It came down with a crash, hitting several buildings and landing in a busy city street. People ran away in hysteria as Lilly stared wide eyed in disbelief. She couldn't quite believe it was happening, so soon, and it was in their jurisdiction, so it was up to her to stop it. She dashed down the stairs, where Anneka was waiting alone in the lobby.

Lilly made her way over to the armoury, grabbing her pistol and a rifle... just in case. Anneka was giving her a look.

"Anneka, I'm doing this for the human race. These bastards might not be prepared for a fight, but that's exactly what I'm going to give them."

"What's changed?"

"Whoever was in charge is dead. We are the only ones left, and if we don't stop this, who will? I'm tired of sitting back and letting stuff get the better of me. No more."

"Not everyone in charge is dead. While you were up on the roof, the Prime Minister came on TV, giving us a plan of action."

"Which was?"

"Stay indoors and let the government and UNIT take care of it."

"Screw that, I'm going straight to his office."

"Lilly. Watch out in case they have sleeper agents there."

"What?"

"Sleeper agents, like moles. Who else would have given people the virus? It makes sense. A few weeks ago there was a similar crash on the Yorkshire moors, but when we went to look there was nothing there. They'll have planted themselves here to start this invasion." Lily hated to admit it, but Anneka was right about this. She knew all about sleeper agents and she knew what people were capable of these days. She had to put a brave face on it though.

"Don't worry. I'll be fine. You guys just concentrate on stopping this from here."

With that she walked out of the doors and out into the street. Panicked citizens rushed across the streets, as some were scooped up by the sphere. At first she thought the sphere was eating people, but then she saw that something was amiss. She checked the readings for the sphere and found that it was giving off a certain amount of energy at certain times, and she was sure it was a transportation device of some kind.

Sylvester's voice came through her earpiece. "Reports say that these spheres are showing up all over the country. It isn't just here, they seem to be everywhere. They're taking people somewhere."

Lilly looked up at the sky, and that's when she saw it. A giant blue spaceship, taking up the sky as far as the eye could see. Every so often it would give off a pulse of some kind, and the lights were almost overwhelming. Lilly composed herself before her reply. "I know exactly where they're taking them. That spaceship up there is more than a spaceship, it's their world."

"Now, this is an order. I do not want you to go messing around with this. You leave it to the professionals. Do you understand?"

"Affirmative. We are the professionals. Catch you later."

She switched her earpiece off. She couldn't have any distractions during this. She checked her gun for ammunition and found it was fully charged. She just hoped it would be enough. She walked through the panic stricken population to get a closer look at the sphere when she found a woman crying. "Please help me. It took my child. My only son, you must help me get him back."

She bent down closer to the woman, feeling a need to protect her. "Of course. I'm going to see the prime minister right now."

She continued on her way when she heard an almighty roar behind her. She looked back and surveyed the terror in the streets. A large alien creature stood behind her, teeth bared and claws raised. She knew that there was no way she was getting away from it, and her best hope would be to subdue it. She switched her gun to tranquilise mode and hoped for the best.

She fired one round into its stomach, but that only caused it to become mad, taking a swipe at her. She rolled over and it hit a car instead. Next, it jumped up in the air, ready to land on her. She had to time it right or she was dead. She took a step forward and raised her leg. The alien came downwards, and she jumped up, her feet meeting its head, knocking them both to the ground.

She aimed her gun again. Tranquilisation was no longer an option. She switched it back to live rounds, aiming the laser sight at where she assumed its heart would be. It sat up and prepared to attack again. She fired several rounds, and it fell to the floor. It was dead. She switched her headset back on.

"Guys, I've made a bit of a mess in the street, you might want to come and check it out." She switched it off and carried on her way. She reached the prime minister's office and tapped on the outside door. It didn't appear that anyone was inside. She pressed the intercom and a voice came on.

"Who is it?" the voice asked. Lilly realised it was the Prime Minister himself.

"My name's Lilly. I'm from Torchwood. I need to talk to you about our problem."

"No, absolutely not. I cannot speak to you at this moment."

With that he rang off. Lilly thought she heard gunfire, and decided she needed to get into the building. She shot through the glass on the front door, making her way to the offices above.