A/N. Well, i can't believe i've hit chapter 40!! Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter, i really do appreciate it. I also want to say thank you to the people who have put the story on alert/favourite over the last few chapters. You guys all rock!! Enjoy the next chapter, cookies for reviewers. Kat xx

Chapter 40.

The other team members were still sat around the boardroom table when Molly's voice sounded over the comms. 'Guys, I think I have a problem.' They all looked at one another before Jack answered.

'What kind of problem?'

'A weevil kind of problem,' came the reply, 'as in I am surrounded by three of them.'

Ianto immediately taped on his PDA and bought up the CCTV camera that looked out from the tourist information buildings door. Sure enough as he zoomed the cameras in, they saw the three weevils and Molly in the middle.

'Shit.' cursed Jamie and he was out of his chair within seconds. Jack and Ianto got up too. Gwen went to move as well, but Jack shouted back over his shoulder.

'Gwen, stay there, keep an eye on the footage.' The three men then went hurtling through the Hub and to the cog door.

X

Molly knew she didn't have a lot of choices, she could stand there and wait for help, which could take a few minutes, or she could try and make a run for it. Trying to shoot them would be a bad idea because she'd only manage to get one before the others attacked. Deciding that she wanted at least a fighting chance, she drew her gun and held it in the air before firing. This startled the weevils enough that Molly managed to make a break for it, dodging the one behind her as she made for the tourist information door. She knew that they were coming after her though. Thankfully she hadn't been too far from the entrance, and when she reached it Molly fumbled trying to get it open as her hands were cold. As she finally got the door open, one of the weevils had caught up and it lashed out at her. Molly flung herself through the door to avoid it. As she got in she tried to push the door shut behind her, but the weevil got its arm around to stop it from closing. Molly leaned against the door with all the strength she had, as a second weevil joined the first and it threw itself at the door trying to get it open.

X

The three men had ran through the Hub and got into the lift that would take them up to the tourist information office. It felt like an agonisingly slow climb up, especially for Jamie. Gwen's voice was heard as they ascended. 'Molly made a run for it, but the weevils have chased her.'

'Where is she now?' asked Jack.

'She's at the door to the office.'

Jamie decided to try and get through to Molly. 'Molly, are you there?'

'Yeah, but…please..hurry up….I don't think…I can hold them…much longer.' Molly's words were punctuated by gaps as she was out of breath and struggling with the door.

The lift reached it's destination and the short corridor to the secret doorway that led to the office was reached quickly. The wall moved back and they entered the room, guns drawn, just as the front door finally gave way and Molly went flying backwards into the desk behind her. The three weevils came into the office and Jack, Ianto and Jamie opened fire. They would have normally used the weevil spray to subdue them, but with lives at risk and knowing the spray had lost it's effectiveness they used guns. One of the weevils was hit in the chest and it dropped down dead, another was hit in the shoulder, but then they turned and ran, going back the way they came, in the distance a low whistling could be heard. Jack and Ianto went out after the weevils, but they lost them, presumably back down into the sewers. They both holstered their weapons and headed back.

'What the hell is going on?' said Jack, not expecting an answer, just getting the question out there because he knew it was what the others were thinking. As they re entered the tourist information door, they saw Jamie helping Molly up off the floor. Ianto went over to help, as Jack secured the door.

'You ok?' Jamie asked, his voice full of concern, and his face etched with worry.

'I think so, just landed hard. It's going to hurt in the morning.' Molly replied, giving him a small smile to reassure him.

'Let's get this weevil down into the Hub and then we can try and work out what happened.' Between them, Jack and Ianto got the weevil down into the Hub and into the medical bay, so Jamie could do an autopsy to determine if it was different like the other one. Jamie had supported Molly as she was limping slightly where she had landed on her ankle, but there was no serious damage done to her. Gwen had immediately come over to her and kept apologising for her comments, as this had caused Molly to go outside.

'Gwen, it's ok really. I'm not mad at you, I know you didn't mean anything intentionally, I'm just a bit oversensitive at times.'

The team reconvened in the boardroom. 'So', started Jack, 'what happened out there.'

'It was the strangest thing,' said Molly. 'It was like they ambushed me.'

'Ambushed you?' said Ianto. 'That would suggest it was planned, and I'm pretty sure weevils don't know how to plan.'

'There's that, and why Molly?' added Jamie.

'You said it yourself Jamie, it looks like someone has been doing something to the weevils, and I think they would have gone after which ever of us had gone out. Before the weevils appeared around me, I saw something moving in the shadows. It was a pair of yellow eyes, but I assumed it was a cat.'

'But it could have been whatever is controlling the weevils.' said Jack.

'Yeah, because they appeared straight after it saw me looking at it. As for why they attacked, they could have been looking for the one we bought back. Maybe they have the scent of it, or it can be tracked somehow.'

'I'll get to work on it, but I'm going to need someone to help me tranquilise it.' said Jamie.

'I'll help you,' offered Ianto.

'Good, you two do that, Gwen and I will go and see what we can find outside, I think the coast should be clear now.'

'I should come with you.' said Molly.

'I don't know if that's such a good idea,' answered Jack. 'If we have to make a run for it again you're not going to go anywhere very fast.'

'Ok, fine.' said Molly. 'I'll see if there's any footage been captured.'

The team split up and went about there tasks.

Jack and Gwen went up and through the tourist information office until they were following the path that Molly took a little while ago. Both had their weapons at their sides, keeping them out of sight in case anyone should walk by, but the area was quiet. They reached the spot where Molly had been when she had seen the movement in the shadows and Gwen pulled out her PDA.

'There are two different residual energy signals. One is what we usually associate with weevils, but I don't recognise the other one.' said Gwen.

'Then there was something else here. Let's see if we can follow it, it might give us an idea of where they went.'

Jack and Gwen followed the signal up onto the Plass, and towards an alley across the way from the water tower. As they walked over the signal started to get stronger, Gwen put the PDA back into her pocket and she raised her gun slightly as she went into the darkening alley, Jack raised his gun too. About halfway down the alley there was a large bin and there was something sitting on top, but all Jack and Gwen could make out at first were yellow eyes. They edged closer and saw that it was definitely alien.

'You don't need weapons, I'm unarmed.' said the alien in a calm tone, totally nonplussed by two people aiming guns at it.

'I'd feel better keeping my gun trained on you.' said Jack, and the alien just shrugged.

'It's up to you.'

'Who or should I say what are you, and what are you doing to the weevils?' asked Jack.

'What I am is not important.'

The aliens tone was really starting to get to Jack now, it was almost smug. It continued. 'Where I am from though, we use these weevils as you call them to do things for us.'

'What, like slaves?' asked Gwen.

'If you want to call it that. Landing here and finding that they were here too, was a fortunate turn of events. The weevils here though are not like the ones back home, so changes had to be made to make them stronger and more amenable to me.'

'Ok, so what you're saying is that you are trying to make the weevils here, like the ones you have back home.' Jack clarified and the alien nodded. 'What about the people that live here, they are going to get hurt.'

'The human race is not a concern of mine. Eventually they will learn to get out of the way if they don't want to get hurt. I must admit though getting your attention in the park last night was unfortunate. I thought by following you back to where you were based I might be able to get one of you alone, and show you what my pets can truly do, sadly for me that girl was lucky. Next time she won't be, neither will any of your other friends.'

'Have you heard yourself? Said Jack incredulously. 'You sound like you're going to take over the city just like that.' Jack snapped his fingers to emphasise his point. 'I can tell you now, that this is going to end, right here, right now.'

The alien just smirked at Jack. 'Go ahead shoot me, but you seem to be under the mistaken impression that I'm alone.'

This took both Jack and Gwen by surprise and they lowered their guns a little.

'There are more of you?' asked Gwen.

'Of course, I never travel alone and it was while travelling we somehow ended up here. The only reason you have seen me is because I'm curious enough to come above ground.'

'How many of you are there?' Jack was getting angry now, and it was taking a great deal of will power not to put a bullet between the aliens eyes before he got some answers.

'Now that would be telling,' it said as it got down off the bin. 'But you'll find out soon enough.'

Jack had had enough, he raised his gun and fired, but the alien had already disappeared. Jack ran over to where it had been and found an open sewer grate. Jack kicked the bin in frustration.

'That has to be one of the smuggest, most annoying aliens I have ever met!'

'What are we going to do now, Jack?

'We go back to the Hub, and see if Jamie and Ianto have any new information. Then…' Jack paused. 'We go down after that alien.

'But it went into the sewers.' said Gwen with a disgusted look on her face.

Jack took one last look at the sewer before turning on his heels and striding back purposefully to the Hub, Gwen following behind.