Jack and The Doctor had been talking for about an hour when Tosh suddenly shouted for Jack. He and the doctor hurried out of the room and down the stairs where they saw the others gathered around Tosh’s computer.
“Tosh? What is it?” Jack asked.
“Huge rift spike, bigger than I’ve ever seen,” she told him.
“Where?” Jack asked.
“Just outside, right in front of the Millennium Centre.” Jack, Ianto, Owen, and Tosh all hurried to the entrance of the hub. The Doctor followed swiftly while Rose stayed, much to her displeasure, inside the hub with the two boys. The five of them ran outside and over to the front of the Millennium Centre.
“Tosh where is it?” Jack asked, trying to look for something ‘alien’ within the crowds of people going into the Centre.
“It says it’s right here,” Tosh said, looking around as well. As soon as she spoke there was a loud bang from inside the Millennium Centre and people started running away from it screaming. Jack, in a true Torchwood fashion, ran in the opposite direction of everyone and straight towards the sound. Ianto, Owen, Tosh, and The Doctor followed, pushing their way through the crowd.
They got inside the Millennium Centre and saw the source of the noise: the screen in the Millennium Centre had crashed to the ground from where it hung at the top. No one was inside anymore; even the security guards had gone running. The only other person was a lone figure standing in front of the ruined screen.
None of the Torchwood team or The Doctor said anything but the man seemed to sense their presence, for he turned around and looked directly at them. He stood, silently staring at them, while they stared back. Finally, the man looked directly at The Doctor and spoke.
“Hello son.”
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Growing up Torchwood
FanficThe Torchwood families are expanding, and the balance between family and alien hunting is thinning. When a new threat arises, who will be able to help? Sequel to A Torchwood Family but can be read separately
