Warning- Some of this chapter will be dark in parts and for some people it will have extremely unsettling ideas. I did not make the dark parts up, it was in the actual Torchwood episode.

**This chapter is rated M for mature for the extremely unsettling ideas.**

Miracle Day- The Shadow Proclamation

I landed in a back alleyway of the hospital… more like compound... that held Gwen's father, Geraint Wyn Cooper. I closed the flap to my vortex manipulator and calmly walked out of the alleyway and over to the hospital, which was still busy with people.

As I walked through the crowd I felt a hand grab my arm and pull me aside, behind a pillar outside the hospital. I jerked out of their grip until I saw that it was Rhys. "What the hell, Rhys!"

"What the hell Rhys?" Rhys asked. "Shouldn't I be saying that to you? How did you get here? I thought you were in America!"

I put a hand over Rhys mouth and he stopped talking. "Rhys! Don't you know when to shut up?" I hissed. "We're probably being watched!" I lowered my hand. "Now, What did you say to Gwen about the overflow camps?"

Rhys opened and closed his mouth a couple times before swallowing and answering, "I said that the government's stepped in to prop up the NHS. They're spending millions, they said. They're building these sort of camps to help people."

I shook my head and leaned up against the pillar. "They aren't camps to help people, Rhys." Rhys started to speak but I continued before he could. "They are lying. I know what these camps are for and I am stopping it but first we have to get Gwen's father out. Do you know where they took him?"

"Yeah. Cowbridge." Rhys said and immediately I pulled myself off the wall and and started walking to the road, Rhys hurrying after me.

"You can't just go in on the spur of the moment!" Rhys said. "You don't know what's there! What the layout is! We need to plan!"

I whipped around and faced Rhys. By now were were in the alleyway that I appeared in. "You have NO idea what the hell is happening. THINK Rhys! They are calling them OVERFLOW camps. Do you remember when the last time a government called camps like that?! They called them CONCENTRATION CAMPS! For God's Sake, Rhys. Make the connection!"

Rhys pales instantly. "No." He whispered he backs up and hits a wall, stunned. "No. This isn't happening. Not our government. Not here."

"You need to wake up, Rhys, because I have a job to do." I paused and continued softly. "You could come with me."

Rhys looked up, still pale. "What about Anwen? Who will take care of her?"

I sighed and rubbed my stomach. The baby was kicking up a storm. "Go back and get your daughter, and Gwen's mother. I'll be back for you and move you to a secure location while this passes over."

"Just sit out and watch everything go down?" Rhys asked. "Do nothing?"

"No. You won't be doing nothing. You will be being a Father. I can take you back in a flash." I said, holding out my left arm.

Rhys shook his head. "Nah, the police still probably have a watch on the house. At least Andy still does. I'll walk back."

I put my arm down and smiled sadly. "Remember Rhys, we have to do this my way. Don't tell anyone because there will be massive panic, more than there already is. We can't deal with both the civilian population and government problems at once." Rhys nodded. "Be careful." I told him.

I flipped open my vortex manipulator, typed in the coordinates I needed and vanished.

I landed in the woods outside Cowbridge Overflow Camp. I took a deep breath and started walking toward the camp.

I reached the gate were a lady was answering peoples questions and I marched straight up to her, cutting the long line of people and shoving the women who was talking to her out of the way causing her to yell at me which I didn't pay attention to. "Can I help you?" The woman at the main 'reception' area asked.

I smiled. "Yes, in fact." I showed her my psychic paper. "I need to move a patient. My credentials should be all in order."

The woman paled slightly. "Is that references from the Queen and the POPE?!"

I smirked. "Yes. Yes it is. Now would you be so kind as to let me in?"

"O-of course." The woman stammered.

I played along. I waved my hand. "It's okay. You were just doing your job." The gates opened a bit and I was able to squeeze in and they closed again.

The woman smiled and shouted to someone, "I'm showing a representative from a private firm around. She's important! Get someone else to cover the main gate!" Then to me she said, "Sorry about that." People were running around going from place to place and moving people. "Who is your patient?"

"Geraint Wyn Cooper. He had a heart attack. I am to transfer him back to our facilities. Don't worry." I said as she began to protest. "They aren't as crowded as the normal hospitals. You see, you need to have wealth to get in. Very few people do get in."

The woman noded as she took me around another bend. Tents were everywhere with patients cramped up and some weren't even in beds. My eyes were wide as I stared at the people that they put here. "Tell me about this category system." I said. "I heard it on the news."

"Ah, yes." She said. "If you are designated Category One and Two you are taken to the overflow camps. If you are Category Three, you get treated right there and get sent home."

"Okay." I said. "How do you distinguish the different Categories from one another?"

"Category One is if you are severly hurt, for example, back before the merical, if you would have died immediately… that's Category One. Category Two is life threatening. For instance, if you had a heart attack or anything like that, it is Category Two. Category Three is for cuts and scrapes, things that we can easily patch up."

"My patient is Category Two. He had a heart attack." I told her.

"Then he should be in the Category Two vicinity. This way."

Patricia, I found out her name as another one of her co-workers called her, showed me to a bed and I instantly recognized Gwen's father. "Geraint Wyn Cooper?" I asked.

Geraint looked at me. "Who want's to know?"

"I'm Susan Harkness. I work with your daughter. I'm here to move you to our facilities."

"You work with my daughter?" Geraint asked.

"Gwen Cooper, yes. She brings her love and says sorry that she couldn't come and transfer you herself. We've been very busy lately."

Geraint managed a smile. "I've heard. Actually, I think Gwen has mentioned you more than once. You're her boss's wife?"

I smiled. "Yes Sir. Though we're all more of one huge family instead of just co-workers." I bent down and took a look at the clipboard with the Doctor's notes about Geraint's condition on it. I read through it. "You had a heart attack, Mister Cooper?"

"Please, call me Geraint." Mr. Cooper said. "Any friend of my daughter is a friend of mine. And yes, I had a heart attack."

"Well, Geraint. You picked a hell of a time to have one. I'd say you are extremely lucky." I turned to Patricia. "I will be moving this man to our facilities straight away. Do you have a wheelchair I could use? I won't risk him walking."

Patrica let a strained smile come over her. "Of course. I'll be right back." And she left.

Once she did, I hurried to Geraint's side while Geraint hissed, "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in America?"

I smirked. "I have my ways." I flipped open my vortex manipulator and checked one last time that Mr. Cooper wasn't connected to any machinery. "Grab my arm." I said, extending out my left arm.

Geraint looked at me, confused. "What?"

"It's how we will get out of here. Now grab my arm!" I hissed. At my tone, Geraint did as I asked and I pressed a couple buttons on my vortex manipulator and we vanished and reappeared in… the Shadow Proclamation.

I had made the decision long ago about Miracle Day. My main goal now was to get everyone that I cared about off planet until this blows over and what a better way to keep them safe than having the Shadow Proclamation look after them?

Geraint Cooper looked around in shock. "Whe- Where are we?"

I smiled. "Welcome, Mr. Cooper, to the Shadow Proclamation." Suddenly the alarm went off, complete with flashing red lights. I rolled my eyes as Jadoon marched in, holding their weapons at us. I felt Mr. Cooper tense and step back.

I put hands on my hips. "Really Jadoon, you don't know who I am?" I straightened my demeanor and said in a commanding, superior tone. "My name is Susan Jane Harkness, wife of Captain Jack Harkness and the Last of the Time Ladies. I have come to you to ask for asylum for some of my friends."

The Jadoon put down their weapons and a human woman stepped out from behind them. I recognized her from the television show when Donna and the Doctor went to the Shadow Proclamation during The Stolen Earth, but I wasn't with them.

"My name is The Architect. Welcome to the Shadow Proclamation, Mrs. Harkness. It is truly a honor to serve The Last of the Time Ladies."

Suddenly I felt Mr. Cooper grab on to me as he started to collapse. I quickly grabbed him and lowered him carefully to the floor. I looked at Geraint and saw his eyes close. "Mr. Cooper? Mr. Cooper, can you hear me?" No response. "Damnit!" I cursed. I looked back up at the Architect. "Please, he is recovering from a heart attack. Please help me."

The Architect shouted out directions for the Jadoon to follow. They picked up Mr. Cooper and rushed him off. The Architect came over to me and stood next to me as I stared off in the direction that the Jadoon took Mr. Cooper. "Don't worry. We have the technology to cure your friend."

I didn't say anything.

"It looks as if you won't be The Last any longer." She said.

I looked up at the Architect and gave a small smile. "Its going to be a girl."

At that the Architect gave a full smile. "Come with me and I'll show you to your room. You should rest." Before I could protest, the Architect said, "Mr. Cooper won't be ready for visitors for a while and you look like you could use a proper sleep. If not for yourself, for your child."

I swallowed. She was right, of course. I hadn't had a proper sleep since Miracle Day happened. Even though Time Lords can normally go for long periods of time without sleeping, it was a bad idea to do so when I was with a child.

"Alright. But if Mr. Cooper wakes up, call me immediately. He's rather new to this whole alien thing."

"Oh, and I should warn you that as soon as The Miracle happened on Earth, we quarantined the planet. So everyone is staying away for now untill we drop it."

I nodded my thanks.

I woke up in a soft bed in an unfamiliar room. The room was dark and I could make out the faint outline of the end of the bed along with a door. Then I remembered where I was. I was at the Shadow Proclamation.

Mr. Cooper!

I shot out of bed and the lights turned themselves on, nearly blinding me as I groped for my glasses on the bedside table. After a few seconds, I was able to look around the room. The room had bright green walls with a bright blue ceiling and smooth white floors. In the corner I saw an outfit laid out on a chair.

I smiled at the Architects thoughtfulness and put the outfit on. The outfit contained black pants, and a blue top, along with my long black coat, shoes and my guns. I also put my hair up. It took me five minutes to get everything on and I made my way through the corridors, wandering aimlessly until I bumped into the Architect.

"Oh, I was just coming to find you. It seems as though Mr. Cooper is awake."

After talking to Mr. Cooper for awhile, I told him that these people would take care of him until it is safe to come back to Earth. I also told him that he would be having company soon. At that he hugged me.

I stood in the Architect's office, my right arm up and my vortex manipulator flipped open. "I'll be back with some more people, mainly my friends and co-workers. If you could also grant them asylum, I would be extremely grateful."

The Architect smiled. "You don't have to ask. I will tell the Jadoon to get rooms ready."

"Thank you." I said and vanished.

I re-appeared in the Cooper residence, startling Rhys and Mary Cooper, Geraint's wife. "Susan?" Rhys asked. "Is he okay?"

I smiled. "He's fine. In fact, I'll take you both, er three, to him." I said, thinking of baby Awyen.

"Who are you?" Mary Cooper asked, her face pale after seeing me appear in here.

"I'm your daughter's Boss's wife. We can't really talk freely because the police could be bugging your house. Now, would you both grab onto my left arm?"

Rhys did so immediately and picked up Awyen from her play area. Mary Cooper was a bit hesitant then Rhys said, "I trust her, Mary." Mary gave her son-in-law a look and sighed, grabbing onto my arm. We disappeared in a flash into The Architects office.

"What the hell?" Mary asked.

I smiled at her. "Welcome to the Shadow Proclamation. Architect, this is Mary Cooper, Geraint's wife. This is their son-in-law, Rhys and his daughter, Awyen. If you could take them to Mr. Cooper's room, that would be helpful. I'm going back to get more."

"How many more, if you don't mind me asking."

"Eh, Sarah Jane, Luke and Sky, Maria and her parents, Clyde and his mother, Rani and her parents, Tosh, Owen, Ianto, Torchwood teams two through five from Hub One, Alice and Stephen, Vera, Esther, and Gwen. I can't take Rex away from the planet because I don't know what will happen if I do. He was supposed to die but then the miracle started. I'm not sure what will happen if I bring him here. You can handle all these humans?"

"Of course. Don't worry about me." The Architect said.

I smiled. "Of course I have to." I turned to Rhys. "I'll be back with Gwen soon, Rhys."

Rhys gave a strained smile. "Thank you, Susan."

I smiled sadly and vanished, appearing in my office, startling Tosh, who was looking in my filing cabinet. She put her hand on her chest. "Susan! Don't startle me like that!" A moment of silence. "Susan, what the hell are you doing here?"

I gave a small smile. "I'm here to relocate you guys. Are all the teams here?"

Tosh gave me an inquisitive look. "Yes. Owen's locked down the building, the Torchwood part anyway. All the teams are inside, including some of the men and women's significant others and their children."

"Okay. Tell everyone to meet in the Rec. room one. It's the only place big enough for a meeting of that many people."

"Susan, what do you plan to do?" Tosh asked me as she stopped by the door on the way out.

"Take you guys somewhere safe." I responded.

"Okay," I said once everyone was here. "We will be going on a little field trip for some time. Do all of you know what we do here at Torchwood?"

A young woman, wife of Jason, raised her hand. "Yes. Tosh told us the first day here."

"Do you know who I am?"

"Susan Jane Harkness, second in command and wife of the first in Command, Captain Jack Harkness."

I looked at Tosh who gulped. Apparently they didn't tell the civilians that I was an alien. I sighed. "You're correct aside from you are missing one crucial fact."

"And what's that?"

"I am a Time Lady. And yes, that is an alien. Relax, I'm a good one."

I waited until everyone was quiet again. "Since things have slightly… escalated, I am moving you guys to a safe location. The only problem is that Stephen will have to stay here." I nodded to Stephen who was sitting in a wheelchair by his girlfriend.

There was an outcry before Tosh stood up and shot her gun. Everyone quieted down. "Let her explain before you start yelling." Tosh scholded.

"The reason why he will have to stay here is because I am moving you off planet. I don't know how far the 'Miracle' will extend but as far as I know, no one else has this problem, I checked with my sources. If Stephen wants to spend more time with his girlfriend before we solve whatever is happening, they can stay with UNIT."

"Off-planet?" Stephen's girlfriend asked. "What do you mean, off planet?"

I winced. "Actually it's a space station. It's called the Shadow Proclamation and basically its an outer space police force, but I do have to warn you that you WILL encounter different species, so try to be respectful. I know that's very… hard for humans to do. I will give you an hour to think it over. In the mean time, Team One, please meet me in Break Room One."

"Susan, what are you doing here? What happened?" Owen asked as soon as the door was closed and we were sitting down.

I sighed and rubbed my stomach. "Things... escalated... and I'm ashamed to say I let them get this out-of-hand."

"What are you talking about, Susan?" Asked Ianto.

I waved my hand. "Nothing of your concern. In an hour I will be taking everyone off planet to the Shadow Proclamation and everyone will stay there until I get this sorted out."

I saw Owen visibly swallow. "What's so bad that you are taking us off planet?"

I gave Owen a sad smile. "I won't tell you, Owen."

"And why not?" Tosh demanded. "Why can't we help? Why won't you tell us?"

I smoothed my face of emotion. "Because you wouldn't be able to live with yourselves if you found out the truth."

"And you can?" Ianto asked. "Susan, even though you are a Time Lord doesn't make you impervious to feelings."

I stood up. "I'll be in my office." I glanced at the clock on the wall. "Thirty-nine minutes until we regroup. I suggest you get your things together." I stalked out of the room, closing the door behind me.

While I was waiting for everyone to regroup again, I delivered Sarah Jane Smith, Luke and Sky, Rani's family, Maria's family and Clyde's family to the Shadow Proclamation. I also delivered Alice and her son Stephen. Now I stood facing the Torchwood group again. I turned to Stephan and Stephen's girlfriend, Julia. Have you decided what you want to do?"

Stephen nodded. "Yes." Stephen and Julia looked at each other, then back at me. "We would like to stay with UNIT."

"Very well." I turned back to face the group. "Now, I can only take a group of four at a time. So, Beta Team, come forward." The Beta Team stepped forward. The Team consisted of five members and everyone had either family members or a friend with them. "We'll start with families first. Daniel's family."

The family stepped forward. Besides Daniel, there was his wife and two kids who were around ten and sixteen. I extended my left arm. "Now everyone hold on to my arm and tightly." Once everyone did as I asked, I set my coordinates into my vortex manipulator and vanished to the Shadow Proclamation.

I repeated this process many times until only Tosh, Owen, Ianto, Stephen and Julia were left. I looked at the rest of my team. I looked at them and noticed that they didn't have any backpacks or suitcases like the other families had. "Aren't you going to need a change of clothes?" I asked them.

"We are staying here." Tosh said, arms folded across her chest, staring at me.

"Uh, No." I said. "You are coming with me."

Owen grew a huge smile. "Great! Well, that was easy. When are we leaving to fight the bad guys?"

"Owen." I groaned. "I didn't mean with me to fight, I meant with me to the Shadow Proclamation!"

"Nope!" Ianto said and for dramatic effect, sat down on the floor.

I narrowed my eyes at Ianto as Tosh said, "Good idea!" Both Tosh and Owen followed Ianto's leadership.

"Well," I said, walking over to Julia and Stephen. "While I take these two to UNIT to be under the care of Kate Stuart, you three go get your bags and I WILL be taking you to the Shadow Proclamation when I get back." Now I was over by Stephen and Julia. "Grab my left arm." I said, extending my left arm to them.

They grabbed it without hesitation, seeing the mood I was in. I glanced up from typing in the coordinates on my vortex manipulator and looked at Stephen. For a brief second, I let my worry and pain for Stephen show on my face, telling him without words how sorry I was. He swallowed and nodded. And a second later, I was back to my cool and reserve face. I pressed down on my vortex manipulator and we landed in Kate's office.

"Susan!" Kate exclaimed, jumping from her seat and coming over to hug me. "I heard how the Americans took control of 'Torchwood'." Kate had helped Jack and I come up with the cover story, making the governments believe that Torchwood was gone. Only a select few, including the Queen, knew it was still operational. "I'm sorry we couldn't do anything else, but if we had we would have started an international conflict."

I waved off her apology. "Its fine, I understand. This is Stephen and his girlfriend Julia. Julia and Stephen, this is Kate Stuart, head of UNIT."

Stephen leaned into Julia and whispered, "Another secret branch off the military that also handles extraterrestrial threats."

Julia looked at Kate, eyes wide. "How did you manage to get this job?"

Kate smiled. "I know people and those people put in a good word." Kate then turned back to me. "What do you want me to do?"

"Watch over them. Stephen got," I glanced at Julia. "Injured right when the Miracle started. I can't take him off planet because then he will…. you know. I trust that you will try to make his stay here as comfortable as possible."

Kate smiled sadly. "Of course. Anything for a friend."

I smiled sadly back at her. "Thank you." I turned to Stephen. "I am so sorry, Stephen. I hope you know that. You know… I was going to promote you."

Stephen jerked his head up. "What?"

"I was going to move you into Bravo in the next month before this whole thing started." I said, looking at Stephen's shocked face. "You're a good man, Stephen." I looked at Julia, who was trying her hardest not to cry. "I'm so sorry, Julia."

Julia nodded, clutching her hands with Stephens as if she was too scared to let go.

I looked to Kate. "Take good care of them."

"I will." Kate vowed.

I brought my right hand up and typed in the coordinates and disappeared. I reappeared in Torchwood to find that Tosh, Owen and Ianto hadn't moved. "Guy's, what the hell? When I give you an order, I expect you to follow it!"

"With respect, Susan, I am disregarding that order." Tosh said. Her arms were still crossed. "Let us come with you. You can't save the world all by yourself. For goodness sakes, you're pregnant and how far along?! Oh, that's right. You only have two months left!"

"And that makes me... what? Delicate, fragile, to be kept away in a locked safe?" I asked Tosh, raising my voice with each suggestion of what she thought I was.

"No." Tosh said softly. "It means no matter how strong you think you are, we all have our breaking point. We're your friends, Susan. Let us help you. That's what friends do."

I stared at Tosh, keeping silent. After a while I spoke up. "If I do this…."

"You're going to-" Owen started happily until Tosh smacked him in the back of the head.

"If I do this…" I repeated. "You all will follow my direct orders without second thought, without hesitation."

"Absolutely." Ianto said quickly.

To clarify I continued, "That means if I say 'jump' you jump. If I say 'run' you run. If I say 'get out' and if that implies leaving me in a dangerous situation, you do so. Am I understood?"

I could see Tosh hesitate before saying. "Understood."

I turned to Owen and Ianto. "Guys?"

Owen and Ianto both gave each other looks before saying at the same time, "Crystal clear."

I smiled. "Okay, back to America. I have a few more people to get to the Shadow Proclamation and then we will solve this damn thing."