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antigwenallies Apr. 20th, 2009 01:06 am)Link to Episode 3
http://community.livejournal.com/antigwenallies/299101.html
Link to Episode 5
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Gwen didn’t get much sleep that night, she was too busy plotting her last ditch attempt to get out of the transfer to Mars, and get rid of Ianto so that she could have Jack for herself. There had to be a way to prove to Jack that he didn’t need to settle for second best now that she was free. Finally she got up at five in the morning, showered and got dressed in a nice pair of jeans that showed her perfect figure off at its best, and a top that was cut just low enough to show some cleavage. She decided to head for the hub now, knowing that Jack and Ianto more than likely wouldn’t be there yet. If she went now, she would have a chance to get the Doctor onside. He was supposed to be a really intelligent alien; he would surely see that it would be best for Jack to settle down with a woman like her, who could be a rock for him, who could connect him to the real world with her heart.
He was awake when she got there, if he had gone to sleep at all, she didn’t really know how much an alien like him would need to sleep.
“Oh, hello,” he said, looking up regretfully as Myfanwy flew away back up to her roost as soon as Gwen came into the hub.
“Hello,” she said brightly, putting her bag in her drawer.
“We didn’t get a chance to meet last night, I’m Gwen,” she said, bouncing over.
“Yes, I know.”
“You’ve heard about me?” she asked, puffing up with pride.
“Oh yes, I’ve heard lots about you. I’m surprised to see you in this early, I was told that Toshiko would probably be the first one in,” the Doctor said dryly.
“Well, to be honest, I was hoping to get a chance to talk to you. I’m a little worried about Jack. I’m not sure Ianto is the best person for Jack, I don’t know if you heard about what he had hidden down in the basement…”
“I heard about the poor young woman he tried to save, yes. Why would that mean that he’s not suitable for Jack? To me it suggests a great capability for loyalty, something that is increasingly rare on this planet from what I’ve seen,” he said pointedly, looking straight at her, but she of course missed the point completely, obliviously carrying on.
“Loyalty possibly, but I don’t know that he can offer Jack the stability someone like him needs, to keep him grounded in the real world, to keep him from hiding his heart behind walls and becoming lost in the darkness,” she said, injecting as much passion as she could manage into her voice.
“And it’s you he needs to have that, is it?” he asked dryly.
“Yes,” she said enthusiastically, thrilled that he saw her point so quickly, that he was agreeing with her.
“Yes, I’m the heart of this team, I’m what holds it together, and I don’t know how Ianto has convinced him to send me away, but it’s a mistake you can convince him not to make. If someone really has to go to Mars, I’m sure you can convince him to send Ianto, out to where he can't manipulate Jack’s decisions away from what’s best for the team, and Earth, and Jack himself,” she said urgently, pacing closer to him, her eyes wide and sincere.
“Do you know what worries me the most, Miss Cooper?” he asked.
“What?” she asked eagerly.
“That you really believe the twaddle you just spouted. You think you love Jack, but the only person you love is you. Ianto loves Jack, and Jack loves Ianto, which frankly is something I never imagined someone with Jack’s history was capable of. That is what Jack needs, not some self absorbed little girl who is always looking out for the next shiny toy, the next best thing, who always thinks she knows better than those with more experience or knowledge than she could ever hope to attain,” he told her in a deceptively light tone, but his eyes held dark, glimmering warning.
She stared at him, her mouth opening and closing in shock as she tried to formulate a reply to that.
“You listen to me, little girl, and listen well, because I am not someone you want to annoy. If you try any more of this crap, at all, if you try to do anything to muscle in between Jack and Ianto between now and when you leave this world, then you will regret it. You will find out why I have been given such names as Oncoming Storm, and Destroyer of Worlds. You will keep your head down, your mouth shut and do your job until you are in that transmat beam, or if you don’t think you can manage that simple task, you will take a leave of absence until that day. Are you clear on that, Miss Cooper?”
“You can’t speak to me that way, Jack will never allow you to do anything to me,” she quavered, tears filling her eyes.
“You’re fooling yourself. Jack is just as tired of your behavior as the rest of the people around you. Do not try my resolve on this, I have failed to protect Jack too many times, I have hurt him myself, but I am making amends, and I will not allow anyone else to hurt him now. Do we have an understanding, Miss Cooper?” he growled.
“Yes,” she whispered, nodding weakly.
“Good. Now, Jack and Ianto are going to be late today, obviously, so Jack said I should get the first one in to feed the Weevils. He did think that would be Toshiko, but as you’re here first, off you go,” he said, his tone bright an bouncy once more, as if a switch had been flicked somewhere, turning off the dark, dangerous aura that had been there just a moment before.
Gwen stumbled away quickly; glad to be away from him, even if she did have to feed the damn Weevils. She didn’t even think about making an excuse not to do it, she didn’t want him any more annoyed at her.
/x/
She was sitting at her desk, her head bent over some paperwork when Tosh and Owen came in together, giggling like a couple of school kids, and she narrowed her eyes, sniffing in huffy disapproval as she noted that Owen was still wearing yesterday’s clothes. He obviously hadn’t gone home from Tosh’s place at all. She caught the Doctor looking at her, and realizing he had heard her, she quickly put her head back down, writing quickly in the file.
“Oh God, no Ianto yet?” Owen groaned.
“Nope, they’re going to be late, what’s up?” the Doctor asked brightly.
“I really, really need a good cup of coffee, but he’ll have our hands off if we go anywhere near that machine of his, it’s a standing threat, along with decaff instant. I’m going upstairs to Starbucks, if I can’t have good, I’ll make do with passable. Anyone else?” Owen asked.
“Oh yes,” Tosh said, nodding enthusiastically.
“Yes please,” Gwen said in a small voice, not lifting her head enough to see the outright shock on Tosh and Owen’s faces.
“What about you Doc?” Owen asked.
“Please don’t call me Doc. Do they do tea?” he asked.
“Uh, they’re a coffee shop,” Owen pointed out.
“Oh,” the Doctor said, clearly disappointed.
“Dear God, don’t look like that, you look like someone stole your spaceship. Fine, just for you, I will also go to the café next door to Starbucks, and get you a tea,” Owen said, scarpering quickly.
“Thank you,” the Doctor called after him with a grin.
“Are…are you all right Gwen?” Tosh asked hesitantly.
“Of course, Tosh love, I just have to make sure I get everything tied up before I go,” she said brightly, waving her hand at the file, which Tosh realized contained paperwork she had been avoiding for weeks.
“Oh, well, I’ll leave you to it then,” Tosh nodded, escaping to her desk.
She caught a quick smirk flitting over the Time Lord’s face as she passed him, and wondered for a moment what exactly he had done to Gwen, but then she decided that she frankly didn’t care.
tbc
Hi, look, an update *cringes slightly*. I know it’s been a REALLY long time since I updated this, and I hope you guys still remember it, lol. Um, if it’s any consolation, there’s only one episode left, and I will try not to leave it so ridiculously long before we send Gwen packing to her own little world.
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The Oncoming Storm...even Gwen would understand it's best not to be on his bad side! hihihi
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Glad you liked it.
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I'm sitting here with 12 minutes of power left in my laptop, and praying it don't go kaput before I finish reading.
This is so much fun, and so worth the wait. I wonder how long it will be before Gwen convinces herself she can work around the Doctor to try and split up Jack and Ianto? LOL, I love this story, absolutely love it!
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Glad you like it, and think it's worth waiting for :)
I think Gwen has pretty much run out of options now, Rhys has blown her off, she's making assumptions about Tosh and Owen, and the Doctor has warned her off. Hmm, I think that just leaves PC Andy she can try before her deadline......
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Will she be leaving for Mars soon?
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Self Absorbed Brat 0
Way to Go!
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Loving this can't wait till lil mis sensative gets her one way ticket outta there
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"Uh, Jack, I think I might have just accidentally reversed the polarity of the transmat, sent her to Sram instead."
"Isn't Sram the one with the atmosphere comprised entirely of liquid nitrogen?"
"Yes."
"Oh well, I'm sure she always wanted to look cool when she died."
lol. How would that be for a one way ticket?
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Not even if he was offered the job he was after and she blocked him from getting.......
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2. Starbucks is good coffee? Ew, thank god I have Tim Hortons.
3. This: but then she decided that she frankly didn’t care.
Ahaaha
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2) He said Starbucks coffee was passable, Ianto's coffee was good *g* I'm not much of a coffee fan (sacralige, I know), so I really have no point of comparison what so ever.
3) lol.
Glad you liked it.
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Thank you.
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