FIC: Remember (6b/7)
Name: Remember
Rating: R because.
Pairings/Characters: Jack/Buffy, Jack/Ianto, Buffy/Spike, Tosh/Adam, one-sided feelings Owen/Buffy, Faith, Owen, Xander, Anya, Gwen, Rhys. Referred to: Libby (OC), Martha.
Summary: Intermission, set between Magic and Mayhem and Vampires, Demons and Torchwood. Adam plays havoc with the combined Scoobies and Torchwood team. Contains parallels to TW: 2.05: Adam
Spoilers: Everything before Adam is fair game.
Warnings: Het, minor meaness to Ianto, murderer Ianto and his thoughts.
Beta/Punching Bag/Ass-Kicker: skullgirl013
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or Buffy ... I only own the ... large ... adjustments to this storyline! Some of the speech is taken straight from Adam.
Previous stories and chapters can be found here.
kay, so I know I suck at posting at the moment. I promise that will change. I'm getting back in the swing, see, and I finished Remebmer today (yes, I did). There's seven parts. Six chapters and an Epilogue. This chapter is for Abby (although she got to read it in advance) because she's awesome and she also gets specific porn tomorrow if she's good.
I'll start posting EDtCtF soon, I swear.
I have to say this has been the funnest (is that a word?) chapter to write so far. Also, I'd like it to be known that there is a collaberative fic between me and my marvelous beta over here: http://everythingflies.livejournal.com/724.html
Chapters: Ch.1 Ch.2 Ch.3 Ch.4 Ch.5 Ch.6
Chapter 6b
05:15
They met outside the tourist office and walked in together. The whole gang. It was weird, since they didn’t usually arrive together, but every now and again they did. Faith, Owen, Xander and Anya, Adam and Tosh, Willow and, finally, Gwen.
They walked into the tourist office together, chatting within themselves about the aliens they caught and vampires they staked the night before, hit the button behind the desk and wandered through the tunnel to eventually emerge into the hub, which was eerily silent, just as it always was before the hullabaloo of chatter and laughter and the sounds of happy scoobies and Torchwood team members filled the air.
“Ooh, looks like someone has a secret admirer,” Adam said, pointing at a vase of flowers on Tosh’s desk as he sat down at his own desk.
Tosh raised her eyebrow at it as she approached and reached for the tag.
Tosh,
Just wanted to say I’m sorry for spilling Owen’s latest experiment down your gorgeous outfit last night. Hope you forgive me!
Willow x
Tosh smiled at Willow across the hub and waved the tag around to show her she’d read it and forgave her for ruining her favourite outfit. As their eyes met Tosh’s heart skipped a beat, but she ignored it, lowering her eyes and continuing with her work.
“So where’s Ianto this fine morning?”Adam asked from his desk. “I could just murder a coffee.”
Click.
Adam didn’t even flinch as he turned his chair slowly around to face Jack’s webley. “Talk to me, Adam,” he said. “If that’s even your name.”
“What?” Adam spluttered.
“What are you doing Jack?” Gwen said, with a nervous half-laugh.
“Jack, mate, put the gun down,” Xander warned, stepping towards him. Jack didn’t move but his stance alone warned Xander to keep away.
“Is this some kind of sick joke?” Tosh breathed.
“If it is it isn’t very good,” Anya said. “Even my jokes are funnier. It would be funny if he pulled the trigger and a little sign popped up saying ‘bang!’” She threw her arms up in the air to demonstrate the ‘bang!’. Xander put his arm around and shushed her quietly.
“He didn’t exist until two days ago,” Jack explained.
“Can somebody tell me what’s going on, please?” Adam said, through laughter.
“Jack, we’ve known him for years,” Owen said.
“He’s part of your team, Jack,” Willow said, softly. “He’s been here since we arrived. He was the one that showed me my flat.”
“No, he just made you think that,” Jack said.
“Come on, Jack,” Adam said, reaching out.
Jack dodged. “Ah, you don't get to me like that.”
“Jack, you know me. You recruited me three years ago,” Adam argued.
“When I think of my team I see you there. But I don't feel anything for you. No pride, no warmth ... You, the one I can confide in. The one who unburied the dead,” Jack said.
“Jack, maybe you just forgot him like Gwen did Rhys,” Faith suggested. Even she seemed a little disturbed by the goings on.
“I should have spotted it then. We all should have. She wasn't under stress. It was him. By making us think we knew him he disturbed our real memories.” He looked across at Tosh then at Willow then back at Adam. “He messed with our minds, our memories, even our relationships.”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Adam said.
“I’m taking him to the vaults,” Jack announced. He grabbed Adam, pulling him to his feet and pushing him towards the cells.
“Jack, this is ridiculous!” Adam yelled.
“No!” Tosh yelled, pulling out her gun and aiming at Jack.
“Tosh!” Willow squealed.
“Tosh, that’s not going to help,” Owen warned.
“Let him go!” Tosh shouted.
“I’m not going to harm him,” Jack promised.
“Why should I believe you?” Tosh cried.
“Tosh, put the gun down so we can talk,” Xander said, calmly, stepping towards her. She spun on him, waving the gun at him for a moment then back at Jack.
Before they had chance to try anything more, Faith threw herself across the hub, using Owen’s shoulder to vault across Willow and slam her feet into Tosh’s side, sending both of them falling to the floor. Tosh whimpering, her gun skidding across the ground.
“Let me go!” Tosh screamed as Faith pinned her down, hands on her shoulder blades and reached out for the gun. Tosh slammed her knee into Faith’s pubic bone and the slayer let out a tiny noise, curling up and rolling off the other woman.
“This is what you’ve done to us,” Jack told Adam, pushing him towards the cells. “Move!”
“Adam!” Tosh shrieked, her fingertips brushing the metal of her gun as she reached for it.
The gun suddenly moved, skidding across the floor and falling down into the area beneath Tosh’s desk. Tosh looked up and saw Willow stood nearby, hand out, blue magic crackling at her fingertips. “No,” she said, softly, turning her black eyes on Tosh.
Tosh’s eyes widened and she let out a little gasp as she crawled backwards away from the witch. “Will, you’re all ... magicky,” Xander said, gesticulating wildly.
“You’re off the wagon, Willow. Now you’re going to go all magic-dependant again and wipe people’s memories for fun,” Anya said.
Xander gave Anya a ‘shut up!’ look and turned to Tosh. “Tosh ...”
But she was already scrambling to her feet, running for the vaults. Faith caught her around the waist, lifting the smaller woman off the ground. Tosh kicked and punched, trying to escape but Faith wouldn’t let her go.
“Sleep,” whispered Willow.
And Tosh fell asleep.
Next: Chapter 6c
Rating: R because.
Pairings/Characters: Jack/Buffy, Jack/Ianto, Buffy/Spike, Tosh/Adam, one-sided feelings Owen/Buffy, Faith, Owen, Xander, Anya, Gwen, Rhys. Referred to: Libby (OC), Martha.
Summary: Intermission, set between Magic and Mayhem and Vampires, Demons and Torchwood. Adam plays havoc with the combined Scoobies and Torchwood team. Contains parallels to TW: 2.05: Adam
Spoilers: Everything before Adam is fair game.
Warnings: Het, minor meaness to Ianto, murderer Ianto and his thoughts.
Beta/Punching Bag/Ass-Kicker: skullgirl013
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or Buffy ... I only own the ... large ... adjustments to this storyline! Some of the speech is taken straight from Adam.
Previous stories and chapters can be found here.
kay, so I know I suck at posting at the moment. I promise that will change. I'm getting back in the swing, see, and I finished Remebmer today (yes, I did). There's seven parts. Six chapters and an Epilogue. This chapter is for Abby (although she got to read it in advance) because she's awesome and she also gets specific porn tomorrow if she's good.
I'll start posting EDtCtF soon, I swear.
I have to say this has been the funnest (is that a word?) chapter to write so far. Also, I'd like it to be known that there is a collaberative fic between me and my marvelous beta over here: http://everythingflies.livejournal.com/724.html
Chapters: Ch.1 Ch.2 Ch.3 Ch.4 Ch.5 Ch.6
Chapter 6b
05:15
They met outside the tourist office and walked in together. The whole gang. It was weird, since they didn’t usually arrive together, but every now and again they did. Faith, Owen, Xander and Anya, Adam and Tosh, Willow and, finally, Gwen.
They walked into the tourist office together, chatting within themselves about the aliens they caught and vampires they staked the night before, hit the button behind the desk and wandered through the tunnel to eventually emerge into the hub, which was eerily silent, just as it always was before the hullabaloo of chatter and laughter and the sounds of happy scoobies and Torchwood team members filled the air.
“Ooh, looks like someone has a secret admirer,” Adam said, pointing at a vase of flowers on Tosh’s desk as he sat down at his own desk.
Tosh raised her eyebrow at it as she approached and reached for the tag.
Tosh,
Just wanted to say I’m sorry for spilling Owen’s latest experiment down your gorgeous outfit last night. Hope you forgive me!
Willow x
Tosh smiled at Willow across the hub and waved the tag around to show her she’d read it and forgave her for ruining her favourite outfit. As their eyes met Tosh’s heart skipped a beat, but she ignored it, lowering her eyes and continuing with her work.
“So where’s Ianto this fine morning?”Adam asked from his desk. “I could just murder a coffee.”
Click.
Adam didn’t even flinch as he turned his chair slowly around to face Jack’s webley. “Talk to me, Adam,” he said. “If that’s even your name.”
“What?” Adam spluttered.
“What are you doing Jack?” Gwen said, with a nervous half-laugh.
“Jack, mate, put the gun down,” Xander warned, stepping towards him. Jack didn’t move but his stance alone warned Xander to keep away.
“Is this some kind of sick joke?” Tosh breathed.
“If it is it isn’t very good,” Anya said. “Even my jokes are funnier. It would be funny if he pulled the trigger and a little sign popped up saying ‘bang!’” She threw her arms up in the air to demonstrate the ‘bang!’. Xander put his arm around and shushed her quietly.
“He didn’t exist until two days ago,” Jack explained.
“Can somebody tell me what’s going on, please?” Adam said, through laughter.
“Jack, we’ve known him for years,” Owen said.
“He’s part of your team, Jack,” Willow said, softly. “He’s been here since we arrived. He was the one that showed me my flat.”
“No, he just made you think that,” Jack said.
“Come on, Jack,” Adam said, reaching out.
Jack dodged. “Ah, you don't get to me like that.”
“Jack, you know me. You recruited me three years ago,” Adam argued.
“When I think of my team I see you there. But I don't feel anything for you. No pride, no warmth ... You, the one I can confide in. The one who unburied the dead,” Jack said.
“Jack, maybe you just forgot him like Gwen did Rhys,” Faith suggested. Even she seemed a little disturbed by the goings on.
“I should have spotted it then. We all should have. She wasn't under stress. It was him. By making us think we knew him he disturbed our real memories.” He looked across at Tosh then at Willow then back at Adam. “He messed with our minds, our memories, even our relationships.”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Adam said.
“I’m taking him to the vaults,” Jack announced. He grabbed Adam, pulling him to his feet and pushing him towards the cells.
“Jack, this is ridiculous!” Adam yelled.
“No!” Tosh yelled, pulling out her gun and aiming at Jack.
“Tosh!” Willow squealed.
“Tosh, that’s not going to help,” Owen warned.
“Let him go!” Tosh shouted.
“I’m not going to harm him,” Jack promised.
“Why should I believe you?” Tosh cried.
“Tosh, put the gun down so we can talk,” Xander said, calmly, stepping towards her. She spun on him, waving the gun at him for a moment then back at Jack.
Before they had chance to try anything more, Faith threw herself across the hub, using Owen’s shoulder to vault across Willow and slam her feet into Tosh’s side, sending both of them falling to the floor. Tosh whimpering, her gun skidding across the ground.
“Let me go!” Tosh screamed as Faith pinned her down, hands on her shoulder blades and reached out for the gun. Tosh slammed her knee into Faith’s pubic bone and the slayer let out a tiny noise, curling up and rolling off the other woman.
“This is what you’ve done to us,” Jack told Adam, pushing him towards the cells. “Move!”
“Adam!” Tosh shrieked, her fingertips brushing the metal of her gun as she reached for it.
The gun suddenly moved, skidding across the floor and falling down into the area beneath Tosh’s desk. Tosh looked up and saw Willow stood nearby, hand out, blue magic crackling at her fingertips. “No,” she said, softly, turning her black eyes on Tosh.
Tosh’s eyes widened and she let out a little gasp as she crawled backwards away from the witch. “Will, you’re all ... magicky,” Xander said, gesticulating wildly.
“You’re off the wagon, Willow. Now you’re going to go all magic-dependant again and wipe people’s memories for fun,” Anya said.
Xander gave Anya a ‘shut up!’ look and turned to Tosh. “Tosh ...”
But she was already scrambling to her feet, running for the vaults. Faith caught her around the waist, lifting the smaller woman off the ground. Tosh kicked and punched, trying to escape but Faith wouldn’t let her go.
“Sleep,” whispered Willow.
And Tosh fell asleep.
Next: Chapter 6c