"Guys take a left in 30 yards, it seems to run itself into a alleyway."

For the first time since the twins were born, Martha was finally back doing field work. She had taken over as doctor whilst Owen was away, and I was staying at the hub, doing what Tosh did and watching Rivaella and the twins. Janet thought it would be funny go on a little run today, but in a way it was good, not much had been happening round here lately. Bit of rift activity in a few old buildings, just bits of space junk flying through and that's it really. We'd spent most of our time finally getting round to finishing piles of paper work and finding out what all the shit we collect does. Oh and coffee, lots and lots of Ianto's coffees. Pizza, films, just bugger all. I loved this job but sometimes there was those dry spells of nothingness.

"Got it, seeya in 10." Said Ianto, crackling through the comms, seeming breathless, Janet must be getting good at this.

I turned my chair slightly and looked at the twins in their play pen. "Dy'a hear thats boys? Mum and Da are on their way back." I cooed at them. They were growing up so fast, it was unreal, I remember the day they were born so clearly, when Jack decided to leave, and when we spent the night together leading to the best thing in my life apart from him. I turned back to my desk and stroked Rivaella's sleeping cheek. She was out for the count in her carrier on top of my desk, next to me.

After 10 minutes as promised, in came Martha, Jack and Ianto, with Janet. Ianto shouted in it's face as it growled and took it down to the vaults and Martha trailed off somewhere, probably the autopsy bay.

"You alright?" Jack shouted over to me, as he took his jacket off.

"Fine." I said, walking over and planting a peck on his cheek. Soft moans came from my desks, which turned into a small cry.

"Sounds like my little girl wants her Daddy!" Jack grinned, kissing me on the head and walking over, picking up Rivaella. She was so tiny in his big, strong arms. I still had to catch my breath sometimes, realising what I had. I drifted of into a slight daydream, watching Jack with Rivaella when the phone rang, scaring the shit out of me. Jack chuckled slightly as I walked over to my desk, past Jack and answered my mobile.

"Hello?"

"Gwen! Hey!"

"Oh my god Owen! Aah! Oh my god, how are you? Are you ok? Did you get there safely? Why didnt you call sooner!" I blabbed on before Owen had a chance to answer. "Hang on a sec Owen. HEY GUYS!" I shouted so everyone could hear, Martha and Ianto both reappeared and walked over curiously. "Owen's on the phone!" Everyone came walking over and sat round the table as I put the phone on loudspeaker and placed it down.

"Hey guys!" Owen's voice crackled through.

"Hey!" We all cried back.

"How is everything out there?" Martha asked as we heard the busy streets of Japan in the background.

"Fine." He replied, having to shout a bit over the noise. "Sorry we didnt call sooner! We got a bit caught up in things, y'know?"

"Of course, how's Tosh?"

"She's ok, she's getting used to being back, she's going round speaking Japanses to her sister and that and I cant undertand a word she's saying but hey ho! How are the twins and Rivaella?"

"There brilliant, I cant believe your missing them growing up!"

"I miss you guys too, but we'll be back as soon as she's well again. I gotta go I'm dropping out of signal, I'll try ringing you again soon."

"Bye!"

I picked up my phone and shut it, sighing.

"I hope they're ok." I mumbled.

"They'll be fine, dont worry." Said Ianto giving me a warm smile.

I sighed, I needed to stretch my legs, I had been sitting at my desk since quarter to nine. I took Rivaella who was back in her moses basket and grabbed my purse.

"Going to the shop, anyone want anything?" I shouted out to the guys, who had all wandered off to their own accords.

"Nah!" Martha shouted back.

I turned and headed out the door, into the lift and out onto the bay, I walked for about a minute before reaching the shop. Inside serving was a shifty looking indian man, with his head buried in some magazine. I placed Rivaella down next to me and reached up for some nappies on the shelf. I strugled and tried to reach on my tip toes, but still no luck.

"Excuse me?" I asked turning to the indian man, but he just ignored me and kept his head stuck in his magazine. "Prick." I muttered. I turned back and heaved myself up, grabbing them and dropping them in the basket. I reached down to pick up Rivaella but ended up grabbing thin air. I span round looking at the floor, she had gone. My baby had dissapeared. I grabbed my gun out of my back pocket and span and aimed it at the man.

"Where is my baby gone?" I screamed at him. He looked up from his magazine and his face went pale.

"Your not allowed a gun, you maniac!"

"Torchwood clearance 47. WHERE IS MY BABY GONE?"

"You didnt come in with a baby!"

I edged forward to him, the gun between his eyeballs.

"I'm with the law mate, now what have you done with my daughter?"

"YOU DIDNT COME IN WITH ONE!"

It must have been him, babies just dont go dissapearing out of thin air. Tears fell down my face as I ran out of the shop, sprinting across the bay and into the hub. The cog door opened as I came sprinting in.

"JACK! JACK! JACK!" I screamed, weeping manicaly.

Everyone came running out, wondering what the fuck was going on.

"Whats wrong?" He asked concerned, racing over to me, pulling me into a hug.

"Rivaella, I took her to the shop, her basket sitting against my leg, then she dissapeared, out of thin air. The man in the shop said I never came in with a baby! Jack please I'm scared, where is she?" I babbled, crying more than ever. He let go of me and ran out of the hub, leaving me to collapse to the floor, as Martha came running over to me and Ianto following Jack out the door. I lay on the floor crying. Where was my baby? I knew something was gonna go wrong soon, and here we were. "Martha..." I blubbed.

"Ssh." She whispered. "It'll be ok."

24 hours later...

The cog door whirled open, and I jumped to my feet, hoping to see Jack and Ianto, we hadnt seen them in 24 hours, and Ianto rang once to say they were ok. I ran down the stairs, my eyes burning from the old tears, my eyes all red and puffy. And instead of seeing Jack and Ianto, I saw the people I most wanted to see next. Those two people behind the door, with the other two just behind them.

Owen and Tosh, with The Doctor and River.

I burst into tears and ran into Tosh's arms, hugging her tightly. The same to Owen and River before finally The Doctor. I stayed wrapped in his arms as he slowly walked me over to the couch and hugged me until I stopped crying.

"I should have given her to you. She would have been safer."

"You two are the safest people she could have been with Gwen, this isnt your fault!" River pleaded.

The cog door whirred open once again as I sat up. Jack and Ianto came in, Ianto's arm around Jack's shoulder. A police man followed, head down. They walked over to us at the sofa.

"Gwen?" That voice, my eyes pierced at him. Andy raised his head up, tears in his eyes. "I'm sorry but it's my duty to inform you Rivaella's dead."

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