Chapter 64 the gift part 2

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[Attic]
MR SMITH: Launching venting system. Maximum extraction.
(Mister Smith's screen slides up to reveal two large fans. The Rakweed spores are sucked out of the room, and the screen lowers again.)
SARAH JANE: Mister Smith, you are amazing.
MR SMITH: Every computer has a cooling mechanism, though applying it at full power has severely depleted my energy banks.
SARAH JANE: What do I do with this thing?
(The Rakweed plant. She opens the wall safe and throws it into the wormhole.)
What the hell is that Ryan said looking shocked it's a hole I said making everyone stare at me confused
SARAH JANE: Luke, can you hear me? It's Mum.
LUKE: Yeah. I'm, I'm fine.
SARAH JANE: Oh, Luke. What's it done to him?
MR SMITH: The Rakweed spores not only re-seed the plant, they are also its weapon against anything, or anyone, standing in its path.
SARAH JANE: Oh, but surely Luke's much stronger than a normal human?
MR SMITH: He is, and may be able to resist the effects for longer. However, he inhaled the spores directly into his lungs.
SARAH JANE: Oh, Luke, I am so sorry.
Don't apologise Luke said launching himself into Sarah's arm hugging her tight I grinned at them both they are amazing
[Classroom]

JEROME: Do not write on the question sheet. Use the paper provided for your answers.
(Clyde shows the questions to K9 underneath the desk.)
CLYDE: (sotto) Here you go, K9. Questions. Just relay your answers into this.
(The ear bud.)
K9: Relaying answers is unethical.
CLYDE: (sotto) Shush. You said a test was one human demonstrating intellectual superiority over others. I have brought a supercomputer into school. That's pretty smart, wouldn't you say?
K9: Logic irrefutable.
CLYDE: (sotto) Good dog. Now keep it short and to the point.
RANI: You're actually going through with this, aren't you? Cheating at a test. No morals at all.
I heard bill and yaz snorting making me smile softly
CLYDE: And that's why you love me.
RANI: Mmm. Dream on, Clyde. Dream on.
K9: First question processed.

[Attic]

MR SMITH: Monitoring Luke's condition. The poison has infected sixty three percent of his cells, but time's running out.
SARAH JANE: You analysed the plant. You must have some idea how to fight it.
MR SMITH: The Rakweed's genetic structure is adapting constantly. It could take me days to create an antidote. Even then it might not work. We have half an hour at the most.
SARAH JANE: There's got to be a way. We must be able to help. He's only fifteen.
MR SMITH: I'm receiving a local news report of a similar case to Luke's.
SARAH JANE: Put it up, Mister Smith.
MARSH [on screen]: This morning a number of people have been admitted to Park Vale Hospital after collapsing at home or at work. Doctors are unsure what has caused the unusual marks on their bodies, although it has been suggested they may indicate a rare tropical disease. This looks like it might be another case arriving now. Excuse me, Doctor?
DOCTOR [on screen]: Stay back.
MARSH [on screen]: Excuse me, Doctor. Cameron Marsh, BBC News. Any comment for BBC News, sir? Any comment for BBC News, Doctor?
(A patient with marks on their arms is wheeled into the hospital.)
SARAH JANE: How quickly can it spread?
MR SMITH: At its current rate of propagation, the Rakweed will have seeded the whole of London within a few hours, and in approximately three days the plant could easily have consumed the entire planet.
(The spores are seeding themselves in trays in the classroom, and along the sides of Bannerman Road.)
SARAH JANE: Luke? Can you hear me?
LUKE: Yes, Mum, I can hear you,
SARAH JANE: I'm leaving you with Mister Smith. He'll take care of you.
MR SMITH: Where are you going, Sarah Jane?
SARAH JANE: If you can't give me an antidote, then there's no choice. The Blathereen started this and they're going to stop it.
MR SMITH: But they'll be halfway across the galaxy by now.
SARAH JANE: You think? No, I bet they want to stick around, see their plan unfold. Scan for their ship, Mister Smith.
MR SMITH: Their ship is shielded. Remember, I did not detect its approach. Without their teleport coordinates it cannot be located.
SARAH JANE: Lucky I made a note last night.
(Sarah holds up her wristwatch.)
Wow she's badass bill said shocked I heard river and rose laugh but agree
[Classroom]

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