When The Levee Breaks: Chapter 3
Title: When The Levee Breaks
Fandom: Torchwood
Chapter: Three
Word Count: 1,788
Pairings: Jack/Ianto
Characters: Ianto, Owen, John Hart, Gwen, Tosh, Andy
Summary: An AU of Fragments and Exit Wounds. When the team goes to an old warehouse to investigate an energy signal, they find someone bearing bad news.
Rating: M
Spoilers: Seasons 1 & 2
Warnings: violence
Disclaimer: I do not own Torchwood or any of its characters
Chapter 2
As Ianto sped toward the building he was met with cars and people fleeing in the other direction. When it became too difficult to keep going forward, he jumped out of the car and ran. As he pushed on, terrified civilians kept bumping into him, some were covered blood and some were crying frantically. By the time he was within 100 meters of the building, the ground shook violently and the air filled with dust.
Instead of an outward explosion, the building had collapsed in on itself most likely from bombs located in the support structures of the basement. Emergency crews were on the scene but not nearly as many as there normally would be. With three major detonations across the city, personnel were spread thin. All neighboring towns and even cities like London were sending reinforcements, but the country was in a state of chaos and terror.
Ianto, now coated in grey ash, was sprinting toward the wreckage. Before he could reach the site, strong arms pulled him back. The firefighter was trying desperately to restrain him but Ianto was deafened and in a crazed state. His mind flashed to images of cybermen and daleks while he searched frantically for survivors. His desperate cries and screams sounded louder than even the sirens around him.
PC Andy Davison arrived on the scene a few minutes after the building collapsed. He had received word from Gwen that they believed this building was being targeted. He didn't know how they knew that but it meant they were dealing with something far worse than a regular terrorist. People were running in all directions away from the destruction except for the rescue workers and one persistent man in a suit. The poor bloke was clawing his way toward the site and two firefighters were having trouble containing him. Even though he was coated in dirt, Andy recognized him as one of Gwen's coworkers. Once on the phone with her, he spoke, "Gwen, your colleague, the young one, is here and he's gone mad."
Through the phone he could hear Gwen shouting to her teammates. She was almost out of breath when she answered Andy, "We're on our way there. Try to get him away from the building."
Gwen pocketed her mobile and turned to Tosh, "That was Andy, Ianto is at the building and going crazy. Is there any more movement from Grey?"
Tosh shook her head, "No, he moved right before the building collapsed and then the signal disappeared."
"He probably went back to his ship." John informed them as he hobbled into the room.
"How about Jack?" Gwen pressed on.
"He's still at the site and hasn't moved." Tosh answered gravely.
"Alright, Owen get your kit, you're coming with me. Tosh stay here and keep an eye out for Grey." Gwen ordered.
John limped after her, "I'm coming too."
Gwen held out her hand, "No, you're not."
Pleadingly, John continued, "What about Jack?"
"We will bring back whatever we can find of him. Stay here and work with Tosh." At that Owen ran up with his supplies as he and Gwen left through the cog door.
Despite the thick dust nearly blinding him, Andy was trying to talk some sense into the young Torchwood agent, "Mr. Jones, please listen to me, you cannot go over there; it is too dangerous."
The man's eyes were wild as he kept shouting, "Jack! I have to get to Jack."
Andy let out a sigh of relief when he saw Gwen and another colleague running up to them. The doctor grabbed Ianto's shoulders and Gwen pulled Andy aside. Owen could barely keep Ianto from running past him but he managed to bring out a syringe and inject him with a mild sedative. Ianto wobbled and fell to his knees as Owen took out an oxygen mask and placed over his mouth. For the first time, he was actually glad he was dead and didn't have to breathe in the vile air around them.
Gwen yelled to Andy, "Our leader, Jack Harkness was in that explosion. We need to get him out."
Andy shook his head, "I'm sorry love, but he's probably dead."
Gwen nodded, "I know, but we need his remains. It probably sounds weird but we need to take them back to our base."
"You said you were able to track the bomber; where is he?" Andy shouted.
"He disappeared, but we think he'll come back. As soon as he does, we will alert the police." Gwen reassured him.
Andy wasn't happy but he knew that was the best he was going to get, "Fine. I'll instruct the crew to look for your leader's remains but it may take some time."
It took several hours, but with Tosh sending Jack's location, the rescue workers were able to pull back enough rubble to locate human remains. Owen was helping tend to survivors and Gwen was working with the police. Ianto, who had calmed down and regained most of his senses, was watching anxiously. He noticed there had been a forensics tent set up and he managed to enter using his Torchwood security pass. It was a grisly sight. There were body parts littered everywhere as technicians sorted through them.
Amongst the limbs and mutilated corpses, Ianto saw an arm lying at the end of the room with Jack's vortex manipulator on the wrist. He rushed over to it and nearly vomited when he saw Jack's torso and head next to it. However, he regained his composure enough to have the remains bagged and taken to his car. Owen was tending to a woman with a broken arm when he noticed Ianto directing a man in a forensics suit to his car. The man placed a large plastic bag in the trunk and then left. Owen realized that Ianto must have found Jack. His heart broke thinking of the young man scraping up the various parts of his lover. He finished with the woman he was treating and ran to join Ianto.
Once back at the Hub, he wasn't quite sure what to do with the body parts so he arranged them on the autopsy table as close to the right order as he could. Ianto stood by watching the entire time. He was still covered from head to toe in dust and dirt except for streaks of tears on his face. He hadn't said a word since they returned and continued to stare at the body parts. Owen cringed when he saw John hobbling down the stairs and approach Ianto speaking in a playful tone, "Eye Candy, what did you do to him?"
However, his face fell when he noticed Ianto was not listening and appeared to shaking slightly. He stepped up and spoke to him in a low, serious tone, "Ianto."
When Ianto still didn't respond, he tried again, "Ianto, look at me."
Ianto turned his head slowly and gazed at John. John put his hand on the young man's shoulder and rotated his entire body to face his. He looked deeply into his eyes and spoke softly, "He'll come back; he always does."
Fresh tears began to slip down Ianto's face as he tremored even more. John pulled him in closer and placed a kiss to his dirt smeared forehead then took him into his arms. While he kept his bandaged stump on Ianto's back, he moved his one hand up to the other man's hair and massaged the short curls. Eventually, Ianto seemed to relax into his arms and John led him out of the room. While he was leaving, Owen caught John's eye and gave him an appreciative nod.
John led Ianto down to the showers and sat him on a bench just outside them. Ianto continued to sit still and stare forward not noticing his surroundings. Hobbling with his broken ankle and a single crutch, John grabbed a bucket and filled it with water. He then took a towel and brought the water over to Ianto. He knelt down to face the young man and dipped the towel into the water. Bringing the cloth up to Ianto's face, he began wiping away the dirt and tears.
Working slowly and gently, he cleaned off Ianto's entire face, neck, and hair. He then removed the young man's jacket, tie, and shirt followed by sliding off his shoes, socks, and trousers. The wall on the far right had a cabinet filled with towels, blankets, and scrubs. John picked out a set of scrubs and helped Ianto into them. While he brought him up to the main Hub, he saw Owen speaking with Tosh and going over some readings. When Owen saw them, he helped direct Ianto to the sofa and gave the man a couple pills.
Tosh came over and offered a glass of water. When Ianto wouldn't take them, Owen spoke sternly, "Jones, take these pills and lie down."
Ianto then nodded and did as he was told. Almost immediately, he fell asleep and John covered him in a blanket. Everyone stepped back and went over to Tosh's station. John let out a sigh, "That was horrible. Is he going to be alright?"
Owen crossed his arms, "Yeah, he'll be okay. We've seen him do this before when his girlfriend died. He's been through a lot in his life."
Owen then reached into his pocket and took out Jack's wrist strap, "I don't know if this thing is even going to work anymore, but at least we found it on him."
Tosh took the device and examined it while John spoke, "They are amazingly strong. I've never heard of one breaking, in fact, I have no idea how Jack messed up his teleportation function."
Tosh's eyes lit up, "Wait, if we figure out how Jack's malfunctioned, then we might be able to use it on Grey's."
Owen added, "That would at least keep him from jumping around. Get to work on it."
John and Owen then went back toward the med bay to check on Jack. John gasped and had to turn away immediately; he had seen some gruesome sights in his life, but watching body parts knit themselves back together was too much.
Chapter 4
Fandom: Torchwood
Chapter: Three
Word Count: 1,788
Pairings: Jack/Ianto
Characters: Ianto, Owen, John Hart, Gwen, Tosh, Andy
Summary: An AU of Fragments and Exit Wounds. When the team goes to an old warehouse to investigate an energy signal, they find someone bearing bad news.
Rating: M
Spoilers: Seasons 1 & 2
Warnings: violence
Disclaimer: I do not own Torchwood or any of its characters
Chapter 2
As Ianto sped toward the building he was met with cars and people fleeing in the other direction. When it became too difficult to keep going forward, he jumped out of the car and ran. As he pushed on, terrified civilians kept bumping into him, some were covered blood and some were crying frantically. By the time he was within 100 meters of the building, the ground shook violently and the air filled with dust.
Instead of an outward explosion, the building had collapsed in on itself most likely from bombs located in the support structures of the basement. Emergency crews were on the scene but not nearly as many as there normally would be. With three major detonations across the city, personnel were spread thin. All neighboring towns and even cities like London were sending reinforcements, but the country was in a state of chaos and terror.
Ianto, now coated in grey ash, was sprinting toward the wreckage. Before he could reach the site, strong arms pulled him back. The firefighter was trying desperately to restrain him but Ianto was deafened and in a crazed state. His mind flashed to images of cybermen and daleks while he searched frantically for survivors. His desperate cries and screams sounded louder than even the sirens around him.
PC Andy Davison arrived on the scene a few minutes after the building collapsed. He had received word from Gwen that they believed this building was being targeted. He didn't know how they knew that but it meant they were dealing with something far worse than a regular terrorist. People were running in all directions away from the destruction except for the rescue workers and one persistent man in a suit. The poor bloke was clawing his way toward the site and two firefighters were having trouble containing him. Even though he was coated in dirt, Andy recognized him as one of Gwen's coworkers. Once on the phone with her, he spoke, "Gwen, your colleague, the young one, is here and he's gone mad."
Through the phone he could hear Gwen shouting to her teammates. She was almost out of breath when she answered Andy, "We're on our way there. Try to get him away from the building."
Gwen pocketed her mobile and turned to Tosh, "That was Andy, Ianto is at the building and going crazy. Is there any more movement from Grey?"
Tosh shook her head, "No, he moved right before the building collapsed and then the signal disappeared."
"He probably went back to his ship." John informed them as he hobbled into the room.
"How about Jack?" Gwen pressed on.
"He's still at the site and hasn't moved." Tosh answered gravely.
"Alright, Owen get your kit, you're coming with me. Tosh stay here and keep an eye out for Grey." Gwen ordered.
John limped after her, "I'm coming too."
Gwen held out her hand, "No, you're not."
Pleadingly, John continued, "What about Jack?"
"We will bring back whatever we can find of him. Stay here and work with Tosh." At that Owen ran up with his supplies as he and Gwen left through the cog door.
Despite the thick dust nearly blinding him, Andy was trying to talk some sense into the young Torchwood agent, "Mr. Jones, please listen to me, you cannot go over there; it is too dangerous."
The man's eyes were wild as he kept shouting, "Jack! I have to get to Jack."
Andy let out a sigh of relief when he saw Gwen and another colleague running up to them. The doctor grabbed Ianto's shoulders and Gwen pulled Andy aside. Owen could barely keep Ianto from running past him but he managed to bring out a syringe and inject him with a mild sedative. Ianto wobbled and fell to his knees as Owen took out an oxygen mask and placed over his mouth. For the first time, he was actually glad he was dead and didn't have to breathe in the vile air around them.
Gwen yelled to Andy, "Our leader, Jack Harkness was in that explosion. We need to get him out."
Andy shook his head, "I'm sorry love, but he's probably dead."
Gwen nodded, "I know, but we need his remains. It probably sounds weird but we need to take them back to our base."
"You said you were able to track the bomber; where is he?" Andy shouted.
"He disappeared, but we think he'll come back. As soon as he does, we will alert the police." Gwen reassured him.
Andy wasn't happy but he knew that was the best he was going to get, "Fine. I'll instruct the crew to look for your leader's remains but it may take some time."
It took several hours, but with Tosh sending Jack's location, the rescue workers were able to pull back enough rubble to locate human remains. Owen was helping tend to survivors and Gwen was working with the police. Ianto, who had calmed down and regained most of his senses, was watching anxiously. He noticed there had been a forensics tent set up and he managed to enter using his Torchwood security pass. It was a grisly sight. There were body parts littered everywhere as technicians sorted through them.
Amongst the limbs and mutilated corpses, Ianto saw an arm lying at the end of the room with Jack's vortex manipulator on the wrist. He rushed over to it and nearly vomited when he saw Jack's torso and head next to it. However, he regained his composure enough to have the remains bagged and taken to his car. Owen was tending to a woman with a broken arm when he noticed Ianto directing a man in a forensics suit to his car. The man placed a large plastic bag in the trunk and then left. Owen realized that Ianto must have found Jack. His heart broke thinking of the young man scraping up the various parts of his lover. He finished with the woman he was treating and ran to join Ianto.
Once back at the Hub, he wasn't quite sure what to do with the body parts so he arranged them on the autopsy table as close to the right order as he could. Ianto stood by watching the entire time. He was still covered from head to toe in dust and dirt except for streaks of tears on his face. He hadn't said a word since they returned and continued to stare at the body parts. Owen cringed when he saw John hobbling down the stairs and approach Ianto speaking in a playful tone, "Eye Candy, what did you do to him?"
However, his face fell when he noticed Ianto was not listening and appeared to shaking slightly. He stepped up and spoke to him in a low, serious tone, "Ianto."
When Ianto still didn't respond, he tried again, "Ianto, look at me."
Ianto turned his head slowly and gazed at John. John put his hand on the young man's shoulder and rotated his entire body to face his. He looked deeply into his eyes and spoke softly, "He'll come back; he always does."
Fresh tears began to slip down Ianto's face as he tremored even more. John pulled him in closer and placed a kiss to his dirt smeared forehead then took him into his arms. While he kept his bandaged stump on Ianto's back, he moved his one hand up to the other man's hair and massaged the short curls. Eventually, Ianto seemed to relax into his arms and John led him out of the room. While he was leaving, Owen caught John's eye and gave him an appreciative nod.
John led Ianto down to the showers and sat him on a bench just outside them. Ianto continued to sit still and stare forward not noticing his surroundings. Hobbling with his broken ankle and a single crutch, John grabbed a bucket and filled it with water. He then took a towel and brought the water over to Ianto. He knelt down to face the young man and dipped the towel into the water. Bringing the cloth up to Ianto's face, he began wiping away the dirt and tears.
Working slowly and gently, he cleaned off Ianto's entire face, neck, and hair. He then removed the young man's jacket, tie, and shirt followed by sliding off his shoes, socks, and trousers. The wall on the far right had a cabinet filled with towels, blankets, and scrubs. John picked out a set of scrubs and helped Ianto into them. While he brought him up to the main Hub, he saw Owen speaking with Tosh and going over some readings. When Owen saw them, he helped direct Ianto to the sofa and gave the man a couple pills.
Tosh came over and offered a glass of water. When Ianto wouldn't take them, Owen spoke sternly, "Jones, take these pills and lie down."
Ianto then nodded and did as he was told. Almost immediately, he fell asleep and John covered him in a blanket. Everyone stepped back and went over to Tosh's station. John let out a sigh, "That was horrible. Is he going to be alright?"
Owen crossed his arms, "Yeah, he'll be okay. We've seen him do this before when his girlfriend died. He's been through a lot in his life."
Owen then reached into his pocket and took out Jack's wrist strap, "I don't know if this thing is even going to work anymore, but at least we found it on him."
Tosh took the device and examined it while John spoke, "They are amazingly strong. I've never heard of one breaking, in fact, I have no idea how Jack messed up his teleportation function."
Tosh's eyes lit up, "Wait, if we figure out how Jack's malfunctioned, then we might be able to use it on Grey's."
Owen added, "That would at least keep him from jumping around. Get to work on it."
John and Owen then went back toward the med bay to check on Jack. John gasped and had to turn away immediately; he had seen some gruesome sights in his life, but watching body parts knit themselves back together was too much.
Chapter 4