The Secrets Of Suburbia 23/?
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missthingsplace Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto, Gwen/Rhys, Owen/Toshiko, Doctor/Rose, Donna (maybe others)
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately, just borrowing them for a while.
Summary: Moving to suburbia was nothing like they imagined.
Warnings: Slash, fluff, romance, angst, humour, AU
Spoilers: Anything is fair game
Rating: NC17 for series
Approximately three feet past the area where the wall had vanished from there was a glass wall that spanned the full width of the room and behind that was a sight that none of them had ever experienced before.
The creature was of humanoid like appearance but at a guess at least seven feet tall, it had huge almond shaped eyes which were deep green, a nose not unlike their own but it's mouth was almost lipless.
But it was stick thin, so thin that to anyone who couldn't see what else was in the room would think it malnourished, being starved for whatever horrific reason their brains could come up with.
But the alien wasn't being neglected in any sense of the word, the room was equipped with all the amenities that a human would expect if kept in isolation and was currently ignoring them from the large sofa it was sat on and watching the huge flat screen TV that adorned one wall while shovelling biscuits into it's mouth.
Also in the room was a table piled high with every kind of biscuits, sweets, chocolate and crisps you could think of and more and beside it was a huge fridge which they could only assume held more food and possibly drinks as the alien was sipping from a can of cola.
"I'm lost for words!” The Doctor said, speaking first and breaking the silence that had fallen.
"That's a first,” Rose chuckled. “what the hell is it?”
"I've never seen the species before in my life,” Jack replied, lifting his hand and placing it against the glass wall.
"Me neither,” the Doctor replied. “and that's not something I say often, but I think we've found the creature responsible for the new drug.”
"That's a given,” Rose nodded, smiling at the creature when it finally turned to look at them as if noticing that they were there for the first time.
"It doesn't look dangerous,” Jack said, watching it get up from the sofa, confirming it's full height and walk slowly towards them.
"It's head barely clears the ceiling,” Rose noted.
"Who are you?” Jack asked carefully, trying to to appear threatening and scare the alien.
"Klanrk,” came the reply.
"It's in my head, it spoke to me in my head!” Rose exclaimed.
"It's telepathic,” the Doctor confirmed.
"But it can hear us talk?” She asked and the Doctor and Jack both nodded in agreement.
"Where are you from?” Jack asked it.
"Far away … so far away … I don't know how I got here,” it told them.
"I think you fell through the rift,” Jack replied. “a rip in time and space and ended up here.”
"You know about the rift?” The Doctor asked the Captain.
"Sure, that's the reason Torchwood is here in Cardiff,” Jack replied. “we monitor it and keep sightings of aliens to a minimum.”
"By killing them!” The Doctor huffed.
"Not that again, we do not ...” Jack began to argue back but Rose cut them off.
"Stop, it!” She snapped at them. “You can discuss this later, we have more important things to sort out now!”
"Yes, right. Yes,” the Doctor replied, suitable admonished.
"Captain?” Rose asked.
"Yeah, you're right,” Jack conceded.
"Klanrk, have you been hurt, mistreated?” The doctor asked the alien.
"No,” it replied, filling their heads with it's reply. “I have been given more than I could ever require to live.”
"Are they feeding you other foods?” Rose asked, concerned for the creatures health.
"Yes, what you call meat and vegetables,” Klanrk told them.
"They've used you for tests though?” Jack asked it.
Klanrk nodded it's head but didn't look at all upset.
"They didn't not hurt me, they made me sleep,” the alien replied. “and I heal fast, I do not feel what you call pain.”
"Did they tell you why they were doing this?” Rose asked.
"To help people on your world,” Klanrk answered.
"You didn't try and fight back, refuse?” The Doctor asked, pulling a pair of glasses from his pocket and peering closer at the creature through the glass wall.
"Why would I?” It asked. “They treat me well and I have no way of getting home.”
"But you're a prisoner?” Rose responded.
"I cannot go out into your world, I need to stay hidden,” Klanrk told them. “if I could get home it would be another matter, but this is my life now.”
"What is the name of your planet?” The Doctor asked it.
"It's called Llondellel,” Klanrk answered. “it's on the far reaches of the galaxy.”
"I could take you home,” the Doctor told it.
"No-one can do that!” Klanrk stated.
"It's not a hollow promise,” Rose told the creature reassuringly. “if we can get you out of here, we can take you home.”
"You would do that for me?” Klanrk asked, his amazement clear in his voice.
"Yes,” the Doctor told him. “it would be no trouble.”
"Then we should get to work on finding a way to free you from this place,” the Doctor told the creature with a smile. “we will be back, I promise.”
"Thank you,” Klanrk said and then went back to watching the TV.
"You can really take it home?” Jack asked, walking with the Doctor and Rose towards the door they had entered through.
"Yes, the TARDIS will locate the planet, it's as simple as that,” the Doctor replied.
"Okay,” Jack said nodding. “just one more question, how did we understand what it was saying, it was speaking English?”
"No, it wasn't, the TARDIS was translating for us,” Rose said with a wide grin.
"I really need to see this TARDIS!” Jack exclaimed.
"I think she'll like you,” Rose told him.
"She?” Jack asked while the Doctor unlocked the door again to let them out.
"Oh most definitely,” the Doctor chuckled and pulled open the door and found himself face to face with the barrel of three rifles.
TBC
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Date: 2010-09-30 03:36 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-09-30 04:01 pm (UTC)But...guns? Oh dear...
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Date: 2010-10-03 07:27 pm (UTC)Thank you :D
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Date: 2010-09-30 04:03 pm (UTC)And of course they are know facing the barrells of shotguns....
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Date: 2010-10-03 07:27 pm (UTC)Thank you :D
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Date: 2010-09-30 05:08 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-09-30 05:47 pm (UTC)Guns? Oh dear, does this mean Ianto is going to save the day?
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Date: 2010-10-03 07:28 pm (UTC)Thank you :D
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Date: 2010-09-30 05:56 pm (UTC)Guns are not good.
Klanrk is a nice alien. I'm glad he's not being mistreated.
More soon, please.
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Date: 2010-10-03 07:28 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-10-03 07:28 pm (UTC)Thank you :D
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Date: 2010-09-30 06:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-03 07:29 pm (UTC)Thank you :D
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Date: 2010-09-30 10:01 pm (UTC)I'm glad Klanrk isn't being mistreated, hopefully the Doctor can get him back home.
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Date: 2010-10-03 07:29 pm (UTC)Thank you :D
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Date: 2010-10-03 07:29 pm (UTC)Thank you :D
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Date: 2010-10-01 02:55 pm (UTC)Like your alien, he(?) seems very nice, even though it seems he was resigned to being stuck on earth for the rest of his life. The Doctor and the TARDIS will fix that though! And Jack really does need an opportunity to explain to the Doctor that Torchwood Three don't go around killing aliens for the sake of it!
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Date: 2010-10-03 07:30 pm (UTC)Thank you :D
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Date: 2010-10-01 10:23 pm (UTC)looking forward to next update :)
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Date: 2010-10-18 07:52 pm (UTC)Thank you :D
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Date: 2010-10-11 06:56 pm (UTC)It's good that they haven't mistreated him(?) but it's kind of sad that he willingly stays prisoner because he knows he has to stay hidden.
Rifles are bad *looks worried*
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Date: 2010-10-18 07:53 pm (UTC)Thank you :D
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