Note: I don't own anything related to Torchwood (unless you count the books I have)...Enjoy...
After that, things went quickly. The Daleks invaded Earth and started to abduct people, Martha was given the Osterhagen Key and the teleportation vest, Owen and Ianto grabbed several weapons from the armory and piled them on one of the desks, and Jack was becoming antsy and I could tell he wanted to be out there. Not even his brother could calm him down.
"I'm getting a low grade signal on the subwave. Should I boost it?" Tosk asked.
"No. Just wait. It'll be boosted on her end and then we'll be having a three way-Jack, get your mind out of the gutter-conversation."
The screen in front of Tosh lit up and separated off into blocks. Torchwood was the entire bottom block while Harriet Jones was in one of the top boxes and Martha quickly appeared in the other. I knew Rose and the Nobles would be able to hear us but not able to reply.
"There sure are plenty of people there. I'm looking for Captain Jack Harkness. It's Harriet Jones, former Prime Minister."
"Yes, we know who you are. What exactly is this subwave network?" Jack asked.
"It's a sentient piece of technology that seeks out anyone who can contact the Doctor. I didn't believe Torchwood had that many members, Captain."
"We have Sarah Jane Smith and her son here for protection, as well as my brother. The rest are Torchwood members. Ms. Jones, why are you seeking the Doctor when he had you removed from office?"
"I have realized that the Doctor was only doing what was best for the people. I should not have destroyed that ship since they were leaving. Now if they were still here and the Doctor had not been able to stop them, then I still would have done it. For what is happening now, I believe only the Doctor can stop those things."
"He should already be near according to Ria but I'm not completely sure that he will find us."
"Oi, I will have you know that I told them exactly where we are. But if you don't trust me, then use Sarah Jane's computer, K-9, and the Rift to send out a call."
"She's right. If we use Mr. Smith, we could tap in to the telephone systems across the globe and have each telephone ring the same number. The Rift will act as an antenna," Luke said.
"Ah, but once we start transmitting, won't the subwave network become detectable? The Daleks will come straight to you," Ianto said, looking at Harriet.
"Then that will happen. As long as we reach the Doctor, I am willing to die."
"Ria could come get you before the Daleks show up," Gwen suggested.
"I would if Harriet didn't have to stay there to make sure the subwave network doesn't collapse. I'm sorry but there's no way," I replied, stepping in front of the screen.
"Before the Earth was stolen, I sent a text message to Donna telling her where we were. They will be nearby so we shouldn't need a large boost from the Rift to get that signal out. Once the TARDIS latches onto the signal, it will be pulled to our location in the Medusa Cascade. When he lands the TARDIS, he should be landing near Chiswick so if a certain blond is near there, she'll be able to find him."
"You are a peculiar girl to know so much," Harriet said.
"You don't know half of it. Let's get started so we can beat these trash cans."
Harriet boosted the subwave network while Sarah Jane accessed Mr. Smith. I stood back and watched the Rift. It pulsated and the Hub began to shake slightly. Tosh kept an eye on the Rift's levels, making sure they didn't hit extreme and cause a rip in time and space.
"They noticed the subwave network, Harriet. They're coming for you," Gwen said.
"I'm transferring command of the subwave network to Torchwood. Shut it down as soon as you reach the Doctor."
Not long after we received command of the network, we watched Harriet Jones stand up and confront a team of Daleks. She berated them for not knowing what humans are capable of and that it would be their downfall. Her box went black.
"Boost the signal, Tosh. We need to make sure the Doctor gets through," Jack ordered.
It didn't take much of a boost before we saw inside the TARDIS. Uncle D and Donna replaced Harriet's black box. I was right that this current regeneration of the Doctor wasn't the one I knew so he wouldn't know me and that removed some pressure off my shoulders.
"Ah, is that Torchwood? Oh, and Martha Jones. So lovely to see you all. Now if only Rose was here, it would be complete."
"It's the Daleks, Doctor. They've begun taking over. They're going street by street emptying the houses," Jack exclaimed.
"Wait, there's another signal coming through."
The computer screen went blank for a second before a new picture appeared. Whoever it was was hidden in the shadows but as soon as the voice filtered through the speakers we knew who it was.
"Your voice is different and yet, its arrogance is unchanged. Welcome to my new empire, Doctor. It is only fitting that you should witness the resurrection and the triumph of Davros, lord and creator of the Dalek race."
I shook my head and headed to the computer. I took the keyboard from Tosh and my fingers flew over the keys. I managed to hack their transmission and shut it down. It wouldn't stay down long but the man didn't need to boost his own ego. The TARDIS appeared again on screen.
"Hello, Doctor. You'll want to land the TARDIS before they send out ships to where you're floating in space. I suggest a few blocks from Donna's home. There will be someone there waiting for you."
I shut down the connection and turned to face the group of people.
"The Daleks would have picked up our location by now so they're on their way. Luckily they won't be able to come in since our tech genius completed her time lock program. Jack, grab your gun. You'll need it. Sarah Jane, I'm going to take you to where you'll be needed before finding you Jack. Everyone else stay here. You'll be safe."
Jack threw on his blue overcoat and grabbed the re-powered defabricator from the armory. Sarah Jane slipped something from her bag into her pocket and came to stand by me.
"Jack, the base code is oscillating between 4 and 9. Use it to lock onto the TARDIS."
He gave Ianto a quick kiss and a hug to Gray before punching in the code onto his vortex manipulator. He blinked out and I turned to Sarah Jane.
"Once I leave you, two people will appear. A shorter blond woman named Jackie and a tall dark man named Mickey. You are to stay with them and find a way to be taken aboard their ship. You will need to find a way to escape the group before the machine is turned on."
"Sure," she nodded before hugging her son.
I took her hand and punched one of the buttons on my wristlet. We teleported to an abandoned street where I pointed out the direction she should head in. After she started on her path, I teleported to Jack's location. I got there just in time to see Uncle D being shot by a Dalek. Jack quickly shot off his gun and it exploded.
"NO," Rose cried as she ran to his side.
Both her and Donna had tears in their eyes. Jack picked up Rose's discarded gun and was watching out for any other stray Daleks.
"We need to get him into the TARDIS, Rose. If we don't, it'll be disastrous."
Between Rose and I, we carried the Doctor into the TARDIS and laid him down. I made sure he was in reach of his floating hand in the canister before pulling Rose out of the way.
"You know what's going to happen, Rose. We can't be in the way."
"Wait, what's going to happen?" Donna asked.