Doctor Whooves: A Sparkling Return

"And who might you be?" The Doctor asked, taking off his hat, and approaching the man.

"Oh, who are you, sir?" The man asked, cheerfully.

"I'm the Doctor, but you already knew that didn't you?" The Doctor said, shoving his hands into his pockets.

"Of course I know that, Doctor." The man replied, "After all, you've been in my domain before."

"Your domain?" The Doctor asked.

"Yes, my domain." The man said, stretching his arms out. "If you think this is my domain, then you are sadly mistaken. For you see, this is simply a temporary area that serves no purpose in anything, except maybe seeing you. After all, you love Victorian London don't you? You spent quite some time moping around here. It wasn't until Clara and the snowmen came that you left your cloud."

"You still haven't answered my question." The Doctor said, walking around the man.

"Oh, yes, how silly of me." The man said. "I have many names. Dimentio, Luther, Slither, Canibel, Falswan, although, the most likely name you know me by is the Guardian."

"Guardian of what?" The Doctor asked.

"The Void." The Guardian said.

The Doctor chuckled. "The Void doesn't have a guardian."

"I don't understand," Jenny said, looking towards Vastra, "What is the Void?"

"The dead space, the vast nothingness in between the universes. It was called the Void by the Time-Lords, but most people call it Hell." The Doctor explained.

"Sounds cheerful." Jenny said.

"Ask Twilight, she was there." The Guardian said.

All eyes fell upon Twilight. "I think I was there. I was a vast amount of blackness."

The Guardian held up a finger, "Uh-ha, that's the Void."

"So, as the Guardian of the Void, what exactly do you do?" The Doctor asked.

"Ah, ah, ah, that information is classified Doctor." the Guardian said, "But, I do have virtually unlimited power."

Jenny chuckled. "I doubt that."

The Guardian moved swiftly towards Jenny and Vastra. "Oh, really? Okay, I'll prove it." He turned toward Vastra. "Vastra, I know your wish. You wish to be more compatible with Jenny, is that right? Well..." the Guardian snapped his fingers, and a flash of light appeared around Vastra.

When it faded, Vastra was still standing there, but she looked completely different. She was human. Fair, pink skin, with bright blue eyes, and long black hair draping her shoulders. Both her and Jenny stood there in shock.

Strax raised his gun. "Stand down scum! And surrender, for the glory of the Sontaran Empire!"

The Guardian quickly maneuvered over to Strax. "The Sontaran Empire, Strax?" He asked, pushing the weapon down, "Really? You aren't even in the Empire Strax, let alone a soldier for it. You're a nurse. But, I can change that."

And with a snap of his fingers, and a flash of light, Strax stood there in full Sontaran armor, marked with the highest rank available. "Ah, you see! Strax the undefeatable! Strax the bloodthirsty! The most feared warrior in the Sontaran Empire!"

"Guardian, stop this now!" The Doctor shouted, walking up toward him.

"Oh, but why Doctor?" The Guardian asked. "It's what they want, why not give it to them?"

"Because they don't want it." the Doctor said. "It's not what they truly wish for."

"He's right." Jenny spoke up. "It's not what we want. I love Vastra, just the way she is, and I wouldn't have her any other way."

"How poetic." The Guardian replied.

"Being made a fierce warrior with doing nothing to achieve it is not honorable!" Strax said. "I demand to return to my previous rank, and previous duty!"

"Oh, how dismal!" The Guardian shouted, "I give you your deepest dreams only to be smacked in the face!? What have I done to deserve this?"

"Guardian, return them to normal." The Doctor said, anger in his tone.

"Oh, fine!" The Guardian said, and snapped his fingers, and Vastra and Strax returned to normal. "But, what about your friends Doctor? What do they want?"

"Guardian..." The Doctor warned.

He started with Twilight. "Let's see, I know what you'd like." He snapped his fingers, and Twilight recoiled slightly. She blinked and pulled off her glasses.

"You...restored my sight..." Twilight said.

"Perfect vision!" The Guardian said, and moved on the Sunset. "Let's see...what do you want?"

Sunset glared at him. "Nothing you can give me."

The Guardian recoiled. "Oh, I see. That's...interesting." He moved to Adagio. "Oh, Adagio, I know exactly what you want. And, you want similar, don't you Doctor?"

"Shut up!" Adagio shouted, catching the Guardian by surprise.

"Why?" the Guardian asked.

"Because you're not helping them!" The Doctor shouted.

"I'm helping Twilight." The Guardian said.

"No you're not." Twilight said, as the Guardian turned to face her.

"But, I gave you your sight back." The Guardian said, "Isn't that worth something?"

"It is, but-"

"There you see?!" The Guardian gloated, facing the Doctor, "I am helping!"

"But, I don't want my sight back." Twilight explained, "I honestly like wearing these glasses. They separate me from Princess Twilight."

"Oh, fine!" The Guardian squealed, and returned Twilight's sight to normal.

As she put her glasses on, the Guardian faced the Doctor and said, "So, Doctor, you and your friends seem to be immune to my abilities. What do you plan to do next?"

The Doctor walked up to the Guardian, straightened his bowtie, and said, in a low voice, "I will defeat you. I will send you back to where you came from. And, I will stop you from doing this."

"How do you plan to do that?"

"I will motivate you." The Doctor said.

The Guardian recoiled. "Oh. I know what your thinking. And, not just yet I'm afraid. In fact, I think I'm going to retire for now. Go home, I think. And, once I do, you'll have about two minutes to save the world or it will be destroyed right here, in eighteen ninety-four. Good luck!" He snapped his fingers, and with a flash of light, was gone.