Sarah Jane and the others were now headed across a deserted beach, the sky now a bright orange and red as the sun slowly rose over the sea.
"It's so beautiful," Sky said as she looked out to sea.
Luke smiled at her.
"I remember the first time I saw the sun rise, you never forget it" Luke answered.
"You should have seen him when he first saw it rain, I couldn't keep him inside" Sarah Jane continued.
"Yeah I was out there for hours" Luke replied.
"When you eventually came back into the kitchen even though you were wet through and shivering you looked so happy, I don't think I've seen a bigger smile on a boys face" Sarah Jane added.
This made sky snigger, as the image of her brother stood in the middle of the kitchen of number 13 bannerman road, soaking wet with a huge smile on his face played through her mind.
"Next time it rains can I go outside a get wet," Sky asked.
"Oh sky you don't have to wait for it to rain to get wet" Luke said with a grin.
Sky looked puzzled at her brother but then she suddenly stopped dead in her tracks.
"Luke something's coming" She simply said.
"Another trigoid?" Luke quickly asked.
Sky slowly shook her head.
"This is a lot bigger," She answered.
"Look" Clyde yelled as he pointed into the sky.
Everyone looked up and watched in horror as the alliance shuttle appeared above them, it's weapons aimed at Sarah Jane and the others.
"Surrender at once or be destroyed" A voice ordered.
"No it can't be" Sarah Jane said to herself.
Just then a bright light descended from the shuttle, and Red eye and 5 Kriterion troopers appeared on the beach.
"Red eye" Sarah Jane continued as red eye and the troopers walked towards them.
"So we meet again Miss Smith and Master Hawkins and Captain Harkness are here too this is indeed a honour" Red eye mocked.
"You escaped from your ship then" Jack replied.
"Luckily there's always an escape pod on hand, clever of you to transmat aboard with a trigoid about to explode" Red eye told him.
Red eye then nodded to one of the troopers who turned and shot Jack.
"No" Sky screamed as she burred her head in Luke's chest.
"Shame you won't have the opportunity to show me how clever you are again" Red eye added as he looked down at Jacks body.
Sky then began to cry as Luke wrapped his arms around her.
"Hey it's ok trust me" Luke whispered into his sister ear.
Red eye then turned to Sarah Jane.
"Hand over the key and the boy Miss Smith and no one else will be harmed" Red eye told her.
"After all that's happened between us you expect me to trust you," Sarah Jane asked.
"Well then lets try this another way, Give me the key and the boy, or I will kill everyone one by one starting with the girl" Red eye answered as he pointed at Sky.
"You'll have to kill me first," Luke told him as he held sky tighter in his arms.
"As you wish" Red eye simply replied.
Red eye once again nodded to one of his troopers who raised his gun.
"STOP" Gavin's voice yelled.
Red eye turned to see Gavin walking towards him.
"Gavin no" Rani cried.
Gavin turned to her.
"I'm sorry Rani, but this has to be done" he told her.
Gavin then continued walking up to red eye his arms outstretched.
"I'm here, Just leave my friends alone" Gavin added.
"Then give me the key" Red eye demanded.
"I don't have it, we left it back at the unit base" Gavin explained.
Suddenly Red eye grabbed Gavin and lifted him off the ground.
"Do you expect me to believe that you would leave something that important behind" Red eye spat.
"No but now I've got you right where I want you" Gavin told him with a grin.
Suddenly Gavin's hair began to change colour until it became flaming orange, Red eye was then sent flying backwards and crashed to the ground.
Gavin then turned to the shuttle and everyone could see the boys eye's were now as black as night, Gavin then raised his arm and swept it through the air.
The alliance shuttle was then hit by an invisible force as crashed into the sea, Gavin's hair then changed back to its normal colour as he fell to his knees.
"Gavin look out," Clyde warned.
Gavin turned to see the Kriterion troopers raising their guns to shoot him.
"Oh no you don't" Mark yelled as he pulled out his twin laser blasters.
Mark then spun around and shot 4 of the Kriterion trooper but the 5th quickly turned to mark his gun ready to fire.
"Dad" Sam shouted.
A gunshot then echoed through the air and the trooper fell to the ground, and everyone turned to see jack with his revolver in his hand.
"Being immortal sure is handy at times," Jack said with a grin.
Rani and Clyde then went over to Gavin who's eye's had also returned to normal.
"Gavin you ok" Rani asked.
The teenage nodded.
"I'm fine, did I get em," he replyed.
"You were just awesome buddy," Clyde answered as they helped Gavin up.
"Yeah, didn't know you could do that" Rani continued.
"All solorans can do it, I'm just a bit out of practise" Gavin explained with a smile.
"Well you sure showed them" Clyde said.
"Fools" Red eye told them as he staged towards them.
Everyone turned to him.
"You think you've won, but by defeating me you've only scarified your world to the alliance" Red eye added.
He then pressed a button on his wrist and vanished in a flash of light.
"They never just leave, they always have to say something" Sarah Jane said.
Back at the UNIT base the battle had now ended and James and his Soldiers were dealing with the wounded.
"It's over," a voice said.
James turned to see Anna walking towards him.
"Oh no I think this is just the beginning" James replied.
Anna then pulled out a gun and pointed it at James.
"I was talking about me," Anna continued.
James then saw Anna's men also raise their guns.
"I'm sorry James but my loyalty is no longer with UNIT" She told him.
"So much for working together" James replied.
"It's been fun, but I'm afraid it's time for me to leave, and I wouldn't suggest trying to stop me" Anna told him.
"Don't have much choice do I" James answered.
Anna slowly shook her head
"No you don't" Anna added.
"Then go, but know this I will find you, and you will have to answer for your crimes" James told her.
"I look forward to it" Anna replied.
James then turned to his soldiers who also had their guns raised.
"Everyone stand down," he ordered.
The UNIT soldiers then lowered there guns as Anna and her men left.
Meanwhile above high the earth a single ship flew towards the imperialist leader's base ship, the ship soon landed and one of the centurions on board headed to the base ships throne room.
"By your command" the centurion said.
The imperialist leader then slowly turned to face him.
"Speak centurion," he commanded.
"I regret to report commander Red eye has returned without the key or the boy" the centurion explained.
"It appears the humans are not as weak as we thought" the leader replied.
"Shall I launch a squad of fighters?" the centurion asked.
"No the time has come to claim this world, order all ships to attack at once" The leader ordered.
"By your command imperialist leader" the centurion said as he turned and left the throne room.
Back at the UNIT base James and his soldiers were busy helping the wounded inside.
"That's the last of them sir" One of the soldiers told him.
"Good, make sure they get everything they need" James replyed.
"Sarge" A voice yelled.
James turned to see walker running into the room.
"What is it" James asked.
"It's the alliance fleet it's entering the atmosphere" Walker told him.
James wasted no time and headed to the control room.
Back on the beach Sarah Jane and the others could now see the fleet appearing in the sky, and could do nothing but watch.
"No, it's like Solaris all over again" Gavin simply said.
"What are we going to do" Sam asked.
"There's only one man who can help us now" Sarah Jane replied.
To Be Continued.