I hope everyone had a nice Christmas! c: I've had a friend here like almost every day, just being absorbed into my household lol. She's so awesome xD We've been having a Fruitsbasket marathon lol.

So I have then next five chapters written and ready to post, but I'll post them once a week for now until I get have time to get up on Netflix and watch through the episodes I need so I can write the next chapters of the next episode.

Disclaimer: I only own my character and everything about her.

It wasn't too long later and we were all lounging around the TARDIS with Doctor fixing my collar. It was awful and painful, but it needed to be done. The collar itself was a part of me, but I never really knew why I was told to never take it off. I know now it has to do with Aspen. Whatever she is, that's what my parents were trying to hide. I'm sure all the others that had a collar like myself were trying to hide something similar to Aspen as well.

Doctor let me know I'd been a little misinformed about what the collar did, and also answered my question as to what exactly my Uncle had done. When the Doctor was looking at it he discovered that it was to designed to block whatever was inside me. The thing that came out before and caused me to attack everyone, I could only assume he meant Aspen.

He explained that while it truly did help my control my shifting and stabilize my magic, it blocked the creature within as well. He wouldn't elaborate on that, but the flicker of emotions I saw let me know he knew more than what he was saying. He told me that someone, my Uncle, had tampered with it and switched the block around so that I was stuck in my canine form and the creature was free. This would explain why I always felt her there, why she was coming over more and more into my mind. I figured there must have been lasting effects of the collar, though, because the barrier was still there, just slowly wearing down as time went on.

What he planned to do was to put the block back in place so that I was free to shift and Aspen would be locked back away and the barrier would continue to increase in strength.

I wasn't sure if I liked this idea.

True, she was something dangerous, but she'd been locked away inside me for years. She had been living life through me, at least when she was awake. And when she wasn't being hateful, she was rather motherly and had comforted me through a lot. Wasn't there a way that I could become normal again without blocking her?

I'd have to ask him about it later, because for one I couldn't talk right now and two I had the world's worst migraine. Apparently, taking off the collar makes me sick and dizzy. I was currently a useless lump of fur on the TARDIS floor. I was beginning to feel queasy when Jack came over and lifted my head up onto his thigh. I whimpered as he carefully stroked my head.

"I guess you really weren't just a dog, huh." He quietly asked. I hoped he realized I was not going to be able to reply to him. I swished my tail back and forth to let him know I'd heard him.

"So, she's an alien too?" Rose asked, not sounding surprised at all. It sounded more like she wanted to get her facts straight more than anything. I sluggishly lifted my head and nodded before lowering it back on Jack's thigh.

"This isn't your real form...is it?" I snorted at Jack and slid my head back and forth in a half attempt to shake my head no.

"I wonder what she is." Rose thought aloud.

I'm sure they'll both be finding out soon enough, then again the silly Time Lord had been missing in action for quite a while.

'Probably gave up and doesn't want to admit he can't even possibly match the technology of the Vaihtaja.' Aspen's voice whispered through my head. I fought the urge to snarl, no sense in startling Rose and Jack.

'Awe, hell, your back. What do you want.' My thoughts were sent to her with a hint of a snarl in them. Whatever had happened back on the ship had broken the barrier enough for more communication to come through, so I wasn't just angrily sending pictures and emotions to her.

'Just simply enjoying my last few moments of freedom, that is if he really does manage to get that thing working again. All of you Vaihtaja, just terrified of us to the point that you will block us from you. When will you learn that you are a part of us? We are you, just from a different time'

'Go away. My head hurts enough without you pilfering through it.'

"All set! You ready to be back to normal?" The Doctor announces as he strides in, looking all proud of himself.

I felt the snarl within me, but I ignored it and sat up. You bet I am. I thought to myself. Aspen must have felt my eager emotions, because I didn't project that thought to her. She growled even more, but I swear it sounded more from a scared creature. Perhaps I was just selfish in wanting to not be in this form anymore, to be freed from my own prison, that I so willingly put her back in her prison.

The Doctor came forward with a strip of leather that was my collar. It had a golden buckle on to go with the dark brown leather. The plaque on it was golden with the words 'Khaz' engraved on it. Inside the plaque was where all the technology was, after all where else would it be on the collar? I always through it was just for looks, so I'd been startled when the Time Lord split it in half and I saw that it wasn't entirely just a normal plaque. Still, it was a nice cover up, having my nickname on it.

"When will she be back to normal?" Rose asked from the other side of the console room.

The Doctor began slipping the collar around my neck, fitting it just so it was snug and two fingers could still be slipped beneath it.

"It depends, really. It could take minutes, hours, or even days."

I grumbled in response, wanting to be able to talk and be one two legs again. Wanting thumbs again. As he put the buckle in place, I noticed I didn't feel any different. The only thing it did was make Aspen sigh in resignation. So, until I was back to normal, the Time Lord decided to just suspend us in space for a bit. There was plenty for us to amuse ourselves with inside the TARDIS.

At first it started out with just the pain slipping away. Then, Aspen's presence slipped away. It was a few hours later when something really started to happen.

I'd been rolling around and being restless, impatient and wanting it to hurry up. The Doctor was fiddling with the console, with Jack's help of course, and Rose was just kind of...there. Just like me, in this form I was virtually useless without hands.

But then I felt pin pricks all over my skin. I rolled over onto my stomach and tilted my head to the side. Was this it? The prickles turning into something similar as to when a limb is waking up. Oh yes, this is definitely it. I thought with fear as it dawned on me just how long it had been since I shifted. With each passing moment the feeling got worse and worse until I was hunching over in just absolute pain. Usually I can deal with it, but that's when I've been shifting daily and even then several times a day.

In no time at all I was curled on the floor of the TARDIS in pain with sparkly dust engulfing me. I was like Time Lords in that sense, only instead of a golden color, we were a more smoky gray color. I felt my bones reshaping themselves. I gasped for breath with each wave of pain and wished it would quickly pass, however the process was even slower than it usually was. I think I very nearly fainted! I wish I'd fainted, because then I wouldn't have had to deal with the pain I was in.

I don't remembered when it happened, but at some point a blanket had been tossed over me. I was thankful for it, because I wasn't exactly clothed. When the pain subsided enough, my eyes fluttered open and the world spun. I was still very sore and the world hurt my skin. Without thick fur protecting me I suddenly sensitive to everything. As the pain began to pass, a wave of nausea replaced it.

The Doctor must had seen my pale and queasy look, because suddenly he scooped me up into his arms. I heard Jack's voice call out in protest, though it was faint and not nearly as crisp. I definitely wasn't a canine anymore and my hearing sucked. It was definitely better than the average being, but it still wasn't as awesome. When I opened my eyes again, the Time Lord had placed me in a bathroom within his ship. I was on the floor and he was talking to me. I had the urge to giggle. It's funny how he thinks I was listening to him. My thought was half delirious as the world did funny things around me.

I won't go into too much detail, but the following events wasn't pretty at all. When I wasn't spilling the contents of my stomach and felt ten times better, I immediately tried to stand up. I had to see if I was in my first form, the form I was born with. The one I was told my ancestors fashioned after the Time Lords. The world spun again when I jolted up, so I had to grasp the counter and wait for things to stop moving.

When the world righted itself again, I looked into the mirror. Staring at me was a young female in her early twenties. The eyes staring back at me had an oval pupil with a piercing golden color with flecks of orange. Her skin was pale as ever, but would easily tan and her hair was long, curly, and fell in golden- brown waves down her shoulders and to her mid back. She sighed in relief as smile spread across her lips revealing sharp canines.

"Hello Khaz." I grinned

I was back. I wasn't a mutt anymore. I wasn't a canine. No longer would I be stuck on four legs. No longer would I have to keep my mouth shut, for Khazinaeri Therhymric was back.

Now, I feel a bath needs to happen. I turned to look to my side and stared with a questioningly look. It had been so long since I had to figure out a shower. With a little time I managed to make myself feel stupid from trying to figure out how to turn it on and eventually enjoy a hot shower. It was amazing, the feel of it on my sensitive skin. I allowed my mind to wander as I thought about how I would get home. I hoped Doctor would be able to take me home, surely it wouldn't be too much trouble. I missed home so much, but I certainly didn't want to leave Jack, maybe he could stay too?

While my mind was wandering I noticed something felt off. It was...quite in my head. There was peace there, no one else was present but me. She was gone, trapped again. I felt a surge of guilt for doing that to her, I had begun to like her, at least until she hurt Jack. Maybe...maybe I could ask the Doctor if he could help me free her, but without losing me in the process. When she started to take over it was terrifying. I wonder if that's how she feels with me in control. I tried to bring my thoughts to happier things because the way it was going right now I'd bring on some sort of anxiety attack from the overwhelming feeling of being trapped.

When I was done with my shower I wrapped myself in a towel and stood in front of the mirror again. Now what? Clothes? Yeah that would be nice, but where would I get it?

Just then there was a knock and my savior stood on the other side.

"Wow, you look so human!" Rose comments as I opens the door. I grin at her, I can't help it!

"The Vaihtaja modeled their look after the Time Lords." I shook out my wet hair out of my face and ended up brushing it out of my face and trapping the strands behind an ear.

"And your ears! They're like a little elf's ears. Actually, come to think of it, you are pretty short too, you sure your not an elf."

"I can still bite you, human." I snarled, and much to her surprise it sounded like a snarl too. "Besides, I'm not that short, last check I was, like, five foot three. I doubt I grew much since then."

Not too long later and I we were standing in a room full of clothes. My mouth dropped as I stared wide-eyed as the room. "Wow.." I mumbled once I had found my voice.

"The Doctor has clothes for any time and any place." Rose spoke as she walked forward to the center of the room. "Now come on, let's pic you out something to wear."

"You put me in a dress and you will regret it." I warned as I followed.

It took a while, but eventually we found something suitable. The undergarments were surprisingly easier than the outer wear, but we manged to find a simple ensemble that I liked. Looking at myself in the mirror, I asked, "Alright Rose, how do I look?"

I'd chosen a dark teal spaghetti strap shirt and faded boot cut jeans with a plain black zip-up hoodie. I'd found some black and turquoise running shoes and even a hair tie to pull my hair into a low pony tail. Now that it was up, I could pull it over to the side of my right shoulder where it curled and frizzed. I'd rather missed the mess of curls, and really it wasn't all that bad.

"Nice, it's simple." She nodded her head in approval. "Are you ready to head back to Jack and the Doctor?"

"Yes!" I eagerly said. I was ready to see what Jack's reaction to me no longer being his dog companion.

On our way there, I opted for a little bonding conversation.

"So, how did you get caught up with the Doctor?"

"Oh, you know. Saved me from some plastic and blew up my job." She shrugs as if that happens every day. She looks to me with a grin, "I didn't like the job anyways. What about you? How'd ya' end up with Jack?"

"Well, after my collar broke, I was lost and wandering around for a while." I wasn't sure I wanted to tell her everything about just how my collar broke. "I found Jack fighting off some beast and I went to help him. I was injured in the fight so he took me in, nursed me back to health, and I've been with him since." I shrugged, not knowing what else to say.

"What about before Jack?" She prodded cautiously. She was just being curious, but luckily I didn't mind just spilling my guts out. I was actually quite the talkative little Vaihtaja. "Did you really live on Gallifrey too?"

"Yeah!" My voice was full of excitement as I launched into my next words with barely a breath in between. "It's so beautiful there! Wait until you see it. Though, I admit, it's not as beautiful as it sued to be with the battle raging on. I wonder how that is? If they resolved it, or what. Oh, but on the bright side I live so far away from all that and I'm sure my parents would let you all stay for a bit." I was just so excited, she'd reminded me of how much I'd missed him. "..Wow..I haven't cleaned my room in years. It must be such a mess." I chuckled to myself. "Rose, you okay?"

I'd been rambling on and on that I hadn't even looked at Rose, too caught up in the memories of home. But the worried look upon her face made me unsettled.

"O-oh it's nothing." she smiled. "Tell me more about it."

And so I quickly began to tell her all the stories of him. I told her about my pack, the schools, my siblings, the pranks I would do. I was such a devious little pup. As I talked about my life as a Vaihtaja, I wondered what my parents would do if I suddenly just appeared on their doorstep. They had, after all, just left me here on Earth. Would they miss me? Or would they tell me to leave again? Was I really that bad of a pup?

I'd been telling her about the forests around my home and how I ran through them with my pack when we stood in front of the door into the Console room. For a moment I didn't want to walk in. I was so nervous! Rose walked in first, turning to look at me those worried eyes.

"You coming?"

"Y-yeah." I stuttered as I trailed after her.

Aw little Khaz is all nervous! Told ya' it would veer off : P