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Lets kill Heat Miles
The Island
The Woods
The Day of Destruction
The Tardis does not materialise on the ground in a flash of blue lights like it usually does. The groaning sound comes from somewhere above the trees and this causes enough panic amongst the aliens who are not expecting the Doctor to arrive like this.
But it doesn't take long before the Tardis comes crashing through the leaves of the trees, hurtling towards the ground. April is fascinated for she has not seen the Tardis in flight like this before. It spins on its axis, the wooden edges of the police box knocking out a few aliens along the way. April just stares up at it, praying to herself that they all will be safe.
But the door swings open and there is Aaron Brimikawood. He does not hesitate before jumping out of the Tardis, landing on a Zygon and stabbing it in its back.
And seconds after the appearance of the Tardis, the rest of the revolution make their way into the fight. April continues with the fight and before she knows it, everyone she knows is here in the woods with her taking part in the Battle of the Cytracik.
"April!"
April turns on the spot to see Ireen. Ireen quickly throws a gun in her direction which April catches. Luckily its the same gun she feels most comfortable with, but this time it is fully charged and full of ammo.
Everyone fights for this battle. Trying to kill each other off. And at this current situation, these aliens are easily killed off with the use of knifes and guns. April eventually finds herself fighting near the Doctor; both of them tackling a couple of Zoracha's. However, seeing him struggle with his sonic screwdriver, April pulls out a large gun, similar to a shotgun. She manages to aim it and pull the trigger. The bullet pierces the Zoracha through the head and does the same with the one the Doctor is fighting.
Without fail, the Doctor joins April and immediately pulls her to the ground as some blue electrical charge soars above their heads.
"Aaron and I are going to blow up the Heat Miles base." The Doctor says as they remain crouched down on the ground.
"What?" April splutters before shooting down a Zygon approaching them to her left.
"This is part of the plan from the start. If we couldn't get Heat Miles on our side, then we will have to destroy them."
"How are you going to do that?" April asks but then pushes the Doctor over so that he is lying on his back, before killing a few more aliens coming their way.
"We have our tricks," the Doctor groans as he sits up. "April, you have to listen to me now," the Doctor grabs onto her elbow firmly. "Whatever you do, don't give into the fight. Rose is going to lead the way with Rex once we go. You need to get away from here as quickly as possible with the revolution. The Cybermen and the Daleks are on their way. Just run and get to the festival as quickly as possible. As soon as you are there, the base will be blown up and then we're hoping the woods will go down with it. And everything inside the woods will be killed. Do you understand me?"
April says nothing but nods. But as she looks over the Doctor's shoulder, that is when she sees the army of Cybermen marching through the trees towards the battle. The Doctor notices this, and without saying another word, he leaves April and disappears amongst the battle.
Further through the battle, standing around a pile of dead aliens, stands Rose and Rex. Rex holds onto a large gun shaped like a tube that sits over his shoulder. The gun is aimed directly at the Cybermen coming their way.
"Shoot on my word," Rose says, her hand gently resting on Rex's back. "Then everyone will start to leave."
Rex keeps his focus on the eye piece to the gun, making sure that his aim will not miss the Cybermen, but he is aware of how close the Cybermen are getting to them. "Rose, if I don't shoot soon, the impact will hit us too." He warns after a moment.
Rose quickly scans around the clearing, waiting for the signal. "Come on." She mutters under her breath. She then finds Martha in the middle of the fight who is meant to give them the signal to shoot. But Martha is tied up fighting the aliens, and by the looks of it she is struggling.
Rose starts to panic. The Doctor and Aaron have already gone to the Heat Miles base. For a few moment she stands there helplessly watching everyone fight the aliens in the space in front of her.
"Rose..." Rex's voice is a clear warning.
Rose finds April amongst the crowd, lashing against some aliens she does not know of.
"Shoot now!" Rose shouts.
Rex pulls the trigger. A large, round black ball shoots out of the gun and soars through the air, skimming the heads of any tall aliens. But it collides into the ground in front of the Cybermen and explodes like a bomb, blowing the Cybermen off their feet.
"MOVE! MOVE! MOVE!" Rex yells and immediately everyone but the aliens start to leave the clearing. Rex takes hold of Rose's arm and starts pulling her away. "Come on, Rose. They will catch up."
Rose remains rooted to the spot, scanning the fight and desperately searching for Terry, April or Max. But Terry eventually emerges from the crowd and runs in their direction. Terry does not think twice before she shoves Rose forward and they start running away, following the route Jack told them to get back to where the festival is.
And without fail, everyone kills off the last alien they were fighting before running away. Soon enough, April and Ellis is left behind, Ellis clearly not being informed of this new plan. A few Cybermen who were not badly injured in the explosion start to get back on their feet and march towards the battle.
Max runs to the top of the clearing turns to see that his sister is still there in the middle of the battle.
"April!" He shouts when he realises that April is just standing there, looking at something. But then that is when he sees it too.
The Cytracik sits in the ground not too far from April. The aliens around her are too busy fighting each other, they are oblivious to the one thing they are fighting for.
April turns to look at her brother. For a second they look, but then April immediately runs to the Cytracik and picks it up. Every alien species is fighting for this and yet the Cytracik came to her. The box feels light in her hands as if it does not weigh a thing. But she stands up and looks over at her brother. He is thinking the exact same thing as she is. She sees him nod his head once and she does it. With all her might, she throws the Cytracik overhead. And miraculously, it flies over the heads of the fighting aliens before Max catches it.
"The Cytracik!" One of the aliens who obviously saw April throwing it, shouts. "She has the-" But the alien is immediately cut off as Ellis shoots it dead.
As soon as Max starts running away to follow the others, the Cytracik tightly clutched in his arms, April and Ellis follow. They push their way through the crowd of fighting aliens, killing any that comes their way. But then three Cybermen fly overhead.
Cybermen can fly? April briefly thinks this to herself but she keeps running. They are almost at the end of the closing and soon enough, the aliens will loose them amongst the trees and the mist.
However, a monkey-like alien, the same one that was in the battle in the arena, latches itself onto April's back and pulls her down. She can feel claws digging into her arms but she manages to shoot the alien off her. And with all her energy she has left, she scrambles up the edge of the clearing. She is nearly there. But when she turns back, Ellis is not with her.
Panic rises in April's throat but she sees him fighting off the monkey aliens. April does not think twice before she shoots down the aliens.
"Ellis!" April shouts once she's shot them all.
Ellis looks frantic and angry, but when he sees April, he runs towards her as quickly as he can. April holds out her hand towards him to help him out of the clearing. However, Ellis only climbs so far before a flying Cybermen swoops down and using the knife in replacement of its steel hand, stabs Ellis in his back.
Ellis screams out in pain as the Cybermen starts dragging him away.
"ELLIS!" April screams hysterically as she helplessly watches this Cyberman drag him back into the battle.
Ellis weakly wriggles in the Cyberman's grip, but he looks at April. She can hear his last words.
"Don't let them kill me!"
With a shaking hand, April raises her gun and aims it at Ellis, knowing that she has no choice. She pulls the trigger and immediately, Ellis' cries cease.
"April, come on!" Max's voice echoes through the trees. And soon enough, Max is there by her side, pulling her forward. "April, no matter how many we lose, we need to keep going. You are a soldier!"
It is as if something kicks inside of April for she starts running and does not look back. They run through the trees as fast as they can until they eventually catch up with the others. Max and April run with everyone else who is being led by Rose and Rex. April scans the back of everyone's head and is thankful to see the bouncing blond curls of Will.
However as they run, a few bullets are shot in their direction. Someone falls down and cries in pain as everyone else takes cover behind trees. Somewhere over to the right of the woods, a group of Heat Miles workers are ready to fight for them. However Sarah-Jane is the first to react. She pulls out a silver boomerang and throws it in their direction. It hits a nearby tree and immediately there is an explosion, killing those Heat Miles workers.
"Everyone keep running and don't stop!" Rex yells and all do as they are told.
They continue running as fast as they can through the woods. However there is the unmistakable sound of a spaceship flying through the air above them. Coincidentally as this happens, aliens from the clearing start chasing after them.
But no one stops running.
April finds herself running close to Joshua, desperate to keep a close eye on him.
However, no one is expecting the spaceship above them to start shooting down yellow heat beams, burning and disintegrating anything caught in its light. Everyone panics but does their best to dodge the many beams that are being shot down to the ground.
April keeps running by Joshua's side. Suddenly another heat beam shoots down next to her and burns Joshua into smithereens.
"No!" April cries as she momentarily stops running, looking down at Joshua's burnt remains in the mud.
"KEEP MOVING!" Rex yells from up ahead and April keeps running. Her mouth parched, her throat dry. She has to fight the urge to be sick.
But more fall down as they run. Another beams shoots down and burns Billie.
The ground comes alive and something underneath the muddy leaves drags Zane underground.
An alien behind them fires a weapon and without a sound, Morgarn lands on the ground.
Will stops and falls to Morgarn's quivering side. April slows down to stand by his side, looking down at her. Morgarn is not quite dead. She will either die of this injury or by the coming aliens. April, not caring about having to keep moving for a split moment, kneels down by Will's side. He does not say anything but tears leak out of his eyes. April does not care about his past with this woman, but she knows how he is feeling. Especially as she watched both Ellis and Joshua killed only moments before.
April takes Morgarn's bony hand in hers. She can feel the way Morgarn holds onto her as if her life depends on it. But April says nothing before she raises her gun and places it to Morgarn's temple. For a moment, Morgarn stops whimpering as she looks at April; their eyes locking. The look in her eyes shows that she knows. April has to shoot her, because it will be better than to die in pain from the aliens of this battle.
April pulls the trigger, just like she did for Ellis. There is a dull thud as the bullet pierces her skull. Then Morgarn is still.
Without a second thought, Will grabs onto April's face and kisses her in the spur of the moment. When he pulls away, his blue eyes look into hers. "Do what you have to do." He whispers.
April nods. "Keep the rest safe."
Will kisses her gently one more time before he stands up and runs to follow the others.
April remains kneeling by Morgarn's side for a little longer. But as the aliens chasing them comes nearer, April has no choice but to leave the scene. She stands up and is ready to run, but not in the same direction that the others are going. Morgarn, Ellis, Joshua, Zane and Billie are already dead.
Enough is enough.
However, April is only back on her feet for a couple of seconds before there is a loud explosion in the far distance. But the explosion has a high enough impact that the ground shakes vigorously. The silence from the aliens behind her can only mean one thing.
The Doctor and Aaron have succeeded. The Heat Miles base is no longer standing.