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Tosh had checked and rechecked as she sat on tender hooks, watching her family drive off based on her decisions. Owen had taken a moment to whisper that it would be OK but she wasn't going to relax until they returned, all in one piece.

Having Owen clutching the back of her seat wasn't helping but she didn't tell him so, knowing it was his way of coping as he pinned as well.

Jack, Ianto, Sean, Gwen and Rhys all felt the excitement and adrenaline of the moment, Jack's knuckles white as he clutched the steering wheel.

Gwen had tried to climb into the front passenger seat and Jack had told her calmly that Ianto sat up front, this was his rodeo after all!

The harrumph as she climbed in the back with her husband and Sean actually amused him and he had looked over at the Welshman calmly clipping his bet and saw a matching look of soft amusement.

Tosh led them to the right location and they quickly assessed the RVs, relieved to find them in working order and the keys in them as well.

"Well. Go figure!" Jack scoffed.

"Must have been moving them or something when it all went down!" Sean shrugged.

Gwen stood on the running board of the SUV as she scanned the area for Zs and Rhys took a moment to look at the woman he wanted to marry. God, she looked fucking grand!

"Poppy's gonna love the pink one!" Sean giggled as they looked at the RVs.

"Well, you're driving it so we'll soon find out!" Ianto scoffed and Sean's smile faded.

"Oi! It's pink!" he spluttered and Ianto shrugged.

"Jack likes the black and grey number, has already named it" Ianto pointed.

"I shall call you …. Land Shark!" Jack declared in a royal tone and Sean looked at the other one.

"Nope, the burgundy one is mine!" Ianto said quickly.

"Red is his colour" Jack offered as he kicked the tyres in as macho a way as he could.

"Aw, shit!" Sean muttered as he prepared himself for a lot of ribbing. He knew there was no chance Rhys was going to let go of the green one, already behind the wheel and grinning like a mad man.

"Move faster men!" Gwen suddenly called out as she noticed movement amongst the car vehicles in the yard.

Everyone ran for their appointed RVs and They all fired them up, following the SUV out on to the street.

The SUV rumbled at the head of the convoy as they calmly ploughed through several groups of Zs.

Ianto noted the fact that they were clumping together and wondered if that was an anomaly with it having been a township and they might have turned on groups, so stayed that way.

The thought of a family of Zs was unnerving and he shuddered as he watched a small Z that had been a child fly from the SUV's siding.

They made it home in good time and everyone took turns going over the large RVs that seemed to have been designed for long haul families.

Two of the RVs had enough beds for those who were traveling to sleep, meaning they could all comfortably fit in them for the big push to the cabin.

One RV was for a movie set or something, it had sleeping quarters but the front half was benches and a large desk. Tosh was enthused as she saw her technology fitting nicely.

The last RV, Ianto's ride, had a double berth and an amazing amount of storage. Jack and Ianto took time going over the hidden vaults in the floor of the vehicle before they both burst into gales of laughter as one still held a few bricks of marijuana.

This RV had been developed for smuggling drugs and as Ianto tore a page out of a book from a drawer and rolled a rough joint. They rummaged about while giggling some more and finally found a lighter that worked.

They lit up and enjoyed the joint as the paper quickly burned down, ending up on the large double bed as they enjoyed the glow.

Ianto was in Jack's arms, kissing him and eagerly rubbing against him which encouraged Jack to engage in some Ianto tasting.

Ianto shrieked with laughter as Jack licked his face and neck, Ifan bursting in with his gun waving about as he tried to see what had made Ianto scream only made the two stoned men shriek more before collapsing into gales of laughter.

"That weed?" He saw the green blocks and his jaw dropped.

"You little shits!" Ifan picked up the bible and tore another page, rolling a better joint before settling next to them and lighting up.

The men all snorted and giggled as they listened to Anna calling the children away from the apple tree as they wouldn't be able to eat their supper.

Supper was interesting with the three men grinning at everyone and filling their plates as they talked loudly to each other, Ifan slapping at Jack playfully and Ianto telling him that Jack was taken while Ifan roared with mirth.

Once the children had gone to bed, Anna settled back in her chair to look at them.

"OK, where did you get it!" she demanded.

"Huh?" "What?" "Damn"

"Come on, how much and where from!" she slapped her hand down and they looked around the table at the confused faces of the rest of the team.

"Two large bricks, in the bottom of my RV" Ianto admitted and she snorted.

"And you had a toke without me?" she admonished Ifan who shrugged.

"I was gonna take a pinch for ya woman" he muttered.

"What are you talking about?" Tosh frowned as Owen gasped beside her.

"Weed? You got weed?" Owen spluttered, "God, I want that one!"

Everyone laughed at his indignity and then decided he could have it if he really wanted. What the hell. Make a good mobile medical bay anyway.

Owen named it "Red Barron" and insisted that the name be written across it.

Jack and Ianto were pleased that Tosh and Owen had embraced the RVs as possible homes and Sean knew he was stuck with the pink one.

Ianto had looked at the one Jack had driven, a double birth with a second single bed above the sleeping quarters. This could comfortably suit the two men as well as Mica. He had been about to voice this when Mica climbed aboard and saw the small mezzanine bed space.

She clambered up the steps set into the cabinetry at the side and gleefully declared this her "cave".

Ianto looked and Jack and saw the same smile as his eyes travelled about the RV.

"Well, seems that's been decided too," Ianto said softly, "This one is ours."

"You sure?" Jack asked softly and Ianto nodded with a soft blush.

"I want to be alone with you sometimes, which was never gonna happen under Poppy's roof" Ianto said softly.

"Well, Mica can have some nights inside and we can…"Jack waggled his eyebrows and Ianto laughed softly as he pushed Jack's shoulder.

"Well, we just need to modify, pack and … god. The livestock!" Ianto's eyes grew as he realised they had forgotten about transport for the animals.

"Ah, hell!" Jack swore.