The Torchwood Drabble Files

by badly-knitted

A collection of Torchwood drabbles that continues to grow. Thanks to everyone who's making this possible. You're greatly appreciated, so I'm reinstating an old game - the writer of every 100th review gets to request a drabble/ficlet of their choice. Still using a T rating to cover anything I might write, just to be safe.

63. It's Alive

Title: It's Alive!

Author: badly-knitted

Characters: Jack, Ianto, Owen

Rating: G

Written For: Challenge 279 – Triangular at tw100

Spoilers: Nope.

Summary: Jack and Ianto bring their new acquisition back to the Hub.

Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood, or the characters.

A/N: By request, the sequel to 'Object Unknown'. I hope to write more about this alien, so there might be another drabble, or possibly a short fic. I'm sure he will pop up in other fics from time to time too. He will also be known as Bob in future.

Thanks again for all the reviews, follows and favourites, I can't believe how popular these drabbles are, especially as hardly more than six months ago I thought I'd never be able to write a drabble. Just shows that you don't know what you can achieve unless you try!

Back at the Hub, Jack and Ianto set their burden down beside the rift pool.

"That came through the Rift?" asked Owen.

"Yep. Don't poke it."

"Why would I want to poke it?"

"Because it turns pretty colours when poked," Jack replied.

"Okay, so then why shouldn't I poke it?"

"He doesn't like it." Ianto set a plate of pebbles beside the triangular lump.

"He? It's alive?"

"Yeah, we only found out when Jack started poking him. Apparently sunlight makes him very sleepy."

"What are the pebbles for?"

"Dinner," their new guest rumbled, opening its single eye and grinning toothily.

The End

A/N: I'm trying to come up with a third drabble for the series...