S T O R M E Y E

Down Town Blowfish

Larka was enjoying her day off, walking down main street, suddenly her phone set off a 'ding' spiking her attention. She flipped out her iPhone that Jack made sure they all had. She went to texts.

"Jack..." She whispered the name of the text sender. She opened the text.

STORMEYE :)

Said the text.

"Damn..." She groaned. She looked up. She rolled her eyes when she found she was standing right out-side the water-tower. Getting on the lift she cried.

"Hey all!" There was a chorus of

"Hi!" From Gwen and Tosh. Friendly as ever.

"About bloody time!" From Owen. Typical as ever.

"Hello" From Ianto. Formal as ever.

"Larka!" From Khaz. Enthusiastic as ever.

"Larks I need you in my office now!" From Jack. Nothing changes.

Jack what is it? Sent Larka to Jack.

Just come down you, maybe I should speed up the lift. He said.

Nah its good for dramatic effect. Said Larka telepathically, the whole thing is easier than the coms. Larka went to the office.

"Ok Jack what do you want and don't try anything or I will physically kill you again and again and again." Said Larka.

Jack felt rather uncomfortable as he realized she meant it.

"Heh, well actually since your more than capable i've got a little 'mission' for you." Larka looked confused, then she rolled her eyes.

"Jack, look it's no good favoring me I have a boyfriend and so do you." She pointed out, her words dripping with sarcasm.

"No Larka, I mean this, its a Blowfish." Larka's eyes widened. The she let out a sigh.

"Blowfish? Really? Ok fine i'll go, send directions to my collar." Said Larka.

"Already done." "I hate you."

"Really?"

"No." And Larka left. Jack chuckled at this. Larka's collar is a, well, collar which she wears as a Lycan, she also wears: A saddle, face paint made to strange markings, bracelets made from string and her collar which looks very out of place being all hi-tech. All her gear is from Lescu (Apart from the collar) she got it all when she officially became part of the pack the pack being over 50 million spread over the planet!

Larka went out, into the archives, and out the door into strangely, sunny Cardiff. The ally-way to the left was always empty, she crept in, turning into a Lycan was always a strangely comforting experience for Larka, and with a ripping crack her spine changed, her skull enlarged, and her hands reassembled, not to forget her large bushy tail Jack was always teasing about. Her collar made a soft beeping noise high pitched so only she could hear, the directions were given in morse code in the little beeps.

Larka's heavy paws did the job for her, she felt like she was flying over the rooftops and had to restrain herself from howling with pleasure. Her eyes seemed old for one so young and her face was completely black with her piercing blue eyes seeming so out of place.

Larka froze when she caught the smell, and hunched down trying to soften the instinctive growl. When she caught the thick distinctive smell of blood her lips rippled with a hidden lust for it.

Calm down you. Larka froze.

Gwen?

Yes, calm down Ok?

Gwen?

Larka, bloody hell calm down!

Gwen?

Larka shut it, the Blowfish is only the beginning, down in the sewers there are tons more. Thousands.

What?

Kill this one, or maybe...Larka put it to sleep we could use a hostage.

Good idea.

Larka crept round. The Blowfish stared at this freak of nature and suddenly felt very light and couldn't look away from her then he fell or at least he thought he did.

Larka caught the Blowfish's body on her own and balanced him on the saddle, Gwen showed herself by climbing down from a nearby roof top.

Back at the Hub Khaz already knew something was up when the two girls were gone.

"Jack?" Began Khaz.

"I know but I trust them." Said Jack. The two of them stared at each other.

"Its just one." Said Jack.

"So why did Gwen go?"

"I don't know." Unamused, Khaz went to his desk. He looked to his left, he saw Larka's and Ianto's desks both set next to the kitchen and Khaz was never happy how close their desks were and how his was so far away from hers, to his right he saw Gwen's empty desk Owen's desk with Owen siting there fiddling with some random piece of equipment, and then Tosh's desk surrounded by monitors so her face was hidden. Directly in-front of him was the water-tower and behind him was the cog door. He liked his desk, it faced the upper levels allowing him to see who was in the HotHouse and who was in the Boardroom, though he was far away from the armoury, he didn't complain about his view. He looked down, his desk was clear glass though he had placed a leather mat down over it, his desk was uncharacteristically tidy and he touched the mouse to wake up his computer.

STATUS: Live/Examining security protocols_

STORMEYE

secure_extranet: logged in

BUILDING MODE STRUCTURE: 418270

Khaz logged in and went to e-mail. Nothing. He sighed, he went to news items and things, to check for anything new happening, anything to get out of boredom. He turned to his left when he heard the clank of Ianto turing on the coffee machine, he was about to ask for a cup of his amazing brew when he realized how solemn he looked. He just nodded to himself and turned back round and continued typing or at least pretending to type, he felt Ianto's gaze drilling into the back of his neck. Khaz pretended that he found something online and went to the Autopsy Room to grab a random file and start flicking through it, Ianto already knew he was faking but he also knew Khaz was distressed, he was too, he wanted to know where Larka was she would have gotten it by now and Gwen went why did Gwen go? Ianto realized he wasn't the first to think this when he looked up from a steaming cup of coffee he just made and realized Khaz was gone. Khaz's gun, his com and his stun gun all gone.

"Khaz pam yr ydych yn gwneud y pethau hyn?"

Larka was down in the sewers hardly affected by the weight of the Blowfish & Gwen sitting on her saddle. The Blowfish had now been cuffed and was sleeping tied to the back of the saddle. This was the first time Gwen had ridden Larka. Gwen was still deciding what was best to hold on to, the pommel of the saddle or Larka's long black fur, Larka stopped.

Gwen, don't get out your gun, no weapons, this is your first time ridding, I can take whatever I need from myself to kill or put to sleep, stay put, don't freak out, and when I run, I run fast, so hold on.

Thats comforting.

I take telepathic waves, if you focus you can send waves that can make one more violent or calm, that is a job of a ridder.

You know this like you have done it before.

I have two ridders already, there is usually one but since I am of two parts-Human and Lycan- I can have two ridders, they can physically control me if it comes to it.

So what am I to this whole thing?

Lycans can be ridden by anyone, but its strange and different and you wont have as much control.

Who are your ridders then?

Well, one is a great man with a name of healing, and the other... A man who travelled with me and the healing man there were four of us. Me, the man of a healing name, a medical student she now works for UNIT, and then the other man.

So your ridders are those two men.

Yep.

Do you see them often?

Well lets just say, one more than the other.

And the girl works for UNIT? Yes, now no more questions, I don't like reminders of my past.

What about Khaz was he the other man you were talking about?

No, now no more questions.

So Khaz has never ridden you?

No, there is just the man of healing and the other man those two men are more important to me than life itself and if I could go to the stars again with the man of healing and the other man also came to, just the three of us, like it used to be, I would do anything to get that life back.

What happened?

Gwen if I told you, you would think of me different, not of the person you thought I was.

I know you have no family, that you are a hybrid, that you were taken to an orphanage by a man at the age of eight, and at twelve you escaped from your foster parents, that you somehow found Jack and somewhere along the lines you came to Stormeye.

Your only just touching the surface Gwen, you have no idea.

Tell me.

At the age of eight I was somehow transported to earth. The first man of healing, his name was the Doctor, he found me and knew what I was, he took me away to an orphanage, and at twelve I knew I had to find him, I did. He literally travels in time and space, and he was with a man called Jack. The Doctor took me to Lescu I spent 27 years there. Jack left after that. The Doctor came and picked me up again, I returned to a twelve year old girl and found my staff in his wonderful machine, he gave it to me, said I could keep it, I stayed with him till I was fourteen, the medical student joined us, then we found Jack again, we lived the most amazing adventure after that. Then we went to the plains of Nephic, beautiful plains with mountains huge mountains, there I trained the Doctor and Jack to ride me. The student left, and I lived on earth till I was 23. Jack wanted me in Stormeye and iv been here for three years.

It was quiet for a while, while Gwen tried to slot things together. She always knew Jack and Larka went back, but she didn't know that it was as far as this.

Larka stopped in her tracks. A growl was already forming in her chest, he ears were symmetrically pricked forward.

Larka?

Shhhh.

Larks?

Shut up.

Im technically not talking.

Gwen, shut it.

What's going on?

Blowfish, smells of cat food down here, and blood, lots of that.

You sure? Blood?

Oh you bettcha, the smell is so distinctive, like iron and rust but, its so strong, so pulling.

Hmmm.

Ok, they know we're here, and there is...Three...No...Five!

Gwen's stomach flipped as Larka burst into a run she never felt so full of adrenaline in her life! And she felt this deep primal connection, she felt Larka's growing snarl, then she could see, she could see what Larka saw, the dark vision that was a blur was now clear, night vision, and colour so much colour, a colour she hadn't seen before a new colour. Then she saw them, five, just like she said, she felt Larka's legs moving, her head turing then she felt the most amazing thing, as soon as Larka's teeth sunk into the Blowfish's deep flesh and the blood, it was extraordinary how amazing it was, the taste, to a Lycan the taste of blood, it was the longest second she ever lived. Then she felt the speed and the adrenaline of running up the walls, when Larka kicked out she felt the strain of her muscles, when she tasted blood, Gwen felt so alive, she was feeling a Lycan's feelings. She zoned back to normal when a Blowfish kicked her shoulder and the pain shocked her back, the blackness around her,she couldn't see anymore and she had to hold on to Larka, she could however see how much effort this was taking, she saw how Larka moved in sync then five corpses lay around them. Gwen checked behind her, good the Blowfish didn't fall during the chaos.

Khaz went down to where the Blowfish was, when he found nothing but a pool of blood, human blood, he panicked. He followed the trail until it led off. Khaz cursed under his breath, he closed his eyes and concentrated.

"This way." He said to himself. He jumped onto the roof tops and made his was down a fire exit and to the 'open' sewer grate.

"We must be nearing the main pod by now." Said Gwen.

"A while to go now." Replied Larka.

"So we keep going?"

"Thats the idea."

"What if there are to many?"

"Well then my fantastic boyfriend would have to come and help wouldn't you Khaz." Said Larka. "Ex kangth juts beher..."

"Well you expect me to act as if nothing happened up there?" Said Khaz coming out of his hiding place.

"Khaz for Gods sake what the hell are you doing here?" Asked Gwen. She shuffled along a little bit, to make room for him on the saddle but he kindly rejected the offer.

"I only let Larka be ridden by two men only and your not one of them last I checked, get off her."

"It's Ok Khaz, I told her everything."

"Larka you complete-Fine Ok but il go on foot for now."

Ianto wanted Jack to know Khaz had gone, but as usual Jack was already a step ahead and already knew. Ianto walked in on Jack getting ready to go out to find them.

"Im coming." Said Ianto.

"No Ianto, Im not letting you get hurt this time."

"Jack, let me go, I can help."

"No Ianto. There will be things that are not meant for mortal eyes to see."

"Like what, a Blowfish."

"Ianto, Im getting Khaz and Gwen out of there."

"Why?"

"Because, heat sensors pick up over a thousand of them, only a Lycan and it's ridder are capable of getting out of there, and even then they wouldn't exactly make it out in one piece, more like make it out, but in pieces."

"Jack I know all about this, you told me everything, they will be fine with Larks there."

"Ianto, when a ridder which isn't the Lycan's official ridder commands a Lycan to kill, sometimes the poor beast can go blind with rage and kill everything, including Gwen and Khaz."

"So thats why. Jack cariad, at least let me come in the SUV, Owen and Tosh too?"

"Not Owen and Tosh, someone needs to stay here and keep an eye on things." Said Jack.

"Il get everything ready, but if what you say is true, then wont we need a doctor?" Said Ianto, Jack visibly flinched and the word 'doctor'.

"N-No, Larka can deal with any medical issues." Ianto knew he had just struck one of Jack's nerves, and he knew that it was part of his ever confusing past, past he never wanted to speak of, past he wanted gone. Though it was too obvious, Ianto knew that it wasn't a bit of past he wanted gone, it was a chunk of past he wanted back, he was longing for it.

WELSH TRANSLATIONS

Khaz pam yr ydych yn gwneud y pethau hyn?- Khaz why do you do these things?