Title: Supernatural
Rating: T
Pairings/Characters: Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, Toshiko Sato/Owen Harper, Gwen Cooper/Rhys Williams
Spoilers: Set after Greeks Bearing Gifts
It was a normal rainy day in Cardiff, Wales. The rain was pounding down on the pavement as dark clouds covered the sky with a promise of thunder. The locals where staying indoors with hot mugs of tea and Jeremy Kyle.
However, hidden underground from the dark clouds and rain, was Torchwood. Jack Harkness, Toshiko Sato, Owen Harper, - sorry, Dr Owen Harper - Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones weren't at home enjoying hot beverages and Jeremy Kyle, they were inside the Hub, waiting for something interesting to happen.
Jack Harkness was prowling around the Hub like a caged tiger, he occasionally went over to one of the team members to check up on what they were doing while ignoring his own pile of paperwork.
Toshiko Sato was at her computer, she was working on a complicated defence system for the Hub, the only sounds you could hear coming from her workstation was the sound of her fingers tapping against the keyboard and the odd beep coming from her computer.
Dr Owen Harper was doing an autopsy on a pregnant Weevil which had been clawed to death by a fellow Weevil, he occasionally wrote down a note on his clipboard or took a mouthful of coffee.
Gwen Cooper was sitting at her desk, alternating between texting her long-term boyfriend, Rhys, and doing her paperwork.
Ianto Jones was hiding in the archives , making a brave attempt at organising the mess caused by years of neglect.
"God, I'm bored," Owen sighed, collapsing back into his desk chair, tossing the clipboard to the side.
"Join the club," Gwen muttered, tapping her pen against the desk while sneaking glances at her mobile.
"Can I go?" Owen asked Jack, who had been heading back towards his own office.
"If you want to go outside in that weather then go ahead," Jack shrugged, entering his office.
Owen grimaced but the Rift alarm went off before he could comment.
Toshiko jumped, startled by the sudden noise, she quickly pulled up the readings on her monitor, "Large energy build up in Splott," she read.
Jack, Owen and Gwen abandoned what they were doing to crowd around Tosh's computer monitor. Ianto, hearing the alarm, exited the archives and silently snuck up behind the team.
Jack leaned forward, "Seems pretty large, all of us will have to go, that includes you, Ianto."
Ianto blinked in surprise but nodded, he wasn't sure that him going along with the rest of the team was a good idea, most of them were still a bit wary around him after the whole Lisa incident.
"Great, tea-boy's coming," Owen snarked as the team grabbed their weapons.
"Shall I go bring round the SUV, sir?" Ianto asked politely, ignoring Owen's comment.
Jack nodded, tossing Ianto the keys. He watched Ianto scurry off to get the SUV.
"Now, I don't want any of you making comments about Ianto coming along with us, understood?" Jack demanded, getting a reluctant nod from Owen and murmurs of consent from Gwen and Tosh.
They decided to leave through the cog door, knowing that going on the invisible lift would just get water everywhere.
Ianto was waiting outside, holding an umbrella to protect himself from the heavy rain. The SUV was parked behind him.
Jack climbed into the driver's seat. Owen climbed into the passenger's seat as Gwen, Ianto and Tosh got into the back.
"God, I hope it's not going to be like last time," Owen muttered as Jack began to drive to their destination.
"I thought those singing mice were cute," Tosh defended, studying the information on her PDA.
Owen snorted, "You might have but I didn't bloody enjoy it when one of them started humping my leg."
"The mouse seemed to enjoy it," Gwen laughed.
Owen scowled at her, "You wouldn't be saying that if a mouse used your leg as a fucking vibrator."
Jack snorted, "I don't think it's going to be a bunch of randy, singing mice, Owen."
"Bloody better not be, or I will shoot it this time," Owen warned.
Jack rolled his eyes.
The car sped round a corner quickly, causing Gwen to cling to the door next to her so that she didn't end up in Ianto's lap.
"Are you trying to cause a car crash," she gasped, Jack didn't slow down his insanely fast driving.
"We'll be fine, I haven't crashed before have I?" he asked rhetorically.
"There's a first time for everything," Ianto muttered under his breath, digging his fingers into his seat.
"We're here," Tosh yelped, her body getting smashed against the door after another sudden turn.
"I swear, Harkness," Owen grunted as the car came to a stop, "you're trying to kill us all with your insane driving."
It was an abandoned car park, there was a few empty warehouses surrounding it but no sign of anything rift related.
Tosh stumbled out the car, breathing heavily, "Maybe someone else could drive next time?"
"I like that idea," Gwen agreed, her and Ianto climbing out the car.
"I call dibs!" Owen said.
"I'm not that bad," Jack protested.
Gwen scoffed, "Please, Tosh looks ready to keel over."
"I'm fine," Tosh muttered, "I'm building a tolerance for Jack's driving."
Her PDA let out an ominous beeping sound, stopping any replies to her comment.
"The build up is getting larger," Tosh said, looking at her PDA.
The team glanced up at the sky as it suddenly let out a roar of thunder which lit up the dark clouds like a light show in the sky.
"And that isn't eerie or anything," Owen snarked, taking his gun out.
Gwen's head turned when she heard a crackling sound in the silent car park. "I found something," she yelled, training her gun on the crack that suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
It looked as though the air itself was splitting and letting out this bright white light.
The team surrounded it, pointing their weapons at the growing crack.
The thunder boomed over their heads, and suddenly, a fork of lightning flashed out the sky and struck the crack.
A/N: I'll try to update as much as I can but I can get distracted by real life or writer's block.