Hi guys ! How was your day ? Mine was pretty good thanks, except that I am an idiot. The explanation I did in the last chapter was supposed to be in this one, so I corrected it ! Pfiou...
And we're still not Saturday but I wanted to thank Slytherpuffrules for his review by publishing a new chapter ^^ And I'll be busy Saturday anyway...(I'll watch Doctor Who with my niece...in french T_T French dub is simply terrible, NEVER watch it) So here it is ! Let's meet the Doctor ^^
Enjoy !
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The Legend Of The Hybrid
Chapter 3 : All Of Time And Space
They had left Jason, and were on their way to find the Doctor. Bill was still thinking it was too easy. Clara could only understand her doubts, it couldn't be that simple. The Doctor was one of these people always running, it was hard to catch him and harder to catch his attention.
She was eager to see him again, to see if he still were the Doctor, the man he had been with her. Although, it wasn't the only reason. She wanted to do something for Me, who had been by her side for years, on the long road that was this trip for Gallifrey.
Me and the Doctor had stayed on a pretty sad note. Her death, then, the end of the Universe. She wasn't sure the Doctor remembered any of this. He shouldn't be anyway, but if he did, she would try to repair the damage.
She was hiding it but Me had taken badly his threats. It had hurt her. Who wouldn't be ? "And I will end you and everything you loved". Me had always had a "I don't care" behaviour. She could be cold, she was unaffected by most things, given the fact she had already experienced them before but, it wasn't her.
None of these were true. It was a facade, something to protect her from this pain that could attack her at any moment. She had been affected by this mistake she had made with the chronolock. She had regretted it for her whole life, hoping she would be forgiven.
And she had been. She was human after all, immortal or not.
She hadn't blamed her for her death. Not at all. Herself had been reckless, she had played with fire and lost. Their friendship was based on "No hard feelings". She was even grateful, Me had accepted to share these adventures with her. Like the Doctor, she was really bad at being alone. She needed someone to talk to, to trust.
They had shared so many things during these years, so many secrets. Me knew about her love for the Doctor and was worried their little meeting would cause more damage than anything else. And it would. For sure it would.
But it was worth it in the end if it could help Me to forgive herself. She had forgotten most of the things she had done, she was keeping notebooks about them, however, it had been one of the things she hadn't forgotten. It had taken a toll on her.
She had lived for centuries, having so many lives, so many identities. She had told her about some of them, and she could see how lonely she would have been if Me hadn't been by her side. For both of them, it was a relief not to be alone.
To sum Me up, she was a really understanding woman concealing her true feelings, showing a cold behaviour. In some ways, she was like the Doctor. Something she guessed, she would never fully understand.
"Clara, what are you waiting for ? Come on !" She should be going. Now wasn't the time to think about these things.
She caught up with them, not wanting to be separated from the group. They searched in every corner of the city the Doctor, but he wasn't anywhere. After seven hours of researches, they decided to retreat to the TARDIS for the night.
On their way to the ship, someone jostled her once again, without the others noticing, allowing her to say hello to the ground a second time. Come on, what was the probability of it happening again ?
God, she was exhausted. This stranger hadn't even helped her, nor apologized. She could already imagine what kind of person they were.
"Hey, be careful !"
He snubbed her.
"I'm sorry, I can't take into account your petty cultural differences." This man was rude, really rude.
"I give you no right to talk to me like this, I deserve some kind of respect and..."
Wait. A man, speaking English, with no kind of manner, unable to behave like a normal human being ?
"Doctor, is that you ?"
What a joke. She didn't think about this, not at all.
"You do know who I am. I have to admit, I am quite taken aback. Would you have the courtesy to present yourself as well ?"
He was indeed the Doctor. But not the one she was seeking.
Blond, curly hair and a questionable sense of fashion. She had seen him in the Time Stream. She hadn't known he was so rude. It was probably one of the traits which hadn't changed with regeneration. If he had had a Scottish accent, she would have had a doubt.
"Oswald. Clara Oswald. Hum...which Doctor are you ?" She remembered him but couldn't replace him in the Doctor's timeline.
"What do you mean by "which Doctor" ? Is there another Doctor I am not aware of ? I am the only Doctor, my dear, whether you like it or not." He was so smug in his words, it was unbearable.
"I know you are the Doctor. I meant, which incarnation are you ?"
"Well, in your terms, I would be my sixth incarnation."
"I see..."
He was only half of her Doctor. If he were here, it meant her Doctor wouldn't. He would never dare to cross his own timeline. Something about the Laws of Time. To be honest, he had never been specific about them, spending his time breaking them in one way or another.
Another day to search the area wouldn't be necessary. They didn't have any reason to stay any-more.
"You know, a little bit of gratitude for answering your question wouldn't irretrievably damage my ego." Could she slap him ? He was nearly asking for it at this point.
"Thank you Doctor." And she left, leaving him in the middle of the crowd.
"Wait Miss Clara Oswald ! How do you know me ? Have we already met ?" She looked at him, saddened.
"We didn't Doctor. Not yet."
She wasn't lying, it was true. However, she couldn't help but to think her Doctor would ask her the same question when he would see her again. "Have we met before ?" It would break her heart.
She joined the others, her heart hurting a little. She didn't show it and tried to appear normal. Me gave her a disapproval look.
"Clara, where were you ? You shouldn't look around without us, it's dangerous with the revolution raging around us. You know this, curiosity killed the cat." She, pronouncing this sentence was so ironic that it was hilarious.
"I'm sorry, I didn't want to worry you, I thought I had seen someone I knew. We should go, I'm sure he isn't here."
"You sure ? And someone you knew ? Here ?" She could be surprised. After all, they had never been to France before. So, how was it possible she knew someone ?
"Yeah I'm sure. And yes, my bad. He was too young to be who I thought he was." Me didn't press the matter, Clara was grateful.
"Alright then. Let's go." Bill and Heather exchanged a surprised look but followed despite all. No need to tell them about this Doctor, it would only make them despair.
All of time and space, and twelve different Doctors. This was going to be tedious.
So ? Yeah I know for some of you I spoiled the sixth Doctor appearance, but hey, I'm an idiot, that's not new !
So, about this chapter, Jason, our friendly little guy, is a real character from the series. The sixth Doctor has really been to France in 1789 and has really met a man named Jason. This is from the audio "The Ultimate Adventure" by Big Finish Productions. Of course, there is the question of if it is canon or not but I consider the books, the audios, etc, as canon. Here's the page from the TARDIS Wikia if you want to read a bit about this audio : " wiki/1789" or " wiki/The_Ultimate_Adventure_(audio_story)".
That's what I was supposed to say in THIS chapter... Stupid stupid French girl...
Anyway guys, I'll see you next time, let's say... Sunday. I hope I won't be too much traumatized by the French dub...(Peter Capaldi without a Scottish accent isn't Peter Capaldi)
See ya !
Salut les gens ^^
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