The Name Of The Doctor pt.2

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"Alas, I did" Simeon pulls at his face, to reveal that he is an empty shell. His clothes tumble to the ground, then a Whisper Man steps forward and becomes him again "as you can see."

*Tomb basement*

The Doctor bursts through a steel door, followed by me.

"Come on, quickly, we're in" I say, a Whisper Man grab Clara's arm.

"Doctor! Seer!"

"Clara!" the Doctor pulls her out of its grasp and slams the door "yowzah" they head up some metal stairs.

"Still a bit of a climb. I think I remember the way. Clara? Clara" I say, Clara stumbles a bit, I grab her before she falls "hey, it's ok. You're fine. The dimensioning forces this deep in the TARDIS they can make you a bit giddy."

"I know, I know. How do I know? How do I know that?"

"Clara, it's ok. You're fine" the Doctor says.

"Have we, have we done this before? We have. We have done this before. Climbing through a wrecked TARDIS. You said things, things I'm not supposed to remember" Clara says.

"We can't do this now. The TARDIS is a ruin. The telepathic circuits are awakening memories you shouldn't even have" I say.

"Why do we keep meeting you?"

"Clara," the Doctor says.

"The Dalek Asylum. There was a girl in a shipwreck and she died saving our lives. And she was you."

"Clara?" I ask.

"In Victorian London, there was a governess, who was really a barmaid, and she died. And she was you."

"Clara? Clara, what's wrong?" I ask.

"What do you two mean, you keep meeting me? You said I died. How could I die?"

"That is not a conversation you should even remember," the Doctor says.

"What do you mean I died?"

"The girl who died they tried to save. She'll die again inside their grave."

"Run. Run!" I shout.

*Outside the tomb*

"The doors require a key. The key is a word. And the word is the Doctor and the Seer's."

"Here we are, late to our own funeral. Glad you could make it. Jenny" I say.

"Open the door, Doctor, Seer. Speak, and open your tomb."

"No" the Doctor replies.

"Because you know what's in there?

"We will not open those doors" I say.

"The key is two words lost to time. A secret hidden in the deepest shadow and known to you both alone. The answers to a question."

"We will not open our tomb," the Doctor says.

"Seer, Doctor, what are your names? The Doctor and the Seer's friends. Stop their hearts" the Whisper Men hiss.

"Madam, boys, combat formation. They are unarmed" Strax says.

"So are we!" Jenny replies.

"Do not divulge our military secrets."

"Stop this. Leave them alone" I say.

"Your names. Answer me."

"Seer? Doctor?" Clara asks, Strax picks up a stick and hits a Whisper Man with it. It cuts through its body.

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