Chapter 14: The Remaining Slitheen

Ten Downing Street

Rose took out her comm. Set, put it on, and said, "Bad Wolf to Red Leader."

Captain Joe Hurst's voice replied, "Red Leader here. What is the situation, Bad Wolf?"

Rose replied, "So far everything is under control. Four Slitheen down, relatively unknown remaining. Are all of our teams in position?"

For a moment there was silence while Hurst checked with the other teams. It wasn't long until she got an answer. Captain Hurst replied, "Affirmative. All teams have reported in, and are awaiting further orders."

Rose thought about what their next move should be before saying, "Maintain positions. The remaining Slitheen have not revealed themselves and the security guards are unaware of anything. Stand by for further orders."

Captain Hurst replied, "Understood. Red Leader, out."

Rose put her comm. Unit back in her pocket and turned to Mickey who asked, "What is our next move?"

With the remaining Slitheen still in hiding, first they would have to draw them out. Rose took in their surroundings before replying, "We need to draw the remaining Slitheen out of hiding. The best way to do that is to tell the security guards the truth, and get them to notify the next person in the chain of command."

Mickey nodded and added, "And that person would most likely be a Slitheen and call in the rest of the family."

Rose grinned and exclaimed, "Exactly!"

Mickey grinned back at Rose. This was the happiest that he had seen her since . . . well, since she was traveling with the Doctor. Rose actually looked like she was having fun. After a moment he said, "Then what are we doing standing around here! Let's get going!"

Rose and Mickey led the entire group around the corner and back to the main hallway. Several guards were stationed near the door. Rose grinned at Mickey then ran towards the guards screaming, "OH MY GOD! He was an alien!"

One of the guards stepped forward trying to calm her down by saying, "It's alright. Calm down and tell us what's wrong."

Rose took a deep breath and said, "The Secretary of Defense was an alien. He unzipped his forehead and shook out of his human skin. He tried to kill all of us. Oh my God, it was horrible." She started to cry and collapsed on the floor.

The head guard knelt down, put a hand on her shoulder, and said, "It's alright. Everything will be fine." He turned to another guard and said, "Check the meeting room." With a nod the guard walked to the door, unlocked it, and looked inside. He was back with in seconds gasping for breath as the color drained from his face. The head guard stood up and asked, "What's wrong? What did you find?"

After the guard caught his breath he looked over at Rose who had stopped crying and was staring straight at him. He looked back at his leader and said, "Green slime and pieces of flesh everywhere. There was also an overwhelming smell of . . . of . . . "

The guard tried to think of what to call the horrendous smell when Rose calmly provided, "Rotten eggs."

The guards head snapped around towards her and exclaimed, "That's absolutely right. Rotten eggs. Very, very rotten eggs. But if those are the remains of aliens, then how did they explode?"

Rose stood up, with a smile, and looked at the two startled guards with a look of total authority. She confidently said, "I know their weakness and I came prepared." By their confused looks she knew that she would have to elaborate and took out her water pistol and simply said, "Vinegar."

All of the guards looked to their leader while he looked at each of them in turn before looking back at Rose. He didn't know why, but he believed what she had told them and asked, "Are there any more of those things?"

Rose nodded and said, "Yes, but they are still in hiding. We need to find a way to draw them out." Rose turned back towards the head guard and asked, "Who is the next in command after the Secretary of Defense?"

After thinking for a moment, the guard replied, "The Secretary of International Affairs."

"This may sound strange, but is the Secretary of International Affairs rather large in size?" The guard nodded and Rose continued to say, "Alright, notify him that the Secretary of Defense has been killed. He is most likely already aware of that since he is one of them. He will most likely bring in the rest of the family for back up." The guard nodded and took out a mobile phone to make the call.

The guard ended the call and said, "He is on his way here. He sounded kind of anxious and worried when he answered the phone."

Rose smiled and said, "Of course he is worried. He probably sensed the deaths of four family members."

The guard frowned and said, "He also said that he is bringing several advisors and colleagues."

"Of course, they are the rest of the family," she replied. Rose was becoming more excited. Everything was falling into place, and it would soon be over. Hopefully they wouldn't have to blow up the building.

The head guard thought that it would be best if someone that knew what was going on should be calling the shots. He once again turned to Rose and asked, "Well, Ms. . . ."

Rose replied, "Tyler. Rose Tyler. I'm a representative from Torchwood."

He nodded and said, "It's nice to meet you, Ms. Tyler. I am Lieutenant Brian Jones. What should we do now, Ms. Tyler?"

Rose thought about it for a moment then remembered that Mickey and the others were still waiting around the corner. She turned back in the direction that she came from and gave a loud whistle. Mickey led the others down the hall and towards Rose. She turned back to Lt. Jones and said, "We need to get everyone that does not have to be here out the back. If the press out front sees everyone leaving then the Slitheen will realize that something is going on."

Mickey walks up to Rose and asked, "What's going on?"

Rose turned back to Mickey and replied, "The next in command, who is also most likely a Slitheen, is on his way here with several advisors."

Mickey nodded and said, "In other words they are bringing in the reinforcements. What's our next move?"

Rose looks back at the experts, who still seemed to be in shock for the most part, before looking back at Mickey and replied, "First, we need to get everyone that does not have to be here out the back. Then we deal with the remainder of the Slitheen family." Mickey nodded as they both turned back to the experts. Rose said, "All of you are going to leave through the back, in order to avoid the press out front." Four of the experts, all wearing military uniforms, stepped forward. It was obvious that they were the representatives from UNIT. Rose turned towards them as they approached.

The man that had spoken to Rose in the meeting room was obviously the leader of their group. He appeared to be in his late forties to early fifties. The many metals pinned to his uniform showed that he was both a ranking officer and very experienced. Once he had approached Rose he said, "Ms. Tyler, I am General Arthur Harding, a representative of UNIT."

Rose smiled as she shook his hand and said, "It's nice to meet you, General Harding. Is there something I can help you with?"

General Harding, "Actually, I was hoping that my team and I would be able to help you."

Rose smiled at the General and said, "I would be grateful for any assistance that you would be able to provide. Once we get everyone else out I contact our tactical teams about getting us some vinegar filled weapons."

Lt. Jones led the way to the kitchen and through the back the door. Before they left Rose instructed them to stick to the shadows until they get away from the press, who were still crowding around the front of the building. The only people that had remained were Rose, Mickey, the security guards, and the representatives from UNIT.

It was time to get down to business and stop the Slitheen once and for all. Rose took out her comm. Unit, put it on, and said, "Bad Wolf to Red Leader."

After a moment Captain Hurst replied, "Red Leader here. I just saw several people leaving through the back door. What is the situation?"

Rose looked back outside before replying, "They were the other experts that were here for the meeting. The remaining Slitheen are on their way. This situation should be over soon."

Captain Hurst said, "That's a relief. What are your orders?"

Rose looked around for a moment then replied, "I need you to send some vinegar weapons down to us via the back door."

Captain Hurst immediately responded, "How many will you need?"

Rose looked around the room at everyone that had stayed to help. The security guards would not be dealing with the Slitheen, so that just left herself, Mickey, and UNIT. She replied, "Enough guns and vinegar for six people."

Hurst said, "Stand by." Moments later he returned, "Blue Leader is sending one of his men with the required weapons. How many of these things are out there?"

Rose thought back to the first time that they had dealt with the Slitheen in her home universe and replied, "I would say that we still have roughly five to six Slitheen remaining. I will contact you with further orders when needed. Bad Wolf out."

Lt. Jones looked at his watch and replied. "About fifteen to twenty minutes. Why?"

Rose replied, "I just want to check something before they get here."

A moment later there was a knock at the back door. Mickey opened the door and saw Jake Simmonds standing there holding a weapons case. Jake smiled and said, "Hey, man. Having fun?"

Mickey laughed and replied, "Oh, yeah." He leans toward Jake and continues, "Especially Rose. I think she's in her element. She is happier than she has been in a while."

Jake looks over at Rose who was talking to a security guard and said, "Well that's a good thing." Jake wished them both good luck and left.

Rose led everyone upstairs to the Cabinet Room. She lifted the small panel on the wall and pressed the button. The shielding slid into place and Rose smiled before looking at everyone else. They all looked shocked, but Rose only said, "I thought so." She pressed the button again, and once it slid open she left the room satisfied that she had confirmed her suspicions. Everyone else followed her back downstairs to prepare for the arrival of the remaining Slitheen.

A/N: Wow that took a while. Sorry for the wait. Please review.