The trip to Heathrow airport was noisy.

Tosh almost felt sympathy for Rex when he had Owen swearing loudly at him, Gwen shrieking Welsh insults, Rose crying, and Ianto giving him his deadliest glare. Tosh remained neutral. While Rex was arrogant, impatient, and rather irritating, she knew he was a good guy really and just wanted to solve this immortal thing.

He reminded her of Owen.

Owen is still arrogant and snarky but when they were younger he was just as arrogant, impatient, and bent on hell in torturing the world around them. He had just lost his fiancée and found out aliens were real. On top of that he had been emotionally neglected by his mother and abandoned by his father.

She craved to ask Rex which parent had hurt him the most.

Instead she just remained silent and attempted to hold Owen's hand despite the handcuff's preventing them to move.

"You can't get away with this. We're British citizens!" Gwen protested once again the moment they get got out of the car.

"Hate to break it to you freckles but the Americans have been getting away with this sort of stuff for decades or did you just not pay attention to history?" Owen sneered.

"And how much of this did you know before Tosh told you?" Ianto asked.

"Hey! Stop your yapping, if you want to criticise, write a letter to your MP," Rex snapped, "World War Two," he addressed Jack – a mild improvement on Owen's many nicknames which were a variation of Captain Dickhead – "I'm taking this, what is this anyway?" he asked un-strapping Jack's vortex manipulator.

"It's nothing," Jack lied.

"Then you won't mind me having it," Rex said walking off.

"What a dick," Owen said.

"He reminds me of you," Tosh said softly. Ianto, Jack, and Gwen laughed at the indignant look on Owen's face. "You used to be just like that before you died."

"Fine we may have similar problems-"

"Attitude, commitment, work ethic and hygienic ones?" Ianto asked innocently.

"- But I bet anything he has no freaking clue how to cure illnesses or do surgery like I do," Owen finished only acknowledging Ianto's comment with a glare. "Face it. There will be a time when I show who is the better man."

"Now back to the miracle," Gwen said looking anxiously to the police guards and Rex who was arguing with an Asian woman. "I bet you anything that it has to do with Jack."

"Great, so you're saying it's my fault?" Jack asked bitterly.

"Yes," Owen said.

"It does tend to end up having some relation to you," Tosh admitted.

"The 456, Jack, do I really need to say anything else?" Ianto asked.

"So nice to know how much faith my team has in me," Jack said sarcastically. "I suppose Gwen's divorce also has something to do with me too?"

"Oh hell yes," everyone said in unison.

"Look it could be possible that it's just a switch and the wires got crossed," Tosh said in an attempt to make Jack feel better. "Everything mortal becomes immortal while everything immortal becomes mortal. It probably has nothing to do with Jack."

"Hmm...Of all the times to be arrested," Ianto mused, "I could probably finally gotten rid of those cockroaches in the weapon barn now they're mortal."

Owen and Gwen snorted while Jack raised an eyebrow. "Seriously? The world has gone upside down and all you could think about is cockroaches?"

"All right!" Rex shouted. "Let's get going, someone take the baby back to Wales."

Gwen dived to grab hold of Rose despite her hands being cuffed behind her. An officer grabbed hold of her as she kicked and screamed. Tosh felt tears pricked into her eyes as she watched the pink little bundle that she held, comforted, bathed, put to bed, and fed being put into a police car.

"Bastard!" Owen swore. "Where are you taking her?"

"I believe Miss Cooper here has a mother," Rex said uncaringly, "she shall take care of the baby until you are released to go."

"And when will that be?" Ianto asked icily.

"When you solved this Miracle Day thing," Rex said coolly. "Get them onto the plane."

As Tosh felt herself being practically carried onto the plane she could hear Gwen screaming desperately. I will come back. She is my baby. I will look after her. I will protect her. Don't you dare harm a hair on her head. The shouting was never ending. Tosh's ears almost felt like they were bleeding last time Gwen had ever sounded this distraught and desperate had been when Rhys was murdered by Bilius.

Tosh vowed that the moment they escape from the CIA they shall go back and get Rose.

The world is too dangerous for her to be left anywhere else but her mother's arms.

TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW

Tosh and Owen were next to each other behind Ianto while Jack and Gwen were in front of him. Ianto muttered darkly about being the fifth wheel when Gwen looked at him with a sad smile and he couldn't help but smile back and keep quiet. Rex was being loud and irritating as he complained about needing medication especially in the form of vodka.

Ianto didn't blame him really...

He could use a shot of vodka himself.

Tosh and Owen were murmuring quietly. If Ianto strained his neck he could see Tosh resting her head on Owen's shoulder. Meanwhile Jack had tried to make a joke and Gwen was hissing at him. The loss of Rose was going to keep her angry for a good few weeks.

"Did you miss me?" Jack asked a little louder.

"Yes!"

Gwen looked more furious with herself than with Jack. They never liked to admit that they missed Jack. All of them loved Jack. Tosh and Owen saw him more of the much needed father figure they never had as children while Ianto and Gwen saw him as the man that saved them. Ianto from a life of despair and Gwen from a life of dullness. They all loved Jack because he made them feel alive, excited, bright, and wonderful...that they belong. But there was no way in hell any one of them will admit this.

Mostly because they didn't want to get hurt but it was also because they just didn't need Jack's ego to get any bigger than it already is.

Ianto desperately wanted to make a comment about Peter Pan when Gwen spun a magical monologue about Jack being like a fairy tale when Rex suddenly interrupted them. Ianto had never seen a more stupid man in his life – and he dealt with Owen on a daily bases. He, Tosh and Owen laughed out right when Gwen called him a tiny stupid man. That did nothing for the man's temper and he snapped at them to shut up.

They did but not until Owen made another rude comment. Ianto didn't know if it was possible for a man with such dark skin to go so red.

Jack immediately distracted him by mentioning morphic fields. Ianto had no idea what those were but he heard Tosh inhale sharply and knew the moment they were off this plane and away from the CIA she was going onto the nearest computer and pull up every scientific fact up.

As Jack explained the theory Rex just laughed in his face.

You know Ianto is now certain that even Janet is smarter than this man.

TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW

Gwen was in the middle of telling Jack about their plans for the cottage. Things like painting the fences (Owen is trying to put that off right now) and planting roses with special thorns (Gwen would that when it's nicer weather) when Jack suddenly leans back into his chair and Gwen lets out a startled cry.

"He's sick!"

Immediately Ianto felt his chair being kicked as Owen started yelling abuse at Rex and demanded to be un-cuffed. Gwen immediately accused the silent scowling agent that Rex argued with earlier that day and Ianto was inclined to agree with her.

After all who supervises a gay steward making drinks?

By the way for all those who were interested the coffee was disgusting.

Rex found the poison in the agent's handbag and after a few tense seconds pins her to her seat. Owen managed to snap the cuffs and was immediately out of his chair and touching Jack's forward.

"Shit Jack, just shit," he mumbled. "Show me the poison," he ordered Rex who, strangely enough, obeyed the order. "Arsenic poisoning," Owen murmured. He turned a deadly glare to the woman now handcuffed to her chair. "If he dies I shall make you wish you were mortal again."

"Get in line," Ianto said coldly. "Tell us what to do Owen."

"We need new chemicals that can bind up the poison," Owen said abruptly standing up. "Gwen keep Jack calm, Ianto, Tosh you have to obey everything I say to the letter. Rex keep an eye on your lady friend."

"She's no friend," Rex scowled.

"And I'm not his lady," the woman hissed, "not now anyway."

"Typical," Owen grumbled, "a lovers tiff is causing my friend to die. Just keep an eye on her or I'll chuck you out of this plane." He took a deep breath. "I need to mimic EDTA. Laptop fuel cells, silver, a lot of heat, and-"

Ianto only managed to understand the first two orders. His brain had gone numb. Jack might die. A lot of hurried movement blocked what Owen was saying but Tosh heard every word and immediately with the help of the stewards Greta and Danny collected the others while Ianto stole the CIA laptop and the agent's silver necklace and was quick to mix everything Tosh gave him in a kettle with hot water.

Please god.

Please, please, he was begging them all, don't kill Jack.

Don't let Jack die.

He loved him. God he loved him. With almost all of his heart. He missed him dreadfully. Please god don't let Jack die so soon after being reunited with him.

One look of Gwen holding Jack and Owen swabbing his forehead with a cold clothe gave Ianto sheer strength that he didn't know he had. He ripped the flooring up and hunted for the orange tubing that Owen and Greta had mentioned at least once. There wasn't any.

"Where's the orange tubing? I can't see any orange tube!"

To his surprise Rex knelt beside him and started to search alongside him. He made a couple jabs about Ianto being indecisive and greedy – obviously he was a good agent if he managed to put the dynamic of the group down and their relationships with one another into a simple file – before mentioning axel grease. They continued to destroy the floor and Tosh let out a delighted scream when she found the orange tubing. With a quick flick with his penknife (given to him on the last birthday Jack was there for) Tosh was able to collect the clear liquid it contained.

A touch of cyanide and some help from diabetic Dan, they had the cure in their very hands. Gwen held Jack close to her chest as Ianto gently took Jack's coat off. Jack would murder them if they destroyed his favourite coat while trying to cure him. Gwen continued to murmur comforting words as Owen took over and injected the cure into Jack's veins.

The female CIA agent managed to escape from her handcuffs but Tosh immediately tackled her to the ground. Grabbed her by the hair and bashed her head repeatedly against the floor until she was unconscious.

"That," Owen said his voice filled with admiration, lust, and smugness, "was totally hot. We should join the mile high club right now."

"Owen head out of the gutter!" Gwen shouted as Jack let out a deathly scream.

Tosh blushed heavily and Ianto took over caring for Jack as Owen kissed Tosh and declared her the sexiest woman on the planet. Jack took a deep breath and looked up. He grinned almost lazily at Ianto and they all laughed.

"You're going to be fine," Gwen murmured happily.

Suddenly the next thing Ianto knew was Rex pushing him back into his seat and handcuffing him to the armrest.

So much for him being a decent bloke.

TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW

"Oh you have got to be kidding me!"

Owen had one of the most stressful days in his life since Gwen gave birth. First they were arrested, then they lost Rose, then Jack was poisoned, then he was denied sex (not really a major thing to anyone else but him), then it turned out arrogant wanker (Rex) was being set up and was pretty much in the same boat as them, and then they got chased by a crazy woman with her head the wrong way round! It was like the Exorcist or something!

He stood there unable to comprehend his escape vehicle. Usually Torchwood had access to a cool SUV (that he refused, and had Jack's and Ianto's agreement, to let the girls drive) instead their cool car to runaway in was a small, tiny, blue, mini.

Oh for fuck sake!

Diving in and immediately getting squashed by Jack and Ianto who pulled the girls in on their laps. Owen wondered if it was the wrong time to ask Jack for some time off. You know actually have that honeymoon he and Tosh skipped out on.

He let out a strangled gasp as the blonde behind the steering wheel sharply turned and Jack's elbow slipped and hit him in the stomach.

He had never been to America before but his first ten minutes told him the only thing he needed to know.

"I hate this bloody country!"