Challenge 519 - The new world

[m_findlow]

Title: The new world
Author: m_findlow
Characters: Jack, Gwen, Rex
Rating: M
Challenge: 519 - Automatic at tw100
Notes: The newest incarnation of Torchwood is struggling to find its feet. A double drabble.

As Esther glided the tiny car onto the freeway, Rex turned in the passenger seat. 'Alright, so first thing we need to do is-'

'Oh, no,' Gwen said, cutting him off.  'Just because we're in America does not mean you are automatically in charge around here.'

'Excuse me?' Rex said. 'I'm a special agent with the CIA. You bet your ass I'm in charge.'

'Says the man who brought an Apache helicopter to come and blow up my house and my family. Says the man whose own colleagues tried to poison and kill my best friend.'

'That bitch was nuts,' Rex protested. He caught the little smirk on Jack's face. 'Don't you get cocky, World War Two. We just saved your mortal dying ass back there.'

'You have no idea what you're dealing with here, Rex,' Gwen said, ignoring the attempts to needle them. 'The CIA can't fix this. This is Torchwood business. You need Torchwood in charge.'

'I'm not taking orders from some military poster boy.'

'I wasn't implying Jack would be in charge.'

'Sorry? What?' Jack sputtered.

'It's all connected to you, somehow, Jack. You're mortal now. We can't risk you.'

Rex laughed. 'How'd you like them apples?'

Comments

[bk_forever]

Poor Jack. He wanted to be mortal, but not like this.

[m-findlow.livejournal.com]

It's definitely going to take some readjusting...