Author's Note: My return to the fandom after the incident in CoE Day 4. Please be gentle. AU set after Series 2.
"Put the gun down Ianto!" Jack's voice rose in panic, mimicking the fear in his eyes.
"No, Jack! Not this time! She has to learn. There are consequences for messing with our lives!"
Gwen was groggy. She was waking, finally, tied to a chair. Her chin slowly rose, lifting from the low cut red dress she had been wearing. "Ianto....what..."
Jack was circling Ianto, approaching slowly with his hands out to show he was unarmed. "You're not responsible for your actions. Don't do something stupid."
Ianto grimaced. "That's not true! I see things much more clearly now."
Jack's voice echoed in the dark, abandoned factory. "You're being controlled!"
Gwen's eyes went wide. She noticed the revolver pointed at her before she noticed Ianto's shaking hand. He was crying, a tear dripping onto the knuckle every now and then. "Good."
"Gwen, are you awake?" Jack set his jaw, trying to remain calm, despite the circumstances.
"Tell me what the hell is going on, Jack! Ianto, what are you doing?"
Ianto's voice warbled with resolve. "Something I should have done along time ago. It's all right because we all die young anyways. You, me, Tosh, all of us. Everyone but him."
Gwen tried catching Ianto's gaze. "Ianto, we have to talk about this. You've got to put down the gun."
"Not this time."
Ianto fired.