Chapter 10

Rodageitmososangsulves

The golden light wended its way out the Locket towards Bree, and Luke turned his face away before the intense light blinded him. Though they were inside the TARDIS, a wind picked up and ruffled Luke's hair as the light ringed Bree, creating an ethereal glow. Haunting music filled the TARDIS, and the Doctor had his eyes closed, with a smile on his face.

Luke gasped as Bree rose from the ground, and was suspended in the air, before the wind died and she was set gently down on her feet. The light soaked into her like water into a sponge, and the music faded. Bree swayed, and then opened her eyes. They glowed for a few seconds before that light too disappeared.

She blinked, and looked around, her eyes falling on the Doctor.

'Doctor! You found me!' She ran over and almost bowled him over in a hug.

'Roda! Is that you?' he asked, laughing happily. Luke felt kind of left out.

'Yup! I escaped! You did too, it seems.'

'Well, I didn't so much escape as cause it…' She looked at him sternly.

'I don't want you to tell me why. I imagine you had a good reason at the time.'

'Well…'

But Bree, or Roda, had now turned her attention to Luke.

'Hello Luke,' she said, looking at him sadly. 'My name is Rodageitmososangsulves, but you can call me Roda. Most people do.'

'Well, your name is rather long,' said the Doctor, coming up behind her.

'And yours is strange. The Doctor! I ask you. Dad would have had a fit. That lovely name he chose for you and you changed it to the Doctor…'

'Mum didn't mind…'

'Yes, but she was human…'

'You're…..you're brother and sister?' stammered Luke.

'Yes. But what about the Sontarans? Come on! We need to go and… Oi, Doctor, do you have a spare screwdriver?' He retrieved one from one of his many pockets and chucked it at her, which she caught with one hand without even turning. 'Luke, are you coming?' She grabbed his hand and began to run towards Hogsmeade.

The Doctor stayed in the TARDIS, searching for the Locket Luke had dropped. He had a feeling it would come in handy.

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Luke felt a bit strange, holding Roda's hand. It was like she was Bree, but she wasn't Bree, at the same time. Roda seemed to realize what was going on in his mind. She squeezed his hand.

'You know…. I still have…. All of Bree's …. Memories…' she panted as they ran. She grinned. Luke went red and looked at his shoes. He found this to be quite tricky as they were running.

'Look at the village!' she shouted, suddenly, and Luke looked. It was a horrible sight. Bodies lay everywhere, and more people were being taken down every second by flashes of red. A few Sontarans lay on the floor, but most were laughing and shooting as they walked through the remains of the village.

Luke scouted for the others.

'There!' he said, pointing at the ruins of a house. Harry and Ginny were crouched behind it, covered in dirt and looking a bit worse for wear.

'Over here!' Ginny called them over.

'What should we tell them?' Luke asked Roda.

'It's too much to explain. For the moment, I'm Bree,' she said, and they joined them behind the wall.

'Have you seen Ron and Hermione?' asked Harry.

'No, sorry,' said Roda, but they stopped talking as a Sontaran came round the corner. Roda immediately sprang into action. She knocked the gun out his hand and used it to hit the Sontaran on the back. She then chucked the gun to Luke.

'You guys keep holding off the Sontarans, me and Luke will go and do some sabotage,' she said, and then Luke found himself being dragged out from behind the wall.

'Run as fast as you can to that ship,' Roda pointed, and she shot off. Luke followed. It was like doing an odd sort of gauntlet, dodging pieces of wood, bricks, Sontarans, and (Luke tried not to look) dead bodies. He thought he saw a little girl, but he didn't stop. He knew that if he did, he wouldn't be able to keep going.

Various students who had come up to Hogsmeade for the day were also fighting the Sontarans.

'Aim for the back of the neck!' he shouted as he went past. He didn't know if they'd heard, but a few Sontarans went down after that.

After what felt like an age he reached the ship. Roda was already there, not looking out of breath at all. He wasn't either, surprisingly. He suspected that the adrenaline had kicked in.

'The ship looks pretty deserted. The Sontarans are probably all out terrorizing the villagers,' she said. She turned the sonic screwdriver on and pointed it to the door. Nothing happened. Luke remembered when the Sontaran had come to Earth, and he and his friends had fought it. He looked around and saw a hand plate, with four fingers. He put his hand on it, joining his index finger and thumb together, and the door opened.

'Nice one,' said Roda, and they walked in cautiously. 'Is it just me, or is it too quiet?'

'I'd rather it was quiet than heaving with Sontarans,' said Luke.

'At least we'd know where they were.'

They walked in silence for a while.

'What are we actually looking for?' asked Luke.

'Some sort of control room. I just want to sabotage them. They are one of the reasons Bree had to die.'

'That and Malfoy,' Luke said. They walked in silence for a while. Then Luke caught sight of an open door, with what looked like a control room.

'In here!' He dragged her in and shut the door. Well, he thought, that makes a change. Once in, Roda made a beeline for the controls, and immediately got out her screwdriver.

'Is there any way we can stop their guns working, or something?' he asked, joining her at the console.

'Look in the primary cell,' she said. Luke did, but Roda was too busy trying to explode all the small shuttles in the area. Her sonic screwdriver was between her teeth, and she had a look of intense concentration on her face. Luke had to swallow and focus his mind. He kept up a mantra in his head, she's not Bree, she's not Bree, and he concentrated on taking the Sontaran's guns out of action.

'Yes! They've all suddenly combusted,' said Roda, and did a little victory dance. She turned, and her smile fell.

'Well, hell.'

Luke turned, and his heart sank. Behind them were at least a dozen Sontarans, all clutching guns. He started edging, slowly, to the button that would complete the combination needed to stop the guns working.

'Step away from the console, half-forms,' one said. Roda looked mutinous, but did as it said. Luke was desperate. He wondered if he could make it to the button before they shot. He doubted it, but he had to, to save the remaining villagers and Hogwarts students. It would make Roda and the Doctor's job easier if their guns were out of action.

He hovered for a second, and Roda caught his eye. She nodded and jerked her head towards the button. That decided it. Then everything happened very quickly.

Luke lunged for button.

The front Sontaran fired.

Luke pushed the button and watched in horror as Roda stepped into the red beam, her back to the Sontaran. She threw him the screwdriver and the shot hit her from behind. She fell, agonizingly slowly and hit the floor with a loud thump.

Luke stood there holding the screwdriver, looking at Roda's body. The Sontarans firing their guns, but nothing was happening. He'd done it. But at a terrible cost.

He was suddenly angry. Luke raised the screwdriver and pointed it at the Sontarans, and flicked the switch. There was a crackling noise and the Sontarans were covered in what looked like red lightening. After a few seconds of writhing and twitching, they all lay dead on the floor. Luke felt the bile rise in his throat. He'd killed them. But then, they'd killed Roda. So maybe it was alright. Looking out the window, he saw it had affected every Sontaran in Hogsmeade, too. Everyone was safe.

Luke ran over to Roda. By some miracle, she wasn't dead.

'Roda! Roda, I'm sorry.' Roda looked at him, and smiled. He took her hand and she squeezed it, before her eyes closed.

'You knew it was going to happen! You knew and you still told me to do it!'

Luke staggered back, as suddenly Roda was surrounded by white light. There was a rushing sound, and the light went as quickly as it came.

'Don't worry, Luke. I'm a Time Lord. I'll live forever.'

A/N: Another chapter. I hope you enjoy it enough to drop me a line and tell me how it was.