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Things from their arrival seemed to steam roll and escalate.

One minute Phil was sitting trying to fix some of their computers with help from Luke. Then the next thing she knew there were explosions from outside and the building shook from the force.

"I'm deaf, I'm deaf!"

"You alright Doctor?"

"I'm deaf Phil!"

"You answered me so you are not deaf, what was that just now though?"

"It didn't sound alien, so I believe you lot are fighting back." The Doctor grinned and removed his hands from his ears. "Good on you," he nudged her in the shoulder and walked over to the window.

Luke jumped up and out from a table and walked over to her. "I don't think we're safe here."

"Nor do I." Phil looked around, "This base was meant to be secure. Look what Trion weapons did to the so called secure walls," she waved at a wall with one of many scorch marks littered with many holes.

"Now you sound like you think we're fighting a losing fight." Jack flung an arm around her shoulder. "Don't you know? The underdog always wins."

"Earth is the underdog well and truly isn't it?"

"Pretty much," Jack said while ruffling hair. "But it's a cool underdog."

"That didn't make much sense," Luke pointed out and walked with Phil over to the window. "What happened out there Doctor?"

"The army that's what happened." He looked at the two of them, "Grant is out there conversing details about a counter attack now." He sighed and clapped his hands together. "You lot work together so well!"

"This is making your day isn't it? Watching humans who naturally wouldn't get along, settle old scores and get along?"

"Yes! It's not just making my day, it's making my year. And trust me this year is going to be a hard one to upstage."

"Do we just leave them alone?" Phil questioned while moving away from the window and going back over to the computers she was trying to get to work.

"Best to." The Doctor said while turning away.

"You are actually going to leave them alone?" Luke asked disbelievingly.

"Yes! You know I don't always like to invade private conversations."

"Just most of the time?"

"Would you two just get on with the task I set you? The sooner you get them to work the sooner we can keep in contact with the army and the air force, as well as the other U.N.I.T teams."

"Yes sir!"

"Phil I told you, I don't like being called sir. It's to formal."

"Alright," Phil saluted him.

"Ok now you're pushing it." She grinned and took to taking part the computer in front of her so she could get in at it and see what was wrong.

One after another the ships which were idly walking along the streets fell.

From the window the small group cheered and clapped. "Oh you lot are brilliant. I don't know what plans you have stashed away for hostile alien take over but it's working!" The Doctor cheered happily and pressed his face even closer to the window.

Just as another one fell to the ground the sky was a flame with fire and falling ships. "Woah," Luke said with wide eyes. "Those are not human weapons."

"You are right." The Doctor frowned and turned to look at Grant. "You are using alien tech, against aliens?"

"This is the plan for possible hostile take over Doctor. Our weapons would be useless, but weapons made by another species would not be."

"Sounds oddly like something Torchwood would do."

"Hey," Jack said while giving the Time Lord a sidewards glare. "We disbanded remember?"

"Not much of a consolation." The Doctor sighed and then jumped when he got tapped on the arm. Phil fidgeted and scratched her head thoughtfully. "Yes Phil?"

"You encourage them." She said while avoiding looking at him. "You encourage them to fight back. So they are fighting back in any means possible. Don't sound so surprised that they are using weapons which don't belong to them."

"She's right," Sarah Jane said sadly. "I don't like to question you...well...I do at times, but not while the world may burn in front of us."

"You all seem to accept the fact that they will all mostly die!" The Doctor said while pointing out of the window.

"I really hate to sound childish, but they started killing us first." Phil said seriously. "How many humans do you think have died out there? Do you know London has the population of over seven million people? How many do you think have died just from today?" Behind her through the window more of the smaller ships fell and exploded upon impact with the ground below. "Civilisations regrow." Phil looked over her shoulder, "You think you are the only one suffering from witnessing this? Someone who was very close to me could already be dead."

"If I remember rightly, you tried to talk sense into them and they didn't listen." Jack pointed out while interrupting Phil. "This is just the Earth following through with a threat and being serious about denying them entry here."