Fic: "Leave You" (Jack/Ianto) - 8/10
Title: Leave You
Author: Jedi Princess Clarrisani
Chapter: 8 of 10
Rating: R (M15+)
Pairing(s): Jack/Ianto
Series: Breathe Trilogy (Part One)
Summary: After losing his two best friends during an alien attack, Ianto quits Torchwood only to end up in a train wreck
Disclaimer: Still don't own. I'm not allowed to play in that sandbox.
Warnings: Very, very, angsty. And I mean that. Also, some spoilers for the season two episode "Fragments" for Owen's story.
A/N: Written for TWWC (Torchwood Australia Writing Challenge) #9. Song used for challenge is Mika's "Relax (Take it Easy)". This fic is AU to S2 as it was written during when S2 was airing.
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From Part Seven
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Jack tugged at the wheel, curving the SUV around a group of approaching Zarybok and flooring it. Tosh continued to give directions, pinpointing the location of the main energy readings.
"From what I can gather, it's near the front engine of the train," she said, gazing at screen. "Just continue going the way you're going." She frowned, leaning forward. "Jack, I'm picking up several life forms surrounding the energy source. A guard?"
"Most likely." Jack tugged hard at the wheel, navigating around a rock that jutted out of the grass. "How far away are we?"
"Not far." Tosh glanced up. "It should be just over the next rise."
They fell into a silence, both watching as the SUV took the rise, tyres leaving the ground before they were jostled as they regain traction. The darkness parted, giving them their first look at the wreck of the train. Jack pulled at the wheel, turning them so that they ran parallel to the line, hitting the brakes once they could see the engine.
"Which way?"
Tosh glanced at the screen. "It should be... right there." She pointed, gesturing toward the engine. "It's coming from the engine itself."
Jack angled the SUV so that the headlights could light their path before killing the engine. He pulled his gun free, looking back at her and grinning. "You ready?"
"Not really. But I guess we never really are." She returned the smile, pressing a couple of buttons on her PDA. "I can track the energy readings to their source. Then it's just a matter of turning it off. We don't know anything about their technology, let alone how to defend ourselves against them."
He winked at her. "Guess we'll just have to find out."
Tosh readied her own gun, letting out a steadying breath. "Here we go."
***
Ianto started at the sound of the gunshot, watching as the Zarybok stepped back. He spun around, eyes widening as he saw two shapes emerging from out of the darkness, guns raised.
"Get away from him you bastards!" Owen yelled, firing a couple more shots at the Zarybok before reaching into his jacket and pulling something free. "Ianto! Catch!"
Ianto watched as Owen tossed something toward him just as Gwen staggered as she came into the range of their device. He reached up, snatching the gun from the air and turning; pointing it toward a barrel he had spotted earlier just outside the doors of the barn. Praying quickly that they were filled like those inside the barn, he flipped off the safety with his thumb, aimed and squeezed the trigger.
The explosion ripped through the darkness, the Zarybok shrieking as they caught on fire. Ianto found himself thrown back by the explosion, the wind knocked out of him as he hit the ground. He felt the telepathy field break as the device emitting it was destroyed, and glancing back he saw Jodie gasping, her eyes falling closed as she finally slipt into unconsciousness.
He pushed himself up, wincing as he realised he'd worsened the fractured rib he'd sustained in the train crash. He looked toward where the Zarybok had been gathering and laughed to himself, wincing as pain shot through him. He started as two arms wrapped around him.
"It's just me," Gwen said, running a soothing hand through his hair. "Are you all right?"
"Bloody hell, Gwen, you can see he's not." Owen dropped down beside him, attention automatically going to his injured arm. "I swear, you are completely and utterly mad, Jones."
Ianto chuckled, letting himself lie back against Gwen as Owen checked over his injuries. Once the doctor had stopped fussing long enough to Ianto to get his attention, Ianto spoke again.
"You should check the others."
"What? So now you're giving me orders, are you?" Owen pushed himself up, heading toward Anya. "Need I remind you that you quit."
"I'm fully aware of that."
"Ianto..." He glanced up at Gwen, who was still gently smoothing his hair, her thumb occasionally trailing lightly over his forehead. "You wouldn't really quit, would you? You'd just take a break-"
"No." He shook his head, meeting and holding her eye. "I can't take it anymore, Gwen. There's too much death. I'm tired. Tired of it all."
Gwen just stared at him, the two interrupted as Owen stood up and dusted himself off.
"Well, this lot are fine. Just a few cuts, bruises, the odd broken bone. I bet they'll have a rather impressive headache when they wake up. God, I have."
Gwen looked around, eyeing the fire circle. "Ianto, what were you doing before we arrived?"
"Defence." He answered. "They're made of darkness. Darkness is defeated by light."
"Fire!" Owen slapped a hand against his forehead. "Why the hell didn't we think of that!" He hit the button on his headset. "Jack! Tosh! It's fire! Fire is the Zarybok's weakness!"
***
Jack spun, one hand going to his headset. "Owen, are you sure of that?"
"Dead sure. That's how Ianto was keeping them off. Kills them dead."
"Thanks Owen," Tosh said, turned and running back toward the SUV.
Jack frowned, shooting at a Zarybok that made to follow her. "Tosh, what are you doing?"
"Remember how we had issues with those bugs a couple of weeks ago? I never took the flamethrower out of the car in case they came back." She opened the rear compartment, reaching in and taking the weapon out before locking the SUV up again.
Jack covered her, switching on his comms again. "Owen? Gwen? Did you find Ianto and the other survivors?"
"We found them," Gwen replied. "They were under attack, so most of them were unconscious. They're just starting to come around."
"Before you ask, he's fine." Owen said. "A few cuts and bruises and he's still pissed at you, but he's otherwise fine."
Jack nodded, shooting another shot at an approaching Zarybok that spun toward him, reaching out a hand, tendrils of darkness sweeping toward him. They had just brushed him when the darkness lit up, the Zarybok shrieking as Tosh set it alight. She spun, sending another wave of flame into surrounding Zarybok that had been concealing themselves in the shadows.
Jack smirked, making a note on how hot Tosh looked with a flamethrower before he turned back toward the train, holstering his weapon. "Which way?"
She tugged her PDA from her belt, glancing at hit. "This way."
Jack followed her toward the engine, Tosh making short work of any Zarybok that tried to take them on. They moved around the side of what was left of the engine, both spotting the large boxlike object at the same time. The group of Zarybok spun toward them, Tosh shooting flames toward them and sending them in all directions.
"That must be it," Jack said. "See what you can do."
Tosh gave him the flamethrower, Jack positioning himself behind her as Tosh began inspecting the box. Jack sent another burst of flame at the closest group of Zarybok, the creatures circling them in the darkness. They certainly weren't stupid.
Jack frowned as a Zarybok approached with a box in its hands, one long fingered hand brushing the controls. Instantly a wave of helplessness and terror swept over him, Tosh crying out behind him and collapsing against the shield generator. Jack gritted his teeth, levelling the flame thrower of the creature and firing, cursing as he realised it stood just out of range.
If he moved forward to stop it, he would leave Tosh exposed. If he let it be, it would continue to attack with its weapon. Jack gritted his teeth, looking back over his shoulder.
"Tosh, work through it. Focus yourself on switching off the shield."
"I'll... I'll try." She said, her voice wavering as she forced herself back up, pulling the cover off.
Another wave hit them, Jack widening his stance and staring the creature down. He glanced down, noting the bushes around them and with a casual sweep he set them all alight, surrounding himself and Tosh in a circle of flame. Their own personal shield.
"I think I have it," Tosh said through gritted teeth. "But I don't think I can turn it off without damaging it."
"Then damage it," Jack said. "Just switch it off."
"Okay."
Tosh reached in, pulling at a wire of sorts. The generator made a crackling sound, a rush of dark energy bursting out of it and sending her falling backwards. Abruptly the noise stopped, the darkness surrounding them fading quickly away. Jack let out a long breath as the twilight threaded its way over the crash site, the wreck of the train appearing, along with the bodies of those who hadn't been able to run away. At the same time a weight disappeared from his mind, the device the Zarybok held seeming to fail as the dark cloud lifted.
"Jack."
Jack hit his comm. "Gwen."
"They're retreating. As soon as the shield lifted they began pulling out. We're clear down here."
"Pleased to hear it." He glared at the Zarybok surrounding him, this group obviously still wanting to retrieve their shield generator although he could see those further back disappearing back into the brush. "The authorities should arrive soon. Let them know Torchwood will handle the investigation."
"Of course."
Tosh stood, brushing herself off and looking around. "These ones must want the generator."
"That's my conclusion." Jack looked back at her, nodding to the side. "I can see the barn from here. Go down and help the others. I don't think the Zarybok will stop you. They seem weaker in the light."
Tosh frowned. "What about you?"
"I'm going to confiscate their shield," he said. "As soon as it's loaded into the SUV, I'll join you."
Tosh nodded, stepping over the flames.
"Tosh?"
She looked back.
"Good work."
She smiled and nodded, then took off down the hill at a run. As predicted, the Zarybok made no move to follow her.
***
To Part Nine
Author: Jedi Princess Clarrisani
Chapter: 8 of 10
Rating: R (M15+)
Pairing(s): Jack/Ianto
Series: Breathe Trilogy (Part One)
Summary: After losing his two best friends during an alien attack, Ianto quits Torchwood only to end up in a train wreck
Disclaimer: Still don't own. I'm not allowed to play in that sandbox.
Warnings: Very, very, angsty. And I mean that. Also, some spoilers for the season two episode "Fragments" for Owen's story.
A/N: Written for TWWC (Torchwood Australia Writing Challenge) #9. Song used for challenge is Mika's "Relax (Take it Easy)". This fic is AU to S2 as it was written during when S2 was airing.
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From Part Seven
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Jack tugged at the wheel, curving the SUV around a group of approaching Zarybok and flooring it. Tosh continued to give directions, pinpointing the location of the main energy readings.
"From what I can gather, it's near the front engine of the train," she said, gazing at screen. "Just continue going the way you're going." She frowned, leaning forward. "Jack, I'm picking up several life forms surrounding the energy source. A guard?"
"Most likely." Jack tugged hard at the wheel, navigating around a rock that jutted out of the grass. "How far away are we?"
"Not far." Tosh glanced up. "It should be just over the next rise."
They fell into a silence, both watching as the SUV took the rise, tyres leaving the ground before they were jostled as they regain traction. The darkness parted, giving them their first look at the wreck of the train. Jack pulled at the wheel, turning them so that they ran parallel to the line, hitting the brakes once they could see the engine.
"Which way?"
Tosh glanced at the screen. "It should be... right there." She pointed, gesturing toward the engine. "It's coming from the engine itself."
Jack angled the SUV so that the headlights could light their path before killing the engine. He pulled his gun free, looking back at her and grinning. "You ready?"
"Not really. But I guess we never really are." She returned the smile, pressing a couple of buttons on her PDA. "I can track the energy readings to their source. Then it's just a matter of turning it off. We don't know anything about their technology, let alone how to defend ourselves against them."
He winked at her. "Guess we'll just have to find out."
Tosh readied her own gun, letting out a steadying breath. "Here we go."
***
Ianto started at the sound of the gunshot, watching as the Zarybok stepped back. He spun around, eyes widening as he saw two shapes emerging from out of the darkness, guns raised.
"Get away from him you bastards!" Owen yelled, firing a couple more shots at the Zarybok before reaching into his jacket and pulling something free. "Ianto! Catch!"
Ianto watched as Owen tossed something toward him just as Gwen staggered as she came into the range of their device. He reached up, snatching the gun from the air and turning; pointing it toward a barrel he had spotted earlier just outside the doors of the barn. Praying quickly that they were filled like those inside the barn, he flipped off the safety with his thumb, aimed and squeezed the trigger.
The explosion ripped through the darkness, the Zarybok shrieking as they caught on fire. Ianto found himself thrown back by the explosion, the wind knocked out of him as he hit the ground. He felt the telepathy field break as the device emitting it was destroyed, and glancing back he saw Jodie gasping, her eyes falling closed as she finally slipt into unconsciousness.
He pushed himself up, wincing as he realised he'd worsened the fractured rib he'd sustained in the train crash. He looked toward where the Zarybok had been gathering and laughed to himself, wincing as pain shot through him. He started as two arms wrapped around him.
"It's just me," Gwen said, running a soothing hand through his hair. "Are you all right?"
"Bloody hell, Gwen, you can see he's not." Owen dropped down beside him, attention automatically going to his injured arm. "I swear, you are completely and utterly mad, Jones."
Ianto chuckled, letting himself lie back against Gwen as Owen checked over his injuries. Once the doctor had stopped fussing long enough to Ianto to get his attention, Ianto spoke again.
"You should check the others."
"What? So now you're giving me orders, are you?" Owen pushed himself up, heading toward Anya. "Need I remind you that you quit."
"I'm fully aware of that."
"Ianto..." He glanced up at Gwen, who was still gently smoothing his hair, her thumb occasionally trailing lightly over his forehead. "You wouldn't really quit, would you? You'd just take a break-"
"No." He shook his head, meeting and holding her eye. "I can't take it anymore, Gwen. There's too much death. I'm tired. Tired of it all."
Gwen just stared at him, the two interrupted as Owen stood up and dusted himself off.
"Well, this lot are fine. Just a few cuts, bruises, the odd broken bone. I bet they'll have a rather impressive headache when they wake up. God, I have."
Gwen looked around, eyeing the fire circle. "Ianto, what were you doing before we arrived?"
"Defence." He answered. "They're made of darkness. Darkness is defeated by light."
"Fire!" Owen slapped a hand against his forehead. "Why the hell didn't we think of that!" He hit the button on his headset. "Jack! Tosh! It's fire! Fire is the Zarybok's weakness!"
***
Jack spun, one hand going to his headset. "Owen, are you sure of that?"
"Dead sure. That's how Ianto was keeping them off. Kills them dead."
"Thanks Owen," Tosh said, turned and running back toward the SUV.
Jack frowned, shooting at a Zarybok that made to follow her. "Tosh, what are you doing?"
"Remember how we had issues with those bugs a couple of weeks ago? I never took the flamethrower out of the car in case they came back." She opened the rear compartment, reaching in and taking the weapon out before locking the SUV up again.
Jack covered her, switching on his comms again. "Owen? Gwen? Did you find Ianto and the other survivors?"
"We found them," Gwen replied. "They were under attack, so most of them were unconscious. They're just starting to come around."
"Before you ask, he's fine." Owen said. "A few cuts and bruises and he's still pissed at you, but he's otherwise fine."
Jack nodded, shooting another shot at an approaching Zarybok that spun toward him, reaching out a hand, tendrils of darkness sweeping toward him. They had just brushed him when the darkness lit up, the Zarybok shrieking as Tosh set it alight. She spun, sending another wave of flame into surrounding Zarybok that had been concealing themselves in the shadows.
Jack smirked, making a note on how hot Tosh looked with a flamethrower before he turned back toward the train, holstering his weapon. "Which way?"
She tugged her PDA from her belt, glancing at hit. "This way."
Jack followed her toward the engine, Tosh making short work of any Zarybok that tried to take them on. They moved around the side of what was left of the engine, both spotting the large boxlike object at the same time. The group of Zarybok spun toward them, Tosh shooting flames toward them and sending them in all directions.
"That must be it," Jack said. "See what you can do."
Tosh gave him the flamethrower, Jack positioning himself behind her as Tosh began inspecting the box. Jack sent another burst of flame at the closest group of Zarybok, the creatures circling them in the darkness. They certainly weren't stupid.
Jack frowned as a Zarybok approached with a box in its hands, one long fingered hand brushing the controls. Instantly a wave of helplessness and terror swept over him, Tosh crying out behind him and collapsing against the shield generator. Jack gritted his teeth, levelling the flame thrower of the creature and firing, cursing as he realised it stood just out of range.
If he moved forward to stop it, he would leave Tosh exposed. If he let it be, it would continue to attack with its weapon. Jack gritted his teeth, looking back over his shoulder.
"Tosh, work through it. Focus yourself on switching off the shield."
"I'll... I'll try." She said, her voice wavering as she forced herself back up, pulling the cover off.
Another wave hit them, Jack widening his stance and staring the creature down. He glanced down, noting the bushes around them and with a casual sweep he set them all alight, surrounding himself and Tosh in a circle of flame. Their own personal shield.
"I think I have it," Tosh said through gritted teeth. "But I don't think I can turn it off without damaging it."
"Then damage it," Jack said. "Just switch it off."
"Okay."
Tosh reached in, pulling at a wire of sorts. The generator made a crackling sound, a rush of dark energy bursting out of it and sending her falling backwards. Abruptly the noise stopped, the darkness surrounding them fading quickly away. Jack let out a long breath as the twilight threaded its way over the crash site, the wreck of the train appearing, along with the bodies of those who hadn't been able to run away. At the same time a weight disappeared from his mind, the device the Zarybok held seeming to fail as the dark cloud lifted.
"Jack."
Jack hit his comm. "Gwen."
"They're retreating. As soon as the shield lifted they began pulling out. We're clear down here."
"Pleased to hear it." He glared at the Zarybok surrounding him, this group obviously still wanting to retrieve their shield generator although he could see those further back disappearing back into the brush. "The authorities should arrive soon. Let them know Torchwood will handle the investigation."
"Of course."
Tosh stood, brushing herself off and looking around. "These ones must want the generator."
"That's my conclusion." Jack looked back at her, nodding to the side. "I can see the barn from here. Go down and help the others. I don't think the Zarybok will stop you. They seem weaker in the light."
Tosh frowned. "What about you?"
"I'm going to confiscate their shield," he said. "As soon as it's loaded into the SUV, I'll join you."
Tosh nodded, stepping over the flames.
"Tosh?"
She looked back.
"Good work."
She smiled and nodded, then took off down the hill at a run. As predicted, the Zarybok made no move to follow her.
***
To Part Nine