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

Army of Ghosts

Jackie looked at the watch on her arm again then smiled up at Rose. "Any second now."

Rose looked at her mum sadly. "But he passed away. His heart gave out. Do you remember that?" She spoke softly not wanting to hurt her mother's feelings.

Jackie nodded. "Of Course I do."

"Then how can he come back?" Rose asked her.

"Why don't you ask him yourself? Ten past. Here he comes." She smiled. A human like shape then walked through the wall and stood next to Jackie.

"Here we are, then. Dad, say hello to Rose. Ain't she grown?" Rita, Rose and the Doctor looked like they had just seen a ghost. (which they Ironically had sort of)

The three ran out the block of flats and look around seeing the 'ghosts' everywhere.

"They're everywhere!" the Doctor said in horror frantically looking around him. Rose then saw one of the 'ghosts' behind the Doctor and tried to warn him to get out of the way. "Doctor, look out!" She shouted as one of them passed through him, something that looked very uncomfortable. The people at the power estate didn't look alarmed or scared, they sort of welcomed the ghosts.

"They haven't got long. Midday shift only lasts a couple of minutes. They're about to fade." Jackie informed them as the Doctor shook the horrible feeling off.

"What do you mean, shift? Since when did ghosts have shifts? Since when did shifts have ghosts? What's going on?" He asked looking at Jackie with his brows furrowed in confusion.

"Oh, he's not happy when I know more than him, is he?"

"Bit of the opposite with Rita if you think about it" Rose mumbled scratching her neck, Rita looked at her frowning. "What?"

"But no one's running or screaming or freaking out." The Doctor interrupted the conversation pointing out what was exactly going on.

Jackie looked at him. "Why should we? Here we go. Twelve minutes past." She informed them and the ghosts disappeared just like that.

They headed back upstairs following the Doctor trying to find out as much as possible he turned on the TV and began to scroll through the channels. He flicked through the channels frowning as every channel had some sort of mentioning of the 'ghosts' whether it be the News, soap operas or the weather they all mentioned the 'ghosts' "It's all over the world." He muttered switching the channel to another with Eastenders then playing showing Peggy arguing with a 'ghost'.

Clearly having enough the Doctor turned the TV off and threw down the remote. "When did it start?" He asked Jackie.

"Well, first of all, Peggy heard this noise in the cellar, so she goes down-" Jackie began to explain not understanding his question.

"No, I mean worldwide." He made it clearer and she then explained: "Oh. That was about two months ago. Just happened. Woke up one morning, and there they all were. Ghosts, everywhere. We all ran round screaming and that. Whole planet was panicking." She then pointed to the Doctor. "No sign of you, thank you very much. Then it sort of sank in. It took us time to realise that we're lucky."

Rose then looked up. "What makes you think it's granddad?"

"It just feels like him. There's that smell, those old cigarettes. Can't you smell it?" She asked her daughter who shook her head at her sadly. "I wish I could, mum, but I can't."

"You've got to make an effort. You've got to want it, sweetheart."

"The more you want it, the stronger it gets."