The 5 pods all came down in the woods, and slid open as the 5 trigiod's stepped out.
Meanwhile Clyde and Maria were searching for Rani.
"Rani" Clyde called.
Clyde and Maria continued their search for their friend, but as they looked around they could hear something moving it the darkness.
"What is it Clyde" Maria asked sounding a little scared.
"I don't know" Clyde replied.
But one thing Clyde was sure about was, the sound was getting closer.
"Whatever it is, I think it's hunting us," Clyde told Maria trying his hardest not to sound as scared as he really was.
"Get off me" Rani's voice yelled.
"That's Rani" Clyde said as he ran towards her voice.
Rani came running out of the darkness, but triped and fell on to the ground.
"Rani" Clyde shouted as he ran over to her, and helped her up.
"Oh Clyde" Rani told him as she hugged him.
"You ok" Clyde asked.
Rani nodded. Clyde then saw a figure appear out of the darkness, the figure raised his fingers to his lips and wished, Clyde and Rani watched in horror as a dark shape came out of the darkness and began to charge towards them.
"Run" Clyde told her.
They quickly got up and ran back towards Maria.
"It's gaining on us," Maria said as they ran.
"Just keep running" Clyde replied not daring to stop.
They continued running until they got to the housing estate, and found an alleyway to hide in, the dark shape stopped and began to search for it's pray.
"Don't move" Rani whispered.
The shape continued it's search, and slowly crawled away, Clyde sighed with relief.
"What the hell was that?" Rani asked.
"Don't know but it sure was fast" Maria answered.
Clyde came out of their hiding place, but kicked something on the ground.
"Oh no" Clyde simply said.
The dark shape heard the noise and turned and charged back towards Clyde.
"Clyde" Rani screamed.
Clyde was frozen to the stop as the shape pounced. But then a man appeared and kicked the shape in the face, knocking the creature to the ground,
"Pick on someone your own size" The man told it.
The creature roared as jumped up, pining the man to the wall with one of its huge hands, and raised its other arm to strike the man with its claws.
"Hey" Maria yelled as he threw a rock at the creature.
The creature turned towards and the three teens could see it was a slitheen,
"Where's the vinegar when you need it" Clyde Joked nervously.
The slitheen was about to charge, when the man jumped on it's back.
"I've got a little present for you" the man continued.
He pulled out a small knife and stuck it into the slitheen's collar, it short-circuited causing the slitheen to scream in pain, and run off into the darkness.
"That was too close" Clyde said as he wiped his forehead.
"What the hell was that thing?" the man asked.
"That was a slitheen" Rani answered.
"Yeah but there not normally as aggressive as that" Maria explained.
"So are you 3 alien hunters then?" The man asked.
"Something like that" Maria replied as she grinned at Clyde and Rani.
Rani walked up to the man and held out her hand.
"I'm Rani and this is Clyde and Maria" She introduced.
"Brad turner space marine corp." the man replied as he shook Rani's hand.
"Space marines, cool" Clyde said.
Rani and Maria both rolled their eyes.
"So were you guys after that creature" Brad asked.
"Not exactly" Rani answered.
"We're looking for 2 of our friends Sarah Jane and Luke" Maria told him.
"I wonder if that's who lieutenant graham and will are with" Brad replied.
Just then brad's radio crackled.
"Brad it's Dusty, do you read me" Dusty voice called.
Brad grabbed his radio.
"Loud and clear Dusty" Brad answered.
"Any luck finding the trigiod" Dusty asked.
"No sign of it yet, but I've ran into 3 alien hunters, there looking for 2 of their friends…" Brad told him.
Brad the turned to Clyde and the 2 girls.
"What were there names again?" he asked.
"Sarah Jane and luke" Rani replied.
"Yeah Sarah Jane and Luke, is that who lieutenant graham is with" Brad continued.
"Not sure I'll contact him and find out, but you need to get off the streets, the alliance have sent 5 more trigiod's to deal with us" Dusty explained.
"Not the best news I've had today" Brad said.
"We're setting up a base at an old water works, I'm sending you the coordinates" Dusty replied.
"Ok Dusty, we'll meet you there, Brad out" Brad added.
Meanwhile Sarah Jane and Luke were back at the UNIT base with lieutenant graham and sergeant gaskill, Mike Yates walked in to the room.
"The evacuation is well under way," Mike told them.
"Good" Lee graham answered as he got up.
He turned to mike.
"Well, I best be getting back to my men, decide how were going to deal with these trigiod's" Lee graham continued.
"Ok, we'll give you what support you need" mike said.
"Thank you" lee graham replied.
Just then one of mikes soldiers entered the room.
"Sir we have a problem, 3 of the residents are unaccounted for" the solider explained.
"Who?" mike asked.
"2 boys and a young man" the solider replied.
"Relax it's ok, there under our protection" lieutenant graham told them.
"Why didn't you tell us this before" Mike asked.
"The young man has issues with your UNIT group, I had to be sure I didn't put him in any danger" the lieutenant explained.
"I understand" Mike said.
"Lieutenant may Luke and I tag along, may be I can reassure him," Sarah Jane asked.
"I can't see why not, but just you 2 ok" lee graham answered.
"Thank you" Sarah Jane replied.
Lee graham nodded in reply, and turned to sergeant gaskill.
"I want you to stay here, and help the colonel and his men," He said.
Sergeant gaskill nodded.
"Very good sir" he replied.
"I'll contact you as soon as soon as I rejoin the others," the lieutenant added.
Clyde, Rani, and Maria had now arrived, at the old waterworks with brad.
"Would you mind waiting here?" Brad Asked.
"Sure thing" Clyde replied.
Brad then turned and walked into the large warehouse they were stood next too.
"Hey isn't this the warehouse, where that time machine was" Clyde asked.
"You mean where it will be" Rani pointed out.
Clyde held his head.
"Man time travel sure is confusing," he answered.
"Don't worry Clyde, It does take a bit getting used to," Maria said as she put her hand on Clyde's shoulder.
Brad was now in the middle of the warehouse, when he heard something moving, but before he could look behind him, a gun was put to the back of his head.
"Hold it there" a figure ordered.
Brad suddenly grabbed the gun, and threw its owner over his shoulder, knocking the figure to the ground and aimed the gun at him.
"You really need to work on your combat training Dusty" brad replied.
Brad tossed the gun back to fellow space marine Dusty Monroe.
"I had to be sure it was you" Dusty told him.
Brad offered his hand to his friend, Dusty took it and Brad help him up.
"So where are these alien hunters" Dusty asked as he put his pistol back onto his belt.
"There waiting at the entrance to the warehouse" Brad answered.
They we're about to head for the entrance, when they heard a noise.
"What was that?" Dusty whispered.
Brad put a finger to his lips, and pointed towards the location of the noise, both marines slowly walked towards it, suddenly a figure jumped out and grabbed Dusty.
"Dusty" Brad shouted.
Clyde, Rani, and Maria all heard brad shout.
"Something happening" Maria said.
"Come on" Rani told them as she ran into the warehouse.
Clyde and Maria followed.
Brad ran over to dusty and grabbed the small figure and held it above the ground.
"Let me go" the figure demanded as it's feet dangled in the air.
"Feisty little thing, best watch out Dusty, he could have you eye out" Brad mocked.
"Very funny" Dusty replied.
Clyde Rani and Maria then arrived and Maria stopped dead in there tracks.
"I don't believe it," She said.
Scrambling to get free from brad was the Graske.
"Friend of yours" Brad asked.
"Oh anything but" Maria replied.
Brad turned to the Graske.
"Let me go" the Graske repeated.
"Not until you tell us why you're sneaking around here?" Brad demanded.
"People here, don't belong" The Graske answered.
"What are you going on about?" Clyde asked.
"You don't belong, Graske must stop you, and friends, from changing time line," the Graske continued.
"What?" Clyde Rani and Maria said in unison.
Rani and Maria walked up to the Graske.
"We're not the ones trying to change the time line," Maria told him.
"Yeah we thought that's what you were up to," Rani continued.
"No, I'm here to stop, time line from changing" The Graske answered.
"Hey what's going on?" A voice asked.
The 3 teens couldn't believe their eyes, as a teenage Mark Harkins came into the room
"No way" Clyde said.
"Mark?" Rani added.
"How do you know my name" Mark demanded.
"Oh it's a long story," Maria answered.
To be continued.