First of all, I would like to say, meepit-squee has written a ff called 'The Lost Girl' and I would just like to say now that although they are very similar, I did NOT copy her idea, and I think her story is awesome, and obviously very similar, has lots of differences too. If you haven't read 'The Lost Girl', you should because it is awesome!!!!

Italic = thinking,Bold = either author notes of different people thinking ;-) *wink wink*

Fizzy Pop was a new drink on sale and most of the population of England and people all over the world were drinking it. No one ever reads the small print on adverts so no one noticed when it said 'Contains iBane and possible traces of nuts.'

Sarah Jane was at her house with Luke, Clyde and Rani when there was a knock on the door. Sarah Jane answered it and a young man answered.

"Hello." The young man said, as if Sarah Jane should recognise him, a huge smile that looked like it would split his face in two appeared on his face.

"Hello." Sarah replied. The man's smile looked as if Sarah knew exactly who he was.

"Do you want some thing? I have things to do." Sarah Jane asked, it wasn't a disrespectful question, she didn't know him and he looked like he wanted something. But then he gasped in realisation.

"Oh, I'm the Doctor. It's been a while since I last saw you."

"Doctor?"

"It's me."

"What's wrong?" Sarah Jane asked out rightly.

"Why can't I just visit? Does something always have to happen if I'm around?" The Doctor said, sounding like he was complaining.

"I'm sure it's not intentional, but usually it does. It's so good to see you again." Sarah Jane and the Doctor reunited like old friends, and went inside the house. Luke had met the Doctor before (but not how he looked now), but Clyde and Rani had never met him. Sarah Jane and the Doctor sat in the living room chatting away about things that had been going on, Luke, Rani and Clyde were kind of bored with nothing to say so switched on the TV and watched that for a while. Then one of the adverts caught the Doctor's attention, it was a Fizzy Pop advert, only he noticed the small print at the bottom.

"Hasn't this happened before though?" Luke asked. There was another knock on the door. Sarah Jane got up to answer it.

"Who else could it be?" The others were just as confused as Sarah Jane was, but didn't follow her to the door. So when she silently brought someone in it was such a shock Clyde went into hyper mode. Both Clyde and Luke hugged her more than she could imagine possible, it was Maria. They were extactic to see Maria and the Doctor and as Rani barely knew either of them felt completely left out. She was about to make an excuse to leave when another fizzy pop advert came on and reminded the Doctor and Sarah Jane what they had been talking about before. But this advert was different instead of just advertising the drink; it advertised a free trip round the whole factory, showing everyone exactly how the drink was made.

"I think we need to take a look at this tour, there's definately more to this than there seems."

"Why go on a tour, I can get us straight to the top." Sarah Jane left the room with her phone to her ear. Maria, Clyde and Luke were chatting away about why Maria had come back, and what she had been up to. Rani stood staring out the window across the road, hoping her mum or dad would come out wanting her to go home for some obscure reason, she knew that she wouldn't be need at home, however much she wished she was. Sarah Jane soon came back in the room with a huge grin of satisfaction.

"We have a meeting with the director in 10 minutes, thank you very much." Sarah Jane said smugly.

"You're very good." The Doctor commented sounding almost surprised.

"I know. Let's go, everybody in the car." Sarah Jane said modestly.

"Who needs a car, when you have a TARDIS?"

"We get to go in the TARDIS?" Clyde asked enthusiastically.
"It's the best way to travel." Everyone piled in the TARDIS, 6 people in total. Being chucked around in a TARDIS isn't a particularly good thing if you get travel sick. Clyde was the first one out the door when the TARDIS appeared, somewhere in the huge factory.
"Ok, travel sick I can put up with, but flying alien car, not so much." Clyde said looking pale, clutching his stomach.
"You'll be fine in 10 minutes, 15, 20, an hour at the most." The Doctor patted him on the back; Clyde looked like he was trying not to puke.
"Oh, helpful."
"You could stay and watch the TARDIS, would that be better?" Luke mentioned, knowing it would wind Clyde up.
"No way, I'm not missing out, and you can't stop me." Clyde had no intention of letting a little motion sickness getting the best of him. Sarah Jane led the way, the Doctor wasn't surprised at how much of a lead she was willing to take. Sarah Jane knocked on the director's door and it was opened by a tall, skinny, middle aged man.
"Hello, you must be Sarah Jane Smith, come in." Sarah Jane went in, expecting her friends to be allowed to follow her. The director blocked the door when they tried to enter.
"I believe I agreed to have a meeting with Sarah Jane Smith not, the kiddie club reunion and parent helper."
"They're with me, they're on work experience and Luke is my son and this is his father." Sarah Jane lied easily, knowing she was putting the Doctor and Luke in an awkward position, and Clyde still felt ill so was completely ignoring what was going on around him, Maria was successfully putting on an act which made Sarah Jane's story believable. Rani knew it was an act but might actually let her go on work experience with her, as it was her chosen career choice.
"So, I believe I haven't even caught your name yet?" Sarah Jane asked confidently.
"Mr Foster, don't you want to be taking notes?" He seemed to love the limelight, and thinking this was going to be a front page news story.
"If you insist." Sarah Jane just went with it.
"So, Miss Smith, what do you wish to know?"
"I want to know what the substance iBane is, please." Mr Foster went into a brief stunned silence.
"IBane is part of our secret recipe revealing its properties would be breaking the client-director confidentiality." It sounded like a completely fake excuse.
"Yes but the people want to know, the last drink that had any Bane related substance made everyone go mad. These people love your drink but are still wary, reading what is or isn't in this product could make them more certain." Sarah Jane acted like she knew exactly what the people wanted, although she didn't really talk to anyone.

"Fine. IBane is a substance beyond all substances, it has no calories, and it's completely organic." Mr Foster started.

"Haven't we heard that somewhere before?" Maria whispered to Luke, they both laughed.. Mr Foster continued, either not hearing or pretending not to have heard Maria.

"IBane stimulates the brains circulation therefore making children work better and harder at school, making adults work better and harder at work, and make the unemployed crave a job, or something to do. IBane makes people beautiful, on the inside and out, as it enhances the key nutrients in other foods you eat picking out the ones that are good for your skin and body and letting the other ones carry on through the digestive system. There's more would you like me to continue?"

"No that should cover all the bases on the ingredients, but I'm just getting started." Sarah Jane said threateningly. (If that's a word)

"Do you mind if I go take a look at the tour? I'd like to see the big machines and stuff." The Doctor sounded like he was making it up as he went along, but the director fell for it.

"No problem." He seemed happy to be rid of the kiddie club parent helper.

"I'll go to." Maria suggested.

"And me!" Rani blurted out all too quickly, she didn't want anyone thinking that Maria was more into it than she was.

"We better go too." Luke said quickly.

"Yes, leave you two in peace." Clyde added hastily. Clyde and Luke could tell Rani was a bit jealous of Maria, as she had come back and was pushing Rani out again. The five of them left, the Doctor not particularly enjoying the idea of having to look after 4 teenagers as well as look for something that he wasn't even sure of yet. But had faith in the kids and they all had a rough idea of what to look for and how to avoid what they weren't looking for. The Doctor was happy to sit back and let the others do his work for him, but still kept his eyes open. It was Luke who found something interesting and in a way personal to him.

"Guys, over here!" No one was in the room Luke looked in, Luke tried the door handle and it was unlocked. He went in; saw a glass cube, about 4 ft tall with a teenage girl crouching in a corner. When Luke opened the door she didn't move, she may have been dead, but her eyes were open and alert, but looked blank and were staring at the exact same spot..

"This isn't just a fizzy drink factory, this is definately alien." The Doctor stated.

"What tells you that?" Rani asked.

"That cube isn't just a glass cube. Its for monitoring unusual or new species in unusual situation usually scaring them and injuring them." the Doctor said, this was where he had the advantage over the kids.

"Why can't she see us?" Rani asked again, beginning to get inquisitive.

"We can see in but she is in total darkness in their. She shouldn't be able to see anything either."The Doctor said again. Luke went and knelt down by the small cube, putting his hand on the 'glass'. She didn't move, but did sit up as she realised she wasn't alone, yet was still in pitch black, and everything was silent, to her anyway.

"I'm so sorry." Luke sounded so apologetic and almost guilty, he knew the pain she must be in.

"Luke she can't hear you." The Doctor said, without any hope of helping her.

"Its not your fault. it still hurts though." She said, everyone's eyes widened, not expecting her to have said anything.

"How can you hear us?" The Doctor was surprised she said anything at all. She didn't move and didn't look like she heard or could see anything.

"I can't hear your voice, but I can hear inside you're head." She replied, she sounded calm, but didn't look it. maybe she presumed that they could not see her as she could see nothing at all.

"How?" The Doctor asked, he didn't know what was going on.

"I don't know, and it scares me." The girls voice was breaking.

"Don't worry, we'll get you out." Luke sounded determined, he knew what it was like to have been trapped. He was born running, the thought ran through his head over and over again.

"Don't make any promises Luke, I don't know what's going on here and saving planet Earth is my priority." The Doctor said, again with his tone of despair and no hope for this one, fragile, probably human life. She is on planet Earth. Luke thought angrily.

"Hey, look there's a whole biography about that kid here." Clyde shouted, proud to have found it.

"Clyde you're a genius." Luke said supportively to his friend.

"It says her name is Max, she has inhuman skills, a life bracelet, wings, and that she could never be recreated." Clyde skimmed over the text, it was only a couple of pages.

"So did they make her from scratch?" Luke asked, wondering if it was another similarity between them.

"No way, it says she ran away from her home because her Mum couldn't afford much and Max thought it was her fault so left." Clyde felt pride (again) when he was the one with all the answers.

"We saw a load of camera's with a woman who didn't look particularly well off down the road. Maybe it's them." Rani suggested.

"Yeah I remember that." Luke agreed.

"But we can't reunite the family until we get her out of there, and that's not easy." The Doctor said, not willing to admit there was any hope for her.

"What you can't smash it like normal glass box?" Clyde asked, childishly.

"No, Clyde you can't smash it like a normal glass box because its not a normal glass box. It is a piece of scientific, technological equipment from the future." The Doctor made Clyde look dazed into a blank spot, it was quite funny to watching.

"The future? This day's just getting weird and weirder, and my life's weird anyway." Clyde said.

"All our lives are weird Clyde." Luke said, completely casually. "Too true." Luke remained sitting by the girl, who remained unmoved by his presence. Luke said nothing but thought of what to say to the girl, as speaking to her would make her more pressured and everyone would know what they were talking about.

Who are you? Luke thought (Bold = Luke atm)

I'm not sure anymore, right now you're friend on the computer knows more about me than I do. I have no idea. Max sent the thought to Luke's head, a bit like an email.

Can you see or hear anything? I can see you clearly through what looks like glass.

I can't see anything, I am in complete darkness. I can't hear anything either, I only know what's going on through you and your friends.

It feels so weird to be on the other side of the glass.

You've been through this before?

I was born in pretty much exactly the same way.

I was born the same way any other human was, but scientifically changed after captured. That's why I don't know who I am, unless I look the same as I do when I was human, or if I look like a horrific alien monster.

How do you know about aliens?

Its the way people talk, I mean think, around here. Its all Daleks, and Slitheen and Ood, they're always thinking about Ood.

Ok, thank you.

Don't leave me, you seem to know what's going on around here.

I can honestly say I have no idea, but we'll come back for you.

Wait, please, just tell me your name, and next time you come, think it so I will know its you. Tell no one you're name here, or they'll use it against you and me.

My name is Luke, and you are?

Max, thank you Luke, you're the only friend I've known in this sanctuary of evil alien research.

Not a problem.

Go, I can hear other scientist coming.

"We need to get out of here, now, Clyde, can you print off the information." Luke said, it was kinda cool to be told when you're about to be attacked.

"Sure." Clyde nodded and hit print. All the information was out the computer in seconds and he grabbed it. As they were running out of the room, some whacko scientists (With guns!) started chasing them. Luke took one last look at Max and left after Clyde, Rani and the Doctor. They were being shot at with alien guns that weren't very good with the whole aim thing.

"What's the deal with these whacko scientists, if that's what you can call them?"

"I don't know Clyde but they're still chasing us." Rani said sarcastically.

"Oh yeah." the Doctor and his friends ran as fast as they could, knowing they were running for their lives. Nothing unusual there then. Luke was running, with his friends for his life.

Luke! Help me, please! Max's voice pleaded.

I know, I'm being like totally evil leaving it there, but if it is any good (which it probably isn't) people will come back and read the next chapter if and when its posted. Please review, I want to know what you think and if you don't get any of the italics bold thing just leave me a message and I'll try and work on it for the next chapter.

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