I own nothing of Doctor Who. And Again, so sorry this took so long, there is an explanation at the end. This is a shorter chapter than I thought it would be

Somewhere Underground

In a group of underground offices and research stations lit with fluorescent light, a minor commotion had broken out. Some scientists had gotten some anomalous readings around Chiswick. One of the scientists, a short-middle aged man with brown hair and glasses, decided to see the boss. After ascending some stairs, into an above ground masonry structure, they arrived at the office. Behind a desk sat a blonde woman, middle aged, with her hair pushed back.

"Kate, we have gotten some strange readings, from the Chiswick Area."

"The Doctor again, I presume?"

"Yes, but this time, the amount of Artron Energy is much higher that it was just 3-4 hours ago. It's grown by 50%. And over the past several weeks, he has had a steady enough pattern that we know that the amount of Artron Energy in question is equal to the Doctor and his TARDIS. Something may have happened." Malcolm quickly explained with a Welsh accent.

"Thank you Malcolm, I will take it from here. This is a large enough anomaly that I will personally investigate this further." Kate responded.

As the scientist went back into his labs below, Kate Stewart started to wonder what could be the strange cause of these readings.

In Chiswick

Angie and Artie were now in the Sick Bay in the TARDIS, which had been piloted to land in Clara's room at the Maitlands. They were arranged in a half circle, with the Doctor next to Clara's head in a chair, with Vastra and Jenny in couch next to the Doctor. Opposite to Clara sat Strax in a Chair. Next to Strax, in two recently moved chairs, were Angie and Artie, opposite to the Doctor.

"Will she wake up?" a teary eyed Angie asked. Both Angie and Artie had been given a run down for what had happened to Clara to put her in this state, as well as the nature of Vastra, Jenny, and Strax.

"We don't know," the Doctor replied with a sigh, "This is the first time that this has ever occurred. My species, the Time Lords, had various policies to prevent this, so this is very uncharted territory for me."

"Sir!" Strax interjected from the side. "When you and Vastra were speaking before you took the small humans aboard, there was something that you forgot to discuss."

"Which is?" the Doctor asked.

"Well, what about the Artron Energy, sir? Wouldn't that affect the female's recovery?"

"You have a very valid point there, Strax." Vastra admitted. "So, Doctor, what exactly is your timeline, in terms of what it is made of and its nature?"

"Not entirely sure what it is, though the fact that Clara got splintered across many different time periods does suggest some sort of personal time vortex that follows my timeline." The Doctor hypothesized. "So, she had very direct, very close exposure to the time Time Vortex. From our perspective, it was only a short period of time, but from her perspective, it would have been an extraordinarily long time. For a human being to have that much exposure to the Time Vortex, even in that very abbreviated form, is unprecedented. I would imagine it would change Clara in some way, but how, I am not sure"

"Doctor, do you mind if we stay with you?" Jenny asked.

"No, though I am curious as to your reasoning why."

"Well, we don't want to do what you did after the Ponds died. We want to prevent you from secluding yourself on top of a cloud. Besides, Clara is their nanny, right? I think helping them out would be the best thing to do while she recovers. Besides, I think we all owe her something for her selflessness."

The Doctor smiled in appreciation in Jenny's offer, which seemed supported by Strax and Vastra. "I can accept this offer. However, we will not but the burden on Angie & Artie's dad. You will live in the TARDIS, with supplies from the old girl."

"That sounds reasonable" Vastra responded. "Although, shouldn't we explain to the children's father what is going on? And shouldn't we inform Clara's father of the situation"

The Doctor grimaced at the last question "Yes, we should do both. Doing the second will be much harder, as I was involved in the events that led to his wife's death."

There are a number of factors here that caused this to be a long time in waiting. First off, was story wise. I am trying to be more descriptive with my story, meaning it took much longer to get the words just right. In addition, what will be in the next chapter was to be originally included in this one. But it was going to be long.

Then we have stuff going on outside of the Internet. First of all, I am in the middle of a job search that is frustrating me, as trying to find entry level in my field is proving extremely difficult. Secondly, I am feeling more isolated than usual, as it seems most of my support system has fallen away. I think the next chapter will be out much faster though

Reviews are appreciated!