Parallel: From Another World [1] (The Parallel Series) ✓

Rita Stone

The Doctor heard the worry in Rita's voice and slowly walked away from the wall towards her, he placed a hand on one of her shoulders. "I'm sorry Rita," he spoke, "whatever they did I'm so sorry." He looked into her hazel eyes which were fixed on the floor. Pity and sorrow were all she could see as she remembered the horrific scenes. TV or not this all looked very very real to Rita Stone.

"They didn't do anything to me." She sighed and finally looked up at him straight into his brown eyes, hers now filled with anger which he fully knew was not meant for him. "What they did to others is what I am angry about." Rita pursed her lips while her eyes burned up at the Doctor

"So this isn't a dream then?" He grinned lighting the mood a little.

"I guess I have no proof that I'm dreaming since Rose did pinch me and nothing happened" Rita shrugged looking over at the blonde who smiled. "I also guess this is a Dalek ship then" Rita looked up at the Doctor guessing and pursed her lips again.

"Yeah, they almost took the TARDIS, we only just managed to escape ourselves."

"Emergency Programme One," Rita mumbled.

"How do you know that?" The Doctor raised an eyebrow.

"Oh um." Rita mumbled and shrugged "I know some things about you both." She pointed at the Doctor and Rose. "You probably don't believe me though" She mumbled again.

The Doctor frowned and looked at Rita, trying to figure out what she meant by that comment until he turned his head to the left and heard a loud bang on the door making him push his questions to the back of his mind. He would talk to Rita alone about it later.

"Doctor?" Rose asked. "What was that?"

"I don't know" he answered, "let's not stay to find out," he ran to the opposite side of the room where the black metal doors were and started to sonic the door. "Deadlocked." He groaned.

"Why have a sonic if it doesn't do wood or deadlocked stuff?" Rose asked keeping her eyes on the door. Rita grinned at the blonde's comment.

The Doctor ignored her and continued to try and open the door while Rita stared at the door on the opposite side of the room frowning. There was another bang causing Rose to jump in fright. Rita slowly began to walk over to the door like she was in a trance.

"Rita?" Rose spoke, getting no reply. She continued to slowly walk to the door before seeing a keypad on the left-hand side next to the door.

"Doctor?" Rose spoke trying to get him to notice Rita slowly making her way to the door. Rose looked over at the Doctor for a second seeing him still fixated on opening the damn door before then switching her gaze back over to the brunette.

"Doctor" Rose repeated this time getting his attention.

"Rose what?- Rita!" He shouted noticing how close the brunette now was to the door he ran over and pulled her away from it by her arm taking her out of the trance she was in. "You ok?" He looked down at her, a serious expression on his face.

"Yeah" she muttered edging away from the door, she jumped when it made another loud bang.

"Come on then." He grabbed her arm and ran over to where Rose was standing by the door taking out his sonic and finally opening the door which was lucky as a moment later the door on the opposite side of the room opened showing a Dalek on the other side.

"Exterminate!" It screamed shooting right behind Rita which luckily missed thanks to the Doctor suddenly pulling her towards him. The Doctor then ran ahead of the two girls then locked the door after they ran through after him "Stay away from that door!" He swiftly turned around and pointed and then turned back around running away from the girls who moved away from the door panting from the running.