Hey there! I'm really glad y'all seem to be enjoying this. This one is a bit faster in pace.

Disclaimer: I only own the Professor. The TARDIS, Sonic Screwdriver and all other things DW related belong to the BBC. Everything to do with Transformers belongs to HasTak and Bay. Rhianna belongs to KD Zeal. I'm just borrowing.

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The late afternoon sun cast its deep, burnt orange glow across the hillside, elongating shadows and giving everything a soft appearance. Rhianna felt happy, happier than she had done in a while. Her best friend was by her side, she was in her haven, and everything seemed perfect. She looked to the Professor's smiling face, feeling relaxed. Until she saw the expression change from cheerful and bright to dark and stern.

"Professor? What's the matter?" Rhianna asked, watching her friend pace to the window, peering outside.

"We have to go. Now."

"Why?" She didn't like the tone of voice. She was used to the Professor being cheerful. If she was like this, it meant something was wrong.

"We have to. Come on." The Time Lady grabbed the teen's hand, pulling her from the sofa and making for the door. The sound of approaching vehicles haunted their ears. The more they listened, the more they realised that they were coming towards them, at great speed. Slamming and locking the door, she ran back through the living room, throwing on her coat and grabbing her sonic device and psychic papers and pulled the teen to the back door. Charging through, she threw it shut behind them, pointing the screwdriver at the lock and activated it until they both heard the click they were waiting for. She took hold of the teenager again.

"Professor, what's the matter?" The sound of breaking glass assaulted their ears.

"RUN!!" The urgency of her voice was enough to make Rhianna sprint behind her. Leaping over obstacles, the Professor grabbed the human, literally throwing her over the back fence before vaulting over it. The back door exploded off its hinges as armed men made after them.

Rhianna felt her arm was about to be pulled from her socket. A couple of times she had fallen behind the much faster Time Lady, only for the woman to pull her along. They made for the woods nearby, hoping that the dense trees would hide them from their pursuers. A couple of gunshots alerted them to the fact that whoever was chasing them meant business. A dart narrowly skimmed the Professor's ear, implanting into the tree in front of them. They leapt over a fallen birch in unison, winding between pines, making their way into the thickest area at the heart of the woods. Only then did they rest. Rhianna panted, willing her pounding heart to calm down. Her lungs burned, her legs ached from running up the hillside. She looked to the Professor. She was barely out of breath! It made her feel quite unhealthy.

"Professor? Who are they?" she panted. The Time Lady set her jaw, listening to the crack of twigs and the brush of padded attire as their pursuers slunk past trees, rustling leaves and knocking branches.

"I don't know. But they seem bent on getting us for some reason," she whispered. Rhianna peeked through the bushes, careful not to make too much noise. They were there. She sat back on her feet, ready to run at any given moment.

"Do you think they know? About you, I mean?" The Professor hushed her, sitting stock-still and listening intently. They were close. Too close. Rustling close by made them both jump, and then sigh with relief. A deer came into their sights. The Professor's eyes twinkled as she came up with a plan.

"Rhee, when I say 'run', run. No hesitation." The teenager nodded. Carefully reaching into her pocket, the Time Lady changed the settings of her sonic probe, pointing it at the doe and activating it. The high pitched whirr shocked the teenager. With a bark, the deer leapt towards their pursuers, creating a distraction long enough for them to make their escape.

"Run!" she hissed. Hurriedly, she pulled Rhianna to her feet and ran as fast as she could away from them, not waiting to see if her plan had worked.

It had. For now, they were safe, running towards the town centre. They stopped, Rhianna catching her breath. Inwardly, she envied the Professor and her larger lung capacity. There was no sign of their pursuers anywhere.

"I think…I think we lost them."

"For now. But they'll be back. Oh!" The Professor slapped her forehead in annoyance. Rhianna flinched slightly.

"What?"

"TARDIS! She's back there! We could have doubled back and been a heck a lot safer!" Rhianna slumped against the wall of a building.

"Well, we can't get it now," the teenager sighed. "They'll be waiting for that."

"Quite right. They'll expect it too much." The Professor thrust her hands in her pockets.

"So, what do we do now?" A police car stalked past. The Time Lady watched it for a moment in suspicion.

"We go. Now." Hauling the teenager to her feet, they once again started running.

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"You WHAT!?" Banachek slammed his fist down on the table. Simmons flinched slightly. "You lost them!?"

"Sorry, sir. She outsmarted us. I don't know how she knew we were there. She just did."

"She's an alien, Simmons! Get that? Not Human! Your tactics may have worked for a human, but we have to tread much differently with this one!" He sighed, wiping his hands down his face, playing slightly with his moustache. "I want her found, Simmons. NBE-1 was a trophy, as was the Allspark, but they were already incapacitated. But what ever she knows, she is a living, breathing, humanoid alien. That makes her invaluable. Do you understand?"

"Yes sir. I understand. We'll search for her." He saluted, leaving the room. "And next time, we'll take her by surprise."

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And that's chapter 2. Sorry it's so short, but it seemed like a good place to leave it. Please RnR! Constructive criticism welcome, as always. No flames.