The Chosen One

The Fae's Revenge

"You know, I never liked camping. Don't bother, they took the guns" Ianto said when he saw Tosh waking up, he knew that he would be able to get out of this place however, he couldn't take or leave Tosh behind. It wasn't fair to leave her at the mercy of those monsters. He now knew why he recognised this place; it was back when he was still travelling throughout time looking for chosen ones. A little boy, Dafydd who went on a camping trip with his parents and disappeared, they had search the whole countryside but found no trace of him. Whatever was happening now must have been what happened to Dafydd all those years ago.

"Charming place they've got" Tosh responded; she didn't look as scared as Ianto would have thought she might have been after all this wasn't exactly their normal day at the office. Ianto let out a scared whimper, he knew he had to play up the scared tea boy who wasn't used to the field. Ianto hated playing the scared child, he wasn't that small abused little boy from years ago.

"Judging by the sound reverberations and the air quality, pretty deep underground. Chances of rescue?" Ianto asked, more curious then worried. He was wondering what the human would do to escape this hell. Ianto already had a suspicion of what was happening and who those bastards were upstairs. He wondered whether Tosh had figured it out.

"We won't need rescuing. I haven't met a cell, yet I couldn't get out of" Tosh said... almost proudly. Ianto slightly wondered how many cells Tosh had been trapped in before her confinement with UNIT.

"What were they?".

"I don't know. It happened too quickly. Are you worried?".

"A little. That body we saw in the forest" Ianto started then stopped. Tosh had found the blood, he wondered how long it would take until she noticed the shoes and the internal organs which filled the fridge. Ianto didn't need to look, he could smell them.

"Don't think about it. See if you can get that light to work, huh?" Tosh ordered and Ianto set to work even though he knew it was a wasteful task, her idea to keep him distracted.

"You're used to this, aren't you? That facial expression you all share when things get a bit out of control, like you enjoy it. Like you get a high from the danger" Ianto almost accused. He had noticed it when he worked with Torchwood One as well, the adrenaline rush when everything goes wrong. Ianto liked it when his plans worked, it made the situation, or any possible outcomes become more controllable but then again... maybe it was just him.

"You want me to apologise for that?" Tosh snapped, Ianto knew he wasn't helping the situation. Maybe it was because he never grew up. Inside he was still a little child who ran away with the fairies. He needed to stir the pot, get a reaction.

"Don't you ever wonder how long you can survive before you go mad, or get killed, or lose a loved one?" Tosh paused, her mind straight to Owen. If she died or if Owen got killed because of their job she would never forgive herself. Maybe Ianto was right, they were so used to putting their lives on the line but what happened when they died. Was it worth the risk to protect people? It must be.

"It's worth the risk to protect people" Tosh aired although it got her thinking, how many innocent people had died because of their carelessness. The porter from the hospital or the pizza delivery girl. They had all died, and who's fault was that. They were all to blame, they had all risked the lives of others but in the name of what, justice. Or was it so, they could justify a few innocent deaths in the name of protecting others just to help them sleep at night. How many people had died ever since Gwen had joined torchwood?

Susie, the hospital porter, the victims of the sex gas which Gwen released, Ed Morgan, the pizza girl, Lisa and the countless people who died due to Torchwood's involvement with the Fae. Hell would Ianto and her be added to the listen with Jack's constant idolisation of Cooper that he probably hadn't realised that Ianto and herself had been taken by these creatures. Would he come save them? Or would he continue fawning at Gwen's side because she was the supposed new 'heart' of Torchwood.