Notes: Okay, here's one that's just a bit of pure silliness. Hope you enjoy! And thanks in advance for any reviews that come my way.
"You have to do something." Gwen said as the team entered the hub. "I can't stay like this, Jack."
"I know." Jack said as he stared at her. It was rather hard not to. "We'll do some checking and talk to our new friend, and we'll figure it out."
"Rhys is on his way." Ianto said.
"Rhys?" Gwen asked, completely shocked. "Why did you call him?"
"Well, given what's happened, I thought it best." Ianto explained.
"Couldn't you have just waited 'til we could do something, then call him?" she asked as she plopped down in the nearest chair.
"Well, we don't know how long it will take for things to..." Ianto began,stopping to stare at her. "Well, ware off."
"If they do." Owen put in as he sat across from her smiling.
"Oh, don't you start." she said, crossing her increasingly furry arms over her chest.
"I told you to hold off." he said. "But no, you wouldn't listen."
"I know." she said angrily. "You've had your 'I told you so', so you can shut up now."
"I'll go and have a chat with our guest and see what he has to say." Jack said as he headed for the cells.
"I'll come with you." Ianto said as he tore his eyes from Gwen's furry form. "Your interigations are usually rather amusing."
"By that you mean terrifying, right?" Jack asked.
"In a way, yes." Ianto nodded.
"Keep it up, Jones." Jack warned jokingly. "You can be replaced."
"You know that's not true." Ianto replied with a smile. "No one makes coffee like I do."
"Among other things." Jack muttered, returning the smile.
"How are you feeling?" Tosh asked as she walked over and handed Gwen a bottle of water.
"I'm covered in fur, I've got one rabbit's ear and a tail." Gwen said. "I'm just fine."
Owen and Tosh stared at Gwen. She sat there drinking her water, one long black and white ear drooping at the tip, whiskers starting around her nose, and her teeth were protruding a bit.
"Don't worry." Owen said soothingly. "We'll take care of you."
"Really?" Gwen asked, feeling rather touched by his sudden concern.
"Yeah. We'll do you a nice big cage, make sure you've lots of fresh greens, fresh water." he said with a sympathetic smile.
"And no one will be able to get to your feet." Tosh added.
"My feet?" Gwen asked, her ire rising at their constant teasing.
"Yes, you know, people use rabbit's feet for good luck." Tosh replied.
"Oh, so I'll be the new Torchwood pet, and no one can dangle my foot from their keys." Gwen said sarcastically. "Lovely, bloody lovely."
"Gwen?" Rhys's voice called.
"Down here." she called back, dreading having to explain this.
"What happened?" Rhys asked as he rushed down to meet her. "Ianto didn't go into much detail..." his voice trailed off as he stopped and stared at his fiancee.
"I had a wee run in with a rabid rabbit from outerspace." she said sheepishly.
"I see." he said as he moved closer. "You know, just because I asked you to dress like a Playboy bunny once, didn't mean you had to take me so seriously."
"Rhys!" Gwen cried. "Your fiancee is sitting in front of you, part rabbit and you make jokes?"
"Sorry, love." he said holding his arms open. "Come here."
"I hate Torchwood sometimes." she said as she went to him and hugged him.
"Me too." he said, his body starting to tremble.
"Rhys, don't cry." Gwen said, mistaking his laughter for sobs.
"I'll try not to." he said, choking on his laughter. "Nice tail. We can use you as a duster from now on."
"Rhys Williams!" Gwen screeched as she stepped back. "You're awful."
"Bad news." Ianto said as he and Jack came back to join the group.
"What?" Gwen asked, her stomach churning with fear.
"We're out of carrots, all we have is some wilted lettuce." Ianto said, holding out a bag of browning lettuce.
Gwen glared at the group and took a deep breath.
"It's nice to see how you're all so supportive." she said. "Here I am, part rabbit, who the hell knows, perhaps I'll go completely rabbit, and you're just sitting 'round making jokes."
"Oh, come on now, Gwen." Rhys said. "We're just having a bit of fun. If it'd happened to any of them, you know you'd do the same."
"Besides." Jack said as he stared at the tip of an emerging ear. "According to our little guest, you'll change back in anywhere from ten to seventy-two hours."
"I've a dress fitting tomorrow." she said. "I can't very well go like this."
"It's all right." Ianto said. "I know a good tailor, he can cut out a bit in the back for your tail, although if you have to start going around like a rabbit..."
"On all fours?" Tosh asked.
"Yeah, that could make things more difficult." Ianto nodded. "But, this tailor is very good."
"I hate you all." Gwen said as she headed for the bathroom, resisting a sudden urge to hop along as she went.
"Gwen!" Rhys called. "Come on."
"All of you!" she called as she slammed the door.
"You know, I read somewhere that female rabbits can be very testy." Owen said.
"Apparently so." Jack said.
"Is she going to completely change?" Rhys asked. "Before switching back?"
"Perhaps." Jack said. "We'll just have to wait and see."
"An all night rabbit patrol." Ianto said. "I think I'll go to the shop, pick up some provisions."
"There's a good pet store not far from here actually." Tosh said.
"I hate you!" Gwen called again as she heard Tosh's last comment.