Me and Martha made our seperate ways, finding our own families. It wouldve been easier to track down us down if we were together anyway. I made my way back to our house and Martha to Rhiannon's. We only had a certain amount of time before they noticed we were gone anyway. I hoped Jack was at the house, we never officially registered living there, so the government wouldnt come sniffing round, looking for us. Since we couldnt get to a TV or newspaper, we didnt know where Ianto, Jack, Tosh or Owen would be, most probably seperated, once again. I made my way down to our house, and unlocked the door. I had kept my key with me always, just incase. Everything was dark and I made my way slowly up the stairs. The landing light turned on and Jack stepped out, pointing a gun at me as I kept to the shadows.
"Get out." He snarled.
"Jack." I whispered, standing out of the shadows. "It's me." I raced up the stairs and jumped into his arms, he squeezed me tightly, as I started to cry. "I've missed you." I bawled.
He said nothing and just stroked my hair before putting me down and taking me by the hand, into Rivaella's nursery. She was sound asleep in her cot, her little chest rising and falling. I started to break down, watching her, my perfect little angel.
"She was alive all this time..." I whispered. Jack pulled his arm around my shoulder and squeezed me.
"Where's Martha?"
"Rhi's. She went to see if Ianto was there." I sighed and rested my head against his chest.
We stayed silent for a few minutes, watching Rivaella before hearing those oh-so-familiar engines. We ran to the landing and looked out of the window, into the back garden, to see the twin carrier, with Maxwell and Tyler asleep inside but with The TARDIS gone. I snuck out to the garden, picked them up and rushed them back inside, taking them out of the carrier and let them sleep against the pillows.
"We missed their birthday..." I whispered, crying. Those poor boys and our little girl, born into such mess, the whole world after their parents. They were never gonna have a normal life like this, but thinking about it, they were they gonna have a normal life anyway? I picked up my mobile and cautiously dialled the number.
Ianto Jones
075896 22405
"Congratulations! You hav-" Said Ianto before I cut him off mid sentence.
"Dont give me all that bullshit Yan, you know its me." I muttered. "We heard The TARDIS and he just left the boys in our back garden and left, we didnt even see him."
"Shit, right." He mumbled something to Martha. "Erm, well you have just escaped from prison, so its gonna be hard as in a matter of minutes the information will be released to the public. We'll be over as soon as we can."
We brought Rivaella downstairs and within ten minutes, they were running inside our front door, making sure they wern't followed, they grabbed the boys and showered them with kisses and hugs. They put them in their carrier before having a cuddle with Rivaella, both still shocked but glad of her still being alive. None of us had had the time to take all that had happened this year in, one thing happened after the other.
"Gwen." Said Martha, looking cautiously at me, tears pricking from her eyes. She tried to speak but couldnt, just looked down at Rivaella.
"They know your out." Whispered Ianto. "We have to leave, get out of the country. This is gonna be our final goodbye."
Me and Jack both gasped, and I started to cry.
"What about us, Torchwood?" Jack managed to choke.
"Torchwood is done, over and you know that full well Jack!" Martha snapped at him, wiping tears from her eyes.
"Your my best friends, I need you. You cant leave." I cried, pulling Martha and Ianto into a hug.
"Here." Ianto said, taking a locket out of his inside pocket and passing it to us. "Its for Rivaella."
It was like a dish, a beautiful silver pendant, with the words 'Rivaella' carved one side and the other 'Torchwood' I opened it up and inside was a picture of us all the day she was born. Torchwood 3, our team - Yan, Martha, Jack, Me, Owen and Tosh. Also inside was a folded up piece of paper, with writing on.
Dear Rivaella,
Please dont ever think we abandoned you, we risked our lives for you, we all love you. I know the boys will miss you terribly but by the time your able to read this and understand it properly, you probably wont remember us. I know its hard to understand why your life is like the way it is, believe me it used to be normal. Well, what we define as normal. You would have seen the most amazing things sweetheart. We didnt want to leave you and Mummy and Daddy, their our bestfriends. We'll turn up one day, dont you worry.
We love you, remember that.
Uncle Yan and Aunty Martha
...
Dear Rivaella,
I know everything is scary for you, believe me I know. We knew something could happen so we wrote these letters for you. I'm sorry you never got to meet us, well you did but you would have forgotten us by now. Please remember we loved you, and wanted to save you no matter what. Maybe we'll meet again some day?
We love you.
Auntie Tosh and Uncle Owen
...
Dear Rivaella,
I know your most probably gonna hear the worst things about us, but we are sorry. But we made a promise to be back for your 13th birthday, and you have the time of your life. We didnt mean to leave you and your Aunties and Uncles and you Mum and Dad. Everything is very complicated. Life has to go on, and were sorry we cant put this all right. What happens must always happen.
We love you, please be safe, and if you need us, use this pendant, you'll know what to do.
The Doctor and River.
...
They were leaving Wales. I couldnt believe it. If we needed help, we were screwed, we still had no idea where Tosh and Owen were, and still nothing from The Doctor and River or Amy and Rory. We were really screwed big time. Torchwood was no more. I didnt know if I could accept that. We all said our final goodbyes and they drove off.
My bestfriends and godsons left my house, for the last time. I was never gonna see them again.
I turned to Jack with tears falling from my face. "What now?"
He looked down at me, tears forming in his own eyes as well. "We keep doing what we do."
He clutched my hand as we looked out of the window, the sun starting to rise. Within minutes the whole world would go mad, us escaping from prison. We needed to find Rose, before it was too late.
Rivaella Kiara Harkness.
Maxwell Jack Jones.
Tyler Owen Jones.
The children of Torchwood.
We all wondered if we were doomed, if bringing the children into this life was a massive mistake. We loved them of course, but were we good parents doing this to them?
To be honest, I just wanted to be back in the hub, with everyone else, having one of Ianto's coffees or out chasing Janet after another escape.
I guess we take those sorts of things for granted...
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