The TARDIS.

It stood before Clara on the icy plains. She knew it was time. The shouts coming from inside of the box instantly let Clara know that it was time. It was time for her Doctor to go and a new man to take his place.

She rubbed her hands as Ashildr appeared by her side, "You shouldn't do this." she spoke, folding her arms, "You aren't supposed to see him. You and I both know that."

"Rules are made to be broken." Clara stated, placing a single hand on the door. The TARDIS hummed beneath her fingers. The Impossible Girl took a glance back at the Diner behind her, which was quickly being covered in snow, "You don't have to stay." she looked at Ashildr, "I mean... It's not like you want to."

Ashildr shook her head, disappointment clearly etched onto her face, "He doesn't even remember you, Clara. Just walk away."

"One thing the Doctor has taught me, Ashildr." she slowly began to open the door, "We don't walk away." she paused within the doorway, "Now go. Take our Tardis and go. I'll call you if I need anything." Ashildr was about to protest but in the end she just shook her head. Clara gave her a smile before closing the door behind her.

Clara bit her lip as she glanced around the console room, "Hey, old girl." she whispered, "I hope you remember me at least." the TARDIS hummed loudly in confirmation, "Good." She took a step towards the console before a loud crash caught her attention. Her head turned to the source to see... Him. The one man she had come to see. To aid. Her Doctor. Up near his chalkboard, swiping off different machines he had built from the nearby table, "Doctor..." she whispered to herself.

The familiar golden glow began to emit from his fingers as he clutched the edge of the railing, his eyes closed, "No!" he exclaimed as the energy came to a sudden halt, "I will not change. Not ever again." his eyes then slowly opened.

Clara cleared her throat. This caused the Doctor to flinch, "You alright up there, Doctor?"

That voice. He knew that voice. It couldn't be her. Could it? "No..." he muttered, his body refusing to turn around.

"Doctor." she said once again.

He practically forced himself to slowly turn around. His eyes landed on her. He shook his head in disbelief, the regeneration energy appearing from his hands once more. He gave his hands a violent shake before gripping onto the railing and making his way down the stairs, "You." he spoke as he reached the final step. A smile starting to form.

"Me?" Clara smirked, "What about me?" she walked towards him. The smile on the Doctor's face grew as he realised...

"Cl-Clara?"

Her eyes widened, "Y-You... You remember me?"

He let out a struggled chuckle, his fists clenching, "Clara Oswald. I could never forget you." That was it. That was all he had to say to make Clara pull him in for a hug, her arms wrapping around him quick. He cautiously placed his own arms around her... He really hoped that he didn't regenerate like this. Might burn his Impossible Girl. Couldn't have that, "I thought I would never find you."

"Well... Technically, I found you." she said, hugging him tighter. She then felt a warmth coming from his hands which were currently placed on her back. He soon pulled away in order to stop the heat from touching her. A stray tear left Clara's eye, "So it's true..." she said, "You're regenerating."

He clasped his hands hands together, "No. Just a malfunction." he gulped, "It will stop soon."

"What happened?" she said looking at the cut on his forehead before putting her own hands around his.

He chuckled, "Missy. Cybermen. The usual."

"Heard you were travelling with someone." Clara added, "Bill, was it?"

"How do you know that?"

"I have my ways." she paused, "My ways being Missy."

"B-But..." he paused, "Missy was locked away in a vault."

Clara nodded, "She mentioned the vault. She also mentioned that someone called Nardole, or 'Egg' as she liked to call him, never locked the vault properly." she laughed before asking, "So. Bill. Where is she? Shouldn't she be here for you right now? Considering your situation."

"I'm. Not. Regenerating. So stop worrying, Clara. And Bill? I don't know. She kind of just disappeared."

A frown appeared on the girl's face, "She'll show up soon." she began, "And stop lying, Doctor. You are regenerating." she looked down at their hands, a golden glow surrounding them, "Stop fighting it."

The Doctor clenched his eyes shut as the glow instantly vanished, "I don't want to, Clara." a tear falling from his eye. Clara let the Doctor's hands go before placing her's on the Doctor's shoulders.

"You can't go on like this, Doctor. It will be just like before. I'll be here for you." she spoke, "Just let it go. You will feel so much better. New face. New body."

"What was it you said? Die with whoever comes next?" he asked, "What happened with that?"

She sighed, "I was being selfish. If you need to go. You need to go. You will still be the same old Doctor inside. The packaging will just look a little bit different."

"B-But." he stuttered, "What if you don't like the new 'packaging'."

"Well." she smiled, "I will miss this face. Definitely." she placed her hand on his cheek, "But I'll get over it. I've seen all your previous faces. I just don't... really remember them. I'm sure I will still love you even with the new face."

He raised his eyebrow at her, "I'm sorry... What?" a smile appearing on his own face, "What was that you said?"

She rolled her eyes, "You're surprised that I actually said it, aren't you? I'm sure it was pretty obvious."

"Clara. Even when I was blind I would've been able to see the feelings you were experiencing."

"You were blind?!" she exclaimed.

"Story for another time. After all. We have all the time in the world."

"All the time in the universe." she corrected as she placed a kiss on the corner of his lips, "Now is the time, Doctor." she took a few steps back from him as heat emitted from his fingertips, "You will still be the the same, Doctor."

He let out a breath which he felt like he had been holding for years, "Okay." he said. The heat increased. The glow started to travel up his neck and arms, "Promise you won't leave?"

"Promise." she assured as she wiped her eyes.

Clara began to remove her hand from her eyes which was shielding them from the intense light. She was both nervous and excited to see her new Doctor. She would be the first face that this Doctor sees. She carefully and slowly began to open her eyes. She was gonna miss that silver fo- "Doctor?!" she exclaimed.

The Doctor was clutching onto the console, eyes shut, "Can you not talk so loudl-" the Doctor paused, "Erm..." they said, looking at Clara, "You're erm... Clara. Yes. I still remember, that's fine. Does my voice sound weird to you?"

With wide eyes, Clara said, "Erm well... you see... you." she couldn't form a proper sentence, "Okay. Not that you weren't hot before but... Damn." She muttered.

"Did you just... call me hot? And what is with this voice?" the Doctor then began to move their hands over their body, "And what are these?" they said, looking down at themselves.

Clara covered her mouth with her hand to stop stop herself from laughing, "This can't be real!" she continued laughing, "There's no way!"

"Clara! I demand you tell me why I have two giant lumps on me and a weird voice!"

"You're a woman, Doctor!" she finally said, a huge smile on her face.

The Doctor just stared at Clara, "I'm... A woman?" she quickly pulled her hair in front of her eyes to be greeted with longer blonde hair, "I'm a girl!?"

"I was worried." Clara said, "But I really shouldn't have been." Clara loved this new face already.

The Doctor smiled, "Oooh... This is... New." she said rubbing her hands together, the remaining energy quickly leaving her hands, "Why didn't you want me to regenerate, Clara? This feels amazing!"

"You were the one who didn't want to regenerate! I wanted you to!"

"Oh, really? Well... I must've deleted that from my memory."

"Already?!" she questioned. The Doctor quickly marched towards Clara and pulled her into a spinny-hug.

"Clara!" she exclaimed, "I've just realised something!" she said putting Clara down.

"What?" Clara wondered with caution.

The Doctor put her hands on Clara's shoulders, "I'm a hugger!" she leaned down to place her lips on Clara's. Clara's eyes simply widened. Not a moment too soon, the Doctor pulls back and turns toward the console, "Just the Doctor and Clara Oswald in the Tardis! We are going to have so many adventures, Clara. Just me and you." her hands paused on the console, "Can you erm... Can you fly the Tardis for a bit?"

Clara touched her lips. The Doctor had kissed her. She shook her head, "Er... yeah." Clara said, walking over to the console, "Why can't you fly the old girl?"

"Well you see..." she paused.

"You forgot didn't you?"

"Yes, I forgot."

Clara laughed, "Just me and you." the Doctor nodded, "What do you wanna see?" she asked, her hands just itching to put in some coordinates.

"Something awesome." the Doctor smiled.

This new face didn't bother Clara. Sure. She hadn't exactly expected a woman to take her Doctor's place. But change is good. Different is good. Because after all... They're still the same person underneath. Just different packaging.

Just the Doctor and Clara Oswald. Together. In the TARDIS.

Ashildr would just have to wait until Clara got bored of travelling with the Doctor. But Ashildr soon came to the conclusion that Clara probably wouldn't be getting bored of the Doctor anytime soon.