A/N: Hey guys, sorry it's been a while since I updated. Thanks to those really cool people who reviewed, espescially my favourite people who review more than once. Anyways, on with the new chapter, it's a bit longer than the others, hope ya all like.

Jack and Rose looked at each other, and then back at the Doctor. The glances were a mixture of confusion, questioning, and in Jack's case, slightly amused.

"Her?" he said, a slight twinkle in his eyes.

"Yes, her. What's so funny?" demanded the Doctor.

"Nothing" came the drawling, singsong reply. The Doctor was just about to form a cutting, slightly hotheaded reply when Rose cut in.

"Alright you two, no arguing." When both Jack and the Doctor sat back in their chairs, she continued. "The point is, what is it with this girl that's got you so worked up?"

The Doctor sat forward again. "I met her a long time ago, it was then we formed the mind link. Recently I've been having these dreams of her, it was always the same. She and another girl were fighting an alien of some kind, they'd win, then leave." His features became troubled and he looked up. "But last night it was different, the alien died, but so did the other girl. Bria saw me last night, she never has before. She asked me to help her."

"Then what are we waiting for?" Jack said.

"I have no idea," the Doctor said, standing up "Let's go." He got up and moved towards the control room of the TARDIS, followed by Rose and Jack.

They stepped out of the TARDIS into a dark street. "Where are we, Doctor?" asked Rose.

"London, 2008." The Doctor did not even make his usual show of looking at his watch to check the point in time. A point noticed by both Rose and Jack, who exchanged a glance behind the Doctor's back.

"Not very far from home then" murmured Rose.

"It's on the other side of London," came the reply. The Doctor seemed to be distracted; he was turning his head from side to side and appeared to be looking for something.

Jack stepped forward "Doctor?"

"Shh." Came the irritated reply. "I'm trying to find her. Hang on a sec, I'm gonna try something, stay back and don't disturb me." Jack and Rose stood back and watched as the Doctor closed his eyes and his breathing began to slow. He stood completely still for about five minutes. Rose was getting fidgety, she didn't like being in the dark street. Jack was on high alert; he knew instinctively that this part of London wasn't safe.

Suddenly, the Doctor's eyes opened and he turned to face them. "I've found her, come on, let's go." Not waiting for a reply, he turned and ran towards an alley on the other side of the street. His companions had no choice but to follow as quickly as they could.

At the end of the alley there was a ladder attached to the side of a building. Without hesitation, the Doctor began to climb. Jack and Rose reached the bottom of the ladder and Jack ushered Rose up in front of him. He wanted to keep an eye on her, and he soon decided having her above him on the ladder had added bonuses in terms of the view.

They finally caught up with the Doctor at the edge of the building; he was standing by the ledge, looking down onto the street below. "Why have we come here, Doctor? Surely she's not on the roof." Jack questioned the Time Lord. It wasn't that he hated exercise, and he certainly didn't mind running after the Doctor. However, charging up to the top of a building required a reason.

"Nope, she's not on the roof," replied the Doctor, without looking at Jack. Rose, who had been catching her breath suddenly stood up at the answer. Unlike Jack, she objected to sudden, unplanned exercise, especially ladder climbing without reason.

"So you're tellin' me I just ran through the streets and climbed up a bloomin' ladder, and she's not even here?"

The Doctor sensed the oncoming storm and wisely turned to face her. "The idea of leaving your mother at home was so I didn't have to deal with the attacks. Anyway, I didn't bring you here for nothing; we can watch her from up here."

To prevent Rose from answering, Jack jumped in with a calmer version of the question on her lips. "OK then, where is she?"

The Doctor looked down onto the street again, after a second he pointed. "There, standing on the bridge." Jack looked, and then he looked again, this time studying her. She was beautiful, but not the classic beauty seen in models who, in his opinion all looked the same. Long dark hair hung down her back and framed the strong face; it was the strength that gave her the beauty.

Turning his attention to the rest of her, he could tell that she was slim, even under the long black jumper or coat she was wearing.

"So that's Bria?" Jack turned to see the Doctor nod.

"It's a good name"

"Yup, always thought it suited her"

"Suited her how?"

"It's a Celtic name; it means somethin' along the lines of honourable warrior. You'll see how she lives up to it later."

Even though she appeared to be looking at nothing in particular, Jack's military training allowed him to tell that she observing something. He looked to where her gaze kept flicking. It was a bend in the street, there was nothing there, but she seemed to be expecting something.

"Do you have any idea what she's doing?" He asked the Doctor.

"She's waiting for something or someone; she probably heard them a long time ago."

"Heightened hearing?"

"Not just her hearing, all her senses are excellent. Including her sixth sense."

"Sixth sense?" Rose looked interested.

"Yup, hopefully you'll see her use it later. Ooh look" he pointed to Bria, who had begun to move from the edge of the bridge. As she did, a group of youths came round the corner she had been watching. The three on the rooftop watched as Bria moved across the street so she was walking just ahead of them.

Jack noticed that her body language had changed completely. She no longer appeared alert; her head was down, her arms wrapped about herself. One of the youths gestured to the others, and they began to move with a purpose, following Bria as she walked along the street.

"Doctor" Jack's voice had wary tones to it. He made as if to move away, only to find his arm in a firm grip.

"Wait" the Doctor was still watching the events unfolding on the street below. Jack noted the authority in his voice, he complied but he was ready to run. He turned back to watch.

Bria appeared to notice she was being followed and quickened her pace. When the youths did too, she began to run. She turned into the alley at the base of the building they stood on and began to run down it.

The Doctor ran to the end of the building, keeping directly above her. Jack and Rose followed him. When they caught up with him, Jack grasped the Doctor's arm. "Doctor, look at what's happening. She's trapped" he looked down at where the youths were advancing slowly towards Bria, who crouched at the end of the alley like a frightened animal. "Doctor, we have to help her. If we don't, chances are she's going to be raped and possibly killed."

Again, the Doctor did not look up from the alley. "Remember what her name means, Captain. She knows what she's doing."

"But there's six of them and they're all bigger than her. There's no way she can fight them all, even if she is a warrior of some kind."

"Just watch." Jack sighed and turned back to the ally.

The youths stopped a few meters away from Bria and the one who had gestured towards her in the street stepped forwards, he was obviously the leader. She watched an evil grin form on his face as he moved slowly towards her, confident in his role as the predator.

"Stand up babe, no fun if you're down there" almost gently, he took her shoulders and pulled her up, pushing her against the wall. He moved closer, caressing her neck. She stood stock still as he unzipped the long jumper she was wearing, revealing the top underneath. Catcalls and whistles rang out from the youths as they saw the tight, red top, with a ribbon holding the top of it closed. Slowly and deliberately, the youth moved his hand to the ribbon.

Thinking that she was helpless, he was unprepared for the sudden grip on his wrist that tightened like an iron band. He barely had time to swear before Bria had twisted his arm and forced him to his knees, before pushing him into the wall.

Far above the alley, the Doctor and his two companions heard the sickening crack as Bria wrenched the leader's arm from its socket. The Doctor had regained his normal bouncing demeanour, and was grinning as he spoke. "See, Captain?"

"Impressive, but she's still got five more."

"This should be fantastic"

"Why?" Rose spoke for the first time since they had seen Bria.

The Doctor replied, still grinning. "It's gonna' be fantastic 'cos I love seeing bullies get beaten." Again, they turned to watch the events in the alley.

The remaining five youths had spread out to surround Bria as she threw their leader to the ground. Jack noticed that they were using a classic fight mode; surround the opponent then fight one at a time. The normal objective was to wear the opponent down while allowing each person to have a rest between attacks, however they appeared to use it just to gain a good view as each took his turn.

One by one, they moved forward, and one by one, they were beaten. Bria blocked attacks with impressive reflexes, before moving in with an attack of her own. She was as the Doctor remembered her, vicious and precise. Each opponent she had fought was sprawled on the floor, unconscious.

Jack was impressed; she appeared to be taking out the youths with ease, trading blows for no more than a minute before rendering her opponent unconscious, usually with a hefty kick to the head. However, he also noticed that she appeared to be breathing heavily, and wincing if she took in a deep breath.

Rose was also impressed; she had attended one self-defence lesson when they were doing it in P.E at school, before deciding that it was better to go to the shops with Shareen. Life with the Doctor sometimes made her wish she had attended more lessons.

The Doctor had also seen Bria wince, and hoped that she would last this out. He was slightly concerned when the last two youths decided to use a different tactic. They moved so that she was between them, before both drawing knives from beneath their jackets.

On the rooftop, Jack tensed as he saw the long, gleaming weapons. He was slightly confused when he saw Bria's expression. Her head was lowered, but as she raised it, a smile spread slowly across her features.

Almost lazily, she reached back under her jumper: pulling her hands out, she revealed the sai blades. The youths looked a little apprehensive as Bria spun the weapons with skill, so that the blades were against her arms.

The youths attacked together, intent on bringing her down. She blocked the knives, managing to send one of her attackers reeling with a swift blow from the hilt of the blade. Jack winced as he saw the blade thud into where it hurt most.

The fight took a turn for the worst as one of the youths managed to slam his fist into her ribs. Bria cried out and stumbled, her arm moving protectively across her ribs. The other youth took advantage of her distraction to grasp her arms and pull the blades from her hands. Savagely he pushed her against the wall, standing behind her and pinning her arm against her sides.

Both Jack and the Doctor began to get concerned; they could see Bria grimace and choke back a cry of pain as the youth began to tighten the circle of his arms.

Bria fought to clear her head from the pain, knowing that while it was this bad there was no point in fighting back. The youth began to talk, shoving his face close to hers. "You're a feisty little bitch, ain't you? Well let's bring you down a bit." He spun round, taking her with him. The other youth held his knife and moved towards them.

Bria struggled, but the pain in her ribs slowed her. She saw the knife and the look in his eyes; she could see that they did not mean to kill her instantly, but to cause as much pain as possible.

On the roof, both Time Lord and ex-Time Agent clenched their fists. They could also see the intention of the youths. The Doctor knew to wait, he still trusted Bria. Jack had resigned himself to wait as the Doctor had instructed.

Bria had gone still and the youth moved towards her. As he raised the knife, she kicked up with both feet, sending him back. His head slammed onto the concrete and he lay still. The youth holding her had been thrown off balance and let go. Bria rolled as she hit the ground and retrieved her fallen blades. She crouched as the youth ran at her and drove the hilt of the bade into his stomach. As he doubled over in pain, she brought the side of her other blade into the side of his head. He dropped like a stone and lay without moving.

On the rooftop, Jack turned to the Doctor, "OK, you were right. What now?"

"Wait a sec." Came the reply. Jack turned back to the alley as the Doctor made a slight gesture.

Bria stood for a moment amongst the youths, catching her breath. A movement caught her eye; it was the leader of the pack. He was pulling himself into a sitting position against the wall, cradling his dislocated arm against his chest.

Bria smiled as she sheathed one of her sai blades. Slowly, she walked towards the youth. It was not a normal walk, but a predatory stalking motion. Rose thought she resembled one of the tigers at London Zoo.

The youth saw her coming and began to whimper. She stopped just in front of him and crouched down, holding the sai blade she carried to his throat. Gently she caressed his cheek with her other hand. When she spoke, it was in a low, whispering tone that still carried clearly to those observing from the roof. It spoke of an underlying danger.

"Oh, poor thing, so scared. I can smell the fear coming from you." A small smile formed on her face, but did not reach her eyes. "Don't you think it's ironic that you attacked me, and now it's you cowering in the corner? You see your friends?" he nodded, whimpering. Bria continued. "Good, now you're going to listen and listen well, then you're going to tell them what I've said. That is the only reason you're still conscious. You and all your little friends are going to behave yourselves in future. I don't kill needlessly, but I am a killer. If you even go near another unwilling girl again, I will hear about it, and believe me, when I do, I will hunt you down and kill you. Have I made myself crystal clear?" Again, the terrified youth nodded, and again Bria smiled.

"Good. Now scram."

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