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Post by Gwen Cooper on May 17, 2008 18:50:40 GMT
Really, she should have gone home by now, but going back to an empty flat was not really what she wanted. She had tried to busy herself with going over files and reports, wandering about, looking for something to do. In the end she had decided to come down to the vaults. Maybe a one way conversation with the Torchwood mascot, Janet, would help pass some time. Gwen was thinking how Owen seemed to have a connection with the weevils, a connection like no other. She wandered down the rows of cells. They didn't have much down here at the moment. When Gwen reached the cell holding the weevil she looked in. Something wasn't right. Janet was hunched up in the corner, silent. She didn't even look up. What's going on? she thought to herself. Why had it just got cold? Freakishly cold. it made her blood run cold, there was that shiver shooting down her spine, that feeling that she was being watched. Her hand went straight to where her gun would normally be. Instinct. Damn. It wasn't there. There was someone else in the vaults. But how? could it be one of the others? If so, why was there a creepy chill in the air? She couldn't keep asking herself questions. She turned around to face whatever it was that was freaking her out. But now, she wished she hadn't. An involuntary scream passed her lips as she saw the pale, cold figure that stood before her. The eyes were dead, the skin white, blood stained her nightgown, th source of the blood now apparent. There was a small decorated dagger sticking out of the figure's chest.
.. m... mam?
She screamed again, she couldn't move, she was frozen with fear. Cold beads of sweat started to mingle with her tears, her heart raced so fast it would be impossible to count the beats. She backed against the wall, sliding down it until she was in a heap on the floor, cowering away from the figure of her mother. The tears kept streaming down her face as she screamed. She looked up again, gone. No sign. There was nothing to show that her mother had just stood in front of her, pale, covered in blood. She couldn't think, she just sat there against the wall, head in her hands. The tears and crys didn't stop. What the hell just happened?
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Post by Toshiko Sato on May 17, 2008 20:11:36 GMT
Tosh sat back on the sofa, her coffee in her hand and a file in her hand. She was probably the only one left in the hub. Myfannwy had settled down for the night and Janet seemed very quiet. Normally she would moan loudly until daybreak. But, Tosh just thought she was tired. She took a sip of her coffee and sighed. She closed the file and threw it on the table in front of her, and grasped the cup. She closed her eyes and lent her head back and drifted away. Her mind wandered, slowly, to her past. But something made her jump, her coffee almost spilled and her head jumped up. She placed her cup down and grabbed her gun off her desk and followed the sound, but it faded slowly. Then another scream was sounded, and Tosh started at a run. She almost jumped into the cell block and pointed her gun. She shifted it around and then realised, Janet had her back to the glass door, and Gwen was in a corner, crying and panting and white as a ghost. Tosh crossed to her side and leant down. Oh my god.....Gwen? Are you ok? You look as if you've been stabbed... |
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Post by Gwen Cooper on May 18, 2008 9:44:12 GMT
Gwen was still shaking, it was so real. She didn't notice Tosh come in, but when she heard her voice, it made her jump. Gwen tried to reply, whether she was making any sense, she didn't know, she couldn't think.
..she... it.. oh my god Tosh.. it was so real. The blood... she was there... just.. just appeared. what.. how... what. .. how did she get down here? Where.. where did she go. She was dead.. she had to be.. but it was so real... but ... how?
The tears still steamed down her face, she had no idea what had happened, apart from the fact that she had just seen her mother in the vaults, pale and covered in blood. This wasn't right, how could something so surreal feel so.. so.. real?
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Post by Toshiko Sato on May 18, 2008 14:10:52 GMT
Tosh dropped her gun and sighed. She placed her hand gently on Gwen's arm and at down next to her. She rubbed Gwen's arm and tried to comfort her. Most of what she said had made sense. Come on, Gwen. Your alright...I'll check the surveillance from here and we'll see what you saw. But I can't do it, when your down here weeping like a young child who's lost there teddy bear and we don't know what to look for. Tosh put her arm round Gwen and pulled her closer. |
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Post by Gwen Cooper on May 18, 2008 15:13:33 GMT
Gwen listened to what Tosh was saying. She allowed herself to be pulled closer. But the thing was, Tosh had not just seen what she had. Her mother had stood before her, covered in blood, as white as a ghost. ghost!. no, it couldn't be. Bt.. they had delt with ghosts before. No, this was different. But. But it was possible. Gwen looked up at Tosh, then spoke.
Ghost.
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Post by Toshiko Sato on May 18, 2008 15:51:22 GMT
Tosh heard the word and trembled. She moved slightly away and looked deep into Gwen's eyes. Did you....did you just say 'Ghost'? she asked, remembering the last encouter with them. She had seen her mother, who had been dead for...god knows who long. But Jack had died. She almost welled up with tears but fought them off. She stood up straight and looekd round. Janet had started to moan again and she was looking straight at them. |
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Post by Gwen Cooper on May 18, 2008 18:53:06 GMT
Gwen managed to stand up, having Janet moaning behind her unnerved her even more. Now standing she looked at Tosh.
Tosh, i'm almost certain i saw a ghost. What else could it have been? But the thing is, my mother is still alive.. i hope. We need to get the rest of the team in.
(ooc: sorry for the rubbish post. the muse monkeys ran away)
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Post by Toshiko Sato on May 18, 2008 20:00:47 GMT
Tosh stood up and stared at Janet, as she turned to stare at them. What was going on? She listened to the words of Gwen and sighed. Not again.... please not again... she whispered. Soon Owen and herself wpuld be seeing them, maybe even Ianto and Karnie, maybe even Gareth. She hugged Gwen and closed her eyes. Poor Gwen.
OOC: poor monkeys! Call them back! |
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Post by Gareth>><<Captain John on May 18, 2008 20:29:50 GMT
Gareth had heard a screm coming from the vaults and he'd rushed to get his gun. After picking it up, and ensuring that it was loaded, Gareth carefully made his way towards the vaults. As he neared he heard two voices, Gwen and Tosh, he relaxed visibly.
He was turning to go down the stairs to the vaults to check on the two girls when he thought he heard something behind him. He span quickly, gun in hand.
Aedd? Aeddan?
The figure of his younger brother appeared before him, looking exactely as he did all those years ago. A single tear dropped down his cheek at the sight of his five-year-old brother.
Gar? Why did you let go Gar? You told me to trust you! You promised Gar! You said you'd always protect me!
Gareth burst into tears at that moment, howling out loudly, his voice carrying through the hub.
I didn't mean to Aedd! It wasn't my fault! I wanted to save you I wanted to....
He trailed off as he fell to the floor, great heaving sobs racking his chest, the small figure disappearing slowly.
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Post by Toshiko Sato on May 18, 2008 20:56:45 GMT
Tosh heard the loud booming voice and et Gwen go. What now? She ran towards the fading voice and saw Gareth, another heap, weeping on the floor. What was happening? She walked over and took the gun from his hands gently, and threw it away. She sighed and took his hands away from his face. Who did you see? I need to know.... |
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Post by Gareth>><<Captain John on May 18, 2008 21:07:54 GMT
Gareth felt his hands being moved from in front of his face and he looked up to see Tosh in front of him. His tear-streaked eyes looked lost and frightened.
Aeddan...It was Aedd, my Brawd...my brother...
He whimpered softly as he wiped his eyes.
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Post by Toshiko Sato on May 18, 2008 21:27:07 GMT
Tosh smiled. She couldn't help it, it might help, it might make it worse. She sighed and stood up. Ok, where was he stood? Show me... Did he say anything? Did he look like he had been hurt? She asked, quickly, unaware his brother was already dead. She waited, looking for Gwen. |
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Post by Gareth>><<Captain John on May 18, 2008 21:52:58 GMT
Gareth began to raise a shaky finger to point where his brother was stood when Tosh asked if his brother was hurt.
Hurt? Was he...?
He recalled the bloodpouring down his face from the gaping head-wound. The arm so obviously out of place as the shoulder-blade rested some 5cm upwards from where it should have been.
I dropped him Tosh...I dropped him down that well...OF COURSE HE WAS HURT!!! AND IT WAS MY FAULT!
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Post by Owen Harper//Storm Skylar on May 19, 2008 0:44:35 GMT
Owen could not sleep as he ly in his bed he felt..... strange... scared... cold? He was always cold he couldn't feel thought.... It was just unsettling. He just thought that it was stil lthe dark, the thought of being dead and in the dark all alone.... He felt himself shiver at the thoughts. This was no good! He rolled over and decided that he was go to work early, go in at 1:30... brillaint! He found himself, before knowing it, walking into the hub throught the cog door. It was odd how he didn't remember getting off his bed but was now standing in the hub. he muttered the medical term for it under his breath and then moved to his work satation. He had only just sat down when he heard Gareth yelling from bellow. What was he doing here this early, or late, and yelling?
Owen stood and moved down to the vaults only to find Gareth on the floor looking pale and Tosh, and then gwen near Janets cage looking just as pale a scared. "What you doind down here? Is there some secret party you all are having that you decided not to tell moe about?"
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Post by Toshiko Sato on May 19, 2008 6:24:27 GMT
Tosh looked round as Owen came in to the vaults. She moved across to where Gareth was pointing and nodded. She moved away to Owen and sighed. It's happening again. Ghosts are reappearing. Gwen saw her mother, and Gareth saw his brother. They've both said accounts of blood pouring from wounds, but I'm not sure. Have you seen any? she asked, looking up into Owen's lost eyes. She couldn't help it, she needed to work everything out, and quickly, before she started having ghosts appearing from her dark past. |
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Post by Gwen Cooper on May 19, 2008 17:45:20 GMT
When she heard Gareth's cries she looked up, seeing that Tosh had made her way to him. After a moment Gwen followed. When she got there Owen was with them. Something was going on, and it was getting it's way to them one at a time. there had to be a way to stop this. but everything so surreal was real. The blood, the voices, it was there, it, it wasn't imagination. Whatever was doing this was beyond powerful, to make these things real this real, to fill each one of them with such feelings, it wasn't right, this should not be happening, so why was it? What was really going on here. Gwen knew she could not deal with ghosts again. After what it did last time. She killed him, no matter what anyone else said, she still had blood on her hands. The things those images had made them feel and do last time, but now it was worse, this was so much worse.
.. who else has this affected? Is it passing through us one at a time?
She was still bring herself back to what was happening around them. She still couldn't think right. Gareth seemed to be in a terrible state. If it was the same thing Gwen had experienced she knew hoe real it was, how hard it hit you.
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Post by Gareth>><<Captain John on May 19, 2008 21:24:16 GMT
Gareth managed to control his sobs and he looked up to see Gwen, Owen and Tosh nearby. He looked around, his gaze somewhat lost as though there was something missing.
Aeddan? What have you done with him? Beth naethoch ag 'm brawd? Ai anafaist 'i ...Ble's Aeddan?
He streamed off into various welsh profanities. He shook his head repeatedly and tried to stand and run towards the vaults in search, desperation strengthening him.
((OOC: rubbish I know...I'm not too sure how correct my welsh is but it translates as:
What have you done with my brother? If you have hurt him...Where's Aeddan?))
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Post by Kally on May 19, 2008 21:59:00 GMT
Karnie was snoozing on the sagging couch when she heard yelling. After spending a couple of nervous nights at the hub when she fell through the rift, she had made a habit of staying late and often fell asleep while tidying up after the team.
She recognised the voice to be Gareths and sat up quickly, blinking hard. Hearing the anguished screams again she jumped to her feet and raced towards the sound. Lost in the maze of the hub, the welsh yells grew louder until finally Karnie found herself in the Vaults... though she did not know it herself.
Seeing a couple of teammembers her panic lessened, but grew again as she saw the look on Gareths face. He was muttering in welsh, and Karnie tried to comfort him using the few phrases she knew. She had been trying to learn welsh for a while, because it just seemed to be proper... to know welsh if you live in wales.
"Its alright," she muttered in both languages after approaching Gareth. He was shaking.
"What wrong?" Karnie asked, both to gareth and the team.
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Post by Owen Harper//Storm Skylar on May 19, 2008 23:47:21 GMT
Owen's first thought when he knew that it was ghosts was that what he had been feeling in the his room was this, but then he decided that it was nothing, just the normal. Then he thought of the other things that had happened with ghosts the first was when they found the machine thing.... that was terrible. He had almost killed a man that day.... that was.... terrible. The things he saw just ruined him, the things he felt! Then there was the time that their family and loved ones appeared and said to open the rift. That one was just as bad... that one Owen had "Lost" his job and wait not, then he, along with the rest of the team, opened the rift. but not after he killed Jack... shoting him a hundred times. Owen was not sure if that was really ghosts or not, but then they were like it and this things could be more like that then the other, there was no way of knowing now.
Shacking himself from the thoughts he turned to see Gareth freaking. It must have really been real to make him think his brother was here. He then turned to see Karnie. Was there really some secret party going on after darK? Or did all this people really not get good sleep. "I've seen nothing.... what do you think this is like? Real ghosts, or visions?" he asked Tosh knowing her rush to get this figured out before it spread. Owen hoped it didn't spread he wa snot ready for what he might see, if anything. "Gareth! Gareth there is nothing! He is not here! Gareth, e vs ni yma! e vs ni yma!"
(ooc: Like Rusty, my Welsh sucks...)
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Post by Toshiko Sato on May 20, 2008 16:11:16 GMT
Tosh turned both ways as she heard Gareth shouting, and Karnie rushing in. Tosh tried to stop her getting to Gareth but she couldn't. She turned to Owen, the look of unknowing in her eyes and she shook her head. I don't know... she whispered. She looked round quickly and shook her head. She needed to check the cameras. She walked away and up into the hub, grabbing her handheld gizmo. She started clicking away, when it started to fuzz up. She clicked it twice and sighed, lifting her head and rolling her eyes. She was at least half way there when she felt a cold breeze, she turned round and stared into something, a shadow almost. The eyes were closed and she could barely see what it was. Then it came closer, it was a person, blood dripping from their back. She couldn't belive her eyes... it was her father. His eyes were white as they opened and shut and his head was ripped from the body. Tosh walked forward and reached out her hand, but he batted it away. She felt the coldness of his hand and she started to tear up. Father is that you? Speak Dad, please! she spoke, her japanese accent fluent. Her father head rolled to look at her and she shivered. You did this to me! Tosh started walking backwards. She shook her head and dropped her gizmo. No, father! I never did anything.... FATHER! Tosh started shouting as she slid down the wall which she was now firmly pressed against. She started sobbing as teh figure dissapeared. What was happening. She whispered in japanese and sobbed.
OOC: what their saying is all in japanese
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