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Rachel was lay on Ianto's couch, the clock on the TV read 4:36.

Rachel hadn't slept at all, how could she. Someone from hollow was alive. That was bad. The chances that said person, was drake, that was very bad.

And judging by how they had found the disc.

They had been watching her, watching her enough to know that she had been sleeping in a tree, in the park. Enough to know that if something strange happened, Torchwood would be called out, and she would most likely be with them.

Yes. She thought, this is very bad.

A wave of paranoia swept over her and she let her eyes dart and the dark room. Shaking the thoughts from her head, this was ridiculous. She got up, got dressed and walked out.

Looking back now, this was a very stupid thing to do and she had no idea why the hell she did, but it brought her face to face with the nightmarish creature, that was Drake. Even more disgusting now, seeing as she had blown him up, his skin was red raw and peeling, the sight of him was quite of putting, despite this Rachel was surprisingly calm. She had no reason to be at all.

You've lived through all the torture he can give you, your already broken beyond repair, there's not much he can do except kill you. The demon whispered in her head. It was true.

Ianto woke to an empty apartment, Rachel had been on his couch.

"Rachel!" He called desperately through the halls. Then pulled out his phone he saw the door to his apartment open.

"Bollocks," Dialling the number.

"Jack its Rachel she's gone or taken or something,"

"You get boring fast," Rachel said. As Drake landed another kick in her already broken ribs.

"Drake, you've already beat the crap out of me, raped me, stabbed me, shot me, tortured me, the only thing left for you to do is kill me, I am already broken, there is actually nothing left for you to break," Rachel said from the floor, wiping the blood from her mouth using the back of her hand.

"Why do you sound so calm," Drake snarled.

"Because I am calm," She said in a conversational tone.

We've gone absolutely insane. We should be running and screaming, yet I'm sat here chatting to him.

"Why the hell are you so calm??"

"Because, I've nothing left to loose." Rachel said. "So kill me, see if I care, I'm already broken and I severely doubt I would be greatly missed if I went, The only person I did care for, did not feel the same way. So go on," Rachel challenged him.

"I dare you," another voice said. The two turned to see Jack, followed by the torchwood team. Owen made his way to Rachel,

"Are you ok?" He said as he reached her,

"I'm fine Owen, my head's a little sore, is all,"

Drake had been backed up into the wall. Rachel stood, wobbled slightly as Owen grabbed her to help support her,.

"Gun," Rachel groaned, ok she was in more pain than she was letting on.

Owen handed her, her gun.

Rachel stumbled to Drake.

"Another reason I'm so calm," She smiled at him, brushing a piece of her hair behind her ear, and taking a small device out. There was a green light flashing on it.

"I had a tracker on." She grinned as she put the gun to his head.

"Give me a reason not too?" She asked him, her finger on the trigger.

"Why shouldn't I after all you've done to me,"

"Rachel," Jack warned her, Torchwood rule number 1. Don't harm humans. She knew this, no matter how bad a human is. Torchwood is not allowed to kill a human on purpose.

Drake whimpered as she ignored Jack, and pressed the gun harder into his skull.

"I'll tell you why," She whispered, her voice venom. "I'm not a monster like you. Come near Europe again, I'll kill on sight." She turned and limped away.

"That was a stupid plan!" Snarled Ianto. At both Rachel and Jack.

"You could have been killed!" Ianto continued his tirade.

He went on for about an hour, decaf was definitely going to be on the menu. After he stormed out of the office Jack broke into laughter, even Rachel gave a small smile. A real smile.

"Do you reckon he's annoyed that it was a stupid plan or that he wasn't told about the stupid plan." Rachel said.

"Both, I think," Jack chuckled. "He's right though, it was a stupid plan. Your stupid plan,"

"I wasn't expecting you to agree!" Rachel exclaimed. Shaking her head with a smile, a weight seemed to have been lifted, they were safe, for the time being.

"Honestly I was expecting Owen to be the one who agreed, only you did,"

"Ha, and my vote rules out the other," Jack grinned.

"Are you ok, though?" Jack said more seriously.

"I'm exactly the same as I was, the bruises have just gone purple again, I'm fine jack, don't you worry. You'll go prematurely grey," Jack laughed as she left his office. He saw something in Rachel as she left, something that hadn't been there for a while. Glimmering behind her eyes, was a snippet of emotion.

Jack smiled to himself, she was getting better, slowly but surely.

Three weeks Later.

"Have you seen Rachel?" Ianto asked, coming into the hub.

"Yeah, she came in earlier, but I've not a clue where she went." Tosh said.

Jack did know where she was. Where she'd been going for nearly two and a half weeks now. On the lower levels near the shooting range was something similar to a gym, only certain things were not from earth, dangerous to any who didn't know what they were. Rachel had found it when she's first come to Torchwood but never needed to use it until now.

Jack made his way down to the small gym. He saw Rachel happily punching a speed bag, hanging from the ceiling.

She looked better than she had in weeks. She'd healed faster than expected, put on a good amount of weight, no longer leaving her ribs to poke out of her skin, her figure was fuller and curvaceous. She'd had her hair cut short again, except at the front where bangs were forming. Her skin was covered in scars, and there was still some bruising left but, she was better.

She was wearing a cut off tank top, her wings folded against her back. And some simple sweat pants hung on her hips.

Jack snuck up behind her. Grabbed her waist and spun her around. She yelped as he grabbed her. He put her down laughing.

"God, you scared me," She laughed, "Don't sneak up on a demon, may be the last thing you ever do,"

"I doubt it," Jack said.

"Please, you went up against me, I'd send you down," Rachel laughed.

"Oh it's on," Jack challenged.

"On like donkey Kong," Rachel laughed as jack picked her up, and put her over his shoulder.

"No!" she squealed, "This is cheating,"

He laughed at her, bouncing her on his shoulder, silencing her.

"I never said I'd fight fair," Jack laughed. He heard her mutter

"Fine, if that's how you want to play," Then her weight lifted completely from him, her wings opened and flapping, flying free of his shoulder, he turned and grabbed her tail. She let out a growl and flapped harder against him, jack leant back putting his weight into keeping her still.

Someone cleared their throat at the door. Jack, startled let go off Rachel's tail quickly. Loosing contact he fell back on his arse, and Rachel flew straight into the wall. With a crash she fell onto the floor.

Ianto was stood by the door, eyebrows raised and a small smile playing on his lips. Rachel staggered to her feet, rubbing her head.

Her eyes widened at Ianto.

"Oh, no," She whispered.

"Oh yes," Ianto replied. "You broke off the cupboard door."

"Not intentionally," Rachel replied offering a sheepish smile.

Ianto rolled his eyes, and lifted up a wooden cabinet door, the hinges attached to the side mauled to pieces.

Jack, stood up and walked to Ianto holding the door,

"What did you do?" Jack asked, looking at the door in disbelief.

"I was looking for something to eat, and the radio was on, I may have been dancing and I may have, err…opened the door with slightly more enthusiasm than necessary." Rachel gave a small smile.

"It was ripped off the cupboard," Ianto said.

"I put it back on," Rachel smiled.

"With selotape,"

"I was under pressure, I panicked!" Rachel grinned.

"I'll buy you a new one," She said.

"Yeah right," Ianto shook his head. She'd broken three mugs a bowl and now the cupboard, it was like living with a whirlwind.

"I will, at some point in life." Rachel muttered.

"Bloody weevil," Jack growled

"Tell me about it," Rachel agreed. "I'd really rather be at home then following a weevil in the charming sewers of Cardiff,"

Jack laughed as Rachel looked around in disgust.

"Can't this just be the one that got away?" She asked. "We'll say it was this big!" She opened her arms out.

Jack laughed. "This is only a baby weevil."

"I noticed they have more teeth," She pointed to her tail, small puncture marks near the end of it.

"That's what you get for waving it around." He said.

"Waving it around! It's a tail, its there to keep me balanced!"

"Balanced, you have toes and ears for balance."

"I have wings they knock my balance off, you should try my body for a while,"

"Is that an offer?" Jack asked coyly.

"God, No! honestly…" Rachel smiled then she saw the weevil, smaller then the fully grown ones, with less wrinkles on its face.

"There," Jack ran forward the small weevil carried on running, faster than Jack.

"Forget it, mate," Rachel said. "you're never gonna get it,"

Jack came back to her side. He looked to the ground, a small device was on the floor. Rachel saw it too. They bent down towards it, and both touched it at the same time. A bright blue light filled the sewer. Both Jack and Rachel were blasted backwards.

"Ugh," Rachel groaned sitting up, she blinked a few times. The sun must have come up because light shone through grates above her head. She looked over towards where jack was. Or at least she was. She was looking at her own body, lay on the ground.

"What?" An american tanged male voice came out of her mouth. Rachel looked into the dirty water Jack's Reflection looked up at her.

"Oh bollocking bollocks," She moaned.

She stood up and wobbled slightly. She was taller than normal and she didn't have two heavy wings on her back or a tail too help her balance. It was a weird feeling.

The coat on her shoulders was heavy, and so were her boots.

Jack's boots. She mentally corrected herself. Then she noticed her head was empty. Only her thoughts. She was silent for a moment. Relishing in the mental quiet.

"Wow," She whispered. She shook herself from her thoughts and made her way to jack. This was going to be a shock for him.

Jack was shaken awake by, himself?

"Ah!" He yelped in shock.

Calm down fool. An unfamiliar voice spoke in his head.

"What the?" His voice higher then normal.

"When I said you should try having my body, I was being sarcastic!" The Jack above him growled.

"What?" He was beyond confused.

"Look!" The other Jack said. Pointing to the water.

Jack looked into the water, the reflection showing Rachel's face.

"Oh," He muttered. Then looked up at the Jack.

"Rachel?" He asked.

"Yeah," She replied.

"We need to get back to the hub," The real Jack said.

"You think, that thing we touched where is it?" Rachel asked.

Jack's eyes went wide. He reached under himself and pulled out the broken remains of the device.

"You've got to be kidding," Rachel begged.

"Come on," Jack said, about to put it in his pocket when he realised he had none. He handed it to Rachel who put it in one of the pocket's of Jack's great coat.

Jack sat up, then fell back down. The weight on his back was incredible. Like a rucksack full of bricks.

Rachel turned and gave him a grin. "Not so easy, is it?" She asked.

"Just help," Rachel went to him, and took his hands and pulled him off the ground. She held him steady as he got used to the weight of his wings.

"See, that's what the tail's for," Rachel said. She walked behind him and positioned his tail.

"Better?" She asked.

"Thanks."

Your hopeless aren't you The voice said in his head.

"What?" Jack asked.

"That'll be your new friend," Rachel gave him a knowing smile. "It never shuts up, get used to it," She turned and headed for the exit.

"Oh, no. you are not driving." Jack said.

Rachel grinned. "Yes, but I have the keys!" She grinned.

**

"Never, ever again." Jack growled as they climbed out of the SUV.

"Ok, we have established that I cannot drive a car," Rachel smiled.

"I'll fix the SUV when I have my body back," She said. As the tow-truck carted it away.

"Where have you been?" Ianto asked as Rachel and Jack walked in.

Ianto pressed his lips to Rachel's, thinking she was Jack of course.

"Hey, Hey!!" Jack yelled as Rachel kissed him back.

"What the hell are you doing?!" He asked. Ianto pulled back confused.

"Sorry," Rachel grinned. "Couldn't resist,"

"What?" Ianto asked confused.

"That's not Jack. I am, we got switched." Jack said.

"Wait, what? Rachel?" Ianto asked the person he just kissed.

"Damn straight, twinkle toes," Rachel said. Proving it was her by using her pet name for Ianto.

"Oh my god," Gwen laughed.

"How?" Tosh asked.

Rachel dug in the pocket and brought out the device.

"We touched it, went blue. Woke up like this," Rachel said.

Putting the device on Tosh's desk.

"Can you fix it??"

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