Plot will advance in this one, I promise. There will be some more interaction between Harry and Luke, very soon.
Chapter 11
Harry was woken very early the next morning by Sarah shaking him awake.
"Harry, wake up." She shook his shoulder
"What is it, Old Girl?" he groaned, rubbing his eyes "Haven't burned down the kitchen, have you?"
"Of course not." She said indignantly
"Then what can you possibly want this early in the morning." He glanced at his watch and seeing the time read nearly 5am
"Aliens." She said simply
He waited for a moment to process what she was saying before sitting up with a grin.
"Who is it this time?" he asked keenly
"I don't know. Get dressed and come up to that attic, then you'll see."
He smiled in response as he watched her head off up the stairs to the attic. She had no lost her taste for adventure then. He pulled himself off the bed and headed to the wardrobe to pick some clothes to throw on. After dressing he ran a comb quickly through his hair before following Sarah up to the attic. Even though he had wanted to stay on Earth when they had ended up in Scotland helping the Brigadier, he had to admit that he had missed fighting monsters on far flung planets.
"So, who is it?" he asked as he practically ran through the door
She turned to him, a wave of fear crossing her face. "Sontaran's."
"Serious then." His excitement vanished as quickly as it had appeared
"Very." She spoke slowly "A Sontaran clone pod has landed in a field not far from here. Thankfully the area isn't inhabited but I suspect someone must have heard the commotion and we don't need a vengeful Sontaran marching about killing anyone that gets in its way."
"Righto. What are we going to do then?" he wondered
"Take this." She handed him a hammer
"Probic vent at the back of the neck isn't it." he replied
"That's the one."
At this point Luke, Clyde and Rani burst into the attic.
"Sontaran's," Clyde inquired with a smile "don't they give up?"
"This is serious Clyde." Sarah informed passing him a cricket bat
"Is it Kaagh again?" Luke asked, taking the mallet she handed him
"Probably not." She said "Still likely to be dangerous though, so watch out."
"Are they here for conquest?" Rani came in
"The pod crashed so they hopefully won't be here for conquest." She tried to sound positive "It could be that they're here by mistake. All the same a Sontaran is best contained and weapon less."
"What if he brings reinforcements though?"
"We've only got one for now." She said "Let's deal with that for now."
…
As they arrived at the field, where the Sontaran had crashed, they all feared what they were going to face.
"No sign of the Sontaran." Clyde mentioned
"Stuck inside his ship." Luke suggested
"Potentially." Sarah stopped their questions "All of you, stay here."
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Harry asked
"The last time we met the Sontaran's, they controlled people." Clyde warned
"I'll be fine." She assured them
"What if he's comes back and finds you interfering, then shoots you?" Rani questioned
"I've got the sonic." She argued
"What if he's just waiting for a victim to walk up?" Luke asked
"I'll be careful." She said opening the door "I'm not letting you lot get hurt."
"That never stopped you when we were with the Doctor." Harry reasoned
"It's never stopped any of us before, either." Rani added
"Well if I die, then you all have to get out of here alive. You'll have to give evidence to UNIT and then the Sontaran can be stopped." She insisted "Now stay in the car."
The four that were left in the car sat in silence for a few moments before anyone spoke.
"We're not just going to sit here are we?" Harry looked at the kids behind him
"Now, you're getting it." Rani encouraged as she pushed the seat forward to open the door
They clambered out of the car and quietly made their way to the stone wall that surrounded the field. Ducking behind, they managed to find gaps in the rock that they could see through, so as not to take the risk of putting their heads above the wall and getting themselves seen or shot at.
…
Sarah Jane approached the Sontaran pod carefully. Sontaran's were dangerous, even when they were wounded and if this Sontaran wasn't wounded then it was even more likely to be angry and defensive that it had crashed on such a 'primitive' planet. The curious thing was that it had not be shielded at all. She wasn't sure whether she should be grateful or worried at this occurrence. She was grateful as this had made it easier to locate but worried as Sontaran's usually had a strategy in everything and she had a bad feeling this had to be part of it somehow. She pressed her fingers into the right shape, so as to open the door to the pod before quickly backing away, in case the Sontaran was inside. As she saw that there was nobody inside, she once again experienced a mix of relief and fear. If the Sontaran wasn't in his pod, then where was he? She soon gained her answer as she felt the barrel of a gun pressed against her head.
"Turn around female." The Sontaran demanded
Sarah slowly turned around, he hands going up to her head.
"What were you doing with my ship female?" He questioned "It is far too complex for your primitive brain to understand."
"My primitive brain knows that you're a Sontaran." She spoke calmly
"You know of my species?" he asked
"I've met your species several times." She replied
"Then you should know to fear us." He said angrily "The Sontaran race are the most feared in the galaxy!"
"What's your name?" Sarah started to ask
"Commander Setkh." He answered "A name that humans will come to fear."
She rolled her eyes at this, having heard it several times before.
"What are you doing on Earth?" she continued to question
"My craft crashed here as I was on my way back to Sontar." He answered, still keeping his gun trained on her "Now that I am here, I shall take this world by force, for the glory of Sontar!"
"How can you do that?" she looked curious "You're only one Sontaran."
"One Sontaran is worth a whole planet full of humans." He cut over her
"Will you be able to battle a whole planet of humans though?"
"I shall not be alone for long." He commented "An invasion fleet is on its way and Earth shall be claimed for Sontar and you shall be the first to die to signal its start."
Sarah finally decided that it was now fear that she felt. She tried to back away from Setkh but she knew that a Sontaran very rarely missed their target, so decided to try and bargain with him.
"I could help you." she tried "I have more extra-terrestrial knowledge than most people on this planet. "
He laughed maliciously "Humans. Such a fickle species. A Sontaran would be glad to die for the glory of Sontar. Sontar h-"
The next few moments were a flurry of activity. As Setkh pulled the trigger, he fell to the ground, as a blow to the probic vent brought him down. His fire nearly missed Sarah but instead simply grazed her side instead of hitting her square in the chest, where the Sontaran had aimed. Clyde stood over the Sontaran happily, wielding his cricket bat.
"Back of the neck." He said cheerily
The others ran up to him, all still carrying the weapons Sarah Jane had given them. Luke quickly kicked the gun away from the unconscious Sontaran, just in case.
"I told you all to stay in the car." She scolded
"He was going to kill you." Harry reasoned "What were we meant to do?"
"What's done is done, I suppose." She huffed, trying to ignore the pain in her side
"What are we going to do with him?" Rani asked, picking up the weapon
"Put him back in his pod and send him home." She said simply, with a wince "There's not much else we can do. Rope please Rani."
The kids tied the Sontaran's hands together, while Sarah and Harry stood back.
"I'll need to look at that when we get back." He spoke quietly, so as not to let the kids hear
"Look at what?" she played innocent
"Your side." He maintained a low level to his voice "Don't try and hide it." he continued before she could interrupt and insist she was fine "I've been a doctor too long to know when someone is trying to hide an injury."
"I'll be fine." She still tried to play it down
"It will be," he agreed "once I've looked at it."
She couldn't answer as their alien friend had started to come round.
"Still going to take over Earth?" Clyde asked
"Half forms?" he sneered
"Who's the one tied up here?" Rani mentioned
"We're sending you back home." Sarah pointed out to Setkh
"Where is my weapon?" he asked angrily
"You're not having that back." Luke replied holding it away from him
"A Sontaran is nothing without his weapon." He struggled against the ropes binding his hands
"That's the whole idea." Clyde made clear as he and Luke lifted him into his pod
"I hope you understand, that Earth isn't so easy to conquer as you believe." Harry warned him
"One day the glory of Sontar, will claim Earth." He shouted angrily as the pod was shut on him
"Not today though." Rani replied
They backed away as the craft started to hiss with smoke in preparation for take-off. As the pod started to take off, they put their hands over their ears to defend from the noise. The pod accelerated in speed as it lifted off and exited the atmosphere.
"Another alien safely stopped from taking over Earth." Clyde smiled smugly
I will keep bringing back Sontaran's because Sontaran's are my favourite enemy. Thanks for reading and please review.