A DIFFERENT WORLD: CHILDREN OF EARTH
Day Three Ianto broke the lock on the door. He opened it up and led them all in to a dim, wet and very dingy warehouse. "This is us" Ianto said proudly. "This is Torchwood. This is home" "I prefer our old home" Owen grumbled. "The one that didn't stink, that was never wet and had a never ending supply of food and coffee" Everyone rolled their eyes and began to make the warehouse more liveable. Ianto and Owen pulled out the leftover mouldy furniture while Gwen made a fire in an old oil tank. "I'm freezing" Jack complained from his position on the sofa. He was still naked and had a hand covering his private parts. "Can we look into getting some clothes?" everyone stared at Jack. "Oh take a picture you lot it'll last longer" Jack snapped. "You look like one of them sculptures" Gwen said admiringly. "Ianto you lucky bugger" "I know" Ianto said smirking. "Make us all feel inadequate why don't you Harkness?" Owen grumbled while Tosh blushed a faint pink and looked away from Jack. "Won't people notice this fire?" Jack asked quickly changing the subject. "It was abandoned in the 90s" Ianto said calmly. "Used to be a Torchwood facility...Torchwood One" the others shuddered at the mention of the more serious and dangerous Torchwood that ruined their Ianto's life. "It's been rusting for years" Ianto mumbled. "So what are we going to do?" Gwen asked. "Just sit here? They're arriving today from the back and beyond" Jack patted at the space between him and Ianto, Gwen said down and Jack placed a hand on her lap. "We're together, the whole old team. We've been through worse than this and survived" Jack said comfortingly. "Besides I don't think you should fight in your condition" "What's that supposed to mean?" Owen asked, his gaze sharpening like a hawk as he examined Gwen from afar. "Are you pregnant? Bloody hell Cooper you dumb doll you should let me check you out in case anything happens. Where's my medical kit?" "Thanks Jack" Gwen hissed looking furious. "Now about them clothes" Jack said shivering slightly. TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW "Right so we got guns" Jack said as the whole team put down their guns on the table. "Credit cards and phones which they can trace. The new and very wealthy account of Miaka Narumi, again thank you Toshiko! A laptop that's now dead, a penknife, lempsick, stamps, a pair of contact lenses, chewing gum and 30 quid and 69 pence" "We still got the Torchwood software though" Tosh said calmly. "We may have lost the Hub but the server still exists. Trouble is though we'll need more equipment and electricity would be a great help" "How the hell are we going to manage that?" Owen growled. "Wave our magic wands and magic the electricity" "Well my account can afford most things though we might have to steal some things" Tosh said putting her glasses on. "Shall I go and get the technology needed?" "I'll come with you" Ianto said. "One the way we can buy some clothes for Jack" "Hallelujah!" Jack said to the ceiling. "I'll get some food before Owen whines about how hungry he is" Gwen said. "And I'll steal another car" Owen said gleefully. "What about me?" Jack asked standing pathetically naked with his hands still covering his private parts. Everyone stared at Jack with an eyebrow raised. "Honey we don't want to have to bail you out of prison for being a peeping tom" Gwen said coolly causing Ianto's lips to twitch in amusement, Tosh to giggle and Owen to snigger. Jack just glared at them as they left. TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW Owen stole a sports car that Jack very much appreciated the flashiness off. Gwen was sorting out the food she brought, mostly tins, sweets and ready made meals with large bottles of pop and jars of instant coffee. Tosh and Jack were working on the technology while Ianto was still out. "Let there be light" Jack shouted as he pressed the final button causing the lights to go on. "Oh yes! Britain's Most Wanted" Gwen said excitedly causing Jack and Tosh to grin back at her. "Hey what do you think?" Owen asked showing off his graffiti on the wall which merely said THE HUB 2. "Were you a vandal as a teenager?" Gwen asked. "Yes Polly PC I used to spray paint on the bus shelters" Owen said rolling his eyes. "I thought it was obvious that I was a troubled teen" Everyone rolled their eyes just as Ianto entered. "The car's a bit flashy don't you think?" Ianto asked throwing a bag at Owen who caught it swiftly. "I don't know your exact sizes but I reckon I got a good eye" he passed two bags to Gwen and Tosh who ran off to get changed while shouting their thanks to Ianto. "And for you sir...Army Surplus International" Ianto said handing a large parcel to Jack. "Oh you're kidding" Jack shouted happily grabbing the parcel and holding it to his chest. After changing their clothes (or in Jack's case putting some on) the five walked down the warehouse. Gwen in her black jeans, leather jacket and dark blue top, Tosh in her smart suit pants with green silk blouse, Owen in black jeans and deep red shirt, Ianto in a new shirt and tie under his suit and Jack in a remake of his favourite outfit. "We're back" Jack said. "We're rather pathetic" Owen mumbled to himself. They were instantly in and searching through the networks. Gwen was concentrating on the news channels, Tosh on the others that had been assassinated, Owen on Clement MacDonald and Jack on the rest while Ianto made them coffee and something to eat. Gwen had then suddenly turned round to Tosh. "Do we still have the I-five software?" Gwen asked. "Yes still on the site, why?" Tosh asked typing rapidly, bringing the software up to show Gwen. "What do you need it for?" "We need to get into Whitehall right?" everyone mumbled their agreements. "Well these contact lenses aren't just contact lenses...they're Torchwood lenses. All we need is someone to put them in and spy on the government for us" Everyone was rather impressed however Owen pointed out the one problem of the plan. "Who the hell is stupid enough to go against the government and put them on?" "Not exactly stupid enough but will do me a favour" Tosh said picking up some change. "I need to make a phone call, hand me the contact lenses and I'll be back soon. Promise" Owen caught hold of her waist as she walked past. "You'll be careful, right?" "Of course" Tosh said softly. TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW Tosh sat nervously in the park on a bench. She kept a watchful eye for anyone suspicious in case her contact backstabbed her and sent the police after her instead. From the corner of her eyes she saw her contact sit down on the bench beside her. "I didn't know if you were going to come" Tosh said quietly. "You mean you didn't know whether or not I was going to betray you" Bridget Spears corrected. "And I don't blame you child, we're on different sides of this little war. How's your mother?" "I don't know" Tosh whispered. "After I betrayed UNIT I was to never see her again. It's the only restriction Jack kept on my punishment" "Jack Harkness has looked after you well though" Bridget said examining Tosh. "You look healthy despite the difficult job" "Bridget I need you to spy on the government" Tosh blurted out. "We're alien experts; we shouldn't be killed off at the drop of the hat. We're the only ones that can help, please Bridget I'm begging you" "Toshiko Sato" Bridget said curtly. "Your mother would be proud to see you being so strong. While I am disappointed in what you did to end up in Torchwood I sympathise with your motives after all your mother was a very dear friend of mine. But I am loyal to John Frobisher, we've been a team for years" "I know, I know but-" "I don't like what John is being put through" Bridget interrupted. "The Prime Minister is putting him between a rock and a hard place. I'll help as long as you promise to spare John" "I promise that within my power I'll spare John Frobisher" Tosh said fiercely. Bridget gave her a sad smile and held her hand out for the contact lenses. "Expect it to be soon" she said. "Wait for it through your little computer, my wonderful little genius" Tosh smiled tearfully back. Bridget Spears had been some sort of aunt to her when her mother emigrated from Japan. There had been many times when she was living with Bridget and now both were so estranged because of the government and Torchwood. Because Tosh gave into the blackmail and committed treason. Tosh hugged Bridget goodbye and waited for the older woman to leave the park before going to a phone box and phoning Ianto's new mobile. "We're in, keep a look out for anything on my laptop" Tosh said firmly. "Anything you need me to do before I go back" "No I just need the company; Gwen and Owen have gone to bail out Clement MacDonald while Jack went weird after he saw the faces of those people that were murdered. Apparently he did know them just didn't know their names" Tosh sighed. "Secrets of the government, military, UNIT and Torchwood. It'll kill us all one day" TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW Gwen walked into the usual grey and boring cell towards the shivering elderly man. He sobbed when he saw her and buried his head into her shoulder as he cried. Gwen murmured comforting words as she stroked his hair. He then lifted his head and took a long deep sniff. "I smell twat" he said. "Oh charming" Owen said sarcastically. They were halfway down the street when Clement froze and pointed towards the Thames House. Owen and Gwen exchanged worried and gobsmacked looks as what looked like a ball of fire dropped down out of the sky. They grabbed hold of Clement and dragged him into the car. Owen driving fast as hell while trying to avoid other cars, eventually they had to get out and run the rest of the way back because the roads were starting to get blocked. They got back at dark; Tosh was eating while watching her laptop like a predator stalking its prey while Ianto served them their dinner. Clement won some bonus points from Owen when he said that Ianto smelled like queer. Jack still hadn't shown up when Bridget Spears slipped in the contact lenses. Owen was rather disturbed to learn that both Gwen and Ianto had taken the lenses home once for 'fun' and decided to not ask any questions in case the answers he got led to ugly mental images. Bridget unfortunately sat behind John Frobisher so they couldn't read his lips. However she typed everything he and the alien said down on her laptop for them to read. From what they could gather John was being polite and trying to figure out the aliens (who apparently were called the 456) agenda while the 456 threw up some green slime, roared a little, slapped the glass before answering in riddles. The 456 agreed to no longer use the children as a form of communication. Frobisher then gave them a document summarising the culture and history of Britain while reassuring that the 456 has no need to give them information about their technology. He then was forced to ask why 456 chose to Britain over the other nations, the 456 replied with a lie and the team realised, horrified that the government were on the 456 side. Clement soon fell into a panic attack while the 456 requested a gift. They wanted the children as a gift. "He's coming, he's coming, he's coming, he's coming, he's coming, he's coming" Clement said in a shaky voice pointing towards the walking figure that was coming closer and closer to the team. They pulled their guns out and held it up to the figure. "He's coming, he's coming, he's coming, he's coming, he's coming, he's coming" The figure walked into the light and everyone dropped their guns in shock as Jack stood there. "He hasn't changed" Clement whispered clinging to Gwen. "He's the same, he's the same, and he's the same. All those years...how can he be the same?" "He has good anti-aging cream" Owen joked bitterly while glaring at Jack. "What is he talking about Jack?" Gwen asked. "Clement MacDonald" Jack said causing the man to flinch. "Just another name. It was easier if you didn't know the names" "You were there? In 1965?" "He's the man" Clement whispered. "Oh you bastard" Owen snarled. "We fight against them, protect people, especially the children! Why? What for?" Gwen shook her head in disbelief, Ianto looked furious and shocked while Tosh looked horrified. "WHAT FOR?" "As a gift" Jack said flatly, his eyes dead and broken.
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