Chapter Seven
So, it's time to tie all the ends up. Which probably meant that it was time for me to go home.
Unless, of course, I really was Clara, in which case I would depart with the Doctor as his Companion.
Oh, well. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
...
We returned Madam Vastra, Jenny, and Strax to their burnt house. Jenny sighed once they entered. "Oh, Strax, you couldn't have tried to save the house?"
"I destroyed the Rutan scum. That is all that matters," Strax said proudly.
A slight chuckle escaped my mouth, and I could see the Doctor's lips twitching.
"We'll, we've got to get going," the Doctor said. "Glad to help. Hope you, ah, fix your house."
There was a groan, and next door, in the dining room, the chandelier crashed onto table.
The Doctor and I winced.
"Well, thank you for the help," Jenny said.
"And it was nice meeting you, Rissa. Hope to see you again," Madam Vastra looked at the Doctor when she said that.
"It was nice meeting you guys as well. I'd like to see you again. But good luck, with, uh, this," I said, waving my arm around and gesturing to the room.
"Goodbye," they said.
Goodbye. I thought. This was the best day of my life. Thank you.
Because, incredibly, it was the same day. Actually, at most, it's been four or five hours. And it was absolutely wonderful.
...
"So," the Doctor said, as we got back in the Tardis. "I guess this means you'll be going home."
"Wait," I said. "One request first."
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The Doctor and I sat on the entrance of the Tardis, our feet hanging over the edge. We watched from space and peered down at the Earth (modern day). It really was the most breathtaking sight I have ever seen. The Doctor had set some type of gravity field to catch us if we were to fall out.
"Promise me something," I said, turning to the Doctor, who had just joined me with two cups of tea in his hand.
"What?" he asked, handing me my cup.
"Find another companion. You need to move on from the Ponds. You always do."
"It's not so simple," the Doctor started.
"Of course it isn't," I snorted. "But you need to find one. For your own safety."
"For my own safety?" the Doctor asked.
"Of course," I said, turning to him. "That's what they're for, aren't they? For you. Companions do three things:
1. They stop you from being lonely
2. They stop you from going too far
3. They remind you of the beauty of the universe
Like this view," I said, looking down at the Earth. "It's the most breathtaking thing I've ever seen. Now, you've probably seen things much more brilliant, things way more beautiful. But to me? This is the best. And for you it's a game. 'See if I can top them.' So when I leave, find a companion, Doctor. You need one."
He paused a moment. "I don't suppose..." he hesitated. "I don't suppose that you'll be okay with that? That you'd like to come with me."
I turned and looked him in the eye. "Are you crazy?" I asked.
Sadness flickered in his eyes.
"Why the hell wouldn't I want to come with you?" I continued.
His lips smiled big and wide. "Well, then," he said, getting up. "All of space and time, what would you like to see?"
I gave him my brightest smile and closed the doors of the Tardis as I got up.
"Surprise me."