Holà ! (Did I just...!?) Como estais amigos ? (I've lost my mind, I can't believe it) Estoy bien pero わたしは...(OKAY okay I'll stop studying while writing to you guys...geez). So what's up, people ? (Nope, I'm not talking about the second opening of Death Note, DON'T EVEN MENTION IT.) I'm fine ! I'm actually studying and also correcting the next chapters of this story (Yes, be afraid, because I did mix up at some point Spanish, Japanese and English...) I hope you'll like them but let's start with this one first !

Enjoy ^^

Disclaimer : What if I told you, I don't own Doctor Who. What if I told you, this meme is really old.

The Legend Of The Hybrid

Chapter 6 : Out there

They had passed these last few days floating into space, their research on hiatus. It had been a common agreement to give Clara some time after the recent event. She was acting as if everything were fine but everyone knew it wasn't.

Clara couldn't help but to think about the previous Doctor's face, old and sad, and to imagine it on her Doctor's face. Sad, lonely, wishing he had a companion by his side. She hoped he hadn't regenerated yet, not alone anyway.

He had told her that centuries ago, his tenth self had regenerated alone in his TARDIS and that this pain he had felt during the process, had stayed, even now in this incarnation. That was something she didn't want him to experience again.

She played with her mother's ring, trying to reassure herself. She just needed to be patient, she would see him again.

"Give it time ! You know the Doctor, he always comes back, he can't help it." She jumped when a voice responded to her out loud thought.

"Clara, are you talking to yourself ?"

Me emerged from the underneath of the main console, shaking her clothes to get rid of the dust.

"I've just finished the adjustments on the TARDIS system. She is now able to search the Doctor. I added his new regeneration, it won't take into account Time Lords limitation to twelve regenerations. Furthermore, I specified she couldn't cross your timeline so we don't need to worry about...you know." She gave her a forlorn look. That last part was as much a curse than a relief.

"Thank you Me. I was wondering...wasn't she supposed to avoid these kind of situations ? I thought a TARDIS prevented the driver to do so."

"A malfunction. It had never happened to us before so we didn't notice but it had always been the case. Believe it or not, this TARDIS is pretty old, so no wonder we have so much problems with her. She is a type 39..." The TARDIS seemed to growl.

"Ah yes sorry, a type 40 mark 3, made for exploration. It's exactly the same model than the Doctor's one. Funny thing to know, when the Doctor was still living on Gallifrey, all these models were already decommissioned, considered too old to be used."

"So...if we sum up, she is like a grandma ?" A book flew through the room, hitting Clara in the head. It, then, returned to where it was, in the TARDIS' library.

"Ouch ! Okay ! Okay, I'm sorry, you're a beautiful and young ship. You're ageless." The TARDIS hummed softly, satisfied.

"So, ready to go then ?"

"Yeah. You can call the others."

So did Me. Heather and Bill joined them in the room, ready to go. Clara put her hand on the lever, praying silently. It would work this time. No past selves, only the Doctor. She activated it and waited for the landing which was surprisingly gentler than usual.

She approached the doors and took a breath. Everything would be okay. She had prepared herself to be greeted by Trenzalore but was actually greeted by...another TARDIS' door. Moreover, in a rather good shape. So it could eliminate his past selves, their TARDIS had always been, in some way or another, damaged.

She pushed open the other TARDIS door. In front of the command was a...woman. Blond, really pretty but the most important thing was her clothes. Her Doctor's clothes. She fell to her knees, broken. It was too late, eh ? She didn't even have the time to say goodbye.

Bill popped her head to see the new Doctor's face.

"Wow Doctor, you've...you've changed ! You're really pretty, I mean, you're a woman so...ouch ! Heather, what the hell ? I love you, no need to punch me..."

The new Doctor ignored them and planted herself before Clara, kneeling to be able to see her face. She spoke softly.

"I'm not who you're looking for. He is still out there, waiting, lonely."

"How...?"

"He will explain. He will try to avoid this subject but press it. You all deserve to know what happened." She stood up and reached the console, pressing random buttons. She spoke again, she had nearly forgotten.

"Oh, one more thing, be careful. Me, don't forget to put the shields back up, who knows what would happen if you didn't." Me looked confused but didn't discuss the subject further.

"Hmm...okay Doctor, I will." The Doctor was about to leave when Clara called her again.

"Doctor ?"

"Yes Clara ?" She was startled. The Doctor wasn't supposed to know who she was.

"I...what happened ? If you're, if he's, still out there, how did you regenerate ? Why ?"

"I can't tell you Clara, you know it. However, be reassured. I wasn't alone. I was happy until the very end."

She gave her a wide smile and then looked at the key in the palm of her hand. She pressed it against her heart.

"I'm glad to know it." She walked in the direction of her TARDIS but turned back a final time.

"Goodbye Doctor."

"Goodbye Clara."

She passed the doors, hearing faintly Heather, Bill and Me say their goodbyes. Me headed directly for the button controlling the shields, putting them back on. When she saw this, something clicked in her head, answering a question she was asking herself for a long time.

It would be a good distraction from what had just occurred. She didn't want to think about this meeting with this female Doctor and what it was implying.

"Bill. Is that how you two managed to enter into the TARDIS ? Because the shields were off ?" Bill raised her head and got up from the sofa. She faced Clara.

"Not...exactly. Heather and I are special. We kind of are aliens. The sentient oil lets us travel in time and space, even through the TARDIS' defences." She took Heather's hand and squeezed it.

"I see. Interesting." It was the only thing that came to her mind. She was exhausted but it was still interesting to meet a species able to cross the TARDIS' defences. Even Time Lords could only enter a TARDIS if they had the key or the TARDIS' authorisation.

She could remember one time, she and the Doctor had been stuck in London because he had argued with the TARDIS. He had been snapping his fingers with his entire will during hours, the TARDIS hadn't let him in. Clara had asked him to open the TARDIS with his key. He hadn't taken it.

Since then, he had always carried a key with him, notably in his wig. He had always been full of surprises. She thought about this last surprise with the new Doctor but distracted herself again with another question.

"Next question, how did you and the Doctor meet ? Did he save you from a great danger and offered you to come with him ?" Bill laughed.

"Pretty much, yes ! But at first, he was a teacher in the university I was working at. I was sneaking to his lessons until he noticed me." Clara giggled.

"Him ? A teacher ? How did his students manage to follow up ? Most of the time, he is rambling. How many times did he tell me I was a pudding brain because I couldn't understand him. We are the planet of the pudding brains according to him." She made a pause, thinking.

"Actually, I'm pretty sure that's why he chose this planet. So he could impress everybody with his knowledge."

She couldn't help but think this was the most accurate description she had ever made of him. He liked to remind everyone how clever he was. The Ego of a Time Lord. Not only his reputation was great.

"They couldn't. They liked his lessons because you could never know what you were going to listen to."

She nodded silently. He liked to do that. Surprise people. One question bothered her during the entire discussion though. She finally had the courage to ask it.

"And...how was he ? I mean, when you met him ? Was he okay ? No oncoming storm ? No fury of a Time Lord ? Oh and please, no Time Lord victorious !"

"Err, I'm not sure what you're talking about but no. He had been normal, even if I had suspected that he was sad, pained, also lonely. The first time we met, he was about to erase my memory on the past events of the day but something changed his mind. Clara, he..."

She never had the chance to finish her sentence. Something had crashed against the TARDIS, destroying a part of the TARDIS' shell. What the hell was that ?

The smoke began to disperse. She noticed a shape amongst the piles of rubble. One she knew very well...it was another TARDIS.

Another TARDIS, who can it be ? One of the other Doctors ? THE Doctor ? Missy ? Me fangirling all over the place ? Let's find out, in the next chapter. (*shakes her head* That was so cheesy... a bit like the word cheesy, nah ?)

Tell me your thoughts about this chapter, a lot happened in this one ^^ Until then, I'm going to play my video game Corpse Party ^^ (You must think if you don't know this game that it's a disturbing name, no ? Well I'm sorry, but I can't deny that this game is a corpse party...)

See ya next time guys ^^

Salut les gens !

Spirit Of Dark Wolf