Remembering the Forgotten [2] (The Parallel Series) ✓

The Runaway Bride - Two

The Doctor and Rita stood beside the bar away from the crowd watching the red head dance around with her family and friends happily.

Rita sighed at the sight remembering a memory of her human self once at a party like this doing exactly what she was now. Off at the side staying quiet. The Doctor noticed a man on his phone and politely asked if he could borrow it for a moment. He turned around towards the bar and used his sonic screwdriver discreetly.

The screen flashed and starts to scroll through information about HC Clements. The word Torchwood then popped up and the Doctor blinked remembering when Rita opened her fob watch freeing her Time Lady self and technically loosing her human self in the process. But he remembered her words.

It's still me.

But was it really still her? He knew who she was and it hurt losing either one of herself. The Doctor sighed quietly and glanced over at the Time Lady softly smiling. She was watching the people on around the room enjoying themselves and didn't notice his gaze on her just, thinking. The Doctor then handed the phone back to the man who owned it thanking him. He turned around and leant against the bar just like the Time Lady crossing his arms he watched the people dancing. He jolted suddenly feeling someone tap him on the shoulder. Turning his head he saw it was Rita and sighed relaxed a little.

"There's a camera man from the wedding." She told him and he raised his brow. "He got the whole thing. Want to take a look?" She asked grinning.

"I knew keeping you around was a good idea" he smirked then followed her walking through the crowd to the camera man.

"You can't get rid of me Doctor" she laughed at his comment. "The TARDIS wouldn't let you, at least I don't hit her"

"Are you so sure about that, she was full of smoke earlier" he raised his brows at her, the Time Lady shook her headat him.

"Excuse me?" Rita spoke up. The man turned around from the camera and looked at the Time Lords. "We were wondering if we could see the footage from the wedding, the thing that happened to the bride" she explained.

"Oh, I taped the whole thing." He nodded turning back round and stepping out the way for them to see. The Doctor took his glasses out of his suit pocket and placed them on leaning in slightly with Rita as the camera skipped to the correct part. "They've all had a look." He told them both. "They said sell it to You've Been Framed. I said, more like the News." He stopped at the point just before Donna disappeared. "Here we are." He played it and the three watched the reply of Donna screaming, turning into gold energy and disappearing.

"But that's" Rita looked at the Doctor.

"Can't be. Play it again?"

"Clever, mind. Good trick, I'll give her that. I was clapping." he then rewinded the recording then replayed it. The Doctor and Rita leant closer to the screen.

"But that looks like Huon Particles." He looked at Rita then back at the screen.

"What's that then?" The man asked.

"That's impossible." Rita frowned. "Extremely old, ancient."

"Huon energy doesn't exist anymore." The Doctor removed his glasses. "So old that it can't be hidden by a biodamper!" He and Rita both looked at each other then sprinted off heading towards the window. The Doctor moved the curtain and surely the Santa's were there approaching the building.

"No, no no" Rita ran towards the red head and the Doctor screamed for her.

"Donna, they've found you." He ran up to her and Rita.

"But you said I was safe." He looked at her scared.

"The bio-damper doesn't work. We've got to get everyone out." He told her.