Chapter three
Day two
Ianto felt his head pounding, ears still ringing from the blast, he turned to see Jade, the area was a complete mess, the water fountain was nothing but rubble and girders, there was a crater where the hub once was.
Ianto felt sick, his eyes kept looking around for something, anything, but it seemed everything was blow up, he reached down helping Jade to her feet, "Was Elena behind us?" he asked, but the ringing in his ears made him yell.
"I...I." Jade stammered unable to think straight feeling her stomach twisting painfully. "Maybe." Everything was super loud to Jade. Two paramedics were walking toward them. "You all right Sir?" one asked looking over Ianto.
A few bumps and bruises, Ianto was looking to the paramedic, "Our friends," he pointed, "Our friends are down there!" he pointed out, but he kept looking from the paramedics to Jade, he could feel something was wrong, he couldn't put his finger onto it.
"Go to the ambulance," The paramedic pointed out to Ianto and Jade, Ianto nodding trying to take Jade with him.
"But Jack and Elena..." Jade tried to go back to the large hole that was the Hub, but She didn't trust the Paramedics. "Ianto this isn't right." Jades hearing normal in one ear and super loud in he other.
Ianto went to speak when another paramedic came out; he pulled Jade away from him. Ianto struggled against one man, his arms being pinned back. "Control said no survivors..." his voice stern. Ianto's eyes wide, he felt himself knock his head back into the man's face. He looked to another man holding Jade down onto a stretcher.
The holding Jade down as she struggled against him as he brought his arm closer to her she caught his arm, biting it as hard as she could before feeling blood she pushed him back and punched him in the face, she Pushed herself up. Her hand brushed over her mouth spitting out "Ew!" her hand brushing over her mouth more.
Ianto kept looking to her, "Jade..." he stopped pulling her down as a sniper shot, narrowly missing them both, he kept looking to her face, quickly going to the paramedic that had been shot behind him, he fished into his holster taking the gun, then looking to Jade, "Catch!" he tossed her the gun, then looked to the man she knocked out, he picked him up throwing him into the back, "you find out what he's doing," he was serious, "I'll drive!"
"Who, the fuck are you?" Jade cocked the gun holding onto a railing as the ambulances bounced to Ianto's driving.
"I told you I'm a Paramedic." He whispers his eyes showing fear to the shot Asian with a gun.
"You can see this a 10-79 situation then" Jade pushed the gun to his temple He nodded slowly "a 10-79 is a vacation" she hissed at him holding the gun tighter.
Ianto kept driving, "Jade, we've got to get something from him, toss him before we get to Owen's!" he then froze for a moment, Jack and Elena were down there, there was no physicality way that Elena survived the blast. "Jade, I can't tell him..."
Jade sighed, "Ianto it's not the time," she kept her focused on the man, "Why are you trying to kill us?" she bashed the gun against his skull, her eyes dangerously close to murder.
"I work for the government, I was given the order it make sure no one survives, no one can survive this." He kept looking to the gun, to Jade's face; "I only do what I'm ordered to do…" he kept looking to Jade scared.
Ianto kept driving, his wasn't much help from up here, he turn around again quickly, "Jade..." he kept trying to figure the best route to get to Owen's place, he kept thinking what to say, how to act, the idea of Elena laying somewhere dead. Jack blown into a million pieces to make his stomach sinking.
"We've gotta ditch the Ambulance, we can get to Owen's on foot if we run in five minutes, they're probably tracking us." Jade exhaled. Come in, Tyrone, repeat copy. Jade glanced to the man, then back to the radio, "you tell them its done." Her voice a venomous spit.
Ianto stopped the ambulance, he kept still in the seat for a few seconds looking around him, a place that was dark, out of site, and then turned. "We can't leave him to know we're alive," he looked to Jade, "We need to be invisible..." he pointed out.
Jade kept looking to the man, back to where the blast zone was, she kept thinking of how she was going to get through another minute. The man looking to her, "They're going to find you, you can't escape!" he moved quickly to get another gun hidden in his shoe.
Jade closed her eyes pulling the trigger, the bang rang around watching the man slum down dead, she backed to the doors feeling her chest pounding hard, her eyes focused on the body.
Ianto got out of the driver seat, not looking back to the ambulance, "come on, Owen's place isn't too far from here." he kept looking forward, not looking back taking Jade's hand walking in the direction to Owen's place, "Jade, what are going to do?" he asked trying to keep them to the shadows, to be honest, right in this moment it was just himself, Jade and Owen left of Torchwood, and something out there was trying to kill them.
"Honestly, Ianto - I have no idea." She quick march walked along the empty streets of Cardiff holding onto Ianto's hand. She thought about Dylan, hoping he was okay. She kept looking to the sky; it was turning from dark to a smooth grey showing it was going to be sunrise soon. "How are we going to tell Owen?" she kept focused on the walk to Owen's face, wondering if he already knew what had happened.
Ianto shook his head, "I don't know Jade," he kept focused on the place where Owen and Elena lived together, not even sure how they were going to say anything to Owen without hurting him.
Coughs could be heard from a pile of rubble, Elena felt herself crawling from the dirty and mess, her hands cut up, her shirt ripped, she inhaled and coughed again pulling herself to her feet before glancing around herself, her eyes kept trying to see passed the blur, ducking she could see that people were going around the wreckage picking up pieces of Jack that were all around. She bit her hand trying to not cry, the tears running down her cheeks making it hard to think straight.
Getting to herself together, she felt her eyes looking down herself quickly she saw the red dot on her chest, she glanced up before running out of the way, her chest hurting, but hurting was better than being dead as she kept to the shadows looking to her phone, smashed up, "Typical!" she threw it away, she found herself trying to keep herself moving.
For a moment Elena kept glancing back to where she once was, a pile of rubble and concrete, her hands going down to her stomach, she couldn't pick one pain from another, but as she kept to the shadows, she knew that right now she needed to be able to keep herself together. In a moment, Elena kept walking, feeling her hand down her chest, she felt nervous, her hands kept shaking while she inhaled, she placed her back against a wall, she looked as a few drunken people fell out of the club, a girl laughing while her friends dragged her off, looking to the sky to see the sky turning grey. Elena quickly rushed into the street to grab the clutch purse the girl dropped, Elena running back into the darkness.
Owen stood pacing in his Penthouse as the TV was on mute but the BBC channel was showing the large explosion of Roald Dahl Plaza. The radios voice was saying how they were looking for bodies and the Current National News web page on his Macbook was auto refreshing with news. He kept twisting his wedding band, why did he have to be such a jerk? The knock on his door made him jump, he rushed to it, but was careful. Looking in the pep hole.
Jade and Ianto stood on the other side of the Penthouse number three door. Listening to the unlocking of a lock and the sliding of the guard chain. Owen appeared seeing them. "What the hell happened?" He pulled them both inside slamming the door closed behind them.
Ianto quickly walked into the place, "Owen, we've not got time," he kept moving around, he unplugged phones; he kept looking around the place. "Someone tried to kill us..." he pointed out while looking from Jade to Owen, "We've got to get you before they do, and run, cos they will look for you, and..." he stopped looking to Jade again, he looked to the TV.
Owen could sense the untold feelings between Jade and Ianto; he looked to Jade, the girl who was his best friend. "What...?" His asked reluctantly. Unsure if he actually wanted to know.
"Owen." Jade stepped close to him, taking his hand, leading him to his leather sofa. Sitting him down.
Owen didn't like where it was heading. "No, don't you dare!" He snapped seriously.
"Owen." Jade put his arm around his shoulders. "We haven't heard from Elena, it doesn't mean, that's she's, well you know... But... Not having heard anything from her." She whispered.
Owen was staring at the picture on the T.V. set of the large hole of where the Hub once was.
His eyes were welling up and his vision going blurry. "No." His voice was a low indoor voice. He looked to Jade his brown eyes glazing over as the Saline in his tears rushed across them. "Come here." Jade pulled him into a hug.
Owen broke down, holding onto her tightly. He tried into her chest. Everything was flooding over him. The last thing he'd done with Elena was fight and being a douche. Now he might never get to say sorry for that, because no one could find her.
Ianto looked from Owen to jade, he didn't want to think about it, but the fact he kept reliving the last moments he saw Elena alive.
"She was at a computer," he stood, "She told me to take Jade and run," he looked to the door, "She didn't follow us," he spoke again, he didn't even known he was talking loud, "She wasn't behind me..." he felt tears starting to fall down his eyes, "Jade, we're not safe, we've got to keep moving!"
Owen sat upright, exhaling softly, brushing the tears from his face. "So what we do now?" He stood up when Jade did. Feeling lost and like this wasn't even real life.
"We keep going. We need to get Dylan from Ianto's sisters." She fixed her shirt.
Walking over to Ianto she pulled him into a tight hug too. Kissing his cheek. "Owen you have your off duty, gun?" She glanced back to him.
Owen nodded, "Yeah, gimme a second." He turned away, walking toward his bedroom.
Ianto moved over to Jade, he brushed his hands onto her shoulders, "We've got to get to London," Ianto kept looking to Jade while looking around the place, he glanced out the window seeing Owen walking into the room holding his off duty gun.
Ianto glanced to Owen, he'd put one photo down, but he glanced to see the other photos on the wall, "We better make a move," he quickly looked, "Owen, exit that isn't known to police?" he looked as he knew a S.W.A.T car from the window, the darkness was going, the sun starting to rise.
"Yeah, there is a side exit, on the forth floor, to a fire escape stairwell. Takes you out the dodgy side of the complex." He spoke as his eyes rested on a picture of Elena and himself. He held his index and middle finger to his lips, kissing them he brought his fingers to Elena in the picture.
"Okay, lets go... " Jade unlocked Owen's front door, peaking around the hallway.
Ianto nodded, "right," he looked to Owen and Jade, "No phones," he pointed, he then moved out the door, keeping himself pointing his gun, he pointed it seriously trying to keep himself together.
Jade walked first in line, her gun was down being as casual as possibly as they snuck by different floors. Taking the stairs being clam.
Owen led the rear. "Through that door and we're out." He whispered softly.
You could hear footsteps of steel-toed boots across the complex.
Jade slowly got to the door. Standing in an aimed position. She opened the door. Nothing. It was dark; the stairs were rusted, dangerous.
Ianto kept behind Jade, the fact was this, they needed to do a lot of things, "I don't know," he kept his voice low, "Is it really safe to rush and get out son, when he'd be a lot safer with my sister," he kept his tone serious, he didn't want to risk him, no, "He's safe with Rhiannon..." he kept his voice low while walking down the stairs keeping in rank.
"Jade, a baby will slow us down." Owen had no idea about the twins she was six weeks along with.
"I need Dylan, I need to see Dylan and I need to hold Dylan." Jade stood at the top of the stairs. "Go." She looked down to the ground, nothing but trash bins and emptiness. Owen headed down the rusty stairs first.
"Owen's got a point," he looked to Owen now, "We'll only put his life in danger, Jade do you want our son in danger..." he kept moving, "but we need to get to London..." he could see their get away, he couldn't stop thinking what his sister was doing.
Jade exhaled. Looking up at the star lit sky, "Okay, to London." She was walking toward the same car, Ianto and Owen were.
Trying to keep herself together, Elena kept brushing her hand down her stomach, parts of her kept feeling nervous, quickly stepping back into the shadows, there were police cars all around Ianto's sister's house.
Standing back Elena felt horrible watching as the police left the house, she kept looking around the street before rushing over to the house, she kept checking over her back.
Elena kept knocking on the door, she felt herself starting to panic as she knocked again trying to will the door to open quickly.
Johnny walked to the front door, "Rhiannon!" he called. "Are you expecting a blow up blonde?" he shouted. He kept looking to the girl, she looked a mess, a hot mess, and the sun was starting to rise slowly.
Rhiannon showed up to the door, seeing the blonde girl. She looked confused. "Can we help you?" Her voice a little mean, just in case it was someone she shouldn't like. Dylan was crying from a distant room. He'd been unsettled the past couple of hours. "Johnny, go tend to Dylan. I'll sort this." She nodded.
Elena looked to Rhiannon, "A while back, Ianto and Jade's baby party," she looked, "I was the one who you said looked like a runway model..." her voice calm, "I have to tell you," her voice trying to keep calm, "Can I come in please?"
"Elena right?" Rhiannon allowed Elena into the house, "You work with Ianto and ... " Her voice dropped, the news in the background around the explosion in Cardiff city. "Jade..." She whispered.
"Yes," Elena walked into the house, the sound of Dylan still screaming, Johnny holding him.
His eyes focused on the baby; "I can't shut it!" he looked to his wife.
Elena took Dylan, "I think you need to sit down," her voice more to Rhiannon, she held Dylan, guessing she was the only one for this baby, "I'm not a civil servant, nor is Ianto or Jade..." she kept serious, "but someone, they," she inhaled, "Ianto and Jade didn't make it," she then inhaled, "I hope they did, but I don't think anyone could survive that blast..." She exhaled, "I don't even know how I survived," her voice light trying to calm Dylan down more.
Rhiannon sat down on her couch, tears in her eyes. "No." She shook her head not believing it. Covering her face, she started to sob. "That can't be right... They can't be dead." She sobbed harder. Looking up at Dylan, his big blue eyes. She couldn't bring herself to keep a stare.
Dylan wasn't even aware, "I'm sorry," her voice low, she kept rocking the baby, "I thought I'd come here," she nodded, "I can't stay too long, but all I need is to borrow a laptop," her eyes looking around, "I have to find my Boss..."
"Yeah, okay." Rhiannon nodded, she stood up, trying to calm down. To keep everything feeling normal when deep down it wasn't at all. Her eyes kept looking to the girl, "You want to use the shower, or clean up?" Rhiannon kept watching Elena holding Dylan close to her.
Elena shook her head lightly, "I really should move quickly, I need a laptop to make sure," she inhaled rubbing her head with her free hand trying to keep Dylan close to her. Rocking Dylan back to sleep, she placed him into the baby seat, "I know this is a lot to ask," she kept watching Rhiannon, "I was never here, you don't know me..."
"I know you now!" Johnny clicked his fingers, "You was the bird I," he stopped talking, "Never mind," he sat back down.
Rhiannon gave Johnny a dirty look. Handing Elena the Acer PC Laptop. "The password is sex kitten, one word." Her cheeks were pink. Watching Dylan sleeping. "We're going to have to protect him." She looked at Johnny.
"Please," Elena took the laptop, "Just remember," she glanced to Johnny, "please..." her voice soft, "Keep this with him," she reached into her pocket, taking out her wallet, she placed a photo of Ianto Jade herself and Owen in a cheap photo booth, "Just in case..." she whispered kissing the boy, then looked to Rhiannon, "I was sixteen, he was twenty one, I flashed him for booze..." she pointed out, "Take care of him, no matter what, right now, he's yours..." she walked out the door quickly.
Rhiannon kept staring at Johnny, "you," she playfully slapped him, "I can't believe you, why didn't you tell me?"
"Because I was drunk love, I can't remember every drunken teenager that's flashed me her bits…" he stopped feeling Rhiannon slapping him more.
Ianto now looked to Owen and Jade, "We can't take Owen's car!" he felt himself paused, "can be tracked," he then thought about it, "We can't risk any cars, cos we'll be traceable..." now looking to Jade, they had made it a good distance, "I've got my credit card," he looked to Owen, "See if we can take some money out..."
"Five minutes up the road, there is an ATM Machine in a movie rental-corner shop. We can try there. If we keep to the back streets, no one will notice." Owen put the gun he was holding away.
Jade was doing the same. "Good idea." Though she was leery about it. "After that, we need as little contact with people in Cardiff as possible. "They started to the little shop.
Ianto nodded, "I hope that Rhiannon is alright," he inhaled, but exhaled going a machine placing his card in first, he pressed the numbers, but then glanced to Owen, he gave a quick head shake before moving out the way quickly.
For a second before putting his card back into his wallet, he looked to the photo booth photo, they all had one, he glanced to his one, the one with them all smiling, Elena took the one with him, and his emo face, Jade looking like she was from an Asian mob, Owen looking like a pimp, why Elena pulled the blow up doll face, he laughed thinking about it.
"Let me try." Owen pulled out his wallet. Putting his Debit card into the machine. He typed in his pin number, trying to withdraw a hundred quid he looked into his wallet. The tiny compartment for pictures, he looked at the same photo booth picture set, his picture. Made him exhale a small laugh.
The drunken four of them, where not ready for the picture to be taken. It caught, Ianto half blinking, sticking his tongue out at Jade, who was wiggling around on his lap, her thumb and index finger holding his tongue.
Owen had his hands on both of Elena's boobs, while Elena was leaning back her tongue licking up his cheek as the picture snapped, He couldn't remember much of that night.
"Fuck, no." He watched the ATM decline his transaction giving him his card back.
"Third times the charm?" Jade dug around in her bag, fishing out her wallet. Opening up the clasp. She tried using her Diamond Visa. Typing in her pin. Trying to take out a simple amount of sixty pounds. She played with her California State Drivers license. Sliding it aside was the picture of the same photo booth.
Her picture was of Elena and herself joking around, giving each other and unexpected lip peck. The size of Owen and Ianto's eyes were popping out of their skulls was the most hilarious bit. "Nope." Jade watched the card come back out at her. "So were all frozen accounts."
Ianto nodded, "Pretty much," he looked from Jade to Owen, "Last resort," he reached into his pockets of his trousers, "I've got," he also went into his blazer pockets, "Twenty five Euros, twenty pence, and a nickel," then his blazer pocket, "I have a tampon, Chinese menu, and a old lottery scratch card, lost..." He exhaled, "What you guys have?"
"A tampon?" Owen asked looking at Ianto with a strange look, "I knew there was something about you that was off." He turned out his pockets. "Uh, condom, ribbed condom, glow condom, lint, off duty gun, a dime." He tried the other pocket. "Five pounds, more lint, a button, a ping pong ball. Uh." He patted down his leather jacket pockets. "TEN pounds!" He looked excited, "Fag butt?" He stared, "Penlight and... A Batman sticker." He looked to Jade.
Jade patted down her pockets. "Canadian dollar, American penny, five quid." She tried the other pocket, "Lighter, tic tacs, beer bottle cap..." Feeling up her hoodie pockets. "Gun, receipt, twenty quid, glasses - broken... Yeah... Nothing helpful."
"So we've got a collective of, thirty five pounds, twenty pence," he kept thinking, "Could get us," he thought about it, then he lost it, "But we've got to get a way to get to London that is low profile..." he kept looking around trying to think of a way, but then all he kept thinking was Jade, "Honey, you need to calm down..."
"Calm? I am calm! I've been away from Dylan to long, he is going to suffer from this, us leaving him!" She tried not to have a panic attack as they stood outside the shop now.
Ianto kept watching her, "Jade, he's going to be fine, he's with my sister..." He kept his tone down, he wasn't in the place to have people stare at them, they needed to keep moving, get to London and find out what the hell was going on.
"That is supposed to make me feel better?" Jade looked up at him, her eyes wide with panic, she kept her eyes dead set on Ianto's.
Owen put his hand on Jade's shoulder. "Jade, he'll be fine, look at us, we've all had troubled, fucked up families and we turned out fine." Actually Owen knew nothing about Ianto's family beside his sister. Ianto kept looking from Owen, to Jade, He knew that Owen's father left when he was young, his mother kicked him out when he was sixteen, he now has issues with woman leaving him, and anger with being kept in the dark.
Jade's mother died when she was born, her father was never around, mostly work first. Jade never, so she grew up not knowing what a parent was.
Then himself, he didn't have a strong bond with either of his parents, now he juggles his love with Jade, with a fact of loving his boss also, but then he knew Jade was the one for him, she for a long minute the air was silent, no one speaking a word.
Jade kept staring at Owen, watching him. "... Okay, fair point." He whispered clearing his throat. He thought about his mother kicking him out then having the nerve to show up at his wedding. Looking to Jade who looked away from him. Vowing in her head, she might be away from Dylan for now, but he was never going to grow up without parental love. "I'm thinking ... If we steal a car, they'll have an APB out on it by sunset." Jade cleared the silence.
Ianto nodded, "Right," he kept looking to the money, "I wouldn't risk a Car," he then looked to Owen, most the time, he was a follower, he didn't come up with ideas, just follows the logically sounded one. "Maybe we can find some thing, that doesn't involve us being spotted going into London.
"What about the shipping lanes?" Owen pointed out looking between Ianto and Jade.
"Perfect!" Jade said looking to her digital watch. "If we run, we can catch the ten o'clock shipping from Cardiff to London."
"Why are we still standing around?" Owen started walking backwards quickly before turning and breaking out into a run.
Ianto laughed, "got to love when we run..." he kept looking from Owen to Jade, the fact was they were getting some where, and when they got into the back of the lorry, Ianto kept looking to Jade, "you sure this is heading to London?" he looked serious, before inhaling.
Owen seeing it was a water truck, it wasn't all that cold. Which was nice, it was just right. Stacks and cases of water made a complicated maze to walk around in when unloading. He pulled out his penlight, it was dark except a small glow from a dimmed water machine in the very back.
"I don't question you about how you make the perfect cup of coffee, don't you question my knowledge of the haulage industry." Jade looked over Ianto, pulling herself up on a stack on water boxes. "But yes, positive."
Ianto then sat down looking to Jade, "you going to be okay..." he asked while the lorry started to come to life, then driving. The fact was, they were going to London, and when there, it was finding the answers, Ianto placed a hand on Jade's belly, "This is always the case with us," he laughed, "The world in jeopardy, and we find our you're expecting..."
Jade half laughed, resting her head on Ianto's shoulder, her cheeks were warm as they got when she was over tired. Trying to fight it. "So true." She put her hand over Ianto's.
Owen looked up, shining the penlight on them. "Again? You're pregnant again?" He didn't believe it, "Elena might be expecting, and the last thing I told was, get rid of it."
Ianto glanced to Jade with an awkward moment; they kept looking to each other trying to keep calm.
Jade reached over to Owen taking his hand, "She might be out there, we don't know," her voice trying to be reassuring, but it was hard to make a lie believable, because deep down, Jade just didn't have hope.
Ianto nodded, "Tough as old boots, that's our Lena," Ianto kept looking to Jade, "Can't believe we're having twins," he kept feeling weird about the idea of them having a full house soon. Ianto felt proud to say it, but then the road wasn't that good bumping all over the place. Ianto kept holding Jade close to him, "hopefully," he kept focused, "We can get to London, get the right number, and fix this miss understanding..."
"Twins, Jesus Christ." Owen turned his penlight off to save it. "Congrats..." He twiddled his thumbs, thinking about Elena, maybe she was out there somewhere, kicking ass. At least he'd like to believe that. He let his head tilt back against the side of the truck. Closing his eyes.
"Thanks..." Jade's voice was lower and lighter, the rocking didn't bother her, but her insides wanted to puke up anything left in her stomach. Turning into Ianto's side she put her arms around his torso, trying to keep comfortable as they bounced around.
Elena sat in a park, she was on a swing set, the kids around her seemed to be having fun, but right now, she was closing her eyes, trying to remember the number plates, hard to remember when under piles of rubble, she placed a hand under her ribs, not broken, sore, she knew if Owen was here, he'd tell her what was wrong. She kept touching her stomach now, wishing for everything she didn't have that fight with him, but she couldn't risk finding him. No she needed to find Jack, the numbers in her head, she now started to do what she thought Jade would do. She'd find where that van had taken Jack, but she was hitting a dead end when everything went silent.
Elena then looked up, the Children had stopped laughing, they were still, and it freaked Elena out. "We are coming..." they all say again.
Elena sighed, "Bloody hell." she glanced to the mothers around her.
"We are coming tomorrow!" over and Over, Elena inhaled, her eyes going back to the scream, Elena now covered her ears, she watched as the children went back to Normal. Getting to her feet, she couldn't stay in Cardiff, that van took the pieces of Jack to London; she needed to get to London.
Elena walked up front doorsteps, she held the laptop close to her chest while looking to the front door, she glanced around her, she knew she was on a time line, she needed to find Jack, but right now, she needed something, so kept ringing the doorbell.
"Elena!" Fiona snapped, "your father is worried bloody sick about you," she let her daughter into the house.
Elena turned, "What you mean worried?" her voice rough, she sounded tired, but rubbed her arms.
"Elena, he got news from work, you're a wanted Terrorist..." she pointed out, "Elena, what happened to you, it looks like..."
"I've been blown up." Elena muttered while trying to look around, she kept thinking if it was safe for her to come here.
"I was going to say, in a rough rave, but your point makes more sense," she brushed her daughter's hair lightly. "Elena what have you gotten yourself into?" her voice calm, her hand kept brushing down Elena's arm.
Elena blinked, "You don't actually think I'm a terrorist?" her voice snapped, she couldn't believe the way her mother was looking at her. "Oh, great, feel the love!"
"No Elena, it's just, well, your work, plus you never talk about it," Fiona was looking scared, "Elena me and your father don't like it," she pointed out trying to keep her daughter's attention.
Elena rolled her eyes, "No, you tend to not like anything I do, but what I do saves lives, the world, and the fact is." She exhaled, "you rather think I'm a bad person, cos some load of fucking wank stains at dad's work told him I'm a terrorist, when I've no idea what I've done wrong!" she pointed in her mother's face now, "you should be on my side, me, your daughter, not them, who blew up my work, my boss, my friends," she brushed her hand over her eyes, "so right now, think what you want of me, cos I don't give a shit anymore mother. I really don't!"
"Elena," Fiona kept looking to her daughter, in face she'd changed. Maybe she didn't like it, but her hand touched her face softly, "You know I love you, you're my baby, but people are looking for you," she kept her eyes on her daughter's the same eyes of Gino's. "Why are you here?" she asked.
"I just need to borrow some things from Dad, plus some things I left here for safe keeping." she looked over her mother, "also, I need to use the bathroom," she kept focused before walking up the stairs, she glanced into her old bedroom, it was pretty much how she left if when she moved out. All the events seemed like a lifetime ago, but she moved to the bathroom looking the door behind her.
She reached in turning the shower on first; she remembered how it always took forever to get warm. Taking off her baggy t-shirt, she glanced to the bruises on her ribs, the pain fresh again as she took her jeans off seeing the bruises on her legs, everything was more sore than painful, getting into the warm Water Elena kept trying to think how she got into all this mess, maybe her life would have been better without Torchwood, but she didn't want to imagine life without it.
Getting out the water, Elena wrapped a towel around herself; she kept looking into the mirror as she got into her old bedroom. Some of her old clothes were still there, she found a really old pair of knickers, but no bras, she got dressed into a pair of cargo trousers in black and a Nirvana band shirt, and her old worn out all star converses. She brushed her hair back before walking down the stairs to see her mother standing in the kitchen. "You still have the ornamental bird, I got you from my honeymoon?"
"Yes," Her mother lifted it up showing Elena, Elena took it from her smashing it over the floor, inside was cash, fake IDs and guns with ammo. "Elena!" Fiona watched as Elena took her car keys, and kept walking to the garage, Fiona following her, "Elena, explain yourself right now!" her voice sharp, Elena didn't even turn around.
Picking up boxes that had her father's war collectables, her hand picking up equipment that hadn't been used in years, her eyes focused on anything that could help her, but felt her mother hounding her, Elena finally turned to face her. "I'm sorry mum, I've got to go," she inhaled; "Save the fucking world again!" as of that she was gone.
As they stood in the middle of London, opposite of Canary Wharf, Owen looked around. "So what do we do now?" He put his hands into his leather jacket.
"We call ... Frobisher." Jade looked toward the red phone box. "He'll know what's going on." She watched as the people came and went. Every time a black vehicle minus a Taxi drove slowly. There was that little moment of paranoia.
Ianto nodded, "Right," he kept looking to Owen, then glanced to people walking by, "Jade you call, me and Owen," he kept looking to his family, the people who mean the world to him, "We'll watch out."
Feeling nervous Ianto didn't know what to expect, but one of them wasn't being shot in the middle of the crowds, so felt a little more at ease.
Taking the change, Jade walked into the Phone Box, dialling a number she'd called once to often on Torchwood business. Listening to the ringing, she glanced seeing Owen and Ianto still standing there. "Can I speak to Mister Frobisher, please?" Jade asked softly.
"He's not available at the moment. Can I take a message?" the voice sounded friendly, a little too friendly for Jade's liking.
"It's Jadrienne Springsteen, from Torchwood. 'I need to see him urgently. Can you set up a meeting?" She asked politely, you could hear typing as background noise. Lois started at the information;
Personnel – Jadrienne Springsteen.
Status: ACTIVE
Date of Birth: 18/11/1986
Height: 5'4"
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Brown
Last Known Address: 16 Devon's road
Next of Kin: Ianto Jones - Common-Law Husband.
Position: Senior Torchwood Technician.
Computer expert, also associated with U.N.I.T
"I dunno if I can." Lois said, her eyes kept looking around the office, she couldn't think of what to do now, she bit her lips listening.
"Just put me straight through, then." Jade sounded impatient now, her hand was tapping on the little shelf in the phone box, and she kept tapping her fingernails.
"He's pretty busy." Lois kept looking around the office more, across the room to Bridget's desk, her eyes scanning the computer more.
Jade kept feeling her hand brush over her stomach, "Yeah, he would be! Who is this? "
"Lois Habiba." She kept feeling like she was doing something wrong, but kept looking scared about what she was doing.
"What happened to Bridget Spears?" Jade felt confused, but then twirled the wire around her finger, she kept looking around.
"She's on the other line." Lois looked around the office.
"Right - do you know what Torchwood is, Lois?" Jade was serious, she wanted answers and she wasn't going to wait for them to fall on her lap.
"Yes..." Lois said lowly.
"Then you should know' that right now you lot need us. The whole world needs us. We can help. But someone's trying to kill us. Someone who claims to be working for the government." Jade sounded snappy.
"Why would the government want to kill people who can help?" Lois was confused, but it was hard for her to figure any of this out.
"Exactly, that's what I have to find out. That's why I need to see him! Look, I know all this sounds mad, but you have to believe me."
"I do... ... Hold the line please!" Lois said quickly.
Looking at the place that was once his home, uneasy Owen kept shifting. "So." He put his hands into his pockets nervously. "Twins." He laughed, "Good luck with three under two."
Ianto inhaled, "Well what can I say," he kept looking to his lift and then right, "If she's out there... If, what you think she's doing?" he didn't want to say the name, he didn't like the awkwardness, he had Jade, he knew Jade was safe, but right now Owen was completely in the dark.
"I hope she's running like hell, to safety." Owen whispered. Looking around the busy, London streets. "But if she is still out there. She's probably trying to do the same thing we are..." He whispered.
Ianto nodded, "Yeah, but it's Elena," he looked to Owen, "The one who asks for directions to public library, who gets confused as a McDonald's drive thru..." Ianto tapped Owen's shoulder, "We can only hope she's in hiding." he then kept seeing Elena still behind in the hub, he didn't have any faith in Elena being Alive.
"Ianto." Jade hit him in the arm, "Elena is a smart girl! Don't diss her!" She snapped seeing Owen looking down at his shoes, kicking a pebble onto the pavement of the road.
"Sorry." Ianto felt stupid for a second, "We better get moving for this meeting," he started to straighten his tie up, then glanced to Jade, "I know where the place is, used to eat my lunch there a lot of the time..." he pointed out that, plus he didn't want to think of the company he kept in that cafe.
Elena drove, she hated this car, she kept looking to the back, front, reaching into her mother's glove compartment, there a stupidly too big for her face sunglasses, she put them on, before glancing around, she needed to get herself to London.
Pulling into a parking bay, Elena got out of the car, the meter, slipping some coins into the machine, she quickly found the Army clothing supply store, "Lord forgive me," she inhaled opening the door. Looking around, she knew the things Jack loved the most, flicking through stacks.
Finally she saw it hanging up, she laughed, "I'll take that, and these!" she pushed more money than the things were worth, after paying she rushed out of the shop, quickly looking to the things she brought, Going to another store, she found herself buying a black wig, some lighters, and a flashlight, all the other stuff from her father's army gadgets.
Parking the car, Elena inhaled, she found herself walking up the fire escape staircase on the outside of a building, her eyes going to the parked car, in the back ally parking spaces, well, she hoped that it was safe, she needed the car.
Getting tired, Elena glanced to her feet, she couldn't of brought herself some sensible shoes, but as much as it killed her to wear second hand clothes, there was no way on earth she'd ever wear second hand underwear and shoes, she felt sick just thinking about it.
Standing on the roof Elena glanced around, she placed her hands on her hips, and then chuckled to herself. If only Jack could see her now, she pulled out binoculars and started to scan the city, she glanced over to the view of Canary Wharf, she kept looking to the building, then opening the laptop again, she glanced over the staff, she was going to find someone to lead her to Jack.
"Not fucking Responding!" Elena grunted, "Fucking cheap, fucking," she exhaled, "Come on ten perfect batty, come on, work…" she glanced to the file now coming up, "Thank you…" now looking to the building again, she inhaled closing the laptop again racing down the stairs, she found her target to follow.
Elena back in her car, she felt herself following a woman, mainly to the point a Woman who didn't even know she was targeted, as she kept close, but not too far, she parked the car, paid the meter, then found herself on yet another roof, she was on a real roll watching the woman enter the cafe, and Elena felt frozen, sitting at a table, was Ianto and Jade, but breaking into a grin seeing Owen, and he didn't even know she was there.
Lois walked into the small cafe, she felt awkward, she wasn't meant to be here, but seeing the woman who resembled the photo, she inhaled walking forward sitting down looking to the two men with her, she hadn't a clue who they were. "Hi, I'm Lois..."
"Where's Frobisher?" Jade asked seriously as she looked over the black girl. With corn rolls, typical, however they did look pretty. Owen kept looking around nervously. He was sitting on Jade's right side, like a bodyguard.
Lois kept looking from each person, "He's not coming..." her voice scared, her eyes moving from the two men, to the one woman in the middle of them.
"Why isn't he coming?" Ianto asked, he tried to keep his voice calm, but right now, they didn't near a secretary, he cleared his throat lightly.
Feeling worse, "Oh, God, this is probably the worst mistake of my life. I've read your files. Some of the stuff you've done, you're like unsung national heroes." her eyes kept looking around, "I..."
"Listen, We don't do autographs and I don't want to be to rude, but why am I talking to you and not your boss?" Jade kept the professional dangerous tone. Pulling that Mob boss look, watching the young girl. Owen was twisting the saltshaker on the table. He kept looking around the place; he kept getting a feeling, but pushed him away.
"Because if he knew you were here you'd be dead. He gave the order to have Jack Harkness killed..." she blurted it out feeling like everything was sounding so surreal.
Ianto blinked a few times, coughed, then blinked some more. "Are you sure?" he asked feeling nervous again, he didn't like this.
Lois sighed, "I've seen it with my own eyes." her voice low, her hands playing on the table.
"We really are in trouble." Owen said while looking to this Lois girl, he didn't want to intrude in Jade's interrogation.
Jade narrowed her eyes in Owens direction, folding her arms across the table.
"Do you know Captain Andrew Staines, Colonel Michael Sanders, Ellen Hunt?" Lois leaned across the table keeping her eyes on Jade, it seemed she was the leader of the other two.
Jade felt like she was scanning her memory banks for the names, "No." She finally answered.
Lois inhaled, "They're all dead. They were killed on the same day as Jack Harkness. I didn't sign the Official Secrets Act to cover up murder. But then, I didn't take the job to commit treason on my second day. What am I doing here?" her eyes kept scanning, she kept getting a feeling she was being watched, it was starting to really freak her out, maybe they know what she's up to.
Ianto kept looking over her face, "you tell us, Lois!" Snapping her attention from the windows.
"If you're the bad guys, why doesn't it say that on your file? And if you're the good guys, who am I working for, and why do they want you dead?"
Owen felt his stomach growl and contract as it tried to find any source of food left inside of it, but no avail to this stomach.
"Listen, Lois..." Owen looked up at her, "there is a lot to talk about - we're probably going to bring suspicion, because we haven't ordered anything." He watched her. "We don't have any money, the money we had we used to call you. Is there anything chance you could...?" Owen trailed off.
Ianto wanted to crawl into a pit, have it all cover him up, his eyes watching Owen, finally on Lois taking some money out, then handing it over to Owen, "well if you're getting something," Ianto said lightly, "I'll have," he glanced to the menu, "French breakfast..." he held a hand up, "Just a black coffee..."
Lois inhaled, "I'll just have a latte..." she pointed out while keeping her eyes on the people with her.
Owen thought about a French breakfast. "Ohh, that sounds... Fruity," quite literally.
He trailed off again, the smell and thought of food was torture as he stood with the money.
"Jade?" Owen looked at her, waiting for her to decide what she wanted.
However, the smell of food and the lack of food in her body made Jade want to puke, looking up at Owen, her hand rubbed her stomach under the table. "Bagel with cream cheese and a Green tea."
"Right, got it. Thanks." He saluted Lois for a moment before heading to the counter.
"Thanks - we owe you for that." Jade put her hands back on the table, and looking over Lois, she seemed sweet.
"Everyone in the office seems to think what's happening with the kids is all to do with aliens. And that they'll be here tomorrow, And there's something big being built on the top floor of the MI5 building." she kept looking around, she felt like she was doing something terrible, her whole stomach was tightening up into knots.
Ianto leaned forward again, "What do you mean?" he asked, for a second, he kept looking to where she was looking.
Lois bit her lip for a second, "I don't know. But it's like they're getting ready. And if you lot... Torchwood... if you're the alien experts, and they really are coming tomorrow, why does Mr Frobisher want you out of the way all of a sudden?"
Owen had come back, taking his seat on the right side of Jade again. As Jade spoke, "I've no idea. But I'm going to find out. Can you tell me anything about Jack Harkness? Or Elena Harper?" She glanced to Owen who tensed.
Lois glanced to the man who looked Tense, "Well, Harper is reported missing," she kept her tone low, "They went over the entire site, only found Harkness dead." she kept looking serious. "But I'd assume a blast that big, they'll be no one able to live out that kind of explosion..."
Ianto cocked his eyebrow, "Well, me and Jade are still alive, so I wouldn't be quick to assume..." he pointed out carefully.
"Yeah, Elena is a fighter." Jade glanced from Lois to Owen putting her hand on his knee, but she squeezed it reassuringly.
Owen kept staring forward, until a waitress came over. "English breakfast, with two sugars no milk coffee." She smiled placing it down in front of Owen.
"Ta." Owen picked up a fork, trying to keep casual while he wanted to just drive face first into the plate.
"Bagel with cream cheese and a green tea." She smiled to Jade.
"Thank you." Jade slide the mug to her left and aliened the plate to the centre.
"And a French breakfast with black coffee." She placed it in front of Ianto. "And a Latte." She placed it in front of Lois.
Owen looked over the assorted fruit and pastries on Ianto's plate. "If that doesn't shout I'm queer from the rooftops." He murmured.
Ianto snapped his eyes to Owen's breakfast, "Fuck off Owen, just cos I don't want to eat a load of shit," he pointed to all the fried products on his plate, "My body is my temple, I respect it," he then glanced to Jade.
Lois felt awkward in this moment; her eyes kept looking to Jade, for a moment she didn't know if this was the normal thing to happen. "Well I thought it was weird about, Mr Frobisher say to keep him under surveillance. I mean Why do that to a dead person?" her voice avoiding raising too loud.
"They're keeping him on a military compound." She kept her voice down; she couldn't believe she was really doing this.
Owen stuck his tongue out with chewed food out at Ianto behind Jade's back who tried to ignore Owen, who was pretty much like a third child with discipline issues. "Are you sure?" Jade asked reaching over, pushing Owen's face forward. Not looking at him. "Put that tongue back in your mouth or I'll cut it off." She warned.
Owen looked down to his plate, "The only problem is getting into that compound." Jade added on.
Lois nodded, "I have the first floor plans in my bag," she reached down passing them over to Ianto, he nodded, then inhaled drinking some of his coffee. "Well, Mr Frobisher's just authorised the release of a body from Ashton Down. This is Rupesh Patanjali."
Ianto sighed, "Must of thought he was one of us," he felt bad for a few seconds.
"Well the undertaker's name is Richard Rossiter and he's got an appointment to pick him up at 5.30 today. I was thinking, access to a funeral director would be easier than access to a secure military compound. So... He'd have to pass through here at some time between 5 and 5.15 to get to Ashton Down for 5.30, and there'd be no witnesses. The name of the contact at the compound is a Corporal Camara. His number's on there, and he'll be expecting you." her voice calm she kept thinking of them, was she helping the good guys.
Owen had finished his breakfast, sipping his coffee, we watched Jade looked over the different papers, as if she was analysing it for flaws. She looked up at Lois, looking pleased. "When this is over and you want a job, you come find me, Lois." She was serious.
Lois nodded, "Thank you," she got to her feet, "Thank you," she handed Jade another piece of paper, "My number, if you need me again," she got her bag walking out of the cafe, she glanced back before walking forward.
Elena from the roof, binoculars in one hand, contraption in the other hand, she kept focused, the laptop balanced on her knees, she felt like she was in a freak show act, but kept channelling herself to the conversation, "come on, tell me something useful!" she squealed when a pigeon flew too close, moving the contraption to a window.
"UHhh Ahh Harder! Harder! OH Fuck me!" Elena moved it back to the café, feeling ear raped.
Elena kept adjusting her earpiece was finally listening into the conversation better, she would of gone down there and been with them, but right now, she knew that her finding Jack was better alone, they would be better getting to the bottom of the problems.
Elena inhaled, "fucking hell..." her hands went down to her stomach, she felt it rumble softly, "Hey, we'll find Jack, then I'll give you a bagel," she thought about it, "If I can find one," she finished keeping her ears focused.
Elena inhaled, "Owen," she looked to the left, "I think I'll let him stew a little, get to realise what a complete arse he can be..." A pigeon was cooing and walking alone the edge of the building. Elena stared out into the sky, "Everything is going to shit, and I'm having a conversation with a flying rat..."
Elena's eyes were wide, she couldn't believe it, the feeling in her chest tighten, her eyes kept focused, "you fucking bitch!" her voice snapped, "I want that bagel," her eyes going to the pigeon, "Go poo on that bagel!" she waved, but the pigeon flew in the other direction, "Yeah, fuck you too Percy..." she then laughed, "I named the flying rat… What the fuck is wrong with me?"
Elena laughed, "Finally something worth hearing," she took the earpiece out, looking the laptop, "Last leg," she inhaled while taking the pen, she found the address of the compound herself, "I think I can get passed," she felt like she was going to have a pretty woman moment.
Ianto stood on the side of the road, he glanced over to Owen, "I think this is going to send us to hell..." he kept looking to Jade, then back to Owen, "So, what are we going to do when we get there?" he kept feeling the chill of the late afternoon air.
Owen kept looking back to the coffin in the wooded area on the side of the road, as Jade walked behind him, looking over Ianto, "Yes, because - You having Gay sex with your boss, lying to the world about your job, having babies out of wedlock and keeping a half Cyberman in the basement is no big deal, but This!" He pointed to the coffin, "This is going to send you to hell." He rolled his eyes, Jade passing Owen the man's suit. "Get changed. Quickly. We've gotta hit the road."
Ianto felt frozen for a few seconds, "Cyberwoman!" he pointed out, then inhaled again, "Fair point," he started to strip off and change into the clothes given to him, but kept looking to Jade, "Just a point to add," he kept serious, "This is going to work." he glanced to the black van, feeling odd about everything, but then it was going to be a weird evening for them.
Jade looked at her soft orange hooded zip up sweater, covered in dirt patches. "Gimme your coat." Jade pointed to Owen seriously.
"W-what, why?" He looked down at her, but pulled his jacket off.
"Because, pulling up clad in a dirty orange hoodie isn't appropriate." She pulled the hoodie off, putting Owen's jacket on. Zipping it up. "Good enough." She watched it half way down to her knees.
"Now what?" Owen took her orange sweater; he rolled it into a ball throwing it where they threw the coffin. "Rid of ugly arse sweater."
Jade stared, "Hey I loved that sweater!" her finger pointed, "You, get in the back and hope we don't get searched upon arrival." She got into the passenger seat.
Ianto looked to Jade, "You're joking..." he turned to Owen, "Best..." he finally looked around, "you can find a way to hide..." he kept thinking of the worst that can happen, then thinking about finding Jack, that was the thing, getting Jack safe, then. "Are we going to try and find Elena?" he asked them both.
Jade looked sharply to Ianto, "If and I mean IF Elena is alive, she's probably trying to do the same thing we are, finding out Captain. We find Jack, then we look for Elena." She gave more an order, rather then a suggestion.
Owen was sitting in the back of the car, twisting his wedding ring nervously. "Yeah... " He didn't want to disagree with Jade, who seemed to determined as they drove down the long road.
Elena was driving again, she felt good, she got an address, "Shit!" she thought about it, how was she going to get into a Military compound, she looked to see the sex shop, "Lord forgive me," she parked the car, glancing to the cash that was in the glove compartment, she grabbed it, then rushed into the shop, she picked out a pair of knee high boots, a purple mini shirt, finished with a purple latex corset, finally a red bobbed wig. "This can go right, or so very wrong..."
Elena changed, again, this time with a better quality wig, she put in the bright blue contacts to cover her green eyes, she pulled up the compound, she felt awkward looking to the man on guard, "Here for Thomas Jenkins," she broke into a bright smile before biting her lip.
"Not again!" he kept looking around, "Go through..." he kept looking forward, "I swear..."
Elena inhaled, "wow," she now started to figure out where to go, poor Thomas, no hooker for you today.
Elena parked the car, she got out feeling her hands pulling down the mini shirt, she felt like she was showing everything off, but best of all, clean fresh new knickers, never been worn by another.
Walking up to an armed man, his eyes focused on her chest, the corset pushing everything up, "Erm, you, you, shouldn't..." he felt his eyes staring, "you shouldn't be here miss."
"No," her eyes looking behind him to the room, "But maybe, we can..." her eyes looking over the door, "I'm lost, looking for Thomas Jenkins..." she felt nervous.
"That's me..." he grinned, "I told you tomorrow." he pointed, but looked around, "Better, hurry..." he pointed to the door, touching her arse walking her in, then closed the door after him.
Elena looked to the man sitting down, "I hope you don't mind..." he looked around the small office.
"No." Elena kept looking to the security cameras, she felt herself trying to figure out.
Thomas cleared his throat, "Erm..." he pushed an envelope to Elena, she glanced down. "Payment."
"Oh!" Elena felt herself taking the money; she placed it into her boot, then pulled her gun out, "Sorry... I'm not a real whore." she pointed the gun to his face, "but!"
He reached for his radio, Elena pointed the gun to his groan, "Don't!" she kept her voice cool, and he put the radio down.
Elena looked to Thomas, "Look, if it makes you feel better, you really should just talk to your wife," she was tying him up to a chair, his mouth gagged, "I mean, if you really talked, you can get great sex from her, and also with the money you save fro not paying prossies, you can go somewhere nice..." she reached into his pocket taking his security card. "Again, really, really sorry..." she glanced over the monitors, she see the place she needed to be next.
Ianto felt nervous when they drove onto the compound, he kept looking to Jade, then back to the man at the entrance, "Hi, we're here to pick up a body. 5.30 appointment. Corporal Camara?" he spoke to the man, then felt the man watching Jade.
"Kodak's dead? When did that happen?" he sounded so scared, but confused.
Jade looked down at the paper, "No, he's the contact. The name of the deceased is Patanjali. Rupesh Patanjali." She looked back to the man who exhaled loudly.
"Jesus! Shit myself then! He owes me money. Sorry." He shook his head, his gun at ease against his chest. He saw his watch; his break was due to start in two minutes. He took his radio out, "Kodak got a couple of body-snatchers down at the gate for you, over." He said. Watching Jade and Ianto.
"Okay, let them in, over." Kodak's voice came over the radio a few minutes later.
He stepped back, pressing a button, the gate lifted up and he waved them through.
Feeling the car bounce as they drove over the radio spike so if you tried backing up it would take the tires out. The tinted windows reflected the sun. "This so isn't going to work." Owen whispered from the back.
Ianto kept looking to Jade, "We're doing this," he kept thinking of how they were going to find Jack, then glanced to the back, he knew Owen was in there safe, "so this is well..."
AS they saw a man, must been Kodak, "See that fire exit? Do you wanna back up to that? Save you having to wheel him round the block." he kept looking to Jade, he gave her a wink.
Upon watching into the building, Ianto left outside with Owen who was now going along with being an undertaker in study. Jade cleared her throat, holding the clipboard. She'd rolled up Owen's jacket so it didn't look so big. "So you don't get many bodies, then?" She asked softly. Looking around each cell door.
Kodak inhaled, "Not usually. But we've got in three at the moment." He glanced down her, her gave a quick once over "Do I know you?" he kept his voice cool, he looked to make sure that the other was still not around.
Jade glanced to him, holding the clipboard closer, keeping a calm exterior expression, "Uh, no I don't think so?" She looked forward again.
Ianto was driving the right place, "Owen," he whispered, "You alright back there?" he felt weird; he turned around backing into the fire exit door like he was told to.
"I'm fine." Owen was holding the Gizmo tightly in his right hand, thinking about Elena and how much he missed her.
"You don't look like an undertaker. If more undertaker's looked like you, there'd be more of a demand for bereavement. Ooh, ooh, hang on. I'm just going to open the fire door for your mate." he inhaled, he walked to the exit, "Corporal Camara at the west corridor. I'm just opening the fire door for the body snatchers. OK?" he spoke but nothing replied, "Erm, what is Jenkins up to?" he said to another station.
"He's got a 'guest' with him..." a voice said.
Kodak grunted, "Fucking wanker..." he muttered opening the door for the other undertaker.
Jade saw Owen and Ianto standing at the door with the body carrier. Owen looked calmly. "Hello." He nodded seriously. Rolling the carrier in, seeing Jade giving her a side-glance, as she turned she started walking forward again.
Kodak looked between the men he saw driving and the man with the carrier. "Who are you?" He asked quickly.
Owen looked up, "Landon, Landon Hawks, undertaker in study." He nodded. Kodak looked sceptical he looked toward the second man.
Kodak nodded, "All well..." he now focused on Jade for a few seconds, "so, are you seeing anyone?"
Ianto pushed the trolley a little hard that needed, "Yes." he snapped. "She's pregnant... With a very caring common law husband." his voice snapped.
"Ah..." he kept watching Jade, "Guess he's the other half." he laughed to Ianto's face, "Well better make a move." he looked to Ianto, "Can't blame a man for trying?" he laughed again.
Owen walking beside Ianto, at the Gizmo against his lips, it looking like a pen, he gave Ianto a raised eyebrow look, "Calm down about ten notches." He whispered harshly.
When Kodak turned to open the cell door, Jade gave Ianto a slightly evil look, like 'man don't blow our cover.' but inside she was happy he was that caring.
"I don't mind a little chocolate milk every now and then." Jade said casually, thus meaning anything.
Ianto snapped a pen in his hand clean in two, "Jade!" he hissed lightly under his breath.
"Kodak," a voice was over the radio. "Kodak, Jenkin's not replying to any radio..."
"Well, someone go and get him!" he snapped, then looked to the others, "Man had a prostitute come in ever so often." he now looked to Ianto, "you alright mate, you look pissed..."
"Kodak!" his voice serious, "Jenkin's been tied up, security breach!"
Alarms started buzzing around the whole building and it echoed.
Kodak looked between the three, "Fucking hell." Jade pulled the gun from her pocket, whacking him across the head, knocking him out.
"We need to move! Before we get caught... Is that the..." She marched over to Owen grabbing the Gizmo. "You had this all along!" She waved it at him.
Owen looked down. "Mmm-hmm."
"Idiot!" She snapped, holding it up, knocking out the camera watching them.
Ianto inhaled, "well it would be nice if we move, being..." he pointed to the door, "A lot of armed men, and three of us..." he then kept looking to Jade, "We've got to get Jack..." he pointed out while running to the other body bag opening it, but it wasn't Jack, "where is he?"
A group of soldiers came up behind them, weapons pointing at them, looking seriously.
Owen pulled out his gun, pointing it at them as they become surrounded on one side.
"I'd lay down your weapons, if I were you. You're as trapped and helpless as the man in the concrete cell." A woman said between the men dressed in black.
"Yeah, well! You stole your uniform idea from U.N.I.T but went with black berets now unoriginal! Shame on you!" Jade said standing halfway behind Owen.
"Jade not the time!" Owen snapped, pulling the tiger on his gun, but nothing happened. It jammed.
"Put the gun down!" The woman snapped again, her eyes narrowing. Owen stood with narrowed eyes. Jade behind him, her gun drawn. "Now!" She yelled.
The group of men raised their automatic weapons, "Okay... Okay..." Owen put his gun on the floor.
"And the Chink." The woman noted. Owen reached up, taking Jade's gun from her hands. Putting it down beside his before standing up.
Ianto pick up the key from the out cold Kodak, he went to the door opening it up to see the wall of concrete.
Elena inhaled; she stepped out of the office, straightening up herself before heading to her car. She felt like she was finally doing something awesome, she was a super woman, finally getting to a quarry, she saw it. "Oh baby..." she got out her car, she rushed over touching the forklift, her eyes big. Picking up the hard hat, she placed it on her head before getting into the driver seat, "Oh, this is awesome!" she looked to the controls.
Her eyes going over the controls, she remembered reading over the files, this place had a shit load of cement, she rolled her eyes thinking about it. "Jack," she kept laughing while starting up the forklift; she felt the machine vibrating underneath her as she broke into a fit of giggles.
Starting to drive it towards the compound, she kept thinking of the cell on the security screen that was just black, so there was her destination, she kept thinking of getting Jack out of that cement cell.
Elena felt herself bouncing all over the place, she kept driving towards the wall, then she crashed into the wall, "I hope this is the right spot." she said while pulling away, the block of concrete was coming out of the wall, she felt ecstatic.
Ianto felt frozen when he heard the rumbling, suddenly he glanced to the wall, it was pulled away leaving a giant gap in the place, "Is that a hooker on a forklift?" one of the armed soldiers said pointing to the place where the wall once was.
Owen picked up the two guns again, passing one to Jade who was holding her hand out for it. "Nope! That's Elena!" Jade said seeing the face uncovered from the hard hat
"Elena!" Owen yelled as loud as possible running faster then Ianto and Jade could out of love.
"Well did you guys miss me?" she asked she kept looking from Ianto who was staring at what she was wearing, Jade who looked excited. Finally Owen never seemed happier to see her. "Well don't just stand there, Hop on!" she giggled feeling better about this.
Ianto jumped on the back, "what's with the pretty Woman get up?" he asked trying to sound casual.
"Research," Elena said while everyone else got on, "Hacking email accounts, Mr Jenkins was famous for having a whore come keep him company..." she waved her outfit.
"How you buy new stuff?" Ianto ask while Elena was driving back to the quarry.
Elena bit her lip lightly, "A girl has her ways..." she laughed.
Holding onto the side of the Forklift, shooting back and being shot at. She looked over Elena. "I hope you got the money first?" Jade asked her, not taking her eyes of the soldiers shooting.
"Jade!" Owen snapped, "She was pretending!" Owen kissed her cheek, "I thought you were DEAD! And how come you've never dressed like that for me?"
Elena tapped the boot, "Always get the money up front," she glanced over to Owen, "also, I feel like a drag queen." she pointed to the wig.
"So how did you tie him up?" Ianto asked, "I mean, what happened?"
Not answering the question, Elena had to make a road block knocking a few cars in the way, she kept smiling feeling bad ass, laughing, "A true escort never kiss and tell," she the saw the edge, "Hold onto your knickers ladies!" she pressed the brakes watching the concrete block fall.
Owen kept blinking to Elena, "For the love of God Elena," he watched as she concrete broke into little pieces. "Please tell me…?"
Jade jumped off the fork looking to Ianto while laughing, "this is a crazy," she then watched Elena more.
Jumping out of the lift, Elena rushed to her car, she drove it quickly to the bottom of the quarry, and rushing to the place the concrete was broken up.
Between the broken pieces of concrete cement, as the dust settled, Jack pulled himself up, Still hand cuffed and naked, his body covered with cement powder. The light hurt his eyes, looking around as they adjusted. He saw the car. His face covered in cement dirt, his hair - didn't look too bad considering what just happened. "Told you I'd be back."
Elena glanced down his body, bit her lip, "Oh, you're naked."
Jack glanced down to himself, he kept trying to keep himself from laughing to Elena's expression, "Yes, I guess I am naked," he added while watching her face more than what she was wearing. "You look like a hooker."
Elena looked to herself, "Guess I do." She smiled, for a moment Elena broke into a run hugging him tightly while closing her eyes, "I've missed you..."
Jack lent into her, closing his eyes, "I've missed you too, so much." His voice was soft, He would've hugged back but that was a little impossible.
Ianto standing at the top, he looked over to Jade, "He's naked..." he pointed out, "and Elena looks like a hooker..." he laughed, "We're never going to stop being some kind of sexual business..." he shrugged, "Could always start our own escort agency..." he kept watching.
Owen smacked the back of Ianto's head, "Don't call my wife a prostitute!" he glared to Ianto, and then he looked to Jade. "Can you control him?" he asked.
Jade shrugged, "I ain't his mamma." She put on a fake accent of a ghetto chick.
"Really Jade," he kept watching Elena hugging Jack. "We better get down there..." he started to run.
The sound of scattered footsteps got close, made Jack look up. Owen, Ianto and Jade came running. Owen looked relieved his wife and Captain were alive, but mostly his wife.
Jade coming to a stop beside Owen, looking like a badass motherfucker catching her breath.
"Oh," Elena nodded, "My bad," reaching into her bra she took out a pick lock, "I'll have you uncuffed in a jiffy." kneeling down, she focused on the lock of the cuffs, and started to unpick them.
Ianto titled his head, "That doesn't look good from this angle..." he kept watching.
Elena rolled her eyes, "Ianto, Back seat, clothes for Jack," she could see them staring, the cuffs now off Jack, "Never mind, I'll do it," she reached into the back seat of the car, in her hands were trousers, shirt, and most of all, another Coat for Jack, "I know it's not the same, but I saw it and had to get it for you..." she placed the clothes in Jack hands.
Jack smiled looking over Elena, clearing his throat that tasted like he'd been drinking cement - oh wait... "Thank you." He looked down to the clothes; he started walking toward the car, placing the clothes on the hood, dusting himself off as best as possible.
Owen walked up to Elena, looking over her, he felt kind of neglected, "Did you miss me, at all?" He asked slowly with a distressing tone.
Elena turned around, "I missed all of you," she glanced to her feet, "I just," she looked to Ianto, "For most of today, I thought you two died, then I saw you in the cafe..."
"And you didn't care to help us?" Ianto asked looking to Elena, back to Owen, "and for the love of God, take that wig off!" Ianto laughed.
Elena took the hard hat off, then the wig, "Well, we are wanted terrorist..." she shook her blonde hair out, "I was thinking on my feet, and I knew get Jack, then well..." her eyes to Jade, "I'd assume you guys were trying to find a base to fix things..."
"Well obviously the safety of the world is a key thing." Jade pulled off Owens leather jacket, handing it back to him; she looked at Jack who was pulling the pants on now. "No offence." She added on, seeing him glancing at her, Owen pulled his jacket back on, felt like there was a tension happening between the two, but maybe that was just him. "Maybe we should, not hang around waiting for someone to catch us?" Owen suggested.
"Yes," Elena patted on his chest, "Ianto," her voice, "I've only read about it, but you know where it is," she threw him the keys to the car.
Ianto caught them, "where were these?" he asked seeing the no pockets on her at all.
"My boot..." she looked down, "I really need out of this outfit!"
Ianto quickly got into the driver's seat, Jade being in the front passenger, leaving Elena in the back between Jack and Owen, oh the fun.
