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Chapter Nine
Lily walked back to the TARDIS, her mind filled with thoughts of Jack. He was married to a man here, and she couldn't quite accept that. She knew the Jack of this world wasn't her Jack, but he was still Jack.
It brought back all of the times they had together, and all the fun they'd had. He couldn't have that fun with someone else - no one would ever have what they had.
As she walked, she was too lost in her thoughts to notice the people straight in front of her.
" Lily! "
Her head snapped up and she saw her Dad rushing towards her, relief etched across his face. He hugged her tightly and kissed the top of her head protectively, before his concern turned to anger and he narrowed his eyes at her. Mickey was there too, but he said and did nothing as the Doctor leapt into action.
" I told you I didn't want you going off on your own! You just ran out on me! Anything could have happened to you - this is a different world, for God's sake! "
Lily just sighed, " I know. " A pause, and then she blurted out, " He's married. "
The Doctor raised his eyebrows, " I'm sorry? "
" Jack," Lily told him, tears filling her eyes, " I searched for him on the Cybus Network and found him. He's this big-shot MP and he's all succesful. But he's married. To a man. " She sighed and stamped her foot childishly, " Jack's my boyfriend, and he's gone off and married someone with a stupid name and probably a stupid face! "
The Doctor shook his head and laid his hands on her shoulders, forcing her to look him in the eye, " Lils, have I ever failed you before? "
Lily badly wanted to mention leaving Jack's body to rot on the Game Station, but said nothing.
" Exactly," the Doctor said, " so you have to believe me, when I tell you that this isn't real. He's not your boyfriend, and he doesn't know who you are. And you certainly can't blame the Jack in this world, or his ... husband. "
Lily just nodded and the Doctor dropped his hands from her shoulders and nodded, " Good," he told her. There was a pause, before he added with a laugh, " trust Jack to have been with a woman in one world and married to man in another. "
Lily glared at him, " Shut up. I don't feel like joking about my boyfriend's sexuality. "
" He's not your boyfriend here," the Doctor said, " he's not your boyfriend at all anymore, of course, but he never was here. "
Lily felt like punching him, but tried to remain calm and said nothing. The Doctor said something about finding Rose, and Lily wasn't paying much attention until he grasped her hand.
" You don't need to hold my hand," she said indignantly, " I'm not a child. "
" Yeah," the Doctor said, " but I can't trust you not to go and find him, so you're sticking with me. "
Lily tried to pull her hand free, but the Doctor gripped it tighter and gave her the sort of look that told her not to argue with him.
She glared at him, but he just shook his head. " You're not too old for a spanking you know," he told her.
" You've never hit me in my life," Lily replied.
" I'll start if that's what it takes for you to listen to me," the Doctor said.
Lily knew he wouldn't, but stopped arguing with him.
She was in silence as they walked around, looking for Rose. The Doctor was rambling on, lecturing her about the dangers of getting involved with the parallel Jack, and how much it would hurt her, but she wasn't listening.
Instead, she was imagining all the scenarios in which she could meet this parallel Jack. She would tell him all about their relationship in her world, and then he'd forget about his husband and he'd come away with them, back to their world, and she'd have him back. She knew it wouldn't work like that, but she didn't care.
They found Rose sitting on a bench.
" Good news, " the Doctor said as he approached Rose, "I fixed it," he held up a power cell, which he'd also shown Lily, though she'd paid little attention, " 24 hours and we can go back to reality. "
" What is it? " Mickey asked Rose, who was looking very down.
" My phone connected, " Rose said, " there this ... Cybus Network - connected my phone to the internet. "
The Doctor sighed - now he had both Lily and Rose to deal with. " Rose," he said, " whatever it says, this is the wrong world. "
" I don't exsist," Rose said.
" What? " asked the Doctor in confusion.
" There's no Rose Tyler, " Rose told them, " I was never born. There's Pete, my dad, Jackie, my mum. He still married my mum ... but they never had any kids. "
The Doctor tried to snatch away the phone, " Give me that. "
Rose held the phone away from him, " They're rich. They've got a house, and cars and everything they could want. But they haven't got me. "
She was close to tears, and Lily knew how she felt. Pete and Jackie Tyler didn't have their daughter. Jack Harkness didn't have his girlfriend.
Rose looked at the Doctor, " I've got to see him. "
" You can't," the Doctor argued.
" I just wanna see him! " Rose said.
" I can't let you," the Doctor said, shaking his head.
" You said we had 24 hours here! " Rose said angrily.
" And you can't just go become their daughter," the Doctor said, " Mickey, tell her. "
" 24 hours? " Mickey asked, starting to walk away.
" Where are you going? " the Doctor demanded, clinging tighter to Lily's hand - Mickey and Rose wanted to escape, and he wasn't going to have her wandering off too.
" I've got thing to do, " Mickey shrugged, shouting over his shoulder.
Rose started walking in the opposite direction, " I've got an adress and everything. "
The Doctor looked frantically from one to the other, as they walked in the opposite directions. " Stay where you are, both of you! " he shouted, " Rose, come back here! Mickey, come back here, right now! "
" I just wanna see him, " Rose said, making Lily wish that she could go see Jack, however furious she was about him having another life here.
" I've got things to do here too," Mickey shrugged.
" Like what? " the Doctor demanded.
" Well, you don't know anything about me, do ya? " Mickey scoffed, walking away before turning around and adding, " It's all about Rose, isn't it? I'm just the spare part! "
" I'm sorry," Rose said, " I've got to go. "
The Doctor looked from one to the other, and Lily knew who they were going to follow before the Doctor made his move.
Mickey knew too. He laughed and gestured to Rose, " Well go on then," he said, " you can only go after one of us, and it's never gonna be me, is it? "
Rose sped up and was now striding away. The Doctor shouted his apologies to Mickey and told him to be back in 24 hours, before running after Rose and dragging Lily along with him.
When they caught up with Rose, the Doctor convinced Rose not to go straight to Jackie and Pete's. Instead, the three of them were walking down the street, just talking.
They were strolling down the street together when Lily asked Rose who Mickey would have gone to see.
" His grandma, maybe" Rose replied, as they walked, the Doctor inbetween them, " she's the only family he was ever really close to. "
" What about his parents? " asked Lily, who had been released from the Doctor's tight grip, and who for now, had decided to let it go. She wanted to find Jack, but she knew she couldn't escape her Dad's watchful looks. And she was nervous about what would happen anyway if she met him.
Rose shook her head, " Mickey's mum just couldn't cope. His dad stuck 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 but then sobered up, " And then she died. She tripped and fell down the stairs. Must be 5 years ago now, I was still in school. "
" I never knew," Lily said quietly.
" You never asked," Rose replied calmly.
" You never said, to be fair," the Doctor pointed out.
" That's Mickey I suppose," Rose said with a slight shrug, " I guess we just take him for granted. Do you think she's still alive - his gran? "
" Could be," the Doctor said, " a parallel world is like a gingerbread house. We need to get out of here as fast as possible. "
A short alarm sounded and the three of them looked around, confused, as everyone on the street suddenly stopped moving.
" What're they all doing? " asked Rose.
" They've stopped," said the Doctor.
They were all wearing earpieces, which flashed and beeped quietly. The Doctor paused and stopped by one man, squinting at his earpiece.
He looked at it, and then looked at Lily and Rose, " It's the earpieces. Like Bluetooth attachments ... everyone's connected together. "
Rose's phone beeped, as did Lily's. Lily's was in the Doctor's pocket however because he'd confiscated it. Rose pulled out her phone and looked down at it, " It's automatic. It's downloading - it that what they're all getting? "
Lily looked over her shoulder, and the Doctor also appeared at her side.
Rose looked down at her phone and read off it while scrolling down, " News ... international news ... weather, "
" They get it direct," the Doctor said, " downloaded right into their heads. "
Rose continued to look at her phone, " Tv schedules ... lottery numbers ... "
" So," Lily said, " they all share the same information ... look there - daily download published by Cybus Industries."
There was a pause and everyone started moving and going about their business again. The Doctor took Lily's phone from his pocket and started looking through it, checking out the Cybus Network.
The Doctor rolled his eyes at Rose, " You lot, you're obsessed. You'd do anything for the latest upgrade. "
" Not my lot," Rose said with a frown, " different world, remember? "
" It's not so far off your world," the Doctor told her, pressing a few buttons on Lily's phone. " There," he said, showing them the phone, " Oh, look at that. Cybus Industries owns just about every company in Britain, including Vitex. Mr Pete Tyler's very well connected. "
Rose looked at the Doctor and smiled innocently, giving him the wide puppy dog eyes until the sighed.
" Oh, okay, I give up. Lets go see him," the Doctor said, giving in.
Lily's mouth dropped slightly, " Dad! You never give in when I do that! "
" I do! " the Doctor said, " just not when you want to see the parallel version of your dead boyfriend, who happens to now be married and won't have any idea who you are. "
" Oh, so you found Jack? " asked Rose.
Lily sighed, " Yeah. Yeah, I did. He's the Vice-President of Great Britain now. Doing well enough for himself, except that he's married some bloke with a very weird name, and who won't be good enough for him. "
" Let's just go to Rose's adress, shall we? " the Doctor asked, trying to distract from Jack.
Pete and Jackie's house was a huge luxurious looking mansion. An expensive flash car drove up to the house, and the Doctor noted this, " Pete and Jackie have got visitors. "
" February the 1st, " Rose said, " Mum's birthday. Even in a parallel world, she still loves to party. "
" Well," the Doctor said, " given Pete Tyler's connections, this will be some guest list. I wouldn't mind taking a look. And there's one way to guarantee getting inside. "
He pulled a piece of psychic paper from his coat and waved it around.
" Who do you want to be? " he asked.
***
It was Lily's suggestion to be staff - hired help gossiped more than anyone, and had the chance to get close and hear what everyone else was talking about. The Doctor commended her suggestion, and they found themselves in the kitchen of the Tyler's mansion house.
Lily stood there in a black and white waitress outfit, holding a tray of canapes, while Rose was dressed in an identical outfit, with a tray, and the Doctor was wearing a smart black dinner suit.
" We could've been anyone," Rose said under her breath.
" Don't knock it," Lily said, " got us in didn't it? "
Rose sighed, " You two have pyschic paper. We could have been guests. Celebrities. Sir Doctor, Lady Lily, Dame Rose. But no, we end up serving. I had enough of this back home. "
The Doctor gave her a smile, " If you wanna know what's going on, work in the kitchens. "
They both retreated slightly to the edge of the room, where they watched people milling around the room, chatting and laughing away.
The Doctor nodded towards a black man standing in the middle of the room, " According to Lucy, that's the - '"
" Who's Lucy? " asked Rose.
" She's over there," the Doctor said," carrying the salmon pinwheels. "
Rose looked at the young waitress and shook her head, narrowing her eyes slightly, " Oh, that's Lucy is it? " she asked, a little jealously.
" Yeah," nodded the Doctor, " Lucy says that that man there is the president of Great Britain. "
" Wait, there's a president - not a prime minister? " Rose asked.
" I could have told you that," muttered Lily.
" Seems so," the Doctor nodded to Rose.
Rose scoffed, " Or maybe's Lucy's just a little bit thick. "
They fell silent as Pete Tyler entered the room and thanked all of his guests for coming. Jackie Tyler entered the room, laughing and waving at everything, thanking them for being at her "39th" and telling them to have a good time.
Rose watched Pete and Jackie mingle, wistfully.
" You can't stay," the Doctor told Rose quietly, " even if there was some way of telling them. "
" I know," Rose said, "I've got my real mum, at home. I couldn't just leave her, could I? It's just ... they've got each other. Mum's got no-one. "
" She's got you! " the Doctor said, shaking his head, " those two haven't! All these different worlds, and not one of them gets it right. "
Rose went off to serve and the Lily said quietly, " I could stay. "
The Doctor's head snapped towards her quickly, " What? No you couldn't. "
Lily looked at her Dad, but felt guilty, and looked down at the ground. She sighed before saying, " Rose has got her real mum at home, but I don't have the real Jack waiting for me. This Jack is the only one I'm going to be able to have. If I could get to him, and explain everything to him, I could stay here. Jack and I were great together - he'd fall for me again, and we'd be happy again. "
" He's married here," the Doctor said.
" He was mine first," Lily said, still avoiding his eyes, " he could always get a divorce when he realised how great we are for each other. "
" This is dangerous," the Doctor said, " you can't tell him about the parallel world - he'd never believe you. And this isn't your world. He's got his own life here. He's not your Jack. "
" But he could be," Lily said, " I could stay here, and I'd adapt to a new world."
" And what about me? "
Lily's eyes widened as she heard the hurt in his voice. He sounded upset and disappointed in her.
" Look at me," he said.
Lily looked at him, and as her eyes met his, she saw with great suprise that he was looking hurt, and there was even the hint of a suggestion of a tear in his eye.
He sighed and said, " You might not have Jack for you in the non-parallel world, but you've got me. There's only one of you, and I don't think I could bear it if you weren't around. "
Lily said nothing.
The Doctor continued, " I love you Lily, and I'd be lost without you sometimes. I won't let you stay here. "
Lily smiled, " Don't talk like that," she said, " my emotions are always all over the place since what happened to Jack. You'll make me cry. I couldn't manage without you either. I need you and Jack in my life. "
The Doctor shook his head, " You're not staying here. "
Lily nodded sadly, " I know," she said, before moving closer to her Dad, and planting a kiss on his cheek quickly, " I love you too, and now I have to go and serve people. "
She walked away and as she walked around the room, she thought that if the President was here, there was no reason that the Vice-President couldn't be. She wandered around offering out her tray, and seeing if she could spot Jack anywhere.
Then there he was.
Her breath caught in her throat and she felt like running over there and throwing her arms around him and never letting go.
He was standing a short way off, looking as charming and handsome as he'd ever been, his wide grin plastered across his face. He was wearing his beloved navy greatcoat with navy trousers, a blue shirt and red braces. It reminded her of how he'd looked the day they'd met, and of all the feelings she'd felt then, and ever since then.
He wasn't standing with the husband and she found herself wondering where he was. Maybe the five or six different websites she'd looked at had gotten it wrong. She knew it was a long shot ... but ....
She decided that she was going to go over there and offer him something- it was the only way that she could make contact with him. But much to her annoyance, some passing woman in a bright orange dress took the last canape from the tray, and she realised that she had no way to make contact.
She headed back to the kitchen and collected a tray of chese pinwheels.
She gave herself a moment to compose herself and decided that it was now or never. She had to just get out there and make a bit of contact with Jack, or she'd never be able to let it go.
As she rounded the corner, meaning to go back into the party room, she walked straight into something solid. She gasped and the tray slid from her fingers, knocking bits of cheese to the ground.
" Oh god," she muttered, kneeling to pick up the food that would now go to waste hastily," I'm so sorry," she added, feeling far too embarrassed to look up at the man she'd bumped into it.
A pale hand reached out and picked up the tray she'd dropped, and she looked up to see that the person she'd bumped into had knelt down to help her.
" It's no trouble," he said, " I wasn't paying attention to where I was walking. I was coming to get a glass of champagne for me and my partner - everyone in there's drinking it pretty fast. "
Lily smiled at the man as she picked the bits of the cheese up and dumped it back on the tray. She looked at the man - he was quite young - only a couple of years older than her own physical appearance - maybe 26 or 27. He was wearing a smart black suit with a pink shirt and a pink tie. He was quite good looking too - pale skin, soft brown hair, bright blue eyes.
He stood up and Lily stood up too, " I'm sorry, " she repeated, " I don't usually throw food over the guests," she said, " and I'd have been in trouble if I'd done it to a more demanding guest. "
The man shrugged," No harm done. Especially when the young waitress in question is such a polite person. "
Lily smiled at him, " Well, the least I can do it get you these glasses of champagne then. "
She disappeared and dumped the tray of cheese in the bin, grabbing a tray on champagne glasses and holding it out to the young, friendly welshman she'd just met.
" Thank you," he said.
" You're welcome, Mr - " she stopped, realising she didn't know the name of the good looking, polite young man.
The man smiled, " Jones. Ianto Jones. "
Lily had to stop herself from running away right there and then. She was shocked that this nice man, who seemed like a good person, was the one who her Jack - not her Jack, she reminded herself - was married to. She wanted to hate the person who had snapped Jack up, but he was hard to hate. Trust her to start befriending someone and then realise it was the person she didn't want anything to do with.
Ianto Jones looked at her for a moment, " Are you alright? You look a little ... out of it. "
Lily shook her head, " No, no I'm fine. "
Ianto took a sip of his drink and leaned in, lowering his voice conspiritorially, " D'you want to know a secret? "
Lily just nodded.
Ianto laughed, " I'm not even a celebrity. All these people are here because they're someone big and famous, or something. I'm just here because my husband's a big-shot politician. Don't tell him that though, or he'll get a big head. "
She smiled and laughed along with him, because it sounded like Jack alright.
" That sounds like Jack," she said to herself, not even realising that she'd spoken out loud until Ianto looked at her, giving her an odd look.
" I'm sorry? " he asked, sure he'd heard wrong.
Lily looked at him wide eyed caught out, but didn't have to explain because the subject of their conversation came along, announcing his precense loudly.
" Ianto, you gorgeous welshman! " he called as he strode towards his husband, " I was beginning to think you'd left me. "
" Course not," Ianto said, looking a little embarrassed as Jack threw an arm around his waist, " I was just talking to ... "
" Um... Lily," Lily said with a stammer, staring at Jack caught out. She had no idea what to say to him, or anything. She just couldn't believe he was here. It hurt so much to see him again and bring all the old memories up, but thrilled that she got to see him again.
" Nice to meet you, Lily," Jack said, flashing her his trademark grin.
She was almost instantly dazzled by him, until she reminded herself that things were different here.
" Jack," Ianto said, shaking his head at his lover, " leave the poor girl alone. "
Lily continued to stare at Jack and Jack noticed this and grinned at her, " I take it you recognise me," he said, " you follow the politics? "
" Not especially," Lily shrugged, having to fight herself to remain calm and get her words out, " but everyone knows who Captain Jack Harkness is, right? " she said, allowing a grin to spread across her face.
Jack smiled, " That's right, baby. "
Lily's heart poudned faster and faster and she could feel her cheeks heat up as he called her by the nickname he'd always reserved for her.
Ianto rolled his eyes and laid a hand on Jack's arm, " I think that's enough flirting for now, don't you? " he asked.
Jack grinned at his husband, " Sorry, Yan. " He looked back at Lily with a grin, " what can I say? The old ball and chain. You know what it's like, right? "
Lily shrugged, " Not really. There just me. "
Jack shook his head, " No. "
Lily sighed, " There was someone ... but not anymore. "
" I don't believe it," Jack said with a charming grin, " a beautiful woman like you, without a boyfriend? Now, that's when I know there's something wrong with the world. "
Lily smiled politely, " Why, thank you Captain, but I think I'd better get on with serving the other guests. If you'll excuse me Captain ... Mr Jones ... "
" Of course," Ianto nodded.
Lily turned away and went off into the room, hiding herself in the crowd.
She'd had to get away from Jack and Ianto, because she didn't think she could deal with any more of them. It was all too much, and she knew if she spent more time standing there with him, she was in danger of either crying, or jumping him.
It was all going so well - or as well as she could expect it to go - until he'd started flirting and then he'd called her beautiful.
As she stood there feeling so many different things - Hurt and upset that the man she loved so much didn't love her the same. Still angry and annoyed that the Jack of this world was with someone else. But thrilled that she'd found a Jack here in the first place. Confused because Jack's husband seemed like such a man, even if she wanted to hate him. And quite happy that Jack had spoken to her and she'd to see him. She was feeling way more emotions than she knew was good for her.
Her thoughts and emotional ponderings were interrupted when her Dad appeared, looking grave and deadly serious.
" What's wrong? " she asked quietly.
He took hold of her arm and navigated her through the room, where he managed to pick out Rose too.
They stopped by the window and as Lily looked through the window, she saw shadowy figures in the distance, making a Boom, boom, boom, boom noise as they walked.
The Doctor looked at Lily, " Cybus," he said," Cybus. Remind you of anything? "
Lily looked at him blankly for a moment before the horrible realisation dawned, " No," she whispered," you don't mean ... "
" Yeah," the Doctor said, " I've seen them before. It's happening again. "
" What are they? " Rose asked, looking in confusion from the horror etched on both of her friends faces.
They were suddenly much closer, and they moved stomping towards them, stomping and stomping. They were crossing the grounds of the school, and several of them smashed through the windows of the house.
Everyone cowered as cybermen burst through the full length glass windows. Everyone watched in horror as they were circled into the room, surrounded until they had no way to escape.
The President's communication device beeped," Lumic," he said distastefully, " I forbade this. "
" What are they? " Rose whispered," robots? "
" Worse, " the Doctor said.
" Who were these people? " the President said over his communication device, to Lumic.
" They're people? " Rose whispered, suprised.
" They were," Lily said grimly.
" Until they had their humanity taken away," the Doctor said," it's a living brain jammed inside a cybernetic body. With a heart of steel. All emotions removed. "
" Why no emotions? " asked Rose.
" Because it hurts," said the Doctor.
The President's voice rose as he said, " I demand to know, Lumic - who were these people? " They couldn't hear the response, but the President hung up.
One of the Cybermen stopped its foot and looked at everyone.
" We have been upgraded," it said.
" Into what? " asked the Doctor.
" The next level of humanity, " was the robotic reply," we are human point two. Every citizen will recieve a free upgrade. You will become like us. "
" No," the President said, stepping forwards, " I'm so sorr for what's been done to you," he told the Cyberman," but listen to me - this experiment ends here, tonight. "
" Upgrading is compulsory, " said one of the Cybermen.
" And if I refuse? " the President asked.
" Don't," the Doctor advised, taking a step forwards.
" What if I refuse? " the President repeated, ignoring the Doctor.
The Doctor sighed, " I'm telling you, don't. "
" What happens if I refuse? " asked the President.
" Then you are not compatible," the Cyberman told him.
" Then what? " the President challenged.
" Then you will be deleted," replied the Cyberman.
" No! " Lily shouted, watching in horror as the Cyberman grabbed the President at the neck and shocked him. He was engulfed by an electric blue light, and with a cry of pain, he slumped to the ground, motionless. The crowd started to scream and run off in different directions.
Lily watched as Jack stepped forward to try and take control, " Everybody remain calm! " he shouted, though no-one listened to him and they continued to run in different directions.
Some were grabbed by the Cybermen and killed while they ran aroud desperately.
The Doctor grabbed Lily's hand and then Rose's hand, pulling them both outside and taking them out of one of the broken windows.
When they were out there, they looked this way and that. Lily turned around to look back in the building and saw Jack and Ianto standing there, trying to decide which way to run. Lily knew that she couldn't stand there while Jack was in trouble, even if he wasn't the right Jack. She needed to know Jack was safe ... and she supposed that Ianto was a nice enough bloke too.
In fact, he was polite, kind and rather handsome. She hated that he was a perfect partner for Jack - exactly someone who was good enough for Jack.
" Jack! " she shouted loudly," get out here! "
Jack met her eyes at once and didn't hesitate in grabbing Ianto's arm and dragging him outside. When he came to stand beside them, he grinned at Lily.
" This is turning out to be some party, huh? "
She nodded, " You bet. I've got a feeling there's going to be a hell of a lot of running. "
Jack laughed - a sound that she relished - and told her, " I can do running. Hell, have you seen my body? I've got no problem with running. "
" Jack," Ianto said quietly, trying to make Jack shut up, while Lily blushed - she'd seen his body many times. He didn't need to know that, she decided.
" We have to move it! " the Doctor shouted, looking around at everyone.
Lily smiled at Jack, and rolled her eyes, " You'll have to excuse my dad," she said," but he knows what he's doing in a crisis. "
Jack smirked, " I don't mind. He's kind of cute. "
Ianto sighed and gave Lily an apologetic smile, " You'll have to excuse my husband. He feels the need to flirt with anything and everything. "
The Doctor ran off up the slope closely followed by everyone else. Rose spotted Pete and shouted at him to follow them. The Doctor, Lily, Rose, Pete, Jack and Ianto ran up the slope only to be met by hordes of Cybermen. They changed direction and ran around the back of the house. More cybermen.
They than ran to the front of the house, their only escape, but found that they were stuck.
" There's no way out! " the Doctor yelled.
" Side gates! " Pete shouted, as they headed for said side gates.
" Who are you people anyway? " Pete added as they ran as fast as they could.
" You wouldn't believe us in a millions years, " the Doctor said, shaking his head.
" You're mental! " Jack shouted.
" Definitley," agreed Lily.
They all skidded to a halt as they were met by another row of Cybermen and were forced to changed direction again. They saw two figures run towards the front of the house big huge guns.
" Who's that? " Rose asked.
" Get behind me! " some who looked exactly like Mickey shouted, as he and a man with blond spiky hair approached them, and stood in front of them all.
They fired their guns at the Cybermen and thankfully, the Cybermen stopped marching.
Rose sighed with relief and looked at the man who looked like Mickey. She straightened the front of his jacket and pulled him into a tight hug.
" I never thought I'd see you again! " she breathed.
He pulled away from her, " Yeah, no offence sweetheart, but who the hell are you? "
As they all looked at the man who looked like Mickey in confusion, the actual Mickey sprinted towards them.
" Rose! " he shouted, stopping when he saw them," that's not me. That like ... the other one. The parallel one. "
The Doctor laughed, " Oh, as if things weren't bad enough, there's two Mickey's! "
" It's Ricky," corrected the Mickey that wasn't really Mickey.
Mickey gestured around at the Cybermen, " There's more of them. "
" We're surrounded," Rose said, as Cybermen approached them from behind, and from the sides, as Ricky raised his gun.
The Doctor shook his head," Bullets won't stop them. "
Ricky ignored him and tried shooting, but the Doctor knocked the gun out of his hands, " No! " he shouted, before turning to the Cybermen, " We surrender. Hands up everyone! "
Lily - like the Doctor, and everyone else - put her hands up in the air nervously. This was awful, and the only thing that made it slightly better was the presence of Jack. Unless Jack died, then it would just be awful.
The Doctor continued, " There's no need to damage us ... we're good stock. We volunteer for the upgrade program. Take us to be processed. "
" You are rogue elements," the Cyberman at the front said.
" But we surrender, " the Doctor told them.
" You are incompatible," the Cyberman simply said.
" But this is a surrender! " the Doctor shouted.
" You will be deleted," the Cyberman said.
The Doctor shook his head, frantically, " But we're surrendering! Listen to me! We surrender! "
" You are inferior," the Cyberman said," Man will be reborn as cyberman, but you will perish under maximum deletion. "
Lily was terrified and tried to move closer to her Dad - they were seperated by quite a few people - but Jack grabbed her arm and held her fast, " Don't move," he said, " I get the feeling that these guys aren't going to take kindly to sudden rebellions. "
Lily was too shocked by his order to her, and the way he said it so confidently, to move, so she did as she was told.
The cybermen chanted, " Delete. Delete. Delete," and it looked like they were going to have trouble getting out of this one.
