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

Rise of the Cyberman - Two

"Yeah." He shrugged off Rita's comment obviously not seeing the looks she was giving him. "Lucy says, that is the President of Great Britain." He looked over to a man with a drink in his hand talking to some of the other guests.

"What, there's a President, not a Prime Minister?" Rose asked.

"Seems so." The Doctor shrugged.

"Or maybe Lucy's just a bit thick." Rita laughed a little at her comment.

"Parallel world don't forget, having a president and not a prime minister is possible" Rita reminded her then noticed Pete Tyler standing on the large fancy stairs.

"Excuse me!" He spoke loudly gaining everyone who was not already looking to stop their conversations and pay attention to what he was about to say. "Thank you very much. Thank you if I could just have your attention, please?" He continued until everyone had stopped, the room hall fell silent  with everybodys eyes watching the man.

"Pete! Go on, Pete!" A man in the huddle of people at the bottom of the stairs cheered on.

"Thank you very much!" He smiled obviously loving the attention he had gained.

"It's about time you did some work." Another man said then added "I thought you liked them young." Rita crinkled her nose not sure what the man had meant by the comment but honestly didn't want to know.

"Um, I'd just like to say thank you to you all, for coming on this, this very special occasion. My wife's thirty ninth." He said as if he was lying which Rita and Rose knew very well he was.

"Don't believe that one." 

"Trust me on this." Pete winked Rose chuckled a little at the sight not believing that 'her dad' was standing right before her. Oh how she wished she could run up to him and cry tellling him that she missed him so much and wished he knew who she was, but she couldn't no matter what she couldn't do that.

"And so, without any further ado, here she is, the birthday girl. My lovely wife, Jackie Tyler." Rose snapped out of her thoughts hearing 'her mothers' name, she looked up the stairs to see a woman who was identical to her mother back in her world however, this Jackie looked happy and not lost and lonely without her daughter. She walked down the stairs waving at all the people at the bottom and in the hall who clapped their hands together.

"Now, I'm not giving a speech." She told them as the applauses died down. "That's what my parties are famous for. No work, no politics, just a few good mates and plenty of black market whisky. Pardon me, Mister President." The majority of the crowd laughed. "So, yeah, get on with it. Enjoy, enjoy."

"You can't stay." The Doctor reminded Rose whispering into her ear. "Even if there was some way of telling them."

"Course I can't." She told herself more than him. "I've still got Mum at home. My real mum. I couldn't just leave her, could I?" She then sighed. "It's just, they've got each other. Mum's got no one."

"She's got you." The Doctor spoke truthfully. "Those two haven't. All these different worlds, not one of them gets it right." He looked over to Rita and winked she rolled her eyes at his comment scoffing a little.

"He is right,  though" Rita told the blonde. She was about to continue but was then interrupted by Jackie Tyler calling what Rose thought was her name. She snapped her head in 'her mothers' direction only to seeYorkshire terrier running up to Jackie. The Doctor and Rita looked at each other then Rose's unamused face and burst out laughing only to stop forcing a serious expression when Rose looked like she would strangle both of them there and then.

"Sorry." They both then muttered. The Doctor walked back into the kitchen placing his tray down. Rita followed behind him knowing that Rose needed to have a word with Jackie, she knew it would help the girl.