"Now you're going on a trip, well isn't that just spectacular" Rhys said as he followed Gwen into the bedroom. "One of those boring office-y type things where you sit around in posh suits and discuss the latest budget cut?"

Gwen snorted at the idea of anyone on the team but Ianto wearing a suit. For some reason the young Welshman constantly wore a suit to work, the only time she had seen him in jeans was when they went to the countryside. Not one of their finest moments, Tosh was lost without her technology, Gwen got shot and ended the trip by having an affair with Owen, Owen was being his usual knob-headed self and Ianto had a mental breakdown just before Jack came charging in on a tractor of all things....

"No, no office type things" she said distractedly as she pulled out her warmest clothes, jeans, thick woolly socks, large jumpers that are actually Rhys'...

"Ah then it'll be a field trip. One of those teambuilding exercises with canoeing, a rift-building, abseiling and campfires" Rhys predicted. "You'll get all competitive and end up killing each other while I'm stuck paying the mortgage"

"Erm...yeah it's that type of trip" Gwen half-lied. "Lots of rock climbing and camping out in the wildlife"

"I hope it doesn't end like your last camping trip" Rhys said. "Last time you came home covered in dirt and blood and you spent weeks waking up from those nightmares. You wouldn't let me touch you properly for months either"

It wasn't anything traumatic that made her not let him touch her. It was guilt. She was cheating on this wonderfully sweet man that barely said a bad word about her constantly leaving at all hours for work. Despite her neglecting him all the time he stayed with her, by her side holding her hand when she needed it.

However despite the fact she had Rhys, despite the fact she was shagging Owen at the time, Gwen had found herself slowly falling in love with Jack Harkness. Or maybe it was just overwhelming lust. Jack Harkness made her giddy like a schoolgirl, she often found herself doodling his name on a scarp piece of paper or fantasying having a life with him.

"That was because the lads told the most terrifying ghost story" Gwen lied quickly as she rushed to the bathroom grabbing essentials. "Had me and Tosh up most of the night practically wetting ourselves and then there was that cow-"

Rhys chuckled. "I know love, I know you told me" Gwen plastered a fake smile trying to squash down the guilt of lying again and again. She had confessed to him about Owen only to retcon him...she was coward. "I can't believe you P.C Gryffindor was scared"

P.C Gryffindor was a nickname in her section of the police force. She was a reckless and brave officer that went through all situations to uphold the law. Lately she feels meek and small, weak and cowardly, lost and almost alone.

"Yeah..."

TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW

"Are we there yet?"

"Owen, we haven't even left Wales yet. The plane hasn't moved an inch!" Tosh said feeling her eyebrow twitch. The plane was small and cramped, apart from the small sectioned off cubicle for the toilet and the curtained off pilot area there was nothing but a long bench with seatbelts to sit on. Tosh was squeezed between Ianto and Owen while Gwen sat on Ianto's other side with her I-Pod in, blissfully blocking Owen's whining out.

"But I'm bored"

"Well amuse yourself, what are you five?"

Before Owen could come up with a snarky comeback, the plane began to move. Flinching when her ears began to pop during take off, Tosh settled herself down into keeping an eye on her hand-computer, which was connected to the Torchwood system scanning for rift activity.

"Are we there yet?"

"We haven't even flown over England yet" Ianto said patiently.

It had been two hours, Owen already knocked back Ianto's idea of I Spy, won all the rounds of noughts and crosses, finished Ianto's word search, laughed at Ianto's book (a classic that be burrowed from Tosh) and been to the toilet five times.

"Are we there yet?"

"NO!"

Another hour and Gwen was pulled aside by the pilot, she came back and insisted on them strapping on thick padded waistcoats already over their thick parkas. Tosh spied the small little pulling mechanism on the left side and knew what was to come.

"Pull this for the parachute" Gwen instructed them as she shrugged on her rucksack.

"Wait! What? We're going to jump out of the bloody plane?" Owen squealed looking sickly pale.

"The pilot can't land, the snow is making it difficult" Gwen said with a shrug. "It's not that big of a deal, we've done more dangerous things on land"

"Yeah on land" Owen said stressing the word land out.

Tosh couldn't resist the urge to giggle. "Are you scared of heights Owen?"

"What? Me? Nah, I'm not scared of anything" Owen said puffing his chest out slightly.

"Good then you can go first" Gwen said sweetly.

"Wha...?"

Ianto and Gwen gently guided Owen to the side door and pushed it open. Tosh noted that Owen's eyes widened when he looked down at the snowy filled air that obscured the land. Ianto pulled on a pair of snow goggles over Owen's head.

"You're going to need these" he said as he adjusted them. Owen gulped loudly. "Good luck" Ianto said before pushing Owen off.

"I'M GONNA KILL YOU IAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

"Ladies next" Ianto said politely as Tosh shook her head in disgust at Ianto's antics. She pulled on her snow goggles and dived off neatly. Her heart was in her throat as she picked up speed without even thinking she tugged the string tightly and she flew up slightly as her parachute was let out.

She couldn't help but laugh as she slowly made her way down to the land. She felt light and free, as if she was a bird or a fairy or even angel as her hair got covered by falling snow.

She felt beautiful despite all the extra padding she had on.

TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW

"We have walked for miles" Owen panted. "We are cold, we are miserable-"

"I think that's just you" Gwen muttered darkly.

"We are hungry and we are tired" Owen carried on as if Gwen hadn't spoken. "There has been no sign of an alien anywhere. Actually there has been no sign of humans or animals anywhere. Can we please find somewhere to camp out? I'm exhausted!"

"Actually my scanner shows the sign of any paranormal activity" Tosh spoke up. "That is...before it died, nothing is working I can't get a signal from anywhere and I know it's not just because we're in the middle of nowhere before you say that Owen"

"Do you think we were tricked?" Ianto asked nervously.

"Noooooooooooooooooooooooo Ianto, it was obviously a mistake on the Prime Minister's side of thing" Owen said sarcastically, he then smacked the back of Ianto's head. "Of course it is you moron! Why else would we be sent out in the middle of no where?"

"But why would he do that?" Ianto asked rubbing his head and glaring at Owen.

Owen shrugged. "No idea, maybe this Prime Minister doesn't want a Torchwood or maybe we're being secretly filmed and this is the new version of Big Brother"

Gwen shuddered at the idea and at the wind that suddenly blew strongly at them. She scanned her surroundings and so no available shelter. "C'mon guys, lets find some shelter and we'll make camp. We'll solve this in the morning"

Everyone nodded while grimly wondering if the Prime Minister tricking them has anything to do with Jack being missing. If so, then why is the government so determined to exterminate the Torchwood Team?