"Rose! How are you?" Pete Tyler said as he walked into Rose's office with a grin.
"Great so far, just got my job assignment," She replied happily, closing the folders in front of her and moving them to the side so she could see Pete clearly.
"I know, I just ran into Hunter. He's a nice bloke, isn't he? Gave me the forms on your assignment... You're squad #7673, just so you know. Violet is your leader. Cameron is a bit of a mischievous boy, he can pull it together when it's needed though. And like most Torchwood squads, you've got your Doctor, Finn. I'll try to pop in every once and a while to see how it's going, but overall they'll be in charge of you. Got it?"
Rose nodded, a little bored since Hunter told her most of the same things. She considered talking to Pete about the flowers for a moment, then decided it was best not to. He had always disliked the Doctor a bit. "Sounds good."
"Well... Um, listen, sweetheart..." Pete put his hand on the back of his neck and rubbed it awkwardly. "I know losing the Doctor was tough for you, but I do want you to give this a good shot, okay? I'm not asking you to forget about him, but..." He trailed off when he saw Rose's sad expression.
"I know what you mean. Bye, Pete," Rose attempted to smile a little bit, but the thought of the Doctor made it impossible. Pete left the room, not bothering to close the door behind him. His step-daughter buried her head in her hands and tried to move her thoughts away from the Doctor. "Maybe I'll go meet the team," She muttered a little, getting up from her new desk.
Rose's room was on the right at the end of the long hallway, and directly across from her was Cameron's office. At the very end of the hall was Violet's, and Finn's was directly to the left of Cameron's. She peered in the window of Cameron's office, but it was empty. After checking Finn's and seeing it was empty too, she tried Violet. Sure enough, Violet was in there, sitting at her desk, tapping her pen against her chin. Rose walked inside, awkwardly smiling, but Violet seemed to not notice her.
"Hello, I'm Rose," Rose said politely, approaching Violet's desk cautiously.
Violet raised her left hand and made a 'wait' gesture. After about twenty seconds, she lowered her hand and smiled at Rose happily. "Hi Rose, I'm Violet. Violet Flores. Nice to meet you," She extended her hand and Rose shook it. "Please, have a seat."
Rose sat at the chair on the side of Violet's desk that was facing the door. "I'm very excited to work for your team," She said as she examined the room. It was an exact replica of her own office, except, of course, the shelves and desk were more cluttered with forms and papers. As the leader of the group, Violet didn't seem very organized. Several papers were spilling out of the filing cabinets, and a few were on the ground. There was one photo frame on the desk, and although Rose couldn't see it too well from her position, it appeared to have a large family on it.
"We're excited to have you! We just found out yesterday we were getting a new member. It happens very rarely, we've been a team of three for a while now. But don't worry, we'll make you feel welcome. I don't believe Cameron and Finn are here yet..." She poked her phone screen a few times and frowned. "They're on a job, sorry."
"What's the job?" Rose asked out of pure curiosity.
"A few people around the area reported a strange man with snake-like features. And there have been a few deaths, so I sent the boys out there... You could go and meet up with them, if you'd like. Might be good for you to at least watch in."
"Do you not usually go on the missions?"
"I usually do... I'm just... A bit busy today, I suppose..." Violet replied quieter than she had been speaking before.
Rose nodded, curious about why Violet wasn't going on the mission, since obviously she was an awful liar. "Where are they?"
"Let me check." The woman replied, checking her phone. "Wait, this is a good time to give you your Egg."
"My what?"
"Oh, it's just a silly name that Cameron made up for it. It's actually called the LFACD. Location Finder and Communicative Device. But, well, I suppose it does look a bit like an egg," Violet smiled a little and reached into her desk drawer, pulling out a white egg-shaped device. She pulled half of the Egg off, revealing a screen and keyboard. "Keep it closed, the Egg shell is impenetrable. It'll only open to your touch or anyone on the team. It has got three functions. Location and communication, as you can tell by the name, and internet access if you need to look something up. Also, it does have little apps like a clock and the weather. Keep it with you at all times, we use them instead of phones or other things. Well, usually," Violet's eyes moved to her phone. "My Egg is being repaired."
"Thanks," Rose smiled, opening the communication app marked by a big 'C' on her Egg. It opened up to four contacts, Pete, Cameron, Finn, and Violet.
"We put Pete on there for you. Normally we put whoever is in charge of our sector specifically, but we know you're his daughter and all... Don't worry, it won't affect your reputation here."
"Great," She replied.
"Now, let's see if you're Torchwood material, find Cameron and Finn and go join them. That's your first mission. Good luck!"
Rose nodded and stood up, leaving Violet's office. She exited the Torchwood hub, holding her Egg close. Walking out onto the streets of London, she opened the Egg and clicked the Location button, marked by a large 'L.' Sure enough, four dots appeared. Pete and Violet were in the Torchwood hub while a little picture of Rose showed she was right outside it. Far away were photos of Finn and Cameron, right next to each other, moving at a fast pace. They were about nineteen blocks away, so Rose waved a cab over and hopped in. Suddenly, a message popped up on her Egg.
"Rose, I forgot to tell you. If you're going to use money on something for the job, such as a cab, just tell them you're from Torchwood. -V." The message read.
"I'm... From Torchwood," She told the old cab-driver unsurely.
The old man nodded quickly and sped down the road, "Where to?"
"LEFT!" Finn screamed at the top of his lungs at Cameron, who swerved the car to the left on the command. "RIGHT! RIGHT! TURN THE BLOODY RIGHT NOW!"
"I'M TRYING!" Cam screamed back from the driver's seat of the red car that was low to the ground without a roof. Finn stood on top of the back seat, holding onto a large pole sticking up from the car with his right arm and holding a giant gun with his left. Attached to his back was a bungee cord, for good measure.
"TRY HARDER! AND DON'T YOU DARE GET A SCRATCH ON MY BABY!"
"DO YOU HAVE TO CALL YOUR CAR YOUR BABY YOU DAFT SOD?" Cam shouted at him, speeding down the London street that was cleared because of the alien.
"NOW ISN'T THE TIME FOR THIS!" Finn shot his gun three times at the direction of the alien who was chasing after them quickly. "SHOW ME YOUR BEST SMILE, SCALEY!"
Rose hopped out of her cab a few blocks away from the boys and sprinted to them, hearing the screams and sounds of a strange gun already. When she finally made it, she saw a red car swerving around the streets with two men on top, and a lizard chasing after them quickly.
"WHO THE BLOODY HELL ARE YOU?" Finn roared at her from on top of the car.
"What is it?!" Cameron asked his friend, straining his head to see Rose.
The lizard creature whipped its head to look at Rose curiously. It stopped sprinting after the car and ran in her direction instead. Rose slipped the Egg in her pocket and realized she didn't have a gun. She reached her hand into her back pocket and pulled out her pocket knife, which she always kept on her, and prepared to strike, seriously weaponed.
Cameron and Finn stopped their car and jumped out, running towards Rose. "SHOOT IT ALREADY!" Finn said to Cameron, passing the gun to him.
"DIE, BUG EATER!" Cameron stood still and fired three shots at the Lizard, who turned around to face him. The second shot hit, and the lizard fell to the ground.
Rose ducked to avoid the first shot, which had come dangerously close to her head. "Are you two Cameron and Finn?"
The men stepped over the lizard's dead body and took a better look at Rose, who stood up again. "Woah," Cameron mumbled, his eyes widening at Rose.
"Ignore him," Finn said, "Yes. I'm Finn, this is Cameron. And you are?..."
"Rose, Rose Tyler. I'm on your team now," She smiled, extending her hand.
Finn reached out to shake it but Cameron knocked his hand out of the way and shook Rose's hand first. "Cameron Burns. Pleasure to meet you, miss Tyler. I must apologize, when I was informed we would be having a new member... Nobody told me the new member was so... Prepossessing."
"Prepossessing? Quite the vocabulary word, he must really like you," Finn smiled and Rose giggled. Cameron blushed brightly and kicked Finn in the shin.
"Ignore him," Cameron suggested. "Anyways... I can't believe they haven't given you a gun yet! Do they just expect us to save your ass ev-"
"GET DOWN!" Rose screamed suddenly, and Cameron and Finn obeyed immediately. Behind them was the lizard man, standing up, about to strike the two boys. Rose roughtly grabbed Cameron's gun from him and shot the lizard twice. It fell to the ground again and the men stood up in disbelief.
"Yeah. They should definitely give her a gun," Finn stated, staring at the lizard. "Now, let's get this back to the hub, I want to examine it."
A/N: Please review and tell me what you think!