Luke leaped at the alien and grabbed for the laser gun so he wouldn't be able to fire again. Maria helped him, and once Clyde was sure that Rani hadn't of been hit by the laser he helped as well.
Rani was still a little shaken and stunned from being suddenly knocked to the ground and held down by Clyde while he shielded her with his own body.
By the time Sarah Jane, Alan, and Sky arrived, Luke had confiscated the gun from the evil alien. Once she realized that Luke, Clyde, and Maria had the situation under control, Sarah Jane knelt at Rani's side. "Are you all right?"
Rani nodded as the trembling began to cease.
"Yes she's all right, no thanks to our visitor here!" Clyde snapped and glared at the alien.
Sarah Jane hugged Rani and then walked over to the rest of the children and the alien.
Alan and Sky helped Rani to her feet.
"Luke, hand me the gun," Clyde growled.
Luke gave Clyde a strange look. "Why do you want the gun, Clyde?"
"Why do you think?" Clyde continued to glare at the alien.
"Clyde, step away from the alien. I got this from here," Sarah Jane ordered.
Clyde shook his head. "He tried to kill Rani."
"Clyde, he failed thanks to you. Rani's not in danger anymore," Maria tried to talk him down.
Luke considered handing the gun over to Clyde since he knew if it had been Maria he would want to kill the alien.
Rani walked over and grabbed hold of Clyde's right arm and gently pulled. "Clyde, no it's over. We both walked away from it. There's not going to be any blood shed today. That is not what we're about." Rani led him away from the alien.
Clyde wrapped his arms around her and held her close and tight. "I love you."
Rani hugged him back. "I love you, Clyde."
He pulled back and checked on her. "I didn't hurt you when I pushed you to the ground did I?"
"I'm all right just a little sore," Rani admitted. "Despite the grass that ground is very hard."
"I'm sorry," Clyde replied.
"Hey it beats getting shot by a laser so don't you be sorry for anything," Rani said seconds before she kissed him.
Clyde kissed her back.
Sarah Jane glared at the alien. "I'm giving you one chance to leave this planet and never return. You're already skating on very thin ice for trying to kill one of the kids."
"Actually I intended to kill both of them. I intend to kill every man, woman, and child on this planet, and the lot of you are fools if you think that you can stop me," the alien threatened.
"And just what do you have to gain by genocide?" Sarah Jane's anger increased.
"I gain a very fertile planet for my kind and I to settle," the alien boasted. "And don't think for a second that you can stop me."
"We already did," Luke snapped at him as he continued to aim the gun at the alien.
"What are you going to do if I refuse to leave this planet?" the alien questioned. "You can't hold me prisoner forever."
"No, but I know an alien race who can hold you prisoner forever," Sarah Jane replied. "Have you heard of the Judoon?"
The alien grumbled. "Okay, it will only take an hour or so for me to repair my ship and then I'll be gone."
"Sarah Jane," Maria whispered. "What if he returns with reinforcements? He didn't fire a warning shot at Rani and Clyde. He intended to kill them."
"Don't worry, Maria, I'm well aware of the danger, and he will never be able to return again once he leaves. Mr. Smith will be on the lookout for him and will take measures to prevent him from entering Earth's atmosphere," Sarah Jane whispered back but loud enough for the alien to hear.
"Since when has Mr. Smith been able to do that?" Maria questioned.
"Just go with it," Sarah Jane whispered low enough so the alien wouldn't hear her.
Maria nodded. "Oh I remember now, Mr. Smith now has the capability to shoot down enemy space craft."
"Exactly," Sarah Jane lied.
Their conversation unnerved the alien enough to retreat once his ship had been repaired. However, he silently vowed to return once he could figure out how to take down Mr. Smith's defense system.
Once Sarah Jane, Alan, and the children returned to the attic. Sarah Jane called out for Mr. Smith.
"How can I help you, Sarah Jane?" he asked as he activated.
"I need you to run a full medical scan on Rani," Sarah Jane ordered.
"But I'm fine," Rani insisted.
"We don't know that for certain, and you're not a doctor," Sarah Jane held her ground.
Mr. Smith scanned Rani. "She's fine, Sarah Jane, she'll just be sore for a day or two."
Sarah Jane sighed in relief and hugged Rani again.
Rani hugged her as well.
"Mum, do you think that alien really believed your story about Mr. Smith's defense systems?" Sky inquired.
"I don't know, Sky, but I couldn't kill him since he was no longer a threat," Sarah Jane said. Truth was she had a hard time killing an alien even when their lives depended on it. She couldn't stand it when she ran into a situation where there wasn't a better way.
Clyde fussed over Rani and helped her home when Gita called to tell her to come home for tea. Gita had taken over fussing over Rani when she noticed that her daughter was walking slowly.
"Clyde, what happened?" Gita inquired. "Rani, what hurts?"
"Everything," Rani complained.
"Your big toe included?" Gita asked as she got her sitting down and then sat with her on the sofa.
Rani nodded.
"Mr. Smith scanned her and said she'll be sore for a couple of days," Clyde said. "But she's going to be all right."
"And just how did it happen in the first place?" Gita demanded answers.
"Clyde had to knock me to the ground," Rani said and then told her everything.
"What?" Gita was stunned.
"Mum, I'm okay, and the alien is no longer a threat," Rani tried to assure her.
Gita hugged her, pulled back, and looked into her eyes. "You're okay this time, and I don't want there to be a time where you don't come home to me. Rani, I don't want you doing this anymore."
"But, mum," Rani opened her mouth to protest.
"No," Gita interrupted. "Never again, I'll talk to Sarah Jane." She kissed Rani's forehead and then walked out of her house and over to Sarah Jane's house.
Rani and Clyde exchanged a somber look.
-to be continued
