Chapter Two- Bigger on the Inside
Torchwood 4
"Uh countryside, that means walking, grass, and mud!" Harper ended in a climax, Jack added "And lots of dead bodies, any ideas as to what it may be Dr. Harper?", "Countryside + bodies stripped of flesh = ..." Silence followed after the DR.'s baffled hypnosis. Sato and Harper turned to face each other but Sato broke off as something on the computer screen lit up and she attended to it as a mother to a baby. The silence was interposed as Sato read off a real of names "Sally, John, Gwyneth... and the most recent case is Owen, a doctor in fact" once again thunder was visible in Jack's eyes. Meanwhile Jones was struggling to process all the names, deaths, people, lives, humans, human beings just like her. She trusted Jack completely but there was something odd about the way he responded to this case, but she knew he would never let up about what it was, so she left the thought to settle into the back of her mind.
Gwen was still not satisfied with these so called missing bodies so she filled the stagnant air with more questions. "Where exactly are we going?" A swift voice replied "It's called Smutts Wood, 50 miles into the Welsh Valleys." in a softly toned American accent. Gwen mulled over the name for a while scratching the back of her mind for a clue as to where it might be "I believe one of the locations people have gone missing from is Smutts Farm." "Thanks could you upload that on my P.D.A" Gwen asked politely. "Sending a map with grid references right now" Sato replied efficiently as she peered over her nose glaring at the screen perched on the back of the driver's chair. A ping vibrated in the air and the screen illuminated on Gwen's P.D.A. The light was reflected in Gwen's almond eyes and her gaze was sucked to the screen, examining the map closely the car once again fell silent except for the rattle of the cage in the back seats.
Jack reclined his head back to peer through the rear view mirror, his glance looked over the pale face of Jones, her silence stirred panic in Jack's heart, something was bothering her. Lost in the back of the car a lucid veil fell over Jones as her mind and heart spoke to herself, but nothing came to Jack's tongue to lighten her mood. Suddenly the veil lifted from Jones "It's the next left Jack." A sharp but perky voice rattled the car. Her face lit up as she met Jack's eyes in the mirror and a smile broadened across Mr. Harkness' face stretching from ear to ear. The Captain gave a cheesy wink and Jones's face flushed red and as Jack's gaze moved on to the road, Jones gently lowered her eyes and played with her thumbs idly.
The grey tine Land Rover Defender rolled across the road smoothly packed densely with five people and one dog. The outer body of the car was sourced from an alien planet, it was light metal but also very robust making it ideal for speedy driving. It was also fitted with blue flashing lights on the front windscreen and three large floodlights perched on the roof. But the inside of the SUV was particularly special it was dimensionally transcendental in understandable English it was bigger on the inside than the outside. This way the team of five could fit comfortably inside with space for Fifi the dog in her cage. The car even housed a pull out autopsy table and stretcher as well as the all essential computers with super extensive GPS signal, stolen of course from the police Jack always liked to add. This super hi-tech SUV rolled along the road on four 12 inch wheels made from an alien sourced material that was extra robust for bumpy terrains and fast driving. Every inch of the vehicle was high-tech and most of the materials were alien sourced. Every spec of the SUV was checked by the Captain, who had once learned from a certain Ianto Jones about the aspects of cleanliness. He now kept every detail of the car in order of his name; however Jack kept these personal details to himself as he did most things. It was better his team did not know all aspects of his past and his feelings. Jack was rather like the car, bigger on the inside. All memories and sentiments remained in his body and far from the view of his team and he only revealed a little about himself, you could say his soul was far larger than his appearance.
Welsh country people
Large fat raindrops fell heavy from the sky and marked Alice's shorts with large dark stains. The sound echoed as the water splattered on the leaves and formed puddles in the ditches. Gushes of dirty water rushed down the gulleys of the path, cascading down bringing all the pollen debris with it. Lighting struck again like a tare down the skyline, splitting the clouds. Thunder followed like an echo and it was so powerful that the ground shook violently and the trees trembled and water from their leaves splashed down on the ground. The rustle was eerie and as the wind picked up it blew the rain slanted so it reached under the shelter of the trees and the girls had to scurry across the open ground to reach for an alternative shelter. Their legs stretched out before them faster than they could ever imagine they could run. Hearts beating, lungs screaming and tongues hanging they raced on. Arms swinging down buy their sides. Clara was the furthest ahead as she darted off quickly at the start but now her pace began to slow as she realised she did not know the destination of this sudden sprint. She turned her head to look over her shoulder at Katya and Alice struggling behind in her path. Clara hesitated and stopped abruptly on top of a large field, open and vulnerable to the penetrating rain. The wind cut her skin and soaked her face; water ran down it like tears, Clara's panicked face melted under the rain and her frozen hands clawed at her wet shrivelled hair dripping on her shoulders. Where could she run?
Katya and Alice clutched Clara either side bending over to catch their breath. Alice struggled to speak, "Where now?" she managed exasperated. "How about over there?" Katya pointed out sharply. Clara and Alice scoured the skyline to where Katya was pointing. A slim beam of sunlight strained through the soot coloured clouds. It highlighted a tall pine tree forest, as soon as the girls spotted it they continued to race across the open field. The contrast between the vibrant green of the grass and the dark menacing sky was striking. As Katya leaped over large muddy ditches of water the scenery became a blur of green and grey mixed together running along as she did. Almost like a painters palate the colours merged together and swirled within each other. Katya was wet right through, her clothes were stretching and heavy and it made it hard for her to run. She struggled to breathe normally in the humid air that hung close to her body. Her breathing was rasping and her legs were cold like dead flesh, they were pale as well as wet.
Girls picked up speed as they hurtled down the other side of the hill, clambering along with clumsy feet as they tried to not fall head over heels. Water ran down the side of their faces and dripped off the ends of their soaked hair. Their shoes squelched as they were so wet and Katya's wellies splayed up mud and tufts of grass as she ran. The girls halted at the front of a small but warm looking wood, the heat radiated towards them and they felt invited.