I do not own Torchwood, sadly. It belongs to the BBC. If I did own it, I would make sure that Owen, Tosh and Ianto didn't die~ Enjoy :D
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"Tosh, how close are we?" Jack asked, scanning the open field in front of him. To his left, Gwen was about 50 feet away and on his left was Owen at an equal distance.
"It's just a few more feet in front of you." Tosh's voice said, coming over the Com Units.
He nodded, even though there was no possibly way for her to see him. "Right." With that, he clicked his Com off and headed forward. It didn't take long until he caught sight of the small box laying in the weeds.
It could have easily been mistaken for just a regular old box, but upon closer inspection, he could see small, alien designs. They weren't any that he was familiar with.
"Gwen! Owen! I have it. Let's head back to the Hub." Jack called out, turning around and heading back to the SUV.
"It's about bloody time." Owen said. He was so glad to finally be heading back to the Hub. They've been out here for hours looking for this thing and it's been raining the whole time. He was certain that he was completely soaked through. He was definitely cold enough. He was more than eager to get back into a change of warm clothes and have a nice, hot cup of coffee.
Gwen rolled her eyes at Owen's complaining, even though she couldn't agree more. She hadn't dressed for spending a long time in the rain. She had been expecting it to be a quiet day. After all, Tosh's Rift Predictor said it should have been quiet for the rest of the week.
By the time they reached the SUV, she was shivering so hard that it was hard to stop her teeth from rattling. She smiled gratefully at Jack when he handed over his greatcoat and immediately slipped it on. Even though it was wet as well, it was still rather warm. At least, a lot more so than what she had on.
Jack didn't mind handing over his greatcoat to Gwen. After all, he honestly wasn't that cold and she looked like she was about to shiver herself to death. He slipped into the driver's seat and starting the SUV, turning the heater on high. Gwen got into the passenger seat while Owen got in the back. Both of them sighed in relieve at the hot air.
Jack drove quickly back to the HUB, thoughts of having a cup of Ianto's delicious coffee fueling him to go faster. His mouth already watered at the thought of the liquid gold. A grin formed on his face slowly as he turned the final corner before parking the SUV.
All three of them headed back into the HUB, Gwen being sure to hand Jack back his greatcoat. She knew Ianto didn't really like other people wearing it. She bit her lip to stop a smile from forming as she thought how cute Jack and Ianto acted towards each other without even realizing it.
Sure enough, once they were in the main part of the HUB, Ianto appeared with a tray of coffee. A small trace of a smile formed on his face when he looked at Jack. Jack returned the smile with one of his own mega-watt smiles before taking his coffee. Owen nearly pounced on the youngest member to get his cup while Gwen took hers with a small smile of thanks.
Ianto tucked the silver tray under his arm before taking Jack's greatcoat from him. He turned to hang the coat up so it could dry, a pleased look flashing across his face for a moment at the quiet groans from Gwen and Owen after they took a sip of the coffee.
"Alright! We're going to be having a team meeting in the boardroom in half an hour. That should give us enough time for a quick, hot shower and changing into dry clothes."
Everyone nodded and went off to their separate ways. Jack went up to his office so he could shower and change in his private quarters. Gwen and Owen went to the changing room so they could shower. Thankfully they had different rooms for men and women. Tosh, who didn't really react to them coming in, went back to her work. Ianto went up to the boardroom to get it cleaned for their meeting.
Exactly thirty minutes later, everyone was seated up in the boardroom, each with a fresh cup of coffee. The box that was recovered sat on the table and they were all looking at it curiously.
"So… What is it?" Gwen asked after about five minutes of silence. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail so the water that was still coming off of it wouldn't get her face wet. Sure, it was getting the back of her shirt wet, but that wasn't really bothering her much.
"To be honest… I'm not completely sure." Jack admitted, running a hand through his mostly dried hair. He hated not knowing that the device was. What if it was something dangerous? How was he supposed to protect his team? He looked over to Tosh, where she was scanning the box.
"From what the readout says, it appears to be some sort of alternate reality device." She said, tilting her head curiously as she glanced at the box again.
"So it puts people in an alternate reality?" Owen asked, leaning back in his seat. He took a drink of coffee as he watched Tosh. That didn't seem possible, but who knew. What with what they see every day, this could very well be the real thing.
Tosh shook her head. "No. I think it's just supposed to project you into an alternate reality, but your body wouldn't really move. I think it would show us how we would be if something in our lives were different."
Everyone turned their attention to Jack to see if he agreed. Jack thought for a moment before nodding slowly. "Yeah. I think I heard of things like this back when I was traveling with the Doctor. It's supposed to be completely harmless."
"Alright then. Let's say we test it out." Owen said, reaching forward. Before anyone could stop him, he hit a button on the side. A bright light flashed and filled the whole room. One by one, each person collapsed on the table, completely unconscious.
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So there you go~ This idea has been running in my head for awhile now and I would love to hear how you like it so far.
Also, I would like to hear which Torchwood member you would like to see first in their alternate reality~ You can go ahead and give me any ideas on what you think should happen in the A.R.s
Those who review get a cookie! *holds plate out temptingly*
