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

New Earth

"Ward 26?" Rita questions and raised a brow while acting like she was confused.

"This way, Rose Tyler" Chip spoke and then turned around. Rita sighed. She knew she could possibly help the poor Cassandra and Chip but the plot had to continue, Rita could only alter so much. Nevertheless, she carefully followed Chip. Rita noticed the film from years and years ago back when Cassandra actually was a 'normal' person and not a piece of skin with a mouth and eyes on some metal poles.

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"Nice place." The Doctor looked around Ward 26 and then turned back to the nurse "No shop, downstairs. I'd have a shop. Not a big one. Just a shop, so people can shop." Rose rolled her eyes 'Rita was right about the Doctor and his bloody shops.' She thought. The nurse then slowly removed her veil.

The nurse then spoke, "The hospital is a place of healing." She then added in an offended tone "Not for... shopping"

The Doctor pursed his lips "A shop does some people the world of good. Not me. Other people."

"The Sisters of Plentitude take a lifelong vow to help and to mend" The nurse spoke while the trio slowly began to walk through the ward. The ward was mainly all white, there were a few more nurses standing around next to patients.

"Excuse me!" A woman spoke while the Doctor was looking at a patient who was a slightly overweight man with grey skin. "Members of the public may only gaze upon the Duke of Manhattan with written permission from the Senate of New New York." The woman huffed at the Doctor and Rose.

"That's Petrifold Regression, right?" The Doctor looked at the nurse and the woman while Rose frowned at the Doctor confused with what that actually meant.

"I'm dying, sir. A lifetime of charity and abstinence and it ends like this."

"I'm sorry" the Doctors face fell.

The woman then spoke once again and narrowed her eyes slightly at the Doctor and Rose. "Any statements made by the Duke of Manhattan may not be made public without official clearance."

The Doctor nodded in understanding. "Frau Clovis! I'm so weak." The Duke sighed and then coughed a little.

"Sister Jatt. A little privacy, please." The woman named Frau Clovis turned and rushed back, standing beside the Duke.

"He'll be up and about in no time." The nurse smiled at Rose and the Doctor.

"But he said he was dying?" Rose frowned.

"I doubt it. Sister Jatt," The Doctor looked at the nurse and continued to explain "Petrifold Regression?" The Doctor frowned "He's turning to stone. There won't be a cure for oh, a thousand years? He might be up and about, but only as a statue" The Doctor added.

"Have faith in the Sisterhood." Sister Jatt smiled and then frowned "But is there no one here you recognise? It's rather unusual to visit without knowing the patient."

"Yeah" Rose agreed with the cat. "How will we know who it is Doctor?" The blonde looked up and asked.

"I think we've found him." The Doctor turned to see a rather large face in a sort of tank in the corner of the machine. The face looked in pain yet peaceful and certainly old.