Drabble: The Gathering
Title: The Gathering
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Jack, Team
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 294 - Teddy Bears’ Picnic at tw100
Spoilers: None at all.
Summary: Jack and the team observe some alien visitors.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: I decided I should write something that fit the prompt a bit better…
“They’re not actually teddy bears,” Jack explained to his team in a low voice, “they just look similar.”
Truthfully, the creatures really did resemble oversized stuffed toy bears. There were around seventy of them, all shades of brown and grey, sitting in a circle in a woodland clearing.
“Are they having a picnic?” Gwen asked in an awed whisper.
“Clan gathering,” Jack replied. “Every year they choose a neutral planet and the clan leaders gather for a meeting; set up trade, exchange news, elect new leaders, that kind of thing. Don’t worry, they’re peaceful folk. By morning they’ll be gone.”
TBC in 'Joining In'