Well here we gooo. I started writing this years ago and only found the original transcript recently.

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Torchwood or Doctor Who (But I am working on it ^^) but I DO own Racöda Moon as she is my character based on myself. Got it?

As the Doctor would say "Allons y!"


An Angel In Cardiff!?

"This better be good Jack, I'm busy." Racöda warned the ever-so charming captain. Jack and his team had interrupted her reading to ask for her help. This wasn't the first time that Torchwood had needed her help and it wouldn't be the last, but Racöda relished in the fact that someone needed her.

"Not doing your homework for school on Monday?" Jack asked. Racöda jumped down from her seat on the windowsill and placed her book back on the shelf.

"You know me Jack, all my homework is done," she smiled, "now what would you have me do?"

"Aren't you a swot," Owen scoffed, "how many gold stars will you be getting for that?"

Racöda laughed.

"Owen, you really have to get over the whole 'fourteen year old girl saving your ass' thing." She said sarcastically. Jack and Gwen laughed as Owen folded his arms scowling.

"So, Torchwood has a new member." Racöda commented.

"Yeah, Racöda this is Gwen Cooper," Jack said, "and Gwen, this is Racöda Moon."

Racöda and Gwen shook hands. Just then, there was a faint beep from outside Racöda bedroom door. Toshiko came into the room, closely followed by Ianto.

"Hi Tosh." Racöda said

"Hi." Toshiko replied automatically, not looking up from the device in her hand.

"Hi Ianto." Racöda said.

"Hello Racöda." Ianto said smiling.

"Any new readings Tosh?" Jack asked. Toshiko shook her head.

"The trackers only picking up on Racöda." She replied.

"How does that devise work?" Gwen asked, pointing at the rectangular box in Toshiko's hand.

"It detects powerful energy," Toshiko showed Gwen the screen of the device, "the green dots are low energy signals like you and me, yellow are nuclear weapons and red dots are high energy like The Rift..."

"And me." Racöda interrupted. Jack rolled his eyes at Owen and Ianto.

"Anyway, we need you to help control the recent Rift activity." Owen explained.

"No one can control The Rift but I have felt some pretty powerful energy." Racöda commented, rubbing her arms.

"Well, I'll need to check the damage back at the hub." Owen said.

"I already have, it's not that bad." Racöda said faking a smile. Owen raised an eyebrow.

"I'll be the judge of that." He said firmly. Gwen couldn't see any 'damage', Racöda looked perfectly healthy.

"Owen," Racöda whined, "I don't like sitting on that table where aliens have died, it's creepy!"

Gwen agreed, silently of course.

"Racöda, you're coming with us and that's final." Jack said. Racöda sighed. She knew that when Jack was set on something, there was no room for debate. Suddenly Toshiko entered the room again. Gwen had noticed her leave but had thought nothing of it.

"Tosh, where did you go?" Jack asked. Toshiko was fiddling with a new, smaller, device.

"This device picked up some, fairly recent activity so I went to investigate," she pulled something out of her pocket, "I found this on the bathroom floor."

Toshiko was holding a single, pure white feather. Gwen took the feather from Toshiko.

"It's a wing feather, and from the size, it came from a very large creature." Gwen commented. Jack, Owen, Ianto and Toshiko were all staring at Racöda, who was fidgeting with a strand of her jet black hair. Gwen looked at the team. What did they know that she didn't?


Back at the hub, Gwen was still in the dark about the significance of the feather.

"Can I go and see...?" Racöda asked Jack quietly. Jack nodded reluctantly. Racöda smiled and walked off down to the cells.

"Where's she going?" Gwen asked. Jack pointed at the surveillance camera monitoring the cells. Gwen glanced at the monitor and her mouth fell over. Racöda was right up against the transparent door that held the Weevil in its cell.

"Jack! She'll get herself killed!" Gwen exclaimed. Jack shook his head and smiled.

"Watch the Weevil." He told her. Gwen moved closer to the small screen and watched, horrified, as the Weevil moved closer to the small, thin, girl.

"Jack..." Gwen started.

"Just watch Gwen." Jack interrupted. Gwen sighed and kept watching the screen. Racöda was talking to the Weevil but because the camera didn't record sound, Gwen couldn't make out what she was saying. When the Weevil was inches away from the door, Racöda put her hand to the door and put her fingers through the air holes. Gwen held her breath as the Weevil smelt Racöda's fingers. A gasp escaped Gwen's lips as the Weevil bowed its head to the girl. Racöda touched the Weevil's head with the tips of her fingers.

"Jack, did she just touch that Weevil?" Gwen asked. Jack nodded. Gwen glanced back at the monitor and saw no sign Racöda. The Weevil had gone back to roaming, aimlessly, around its small cell.

"What have you been doing to the Weevil?" asked a slightly angry voice. Gwen turned to see Racöda staring accusingly at Jack.

"What do you mean?" Jack asked innocently. Racöda glared at him.

"You've been torturing that Weevil, experimenting on it." She said. Jack frowned.

"You promised me Jack! You promised you wouldn't hurt that Weevil again!" Racöda yelled. Gwen could sense an argument looming but thankfully Owen arrived in his medical coat.

"Come on Racöda, I need to take a look at your arms." He said, also sensing the tension in the air. Racöda glared at Jack one more time before going with Owen down to the medical area.

"Jack, is Racöda human?" Gwen asked suddenly. Jack turned to her and nodded.

"Yes."

Gwen glanced back at the monitor.

"But that Weevil...let her touch it." She said quietly.

"Yes it did." Was Jack's reply.

"She said she as powerful as the Rift and what about the feather?" Gwen asked him.

"She is just slightly more powerful than the Rift," Jack pulled the feather out of his pocket, "and I think Racöda should be the one to explain about this."

Gwen took the feather from Jack and walked down to Owen's domain, the medical area.

"Racöda, I..." Gwen trailed off as her eyes fell upon Racöda's arms.

"It's okay, they don't hurt that much." Racöda said, smiling. Gwen stared at the mass of cuts and bruises covering the girl's arms. Owen had stitched up most of the cuts but some still shone with wet blood.

"Gwen, you wanted to ask me something." Racöda snapped Gwen back to her senses. Gwen looked back at Racöda's face instead of at her arms.

Yeah..., I wanted to ask about this feather." Gwen said, holding up the large white feather. Racöda smiled and motioned Gwen to pass her the feather.

Owen finished stitching Racöda's arms and disappeared up into the main hub, carrying Racöda's golden bracelet.

Racöda stroked the soft feather, running her fingers along the spine.

"Don't inform your team very well, do you Jack." Racöda commented, her eyes glaring at him. Gwen turned sharply, nearly jumping in shock at the sight of Jack, arms folded, leaning against the stone wall. He didn't say anything, just kept the gaze of the girl that obviously knew things about him that no one else did, or should. Racöda smiled darkly and jumped down off the operating table. Gwen turned back to face her and, again, nearly jumping in shock. The girl now standing before her was still Racöda but with a small difference. A pair of pure white wings protruded from her back. These heavenly wings, so similar to angel's, were stretched out, each one spanning about six foot, and Gwen was certain that they actually glowed.

"May I..." Gwen trailed off as Racöda stepped forward and turned around for Gwen to touch the wings. Gwen slowly trailed her hand down the silk soft feathers, her every touch timid and nervous. Racöda turned back around and smiled at the still shock recovering Gwen. Owen walked back into the medical area and gestured for Racöda to take a seat on the operating table again.

"Jack!" called Toshiko's voice from the main hub. Jack, closely followed by Gwen, made his way to Toshiko and her computer.

"What's up Tosh?" He asked calmly. Toshiko motioned at her computer screen.

"Someone has been using Racöda's bracelet to hack into Torchwood." She explained quickly. Gwen noticed that the golden bracelet was sitting on the desk, three wires connected into port wholes that Gwen hadn't noticed before.

"How can someone use a gold bracelet to get into a computer?" Gwen asked. Toshiko looked over at her. Gwen hated that look. The look that said "how could you ask such an idiotic question?".

"This isn't really a bracelet, it's a device that we use to monitor Racöda with, where she is, what she's doing, how she's feeling." Explained Jack's voice.

"Oh, right." Gwen said, feeling rather stupid. Jack looked back at Toshiko.

"So, what has been done, looked at, stolen, erased..." Jack trailed off as he grasped just how much damage could have been done.

"That's the weird thing, nothing has been damaged or stolen, just read." Toshiko explained to Jack, thinking Gwen to much of a novice to understand the complicated workings of the Torchwood computer files.

"What do you mean?" Jack asked slowly. Toshiko frowned.

"All Torchwood personnel files have been opened and read, but in no way changed or damaged." She replied. Gwen raised an eyebrow.

"You mean, someone went to all the trouble of stealing the bracelet, figuring out how to get in and then just flicking through some personnel files?" she asked sarcastically. Toshiko nodded.

"Exactly, I don't understand either, why would they read, probably some of the most insignificant files in the whole the Torchwood system?"

"Racöda, come here a sec!"

Jacks command nearly killed Toshiko and Gwen due to the sudden noise. They heard low voices before Racöda and Owen emerged from the medical area.

"What's up Jack?" Racöda asked as her and Owen walked over to the three very serious figures.

"Jack must be angry about something, I bet even Ianto heard him from down in the archives." Racöda thought. Just as she had thought, Ianto emerged from the archives, a confused look on his face.

"Everything okay?"he asked. Jack ignored him and continued to glare at the innocent looking girl.

"Who have you given the bracelet to?" he demanded. Racöda looked startled by Jack's accusation.

"No-one." She replied.

"Who?" Jack asked again, his tone just a firm.

"Jack, honestly, no-one!" the girl exclaimed.

"I think she's telling the truth Jack." Gwen said calmly, trying to keep the situation under control.

"Yeah, that's what makes it worse." Jack said, staring at Racöda.

"Makes what worse?" Owen asked.

"Torchwood personal files have been hacked into." Toshiko explained.

"Why do you think it's her?" Ianto queried.

"The bracelet was used to get through the system undetected." Gwen replied.

"Racöda?" Ianto questioned. The girl said nothing.

"Racöda!" Jack bellowed.

"Fine, yes it was me!" Racöda yelled in return.

"Why?" Toshiko asked. Racöda and Jack were staring at each other, as if talking through their eyes.

"You know every last detail of my life and I knew nothing about any of you!" Racöda exclaimed.

"You could've just asked us." Owen commented sarcastically.

"I can't believe a word any of you say because you'd have lied." Racöda deadpanned.

"Why'd you think we would have lied?" Gwen asked.

"Because that's what he has taught you to do!" Racöda spat, pointing at Jack, her every word dripping with venom.

"That's enough." Jack demanded.

"You do not control me Jack, and you'd do well to remember that!" Racöda screeched. She spread her wings and flew above the Torchwood team's heads and flew up into the pterodactyl cave.


Everyone had gone back to their normal business but Gwen was still thinking about Racöda.

"Do you think she's okay?" Gwen asked Ianto when he handed her a cup of coffee.

"I'm sure she's fine," he replied, "her and Jack always fight but everything works out in the end."

Gwen smiled to herself. She'd noticed how alike Racöda and Jack were and the thought of another Jack was humours.

"Does Racöda have any other powers apart from flight?" Gwen asked.

"Yes, many more, they're all on her file on the database," Ianto smiled, "you should ask Tosh to show you."

Gwen thanked him for the information and coffee, then made her way over to were Toshiko was working away on various computer programs.

"Tosh, I was wondering if you could do me a favour?" she said.

"What is it?" Toshiko asked without looking away from her work.

"I wanted to have a look at Racöda's file." Gwen told her.

"Have you cleared it with Jack?" Toshiko asked.

"Yeah, yeah he's fine with it." Gwen lied.

"Alright then." Toshiko replied. Within seconds, Gwen had been left to delve through Racöda Moon's very life. Gwen skimmed through the girls personal information and read through all the powers the girl had.

Telepathy, Flight, Telekinesis, Superhuman Strength, Water Breathing, Omni-Linguistic, Superhuman Intelligence, Elemental Control, Force Field Generation etc.

Gwen was amazed at how powerful this fourteen year old was and how dangerous it would be to cross her.

"Yet you're not scared." A voice said behind Gwen. She turned to find Racöda standing with her eyes red and puffy. She had been crying.

"What?" Gwen asked.

"It would be dangerous to cross me yet you're not scared." Racöda replied.

"Should I be?" Gwen queried.

"Jack is," Racöda replied, "he doesn't like the thought of me reading his mind."

"And do you?" Gwen asked.

"No, I understand that thoughts are private things." Racöda explained. Gwen still looked slightly worried.

"Trust me. I don't need the hassle of reading peoples' minds." Racöda said. Gwen smiled.

"Jack is very defensive of and around you." She commented. Racöda chucked slightly.

"When you've been through what me and Jack have, it's hard not to be defensive of one another." She explained.

"What do you mean?" Gwen asked.

"Jack doesn't want me to tell you." Racöda said smiling. That's when Gwen noticed Jack standing behind Racöda with a foul look on his face.

"Racöda, can I have a word?" he asked.

"I can give you two if you want." Racöda laughed. Gwen tried to contain her amusement but a giant grin exploded onto her face. Jack sighed. Regardless of her insult, Racöda went with Jack into his office.


Racöda and Jack had stayed in the office for around ten minutes before returning laughing about something. Gwen was still curious of what Racöda knew about Jack but she knew that she wouldn't get anywhere by just bluntly asking. Toshiko was at her computer, Ianto was at the information desk and Owen was down in the medical area.

"Jack can I go outside?" Racöda asked. Gwen walked over to Jack and Racöda.

"I don't think so." Jack replied.

"Please?" Racöda asked. Jack frowned.

"Pretty please?" Racöda begged, smiling widely. Jack shook his head.

"I'll go with her if you want Jack." Gwen said. Jack sighed.

"Okay, but don't be too long." He said firmly. Racöda smiled and hugged him. She grabbed her bracelet and took hold of Gwen's hand, practically dragging her out of the hub.


Racöda and Gwen were sitting on the end of the pier, looking out over the sapphire sea. Racöda hadn't spoken much since they had left the hub. She seemed transfixed on the horizon and her eyes were reflecting the light, making them shine.

"I know you have many questions but please understand not all of them have answers." Racöda suddenly said. Gwen looked at her.

"Don't worry, I didn't read your mind, just your face." Racöda assured her. Gwen looked away.

"Sorry." She mumbled.

"Don't be, it's human nature to be curious of what you don't know." Racöda explained. Gwen smiled.

"So, how do you know Jack?" she asked.

"Jack has been like a father to me for years," Racöda smiled as she spoke, "he's always there for me when I need him."

Gwen nodded.

"When did you realise you had powers?" she asked.

"When I was a child. I always felt different from the other kids but a didn't expect a pair of wings and…," Racöda looks down at her arms, "well you know…"

Gwen had no reply for the sad girls comment so she did what anyone would have done in her situation. She changed the subject.

"Come on, we best get back before dark." She said, hauling herself up.

"Scared?" Racöda asked, staying seated.

"Of the dark? Yes a little." Gwen replied truthfully. Racöda nodded slightly.

"Humans have an irrational fear of the dark. The thing is, it isn't irrational." She quoted, standing up.

"Who first said that?" Gwen asked as they walked back to the hub.

"Just a friend." Racöda said, glancing up at the few glinting stars.


Gwen and Racöda had stayed out for two hours before the familiar alarm bells sounded and the wheel opened away, allowing Gwen and Racöda into the hub.

"Enjoy yourself?" Ianto asked. Racöda nodded. She walked off towards Jacks office, leaving Gwen to go about her business.

"Gwen, fancy a drink?" Owen asked, pulling on his coat. Gwen shook her head.

"No thanks, I got something I need to do." She replied. Owen shrugged and sloped off to get bladdered and inevitably take a girl back to his place for a little "one to one time" as he liked to call it. Gwen threw off her coat and sat down at her work station. She booted up her computer and went to Racöda's file again. Gwen read through her life as if it were a magazine article.

Mother and Father unknown. Adopted at birth and grew up in Cardiff. Adopted name: Leila Adams but prefers the name Racöda Moon. Favourite colour is black and her birthday is the 22nd August. She seemed like a normal, little girl, considering, but the way she spoke bothered Gwen. Racöda portrayed wisdom beyond her years and not like in a super smart way but in a kind of creepy way. Jack had told them all that Racöda was human but how could that be? She had wings, scars and was apparently stronger than the rift for God's sake!

"Why are you looking at her file?" a voice said behind Gwen, making her jump a little. She turned to see Jack, his arms folded and one of his eyebrows raised. Gwen smiled and closed her computer down.

"No reason, just curious." She replied.

"Curious of what?" Jack asked suspiciously. Gwen shrugged.

"Just in general." She told him.

"Time to get home, don't you think? Gone midnight now." He commented. Gwen nodded.

"Where's Racöda? I could give her a lift home." She said. Jack shook his head.

"She's asleep in my office, she can stay tonight and we will take her back tomorrow." He explained. Gwen smiled, grabbing her coat.

"Night Jack." She said. Jack smiled and went back into his office.

"I'm still gonna get the full story." Gwen said to herself as she left.


As Gwen left, Jack couldn't help but overhear the muttered promise that the ex-cop had said to herself. He sighed and peeped into his office, smiling to himself when he saw Racöda asleep in his chair at the desk, his large trench coat strewn across her.

"How can someone so sweet be so dangerous?" Jack thought to himself as he put his hands in his pockets and sighed deeply.


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