"To Gallifrey, like I said… the Long way 'round," Clara grinned, throwing a lever down on the TARDIS console and sending it into the time vortex.

"That sounds like something the Doctor would say," Me remarked cautiously, holding on to the console of the TARDIS tightly as the ship shook. "Something he would say when he didn't mean it, when he planned on running away forever."

Clara froze at that, the smile on her face drooping slightly. She let out a long breath of air, one that she hadn't even needed to take in the first place, and leant against the opposite side of the console for support. The other woman had figured it out fast, of course she had, she was an immortal. She'd lived for billions of years. It made sense that she was clever.

"Oh, the Doctor always planned to take the TARDIS back. So do I really. I know that this won't…" she choked off, tears threatening to break free from the corners of her eyes. "You see, time isn't exactly broken. It's just keeping me alive, immortal, we could just run forever if we wanted. You and Me."

Me gave her a smile, soft around the edges, sad. "It's okay to be afraid of dying you know, you don't need to hide it behind jokes" she said.

Clara span away from the TARDIS console, hiding her face from her new companion. "Just for a bit, Ashildr, we can run for a little while."

Me released a breath of her own, a much more necessary action for the immortal. "Fine, Clara, just for a little while we can run. But eventually you know that you need to go back, don't you. I told you on that street in London, eventually you will have to face the Raven."

"I know that, Ashildr. I know that eventually I will have to go back to Gallifrey, but I've just lost my best friend. Do you think we can just relax for a bit?"

"Of course, Clara. But first of all, my name is Me." Clara quirked an eyebrow at that, remembering the admission of her new name from Trap street. "Second of all I refer to my first question, where are we going?"

"Oh Me, all of time and space… where do you wanna start?"

AN: Hello! Really small start to a new fic I am doing. Kinda had to get it out before anyone else did really, I know that's kind of cheap but it really is the best way to secure reads. Ah well, sue me, I'm being a bit underhanded with my writing tactics when it comes to the acquisition of readers. It's a cuthroat world out here I can tell you.

Sure you've got the jist of where I am going with this if you caught Hell Bent. I'm sure it's gonna be a blast!