Drabble_weekly Challenge 139 - Don't feed the aliens

[m_findlow]

Title: Don't feed the aliens
Fandom: Torchwood
Author: m_findlow
Characters/Pairing: Owen, Ianto, Jack
Rating: PG
Challenge: 139 - A long time ago at drabble_weekly
Warnings: none
Spoilers: none
Summary: Jack has some sage advice for his team. A double drabble.

Ianto gave the creature an appraising look as its jelly like body tried to haul itself agonizingly slowly across Owen's autopsy table. It was quite pathetic really, assuming it was an attempt at escape. A snail would have been quicker. 'Any ideas what it is?'

'None whatsoever,' Owen replied.

'It's Quakian Flopsolm,' Jack announced. 'This one is just a baby, though. You should see how big they really get.'

'Come across them before, have you?' Owen asked.

'It was a long time ago, but boy do I remember it.'

Ianto gave him a quizzical look. 'Why is everything with you always a long time ago? Why is it never last week, six months ago, last Christmas...'

'Because if it was last Christmas, you'd remember it.'

'Point taken.'

Jack cocked his head at the sad little blob of pink before turning his attention to Owen. 'Just don't let it eat anything sugary.'

'Why? Is it gonna go all gremlins on us if I feed it after midnight?'

'No, but you might get a sudden growth spurt, and I'm worried we're not gonna have a tank big enough for it.'

'How big are we talking?'

'Ever visited the great pyramids in Egypt?'

Comments

[bk_forever]

Yikes! Better keep everything with the least bit of sugar in it well away from the poor little Flopsolm.