Chapter Four
Saving the world was an interesting hobby for a curious eleven-year-old girl to have and true to her parentage, Louise could rivel Luke at solving the puzzles. Together, they made a formidable team and with the others, they were practically unbeatable. They had already warded off three robots, two Slitheen and a Sontaran and Louise had been there for less than a week. Now she realised how hard her parents worked to save the world.
"Now I know how Mum feels." sighed 'Sparky', as she sat down on the brown leather settee situated in the attic, cradling the creamy mug of steaming chocolate.
"Yeah, me too." laughed Sarah Jane, who was doing the same.
"Sarah Jane?"
"Yes?"
"My mum never...talks about 'the Golden Days'. She says it's too painful to remember. When did you meet her?"
"Right. Okay. I met your mum in a school, when we were investigating some strange goings on. It turned out that the school was being taken over by giant bats!"
"Seriously?"
"Oh, yeah. Krillitanes. Aliens who cherry-picked the best parts of each race they conquered, to make them stronger."
"What happened?"
"Well, we blew up some vats of Krillitane oil, which was toxic to them and, well...they were destroyed and The Doctor left."
"Did he leave Mum?"
"No! She went with him."
"She said she lost The Doctor to this world, what did she mean?"
"This is actually...really difficult to explain. You and I, we come from different worlds. You live in a parallel world to the one I live in."
"I know. Dad told me. So, 'cause I always wondered really, is this the real world, then?"
"No! No, they're both real, you're still real, it's just…different."
After a few moments of uncomfortable silence, Sarah Jane extended her arms to the girl, who pulled her legs up onto the sofa, not flinching at all when Sarah Jane's arms closed around her neck, rubbing her back soothingly.
"Saving the world, being the brains, you really are your mother's daughter!"