Ianto was starting to get edgy. He hated being left on his own at the best of times but after what had just happened he felt even worse. Even as he washed blood off his hands he didn't feel any better.

He sat in Jack's room with Charlie, waiting for the team to return, wondering if Jack would ever truly understand what Ianto needed. It seemed like days ago that Jack had promised Ianto he wouldn't be a spare part anymore, that Jack would leave his past where it was in order to build a future with Ianto.

Course the minute Jack had rescued Ianto that had gone out the window. He knew the captain was trying this best to understand and help him, but Ianto just didn't know what he wanted. He didn't want to be left alone, but at the same time he didn't want to be constantly with people. He wanted Jack to hold him but the thought of someone touching him made him panic. He wanted Jack to forget his past, but when it came down to it, Ianto couldn't let go of his own.

He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. He and Jack had a lot to talk about. Still, he could approach Jack about it when he came back. They could send the team home and have the Hub all to themselves.

Owen looked the Weevil/Human hybrids over very carefully and thought quickly. He reached out for Tosh's hand and took it, pulling her back slowly. The pair of them shuffled away down the corridors away from the Weevil/Humans.

The Weevil/Humans had other ideas however and broke into a run, heading straight for them.

"So much for that idea," Owen said, turning and beginning to run down the corridor, pulling Tosh with him. "Run!"

The pair ran and turned a corner, darting into a room. Tosh pulled open a cupboard checking it out for space. Maybe these Weevil/Humans would be less sensitive to smell compared to the normal Weevils.

"In here!" She hissed at Owen, pulling him in and shutting the door just as the Weevil/Humans burst into the room.

It was a tight fit, but in their current situation neither had time to think about it. Owen wrapped his arms round Tosh's waist, pulling her as far back away from the cupboard door as possible.

They could hear the Weevil/Humans searching the room for them. Tosh covered her mouth with one hand, sure that her heavy breathing was loud enough for them to hear. Owen was listening intently, waiting for their pursuers to give up and try elsewhere.

Sure enough a few minutes later they heard the scuffling of the Weevil/Humans leaving the room and heading down the corridor. Owen reached forward intending to open the cupboard door but Tosh pulled his arm away, shaking her head silently.

Barely audible above the loud thumping of his heart in his ears, Owen could hear the Weevil/Humans returning, no doubt waiting just outside the room in ambush. Very quietly, Owen turned his comm. on.

"Jack?" He whispered. "Are you there?"

"What's wrong with the Weevils?" Jack asked Ollie as he scoured the heat scanner he'd set up.

"They're mutating, or becoming infectious," Ollie shook his head, obviously still in shock. "People are being bitten and turning into Weevils."

Gwen stared wide eyed for a moment before reaching out a hand and laying it on top of one of Ollie's.

"Have you been bitten?" Jack asked, earning himself a glare from Gwen.

"No," Ollie shook his head again. "But I think I'd prefer to be dead than live with what I've done."

"What did you do?" Gwen said once she was sure Jack had seen her disapproving look.

"I had to kill three of them," Ollie looked up at her, his eyes dark. "They were three people I worked with everyday. Three people I used to go to the pub with. They were my friends-"

"You couldn't have saved them," Jack cut in. "They weren't the people you knew."

"Jack," Gwen began.

"No," Jack said stopping Gwen before she had time to start on at him. "Even if we could get a sample, there's no way of knowing if we could cure them. You did the right thing."

"The right thing would've been to help one of them up when they fell over," Ollie whispered. "Not to continue running like a coward."

Jack didn't say anything. He knew exactly what Ollie must be going through, but he knew that wouldn't have comforted Ollie if he'd said anything, so instead he turned his attention to the heat scanner.

"Lucky for us the one of the Weevil aspects they keep is the low body temperature," Jack said finally. "There's thirteen in the building altogether. Then there are four other humans, not counting us. So assuming that Tosh and Owen are two of those, we have two more people to rescue."

"Hang on…" Gwen frowned as she looked at the screen. "Is this us?"

She pointed to three human heat sensors on the screen.

"Yeah," Jack nodded.

"So there are five of those Weevil things waiting outside the doors for us?" She whispered.

Jack opened his mouth to answer when he heard Owen whispering over the comm. Ollie signalled for the two of them to follow him. Evidently he'd found somewhere to hide until he'd heard them.

"Owen, are you ok?" Jack asked quietly, as Ollie lead them inside an air vent. If the situation hadn't been so dangerous, Jack might've scoffed at the predictability of their hiding place.

"Yeah, we're fine," Owen whispered back. "But Tosh and I are stuck in a cupboard and there are three of those Weevil things waiting outside to grab us the minute we leave. Any chance of some help?"

"On our way," Jack said. "Just hold on and do not move."

As Ollie climbed up the square air vent and sat at the top, holing Gwen up Jack checked he had some Weevil spray ready. No doubt they would need it at some point. Jack sat the opposite side of the air vent drop to Ollie and Gwen.

"Ok, Ollie," he said. "You saw where the other human's heat signs were. Any chance you know how to get thee through the air vents?"

Ollie nodded, smiling weakly.

"Not the first time I've done this," he said.