Chapter 3

What happens?

Separated from the Doctor

"Doctor!"

The steel door slammed shut separating Clara Oswald from the Doctor, the man who had brought her to this alien planet. She tried the keypad, but it didn't appear to do anything. Pressing her ear to the door she tried to listen for the Doctor, who she knew was on the other side. Nothing.

Clara paced around for ten minutes, waiting for something to happen. "Fine," she said out loud. "I'll have to find another way back to the Doctor." Clara wandered along the dimly lit corridor, and turned the corner.

Another door awaited her identical to the previous one, with another ineffective keypad. Clara banged her fists ineffectually against it. She sat down against the door, content to do nothing but wait until the doors opened. Suddenly out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a small vent grate situated low on the wall.

Clara got up and inspected her find. With her nails, she was able to prise off the grate. It clattered to the floor with a sharp noise that echoed in the small corridor. The space in the vent was small, but Clara reckoned that she might fit. She decided to give it a try. Clara got down on her hands and knees, but soon gave up.

"But I'm so close though..." she vocalised. Clara looked down, observed the red dress she was wearing, and had an idea.