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)

5. Ch 5: The Ghosts of Christmas

Hey, everyone!

It's been a while, hasn't it? Sorry about that. I always seem to be late in updates anymore. If any of you are wondering why, well, there's the lay out of my schedule. School started up recently, with a very big bang. So, I have 15 hours of classes. Then, on stop of that, I have 48 hours of mini-internships I have to do within a semester. I've been in and out of the hospital lately. Nothing serious, hopefully, just been dealing with a sickness. And I work 40 hours or more a week. Basically, with the mess that's been going on in my life, I only have enough time to eat and sleep (haha, what's sleep?) before I have to get going again. Yay. But, I promise that I have been working on this story whenever I do find I have free time. It's just I don't get much free time anymore. :( I'm really sorry about that! I hate having to put you guys through a long wait in the chapters. But there's just no getting around it. Again, sorry. I feel awful about the lack of updates. :(

I hope that the story will still be enjoyable in the end, though. Even if it does take a little longer to get through. Thank you all so much for being supportive and patient with me. :) You all are awesome! And I really hope that everyone will enjoy the new chapter!

Special Note: Oh! Before I forget! There has been an awesome drawing done by one of the your fellow readers. :) It's completely amazing, I just love it to pieces. So, I wanted to share with you all the drawing! Just search through Instagram #Wandaonetwothree. Go see the brilliant drawing, and give the creator lots of love for being magnificent. :D And if any of you would also like to share something in the future that ties into the trilogy, just let me know and I'll totally love your brilliance! ;D

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Chapter 5: The Ghosts of Christmas

It was only just after Wanda picked up a new outfit from the TARDIS wardrobe did she suddenly feel the warmth and saw the white light around her body. Jumping away from Ten and Rose's time, she appeared right back in the wardrobe room. She hummed somewhat, trying to think of where she might be now. Giving a onceover in the mirror to the new (and better, in her opinion) outfit, she spun around to enjoy the maroon overcoat that she had picked out. As well as the light, green tunic which hung longer in the back than it did the front, but still big on her that made it more of a short dress. She wondered if all shirts were going to look like small dresses on her now. Well, even though she did not mind the dress style, she was still going to wear something underneath for cover. She still did not like too much exposure, so she kept on her brown capris. Slipping back on her Merry Janes and tying back on a green ribbon into a bow in her hair (this time making it so it was a bow for a ponytail), Wanda skipped out of the wardrobe.

She took notice of the quiet and gloomy corridors, making her wonder if she was during Nine's time. The TARDIS was always ever so solemn during his reign. Mostly because Nine himself had a rather grim taste on things. So Sexy herself kept things dimmer to please her Thief. Wanda knew, though, that things would become much brighter and more cheerful down the road for Nine as he grew more into simply enjoying the universe once again.

Speaking of Nine, where was he? Wanda really wanted to see him again. She missed her Fantastic Doctor. It had been ages. She wondered if he was in another mood of his, or if, possibly, it might be during his later time when he had been more relaxed about things. Of course, this had been only with Second her, and she remembered how much he complained about Third her. It made her wonder for a moment if the Doctor, all Doctors, might not like this third incarnation as much as her Second self. Of course, the Doctor had been rather attached to her Second self since that had been the incarnation with him since the Time War. So, most likely chances that—no wait, there he was!

Wanda beamed brightly as she saw Nine walking stiffly towards the control room. Jogging forward, she jumped up and wrapped her arms around his shoulders in a cheerful hug. Kicking her legs out in the air behind her as she hung off his back.

"Nine! I've missed you!" she giggled brightly. Then on a second thought, she realized jumping up to give him a surprise hug might have not been the best thing. It seemed this new her was just as bad as her other incarnations on acting without thinking. Maybe even worse because of her hyper mind. Either way, Nine was not happy in being surprised in such a way.

"Get off me!" he yelled, throwing her off of him and onto the ground. She pouted, mentally scolding herself for not thinking that action through. She probably should have just said 'hello,' but this body just wanted to hug everyone who was precious to her. Much more affectionate than her earlier incarnations. Especially her First self. Young Wanda could hardly stand to hug someone most of the time, mostly because of her timidity. And Second Wanda was more open on hugs, but did still not give them out much. And—oh, the Doctor was talking.

"Who the hell are you?" he growled at her. Wanda bounced back up, brushing her capris as if dusting herself off.

"Wanda. The Wanderer. Blondie. Shorty. Anything you'd like to call me, really," she answered lightly. "Just don't call me a child. I mean, just because I'm short does not mean I'm a child. I am ninety-eight years old. I think I count as an adult by now. Though, technically, by Time Lord standards, I still do classify as a child I suppose."

"Wanda?" he questioned, raising a skeptical brow. Looking her up and down, he seemed to study her for a second as if wondering what sort of anomaly she was. It made her feel awkward with his searching eyes, as if she were an art piece or freak show. She crossed her arms, furrowing her brows.

"Just take a picture. It lasts longer," she told him with some sass in her voice. The Doctor snorted.

"You're not Wanda. You're too young," he said as if concluding his study of her. He narrowed his eyes as anger started to fill his gaze. "You're just like that other girl, pretending to be someone and something you're not. You're a fraud. And a killer, too, I bet."

"Excuse me?" Wanda scoffed, outraged by this remark. At that moment, Rose came around the corner of the corridor. She gazed at them curiously having heard rather loud voices coming from her room.

"What's going on?" Rose asked them. She blinked in surprise to seeing the short, blonde girl standing in front of the Doctor. "Hello?"

"Rose!" Wanda cheered, running over to give the girl a hug. "So glad to see you, girlie. I mean, I know I've just seen you like two seconds ago but I'm always happy to see you. Especially young you. Younger you is just so adorable." She pulled back, giving Rose a pinch on the cheek. The girl merely blinked, unsure of what exactly as going on.

"Um . . . who are you?" Rose asked slowly, uneasy with a sudden and random blonde girl hugging her and pinching her cheek.

"Oh, right, sorry, I forgot you've haven't met this me yet," Wanda said quickly, giving the girl some space and gaining a blush of embarrassment for her over excitement. "I'm Wanda. But, I mean, I know you've already met First and Second Wandas. Though, you meeting Second Wanda first, and First Wanda second, at least you're actually meeting Third me at a third time for you. So, I guess it's good timing on my part, and not so good for the other two mes. Oh, and there I go rambling again. That's really still new for me, you know. This new me is such a chatter box, I think I could talk for hours. I might just do that, in fact, if I'm bored or want to annoy someone. Especially the Doctor since he does the same to me on purpose all the time. In fact—."

"Would you shut up already!" the Doctor yelled behind her. Wanda turned to frown heavily at him while Rose blinked rapidly, trying to process the rapid and speedy words that Wanda had dished out.

"Oi, don't yell at me," Wanda scolded him sternly, walking up towards him to wave a finger at him. "The other two mes might have taken that temper lying down, but this is a whole new me. I don't feel as willing to just let people yell at me or push me around like I used to."

"Who the hell are you?" the Doctor demanded to know. "Are you working for that chestnut girl? Are you and her both keeping my Wanda away from me?" He stormed up to Wanda, towering over her while glaring down harshly. Like with Ten, she now came up to his chest instead of his shoulders as she had been used to. Only because Nine and Ten were rather on the tall side, though. She was sure with Eleven she would almost be up to his chin.

"I am Wanda you idiot," Wanda retorted. "I'm Third Wanda. The oldest Wanda." The Doctor scoffed to this, not believing a word of it.

"Wait, you're Wanda, too?" Rose asked from behind the Time Lady. Wanda turned and gave her a smile.

"Yep. This is Third me. Don't worry, you'll get used to the sudden changes of me. Eventually," Wanda told her with a small shrug.

"Yeah, I doubt that," Rose replied, shaking her head and feeling rather stumped by the sudden and rapid change of appearances Wanda made.

"You're not Wanda," the Doctor repeated, remaining firm in his conclusion. "There's only one Wanda. My Wanda. You and that other moron girl can go shove off." He turned, stomping away to the control room with a loud grumble. Raising her brows high, Wanda stormed off after him with a curious Rose trailing behind.

"If you just scan me with the sonic screwdriver, you'd see that I am Wanda," Wanda retorted after him. "And just because I regenerated into a younger face, does not mean I'm not Wanda. I can't exactly choose what age I change into to, you know."

The Doctor turned around, doing a quick scan of her with his sonic screwdriver. Not because she suggested it. It was because he was curious. Yes, that was it. Curiosity. For he knew who his Wanda was, and this tiny blonde was not her. But when he pulled back his sonic, it said otherwise. He glared at the tool, not believing it. He knew the truth. This diminutive annoyance was not his Wanda. So, he promptly turned around with a huff and storm back off. Wanda rolled her eyes, following after him.

"So, I'm guessing you're in one of your moods again," Wanda remarked lightly. He only grumbled in response. Yep, definitely in one of his moods. Whenever he fell into one of these moments, he became very irritable, temperamental, and tended to lose track of everything around him. Only focusing on one thing and one thing alone: his anger at the universe.

"Why don't you just get lost?" he retorted bitterly. "Take yourself and that chestnut girl far, far away from me. And while you're at it, take the other blondie with you." He jabbed his thumb over his shoulder at Rose.

"Oi!" Rose and Wanda yelled angrily.

"I'm not going anywhere," Wanda stated firmly.

"And either am I," Rose agreed. The Doctor spun around to face them as they entered the control room, glaring at them darkly.

"This is my TARDIS. I'm not having any unwelcomed guests on board," he snapped at them. "I'm sending you all back to Powell Estate." He jabbed his finger into Wanda's chest. "You, go get that brunette friend of yours. Tell her that she, like the rest of you, are not welcome."

"First Wanda isn't here, idiot. She can't be since I'm here. It means she jumped away to another time," Wanda gritted, grinding her teeth together harshly. She felt her left eye beginning to twitch as her temper flared up.

"Fine. Whatever," the Doctor said, throwing his hands up in frustration. "One less I have to deal with." He stormed over to the console, beginning to flip levers and spin dials, fixing to send both blonde girls to Rose's flat.

Wanda growled, stomping up to the console, undoing his work on the controls. Halting the TARDIS. "We're not going anywhere, and that's final."

Glaring at her, the Doctor started flipping back the levers. "You're not the pilot. I am. What I say goes."

"Ha! You're just the one giving some help to the real pilot. What the TARDIS says and wants is the final say. I know for a fact that she won't send us off."

"Oh, you think so?" The Doctor turned to her, crossed his arms to stare her down aggressively. "And what do you know, huh? Nothing! You're just some whiney, good-for-nothing like that other moron. Both claiming you're the Wanderer and a Time Lord when you're not."

"But I am. And so is First Wanda." Wanda pointed a finger into his chest. "You're just too much of an idiot to see it. I'm your companion, Spaceman. Whether you like it or not."

He smacked her finger away, frowning at her. "Spaceman? Ha! You can't be Wanda. My Wanda would never call me such a stupid name."

"You wanna bet?" Wanda smirked, crossing her arms. "I know for a fact that a certain someone likes that nickname. He's even my husband."

She mentally scolded herself for letting that spoiler slip. As well as the fact that technically the Doctor and she were not married yet. In neither present time nor the future. Though, hopefully, Nine was in too much of a temper to realize anything amiss.

She was right about the 'Spaceman' nickname. She remembered spending time with Eleven, during her Second incarnation, of him mentioning once on how fond he was of her nicknames of him. 'Spaceman' being one of them. Though, at the time, that one had mostly been a slip for she had not started to call him by that name just yet during her Second incarnation. Now, she planned to use it quite often. Mostly as a memory of Donna.

The Doctor snorted at this. "Right. You're married? That's a laugh. What kind of pathetic nutter would marry someone as annoying as you?"

Upon hearing the Doctor making fun of . . . well, himself, Wanda tightened her hands into angry and shaking fists while her eye began to twitch even more. "What did you say?"

The Doctor smirked, seeing her irritation building up. Good. She deserved to feel as angry and annoyed as he did. "Oh, you don't like me calling your husband a nutter? How about a weak, useless, twit who was clearly mad and out of his mind whenever he ever thought to marry the likes of you. As a matter of fact, you're also a royal—"

WHAM!

The Doctor fell back onto the grated floor with a raging Wanda standing over him with her left fist shaking.

She did not know why she did it. Maybe it was because of all the other times he had been nasty to her. Or maybe because she felt so protective over the Doctor so that anyone hurting or demeaning him in anyway, even by one of his own incarnations, made her feel the need to stand up for him. Perhaps it was even because she truly and simply had quite enough of the temper and nasty mouth of his. Either way, in that moment of him saying those hateful words, her temper reached its limits. All she remembered was seeing red and feeling ready to punch those who dare cross her. And so, she did just that.

She stood there for a moment, blinking in shock at the Doctor's unconscious body lying on the floor as her anger deflated. Her eyes then widened in fear.

"Oh, my god! I've killed him!" she cried out in panic. She hurriedly crouched by him, grabbing him by the shoulders and lifting him up into sitting position. "Doctor, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake, wake. Come on, don't be dead!" She shook him, trying to see if he was all right. But his head merely rolled around limply, still completely knocked out.

"Um, Wanda, he's not dead. He's just pasted out," Rose assured the overly worried Time Lady. Wanda stopped shaking the Doctor, looking back and forth between Rose and the unconscious Time Lord for a few seconds, blinking slightly. Then she gave the girl behind her an embarrassed smile.

"Oh, right . . . I knew that," she stated, letting go of the Doctor. He fell back onto the grating, still completely out of it. Wanda rubbed the back of her head nervously while standing up, still giving the unconscious Doctor a wary look. Half of her felt guilt and shame for lashing out at her Doctor. But the other, louder, half of her was feeling as though he had deserved it and even proud of herself.

"Um . . . was that bad of me to do that?" Wanda wondered aloud, starting down at the unconscious Doctor with uncertainty.

"Nope. I think he deserves a few more good punches, actually," Rose responded, grinning away cheekily at the sight of the knocked out Doctor.

"Hmm," Wanda remarked quietly, still feeling rather guilty. She dearly hoped this did not cause a rift for her and the Doctor's relationship. Then again, she also gave a cheeky grin. "Oh, well. I'll just have to apologize later, I guess."

"Is he going to be all right?" Rose asked, coming over to push her foot against the Doctor's side.

"Yeah, he'll be fine . . . I think. I'm sure he's fine . . . Hopefully. You know, I should really probably take him to the medical bay."

Rose snickered and shook her head. "Nah, I'm sure he's fine."

"Yeah . . . yeah, I'm sure he is, too." Crouching down, Wanda arranged him body somewhat so that he was lying more comfortably on his back and even took off her overcoat to give him a nice pillow of sorts. Making sure he was resting peacefully, she bounced around the console, beginning to send them off. "So, how long has it been since Platform One? I'm guessing not that long ago by the way idiot here was acting."

"It was just yesterday night, I think. It might be morning or noon by now," Rose told her, walking around the still unconscious Doctor. "It's hard telling time being inside this ship."

Wanda frowned at the Time Lord, wondering why he was not waking up yet. His mind should be kicking in, making him regain consciousness, as normal Time Lord biology does. Though, he had told her once a very powerful hit could knock a Time Lord out for quite some time before the mind started up functions once more. Perhaps she had hit him a little too harshly. Now she was really starting to feel guilty. She hoped no one, especially the Doctor, looked down on her for reacting in such a way. Shaking off this thought, she concentrated on sending them off. Knowing where they were needed, the ship helped her set the coordinates right away. They held onto the edges of the console as the TARDIS flew through the Vortex, shaking and rocking about in flight. Finally, they landed at their destination.

"Did we make it? Where are we?" Rose asked curiously, looking excited to be travelling to another time and place. Checking the scanner, Wanda beamed upon seeing the time and date.

"We're in Cardiff, December 24, 1869," she stated brightly. "Yes! My most favorite time of year. Christmas!" She bounced around with joy, giggling away happily. "Oh, I love Christmas. And I finally get to spend it with you." Grabbing onto Rose's arm, Wanda linked her own arm with the girl's, beaming away cheerfully. Rose laughed some, finding the girl's giddy manner amusing. As well as just glad at least someone on the ship actually liked her.

"That's so weird. I can't believe it's Christmas," Rose remarked, gazing to the girl next to her in thought. "I also can't believe you want to spend it with me. You hardly know me."

"Nope, it's the other way around. You hardly know me. I've known you for over seventy-five years in counting." Wand smiled fondly at that thought, so happy to have been able to be around for so long for all the companions and the Doctor.

"Seventy-five years? You've known me for seventy-five years?" Rose shook her head, unable to wrap her mind around that thought. "Blimey, am I really around with you two for that long? How do we possible manage with this arse over here?"

"Oh, no, you misunderstand me. I travel around at random through four hundred years of the Doctor's time. So there are actually decades apart for me from when you, I, and the Doctor are actually travelling around and having fun together."

"Oh . . . well, that makes sense . . . I suppose." Shaking her head once more, Rose knew she would have to digest this information more thoroughly later. Gazing to the scanner, she began to think over where and what time they were now. "So . . . outside those doors, it's really Christmas in 1869?"

"Yep."

"That's so weird." Rose glanced at the TARDIS doors then looked back at Wanda. "It's like, think about it, though . . . Christmas 1869. Happens once. Just once, and it's gone, it's finished. It'll never happen again." She paused thinking that over. The idea of it sent a feeling of awe and wonder through her. "Except for you two. You both can go back and see days that are dead and gone, a hundred thousand sunsets ago. No wonder you never stay still." She shook her head slightly. "Too bad you have to travel around with such a—."

"Language, Rose," Wanda scolded sternly. "Give the Doctor some time. He really is not bad. He just has this temper and these moods he goes through. He's really quite lovely once you get to know him. Trust me."

There came a loud groan from on the floor. Both girls glanced around the console to see the Doctor slowly awaking. Sitting up, he rubbed at his sore jaw, wincing greatly.

"Who hit me with a mallet?" he groaned, rubbing his face. Upon seeing both girls staring at him, he glowered at Wanda. "You punched me! I can't believe you actually hit me!" He stood up, glancing down curiously to see the maroon overcoat on the floor. Odd. She made him a pillow out of her coat? Well . . . at least she was descent enough to do that. He picked up the coat and tossed it to her.

"Well, you pissed me off," Wanda retorted, putting back on her coat.

The Doctor merely frowned, rubbing at his jaw some more. Oh, did it hurt. He did not think he had ever been hit that hard before. How could someone so tiny pack such a punch? He actually felt . . . impressed by it. She had decked him, knocked him out cold. That girl . . . she was a fiery one she was. She . . . was one hell of a woman. And . . . he actually really liked that. His hearts picked up in a quick beat, giving him a strange sensation of emotions. He internally scolded himself, not liking on how awestruck and enthralled she had made him feel.

"I don't think I'm going to be able to talk or eat right for a week," he grumbled. Rose could be heard snickering loudly, looking so pleased as if she had been the one to punch the Doctor.

Wanda rolled her eyes lightly, though felt a heavy twinge of guilt go through her. "Quit being a baby. You'll be healed up by the end of the night." Grabbing onto Rose's hand, Wanda steered the girl down towards the corridor. "Rose and I have to get properly dressed." She pointed a stern finger at the Doctor. "You, don't touch anything."

The Doctor shot her another angry look before the girls disappeared around the corner. Though, after being unconscious for a few minutes, he did not feel as spiteful as he had earlier. That had mostly been because he still felt greatly betrayed by his Wanda for sending these . . . morons in her place. Why had she not warned him about younger versions of herself running around? Even if his sonic screwdriver said otherwise, he still did not believe that this diminutive blonde was once his Wanda. She had to be an earlier incarnation like the brunette girl. He continued to rub at his right cheek while glancing at the scanner. 1869? What the heck were they doing here? Huffing loudly, levers were flipped and knobs were twisted as he began to send them back to Rose's time. They needed to be sent back, far, far away from him so that he could find out what happened to the Wanda he knew. But, suddenly, the TARDIS sent a shock through him. He jumped back, rubbing his hands while glaring to the time rotor.

"Oh, not you, too!" he yelled, grabbing at a lever once more. "Please tell me you're not on that stupid blonde's side!" Upon saying this, he received an even nastier shock. As he moved away, shaking his hand to get rid of the feeling of electricity going through it, he heard the console beeping angrily. Almost as if the TARDIS were scolding him. "She is not Wanda! I don't care what you or anyone else says! Now, you're taking us back to drop Rose and that other blonde off whether you like it or not."

Abruptly, the control room dimmed and the console powered down. The Doctor blinked in shock as he realized the TARDIS was receding back, making sure that he did not pilot her anywhere. He could not believe this! Was everyone in the universe against him?!

"Oh, you complete and utter—," the Doctor began to shout.

"Oi! Don't yell at the TARDIS!"

The Doctor turned, ready to yell at the tiny blonde, but stopped short upon seeing what she was wearing. A lovely late 19th century, off-shoulders, gown that was green with white lace. He noticed how she had braided her hair and laid the long braid over one of her shoulders to hang towards the front. A light green ribbon had been twined into the ash blonde hair. When did she have time to do that? But he could hardly contemplate anything else except for one thought running through his mind. Beautiful. No, beyond that. She was dazzling.

"You gonna gawk at me all day?" Wanda snorted upon seeing the Doctor sort of stare at her in a blinking daze. Nine almost looked the same way Ten did whenever he had gazed at her back at New Earth after Cassandra had ripped apart her shirt.

The current Doctor shook his head rapidly, mentally scolding and slapping himself. This blonde was nothing! She was not dazzling, was not beautiful. Only his Wanda was beautiful. It was only his raven-haired Wanda that he found attractive. Wait . . . no. Agh! No, no! That was not what he meant to think.

"I think he might start laughing at us," Rose spoke up, adjusting her own gown. Hers was much in the same style only it was black and maroon with a small cloak tied around her neck. She had put her hair up into a bun with a feathered, purple broach stuck in her hair. "I wouldn't put it past him."

"Well, no, I was thinking you look rather nice, Rose. Considering that you're human," the Doctor commented lightly, thinking that the girl did actually suit the outfit well. He gave the Time Lady a side glance. "You, on the other hand, look like someone who just climbed out of the Strehoxx swamps."

"Way to make a girl feel pretty," Wanda retorted sarcastically. She stuck her tongue out at him, then linked her arm with Rose's. Together, they strolled out into the Christmas Eve night.

"Oi, where do you two think you're going?!" the Doctor called out to them. He received no answer. Grumbling under his breath, the Doctor followed after them. Might as well make sure they did not get into any trouble. Really, all he wanted to do was get back into the TARDIS and leave, but . . . he also felt excited on exploring around where they had travelled to. Damn his curiosity.

As soon as he stepped out of the door, Wanda snapped her fingers and the door swung shut behind him. The Doctor blinked rapidly, turning his head back and forth between the TARDIS and the Time Lady, who currently held a very smug expression. He pointed at her and the ship, trying to get his mind wrapped around the fact that she had actually closed his ship with the simple gesture.

"H-how did you do that?" he asked in complete and utter bewilderment. "You can't just go around doing that! That is literally an impossible thing to do."

"A girl has her secrets," Wanda responded, winking at the Time Lord. Rose snickered at the Doctor who kept opening and closing his mouth to response to this, but seemed at a loss for words. Then, with face growing stern and angry, the Doctor stomped towards Wanda, poking her in the shoulder harshly.

"What did you do to the TARDIS? Do you have it under some kind of control?" he demanded in question. Wanda scoffed, pushing his jabbing finger away from her as she rolled her eyes.

"I've done nothing to the TARDIS, idiot," she huffed out in frustration. Could he be happy and not angry for, like, five minutes?

"Clearly you have, and you're going to tell me what right now," retorted the Time Lord, crossing his arms as he glared at the blonde girl.

Wanda raised a brow at him. "I could tell you, but that'd be spoilers. So no, I'm not telling you. But I will tell Rose that secret, embarrassing name if you don't back off in being a prat." She placed her hands on her hips and gave a sharp nod, knowing that this should shut him up. He would never want someone knowing that name.

The Time Lord's eyes widening a bit as he feared of what name she was talking about. Was she . . . was she really going to tell someone his academy name? A name that he had always kept to himself, and only allowed those truly close to him to know. It was about as deep of a secret as his true name. His eyes narrowed as he glared darkly at the short blonde. "You wouldn't."

"I would if you don't start playing nice."

"I don't understand, what name?" Rose asked them, confused by what they were talking about.

"No pathetic human like her should ever know that name," the Doctor gritted through his teeth, thrusting a finger at Rose as he ignored her question.

"Call her 'pathetic' one more time and I'll scream the name out," Wanda bit back as she felt her left eye twitch wildly and her face heating up in her fury. The Doctor stepped closer, towering over the short girl.

"I swear, I'll find that damn, stupid husband of yours and—," he began to threaten, enraged by her girl's own threat.

Having enough of Nine's remarks on his future self, Wand turned to Rose and said, "The Doctor named the TARDIS 'Sexy.'" There was dead silence for a moment as the name was digested by the trio.

"W-what?" Rose began snickering, almost fully laughing as she found this knowledge beyond humourous. She knew men and their vehicles had sort of a 'special bond,' but that name was just too hilarious. The companion began laughing loudly, keeping a hand up to her mouth to try and calm herself. "Y-you named yo-our ship 'Sexy'? Hahahaha!"

The Doctor blinked, shocked to have heard this name spoken and told to a human instead of the other name he had been fearing in being said. He felt relief go through him in realizing the short blonde girl was not going to say his name. But, at the same time, he still felt highly embarrassed in the secret name he had given the TARDIS be told to someone else. That was supposed to be his private name for the ship. Darn that blonde.

"It's not that funny, Rose," Wanda grumbled, now regretting in telling the companion the old girl's name. "'Sexy' is a wonderful and perfect name for the TARDIS. Isn't that right, Sexy?" She looked over, smiling when hearing a pleasant hum given to her in return. Glancing at the Doctor, she raised a brow as she saw the mixture of embarrassment and relief in his expression. Then, it dawned on Wanda why he had been so angry when she made the threat of revealing a name. Did he really think she would ever tell someone his academy name? "Oh, Spaceman, I'm sorry. You thought I was going to say that other name, didn't you?" She walked over to him, patting his arm as a gesture of reassurance. "Don't worry. I'm not telling anyone that name unless you wanted me to. That's your name to tell, and no one else's." Giving him a kind smile, Wanda walked back over to the snickering, snorting Rose, grabbing the girl's hand.

"Come on, girlie. Time to explore," Wanda said brightly, pulling the companion along.

The two girls strolled off, leaving him there, dumbfounded as ever. She had apologized for making him worried over what name she might give out? That was something. At least she cared enough to know that 'Theta Sigma' was a name to keep hidden. He glanced back to the TARDIS, still reeling over the feat Wanda had done. Did she really—nah. Could have been a trick of some kind. There was no logical way that anyone could ever close the TARDIS doors in such a way.

The Doctor trailed behind the two girls while they continued to walk with linked arms. Giggling away merrily to the delightful Christmas Eve night. Children could be seen running around cheerfully. Caroling could be heard echoing all around the stone streets. Horse-drawn carriages rode on by them as they strolled brightly along. Snow covered the ground in a thin blanket with some still falling gently down from the skies above. It was after some time of walking through the streets, with the two girls enjoying the beautiful night and the Doctor beginning to grow bored, did they finally hear the screams coming from the Taliesin Lodge music hall.

"That's more like it," the Doctor said cheerfully, glad for a distraction from the mess of many Wandas. He ran around the two girls in excitement while they hurriedly followed after him. People came running and screaming out of the music hall with police whistles sounding off in the distance. The trio rushed inside to see a blue gas entity flying around the hall. The Doctor smiled brightly at the sight. "Fantastic."

"Eccellente," agreed Wanda, smiling brightly by what she had said. "Oh, eccellente. I like that. I think I might say that more often."

"No one cares," the Doctor said, not even bothering to look at her as he hurriedly walked off to investigate what was happening. Wanda stuck her tongue at him in response.

She watched as the Doctor jumped on stage with Charles Dickens himself, the man who had been entertaining the hall's guests with his story A Christmas Carol. Of course, once again, the Doctor was in one of his moods where he did not focus on anything or anyone else except for the ongoing adventure at hand. Completely forgetting about Wanda and Rose. He just left them right behind—no wait . . . Where is Rose? Wanda's eyes widened as she realized she had been too distracted watching the gas entity and the Doctor. Not paying attention to where her friend had run off to. Oh, no.

"Doctor!" she shouted, gaining the Time Lord's attention. "They've taken Rose!" She turned and ran off back outside, knowing by now both Gabriel Sneed (the undertaker) and his servant girl, Gwyneth, had kidnapped Rose. Sneed doing so as he believed Rose had seen too much after finding them both taking away Mrs. Peace's dead body. Those two were the ones who worked at the morgue where all of this had started in the first place.

Wanda rushed out of the hall, seeing the now distant carriage of Sneed's going down the street. The Doctor came up beside her, not looking as worried about the stolen companion as the Time Lady.

"Is she always a nuisance?" the Doctor remarked with irritation laced in his tone.

"Are you always an arse?" Wanda retorted, placing her hands on her hips while staring sternly at him. He only rolled his eyes in response.

"You're not escaping me, sir," Dickens said while storming out of the hall after the Doctor. The man fully believed that the Doctor had been the one behind the event within the Taliesin Lodge. "What do you know about that hobgoblin, hmm? Projection on glass, I suppose. Who put you up to it?"

"Yeah, mate. Not now, thanks," the Doctor dismissed to the man, walking off down the street, more or less focused on getting back Rose. He had a promise to keep, after all.

Wanda swiftly followed after him as they both climbed into a nearby carriage. The Doctor ordered the driver to follow after the hearse of Sneed's. Dickens angrily jumped into the carriage with them. The coach rocked as the driver made the horses hastily follow after Sneed and Gwyneth.

"You can't do this. This is my coach," Dickens barked at the two of them.

"We're just borrowing it," Wanda said.

"I don't care," Dickens disputed.

"Everything in order, Mr. Dickens?" the driver called down to them.

"No, it is not!" Dickens yelled angrily. The Doctor did a double take to the man beside him, finally taking in the appearance of his light brown crinkled hair and goatee. As well as the Victorian dress suit the man was wearing.

"What did he say?" the Doctor asked the man next to him. Wanda smiled brightly, indicating her hand as an introduction to Dickens.

"Doctor, meet the Charles Dickens," she said happily. The Doctor beamed at the man next to him.

"Charles Dickens. You're brilliant, you are. Completely, hundred percent brilliant," he rambled away excitedly. "I've read them all: Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, and what's the other one, the one with the ghost?"

"The Signal Man," Wanda helped the Doctor in his thoughts.

"The Signal Man! That's it! Terrifying," the Doctor grinned away at Dickens. "The best short story ever written. You're a genius."

"And I just love A Christmas Carol," Wanda added in. "Though, mostly because I'm more of a sucker for Christmas. I mean, I love all your other books, too. But anything Christmas just wins my heart over. Especially in the way you told the story. Masterpiece, it was." Dickens looked rather pleased upon hearing both of their praise and admiration of his works. A gratified smile fell upon his face.

"You want me to get rid of them, sir?" the driver of the coach asked.

"Uh, no, I think they can stay," Dickens told his driver, continuing to smile, grateful to find people who seem so enthusiastic about meeting him.

"Honestly, Charles—can I call you Charles? I'm such a big fan," the Doctor spoke quickly, still delighted to be meeting such a famous historic figure.

"You're a what? A big what?" Dickens asked, looking greatly confused about the term the Doctor had used.

"He means great follower of your work," Wanda told the man. He nodded and made a small noise of understanding. The Doctor continued on rambling while the carriage rocked in the pursuit of Rose. All the while Wanda giggle quietly, smiling at the Doctor's excitement as Dickens seemed to become even more confused by the speedy words of the Time Lord. And the Doctor said that she rambled on too much and too fast?

They arrived to Sneed's house in no time. Wanda jumped out of the carriage immediately, wanting to get to her friend before anything bad happened. Dickens and the Doctor followed in suite, all hurriedly going to the door of the house. Gwyneth was the one to answer upon Dickens' knock. The servant girl nodded her head politely as she shifted nervously on the spot.

"I'm sorry, sir, we're closed," she said to Dickens.

"Nonsense! Since when did an undertaker keep office hours? The dead don't die on schedule," Dickens responded with a huff of the servant girl's excuse to make them leave. "I demand to see your master!"

"He's not in, sir," Gwyneth replied quickly, looking even more nervous by the second.

"You're a terrible liar," Wanda spoke up, gaining the girl's attention. "Please, just let us inside. You've taken our friend and we'd like her back." Behind Gwyneth, they could see the one of the gas lamps on the wall flaring up. The Doctor raised a brow upon the sight of the strange flickering fire.

"Having trouble with your gas?" he asked Gwyneth. The girl turned to the lamp, gazing at it in slight alarm, appearing to become even more nervous by the moment. The Doctor moved around the servant girl, going over to the gas lamp. He pressed his ear to the wall, listening intently. "There's something inside the walls. The gas pipes . . . something's living inside the gas."

"Yes, there's something in the gas. We can worry about that later," Wanda said quickly, moving inside the house. "Right now, we need to save Rose."

"She's not even in trouble," the Doctor scoffed. Upon these words, they heard Rose's screams of terror echoing through the house. They all hurriedly took off to the girl's calls of fright. Sneed tried to stop them, outraged that they dare come into his house. But Wanda roughly pushed past him, running off to save her friend.

She did not even hesitate when she came up to the door which held Rose captive. As soon as she ran up to the door, she lifted a foot up and kicked the door in. It flew on it hinges and ripped off the siding, falling straight onto the ground in a thump. Rose could be seen struggling in the grasp of the dead Mr. Redpath and Mrs. Peace. Running up to Redpath, who held his cold hand over Rose's mouth, Wanda gave a punch straight into the dead man's face. He stumbled away, letting Rose go. Pulling the girl back over to the group, Wanda glared down at the two dead beings who stared wide eyed back at her. Not really out of alarm or anything. Their eyes were mostly wide because they just could not blink or anything.

"Do you always punch first and ask questions later?" the Doctor grumbled to the Time Lady.

"Sorry, lost my temper there," Wanda replied, feeling rather embarrassed on her loss of control. It was once again she saw that red in knowing her friend was in danger and close to being killed. Then, once she saw that red when seeing Redpath being the one trying to kill Rose, she sort of . . . lashed out without thinking again. She would have to work on that. It was so unlike her to have such a temper and loss of control. Though, then again, it might just be a trait of this new her.

The Doctor glanced at her while raising a brow, then a quick side look at the door on the floor. This . . . girl (yes just 'girl' because she was not Wanda) was much stronger than she looked. At least, when she was angry. The sore face of his reminded him of this.

"It's a prank. Must be," Dickens said from behind them, unbelieving to the clear evidence of the dead walking and living before him. "We're under some mesmeric influence."

"No, we're not. The dead are walking," countered the Doctor, rolling his eyes somewhat. Humans, always denying the truth that was right in front of them. The Time Lord then stared sternly at the two dead beings in front of him, noticing the blue glow within their cloudy eyes. "My names' the Doctor. Who are you, then? What do you want?"

"We're failing—open the rift—we're dying," Redpath spoke, sounding as if many voices were speaking together with his own. "Trapped in this form. Cannot sustain. Help us." Then, together, both he and Mrs. Peace open their mouths, letting out a terrible scream of agony. The blue gas entities left them, going back into the gas lamps on the wall. The two dead people then collapsed to the floor with a loud thud.

The group remained silent as they all stared at the dead bodies with stunned expressions. Wanda rocked on her feet, feeling very uncomfortable with them all simply standing there with dead bodies on the floor. She decided to speak up to snap everyone out of their silent daze.

"Well . . . that's not something you see every day," she joked lightly, trying to break the tension of everyone's shock and fright. This only earned herself a sharp and strict glance from the Doctor. To which she responded with her sticking her tongue out once more.

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Sorry that it isn't too long this time. But trust me, as the third part progresses, the chapters are going to get even longer. Which I hope no one minds having such long chapters. :) I also hope that the most recent chapter was good. Was it? Or maybe bad? Okay? So-so? If you like to voice your opinion, give feedback, have any brilliant ideas, or just want to yell to the world, then leave a review. Ever bit of advice and/or comment helps in making certain the story remains enjoyable for everyone. For the story is made for you all. ;)

Reviewers:

Nanski33: Yay! Glad you still are enjoying it. :) Hope you liked the new chapter! Until next time!

Twix13: Yep! I thought it would be a nice surprise in there being two chapters. ;) I'm glad you enjoyed the surprise. Nah, thank you for being awesome and leaving such lovely reviews. :) Not just yet with Eleven, but that one will be coming up soon. Actually, we won't really be seeing Clara for a while. Not until past the sort of the bigger events that will be taking place in part three. Sorry about that. Hope you see you next time as well! Take care! :)

RequestForAngels: lol I'm guessing that means you enjoyed the last chapter? ;) Hope you liked the new one as well. :)

Ronin Kenshin: Glad you liked it. :) Hope you enjoyed the new chapter. Especially maybe a certain part that we were all waiting for. ;) Hope to see you again soon! Take care! :D

Shinonome Sakuya: Thank you! Same to you! :D Nah, I'm always going to continue this story. It's just a slower process than the last two because of part three not actually being complete. I had already complete parts one and two before I began posting them up onto the site. Part three, however, is still a work in progress. Yeah, I kind of feel sorry for her, too. Mostly because of how pressured she must have felt in 'staying beautiful' and all that. Kind of takes a jab on how our own society acts sometimes, I think. Very true. The Doctor does tend to lose himself at certain moments. Then again, it also made Wanda really think in just how far she has come, too. Glad you enjoyed them. :) Hope you liked the new adventure as well. Take care, and see you later! ;)

Guest(a): Well, wait no longer, for here is that moment. Hope you enjoyed it. ;)

ScarlettAngelica: Woot! Glad you enjoyed it so much. :) Sorry that it's been so late on a update. I'll try my best to work on getting the next one out sooner, but I can't guarantee when exactly that will be. Sorry. :( But I hope that the new chapter made up for the wait. :) Until next time!

Otakuchamasherlockluvr: Hello! So glad you enjoy Third Wanda. :) I think peppy is a good word, yes. Of course I remember you! I remember every reader who leaves lovely reviews. :) Sorry that you couldn't log in. I hope the issue was fixed for you later. Thanks for the heads up on the misspells. :) I made certain to fix them right away. Hope that there wasn't as many in this new chapter. But if there are, don't hesitate to tell me. I always greatly appreciate when others let me know, so that way I can make certain that the story is perfect for everyone. :) Have a great day/night as well! Until next time! :D

grapejuice101: Yay! I'm so glad you loved it. :) Hope you liked the adventure Wanda is going through. I'll try my best to update in two weeks. Hopefully. Until next time! Take care!

SimplyAngie9315: I'm so happy you liked it! Both of the chapters, that is. :) I'm so glad that you enjoyed the scenes with Cassandra. I thought they would be a nice moment there. :) Hope you enjoyed the new chapter! Take care and have a fantastic day! :D

Justus80: I can't remember if you told me in the past or not. Sorry that I can't recall that if you did. But yes, I think Wanda would make references if she really thought about it. Then again, I think she's just so excited about living in the moment with everyone that it kinda leaves her about making jokes like that. lol ;) I hope that you enjoyed the new chapter, and that you had a great Christmas as well. :) Though, now I also hope that whatever other holiday is coming up for you will be just as awesome. :) Take care!

mysteryasgardian: Woot! Glad you liked it! :D Yep, we'll be seeing him soon. Very soon. ;) I hope that you will like that moment when it comes, and that you enjoyed this chapter, too. :) Take care! Hope to see you again soon!

Unstoppably-demonic: Yay! I'm so excited and happy that you're enjoying the new adventures and new Wanda so far! :D Hope you enjoyed Nine's reaction to her. ;) And maybe, possibly, her retaliation back at him. ;) Hope to see you again next time! Take care!

Pond2: No, thank you! You're just awesome! I really am the one who is honoured that you would take the time to make something for the trilogy. Thank you. *bows in respect* I'm glad you liked both chapters. :) I hope that you liked the new one just as much. ;) I agree. Very satisfying. I always get this silly smile on my face when she's says it. lol ;) Really, though, it is something beyond special for them. I'd like to think, as my own head cannon, for Time Lord's names are something very intimate. That's why the Doctor reacted in such a way when River Song said his name into his ear that one time. Just my theory. What do you think about it? :) And, really, that's how Wanda and the Doctor are about speical names as well. I just can't stop them from being that way. ;) Take care and see you soon! Oh! And the chapter you're wondering about is in the second part of the trilogy, chapter 45. Enjoy. ;)

Crystal-star-Tyler: Glad you liked it. And the fun moments as well. ;) Hope you enjoyed the new adventure. Take care! Until next time! :)

alwaystherereading: Thank you for the lovely review. :) Glad you enjoyed the moment with Wanda and Cassandra. I think perhaps the fear of heights might not ever go away completely. Dying from a high place might have ruined heights for Wanda forever. So glad that you're liking Third Wanda! :D Hope to see you again soon!

Audrie-13: Me and cliffhangers. I just can't help but write them. lol ;) Yay! Glad you had a good Christmas. :) Oh, I hope that it wasn't a bad cry. :( But I'm so happy that you enjoyed it. :) Hope that everything else has been going well for you. And to see you again soon! Have a wonderful day! :)

KoNeKoLuvsU: Yep, two in a row. Hope you enjoyed both. ;) Eleven will be appearing soon. Not too long away now. Though it will be a little while before we get to see Third Wanda and Eleven together with young Amy. Jack will be around more often than he has been, though. :) Hope that you're having a wonderful day! Until next time!

Takara Matsudaira: Woot! So happy that it made your day. :) Oh, I hate that. Snow days should be for everyone. Not just kids in school, but for work, too. At least the chapters made up for that. I hope. :) Hope this one was good as well. Take care, and see you again next time!

Lady Artimes Blaine: Glad you liked the last chapters. :) Man, are you psychic or what. lol ;) Yep, here we are for the Unquiet Dead. Hope you enjoyed the new adventure as well. I'll keep my fingers crossed. ;) Until next time!

Corina27: Yay! I'm so glad that you liked them. :) I'm so happy, too, that you're enjoying Third Wanda. She is definitely fun to write with earlier Doctors. Though, as a sneak peek, I truly enjoy writing her more with Eleven. ;) Hope you liked the new chapter! Until next time! Take care! And no worries about forgetting your user name. I got you. ;)

Guest(c): Whelp, here's the new update. ;) Hope you enjoyed! Take care!

bored411: Glad you enjoyed the sweet moment. ;) I think there's been a few others who've done it. I'm just not certain who. And I know that they probably did much at it then I did. ;) Oh, silly Doctor. He's just so confused by this point. lol ;) Hope to see you again in the future! :D

shiboahyello: lol I'm happy that you liked it. ;) Oh, yes, the Doctor is most certainly a ham at times. That ego of his. lol Yes, some villains can change for the better and be given second chances. Other's, however, . . . cannot be changed or forgiven. Hope you enjoyed the new chapter! Until next time! :)

caughtindeception2: Yay! So happy you like! :D Yes, I know the struggle of fanfictions never finishing. I promise not to let this happy to the trilogy. Though it might not be fast on getting the whole thing out there, I will continue on! I just hope that you're not too upset about the late updates. :( Aww, thank you. That means so much to me. :) You're amazing and brilliant! Don't ever forget that. :) Hope you have been having a wonderful new year so far. Take care! :D

Isanxd: Thank you for leaving such lovely reviews. :) We will be finding out soon enough. Though it might take a while. Sorry about the wait for that. Nice theory. I won't give away any spoilers here, but I will say great theory. Just gotta wait until the every end to find out. ;) Hope to see you again soon! Have a wonderful day! :)

CJ/OddBall: Yep! You'd be right. In love, but really clueless. That's young Ten for you. ;) You'd be very right. Everything is reversed when it comes to Wanda and the Doctor's relationship. I guess you could call it reverse psychology. lol ;) Hope you enjoyed the new adventure with Nine. Especially for a certain moment within. ;) Not to worry, we will be seeing Eleven very soon. And no holding back. Promise. ;) Thanks for letting me know about the songs! I love them. :D Oh! Beyond Two Souls! I love that game! I have the soundtrack of it, too. ;) Jodie's Suite is one of my favourite themes, but for that ost, I think it's better suited for anther, more special character that I have in mind, who will be showing up later in a Doctor Who extra I have been planning. Spoilers for now on that. ;) Haven't seen the Christmas special just yet, but I will . . . someday.
As for Wanda's theme, you should check out this game called Bioshock Infinite. It's really amazing, and much of what Wanda's abilities are is something I based off a character within this game. Her in is Elizabeth and she is something very similar to Wanda. I usually don't like making character's similar to others, but I just love Elizabeth so much that I could not help creating a character like her in the Doctor's universe. Look up on YouTube: Bioshock Infinite, Elizabeth's theme, and that would be a theme sound I think best suited for Wanda. ;) It fits perfectly, especially with the violin piece. Even better, check out this violinist who I love called Taylor Davis on YouTube. Many of her pieces are something I think Wanda would play. Reviews are supposed to be uploaded right away, though there can be some delays. However, I do know that there has been some issues with the site's review system. I did receive your reviews, thankfully. :) And when seeing your worries, I made certain to immediately contact FanFiction's support for you. I always try to help any readers or writers in getting these kinds of issues solved. If you have any more problems, just let me know and I'll try my best to help. :) Sorry that this is a little late in the issue, but I hope it helped in some way. Also, thanks for checking up on me. I'm doing just fine. ;) Hope you're doing good, too. I haven't done that episode in this trilogy, but Wanda does go to it in her Third self. It just won't be something covered as it's more of a background adventure that happened for her and the others. Just let your imagination soar on what you think happened there. ;) Hope to see you again in the future! Until next time!

unknown: Yay! lol I'm glad you're excited and liked them. :) I'll try making it a surprise every so often of double chapters. Maybe even . . . triple chapters. ;)

Jennaakaqueen: Yay! I'm so glad that you enjoy the trilogy. :D I hope that you'll continue to find enjoyment throughout the rest to come. And hope to see you again in the future! Take care, and have a lovely day! :)

SilverMarkings: Glad you enjoyed it. :) Whelp, onto Nine! Hope you enjoyed. :) Yep, Wanda will be there for Nine and Ten before they regenerate. Though it will be a while before we get to that moment. Sorry for the wait there. But I hope that you'll like it once the moment arrives. :) Until next time! Take care!

KeeperMusicNight: Hello! Nah, you're completely fine! As I tell others, it doesn't matter to me how many reviews I get. Just review whenever you like. Don't worry about it at all. ;) I just love seeing from you and being able to chat, and in knowing that the story brings you such joy. :D You could say the story will get more interesting with Wanda/Alpha mixing. Wanda likes most things. It's just everything tastes odd to her now than what she has been used to. Wanda dealing with a younger Doctor, having to go in reverse for their relationship, is rather enjoyable to write and read. I hope you'll continue to like the reverse roles. You know, I think Wanda would speak old cockney just for laughs, too. lol ;) I thought it might be interesting in seeing how it would be for someone taking over another's body. Oh, I don't really think what I've written is all that good. I'm certain there are others out there much better than mine. The story has only gotten this far because of the wonderful, amazing support from you and other readers who have helped me push through so much. :) I'm just proud to have brought so much joy to others. Enjoyment which I hope continues for all. :) Hope you're having a brilliant new years as well! Take care, and hope to see you again soon! :D

TPWABW: Woot! Glad you enjoy! :D Hope that the story still stays good and that I can continue bringing joy to all! Until next time! Take care! :) And have a fantastic day!

Gold Silveric: Yay! Happy that you're enjoying it so far. I really hope that you'll continue to enjoy throughout the rest to come. :) Sorry, no older doctors here. Not unless you count the War Doctor as an older Doctor, as I do plan on doing the 50th special. :) Hope to see you again next time! Take care! :D

RagingPansies: So glad that you enjoyed it. :) And the moments between Cassandra and Wanda, too. :) Until next time!

Isanxd: From what I think, it would feel like an elephant sitting on you. Kind of like how the Doctor said it was compressing the person within and such. Aww, thank you so much. I know I'm certainly not the best, but I do hope to become someone better in the future at writing. :) And you are a great, wonderful person! Thank you for all your support! Have a brilliant day! Take care! :)

Aliceofgallifrey: Sorry that it's been so long in updates. I hope that the new chapter makes up for that. Thank you so much! I'm just so happy that you're enjoying the story so far. I hope that it stays good throughout the rest to come. :) Take care and see you in the future!

Guest(d): Whelp, here's more! Sorry for the wait. I really hope that you'll enjoy it. :) I know I get excited whenever I get to see all readers enjoy the story. ;) Take care! And have a lovely day. :)

JB: More coming right up! ;) Hope you enjoyed. :)

wittendorffmaja: Hey! You're all good! I'm just happy seeing from you again. :) Sorry to hear that your class isn't doing so good. :( I totally understand on things being busy. Glad your Christmas was good and that I got the spelling mostly right for the holiday greeting. Hope your new year has been going good as well. :) So glad that you enjoyed the newest chapters. I always keep my fingers crossed whenever a new update is out that it's good. Thanks for being so patient with me. I know how hard it is to wait so long for new chapters in stories. I'll keep trying to get the updates out sooner, promise. Until the next time! And may the Force be with you! :D

Alexa-chan: Not really Alpha being the one to effect that. It's more of Wanda's mind simply has up too much protection for anyone to be able to take over mentally. Physically, yes. But never her mind. And yes, the compression did pretty much push Wanda into the back of her mind as Cassandra had the front control. Basically, Wanda was the passenger while Cassandra drove the vehicle. Hope that helps in explaining things. :) And I also hope that you enjoyed the new chapter. Take care! Until next time! :)

Nuffsa1d: I'm just so happy that you're enjoying it. I hope that I can continue writing enjoyable content throughout the rest. I know I'm not the best at times, but with you and other's help and wonderful support, I'm certain I can make things perfect. :) Though I'm certain there are many other stories out there way better than this one. There are far better writers than little old me, and who are much more brilliant. :) I think Third Wanda is everyone's favorite so far. Mine included. lol ;) Hope you enjoyed the new chapter and to see you again next time. :D

SNicole25: Just wanted to let you know thank you for leaving lovely reviews on the other parts of the trilogy. :) I'm just so excited and happy that you're enjoying it all. Only four chapters, well, now five, for this part so far as sadly I have not gotten much time to work on it as much as I had in the last parts. But I'm working on changing that soon. :) Hope to see you again in the future, and that you enjoyed the newest chapter. :) Take care!

Guest(e): Oh, yes. Very bubbly. ;) Glad you like! Until next time!

Musicsparks87: Oh, no problem in not leaving reviews. I'm just happy to bring you joy. :) But I am very glad to hear that you're liking it so far! I really hope that the story continues to be good. :) I know that there are much better stories out there than this one, but I'm just so glad that you like it. :) Hope you enjoyed the new chapter and to see you again in the future. Take care and have a wonderful day! :D

Emmabear37: Next chapter, starting . . . now. ;) Hope you enjoyed! :D

Guest(f): Sorry for no update sooner than this. Hospital visits on top of other things just made it possible for me to work on the story much. Hope you enjoyed the new chapter. :)

Guest(g): So sorry for the late update. I really hope that the new chapter made up for that. :)

LindaTheNerd: Nope, no bad at all. lol ;) Though I do hope that it was just as enjoyable reading it again as it was the first time. I also hope that you'll continue to enjoy the rest to come. :) No, I can't say that I have heard about Halsey or Melanie Martinez. Are they famous?

Insert Clever Dr Who Name: Yay! So happy that you like it! :D Oh, I know I was laughing, too. She's just so enjoyable. lol ;) Oh yes, definitely needed it thrown in her face. For both of them, I think. Sorry I haven't wrote much so far. Just a slow going process at the moment. But don't worry, I'll always continue this. :) Aww, thank you. I think you're even more fantastic! Hope to see you again in the future! Take care! :)

Everleigh Tait: Yep, I'm back! Don't plan on going away any time soon. Just a little slow in the updates is all. I know I missed you all, too. ;) Hope to continue seeing you in the future! Take care and have a wonderful day! :)

NeoMulder: Woot! Glad you love it. :) I'm also glad that I was able to get Wanda's different personalities just right. I'm always worried that I don't always do so good at that. I know I'm not the best writer out there, but I do hope to do my best. :) Hmm, not really certain if I'm doing anything special on getting all the other character's personalities. I know that I write each chapter while watching the show to get their mannerisms correctly while writing. And I also read the scripts of the show to see the written form of how they talk and such. The only tip I can think of is research. Lots and lots of research and to make certain to watch the show while writing. I hope this helps. :) Nah, I don't think I'm good enough to make a novel. But I'm happy that you are enjoying the story so much. Take care and hope to see you again! :)

Guest(h): Don't worry, I'm definitely not leaving. Ever. :) I'll always return to all you lovely readers.

Guest(i): Yay! Glad that you enjoyed the trilogy so far. Hope that the enjoyment continues. :)

Guest(j): Sorry for such a late update. All is indeed well. Also, sorry, but I only make author's notes at the very end of the parts, simply to let people know of when the newest parts of the story is out. Too many author's notes would just crowd the story up. But anyone who contact me by PM I am always happy to response to. :) I hope things are going well for you!

BeCent: Yep, everything's fine. Just a little overwhelming in life and such. A few hospital trips. Nothing too serious at the moment. I'll keep you guys updated if anything else with my health develops. I hope things are doing great for you. :) So glad to see from you again and that you're still enjoying the trilogy. Spoilers on anything to come for the future. Not even a sneak peek, sorry. Don't worry, we will be finding out more about her mind, though. ;) Until next time!

ash: Yep, everything is all sorted and in the clear. When it comes to their relationship, at least. So glad you're still enjoying it. :D Hope you'll continue to like throughout the rest. Take care!

Guest(k): Whelp, wait no more. I hope you enjoyed. ;)

Guest(l): Woot! Glad you enjoyed! :) Yep, I'm okay. Just a bit overwhelmed by things. I hope that you're all right. And that all your days are lovely. :) Hope the new year has been treating you well, and to see you again for the future. :)

Guest(m): I'm so happy to hear that you like the trilogy so much. :) Don't worry, I'll never, ever stop writing. I'll never abandon you guys. ;) Nah, you're amazing. ;)

Fireball221B: Hello again! Nah, I never forget any reader! Of course I remember you! It's been too long. I hope things have been going well for you. :) So glad to have given you a nice surprise last time. Yep, I'm okay. Just a bit overwhelmed and a little sick here and there. Stay fantastic yourself. ;) Until next time!

Hope everyone has been having the most wonderful of days! Thank you all you brilliant readers! :D Until next time! Bow ties for all!

~Tinker~