Sometime later the rift alarm went off. Todd brought the information up on yet another monitor in front of him. Jack walked over to where Todd was seated and looked over his shoulder. Ianto stayed where he was; engrossed in the multiple trails he was following.

"What do we have?" Jack asked, stifling a yawn. Todd was pulling up an overlay map to locate the point of disturbance.

"Trouble at a primary school," Todd said. He switched to the CCTV cameras and they could see teachers ushering their students out onto the pavement. On one of the cameras they could see a plume of smoke coming out of a window. Jack leaned in and peered, trying to see detail.

"Todd, check the school and make sure none of our targets attend there," he said, his eyes not leaving the screen. He could hear typing next to him as Todd pulled up the school records. Ianto tied into the EMU system and monitored the emergency signals as they waited for more information.

"No, none of the children go to that school," Todd confirmed and Jack let out a sigh. He really needed some time before there was another attack. And that was the one thing he didn't have control of at the moment. He turned to where Ianto was staring at the displays at Rob's console. "What do you have?"

"Reports from the Emergency Management Unit logs are that something suddenly appeared in a chemistry lab," Ianto said, his eyes scanning the reports. He reached down and fitted his earpiece on and tied into the live feed from workers at the scene. Jack ordered Kip and Julia over to check it out and called Rob to divert him over to the scene. They needed to see what was in that school that had caused the disturbance.

"You're not coming?" Julia asked as she hurried over from the OR, a heavy bag thumping against her hip. Jack shook his head.

"I think this is something small," he said as he continued to scan the changing shots on Todd's computer screens. "Rob is closer, anyhow. Between you, the three of you can handle anything that's there. I just want to make sure that if something got injured that you are there to sedate them and bring them back here." He gave Julia a reassuring smile.

Julia nodded briskly and headed towards the door, Gwri a few steps behind. Jack glanced over to where Ianto was writing something down as he listened to the different reports.

"Rob," Ianto said after touching his earpiece again. "Ianto here."

"Go ahead," Rob said. He was working his way across town from where he had been headed. "What do you have?"

"I've been monitoring the EMU channels and it looks like something came through the rift about fifteen minutes ago and landed right in the middle of a chemistry laboratory. That startled the instructor and she dropped a reagent in an organic synthesis experiment while do a demonstration and that caused the blast. From the reports, it looks like a large artifact of some kind."

"Lovely," Rob muttered. "Anyone injured?"

"Minor injuries to the instructor but the class was far enough back that it looks like none of the students were hurt, thankfully," Ianto responded. "No cameras in the classroom, so once you get there, please give us a feed so we can check it out."

"Will do," Rob replied. "I'm almost there. Should radio back in about ten minutes." Rob signed off and Ianto went back to his notes, jotting something down that Jack couldn't see from where he was standing. Jack paced restlessly between Ianto and Todd, occasionally looking over their shoulders as they worked.

"Jack," Julia called in. "We're stuck in traffic. The blast at the school has everything re-routed and some officious oaf won't let us through."

"I'll handle it," Rob interjected on the com. They could hear him using his mobile to liaise with the police headquarters. Ianto raised an eyebrow at Jack as they listened in. Jack just grinned at him. He loved when the group acted like a well oiled machine. He crossed his arms and leaned back against a chair. A few moments later Rob gave Julia the go ahead and they were able to get through the roadblock to the school.

"Jack, I'm here," Rob reported. "Heading inside now and I have the portable camera with me. Once I get it hooked up, I'll dial it in for you."

"Thank you, Robert," Jack said. He tapped Todd on the shoulder who nodded and typed in something into a browser window. Ianto sat back on his stool and watched as a few minutes later an image flickered on Todd's screen. "It's a bit dark, Rob."

"Yeah, need to get power turned back on in here. Hold on a sec," Rob said. A minute later the image flared as lights were turned on. Ianto got up and stood next to Jack as Rob maneuvered the camera over to the object in the middle of the lab. They could see the area where the chemicals had been dropped, as there was a large black spot on the floor, along with damaged furniture nearby where the chemical reaction had blown outwards.

"Well, well, will you look at that?" Jack mused as he peered closer.

"You recognize it?" Rob asked.

"Jack, what are the chances of that showing up today?" Ianto asked. Todd gave him an odd look. He was used to his boss making cryptic comments about artifacts, but to have Ianto recognize it as well was rather disturbing. He couldn't make heads or tails out of it.

"Coincidence?" Jack asked. Ianto shook his head dubiously.

"Doubtful," Ianto commented. "Rob, I'd hazard a guess that it's too big for the UAV. Am I correct?" They could see Rob walking around the artifact.

"No, I think I can make it fit." He tried to lift it and grunted. "Damn heavy, though."

"It would be, wouldn't it?" Ianto mused. "Can you scan it for us, please?" He pulled up Rob's portable scanner and started looking at the incoming information. "Careful Rob, I'm receiving a lot of heavy metals in it, particularly Vanadium. It also has a makeup of Platinum, Ruthenium and Tantalum."

"That makes sense," Jack said as he peered over Ianto's shoulder. "It is part of a ship, after all." Ianto glanced at him and turned back to the display. Jack then made plans to bring the anti-grav units out to the school and took Todd's car to do that. "Be back in a bit."

"Be careful!" Ianto shouted after him. Todd chuckled and Ianto shot him a glance. "Yes, I know. Rather stupid comment, but it is habit." He grinned at the computer tech and went back to observing the information that the scanner had sent him. He was able to come up with a rough schematic of shape and size. That gave him an idea and he opened another window and started picking up information from the archives. Todd had to crane his neck from where he was sitting at his own console.

"Got an idea?" He asked. Ianto nodded. "Cool."

"Yes, and Jack is going to hate it," he murmured to himself and then grinned. He continued to gather information, both men working on their projects while the others were working at the school. Ianto looked up briefly when he saw that Jack had arrived and watched as the two men fitted the device with the anti-gravity support units on the artifact before lifting it out a window and into the back of the UAV. It was convenient that the window had been blown out by the blast, giving them enough room to maneuver. Once they were done Rob got into the UAV while Jack followed him in Todd's car. Together, they headed back towards the Hub.