Chapter 1

Ianto and the Doctor ran for the TARDIS hidden behind the Millenium Center, but then they heard the gunshots. Right in their path a bullet hit something flammable and a wall of fire prevented them from going further. The Doctor spun around to see the shooter.

He pulled a small metallic device out of his jacket pocket and pointed it at the shooter. There was a pop and the gun sparked. The sniper dropped it in alarm and the vile weapon fell into a garbage can. A shot came from another location and the Doctor body slammed Ianto out of the bullet's way. He pointed the device, which apparently had a small green light at the end, and another gun fell from a roof. Ianto knew they didn't have long before it was replaced, though.

"What's the plan?" he asked as he ducked another stream of bullets. One strange buzzing sound later and it was taken care of.

"Plan?" The Doctor grinned. "I don't know, usually make it up as I go along." Another shot wiped the smile off the Doctor's face. He pointed his sonic screwdriver again and a weaker buzzing occurred. "That is not good..."

"What?"

"Well the explosion must have damaged the rift a small amount. It's interfering with my screwdriver." Eleven noticed how lost his new friend was and pulled up the sonic. At this Ianto nodded and flinched from another bullet. This time the sonic whined down and small sparks emitted from it. "Can't expect help from this for about," He shrugged. "A half hour." Another bullet reminded them of the urgency they were facing. "Well under the circumstances, I'd say... run."

"Fair enough."

The wall of fire cut off the TARDIS, and they were too far one way to go for the water, so they headed down a dark alley in the other direction, jumping, dodging and running like hell from the bullets. When they were halfway to their destination they heard a scream. The Doctor whipped around to Ianto who was looking at the hospital truck that it was coming from.

Ianto turned back to the Doctor and said, "Gwen!" They would have headed for her, but another shower of bullets prevented them. They hightailed to safety. The Doctor looked back and saw a man fly out of the back of the truck. He shouted to Ianto. "I think she'll be alright for now." Ianto turned back to hear a resounding clang and another man flew towards the flaming rubble. A smile appeared on his face and he quietly punched the air as he saw her drive away.

Gwen gritted her teeth as she drove parked the stolen ambulance and stepped up to her prisoner. Someone had tried to kill her friends, and she didn't know how successful they might have been. She had no idea what happened to Ianto and, even though Jack had survived some pretty intense explosions, what if his heart, or lungs were buried 20 feet underground. She just didn't know.

She tried to control her frothing anger, like how you slowly pour a soda that has just been shaken up. "Who do you work for?" She pulled a gun out of her pocket and pointed it at the man's forehead. He was sweating and backed up into the corner as if that would protect him from a red-hot piece of lead. With more urgency she repeated the question.

The prick replied, "The NHS?"

At this she dumped.0. the soda can and the rage exploded. She quickly shot a hole an inch away from the man's head and screamed. "Who do you work for?!" He started panting in fear. Gwen took this opportunity and put on a slightly insane face. "You tried to kill me, and my friends. My friends could be dead so don't think I won't use this."

Trying to save his skin the man rambled. "The government, I work for the government. I'm just following orders."

Terror gripped Gwen as she did a double take.

"But, we're on the same side." He took this moment of surprise to pull something out of his pocket. Gwen correctly assumed that it was that kill shot they were trying to give her earlier.

She didn't think, and just reacted. The next thing she knew the bastard had a bullet in his shoe. Luckily this shocked him enough that he dropped the deathly poison. "Why would the government want to destroy torchwood?" The "medic" squirmed and let his mouth hang loose. With fear and anger flowing through her veins Gwen shouted, "Why!"

"I don't know! I'm just following orders. I do what I'm told. Gwen pressed her gun into the rat's forehead. Just when she was about to consider shooting she thought about it. What if this man wasn't a rat. He might have kids of his own that he saw standing in the middle of the street saying, "We are coming." If the government told them that Torchwood was to blame, he might think he's being a hero. Gwen heard the sound of sirens coming closer and ran off.

"What do I have to do? Who knows how long it will take for Jack to reform. I have no Idea where Ianto is. I can't go home, that would put Ryse in danger." She stopped, and realized these people would already be after her husband. "Shit." She ran home