Warnings == Contains adult themes and a sexual encounter.
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Analysis and actions
"So you think the kidnap attempt was ordered by Stanton, but how can you be sure?" Gwen asked.
"Because the shot they gave me contained," Roddy couldn't bring himself to say it. "I'm sorry, I can't, excuse me," Roddy said as he left the room.
Both Tosh and Gwen got up to follow him. "Ladies, leave Roddy alone; we need to talk," Jack said. They sat back down.
"I'll start off then," Owen said, "the shot they gave Roddy contained a sedative and a potent dose of female hormones with a catalyst. The excruciating pain Roddy experienced was the activation of the female reproductive organs in his body. Using the Bekaran device Jack and I observed the uterus and ovaries actually expanding into position in his abdomen."
Gwen, Tosh and Ianto all looked shocked.
"Oh my god," Gwen said. "No wonder he was in pain."
"I hate to ask this, but can he get pregnant now?" Ianto asked.
"I'm not sure; the shot obviously started the process, but his body may have to have a series of shots before he can actually conceive. Is that how it works Jack?" Owen asked.
Jack shrugged. "Don't look at me, 51st century guy here; Roddy was right when he said he was customized because the process evolved differently from what's been done to Roddy," Jack replied. "The only certainty is Stanton's involved. He's possessive, ruthless and will stop at nothing to get Roddy back."
"If you're right then perhaps he had Jeremy murdered," Ianto suggested.
"Would explain the viciousness nature of the murder," Owen said.
"Roddy fell through the rift, so how did Stanton and his men get here?" Gwen asked.
"Wait a minute," Tosh said as she accessed her laptop. "Stanton's involved in the black market; he could have bought vortex manipulators and traveled here. Remember we've had what we thought were false alarms the past few weeks because we didn't find anything? Perhaps that was Stanton and his men coming through and leaving the scene before we arrived."
"Definitely a possibility," Jack said.
"But how did Stanton know the rift took Roddy here? Plus Roddy was in America for several years and only recently came back to Cardiff," Gwen wondered aloud.
"What would a possessive, sick bastard do to prevent the loss of his customized clone?" Owen asked.
"Insert a tracking device in the clone before it wakes up for the first time," Ianto surmised.
"But surely the battery on the tracking device would have failed a long time ago," Gwen said.
"Which is why you'd power it by using the body's own electrical impulses," Ianto replied.
"Not only gorgeous but brilliant too," Jack said gently smiling at Ianto.
"So anytime the rift was active on his planet he sent out monitoring devices until he found the signal," Gwen said. "Doesn't that mean he can track Roddy to the Hub?"
"Not with the shields we have in place," Tosh replied. "But it does mean that they've tracked him everywhere else in Cardiff. His apartment, his work, my apartment too, which means Roddy can't leave the Hub and I can't go back to my apartment."
"It also means they've seen all of us with Roddy as well," Jack said.
"They have seen him with Rhys as well," Gwen realized looking at Jack.
"Gwen call Rhys and tell him to come to the Hub," Jack replied. Gwen pulled out her mobile and walked out into the hallway to talk to Rhys.
"So what do we do to counter his plan?" Ianto asked.
Jack replied, "We find him first; Owen and Tosh scan Roddy to find that tracking device and find the frequency it's emitting and Owen check the dead guy and see if he's local or from the 50th century. Ianto, see if you can find any unusual exchanges of gold, platinum, or diamonds for cash."
Gwen came back into the boardroom. "Rhys is on his way here," she said.
"Good. Gwen, find out if there's an increase in stolen vehicles especially if the thefts are clustered in a particular area and if anyone's leased a warehouse or large building and paid with cash," Jack said.
"On it Jack," Gwen said. They all headed to their work stations except Ianto. He followed Jack to his office.
"And what will you be doing Jack?" Ianto asked.
"Supervising of course; that's what a boss does, delegates and supervises," replied Jack.
"A boss also reads reports and signs paperwork Jack," Ianto said gesturing to the stacks of paperwork on Jack's desk.
"Only if they're allowed to watch their archivist file those reports in a file cabinet bottom drawer," teased Jack.
Ianto walked over to where Jack was sitting and leaned in so close Jack could feel Ianto's breath against his neck as he said, "Careful sir, that's harassment."
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Broken and kissed
It took Tosh a few minutes to locate Roddy in the Hub using the CCTV. She walked down to the cells and sat down on the floor next to Roddy who was watching Janet, their resident Weevil, in her cell.
"I'm surprised to find you down here considering you were locked in one of these cells when you first arrived here," Tosh said.
Roddy didn't look at Tosh. "I was just thinking I'd rather be locked back into a cell than let Stanton get his hands on me," Roddy said quietly.
"Owen and Jack explained the rest of the situation to us and we're investigating how Stanton got here, where he is and how we can stop him," Tosh said trying to reassure Roddy.
"If the rift couldn't keep him away I'm not so sure you'll be able to keep him from reclaiming his customized sex toy," Roddy replied. "Ow! Why did you slug me in the arm?" Roddy asked rubbing his arm.
"Because I won't tolerate anyone belittling you including you," Tosh said.
"Sort of protecting me from me then?" Roddy said managing a slight, brief smile.
Tosh smiled. "Something like that I suppose," she replied.
"I just can't stop thinking maybe if I had stayed in America Jeremy wouldn't be dead and all of you wouldn't be in danger," he said.
"What happened to Jeremy wasn't your fault, Stanton's to blame. We on the other hand are Torchwood and will always be in danger from one thing or another. Besides, if you hadn't come back to Cardiff I'd have never met you," Tosh replied. She leaned in and kissed him.
Roddy broke the kiss and breathlessly whispered, "Don't get involved with me Tosh; I am a broken man."
Holding his face firmly in both her hands Tosh replied, "And I'm a broken woman," and kissed him again. Slowly Roddy kissed her back.
"Tosh have you found Roddy yet?" Owen's voice barked in her ear comm shattering the moment.
They pulled apart and Tosh replied to Owen, "Yes I found him; we're on our way up." Roddy and Tosh stood up and headed up to the main level of the Hub.
"Tosh," Roddy said, stopping her, "I don't know how this situation with Stanton is going to end; I can't promise you anything right now."
"I understand I really do," she replied, "but someone told me I should let you know how I feel about you. Now we better get upstairs before Owen comes down hunting for us."
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Scans and exams
"Come on, come on where are you?" Owen muttered to himself as he ran the tracking scanner over Roddy again. "Any signal Tosh?"
"None; wait, Stanton would want something he can detect but wouldn't interfere or be easily detected by regular communication systems," Tosh said.
"What are you going on about?" Owen asked.
Tosh punched in some new commands. "Try the scan again Owen," she said.
"Hang on," Owen replied. He scanned Roddy's body one more time.
"Stop, right there; the tracking device is against the lumbar section of his spine and it is emitting a sub wave signal," Tosh said.
"Now we've found it, what do we do about it?" Owen asked.
"Nothing for now because our shields are blocking Stanton's ability to track Roddy," Tosh replied.
"Whatever you say Tosh," Owen said. "I'm turning off the intercom now, because I need to talk to Roddy in private."
"Alright Owen," Tosh replied.
After turning off the intercom Owen asked, "How's the pain now Roddy?"
"It's more of a dull ache," Roddy replied.
"Good; I want to exam you again with the Bekaran device and a physical exam to make sure the changes in your body haven't caused additional complications. Are you alright with that?" Owen asked.
Roddy blushed and look uncomfortable. "Do you really think it's necessary?"
Owen explained. "Look mate, with one injection your body has been drastically changed, traumatized in fact. A physical exam is necessary Roddy otherwise I wouldn't suggest it," Owen replied.
"Alright then let's get it over with," Roddy sighed.
Owen used the Bekaran device to scan Roddy's abdomen again. "Looks like everything has settled down now," he said as he observed the uterus and ovaries. Something else caught his eye. "Roddy it looks like the process also gave you a vagina," he said in a matter of fact way. Owen turned the device off and put it away. Looking at Roddy he said, "I know this is damn awkward for you, but I need to do a physical exam. You need to remove your clothes from the waist down. Here's a sheet to cover yourself with; I'll give you some privacy to get ready." Owen left Roddy alone to prepare.
A few minutes later Owen called out, "Are you ready Roddy?"
"Yes," Roddy replied sounding miserable.
Owen came back into the room. "Look would you feel more comfortable if I had Jack come in here to be with you?" he asked.
Roddy shook his head slightly. "No, but would you ask Tosh to come in please?" he asked.
"Sure, I'll go get her," Owen replied. He left and returned in a few minutes with Tosh. She went and stood on the other side of the table and took Roddy's hand.
"It's OK I'm here," she said.
"Thanks," Roddy said.
Owen pulled on latex gloves. "Roddy I'm going give you a basic pelvic exam; tell me if anything I do hurts you and I'll stop."
Owen pulled the sheet down enough to expose Roddy's abdomen.
"Now I need you to bend your knees and spread your legs apart."
Roddy blushed even more, but did what Owen asked.
"Just keep your eyes locked on mine Roddy," Tosh said.
Owen lifted the sheet and Roddy could feel a slicked finger gently pushing into his vagina.
"Take a few deep and slow breaths Roddy and relax your abdomen as much as you can. You'll feel my hands pushing on you so I can check the organs." Owen said.
He felt Owen push his finger in deeper and then push up as his other hand pushed down on his abdomen. Several times Roddy groaned and bit his lip from the discomfort he felt. Roddy just kept looking at Tosh as she held his hand and whispered calming words to him and brushed his tears away.
Owen finished the exam and pulled the sheet back into place. "It's all over Roddy," he said removing the gloves and tossing them into the rubbish. Owen looked at Tosh comforting Roddy who was obviously upset from the exam. "Roddy rest a few minutes before you get up," Owen said before he walked out of the room.
Roddy closed his eyes for a moment. Tosh continued stroking his hair to comfort him. Finally he opened his eyes and looked at her. "How do women put up with all this? I'm surprised women haven't shot all the men in the world already."
Tosh smiled. "We've managed to resist so far," she replied.
"What am I now," Roddy asked, "a man, a woman or a freak?"
"You're not a freak Roddy, never think you are," Tosh said. "I see a man, a very brave man who's had very bad things happen to him, but he's still a man in everyway that matters," she said.
Tosh leaned down and kissed him deeply. He responded and allowed her tongue to slip into his mouth. Tosh's tongue caressed his eliciting a moan from him. Her hand slipped under the sheet, stroked down his abdomen and grasped his semi-hard cock and started stroking it up and down. Roddy was moaning into her mouth as he thrust his hips against her hand. She took complete control intensifying the kissing and stroking him faster until he climaxed covering her hand and his belly with his seed.
When Tosh released Roddy's mouth both of them were gasping for air. "Like I said, what I see is a man, what I feel is a man," she said caressing his balls. Pulling her hand out from under the sheet and licking his come off her hand she said, "And what I taste is a man."
Roddy said breathlessly, "You're a very persuasive woman, Toshiko Sato."
Owen was typing up his report when he heard gentle laughter coming from the medical bay.