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Since the day of the Raid on their houses both families were more careful than ever with those working underground trying to escape now frantic to get out before Yvonne implemented new Security Measures as she seemed to every other day. The whispers were that a new thing was coming that would cease any more attempts to escape.

Time was running out.

Today they were travelling. Ianto sitting next to Yvonne in the back of her huge limousine… yeah… I know… a land of clean living but she had all her mod cons. Even if this vehicle was actually a classic car by today's standards… if there were still cars … *clearing of throat*… so Ianto read the reports in front of him with mild annoyance as this was going over his assigned time today. He would be late picking Tiny up from pre-school. Tiny was not liking pre-school… as limited as her vocabulary was for a two year old, she was able to say "Shit" and "Suck" quite well. Ianto resisted the urge to look at his watch as they sped along.

Finally the vehicle turned off the road and Ianto looked up only to find his belly convulsing as his balls tried to find a home up in the same cavity, the limousine crawling into an airplane hanger. Before them stood a huge Hunter Helicopter with and Elite Squad moving around. For the first time, Yvonne was taking Ianto into what was called the 'hot zone' no one was authorized to go without her pin on their collar.

Ianto lowered the folder and swallowed thickly "Yvonne… I … I don't have a pin. Do I just stay in the vehicle?"

"Oh for Godsake!" she huffed, swinging to face him and looking at him like he was lying "What? Really? Did I not give you one?"

"No… I have never received one. I considered myself not… worthy as you never did … I accepted that." Ianto said with confusion as she now felt his clothing with her fingertips.

She growled low in her throat and reached into her handbag she carried everywhere, pulling out a pin and look at it intently, then removing a piece of paper it was pinned on to. "Give me a pen. I need to keep this bit for your frequency."

"Frequency?"

"To track you" she said, snatching up the offered pen and Ianto could only sit with horror as she placed the tracking pin on him that not only declared him off limits from harrasment as one of her personal pets but also he now knew it told her of his every move.

"Thank you Mistress" he said softly "you honour me. I…I don't know what to say Mother."

"Oh… don't be silly… oh darling" she fluffed with delight at his show of obedience "Come on. Let mummy show you how she works."

Ianto followed her with dread, this middle aged … slightly plump woman with her fake coloured hair and too high heels tromped along with the air of a bloody queen. Ianto followed with the grace of a bodyguard, even if he felt like he was the target of many eyes.

"There you are!" she called out "Report!"

"Mother! We have …" the man's voice petered out as he stared at Ianto, and then blinked. One of the pricks who liked to shoving into the hallways and stepping in front of him in line at the cafeteria had his gaze fixed on a prestigious pin right now.

"Hello Damien" Ianto said smoothly "Please… don't keep Mummy waiting."

Yvonne preened.

"Ah… right" the man who Ianto had met at Jack's office things now he one looking alarmed as he continued "We have renewed our surveillance on… ah.. the suspect couple and we have noticed a few things that are not normal. Camping supplies are being purchased, along with extra food. We think they are helping another family prepare to escape."

"Oh for fucksake" Ianto said under his breath "Idiots."

Yvonne swing to look at him and smiled "Calm now darling. I know… they are so foolish, it hurts me to think they could be so cruel as to act this ungrateful for all we have given them."

Ianto smiled weakly "Yes Mummy."

"Right. Look into it" she demanded and they were on their way with a soft pat of her hand to Ianto's left butt cheek "good boy."

He had never felt so dirty.

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Jack was surprised to get Ianto entering the office at his place of work, watching his husband approach, the reaction of his comrades visibly stepping back with alarm as Ianto stared straight ahead. Ianto never came here, their same sex marriage not always embraced around here so Ianto never pushed it. As Ianto came nearer Jack finally saw the pin and felt himself go light headed.

What. The. Fuck.

"Cariad… will you please pick Tiny up from pre-school? I have a report to finish and due to … a little sidetracking… I am backed-up." Ianto said, making sure Jack clearly saw the pin and knew the implications.

"Sure" Jack smiled, reaching out to hug him and feel the piece of paper slipping into his jacket pocket before they separated. "I love you."

"And I love you too, love of my life" Ianto replied, kissing him and heading back out as some left their desks to gape after him, the fact he was a Tower Pet something that Jack had never disclosed and now he ware a pin… Jack knew they had to move fast.

Jack waited for an hour before casually heading to the toilet and settling in a booth to retrieve the piece of paper from his pocket and read it with alarm.

Shit. As his daughter loved to say "Shitty Sucky Shitballs Dadda."

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"Mama?"

"Yes dear?" she looked up from her lap where she had been reading a book, curled up on her sofa by the windows where the light was good. She smiled as Ianto entered her inner office and aporached with a tray.

"It is getting late, you've not eaten this afternoon and I do hate to fuss on you… I know it annoys you… but I cannot go home with the thought of you not eating something Mummy" he placed the tray down to reveal a hot meal and bread still warm from the oven.

Ianto poured some wine and placed it where she could reach then with no small amount of fear, he leaned over to kiss her cheek "Good night mummy."

Ianto fled as slowly and gracefully as he could as she laughed softly and ate.

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Ianto arrived home to find Jack frantically packing things.

"Jack? What are you doing?" Ianto asked slowly.

"Getting things sorted, come on. Shower... change" Jack said and Ianto seized his hands.

They focused on one another and Ianto said softly "Calm down. Owen and Toshiko will not be offended if we are a little late."

Ianto showered and changed, hanging the jacket with the pin still on it on the back of the chair he usually sat in, and then they left it behind. They drove over and settled to eat, the air thick as everyone tired to act normally for the copious bugs in the house, The kids not sensing anything wrong as Henry tipped over his juice at least twice and they all made it a joke.

Finally they retreated out to the fire pit.

"How does she know?" Owen hissed.

"You are under surveillance from the Hunter Squad" Ianto said back under his breath like they were not talking "They know about the next planned escape. Your buying of all that camping gear and such was fucking stupid … they know about the food… the tent… all of it."

"Fuck" Owen slumped back and looked morosely at his fire "what now. She's in the second trimester. They already have three. This one will be taken for the cause… you know the rules. Three kids per household."

"I know... and Hamish has to get out before they release he is the one who sabotaged the airships. Have they fixed them yet?" Jack asked.

"No… according to Damien they have to 'source' parts and it will be another week before the engines can be fired up again" Ianto snorted "Source. As in… buy from someone outside the Bubble I guess."

"But they are on to us… again" Owen kicked a rock and cursed.

Ianto considered things then said "Hang on. Last time… they were focused on us thanks to someone's narking… what if it happens again. They are all over us… they can move with ease."

"They will not fall for that a second time. Besides… we don't even know who did it in the first place" Owen huffed.

"Gwen."

Jack and Owen stared at him like he was nuts "What?"

"I spent a lot of time and chocolate muffins to get into the records room… I found the original report. It was Gwen. It has been Gwen all along. She's a mole." Ianto grimaced "Think about it. Why was she with us, not at Jack's school? She and Lisa… along with some others from the founding families that did not go to the elite school but to ours instead were planted as spies. They fed back information. I found Lisa on a few reports too."

"When?"

"A few months ago. I didn't say anything as it was already done and I do like Rhys. I feel he has no idea his wife is a bitch of the highest order" Ianto replied, then pressed home "But my point is… we know it is her. We know what they are looking at…. Targeting. Why not set her up for a fall, cause the diversion needed again and still come out OK. This would have to be a onetime deal… fool me one… fool me twice kinda thing. A third time would end in tears so… any that want to go… will have to go now. I think Cone is getting some new tech in that will make leaving an impossibility."

"the sentinels" Owen nodded "There ware rumours of those. Robot things places at intervals around the bubble… movement activated and with motion detectors and heat sensors they can target and destroy anything with a heartbeat that comes near them. Big money."

"Which is why we have all those cattle suddenly 'sick' and needing to be culled from the collective herd no doubt" Toshiko said as she joined them.

"It could work" Jack said, then looked around at the small team with him "But we risk it all to do this."

"We are already targets. Owen and Toshiko are marked, sooner or later she will cleanse them… and by association… we will be toast. This way… this way we can cement the fact someone is smearing us, we can ram home the fact this wild goose chance only damages things as it is all fake information while we remain pristine… and ensure that they look away from the real action."

"I don't know Ianto… what you are talking about… it's… there are kids to think about" Jack whispered.

"Exactly. You want our kids to watch us taken to a firing squad on the whim of Gwen's betrayals?" Ianto asked then he looked around and nodded "so… here is the plan."

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"Hawksley" Jack called out across the parade floor "you were asking for someone to swap your weekend shift next week?"

"Yeah… my daughter's birthday. Everyone is on last swaps though" he replied, hopeful now as Jack was exempt from this as a squad leader.

"OK… I will swap with you. I will take this weekend off, work your next weekend. Think you are ready to command?" Jack asked, grinning widely as the man's face lit up.

"Holy shit… are you for real Captain?"

"Yeah… I will go talk to command now… I gave Jikky some help… I think it's time I remember you too" Jack slapped his shoulder as he headed off to set the plan in motion.

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"Right… I am leaving a list of things that need to be done and passwords and such if needed" Ianto said for the third time as he nervously fiddled with his immaculate desk.

"Come on sir, it's only a weekend. I am sure we can middle through, you make it sound like you are not coming back" his assistant laughed, her redheaded buxom self sure to repeat this to everyone in the canteen with a roll of her doe eyes. The fact her boss did not look at her like meat one of the reasons she spoke of him so much. Like a brother, he was ya know. So sweet but really… so nervous about this weekend.

"Volcano might happen… sinkhole… anything" Ianto said with fake amusement too, both of them laughing as he shrugged and admitted "You know me. Plans upon plans and this one … well. I have to get going. Be well."

"Be well" she said in reply, watching him leave then shaking her head to go and get a coffee from the canteen.

Man… he was acting like he was about to go to a firing squad, not a weekend with his family.

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"That's a lot of meat" the butcher said to Owen with a deep frown.

"Hungry and I like meat. Shoot me" Owen replied with a shrug, the groceries enough to feed at least a small army, not a little couple like them. Owen NEVER purchased like that and the butcher looked at him warily.

Owen smiled as his part of the plan was secured.

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"Yes… two more" Toshiko said as she pulled the sleeping bag from the rack of them, then looked at the three already in her trolley.

"That's going to be one hell of a sleepover" the salesman said "I didn't know you had kids."

"I don't" she snapped, the little princess one going in the trolley.

Toshiko was ready.

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my friend's mother died and today is the least day of the three days of mourning called a Tangi. Today we will bury her and i will get back into the stories. I know you are looking for me, i am still here... just so thinly spread the last few days... i really need a good night's sleep and a quiet day LOL