You Me At Six And Me.

Part Three. If You Run. If You Run Away You Won't Stay.

“Shit. RUN!” Caroline grabbed Dan’s hand and started sprinting across the fields; behind her she could see guards, loads of them. She ran as fast as she could and yanked her gun out her back pocket, when they reached the fence she fired at the gate but the lock didn’t blast open. Damn. Quickly Dan gave her a hand and she scrambled over the fence, he jumped over after her and they ran away, losing the others. “It’s the prisoner’s sir” Agent Clarkson said into his ear piece “Franceschi and Flint, they got away.... Again.” Caroline ran down the alley way and across another set of fields “Right” she said “We’re about an hour away from home so we just get down here and...” She looked around, Dan was nowhere to be seen “Dan?” she called. No reply. Caroline turned back looking fanatically. He was there, in the last field on the ground. “I’ve twisted my ankle” he said when she reached him “I can’t walk.” She didn’t know what to do, she could see the guards catching up with them “Dan come on I’ll help you!” he pushed her away and shook his head “I can’t walk, I’ll slow you down. You have to run, before they get here” he winced in pain. Caroline studied him confused “I’m not just going to leave you! Don’t be so stupid!”

“Better one of us is caught, then both. You can help me from the outside.”

“But-”

“GO!” he yelled seeing how close the guards were “RUN!” Caroline paused considering her options then said “I’m coming back for you, I promise.” Then she sprinted over the fields and across the road, disappearing out of sight within seconds.

“Is it Flint Sir?” One of the guards asked Agent Clarkson “It’s hard to tell.” Dan’s face was covered in cuts and bruises and his hair was now back to its natural colour. Clarkson studied his face unable to tell. He grabbed Dan’s arm and pulled back his clothing, there was the tattoo Clarkson was looking for, on his wrist stood the letters ‘MH’. “It’s him.” He announced before pulling Dan up and dragging him back towards the compound.

Let’s just say, over the last two years things had changed.

They’d been on the run for most of it. Caroline had been hunted for being a part of Torchwood. The government had already tried to kill her in an explosion and she knew they wouldn’t stop until she was dead. But it was alright. She and the others were tracking down the last time turner to bring back Max and she knew once they’d done this everything could go back to normal. The government didn’t like this either. They didn’t want something so precious being in just anyone’s hands meaning Dan, Tasha and Josh all became wanted over night as well. It wasn’t just that, I think the fact they were breaking into government buildings and breaking several laws along the way, wasn’t helping their cause either. They were forced to disapperate the Burrow to a beach on the outskirts of Wales and Tasha and Dan both moved in. So here they were.

When Caroline reached Josh’s location she threw her arms around him. Even battered and bruised Josh still looked beautiful, his blue eyes glistening at her with relief. “Oh my god! I was so worried!” Josh gasped in between kisses. He cradled her not wanting to let go “Two weeks! Two bloody weeks you were in that compound! I didn’t know if you were going to get out!” Caroline stared at him, she could see how concerned he’d been, she gave him a reassuring smile “Well I’m here now” Josh hugged her again, but then he realised what was wrong “Where’s Dan?” Caroline looked at the floor, she still felt guilty for leaving him. “He got left behind.” Seeing Josh’s shock she added “We’ll go back for him, I promise.” As it started to rain Caroline put up the collar of her leather jacket then got inside the car. They strapped themselves in and started to drive off into the countryside, far away from anywhere. They reached the abandoned beach and drove right across it to the other side, it looked as if they were heading towards thin air, but they knew that behind all the protective charms and muggle enchantments laid their home. They parked the car and stepped through the gate, they walked through their little garden and through the front door. Almost immediately Tasha appeared out of nowhere and flung her arms around Caroline “Oi you! Don’t worry us like that again! Just stop breaking the law.” Caroline pulled away and laughed “As if”. She looked around the room scanning it and frowning “Where’s my babies?” she questioned, Tasha pointed to a pram just behind the front door where both the twins were laying there, awake but sleepy. “They fell asleep when I took them out earlier, I didn’t see the point in moving them” she informed. Caroline knelt down and unstrapped her children “Hello Anwen! How’s my beautiful girl, eh?” she picked up her eight month old baby and cradled her before adjusting her on her hip so she could pick Max up too. Dougie swaggered in from upstairs with a hand full of paper documents. “Hey dudes” he said calmly “I hate to interrupt but we kind of need a plan?” Caroline rolled her eyes and stood up. “Okay” she said reluctantly “Let’s go upstairs.” They all formed a line and trudged up the spiralling staircase to the eighth floor. They’d completely converted it into a base. There were rows of technology and computers, all scavenged from the remains of the Torchwood Facility. The floor was covered in paper and documents which Tasha stepped over and sat down on one of the spare seats to face the projector. “Right” Dougie started, standing in front of them all like a teacher. “We no longer think the time turner is hidden in a government building” Caroline looked up from playing with Anwen and started to listen. “We think it’s buried somewhere in the UK” he informed “But there’s something fishy about this whole situation. Which is why we need to try these buildings” he pointed to five or six buildings on the screen. Caroline studied them all they were government facilities, with tons of security. “Great” she muttered to herself, if she was being honest she was fed up of this all. She was willing to fight for Max’s sake but it got so tiring and she just wanted to be with Josh and the kids. Dougie analysed the buildings “I’m pretty sure all the information we need to find the turner will be in one of these. We’ll all converse here again tomorrow.” Caroline rolled her eyes, she wasn’t trying to be rude but needed to speak her mind “Is that all you’ve got since I’ve been away?” Tasha stood up “On the contrary, we’ve been working on getting you out of that building and we did it didn’t we?” Caroline apologised, then made her excuses and went to put the twins down. “You best go home” Tasha said to Dougie sadly “Jessie will want to know where you are.” Dougie stared at her for a moment, so wanting to kiss her but he restrained. “Yeah” he agreed “See you tomorrow babe.”