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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
''to be added''
It's [[Clara Oswald|Clara]]'s [[birthday]]! And [[Twelfth Doctor|the Doctor]] is happy to celebrate it. although with some his own ideas. By the end of the day, the phrase "me, myself and I" is about to take a different turn.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
To celebrate [[Clara Oswald]]'s [[birthday]], the [[Twelfth Doctor]] brings her to a surprise party aboard the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], which is attended by various alternative versions of herself. When Clara points out there should be a [[Paradox|time-rule]] preventing them from being together, the Doctor reluctantly reveals they are a disguised [[Ganger]], [[Zygon]], [[Teselecta]] and [[Ood]].
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] leads [[Clara Oswald|Clara]], blindfold with a mask, into the TARDIS for his birthday surprise for her. She questions what he's up to, and he removes the mask. Clara is shocked to her elderly and childhood selves, along with [[Oswin Oswald]] and Victorian [[Clara Oswin Oswald|Clara]]. A banner calls the gathering "Clara-bration".
 
A sceptical Clara questions the Doctor on how this is possible as there as rules of time travel against bringing different versions of somebody together. Admitting defeat, the Doctor reveals the [[Clara Oswald (Ganger)|child Clara]] is a [[Ganger]]; [[Zygon (The Partying of the Ways)|Oswin]] is a [[Zygon]] that lost a bet to him; Victorian Clara is the [[Teselecta]], which should be subbing for her at [[Coal Hill School]]; [[Ood (The Partying of the Ways)|old Clara]] is an [[Ood]] in a wig, which he couldn't get out of the TARDIS.
 
After the fakes leave, Clara is left wondering why the Doctor would go to so much trouble. Taking down the banner, he goes to explain that he had already paid for it, and was making the most of the mistake.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Twelfth Doctor]]
* [[Twelfth Doctor]]
* [[Clara Oswald]]
* [[Clara Oswald]]
* [[Ganger (The Partying of the Ways)|Ganger]]
* [[Clara Oswald (Ganger)|Ganger]]
* [[Teselecta]]
* [[Teselecta]]
* [[Zygon (The Partying of the Ways)|Zygon]]
* [[Zygon (The Partying of the Ways)|Zygon]]
* [[Ood (The Partying of the Ways)|Ood]]
* [[Ood (The Partying of the Ways)|Ood]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The disguised alternate Claras at the party are Young Clara, Oswin Oswald, Victorian Clara and Elderly Clara. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel (webcast)|The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'', ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]'')
* The disguised alternate Claras at the party are Young Clara, [[Oswin Oswald]], [[Clara Oswin Oswald]] and Elderly Clara. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel (webcast)|The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'', ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]'')


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Latest revision as of 21:25, 31 March 2024

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You may be looking for The Parting of the Ways (TV story).

The Partying of the Ways was a Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor comic story published in 2015.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

It's Clara's birthday! And the Doctor is happy to celebrate it. although with some his own ideas. By the end of the day, the phrase "me, myself and I" is about to take a different turn.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Twelfth Doctor leads Clara, blindfold with a mask, into the TARDIS for his birthday surprise for her. She questions what he's up to, and he removes the mask. Clara is shocked to her elderly and childhood selves, along with Oswin Oswald and Victorian Clara. A banner calls the gathering "Clara-bration".

A sceptical Clara questions the Doctor on how this is possible as there as rules of time travel against bringing different versions of somebody together. Admitting defeat, the Doctor reveals the child Clara is a Ganger; Oswin is a Zygon that lost a bet to him; Victorian Clara is the Teselecta, which should be subbing for her at Coal Hill School; old Clara is an Ood in a wig, which he couldn't get out of the TARDIS.

After the fakes leave, Clara is left wondering why the Doctor would go to so much trouble. Taking down the banner, he goes to explain that he had already paid for it, and was making the most of the mistake.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]