M'kay, so I've been planning to write this ficcy since before I finished This Little Light of Mine (October! Aaagh!). This can be a New Years thing, then. Basically, I look back at TLLoM, and I feel it was crap. Yup. That usually happens with me. Anyways, with Wrong, I want to spend more time on each chapter and improve my writing. So, I ask you to give as much constructive criticism as you can. I really need feedback. Thanks!

Disclaimer: I do not own Torchwood or its characters. I do own all of the aliens that will be included.


A car flew down the road. The darkness of the early morning surrounded the compact vehicle. No other sound but the roar of the engine and the crunch of the tyres on pavement could be heard. Inside sat Toshiko Sato. Despite the music softly drifting from her radio throughout the car, the Japanese woman's attention was entirely on the road. To keep herself from falling asleep at the wheel, Tosh grabbed the cup of coffee from the cup holder and took a long drink.

She had gotten the day off to take care of several errands: family matters. At least, that's what she'd told Gwen. She'd actually gone to an expo featuring all the newest technology from around the world. Tosh had wanted to go ever since she heard about it. She knew that Gwen would let her since Jack was gone. Although she was feeling a bit guilty for lying to Torchwood's stand-in leader, Toshiko knew it was worth it. She learned so much from just looking, and she knew it would help her out in the future.

Tosh glanced at the digital clock. "2:37? I will be getting no sleep tonight," the woman chuckled to herself. She was aware that Gwen expected her at work tomorrow at normal time.

Toshiko yawned in spite of the caffeine in her system. A sudden beeping got her to look to her left at her bag. It sat there, nestled in the passenger seat. The bright screen of Tosh's PDA (modified to be a mini rift-detector as well) shone through the material, alerting its owner that it detected something important. Tosh grabbed for the device blindly, not wanting to take her eyes off the road. She pulled over to the side of the road into the grass.

Rift Energy Detected

The red words blinked on the screen of the PDA. Rift energy… She wasn't too far from Cardiff, but this was pretty far for the Rift to stretch. Wasn't it? Tosh knew she should check it out, but she also knew it could be dangerous.

"Maybe I should call them," she muttered to herself. Owen would probably just yell at her if she called him this early in the morning. She didn't want to disturb Gwen. Tosh knew she'd be asleep with Rhys. "Ianto." Knowing Ianto, he would either still be at the Hub (that workaholic!) or he would be the one with the coolest head at being woken up.

Toshiko gently set down the PDA, pulling out her mobile phone. She quickly dialed Ianto's number. It rang once, twice, three times. Toshiko waited.


Tosh was right when she assumed that Ianto would still be at the Hub. The truth was, Jack left not two weeks ago, and Ianto was still, in the back of his mind, trying to get over their leader's departure. Had Tosh called ten minutes earlier, she would have caught Ianto, still awake, in Jack's office.

Now, Ianto had fallen asleep, exhausted from his long hours. His head and arms rested on Jack's desk, his back gently rising and falling. A peaceful expression on his slumbering face, Ianto slept; unaware of his phone buzzing (he accidentally knocked it on the floor earlier).

The phone went still.


Ianto didn't answer. Tosh left a short message. Going at it alone would be fine, right? She really didn't want to disturb the others, so that was the only thing to do.

Tosh grabbed the torch she kept under the seat. She secured her gun by her side, just in case. She opened her door, hopping out of the car. It rained a few hours earlier, and the grass was still moist. Cool water from sprayed onto her feet when she landed, sending a shiver up her spine. Making sure to lock her car, Tosh attempted to find the source of the Rift energy. She used the PDA as a tracker, following the constant beeping. Truthfully, Tosh felt a bit nervous going off alone into the dark thicket that lined the road; the one that was obviously where the energy was originating from.

"Alright," the Japanese woman tried to reassure herself. "There's nothing to be afraid of."

Taking a deep breath, Toshiko made her way through the trees, the incessant beeping of her PDA getting faster. After several minutes of walking, the beeping stopped. The screen of Tosh's PDA went dark, and she could've sworn there was a spark from the device. The light from her torch flickered slightly before failing completely. Tosh was entirely in the dark.

"No, no, no," she muttered, whacking the torch with her palm, trying to get the light back up. She was sure she'd put in new batteries recently.

Tosh was starting to get nervous. Her PDA was dead, so was her torch, and she was alone in the dark, now most likely lost. She could try backtracking, but then she could get even more lost. This was certainly a dilemma.

Crack

Toshiko whirled around; the sound of breaking wood alerting her that she was not alone.

Crack

Another sound, but from the opposite direction.

"Breath," she told herself near-silently, slowly drawing her gun. "Show yourselves!" she commanded, cocking her gun. She waited.

There was pain… Something hit the back of her head, faster than she could react. Her vision blurred and went black. The woman fell to the ground, facedown, her assailant standing over her triumphantly.


Cliffhanger! Nooooooo! Please review, and I'll get the next chapter up as soon as I have time to write it! Winter break is nearly over, and I'm gonna have to go back to school.