Ghosts (ClassxTorchwood)

Back in the game

Tanya's pov

The next day the school is closed so I presume that Torchwood are working on the issues. I keep seeing Dad everywhere I go though so I think the tears are getting larger. Ram has been spying on the school and seeing what Jack and Gwen are doing and he overheard Jack say something about it being different to last time and someone called Bilis Manger. That was all he heard before Gwen spotted him and he ran.

We meet up at lunchtime in a café along the road from the school. Miss Quill doesn't join us as she has been trying to get into Coal Hill all day. Jack and Gwen must have put it under lockdown when they saw Ram.

"Ok so we all agree that we want to be involved yeah?" Ram says.

April nods, "Don't just go storming in there though. Jack seems like the sort of person who would shoot first and ask questions later."

"Yeah sure," Ram says before getting up and leading the way out of the café.

We follow him down the road to the school where Miss Quill has managed to open the front doors. Charlie pulls out his gun and takes the lead alongside her while the rest of us follow along behind them.

As soon as we step inside the school me, Ram, Miss Quill and Charlie all start to see loved ones telling us to stay back and get out but we carry on and do our best to ignore them. However, it soon proves to be the living that are the problem. Gwen emerges from a classroom ahead of us and sees us instantly. Before she can react Charlie has a gun to her head and he's telling her to take us to explain what is going on and what they know but Jack seemingly comes out of nowhere with his gun levelled at Matteusz. "Oh you really don't want to do this,"

"I told you," April hisses under her breath.

"Now we can talk this out like adults," Jack says, looking pointedly at Ram, "Or I can just throw you out and Retcon you."

"What's Retcon?" Ram asks.

"A memory drug," Gwen says, "You won't remember the last 24 hours."

"And when we keep seeing our dear departed and come to investigate?" Miss Quill points out, "Do you have a brain in there?"

"By the time you have woken up we will have dealt with it." Jack says.

"Look you didn't exactly look like you had it under control with that old guy last night," Ram points out," We could actually help you."

"Jack we could do with a hand, there was five of us last time."

"Last time I died twice, Rhys got stabbed and you all released Abbadon."

"Please, Jack."

"Fine but if anyone gets hurt it's their own fault." Jack concedes.

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Jack's pov

There's something different this time, I'm sure of it. Bilis seems to be doing a tidier job, time isn't splintering and I had a proper conversation with Tosh, Ianto and Owen earlier. I can only assume that it's because of the lack of a rift manipulator, leaving the rift unguarded for him to do as he wants with it. If only the rift manipulator blueprints hadn't been lost with the hub.

Everyone is sleeping at the school with me and Gwen under the pretence of a class sleepover; for Tanya's mum's benefit. We are camping out in Miss Quill's classroom and are meant to be taking shifts but no one wants to go to sleep. Especially when we all keep seeing loved ones. They're lucky that they only see one person, even Gwen who sees her father along with Tosh, Owen and Ianto. Everywhere I turn there's my parents, or Gray, or the Torchwood team along with a few old members. Not to mention the old partners. The fact that they are all fully formed and trying to say things to me doesn't exactly allow me to sleep. Gray is the worst. He still blames me for everything that happened and I can't bear to listen to it.

"Jack I've got a signal," Gwen whispers.

"Ok everyone," I say, "Pair up, stay with your pair but split from the rest of the group. If you see Bilis notify everyone where he is using your earpiece but don't let him see you, he can escape through time before you blink." God I wish that we had Tosh's old technology. We can't see where he is without it.

"Like stepping through a door," Gwen mutters under her breath, clearly remembering what he showed her before.

"Ok guys head towards the hall but make sure you cover the entire school. Gwen and I will head straight there. Good luck" I finish.

Gwen and I leave the room first after reminding people not to shoot, he could escape before the gun had a chance to fire. We head left along with Tanya and Miss Quill who take a right while we keep going straight towards the hall. Ram and April went right, along with Charlie and Matteusz. Something about them reminds me of me and Ianto.

As we round a corner heading towards the hall we run into a force field. I quicky tell the others and ask them to join us. However before they can arrive the headteacher comes around the corner with a gun levelled at Gwen.

"I think you should come with me."

A:N/Sorry about the change in pov, I wanted to get the word count up a bit.

Thank you so much for reading and please vote if you liked it

-Annie