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

Rise of the Cyberman - Two

The trio continued to walk Rita staying silent as the Doctor and Rose spoke. It wasn't that Rita hated the blonde, she definitely did not hate her. Rose was just trying to help a friend but didn't fully understand what effect her words really had on the brunette, she never really had anyone to talk to due to her horrible childhood and upbringing with hardly any friends that properly understood her.

She mostly stayed to herself and didn't have many friends like she had told the Doctor and Rose when they asked her about her life before meeting them many times due to having some interest in the girl.

Rita couldn't help but fall silent just listening to Rose and the Doctor talk she knew he was still a little angry at the blonde but couldn't really understand why since on 'the episode' he looked 'okay' at around this time.

She just assumed it was due to the whole 'things don't play out like you see it' and shrugged it off not thinking much else of it. Rita found the Doctor and Rose's conversation interesting and calming to listen to considering what she knew was going to happen. It was definitely up there in one of the scariest 'episodes' she had watched in series two.

"Mickey's mum just couldn't cope." Rita had guessed that the Doctor asked about Mickey's life and wat could possibly be in 'gingerbread world' her own thoughts caused her to not listen in on how the conversation started.

"His dad hung around for a while, but then he just sort of wandered off. He was brought up by his gran. She was such a great woman. God, she used to slap him!" Rose laughed then her face grew woth sadness. "And then she died. She tripped and fell down the stairs. It's about five years ago now. I was still in school."

"I never knew." The Doctor sighed.

"Well, you never asked." Rose countered.

"You never said." The Doctor said back. Rita gave him a little nudge to show that she would rather not having another argument. She really did not like arguments or fighting.

Rose noticed the brunette paying attention and started to mumble still feeling horrible for what she had said to Rita earlier in the day. "That's Mickey. I suppose I, we just take him for granted. Do you think she's still alive, his gran?" She asked.

"Could be." The Doctor shrugged. "Like I said, parallel world, gingerbread house. We need to get out of here as fast as we can."

"Oh she's alive" Rita smiled warmly at Rose signalling to her that she held no grudges or was at all angry at her, slightly disappointed, sure, angry and mad that she would hate one of her best friends? Definitely not.

The three stopped in their tracks hearing a loud beeping sound from around them. The Doctor frowned and cluched onto Rita a little more she shook her head as if to tell him that they would be fine breathing deeply he let go a little yet still held the brunette's hand in his. They then noticed that all the people stopped moving, they all had the earpieces in.

"What're they all doing?" Rose asked slowly walking towards one of them and stopping before getting too close not sure if she should trust it.

"They've stopped." The Doctor pointed out.

"Thanks, Sherlock" Rita smirked.

"Cheeky" he looked at her grinning then looked around at all the people again. "It's the earpieces." He explained. "Like Bluetooth attachments, but everyone's connected together."

Rose pulled out her phone feeling it vibrate in her pocket. "It's on my phone." It's automatic, look. It's downloading." She showed him. "Is this what they're all getting? News, international news, sports, weather."