CHAPTER THREE

"Whatever you do, you cannot kill it. If you kill it you will start a war, presuming that there are a lot more Sea Devils waiting." The Professor tried to explain to the army and his companions.

"Why is it showing itself then?" The sergeant asked the Professor.

"I don't know, maybe it fancied a day at the beach, we all need one someday don't we? Maybe it wants to see how advanced you are and how long they can wait until the attack," the Professor told the small group that were sat in the back of an army van around the Sea Devil body. "When it is conscious we can ask it can't we? So keep it alive!"

They all sat in silence for a little bit. "What if they do want to attack us?" The sergeant asked, "What are we going to do?"

"I don't know," the Professor looked the sergeant in the eye. "They have better weapons than you do, but you have one big advantage."

"What is that, Professor?"

"Me," the Professor said triumphantly, he was obviously proud of himself. "We have arrived!"

In front of the truck was a concrete jungle of work sheds and concrete blocks, all used by the army. The sergeant and the rest of his crew jumped out of the truck, quickly followed by the Professor and his friends.

Harry spoke up, "Are you really going to lead a war against the Sea Devils, Professor?"

"No," the Professor sounded solemn. "We will always find a peaceful way of solving the problems of this world and others. By no means do we use guns."

"Then how are we going to stop them if they do attack?" Juliet asked.

"I don't know yet, but I will figure it out, and I will get you home, I promise." Harry and Juliet shared a quick smile.

The Professor walked away and towards where the Sea Devil was carried to, where a doctor was examining the body. The sergeant introduced the Professor, "This is the Professor, and this is Doctor Wopley." Doctor Wopley looked at the Professor.

"So, doctor, what have you discovered about our little friend here?" The Professor asked him as he got his scanner out again.

"Well, he's certainly not human," the doctor gave out a nervous laugh. "When I dissect him I will find out more about him."

The Professor stood up and said quietly, "No. We don't dissect him, we don't kill him and we do not harm. Do we understand, doctor?"

Doctor Wopley looked surprised and turned to the sergeant. "Am I following orders from this man, sir?" Doctor Wopley asked.

The sergeant nodded his head and walked away. "All you need to do is get handcuff and handcuff him to a rail and keep him under armed guard?" The Professor told him, "When you have done that give me a shout and I will be over again, just to check what you are doing." The Professor walked away and back towards his friends.

"This is exciting Professor," Juliet said. "We might be leading a war against an alien invasion in 1926! This day could not get better." The Professor looked please to see her so happy.

"Just try to keep us out of any actual gunfire, I don't really want to die," Harry told the group, it was obvious he was quite nervous and was not used to the danger. The Professor laughed, it was funny to see Harry a little bit nervous.

The trio's conversation was broken when the Professor was called by Doctor Wopley, "It's talking, Professor!"