Feb 23, 2012 19:57
T H I N G S F A L L A P A R T
T H E C E N T R E C A N N O T H O L D
amascut,
rory williams,
applegate,
rue (hunger games),
hellboy,
annabeth chase,
ann darrow,
logan,
buffy summers,
waco kid,
teja,
veronica mars,
sallie reynolds,
katniss everdeen,
olivia dunham,
doc scurlock,
aziraphael,
mary anne bell,
coyote,
burton guster,
artemis,
yrael,
sameth,
will scarlett,
crowley,
skellig,
mal reynolds,
nick sayre,
felix of vale,
val von doom,
river tam,
anthy himemiya,
liz sherman,
annabelle newfield,
atton rand,
leonard 'bones' mccoy,
puss in boots,
illyria,
enzo matrix,
ava wilson,
thalia grace,
raylan givens,
raven,
tyler marlocke,
destruction,
hermione granger,
jack bauer,
the doctor,
splinter,
sariel rager,
michaelangelo,
kate barlow,
dixie cousins,
ben wade,
claudia donovan,
galadan,
john mccabe,
cal chandler,
moiraine,
michael the archangel
For thousands upon uncounted thousands of years, it has been the single driving desire of the being known as the Orannis, the Destroyer, Ninth of the Bright Shiners: to witness the destruction of all things.
Some dreams do come true... even if not exactly as one might have wished. All things are indeed ending, but the final victory is not the Destroyer's.
The combined efforts of those standing so valiantly in place of the Seven have succeeded. Blown by waves of wind and lightning-flame, driven by a sword of power and shifted by rumbling earth and the glorious song of the Eighth, its sibling, the gleaming sphere that is Orannis is borne inexorably backward until at the last it slides through the portal of the Darkgate -- and vanishes, irretrievably lost into the dimension beyond.
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He feels it, too, when the crack bursts from the strain, spilling its light out into the bar. All around him, people running or hiding or fighting suddenly aren't and never were.
And he feels it when Jack wakes up, the fixed point being pulled along with the rest of reality, unable to be free of it.
"Took your time, didn't you?"
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The pauses, and cricks his neck with a very painful sound sideways and a muffled groan of agony.
After a brief ( and s t r e t c h e d ) moment, he tries again.
"--ck off..."
Then he turns onto one side and indluges in a coughing fit.
It's usually a bit faster than this.
Fucking ow.
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Okay.
Ow.
"Ow."
Jack pulls himself up to a sitting position, eyes bleary and face pale, but far more alert.
"What're we lookin' at?"
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The Doctor scans the crack, the front door, and Jack himself with the sonic screwdriver, comparing the readings. The news isn't good.
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Wait.
No.
No, no.
A second or two of silence, and Jack draws a gun from under his coat, more focused.
"Sure. Let's do it. Who are--"
The Doctor gets a fairly intense stare for a moment.
"--You."
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"Hello, Captain. Long time."
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...Says somebody.
But it's certainly not Jack, judging by the emotion behind his frozen expression.
"Well, hell of a time to turn up," he says, unfreezing to smile as bright as ever.
Please.
"...Is it deliberate getting younger every time? Because I have a whole lot of jokes about mid-life crises."
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"You're the one who looks like you're still in college. If not jailbait."
BRING IT.
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"That's not a gray hair, is it?"
Yes, all of reality is falling down around their ears, and they're trading good-natured barbs.
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"Please, I have plenty of choice in the fun age ranges."
The ones with some experience. :D
He's almost tempted to ask how old the Doctor's latest companion is, but... something about that's too close to home.
Yeah. Still hurts.
"Don't make me shoot you, place is enough of a mess."
...
"Speaking of... what the hell happened?"
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"...Okay," he says.
"Uh. Plan?"
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