When Everything Changed - Chapter 20/20
Title: When Everything Changed - A Torchwood/Dr. Who/Sarah Jane Adventures Crossover
Author:
tonjavmoore
Characters/Pairings: Jack/Ianto, Gwen/Rhys, Eleven and Amy Pond, and a lot of people from the Whoniverse at large
Rating: PG
Word Count: Total: 32,741; Chapter 20: 1,665
Spoilers: This assumes that you are familiar the five days of Children of Earth. Otherwise, you’ll be a bit lost. This is a timey-wimey fixit that takes up action partway through Day 3.
Disclaimer: Torchwood, Dr. Who, and Sarah Jane Adventures all belong to the BBC and RTD. Sadly.
Betas: Thanks to midlist_writer and welsh_scotsman on Live Journal. Also, to my friend Alexandria Cameron who put up with my squeals and tantrums when it just wouldn’t get out through my fingers the way I wanted it to.
Dedication: This is for my good friend and the best roommate anyone could have ever the pleasure of having, Susan Garrett. She was taken from us by cancer and the world is not as bright as it was before she left.
Summary: When the Shadow Architects find a paradox that is destroying the Universe, can the Eleventh Doctor find a way to restore Jack’s timeline to what it should have been?
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Story starts here:
Chapter 1
Chapter 20
Approximately three months later…
Jack stood on the hill, his arm around Ianto, watching the TARDIS materialize in front of them. He and Ianto had picnicked under the stars while they waited. It was one of their favorite spots.
The TARDIS door slid open and Jack had a moment of déjà vu as he saw the girl standing there, her red hair spilling over her shoulders. “Hello, Amy Pond,” he said to dispel the memory. “Good to see you again.”
“Always a pleasure, Captain.” She beckoned them inside. “Come on - he’s dying to see you, even if he won’t admit it. She wants to see you even more than he does.”
Jack and Ianto crossed the threshold. Jack, as always, found himself surrounded by the love and warmth of the TARDIS and he could tell that same love and warmth was around Ianto as well. They put their hands on her wall. The song was clear and bright; the words distinct. “Greetings, my Champion. You have brought your One again. I have decided to name him. He is my Light, for he dispels the darkness in the souls of those he cares for. Do you accept your name, my Light?”
“I’m honored,” Ianto said. “I’ll strive to be worthy of you, my lady.”
“You will be.”
Like before, there was some throat clearing behind him. Jack and Ianto turned. The Doctor stood on the platform with Amy and a man Jack didn’t recognize. He and Ianto walked up the stairs to join them. “Hi,” he said.
The Doctor smiled and Jack smiled back. He still felt nothing for the Doctor except a small lingering affection, but it didn’t surprise him. He had a rich life in which the Doctor played no part. “I didn’t expect you to be back so soon,” Jack said.
“How long has it been for you?” the Doctor asked.
“One hundred and seven days,” Ianto answered quickly.
Jack’s smile broadened. He loved it when Ianto did that. It was as close to showing off that his lover would do in public. In private was another story. “We didn’t expect to see you back so soon.”
“It’s been a lot longer than that for us,” Amy said.
Jack took a closer look at her. She hadn’t changed that much, but her eyes were much older. Traveling with the Doctor inevitably did that to a person. “Still looking good, Amy Pond,” he said.
“We’re glad to see you,” Ianto added. And without missing a beat added, “Rein it in, Cariad. You’ll scare her.”
Amy blushed and hooked her arm around the young man standing next to her. “This is my husband, Captain. Rory Williams. Rory, this is Captain Jack Harkness and his partner Ianto Jones.”
“Pleased to meet you,” Rory said politely. “I’ve heard a lot about you.”
He was a bit on the gangly side and had a rather long pointed nose, but his voice was pleasant. Jack decided to like him. “Don’t believe everything you hear.”
“If I believed it all, I’d be cowering in fear behind the pillar.”
Ianto grinned. “No need to cower, but you might want to keep a pillar handy to stay out of the crossfire.”
Jack decided to head off any flirting. Ianto had become too good at it. “Rein it in, Gorgeous,” Jack said in deliberate imitation. He turned to the Doctor. “So, I suppose you showed up for a reason. Can we get a hint as to what it is?”
To his surprise, the Doctor looked a little hurt. “Can’t I just come to see you?”
“Well, you can,” Jack said. “But I’ve never known you to do it before. Ianto and I can’t come with you to save anything. We’re rather busy at the moment. You just caught us. Martha, Ianto, and I are flying to the wilds of Texas in three days. A Rift has touched down there.”
“Oh. Any others?”
“One in France about half a mile above ground. So far nothing but a few pieces of junk. One in Portugal just offshore. Made it interesting to pinpoint. No reports of any others, but it will probably be just a matter of time. Together Martha, Ianto, and I make up Torchwood International. I made Ianto the director just to tick him off. Mickey is heading up Torchwood Cardiff just now, but he’ll join up with us as soon as we get personnel trained. Ianto and Luke managed to find the files on how to build a Rift Manipulator from the backup servers. We haven’t completed one yet, but we’re working on it. Sarah Jane’s sentient computer is a big help.”
“How is Sarah Jane?”
“Enjoying herself raising her new son. We send somebody over there when she needs help. We consider them honorary Torchwood. Sarah Jane’s okay with it as long as she and Luke and Bobby don’t have to shoot anything.”
“That’s the little boy I told you about,” Amy said to Rory. “How is he?” she asked Jack.
“Still adjusting,” Ianto said. “He’s something of a national symbol now, but we try to give him as normal a life as we can. Gwen is keeping an eye on them. She’s heading up Torchwood London, the Starship Project.”
“I even got her the ‘best temp in Chiswick.’” Jack winked at the Doctor. He grinned back.
Amy said, “Sounds like you could use some help. Is your offer still open, Captain?”
It took Jack a minute to remember what he had offered, but then he nodded. “A place at Torchwood? Oh, yeah. We’re trying to fill all types of positions. I take it then you’re ready to stop traveling? At least in time, I mean.”
“Uh huh,” she agreed. “It’s been thrilling and everything, but we’d kind of like to settle down for a bit. Rory’s officially a nurse. I think he’s qualified to be a doctor now, but med schools don’t recognize off-world experience yet. He could help patch people up.”
“We never have enough medical personnel,” Ianto said. “You’d be welcome.”
“Super! We’ll get our stuff and meet you outside.” She and Rory dashed off down one of the TARDIS’ many corridors.
Jack shook his head. “You’ll be alone again. That’s not good for you. You get into trouble on your own.”
The Doctor blushed. Jack couldn’t believe his eyes. “Actually,” the Doctor said, “I’ve got someone I want to visit. You’d like her, I think. Two of a kind, really. Oh, that reminds me…” He ducked under the console and came up with a paper bag. “These are for you and Mr. Jones.”
Jack opened the bag. He lifted one of the wristbands up and stared at it in wonder. “It’s a Vortex Manipulator.”
“I didn’t know if you’d found yours yet, with all that wreckage to clear away. And yours is broken. I mean, I know because I broke it. Stupid of me. These are new, in full working condition. The TARDIS tuned them to your individual biometrics. She said she linked them, but she wouldn’t say how. Sometimes she does things on her own, you know.” The Doctor shook his head at the vagaries of his ship.
“She’s a clever lady,” Jack said, grinning. “As well as beautiful.” He put the manipulator he was holding back in the bag. He smiled at Ianto. “We’ll sort them out later. This is going to be fun.”
“Now, don’t go gallivanting all over space and time with them…” the Doctor began.
Jack cut him off. “Not what we intend to do at all. My gallivanting days are over, at least for a very long time. We have to get this planet stable and exploring the Universe first. After that we’ll see.”
“It’s brilliant,” Ianto said. “Thank you, Doctor. Jack’s been missing his. Complains at least once a day.”
“You’re welcome. Had to do a bit of chicanery. They don’t just hand them out willy-nilly.”
“We’re not above a little chicanery ourselves. Isn’t that right, Ianto?”
“Only as necessary.”
Jack decided it was time to go. Surprising himself a little, he walked over to the Doctor and gave him a hug. “Don’t be a stranger. Come back anytime. Just don’t stick your nose in where it’s not needed.”
“I promise.”
“Tell the kids we’ll meet them outside.” Jack grinned at his lover. “I’m still afraid that the TARDIS will take off with Ianto. She seems quite enamored. Maybe as much as I am.”
The lights flickered and Jack could swear he heard a giggle. “Someday, my Champion, but not without you.”
“Good thing, old girl. I’m both jealous and possessive. Come on, Ianto. Let’s get you out of here.”
Ianto laughed and let Jack pull him to the door. “Good-bye, Doctor,” he said, just as Jack pulled him outside.
The night air was cool compared to the TARDIS. Ianto slipped his hands into Jack’s coat pockets. “Jealous and possessive?”
“Of you, yes, I am.”
“I guess I’ll have to work twice as hard to show you I’m not interested in anyone else.”
“Oh, yeah.”
Ianto kissed him. Jack’s head swam. Ianto’s kisses did that. They only broke apart when the door slid open again and Amy and Rory appeared.
She turned to her husband. “We’ll have to get used to that.”
He smiled. “It means they won’t mind us.”
“Not at all,” Jack said. “You are now officially Defenders of Earth, kids. Welcome to Torchwood.”
Fin
A/N: I’m thinking of doing a series of one-shots to cover the period between Chapter 19 and Chapter 20, while I work on the longer sequel (yeah, we’ll see the “wilds” in the sequel). Right now, I’m concentrating on moving to a new apartment and my reel_torchwood fic based on “The Thin Man.” I seemed to have hit a rough spot and am not quite sure where I want to go next. I have the plot and resolution figured out - it’s the integration of Torchwood that’s giving me fits. Any volunteers to help me along?
This entry was originally posted at http://tonjavmoore.dreamwidth.org/11900.html. Please comment there using OpenID, as I have disabled comments here.
Author:
tonjavmoore
Characters/Pairings: Jack/Ianto, Gwen/Rhys, Eleven and Amy Pond, and a lot of people from the Whoniverse at large
Rating: PG
Word Count: Total: 32,741; Chapter 20: 1,665
Spoilers: This assumes that you are familiar the five days of Children of Earth. Otherwise, you’ll be a bit lost. This is a timey-wimey fixit that takes up action partway through Day 3.
Disclaimer: Torchwood, Dr. Who, and Sarah Jane Adventures all belong to the BBC and RTD. Sadly.
Betas: Thanks to midlist_writer and welsh_scotsman on Live Journal. Also, to my friend Alexandria Cameron who put up with my squeals and tantrums when it just wouldn’t get out through my fingers the way I wanted it to.
Dedication: This is for my good friend and the best roommate anyone could have ever the pleasure of having, Susan Garrett. She was taken from us by cancer and the world is not as bright as it was before she left.
Summary: When the Shadow Architects find a paradox that is destroying the Universe, can the Eleventh Doctor find a way to restore Jack’s timeline to what it should have been?
I have disabled comments on Live Journal. Please comment at my Dreamwidth account. I love comments. They are cookies for my soul. You don’t have to have an account to comment there.
Story starts here:
Chapter 1
Chapter 20
Approximately three months later…
Jack stood on the hill, his arm around Ianto, watching the TARDIS materialize in front of them. He and Ianto had picnicked under the stars while they waited. It was one of their favorite spots.
The TARDIS door slid open and Jack had a moment of déjà vu as he saw the girl standing there, her red hair spilling over her shoulders. “Hello, Amy Pond,” he said to dispel the memory. “Good to see you again.”
“Always a pleasure, Captain.” She beckoned them inside. “Come on - he’s dying to see you, even if he won’t admit it. She wants to see you even more than he does.”
Jack and Ianto crossed the threshold. Jack, as always, found himself surrounded by the love and warmth of the TARDIS and he could tell that same love and warmth was around Ianto as well. They put their hands on her wall. The song was clear and bright; the words distinct. “Greetings, my Champion. You have brought your One again. I have decided to name him. He is my Light, for he dispels the darkness in the souls of those he cares for. Do you accept your name, my Light?”
“I’m honored,” Ianto said. “I’ll strive to be worthy of you, my lady.”
“You will be.”
Like before, there was some throat clearing behind him. Jack and Ianto turned. The Doctor stood on the platform with Amy and a man Jack didn’t recognize. He and Ianto walked up the stairs to join them. “Hi,” he said.
The Doctor smiled and Jack smiled back. He still felt nothing for the Doctor except a small lingering affection, but it didn’t surprise him. He had a rich life in which the Doctor played no part. “I didn’t expect you to be back so soon,” Jack said.
“How long has it been for you?” the Doctor asked.
“One hundred and seven days,” Ianto answered quickly.
Jack’s smile broadened. He loved it when Ianto did that. It was as close to showing off that his lover would do in public. In private was another story. “We didn’t expect to see you back so soon.”
“It’s been a lot longer than that for us,” Amy said.
Jack took a closer look at her. She hadn’t changed that much, but her eyes were much older. Traveling with the Doctor inevitably did that to a person. “Still looking good, Amy Pond,” he said.
“We’re glad to see you,” Ianto added. And without missing a beat added, “Rein it in, Cariad. You’ll scare her.”
Amy blushed and hooked her arm around the young man standing next to her. “This is my husband, Captain. Rory Williams. Rory, this is Captain Jack Harkness and his partner Ianto Jones.”
“Pleased to meet you,” Rory said politely. “I’ve heard a lot about you.”
He was a bit on the gangly side and had a rather long pointed nose, but his voice was pleasant. Jack decided to like him. “Don’t believe everything you hear.”
“If I believed it all, I’d be cowering in fear behind the pillar.”
Ianto grinned. “No need to cower, but you might want to keep a pillar handy to stay out of the crossfire.”
Jack decided to head off any flirting. Ianto had become too good at it. “Rein it in, Gorgeous,” Jack said in deliberate imitation. He turned to the Doctor. “So, I suppose you showed up for a reason. Can we get a hint as to what it is?”
To his surprise, the Doctor looked a little hurt. “Can’t I just come to see you?”
“Well, you can,” Jack said. “But I’ve never known you to do it before. Ianto and I can’t come with you to save anything. We’re rather busy at the moment. You just caught us. Martha, Ianto, and I are flying to the wilds of Texas in three days. A Rift has touched down there.”
“Oh. Any others?”
“One in France about half a mile above ground. So far nothing but a few pieces of junk. One in Portugal just offshore. Made it interesting to pinpoint. No reports of any others, but it will probably be just a matter of time. Together Martha, Ianto, and I make up Torchwood International. I made Ianto the director just to tick him off. Mickey is heading up Torchwood Cardiff just now, but he’ll join up with us as soon as we get personnel trained. Ianto and Luke managed to find the files on how to build a Rift Manipulator from the backup servers. We haven’t completed one yet, but we’re working on it. Sarah Jane’s sentient computer is a big help.”
“How is Sarah Jane?”
“Enjoying herself raising her new son. We send somebody over there when she needs help. We consider them honorary Torchwood. Sarah Jane’s okay with it as long as she and Luke and Bobby don’t have to shoot anything.”
“That’s the little boy I told you about,” Amy said to Rory. “How is he?” she asked Jack.
“Still adjusting,” Ianto said. “He’s something of a national symbol now, but we try to give him as normal a life as we can. Gwen is keeping an eye on them. She’s heading up Torchwood London, the Starship Project.”
“I even got her the ‘best temp in Chiswick.’” Jack winked at the Doctor. He grinned back.
Amy said, “Sounds like you could use some help. Is your offer still open, Captain?”
It took Jack a minute to remember what he had offered, but then he nodded. “A place at Torchwood? Oh, yeah. We’re trying to fill all types of positions. I take it then you’re ready to stop traveling? At least in time, I mean.”
“Uh huh,” she agreed. “It’s been thrilling and everything, but we’d kind of like to settle down for a bit. Rory’s officially a nurse. I think he’s qualified to be a doctor now, but med schools don’t recognize off-world experience yet. He could help patch people up.”
“We never have enough medical personnel,” Ianto said. “You’d be welcome.”
“Super! We’ll get our stuff and meet you outside.” She and Rory dashed off down one of the TARDIS’ many corridors.
Jack shook his head. “You’ll be alone again. That’s not good for you. You get into trouble on your own.”
The Doctor blushed. Jack couldn’t believe his eyes. “Actually,” the Doctor said, “I’ve got someone I want to visit. You’d like her, I think. Two of a kind, really. Oh, that reminds me…” He ducked under the console and came up with a paper bag. “These are for you and Mr. Jones.”
Jack opened the bag. He lifted one of the wristbands up and stared at it in wonder. “It’s a Vortex Manipulator.”
“I didn’t know if you’d found yours yet, with all that wreckage to clear away. And yours is broken. I mean, I know because I broke it. Stupid of me. These are new, in full working condition. The TARDIS tuned them to your individual biometrics. She said she linked them, but she wouldn’t say how. Sometimes she does things on her own, you know.” The Doctor shook his head at the vagaries of his ship.
“She’s a clever lady,” Jack said, grinning. “As well as beautiful.” He put the manipulator he was holding back in the bag. He smiled at Ianto. “We’ll sort them out later. This is going to be fun.”
“Now, don’t go gallivanting all over space and time with them…” the Doctor began.
Jack cut him off. “Not what we intend to do at all. My gallivanting days are over, at least for a very long time. We have to get this planet stable and exploring the Universe first. After that we’ll see.”
“It’s brilliant,” Ianto said. “Thank you, Doctor. Jack’s been missing his. Complains at least once a day.”
“You’re welcome. Had to do a bit of chicanery. They don’t just hand them out willy-nilly.”
“We’re not above a little chicanery ourselves. Isn’t that right, Ianto?”
“Only as necessary.”
Jack decided it was time to go. Surprising himself a little, he walked over to the Doctor and gave him a hug. “Don’t be a stranger. Come back anytime. Just don’t stick your nose in where it’s not needed.”
“I promise.”
“Tell the kids we’ll meet them outside.” Jack grinned at his lover. “I’m still afraid that the TARDIS will take off with Ianto. She seems quite enamored. Maybe as much as I am.”
The lights flickered and Jack could swear he heard a giggle. “Someday, my Champion, but not without you.”
“Good thing, old girl. I’m both jealous and possessive. Come on, Ianto. Let’s get you out of here.”
Ianto laughed and let Jack pull him to the door. “Good-bye, Doctor,” he said, just as Jack pulled him outside.
The night air was cool compared to the TARDIS. Ianto slipped his hands into Jack’s coat pockets. “Jealous and possessive?”
“Of you, yes, I am.”
“I guess I’ll have to work twice as hard to show you I’m not interested in anyone else.”
“Oh, yeah.”
Ianto kissed him. Jack’s head swam. Ianto’s kisses did that. They only broke apart when the door slid open again and Amy and Rory appeared.
She turned to her husband. “We’ll have to get used to that.”
He smiled. “It means they won’t mind us.”
“Not at all,” Jack said. “You are now officially Defenders of Earth, kids. Welcome to Torchwood.”
Fin
A/N: I’m thinking of doing a series of one-shots to cover the period between Chapter 19 and Chapter 20, while I work on the longer sequel (yeah, we’ll see the “wilds” in the sequel). Right now, I’m concentrating on moving to a new apartment and my reel_torchwood fic based on “The Thin Man.” I seemed to have hit a rough spot and am not quite sure where I want to go next. I have the plot and resolution figured out - it’s the integration of Torchwood that’s giving me fits. Any volunteers to help me along?
This entry was originally posted at http://tonjavmoore.dreamwidth.org/11900.html. Please comment there using OpenID, as I have disabled comments here.