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

The Girl in the Fireplace - Three

"Report from the field. One of them must still be out there with Reinette. That's why I can't close the windows. There's an override."

"Hmm" Rita sighed. "I hate overrides so much they sound fun but honestly they're not"

"What are you on about?" Mickey asked the brunette.

The Doctor looked down and saw that the contents of what he poured into the droid were now spilling out of the droid's hand onto his shoe.

"Well, that was a bit clever."

"They were my favourites as well" Rita groaned. The Doctor raised a brow at her in question. "What" she shrugged. "Just because I like vans doesn't mean I can't like converse as well. Even if they look like sandshoes"  The switch Rita pulled earlier then moved back and the droids sprang back up.

"Right. Many things about this are not good." He raised his hands. "Message from one of your little friends?" He started to ramble. "Anything interesting?"

"She is complete. It begins" the droid then teleported away.

"What's happening?" Rose asked.

"One of them must have found the right time window. Now it's time to send in the troops. And this time they're bringing back her head." He rushed off and Rita followed on his heels.

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"You found it, then?" Rose asked Rita and the Doctor.

"They knew I was coming. They blocked it off." He groaned running to an area where the Doctor and Rita could clearly see the ballroom that looked similar to the one she had been in before..

"I don't get it," Rose admitted. "How come they got in there?" She asked.

"They teleported. You saw them. As long as the ship and the ballroom are linked, their short range teleports will do the trick."

"Well, we'll go in the Tardis!" Rose shouted.

"We can't use the Tardis. We're part of events now." He soniced a screen

"Well, can't we just smash through?" Mickey suggested.

"Hyperplex this side, plate glass the other. We need a truck."

"We don't have a truck." Mickey pointed out the obvious.

"I know we don't have a truck!" Rita took the opportunity of the Doctor not paying attention to jump on the back of Arthur.

"No, no, no, no" he turned to her. "You're not coming"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes" she looked at him copying the tone in his voice. "I am coming"

"No Rita"

"Doctor I'm not going to sit here and let you do this."

"Do what?" Rose asked "What are we doing"

"Doctor, foreknowledge, I know what happens I can help!" Rita told him. 'Why am I arguing about this with him? I know he comes back' She thought.