Part 4

Jack was very worried when he found out that the Mara is on Earth and that it controlled two of his team mates. "Jack, who are the Mara?" Tosh asked.

"Are they the ones you said that they still people's breathes in their dreams?" Ianto asked.

"No, that kind of Mara is from a German or Scandinavian legend. This Mara is very different from the ones I mentioned earlier." Jack said, "The Mara takes control of the suffering and madness of others. They still have dream like powers, but they control anyone and cause havoc to please themselves. The Mara was once thought to be long gone in the Manussa planet, but somehow, they survive."

"How can you tell if someone is control by the Mara?" Tosh asked.

"You could know if they are control by looking at their glowing red eyes, sharp teeth and a mark in their arm."

"I'm very well pleased that you know about us, Captain." Sadie said.

"Why are you here?" Jack asked.

"I heard that the time and space energy is very strong in Cardiff and I plan to use it to go back my home world and get my revenge on my home world. I was planning to control all of you, but I guess these two would be fine as my hit men."

Sadie turned off the lights again, but Tosh turned on the lights in her computer for a few seconds. "Luckily, the back-up generators are still working." Ianto said.

When the lights were back on, the remaining team found out that Sadie, Gwen and Owen are gone. "Where are they?!" Jack said.

"They're still here. The computer says they're scattered all around the Hub but don't know why." Ianto said.

"What about the rift?""

"It hasn't been opened since a few months ago." Tosh said as she looked up the records in her computer.

"Okay, I don't what their next move is or when they will strike, but I want all of you to watch your backs. Ianto, go around the Hub and find them. Tosh, stay here and guard the rift."

"And what about you?" Ianto asked.

"Bringing the equipment I need to destroy this Mara runaway." Jack said and the team split up.

In the holding chambers, Ianto looked around the cells if one of his possessed teammates were inside. "Now if I were Owen, what would I do in the holding cells?" Ianto said to himself.

"Probably just look at the Weevils and sneer at them." Owen said right behind Ianto. Owen turned around and had his hands ready as Owen approached to Ianto. "Jack is right you know, the real Owen Harper hates the Weevils. I'm just here taunt them."

"I'm not going to fight, Owen. Well, I want to fight you, but not now because I think you might be extra stronger when you're possessed by a snake alien or whatever."

"Oh, Ianto. Don't you know that the role of a coffee boy is basically useless." Owen then charged at Ianto, but Ianto grabbed him and punched Owen in the head and the crotch area really hard which made Owen pass out.

"Even with you being possessed, your weak spot is still your dick." Ianto remarked.

In the main hall, Tosh was busy trying to lock the rift from the remaining people who were still under the Mara's control. "Alright, all I need is to add the last code and-" Tosh was interrupted by gunshot and saw Gwen pointing her gun at her.

"I'm afraid I won't let you do that, Tosh." Gwen said.

"I don't want to hurt, Gwen. But I don't you to use the rift for your master's diabolical plan. If we use the rift, we might blow Cardiff off the map."

"That's the sacrifice we're going to make. I promise I won't hurt you if you just let me pass." Tosh felt no other choice but to let Gwen to the computer. When Gwen tried to open the rift, she always had the same error showing up on the screen. "Grrr, why can't I get access to this thing?!" Gwen said.

"That's because I already closed it just after you tried to shoot me." Tosh told Gwen and she kicked the possessed Gwen in the face and knocked her out. Tosh suddenly heard a noise and picked up Gwen's gun and pointed to the person who's later revealed to be Ianto with an unconscious Owen on his back.

"Don't shoot! It's only me." Ianto said and Tosh lowered the gun.

"Sorry about that, Ianto. Gwen almost killed me."

"Now the only person that's is Sadie."

"I still don't understand though. Why did the Mara picked Owen and Gwen out of all of us?"

"That's because they're the only ones who are still suffering." Sadie shouted. Tosh and Ianto took out their guns and pointed it at Sadie, who's standing on top of the stairs.

"What do you mean?" Ianto said.

"Your Doctor Owen Harper is still devastated by his little girlfriend flying off to nowhere while Miss Gwen Cooper is worried that aliens might target her fiancé, Rhys. And they were easy to tempt them into submission. Just ask yourselves, how would you try and deal with their situations?"

"Because they have me." Jack told Sadie right behind the cell that leads to the exit of the Hub. "Tosh, Ianto, get in here now." Jack told them and the two ran to his side. "Even though I'm an ass to my team earlier, but I still care for them. And I will not let you use the rift."

"And how will do that?"

"With something I learned from an old friend." Jack used his vortex manipulator to turn the lights really bright and revealed that many mirrors are installed in every wall. As she saw the mirrors, Sadie shrieked and tried to cover her eyes, but it's impossible for her to not look.

"How did get the mirrors?" Ianto asked.

"Just got help from PC Andy Davison and most of the Cardiff police. Installed the mirrors myself and it was really easy to do."

Sadie still tried to cover her eyes but she's growing weak as she looked at the mirrors. "I might be going, Captain. But I have seen what this Torchwood institution can do and I've seen how it's agents take it. One day, others will come and will use Torchwood as it's agents. How will do it captain?"

Jack hesitated after Sadie just said, but he has stop the Mara from using the rift. "I will do my best to keep my team happy." Jack told the Mara.

Jack then made the lights really bright for the Mara to see the mirrors. After it looked at itself in the mirror, the Mara left Sadie, Gwen, amd Owen's body and showed itself as a giant snake. Tosh and Ianto got their guns out to shoot the Mara, but the Mara soon disappeared. When Jack turned off the lights, Gwen and Owen were awake and found themselves lying at each other.

"You know I'm going to be married right." Gwen told Owen.

"Sorry about that." Owen said got up. Gwen and Owen felt a major headache and don't know what happened as they got up.

"What happened to us over the last hour?" Gwen asked,

"You were possessed by a giant space snake and almost used the rift." Ianto said.

"Luckily, Jack was able to save you two." Tosh said.

"Ugh, why do I feel like I was punched in the dick?" Owen said.

"Sorry about that. You tried to kill us and me and Tosh had to knock you out." Ianto said.

"And what about Sadie?" Gwen asked as she saw Sadie still unconscious.

"Don't worry. I will take her to the hospital and tell the doctors that she passed out in her workplace." Jack said, "In the meantime, I want all of you to go home and have some fun to yourselves. You could go to work early."

"You're not joking are you?" Gwen said.

"No I'm not." Jack said and everyone was really happy for that generous offer.

"I don't know what's up with Jack. But what ever it is, I'm not bothered." Owen said as the team leave. After they left, Jack smiled at them knowing that his team are really happy to have him as leader.