Fic - Death Repeated (6/6)
Title - Death Repeated
Chapter - Epilogue (6/6)
Prompt - Groundhog Day
Character/Pairing(s) - Janto
Rating - NC-17 (only really for one chapter)
Warnings - death, ANGST (*cough* lots of the two *points to prompt as explanation), fix!it fic
Spoilers - For COE (specifically day 4 but pretty much all) and The Year The Never Was
Summary - Jack can’t tell Ianto he loves him, no matter how many times the day repeats
Epilogue
Waking up, Jack wasn’t that surprised when instead of his room in the Hub; he came face to face with the Master. The images he’d seen had slowly filtered into his mind, bringing back memories of his time on the Valiant.
“How did you like your future, Jack?” he asked, voice whisper quite.
Jack could feel the tears running own his face, his heart breaking as he realized that it had all been a dream, something the Master had created to torture him.
“It took me awhile,” the Master continued, moving away from where he was chained to the wall. “I thought having the woman, Gwen, marry someone else would break you, that when you lost the two members of your team, and all because of your old partner and brother, that that would break you. But you managed to keep going … and then I figured it out, the thing that was keeping you strong, was him.”
Jack swallowed, trying to wipe the memories of the ways Ianto had died from his mind, tried to focus on the here and now, on Martha, on the Doctor, on the Master.
“You had everyone fooled, Jack,” the Master whispered, having moved closer to him again. “Including me. Until the first time … in the hospital … when you denied him. It was then that I realized that he was what kept you from falling apart.”
Looking up into the face, Jack tried to feel angry, but he couldn’t wipe away the emptiness he felt, the feeling of failure that he had been unable to save Ianto, time and time again.
“And then I knew what I would do to punish you,” the Master said, cupping his cheek, a look of disgust on his face. “Watching the young man die over and over and over. And now, you’re going to see it for the final time.”
Jack swallowed and glared at the face, wondering what the Master was talking about.
“Your team was very good, Jack,” the Master said. “It took us months to find them, three of them, I should say, but your young boy, he just seemed to disappear.”
The Master walked over to a control, a computer screen turning on, before he turned back, a smirk on his face.
“But we finally found him.”
Jack stared at the screen, recognizing Ianto the second that the other man came into view, and by the looks of it, the Master knew too.
“You should know by now, Jack,” the Master said. “Everyone you love is worse off because of it. And now, you’re going to see him die for the last time, here, right in front of you, by my hand.”
Jack felt his eyes burn as he tried to stop the tears, biting his lip to stop the scream he wanted to give, not wanting to give the Time Lord the satisfaction.
“I’ll be back,” the Master said, leaving the screen on as he left.
Staring at the screen, Jack saw the soldiers moving in, could see that Ianto had seen them, and was trying to get away.
Tears fell from his eyes, as he saw the soldiers take Ianto down, saw the young man struggle, saw them knock him out.
“Ianto,” he whispered, knowing that he had to do something, do something now.
Looking around, he smiled when he saw the small piece of metal on the floor next to him.
The Master had finally made a mistake.
**
Jack still couldn’t believe that they’d managed to stop the Master, managed to turn back time, and set things back to right. Well, as right as the planet got. He’d smiled when the Doctor had offered to take him for a ride in the Tardis, simply hugged his friend and shook his head.
He was home now, and he didn’t need to find the Doctor anymore. He knew he’d see him again, but he wouldn’t be running after the eccentric Time Lord.
Walking into the house, he froze as he saw his team standing with their guns drawn on the blowfish. Tosh still alive, Owen still alive, Gwen and Ianto not weighed down with the death of the other two. Ianto standing there, with his gun drawn, trying to pick up Jack’s slack like he always did.
Except this time it was real, no Master to turn back time, no second chances.
Pulling his gun out, he took the shot, pushing all the hurt and emptiness to the back of his mind, he managed to bring a cocky grin to his face.
“Hey, kids, did you miss me?”
END
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A/N - *cough* so I did mention in the A/N that it ends very ambiguously. No plans for a sequel for this yet (not until I finish my other ones anyway). For those who read: thanks so much and please review :D.
Chapter - Epilogue (6/6)
Prompt - Groundhog Day
Character/Pairing(s) - Janto
Rating - NC-17 (only really for one chapter)
Warnings - death, ANGST (*cough* lots of the two *points to prompt as explanation), fix!it fic
Spoilers - For COE (specifically day 4 but pretty much all) and The Year The Never Was
Summary - Jack can’t tell Ianto he loves him, no matter how many times the day repeats
Epilogue
Waking up, Jack wasn’t that surprised when instead of his room in the Hub; he came face to face with the Master. The images he’d seen had slowly filtered into his mind, bringing back memories of his time on the Valiant.
“How did you like your future, Jack?” he asked, voice whisper quite.
Jack could feel the tears running own his face, his heart breaking as he realized that it had all been a dream, something the Master had created to torture him.
“It took me awhile,” the Master continued, moving away from where he was chained to the wall. “I thought having the woman, Gwen, marry someone else would break you, that when you lost the two members of your team, and all because of your old partner and brother, that that would break you. But you managed to keep going … and then I figured it out, the thing that was keeping you strong, was him.”
Jack swallowed, trying to wipe the memories of the ways Ianto had died from his mind, tried to focus on the here and now, on Martha, on the Doctor, on the Master.
“You had everyone fooled, Jack,” the Master whispered, having moved closer to him again. “Including me. Until the first time … in the hospital … when you denied him. It was then that I realized that he was what kept you from falling apart.”
Looking up into the face, Jack tried to feel angry, but he couldn’t wipe away the emptiness he felt, the feeling of failure that he had been unable to save Ianto, time and time again.
“And then I knew what I would do to punish you,” the Master said, cupping his cheek, a look of disgust on his face. “Watching the young man die over and over and over. And now, you’re going to see it for the final time.”
Jack swallowed and glared at the face, wondering what the Master was talking about.
“Your team was very good, Jack,” the Master said. “It took us months to find them, three of them, I should say, but your young boy, he just seemed to disappear.”
The Master walked over to a control, a computer screen turning on, before he turned back, a smirk on his face.
“But we finally found him.”
Jack stared at the screen, recognizing Ianto the second that the other man came into view, and by the looks of it, the Master knew too.
“You should know by now, Jack,” the Master said. “Everyone you love is worse off because of it. And now, you’re going to see him die for the last time, here, right in front of you, by my hand.”
Jack felt his eyes burn as he tried to stop the tears, biting his lip to stop the scream he wanted to give, not wanting to give the Time Lord the satisfaction.
“I’ll be back,” the Master said, leaving the screen on as he left.
Staring at the screen, Jack saw the soldiers moving in, could see that Ianto had seen them, and was trying to get away.
Tears fell from his eyes, as he saw the soldiers take Ianto down, saw the young man struggle, saw them knock him out.
“Ianto,” he whispered, knowing that he had to do something, do something now.
Looking around, he smiled when he saw the small piece of metal on the floor next to him.
The Master had finally made a mistake.
**
Jack still couldn’t believe that they’d managed to stop the Master, managed to turn back time, and set things back to right. Well, as right as the planet got. He’d smiled when the Doctor had offered to take him for a ride in the Tardis, simply hugged his friend and shook his head.
He was home now, and he didn’t need to find the Doctor anymore. He knew he’d see him again, but he wouldn’t be running after the eccentric Time Lord.
Walking into the house, he froze as he saw his team standing with their guns drawn on the blowfish. Tosh still alive, Owen still alive, Gwen and Ianto not weighed down with the death of the other two. Ianto standing there, with his gun drawn, trying to pick up Jack’s slack like he always did.
Except this time it was real, no Master to turn back time, no second chances.
Pulling his gun out, he took the shot, pushing all the hurt and emptiness to the back of his mind, he managed to bring a cocky grin to his face.
“Hey, kids, did you miss me?”
END
<< Previous
A/N - *cough* so I did mention in the A/N that it ends very ambiguously. No plans for a sequel for this yet (not until I finish my other ones anyway). For those who read: thanks so much and please review :D.