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

Gridlocked - Two

"I guess we find our own way down then." Rita glanced at the Doctor while the two in front continued to sing with the rest of the people of the motorway.

"Me not 'we'" He corrected and then crouched down and started to sonic the floor to open a trap door.

"Doctor either I come with you or I will follow you" Rita sternly told him. "And you know I will just follow you."

"You are not coming with me." he protested looking at her.

"Do you seem to forget that I am a Time Lady?" She asked. "Because at times it seems like you do, I am as old as you. I am not a child Doctor."

He stopped looking at her so angrily and looked down then took in a deep breath and sighed. "You're right." She blinked for a moment not understanding what he meant. "But I care about you, if something happened to you then I don't know what I would do, after-" He swallowed. "After Rose and now this I realised that I can't always keep you or anyone one hundred percent safe."

"Doctor." She laughed. "Following you keeps me safe, it's what we do. We look out and keep each other safe, it's what we always have done, ever since the start."

"The start?"

"When you was telling Martha about Gallifrey in the TARDIS something clicked and I remembered something, someone but I couldn't link the name to a face."

He looked at her confused but his eyes showed somewhat hope. "But that name." She took in a sharp breath. "I can link it to a face now, all of the faces in fact and I remember."

"What do you remember?" He asked a tiny bit of fear in his eyes.

"You, Theta" His eyes widened and his mouth dropped open as soon as the word entered his head. "I remember you" She smiled. "And I don't hate you for what you did, but we are going to talk about it later. I have to tell you why." She mumbled as he swallowed not thinking he would have to ever explain himself to her or hear her do the same to him. Not replying he continued to sonic at the trap door on the floor. Brannigan and Valerie turned around in horror just as the song ended gasping at the sight with their eyes wide.

"What do you think you're doing?" Brannigan asked.

"Finding our own way. we usually do." the trapdoor then flew open and the computer confirmed it for them: "Capsule open."

"Here we go." He then took his coat off and threw it over to Valerie, her face still held the shock and horror from before.

"Look after this. I love that coat. Janis Joplin gave me that coat."

"Take mine as well, no one gave it to me but still it's a nice jacket" Rita removed her leather jacket and threw it at Valerie.

"But you can't jump." She said in terror for them both.

"If it's any consolation, Valerie, right now, I'm having kittens."

"Oh, you just had to didn't you." Rita rolled her eyes at him.

"This Martha. She must mean an awful lot to you both." Brannigan said to them.

"Hardly know her. I was too busy showing off. And I lied to her."

"And I encouraged it, then I went along with his lie." Rita sighed. "Doctor?" She looked at him raising a brow and he nodded.

"Bye then." he dropped down onto the roof of the car below then looked up as Rita peered over. He opened his arms and shouted up. "Trust me!"

"As if I don't." She shouted while dropping from the roof and landing in the Doctors arms. "Nice catch glad I'm not laying flat across the roof with broken bones"