| The crack on the tree grew wider, and Amy is experiencing "time travelling" like moments, which is confusing her Amy Pond wonders what a Time Lord is... |
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"Oooh" Eärwen looks with an open mouth at her sister. She had never thought her sister to be this smart. She is really far forward for her time. "So you mean to say you can visit places in the past and future? That's quite interesting! Is that something which takes a part in your family?"
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"Yes indeed, it seems to be a very remote location for a lone ettinchi. Is there something you are researching?"
Amy looks pensative for a few seconds, and then starts to talk."Well, there is one thing... but I think I can trust you, I don't know why, but... you look like you can be trusted."
"Well, you see, I am not completely normal. I have sort of a... gift. I discovered I can time travel"Clara and Eärwen managed to produce a convinced confusing look"Yes, it is strange to me as well, although not as much as before..."
"I happen to be able to travel to the timeline of my husband, who in my timeline died around the time I was born. There already you can see this gets complicated. I also discovered myself that I have a time duplicate; however, I can only be at one timeline; while I am in one, my bodie on the other remains there but unconscious. At first, the transition between the two occured without warning, but now I have more control over it; between the first time you were here and when you arrived again a few minutes ago, I went seeing my husband - and my eggs"Clara shaked a little, and Eärwen hold her hand; Amy didn't seem to notice. "Before that though, I went to a small sand place by a lake, to keep this body there while I was gone, to prevent someone from finding it in that state"
"Anywho, I have also made some research on my powers. I found that a race of ettinchis, Time Lords, harnessed this power, being able to go back as well as forward in time. They distinguished themselves of the rest of the ettinchis as they where slightly bigger than the normal and mainly black. However, something must had gone wrong, for nearly all of them disappeared; only few escaped from whatever killed the rest. They bred with normal ettinchis in order to keep their bloodline, but their power got mixed, some lost potency, and other evolved secondary powers"Both girls exchange a look of nervosism"but luckly the secondary powers were always positive. There were variations, like ability to float, or even control gravity. The genes of that mighty race survived they mysterious near extinction, and continues to live in me - along with more members that are probably living elsewhere "
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"Well.." Eärwen continues "We are on a field trip to see something of the world just these last days of our lives. I mean, we don't have any family left but we do have just enough strength in our old bones for one last journey. But enough about us: "Can't you tell us something about your life? What brings an Ettinchi here in the middle of nowhere all alone in a little cottage?"
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Clara looks worried for a second, but then remembers "It's okay, I've made a safe hole close to Grav's grave. They are safe."
Before she could continue, Amy got back with a tray of cookies, along with three cups of tea. They accepted the cookies and the tea, and the ate for a silent minute.
"So, would you lovely ladies tell me your names? Mine's Amy."
Clara hesitates for a moment, but she decided to tell "I'm Clara Oswald, and this is my... sister (Clara stopped for a second, but them she remembered Amy never met her sister) Eärwen."
"Clara Oswald?"Clara bit her lip"That's a lovely name! I would love to give a children of mine that name!"
"So what brings you here?"
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"No Clara, dont leave me here alone. I have nowhere to go. I now we are getting old but you have to hold on. There are so many mysteries unsolved.. We have to find out what was so important for us to come here. I mean, I got that message every moment over and over again when I had those time travel moments. Who will solve this mystery about our special powers when we are gone?" suddenly she stops and gives Clara a frightened look.. "Clara, where are your eggs?"
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"Indeed... she will be devastated... We cannot tell her no matter what... Oh god"
"What, what is it?"
"Grav's grave... if she finds it when she comes back... We have to cover it!"
Putting the diary back in place, they ran outside, their minds racing as they went to prevent a terrible time accident...
Fortunately, Amy wasn't around, and they proceeded to disguise Grav's grave, which was only covered by dirt, with some grass; after some work, it blended seamless with the surroundings.
"Well, that's one catastrophe avoided... let's head back to see if she's back..."
Indeed, Amy was already back ( although they didn't know if she went for a walk or if she went to Caranthir) and she was tending a patch of flowers next to the white cottage. She looked up and she noticed them.
"Hello again! What brings you two back?"
"We huh... we are doing a trip around our zone, and we happened to notice your house, only, we were shy and we didn't want to bother you"
"Oh I see. It's fine though, I've always loved company. Do you girls want to come inside?"
They exchanged a nervous look, and nodded yes.
The three went inside, and Amy signaled to a sofa the other two didn't see during their first "visit". Amy and Eärwen sited on the couch, and Amy said she would prepare some cookies for them.
"Hum, Clara? I just thought, hum, how are we going to introduce ourselves to her?" whispered Eärwen.
Clara was about to say to give false names, but then remembered one of the first things her father told her. "Don't worry, we can use our real names. We are saf...." Clara interrupted herself when all of a sudden she began to cough violently. "Oh god, this is not a good sign. I think I have 1 day left, 2 tops."
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"Those eggs she is talking about, they must be you and Grav! Oh she must be terribly sad when she hears her little son has died."
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"We need to know more about her... and when she is."
They got back to the house, but Amy was nowhere to be seen, nor any sound could be heard from inside the house.
They took the chance, and got inside. It was a comfy cottage, simple, but with everything that was necessary. They noticed a book that had the appearance of a diary; they looked at each other, holding back, but deciding to know what is going on, went forward and opened it, and began to read.
I seem to have found my uncle, and he seems to be a very kind person. But for some strange reason, I think I am at a different place when I am with him...
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Okay, now I am certain that something is going on, I know I have fainted just before I saw Caranthir; and he also said that sometimes I lay on the ground unconscious, only to come back to normal with a jump...
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We now have two beautiful eggs, I hope they don't grow to be like me... I am now aware that I exist in my normal timeline and in Caranthir's, but only one at a time; the eggs stayed at Caranthir's. That way he can take care of them if something happens to me.
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"You're right, it could be dangerous if she found out that we are her sister and daughter. And we don't want to end up like Grav.."
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Clara thought for a few moments, trying to understand the situation. "I think... I think we haven't travelled in time..." Eärwen face turned astonished "Yes, I don't understand it as well. I think we are on Amy's timeline. She was a time lord too as well, remember? She probably travelled between this timeline and Caranthir's."
"However we must be very careful, we cannot let her know the we are her sister and daughter; and we certanly cannot talk about... Grav"
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