Fragments of a Shattered Life 21
Title: Fragments of a Shattered Life
Part: 21/28-ish
Rating: 18+
Warnings: Explicit violence, non-con
Genre: Angst
Characters: Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Tosh, Owen
Summary: After POTW Jack's life takes a turn for the worse and he desperately needs help. A Doctor Who/Torchwood crossover. Note that this is a very dark fic.
Disclaimer: Not mine.
A/N: Every story needs a killer robot, right ?!!
Previous Chapter here: ohinyan.livejournal.com/6403.html
Chapter 21: The Robot
Tosh and Jack were in the main part of the Hub when the rift alert sounded. Tosh zeroed in on the location while Jack contacted Ianto and Owen who were down in the archives.
“Oh my god Jack, it's coming through right here in the Hub!” As she said this they saw a swirl of rift energy appear and a six foot, terrifying robot appeared.
Horrified Jack recognised the type of robot it was. It was M'ritan. The type of robot they used in their war against their neighbouring planet. They were programmed to kill any higher lifeforms who were not M'ritan. They were usually armed to the teeth as well as being lethal killers even when unarmed.
The M'ritan attack robot had fortunately lost its major armaments, presumably during it's passage through the rift. If it hadn't done so it would have annihilated the Torchwood team in seconds.
“Lock down now,” yelled Jack urgently. There was no way they could let this get out of the Hub.
Tosh leaped to activate the lock down, knowing that Jack knew enough about aliens to recognise the threat level accurately. And just the fact that he had issued an order, against all his conditioning, showed how important this was. Even though it would leave the team locked in with the robot she didn't hesitate.
“Ianto, Owen” she cried over the comms. “Arm yourselves, alien incursion on the main level.”
As Ianto and Owen ran towards the main Hub, Jack and Tosh retreated from the robot into the medical bay. The robot didn't follow them immediately. It seemed to be disoriented from the fall through the rift.
Jack whispered to Tosh urgently. “I know how to deactivate this robot. It's a simple procedure but we need to disable it so we can get close enough to pull the control disc out. And normal guns wont work against it. We need something special from the armoury. Do you know the sonic disrupter that's stored there ?”
Tosh nodded.
“Fetch it as quick as you can.”
Tosh crept quietly away, taking the long route to avoid the robot. When she was out of view she ran as quietly but as fast as she could towards the armoury, cursing the fact that it was so far from the central Hub.
The robot meanwhile was looking less uncertain and was beginning to sweep the area looking for sentient lifeforms.
Jack stayed hidden. Though weaponless the robot was still deadly. The arms ended in long claws that could rip an enemy to shreds if they got close.
At that moment Ianto and Owen ran into view. They started shooting at the robot but the bullets bounced off harmlessly. Tosh was nowhere in sight.
As the robot turned towards Ianto and Owen, Jack could see what was coming. Tosh was going to be too late. The robot was only 10 feet from the others. It was going to kill them right in front of him. These were the people who had helped him, had been kind to him and brought him back from the brink of insanity. And this was Ianto who he was developing feelings for. He couldn't allow it. No matter what it cost him, he couldn't let it happen.
If it had just been death he had to fear he wouldn't have hesitated. But if he succeeded in saving them they could find out that he didn't stay dead. They would know that he was a freak and who knew what they would do then, even Ianto. It took only seconds for him to reach a decision. The robot was now advancing purposefully towards Ianto. It was almost on him. There was no more time.
Jack ran towards the robot quietly, aiming for the control disc that he could see low on its left side. As he reached it, it swung towards him and thrust its clawed hand into him, stabbing into his chest and abdomen. Jack was well used to pain however and he did not give up. Pushing forwards and impaling himself further onto the claws in the process his hand reached his goal. He grabbed the control disc, twisted it and with the last of his strength pulled it out of its socket.
The robot deactivated immediately and fell in a heap dragging Jack down with it. Ianto and Owen rushed towards him. Owen ripped Jack's shirt away from the wounds. The robot's claws were still deeply embedded and had done more damage as it fell. Blood was flowing fast and Owen knew that it was hopeless. Only immediate surgery would help and even if the Hub was not in lock down they would never get him to a hospital in time.
Ianto was kneeling on Jack's other side, holding his hand. He could barely hold back his tears.
“You saved my life,” he choked out.
“I'm glad,” Jack answered weakly. “It's OK, but remember what I asked you.”
Ianto looked confused for a moment and then said “You mean the bracelets ?”
“Yes, get them off me please.”
“I will,” Ianto promised as Jack slipped away.
* * * *
Jack's body lay on the table in the medical bay. He had been covered with a sheet. Tosh stood by the table. By the time she had returned with the sonic disrupter the robot was disabled and Jack was already dead. She was crying freely and blaming herself for not being quicker. Ianto had explained about Jack's last request and they certainly owed it to him to fulfill it, strange though it was. It wasn't as if it would hurt him now.
So Owen was using an alien laser cutter on one of the bracelets which responded with a massive jolt of electricity. After the shock had occurred it was safe to pull the two halves of the bracelet off Jack's wrist. The bracelet, trailing its bloody filaments, was placed in a kidney dish for archive later. The second one was dealt with similarly leaving Jack with a ring of wounds round each wrist. They did not bleed as he was already dead.
Having fulfilled Jack's last request the team left his body temporarily in the medical bay and went to deal with the robot.
* * * *
Jack gasped back into life an hour later. He looked around fearfully and was relieved to find himself alone. He looked down at his wrists and practically cried with the relief of seeing that the bracelets were gone. He silently thanked Ianto. The most obvious symbol of his captivity and the mechanism of keeping him under control was at last gone.
He didn't have time for celebration though. He had to get away before the others came back and found him alive. Even though they were his friends he didn't know how they would react to him now. He wanted to think the best of them but everyone who had known his secret (except Martha) had been revolted by him or used it against him. The team had kept him at Torchwood as an employee thinking him a human. They might well hand him over to UNIT or some other agency for experimentation when they found out how inhuman he actually was. He couldn't take the chance.
And Ianto, who was more than a friend, what would he think? He wouldn't want to hand him over to anyone (Jack fervently hoped) but would he be disgusted by him now, by the abomination, the freak.
Fighting back his emotions and terror Jack went quickly to his room to change. He wouldn't get far outside covered in blood. Then he tried to leave the Hub. He began to panic when he found that the Hub was still in lock down and would be for another two hours. There was no way out.
Next chapter here: ohinyan.livejournal.com/7107.html
Part: 21/28-ish
Rating: 18+
Warnings: Explicit violence, non-con
Genre: Angst
Characters: Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Tosh, Owen
Summary: After POTW Jack's life takes a turn for the worse and he desperately needs help. A Doctor Who/Torchwood crossover. Note that this is a very dark fic.
Disclaimer: Not mine.
A/N: Every story needs a killer robot, right ?!!
Previous Chapter here: ohinyan.livejournal.com/6403.html
Chapter 21: The Robot
Tosh and Jack were in the main part of the Hub when the rift alert sounded. Tosh zeroed in on the location while Jack contacted Ianto and Owen who were down in the archives.
“Oh my god Jack, it's coming through right here in the Hub!” As she said this they saw a swirl of rift energy appear and a six foot, terrifying robot appeared.
Horrified Jack recognised the type of robot it was. It was M'ritan. The type of robot they used in their war against their neighbouring planet. They were programmed to kill any higher lifeforms who were not M'ritan. They were usually armed to the teeth as well as being lethal killers even when unarmed.
The M'ritan attack robot had fortunately lost its major armaments, presumably during it's passage through the rift. If it hadn't done so it would have annihilated the Torchwood team in seconds.
“Lock down now,” yelled Jack urgently. There was no way they could let this get out of the Hub.
Tosh leaped to activate the lock down, knowing that Jack knew enough about aliens to recognise the threat level accurately. And just the fact that he had issued an order, against all his conditioning, showed how important this was. Even though it would leave the team locked in with the robot she didn't hesitate.
“Ianto, Owen” she cried over the comms. “Arm yourselves, alien incursion on the main level.”
As Ianto and Owen ran towards the main Hub, Jack and Tosh retreated from the robot into the medical bay. The robot didn't follow them immediately. It seemed to be disoriented from the fall through the rift.
Jack whispered to Tosh urgently. “I know how to deactivate this robot. It's a simple procedure but we need to disable it so we can get close enough to pull the control disc out. And normal guns wont work against it. We need something special from the armoury. Do you know the sonic disrupter that's stored there ?”
Tosh nodded.
“Fetch it as quick as you can.”
Tosh crept quietly away, taking the long route to avoid the robot. When she was out of view she ran as quietly but as fast as she could towards the armoury, cursing the fact that it was so far from the central Hub.
The robot meanwhile was looking less uncertain and was beginning to sweep the area looking for sentient lifeforms.
Jack stayed hidden. Though weaponless the robot was still deadly. The arms ended in long claws that could rip an enemy to shreds if they got close.
At that moment Ianto and Owen ran into view. They started shooting at the robot but the bullets bounced off harmlessly. Tosh was nowhere in sight.
As the robot turned towards Ianto and Owen, Jack could see what was coming. Tosh was going to be too late. The robot was only 10 feet from the others. It was going to kill them right in front of him. These were the people who had helped him, had been kind to him and brought him back from the brink of insanity. And this was Ianto who he was developing feelings for. He couldn't allow it. No matter what it cost him, he couldn't let it happen.
If it had just been death he had to fear he wouldn't have hesitated. But if he succeeded in saving them they could find out that he didn't stay dead. They would know that he was a freak and who knew what they would do then, even Ianto. It took only seconds for him to reach a decision. The robot was now advancing purposefully towards Ianto. It was almost on him. There was no more time.
Jack ran towards the robot quietly, aiming for the control disc that he could see low on its left side. As he reached it, it swung towards him and thrust its clawed hand into him, stabbing into his chest and abdomen. Jack was well used to pain however and he did not give up. Pushing forwards and impaling himself further onto the claws in the process his hand reached his goal. He grabbed the control disc, twisted it and with the last of his strength pulled it out of its socket.
The robot deactivated immediately and fell in a heap dragging Jack down with it. Ianto and Owen rushed towards him. Owen ripped Jack's shirt away from the wounds. The robot's claws were still deeply embedded and had done more damage as it fell. Blood was flowing fast and Owen knew that it was hopeless. Only immediate surgery would help and even if the Hub was not in lock down they would never get him to a hospital in time.
Ianto was kneeling on Jack's other side, holding his hand. He could barely hold back his tears.
“You saved my life,” he choked out.
“I'm glad,” Jack answered weakly. “It's OK, but remember what I asked you.”
Ianto looked confused for a moment and then said “You mean the bracelets ?”
“Yes, get them off me please.”
“I will,” Ianto promised as Jack slipped away.
* * * *
Jack's body lay on the table in the medical bay. He had been covered with a sheet. Tosh stood by the table. By the time she had returned with the sonic disrupter the robot was disabled and Jack was already dead. She was crying freely and blaming herself for not being quicker. Ianto had explained about Jack's last request and they certainly owed it to him to fulfill it, strange though it was. It wasn't as if it would hurt him now.
So Owen was using an alien laser cutter on one of the bracelets which responded with a massive jolt of electricity. After the shock had occurred it was safe to pull the two halves of the bracelet off Jack's wrist. The bracelet, trailing its bloody filaments, was placed in a kidney dish for archive later. The second one was dealt with similarly leaving Jack with a ring of wounds round each wrist. They did not bleed as he was already dead.
Having fulfilled Jack's last request the team left his body temporarily in the medical bay and went to deal with the robot.
* * * *
Jack gasped back into life an hour later. He looked around fearfully and was relieved to find himself alone. He looked down at his wrists and practically cried with the relief of seeing that the bracelets were gone. He silently thanked Ianto. The most obvious symbol of his captivity and the mechanism of keeping him under control was at last gone.
He didn't have time for celebration though. He had to get away before the others came back and found him alive. Even though they were his friends he didn't know how they would react to him now. He wanted to think the best of them but everyone who had known his secret (except Martha) had been revolted by him or used it against him. The team had kept him at Torchwood as an employee thinking him a human. They might well hand him over to UNIT or some other agency for experimentation when they found out how inhuman he actually was. He couldn't take the chance.
And Ianto, who was more than a friend, what would he think? He wouldn't want to hand him over to anyone (Jack fervently hoped) but would he be disgusted by him now, by the abomination, the freak.
Fighting back his emotions and terror Jack went quickly to his room to change. He wouldn't get far outside covered in blood. Then he tried to leave the Hub. He began to panic when he found that the Hub was still in lock down and would be for another two hours. There was no way out.
Next chapter here: ohinyan.livejournal.com/7107.html