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

School Reunion - Two

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"I am not going back in there. No way." Mickey panted arching over and holding his knees to support his weight.

"Those were teachers," Rose said in disbelief.

"Thirteen" Rita mumbled.

"When Finch arrived," the Doctor started to talk "he brought with him seven new teachers, four dinner ladies and a nurse. Thirteen. Thirteen big bat people."

"And a TARDIS in a school" Rita chuckled. "No? Seriously it reminded me of the twelve days of Christmas the TARDIS was all I could think of" Rita shrugged.

"Come on." The Doctor turned around, Sarah Jane followed along with Rose heading back into the school.

"Come on? You've got to be kidding!" Mickey said in shock.

"I need the Tardis. I've got to analyse that oil from the kitchen."

"I might be able to help you there. I've got something to show you."

"Now this is where I start to enjoy myself" Rita mumbled following Sarah Jane to a car.

Sarah Jane opened the boot to her car showing the shape of something under a white sheet.

"May I?" Rita looked at Sarah Jane who nodded smiling. Rita grinned and then dramatically pulled the sheet away showing a damaged metal dog sitting in the boot.

"K9!" said the Doctor excitedly. "Rita Stone, Rose Tyler, Mickey Smith, allow me to introduce K9. well, K9 Mark Three to be precise."

"Why does he look so disco?" Rose frowned not looking very impressed.

"Oi!" he looked offended. "Listen, in the year five thousand, this was cutting edge."

"K9 is cool, just like bowties and Fezzes" Rita grinned the Doctor looked at her confused.

"Bowties?" He questioned.

"Fezzes?" Sarah Jane also questioned the brunette most likely thinking she was going crazy, which to be fair knowing the outcome of everything going to happen was making her a little odd.

"Don't worry it's secrets." She shook her head and began to pat K9

The Doctor then asked: "What's happened to him?"

"Oh, one day, he just, nothing."

"Well, didn't you try and get him repaired? " He questioned as if it was just as simple as that.

"Well, it's not like getting parts for a Mini Metro, Beside, the technology inside him could rewrite human science. I couldn't show him to anyone."

"Ooh, what's the nasty lady done to you, eh?" he scratched K9 behind the what would be the ear and spoke to the metal dog as if he was real. Rita snorted at the way he was talking. Sarah Jane then began to pet him as well.

"Look, no offence," Rose huffed feeling left out. "But could you three just stop petting for a minute? Never mind the tin dog. We're busy."

"She has a point" Rita sighed. "Can you fix him?" Rita looked up at the Doctor suggesting a secret which he grinned understanding what she meant.

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The group were in a chip shops Rita, Rose and Mickey were standing waiting for the chips to be ready for collection while the Doctor and Sarah Jane were talking while fixing K9 "You see, what's impressive" Mickey began and Rita groaned a little knowing what he was going to say. "I s that it's been nearly an hour since we met her and I still haven't said I told you so."