Martha was strolling up and down the streets, scanning all the clothes fashioned on the dummies in the shop window.
She kept stopping and looking around, just in case the Doctor had decided to follow her after all.
But she never saw him.
"He must be too busy with Rose." The thought angrily.
Martha had decided to let the Doctor come crawling after her, instead of her crawling after him.
So far, she had been unsuccessful.
She pushed that to the back of her mind.
"What do I care if the Doctor L-L..." She couldn't even bring herself to think the word. But she knew that sooner or later, she would have to accept the fact.
She sighed and kicked a stone across the street, not noticing the black large car that was coming down the road.
Martha turned to walk into a shop when she heard a loud 'pop' sound echoing throughout the street and the paralysing sound of tyres screeching across the street.
She opened her eyes wide, and ran to the lopsided car, all sorts of fearful thoughts in her head.
"I-I... Are you O.k.?" Martha asked, full of dread, to the blackened window.
The window came down and she was suddenly face to face with a familiar person.
Jack.
"Jack! What are you doing here?" Martha asked quickly.
"I might ask you the same thing." Jack replied coolly.
"Can I just ask you a question please?" Martha heaved a sigh.
"Fire away."
"Is this a parallel universe? And what about this Rose girl? I thought she is meant to be trapped here?? --But now she is with the doctor..." Martha sneered suddenly.
Jack raised an eyebrow.
"So they are together once again? How nice. Its obvious they really feel for eachov..."
He stopped when he saw Martha's poisonous expression.
"So anyway, the answer to the first question is: Yes. We found a small glitch in the void. We had to expand it till it was wide enough to fit us through. We used the latest Torchwood technology to freeze the gap between the worlds. The equipment we used must have triggered the T.A.R.D.I.S's system, almost toeing it through. Only problem is..."
Martha jumped at it.
"There's a problem? What sort of problem?"
Jack sighed. "Even Torchwoods most advanced equipment isn't strong enough to hold the void for a long period of time. The bridge from the parallel world to ours will close in approximately 14 hours." He explained a hint of sadness in his voice.
"So... The Doctor will only be able to be with Rose for another 14 hours?" Martha sounded interested.
"Unfortunately, yes. But, if we were extra cautious, we could sneak Rose back into the real universe. We just have to hide her phyrincton particles from the void..." He stopped mid-sentence.
"Oh lord, is that the time? Sorry Martha, I gotta get these chemicals to the parallel TORCHWOOD industries before it's too late. Tell the Doctor that there is a chance he can get Rose back to the normal world if he uses some of the T.A.R.D.I.S's nitrogenic energy fumes to cover up her phyrincton particles. He'll know what to do." He paused.
"He's a very intelligent alien. See you later, Martha!" He said before screeching off into the distance, not taking any notice of the severly damaged back tire that was jerking the car uncontrollably.
Martha raised her eyebrows after him, obviously deep in thought.