Episode 2: When Everything Changes: Part 2
Blaine never wanted to stay in a lousy motel ever but apparently this is all that was open for a person who looked as young as he did. He could pull off 16, but actually he was over 200 years old and still going strong. He sat with his hair beginning to get longer and less managable. The room stank of humans and the bed was as rickety as ever.
Slowly, he unpacked his bags full of guns and computer programs on the bed while he ate his meal for the night.
"God, I used to live like a king in Cardiff, now I'm hiding and…well lookie here." His eyes got very wide as the same readings he had reappeared in the same place.
He slouched in his chair pulling up all the software he needed, he would have to go back to the school, but this time for as long as he need to figure this out. He knew whatever came from the energy was alien, he just needed to see if it was dangerous. He quickly enrolled himself under his full name and got fake birth records.
He was so used to going undercover, it was like second nature for him, and being in America he could use his own name and be himself. Well, of course it wasn't his name at all actually, but a soldier's name from World War II. He let those thoughts leave his mind and he put on his bright red suspenders, tomorrow he was going back to school.
As morning came, Blaine woke up with a smile on his face and a pep in his step as he grabbed his coat. He stopped at the doorway and looked to the window seeing what he was wearing. He shook his head and shut the door. His bike was just as rusty as before and he gave it a good kick as it began to sputter.
The school was packed for so early, but he paid no attention to that he made his way to the main office to get his schedule and things.
"Ah, Mr. Harkness. I see you came bright and early as expected!" The principal spoke with a very thick accent but Blaine was used to them so it was no problem.
"Yes, sir. I want to make sure I get to know this school very well." Blaine spoke while grinning at the girl in the room.
She was a girl of medium height and her hair was very long and thick. She gave him a very confused look. He put out his hand to her and smiled.
"Blaine Harkness and you are?" His grin was so big that she just had to smile.
"Santana Lopez. So, you are new then? Need a tour guide?" She smiled letting go of his hand.
"Yes, I would love that." He winked at the principal and they were off to see the school before his first class.
She showed him every room, but the one that got his attention and the attention of his Vortex Manipulator was the Glee Club room. That and the gym had very strange reading and he knew he would have to check them out after school.
He thanked her as the first bell rang and she slipped him a piece of paper in his hand. He knew what it was, so he winked and shoved it in his long coat's pocket. Just as he looked at his schedule, he ran again into the young boy from the day before, Kurt. This time they merely bumped heads.
"We've got to stop meeting like this." Kurt smiled.
"Yeah, sorry. Do you know where room 204 is?" Blaine put on his winning smile again and Kurt crumbled.
"It's… umm, yeah. I have that class now as well, I will show you." He began to stutter a tad and led Blaine to their first class.
His day went quite fast but lunch was not exactly what he was looking for. He sat by himself unpacking his large cheese sandwich and his thermos which he put vodka in. He sat relaxing as a rather large fellow, the same from the day before came up and stared him down.
"Can I help you?" Blaine asked smugly.
"Yeah, I didn't give you the new student dumpster throw yet. Meet me by the dumpsters after school or I will find you and make it much worse, oh and by the way, now you know no to mess with Puck." Puck said smiling.
"Excuse me? One, I haven't and I won't ever been thrown into a dumpster. Two, I am not afraid of you. Three, what the hell kind of name is Puck? What are you, a Canadian super-hero?" Blaine finished his lunch and left Puck in a state of shock.
Puck always seemed to scare the new kids, but this Blaine kid seemed to be able to not break a sweat during his threats. He had to figure out what was so special about him. As Puck pondered that thought, Blaine went to his new locker and hung a picture of his old base. He missed his friend and his nice work space. Just as he closed it Kurt was standing outisde it smiling.
"Hi… do you need something, Kurt?" Blaine asked confused.
"Oh, I thought maybe you needed help finding your other classes." Kurt said trying to not sound interested in Blaine.
"Oh no, I'm fine thanks, but maybe after school you could show me around the gym and choir room. Sounds cool?" Blaine asked as he slammed his locker shut.
"Oh… yes. I would love that! Choir room? Do you sing? Because I fancy myself a singer." Kurt smiled as Blaine got his books together to go to his next class.
"Umm, no. Just wanted to check it out, I mean I dabble but I don't sing too much." Blaine smiled and waved bye as he ran to his next class.
Kurt smiled and got his books together as he jumped a bit. Puck walked up to Kurt with a smug smile and hit him softly.
"Why didn't you say you were friends with the new guy? I was about to dumpster his ass for being a dick to me." Puck shouted making Kurt laugh.
"Sorry, we kind of ran into each other last night. Well, we literally ran into each other, so yeah be nice to him." Kurt smiled and went off to class and waved Puck away.
The school day ended with a bang, and the not the kind you would think. The whole school shook after the final bell and Blaine ran to his locker as quickly as he could. He grabbed his gun belt threw it on and found Kurt waiting for him with wide eyes.
"Is that a…a gun?" Kurt laughed.
"Yeah, did you hear that noise and feel the school shake? I am here to fix that." Blaine spoke trying to cut to the chase with Kurt so he didn't have to make up lies.
"Wait, so you are a cop? I mean you look really young to be a cop." Kurt said following Blaine as they made their way to the gym.
"Not exactly, I am not this young nor am I a cop. I investigate the… the abnormal." He said this quickly as he pulled Kurt aside.
Kurt got very flustered and saw he was merely hiding him from Santana. He laughed and pointed at her.
"Why are we hiding from her?" Kurt smiled thinking Blaine was hitting on him and taking him somewhere private.
"I had her give me a tour already can't haver her seeing me snoop again. Now if you will show me around here, I can be on my way." Blaine spoke playing with his Vortex Manipulator.
"Oh… wait, what am I even showing you? Is the school breaking any laws?" Kurt became very interested at the fact that his school could be doing something illegal and he could be on TV for figuring it out.
"No, I think... umm. I don't know how to say this." Blaine spoke looking straigh into Kurt's eyes.
"You can tell me anything, Blaine. I mean I consider you a friend already." Kurt smiled as Blaine grew a grin.
"Okay, well I hunt aliens and I think there is an alien threat in your school." Blaine smiled as Kurt grew wide eyed.
"You know, if you wanted to get rid of me you could have used a better lie then that." Kurt raised his hand to slap Blaine but he quickly raised his gun.
"Get down!" Blaine screamed as he shot a robot like creature coming after Kurt.
He kept shooting it until it went down like a ton of bricks. He had seen them before but not like this, this was worse.
"What… what is that?" Kurt screamed as Blaine dragged the body behind the bleachers.
"That is a Cyberman. A creature made of metal with no emotions and it was going to make you into one of them." Blaine smiled as he saw Kurt start to believe him.
"And then, who are you Blaine? Who are you really?" Kurt began to breathe heavily and looked Blaine in the eyes again.
"I'm Captain Blaine Harkness. I'm Torchwood."
