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A/N: Ok, I had to redo this b/c the link I put on the bottom was inaccurate. The first part of it was missing! Not sure how that happened; anyways, it should be right now.

Rose and Shareen are walking the remaining distance to their destination, talking.

"So what's with you and the Doctor?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, it's obvious you like him. You're, like, so in love with him it's obvious."

"No I'm not! We're just friends, really. Very close friends, but friends."

"What's wrong with dating him? What, do you think he doesn't like you?"

"It's just… it's complicated. There are factors you don't know about, that I can't tell you."

Rose glances at a window as they pass it. Her heart races as she sees two suspicious looking men a bit behind, staring at the back of her head.

She tries to shake it off, telling herself she's just imagining things. Still trepidation comes over her and she pulls Shareen into a shop. She drags a protesting Shareen behind a rack of clothes, praying her imagination is in overdrive. She shushes her friend, whispering to her that she thinks they're being followed.

"Who would want to follow us?" Shareen asks with her eyes wide.

"I don't know, but there were two strange men staring at us." Shareen just looks at her friend as if she's gone mad.

"So? Maybe they thought they recognized us or something."

"You've no idea how unlikely that is. Remember the story I told you about earlier? That's pretty much an everyday thing for the Doctor and I."

Shareen rolls her eyes, thinking how silly her friend's being. She has to admit, though, she's having fun; it's like the old days, when they'd skip school and shop all day. Back then it was the coppers they were hiding from.

Rose's alarm increases when she sees the men in question stop outside the shop, looking in. They open the door to enter and, after taking a good look around, turn and talk to the cashier about something. It looks as if he's describing someone, but they don't stay around to see. Rose pulls Shareen to her feet. Crouching so as to remain behind the clothes, she cautiously yet urgently makes her way to the back door, leaving their purchases behind.

"Oh my god, they really are following us, aren't they? What do they want?" Shareen is almost hysterical as she realizes the seriousness of the situation.

"Shh! They'll hear you. We've got to get out of here, fast."

Rose pushes the door open, crossing her fingers for an alarm not to sound. Thankfully the door opens without a sound, and she rushes Shareen out the door, telling her to run. She's about to follow when she looks back at the men, and her heart nearly stops when she sees they've spotted her. Making a split decision, she bolts for the front door, leading the men away from her friend.

Instantly the men follow after her at a sprint, catching her at the door. One grabs her around the waist while the other pulls out a gun. The few shoppers in the store let out a chorus of gasps, but the man with the gun assures them that he's a cop, waving a badge around. This revelation deepens Rose's bewilderment; what would the cops want with her, or Shareen for that matter?

Her thoughts are interrupted by the man with the gun as he threatens her, ordering her to come with them. She nods, and the other man releases his grip on her. She reluctantly walks with them, the gun firmly trained on her back.

The Doctor waits for the footsteps to pass, hiding in a dark doorway. Once he's sure the Sontaran guard is gone, he comes out again and continues his search. He's been walking for quite a while now, but he's certain he's close to the control center. He's seen more and more guards pass, which indicates close proximity to the leaders of this fleet.

Finally his patience pays off as he walks into a large room filled with official looking Sontarans. What looks to be about twenty potato heads turn to look at him in surprise, but one in particular steps out with an air of authority.

"Who are you? How did you get on board?" The Sontaran stands before the Doctor while his troops surround them protectively, guns trained at the Doctor.

"I'm the Doctor, but that's not important. What is important, though, is who you are and what you want with the planet Earth."

The yet unnamed leader looks confused. "And why would we want to tell you that?"

"Because if you don't, then I will have no choice but to fight you to the best of my abilities."

"You're in the middle of a massive Sontaran mothership surrounded by more than one hundred Sontarans, with no weapon, no defenses. You can fight us to the best of your abilities if you want, but our forces will crush you in less than a minute. So tell me again Doctor, why should we tell you anything?" The Sontarans in the room snigger with confidence, seeing no reason to fear this fool.

The Doctor locks eyes with the leader, and the mighty Sontaran catches a glimpse of the blazing fire barely contained within this man's gaze. "Because I'm the Oncoming Storm, and you are threatening a planet and people I happen to be fond of. And that makes me very dangerous to you."

The Sontarans laugh, unable to believe this man's idiocy. "If you insist, I will tell you. There's nothing you can do about it anyways." The leader begins to pace around the room. "I am General Tar-Mak, and I control this fleet. We plan to colonize the Earth, and make it our new home. Our people will flood the streets of this inferior planet, and it will become known as the planet of the Sontarans. A new Sontar."

The Doctor nods, taking it all in. "But why? What happened to the original Sontar, that you must invade Earth?"

"Ages ago, there was a war. A war with our ultimate enemy, the Rutan Host. It lasted thousands of years, and depleted our resources immensely. In the final battle, the Rutan took over our home planet, committing near genocide on our race. What was left of us escaped in motherships like this one, spreading out across the galaxy. Most of our people began to use cloning to reproduce, but not my fleet." Tar-Mak looks up, a mixture of pain and pride evident in his eyes. "We are the last pureblood Sontarans in existence, Doctor. Can you not understand that? All we want is a planet to call our own, to rebuild our race. Is that so wrong?"

"And what about the humans? You'll be doing to them exactly what the Rutan Host did to you. Genocide, invasion. Can you really do that? You wage war with Earth, and you're no better than the Rutan. You're just like them, in fact. Is that what you want?"

General Tar-Mak looks away, trying to hide the guilt on his face. "Get rid of him, now! Send him back to the planet he loves so much."

The Doctor curses as a transmit beam activates around him, beaming him back to Earth against his will. He stumbles as he arrives on the street, near where he first parked the Tardis.

After standing around for a moment, a thought comes to him, and he pulls out his sonic screwdriver. Pointing it at the spot he was beamed, he fixes the setting and turns it on. A blue light emits from the device, illuminating the spot. However, his hopes are dashed when the light stops abruptly. They must have put up a shield, so he can't teleport himself back.

Knowing he won't get anywhere standing in the middle of the street, he starts walking towards Jackie's flat. It looks like he's going to have to involve Rose after all.

He's so lost in thought, he doesn't hear the heavy footsteps running towards him. And so he's startled when he hears his name shouted from behind.

"Doctor! Doctor!"

The Doctor turns around, wondering who is yelling his name in the middle of a busy street. Shock comes over him; the face of the man running at him is that of a dead man, or so he'd thought. He still hasn't recovered when the man reaches him, embracing him in a gigantic hug.

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