Disclaimer: I do not own Dr. Who. I am just someone who keeps being hit by plot bunnies, and need a place for them to run. :)
Adam felt the jolt as the harness snapped into place. When the Doctor had described the procedure that they were about to do to him it had sounded simple. The recalibrated badge would be held in place with a harness. He would be standing on the energy platform when it would be triggered. The lock would break and he would be pulled to the other world, easy peasy. What he hadn't counted on was the sheer abount of equipment that was in the room.
"You can still back out?" The Doctor helped him into position on the platform.
"No I can't," Adam took his place in the center. "Evee needs me, and," he swallowed, "Donna needs me."
"Good man," the Doctor clapped him on the shoulder, "In your jacket are your papers and if something comes up you know how to get help."
"Are you sure he will believe me?" He let the Doctor hook up the final power relay.
"He will, if you tell him what I told you to say." The Doctor made sure everything was hooked properly then jumped down to the floor.
"Here's hoping he is as honorable as you say he is." Adam watched him go.
"You will be fine." The Doctor stood behind a console with a couple other techs. "You have all the paperwork in order to take custody of Evee. And you have back up should you need it."
"Doctor?" Adam licked his lips and locked eyes with the man. "Thanks, for everything."
"Good Luck," The Doctor said seriously. Then raised his hand, and using his sonic screw driver activated the badge.
When Adam came to he felt like he had been kicked in the chest. He started to sit up, and open his eyes. But the sound of guns being cocked make him freeze.
"State your name, species, and purpose." The man dressed in black military gear in front of him demanded.
"Where am I?" Adam tried to get his bearing as he sat up. "What is the date?"
"It is December 30th 2004, and you are in an unauthorized military installation." A command type person said from Adam's right. "I repeat, state your name, species, and purpose or we will open fire."
"Adam Morris, human, retrieve a little girl from her kidnapper." Adam made sure he kept his hands up.
"Scans show he is human. The technology is unfamiliar." A guy to the main guy's right said.
"Likely story." One of the other men forced Adam down on his knees and began to handcuff him.
"We need to take him to command." The commander said as his minions kept their guns pointed at Adam.
"I must speak with my contact, it's imperative I speak with him." Now handcuff the man forced Adam to stand.
"Another loony." The commander rolled his eyes. "Take him back to base."
Adam knew the Doctor was NOT going to like this but it was a last resort option. "I request security authorization 463069, security authorization 463069."
"What did you say?" The commander turns and got in Adam's face.
"Security authorization 463069." Adam said to him point blankly.
"He's just a lunatic." One of the guards holding him sneered.
"Take him to security, and lock him up." The commander turned.
"But sir…"
"Do NOT test my patients Lieutenant. Do as I say!" The commander snarled
"Aye sir." The man saluted and started to haul Adam away.
As they past the commander Adam over heard him speak into a mobile. "Yes sir, our new guest just gave us the code… I had him put into custody until you can arrive… No he isn't in any of our files sir… I will await your arrival sir."
Adam just smirked as they led him away.
Commander Jerson was not having a good day. First the building was breeched by an unknown entity and now their 'guest' spouts off a top security clearance code. This means he has to drag 'HIM' out of bed. He doesn't like being called out of bed.
Jerson's headache started to get worse soon as he saw his boss's coat flapping as he hurried down the corridor. Within moment he was standing before him, and not in a good mood.
"How did that piece of crap get in here in the first place?" He immediately started walking towards the holding cells.
"Tech's are saying he somehow teleported into the facility."
"That is impossible. Our security grid should have blocked any unauthorized teleports."
"The Tech's are saying it was specifically keyed in to get through our shields." The commander kept up with the man. "Who ever he is working with knows our security measures."
"Are you SURE he said security authorization 463069?" The man stopped outside the interrogation room door.
"Yes sir he repeated it twice." Jerson nodded, "That is why we called you. Protocol states of anyone states that code we are to contact you and ONLY you to deal with it sir."
"Very well." The man adjusted his coat. "Let's meet him." With out hesitation the man stepped into the room.
Adam lifted his head and smirked, "You must be Jack. The Doctor said that code would get your attention.
Captain Jack Harkness stuck his head back into the hallway. "Jenson, I want this place locked down. No one in or out with out my clearance."
"Understood sir."
"No one is to come into that room unless I authorize it."
"But sir if he try's to kill you..."
"You don't have to worry about that. Now GO!"
The man saluted and moved his people back.
Jack turned back to Adam. "Who are you?"
"Like I told the men; my name is Adam Morris."
"How did you know that code?"
"Spoilers Jack," Adam shook his head.
"Why are you here?"
"I was sent here to retrieve a kidnapped child."
"And you just 'happened' to land in the middle of a top security base."
"So the Doctor's aim may have been a little off, but at least I'm in the right place and time."
"How do you know the Doctor?"
"Who do you think dropped me in the middle of his hell hole? Who else could have?" Adam strained against his shackles, "He sent me to get the girl back."
"What makes you think I would believe you?" Jack snarled in his face. When Adam remained silent Jack turned to leave. "Guards, take this prisoner some place dark and let him be forgotten about for a while." He was almost to the door when Adam smirked.
"Tell me Jack, can you really tell the difference between an Empress and a geisha in the dark?" Adam asked with a cheeky grin.
That got Jack's attention. "What did you say?"
"Can you really tell the difference between a geisha and an empress in the dark?" He continued to smirk.
"Let him go." Jack shouted back towards the door, continuing to eye Adam.
"Sir…" the guard looked at him oddly.
"I said let him go." He snarled at the guard.
Irritated the guard entered and undid Adam's shackles so that he fell to the ground. Jack went over to kneel next to him; his mouth by Adam's ear. "How do you know that?"
"Spoilers Captain." Adam smirked.
"I should let you rot here." Jack started to step away.
"She's Rose's daughter." Adam whispered.
"What?"
"The girl; she is Rose's daughter." Adam gave him a pleading look.
"Prove it."
Adam looked at the guards, and then motioned for Jack to come closer. He did so. Keeping an eye on the guards the whole time Adam started to whisper something in Jack's ear. While doing so he made gestures with his hands, one of which looked like whisking an egg, and pulling a train leaver. What ever Adam said to Jack made him turn his head sideways, and frown. When Adam finished, Jack looked at him oddly. "You are sure?"
"Who else could have told me that? In all of time and space, who else could have told me that?"
Turning quickly back to the guards, "I want this man released to my custody. I want ALL of his belonging returned to him. No exceptions. I want him ready to move in 10 minutes." Then Jack pushed past them.
Ten minutes later Adam had his backpack returned to him and was feeling a little better now that he wasn't having guns shoved in his face. The look on Jack's face as the guards shoved him into the room didn't bode well.
"I want you to start at the beginning and tell me everything."
"I'll tell you everything I can. You of all people should know about keeping the time lines straight." Adam took a seat in one of the chairs.
"What do you know about me?"
"Only what the Doctor could tell me." Adam sighed, "I wasn't to contact you unless I get in serious trouble. We had planned for me to land in some open area near the rift in Cardiff.
"You did, but about 20 feet down and half a mile off in a military base no one is suppose to know about."
"Like I said before, Doctor may have miscalculated slightly."
"Where did you come from and how did you get here?"
"I'm originally from an alternate world but was pulled into another by accident."
"Sounds familiar." Jack handed Adam a glass of brown liquid.
"I had started a new life there when one of my friends discovered a 'buckle' in time. Someone had changed an important event in history and it caused essentially a place in time where time buckled in this universe."
"And you were sent to fix it? Why didn't the Doctor come?"
"I was sent to retrieve the catalyst that caused the buckle, and as for why the Doctor can't do it," Adam shrugged, "Spoilers."
"But you said you were sent to retrieve the little girl."
"Evelyn Tyler Smith." Adam removed a couple photographs from his pack and handed them to Jack. "Age three years 4 months, youngest of Rose's three children."
"Three?" Jack smiled at the photographs which showed a close up of Evee and then one of the three children together.
"James Peter Smith is the oldest he is 10 yearly 11. Then Verity Rose Smith is eight years old."
"Cute kids." Jack handed the photos back. "So who took Evee, and why?"
"It has been confirmed an old associate from my home universe kidnapped Evee for her relation to Rose, and the possible effect it would have on the Doctor."
"Oh it would have an effect on the Doctor alright, and not one I would want to be witness to." Jack took a sip of the alcohol in his glass.
"No you don't" Adam looked up at him and shuttered.
"Why is Evee's relation to Rose so important to this person?"
"The Doctor said you would understand this phrase."
"Shoot," Jack took a drink of the alcohol.
"Bad Wolf." Adam said quickly.
Jack immediately choked on his drink, and began coughing. "What did you say?" He said hoarsely.
"Bad Wolf, The doctor said you would understand if I said that the reason the person wants Evee is because of Rose's relation to 'Bad Wolf'.
"Please…. Tell me you are kidding me." Jack shook Adam's shoulders.
"I don't even know what it means, but I saw what it did." Adam tried to make him understand.
Jack let him go, and collapsed into a chair, and took another long drink of the alcohol. "How does Evee even have the powers?"
"The Doctor thinks she may be sensitive to Huon particles, given who her mother is." Adam shrugged
"That would do it." Jack took another drink. "So who has little Evee?"
Adam pulled a file from his pack and laid it on the near by table. "Her name is Donna Noble. There is one in this world, who by the way should not be disturbed at all costs. Doctor's exact words." Adam pulled out the dossier on the 'other' Donna.
"Right." Jack started to look over the file, "What does he need us to do?"
"Get Evee away from her, and keep her away from the Powell Estate for the next 3 days.
"Considering Rose and her mother are currently running around the Powell Estate right now and has yet to meet the Doctor it would be unwise to disturb that, but why specifically the next 3 days?"
"The Buckle occurs right after midnight on New years eve. We can not disturb what occurs there. What happens there has to happen."
"That serious?"
"That serious Jack."
"Any ideas on how to find her?" flipped through the file.
"Rose said that she saw Evee every day in the play park of a day care center on her way to work."
"That doesn't make sense."
"Rose remembered a girl looking like Evee from before she met the Doctor. It is quite possible it WAS Evee." Adam shrugged, "It's the best lead we have. We can start by finding where Rose remembered seeing her and see what we find."
"We can't just steal her from the day care center. This needs to be kept low profile." Jack handed the file back to Adam.
"The Doctor recommended that I go in as a private investagator investigating the kidnapping of a client's child."
"Nothing like the truth to hide a lie." Jack took a couple things from the desk. "Here you will need these."
Adam took the items from Jack, "What are they?"
"Credentials, if the Doctor trusts you I do too." Jack opened the door for him.
"Let's hope this is the place." Jack said as he opened the door to the Happy Play Discovery Center. "This is the 4th day care center we have gone to."
"Be glad there was only six along the route to Rose's work. It could have been twenty." Adam followed him behind him.
An old lady was at the front desk, "Can I help you sirs?"
"Yes," Jack flashed his winning smile, "We are private investigators for the Tyler-Smith Agency we were asked to locate a child that has been taken by her loving aunt. Messy custody battle you see."
"Oh dear," the woman looked sorry, "I'm sorry but I can not release any records to you with out legal consent."
"Can you at least tell us if you recognize these two people?" Adam pulled out a photo of Evee and Donna.
"I can't say sir." The woman shook her head.
"Thank you for your time mame." Adam nodded to the woman.
As they turned to leave Jack leaned over, "Is it just me or was that woman lying?"
"She knows something." Adam leaned up against their car which was parked outside.
Jack noticed something down the sidewalk, "I think I might know a way to find her."
"Oh, how?" Adam crossed his arms.
He gave Adam one of his trademark grins. "I will be right back."
Adam watched as Jack walked up to 3 ladies pushing strollers/prams, and began talking to them. It wasn't long before Jack returned with an even bigger grin on his face.
"So what did you find out?"
"Jenny Smith just started school here 2 days ago. The lovely Mrs. Ann Jacobs, " Jack waved to one of the ladies as she went into the day care center, "says that 'Jenny' is currently living with her Aunt Donna Smith."
"Well we have a name and that Evee has been coming here for day care. We could take Evee from here tomorrow."
"They are closed tomorrow." Jack leaned on the car next to Adam.
"Did they know where they live?"
"No, but little Miss Angie Jacobs has a play date with 'Jenny' at Holland Park tomorrow at 10AM." Jack smirked.
Author's note: Sorry if I don't have Captain Jack perfect. I haven't had a chance to study Torchwood like I should. Regardless enjoy.