30th October

1 day to go

The shops were always busy this time of year. Little children were begging parents to buy particular sweets and costumes. Jack was walking around ASDA filling his trolley with more than just food. He was also buying costumes for everyone; if anything got out of hand they could just say something about a friend. He was buying Ianto and him a joint costume, that would be fun, surely. Hopefully all the aliens would look like humans wearing suits.

'Preferably weevils,' Jack thought.

"MUMMMMMYYYY! PWEAAASSSEE!" pleaded a child about five.

Jack gave a sympathetic shrug to the mother, who rolled her eyes at him. Jack grinned and continued with his shopping. He found the tea and coffee aisle and got five large boxes of tea, and two large tubs of coffee. He then went to the checkout, the total cost was £90.56. He got back in the SUV and drove back to the Hub.

Jack was greeted by emptiness. He called out to see if anyone was anywhere. Tosh waved from her computer and Owen grunted from somewhere.

"If you're looking for Ianto, he's down in the cells with Gwen.

"What?!" Jack looked horrified.

Ianto was his. Not Gwen's.

"Don't worry. They're very quiet. I'm sure nothing's going on," piped up Owen, mock cheerfully.

Jack nodded unsurely and purposely walked down the stairs to the cells. When he was out of sight from Tosh and Owen, he slowly opened the large metal door and poked his head around. He saw Ianto busy hammering a nail into the wall and Gwen eating a banana in front of an irritated weevil.

"Bananas are good," said Jack as entered the room.

"Yes, sir," nodded Ianto.

"Can you two come upstairs," ordered Jack.

"Are you taking the piss, Jack?" yelled an outraged Owen from the temporary 'changing room'.

"No! It's Halloween so come out!"

Owen came out dressed as princess.

"I think it's sexy," giggled Tosh, wearing her witch costume.

"HA HA!" bellowed Gwen, dressed as a pumpkin.

Ianto appeared from Jack's bedroom dressed as a man wearing a brown suit, with Converse trainers. Jack's costume was a blue police box, which was supposed to be a police officer but Jack had customised it to be a box.

"Who are you supposed to be?" questioned Owen.

"Erm... Sir, what am I?" Ianto asked befuddled.

"You're the Doctor," Jack declared.

Ianto looked dismayed and insecure, but no one noticed...

Two hours later...

Their costumes had been packed away, set up for tomorrow.

Tosh called out, "Alien activity two miles from here!"

"Let's go!" Jack instructed.

The team piled into the SUV and Jack drove away with speed.