Disclaimer: I don't own The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
A/N: So here we discover why the Professor wanted to visit this specific parallel 'verse. He must save someone from something that happened to them in one of my earlier fanfics. The ending of this serial will tie up the loose ends on that fanfic...
"Seriously, who are you?" Columbia growled.
Mia was the first who worked up the nerve to speak. "My name is Mia Foreman. This here is a good friend of mine, called Jonathan. Our mutual friend, the Professor, asked us to follow a girl called Trixie and find out what we could about her. That isn't much so far."
Glaring, Columbia "What does he want with her? Does this have to do with the Commies? And what kind of name is 'the Professor'?"
"My name."
There, behind Columbia, stood the professor. It sort of bothered Mia that he'd been able to sneak up like that. He didn't seem to notice how unnerved everyone else was. Humming to himself, he began to scan with something that looked vaguely like a tricorder from Star Trek. This only seemed to make Columbia even more angry.
"Congratulations, dear girl! You're two months pregnant," the Professor said, smiling at Columbia. "And quiet healthy."
In response she spat on him. "What sort of person are you? And how did you know I was pregnant? Seriously, nobody knows that."
"I'm the Professor! I know everyth- fine, that's a lie. Your baby knows that you're pregnant, that's who told me."
"The baby told you? No... stop it. Did my dad somehow figure this out and send you after me?"
The Professor laughed cheerily. "'Course not. I'm here to prevent a rape that doesn't involve you, not to get tangled up in your petty little life! Come along, now, Jon and Mia. We've got some people to talk to."
"Prevent a rape?" Jon shrieked, just as Mia said: "What sort of people?"
"All different people. Mostly a group of really... entertaining aliens. They aren't Time Lords, like myself, though they're closer to Time Lords than to Humans. I'm sure you'll like them," the Professor explained.
"Can I come along too? It'll give me an excuse to stay away from my Father."
"And you want to talk about the baby," the Professor said darkly.
Columbia laughed a sort of panicked, mirthless laugh and nodded. "Yes... I do."
They all went back to the TARDIS. Columbia went through the usual "oh god, this little red box is so big on the inside" routine. Now that Jon was over it he rolled his eyes at her shock. The Professor brought her to some kind of medical room where he did a few more scans and such to make sure her baby - who was male and then referred to as 'Eddie Jr.' - was alright. This went fine enough and Columbia quickly began to trust him.
Eventually she left. The Professor, Mia, and Jon somehow came across some really lovely food. As they ate, the Professor explained the next day's mission. They'd need to After finishing dinner they all went to bed.
The next day began well enough. They'd slept in bedrooms inside the Professor's ship, which was shockingly spacious. Definitely bigger on the inside. Anyway, the starship's bedrooms were nice enough that everyone slept well. By the time they'd all eaten some sort of fancy breakfast and changed into clothes more suited to the weather it was time for work to begin. First things first, the Professor gave them each a little watch of sorts they could contact him with.
"Click that button and just talk. I should get the message," he explained.
Jon frowned. "Should?"
Mia went to work at the movie theatre. Though Jon didn't have a true job he too went to the theater. That place was always looking for boys to hand out tickets or sweep up the floor. So his job was to do that... though after school. First he needed to blend in at school and keep an eye on Trixie and company during most of the day.
"Why do I get the hard work?" he lamented, as he walked towards the school.
"Because," was the Professor's reply.
After school the four students decided to go to the movies. As he was supposed to, Jon followed them there. Though, with the Professor's help, he got there earlier than they did. Quickly he began help sweep up the cigarettes-ends and such that littered the front steps of the little theater.
Then Trixie and her friends showed up.
"So, how much does it cost to see a... double feature?" she asked, as they entered the building.
Jon followed them.
"Tickets are $2," Columbia explained.
"I'll pay for your ticket, Trixie," the square boy said politely.
"I can," Trixie replied.
She apparently had some pocket money with her. As Jon watched her he began to feel sorry. Something horrible might happen to this girl so soon. They needed to stop it. After they'd entered the actual theater itself (disappearing from sight) he almost wanted to follow them. Though Mia was in that room dressed as an Usherette and with a way of contacting the Professor if needed. If only they had a more narrow time slot of when.
The four of them sat down in the row of seats nearest the back. Mia could just barely see thanks to the dreadfully dim lighting. At least the kids sat near the back of the theater and therefore near emergency exit lights.
Mia, carrying her popcorn, walked around and briefly spoke to the other patrons. She asked if they'd like popcorn and they they'd either pay her or insult her. Finally she decided to walk over to where they sat. 'They' meaning the Trixie and her three friends.
"Would ya like any popcorn?" she asked, gesturing to the tray she carried.
"Yes," Glen said.
He handed her a few coins, and she handed him a cardboard box full of popcorn.
"Enjoy the show!" Mia said, attempting to be cheerful.
Then, Mia walked away from them and into the shadows. She was in a good enough position to watch them. It turned out to be a somewhat entertaining pre-movie show. Trixie clearly had no idea what popcorn was. It was almost cute, how she stared at the boy eating it then tried a piece. Just before the movie began, her square friend offered her some. She accepted and proceeded to behave in a rather odd manner. This proved she'd never eaten that stuff. Eddie and Columbia were to busy making out to notice this. Those four sat so near the back of the theater that nobody seemed to be paying attention to them. Well, save for Mia.
Mia tried eating the popcorn she was serving. It tasted much better than the cardboard-flavored shit she'd get at home... though it still got stuck in her teeth. So she avoided eating any more of it.
The movie itself was just too confusing. Lots of things happened. This random guy kept saying stuff about a big green dragon on someone's doorstep. Also, there was crossdressing. Mia was somewhat glad she had other things to do besides watch it. Technically, her job was to keep an eye on Trixie and her friends to make sure nothing happened.
Oddly, nothing did happen. They were all fine. That should've seemed like a good thing... yet it wasn't. Something was going to happen soon. Too soon.
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