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

The Idiot's Lantern

The woman held a hand to her mouth sobbing a little. "Leave him alone! He's my husband! Please." She cried out.

"What's going on?" The Doctor shouted.

A boy ran out of a house. "Oi, what are you doing?"

One of the men replied. "Police business. Now, get out of the way, sir."

"Who did they take? Do you know him?" Rose looked at the boy.

Rita grumbled running to her scooter ready to pursue on the car.

"Must be Mister Gallagher." The boy replied. "It's happening all over the place. They're turning into monsters." A man shouted at the boy from the front door of his house his face anger yet fear. "Tommy! Not one word! Get inside now!" He ordered.

The boy apologised and headed back inside. The Doctor noticed Rita's scooter speeding away. "Rita!" He shouted. "All aboard!" He jumped on the other scooter and followed the brunette chasing the car.

The car was gaining a distance between it and Rita, it turned a corner and she grumbled in response. It disappeared and she couldn't remember where it went from the 'episode' why couldn't she remember? The Doctor and Rose caught up and stopped beside her.

"Lost them. How'd they get away from us?"

"Well we are on scooters and they are in a car, you were too busy talking as well" Rita answered his question. The Doctor rolled his eyes at her snarky response.

"Surprised they didn't turn back and arrest you for reckless driving. Have you actually passed your test?" Rose asked.

"Men in black? Vanishing police cars? This is Churchill's England, not Stalin's Russia."

"Oo men in black now that is a good movie" Rita laughed a little the Doctor and Rose looked at her each raising a brow. "Sorry bad time" she muttered the Doctor shook his head smiling at her most random comment.

"Monsters, that boy said. Maybe we should go and ask the neighbours." Rose suggested.

"That's what I like about you. The domestic approach." The Doctor grinned.

"Thank you. Hold on, was that an insult?" She asked.

"I thought you hated Domestics" Rita raised a brow. The Doctor took off before he could answer Rose gasped at the sudden jolt and Rita laughed loudly at her face. "Off we go" she commented speeding off catching up with them.

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"And this is where things get confusing" Rita muttered as the Doctor pressed the doorbell.

"Complicated?" He rose a brow looking at her.

"His wife is called Rita, my name is Rita, little confusing don't you think?" She asked him.

"Ah right, well we can fix that Miss Stone?" He grinned.

"Now that's better" Rita grinned back and Rose chuckled a little then stopped her face becoming serious when she heard the door click to unlock and open.