Storm: Time Jump

New Earth 2

Cassandra made her way into Ward 26, pausing by the door to see the Doctor wandering about with his glasses on, checking the intravenous solutions on each cubicle. Rose was trailing behind him, and both were looking annoyed with each once more, though the Doctor less so as he focused on his task.

He spotted 'Teresa' and called excitedly: "There you are."

Cassandra smiled at him quickly, but Teresa cheered to see Rose's eyes pop when she saw her 'friend'. The blonde companion's eyes narrowed as she examined the clothing changes while the Doctor said obliviously: "Come and look at this patient."

He grabbed her arm as he showed her the red-skinned, hovering man, explaining in a low voice: "Marconi's Disease. Should take years to recover. Two days. I've never seen anything like it. They've invented a cell washing cascade. It's amazing. Their medical science is way advanced." He gave her a pointed look.

"And this one." He turned to a man with completely white skin as he explained: "Pallidome Pancrosis. Kills you in ten minutes, and he's fine. I need to find a terminal. I've got to see how they do this." He murmured to her as he removed his glasses and he led her and Rose out, Rose's eyes still narrowed suspiciously.

The Doctor wondered as they walked out of the ward: "Because if they've got the best medicine in the world, then why is it such a secret?" He glanced at Teresa as he asked hopefully: "Any hints?"

Teresa face-palmed mentally as Cassandra replied in her strange voice, not knowing what 'hints' meant: "I can't Adam and Eve it."

Rose's frown deepened as the Doctor asked confused: "What's, what's. what's with the voice?"

"Oh, I don't know." Cassandra tried to divert his attention and find some form of excuse. "Just larking about. New Earth, new me." She tried, ending flirtatiously as she checked the Doctor out.

The Doctor glanced at her curiously as he replied lightly: "Well, I can talk. New New Doctor."

He chuckled at his own joke and Cassandra purred: "Mmm, aren't you just."

'Don't you dare, Cassandra.' Teresa tried to warn, but it was no use. Cassandra pulled the Doctor in for a searing and deep kiss. It was not something Teresa was used to at all, and her mouth would've dropped open in shock if Cassandra hadn't been controlling it to stick her tongue down the Doctor's throat. Ugh. Teresa groaned.

The Doctor appeared to have gone into shock as well because he simply froze, making no attempts to push her off. Cassandra released him and Teresa briefly caught Rose's stunned expression as Cassandra said a little shakily and a little breathlessly: "Terminal's this way."

She turned away, taking a deep breath as Teresa debated using energy to scold her. She then mentally face-palmed again as she heard the Doctor say in a slightly high tone from behind: "Yep, still got it."

Men! She thought furiously, and she was satisfied when the Doctor suddenly whined from behind: "Ow!"

Hopefully that was Rose smacking him. Teresa thought smugly.

They reached the terminal, Teresa fuming, while the Doctor quickly got back to work. He began scrolling through the terminal while Rose continued to stare at 'Teresa' suspiciously, and he commented with a frown: "Nope, nothing odd. Surgery, post-op, nano-dentistry. No sign of a shop. They should have a shop."

"Shut up about the shop." Rose almost snarled.

His face immediately shut down, becoming cold, making Teresa alarmed, but Cassandra didn't care as she muttered: "No, it's missing something else. When I was downstairs, those Nurse Cat Nuns were talking about Intensive Care. Where is it?"