TITLE:-TORCHWOOD:-
IN THE BEGINNING WAS TORCHWOOD.
THE SAGA'S OF MAJOR LILITH LETHBRIDGE-STEWART.
(CHPT.14)
AUTHOR:- NEMOSANGEL
CHARACTERS:- CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS, IANTO JONES, MAJOR LILITH LETHBRIDGE-STEWART, GWEN WILLIAMS.
MENTIONED CHARACTERS :- NONE
PAIRINGS:- JACK/IANTO
WARNINGS:- INNUENDOS (well it is jack), M/M RELATIONSHIP.
RATING:- T WORD COUNT:- 4156
SUMMARY:- GWEN AND LILITH ARE OUT ON A WEEVIL HUNT. LILITH USES HER MILITARY TRAINING. GWEN IS IN AWE TO THE POINT HER THOUGHTS RAMBLE. LILITH AND GWEN RETURN TO THE HUB WITH TWO GUESTS. JACK AND IANTO ENJOY A MOONLIGHT WALK. A UFO IS UNDENTIFIED BY LILITH. JACK AND IANTO RETURN TO THE HUB. JACK IS LIKE A CHILD AND THERE IS TALK OF RETALIATION.
DISCLAIMER:- I DON'T OWN TORCHWOOD OR DOCTOR WHO, IT BELONGS TO R.T.D. & BBC. THIS IS JUST FOR FUN AND I HAVE HAD FUN PLAYING IN TORCHWOODS WORLD.
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CHAPTER 14.
In Splott, Gwen and Lilith are driving through the dark streets; the lighting in this area is poor... Poor to the point that there are huge areas of darkness with the odd pool of light from a street light. There are also the alleys that run behind the houses, many without lighting.
The scanner in front of Lilith shows two blips. "We have two Weevils." Reports Lilith.
"Ok... We don't know why we get a high amount of sightings in this area as yet." Says Gwen, driving ever closer towards the Weevils. "If you grab the spray and a couple of hoods."
Lilith complies. Gwen pulls up at the end of one of the alleys. The pair get out. Gwen checks her gun, safety off. Then she grabs a stun gun and hand held scanner.
"We rather knock them out than kill them but if the situation does become dangerous then sometime we have no choice." Gwen explains. "Try to keep out the way of the claws; they rip through flesh and bone. Their teeth are like sharks except a hundred times worse."
"I saw what they did to Jack... Horrific. Do many civilians... I mean the general public get attacked?" Asks Lilith... She forgets she is no longer military.
"We do get causalities, more than we like." Says Gwen.
They walk down the alley. Ahead they hear growling and they can just make out the scooped silhouettes of two Weevils over an open drain, the cover put to one side. One Weevil disappears down the hole.
"Oh no...Not the sewer." Gwen groans, she hates the sewers. She runs forward.
Lilith is right beside her. The second Weevil readies itself to follow the first down into the sewer.
"Go Lilith." Gwen says. "You need to spray him, aim for the face."
Lilith goes slightly ahead, the spray ready. The Weevil growls, as it realises there are to creatures coming towards it. Lilith sprays, the Weevil tries to swipe away this annoying creature that has come at it. Lilith avoids the sharp claws, she sprays again. The Weevil blinks confused. In its confusion, everything goes dark as something is slipped over its head. Lilith manages to get the hood over its head before Gwen stuns it. It freezes. Gwen zaps it. The Weevil slumps over the open sewer.
"Lets get this one back to the SUV. Then we can see where the other one has gone." Says Gwen.
Gwen and Lilith carry the Weevil between them. They put it into the back compartment of the SUV, isolated.
Lilith scans the area with the SUV scanner.
"Is the other one still around?" Asks Gwen.
"Yes." Replies Lilith. "It is heading this way but below us in the sewer. We could have the upper hand. One of us goes ahead of it above ground and enters the sewer ahead of it. While the other of us goes into the sewer behind it."
"Yes. Good idea." Says Gwen. Usually new recruits, like when she started, were kept back at first but Lilith has seen action, has dealt with worse. "I will go ahead."
"Is it better for me to go ahead of it as I have the spray and you have the stun gun?" Says Lilith logically.
Gwen thinks, what would Jack do? Would Jack let Lilith take the more dangerous position? "Ok but be careful." Says Gwen. "I will enter the sewer from the drain they have already opened. Keep the comms. open."
"Ok." Lilith nods.
They split up, going in opposite directions. Lilith checks the hand held scanner. She crosses the road and goes down the alley on the opposite side of the road. She finds a sewer entrance. She takes the heavy metal cover off and looks down into the darkness. She climbs down the iron rungs that are rusting in the wall of the sewer. The smell is over powering but she has smelt worse. She hears a growl some distance away. She turns back towards the SUV under the ground. She moves silently and slowly in the dark. Listening intently, trying to pick up the sound of the approaching Weevil.
"I'm in the sewer." Says Gwen over the headset. She moves as quickly as she can through the sewer.
"So am I." Replies Lilith in a whisper. She slows to a stop. She is sure she can see movement in the darkness.
There is a soft growl.
Lilith moves to the side of the sewer and waits, she will let the assailant, she means, the Weevil, come to her, the spray ready in her hand. She is going to be showering for hours after this... Concentrate!
Gwen tries to avoid making to much noise. The smell is burning her nose and throat. She is sure she can hear growling just ahead. She has the stun gun ready.
Lilith quickly glances at the hand held scanner, using her body between it and the approaching Weevil, to minimise the glare of the blue back light of the screen. The Weevil is close to her position. She slips the scanner into one of her combat trouser pockets. She is glad she is wearing what she is. She controls her breathing, minimising all sound. At a guess, she would say Weevils have an excellent sense of smell, fantastic night vision and very good hearing.
The Weevil lumbers through the sewer, it keeps looking over its shoulder, something is coming up behind it and it is not one of him.
Gwen is not that quiet as she moves, she has never been trained to go into stealth mode, no military training.
Suddenly there is a very loud growl. Gwen had not realised how close she was to the Weevil. She hears several, what sounds like hissing. Gwen realises that Lilith had sprayed the Weevil. Gwen moves forward. Lilith quickly moves, spraying the Weevil again, in its confused state it falls back against the sewer wall. Lilith slips the hood over its head. Lilith is aware of Gwen at her side, she lets go of the Weevil. Gwen zaps the Weevil. It slumps to the floor.
"Now we have to get it out of here." Says Gwen.
Lilith and Gwen carry the Weevil along the sewer. They get to the opening that Gwen had used.
"Can we get the Weevil up there between us?" Says Gwen, a little worried that they will have to call Jack.
"I doubt it... Is there any rope in the SUV?" Lilith asks, she has an idea.
"Yes, I will go and get it." Replies Gwen, without questioning.
"Ok." Says Lilith.
Gwen climbs up the iron rungs and runs back to the SUV. She grabs the rope from under the back seat and just checks on the first Weevil, which is still unconscious. They find generally Weevil remain stunned for between two and four hour but sometime there are exceptions. She runs back along the alley to the sewer opening. She climbs back down to Lilith.
Lilith takes the rope from Gwen and ties it around the Weevil, under its arms. "I will pull it up if you can guide it up the ladders from below." Says Lilith.
"Ok." Replies Gwen. There would be no way they could bodily lift the Weevil out of the sewer on their own but this way just might work... She would not have thought of this.
Lilith climbs up out of the sewer. She takes the slack up on the rope. "Ok Gwen?" She calls out.
"Yes." Replies Gwen.
Lilith pulls and Gwen just guides the unconscious Weevil up the ladder. Soon they have the Weevil out of the sewer. They carry the Weevil along the alley to the SUV and puts it with the first one. Gwen runs back and places the sewer cover back. Then she returns to the SUV. Lilith is standing by the SUV checking with the hand held scanner that there are no more Weevils in the area.
"Do you want to drive back?" Gwen asks.
"Yes ok." Says Lilith.
They get into the SUV. As Gwen gets her seat belt on Lilith adjusts the seat slightly and the rear view mirror. Lilith does a three point turn and then drives through the streets of Splott.
Gwen studies Lilith... She realises that Lilith had remained calm, focused and organised in the way she had dealt with this operation. The situation had not fazed her. There was no sign of fear... Even she was and is shacking a little, her palms are sweaty but Lilith seems... seems... Well there seemed to be no emotion involved. There was something else; Lilith had come up with the best way of dealing with the second capture and retrieval... Lilith is good... Her way had been right and safe. Lilith is going to be good at fieldwork, on missions. Though she wonders, has Lilith been in so many dangerous situations that she goes into an autopilot mode... As a situation develops, deals with it then after the fact reacts... Is PTSD part of the reason...? Most people assume with post-traumatic stress a person freezes in a dangerous situation but she is sure she remembers that some deliberately put themselves in harms way, go on autopilot or is she getting it wrong. No, she remembers reading that they have seen their friends and comrades die around them but they are still alive, they feel guilty; they believe they should have died. Why did they escape? Why were they left behind? Gwen watches as Lilith manoeuvres the SUV through the city streets towards the bay. No, she does not think it is that... But it is a little unnerving. It could be purely that Lilith has faced far worse danger, far worse aliens... She remembers Owens reaction to the cyber-unit in The Hubs basement... The Cybermen and she now knows the Daleks... She shivers. Either way, they had worked well together and safely, no injuries... Gwen felt safe working with Lilith. She even went into the sewer without thinking about it, she really hates the sewers or anywhere where it is dark, the dark unnerves her, mostly since Suzie's words, 'There is something in the dark...' She continues to watch Lilith navigate the city streets... The ride is smooth, even Lilith's movement are smooth, kept to a minimum... Gwen realises she has been starring at Lilith all the way back to the car park. Gwen feels her face heat up... God... What the... No!
Before Gwen can think any farther the SUV come to a stop next to the People Carrier.
"Right, here we are." Lilith says. She had been aware of Gwen starring at her, her silence... Probably trying to work her out.
"Ok, we now get our two guests settled in a cell each." Says Gwen, jumping out the SUV.
Lilith joins Gwen at the back of the SUV. They get the first Weevil out and take it down to the cells. Then they go back for the second Weevil.
"Ianto will be proud of us. We have bought the SUV back with no mud or blood over the interior." Comment Gwen.
Lilith locks the vehicle. "I take it, that it is a regular occurrence then?"
They carry the second Weevil between them.
"Yes." Replies Gwen as they get into the lift. "I also think from now on you are going to be my designated driver... Jack drives like a maniac sometimes... most of the times. When he comes out he wants to drive... Jack says I drive like a girl... And Ianto drives carefully but of late he has picked a few bad habits from Jack."
"You might not say that if you ever see me drive in a dangerous situation... Reversing at great speeds and turning in mid drive... Going into deliberate skids... All the fun of being trained to drive if attacked by a terrorist or assassin." Says Lilith as they lay the second Weevil on the bench in the cell.
"I think I would still feel safe." Says Gwen.
"Jack's driving must be bad." Says Lilith as they head up through the lower tunnel.
"Oh it is." Breaths Gwen. She watches as Lilith fidgets as they walk, wiping her hands down her trouser legs. The OCD is kicking in. "Anyway first things first, we both need showers after being in that sewer." Gwen sees a hint of relief on Lilith's face.
"Thank goodness." Breathes Lilith. She is glad she brought some extra clothes in with her.
The pair go to the showers.
In contrast, Jack and Ianto are now walking out across the far side of the bay. Enjoying the night. The sky is clear, the moon is full and the stars glint in the sky. They walk hand in hand.
23.45pm. Gwen sits at her workstation, writing up her report on the Weevil hunt and retrieval. She realises Lilith will be awhile.
00.08am. Lilith appears. She goes to the kitchen... The coffee will probably be stewed but it is better than nothing. She pours out two coffees and turns the machine off so it can cool down to be cleaned. She takes the coffees out to the main part of The Hub. She places one mug at Gwen's workstation and takes the mug from earlier.
"Thank you Lilith." Says Gwen.
"That's ok." Replies Lilith. She goes to her workstation, puts her fresh mug down and picks up the dirty mug. She takes them back to the kitchen. She places them in the dishwasher. She takes out the used filter from the coffee machine, puts it in the bin, and empties the last of the stewed coffee down the sink. She washes the coffee pot up and leaves it on the draining board. She then goes back to her workstation to work on her report.
Gwen puts some music on, lively dance music.
Lilith finds herself getting in to the music, her foot tapping to the rhythm. She has missed having music playing in her day-to-day life.
There is a beep from Gwen's computer. "We are getting reports of a UFO near the nature reserve." Gwen calls out.
Lilith joins her. "Is there any footage?" She asks.
"Yes... The wonders of a camera phone." Says Gwen playing the footage.
The pair watch the fuzzy, shaky image.
"It is a very clear night out there... It does not look like a UFO to me." Says Lilith "I think I know what it is though." She goes back to her computer.
Gwen watches Lilith for a moment. "How do you know it's not a UFO?" She asks, going over to Lilith workstation.
"Because I can identify it..." Lilith says dryly. "I have a still shot in my book of a similar thing. A lot of people make a similar mistake." Explains Lilith. "They think they have seen a flying craft..." She tapes away at her computer. "Here we go." She brings up several similar videos that look very like the one Gwen has just received. "These are videos taken by people who thought they were seeing a UFO but in fact they are seeing Venus. She is quite low in her procession at the moment. Plus being close to Earth at the moment and with the clear sky, she is very visible."
"But it is moving." Says Gwen.
"Yes, it is the reflecting light refracting in our atmosphere." Lilith says.
Gwen is amazed. She is in awe. This woman is good. "That's bloody brilliant." Gwen breathes.
"Just to double check, enter in location here." Says Lilith tapping instruction into her computer. On Lilith screen appears a very clear image, similar to the one they have just been sent with the UFO alert.
"Amazing." Says Gwen, not realising what she is looking at, at first. "Where is this image coming from?"
"Same location, out over the nature reserve, this is in real time." Explains Lilith. "I have patched into a high mag. telescope that concentrates' on the skies over Cardiff and out over the bay. The University and amateur astronomers have access to it. I have my own telescope but this one is better, more expensive."
"So it is a hobby of yours?" Asks Gwen.
"Yes. I have been fascinated by the stars since I was a child." Lilith replies.
"You are going to save us so much time." Says Gwen. "So I can let them know it is Venus?"
"Yes." Replies Lilith.
There is something else that unnerves Gwen about Lilith, she does not smile when talking, no readable emotions in her facial expression. Gwen goes back to her computer and informs the sender of the video that it is Venus they are seeing.
The pair go back to the reports adding the UFO (that is not) to their reports. Gwen also turns the music up a little more and starts singing to it.
A doorbell rings. Gwen brings up the CCTV for the outer door of the tourist office. There is a delivery lad holding two pizzas. "Looks like Ianto has order us some food." Says Gwen. "I will go up and get it." Gwen goes out through the cogged door.
Lilith goes to Gwen's computer and watches the CCTV. She sees Gwen open the door and take the pizzas. Then comes back in and the delivery lad walks back along the quay.
Gwen comes down through the tunnel from the tourist office to the lift. Lilith goes back to her computer as she hears it beep. She opens the message box...'Lilith, I took the liberty of ordering you and Gwen pizza for 00.45am... Gwen's is her usual pineapple and ham. Not knowing your orientation... when it comes to pizzas (;)), I ordered you pepperoni... A little hot and spicy (blush lol). I hope this choice meets with your approval Major. It is my fav. Mr. Ianto Jones.' Lilith can feel that warmth spread through her again... Mr. Jones is good... She can feel a slight movement of her mouth as she almost smiles to herself...
Gwen enters through the cogged door with the usual fanfare of the alarm and flashing lights.
"Ianto left a message about the pizzas, sent to my computer." Reports Lilith.
"He is always so organised." Says Gwen, as she goes to the coffee table by the sofa just behind Lilith's workstation. She places the pizza boxes down on the table and opens the top box. She screws her nose up. "Pepperoni... Yours?" She says in hope.
Lilith joins Gwen. "Yes... Ianto guessed right... My favourite... He mentioned hot and spicy." Says Lilith. "That boy is good."
Gwen laughs. "He sure is." She winks. "Just ask Jack." Gwen watches Lilith's face.
Lilith's eyes flare and for once there is a slight smile evident. "I'm sure Jack can list all of Ianto's good bits." She says.
Gwen laughs again. "Oh yes."
The pair sit on the sofa, side by side and eat their pizzas.
Lilith had shocked herself; she had felt the smile reach her eyes, her mouth. Yes Torchwood, the people, are going to be good for her.
They soon finish their pizzas.
"I needed that." Says Lilith. "Didn't realise I was hungry."
"Same." Says Gwen. "Ianto just seems to know our needs, which is a little spooky."
"Hmmm, intuitive." Says Lilith. She gathers up the empty boxes and the two coffee mugs from the workstations. She throws the boxes in the bin in the kitchen and puts the dirty mugs in the dishwasher. She then washes her hands. When she returns to the main work area, she finds Gwen dancing in front of her workstation and Lilith is sure the music is up even louder.
"Do you want to go down and just check on our two guests?" Gwen asks. "Just check they have come around ok."
"Yes ok." Says Lilith. She heads down to the lower cells. The two Weevils are now conscious. They growl when they see her. She watches them for a few moments. They seem all right to her, so she returns to the main part of The Hub. "They seem fine and growling." Reports Lilith to Gwen.
"That's a good sign then." Replies Gwen still dancing about.
01.50am. The lift high above them activates. Jack and Ianto stand on the descending stone. Jack has his arm around Ianto's waist.
"Hey kids, we're home." Jack calls out, feeling very relaxed and happy. Ianto and he have had a really good evening. The rift and Weevils permitting their night is now going to be full of passion, pleasure in his room, on his desk, in his bed. Oh then he remembers the box he is still clutching. His pressy. He looks down at Lilith... It is then he notices that both women have changed. Does he enquire about the circumstances of their changed clothes or Lilith's part in his pressy? He grins. "Major? I have a bone to pick with you." He calls down. "Just wait there."
Gwen looks from Lilith then up at Jack and back.
"Did he like your present Ianto?" Lilith asks the young man.
"Very much so... but he is threatening retaliation against us." Ianto warns with a laugh.
"Hmmm that could be interesting." Muses Lilith.
"Hey, I am here you know." Laughs Jack. Suddenly he lunches himself off the stone lift before it reaches the bottom.
"Jack!" Ianto says, in alarm, he also had been enjoying Jack's body up against his. He also does not want Jack to hurt himself.
Jack lands on the opposite walkway to Lilith with a wide gully between them with water that feeds the tower flowing along it.
"What can I do for you Captain?" Lilith asks so sweetly.
"Oh god, don't ask him that." Says Ianto still standing on the lift, waiting until it has reached the bottom. "He will give you a long list, with graphic details."
Gwen laughs. "And alphabetically."
Jack smiles mischievously. He readies himself. "Can you really get ears and a tail too?"
"Yes Jack and a lead." Replies Lilith, watching Jack's body, his movement.
Jack lunches himself across the gap but even before he has landed on Lilith's side, she has jumped over to the side Jack had been on. Ianto moves from the lift and stands next to her.
"Thank you for ordering the pizza Ianto." Says Lilith. "Hot and spicy... My favourite."
Ianto smiles. "My pleasure."
Jack eyes the pair with a burning hunger. "What about my pleasure?" He says pouting.
"When you have calmed down and stopped harassing Lilith." Says Ianto, as if he is talking to a young child.
"But..." Jack starts.
"No buts Jack... I want all your energy to be spent on me." Ianto says huskily.
"Ok." Jack smiles. "But don't think you two are off the hook." He says. "By the way Lilith, I like it a lot."
"Good." Says Lilith.
"How was your evening?" Jack asks.
"We have two new guests in the cells." Replies Gwen.
"We even went for a walk in the sewers." Says Lilith.
"Oh, so that's the reason for the change of clothes." Says Jack.
"Yes." Replies Gwen. "Plus we had a UFO sighting that wasn't."
"It wasn't? What was it then?" Asks Jack.
"Venus." Replies Lilith.
"The wobble in the atmosphere?" Says Jack.
"Yes." Replies Lilith.
"It's all in our reports. Anyway, we will be off now, leave you two to it." Says Gwen.
"Yes thank you." Says Jack.
"What time do you want us in?" Gwen asks.
"11ish." Says Jack.
"Lilith and I are going to get the lights for the gym later." Says Ianto.
"Ok, so as soon as you come in Lilith if you and Ianto go to sort that out." Jack says.
"Ok Jack." Replies Lilith.
"Good night ladies." Says Jack.
"Good night." Gwen and Lilith say together.
"Have fun." Lilith says with a wink at Ianto.
Ianto blushes and laughs.
Lilith grabs her Jacket and Gwen grabs her bag. They head out of the cogged door together. Gwen locks the outer door as they leave.
Jack goes to Gwen's workstation. He quickly scans her report; he gets the impression that Lilith has made an impression on Gwen.
Ianto looks around but for once the place has been left tidy. No dirty mugs or discarded pizza boxes, even the kitchen has been left tidy.
Jack goes to Lilith's workstation and takes a quick look at her report. While he does this Ianto goes around and turns the lights off in this part of The Hub.
Jack comes up behind Ianto. "My office... Now!" He says in a near whisper.
"Yes sir." Replies Ianto with a smile.
Jack leads the way up to his office... The rest of their night to be filled with passion.
Gwen picks up her car from the car park and Lilith heads off around the bay. There are still plenty of people about as it is a Saturday night/Sunday morning.