Sorry, i know it has been ages, but hey, i've been o holiday. but here you go
27...x
Unawares of Rachel and Ianto downstream, Jack finally found john, wandering up river.
"Hey," John said as jack appeared through the forest.
"Hey, I've figured it out!" Jack said.
"What?"
"The big event tomorrow,"
"Yeah, the war," John shrugged.
"No, no, its not just the war, yeah sure the war is big. But no, there's more. Tomorrow, the date is 23 November. 4159."
"And?" John looked confused.
"Just think, not just the war but the thing that wins them the war, the one event which shifts public opinion,"
John thought hard. He remembered reading something. A newspaper. He could see the paper in his head but couldn't make out the writing.
FAWKS CAPTURED AND KILLED. Read the headline.
"Rachel," He whispered.
"Tomorrow when we go to fight at dawn, Rachel issues a summit, she trades herself, using the reward money on her head, to give to every Vegan here, taking them out of poverty and making the people here some of the richest in the known universe," Jack said.
The sun was nowhere to be seen, lost among the brightly shining stars. Everyone was asleep. Rachel wandered through the lonely base, stepping over the snoring bodies.
She sighed as she strolled through the trees, running her hand across the rough bark.
Flash looked up at the noise, "Hey," He called.
"Hey," Rachel answered. Flash stood and fell into step beside her.
"You know what happens, don't you?" Rachel asked him.
"Yes, the boys know," He told her. "Is there nothing we can do. Nothing I can do?"
"Look after them for me," Rachel said, taking his hand. "They need someone around here to keep things in order, that's you now."
"That's a little scary," Flash said.
"That's what I thought when I was told the exact same thing, and I was 9," Rachel smiled, "You'll do fine,"
"So," Will called over, sat with the others. "We fight in 2 and a half hours, what do you want to do in the mean time,"
"Remember when we went on a big job, do you remember what we used to do beforehand?" She smiled over at them.
Gwen woke up to sounds of laughter and shouting.
"Nah, that's cheating!" Rachel laughed, Gwen followed the noise. She walked into a huge clearing in the forest, there was Rachel and her boys, playing football. Jack and the rest of the team had followed Gwen into the forest.
"Any room for more players?" Jack called.
After an hour of playing 6 on 6, Jessica just watched a crowd had gathered to watch them play. The score remained 1 all. 7 minutes left in the game. Team Torchwood had the ball. Jack passed to John, who dribbled it nearer the goal and then avoided a tackle by passing it to Owen, who aimed for the goal. There was a groan from Team Torchwood as Bob saved it, kicking it to Flash. Passed to Will, who aimed for the goal, but was saved by Ianto who kicked it high into the air.
"Fawks!" Flash called, pointing up to the ball. Rachel looked up to the ball and launched herself off the ground with a huge flap of her wings. She spun round hitting the ball with her tail. It launched towards the goal. Bouncing through the back of the net with the force. Jessica blew the whistle signalling the end of the game.
"No," Alexis growled.
"Lex, you promised." Rachel snarled. The two of them were where C.O.N.O.R rested.
"Rachel you die today!" She argued.
"You don't think I know this, I've known it since I was 12 years old!" Rachel hissed. "I need you to do this for me, Alexis, else I won't be able to do what I'm going to,"
"I don't want to leave you," Alexis whispered.
Rachel grabbed her hand and dragged her on to the top of the ship, it over looked all of the city.
"If I don't die today this does." She looked down to the clearing of all the people.
"If I don't die, they do, if I don't die, they lose."
"But…"
"So I need you to get The Torchwood team to the hospital, and transport them to these coordinates." Rachel said, scribbling numbers on Alexis hand. "Please,"
Alexis sighed. "For the most wanted criminal in the universe, you're such a hero,"
"Your definition of hero needs some clarification." Rachel laughed. "Lets go win us a war,"
Rachel pulled her boots on. Pulled her weapons belt onto her hips and slung her guitar over her shoulder.
"Is the guitar really necessary?" Jessica asked.
"Yup," Rachel nodded.
She scoffed. Rachel rolled her eyes.
"To be honest Harrow, I've got bigger worries today than my appearance, but either way, I look better then you," She grinned and walked off, leaving a speechless Jessica behind her.
"Right, Jack and Co. You're going with Alexis to the hospital, there you're going to go around the back and take out the tanks," Rachel said. "It's easily done, on the base, there's a big handle, pull it, that's the battery pack caput,"
"They can still fire,"
"Yeah, so stay out of the range, they can't move so as long as they're at the back we shouldn't have to worry."
"If they're at the front?"
"Well, let's hope they're not." Rachel said.
"The rest of you are with me, we will head them off. Face to face. Remember, either way, we win today."
The morning was cold, crisp. The tension hung in the air, like a deep fog, putting everyone on edge. A dark grey cloud hung above, a growl of thunder ripped across the sky, a fine rain began to hiss towards the ground and fighters.
"Feel it coming in the air," Rachel sang.
"And the screams from everywhere,
I'm addicted to the thrill
It's a dangerous love affair.
Can't be scared when it goes down,
Got a problem, tell me now,
Only thing that's on my mind,
Is who's gonna run this town tonight."
The torchwood team watched as the scared warriors of Vegas Galaxies took their courage from Rachel and her boys, singing because, without it, they too would be terrified.
"Life's a game,
But it's not fair
I break the rules
So I don't care
So I keep doing my own thing
Walking tall against the rain," She started forwards leaving the clearing and off into the main city, her warriors dutifully following.
"Victory's within the mile
Almost there don't give up now,
Only thing that's on my mind,
Is who's gonna run this town tonight,"
They made it through to the city.
"We gonna run this town tonight," Rachel whispered. Looking over at the army that faced them. Legions of men. Machines, police, the marines, the army.
"Phwoar," Jake hissed next to Jack. "That's a lot of guns,"
"A lot of muscle," Will agreed.
"A lot of…." Flash started, Rachel cut him off.
"We get it, a lot of people guns and muscle,"
"Paul, take C.O.N.O.R. and take out the planes," Rachel said, looking to the skies as four battleships zoomed across. The huge lumbering man turned and walked back towards the forest, ten minutes of not moving and there were four big bangs, each ship plummeted to the earth.
"Your turn," Rachel hissed to Alexis, and the torchwood team. They left in silence, except for Ianto, who hesitated behind. Rachel went to him.
"They need you," She whispered to him as they hugged. "Jack will need you, and you need him. I love you Jones, Ianto Jones,"
"I'll miss you," He whispered.
Alexis led them away from the fight and into the now deserted streets, to a large building at the end of the street. From the sign on the door it was a hospital, she pushed her way in and went in front of a large panel.
"Get on," She told them, "I can lock onto the back of the main tank, send you right there,"
John frowned as he stood on it,
"You might want to take a deep breath," Alexis said.
"WAIT!" John realised to late, as Alexis gave a sympathetic smile and pressed a single button on the keypad. It was like being plunged into an underwater tunnel. Pitch black, no air, like being compressed. Then suddenly a thud as the ground came rushing to their feet. Only Jack and John remained standing. The rest of the team fell to the hard ground. Looking around at their dark surroundings, the Water tower stood regal in front of them.
"No, we have to go back, we have to get back!" john protested.
"John," Jack tried to calm him.
"No," He growled as he frantically pressed buttons on his Vortex Manipulator. It didn't work.
"She's blocked it, John," Jack sighed.
"Jack, she going to die!" John shouted at him.
"I know, but there's nothing we can do."
"Wait, what?" Gwen asked.
"She dies on that day, she is executed. For the freedom of the Vegan Galaxies."
At that moment there was a loud noise, as if the universe was grinding against itself, a blue box started materialising.
"Doctor!" Jack smiled.
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