Prompt: What if Vastra got turned into a kid by a pieces of alien technology while on a case with Jenny and the doctor. An jenny has to take care of her until the effects were off.


Vastra awoke to strange smells and something distinctly not her cot. She felt another shake of her shoulder and opened her eyes only to scramble away from the scaleless multicolored creatures hovering over her. What on earth were they? Where was she?

She hissed at them in warning to stay away, taking note of the one with the flashy stick. The other one raised its limbs to show they were empty. She briefly looked down panicking over the fabric trapping her in. What kind of constraints were these? Where were her clothes?

"Easy there, we mean you no harm."

Vastra flicked her tongue out which kept them both away. "Vastra, we're your friends. We just want to help you."

The Silurian narrowed her eyes. How did they know her name?

The flashy stick one continued as it put the stick away. "I'm the Doctor and this is Jenny."

Vastra looked from one to the other before calming herself. She was in unknown territory and she couldn't smell any of her brethren with her. She had to keep her wits about her while she tried to figure out a plan. "Where am I and what are you?"

Despite looking the same, they smelled entirely different.

"We're in merry old London and Jenny here is human while I'm a Time Lord. We were working on a case and you were ah, aged backwards to when you were little."

London? Human? Time Lords? That was entirely unhelpful.

"Sir, the perimeter has been secured and the worthless scum vaporized!"

Vastra's eyes widened at the huge brown thing that lumbered toward them with a massive gun. She instinctively hissed and tried to get up to run but the clothing she was in was too big and made her trip.

"Strax, go outside and prepare the carriage."

"But-"

"Go, we got this."

Vastra breathed a sigh of relief now that the monstrosity stomped away but now there was still the two scaleless ones to deal with. Her venom might work, but she only had enough for one if even that and she couldn't tell who was the more dangerous one.

"Vastra, you don't remember this but we are your friends. How about we go discuss this somewhere warmer?"

Vastra became aware it was cold, freezing in fact. She shivered and nodded grudgingly. Right now she was at the mercy of these two until she could find a way to escape so it was probably best she cooperate until opportunity arise. Vastra clumsily got up though the fabric (clothes?) she was wearing made it hard to walk. They were so large, like made for something much bigger than her. As they walked, her eyes kept looking for an escape route while she tasted the air futilely for any sign of her caretakers or brethren.

Vastra glanced hesitantly at the strange box attached to a four legged animal. The brown one was sitting behind the creature muttering to himself. Vastra looked left and right, noting the empty streets. She could run but she doubt she would get far since the clothing slowed her down considerably.

"What is that?"

The one the Doctor called Jenny explained, "It's a carriage. We use it to travel."

Vastra turned and flicked her tongue out at it and tilted her head at Jenny in wonder. Now she was actively looking for a scent, the Jenny one confused her. Why did it have her scent all over it?

The Doctor opened the door and the Silurian took one look around her before stepping into it. The Doctor and Jenny were squished on one side leaving her side empty. The carriage jostled making Vastra yelp in fear. She pressed into a corner, making herself small. She did not like this 'carriage' contraption. To distract herself, she flicked her tongue out, this time intent on the Jenny's scent. She wasn't imagining it, her scent really was all over that thing. But how? She would remembered such strange looking creatures with their layered scaleless skin (clothes?). Yet what did the Doctor say, aged backwards? That would explain the discrepancy but it wouldn't explain why none of her people were here. She glanced one more time at Jenny before looking down at the floor. She didn't like mysteries as they tended to make her head hurt.

Finally, they arrived, where ever they were suppose to arrive. Vastra quickly followed the Doctor and Jenny out, happy to be out of the carriage. The lumbering one steered the horrible vehicle away while muttering to itself. They were outside a row of buildings with more of those creatures were lurking around. Jenny went up the steps and unlocked the door. Vastra looked hesitantly up before looking around. No, definitely too many of those creatures for her to handle and she swore it was getting colder.

She tentatively followed Jenny into the building with the Doctor following behind her. Vastra's eyes widened and her mouth dropped down. Her scent was all over this place. It was strong, like she had lived here for years. Vastra looked at Jenny and the Doctor, starting to believe their story. There was no way they could fake this. She quietly followed them into another room with a semi dead fire which Jenny revived. Soon the place was very warm and Vastra couldn't help the relieved sigh. She really didn't like the cold. The small Silurian pushed up the fabric on her arms so her clawed hands were exposed and clambered onto the chair closest to the fire.

After making herself comfortable, she looked at the Doctor and Jenny. "So, we were discussing why I am here, in the cold, surrounded by - humans I believe you called them?"


The Doctor and Jenny explained what happened and while Vastra couldn't quite wrap her mind around it (time travel was real? her people were sleeping underground? She tried not think too much about this part) she concluded they were indeed allies. Jenny found some clothes that, with a belt, fit better. The Doctor left a while ago to check on something called Clara and the brown monster had a mission to destroy the moon.

Vastra explored the house, her clawed feet softly clattering along the surface (No shoes! Shoes were evil). These humans were primitive but it was fascinating looking at the contraptions they built. She had to be careful with the fabric stuff since they shred easily under her claws. Vastra tapped on the metal containers and reached out to touch a sword only to pull her hand back with a shake of her head.

And now, she was hungry. Vastra made her way to the room with lots of metal contraptions and watched Jenny slice some meat up. The human smiled as heard Vastra walked in. "You hungry?"

At Vastra's tilt of head, Jenny explained, "You start looking for food around now. Go on, I'll bring it over."

The Silurian nodded and clambered onto a seat. She kicked her legs out, eyes roaming the room. Lots of sharp objects. When Jenny placed the plate down, Vastra hesitated for a second before digging in. Surprisingly it was pretty good. She kept shooting glances at Jenny who was rummaging further around. This human was obviously close to her adult self though she couldn't imagine why. She tried to think of a reason but ended up shrugging off. Adult her was probably just weird.

After cleaning up, Vastra took to trailing Jenny while it worked. Occasionally she'll ask what it was doing but was mostly content to just watch. It was strange to not be doing anything. Right now, she would be constantly active running from one class to the next. She'd be taking her first batch of tests soon to see which caste was good for her. Before she knew it, Vastra was feeling very tired. She went back to the first room with the large fireplace and clambered back into the chair by the fire. She curled up in the seat and fell fast asleep.


Vastra groaned in pain when she woke up. Her body ached all over like she experienced a massive growth spurt. She didn't want to move at all but for some reason, she was extremely hungry. The Silurian let out a breath of resignation before steeling herself and stumbled out of bed, absentmindedly noting she was in the guest room. She must have angered her wife very badly though she couldn't remember what happened. The last she remembered was getting shot and nothing after that.

Goddess, she needed some food and probably needed to grovel though she wished she could remember why. Vastra slowly made her way to the kitchen and stopped when she saw her wife. Time to grovel.

"Jenny, I - "

She was interrupted when her human ran and hugged her. "You're back."

Vastra winced slightly, but returned the hug. "So you're not angry with me?"

Jenny pulled back to look at Vastra. "Why would I be?"

"I woke up in the guest room."

"Oh, how much do you remember of yesterday?"

"I remember an energy blast and nothing after."

"Well you got sort of turned into a kid by that blast and just returned to normal."

Vastra groaned as she put her head on Jenny's shoulder. "That would explain why my body feels like it went through years of growth in a single night. I hope I wasn't a terror."

"No, you were cute. You were following me like a kitten until you fell asleep in your favorite chair."

"Kitten?"

"Yes, kitten."

Vastra rolled her eyes. "Is there anything left to eat?"

"For you? Always. Though you may want to cut back. You're becoming round."

Vastra pulled back and narrowed her eyes. "I'll have you know I am a perfectly healthy Silurian."

"No, you are a round kitty."

Jenny escaped Vastra's grasp with a laugh while her wife sputtered. Vastra shook her head and decided to ignore her hunger and aches to give chase.

She was not an overweight fluffy carnivore.