Chapter 3 - The Epsilon Team
"We'll just stay here, okay" The Doctor said to Will
"No you won't." Will said to him "You're coming up with me! I'm keeping my eye on you!"
Will lead them along to the elevator and pushed a button.
"It might be a minute, this is quite a big place" Will said
"So who are you then?" The Doctor asked them as they waited "Excuse my ignorance, but I don't visit America often so don't have a clue about all the secret organisations"
"My name is Will. I'm the Assistant Director of the Agency. I have more authority than the President, apparently, but I don't see her getting her hands dirty."
"Who are the Agency?" The Doctor asked
"Now you're asking." Will thought for a moment "Started by Abraham Lincoln in 1865 I think, but was pretty much forgotten about until the Roswell incident in 1947. After that The Agency made sure any event as big as Roswell was covered up."
"How long have you been in this place?" The Doctor asked
"I've been with the Agency for ten years. I was with the Epsilon team for a year, Delta for another. Then I got promoted to Alpha, which I stayed for three years. Then I got the job of running this place."
"Sounds like a pleasant job" The Doctor replied
"Yeah right. I sacrificed everything to find out the truth. I don't really care about what the truth is now. I left my wife and daughter, for what? To boss about a few immature idiots in Team Epsilon." he stopped short of fury "My daughter will be in high school now."
Suddenly the elevator doors opened and they got inside.
"Christ, it's only a floor up, we'd have been better taking the stairs." Will said irritated
"I spent five years living in America." Louis said trying to lighten the mood as they stepped in "I was going to go back to America and tour with my invention too."
"What invention?" Will asked trying to key in a pass code for the floor above
"You wouldn't believe me" Louis replied
"I've seen a lot of things. Try me." Will said as the elevator doors closed
"I invented the first ever film camera." Louis replied
"What? You think you're Thomas Edison?" Will said, the elevator moving up
"No. I'm Louis Le Prince. Who's Thomas Edison?" he asked in confusion
"Didn't he invent the camera? I don't know, I never was good at history." Will said
The conversation ended as the elevator opened. They stepped out into another dark stone corridor. Will lead them down the corridor for a few seconds and then turned right, opened a door and walked into the room. Will immediately cringed as he saw the Olympic Stadium in London on the television screen. The television was on mute.
"Hey man" Epsilon #4 said "Have you cheered up yet?"
Will ignored him and walked over to the device.
"Who are they two?" Epsilon #1 asked
"They're two of my clients" Will said "The Doctor and… Louis"
"Hey man, are you going to a Victorian fancy dress party?" Epsilon #4 asked Louis "What's with the hat and cane?"
"What's with your chubbiness?" Louis sarcastically remarked
"So you're Team Epsilon then?" The Doctor asked them looking towards the screen of the television "Hey, the Olympic Stadium in London. The opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics. Must go and watch they Olympics some time. Heard they're the best. Didn't Papua New Guinea surprise everyone in the shot put?"
"You're English aren't you?" Epsilon #5 said standing up to shake his hand "I am too."
"Actually I'm n…"
"Are you from Torchwood? I was with Torchwood Two briefly for a few weeks you know." Epsilon #5 said "Sent me here because I'm not good enough I think but…"
"Hello" Will spoke into the receiver of the large black communication device, silencing the entire room "Is Team Alpha there?"
"Yes, Alpha #1 here" a voice said
"Location?" Will asked
"We're in Utah. We're only a few miles away from Van Statten's bunker." the voice replied "Should we continue with our mission?"
"Take what actions seem necessary. His call was very vague. We would've sent Beta or Delta if they were available. Even a group of agents would've been sufficient."
"Okay. Over and Out." the voice said
"Did you say Van Statten?" The Doctor asked him
"Yeah, he's an eccentric billionaire with an underground…" Will began
"I know who he is! Listen, you have to abort the mission!" The Doctor said
"What? Doctor, this is nothing to do with you." Will replied
"Abort the mission! Now!" The Doctor yelled in fury "You have no idea what you're letting yourself in for!"
"Doctor, I'm beginning to lose patience with you"
The Doctor suddenly ran over to the device and spoke into it.
"Abort mission!" he yelled into the receiver
"Sorry. Who is this?" the voice asked "This is Alpha #3"
"This is the Doctor! You must abort the mission! It is not safe!"
"What authority do you have?" the voice asked
"I'm The Doctor, a time lord. Look you have to trust me. I know what happens; the place is a death zone!" The Doctor said into the receiver
"Really… well, I'll have to tell Alpha #1, but okay"
"That's it" Will snarled as he tweaked a button on his walkie-talkie. "Nobody tells my special agents what to do!"
"Bring some agents to the Epsilon Special Agent common room" he said into the walkie-talkie "at least six"
"Epsilon, cuff him." Will said to the team
"What?" Epsilon #4 said "You heard what he said, man. What if he's right?"
"I don't care if he's right. Nobody overrules my authority!" Will replied
Epsilon #3 suddenly pulled out his handcuffs, stood up and handcuffed The Doctor's arms behind his back. He then sat him down on the floor.
Louis suddenly spotted something on the floor underneath the sofa.
"What is this on the floor?" Louis asked bending down and picking a metallic device up
"How on earth did that land up here?" Will asked snatching the device "this is an antique! This was being stored in a restricted area! Who stole it?"
There was silence as all the agents looked at each other.
"Okay. It was me." Epsilon #2 suddenly said rolling his eyes "You won't let us tour the place. I wanted a little look around"
"You're not allowed to see everything for good reason." Will replied
"It don't do nothing anyway." Epsilon #2 said
"You are stripped of your Epsilon special agent status. You are now just an agent" Will said "And don't even try and tell me you're now gonna call yourself Dwight! You don't have the right!"
"You pressed it, didn't you" The Doctor said
"Yeah, I told you, it doesn't do anything." he said
"Yes it does. Press it again Will, press it again!" The Doctor shouted
Suddenly six agents dressed in black suits and ties, with white shirts and black sunglasses burst through the doors. They grabbed The Doctor up from the floor and forcefully pushed him out of the room.
"Take him to the interrogation floor" Will said to the agents as he popped the metallic object into his pocket. "Take the communication device."
One of the agents picked up the large black communication device.
"Put this back in the storage room" Will said to one of the agents, handing him the metallic object
Louis stood dumbfounded as chaos was all around him.
"Agent, you come with me" Will pointed to the agent who used to be Epsilon #2
"Where shall I go?" Louis asked him
"Do what the hell you want." Will said before turning out of the room "Just don't wander"
"Okay" Louis said shrugging his shoulders and sitting on the sofa where the agent had been.
"So you're watching the Olympics? Weren't they an ancient Greek thing?" Louis asked them
"You've took the Victorian thing too far." Epsilon #4 replied
Epsilon #3 suddenly stood up.
"This is boring." Epsilon #3 said "I'm going to play Grand Theft Auto 6 for a while. Anyone want to join me?"
"Yes, why not." Epsilon #5 said standing up "Give us a shout when the opening ceremony has started"
They both walked out of the common room.
"Want a coffee, Louis?" Epsilon #4 asked "Not got any tea though, to go with your Victorian vibe" he gave a chuckle
"Yes please. I used to always have a coffee when I was in Paris." Louis muttered
"What about you Chris?" he asked Epsilon #1
"Yeah" Epsilon #1 muttered
Epsilon #4 walked over to the kettle and pressed a button on the kettle.
A minute later the kettle had boiled. Epsilon #4 got up, put a spoonful of coffee in three cups and then poured the boiling water into the cups.
"Milk and sugar?" Epsilon #4 questioned
"Yes, milk and two sugars for me" Louis replied
A few seconds later Louis noticed something strange on the television screen.
"Hey, look what just happened." Louis said
"What happened?" Epsilon #4 asked stirring the coffees
"The entire audience just disappeared!" Louis said "They've completely vanished"
"Probably just a special effect" Epsilon #1 said "probably filmed this bit earlier and inserted it into the live footage."
Louis looked at the screen again and still wasn't convinced.