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

The Idiot's Lantern - Two

"Ah! Armed." The Wire cried out. "He's armed and clever. Withdraw! Withdraw!" The Wire lets go, they all fall to the floor collapsing.

"The box, Magpie! The box!" The Wire cried out.

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The Doctor woke up and saw Bishop without his face, the Doctors eyes frantically darted around looking for the brunette, a deep sigh escaped him when he saw she was ok looking like a peaceful sleep. "Rita, come on Rita" he gently shook her body, her eyes flickered open. "No time for sleeping we have to get Rose back," he told her. She nodded the Doctor stood up then helped her, her legs collapsed a little from the sudden waking, the Doctor caught her an arm on her waist. She blinked and slightly blushed noticing his arm. Not now she thought slightly looking down hoping he wouldn't notice "Easy there," he told her either not registering her face or not noticing. He helped her regain her balance then turned at a slight groan.

"What happened?" Tommy asked touching his head and beginning to stand up.

"Where's Magpie?" The Doctor asked looking around.

They stepped outside and Tommy was definitely losing hope. "We don't even know where to start looking. It's too late."

"It's never too late, as a wise person once said. Kylie, I think." He started to walk around. "The Wire's got big plans. It'll need. Yes, yes, yes, it's got to harvest half the population. Millions and millions of people and where are we?"

"Muswell Hill."

"Muswell Hill," He repeated the boy then widened his eyes looking at Rita. "Muswell Hill! Which mean" He turned in the direction of the large television transmitter. "Alexandra Palace, biggest TV transmitter in North London. Oh, that's why it chose this place. Tommy?"

 "What are you going to do?" He asked

"We're going shopping." They ran back into the shop The Doctor started to turn the building upside down looking for a large valve. 

"Is this what you want?" Tommy asked holding up the part The Doctor runs over.

"Perfect! Right, I need one more thing." He then ran back to the TARDIS Rita behind him. "Stay here!" He shouted running inside.

"What's he doing@?" Tommy asked.

"I tend not to question it" Rita answered. "We need to keep that thing from coming back so he's getting something to do just that" She explained just as the Doctor ran back out. "Got it. Let's go." They run heading for the tower.

After more running through streets, they arrive at the transmitter. "There!" Tommy shouts pointing at Magpie who was climbing the transmitter.

"Come on!" The Doctor shouted. A guard goes to stop them but the Doctor shows the psychic paper.

"Oh! I'm very sorry, sir, ma'am. Shouldn't you be at the Coronation?" One of the men asked.

Ma'am?  Rita thought.

 "They're saving us a seat." The Doctor replied running. 

"Who did he think you were?" Tommy asked running with the two.

"King and Queen of Belgium, apparently." Rita felt her cheeks heat up at that for some reason that she didn't know why or was able to explain. They arrived at a control room and the Doctor opened it with the sonic screwdriver. 

"Keep this switched on. Don't let anyone stop you, Tommy. Everything depends on it. You understand?" He nodded frantically at him. "Rita stay with him" She nodded not arguing with him as he ran out wire attached to him.