its a problem," He said turning around to face her.

"Because I didn't get the usual 'Oh hey Clara, nice to see you Clara," She said in a mocking tone.

"Oh shut up," he said bluntly and turned to face his monitor again.

"So are you going to explain or keep being a pain"

"Both," The Doctor replied. "See these readings," he said pointing on the screen to various graphs.

"Yes I see them, but I don't understand them. Come on, more details please."

The Doctor glared at her. "Didn't you used to be the polite one?"

She shrugged. The Doctor sighed.

"These readings indicate that all kinds of energy are being transmitted from Long island in New York."

"Is it alien?"

"Almost certainly so. No human could possibly have access to this kind of energy in this time."

"Ok, lets go investigate then. Chop chop, lets go," she said clapping her hands twice.

"Very eager today aren't we."

"Its been a very slow day," she said while crossing her arms.

"Well, be bored no more!" The Doctor exclaimed while throwing down a large lever which activated the machine.

EEEERRRRRWHOOOSH EEEEERRRRWHOOOSH EEEERRRRWHOOSH

The TARDIS made it's sound as we were taking off. The ride was mostly smooth with a little rumbling here and there. He flipped the large lever back to its original position. The noise stopped as we successfully landed.

"Alright, now listen," He said while pulling the monitor over to a different keyboard. He resumed his seemingly random button typing. "Now this energy signature is all over the place so we can't pinpoint it. We'll have to scout around the woods and search for it's source." After he finished talking he walked away from the keyboard and pulled out some kind of device and some tools from his pocket and began to fiddle with it.

"So, now your just keeping random bits of technology in your pockets. Can't wait to see what you'll pull out next. I hope it's a rabbit."

"I don't do tricks," he said without looking away from the gizmo. "If you must know it's a quantum energy locater device. I'm trying to re-calibrate it so we can track the energy signature.

"Its funny how you have strangely specific devices for every scenario," Clara commented.

The Doctor looked up to face her. "And do you know what else is funny? What the look on your face will be when I throw you out of the TARDIS so I can finish my work in peace."

Clara just stared at him. Surely he wouldn't, it was just an empty threat. But she felt that she shouldn't push her luck. After having a staring contest with him she finally threw her arms up in surrender.

"Fine, I'll shut up," She exasperated. "I'll just be sitting here." She sat down in the nearest seat.

"Thank you," he said while returning to work. "And...there, got it. See was it really that hard?"

Clara ignored him trying to end this immature behavior. The Doctor walked down the stairs and threw the door open with his device in hand. Clara followed him out and closed the door behind him. The Doctor looked at the device and held it out as he was doing a sweep around the TARDIS. It made a loud beep and from Clara could see, an arrow pointing to the direction of the source.

"It got something!" The Doctor yelled to Clara from behind the TARDIS. "This way!" The doctor ran off with Clara close by. They ran through the woods as fast as they could while trying to avoid trees and thorns on vines. The Doctor kept his nose in the devices screen only looking up every moment or so to ensure he would not hit anything. They stopped at a small ditch. Nearly out of breath they panted while The Doctor fiddled with the device again.

"Just lost the signal...give it a minute," he said while still panting. "Got it." He immediately started to run again and attempted to jump over the small ditch only to suddenly stop mid-jump and fall in it. Clara was right behind him and about to make the jump herself when she witnessed the Doctors fail. Confused she asked the only logical question.

"What happened and what did you do?" She couldn't help but smile a little as what had just happened was a bit humorous.

The Doctor got up, brushed off some leaves and pulled out his sonic screwdriver. When he activated it the end light up blue and made a constant high pitch sound. He began to wave it left to right, scanning it.

"I'm not sure. Some kind of, invisible force field it appears."

"Is there a way to bypass it?"

"Of course. There's always some kind of weakness or glitch somewhere. I'm just the only one clever enough to find it." He continued scanning the force field with his screwdriver.

Roar

There was a faint roar in the distance.

"Did you hear that, somethings out there." Clara said

"Yes, I can hear too. I'm deaf you know."

"Just please hurry. I do not want to be here when it comes," she said getting more anxious.

"What makes you think it's coming for us anyway, huh. It could be doing a million other things."

ROAR!

It was much louder and she could feel the ground vibrating from the massive beast foot steps. She heard the sound of creaking trees as whatever it was continued to push it's way through the forest in their direction.

"Clara, I think it's coming for us."

He frantically turned back to continue scanning the invisible wall, hoping to find a way in before the creature reaches them. The vibrations in the ground grew stronger as the creaking and cracking of tree grew nearer as well.

"Any time now!" Clara yelled.

"Don't rush me!" He yelled back.

She didn't know what to do. She couldn't wait on the Doctor much longer without becoming somethings new chew toy, but she also couldn't just abandon him either. He was her friend and she would stay by him through everything, even death. She grabbed a large stick, ready to smack whatever would emerge from the woods. This was more of a last ditch effort to buy the doctor enough time so that maybe at least he could save himself. The rumbling in the ground grew so strong she was having trouble standing and leaned on a tree for support. Right before it had a chance to show its face she felt that someone had grabbed her arm.

"I got it. Drop the stick, and run," The Doctor stated.

She promptly dropped the stick and let the Doctor drag her along by her arm. She looked back and saw what hideous creature had emerged. It nothing that Clara had ever seen. It appeared to have a lions head, some other animal as its body, and a serpent like tail. It was huge, at least the size of a school bus. When it opened its mouth all that came out was a ear piercingly loud roar and streams of fire. She looked back towards the doctor and where the barrier was. The creature was gaining fast and was right on their heels. Right before they reached where the barrier was the Doctor activated his sonic screwdriver once more and aimed it at the barrier. For a moment the invisible barrier became visible as a green tinted transparent wall which almost immediately split open a hole large enough for us to run through. The creature was only a few feet away from us when it breathed fire again. The flames so close part of her shoulder caught fire. They were so close to the barrier that they jumped through last minute as the creature leapt for them. With the doctor on the other side of the border it immediately closed in time for the creature to get a face full of nothing but disappointment and pain. Clara just laid there on the floor in some leaves and relaxed for a minute to let what happened sink in, and to put the fire out before it started to burn her or start other fires.

"Good show Doc," She said while standing up.

"Yeah well, you do know how I like to make an entrance," he chuckled.

The creature was still pacing around the barrier and clawed at it.

"So where do you think its from?"

"Not sure, but I think I do know what it is."

"And what is that?"

"A chimera."

"A what?"

"Oh come on now, surely you know what that is. Your a teacher for crying out loud."

"I don't specialize in alien things."

"What about the TARDIS."

"Except that," she corrected herself. The chimera still hasn't given up as if more clawing and fire breath would help it penetrate the barrier.

"Just please tell me what a chimera is."

"A chimera is something in mythology about a beast that's part lion, goat, and serpent that breather fire."

"Yeah, I can tell," she said looking back at her scorched shoulder. "If its in mythology then its no wonder I never heard about it. mythology is dumb and a waste of time."

"What, how could you say that. Your a teacher, aren't you supposed to be able to...teach kids stuff."

"Yes indeed I am supposed to teach them 'stuff'." she said making quotes with her hands. "But mythology isn't relevant in todays world. I need to spend my time actually teaching them stuff they actually need to know. Not some random folk lore about fictional people in Greece doing wild things and dying."

"Hmm, well then looks like your at a disadvantage cause that was clearly a traditional chimera so who ever it is that's doing this is clearly a fan," he said smiling. "I must say I'm impressed."

"Don't admire them, they nearly killed us."

"Yes, but do you have any idea how hard it is to genetically create something from scratch like that."

Clara sighed. "Can we just please get back to the mission already," She said turning away to walk further in the woods.

The doctor threw up his arms in exasperation and followed her with his device back in hand. As he met back up with Clara he was talking about the device and pointing her in the direction of the arrow when a different kind of arrow was fired at their feet. Both the Doctor and Clara stopped dead in their tracks.

"Um, hello? Could you not fire those at us please that would be greatly appreciated."

A second warning shot was fired at their feet from behind. Both of them flinched while trying to search for the archer in the trees.

"So doctor what's your great and brilliant plan now?"

"Well-"

"Your plan should be to shut your mouth!" said a weird armored girl emerging from the brush. She had some other friends with her, all fully armored and armed with swords and shields.

"Oh, hello really loud and annoying girl," The Doctor said. All he got in response was a death glare.

"Surround them," she ordered. The several soldiers immediately complied. The weirdest part was that they didn't even look like soldiers. They were all kids. The oldest one looked maybe eighteen. And the one giving them orders didn't appear to be any older than sixteen.

"Sorry, but, could you please explain what's happening?" Clara asked. The loud annoying girl walked to her.

"I am Clarisse, daughter Ares."

Clara just stared at her blankly. "Is that, supposed to mean anything?"

"Its mythology again," The Doctor chimed in. "Ares in the god of war. In greek myth there are several gods like this. They don't know how to explain scientific phenomenon so they created these deities and attributed it to them."

Clarisse walked up to him and gave him a massive punch to the gut. "How dare you disrespect my father!" she yelled while the Doctor grabbed his stomach and fell to his knees in pain.

"Wow. for a little kid, you got a big punch." That comment only led to him being smacked again in the face. "I don't like your attitude!" She yelled while grabbing his hair.

"Um doctor, I think now is a good time for you to not to talk at all," Clara hinted.

"But I like talking, its what I do. I always talk my way out eventually."

"Perhaps not this time."

Meanwhile Clarisse looked like all she wanted to do was slit our throats. She drew her sword and pointed it at the doctor.

"One more word out of you and I'll see to that you never talk again."

He just chuckled. At first everyone had a confused expression on their faces and looked to Clara.

"Oh, uh, he just finds death...hilarious."

"What sick madman would find death funny?" one of the boys that were surrounding them said.

"That madman right there," she said gesturing to the Doctor still on his knees. He got up on his feet, still smiling.

"On the ground now." Clarisse ordered.

He put on his best 'I'm deadly serious face' and went on. "No I will not. You will stand down lest you feel the wrath of the gods."

The kids surrounding him looked more confused now than ever while Clara silently did a face palm in the background. One of the kids in the group called him out.

"You are no god."

"Oh am I? Behold, the might and power of the gods," he said pulling out his sonic screwdriver. Activated it and pointed it directly in the sky. The sky light up with the transparent green color that the small patch of the barrier had before when we altered it. He was making the dome of the force field visible hoping it would be a significant sign to them that he has power over them, hence being a god.

"This is a lot of trouble to go through to avoid being beaten up," Clara muttered to herself.

"I am the Doctor, god of the stars and space, and you will bow to me!" He exclaimed. "All who disobey will go through the most agonizing punishment their is and suffer greatly."

The entire group of kids did seem a bit scared and confused as to what was happening. Probably trying to remember if their really was a star god or if he was making it up. The only one who was not phased was Clarisse who promptly walked over and punched him in the jaw knocking him out.

"And I am Clarisse, daughter of Ares and I will not be fooled by your tricks you wrinkly bag of excuses and bones."

The green tinted dome quickly vanished again. After everything was settled Clarisse went over to berate the other kids about being idiots. Saying how stupid they were even considering the possibility of a star god existing. While the kids were busy arguing over the conflict Clara decided to try to drag the Doctor out and away from them. She was far too noisy especially with so many leaves rustling loudly with every step and was discovered nearly immediately. Clarisse pounced on her grabbing her by the throat.

"Get some rope. We have a prisoner."

They tied her and the doctor up by their hands.

"Take the old star freak to the holding cell." Clarisse said. "I'm taking the girl to Chiron's office for interrogation."