Wanderer of Time: Darkness Within

by Tinker16

The powers within have been steadily growing, buying time until the moment of remembrance. The moment swiftly approaches. Wanda's fears are coming to a head as she realizes what has been living inside her has only one purpose in the universe. And it holds no qualms in destroying any who gets in its way, even those who Wanda loves. (Part Three of the Wanderer of Time trilogy)

2. Ch 2: New Wanda

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Chapter 2: New Wanda

Wanda's mind lazily woke up before her body did. She left her mind drift around, thinking over a different assortment of topics through her mind. First things first, what the hell happened? Not the whole regenerating or her dying, but . . . had she really wasted so many years with the Doctor? No, time with the Doctor was never a waste. But it could have been so many years of love they might have shared. If only one of them had been smart enough to just say 'hey, I love you, let's get married.' But would that have really worked? Hmm . . . probably not. Oh, who cares anyway? Well, no she did. She really, really felt bad about putting both of themselves through all of that. But was in the past, and this was a new her. She was going to make sure this version of herself never once questioned her love. Never once questioned the Doctor's love. She had screwed up once as Second Wanda. She was not going to do it again.

She understood now that, through all this time, it was selfish of her to fight against the Doctor's love. She had been so focused on thinking things had to remain the way they were. So focused and afraid of change, frightened to be a horrible friend in any possible way. As well as terrified in believing she could have ruined the Doctor's life in any way. But all this time, she had been so foolish. All the advice and the hints the companions and the Doctor had given her. She was a real moron for not listening.

But of course, she was also naïve. So, so naïve. Of course, that had always been her. People had to tell her up front about these certain things for her to be able to understand or fully grasp something. If people did not tell her straight about specific aspects on life, such as love as one example or . . . other things that would not be mentioned. She made a face of disgust in thinking about Amy and Rory, still with no bunk beds. So, these certain aspects, if not fully confronted or straight up told to her, then she would be completely oblivious to the truth. Even if it did jump right under her nose.

Or perhaps it was more that Second Wanda really could not grasp love? Perhaps, it had been a fatal flaw of the incarnation. Yes, she had loved the Doctor dearly as her Second self, but . . . it was as though the lights were just not clicking fully on. There was a spark of love, but not made completely whole yet. However, she could tell, that this new her, was very different from her last incarnation. This was it. This new her could finally move past the insecurities and fully love the Doctor. No more doubt hidden inside. No more self-conscious feelings. For even though Second Wanda had been confident up front, there were still many qualities of First Wanda within. Now though, Wanda knew none of that would ever trouble her again. At least, not as bad as it had been in the past.

Secondly, now that she could recall what happened after her regeneration, she must say she was embarrassed by her actions. Yes, she promised herself she would always show the Doctor she loved him. But that was for the appropriate Doctors. Ten with Rose was still too new and young to the idea of loving anyone. Especially Wanda herself. She could have ruined everything by her silly and unorthodox behavior. No, wait, was it unorthodox? It felt right to her. She felt so . . . giddy and giggly. Oh, she liked that! Giddy and giggly!

Wanda shifted on the bed, starting to feel the rest of her waking up. Her mind was fully awake now and was jumping around so fast and free. Like a hyper child. She felt the same affects. She wanted to jump around on the bed, or run outside—no wait, running! Ooh, she missed running! She wanted to run and run and—no wait . . . was someone in the room with her? No, wait, they were in bed with her.

She shifted her hand around, feeling an evenly breathing chest. She felt her body cuddle up against another. Two heart beats gently lulled their rhythm under her ear. Smiling softly, nothing but happiness and glee went through her as she realized it was the Doctor. He was resting with her. Opening her eyes, she snorted in seeing the usual sight of sleeping Ten. Some drool leaked from his mouth as he snorted and mumbled his random words. He did not have his arms wrapped around her like he would in the future. But Wanda was still touched that he wanted to at least sleep with her. Of course, it was their habit. Neither one of them could sleep without the other anymore. At least, not sleep soundly.

Thinking on that, Wanda went over on how the others Doctors would sleep. Nine was always stiff, and usually just slept on his side. Never moving, never breathing a mumble. He never cuddled, either. In fact, there were a few times she had nestled up next to him as her Second self, but he would always jerk away from her. Not liking the touch. It was too foreign to him for someone to cuddle with him. Of course, Ten would change in that, growing to enjoy the cuddling. Eleven was both a cuddler and a snuggler. He was always like a little kid, nuzzling right up to her and falling to sleep almost instantly. Sometimes, he would lie with his own head on her chest. Listening to her heart beats for a lullaby.

Wanda smiled warmly at the Doctor, letting herself contently lie there as she listened to his hearts. Oh, did she ever love listening to his hearts. She giggled, snuggling up closer to his chest and nuzzling her face into the brown, pinstripe suit. But then, after a few minutes of lying there, she felt restless. She was bored. She wanted to do something with her family. She wanted to go off on an adventure. She wanted the Doctor to wake up. Pouting at him, she gently shook him.

"Doctor, time to get up," she whispered. She wanted to be gentle and not be a burden. He might still need some sleep from his own regeneration he had undergone. But she really, really wanted for him to get up. She still wanted to spend some sort of Christmas with him. "Doctor? You awake?"

"No," he mumbled, grunting and rolling over to grab Wanda and pull her closer. She huffed and pouted. He was keeping her locked to him so she could not get away. So much for young Ten not being a cuddler. Apparently, he was too tired to notice what he was doing. Why the heck was he tired anyway? The Doctor was never tired. At least, not until it had been about two or more weeks of no sleep. By then, Wanda usually forced him to sleep. She had to make sure he kept up his health and not let himself become sick again like Nine had done to himself.

"Doctor, I want up," she told him, shifting in his arms. "Come on, you promised me Christmas once I woke up."

"Don't care. More sleep," he muttered. He snored lightly as he was drifting off again. Wanda pouted even more. Raising a sly brow, she stuck a finger in her mouth and lathered it up. Grinning like mad, she hurriedly pushed it into his ear.

"Gah!" he yelled out, moving away from her quickly. He fell off the bed in shock from the sudden sensation of gross wetness in his ear, taking the covers with him as they stayed wrapped around his legs. Wanda burst out in a fit of giggles. Rolling on the bed and clutching her stomach as the Doctor rubbed at his ear wildly. "What did you do that for?!"

"'Cause I felt like it, and you wouldn't let me up," Wanda told him, grinning like mad as he grumbled and rubbed at the inside of his ear. "Now, time to get up. You promised me Christmas." She bounced up from the bed, spinning around in the middle of the room. "Wow, Rose sure does love her pink. I always forget just how much. Look at this! I even have her pink pajamas. Though . . . they're a little too big on me." She looked them over, seeing how the bottoms were too long and the long sleeves almost fell over her hands. The shoulders were not even staying on her, going sideways as one side to almost fall over her right shoulder, showing some light skin.

"Dang, I really am tiny," Wanda remarked. "Look at me! So flipping tiny! I'll have to really search through the TARDIS wardrobe if I'm going to find anything to fit. What did you guys do with my old clothes? I hope you didn't throw them away just yet. I want to say goodbye to Second Wanda. I like doing that, saying goodbye to old mes, it feels nice, gives some closure, makes it official. Plus, I think Second Wanda deserves a nice goodbye. She's been through a lot, even more so than First me. Oh, I just can't wait to find some new clothes. I wonder what new style will look good on me. Something not purple, that's for sure. No, wait! Maybe purple will look better on me. I have no clue."

"Wanda, slow down," the Doctor told her, trying to settle down her rapid and speedy talking. She was going a mile a minute. Of course, Third Wanda always did have on hell of a mouth. She could ramble on and on, almost more than himself. And always so fast. Constantly sounding like she was a hyper child.

"Oh, I'm rambling. That's new," Wanda remarked. "Usually, I'm not the talker. I like to leave that up to you or the companions. Oh, my gosh! Speaking of companions! Rose!" She bounced hurriedly out the room. The Doctor got up, untangling himself from the covers, and walked out of the room after her.

Rose was standing in the kitchen talking with her mother when Wanda rushed up and hugged her tightly. Wanda giggled away with glee at being able to hug her pink and yellow friend again. She had missed her dearly. Rose laughed brightly and hugged her in return.

"Glad you're finally up," Rose told her.

"How long was I out?" Wanda asked curiously, pulling away from the hug.

"About two days," Rose replied, shrugging lightly. Wanda's jaw dropped in shock.

"Two days?! Again?! What's up with me always sleeping for two days?" Wanda pouted, then shrugged herself. "Well, sorry for the wait. Didn't mean to hold you guys up."

"I'm not complaining. I get to keep my daughter around longer," Jackie commented. The mother nodded to the refrigerator next to them. "There's some Christmas leftovers for you. The Doctor said you wanted Christmas dinner, so we packed you away some."

"Oh, thank you!" Wanda said cheerfully, giving the mother a bright hug. "I swear, one of these days, we are getting a real Christmas together. Without me coming in and spoiling everything, of course." She bounced over to the refrigerator and started to pull out the food.

Once the food was all heated up and ready for eating once more, Wanda set everything on the table and rubbed her hands together in excitement. She really did feel like a kid again. Everything was just so exciting to her. Was it still the regeneration, or was that just who she was now? A hyper and excitable person. Well, she did promise herself right before she regenerated that she would no long allow herself to be worried over things like her Second self had. Always worrying. This her was going to just enjoy life. Go with the flow of things and not allow herself to over think or worry any longer. Or, at least try to. And this her was going to love, definitely love. She loved, loved everything now! Especially the Doctor.

Oh, the Doctor, she wondered if Eleven was doing okay after everything that had happened. Was he worrying about her? She would have to make sure to tell him everything turned out all right for her once she saw him again. Oh, and Amy, Rory, and River as well. Tell them she was okay. Of course, only herself, not the Doctor. They had to think he was dead. Then—no wait, River was supposed to know he was alive. But, no, the Doctor never got a chance to tell her. So that means the Ponds were left in the dark and—

"Wanda, are you going to eat your food?"

Wanda blinked when hearing the Doctor's question, realizing she had spaced out in thinking. Man, was this mind of her just constantly jumping around in thought. It was just as hyper as this new body of hers. She wondered for a moment if her mind was acting strangely as a side effect from being split from two realities. Eleven mentioned something like that could happen.

"Yep, sorry. Was just thinking," Wanda told him, hurriedly digging into the food. But as soon as she took one bite, she froze. Pulling back slowly, she frowned at the turkey on her fork. Letting that drop, she tried the cranberry sauce. Blah! She spit it out, glaring at the offending dish. Then she went onto the chestnuts, the parsnips, the roast potatoes. But all disagreed with her mouth just the same.

"Um . . . Wanda, is something wrong?" the Doctor asked, who was sitting beside her at the table. He raised a brow at her, watching her take a bite of something then hurriedly pouting and going to something else to try. Not fully eating anything.

"Yeah, I'll tell you what's wrong. My freaking tongue regenerated wrong!" Wanda exclaimed angrily, banging her hand on the table in frustration as she dropped her fork. She pulled on her tongue, trying to glare at it the best she could. "Thit's thakeing eveybing thaste bab." She pulled on it some more, talking while holding onto it. The Doctor, and Rose, who had come into the dining room, both snorted at her behavior.

"Truth be told, I think that's just Jackie's cooking," the Doctor told Wanda quietly so the mother would not hear.

"No! Jackie's cooking is great," Wanda defended, finally letting go of her tongue. "It's just this damn tongue. Gah! This is so not fair. I wanted Christmas dinner, darn it all." She pushed the plate away and crossed her arms to pout at it. "Is it too late for me to regenerate a new tongue?"

"Yep. Afraid you're stuck with it," the Doctor told her with a cheeky grin. Wanda turned to him and stuck out her tongue, blowing a quick raspberry.

"So, Wanda, I've got to know, how come your regeneration is different?" Rose asked after laughing at Wanda's behaviour.

"Actually, I was wondering the same thing," added the Doctor. He stared at Wanda curiously as she hummed in thought.

"Well, you had to have noticed by now that I don't exactly heal like a normal Time Lord. At least, not as fast as you, Doctor," Wanda began to explain. "I don't exactly have regeneration energy of my own. Well, I mean, I do, but I just can't access it." She nodded to the Doctor. "You explained to me, after the first time I regenerated, that it's like I'm missing a spark. It's there, but it needs a trigger to make it happen. You provide me the spark I need. So, I have to have you there with our hands connected for me to be able to regenerate."

The Doctor hummed in thought. "Why is that? Especially in your energy not being harmful? What makes you different?"

"No clue," Wand shrugged. "I'm pretty sure you know in the future, but you won't tell me. There are a lot of things you won't tell me." Wanda trailed off softly, staring absently at the white table cloth in front of her.

That's right, she had forgotten about finding out the truth about herself. At least, some of the truth. The Time Vortex lived within her. As she had told the others back in the pyramid when Kovarian spilled the 'secret,' Wanda had always suspected that was what made her . . . different. What made her wrong and dangerous. She never wanted it to be true. It terrified her to no end in having that sort of power living within her. That was why she had simply placed it on a list of theories. More or less a list of her wishes that she had prayed were not true about her. But now . . . the truth was out. It was real. She had the Time Vortex within her.

This only raised more questions. Why? How? Why did she have the Time Vortex inside her? How did it get there? How was she not dead already from it? Why was she still alive? Was she really a weapon as Kovarian said? The Universe's Weapon? Wanda knew what the power of the Time Vortex could do once trapped inside an individual. Just look at what Bad Wolf had done. She wiped out the Daleks, turning them all into dust in a few seconds. Did Wanda hold such similar powers? She shivered at that thought. Gosh, she hoped not. She never wanted that kind of power. Being a Time Lord was enough. There was nothing more she wanted to be.

But this made her wonder even more. Why had the Doctor never told her this? Was it something he knew would cause her to be frightened? Well, yes, that much was true. She was greatly terrified of such powers within her. No, it was more than that. The Doctor did not want to tell her because he feared it would lead to something else. But what? What else could possibly be more dangerous about her? Was she truly a monster as others called her?

"You all right, Wanda?" asked Rose, making Wanda shake her head lightly to pull herself out of her wandering mind. She had been staring off blankly at the plate in front of her for a minute there.

"Yeah, sorry, just . . . thinking," Wanda said quietly. She shook her head quickly again, smiling brightly at them. She needed to snap out of this. She was being a drag again. She frowned back down at the food still on her plate. Scrunching her face somewhat, she grabbed her fork firmly and forced herself to eat the rest of it. No matter what her taste buds were screaming in detest, she was going to eat this Christmas dinner whether her tongue liked it or not!

"You know, you don't have to eat that, Wanda," the Doctor offered, trying to help her not have to force herself to do anything she did not want to. Especially forcing herself to eat something she did not like.

"Nope! I'm going to eat this whether my tongue likes it or not," Wanda declared, ready to fight her taste buds at any means necessary. The Doctor and Rose glanced at each other, shrugging at Wanda's antics.

Finally finishing the small meal, she placed down her fork and made a small face of disgust. Her taste buds really did not like that one bit. The Doctor and Rose both chuckled in amusement at her. Wanda merely stuck her tongue at them both.

"So, I guess I should go find myself some new clothes to wear," she said to them. She stood up, and bounced out of the dining room towards the front door. "What did you guys do with . . ." She stopped by the doorway of the room she had teleported to.

There was a dark stain of blood still on the floor. It looked as though someone had tried cleaning it up, but was unable to get the stain out. Man . . . she really had bled out so much. It made her sad to think that was how Second Wanda had gone out. How she had almost died. It really had been awful.

"Hey, you okay?" the Doctor asked her gently, coming up beside her to see the distant look in her eyes.

"Yeah. I just . . . feel bad for putting you all through that," Wanda whispered. She shook her head some, trying to stay cheerful. "Sorry. Didn't mean to stain the carpet so bad."

"What happened?" the Doctor questioned. "What caused you to go through that?"

"Spoilers," Wanda sighed. "Is there something we can do about the stain? I don't want Jackie, Rose, and Mickey having to see that."

"Yeah. I have something on the TARDIS that can get rid of it."

"Good. I'll have to apologize to Jackie about that later. To Rose and Mickey as well, for going through such an awful sight." She then looked at the Doctor. "I hope I didn't upset you, either."

The Doctor shrugged, trying to bypass how truly horrified he had been. Something he was still getting used to in feeling about the Time Lady. It boggled his mind how . . . protective he felt over her. Was it merely because of some affection he had come to realize he had while on Satellite Five? Or just that they were 'close friends'? Hmm. Hard to tell. He was still getting used to this new body and how it felt towards things. Mainly, how it felt towards Wanda.

"Well, time to get changed," Wanda said, bouncing to the door again. "Brand new me needs a brand new look."

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The first thing Wanda did once she entered the TARDIS wardrobe was go to the mirror. Spinning around, she looked over the new face of hers. The moment she saw her face, she had to laugh. Now, she finally understood why Jack always called her Tinkerbell. Everything about her appearance just looked like a pixie. Her features held sort of a mixture of a child-like appearance, and a sharp angular of that of a mystical creature. Even her ears looked somewhat pointed when she tilted her head just right. And she was very much a twig now. Much more like her First self had been with the slim and narrow look. Though, she looked thinner than First Wanda had. She almost looked too skinny. Hmm, she would have to fix that and eat more. Well, that is, if her taste buds actually worked right and let her eat. Dang it, she still wanted to actually enjoy Jackie's Christmas dinner.

Anyway, back on subject. Now that she had a better look at herself, she could see she was not as tiny as she first thought. It was mostly she was simply very short compare to her other two incarnations. First Wanda had almost been as tall as Ten and Nine, and came to the same height as Eleven. Second Wanda had been a few inches short than this, but still mostly the same height. Now, this new body, she noticed how she came up to about Ten's chest. So much smaller than what she was used to. She almost felt as though everyone were giants now compared to her.

The new body did not hold as womanly of curves as Second Wanda, but still held some hip action. As well as endowments that were larger than her First self, but still not as large as Second her. Which was good, because those had always annoyed Wanda the most in her last body. What a pain they were. Judging by the way her bone structure appeared, she would have to guess this body was close to or at mid-twenties. But she was so small and held such child-like features that she appeared to be much younger than that. About around Rose's age, or maybe even younger. Though, that might just be the pink pajamas making her look younger.

The hair was really a changer. She had grown used to the short style. Now, it was long hair all over again. Even longer than the mid-back length of First Wanda. It reached all the way to her waist now. And seeing the blonde in better light, she could tell it was an ash color. It was so light in color; it almost appeared to be white. Oh, and the eyes! They were so beautiful! They were a light, emerald green that sparkled and shined, with this strange mystical gaze to them, simply adding to her pixie appearance. Last, but not least, freckles! She had freckles now! Oh, she loved them! They were light and speckled her face, adding once more to the childish look. She giggled in delight and bounced up and down.

Once she was done loving her new body, she had a hard time finding an outfit. It was not that she could not find something to fit her. It was more of she just could not decide on what to wear. One moment, she would finally find something that she deemed perfect. Then the next she suddenly pouted and decided it simply did not match this new her. Did she have this much difficulty the last time picking a new outfit? She did not remember taking this long to find something during her Second incarnation. Maybe this new her was just picky. Or maybe ornery? No, no, not that. Maybe—no wait! She found it!

Wanda stood in front of the mirror proudly. Finally finding the perfect outfit that was actually able make her appear older than the teen look the pink pajamas had given her. She actually looked like the age her body was now. She wore a light, blue tunic which had long flowing sleeves, nice white designs on the sides and front, and was so long on her short body that it was almost a dress. Which she rather liked the dress look now, but did still not seeing herself actually wearing dresses that much. With it, she had on brown capris (with pockets of course) and tan Merry Jane shoes. She decided wrapping a green ribbon around as a headband to help keep control of her new wavy blonde hair, making the ribbon tie into a bow that tilted to the side of her head. Long and wavy. Wavy and long. Maybe she should braid the hair as well? Or perhaps—no wait, she liked it flowing around. Yep, definitely liked it flowing and being long. Smiling brightly to herself, she turned and bounced away from the mirror.

She stopped short when seeing the old sage military jacket sitting on a chair within the wardrobe. The nasty blood stain was gone, but the hole from where Kovarian had stabbed her still remained. Oh . . . Walking up to the jacket, Wanda crouched next to the chair and gently petted the sage material. So many fond memories. So many years lived. Giving the ghost of Second Wanda a warm smile, Third Wanda stood up.

"Goodbye, lovely, sexy Wanda," she said quietly. "Don't worry. I'll take good care of our Theta." With that said, she turned and skipped out of the room.

The Doctor was already there, starting to send the TARDIS off. He turned and smiled to Wanda.

"Like the new look," he remarked lightly.

"You think it's good?" Wanda asked, spinning around and hoping for his approval. He nodded and sent a foxy grin, making her feel giddy again. She bounced up and down, pointing to her face. "And guess what else? Freckles! I have freckles now! You and I match! Though, mine are somewhat lighter than yours, so I guess we don't match completely. But close enough!"

The Doctor snorted, shaking his head slightly. "I'm guessing you like freckles?"

"I love freckles. Especially yours." Wanda bounced up and gave him a quick kiss on his cheek. Right on the exact freckles she loved so much.

The Doctor sort of pulled back in surprise, blushing and rubbing at his cheek in embarrassment. He gave her sort of a disgruntled pout. "Don't do that. Now I've got slobber all over my cheek."

Wanda merely giggled in delight to his reaction. Rose suddenly bounced inside with her travel bag all packed and ready to go. Wanda hurriedly went over to the door before the Doctor sent them completely off. She waved to Jackie and Mickey cheerfully. "Bye, Jackie! Bye, Mickey! See you both around!"

They waved back, making Wanda beam happily. Man, she really did feel like a kid. Everything was just so bubbly and giggly now to her. Was this going to be a normal thing? Her always being bouncy, giggly, giddy, and—oh. The TARDIS was leaving. She hurriedly closed the door and went over to the console. The Doctor grinned at both her and Rose, sending them off. Wanda already knew where they were going, but she still felt the same excitement as the other two. That never changed. The excited feeling of travelling was always there. Even for someone who knew everything.

Once the TARDIS had landed, Rose and Wanda both went outside to the new world together. Rose could only stare at the sight before them with her mouth hanging open in awe. Even Wanda herself was amazed by the beautiful, dazzling city of New New York. High spiraling skyscrapers that shone brightly in the sunlight. Flying vehicles zooming around the air, all sleek and fancy. Beautiful waters of a river lapped the shore right in front of them. All with soft, rolling apple-grass. Oh! Apple-grass! Wanda had not seen apple-grass since her old home. Smelling it again, it sure did bring back memories. Very nostalgic.

"It's the year five billion and twenty-three," the Doctor told them after he walked out of the ship. "We're in the galaxy M87, and this . . . this is New Earth."

"That's just . . .," Rose trailed off, at a loss of words. She tried again. "That's just . . ."

"Not bad?" Wanda offered with a grin. Rose laughed in delight.

"Not bad at all," the Doctor laughed along. Wanda giggled brightly. Boy, was she always going to giggle now? Sure, she giggled somewhat before, but not to this extent. Now, she felt like giggling about everything.

"That's amazing," Rose breathed out, staring to all the flying cars and dazzling buildings of New Earth. "Oh, I'll never get used to this, never." The girl started to bounce up and down upon the earth below her feet. Wanda bounced with her as Rose continued to speak with joy. "Different ground beneath my feet. Different sky." Rose stopped hopping up and down, though Wanda continued. More or less because she had felt like bouncing since the moment she had awoken this morning.

"What's that smell?" Rose asked them, sniffing the air some. Wanda finally settled down from her giddy bouncing, beaming to the other two.

"Apple-grass!" she exclaimed with joy. She giggling and spun around. "Oh, I've missed apple-grass so much! Come on. Let's go enjoy the view." She walked up, linking her arms with both the Doctor and Rose and strolled off with them both.

The trio happily wandered a ways from the TARDIS. Eventually, they found a nice spot to lie about and soak in the sights. The Doctor, gentleman as ever, spread out his tan overcoat for the two girls. But Wanda had other ideas in mind.

"Sit, Doctor," Wanda said, patting the empty spot next to Rose. With a curious expression in place, the Doctor followed her command and sat down. Smiling and giggling away as she had been since regenerating, the Doctor's lap was made into a nice and comfortable seat by Wanda. She wiggled in his grasp on his lap, wrapping his arms around her middle as she leaned back against his chest. All the while the Doctor could only feel his face growing a red, heated, tint and feel his hearts rapidly speed up.

"Um . . . what are you doing, exactly?" he questioned Wanda slowly.

"Making you my seat. I like your lap. It's comfy," she told him as she gazed up to him with a merry smile. He only felt even more embarrassed in seeing Rose trying to hold in a fit of laughter from the corner of his eye.

"Well, I'd rather not be your seat. Thanks," the Doctor told her, pushing the Time Lady away from him. Wanda pouted and crossed her arms.

"Fine. Then this beautiful lady will just have to find someone even more gorgeous to sit on. Maybe someone who likes lovely ladies to give them affection," Wanda sassed lightly. Oh, the sass was still there. Maybe a few traits from Second Wanda remained with her. Wanda smiled over at Rose, going into the girl's lap, doing much of the same as she had with the Doctor. "How 'bout it, gorgeous? Think you'd like a stunning lady like myself in your arms?"

"Why, yes, I would," Rose laughed, finding Wanda's antics to be amusing. The Doctor rolled his eyes at the two girls, knowing they were both doing this to tease him. Third Wanda always did things like this, jumping on people's laps or their backs. She was a constant cuddler and big on showing affection. It had annoyed him in the past whenever she would try to do the same to him, but now . . . he found he rather enjoyed it.

Wanda giggled a few seconds more before she ended up moving off of Rose and onto the grass next to the two of them. She wanted to enjoy lying on the grass, feeling the cool texture and breathe in the smell. It brought back so many memories. Many to which she . . . had been forgetting over the years. Wanda lied on her back, staring to the blue sky above. A sad nostalgia started to wash over her. Lost memories of her parents, friends, her village, her old world. It had been so long now. Seventy-five years. She wondered . . . if Shelly and Tina had kids of their own. Husbands, children, grandchildren. Her parents would be gone by now. But hopefully they lived long and blissful lives. At least, that is what Wanda hoped they had. She hoped everything was still fine and happy back in her old world.

"So, Wanda, you said you've missed apple-grass. Have you been here before?" Rose asked the Time Lady once the Doctor got done rambling about the planet's history.

"Yeah, sort of," Wanda replied, snapping herself out of the sad nostalgia. Being sad and worried was old her. This was new her. She was giddy and giggly now. "But what I really meant was the apple-grass I had back in my old world. We had fields of it in certain parts of the countryside."

"Really?" the Doctor questioned, sitting up to stare at Wanda curiously. He raised a skeptical brow. "Your universe's Earth had apple-grass?"

"Yep," Wanda said lightly. She bent her legs, crossing one over on top of the other and started to bounce the top leg some. She just felt as though she had to keep moving. Staying still too long was uncomfortable.

"Is it normal of parallel universes to have different grass types?" Rose asked the Doctor. He hummed in thought. His eyes looked over Wanda in a studying manner as she continued to smile and stare to the blue sky.

"What else did your world have, Wanda?" he questioned, sounding thoughtful and curious. Though, with a hint of uncertainty within an undertone to his voice. "I remember you mention some other differences before. How different was your universe?"

"Well, we had more advanced technology than this universe's Earth," Wanda explained. She looked over to Rose. "Your Earth, I mean. Not New Earth."

"Oh? And what else did you have besides apple-grass?" Rose asked, very curious now. Wanda never did talk much about her old world. Always too focused on living in her new life. Though, Rose knew it was mostly because it probably hurt Wanda to discuss the family and friends she had lost.

"We had red grass, too," Wanda told the girl. She looked back to the sky, smiling away. "I loved the red grass. We had only small meadows of it. But boy, did I love the stuff. Even had this special silver tre—."

"What did you say?" the Doctor breathed. Wanda looked over seeing how he appeared to have tensed. His eyes wide holding look of astonishment and pure disbelief written within.

"Oh, um . . . red grass. We . . . had some back in my world," Wanda told him, suddenly realizing that the mentioning of red grass might upset him. She knew how it had also been a part of Gallifrey's landscape as well.

Though . . . now that she thought about it, why was it also apart of her world's landscape? Huh . . . in fact . . . there were many things off about her old world, things to which she never really bothered to question before. Why though? It was almost as if . . . whenever she tried to think over the strange interworking's of her old world, something kept blocking her mind from dwelling too far on the topic or delve too deeply through her mind to understand why exactly her old universe's Earth had been so strange. She wondered if this had to do something with her lack of remembering, or the headaches, or the barriers, or even the newly acknowledged Time Vortex.

"Your world . . . had red grass?" the Doctor asked again, sounding doubtful and suspicious of her words.

"Yeah. My old home had many strange wonders to it," Wanda replied, trying to think of another topic to discuss. For some odd reason, she felt extremely uncomfortable on thinking too much upon her village or her memories of it. Rose glanced over at the Doctor, seeing the expression he held. She then gazed back at Wanda.

"Can you tell us about these . . . wonders?" Rose asked curiously, starting to question the girl exactly upon the true strange workings of this old world of Wanda's.

"Well, I mean . . . I don't . . . remember much," Wanda mumbled. She tried concentrating on her mind, forcing her way through.

So many years she had been putting off the mysteries to her. So many unanswered questions. It had been mostly because of pressing issues of the relationship she had with the Doctor. As well as most of these years were with Eleven during his 'running away from his death' moments. Much of it spent running around, saving the day, bouncing from here and there. There was hardly any time to sleep, much less think over the questions to which had been plaguing her since arriving to this universe. Then the whole Time Vortex thing . . .

"Wanda? Wanda, are you all right?" asked Rose.

Wanda shook her head, realizing she had curled up on her side and was gripping her head. She blinked away the white spots from her vision. The ringing in her ears faded away and her hearts settled down from their rapid beating. The headache lingered behind somewhat, making her feel lightheaded as she sat up. Staring over at her friends, she saw how Rose looked at Wanda with concern while the Doctor continued to stare at her curiously. Almost as though he were waiting to see something interesting happen.

"Yep. Fine. Just a headache. Don't worry. I get those sometimes," Wanda answered Rose, standing up from the ground. Brushing her capris from the grass, she stared off to the white building in the distance with the green crescent moon symbol on the side. "We better head out. Need to take a quick visit to the hospital." Rose stared over to where Wanda was looking.

"Why?" questioned Rose. Both she and the Doctor began to stand up. The Doctor put back on his coat while glancing atWanda.

"'Cause the Doctor received a message on the psychic paper. Right, Doctor?" responded Wanda, still gazing to the hospital with interest.

"Right," the Doctor replied. He frowned, seeing how Wanda kept her gaze adverted from his on purpose. As if she was anxious by his studying eyes. "Wanda, how often do you get headaches?"

"Spoilers," was all she said before taking off at a run. "Come on, Spaceman! Come on, girlie! Last one there's a bowel of glouten!" She laughed merrily as she heard Rose and the Doctor briskly following after her.

Wanda arrived to the hospital first with the others coming up behind her. She felt great from the run. So full of energy and ready to just run around everywhere. She wondered if this was going to be an all-time thing with her. She sure hoped so. She liked the feeling of being hyperactive. Scanning her eyes around the place, she saw different nuns (Sisters of Plenitude) in white walking around. Most had their faces covered with a silk covering while others had their faces showing freely. All the different humanoid cats seemed to freak Rose out. This only made Wanda giggle at the girl's shock. Seriously, after spending so much time with the Doctor, Wanda assumed the girl would have gotten used to such strange sights by now. Cat people were not even the strangest.

"No shop," remarked the Doctor as they walked towards the lifts. "I like the little shop." He frowned lightly to disappointment in seeing no such little area of his liking. Wanda gazed around the white and plain lobby area of the hospital.

"No fountains, either," Wanda commented. "They need a fountain. I like fountains. Gives the place some character." She looked over to a nice corner with a small spot of sun shine. She pointed in that direction. "I think a fountain would just look lovely over there."

"And that's where I'd put the shop," the Doctor pointed over to another spot. "Right there." He grinned at Wanda as she laughed merrily.

Moving off to the lifts, Wanda stopped short as the Doctor began to call out the doors to open and send them up to Ward twenty-six. She knew by now Cassandra and Chip had seen their arrival. Chip would call the lifts to change right before Rose would get in, sending the girl down to the basement in another lift where they were located. Cassandra wanted Rose, needing the girl as a new body. Wanda felt conflicted as she knew this was an event meant to happen. Cassandra getting a new body and causing trouble that is. Not specifically it being Rose's body, mind. But . . . it would be putting Rose's life in danger with Cassandra using the psychograft. And Wanda would not have any of her companions be placed into harm's way. Even if she knew things would turn out all right, she was not about to take any chances. Especially when it came to Rose's life. The timeline could always change again. If Rose died today because of Cassandra's petty revenge, then Wanda would never forgive herself if she simply sat back and let it happen.

So, without a further thought about it, she simply grabbed Rose and pushed her right into the lift behind the Doctor. Right before the doors swiftly closed shut. The other lift next opened up with a ding, letting Wanda know that was the one she needed to take. Straight down into the depths of the dark basement of Cassandra's lair.

"Wanda?" called out the Doctor from inside the lift that had closed.

"You two go on up. I won't be far behind," Wanda said loudly to the two within the lifts. "Oh! And sneak peek: you're about to meet an old friend. Very old friend. So, be nice. Also, don't be surprised if I'm acting a little strange when we meet up again."

"You'll what?" asked Doctor, sounding distant as the lift moved upwards.

"I said . . . You know what, spoilers," Wanda called out, walking over and into her lift.

She thought she might drop a hint for the Doctor so that way he would know not to overreact or something. She knew how he tended to get around her sometimes. Though, then again, this was earlier Ten. He was not as overprotective as later Doctors. Especially Eleven. However, Wanda knew that was more or less her own fault for being so brash in her last incarnation. That was something else she had promised to work on. Not allowing herself to be in constant danger any more. It put too much strain on the Doctor, and Wanda did not want to be a burden in anyway. But . . . this was different than just being plain idiotic and brash. She was protecting Rose so . . . hopefully the Doctor would understand.

Wanda jumped some when the disinfection started. The water spraying at her was rather on the cold side. But shrugging it off, she let the water give her a nice little clean. Even rubbing around her hair as if she were taking a shower, giggling some as she knew the Doctor was doing the same. The puff of white powder hit, then the high fans drying her off which made her all nice and clean for the hospital. The lift doors opened up seconds later, allowing Wanda to step out. Chip was there, staring warily at her with his swirling designs all over his face and arms while wearing a plain white hospital scrubs.

"You are clean. But you are not the human child," he said to her. Wanda smiled brightly.

"Nope. Afraid not. Your mistress is stuck getting little old me," she told him. She nodded to the old and dark hallway towards the liar of Cassandra. "Go ahead and lead the way." Chip turned and hurriedly walked back into the room of his mistress. Wanda strolled right on behind, a slight bounce in her step. Was that also going to be normal for her? Bouncing almost everywhere she went? Hmm. Well, she rather liked it actually.

Chip and she both walked into the room with an old reel projector playing off a party from a few centuries ago. Piano music played along as it showed the guests having a wonderful time. Cassandra as an ordinary human could be seen having a fun time with the guests. A nice, normal, gentle woman. What the heck happened to her to cause her to become the mean and nasty—no, wait, Wanda realized she had her answer as she stared at the flat, flesh colored trampoline of the future Cassandra. All those surgeries must have really scraped off the loving side of her humanity. What a shame.

"Hello, Cassandra," Wanda said to the present and flat Cassandra.

"And who are you, exactly?" Cassandra asked with a nasty sneer. "I was certain to get that little—."

"Oi! Language!" Wanda yelled at the trampoline. She felt her face heating up, her eye twitching, and a temper flare within her for Cassandra calling her friend such a nasty name. Wanda had half a mind punching the smug expression right off the dirty flat, flesh woman. Oh, she had a temper now. That's new.

"Well, no matter. I suppose another blonde will do," Cassandra said, dismissing Wanda's angry expression and narrowed eyes. "Who are you, anyway?"

"Oh, you don't recognize me, do you? Of course, you weren't paying me much attention during that day. No one was, really," Wanda said in her rapid talking. "It was a rather busy day, you killing off all those people and such. And with the Doctor being a prat. Then again, that's Nine for you. Always the prat and the temper. He could spark off like a volcano, he could. Not the others, mind. Just him. But then—."

"Oh, would you just shut up already," snapped Cassandra. Snickering was heard from Wanda, smirking cheekily as she had rambled on purpose there, just to annoy the flat woman. Cassandra merely narrowed her eyes. "Who are you?"

"I'm the Wanderer. Though, you might have heard Rose and the Doctor just call me Wanda," explained Wanda. Seeing the blank expression on Cassandra's face, Wanda rolled her eyes. "You know, the chestnut girl." Still, Wanda was given a blank look from the flat woman. "The one that didn't really talk much and told you to shut you yap for accusing old Boe Face for setting lose your metal spiders."

Cassandra gasped slightly. "You?! You're that skittish little assistant of that Doctor?"

Wanda beamed, waving to the woman. "Yep, that's me. Hello!"

Cassandra ignored this outburst. "You're that chestnut girl?"

Wanda rolled her eyes once more. "I thought we've established this."

"Then, is that man travelling with you, is he that Doctor?"

"Yep." Wanda gazed around, seeing the psychograft in the corner of the room. "Same Doctor, new face. Just like me."

"That hypocrite!" Cassandra grumbled in rage, looking rather insulted and angry by this news.

"Yeah, he is about some things." Wanda turned her sight back onto the flat woman, keeping her eyes steady and even. Her new emerald eyes holding an insightful and wise gaze within the mystical appearance of the irises. "But when it comes to you, Cassandra, he was right. You can't keep cheating death or evolution. You've destroy yourself, your humanity, by becoming what you are now. You're more dead than alive."

Cassandra narrowed her eyes. "At least I'm not like the rest of the mutant stock. I'm still pure."

"Being human isn't about what your origins are or what you're made of. It's about living. Loving, crying, anger, sadness, life, death: that's what being human is all about. Not getting yourself plastered into a frame. Turning yourself into a museum piece." Cassandra scoffed, rolling her eyes. Wanda simply raised a brow and crossed her arms. "And I know for a fact that the skin used for you now came from your back. So, basically, you talking out of your—."

"Oh, I remember that night," Cassandra said hastily, seeming to what to bypass the whole backside part of her revival. The video of the projector went on to show normal Cassandra having a good laugh with different men of the party. "Drinks with the ambassador of Thrace. That was the last time anyone told me I was beautiful. After that, it all became . . . such hard work."

"Well . . . beauty is skin deep. And you're nothing but skin now, so . . .," Wanda shrugged slightly.

"But I've not been idle," Cassandra went on, pressing to get to the matter at hand. "Tucked away, underneath this hospital, I've been listening. The sisters are hiding something. Oh, these cats have secrets. Hush, let me whisper. Come closer."

Letting out a small huff of breath, Wanda knew it was time. "Right, well, love to come over there and hear what you've been up to, but . . . I'd rather not. Thanks." Wanda gazed to the psychograft, stepping towards it. "Now, look what we have here. A Mark 38 psychograft, banned on all developed worlds. You've been rather naughty in getting this baby here." Wanda patted the side of the machine, giving Cassandra a stern look. "You were going to use this to gain a new body. Rose's body."

"Well, I was. But now I'm stuck with you," Cassandra retorted.

"And you expected for me to be stupid enough to just walk right into this machine here." Wanda gave the flat woman a raised brow. "I may be idiotic, but I'm not that dumb."

Cassandra glared at her. "Then, I'll resort to other means in gaining your body. Chip." Her servant began to step aggressively towards Wanda.

"Stay where you are, Chip." Wanda pointed firmly at the male, making him stop in uncertainty. Wanda then looked back to the machine in front of her. "See, there's no need to force me, really. I know that brain of yours, Cassandra, is about to give out, so you're on your last bit of life. And I'd hate to just see you die without at least giving you a second chance, so . . ."

Wanda stepped up into the machine. She knew she must do this. The possibilities had already shown her that. Plus, she truly did wish to give Cassandra another shot in finding her humanity. Everyone deserved a second chance, especially right before their end. So, as soon as Wanda stepped into the machine, each of her hands was grabbed with an energy hold.

"Ha! I've got you now!" Cassandra cheered in triumph.

"Oh, no, I've been captured. Save me," Wanda drawled out in a bored tone. She rolled her eyes somewhat. She could not believe Cassandra was not questioning why exactly she was so willingly being taken over. Villains were morons sometimes.

"Chip, activate the psychograft," Cassandra ordered her clone servant. Wanda remained perfectly still and calm as the machine was activated. A light energy encased around her, starting up the process. Cassandra grinned at the Time Lady in victory. "The lady's moving on. It's goodbye, trampoline, and hello, blondie." Sucking in a breath, Wanda braced herself for the invasion of Cassandra upon her body and mind. This was not going to be pleasant.

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Well, that's something to look forward to for the future. Wonder what will happen next? I guess we'll just have to find out next time. ;) Hope everyone enjoyed and that part three is starting to get interesting. Let me know if you enjoyed it or not within a review for it always helps in seeing what brilliant thoughts, ideas, comments, or anything else you all want to share. I hope to all to stay safe, and I promise to keep you all in my prayers. Keep shining everyone! :D

Reviewers:

Aka-Baka Hoshi: Yay! So glad you like it so far. :D Hope you will continue to enjoy the rest. Take care!

Shinonome Sakuya: I'm super excited and happy as well. I can't wait to see how you and all other readers will like the new part of the story. :) As well as new Wanda, of course. ;) Glad you enjoyed the brief moments with her so far. Hope she was enjoyable within this chapter, too. Until next time! Take care! :D

grapejuice101: Sorry the update wasn't as fast as usual. I'll try better next time. It will be much easier now that school is almost over. :) I'm so happy that you liked the first chapter. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you enjoyed the new one as well. ;) See you soon!

nicolekunstekova: Nah, you're amazing. ;) So happy that you enjoyed it! Hope to see you again in the future. :)

NeoGnat: Woot! Glad you enjoyed Third Wanda in the first chapter. Hope you will continue to like her throughout the rest to come. :) See you again soon!

Siriusly Potter-tastic: Yay! So glad that you think so and that you enjoyed it. :) Hope you liked the new chapter as well, and to see you again soon. Take care! :)

GracefulWolvesInTheNight: I'm excited with you! You have no idea how much I've anticipated this part in the trilogy. As well as how all readers would take the last part. I hope you all will enjoy it just as much as the first two part. :)

jaz7: lol Glad you're so excited. :) I know I am, too! :D Hope you enjoyed the newest chapter, and to see you again soon. :)

Wicken25: Hope it was worth the wait. ;) And that you will continue to enjoy the rest to come. Take care! :)

Dawn: Yay! Glad you liked it. :) I'm nervous in seeing how everyone will like the new part. Hope it continues to be good. :) That was really a plan I've had all along. Third Wanda is supposed to be almost the complete opposite of her First self. Though, with some qualities that still carry over through time. ;) Some things just never change. It's funny working with Third Wanda, as I'm completely not outgoing at all myself. So, it tends to become a rush and overwhelming when dealing with her. lol ;) And yes, Third Wanda is very much a excited cute puppy. ;) Hope to see you soon!

BlueFlame27: I really hope that you'll really like Third Wanda. :) I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you'll find her enjoyable throughout the rest to come. And as you can see in this chapter, the hyperactive personality doesn't really die down for her. lol ;) I guess you could say that Ten there was pulling a First Wanda. Trying to pretend the kiss was nothing and all. Wonder if it will work the same for him as it did for Wanda. lol ;) And I'm so glad to hear that you'll be staying with the story! :D I can't wait to see what you think of the rest and of the new chapter. :) Until next time!

Falling Right Side-Up: And I'm so glad to see you here for the third part! :D I really hope that you like it so far. :) Eleven and Wanda's reunion won't be too far away. A few more chapters in from now should be about when we'll see Eleven again. Hope to see you again for the future, and that you'd the newest chapter. :) Take care!

alwaystherereading: Yep, I'm back. Glad to see you here, too! :D I really hope that you liked Third Wanda so far. :) Nope, not so insecure whatsoever. Though, she can still have her moments. I think anyone can, really. Even the Doctor. Eh, I think both the Doctor and Wanda deserve a good slap. It was both of them that created the misunderstanding in the first place. The big dummies. lol ;) Hope you enjoyed the new chapter! Until next time!

sophiewhettingsteel: Woot! Glad you liked it. :D It is fun writing Third Wanda. She's much more . . . free spirited than her previous selves, I guess you could say. I'm looking forward in seeing if you'll enjoy the rest of the last part. I really hope that you do. :) I'm keeping my fingers crossed until the very end. ;) And yes, much more scenes like that in the future. ;) Take care, and hope to see you again in the future!

Authora97: I'm so happy to hear that you like it. :) And Third Wanda, too. ;) Don't you love it when that happens? I know that happens to me all the time when I keep wishing for something to happen in a story or show and it does. lol ;) Or you might be psychic. Could be that one. ;) Until next time!

sketchtheunicorn: Oh, don't worry about reviewing all the time. Just enjoy the story as you want to. That's all that really matters in the end. :) But I do love seeing the joy the story brings to everyone. It just makes me so happy to know what different moments each reader enjoys. I'm so glad that you like Third Wanda so far. :) She is definitely upbeat. Or, at least tries to be as often as she can. Hope to see you again in the future! Take care! :D

Booklover0608: Yep, agreed. Definitely adorable. ;) The lights she's seeing could be a Alpha thing. Could be something else, too. Just something we'll have to learn about later. Even later than part three. But that's spoilers for now. ;) But all main mysteries that are presented in this trilogy will be resolved by the end of this part. Hope the anticipation and enjoyment continues through the rest. Until next time! :)

Twix13: Hello! I'm so glad to see you again! :) He can be pretty shy at times. Mostly around Wanda. ;) Oh, yes. Third Wanda has one hell of a chatter mouth. But it's just another lovable part of her. ;) Yep, definitely good. Hope to see you next time, too! :D

Justus80: Oh, yes. This Wanda is like a wind up toy that never stops. For the most part, anyway. ;) Glad you like it so far! Hope to see you again real soon. :)

UVBlueBerns: Hello! Aww, thank you so much. I'm just so happy that the story brings you such joy. That's all I can ever want in the end. :) Truthfully, I still feel as though I could do better in how Wanda is. But this is the main reason why the story started to begin with. I wanted to make a better example, in a way, or better representation of what could be done in a Doctor Who storyline. Or any story arc, for that matter. As a way to show people there can be something new when it comes to an OC, and to help with the stigma against people who wish to make their own character as well. People who like to make OCs tend to get picked on by others in the fandom, and feel as though they must hide their creations. At least, this is what I have experienced and seen for myself. I really hope this changes though, because everyone's creations and imaginations are wonderful and brilliant in their own way. :) I'm glad that you're finding more stories to enjoy. I'm sure they're even better than this one. ;) Sorry that this update was so late. I really hope to see you again in the future. And that the story will always stay enjoyable for you. Take care! :)

pocketdictator: lol I'm guessing you enjoyed the first chapter, then? I'm happy that you did! :D Thank you for leaving a wonderful review! Hope to see you again soon!

Isanxd: Glad you liked the nice intake on regeneration. :) I also think it would be nice for the Doctor to explain what it feels like for a Time Lord to regenerate. I guess this is as close as we can get to know what it feels like. ;) The story will get darker, in some ways. Though, it also depends on what you consider 'dark' per say. Could be perfectly normal to some as none have the same perspective. It was pretty long between posts. And this one. Sorry about that. Missed a whole week in being able to update with my computer being fried for a while. Then, I had to catch up on school work after. Then finals. Ugh. Nah, I'm not that good. I know there are plenty of authors much better than me. :) There's still so much I can improve on. But only with all lovely readers' help, of course. ;) Until next time!

Unstoppably-demonic: Aww, thank you so much! I'm just so glad that you're enjoying the story and that it brings you such joy. :) I really hope that you'll continue to enjoy the story and Wanda into the future. Don't worry. Ten can't fight it forever. ;) Hope to see you again! Until next time!

tangle of ivy: Woot! Glad that the new update made you so happy. :) It is indeed hilarious. Much more interesting than her first regeneration. ;) She'll get around to telling him that . . . Eventually. Anyway, until then, we just get to see some fun awkward times between the two during the early years. ;) Until next time! Take care!

Blinked310: Yay! Glad there was no disappointment. :) Though, sorry about taking so long in the updates, lately. I'll try to get better at posting more often. I always find that the best way to develop and evolve a story is to evolve the characters along with it. Or vice versa. It's just something that needs to happen to continue on in transforming the story into something more. Or else, it risks falling flat later on. Especially when crossing the line in over stepping how long the story should last. Eventually, things must come to a close. If not, then things become repetitive and lack luster. Which I really hope that this story does not become any time soon. As for why Wanda does develop the way she does, you're right on point. I truly wanted to create someone who could be a perfect match for the Doctor. I always feel sorry for the guy, never getting a love that could last for him. Or, at least, not find a love that he can truly return affections for, or that can be a equal part for him. It's actually funny. In the beginning, I had absolutely no plans for either Wanda or the Doctor to have feelings for the other. They were merely supposed to be good friends/companions. Kind of like Donna and Clara are to the Doctor. But over a year while I was still developing the story, I found that the story began to take off on its own course. Soon, before I even knew it, the Doctor and Wanda sort of feel in love with one another and they just became a couple perfectly in sync with the other. So, in the end, I rolled with it. I went back to the beginning of the story, made some adjustments, and here we are today. :)
I'm glad that you like Third Wanda, for the first chapter at least. Hope you'll continue to enjoy her. :) I'm keeping my fingers crossed that everyone will. I really wanted Third Wanda to be a complete one-eighty from First Wanda. Total opposites. But still have that Wanda charm and core personality, too. And with this, this is the moment where Wanda finally shines the most. You could say that Third Wanda is where she is truly herself. Who she was always meant to be. :) Nah, you're never wrong. ;) Hope to see you again soon! Until next time, and I hope that you enjoyed the new chapter, too. :)

mysteryasgardian: Well, maybe not as much hilarious times with Nine as you might think. But still, she is rather funny. ;) I hope that you'll enjoy the rest of the story. And don't worry, Jack won't be that far off now. Hope to see you again in the future! :)

UltimateFan-girl15: Yay! Glad you enjoyed it. :) Hope you enjoyed the new chapter as well! Take care!

Takara Matsudaira: Yep, it's here. And here's the new one as well. lol ;) Sorry it's been taking so long. I feel awful about that. :( But I promise to try not to rush. I really don't want to mess up and make the story bad for you guys. Hope you enjoyed the new chapter, and to see you again soon. :)

Ronin Kenshin: Thanks! So glad that you like Third Wanda so far. :) Hope you'll like her through the rest of it, and that you enjoyed the new chapter. :) Until next time!

Squidtastik: Oh, definitely bubbly. lol ;) Glad you like her already. :) I hope that she'll continue to be enjoyable through the rest to come. Take care! :)

SilverMarkings: lol No, don't worry. The series will never be cancelled. Just a little behind in the updates lately. Things have been crazy here. Ugh. Anyways, sorry for the late update again. I'll try my best to get the next one up sooner. :) See you next time! Take care!

Nanski33: Helloo! :D Missed you, too! So happy that you're still enjoying the story. And that you like Third Wanda so far. Hope the enjoyment continues onwards. :) Nope, she is definitely going to be a lot of giddiness through most of this. ;) Though, she might have been a little extra bubbly there with regeneration. Thanks! I hope that you're doing well, too! :) And that you have a marvelous day! Take care!

Gladoo89: Yay! So happy that you like Third Wanda so far. :) Hope she continues to be enjoyable for you. Oh, I know. The same happened to me with Nine becoming Ten. First words out of the Tenth Doctor's mouth and I was hooked. lol ;) Ah, sorry if it was a bit harsh for you. I'm basing the material in the story on the T rating that is seen within Torchwood. Since Torchwood is rated T (at least here in the States) and they show quite a lot of blood, I thought it would be all right for a few moments like that within this story. But I will change it if concerns go up for people later within the story. I will continue to post up any warnings in the beginning of the chapters. Sorry that I forgot to post up a warning in the first chapter. I edited back over later and added the warning for those in the future reading. I hope that helps. :) Sorry again if I made you uncomfortable or upset in any way from the first chapter. :( I hope that you're days are going well and to see you again in the future. Take care! :)

bored411: Yep, big changes for Wanda all around. Hope you enjoyed the changes. ;) Oh, the Doctor does like her, but he just doesn't want to admit it yet. Kind of like what he went through with Rose and River on the show. Hope you enjoyed the new chapter. Until next time! :)

FREYA ASTRID NOVA: So happy that you like Third Wanda so far. :) A good match, yes. And they are definitely adorable together at times. ;) The Doctor is in such denial about his feelings, isn't he? lol ;) Hope you enjoyed the new chapter, and to see you again in the future. :)

Kayleen143: Young moments in the growing relationship for the Doctor can be rather funny and adorable at times. ;) Hope you liked the new chapter!

WibblyWobblyFez: Third Wanda is rather adorable, isn't she? ;) I'm so happy that you are liking it so far. Hope you enjoyed the new chapter as well. :)

LegandsOfTime: I'm excited that you're excited. :D I'm so glad that you liked the beginning of the third part. I hope you'll continue to enjoy the rest, and enjoyed the new chapter, too. :)

Lady Artimes Blaine: lol Well, I hope I'm not too cruel. Don't meant to be. Hope you enjoyed the new chapter, and will continue to enjoy Third Wanda. :)

Jesuslovesmarina: Woot! So happy that you're enjoying Third Wanda so far. :D And yes, I agree, I think Ten really likes her, too. ;) Until next time!

Jaxrond: lol I'm guessing they were good feels. ;) So glad you're enjoying everything so far. Oh yes, new Wanda and Eleven are definitely a good match for each other. You could say, stemming off the theory from the show itself, that Eleven might have had some influence on Wanda's regeneration. But I'll leave it open for discuss for all readers before making a final conclusion on that. ;) See you again the future! Take care!

ajwehri: Aww. I'm so happy to make you happy. :) I'm so glad that the story brings you such joy. I hope the new chapter as enjoyable as well. :)

MyCatDoesMyLaundry: Oh, I'm sorry. Didn't mean to make you cry. :( I hope the last chapter made up for that. And possibly this chapter, too. ;) Aww, thank you. I'm just so happy that the story brings you such joy. I know how it is in dealing with hard times. But I also know how finding a good story, or something else that can bring you joy, truly helps in escaping the pain and to even inspire you into creating something of your own. This is one of the reasons why this story came to be in the first place. I was going through hard times, and through my pain, Wanda was born. :) I truly hope that the story continues to bring you joy and makes you happy. :) Until next time! And have a most wonderful day!

WickedSaraBear: Yay! So glad that you're liking it so far. :) Yeah, sorry about that. I hope it wasn't a real bad cry or feels. :( Not so much a darker version of Wanda herself . . . for the most part. More or less just the story going dark for the characters and events. Spoilers until then. ;) We will definitely be learning more on Alpha and everything else that has been building up in mystery. Things will come to a close within this part. Yes, we will be seeing more Nine. As for Twelve, sorry, but he's just one Doctor who Wanda will never get to meet within this trilogy. As for within another story . . . we'll have to wait and see. Still thinking over what's going to happen there. Until next time! Take care! :)

KoNeKoLuvsU: Woot! So glad that you're enjoying Third Wanda already. :) Oh yes, she is definitely a whole lot of fun working with. Though, it's also hard keeping up with her sometimes. lol ;) I really hope that you'll like the rest of the story to come. Let me know if you do, for I'd love to see what your thoughts are on everything. :) Until next time!

Corina27: I think we've all been waiting. ;) Oh, Third Wanda will definitely be the wild child of all Wandas combined. I really hope that you'll like the rest to come. I'm just so happy that you're excited. :) Hope you enjoyed the new chapter, and to see you again for next time!

jessetimm5491: Glad you liked it. :) Hope you enjoyed the new chapter! Take care!

BlueFlame27: lol Glad you enjoyed it so much. ;) Hope this chapter was just as enjoyable. :D

Tayla: I'm excited as well. :D Mostly to see what everyone thinks of Third Wanda and part three more than anything else. ;) Yep, no more denial or second guessing for Wanda now. She's completely letting go and is just gonna go with it. ;) Hope you enjoyed the new chapter! Take care!

rainbownarwhal: lol Glad you enjoyed. ;) Sorry about the late update. I try going every two weeks in a post. But things got crazy lately. Promise to try and update sooner next time. Though, one never knows when life likes to jump in the way of plans.

Twilight Lion: Yep, I remember you. :) I remember all lovely, brilliant readers. :D Yay! So happy that you're still enjoying the story. :) Hope you'll continue to like the rest to come. Oh, trust me, you haven't seen the half of her hyper-ness. lol ;)

Pond2: lol Didn't mean to make you almost miss your que. I hope things on stage went all right in the end. :) So glad that you like Third Wanda so far. I hope she was enjoyable in this chapter as well. :) And I can't wait to see you again in the future! Take care!

Crystal-star-Tyler: Glad you enjoyed. :) Hope you liked the new chapter, too. Sorry again for the late update. Promise I'll try to post much sooner. And maybe even with a surprise thrown in. ;)

jb: It's not sad at all. I'm just so happy that the story brings you such joy. :) Hope you enjoyed the new chapter as well. Until next time! :)

Woman-of-water: lol So, I take it the first chapter was good? ;) Glad you're enjoying it. Hope you liked the new chapter, too. And will continue to enjoy the rest of the story to come. :)

SoufflGirl: lol Glad to have made you so happy with the post. I hope this new chapter made you just as happy. :) Sorry that it was a little late than usual. Life sometimes. Ugh. Anyway, hope to see you again in the future. Until next time! :)

Guest(b): Glad it was worth the wait and that you enjoyed it. :) I hope this new chapter was just as enjoyable and worth the wait. I promise to try and not make you wait so long next time for an update. I really hope you have a wonderful day. :) Take care!

EmmaKathy: She is rather cute, isn't she? ;) Glad the chapter made you so happy and even made you laugh a little. :) I'm just as excited about part three as you are. :D I can't wait to see what you and all other readers think of the story. I hope it's good for all. :) Doomsday will be coming up pretty soon. It's going to be a really big event and turning point for everyone. Especially for Wanda and the Doctor. Hope the new chapter as good and that you have wonderful day. :)

Rosen Time: You're very welcome. ;) Thank you for always giving such lovely reviews. I'm just so glad that you enjoyed the last chapter. Hope you liked this one, too. :) And that Wanda was just as fun in this part as she was in the last chapter. ;)

alexa-chan me: Yep, that was the moment. And yes, it is rather saddening that the trilogy will end soon. But all good things must come to an end eventually. Nothing can last forever, as they say. You're very welcome, I'm glad you liked the ending to part two. :) I hope you enjoyed the new chapter. And thanks for the review! :D

Crystal12345: lol Yes, she is rather cute, isn't she? Very adorable. ;) So glad you liked it! Hope you like the new chapter, too. :)

KeeperMusicNight: I'm so glad that the last chapter as enjoyable. I hope this one was just as fun to read. :) Oh yes, definitely a one-eighty from First Wanda. I thought it would be a nice touch in Wanda's development. ;) Hope that you'll continue to enjoy the new Wanda for the rest of the story. :) Really? Huh, good timing on both of our parts. ;) I made certain in the beginning when writing this story that everything would interconnect so well that you could read from the beginning of Wanda's perspective or the Doctor's and you'd still get the same story in the end. And, just as a small spoiler, many of the questions have already been answered. But as to what those answers are, well, that's spoilers. ;) The darker themes won't really happen until more towards the middle of the third part. So we'll have plenty of time to adjust to Third Wanda. :) Thanks for the wonderful review! I'm just so happy to see from you. :) Hope your day is doing fantastic, too! Take care! :D

thebeezekneeze: Sweet! Glad you liked it. :) Hope you enjoyed the new chapter as well! :D

BowTiesAreCool97: Yay! Glad you liked it. :) Sorry for the late update. Life really dragged me down this time. But I'll try getting the next one out sooner than this one. Especially with school finishing up for the semester. :) Hope you enjoyed the new chapter and to see you again soon! :D

Guest(c): I hope that was a nice surprise there in regeneration twists. ;) I thought it would be a nice touch. Yep. That pretty much sums up Third Wanda. lol ;) In a way, I think it was just them influencing Wanda, making her become the person she was always meant to be. There still might be a few moments of guilt and doubt for her, though. Some things can never leave her completely for that's just who she is. But she will definitely be more confident and won't let things drag her down as she did before. :) Those might have been mentioned, and she have a bit of an Oncoming Storm side to her. Just have to wait and see when Wanda might have done that. Spoilers until then. ;) Hope to see you again and that the new chapter as enjoyable. :)

RAGINGPANSIES: Sometimes, it's good to have some fluff and death together. ;) Glad you enjoyed. Hope you liked the new chapter just as much. :)

theson: Glad you liked the first chapter. I really hope that you'll enjoy the rest in the future. :) Hope the new chapter made up for the late update. Take care and hope to see you next time! :D

Audrie-13: Good cries are always . . . well, good. I always like a good cry. Makes me happy in the end. In a weird way. I guess that sounded weird, didn't it? lol ;) Don't worry, I totally get it. So happy that you enjoyed the fist chapter! :) Hope you liked the new one, too. Oh, sweet! Happy late, late, late birthday. :) Sorry I missed your B-day. I hope it was the best ever! :D I hope this chapter can be considered a late birthday and early Christmas/Holidays present. :) Until next time! Take care!

maja wittendorff: Yep. I thought you might like that. :) So glad that you enjoyed Third Wanda in the first chapter. Hope you liked her in this one, too. :) Actually, I've never seen The Hobbit, or any Lord of the Rings movies for that matter. I actually got the idea from a video of a New Report blooper. Some News channel here in the States had a guest on the air tell the reporter he was going to pass out as they were talking, smiling, and standing there. Next thing anyone knew, he did. He was all right in the end, of course. And . . . it's bad of me, but I actually think it was rather funny just how it happened. Nah, thank you for being an amazing reviewer, supporter, and reader for the story! :D Hope to see you again in the future! Take care!

Fredikins: Hello and welcome to the story! I'm so glad that you're enjoying both it and Wanda so far. I do hope the enjoyment continues. :) I'm so sorry to hear about those attacks. ;-; I truly hope that you're okay and safe now. I will keep you and everyone else in my prayers, for the world is truly becoming a scary place to live in. I wasn't involved in the chaos myself, but I do have family who live in Paris. Luckily, they're all right. Just a bit shaken up. Things will get better, though. I have hope and faith that everything will be all right in the end. So, past that topic, I'm truly am glad that you're liking Wanda. :) Sorry about all that naive nature from before. But, no worries, she grew out of it in the long run. Hopefully. ;) And the relationship will grow. Trust me. Don't worry, any and all answers will be revealed within this last part. And yes, sadly this is the end to Wanda in this part. But there might still be an extra special story in the works for a later time. ;) Spoilers for now. You can actually read the trilogy backwards. I made the story flow through both Wanda's and the Doctor's timeline. That way, you can start from the Doctor's pov, or Wanda's, and it would totally make sense. For the most part, anyway. ;) Hope to see you again soon! Take care, be safe, and have a wonderful day! :)

loveneverdies115: Yep, very giddy. ;) I guess you could say she sort of influenced by a certain Eleven. lol ;) Oh? Well, Twelve got his looks based off another by a great influence of character. Maybe Wanda did the same. You never know. ;) lol Anyways, until next time! :D

Shinonome Sakuya: Hmm. Could be that. Could be something else. Well, I guess we'll just have to wait to find out who 'Em' is for later. Spoilers until then. ;) But don't worry, all answers will be resolved and revealed in this part. For certain. :) Hope you liked the new chapter. Until next time! :)

10th Squad 3rd Seat: Glad you like her! She is pretty adorable, right? ;) Hope you enjoyed the new chapter!

Whovianeverlark17: I'm just as excited. I'm really, really looking forward to what everyone thinks of the rest to come. :D The relationship will definitely progress. For both of them. ;) Hmm. I haven't really thought about the revenge part. I might add in something later about that. For now, just let your imagination soar in what you think the Oncoming Storm would do to Kovarian. ;) Hope you enjoyed the new chapter. The Empty Child will be coming up . . . more towards the middle of the story. I'm actually working on typing up that one now. I hope it turns out good. :)

ash: One update coming right up! Just a little late on delivery. Heh. Sorry about that. Yep, Wanda's all okay. :) And no more agitation . . . for the marriage or relationship, that is. Hopefully nothing else is will be annoying. :) I hope that you enjoyed the new chapter and to see you again later! Take care! :)

StraightFromCrazy: Yay! Glad you like it! :D Hope you enjoyed the new chapter, too! Until next time! :)

All The Stories Are True 24601: Nah, I'm not that good of a writer. There are many others way better than me. And definitely better stories. But I'm just so happy that you're enjoying the story. :) Hope you'll continue to like the rest! See you next time!

AnnaRooma: Umm . . . she might be. Just by a little bit. ;) I'd like to give you warm welcome to the story, and truly hope that you'll enjoy the rest to come. :) Until next time!

frostia-tyler: Sorry again for that. :( I really didn't mean for it to take so long, but things just kept getting in the way of writing. School. Work. Computer dying. Plus, it does take quite a while to answer all the reviews once I get done in editing the chapter. I really hope that the new chapter made up for the wait. And I'll try my hardest to get the next update out soon. :) Hope you have a wonderful day! Take care!

AliceInGalifrey: Hello and welcome to the story! Well, really, it's taking longer because of part three not being completely finished. And it being the end of the semester at school didn't help either. But the main schedule I try for is at least every two weeks there's an update. It doesn't really matter on the day of the week when this happens, but I do try for a Monday or Friday. I hope that helps. :) Hope to see you again soon, and you enjoyed the new chapter! And don't worry about the extra review. It's all good. ;)

HellInHighHeelsPond: Oh? That's so cool that a song reminds you of this! :D I'll definitely try out the song now. Thanks for sharing! Hope you enjoyed the new chapter. :)

BeCent: lol You're very welcome. And thank you, too. ;)

amrawo: So happy that you liked the first chapter! :) Hope you'll enjoy the rest in the future. I'm relatively new myself compared. Only been a fan for a couple years. So, I'd like to warmly welcome you to the show and fandom. I hope that show will continue to be enjoyable for you through the ages. :)

Guest(d): Thanks. Glad you liked it. :) Hope you enjoyed the new chapter as well. Take care!

Delirium: Thanks for the lovely review! I'm so glad that you enjoyed the story so far. Hope you'll like the rest of part three to come. :) Many people actually never voted on the poll, so I'm not certain if the majority still wants something like more intimate moments. But I'll go ahead and take a crack at it. Maybe even post it up not too far away in the future. :) It will definitely be rated M though. And since it will be that rating, you can be certain things will be much more mature and adult. If you like stuff like that, of course. Anyways, hope to see you again in the future. Until next time!

chloeX15: Nah, thank you for being a wonderful reader, supporter, and reviewer! :D I'm just so happy that the story has brought you such joy. :) I really do hope that you'll like Third Wanda. Let me know if you do! I loved to hear all your thoughts on the story. :) Until next time!

Belle: Yay! Glad you liked it. :) Aww, thank you. I know I'm not that good of a writer, but I'm certain I'll get better one day. :) Well, that thing with telepathy is that it does take quite a bit of strength and concentration from a person. Much more than many assume. It's not just like breathing. It's like running and reading a book at the same time. So, since Wanda was at a very weak point both physically and mentally, being in the process of death and all, it would have been too difficult for her to reach out to the Doctor in such a way. That's another reason why she and the Doctor don't always speak to each other this way. It's sort of exhausting if done too often. Hope that helps clear up some things. :) And hope that you enjoyed the new chapter as well. Take care!

ShadowKitty896: Woot! I'm happy that you caught up! :D Hope you enjoyed the new chapter. And that it was worth the wait. :) Don't worry, won't have to wait until long for Nine or Jack. ;) Until next time!

InsanityIsACalling: So happy that you're enjoying the story so far! I really hope that you'll like the rest to come. :) I also hope that the new chapter was enjoyable along with Third Wanda. Her bubbliness will definitely last. It might not always be there at times, but it will always not be too far away. :) As for that nickname, it will come into light very soon. ;)

Positively Stubborn Angie: So glad that you like the story! Hope you'll like the rest to come. Let me know if you do or if there's anything more I can do to make it better. :) Until next time! Take care!

Jutemay: Yay! Welcome back! :D So glad that you like the new part so far! And Third Wanda, too! The tables have definitely reversed on who's innocent in the relationship. lol ;) Hope you're doing well, too! And hope to see you again soon. :)

Nerd4StageAndScreen: Welp, here's the new update. ;) Hope you enjoyed, and to see you again in the future! Have a fantastic day! :D

Guest(e): Again, real sorry about being late on the update. :( Things just went real crazy this last month. I blame the Holidays. But don't worry, I'll try my hardest to make certain not to take as long as this time in posting. And if I do, I'll make certain to give out two chapters next time. ;) I hope everything is okay on your end, too. Take care friend! :D

Guest(f): Thanks! The story couldn't have made it this far without the help of all you lovely, brilliant readers! :D Hope to see you again soon and that you enjoyed the chapter. :)

Thanks again everyone! You're all marvelous and fantastic readers! Pies and cakes for everyone! :D

~Tinker~