Sorry for the long wait guys, but here it is: Chapter 8! ENJOY!
A new day in Cardiff brings new mysteries. Mysteries that need to be solved. Solved by us. Torchwood!
"So, tell me again why I'm bait?" I said for the millionth time as we made our way into the town centre where a weevil had been sighted.
"Because…" Jack said before pausing and thinking.
"Well?" I asked, trying to hurry along his thoughts.
"What do you mean 'well'?" He questioned. Was he seriously playing dumb right now?
"Because what!?" I nearly yelled.
"Oh…Well, you're the youngest. Most agile. Probably the fastest."
That's where I stopped him.
"Probably!?" I asked shocked. "Don't you mean definitely!" I retorted.
"Sorry. Definitely the fastest. And; well, we all need to start somewhere." He finished.
"Fine…" I said in defeat.
He ruffled my hair and I pulled away giving him a look.
"I'm not 5." I warned.
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"You ready Els?" Jack asked through coms.
"Yeah. I'm ready. Let's do this!" I whisper-shouted.
I threw a rock towards the weevil which was stood only a few metres away. The moment it turned around and growled at me I ran from my position and headed down the alley – the weevil close on my tail.
About 10 minutes later my exhaustion was becoming unbearable. I could see the team but couldn't see me reaching them – even though they were only the other end of the alley. With all my power (Or at least what I had of it) I sprinted towards them, hearing the gun shot from Jack's stun gun. I stopped and immediately collapsed into Owen's arms.
"You alright?" He asked.
I just put my thumb up as I was too energy drained to speak.
Once we had put the weevil into the back of the SUV, I slowly stood up and walked over to Jack.
"Next time you wanna use someone as bait. Tell me and I'll make sure I'm a thousand worlds away from you." I said, still attempting to catch my breath.
"Hey. Look on the Brightside. We got the weevil, didn't we?" He said.
"Yeah yeah, I guess." I huffed.
We were walking back to the SUV and Jack had gone ahead and so I was walking with Gwen.
"I could never see Jack as a parent…now I know why." She said, looking ahead at the man who was now playing with his gun.
"Why? Cause he's childish?" I asked.
"No. Because he broke 'Parenting Rule #1'"
"Which is?"
"Which is to never purposefully put your child in danger." She said strongly.
"Oh, well – isn't danger a middle name in this job?"
"Not the point."
"Then what is the point?"
"The point is. He shouldn't have made you bait on your first case."
"Well then, good thing I have a plan to get him back." I said smirking.
I whispered it to Gwen and we shared a laugh. This would be good.
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Gwen kept Jack out of the way once we returned to the hub while I set up the prank.
I covered his entire desk in plastic – and when a little over the top, doing his chair as well. Dam, he is gonna freak when he sees this. But oh well; I need payback!
Next I got a bucket and filled it with ice cold water and hid it out of the way so he wouldn't see it.
Jack walked in 10 minutes later with Gwen and immediately sat down at his desk only to have a puzzled look across his face.
"Who covered my desk in plastic?" He asked Gwen.
"How should I know? I was with you." She said, holding back the laughter.
I crept up behind him and raised the bucket into the air before tipping the contents over Jack's head. His screams filled the air.
"Fuck!" He shouted.
He turned around to see me stood there with a smug look; holding the bucket.
"Parenting Rule number two: Don't use inappropriate language in front of your kid." I said satisfyingly. By this point, Gwen was in hysterics.
"What!?" He asked in shock.
"You heard me."
"Wait, what happened to number one?"
"You already broke that."
"I did?"
"Yep. Parenting Rule number one: Never purposefully put your child in danger."
"That's what this is all about. The plastic, the water. It was all just a way for you to get revenge on me because of making you bait." He realised.
"Pretty much." I replied.
"Look. I know I put you in danger doing that but it could have killed so many people."
"So instead you put me. Your daughter!? Your very own daughter!? In danger?" I asked.
"Yes…" He muttered.
"Great parenting…" I whispered to myself.
"Hey. I didn't even know I had my very own daughter until last week. Give me a break!"
"Give you a break!? If you didn't know I was your daughter, would you have put me in danger? No." I said firmly.
"Look, I'm sorry."
"I don't care. Listen, I'm tired and going to bed!" I said before leaving the office.
So, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Jack isn't doing to good at parenting, is he? Well, don't worry. He will soon!
Special thanks to my interweb buddy Ofelia for her AMZING help on this chapter. I couldn't have done it without you!
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Rachel :) xx