UPDATE: I began this story before Torchwood Miracle Day came to fruition. So to keep the confusion down I am setting this AU and the event of COE happened here as well.

Just a brief note here, this is my second fanfic, and I am still learning all the rules, so please review so I know where I am going wrong. The quote below was the inspiration for the story. I hope you enjoy it.

"So tonight you better stop and rebuild all your ruins, because peace and trust can win the day despite all your losing." -

Led Zeppelin

I do not own Torchwood or any of the characters, just borrowing them for a short while and will return them when I am done. Hopefully in better condition than I received them.

During his travels with Jack the Doctor had learnt a great deal about him, mostly how his first impression of him, had been completely wrong. He thought he was a shallow, selfish, arrogant prat who let his John Thomas do all the thinking. He could not have been more wrong. It took a year in hell aboard the Valiant for him to realize this. Jack wasn't just flirts and smiles, he was much more than that. He was loyal, selfless, kind, caring, loving, and very forgiving, much more so than the Doctor could have imagined, but there was a dark side to Jack that always frightened him. Jack had told stories of Torchwood and about what had happened there, he told him about; Suzie, Weevils, Abadon, Faeries, but the story about the cyber woman and what Ianto had done frightened him the most. How Jack could so easily shoot a living being, turn his gun on a fellow team member, not once but twice and have it not faze him? Well that gave the Doctor the chills. Kiss them or kill them, Jack could do either at the blink of an eye. Sure he'd feel bad about it, but the point was he could and would do it. The Doctor hated weapons and refused to use them. He suspected some of this need to use weapons must have come from Jacks Time Agency training, they can be pretty ruthless from what he knew of both Jack and Captain John Hart. He was thinking about all of this when he heard the TARDIS powering down. He looked at the screen to see where he was. The TARDIS had appeared on a side street next to a large pub. He thought it was a bit strange that the TARDIS herself knew exactly where to find Jack when he had just been thinking about him and now here he was.

As the Doctor entered the pub he spied Jack, and stood back just out of his sight. He watched Jack, who was sitting at the bar alone, as he knocked back one drink after another, most likely well on he way to oblivion. An Adipose stumbled past him just before falling off the bar to the floor. As he watched Jack a sense of great sadness overcame him. The amount of death and loss that Jack had endured was tremendous. Jacks ability to overcome it all completely amazing, especially since he's merely human. The Doctor had come to say goodbye, but instead he was going to give Jack a good bye gift. He pulled a pen and pad out of his pocket, scribbled down a note, folded the paper and signaled the barkeep over, handed him the note and waited.

The barkeep approached Jack and laid the note down in front of him. " From the man over there." He indicated behind him.

The Doctor stepped into Jacks view. Jack looked up from his drink and saw him standing there. He took a deep breath, his entire body rising and falling with it. He stared at him then opened the note and read it. Written on the paper was one sentence " His name is Alonso." He looked back at the Doctor a bit confused. The Doctor nods towards Jacks left at the sailor who was seated next to him, the sailors whole body slumped as he drank from his glass. Jack looked at the man next to him, then back at the Doctor. At first Jack didn't understand, but then it hit him. This time the Doctor won't tell him to, " stop it." This time it would be alright to say hello. The Doctor saluted and Jack saluted back as the Doctor turned and walked away. He knew it was the last time he would see him that way, but the Doctor had said his name is Alonso, so he might as well enjoy it. He noticed the music playing in the background was "My Bad Bad Angel Put the Devil in Me." how apropos.

Jack looked back at Alonso. "So Alonso...Going my way?" He smiled a lopsided grin.

Alonso looked at Jack a bit startled. " How do you know my name?"

Jack leaned back and looked at him. "I'm kind of psychic" He grinned broadly.

Alonso looked dubious. "Heh really?"

Jack nodded, a flirtatious smile followed. "Yah."

Alonso looked at Jack doubtful. " Do you know what I am thinking now?"

Jack shook his head still smiling. "Oh yeah."

Alonso nodded his understanding while giving Jack the once over. Jack laughed loudly and took a last swallow from his glass.

Alonso smiled back at Jack, feeling like he would get lucky tonight.

Jack saw an empty table and invited Alonso to join him there. It was a little quieter over there and it made it a bit easier to talk. Jack ordered them both a drink and sat down.

Jack, still smiling, as he sipped a drink said to him with his ever famous grin, "So what's a handsome man like you doing in a place like this?" ( I had to say it )

Alonso couldn't help but laugh. " I needed a drink and a conversation, a friend of mine recommended I try here."

Jack leaned forward. "I have provided the drink, now how about some conversation. "

Alonso also leaned forward. "What is it you want to talk about?"

Jack raised his eyebrows. "You said a friend recommended this place, who was he? "

"A strange sort of person, bit wacky, called himself the Doctor."

Jack laughed riotously. "I should have guessed."

Alonso looked a little confused. "You have met him?"

"A few times. We had travelled together. Where did you meet him?"

"He was a passenger on board the Titanic, it was the ship I was assigned too. "

"The Titanic !"

"Yes newly commissioned ship," Jack finished the sentence with him , "Her maiden voyage."

"How did you know that?"

Jack grinned, "physic remember." They both chuckled. " I was on a ship named Titanic, hit an iceberg it sank and I spent a week floating in the water till a Russian fishing vessel found me. After that things really looked up spent six weeks on the boat, had a wonderful time. Learned about hook and tackle even learned how to fish." Jack raised and lowered his eyebrows a couple times, then burst into laughter.

"Now tell me about your Titanic Story."

That was what Alonso did, he told him about how he had earned a position on the ship, he was the youngest aboard. He talked about the angels that attacked them, how almost everyone died but the Doctor had saved them and London. He even showed him the scar where he'd been shot. Last but not least he pulled the medal out of his pocket, the one he had been awarded for being a hero. Though he confessed he didn't much feel like one. Jack listened intently hanging on to every word. Watching the young man as his face conveyed the fear, rage, and compassion he had felt, Jack even noticed his eyes tear up as he told of those who had died. This was a man like himself, who watched people, friends and companions, die right before him and could do nothing about it. Jack thought to himself, it was time this man felt something besides guilt and doubt. Jack was going to help him starting right now. Alonso didn't know it yet, but he was going on a very special trip.

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