Lost and Found

"Doctor, where the heck did the TARDIS go?" The machine had disappeared a few minutes earlier shortly after landing.
"Probably just transported itself somewhere in the area." The Doctor strained his eyes to see farther down the dark street, but even a Time Lord's vision has its limits. "Well, I'm going to go look. C'mon, Clara." She walked at his side as they searched for the time machine.

"Hey, wait a sec." Clara said as she caught a glimpse of light in the distance. She jogged towards it, but soon realized it was a trash can lid reflecting the moonlight. "[color=darkblue]False alarm!" she called, and turned around to face the Doctor. Only he wasn't there. "Now I gotta search for him too! Just my luck." Clara sighed, and continued her hunt, mentally adding the Doctor to her list of things she needed to find.

A cold wind blew through the alley as Clara walked. Her heels clicked against the pavement, and her heart raced at every sound. Where the hell is he!? I look away for a minute and he's gone! She kicked a can in anger, and the clanging echoed off the brick walls of the buildings around her. "Well, I'm lost!" she shouted to no-one in particular. "Thanks a lot, Doctor!"

((Hewwo? *pokes head in* Can I join, Clara? :3))

((Yeah. x3))

Theta sometimes liked to take small strolls at night. Nights were peaceful, with no aliens running about yelling or screeching or whatever other noise they made. Just him, walking, looking up at the stars and trying to make up constellations. He'd always looked at the stars on Gallifrey, and it was interesting just to see how different everything was on another planet. He'd sometimes even try picking out where the Kasterborous System was, never mind that Gallifrey no longer orbited it in this Universe.

Theta had been in the middle of one of these night time walks, down a moonlit street of London. The silvery light shone upon his back as he walked, and bright blue eyes darted around, looking at the shadows and idly wondering if any Vashta Nerada hid in them.

'CLANG!'

The quiet was shattered by a sound, much like something metal hitting something else. Theta nearly jumped out of his skin in surprise. He held a hand to his frantically beating hearts to calm himself as he walked over to the alleyway the noise had come from. A stray cat, maybe? But the yelling that soon followed afterwords proved that it was more than just a cat, but instead a very irritated human being.

"Well, I'm lost! Thanks a lot, Doctor!"

Theta rounded the corner, stepping into the alleyway Clara stood in. He grinned, amused; he'd sometimes do that, the whole 'screaming to the sky' thing, when he was frustrated. Sonya said she got worried about him when he talked to himself, though usually it was in a joking manner. Meh, she was at the planet Midnight at the moment; he had dropped her off earlier.

"You having fun there?"

((you should join chat sometime, I bet everyone would love to meet you in places other than roleplays XD))

Clara almost screamed as Theta turned the corner, but her surprise soon turned to curiosity. She gulped and cleared her throat. "Who are you?" She realized that it might not be a good idea to trust a strange man in an alley, so she reached for her pockets. "I've got pepper spray! Stay back!" Clara started slowly backing away from Theta, but being as clumsy as she was, found a way to trip on air. Well this day is certainly going wonderful. Lost TARDIS, lost Doctor, and stuck in a dark alley with a strange man. Fantastic!

((Lol, yeah. Probably join chat tomorrow, but for now I'm gonna finish watching America's Got Talent. xD))

Theta raised his hands up in the air, half defensively, half showing that no, I'm not a mugger with a gun or anything.

"Woah! Woah! Don't spray me, I come in peace!"

He started backing up, thinking that maybe it wasn't such a good idea to tangle with a woman with pepper spray, but when Clara tripped his instincts took over, completely riding out the common sense. He rushed over to the fallen girl, looking at her worriedly.

"Oh, Rassilon, are you ok? I didn't mean to startle you, honest..."

"That's okay. Just a really weird day for me, heh." Clara climbed to her feet and brushed off her pants. "Uh, who are you? I'm Clara." She smoothed her hair back nervously and decided to trust this man, for now. 


Maybe he's a friend of the Doctor's or he's seen the TARDIS. "By the way," she added. "Any chance you've seen a blue police box or a quirky man with a big chin and a bow tie?"

"Theta Sigma, at your service" Theta proclaimed proudly, straightening his bow tie. He listened to Clara's question.

"Uh...quirky man, bowtie, big chin...nope, haven't-waaaiiiittt..." his eyebrows furrowed, and he glanced at Clara suspiciously, eyes darting to her face "Blue police box? Let me ask you something; does the name 'TARDIS' mean anything to you?"

Clara's eyes lit up. "You know the Doctor then? We were looking for the TARDIS, and I turned my head for ONE second." She emphasized the word one and held up her first finger to make a point. "Next thing I know, I'm out here wandering the streets of who knows where, alone." 

She sighed and thought to herself. Guess this thing tends to happen when you're with the Doctor... A glint of green light caught her eye where she had fallen. Clara turned and saw the sonic screwdriver, a little dusty, but still in working condition. She bent over to pick it up, inspecting the buttons and small switches. "Hey Theta," she said, still looking at the screwdriver. "D'ya know how to use a sonic screwdriver? Because I sure don't have a clue."

Theta hurried over to inspect the sonic. He gingerly took it from Clara, inspecting it curiously. It had a green, pear shaped bulb, and was unlike any one he had ever seen. Usually they were grey and drab, with blue or yellow lights and not so much...complex-ness. It reminded him of his own sonic in the way that it was unique. He grinned, handing the sonic back to the brunette.

"Ha, do I know how to use a sonic screwdriver, she says" he flipped his own out and buzzed it once for emphasis, the blue light on the end lighting up for a second "I have my own! And no troubles, I'll help you find the Doctor. I've always wanted to meet him, though it never worked out, all I have is stories from a friend. He must be cool if he wears a bowtie, though..." he scratched at his chin "huh, I thought Sonya said he was tall with crazy hair. ANYWAYS, I bet I can scan the area for entities, though it might just pick up loads of sleeping people. I could also scan for Timelords, but my own biodata might get in the way..."

((if you're curious, Theta's sonic screwdriver looks like this; http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=trans+temporal+sonic+screwdriver&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=8C98FC0CFA5EADC98B02CB3BD476EB469BA3A1A6&selectedIndex=14 ))

Clara took the sonic and carefully tucked it inside her coat. It dimly glowed inside the pocket, but shut off once she hit a few buttons.

A smile slowly spread across her face when she found out he had one of his own. "That's great! Now I actually have a chance finding him..." She laughed to herself as Theta talked. "Yeah, he's always saying bow ties are cool." Clara noticed the bow tie, neatly attached to his neck. Guess they have a lot in common. Her eyebrows furrowed as he mentioned he was a Timelord. Thought he said he was the last one...ugh he's a such a liar! "Y'know Theta, the Doctor had mentioned he was the only survivor of the Time war, or whatever. He'll be very surprised to see you."

((Had to change name/character cuz of duplicates :\ ))

((It's fine ^.^))

Theta had been in the process of scanning the area, twirling every which way and brandishing his sonic like a wand from Harry Potter.

"Wasn't in the Time War" he mumbled distractedly as he checked the readings on the sonic. His eyes widened comically at the information shown. 26.4??? That...that was an unnaturally high energy reading, even with two TARDISes in the general area. And it was coming from...Theta glanced up, looking down one of the alleyways.


"That direction" he muttered, finishing his thought out loud. Well, if his counterpart was any way like him, then he would be in that direction, too. He grabbed Clara's hand and began to run, dragging her with him in that direction. His dark brown tweed coat flailed out as he ran, and his tennis shoes slapped against the pavement.


"Come on, Clara! We have a Doctor to find!"

Clara picked up her pace to match Theta's. "You're a lot like him." Her voice bounced as her feet hit the ground. "Bow ties, Timelords, sonic screwdrivers, tweed coats. Is every one of you like that?" 

Clara's hair trailed behind her as she ran. Somehow, Clara had managed not to fall, even though she was wearing a pair of high-heeled shoes. Wow. I actually haven't killed myself in these shoes! Clara shook her head. Well at least not yet.... "What showed up when you scanned? I know it wasn't the Doctor, you were too confused when you looked at it."

"Energy" Theta replied, glancing over his shoulder at Clara "energy, and lots of it. Mine and his TARDISes give off energy, but this was is way off the chart for the 21st century, even with them here. Either there is a Vortex Manipulator convention going on, or there is some big disturbance in space-time"

"Of course you'd find the Doctor there." Clara mumbled to herself. He's always looking for trouble. As they neared the end of the alley, she slowed down to a jog. There was a strange, yellow light coming from around the corner. Clara cautiously pressed her back against the wall. "Ya think it's safe?" she whispered, and started peering around the corner. Please don't be guns...please don't be guns!
The Doctor's hand was glowing with what looked like regeneration energy, and he was tied to a metal chair. The energy was flowing through the air and into a small, leather wristband containing buttons, switches, and glowing with an intense light. "T-Theta!"

Theta gaped at the sight. What? No...what??? He ran forward, taking his sonic out and buzzing the strange wristband, attempting to stop it from doing...whatever it was doing.



"Clara! Get him out of the chair! Untie him!""He looked over at his counterpart with wide eyes. "what did you do???"

Clara coughed and managed to run over to the chair despite the shock. "What the hell?" She struggled to untie the knots and finally pulled the rope away. She grabbed his arm and he staggered to his feet with Clara's help. The energy was still flowing to the wristband.

"Vortex...manipulator." he managed to get out. "The button. Press the...big yellow button!"

Theta pressed the yellow button as soon as the Doctor uttered the words. The golden energy that had been flowing from the Doctor's hand to the vortex manipulator cut off, leaving the area much darker except for the glow of the device and the silvery light of the moon. Theta eyed it curiously, taking a step away out of caution.

"Since when have Vortex Manipulators channeled regeneration energy?" he looked around nervously, searching the dark corners and long alleys "who did this? Because I doubt you had tied yourself up then turned it on"

Theta turned on his heel, and finally had his first look at the Doctor. Like Clara had described, he had a big chin and bowtie. His hair was very floppy, and he wore a tweed coat like Theta, just in a lighter shade. He took this all in with quick blue eyes, which practically leaked curiosity.

"So...you're the Doctor" he grinned "not exactly the way I would have wanted to meet, but it's nice to finally see you in person"

The Doctor breathed a sigh of relief. "I have no idea how, or why it was being charged by me." He inspected the chair and the area around it. "I blacked out, and woke up here. My guess is Cybermen or Daleks, considering the upgrade in technology." Clara smiled that the Doctor was okay, and felt lucky there weren't any Daleks or Cybermen here now.

"Well it's nice to see you too. But..." The Doctor looked closely at Theta and sniffed the air a few times, utilizing his superior senses. He grinned, and his eyes sparked. "Timelord! How...you're a Timelord!" The Doctor noticed the bow tie. "A Timelord with a wonderful fashion taste. Bow ties ARE cool!"

Theta grinned like a little kid, bouncing on his heels, looking about as hyper at the Doctor.

"I know!" he began to tick off names on his fingers "Romana, Kos, Sonya, Mal...they all said it was weird. But they just don't know; they've never seen some of the odd fashions out there...like back on Gallifrey, oooh, those head-dresses were a killer on the neck!"

Thete laughed, already liking his alternate self. When he had heard the Doctor was 900 or so, he had imaged some big grumpy Timelord, like Borousa or Rassilon. But no, he was much more like him than he could have ever imagined. He even liked bowties! And had a sonic screwdriver!

The Doctor laughed. "Yeah, never understood the purpose of wearing a small carpet attached to the back of your neck. Ah, and the heavy capes! Horrible in summer." Clara wasn't really listening to the conversation, but she overheard Theta mention Mal's name.

"Doctor, he knows Mal!" she said, and turned to Theta. "How do you know her? We met her about a year ago, when the Zygons invaded Earth." Their similarities surprised Clara. Both of them even have a TARDIS.

"Oh, I met her after my TARDIS crashed" he explained, waving a hand dismissively. He paused, thinking "wait, no...I met Sonya first; she's a Timelady, on the planet Midnight right now, but never mind about her. Anyways, Sonya was showing me the glorious food that is chips, and I met Mal in the cafe we were at. Solved some big disappearance mystery, and kind of became good friends after that" he looked at the two curiously "why? You know her? And when did Zygons invade Earth??"

"Wow so many Timelords alive...I never knew." The Doctor scratched his head and tried to peice things together as Clara answered Theta's question. "It's a long story that includes important memories, The Great Intelligence and really crappy alien GPS." Clara sighed. "But it was one of the more fun world saving, life-or-death experiences." she said sarcastically. The Doctor rolled his eyes at Clara's response. She can be so ungrateful! "Wait, you have a TARDIS? Someone or something took mine. We might have to use yours for the time being."

Theta nodded, sticking his sonic and the vortex manipulator in his pocket, then motioning his hand for the two to follow him as he started down the alley they came from.

"Hey, life or death experiences are the most fun! They may suck while you're in the middle of them, but afterwords they make for a good story and laugh. How boring would everything be if the Universe was always safe?" he shook his head "anyways, yeah, I've got a TARDIS; type 57. She's back at the park. We weren't planning on staying here long, but I guess a few hours more can't hurt" he grinned like a madman, eyes gleaming with an adventurous fire "I can't resist a mystery"

Clara and the Doctor followed Theta through the alley. "Hey, does the Chameleon Circuit on yours work? I mean I've tried everything and it just stays the same." He smiled as he thought of the TARDIS. "I mean I don't mind the way she looks now, but..." The Doctor trailed off and they continued walking in silence. Donna knew how to fix it. Good old Donna Noble! I should see how she's doing, with her new life. Wish she'd remember though. His thoughts went to all the lost companions. Martha, Jack, Clara (the other one), Amy, Rory....Rose. He shook his head. "So, Theta, I'm guessing you're not from my universe. I would probably know a fellow Timelord's name, but I've never heard of a Theta!" he said, trying to lighten the mood.