4.01: The Trial of Anarchy

The cover for Season 4

"The Trial of Anarchy" was the first episode of the fourth and final season of Torchwood: Lincoln City, with the season being a crossover taking advantage of the multiverse concept with characters from the TV Show Supernatural and the Dead by Daylight video game series appearing throughout the season along with Eyoho Verse characters.

It is also the longest Torchwood: Lincoln City season at 8 episodes compared to the usual 6.

## Episode

A computerized voice can be heard as what appears to be a computer screen comes to life with a Torchwood logo present on the screen - it reads out "Torchwood Case File FJSJ - The Legion" a picture of four masked individuals is then seen on the screen as it begins to show CCTV footage from a rural Canadian village of a supposed robbery gone wrong, as the chaos unfolds - the computerized voice turns into a more human one as it narrates over various moving pictures and other found footage of these individuals.

"The origins of The Legion as a being can be traced to a group with the same name, the group was set up by Frank Morrison, a fostered teenager who became head of the group, he is known in his universe for being immoral and violent and after having to change foster homes constantly - he would end up in Ormond where he would meet Julie Kostenko, a guy called Joey and Susie Lavoie - the four would form the group The Legion and would go around Ormond causing crime to test their limits."

The screen once again flashes with the individuals, this time unmasked as more survielance footage plays

"One particular night was unlike any other though when Frank dared Joey to vandalize a store which had recently fired him, the four sneaked in easily as they thought the store was empty after closing hours, however, a cleaner who was working late had heard them enter and grabbed Julie when she walked near him, hearing her stifled crying awakened a dark impulse in Frank, and without hesitation, he rushed to her aid stabbing his knife into the cleaner's back, as the others stared at Frank in shock he ordered them to finish the job, with Joey reluctantly stabbing the man in the ribs, Julie stabbing him in the chest, before handing the knife to Susie who, with Frank's guidance, stabbed the man in the throat, killing him - which Frank and Julie seemed content with however Susie wasn't convinced given she needed guidance to kill the man."

A rather graphic scene then plays out of these events unfolding, everything slows down however and begins to warp like something is interfering with the tape.

"Acting fast, they mopped up the blood and shoved the body in the trunk of Joey's car and drove it up Mount Ormond where they buried the body. During this, Frank thought he saw something in the woods and ran off to see what it was with the rest of the group following behind him as they disappeared into an ominous mist."

The computer screen goes static and the person at the computer gets agitated as they bash the keyboard, it is revealed that Miles Windsor (formerly the vigilante Anarchy) is the one sat at the computer and seems to be researching the multiverse after seemingly using his knowledge of computers and technology to data grab some Torchwood files, he looks up and turns his head slightly and we see a girl sitting on the bed next to the computer, she is wearing a long white dress and has blonde hair and blue eyes, she is looking intently at Miles as he babbles away about the case file while she is reading a book. She then closes her book and turns to look at Miles and smiles.

"I think I've got something here," says Miles "This is a string of murders in Canada, four kids went full send on some guy..." the girl stops him "I thought your days of doing this sort of thing was over, I thought you buried "Anarchy" when you threw that outfit of yours into a bonfire"

Miles grins and shrugs his shoulders: "Well, I'm not going to lie, there are times where I do miss it, but I did manage to find a new home for most of my things...like my drones, expensive tech and all that stuff but I never lost my smarts" he says pointing to his brain.

The girl laughs and continues "Yeah, yeah, smarty pants, so what did you dig up?"

"A case file Crystal, except its not of our world - its origin is...from out there somewhere" Miles says looking out at the night sky, feeling a slight chill in the air

Crystal stands up and walks over to Miles and kisses him lovingly, she then sits down beside him and looks at the computer screen "That's fascinating."

Miles smirks "Yeah, well, when I said I didn't lose my smarts....actually nevermind" he pauses for a second "This file also explains Torchwood's Multiverse theory, it says that our universe is one of many out there that exist at the same time and there are people who allegedly "wander" as they put it, the multiverse in search of adventure among other things, they say that wherever they go a new version of themselves is created in that particular universe, however, they didn't really explain how they came to know this information or who they were."

During this conversation, the second part of The Legion case file finishes decrypting and is opened by Miles - the computerized voice returns however this time it is more jarring, as are the visual elements of the case file, than before - the voice speaks: "The four were reported missing as their parents had thought they had just run away with Frank and each family came up with a different theory until a body was found inside Mount Ormond's lodge."

It shows a picture of the four seemingly being enveloped in mist.

"Upon recuperating from the mist, the four found themselves in The Realm where a being known only as The Entity took responsibility for their disappearance as it wanted them to serve it, they agreed and spent much of the next few months hunting down and killing any "survivors" (humans) as part of The Entity's cruel games." The tape then abruptly ends.

"Dun dun duuun" Miles says in an exaggerated way to Crystal, who replies: "So basically, these four kids now work for some all powerful being? how cliche is that?" she says like she doesn't really believe any of it.

Miles nods "Mhmm the rest of the file says that they soon adapted to their roles as killers very well and became true savages under The Entity's watch however one of them, by the name of Susie Lavoie, was still reluctant to inflict harm so The Entity changed her..." Miles' expression turns to one of dread as he sees something in the corner of the computer screen that makes his heart skip a beat. He quickly tries to hide what he is looking at from Crystal as she asks him what happened.

Miles stands up quickly and holds Crystal's hands kneeling down next to her and begins to talk very quickly "There's something in the apartment and I just wanted to say I love you - you helped me through so many hard times in my life and honestly, without you I would have been dead a long time ago, I owe you everything - I hope to spend the rest of my life with you and I will do anything for you - I hope you know that."

She looks at him smiling "You know I feel the same way, Miles, I am glad you told me..." the conversation gets cut off when the lights in the apartment go out and they hear a strange sound behind them. Both stare at each other with wide eyes "What was that?" Crystal says nervously - Miles turns around slowly and sees nothing, he then hears another noise and turns back to face Crystal, he goes to grab her hand but she pulls away and puts up her guard "Don't touch me!" she shouts angrily.

Miles is confused and concerned "Whats wrong? What did I do?" Crystal sighs and looks around the room, noticing an open window and the dark night outside "I don't know, I'm just on edge but there might be something else out there."

Miles kneels down and places his hands on either side of her head, he gently caresses her face and whispers "If there is anything or anyone out there - it won't hurt us, I'll make sure of it."

As they look at each other, the blackness consumes them both and another noise is heard - thinking quickly, Miles grabs his phone from his pocket and shine's his torch at the noise, it seems to come from outside the bedroom they're in - Miles says "I'm going up to the door" however Crystal grabs his hands quickly, she clearly disapproves, however this causes the phone to fall on the floor causing them both to go quiet as the noise outside the room stops suddenly.

Miles shakes his head and picks up the flashlight again and shines it in front of them, Crystal follows suit. The two then slowly walk towards the door and see a figure standing in front of it, they both gasp and their eyes widen, Miles quickly puts himself in front of Crystal and addresses the dark figure, no features of said figure are visible to the couple, "You want me, not her" the response is one of silence, Miles continues "Anarchy does not exist anymore, only Miles Windsor - just your average university student." The darkness does not reply.

Crystal then steps forward and says "We are in love, we will stay together forever and you nor anyone else can say otherwise." Miles objects to her stepping forward but doesn't stop her, he looks at the figure and tries to read its intentions, however it remains silent - "Is it the case file you're interested in?" Miles asks the figure, trying to get some sort of reaction, however it remains silent. Crystal takes a step closer to the figure, a pained expression on her face.

"You want me to kill you?" she says - Miles looks confused as she says this but continues to hold her hand as she looks at the figure who doesn't flinch, Miles pulls Crystal back and the two share a brief kiss as the figure continues to stand in the doorway engulfed in darkness - "I'll ask again, is it the case file that brought you here?" the figure does not respond, Crystal looks at Miles and shrugs before turning her attention to the figure once more "Either way, you're going to have to leave".

The figure does not react, Crystal looks at Miles and asks "What do we do?" - Miles goes under the bed and finds a safe "I keep this for self defence" he pulls out a survival knife and places it in Crystal's hands "In case we need to use it" Crystal looks at him "If you think it will help, then I guess it's worth a shot..." Miles nods and smiles - "Answer my question" he says bluntly to the figure in the doorway.

"You will never find out who I am, you cannot win - you should know this already," the figure replies. Crystal then glances at Miles and he looks at her and smiles - "It's okay, I got this, right?" she says nervously, still holding onto the knife - Miles nods "So if we aren't going to get any clear cut answers this way, we will do this the fun way" he says as Crystal launches herself at the figure trying to stab it with the knife, however the figure dodges and Crystal falls on the ground. As she lands, the figure walks into the room and picks up Crystal, pinning her against the wall causing Miles to jump onto the back of the figure putting a sleeper hold on the unknown being, the figure continues to ignore all threats, throws Miles off their back and carries Crystal across the room to the bed.

Miles sits up and glares at the figure, "I will make you suffer", the figure ignores Miles and lays Crystal down on the bed, Miles then jumps onto the figure and a struggle ensues as the figure pushes Miles away "I will rip you apart," the figure shouts, tossing Miles aside like a ragdoll.

Miles rolls over and moves to stand, grabbing his knife again, the figure steps towards him - "You're wasting your time" the figure says as it lifts Crystal up by her neck and begins to strangle her - Crystal struggles, gasping for air as it tightens its grip, a tear runs down her face - "I'm sorry, so very sorry!" the figure says, squeezing Crystal's throat harder - Crystal's eyelids begin to droop, her legs give way and she collapses, unconscious, the figure lets her drop on the bed, the bed creaks loudly as she hits the mattress.

Miles gets to his feet and proceeds to stab the figure in the chest, the figure stands frozen in place and stares at Miles "You're going to die, You all will, I promise you that" the figure says in a voice so cold, it sends shivers through Miles' body, it then seemingly disappears with the knife still in it's chest - Miles then rushes over to Crystal and gently cradles her in his arms, kissing her forehead and whispering "Please wake up, please..." Miles whispers as tears roll down his cheeks.

After a few minutes, Crystal begins to stir. She opens her eyes and sees Miles sitting next to her, wiping away his tears with his thumb "Hi..." she says weakly, still trying to gather her strength - Miles kisses her cheek "Hey" he says with a smile, Crystal looks up at him smiling "Did we... did we-" she begins to ask but is interrupted by the case file on the computer which has decrypted the third and final part of the file, Miles' cautiously approaches and reads it "The Entity proceeded to turn Susie into The Legion, a being of the multiverse that can exist anytime and anywhere - it survives by harvesting the lost souls of the multiverse and adding them to its being, It is considered an enemy of humanity and is allegedly in confinement in The Middle Realm, the realm between the Multiverse and Earth." - Miles looks up from the screen and nods "All right, so say this is all real, what does that mean? That means it has powers beyond imagination..." he says, shaking his head "A force like that would be really destructive not to mention unstable, I mean it could end up destroying our entire world, or even worse, destroy all of existence..." Miles stops talking as Crystal reaches over and touches him "Just because we don't understand something, it doesn't mean it's impossible."

The case files then closes abruptly and Miles begins to clear the evidence of his data grab off his system, he rubs his eyes as fatigue has clearly set in "I guess you're right, I just hope that thing isn't real, but given its in the Torchwood archives I'm dreading what comes next" - Crystal laughs "Well, that's what makes life interesting, right?" - the lights flicker on and off from a power surge as the couple embrace each other as they both head to bed for the night.

A few hours later, in the dead of night, Miles wakes up suddenly in the dark, "Crystal!?" he calls out as his eyes adjust to the dim lighting. He notices that Crystal's side of the bed was empty "Oh no" Miles thinks to himself, sitting up quickly and looking around the room - Miles rushes over to the windows and begins to check the window locks, searching frantically for her "NO!" he shouts, his heart pounding in his chest, Crystal can't have just disappeared into thin air - Miles checks every nook and cranny of the house before rushing outside and making a mad dash across the lawn, his shoes squelching as he sprints onto the street - as he turns, he notices what looks to be some kind of portal closing rapidly behind him, and also notices there are now two pairs of footprints on the ground, he proceeds to walk back into the apartment and get properly dressed before following the prints, he mutters to himself "This isn't good" Miles thinks to himself as he follows the prints, he eventually comes to a stop as he hears a faint noise coming from a side alleyway near where the portal was seen, he slowly walks towards the alleyways and once again pulls out his survival knife, he proceeds to put his back to a nearby wall and peer around into the alley, all the while trying not to let desperation take over - as he peers into the shadows, he can make out the outline of a shadowed figure standing on the other side of the alley, making his move: Miles steps out causing a stand off between him and the entity, who seems unfazed by Miles' presence. The figure then kneels down and it is revealed that they are wearing a mask with what appears to be stitching and some sort of metal studs on it, they seem confused and lost like everything around them is totally alien to them - despite no facial features being visible to Miles, the figure tilts their head up "Hello?" the figure says in a very quiet manner, almost as if they are afraid of Miles' mere presence. "Who are you?" Miles asks, keeping his distance. "Wh... Who am I?" the figure asks, its voice strangely echoing through the alleyway - "My name...my name...I don't know" they frantically hold their masked face "Who am I? Do you know who I am?" the figure maniacally says tugging on Miles' jacket, the figure then removes the mask and reveals their face, Miles stares at the person as they look around their surroundings with confusion "W-What are you doing here? Where are my friends?" the figure questions, looking around at the alleyway, they begin to panic "Where are the others?! What happened to them?!" the figure yells, panicking.

Miles steps back a bit "What do they look like?" this causes the figure to reach into her hoodie pocket and present a picture of them with three other people, they give it to Miles who almost drops it in shock, the figure is Susie Lavoie, this is especially shocking to him given how recently he read her Torchwood case file - he immediately pulls out the survival knife once again and points it at the figure, he seems a bit shaken "What..." he gulps "What have you done with my girlfriend?" he demands. "Your girlfriend!? What are you talking about!?" the figure asks, she seems genuinely confused - "You mean you don't know?" Miles questions "YOU LIE" he screams, emotion pouring out of him. "No, I don't know...I'm sorry...but if you help me find my friends, we can look together?" The figure reasons with Miles even chillingly extending a hand for him to go with her however Miles rejects it and pins Susie against a wall "You're lying to me! and if I find ONE THING I don't like when I DO find her because I WILL...I will break you" he says seething at the masked girl.

Susie doesn't say anything, Miles begins to walk away slowly heading towards the direction he came from, his anger grows stronger as he walks away "I'll come after you!" the figure calls out behind him, though Miles ignores her and continues walking without turning and continues to follow the prints.

"CRYSTAL" he calls out "IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, MAKE A NOISE", in the background Susie can be seen following him with a skip in her step like she is enjoying Miles' distress - a few minutes pass and the figure runs past Miles and catches up to him, they grab him from the side and force him back to the ground, she holds a picture of Crystal and a small knife in her hand, this causes Miles to struggle "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?" Susie tilts her head "Oh come now, we only just met - no need to jump to conclusions" she says smiling under her mask, "WHERE IS SHE?" Miles yells at the masked individual before punching Susie right in the mask, it breaks off of her face and Susie gasps in pain, the mask falls to the floor and Miles looks up at her finally setting sight on her face, she lowers her hood causing her pink hair to move in the wind that has started to brew around the pair, she then looks down at her broken mask before screaming and charging at Miles and a brief fight ensues however Miles overpowers Susie and throws her into a nearby dumpster, closing the lid in the process before quickly continuing his search for Crystal before Susie can break out.

A few minutes pass and he once again shouts for his girlfriend, his pleas become more desperate until suddenly he hears a faint, almost feral, scream coming from inside the dumpster and the lid opens at a rapid speed causing Miles to quickly move whilst still shouting for Crystal, he then comes across a back door that is slightly ajar like someone has been through it without closing it properly - thinking this could lead him to some answers he enters just as Susie bursts around the corner at full speed with a look of maniacal rage in her eyes, Miles quickly shuts the door on her and enters what appears to be an office area but is currently deserted. He moves further into the room looking for signs of Crystal, he eventually finds something on a desk amongst papers which turns out to be a piece of paper with writing on it, he reads the letter aloud "Dear Miles, I know you are looking for me but I don't have much time, so I'm writing this down to explain myself. I've always loved you, but I couldn't show it, I didn't want to get hurt, I was scared. But I am ready to tell you how I feel now, I love you so much and I hope you love me too...I know you do actually, I ran to get these strange happenings off your case - after all, there is strength in numbers but be careful of the girl with the pink hair - Love, Crystal".

Miles stands there in shock and sadness as he realises everything he had just read was written by Crystal herself - he takes out his phone and takes a photo of it before taking it just as Susie bursts through the door "YOU" she says pointing the knife at him "WHY WON'T YOU TELL ME WHERE SHE IS?" Miles shivers "THIS ISN'T A GAME TO YOU IS IT?" he responds angrily however Susie actually thinks about Miles' last quote before nodding "I like to test the people I hunt" she says with a smile - "This is fun to you? This is sport to you?" Miles asks, Susie smiles and nods "You're right, it is, would you like to see your girlfriend?" Miles shakes his head for a second but comes to his senses "Do it, show me" he says dreading the result as he hangs his head low, this causes Susie to go over to a large cupboard and open it, Miles' eyes widen as he sees Crystal in there, a bloody mess - Susie shakes her head "The Legion tells me she was very special to you, so I took her - to test you, to see if you are worthy of what's to come however given how easy this has been I doubt you are" she says in a very mocking way whilst laughing, Miles looks away and tries to think of anything other than Crystal being in that state - it's like he's trying to hold back something as Susie continues to speak "Ah yes, The Legion...you know about us don't you? after all you had that case file didn't you?" she says whilst walking closer to Miles, he doesn't respond and remains silent "You are resourceful but I'm afraid you haven't passed the test" she proceeds to pull out what looks like a ruler with a blade on it and starts to approach the unresponsive Crystal however Miles launches himself at Susie taking them both to the floor, they grapple for a moment before Susie breaks free and begins to twitch "Uh oh" she says "Someone's mad."

Miles observes as Susie gains a new mask and a strange blue light begins to emit from her person before disappearing shortly after, an echoey voice can then be heard - its a mix of Susie's voice among many others sounding like many people are talking at once: "Hello Mr. Windsor" they say in unison. "Yes, we know you - we are The Legion, our knowledge of the multiverse is extensive compared to you average humans" they say rather arrogantly "I hope you enjoyed our host's little game however I'm afraid it's time to end it" this causes Miles to punch The Legion however with The Legion now in control Susie's body barely even reacts as it simply moves aside before sending Miles flying with a mere touch of his chest and a flash of red energy. The Legion laughs at his attempt and takes Crystal out of the cupboard and holds her knife point whilst an injured Miles watches on, The Legion ponders "You crave companionship, do you not?" they ask rhetorically as Crystal pleads for mercy. "You've never been able to handle rejection, have you? You've always wanted someone else to take care of you, to keep you safe" The Legion says to Crystal as she pleads for mercy while Miles tries to stand up despite being hurt. "We could let you live, perhaps spare you this pain, live the rest of your life with Mr. Windsor over there, after all it seems to be a good match" The Legion suggests stabbing Crystal with the blade "but then again..." they add before stabbing her once again, this time in the stomach and twisting the knife around, "Not exactly fun is it?" they say as Crystal cries out in agony and falls to her knees - The Legion turns towards Miles as she collapses "NOOO!" Miles screams before he charges The Legion but he's quickly thrown back against a wall, The Legion turns to look at him "What? Can't handle a little bit of competition, can you? A little push-over like you won't last very long" they say as Miles attempts to get back up but fails. The Legion looks down upon Miles "Don't worry..." it begins "You can join her...in the afterlife" it says before raising its blade once again - Miles manages to say "What...what do you want?" The Legion responds simply yet coldly "Vengeance" before it stabs Miles through the chest, The Legion admires their handy work before continuing to speak to a dying Miles "Yes we want vengeance and as for your involvement in that...well...this was merely a test run, we have bigger aspirations, much bigger" it then proceeds to disappear as more blue light fills the room - the dying Miles crawls over to Crystal, tears in his eyes weakily saying "I will find you", he then puts his arms around her as he goes limp.

Elsewhere, The Legion can be seen preparing for their next move in a strange place thats clearly not on Earth, they look over several holographic screens with various worlds and various people on it all of which have had some sort of run in with the multiverse, they declare: "One by one like dominoes, they will all fall and soon enough...you shall meet the same fate as your dear friend here."

## Characters

* Miles Windsor
* Crystal Jackson
* The Legion
* Susie Lavoie