A/N: OH MY GOODNESS! I AM SOOO SORRY ABOUT THE UPDATE THAT TOOK FOREVER TO GET HERE! I had a virus on my computer for about a week, the when I got it back, I lost all inspiration and motivation. I was sad at the comparison of the reviews I got on chapter one and chapter two, but I want to keep writing this story for my consistent viewers (even though it's only been three chapters LOL! I hope you enjoy this chapter, because you deserve too after all the waiting! =)
PS. For the people that are reading this story, and have never heard of the Sarah Jane Adventures before, then I must explain something to you. 1) Luke was grown by some aliens that were trying to destroy the world, and he was given the mind of 10,000 people. The invasion took place about three years ago. So technically, he is a 3 year old boy (almost 4) in a 15/16 year old body. 2) Mr Smith is an alien computer that can hack into almost anything, and can talk. It can detect alien life form, blah, blah, blah. It was originally part of a huge rock (meteor) that crashed onto Earth, and Sarah Jane managed to get hold of some of the main crystal, and take it back to her house for analyse. Basically, it started talking to her, so she named it Mr Smith and it helps her save Earth. Glad we got that cleared up!
Clyde was in complete shock as a 5ft alien emerged from inside the human skin. Great, the Slitheen are back, Clyde thought sarcastically. The alien looked exactly the same as Clyde remembered from the last time they had encountered. The child of the Slitheen was a mixture of light and dark green. It had a huge stomach, and pure black eyes that stood out against the sickly green colour of the skin. Its face was shaped like a regular trapezium and it wore a collar around its neck. Still as ugly as ever.
"Ah, it feels good to be out in the open. I thought I would never get out of that monkey suit." The Slitheen said, more to himself than to Clyde. The alien then looked up at Clyde and smiled, remembering he wasn't alone "So Clyde, recognise me now? I'm the child of the Slitheen Sarah Jane, you and her mates murdered. And you know, I still haven't avenged him. So, I suggest you listen to me carefully when i say you and your friends better prepare for the fight of your lives, because Sarah Jane is now going to find out what it's like to lose the people close to her. Starting with you." The Slitheen said slyly, before suddenly lunging at Clyde with his two arms outstretched making a wild grab at him. Clyde managed to side step at the last second, not expecting the sudden movements. Clyde ran to the windows, hoping to climb out of one – locked. He turned to face the slitheen that was now charging at him. He knew he had to get out of there. It suddenly dawned on him that Luke was missing...at the same time the Slitheen were back. No. Luke's fine. I know it. He assured himself. Clyde ran behind the teacher's desk, trying desperately to get something in between him and the green thing that was trying to kill him, narrowly missing being ripped in two by the Slitheens claws, as he dodged around it. The alien, frustrated, let out a loud growl of anger, before charging at him once again. There was a wooden desk in front of Clyde, a wall behind him, and a huge alien running at him. Well things aren't looking good. Clyde thought. He intended on climbing over the desk when the Slitheen began to run around, but that plan soon cracked in two when the slitheen decided to...crack the desk in two. The Slitheen inched towards Clyde, who was backed up against the wall, thinking of a way to escape – nothing came. A huge smug smile was plastered on the creature's face, finally happy that his avenging could begin.
"It looks like your time has come. I hope you had a good life, because it ends here. Though mine is just beginning." The Slitheen said wickedly, no mercy in his movements as he lifted his arm up, only to slice the back of Clyde's calf as he crawled underneath the Slitheens legs. Clyde let out and agonized moan, but he knew he couldn't sit there and cry about it. He got up and ran. He ran faster than he ever had in his life. He ignored the more-than-frustrated scream from Mr Chandra as he had entered back into his classroom to find his desk in two, papers all over the floor along with textbooks, the desks and chairs scattered around the room, some upside down, and Clyde's back pack under a turned over chair.
Clyde kept running. He knew he could out run the Slitheen, but his leg was searing with pain, and he was losing all energy. He willed himself to run all the way back to Sarah Jane's place, hoping that Luke was there, and that the child Slitheen wasn't half as serious as he seemed to be.
15 minutes earlier...
Luke looked down at his watch. 3:10pm. Luke knew he should make his way home before the bell rang at quarter past three. He gathered up all of his strength, and pulled himself up, regretting the movement when his head began thumping, and he began to feel extremely feint. He could barley move his body without wincing in agony when he began walking home. He concentrated on walking in a straight line, and not pulling too many faces. When he was only a few meters away from his home, he mentally prepared himself. He had come to the conclusion the Sarah Jane most probably didn't know that he wasn't in class, but if she did, he could at least tell her he was busy somewhere else in the school. Luke knew he wasn't a great liar, and knew that it wasn't even a great lie, but it was the best chance he had of not being bullied to hell. He looked at his watch again – 3:15. He was surprised he was able to stumble home this quick, though he was more focused on other important things. Like lying. He mentally kicked himself (not that he needed to do that himself) that he was letting everything get this bad, before lifting (struggling) his arm up to the key hole and turning it. He pushed open the door and waited for his mother's voice to echo around the house. He didn't know whether to expect it to be angry, annoyed, disappointed or (hopefully) normal.
"Luke! Is that you?" Sarah Jane asked her voice – seemingly- normal.
"Yeah Mum!" Luke called back, concentrating on keeping his voice casual and calm, but instantly regretting shouting when he let out a small whimper. Luke really didn't want to, but nevertheless, he forced himself into the kitchen where his mother was sitting at the table, typing up some story about GCSE results. Yes, just because she hunted down aliens to stop them from destroying Earth, she still had a proper job to attend to.
"Your home early. Where's Clyde and Rani?" Sarah Jane asked while briefly looking at her son, a gentle smile produced on her lips. Luke looked away from her as quickly as he could, trying to do it casually – he couldn't bear to even look at her. He was about to lie to his mother to save himself. He walked towards the fridge, constantly using the work top for support, and pulled out a bottle of water attempting to make it look like there had been a reason he had ignored his Mum's smile. Sarah Jane didn't seem suspicious in anyway, only curious – like any parent would be – about why he was home early, and without Clyde and Rani who practically lived here with the amount of time they spent around.
"Oh, well I was asked to tutor a girl in year 8 who wasn't doing very well in her tests. I stayed with her the whole afternoon in the library. The teacher who was supervising us let us leave early." Luke answered rather unconvincingly, although the continuous sipping of water in between each sentence covered the lying as much as he could have hoped for. "I'm going to go and see Mr Smith." He added, trying to quickly change the subject.
"Sure. I'll tell Rani and Clyde you're up there when they come." Sarah Jane asked, oblivious to her son's behaviour.
"Thanks" Was all Luke could answer before Rani banged on the door. Luke bit his lip – he was so close to getting away! "I'll get it" Luke sighed while walking towards the hallway. Sarah Jane laughed- she had completely misunderstood why Luke was sighing. Luke reached towards the door, running through the completely made up story once more before swinging the door open. Rani sighed of pure relief, but quickly gained her anger again.
"And where the hell were you for 5th and 6th period!" She yelled.
"I was asked by Miss Kelly to tutor a year 8 for the afternoon. Apparently she wasn't doing too well in her tests." Luke said smoothly, surprising himself how much easier it was to lie to Rani than it was to his mother. Rani seemed to study every single word that was said, including how it was spoken, and eventually accepted this, before stomping off up the stairs and into the attic. Luke knew it was wrong to feel happy that he had by some miracle succeeded in lying, but the relief he felt was so great, he even forgot his pains for just a second. He began to follow Rani up the stairs after she was out of view, so no one would see him hanging on to the banister, trying to pull himself up.
Once he had miraculously reached the top of the huge staircase without stumbling once, he took a deep breath and entered the attic. It seemed Rani's venture up the stairs hadn't seemed to have improved her slightly annoyed mood. She was complaining to Mr Smith, telling him how she had her phone taken off her by Ms Taylor, and that if he hadn't have already scanned her for being alien, then she could swear she was. Luke laughed quietly to himself as he heard the last part, noting to himself how he should appreciate having the best mates ever, before making his way (as casually as possible) next to her. Rani turned to face Luke, and Luke looked back expectantly, knowing something was going to be asked.
"Luke...," Rani looked down, ashamed. She couldn't believe she was beginning to doubt what Luke had said earlier. He was always so honest and innocent - heck, he was only about three years old. She looked up again and sighed, looking into those blue eyes.
"Yes?" He asked, dreading the question that he knew was coming. He had thought for just a second that he had managed to persuade her, convince her. Wrong.
"Are you sure you were tutoring a year 8 kid?" she asked hesitantly, searching his eyes for a locked door, hopefully opening to reveal the truth that was shut away beyond them.
It was Luke's turn to look down. He was not only ashamed like Rani had been. He was disappointed, annoyed, and hurt – both physically and mentally. He suddenly found that it was a whole lot harder to lie to her now. With her chocolate brown eyes sinking into his skin, so caring and filled with worry, he knew that he couldn't lie to her. He slowly looked up, his logical part of his brain (which was most of it) telling himself that he was doing the right thing, that he would have friends to back him up, but the small part of his brain, the little black part at the back, was telling him he was wrong, that it wasn't time to reveal the truth. He shook his head, thinking of how to put it.
"Well..." he began slowly, but was interrupted by Mr Smith calling them. Both looked round to face him, Rani's face filled with aggravation. She was wondering before if something was wrong – now she knew. She was sure she would have found what exacly, they had just needed a few more seconds...
"Luke, Rani, I think it may be wise to get Sarah Jane. I have detected alien life in Park Vale" he announced. Luke looked at Rani with pleading eyes, and Rani lost the aggravation in her features at once. Luke had shown Rani unintentionally that something was going on, and he was pleading to her not to discuss it with anyone. Could she keep a secret that she didn't even know? Luke turned towards the attic door, making sure it was pushed to when he called down the stairs for his Mum, grimacing at the pain that shook through his body. After he composed himself he walked back into the attic to find Rani staring out the tilted window, now two things on her mind. Luke, and the alien. Sarah Jane walked through the door, curious.
"Sarah Jane, I have detected alien life force down at the school." Mr Smith began, interrupted quickly by Sarah Jane though. There had been no aliens around for a week which they should have been happy and relaxed about, but, Sarah Jane's past had only told her that something big was coming.
"Well, what species is it then!" She asked, maybe a little too loudly for the quiet and (for Rani and Luke) awkward silence that had been hanging in the room.
"It is an alien that you have fought before" he began again, but for the second time being interrupted by Sarah Jane.
"For goodness sake. I would know if we had fought it before if you would just spit it out!"
"It's..." he could not finish though as a very battered and worn out Clyde came stumbling through the door, gasping for air, as blood continually ran down his leg from the slice that he had been given from the Slitheen. Rani and Luke were too shocked to move, they stood there rooted to the spot, but Sarah Jane came to her senses.
"What's happened Clyde? Who did this?" asked a concerned woman, her wrinkles visible now.
"...The...It's...They're back..."
"Who's back Clyde?"
"T-the Slitheen." He panted before collapsing to the ground, blackness covering him like a blanket.
A/N: Reviews are appreciated *hint hint*. I had trouble writing the beginning of this, and i think it got better as it went on. Can you tell me which part was your favourite (if you had one) because I want to know if my readers think the same way as me! (Weird lol) The next update shouldn't be as long, because I'm no longer writing the story – its writing its self! I mean, Clyde was supposed to stay conscious, and Sarah Jane was supposed to fight Luke, and Rani wasn't going to suspect a thing! Before I know it, they're gonna be breaking out in song! Next update won't be as long, and reviews make me update quicker! Thanks =)
