Torchwood: Beginning of Something New

November 19th, 2011

Parliament Anti-chamber

It had been a month and fourteen days since the announcement confirming the existence of aliens. Everything proceeded as normal, though we did have people staring at our teams as they took down weevils every once and a while. Sometimes that was good, and sometimes it was bad as people would stop and stare, not get out of the way.

In a private Parliament meeting, The Queen approved the building of a new Torchwood base. She personally called me afterwards and told me that she loved the designs. She also brought up that since this planet was going from a level 5 to a level 6, we needed more air and spacecraft. She then gave permission for a whole fleet of Valiant's to be built. Now we would have 12 Valiant's protecting Earth, which calmed my nerves about us being attacked more often because of our new status.

She also told me that since we were now classified as a level 6 planet, that she had been having requests that delegations be sent down to Earth to finally meet with her in person. The only problem with that was the other governments.

She then told me that the United Nations could never handle something of this magnitude and that she would bring up making a planet wide government to the United Nations in an emergency meeting tomorrow.

"It would help if you and your husband were there as well." The Queen finished.

"Me? Your Majesty?" I asked, surprised.

The Queen smiled. "Of course. You are, in fact, most beneficial for this conversation, seeing as you have familiarity with the topic in question."

I could tell she was talking about me being an alien. I forced a smile. Oh I was not going to like this. "Of course, your majesty. And since we are now a level 6 planet, I was thinking that we could bring in The Shadow Proclamation into this discussion… they're like outer space police. I know the leader personally. She will help us."

"I'll hold you to that, Mrs. Harkness. Now, I have some business that I have to conduct before our emergency session tomorrow in Zurich, Switzerland. I will see you tomorrow." And The Queen walked out of the small anti-chamber we were in.

I sighed and used my vortex manipulator to transport myself back to Torchwood Tower 2.0, since the first one was destroyed in the Battle of Canary Wharf. Tosh immediately came up to me as I appeared on the Alpha floor. "How did it go?" She asked as I sat down in my chair.

"Not bad, considering it was Parliament. They voted yes for us to have that new building, but the down side that it will make our organization public."

"Okay." Tosh said. "We can deal with that. Was there anything else?"

"We are getting eleven new Valiant's as well."

Tosh's eyes widened. "Really? Who's idea was that?"

I smirked. "The Queen." Tosh looked shocked. I sighed. "And here comes the news that I wasn't expecting. There will be an emergency United Nations meeting tomorrow in Zurich, Switzerland which Jack and I have to go to. In that meeting, The Queen will put forth the idea for a planet wide government that will deal with making alliances with aliens and will have access to U.N.I.T.'s army.

Tosh's mouth dropped open. "P-planet w-wi-wide government based on dealing with aliens? That's it. My world has officially gone insane." Tosh said, throwing her hands up.

November 20th, 2011

Zurich, Switzerland - United Nation's meeting room

We left Amelia with Sarah Jane and used the vortex manipulator to travel to Zurnich, Switzerland. We appeared in an alleyway and walked over to the conference center. Jack was wearing his black suit and I was wearing a dark blue dress with flats and my hair done.

I had organized that The Architect would flash into our meeting room when I called her.

Jack and I weren't the first ones in the meeting room, but we were not the last. People were giving us stares and were certainly wondering who we were.

"This meeting has now begun." The announcer said.

"Excellent." The President of the United States said, standing up. "As everyone here is well aware there have been some new developments in our… understanding of the universe. Apparently, England sought fit to tell the world that aliens existed without going through the proper channels."

"Are you still mad about that assassination?" Somebody asked sarcastically. "Everyone knows the previous Prime Minister was mad."

"Yes! Yes I am still mad at that." The President yelled.

I sighed and put my right elbow on the table and my head rested on the palm of my hand. This would be one hell of a meeting. Why can't they just get along? I thought-asked, exasperated, to Jack.

Jack rolled his eyes, sat back in his rolling black chair and put his hands behind his head, enjoying the show. This is way better than movie night. I wish I brought popcorn.

I giggled in Jack's mind, very careful not to let anyone else notice. I smirked. Yeah. Or a recording device and post this on the web. This is comedy gold. After another thirty minutes of arguing, I thought that was enough. Jack, I'm going to do something incredibly stupid.

Jack's eyes widened. Please don't. Jack groaned.

I've had enough of their arguing. You have to admit that they have gotten nothing done. This is exactly why we need another form of government to deal with Aliens.

Just be careful and try not to get shot.

I'll try not to. No promises though. You know what humans are like when they feel threatened by something they don't understand. I sighed and glanced at The Queen, who saw me looking at her and she nodded. I smiled back and nodded.

I stood up. "May I say something?"

"And who, exactly, are you?" A rather heavy man in a gray suit asked, and not politely.

"I am Susan Jane Harkness, Second in Command of Torchwood."

"Torchwood." Breathed the woman next to me. Her eyes widened then she started to smile. "You're the group that got rid of the Miracle!" She exclaimed.

I nodded. "We destroyed it, yes." I looked at her. "May I ask your name?"

"Emily, Ma'am. Emily Gregson."

"And Emily, do you know what Torchwood does?"

"I have a theory. I've only encountered them once in Beijing. My theory is that that they deal with the strange and the unknown. Sort of like the X-Files. Well, it's only a theory." Mrs. Gregson said as she got stares from the other members.

"You are half correct. Our organization deals with the unknown which mostly comes in the form of Aliens." I looked around and for once this meeting, everyone was silent and listening to me. Some people had their mouths open. "We prefer to describe our organization as: we are defenders of the Earth. We stop invasions."

"Invasions." Said The President of the United States faintly. "As in Alien invasions?"

"Exactly. But not all aliens are the invading kind. There are plenty of others who just want peace."

"Yeah and who, for instance?" The President asked, mockingly.

I narrowed my eyes an the man who spoke. "Me, for instance."

Utter and complete silence. Then the damn broke and everyone but The Queen and England's PM started yelling. I crossed my arms and waited two minutes before I whistled really loudly and everyone fell silent. "Good. Now I can actually think. As I already told you, all I want is peace." I didn't bother telling them I was once human. I didn't think that would help my situation. "My species are The Time Lords."

I sensed that a PM of a country that I had forgotten was pulling out his gun. I rolled my eyes. "Please, don't Mr. Carter. Would you really shoot me? Me, who is the second to LAST of her species?" I narrowed my eyes at him. "Do you really want to be known for aiding in killing off an entire race of aliens? How do you think other aliens might react to that?"

The PM in question turned deep red, dropped the gun and put his, now empty, hands on the table.

"Thank you. As I was saying. Most aliens want peace. There are others, however, who like chaos. They are aggressive and only need a quick ass-kicking before they turn-tail and run. I know, I've stopped enough Earth invasions to know what to do by now."

"You said you were the second to last of your species. What happened?" That was the PM of Australia.

I sighed. "What do you think happened? What always happens that leads to a civilization's downfall? War."

"So you lost." The President of the U.S. said.

"No. More along the lines of mutually assured destruction. Only myself and another escaped." Now the escaping thing was a complete lie. Though I needed them to trust me.

"This other… is he, or she, here on Earth?" The German PM asked.

I shrugged. "Sometimes. He likes to travel."

"Space travel?" Emily Gregson asked tentatively.

"Space travel…." I nodded my head. "And time travel."

Emily's eyes grew wide. "T-time travel?"

I smirked. "Oh yeah. Though the first rule is to never get involved. We are only there to observe."

The President of the U.S. scoffed. "Time travel? This crap sounds like it came out of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure!"

"Really?" I asked in a tone that clearly said you don't want to piss me off.

"Yes! Really!"

I sighed. "Doctor, come out!" The Tardis shimmered into view and The Doctor stepped out. "He is the other person I was talking about. The one who travels. Leaders of Earth, this is The Doctor, the one person in this room who has saved your asses more times than I have. I've actually lost count."

The Doctor came over to stand next to me. Is this really such a good idea? The Doctor telepathically asked me.

It's the only way they will believe us. Humans are incredibly stubborn.

I'll agree with you on that. The Doctor said.

"And that," I said, pointing to the Tardis. "Is the Tardis. Stands for Time And Relative Dimension In Space." I snapped my fingers and the door opened. People stood up to see what was inside. "Go on. You can go in. Only one trip though."

Emily turned to me, her eyes shining. "Really?"

I smiled at her. "Really."

Emily grinned and squealed like a child and hurried to the Tardis. She stepped inside one stepp, "Oh my God!" Emily yelled. Then she stepped back out and circled the Tardis in astonishment, running a hand along the outside of the Tardis. Then she looked at me and asked with wide eyes, "I can seriously go in?"

I smiled and nodded. "Yes."

Emily squealed louder this time and raced in before anyone could stop her. From outside you could here, "Oh my God this is awesome!"

"Well, what are you waiting for?" The Doctor asked. "Go in." After a couple people went inside, then went outside then went inside again, the Doctor yelled, "Just don't touch anything!" The Doctor looked at me. "Why did I let you rope me into this? I'd better go and make sure they don't mess with anything."

The Doctor an off. The Queen came up to me. "Aren't you going to go inside?" I asked her. "You can."

"No thank you, Susan. The view from here is enough for me." I smiled at her as she said, "Do you think this will help?"

"It might. You never know with humans."

The Tardis door closed and the Tardis disappeared. Then a few seconds later it reappeared and everyone stumbled out, shock and awe on their faces. Emily was the last out and practically had to be pushed out by The Doctor who whispered into her ear, then she left voluntarily.

"That was amazing!" Emily Gregson said, coming up to me. "We went to Venice, Italy in 1634! Then we went to a space station in the year 40,000! It was incredible!"

"I thought you agreed to one trip?" I asked the Doctor while everyone found their seat again.

"One trip into the past and one into the future." The Doctor replied, smirking.

I rolled my eyes. "Alright everyone. Now I will tell you about The Shadow Proclamation."

"The what?" Someone asked.

"The Shadow Proclamation. Basically outer space police. And here is their leader, The Architect." The Architect steps out of the Tardis.

"Are all aliens human-like?" Asked China's Dictator.

"Not all, but some." The Architect said. "As Susan correctly identified myself, I am The Architect of The Shadow Proclamation. I have come to talk about the fact that Earth is now classified as a level Six planet, which means that Aliens will soon be visiting. But first, every new level six planet has to register with The Shadow Proclamation."

"And what does this… registration mean?" Japan's leader asked.

"It's only for our list of planets that are inhabited and what stages of life they are in. You are currently in the beginning levels of six, since your discovery about aliens. It's for protection issues. The one problem is that you don't have one central government over all of Earth that can sign this. Anyone have any ideas?"

Everyone was silent until The Queen stood up. "I have an idea. We scour the globe for the best and the brightest, young adults and offer them the opportunity of a lifetime to be the first to participate in a central government for Earth that would deal with the coming and goings of aliens. They would also, of course, have access to U.N.I.T.'s army."

"They are also more than welcome to use Torchwood's facilities." I added after The Queen finished.

"Who will be recruiting these… young adults?" Asked Switzerland's PM.

"Mrs. Harkness will. She is impartial and will higher only the best and brightest." The Queen replied.

"This is a must as a requirement for The Shadow Proclamation. We are the law in space We are on government's of planet's side… most of the time. I will give you until tomorrow to discuss this. Susan, Jack, Doctor, we should leave until tomorrow. Let them make the decision."

Jack and I stood up and we followed The Architect and The Doctor into the Tardis and I closed the door. "Well, that wasn't too bad." I said, leaning against the railing.

"Too bad? You almost got shot!" Jack said.

"The key word being almost." I said, smirking and kissed Jack on the cheek. "Lets go see Sarah Jane. I want to hold Amelia."

November 21th, 2011

Zurich, Switzerland - United Nation's meeting room

We went back to the meeting room around ten o'clock the next day. Jack stepped out first followed by me then The Architect and lastly The Doctor.

"Have you made your decision yet?" The Architect asked.

Everyone turned to The Queen. "Yes, Architect. We will hand over forming Earth's government for dealing with Aliens to Mrs. Susan Jane Harkness and make her recruitment officer and advisement for dealings with Aliens."

"Is that all?" The Architect asked.

"Yes."

"Very well." The Architect turned to me. "It looks as if Earth is in very good hands. I hope to see you in a couple months. Contact me when we are ready to speak again."

I nodded my head. "Of course, Architect." The Architect turned and walked into the Tardis, closing the door behind her.

The Queen turned to me. "Thank you, Susan."

"You're welcome, your Majesty." I replied and we turned and followed The Architect into the Tardis.

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Reviewer:

alwaystherereading: Yep, Cline proposed! Another weeding is on it's way! As for the mysterious people at the end of the last chapter, Spoilers. :)