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    Clara only gives Danny a weak smile, leaning back into her seat. "Try and see if you can look up all of the different species that have come to Earth." She says before popping another chip into her mouth.

    Danny nodded "ok, silurians, helis, judoon, exodus, and about 10 more that I cant pronouce" he felt the ring in his pocket and decided it was as good a time as any "Clara Oswald" he got up then kneeled on one knee, "I know this is a bit sudden, but ive had this for awhile now" he pulled out the ring "so I'm just doing this now. Will you marry me Clara? "

    Clara nodded her head as Danny read off the list of species who have come to Earth for refuge. It was when he said her full name that she finally looks him full on, surprised. It wasn't till he moved and got done on one knee that she had even the slightest idea what he was doing. Clara let's out a shocked gasp, pressing her hands over her mouth and nose before scrambling to get out of her booth. She was nodding her head as she forced the words out between happy tears. "Yes, Danny Pink, I will marry you."

    Danny smiled and got up, puting the ring on claras finger before hugging her. When he heard a voice "these are good chips, they make you quicker too" Danny broke the hug and looked where the voice came from to see a nan Iin a pinstriped suit and trench coat with a pound of hairgel in "sorry, did I interupt something?" He smiled alittle at the two

    Clara's legs just about buckled from underneath herself. "Doctor?" She knew it was him, having seen this regeneration both in the memories of her echoes and once in her own life. She slaps a hand over her mouth even though her voice had been very soft. The only person who could have heard her was the Doctor since she had stepped close to him. Her brown eyes were wide with shock as she carefully slid back into her booth.

    The Doctor raised an eyebrow "yes, so you do know me" he got and circled her "a future me, you must be wondering why I am not out there saving the universe. Well first my tardis is gone and I had to make a tardis out of anything I could find here on earth and..." he sighed and showed his wrist which showed linear gallifreyan burned into his skin but the wound seemed to glow a little "im tagged by our great leaders"

    Clara recognized the the symbol that was burned into the Doctor's skin. Gallifreyian, his native language. Without thinking, she reaches out and takes the mans wrist with her hand, inspecting the weirdly glowing wound. "Why did they tag you? Did UNIT do it, Torchwood?"

    He sighed "the council of the timelords tagged me. After The End Day the timelords seeped out of a crack in the sky and 'fixed' everything to keep earth alive. I was tagged because I tried to help but I broke pretty much every rule in the timelird handbook so this makes it so they know where I am, what I'm doing...and what I'm thinking" he bite his lip "it glowes when someone is watching what I'm doing" danny looked horrified "that's, thats horrible. I mean..." the doctor laughed humorlessly "yeah, they do this to all who dont folloe the rules. If I try to to even think anything rebelious this thing activates every pain sensor in my body, which...well its probably the most painful thing I've gone through and thats saying something"

    Clara makes a sympathetic noise on the back of her throat as she lightly strokes the burn on the Doctor's wrist. After another minute, she let's go of him, her brown eyes meeting his as she looked up at him. What she saw broke her heart. Even in this regeneration he still had those big, sad eyes. "Well, we can't do anything else until we get that thing off of you."

    "I found a way to bypass them dectecting rebellion, to talk without thinking, or as im thinking. There is a city meeting at the town hall, in there is the gauntlet of Rassilon, that is the only way to get it off without going straight to the people who gave it to me" he smiled

    Clara raises an eyebrow at the Doctor. Full of surprises as always. She reaches behind herself to grab Danny's hand, the weight and feel of her engagement ring suddenly very noticeable. She reaches out her other hand and grabs the Doctor's, speaking as she pulled the two out. "Why did you come up to us, Doctor? Was there a reason or did you just pick randomly?"

    "My scrap sonic detected time energy on you, so I knew you had time traveled, especially you" he pointed at Clara "and I watched tou from a table over there and noticed you have no idea whats going on around here"

    Clara smiled, thinking back to all of the different adventures she had with the Doctor, her Doctor. "I traveled with two different regenerations of you. But I know who you are only from s brief encounter." She told him as they strolled down the sidewalk. If anyone found the fact that she had hold of two men by the hands weird they didn't make it noticeable. Guess all of the different things happening in this alternate present, people aren't all that surprised anymore.

    Danny smirked at the doctor "how old are you doctor?" He took a deep breath "906, as of today" danny raised an eyebrow "todays your birthday?" The Doctor smirked "apparently, a friend of mine told me , shes known me forever so I trust her since ive forgotten"

    Clara's face goes blank as the Doctor mentions that this day is his birthday. That must've meant...he dies in his birthday and he doesnt even know it. Pressure begins to build up behind her eyes once more but she forces it away, now was definitely not the time for crying. "We're almost there, you two."

    "Yep, the great council meeting hall" the doctor bit his lip then saw a little boy, no older then nine, being beaten by a nan in red armor. The boy was in the dirt and hurt but you could tell he was like that before. Danny and The Doctor both acted at once but the doctor got there first and grabbed the baton the man was using while he was in mid-swing. Then the doctor started to shake and his pain filled with pain for that man was a higher up of the timelirds and thus shouldnt be interfered. His mark started to glow a harsh red as he somhow held his stamce with only groans and gritted teeth. Danny was able to pick the boy up in his arns at this point but the whole thing was happening so quickly

    It all happened to quickly, one moment she was holding on to the wrists of both the Doctor and Danny, her fiancée, and the next she was alone as both the men rushed towards a guard who beating a small boy. She tried to run after them, to help, but it was too late. Try had already acted and Danny now held the boy in his arms and the Doctor stood too stiff with pain to move. After a second she decided that Danny was fine and rushed towards the Doctor, putting her hands on his cheeks as she tried to get his attention, trying not to stare too much at the now red glowing mark. "Doctor, hey, look at me." Clara reaches out and grips the baton in his hand, tugging on it lightly. This regeneration is not her Doctor, the one she had fallen for, but he still is the Doctor and it broke her heart more than she'd like to admit as she watched him grimace and groan in pain. "Let this go."

    He heard her words then let go and frll to the ground in a heap. The man stood straight and looked down at the doctor "bloddy disgrace of a time lord" he spoke harshly before looking at the boy "if he wakes up again, he can tell you why he deserved that" he pointed at Danny then walked off towards the meeting hall. A older teenage girl then ran to Danny "oh thank you so much. You see hes my brother. I wanted to help I really did but-" Danny smiled sadly "Hey, I understand, you think you can take care of him?" The girl nodded "my mums the local doctor, oh she saves so many people I'm sure he'll be fine" she grabbed the boy and held him easily before looking at the doctor "thank you, I am glad that even when marked a man can be kind" she smiled before running off with the boy.

    Clara watched as the Doctor fell into a crumpled heap at her feet. His harsh breathing was like knives in her heart. The guard's word were just a background buzz in her ears as she fell to her knees beside the Doctor. She almost didn't want to put her hands on him, as if he would break apart if she did. But, nonetheless, she puts his head in her lap, running he fingers through her fingers through his hair as she murmured soft words. Clara watched the Doctor's brown striped clad chest rise and fall, waiting with great patience as he slowly recovered.

    The Doctor looked up at Clara "I want to thank you, but I dont think I even know your name" he smiled a small smile before it faded "He is right you know. I am a disgrace to all the timelord values" his voice was gravelly as he spoke "but, I dont think that's a bad thing, no matter how much they try to train me like a dog with and eletric collar. I never learn"he chuckled the last statment, for all the times those words were used against him. "I never learn" he mumbled softly to himself as he looked down at the now blue again smybol.