Zana squeezed her eyes shut and hid her face behind the Doctor's shoulder, waiting for the inevitable...but it never came. She took a few deep breaths before looking up just in time to see the Doctor pointing some sort of device at the Cybermen, who stepped backwards before disappearing in a golden light.

"What the hell was that?" Both Ricky and Zana asked in unison, making them look at each other.

"We'll have that instead. Run!" The Doctor took off, everyone following after him.

They didn't get very far before a van sped into the driveway and a blonde woman waved everyone towards it, "Everybody, in!"

Ricky, Mickey, their friend, and the Doctor ran towards it, but Pete, Rose, and Zana stood still.

"I've got to go back. My wife's in there," Pete took off back towards the house, but the Doctor grabbed his arm.

"Anyone inside that house is dead. If you want to help, then don't let her die for nothing. You've got to come with us right now," he told Pete, who reluctantly nodded and rushed into the van.

"Come on! Get a move on!" The blonde woman who was driving the van shouted.

"Rose, she's not your mother," the Doctor told her softly.

"I know..."

"Zana, those weren't your parents, you know that."

"I know. But they were someone's parents. And now they're dead..." Zana's voice broke.

He gave her a sad look and took her hand, "Come on."

Zana took a few quick breaths, trying to ignore the stinging of her eyes as everyone piled into the van.

"Finished chatting? Never seen a slower getaway in my life!" The blonde woman shouted as she drove off.

Zana sighed and shook her head before looking up. A gasp escaped her lips at the sight before her. Looking back at her was well...her. "Oh my god."

"Are my parents dead?" Parallel Zana asked her, trying to hide the break in her voice.

"I'm sorry..." Zana informed softly. "Zana-"

"You're wearing my dress," she changed the topic instantly.

"Oh..." Zana looked down at herself. "Right. Sorry, they sort of-"

"Yeah, I know what they were like."

"Never mind that," Ricky spoke up. "What was that thing?"

"Little bit of technology from my home," the Doctor informed, holding it in his hand.

"It's stopped glowing. Has it run out?" Mickey frowned.

"It's on a revitalizing loop. It'll charge back up in about four hours."

"Right. So, we don't have a weapon anymore," Rickey huffed.

"Yeah, we've got weapons," Jake informed. "Might not be one of those metal things, but they're good enough for men like him."

Zana frowned, seeing that he was staring at Pete.

"Leave him alone," Rose shot a glare his way. "What's he done wrong?"

"Oh, you know, just laid a trap that's wiped out the Government and left Lumic in charge!"

"If I was part of all that, do you think I'd leave my wife inside?" Pete gave him a look.

"Maybe your plan went wrong," Parallel Zana spoke up. "Still gives us the right to execute you, though."

"Talk about executions, you'll make me your enemy," the Doctor glared at her. "And take some really good advice. You don't want to do that."

Parallel Zana rolled her eyes, "All the same, we have evidence that says Pete Tyler's been working for Lumic since twenty point five."

Rose glanced at Pete, not really believing what she was being told, "Is that true?"

"Tell them, Mrs. M."

"We've got a government mole who feeds us information," the blonde woman driving informed. "Lumic's private files, his South American operations, the lot. Secret broadcasts twice a week."

"Broadcast from Gemini?" Pete raised an eyebrow.

"And how do you know that?" Parallel Zana studied him.

"I'm Gemini. That's me!"

"Yeah, well you would say that."

"Encrypted wavelength six five seven using binary nine. That's the only reason I was working for Lumic. To get information. I thought I was broadcasting to the Security Services! What do I get? Scooby-Doo and his gang. They've even got the van!"

"No, no, no. But the Preachers know what they're doing," Mickey told the group. "Ricky said he's London's Most Wanted."

"Yeah, that's not exactly..."

"Not exactly what?"

"He's London's Most Wanted for parking tickets," Parallel Zana rolled her eyes and nudged Ricky.

Pete huffed, "Great."

"Yeah, they were deliberate. I was fighting the system! Park anywhere, that's me!" Ricky tried to defend himself, making both Zanas laugh.

"Good policy. I do much the same," the Doctor smiled at him. "I'm the Doctor, by the way, if anyone's interested."

"I'm Zana," she informed. "But I have a feeling you already knew that."

"And I'm Rose. Hello."

"Even better. That's the name of my dog. Still, at least I've got the catering staff on my side."

"I knew you weren't a traitor," Rose told him softly.

"Why is that, then?"

"I just did."

"They took my wife."

"She might still be alive," Rose said encouragingly.

"That's even worse. Because that's what Lumic does. He takes the living and he turns them into those machines."

"Cybermen," the Doctor told them. "They're called Cybermen. And I'd take those ear pods off, if I were you. You never know. Lumic could be listening." Pete pulled out his ear pods and handed them to the Doctor, who flashed them with the sonic screwdriver. "But he's overreached himself. He's still just a businessman. He's assassinated the President. All we need to do is get to the city and inform the authorities. Because I promise you, this ends tonight."

Everyone fell into an uncomfortable silence just as the van screeched to a halt.

"Oh my god..." Parallel Zana stepped out of the van, and everyone followed suit.

"What the hell?" Jake breathed.

"What the hell is going on?" Zana asked the Doctor, watching as people roamed around the streets as if they were sleepwalking. They almost seemed like zombies, and that irked her.

"It's the ear-pods. Lumic's taken control," the Doctor informed, making her gulp.

"Can't we just, I don't know, take them off?" Rose stepped forward to one of the wandering men and tried to pull his ear pods from his ears, but the Doctor pulled her hands away.

"Don't! Cause a brainstorm. Human race. For such an intelligent lot, you aren't half susceptible," the Doctor ranted as they followed the lifeless people. "Give anyone a chance to take control and you submit. Sometimes I think you like it. Easy life."

"Hey, Come and see," Jake interrupted, pulling their attention towards him and Rickey, who was crouched down behind a wall. Everyone hurried over to them to see even more people, lining up next to a group of Cybermen.

"Where are they all going?" Zana whispered, balling her hands into fists. She hated how those damn Cybermen affected her.

"I don't know. Lumic must have a base of operations."

"Battersea. That's where he was building his prototypes," Pete informed.

Rose frowned, "Why's he doing it?"

"He's dying. This all started out as a way of prolonging life, of keeping the brain alive at any cost."

Rose looked back at the Doctor, "The thing is, I've seen Cybermen before, haven't I? The head. Those handle shapes in Van Statten's museum."

"Ah, there are Cybermen in our universe. They started on an ordinary world just like this, then swarmed across the galaxy," the Doctor nodded. "This lot are a parallel version, and they're starting from scratch right here on Earth."

"What the hell are you two on about?" Pete gave the two of them a confused look.

"Never mind that," Parallel Zana spoke up. "Come on, we need to get out of the city. Okay, split up. Mrs. Moore, you look after that bloke. Jake, distract them. Go right, Ricky, and I'll go left. We'll meet back at Bridge Street. Move."

"I'm going with him," Mickey told them, leaving a quick kiss on Rose's lips before running off after Rickey and Parallel Zana. Zana went to protest, but the Doctor yanked on her hand, pulling her forward as the rest of the group started to run.

"Come on, let's go," Mrs. Moore exclaimed, Cybermen trailing close behind them, but also right in front of them.

"There!" The Doctor shouted, taking off down an alley, pulling Zana along with him. She let out a yelp when the Doctor nearly pulled her to the ground. He quickly shushed her, along with the others as all of them ducked down behind some rubbish bins. Zana glanced over to see Rose grab Pete's hand and couldn't help the small smile that formed on her lips, despite the fact that there were Cybermen just feet away. "Go," the Doctor whispered as the close was clear, and everyone took off, following the Time Lord.

"I ran past the river. You should have seen it. The whole city's on the march. Hundreds of Cybermen all down the Thames," Jake was telling the others as they met up again. Zana was anxiously looking around for Mickey and the other two, but dread filled her when only one of them started rushing towards them, and she wasn't too sure which one it was. "Here he is! Which one are you?"

"I'm sorry. The Cybermen. They couldn't..." Their voice broke.

"Are you Ricky?" Jake asked, almost pleadingly. "Are you Ricky? And where's Zana? Where is she?"

"Mickey, that has to be you," Zana said hopefully. "Right?"

He gulped, "Yeah."

She jumped forward and wrapped her arms around hid neck, pulling him into a tight hug.

"They tried. They were running. There were too many of them," Mickey tried to explain to Jake as Zana finally released him.

"Shut it," Jake snapped.

"There was nothing I could do."

"I said just shut it. Don't even talk about him. You're nothing, you are. Nothing!"

"Hey-" Zana went to snap back at him, but the Doctor spoke over her.

"We can mourn him when London is safe. But now, we move on," the Doctor looked between the two of them before turning to Pete. "Lead the way."

When they arrived at Battersea Power Station, Zana had to fight the urge to sit down on the grass and never get up again. She wasn't as used to the running as all the others were, unfortunately, and she doubted that she ever will. After all, it was never her strong suit.

"The whole of London's been sealed off, and the entire population's been taken inside that place. To be converted..." the Doctor broke the silence that had been lingering over the group as they all looked over at the large building.

"We've got to get in there and shut it down," Rose spoke up.

Mickey raised an eyebrow, "How do we do that?"

"Oh, I'll think of something," the Doctor waved him off.

"You're just making this up as you go along."

"Yep," he nodded. "But I do it brilliantly."

Zana gave up and sat down on the ground while Mrs. Moore pulled out her laptop, "That's a schematic of the old factory. Look. Cooling tunnels underneath the plant. Big enough to walk through."

"We go under there and up into the control center?" The Doctor asked.

"Mmm."

"There's another way in," Pete spoke up. "Through the front door. If they've taken Jackie for upgrading, that's how she'll get in."

Jake scoffed, "We can't just go strolling up."

"Or we could, with these," Mrs. Moore pulled two sets of fake ear pods out of her bag. "Fake ear pods. Dead. No signal. But put them on, the Cybermen would mistake you for one of the crowd."

Pete nodded, "Then that's my job."

"You'd have to show no emotion. None at all. Any sign of emotion would give you away," the Doctor warned him.

Rose looked at Mrs. Moore, "How many of those you got?"

"Just two sets."

"Okay. If that's the best way of finding Jackie, then I'm coming with you," Rose grabbed the other set from Mrs. Moore, looking up at Pete.

Peter looked over her, "Why does she matter to you?"

"We haven't got time," Rose waved him off. "Doctor, I'm going with him, and that's that."

The Doctor smiled softly, "No stopping you, is there?"

"No."

"Tell you what. We can take the ear pods at the same time. Give people their minds back so they don't walk into that place like sheep. Jakey-boy? Lumic's transmitting the control signal. It must be from over there," he aimed his sonic screwdriver towards the power stations. Zana squinted, trying to see the building a tad better. She made out the shape of a Zeppelin parked above the building, a circle of red light at the end of it. Times like this she could really use her glasses. "There it is. On the zeppelin, you see? Great big transmitter. Good thing Lumic likes showing off. Reckon you could take it out?"

Jake nodded, "Consider it done."

The Doctor turned to the older blonde woman, "Mrs. Moore, would you care to accompany me and my friend Zana into the cooling tunnels?"

"How could I refuse an offer of cooling tunnels?" Mrs. Moore replied cheekily.

"We attack on three sides. Above, between, below," the Doctor told the whole group. "We get to the control center, we stop the conversion machines."

"What about me?" Mickey spoke up, making everyone look at him.

"Mickey..." The Doctor cleared his throat, having obviously forgotten that he was there. "You can um-"

"What, stay out of trouble? Be the tin dog? No, those days are over. I'm going with Jake," Mickey informed.

"I don't need you, idiot," Jake spat.

"I'm not an idiot!" Mickey exclaimed loudly, making Zana smile. "You got that? I'm offering to help."

Jake huffed, "Whatever."

Just as Mickey and Jake started to walk away, the Doctor called his name. "Mickey. Good luck."

"Yeah, you too," Mickey nodded. "Rose, Zana, I'll see you later."

"Yeah, you'd better," Rose nodded.

"Good luck, Mickey," Zana smiled reassuringly.

"If we survive this, I'll see you back at the TARDIS," the Doctor called to him.

"That's a promise," Mickey smiled before walking off.

The Doctor turned to Rose and pulled her into a hug, "Good luck."

"And you," Rose nodded as she pulled away. "Watch after him, Zana."

"Of course. Be careful, Rose," Zana gave her a quick hug before watching her and Pete walk off, towards the power. She turned back to the Doctor and Mrs. Moore and gave them a cheeky smile. "And then there were three."

Zana followed close behind the Doctor and Mrs. Moore, her arms wrapped around herself as the cold air surrounded her. Normally she'd have no problem with the cold air, but normally she wasn't wearing a dress. She couldn't believe she left her jacket in the TARDIS.

"Okay, Zana?" The Doctor asked as he crouched down, using his sonic screwdriver on the latch of the door to the tunnel.

"Just fine," she nodded as he managed to get the door open, allowing Mrs. Moore to go down.

"You're cold."

"Well, it's cold out here." He glanced at her a moment before moving to take off his suit jacket, but Zana stopped him. "Don't worry about it, Doctor. Keep your jacket, I'll be okay. Really. Plus...never mind."

"What?" He raised an eyebrow as she moved to step down the letter, into the tunnels.

"Nothing," she muttered as she climbed down, jumping off at the last step. She watched the Doctor climb down and sighed, pulling her arms closer. It was colder down here.

"It's freezing," Mrs. Moore commented.

"Any sign of a light switch?" The Doctor looked around as if he could see anything in the pitch black.

"Can't see a thing. But I've got these," Mrs. Moore pulled a couple of headbands, fitted with torches from her bag. "A device for every occasion."

"Oooh!" The Doctor grinned.

"Put it on," she chuckled. "Would you like the other one, Zana?"

"No, it's alright. I'll just stay close to the Doctor," Zana smiled at the woman as she slid the headband onto her head.

"Haven't got a hotdog in there, have you? I'm starving," the Doctor muttered.

"Of all the things to wish for," Mrs. Moore laughed, turning on the torch. "That's mechanically recovered meat."

"I know. It's the Cyberman of food, but it's tasty."

"Not really," Zana shook her head, earning a look from the Doctor.

"A proper torch as well," Mrs. Moore handed him the device.

"Let's see where we are," the Doctor stepped forward and turned it on. Zana gasped and jumped back as the light revealed that both sides of the corridor were lined with Cybermen. The Doctor reached behind him and took the fearful brunette's hand, giving it a slight squeeze. "Already converted, just put on ice. Come on."

Zana hit his shoulder when he poked at one of the Cybermen's faces, "Doctor, how did that seem like a good idea?"

He just gave her a small smile, "Let's go slowly. Keep an eye out for trip systems."

She took a deep breath as the three of them slowly made their way down the dark corridor. She kept a tight hold on the Time Lord's hand. It was almost like he was keeping the metal men at bay, and she feared that if she let go, things would turn bad very quickly.

"How did you get into this, then, rattling along with the Preachers?" The Doctor asked of Mrs. Moore, obviously trying to calm her nerves as well.

"Oh, I used to be ordinary. Worked at Cybus Industries, nine to five, till one day, I find something I'm not supposed to. A file on the mainframe. All I did was read it," Mrs. Moore shrugged, earning a small chuckle from Zana, "Then suddenly I've got men with guns knocking in the middle of the night. Life on the run. Then I found the Preachers. They needed a techie, so I, I just sat down and taught myself everything."

"What about Mr. Moore?" Zana asked, wanting, no, needing the distraction.

"Well, he's not called Moore. I got that from a book, Mrs. Moore. It's safer not to use real names. But he thinks I'm dead. It was the only way to keep him safe. Him and the kids. What about you, Doctor? Got any family, or?"

"Oh, who needs family?" The Doctor waved her off, making Zana frown and squeeze his hand. "I've got the whole world on my shoulders. Go on, then. What's your real name?"

Mrs. Moore chuckled, "Angela Price. Don't tell a soul."

"Not a word," the Doctor smiled.

Angela suddenly became very serious, "Doctor, did that one just move?"

"It's just the torchlight," the Doctor assured. "Keep going, come on." Just as the words left his mouth, the Cyberman in front of them moved its arm, making Zana cover her mouth to hold back a shout. "They're waking up. Run!"

The Doctor pulled Zana down the corridor as quickly as he could, the Cybermen waking up as they passed them. It didn't take long to reach the ladder at the end of the tunnel, but that didn't stop the Cybermen from marching their way. The Doctor released Zana's hand and hurried up the ladder, sonic in hand as he tried to open the door.

"Doctor! Doctor, hurry!" Zana exclaimed fearfully.

"Quick! They're coming! Open it! Open it!" Angela added, and seconds later the door opened. "Get up! Quick! Quick!"

The Doctor quickly climbed out, followed by Angela. "Come on! Come on!"

Zana hurried as fast as she could up the ladder, but between the nerves and the fact that the cold had made it almost impossible for her to feel her fingers, it shouldn't have been a shock when she lost her grip on the step above her. Luckily, the Doctor was quick to react, grabbing her hand and helping her up just as the Cybermen reached for her ankle. He slammed the door closed and soniced it shut as Zana laid back flat on the ground, too shocked to cry. She almost didn't make it. She almost died in a universe that wasn't even her own, and that terrified her, almost as much as those bloody Cybermen did.

"Oh, good team, Mrs. Moore," the Doctor smiled at her before turning to his companion. "Zana? Zan, come on, you're fine."

"Oh my god," Zana breathed, resting her hand on her forehead. "That was way to close..." The Doctor offered her a hand, which she accepted after a few moments, and helped her up. He gave her a soft smile, resting his hands on her shoulders for a moment before pulling her into a tight hug. She wrapped her arms around his neck instantly, holding him close. She felt her nerves slowly disappear as she closed her eyes, taking him in. He was the distraction she needed, and at that moment, she couldn't be more grateful. A few tears fell from her eyes as she pulled back from the embrace, but she couldn't be bothered with wiping them away, "Doctor..."

"There you go. See? Safe and sound," he smiled and wiped the tears away with his thumb. "You okay?"

"Not really," she admitted. "But I will be."

"I'm sorry," he apologized softly.

"Don't be. Wasn't your fault," she took a deep breath. "So...what now?"

The Doctor was sure to keep Zana close behind him as they wandered through the lower levels of the power station, and she was definitely okay with that. After what she had just been through, she'd be damned if she was left alone.

"You are not upgraded," the metallic voice of a Cyberman filled their ears, but Angela was quick to react.

"Yeah? Well, upgrade this!" She threw a small rod at the Cybermen. They watched as it stuck to its metal suit, successfully shutting it down in a show of sparks.

"What the hell was that thing?" The Doctor laughed in amazement.

"Electromagnetic bomb. Takes out computers, I figured it might stop the cyber-suit," Angela smiled.

"You figured right. Now, let's have a look. Know your enemy," the Doctor crouched down beside the Cyberman, using his sonic on the logo of the suit. "A logo on the front. Lumic's turned them into a brand," he pulled off the logo to reveal a mess of blue wires. "Heart of steel, but look..."

"Is that flesh?" Angela frowned at the mess of matter the Doctor had pulled from the machinery.

"Hmmm. Central nervous system. Artificially grown then threaded throughout the suit so it responds like a living thing. Well, it is a living thing. Oh, but look," he tapped on a small box inside the suit. "Emotional inhibitor. Stops them feeling anything."

"But why?" Zana asked, crouching down beside him and Angela.

"It's still got a human brain. Imagine its reaction if it could see itself, realize itself inside this thing. They'd go insane," he informed softly.

"So they take away the one thing that makes them human..."

"Because they have to."

"Why am I cold?" The metallic voice filled the air once more, but this time, it's tone was different, It sounded...scared.

"Oh, my God. It's alive. It can feel," Angela breathed.

"We broke the inhibitor. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry," the Doctor said sadly.

"Why so cold?" It repeated.

"Can you remember your name?" Zana asked quietly.

"Sally. Sally Phelan."

"You're a woman..."

"Where's Gareth?"

"Who's Gareth?" Angela asked.

"He can't see me. It's unlucky the night before."

"You're getting married," Zana realized, covering her mouth to hold back a sob. She couldn't believe this.

"I'm cold. I'm so cold."

"It's all right. You sleep now, Sally. Just go to sleep..." the Doctor pressed the screwdriver to the chest cavity, turning the suit off. Zana took the Doctor's hand, seeing that he needed comfort now. "Sally Phelan didn't die for nothing, because that's the key. The emotional inhibitor. If we could find the code behind it, the cancellation code, then feed it throughout the system into every Cyberman's head, they'd realize what they are."

"And what happens then?" Angela pondered.

"I think it would kill them. Could we do that?"

"We've got to. Before they kill everyone else. There's no choice, Doctor. It's got to be done," she moved to stand up, but as she did, she met the hand of a Cyberman. The Doctor stood up and pulled Zana behind him as they surrounded the two of them.

"No! No, you didn't have to kill her!" The Doctor exclaimed.

"Sensors detect a binary vascular system. You are an unknown upgrade. You will be taken for analysis."

The Doctor didn't argue and followed after the Cybermen with Zana right by his side. There was no way he was letting her go.

A/N: Well would you look at this, two chapters! Well, I hope you enjoy it. If you have anything you wanna see more of, go right ahead and tell me Things like Doctor/Zana moments or Zana/ Rose moments or even Zana/Mickey moments, I'd be happy to oblige. :)