One minute they were running at breakneck speed through an alien mausoleum and the next… the world had gone black.
Clara awoke to complete darkness. She was lying on her stomach and there was a definite crick in her neck. She tried to lift her head but it immediately struck something solid behind her. There was something lumpy and rather unyielding beneath her. She shifted her weight experimentally and found she was laid out along the length of a body. And oh God she hoped it was the Doctor.
“It’s alright; it’s me.” he whispered, correctly reading her rising panic. “That guard must have had some sort of knockout gas. It seems they’ve trapped us in a casket.” He continued, conversationally, as though it were the most normal place in the world to be imprisoned. Although for them, it nearly was. “Are you alright?”
She gave as much of a nod as the space would allow, bumping her nose against his chest in the process. “Ow. A bit cramped but no worse for wear. You?”
“Bit cramped.” He repeated tonelessly.
A nasty thought popped into her head. “There isn’t… anyone else in this thing, is there?”
“No, they put us in an empty one. It’s not really meant to accommodate more than one body, as it is.”
She relaxed a little, though she noticed The Doctor’s frame remained rigid. She could hear the discomfort in his voice. It occurred to her they would have had to hunch his shoulders up just to fit his whole lanky frame in the tiny space. Awkwardly forced inward, his long arms nearly enclosed her. She almost could have laughed at that – the first real embrace she got from him would be entirely a result of circumstance. She tried rolling over to the side to give him room but without much success. From where her head rested over his hearts, she thought she could hear them speed up just a little.
“What are you doing?” He hissed.
“I was just… I thought you might be uncomfortable.”
“Whatever gave you that idea?” He deadpanned.
Clara rolled her eyes, though she knew he wouldn’t see it. “Well, what’s your brilliant plan to get us out of this, then?”
“The box is some sort of heavy wood.” He sniffed. “Similar to an oak, I think. We won’t be able to break through it. But if I noticed correctly when we saw them earlier – and of course I did – the hinges are metal.”
“So, sonic screwdriver, it is?”
He made a distracted sound of assent. “I’ll need your help to reach it. Again. I really ought to make a wrist harness for the thing.”
One minute they were running at breakneck speed through an alien mausoleum and the next… the world had gone black.Clara awoke to complete darkness. She was lying on her stomach and there was a definite crick in her neck. She tried to lift her head but it immediately struck something solid behind her. There was something lumpy and rather unyielding beneath her. She shifted her weight experimentally and found she was laid out along the length of a body. And oh God she hoped it was the Doctor.“It’s alright; it’s me.” he whispered, correctly reading her rising panic. “That guard must have had some sort of knockout gas. It seems they’ve trapped us in a casket.” He continued, conversationally, as though it were the most normal place in the world to be imprisoned. Although for them, it nearly was. “Are you alright?”She gave as much of a nod as the space would allow, bumping her nose against his chest in the process. “Ow. A bit cramped but no worse for wear. You?”“Bit cramped.” He repeated tonelessly.A nasty thought popped into her head. “There isn’t… anyone else in this thing, is there?”“No, they put us in an empty one. It’s not really meant to accommodate more than one body, as it is.”She relaxed a little, though she noticed The Doctor’s frame remained rigid. She could hear the discomfort in his voice. It occurred to her they would have had to hunch his shoulders up just to fit his whole lanky frame in the tiny space. Awkwardly forced inward, his long arms nearly enclosed her. She almost could have laughed at that – the first real embrace she got from him would be entirely a result of circumstance. She tried rolling over to the side to give him room but without much success. From where her head rested over his hearts, she thought she could hear them speed up just a little. “What are you doing?” He hissed.“I was just… I thought you might be uncomfortable.”“Whatever gave you that idea?” He deadpanned.Clara rolled her eyes, though she knew he wouldn’t see it. “Well, what’s your brilliant plan to get us out of this, then?”“The box is some sort of heavy wood.” He sniffed. “Similar to an oak, I think. We won’t be able to break through it. But if I noticed correctly when we saw them earlier – and of course I did – the hinges are metal.”“So, sonic screwdriver, it is?”He made a distracted sound of assent. “I’ll need your help to reach it. Again. I really ought to make a wrist harness for the thing.”
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