A DIFFERENT WORLD: CHILDREN OF EARTH
Day Two Alarms were loudly screeching as fire raged around them. Tosh staggered underneath the weight of Gwen who was coughing loudly and gasping, to Tosh's horror the usually strong woman had a few stray tears run down her cheeks. "We got to go back" Gwen choked out. "Jack...Yan..." "They wouldn't want you risking the baby" Tosh said firmly dragging Gwen away from the destroyed Hub. Two paramedics appeared and Tosh sighed with relieve. "She needs checking over, she's pregnant" Tosh said allowing them to take Gwen away. "You too love, you're bleeding" one said touching her forehead gently, Tosh flinched at the sudden stab of pain and winced at the sight of blood on the paramedic's hand. "Come on" She allowed them to lead her to the ambulance when suddenly she was pushed down; Gwen was screaming against the other's hand, kicking and fighting her way out of his grip. "This one is feisty as hell, we need back up the control said no survivors" the one holding Gwen said. Tosh bit the man who was holding her down's hand causing him to let go of her mouth. "Don't you dare, she's pregnant, you fucking BASTARD!" she screamed the last word. The paramedic let Gwen go in horror; obviously he hadn't heard Tosh before and was now horrified at the idea of killing a pregnant woman. Gwen took her advantage by grabbing the extinguisher and knocking both men out before hauling Tosh up. Both men were armed and the women stole their guns before running away from the docks as fast as they can. "I need...to warn...Rhys" Gwen said between pants. "We can't, we don't have time and they probably already bugged the phone" Tosh said pulling out her mini computer. "They probably tracking this as well" to Gwen's shock Tosh threw it onto the ground, smashing it. "Jack has drilled in protocols to Rhys before, he'll be fine. Let's focus on getting out of Cardiff and finding Owen" "You think whoever put the bomb in Jack has Owen?" "Must have, I can't think who else...we need to go to London, that's where everything is happening" Tosh bit her lip. "We could somehow get immunity...but how to get..." Tosh whirled round to face Gwen. "What I'm about to show you...whatever you do...don't. Tell. Owen, got it?" "I promise whatever you show me I won't tell Owen" Gwen promised making a girl scout sign. TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW "Where is your wife?" the beautiful tanned skin woman dressed in black demanded. Rhys blinked at her. "Well I would assume she's at work" he said. "Torchwood Three has been blown up, her body was not found nor was she alive. We believe she's part of a terrorist group. I won't ask again, where is she?" "Gwen a terrorist?" Rhys laughed disbelievingly. "If that's true then it'll mean Andy over there is straight as a metal ruler" "Oi!" Andy shouted. "What its true mate, you're camper than most gays I know" Just then the phone rang, everyone stared at it expectedly. The woman looked at Rhys. "Answer it, it might be your wife and you wouldn't want to worry her would you?" she said sweetly. Rhys glared but answered it. "Hello?" "Rhys, quick pass me to Gwen" Ianto hissed. "I'm afraid you got the wrong number mate, there's no Elizabeth Williams here" Rhys said loudly, hoping Ianto got the message after all Elizabeth was Gwen's middle name. "Oh, I'm sorry to hear about it, I'm sure she's fine after leaving hospital from her appendix exploding but take a hint if she gave you the wrong number-" Ianto hung up. Rhys shrugged to the woman. "Hung up, wrong number though don't blame him not wanting to listen to my rambling, would you like a cup of coffee" The woman gritted her teeth. "This is getting us no where, I want full guard watching Rhys Williams at all times till his wife phones in. Let's find Ianto Jones' sister maybe they crashed there" She then stormed off leaving some strangely uniformed men to remain. Rhys shifted uncomfortably. "So then...any of you like football?" He got no answer apart from Andy's sniggers. TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW Tosh pulled off the sheet cover to reveal a big, shiny purple motorcycle. Gwen's mouth dropped open as Tosh handed her a black helmet. "You ride a motorcycle?" "Well I used to ride one, I stopped using it after Jack hired me" Tosh said shyly, her cheeks were a bright red. "I enjoyed riding it, it made me feel exciting and dangerous" "Who'd ever thought you'd be such a wild child" Gwen teased as she circled the bike. "Erm, hon why is there no licence plate?" Tosh put on a matching purple helmet over her head covering her face from Gwen's inquiring eyes. "Lets just say this isn't the first time I've been on the run" Tosh mumbled before straddling her bike. "Hold on tight" Gwen followed suit and clung tightly to Tosh before the engine roared to life. TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW Owen Harper woke up in a grey, dingy cell with no windows. His hands were chained to the wall and he was desperate for the toilet. The door opened and a man in black uniform came in with a tray. "Who do you work for?" Owen demanded. "What psychopath is doing this shit, what did you do to the Chinese men" "We did nothing that was one of our agents attempting to get close to your little group" a smooth feminine voice said as a beautiful woman walked in. "We are beyond Torchwood, our sole purpose is to protect the interest of the citizens from even the government though I admit we do take orders from certain officials" "Torchwood is beyond the government" Owen said coldly. "Not anymore" the woman said just as coldly. "Ever since the breakdown of Torchwood One the government as gotten suspicious especially since yours and Dr Sato's mysterious deaths and resurrections. Did Captain Harkness let you in on your secret?" "Fuck you" Owen spat. The woman smiled. "Yes you do that a lot don't you?" she said amused. "Feed him, I won't break any regulations even if I do have the power to do so" The man nodded and began to feed Owen. To Owen's surprise the food was rather nice, toast with butter and an orange juice. "We've been given orders to kill certain people who is a threat to the government during this crisis; Captain Harkness was on that list" "Been there, done that and was put on probation for two weeks" Owen said cheekily. "Yes I have heard the rumours" the woman said her lips twitching in amusement again. "So I stuck a bomb in his stomach when we knocked you out. I'm afraid your little hideout has been blown to bits" Owen gasped. "What about Tosh? And the others? If they're dead so help you because I sh-" "I can assure you Gwen Cooper, Toshiko Sato and Ianto Jones are alive and well. However they're all escaped before I could finish my job and now on the run" the woman was now frowning in annoyance. "Perhaps you could help me by-" "No chance in hell" Owen said in a deadly voice. "I won't betray my team" "Well maybe our little gift might change your mind" she snapped her fingers as more men came in hauling a large grey body bag. They laid it on the floor in front of Owen and unzipped it to reveal a blood covered skeleton. "He was nothing but bits before...maybe blowing him up won't stop him. Enjoy the rest of your days with Captain Jack Harkness, I'll return to see if you changed your mind later with your lunch" As the skeleton moved slightly Owen was beginning to wonder if he'll have an appetite for lunch...in fact he was sure he's breakfast was about to come back in any second. TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW It was late morning and Tosh slouched in an internet cafe with a hooded jacket that Gwen was able to buy on. The hood was up and covering part of Tosh's face as she rapidly typed on her computer. Already she had hacked into the bank of England and set up a new account for herself under the name Miaka Narumi, she was now hacking into the government records trying to find out where Jack and Owen could be. "Anything?" Gwen whispered beneath her own hooded jacket. "About Jack and Owen? Not yet but give me time this is child's play" Tosh muttered. "However I have found something really interesting about our aliens" "Oh?" "They're coming tomorrow" Tosh said. "The government is making preparations, building something but I can't find the plans for what" "But...but what can we do? Ianto is either dead or alive, Jack would have been taken probably to wherever Owen is and we're on the run without our database and equipment!" Gwen hissed terrified. "We'll manage...somehow...we always do" Tosh whispered squeezing Gwen's hand tightly. "You think I'll make a good mum?" Gwen asked suddenly. Tosh turned to face Gwen in surprise. "Gwen Cooper you're a kind, compassionate, brave woman who would die or kill for anyone that you love. You would make the best mum ever" Gwen smiled her usual gap-toothed smile. "I was thinking if it was a girl...Rose?" "Rose?" "Well she brought you back from the dead, brought Owen back, gave us Jack..." "Yeah...Rose...i like it..." Tosh then inhaled sharply. "Frobisher, it was Frobisher in the Home Office that ordered Jack's death...we're just baggage didn't matter if we lived or not" Gwen's hands clenched into fists. "Why though? What hell has Jack done to deserve this?" "I dunno, it's not saying anything the files have been deleted, wiped off completely off the system" Tosh said shaking her head. "But a Helen Hunt, Captain Andrew Stains and a Colonel Michael Sanders have also been ordered to be killed...why though? What's their connection to Jack?" "I'm sure we could find out if we had Jack to ask" TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW Owen squirmed, pulled faces, flinched and winced as Jack screamed painfully as his skin grew back. Owen kept his eyes shut, refusing to watch. If Rose, the sweet and cheeky girl he had met a couple times had the power to grant Jack this blessing of eternal life...then why did she not make it less painful to come back? Rose loved Jack; Owen knew that she wouldn't want Jack Harkness to be in pain. Slowly the screams subsided and Jack was breathing deeply. "This is not how I imagined our first time" Jack said cheekily. "Oh shut up Harkness, if I could I would lend you my coat" Owen snapped opening his eyes glad to see Jack was normal once more. Even if he was naked. "How are you?" "Well I got this itch on my back that I can't reach since someone hand cuffed me" "Oh boo hoo, funny enough I'm having the same problem" Owen said with a slight sarcastic tone. "Terrible service around here, never coming back next time I'm on holiday" "Let's get out of here" Jack said struggling to sit up. "I demand answers and immediately" he shouted at the camera. "Show yourselves, be a man, come on" The door opened and the woman entered. "I'm not a man" she said. "Who are you?" "Since you can't die and it's been ordered that none of your team can interfere it would be foolish to tell you anything" the woman said coolly. "I can't kill you and I won't bother hurting your precious doctor brat over there. So I'll just keep you till I'm ordered otherwise" TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW "Found it!" Tosh hissed. "A military compound, hold on let me print this off, go get it before someone sees" Gwen hurried towards the printer and snatched up the floor plan that Tosh printed off before she hurried back. "How do we get inside?" Gwen whispered, ignoring the glares of the owner. "Damn, Rupesh Patanjali was working for them! Frobisher has just authorized his body to be released" Tosh murmured. "The undertaker has an appointment to pick up the body at 5:30 today, it'll be easier to pretend we are the funeral director than attempt a break in...so his route should be...go back to the printer Gwen" Gwen rushed back to the printer and the owner's glare deepened. "You better be paying for that missy" "Will do" Gwen said rolling her eyes. TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW "I do think putting your bike in the boot was a bit...unnecessary" Gwen said as she drove the funeral director's car. They had knocked the real funeral director out and left him tied up in his coffin, the lid left off so no one thought he was dead and bury him by mistake. Tosh insisted on her motorcycle being put in the boot causing Gwen to whine that she was pregnant and shouldn't be carrying anything heavy. "That bike is my baby, I refuse to lose it because Owen and Jack stupidly got themselves captured" Tosh said firmly crossing her arms. They got in without problem, Gwen knocked the guard out cold and stole his keys while Tosh turned off the CCTV with Gwen's handy little device that Jack had given her as a birthday present (cheap gift Tosh thought since it was from the archives). They unlocked the door and sighed in relieve to see Jack and Owen in the same room, Gwen bent down and pick-locked Jack's handcuffs, freeing him. The pair hugged tightly. "Oh I'm so glad to see you" Gwen said burying her head into Jack's shoulder. "Likewise, how's the baby?" "Fine, I think...oh my god where's your clothes?" Gunshots and footsteps could be heard and Tosh only managed to free Owen who was hugging her as tightly as Jack hugged Gwen. "Shit how do we get out of here?" Owen asked pulling away from Tosh, though one armed remained round her waist. "No idea, maybe if I-" Suddenly a loud crashing noise interrupted whatever Jack was going to suggest, the wall behind them that Owen had previously been hanging from was pulled away. All four of theirs mouths dropped open as they say Ianto sitting there sheepishly on the fork-lift dragging the wall back. "Way to go Ianto!" Jack cheered. "To think that could have been you" Gwen said to Owen. Owen shuddered. "Oi Tea-Boy you almost killed me there!" he shouted. "Get on, it's not fast but we can get away quickly. I got a car nearby" Ianto shouted. The four of them jumped onto the fork-lift, Jack standing proudly on the side in his naked glory as he clung to the frame. Tosh clinging to Owen who was on the other side and Gwen sitting practically on Ianto at everyone's rushed insistence, no one daring to do anything that might cause her to lose the baby. "See you later, suckers" Owen shouted over his shoulder as the five drove off laughing. The moment they got to Ianto's car, the five piled in Jack in the front and the other three in the back. Tosh looked back mournfully at her bike that might be destroyed out of spite by the government. Owen not understanding tha that look and interpreting it as something else grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him. "Hey, I'm fine, Jack's fine and we'll save the world like always" he said reassuringly. He then kissed her. The others cheered.
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