Ambush

Set during the fifth season.

Disclaimer: I don't own The Sarah Jane Adventures, the BBC does so I'm not making any profit off of this story and I have no intention of infringing on Copyright laws.

"Luke, wake up, Luke!" Luke Smith heard the girl he loved calling out his name and wondered why she was trying to wake him in the first place. Surely he had five minutes left to sleep. His eyes began to flicker open as he felt someone shaking him. He smiled as Maria Jackson slowly came into focus. "Just a few more minutes please," he pleaded with her.

Maria shook her head and sighed in relief. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Luke sat up and almost wished he hadn't when he began to feel sore all over. He grimaced and took in his surroundings. They were in a medium size room surrounded by gray stained walls in dire need of a good paint job. There were also a couple of cots in there with green blankets and white sheets. The pillows were covered with white pillow cases. There were no windows and only one door in the room. "Maria, how did we get here?"

"I don't know. I woke up a few minutes ago. I tried phoning dad, your mum, Sky, Rani, and Clyde but I can't reach them," Maria's voice shook.

"Woke up from what? Are you okay, are you hurt?" Luke frantically checked her over.

"I'm okay," Maria assured him and helped him to his feet.

The young couple then walked over to the gray door and tried to open it.

"Wonderful," Luke groused on discovering that the door was locked. "Let us out of here right now who ever you are!" Luke shouted as he began to anger. "What have you done to my friends and family?!" he continued to shout hoping that someone would answer him.

Maria joined in the shouting and when they couldn't get an answer they began to call out for the rest of their team. Their calls were met with complete silence.

"Mum, mum, wake up!" Sky shouted as she gently shook her unconscious mum. "Alan, what's wrong with her?" she questioned as her eyes welled with tears. "We woke up why isn't she waking up?"

Alan Jackson tried to wake Sarah Jane as well and was becoming more worried with each minute that passed. Please don't let this be bad especially since we're trapped in here and I can't get her to the A&E. How will I break it to the kids if she's badly injured? Alan fretted and gently shook his friend. "Sarah Jane, come on open your eyes now. I need you to help me break us out of here."

Sarah Jane slowly came around and seconds later Alan and Sky's faces came into focus.

Sky smiled and hugged her; Sarah Jane hugged her back. Once they pulled apart from the hug Sky helped Alan get her mum sitting up. Sarah Jane checked Sky over to make sure that she was all right.

"I'm okay," Sky assured her. "Are you okay?"

"I think so, Alan?" Sarah Jane questioned.

Alan nodded but looked very worried since he hadn't a clue where his daughter was. He was also worried about Luke, Clyde, and Rani.

Sarah Jane observed him and began to worry as well. "Where are the others? Where are Luke, Maria, Clyde, and Rani?"

Alan's face darkened. "I don't know all I can remember is waking up in here, waking Sky, and then waking you."

"Oh no," Sarah Jane's worry increased and she began to shout out for the rest of the children. She also glanced around the dingy and gray room they were in and once she could muster enough strength to get to her feet she rushed over to the gray door and tried to open it. When she couldn't she reached into one of her vest pockets for her sonic lipstick. She sighed in relief that it was still in her pocket, took it out, and aimed it at the door lock.

Alan stopped her before she could fire.

"Alan, have you lost your mind? We have to get out of here, and we have to find the others," Sarah Jane urged.

"We don't know what's waiting for us behind that door. Think about it. Why did our captors leave your sonic lipstick in your pocket instead of confiscating it? It has to be trap," Alan reasoned.

Sarah Jane mulled his words over and made a quick decision. "Even if it is a trap we can't stay in this room for the rest of our lives." She aimed her sonic at the door again and fired.

"It's locked," Rani groused after trying to open the only door in the room that she and Clyde had been trapped in.

"Let me try," Clyde gently pulled her away from the door and tried to kick the gray door in. The door hadn't of started out that color it was originally white but had gone dingy over years of neglect. His efforts had failed as well and he sighed in frustration of not being able to get Rani safely out of the room. He also worried about their mates while he hoped and prayed that they were all right.

"Clyde," Rani interrupted his thoughts. "What do you remember before waking up in here?"

Clyde thought it over as he tried to remember, and finally the memories began to flood back to him. "We were fighting a Zerlock and had nearly won, but then there was a flash of purple and green light. That is all I remember. What do you remember?"

"The same thing you do, but I also remember hearing the lot of you screaming out in agony," Rani said as she wrapped her arms around her boyfriend and hugged him. "The first place I'm taking you is to the A&E when we bust out of here."

Clyde smiled and pulled her closer to him as he hugged her back. "I'm fine, besides it's you I'm worried about. It took much to long to wake you."

"I'm all right, and I sure hope the others are all right. If that Zerlock has harmed any of them…" Rani threatened.

"He hasn't," Clyde tried to assure her.

Seconds later the door opened as one of the Zerlock's walked in aiming a laser blaster at the young couple. The Zerlock resembled a human with his blond hair, blue eyes, and muscular human body. However, that's where the similarities ended, unless one compared him to a Psychopath.

"The girl is coming with me. You're to stay here until we come for you," the alien ordered.

Clyde stepped protectively in front of Rani as he tried to shield her from harm. "She's not going anywhere with you."

The Zerlock easily pushed Clyde out of the way and grabbed Rani.

"Let her go!" Clyde lunged at him.

The alien smirked and placed his gun to Rani's head. "I strongly suggest that you don't make anymore sudden moves. That is unless you want her to die right here in front of you."

Clyde froze since he didn't want to risk Rani's life. "How about instead of taking her you take me."

The Zerlock shook his head. "No she's first, and then you're next. After, we'll deal with Maria, Luke, Sky, Alan, and Sarah Jane. Sarah Jane is last because we want her to see the condition that the rest of you will be in before we start on her."

"What are you going to do to her?" Clyde tried to stall the alien as he tried to think of a way to get Rani away from him.

The Zerlock smirked again and then left the room with Rani. He locked and closed the door behind him.

"No!" Clyde shouted and began to pound on the door.

-to be continued