[Hello again, exams are almost over and this time next week I'll be free. Thank you all for your condolences after the death of my Nana.]

Water is my eye
Most faithful mirror
Fearless on my breath
Teardrop on the fire
Of a confession

Massive Attack- Teardrop

Reset: part 2

'This folks is a molecular model of the drug we found in Marie's blood,' Owen told the whole conference room.

'She called it reset,' Martha commented.

Ianto leant up against the pillars and cocked his head slightly. 'So what does it do?'

'Well think about when you run a virus scan through your computer,' Owen replied.

Winter frowned, brilliant, she was awful with computers, couldn't they explain it some other way?

'The software works it's way through the files and when it finds a Trojan or whatever it identifies it and then deletes it.'

She frowned in confusion.

'That is what this stuff does to the body but it's not just viruses its harmful bacteria, toxins, even mutant cells you name it. It's like the body's been turned back to its factory settings.'

Oh right! It was a cure for everything under the sun. Why couldn't Owen just say that without babbling on about computers?

'It's the ultimate magic bullet,' Martha told them.

'But that would be the greatest discovery in medical history.' Gwen was doing the scary voice again.

Ianto glanced at winter and smiled she pressed a hand to her mouth to stop laughing and held her hand out in front of her face to hide the blush.

'Exactly,' Martha continued, having totally missed the exchange at the back of the room. 'Except it comes bundled with a lethal alien parasite.'

'Ah! Not so good a discovery,' Jack commented.

'The parasite needs a healthy body until it's incubated,' Martha continued and Winter followed along.

She got it. Someone was testing the parasites on humans trying to cure every one of their problems. Well that didn't exactly sound like someone trying to kill a load of people. He was trying to save them, but it can't have worked because then he killed them. What a contradiction. She sighed and watched as Ianto stepped in to give their research on 'The Pharm'. This was all starting to sound like a major conspiracy in a film and they never ended well.

'Right team, Tosh, see what you can do about the computer systems, keep at it, there are no cases but this one. Gwen I want everything about Dr Copley, his research past and present, his life, everything. Ianto keep your feelers out for any more murders and see if we get any leads on our needle maniac. Nemo stick to Martha, if she needs anything it's down to you. Owen, we're going on a road trip.' He pranced out of the door and Martha smirked and Winter.

'It's weird seeing him like this,' Martha said.

Winter looked back at Jacks shadow, retreating down the corridor. 'Like what?'

'Leading a team around, making plans. It's just odd. The Doctor's so... 'I'm going to make it up as I go along.' But Jack's so…'

'Ordered? Not really. You should see him in a crisis. 'Don't mind me I'll just swoop in and save the day, might die a few times but hey, who needs a plan."

The two women laughed and looked around to see the rest of the team staring. 'What?' Winter asked shrugging. Martha took her arm and the pair headed up to the lab giggling quietly.

TTT

'So, how have you been?' Martha asked as they perused the plants in the old conference room.

Winter pulled Pip's finger away from a Venus fly trap and pulled a face. 'Fine I guess.'

Martha raised an eyebrow and she slumped down into a chair stroking through Pip's fur with one hand.

'I had a few problems but I'm fine now.'

Martha nodded carefully. Winter watched her as she examined a new plant before coming to an annoying conclusion. 'You took a look at my medical file didn't you?'

Martha had the courtesy to look sheepish when she nodded and Winter placed her elbow on a small table, her head in her hand.

'I'm fine now.'

'You tried to kill yourself.' Martha pointed out earnestly.

'No, no I didn't, I had an underlying condition that was causing chronic insomnia and I accidentally overdosed on sleeping medication. It was not a suicide attempt.'

'I'm just worried about you.'

Winter's eyebrows rose questioningly. 'Why?'

Martha walked over to the window and looked out across the Hub. 'You're in a dangerous job, we're not all like Jack you know that. I just want to be sure that if something did happen to one of your co-workers you wouldn't go off the rails and into a melt down.'

Anger grew at the base of Winter's stomach and she growled in response. 'I'm not some charity case! I worked it through and I did not, I repeat, did not, try to kill myself.'

Martha put her hands up in defence. 'I'm not saying you did, but you did stop talking and interacting for a few months. You may not have tried to kill yourself but you lost the will to live. What if it happens again?'

'It won't.' Winter's remark was final and she ignored Jack's orders and turned on her heel leaving the room. There was no way she was going to sit around there listening to Martha's negative psych evaluation of her. This was her home, and these people weren't just her co-workers, they were her friends and she was not going to let any of them die.

TTT

Jack didn't ask why she was tetchy when he got back, he obviously had bigger fish to fry for the moment. Martha kept herself away from her, probably trying to let her cool down so she could have another go. So, the idea of putting Martha undercover for a while was brilliant in Winter's eyes. Hopefully it would be over soon so she could talk to Jack again and even more hopefully Martha would be gone and she could go back to living in ignorance of job related danger. She pulled her new i-pod out of the computer where it had been charging and lay back on the sofa, letting Peregrine curl up on her stomach, they'd call her if she was needed.

However she didn't expect that being needed meant racing the borrowed land rover through dark streets while Jack did up the belt for her sword. Something had obviously gone wrong.

'We get in there and we get Martha out. Top priority! You got that.'

Everyone nodded as Jack filled his Wembley with new rounds. A little way away they pulled up and Jack and Owen pulled a dead body out of the back of the van.

'Who the hell is that?' Winter exclaimed as they placed him in the driver seat.

'The assassin,' Gwen replied. 'He died in custody so we're going to use him to get inside without barging in, clever huh.'

Winter and Ianto gave her a crazy look. 'Clever? It's revolting, there is no way in hell I'm driving this thing home.'

Jack rolled his eyes at her and helped her into the back. They all squished up and lay back. As Tosh drove the car with a large hand held device and her lap top. As soon as they were in they were all out of the car. Jack turned to them in a hurry.

'Tosh, Gwen, Ianto, check out zone A, we're going after Martha, lets go.' He ushered Winter through the door but pushed her behind him when they entered the large white room. Jack instantly pulled his gun on the doctor and Owen raced over to Martha's side. She was laid out on a gurney with her arms strapped down and her eyes shut. A sudden pang of fear rushed through Winter, when she had hopped for Martha to be gone she had never meant it like this! The door was the only weak point she could see so she pulled her sword and stood in the doorway, half watching what was happening inside and half making certain no one could sneak up on them.

'Tell me that's not reset.' Owen growled as he checked her responses.

'She survived the Laval stage,' The old man in the white coat told them, 'the only subject ever to do so, fascinating, turns out these bugs practise sibling cannibalism. Only the strongest individual is left now. God knows what happens next.'

'Put a stop to this.' Owen pleaded.

Winter heard a yell from down the corridor.

'You four head for section A, you, come with me.' There were footsteps getting closer and closer. She shut her eyes, hidden behind the door frame. They would have guns, she only had a sword but there was a cupboard opposite her. She smiled and waited until they were almost right on top of her, sheathing the sword she stepped out of the office and closed the door. 'Who are you?' A man with short white blond hair and a grey uniform stood beside a younger woman with her hair tied back in a pony tail.

'Hi!' she grinned, 'I'm Sophia, I'm a test subject for Dr Copley. Sorry, could you tell me which way the exit is, honestly I'd get lost in my own house I would.'

The man clipped his gun to his belt and the woman followed suite. He sighed and pointed towards the exit door.

'Follow the corridor around and you'll…heyoupfffff!'

While his guard was down and his eyes on another direction Winter plucked up her courage and pulled up her leg, kicking him squarely in the groin. The woman made to pull her gun but Winter was quicker pulling her sword and snatching the man's semi-automatic from his belt. The young woman hesitated and held her hands up in defeated at being confronted with two different weapons. Winter smiled and motioned to the gun.

'On the floor.'

Slowly the girl unclipped it and threw it on the floor.

'Thank you, now back up and take him with you.'

They backed into the cupboard and Winter pulled the door shut, locking it behind them and picking up the discarded gun, placing them both in her back pockets and the sword back in its sheath. She smiled triumphantly to herself and turned to re enter the office area slipping inside in time to see Martha cough and squirm in the chair as Jack and Owen helped her up.

'We're getting out of here.' Jack growled. As he passed the cupboard he paused. The two officers inside were beating on the door and he looked over quizzically at Winter. She just shrugged and pulled the two guns out of her back pockets to show him. With a smirk he continued to help Martha from the building. She stood surveying the round up as Toshiko shut down the facility, an alarm rang out across the area and she relaxed.

All too soon.

A light pressure behind her informed that the guns had been lifted from her pockets. Someone kicked her knees and she heard the sounds of two weapons cocking behind her ears and a third a few feet away. Dr Copley had returned with the two officers she had locked away and he had a gun pointed at Martha. She tried to turn her head but the muzzle of the male officers gun pressed against her temple. She took a frightened glance at Jack and saw both he and Ianto wielding their own guns, the target the officers behind her but no one was covering Copley. Owen moved to stand in front of Martha.

She hadn't a clue what made her do it, some strange instinct, a warning, a fear, but she called his name.

The commotion set off the sound of a gun shot. An array of shots crossed through the night and two team members fell to the ground. Names were screamed, tears were shed and as four Torchwood members and Martha sombrely looked out of the SUV windows, they wondered just how they would break the news.

And that is all I am saying.

'Sonotalady': GET SOME SLEEP!

'Rachy Babes': I'm so glad you like the chapter. I'm putting an Owen and Winter chapter on my companion story because I know everyone like him. He does tend to fit in with her humour quite well. Sometimes I wonder if Winter really appreciates how much he cares about her.

'Zaziness': Twitter can be a bit addictive and I tend to only follow people I actually read tweets from so I don't have that many followers but it's a great way to learn news as for my uncle, no he died. But it was before my mum was born so that really dates it. My Nana used to tell everyone that story. She seems to think he would have wanted us to laugh at it. at least we remember him. That sounds like such a fun story! Hmmm, possible collaboration piece. As for the monkey, I'll try and find him a name…Martha always annoyed me a bit, not just the whole falling in love with the Doctor thing but I wasn't amazingly keen on the actress, I'm sure she's a lovely person but I found her a bit painful to watch. Yes the New Zealand bit was a reference to you, I was hoping you would spot that and yeah I've see the Torchwood updates. I'm trying to keep a clear mind untill it comes out. If it's crap then I'll just say, that's a shame, not buy it and pretend it never happened, simple as.