Chapter one
Kissing, rings and bumps…
Elena was sitting in the front passenger seat next to Owen, Second in command now first, I.E the leader, leaving her his second, Elena kept inhaling while they speed down the street, "I said don't shot at it, you shot at it, and now this happens!" Elena said looking over to Owen, he speed up even more.
"Guess, do we really want Jade to up chuck again on the back seat!" Ianto called to the front, then he side glanced to Jade, his wonderful girlfriend, and soon to be mother of his child.
Jade brushed a free hand against her stomach, twenty five weeks and sixteen more to go, she kept her cool while smiling to Ianto. He was everything she could possibly want in a boyfriend, he loved her, he looked after her, and as of a week ago she gave up her shoebox of a flat to move into a bigger shoebox with him together.
Ianto kept typing on his computer while looking forward to Elena and Owen, him and Jade didn't mind them taking charge, they both worked perfect together in leading them against the rift that was calmer, but still spiting things out of it, being the Alien they was hunting, until Owen fired at it. "I was saying, just cos it's bright red, wearing a snazzy suit, we could have talked…" Elena glanced to Owen, her eyes studying over his face, "but now, you're all John Wayne with the gun."
"I'm sorry Elena, the thing, had a gun to you first, and you are trying to make out like it wasn't going to shot you!" Owen replied while keeping his eyes on the road, "No thank you Owen, you saved me, no, you scream at me like a beached whale!" he made a sharp turning again making everyone move in the back seat.
Elena pinched the bridge of her nose, "Yes, and he stole a car, now we're in a car chase!" her eyes looking over him once more, "A car Chase Owen!"
"Erm, when you two have quiet finished yelling abuse at each other, I think that lady might be able to help." Ianto broke into the mini fight, he knew that even if Elena and Owen loved each other dearly, they still fought each other over power, but soon work together.
"Fine," Owen pushed the breaks on while Elena stuck her head out the window after winding it down.
Elena smiled, "I'm sorry, but have you seen a blowfish driving a sports car?" she asked with a pleasant look on her face, she kept looking polite as she could. The old Lady just pointed forward looking confused to Elena, "Thank you," she closed the window as Owen speed them forward making the tight turning seeing the car coming into view. "So Jade anything on him?"
"Some type of land fish - obviously... With high traces of Algae." Jade looked up from her Macbook. She held her mouth lightly, morning sickness was completely gone, but she was still getting motion sickness now and then.
Ianto nodded, "Well then Elena, miss we'll be over and down with this before you know it," Ianto kept looking to his computer screen.
"Don't you start on my Mr, call someone at three in the morning to see if I have any raspberry ripple frozen yoghurt at three in the morning!" she snapped while Owen was getting his gun out, "Owen, we're not in a western!" she could feel she knew what he'd wanted to do, she reached over taking the wheel.
Ianto on the other hand glanced to Jade, "you was eating," he looked her over, "you eat a lot of weird things lately," he pointed out, they were meant to be working, but he'd always be worried about Jade.
Owen had the window open and his foot still steady on the gas, as he pulled himself out the drive window, his gun steady in his hand, closing his left eye slightly he aimed and fired, shooting three times hitting both back tires of the Chrysler Crossfire.
Sparks flying as the Crossfire road its rims against the road before making a drift turn onto another street.
Owen slipping back into the SUV, blow on his gun and winked taking the wheel again.
Turning off to where the empty sports car was. "Now you can't say I'm not making you want me right now!" Owen wiggled his eyebrow.
"Oh yes Owen, risking all our lives, I'm so fucking horny right now!" Elena snapped while looking to the car.
He stopped and got out, his gun raised again as the cold rain started pouring down.
He heard the other SUV doors opening and closing.
Ianto looked to Jade, it was something on her face telling him something was wrong, but he didn't know until he heard two gun fires.
Jumping out of the car, Elena jumped out of the car gun in hand, she rushed into the House, she could see a man down, holding his stomach, a woman screaming, a girl being held but the blow fish he looked crazy, Elena going to the woman freaking out.
Ianto was in next pointing his gun to the blowfish holding the teenage girl with a gun to her head.
Owen instantly felt his Doctorly duty taking over; putting his gun away he pulled out a set of gloves he kept in his pocket. On his knees he started helping the wounded man.
The woman was holding onto Elena looking scare seeing her husband bleeding on the floor and her daughter being held at gunpoint by a fucking BLOWFISH!
The Blowfish was looking around to the team.
Jade holding a Gun in one hand and a Newton in the other looked up, "Massive amounts of Adrenaline with ... Three grams of Cocaine..." She looked up, "This fish is fucked!"
Elena nodded, "looks like someone is getting the gist of earth," her eyes looking down to Owen, how much he didn't know of her past, but she would really admit it.
"So this is team Torchwood!" The Blowfish started his eyes looking from Ianto, to Owen on the floor, "The teachers pets." He looked at Elena now before Jade and back to Ianto.
"But teachers gone isn't he, leaving the kiddy, kids all alone - and you at you all, trying to hard to be grown up." He shifted around to the other side of the girl he was holding. "The doctor - with his hands full of blood, the carer with her oh so beating heart, the pregnant technician with her cold devices... Which leaves me with the office boy, promoted beyond his measure. All of you! Lost with out your master. All of you pretending to be so brave. All of you! SO SCARED!" He started to sickly laugh before his attention went fully to Ianto after sniffing the girls scent. "SO! What about it minion, can you do it? How good are you? How good is your aim? What if you kill her? What if I kill her? Can you shoot before I do?" He shifted around the girl again quickly, "Can you? Would you? ... DARE YOU! ... Wont you?"
Jack was behind all of them, he pointed the gun firing it quickly than the blowfish noticed, and he kept still as it fell down dead.
Ianto was standing looking to his gun, but did he just do that? His eyes kept looking confused.
Elena slowly turned to see something she never thought. "Jack!" her voice surprised.
Jack broke into a smile, as Ianto was second to look around and see the man who they thought abandoned them. "Hey kiddies, did you miss me?"
"Did you cross ref tonight's events with Rift activity?" Owen asked Jade as she sat at her computer typing fast.
Jade nodded, "I did and it doesn't match up with anything pervious its something new." She smiled at him.
He nodded walking away before seeing Elena and Ianto. Jade turned, "Elena I finished that report you wanted typed up to the Cardiff PD about that alien slim thing." She held it out to her in a folder, but they were all rushing around in a usual manor like Jack wasn't there.
Elena took the folder off Jade, then turned and looked to Owen, "Jade, don't forget to update our species list when you're ready," he said as Elena's hands brushed over Jade's shoulder with a soft smile.
"Wow I like what you've done with the place," Jack said trying to catch someone, anyone's attention. He kept looking to Elena and Owen, in his absence, but they seemed to be charge.
Ianto was standing beside Jade, "you want me to get you anything?" he asked her while ignoring Jack, he wanted to get work done.
Looking up at Ianto, Jade shook her head, "No I'm fine thank you, I am craving a little something - but it can wait 'till later." She whispered before winking at him.
Owen caught up to Elena, turning to look over her, his hand brushed around her waist carefully, "I searched the blowfish, no signs on toxin's that will harm." He smiled.
"Good," Elena brushed a hand down his arm looking to Jade again while she was doing her work.
Ianto glanced to Owen, "I thought I'd let you know, the sports car has been impounded in our garage, we'll have it back to the owner in one piece in the morning," he said in his business tone.
Owen nodded, "Good one Ianto," he yawned, "One less thing to worry about, Jade is there any other activity of late?" He asked going to his own computer to type some things up.
"Not that I can see, but I have it on alert," Jade turned to Owen, "Also, what have I told you about Alien samples and the break fridge, I nearly put FagFigarous brain matter on my rice cakes again!"
Jack kept looking to his team, the fact he didn't know how long he was gone, but for the one matter he didn't expect them all to be working like this, they all walking around, his eyes on Jade's back, Elena wearing a cute T shirt, long jeans, she seemed to have had a hair cut, her walk more confident than ever. "Ianto can you deal with the body once it's cold."
"Unless you want me to cut it up and make it sushi?" Ianto joked to Elena, she laughed.
"No the standard bog will do." she handed him files and started to type on the computer.
"Wow, Elena, you learned how to work that," Jack joked, and Elena exhaled.
The fact was she didn't want to look at him, "well I had to, needed to pull my weight," she glanced to Ianto who was with Jade again.
Jack exhaled, "well, I have to say this team working is..."
He then felt Elena push him back away from herself, "you left us Jack!" her voice a poisonous sting to it.
Jack glanced around, "I know I'm sorry..." he whispered while trying to keep calm.
Jade heard Sushi and looked up with glittery eyes, "Sushi - that sounds very..." She trailed off seeing the look Owen was giving her before they both looked to Jack.
"Where were you?" Jade asked him, brushing her hands into her hair, before looking over the medical bay to the Blow Fish on the table and she licked her lips. "Mmm Sushi."
Ianto touched Jade's arm, "no," he whispered, he wasn't sure what she could or couldn't eat, but an alien fish wasn't going to be that good, plus he had three ounces of cocaine in his system.
"I found my doctor," he looked to Elena, he kept smiling, but it was a weird kind of smile.
Elena stood by Owen now, "Did he fix you?" Elena kept calm; she didn't know what to think.
Jack laughed, "you don't mess with this amount of perfection..." he looked to hear a buzz and everyone looked to Jade. "I came back for you," Jack looked to Elena for a long paused, "All of you," he added while looking to his team. "Whoa!" Jack for the first time looking to Jade, "Did she eat a big lunch?" he asked feeling weird.
Ianto rolled his eyes, "Jack, Jade and me are going to have a baby..." he said while looking to the monitor in front of Jade.
"Rift activity." Jade whispered turning to the right and stepping backwards toward the computer, inhaling slowly.
"This is what happens when you go missing for, four months." Owen looked to Jack, a little pissed feeling resentment toward his Boss for what ever reason.
"Where at?" Owen poked his head over Jade's head staring to the map.
"Fifteen Kilometres from here... There are still trace amounts of temporal energy..." She looked to Owen and Elena for orders now.
Elena glanced to Owen, "Get the car," she then looked to Jade, "We'll need you on site," she then looked to Ianto, "also, you know what you need to do, if there is any, activity that can't be explained,"
"Make a story," Ianto smiled, while kissing Jade, "come on, you've got to enjoy this before maternity leave."
Jack laughed, "Wow, I wonder if we should make a day care..." he laughed at his own Joke, but no one seemed to have heard, or wanted to laugh as they were all still upset with him.
Elena looked to him before exhaling, "right, lets get to work," she clapped her hands.
When they arrived on the scene, Jack watched as Elena took charge, the police were already on the scene, "Andy," Elena rushed over to her old co worker, he seemed to light up when she walked closer to him, "You've not touched anything yet?" she asked him stepping closer to him, Jack kept a close eye on her.
Andy rolled his eyes, "Elena, I got your message, you're wasting your time," he looked over her eyes, "Nothing X-Files about it," He lifted the tape for her team to go under, Elena standing on her side.
"X-Files," Elena lightly pushed Any walking behind Jack who seemed to not know how to take of the new Elena, she seemed to have gotten a lot more comfortable in her own skin. "Andy, if you keep referencing me to the X-files, I'll give you a right kicking," she laughed lightly walking behind Jade who was kneeling over the body waving her Newton over the neck, "Traces of Rift energy around his neck, arms and shoulders." Her voice was light while looking up to Elena and Owen standing behind her.
Owen inhaled looking to Ianto, "So a potential killer on the loose, possibly human or possibly alien... God this is like the upper west end again." Owen was referring to a call they did two months back in the upper west side of Cardiff where baby butterflies were actually viscous killers.
"Well Elena," Jack started, "you and Jade can go try and make out if you can figure where it's heading, and what it can be," he then looked to Ianto and Owen, "also you two can come with me and see if we can track it," he glanced to their faces.
Elena inhaled, "Jack, you can't just swoosh back in, and take control," she then looked serious.
"Well, I can fight you for control?" Jack looked as if he was making a joke, but Elena kept looking serious, "come on, I was expecting a little power struggle, maybe some falling out, but I am the boss…" he tried to smirk it off, but the team were all still staring at him.
"Well yes, you was the boss until you disappeared for four months Jack," Owen stepped forward, "leaving me, Elena, Ianto and Jade on our own," he pointed in Jack's face, "you can't come back and take over like what we've been doing was nothing."
Elena walked beside Owen placing her hand over his, "I really don't want another battle of the testosterone," her eyes to Jack, "I am going to clear things with Andy, you two can finish this when we've gotten the mystery killer."
Jade looked to Jack, she gave him a soft smile walking passed the line, "Ignore them, they just been the power couple, and I think they don't want to let it go," she nodded being followed by Owen and Ianto.
Elena was the last to cross the line, Andy smiling to her, "so is it one of them spooky things?" he asked her with a laugh.
"Well if it is Andy, you'll be the first I'll call," she pointed before turning around seeing everyone standing at the SUV.
Jack stood by the door, "So we'll drop the ladies back to the Hub, where we can make a perimeter," Jack said when a beeping interrupted him.
"That's never made that noise before," Ianto pointed out while watching Jack play with his wrist strap.
A hologram in blue of a man who was seemingly staring at Jack, "I can't believe I got the answering machine!" John looked around, "What could you be doing that's more important than me?" He looked forward as if he was staring into Jack's eyes. "Anyways, you've probably traced the energy shift - found the body, sorry all me... Bill for the clean up." He sounded smug. "Now! Drinks!" He sounded excited, "Follow the coordinates, that's my location." He then smiled charmingly, "Now hurry up! Work to do... And maybe a little play." He clicked his tongue and winked. Before standing up straight, his voice going soft. "Help me Obi Wan Kanobi -you're my only hope!" He turned quickly before the hologram disappeared.
Elena kept looking from where the hologram was, to where Jack was standing staring at the place the hologram was. "Who was that?" Elena pointed out, asking the question that everyone was asking.
Jack walked forward, "Key?" He held a hand out to Owen, who then pointed to Elena, "right thought so, you learned from countryside," he walked over to Elena placing a hand into her front pocket.
"Whoa Jack!" Elena pushed him off of her, "Personal space!" she snapped while seeing him holding the keys to the car, "Jack don't you dare…" her hand pointed him out.
"I have to, you guys stay here and don't follow me no matter what," he opened the car getting inside, but he started up driving away.
It was Elena and Owen that ran after the car, the both yelled out, but knew it was no use. "What the fuck!" Elena picked a rock up throwing it where the SUV was far away, "I can't believe it, well," Elena exhaled, "I can believe it…" she added while looking back to Owen.
Owen standing beside Elena now, he sighed, "Typical, he comes swooping in, and then he shuts us all out," he turned with Elena, both of them looking to Jade who wasn't looking to shocked by the turn of events.
"Remember, tracer on the SUV," she waved her Newton again with a big smile, "I can track him down."
Ianto who'd walked away from the group, he whistled high pitch, "TAXI!" he waved quickly while Elena, Owen and Jade could see him looking back to them.
"And I totally get to fuck that every night," Jade wiggled her eyebrows thinking how lucky she was to have Ianto in her life.
Owen and Elena exchanged a look, partly the fact that Jade wasn't typically known for her speaking of her sex life, "Right…" Owen said looking to Ianto. "Lets go." He rushed forward.
Elena looked to Jade, "No offence, but don't talk about you and Ianto sex, it's going to be in my head for a long while now," she patted Jade's shoulder lightly, "I do love you, but I really don't need to know," she nodded.
"Sorry, Hormones," Jade added catching up with the others getting into the taxi; she glanced to Ianto while sitting on the end, Elena in the middle with Owen to the other side of her. "Bar Reunion," Jade told the driver while looking over to Ianto biting her lip feeling her want for him.
Elena kept looking to Owen, for the past four months she knew she was seriously in love with him, her hand held onto his, but from the moment she saw Jack, it was like a flood gate was opened, a gate that was impossible to close when he was around. "I fucking hate him!" Elena snapped, "He comes and goes as he pleases, and we're behind to pick the pieces up," her eyes going to everyone, "I mean we don't even know his real name, how can we trust a man we don't know, it's crazy!" her eyes closed for a second, the last kiss still in her memory, "He drives me completely insane Crazy!"
Everyone agreed, but Ianto inhaled, "Yeah, but it's fun when he is around," He looked from Jade to Owen.
"Yeah," Everyone said thinking about the fact that they all in their own way missed Captain Jack Harkness. "I mean, it's nice to have him back," Ianto looked to the window as the bar come into view.
Owen kept looking to Elena while squeezing her hand, he didn't like how she would act when it came to Jack, deep down in the back of his mind he'd know what she thought of Jack, but wouldn't admit it out loud, "Elena, you alright?" he kept watching her face.
"Peachy keen," Elena glanced up to Owen's eyes trying to keep everything under, she didn't want to feel like she was going to have to choose, she made her choice to love Owen.
Jade exhaled, she was still thinking about Sushi, "You know, I really wished that he'd tell us what really happened when he went," she smiled looking to Ianto, she wanted to clear the air while they got closer and the driver stopped the taxi.
The driver glanced to them all, they seemed like the craziest people to ever get into his taxi, "That'll be twenty six pounds please," he looked them all over again.
Elena jumping out after Jade, she passed a few notes to the driver watching him drive away, she glanced to the three people she trusted most in the whole world. "Right, Ianto, Jade, go to the back, Owen and me will take the front," she inhaled looking to the place, "Don't break rank unless Jack is in danger." She pointed out watching Jade and Ianto going around the back, she glanced to Owen with a short nod, "We better get this over with."
Jade walked down the back entrance, her eyes going over to Ianto, "so you thinking what I am think?" she asked keeping her gun close, she knew it was going to be a unknown situation, not knowing if the silence was good or bad.
"That Elena is going to be put back to phase one, being all moping over Jack…" Ianto answered, but knew it was wrong when Jade's eyes narrowed.
Jade really was sick of the whole Jack, Elena and Owen triangle, "no, I was thinking who Jack is meeting someone we should be worried about." Her eyes glared to Ianto feeling sick and tired of everything.
Ianto nodded, he didn't know why he kept thinking of other things, "How about after the baby, thought about what you are going to do?" he kept his voice low while looking forward.
"I don't know Ianto," Jade tried to not snap her voice, but the fact was, she didn't want to be caught out while getting closer, she could hear talking.
Elena kept looking forward, her face was all business thinking over things, she kept her gun pointed forward, "Elena, have you even thought about what we was talking about before all of this?" he asked, but felt like he was talking to a brick wall, it was going to be hard to get her back again.
Elena paused, "what?" she asked, but snapped back, "No, I haven't, not the right," she moved forward, the door wasn't open fully, so easier to hide behind.
"Elena," Owen stopped peeking through the door, "are they drinking?" he asked listening to the polite conversation.
Going to say, but a smash of the glass of the door she was standing by, she squealed before looking to Owen, then hearing it, "Alright, come out!" a smooth voice greeted them. Elena watched as Owen stepped out before she did holding his gun high, Elena was right behind him seeing Jade and Ianto on the other side of the room.
"Guys, you turned up right on time." Jack smiled looking to everyone, he kept thinking of how he knew deep down,
Owen found himself looking to the man, he was just around his height, light brown hair, even blonde looking, wearing a uniform that seemed to be from the a Hussar uniform, and most of all his eyes looking from Jade to Elena. "Jack, you have a team," he laughed, Owen didn't like this man already, "Nice, no black girl?"
"Oh he's worse than Jack!" Owen snapped he stood in front of Elena, he was getting a feeling he didn't want this man anywhere near her.
The man laughed, "Oh, Oh!" He looked excited, "Do you have a team name, I love team names…" he kept looking to Jack, Elena knew the look, it was the same look most people gave Jack, she gave him that look.
"Torchwood," Jack said looking from Elena to Owen, over to Jade and Ianto, he kept looking over his team, he didn't realise how much he missed them until this moment.
The man was taken back, "What, not Bikini cops, Cardiff bay watch?" he sighed, "Torchwood, oh dear…" He kept watching of the four guns pointing to him, his eyes going over to the Elena again, "Love to see you in a bikini…" he wiggled his eyebrow.
"Fuck no, you know how cold Cardiff bay is right now?" She asked but stepped back, she could see the look on Owen's face. "I mean, shut up!"
"Elena Bennett, Owen Harper," Her pointed out, "Ianto Jones and Jadrienne Springsteen," he looked the other end of the room, "My Team Torchwood!" Jack sounded proud to say their names.
"And who the fuck is him?" Elena snapped, she kept her gun pointed, her eyes serious now, and no more jokes.
"Captain John Hart…." He rolled on his feet looking smug, he knew that right now, everyone was watching him, he felt amazing. "Me and Jack go back."
"Back how?" Ianto asked keeping his gun up, but felt like he didn't see the point, but he didn't want to be the first to lower his weapon.
"We were partners." John said in a sexual way, he kept looking over to Jack with a smile, he knew this man too well.
Elena exhaled, "Partners?" her voice confused.
John looked smug, he found himself studying Elena's face, how she looked over to Jack when she asked, "Partners in every way," his eyes shifting to Jack, "and more…" he was being smug.
Jack exhaled, "It was only two weeks," finding himself looking from, Elena to Owen and back to Jade and Ianto.
"Two weeks, we were stuck in a time loop, more like five years, it was like having a wife!" John muttered feeling his eyes on Jack's.
Jack laughed, "No, I believe that you was the wife," he kept serious look on his face.
"No, you were the wife!" Jack snapped.
John laughed, "You was the wife!"
"You was the wife," Jack kept his tone serious now, it was making it clear, he was never the wife.
John laughed, "But I was a good wife!" he kept giddy.
Jade nodded with a giggle, "I bet you was," she kept her tone light, she didn't see any threat in John, he seemed like a nice guy.
"So what brings you here?" Elena asked John, her gun lowered. For a moment she kept thinking about asking Jack what was going on.
John glanced over to the blonde, "Well, I was with a woman, in the aftermath of her murder three radioactive cluster bombs were put into the rift, and they all ended up here," John pressed his wrist strap showing what they looked like.
"My ones bigger," Jack pointed out about the wrist strap with a look of pure smugness.
John laughed, "It may be smaller, but it last much longer," He turned to give a wink to Jade. "Well all I know is that we need to find them before they have a change to blow up." He kept his serious tone.
Elena nodded, "right, well, bring you to the hub," her eyes going to Jack, he was looking to her making her heart sink into her stomach feeling nervous.
"I don't like him," Owen muttered while they walked through the tunnel to the hub, it wasn't uncommon of Owen to state his opinion on John. "I really, really don't like him."
Elena and Jade both rolling their eyes, it seemed like Owen was going to be in one of them moods while Elena walked to the place where the slab was going to come down. "Owen, I think we understand you don't like him," Elena kept behind Owen as he turned to face her, "Don't give me that face Owen…"
"I am not giving you a face," Owen added while turning to see Ianto starring.
Jade side glanced to Ianto, "He is giving the face," her voice light, but watched as Ianto went to his medical bay, he left Jade and Ianto with Elena waiting at the slab seeing it slowly working its way down with Jack and John standing on it.
Jack got off the slab placing a hand on John's chest, "First, your weapons," his tone serious, his glanced to Ianto holding a tray up for the weapons to be placed on. Elena on the other hand holding a Newton, she was keeping a good game face.
Jade on the other hand was at her computer updating the rift activity, she knew she had to figure out where the cluster bombs were, she didn't want to risk Cardiff, so another late night at the office, typical.
Pulling the two guns from his holsters he handed them to Jack. Before taking out a Katana from his pants. Handing that over with a small smile across his face looking over Jack and Ianto. "That's it, I'm a two weapon kinda man…"
Ianto had the weapons on a tray, then he looked to Elena, and Jack cleared his throat.
Elena glanced to Jack, "He's got one pistol strapped to each leg laser knife in the left elbow. Several small charges, another pistol in the right elbow..." her voice was cool as she carried on naming the weapons.
John inhaled, he passed each of the things while Elena was naming them, each going onto the tray until there wasn't any more room on the tray for all the weapons he had on him.
Elena walked with Jack out of the vaults where they placed John's weapons, her eyes kept looking to his, then forward, "I don't want him in the building," Elena stated her opinion loud, "He's a compulsive liar," she added while walking a head of Jack, she kept trying to control herself, it was hard enough having him back, but being alone with him, it made things worse.
Jack sighed, "Elena there is a one percent change he is breaking a habit of a lifetime," He tried to stop her walking away, he came back to put right what he left wrong, his eyes looking into her big green eyes, "If we don't believe him, the city could be in danger," he focused down to her.
"Jack what was John to you, what did he mean by Time Agency?" she asked looking to Jack trying to find an answer, she couldn't believe that she was getting lost in his blue eyes, feeling herself willing to give everything up to him.
Jack kept his cool, "Elena, that was my past," he kept watching her making that face, the one that made it harder to do what he had to do.
Elena waved a hand, "Here we go again, you can know all of me, and I can't know anything about you," her voice trying so hard to control the emotional battle. "It's not fair Jack," she added while looking up more.
Jack sighed, "Elena what I am doing here and now, that is who I am, that is who I want to be Elena." He touched her arm, he wanted her so much, and he couldn't stop it.
Elena kept still, her arms at her side, feeling everything, "Then why did you desert us Jack?" her voice small, "Please open up to me, talk to me Jack?" she kept asking him, wanting to know more than she'd ever known.
"I have died so many times, and dragged to life again." He kept his voice soft, "It's like being pulled over broken glass," He kept moving closer to Elena, she couldn't look away from him, he kept her full attention, "I saw the end of the world Elena, and all I could think about was coming back to you…" his hand running down her arm to her hand, he felt the stone on her ring finger. "Elena," his voice serious for once. "What is this?" Jack asked, he kept his voice serious, "Elena…" he kept talking while keeping his eyes, as hers got big.
Elena bit her lip, her eyes getting big, "That is an engagement ring…" her voice light, it was really just trying to keep herself together.
"Owen," He said while looking up, he couldn't help but feel jealous.
"He asked, while you was away…" she kept her tone cool trying all her best to feel together.
"He…" he glanced down to Elena, "When are you due?" he added while trying to work out the mystery.
"I'm not pregnant," Elena snapped trying not to laugh, but she felt like her stomach flipping. "I mean, we're not planning…"
"I'd think Ianto Jade get engaged, you'd get knocked up…" he kept looking to Elena feeling like he was going to be sick. "Wow, Elena and Owen getting married…" he said, "so one knee?"
"Sex," Elena looked serious, "More to the point, when he came," she looked lost.
Jack laughed, "Trust Owen," he kept looking to Elena, "I have to say congratulations…" he brushed his hands into her hair lightly; he rubbed his hands down her back pulling her into a hug. Jack brushed his lips against Elena's cheek, holding onto her closing his eyes. Elena closed her eyes trying to keep herself together now, she felt lost and hated that she didn't like the feeling of being confused again.
Jade stood in front of everyone, "A few hour ago I noticed three surges around Cardiff," she spoke confidently while pointing to a big screen, on it was a map, "Three locations, three bombs," she tapped.
"I'd advice you not to open them," John pointed out showing them the design on the bomb again from his wrist strap, "But I don't really have to tell you that." He added looking to everyone.
"Okay, so we go in teams," Jack started looking to Elena.
Elena nodded, "I'll go with John to the docks," her hands on the table as she stood looking to the map trying to keep herself together. John was now looking to Elena summing her up with his eyes.
Jack nodded, "right well Owen you and Ianto check out the warehouse, and me and Jade can check out the office building," he pushed himself away from the table, "I need some time to catch up with my BFF," he smiled watching Owen and Ianto leaving the briefing room together, followed by Jade, Elena heading out, "Elena, I'll need to speak to you first," he pointed out as John left the room.
"Look Jack," Elena leaned against the table looking to him, "Maybe, with my magical flirting, get him to open up, give me anything to explain why he is really here," her voice low while looking to Jack, his face was saying enough for her to know he knew better.
"Elena, there is just three rules with him," Jack pointed out, "One, don't believe a word he says," he kept focused on Elena's eyes, "Two, don't turn your back on him, and three, under any circumstances let him kiss you."
Elena laughed, "Yes, cos I am just a kiss whore that…." She tilted her head lightly to one side, "Wait, fair point."
John was looking down at Jade, "Can I touch?" He pointed her to belly that was like a perfect circle.
Jade shrugged half-heartedly, "At least you had the decency to ask, first." Several people a day had attacked Jade - usually grannies touching her bump and she wanted to snap them all in two.
John exhaled, his fingers brushed over the bump and he smiled. "Hmm... Very active." He pointed out looking amused before turning toward the door, "Has be gotten to the no kissing part? He only invented that rule so he could have me all to himself!" John grinned.
Jack looked serious to Elena, "I mean it," he then walked out leaving Elena on her own in the briefing room, she slowly walked out seeing Owen waiting for her.
Owen looked to Elena, she brushed her hand into his hair, his dark eyes focused into her, "Be careful," she whispered before brushing her lips to his, she felt Owen's kiss setting her heart into a blaze before stepping away looking to John, "come on you," she let go of Owen walking away just leaving Ianto and Owen to head off to the warehouse.
John walked with Elena, "so your car or mine," he paused, "Oh wait, I don't have a car so it's gonna be yours," he kept watching Elena walking through the parking lot, "so congratulations are in order," he stated while she turned to stare, she really didn't get this John Character, "Left hand, ring finger, nice rock," he thumbs up her while she unlocked her Ford focus.
Elena inhaled sharp, it wasn't really the time, or a person she much cared to congratulate her, but getting into the driver seat, she glanced over to John buckling up, "Well, thanks," she started up the car pulling out, there destination wasn't too far, so hopefully they won't be too long.
Pulling up to the docks Elena glanced over to John while she started to head towards the containers, her eyes kept on John, rule number two, don't turn her back on him, "So, you're really taking what Jack says seriously," John joked opening a container.
Elena nodded, "what can I say, being my boss and all, kinda have an obligation to listening to him," she opened a container looking in, but saw nothing with her flashlight held above her gun.
"You know, for a blushing bride, you don't sound so excited about a wedding," John kept looking, but his eyes scanning Elena, "Ain't you all, flower patterns and dresses, picking out the perfect cake?" he kept walking in front of Elena.
Elena exhaled, "I'm not really doing this for the wedding, one day where people come and engorge on free booze and food," she turned to look into another container trying to wish for a miracle.
"Someone doesn't sound excited about this," he was being smug, "I mean, is he lacking in the bedroom, I can tell when a girl is frustrated…" he brushed a hand down Elena's waist making her move away from him. "Touch a nerve…?"
"No, I am happy, I love Owen," she kept him in front, she watched him open another container.
John stopped, he didn't look in just yet, he studied over her face very carefully, "But you also love Jack," he held a hand up before she could say anything, "I know them googly eyes you give him, not hard to tell really," he glanced inside, "not here." He moved on leaving Elena with a worried expression.
"Great," Elena finally started to walk again, first fact was she could see why Owen didn't like John, he was a know it all; "So, the woman, how did you know her?" opening a container she felt her hand against the door looking in quicker.
John paused, "We were in love," he kept walking in front of Elena; he took a glance back to see if she was buying into his tone.
"Guess you wanna make the son of a bitch pay for killing her," Elena looked into a container keeping her eyes on John, he turned around, his face sombre.
John inhaled, "Can we not talk about it, please," he opened one more container, his eyes studying Elena's reaction carefully, summing her up was pretty easy now.
Walking forward, "Yeah, sorry," she kept John in front, he was looking into a container when her phone started to ring, she exhaled. "Hello…"
"Oh Elena dear, happy I've caught you," Fiona, Elena's mother spoke softly on her end of the phone. "I was wanting to clear something, the colour theme, I was thinking classic white and peach, how does that sound?"
"Mum, really now isn't a good time, the wedding isn't for another two months," she stated while looking to John. "Plus I hate the colour peach."
Fiona clucked her tongue down the phone, "Elena, two months can go very quick, you've not got a theme, you've not picked out a cake, you've missed five dress fittings," there was a paused. "Are you keeping to your diet and exercise?"
"Mum!" Elena snapped, she was really getting sick of this, "I am a size ten, a good size ten, and I am not going on a diet, I get enough exercise…"
"In the sheet," John whispered, "Oh, oh Elena, oh do me harder!" John said louder now making Elena push him away from her.
"Elena, what was that?" Fiona could only hear a man grunting, it made her cheeks flush over pink looking to Gino, "your daughter is up to something, she has groaning men!"
Elena closed her eyes, "Mum, it was a work friend, being a duck, so can you please, for the love of my sanity, stop pestering me about, My! Wedding," her voice trying to keep calm, "I'll call you when I'm not working," she hung up now looking around, "John!" feeling a complete idiot, she kept looking around, "John!" her eyes kept looking around, "Marco…"
John bit down the need to call out 'polo' he felt himself brushing the coat of gloss on his lips, then stepped out to look at Elena jump, her gun pointed into his face, "I got lost," he pointed out simply, "Your mother doesn't know how naughty you are," he laughed looking to Elena going to another container.
"My mum knows too much," she opened it up, "Dealt with too much," she thought about her teens, then exhaled, "I wasn't always the good girl, in fact, I was quiet a hell raiser until my dad checked me into a rehab."
"You went to rehab, what one?" John felt a need to know more, he didn't want to end the conversation, but kept serious.
Elena looked to John who was holding the container door, "Drugs, sex and booze," she walked in with a smile, "but I was seventeen," she added.
"Naughty, naughty girl," he started, "And does the hubby to be know this?" he asked with his humours tone.
"No, and it will be nice if it stays that way," she added looking to John's face, "I'm not a big fan of my past," her eyes looked away fro a second.
John nodded, "well, wanna take a peek?" he nudged his head into the container.
Elena glanced in seeing the canister, "Thank fuck for that," she started to walk into the container, leaned down picking up the canister, then for a second, she knew she did a bad. Elena had turned her back on John, she didn't turn, but was forced around, her eyes looking into John's his lips forced against hers, she felt him kissing her hard, holding her face still before letting her go.
Her face felt weird, her hands reaching out for John as she felt herself falling to the ground her eyes wide in horror, "What you." was all Elena could get out before losing the feeling, John guiding her on the ground before looking into her eyes.
"Jack was right about the kissing rule," John mocked Elena, "Paralysing lip gloss, oldest trick in the book he taught me," John reached into Elena's jeans pocket taking out her mobile, "You think he'll stay with you, he'll leave you, like he did with me," he felt bad for the girl, but not bad enough, "If you're not found in two hours, your organs will shut down," he walked away shutting the door.
Elena laid on the ground, her eyes wide open, her mouth still in the shape of her last words, and all she could hear was the sound of her mobile being throw far away from her, so she'll never be found in time.
Owen pulled up to the warehouse, he kept looking to Ianto while they headed to the building, it was enough that Elena was with John, who he trusted as far as he could throw him. Owen pointed a flashlight forward walking in front of Ianto. "Light?" he asked, but Ianto clicked the switch, and a big fat nothing happened. "Just about right." Owen muttered walking into the nig mess that somewhere was the canister they were looking for.
Ianto kept pointing his light forward, "so Elena alone with John, how you feel about that?" He asked, but kept looking for the canister.
Owen glared, "I trust Elena," he kept his words simple, "If you're trying to insinuate that I shouldn't, I'd not bother mentioning your Prego girl is with Jack, who might be find himself too curious to sex with a pregnant chick," his words harsh, he was in a fowl mood at it was, he didn't need Ianto making it worse.
Ianto inhaled, "I know Jade, she doesn't see Jack like that, we know that," he kept looking, but finding this was going to be a long search, "so the wedding, have you thought about what kind of service you're gonna have?" a simple subject, wedding, he hoped there was going to be a wedding.
Owen exhaled, "I haven't been in planning much, work and well, more work, it's hard to really plan, plus Elena's mother is like a nazi in floral pattern clothes." Owen didn't hate his future in-laws; just didn't like how involved Elena's mother Fiona was will everything.
Ianto nodded, he kept focus on looking around the mess of the area, "I was just wondering, cos you need a best man," he kept looking away from Owen while focused on what they needed to see.
"Well, rest easy," Owen started looking away from where Ianto was looking, "I'm not asking you," he finished feeling he wanted this over. "I was thinking of asking Jade," he turned watching Ianto's flashlight hitting his face, as his flashlight hit Ianto's face at the same time.
Ianto coughed, "Isn't that meant to be a man?"
"Well, think, she's got more balls than you mate, plus I know at crunch time, she'd get me to that alter on time," he nodded, "I've thought it very carefully," he added while looking around more.
Ianto sighed, "Yeah, you and Jade," he kept looking forward ignoring himself, "Jade and you…"
"Are mates, God Ianto, you think I'd shag anyone!" Owen turned again, he looked back quickly, "Jade isn't my type,"
"You have a type?" Ianto laughed, "I thought tits and vagina was all they needed," he felt Owen behind him now, maybe he shouldn't of spoke so out of character.
"Well yes Ianto, I admit to myself, Tits, vagina is all I like," he pointed in Ianto's face, "you on the hand take the whole packages of all gender…" he kept his eyes on Ianto's.
Ianto kept frozen in a moment with Owen, neither of them spoke for a while, as Ianto kept perfectly still to not provoke Owen anymore than he already had. "We better just find this canister," he cleared his throat walking away from Owen, it just seemed like a lot was going to happen between the two men, but right now they both had a common Goal, get the canister and leave.
While it seemed the search was none ending, Ianto pointed a flashlight, "there!" he pointed, but Owen was already climbing up the frame work of the shelving, but stopped when he got down, he looked to see John punching Ianto in the face, it made Owen jump, he touched his earpiece, "Jack…"
"Your earcom is down, I disabled it when we left," he glanced to Owen, "now pass me it," he looked serious, "Pass me it, or some unborn baby is gonna be daddy less…" he pointed his Gun to Ianto's face, he looked him over, "Who wants them sexy puppy eyes to die," he pulled the barrel of the gun, Ianto looking scared.
"Right," Owen then inhaled, "Here!" Owen threw the canister, John caught it, and now he pointed the gun to Owen.
John inhaled, "Phone," he kept pointing the gun, he was in charge, and Owen obeyed, John laughed, "you know, that Elena of yours is a fantastic snog…" he nodded, looking next to himself a shelf.
"you hurt here!" Owen snapped feeling all his anger surge through him, but stopped when the gun was pointed to his face again, john was picking up a cricket bat.
"Efficiency of a gun or ... Mortality of wood…" John kept glancing from the Gun to the cricket bat with a smug look on his face.
Owen rolled his eyes, he wasn't going to the mouse in this game, he inhaled, "Yeah! Stop fucking toying with me, and get on with it!" Owen closed his eyes, he felt the bullet hitting him in the hip, he feel down feeling the pain, but could only watch as John ran away with his phone.
While Jack drove the SUV she felt herself tapping her knees, she kept side glancing to Jack, "Just say it already!" Jade inhaled quickly holding her breath.
"I've no idea what you're talking about?" Jack kept his eyes on the road, but every few seconds his eyes went to the baby belly that still hadn't settled in.
Jade placed her face into the palm of her hand, "Jack, you've been dying to ask since we left the hub!" her hands moved watching his eyes.
Jack sighed; "I was wondering…?" he was lost for words.
"Well, when a man and a woman find each other attractive, they have sex, and when one is stupid, not wearing a condom," she pointed, "A baby is made…" her voice soft, but mocking.
Jack laughed, "Yes, I know that part, done that part…" he winked, "but I mean," He kept looking to Jade, "How far are you?" he asked seriously.
"About twenty five weeks," she nodded while looking out of the window, she kept playing her hand on her stomach, it was weird for her, but she loved being pregnant, it gave her a broader outlook on her life, the fact she was making life.
Jack laughed, "so you was about two months something before I left…" he laughed, "Normally I'd pick up on that." He kept looking to Jade, "you happy?"
Jade broke into a smile, "I'm very happy Jack," she kept looking to his blue eyes, feeling safe again.
"Well, makes me happy I didn't steal that sweet Welsh ass…" he wiggled his eyebrows, and saw the office coming into view.
Jade pointed, "That is my Welsh ass…" her voice wasn't as serious as she was making it out to be.
Jack stopped the car getting out; he made his way to Jade's side opening the door offering her ha hand that she took with a smile. "Thank you," she glanced to the tall building block, "right," reaching into her pocket taking out the Newton, "I am getting strong readings on the nineteenth floor, and the roof." Her eyes going to Jack, "Lets move it, move it."
Jack chuckled, "Yes," they walked into the building making their way to the lifts. "So you know, little boy, girl, Alien?" He winked getting into the lift with Jade beside him.
"Boy," Jade nodded, "What can I say, I'm not one for surprises…" Jade watching the buttons lighting up with each floor they went up to, she kept looking to Jack with a smile stepping out on the right floor walking through into the offices.
Jake laughed, he swung around a frame, "Jade, hope you're making me Godfather," he asked walking behind her rubbing his hands against her bump. "Cos you owe me…"
"I wouldn't dream of saying no," she smiled before looking to Jack's hands; she placed her hands over his.
Jack inhaled, "Jade, I can even get out my baby books, it's been a while, all that deep breathing," he kept laughing.
"How about we split, I take these offices," Jade stepped back looking to Jack, "you can take the roof, since you're so good with them," she started to look around more, her eyes careful with every detail.
Jack made his way to the door, "Jade," he said catching her attention, "I'll come Lamaze classes with you," he pointed to her while standing at the door.
"Yes, now go!" Jack pointed out while looking happy, she laughed more to herself listening to her boss walking away, so she could finally hear him getting into the lift.
Hearing a noise from the hallway, Jade looked up ... Pausing she took out her Glock, holding it up. She headed toward the doors, checking out the hallway carefully with all the lifts.
Seeing one open she slowly moved toward it, clearing it she froze feeling something against the back of her head. "Don't make me shoot you, eye-candy." John's voice was serious.
Jade remained still, putting her hands up. She felt John's fingers against hers as he pulled the Glock from her hands.
"Your friends are bleeding - dying..." He turned her around to look her in the eyes. "You barely have enough time to save them." He watched her.
Jade remained still, feeling her ear piece she wanted to try it, but she didn't take John as a stupid man.
"When you get to the bottom, RUN... You seem like the kind of pregnant girl who can run." He brushed his gun across her face making her step back into the lift. "You seem like you love challenges... If you come back up here..." He cleared his throat, the gun against her cheek brushed down across the baby bump and Jade grabbed his wrist, twisting it away from her bump. Her eyes dark and dangerous. "Don't you ever put your gun near my baby again or I'll fucking kill you." She snapped.
John started to laugh, "Mmm I love a fire inside a woman." He inhaled, pressing the down button.
Going down. The lifts voice spoke.
"Yes please." John winked watching the doors closing. Jade stopped the doors. "Why! Why are you doing this?" She snapped.
"Well... To keep a long story short, Eye candy... Money..." His voice then became dangerously low, "NOW RUN... Jadrienne Springsteen." He pushed her back. The lifts doors shut.
Jade started running to the SUV, her heart pounding in her chest, "I shouldn't be running like this!" she had her ear to her phone, the fact she thought her running looked completely retarded, so she could hear Jack's phone constant ringing, glanced to see the phone hitting the ground close to her. "Typical," she got into the driving seat, she didn't know what to go first, but part of her wanted to know if Ianto and Owen were okay.
She drove quickly, her eyes focused on the Newton showing her the location of the Warehouse, she kept thinking over and over, "please be alive, please…" she kept looking to the road, she hadn't drove in a long time, now she felt like she was going against a clock.
Ianto was coming to when he opened his eyes her saw Owen sitting on the floor, blood over his side, but her was sticking a needle into the wound, he glanced to see Ianto awake. "Morning sunshine," Owen was taking his time pulling the bullet out of him, he tossed it away from him.
"Why?" Ianto exhaled, he brushed his hand over his nose, it hurt, but not too much to be broke, possibly bruised. "Why save me?"
"You're my team, piss me off, but I am not going to let you die," he glanced to his medical kit he didn't got anywhere without, "plus I don't want Jade boyfriendless and Baby daddyless…" he inhaled again the pain had settled but was still there.
"Owen!" Jade's voice shouted, "Ianto…" her voice calm, but it seemed that John couldn't have hurt her.
Ianto getting to his feet, "We're over here," Ianto felt the pain in his nose more, he looked to Owen; he finally was getting himself with a held of the shelving.
"You two…" Before Jade could say okay, but looked to Owen, "Oh god…" she looked to Owen while feeling worried, "Did he get the canister…?"
"Yes," Owen muttered, "Barstard also took my phone, have you got into contact with Elena?" he asked while looking worried.
Jade felt herself look to her phone, "I, didn't think," she felt horrible, but everything was happening so fast, she quickly took it out pressing the speed dial number for Elena's phone, she listened, it rung, then, "This is Elena Bennett, can't get your call, but…AHHH Owen stop that, now I've to start…" BEEP.
Jade hung up, She dialled again, the same message, she hung up looking to Owen, "She's not answering," her voice worried.
Owen clenched his jaw, "Right, Ianto, you drive, we're going to the Docks," he nodded, "then I am going to kill that son of a bitch if his hurt my Elena!" he knew the industrial strength painkiller was fully working.
Elena on the other hand, was bored, she was slowing dying, and all she could think about was the amount of men she'd snogged, how many different positions she did, the names of the drugs she'd taken, and how much she was going to miss Owen. Her mind was only focused on things that didn't matter, cos when she thought of them, she hated that she was going to die, in the most boring way imaginable, and felt the cyber conversion table was a better way than this.
Ianto parked the car, he looked over to see that Elena's car was no where to be seen, getting out of the car, Owen rushed towards the containers, "ELENA!" he screamed loud, his voice echoing around, "ELENA!"
Jade got out the car heading towards the containers behind Owen and Ianto, she kept feeling worried, Owen had taken her phone, dialling her number while listening to the echo of her ring tone, it was boys and girls by good Charlotte, "Jade," Owen looking behind him while running after the sound of the ringing.
Elena kept on the floor, Owen, her sweet Owen yelling her name, she heard them all every voice, but all she wanted to do was scream, 'I'M IN HERE!' but her mouth wouldn't move, nothing would move, her eyes kept wide, no blinking, she felt nothing. Her ring tone was going, but she knew that they wouldn't find her, she wished for everything that she could close her eyes, she didn't want to be awake when she died.
Owen found the ringing, but Elena's phone on the ground smashed up, he picked it off the ground, "Fuck!" he felt himself more worried, if John threw her phone, she must still be alive, that is the only thing that he could keep on his mind, but it was a matter of finding her.
Jade stepped forward, holding her Newton, she inhaled, "I can track the trace of her last phone call…" she kept serious; she took the phone off Owen while he kept staring at her.
"How do you even know she answered a call here Jade!" he snapped.
Jade narrowed her eyes, "Owen," she flipped through the phone history bank, "Last call was an hour ago," she looked to the Newton syncing it to the phone, then it told her where Elena answered the call. "Okay, Elena could be in any of these…." She looked to Ianto and Owen.
Ianto nodded, he was one side of Jade, Owen on the other as they all started to open containers and looking inside, Ianto kept looking feeling scared to what he might find. Owen kept pulling them open, and each time he didn't see Elena his heart dropped to his feet, he couldn't take it anymore.
Jade on the other hand pulled a container open, her flash light bouncing off locks of gold, her eyes fixed, she felt scared, Elena wasn't moving, "I found her!" Jade screamed to the others before rushing into the container, she pulled Elena on her back, she felt scared, "Owen! Bring the medical kit," she added while looking scared, "Ianto, get my Macbook from the front seat now." She pointed watching Owen rushing to Elena's side.
Owen's face looked over Elena's, "she's breathing," Owen was more speaking to reassure himself, Ianto placed Jade's laptop beside her, she quickly opened it, Owen inhaled, "Ianto take a swab, Jade, run it through programming, see what it is," he kept serious, He touched Elena's face, he ran a light over her eyes, "Elena, what did that barstard do to you…?" he asked while seeing her eyes following him, he brushed her cheek, "Hold on babe, we've still got a wedding to have, and a life," he felt scared for the first time, he knew it was the curse, he was cursed in love.
Ianto took the swab, passed it to Jade, Jade ran it over a scanner, she could see the result onto her screen while inhaling, "She's been poisoned," Jade kept looking to Elena, her eyes were wide, looking up, and for the first time, Jade was happy John showed her some mercy.
"Get my antidote kit!" Owen snapped to Ianto, he snatched it from him, he didn't care about the gunshot wound to his hip, he was looking to Elena getting an injection ready, "Elena, you're not going anywhere," he filled the syringe, quickly placing it to Elena's heart, he quickly pushed it in, knowing it was the quickly way to get this into her system, he watched as she gasped a loud breath, she didn't move, but this was enough to let him know she was going to be okay.
"Okay, Ianto," Jade waved him over, Ianto helping Jade to her feet, she brought her macbook up with her, "Help Owen get Elena into the SUV, we've got to get back to the hub," she rubbed her back looking as Owen had already picked Elena up into his arms, he held her close to his chest.
Jade could of sworn she saw tears in Owen's eyes, but brushed it off, her eyes going to Ianto now making their way back to the SUV, they needed to know what John was really up to.
Walking into the hub, Elena was feeling a lot better, maybe it was the fact she had adrenaline keeping her moving, the deep dark need to make John pay for trying to kill her. "Can we even be sure he's here?" Jade asked pointing her gun forward, they kept their voice's down to make sure they had the element of surprise.
"Wouldn't put it passed him." Elena added while getting to the medical bay, looking down they could see that he was setting something up, "So, here you are…" her gun pointed to John.
John could see the team, "Nice to see they found you," His eyes on Elena, her face stone looking death glares at him. "Pretty resilient, that isn't fair…"
"You don't get it, you can threaten, you can shot, you can beat up, you can even poison, but we will always come back stronger." her voice controlling her eyes a glare remembering his lips on hers, and the fact that it nearly killed her, putting a whole new spin on sealed with a kiss.
"Well you should know your boss is splattered out on the…." John felt lost, he could see Jack walking between Elena and Owen, and he looked to John smug. "Pavement. Now that's impressive. Seriously, you can earn a fortune in the Vegas galaxies with an act like that. Go on, how's it work? He laughed looking to Jack.
"Well just call me the sexy version of Kenny from South Park, You kill me, but I just come back…" John kept looking in aww.
Elena side glanced to Jade, "Erm, I knew we shouldn't have introduced him to South Park," her voice low.
"Don't look at me," Jade added while keeping her gun pointed to John, but looked over to Elena who seemed to keep staring at John now.
Jack quickly moved down the stairs, he kept his stride careful, he glanced back to John. "But what does it cost you? Every time you have to drag yourself back here, how does it feel? All that pain and trauma. Plus, you're reborn into this godforsaken mess. I pity you." John's voice soft, he kept looking to Jack.
"These people, this planet, all the beauty you could never see. That's what I come back for." Jack glanced back to his Team, seeing how Owen stood close to Elena; he stood in front protecting her, Ianto and Jade close to each other.
John laughed, "Well goody on you," he kept his eyes looking to all the faces, they all seemed to hate him, he didn't blame them right now, but he looked down to the little formation.
"So, what's in the canister?" Elena asked, her gun lifted, her eyes kept focused on John.
Owen inhaled, kept himself holding his gun straight, "Come clean now Captain!" his voice stiff.
John kept looking around the medical bay, back to the thing he was setting up, "Yeah, all right. That woman I told you about had herself an Arcadian diamond, the rarest gem in the Damascene Cluster. Just when I'd got my hands on her, she only generates her own personal rift storm. God, I hate technological geniuses." Quickly snapping his attention to Jade whole cocked an eyebrow at him. "Well, not all of them," he winked at her.
"Well, you said it was a dying woman's request," Jade said, but in the back of her mind, she knew that it wasn't going to be the cast.
"Yeah, she was dying. I shot her. I thought my luck had changed when I found it, it ended up here. So, I'm thinking 50/50? Even split, good deal. Or if anyone fancies an orgy?"
Elena felt her mouth drop open, Owen laughing in a dark manner, and finally Ianto rolling his eyes feeling this was ridiculous.
Elena stepped down next to Jack pointing the gun to John's back, "move!" she kept her voice dead.
"What, no kiss…" he winked to her hearing the barrel of the gun being pulled, "Right, too soon I guess." He started to walk out of the hub. Jack reached onto table taking the pieces that John were setting up before he was caught, and the team then walked to his office.
"Open it!" Jack snapped to John, he kept his eyes focused, sitting behind his desk, John the other side. His eyes would go over his team standing behind John keeping him contained in the office.
John inhaled, "What, not even a please? Don't your manners get brought back to life too?" his joked, but didn't laugh as Jack kept glaring at him.
"Now!" Jack's voice barked, for a second John felt turned on.
John looked to the formation he set up, "This should give us the location of the diamond." A woman, a hologram but still, she stood on the desk. "There she is," he kept looking smug.
"The woman you murdered?" Elena asked, she kept next to Owen, but as her eyes kept looking to the woman's face, she didn't get a good feeling.
The woman smiling, "You've travelled several galaxies for this. Well done." Her eyes kept on where John was.
"That's right gorgeous," John kept smiling.
The woman sighed, "Except, there's no diamond," her voice smooth, her arms folded across her chest with a look in her eyes.
"What!" John was confused.
"Just this…" The woman's smile turned into a smirk, the thing moved, changed, and then it was a flat round object that attached itself to John's chest.
John grabbed at his chest, feeling the pain of its spikes digging into his flesh holding on tightly. "No, No, No, No, no!" He kept freaking out, "there's got to be a diamond. It's all about the diamond! What the hell is tha...?"
"It's an explosive device, which will latch on to the DNA of whoever killed me. It'll detonate in ten minutes." She kept smirking; her face was a blast making John suffer.
Ianto on this had, reached into his pocket, his favourite stopwatch; he set it up while setting up ten minutes. "It can't be removed without exploding, so don't bother trying. Goodbye . . . lover."
"Wait no!" John said again pulling at the device on his chest.
"See you in hell!" She blew John a kiss, then she flicker and faded out.
Elena looked scared, "she can't be serious, Ten minutes!" her eyes looking over the device while seeing John freak out.
Ianto looked to his stopwatch, "Well nine minutes and, fifty, forty nine, forty eight... Always at the ready!" He seemed so smug, so happy that John was going to blow into lots of pieces.
"Jack, explosion, how big?" Elena kept looking to her boss.
Jack kept looking from john, his eyes working over to Elena, "With the technology," he paused, "big," he added looking to John.
"So we really need to get him out of the city…" Owen kept looking to John, the counting thing on his chest blinking quickly, and it made Owen really nervous.
"Nine minute thirty seven…" Ianto waved the stopwatch.
John sighed, "you've got to help me!" he was full begging now, feeling helpless, "please!"
Jack looked into John's eyes, "Why?" he asked, but John punched him in the face. John quickly turned around grabbing Elena by the hair; he pulled her away from the ground, outside, holding Elena in front of him like a human shield.
"Let me go you fucking shit, cunt, wank stain, barstard!" Elena's voice was a stink while she kept trying to pull her hair free from his grip, her eyes wide.
John laughed, "I get a feeling you don't like me…." He kept looking over her face, "you know you have such soft hair," he whispered into her ear while she pulled her face, but he kept her hair tight in his grip.
Owen aimed his gun, but John was holding her too close to him, he could make a clean shot, "You let her go!" his voice a spit, "Let her the fuck GO!"
"Get back!" John yelled over them, he kept holding Elena around the waist now, she felt his back pressing against her back, and she felt sick. "Gets better…" he winked, he let her go.
Elena stepped aside, but glanced down to see her hand, "Fuck you!"
John laughed, "It's hyper steel, impermeable, deadlock sealed. No way to undo them. Unless you have this key," he lifted his hand up swallowing the key.
She snapped, "this isn't fair…" her eyes going to Jack, "I am going to kill you!" she snapped. "Why is this always me?"
"Don't flatter yourself," John looked to Elena, "I didn't feel like the risk of blowing up a pregnant woman, that is inhumane…" John nodded. "
"Thank you," Ianto said while holding the stopwatch, "Nine minutes four seconds," he kept looking worried.
Owen glanced from Elena to Ianto, "Not helping…" he pointed out looking to Elena freaking out more.
"And yet, you still find me strangely attractive. Now you had better find a solution pronto or she'll be blown up with me! John kept holding the arm up making Elena's hand held up.
Elena's eyes glared, "No, I never found you attractive, you make me want to VOMIT!" her eyes glare, "will shooting him break the DNA lock?" she asked.
"No, Elena," Jack wished it was so, he kept looking to Elena, he felt this was all his fault, he kept getting annoyed.
John laughed, "So! What are we gonna do now, team? The orgy's still on offer. Especially now the cuffs are out." He kept wiggling his eyebrows.
"Fucking shut up!" Elena wanted to beat him, "Jade, you got the rift predictor program, have you perfected yet?" she kept herself calm, but the beeping from the bomb was making her stomach churn.
Jade laughed, "Didn't Michael Jackson change pop history?" Jade looked around, "I mean yes, I've perfected it," she looked to Elena, "I'm working out activity…"
"How is this going to save us?" John looked confused, he felt like something wasn't clicking right.
"The car park, where he first came here." Jade pointed out.
"Right, that is where we're going," Elena, she felt her eyes looking on Owen, "I love you…" she felt herself looking weak for a few seconds. Elena's eyes now glared to John, "If we're in the rift when this thing blows up, the city is safe…" she laughed darkly.
"You're bluffing!" John kept watching Elena's, she wasn't showing any sign that she wasn't one hundred percent serious.
"Elena, we've got one in the next few minutes," she said while looking to Owen, his eyes seemed to keep looking to Elena as if everything was going wrong.
Rushing to Elena Owen grabbed her face kissing her, "I love you," he looked into eyes.
"Owen," her voice small, "Think," she kept looking, "I've got to go…" she whispered before turning around. "Come on John, we're going for a ride…"
"Elena," Ianto looked to her, "Eight thirty two, thirty one…" he kept saying while walking up the stairs.
Owen thought of something, "Elena, don't do this!" Jack snapped, he kept watching as Elena was pulling John up the stairs, "Elena…"
"I'm sorry, I have to do this Jack," she now pulled the cuffs, "Move it Bitch!" she kept yelling to John, "Don't make me drag your arse!" she kept pulling looking back to Owen pulling Jack to the medical bay.
Jade on the other hand holding the Newton, plus her hand holding her bump moving quickly. "Come on Elena," Jade kept moving, Ianto was standing behind her, she could feel him helping her up the stairs making their way to the car, her and Ianto in the back seat, Elena and John awkwardly got into the front starting to drive.
Keep driving was all Elena was telling herself, she kept looking forward, her hands on the wheel, and John kept looking around. "I'm sorry Elena, I'm trying to jam the signal, but it's not working,"
"Five minutes and twenty two seconds…" Ianto added while looking to the front seat.
Elena growled, ""Ianto, if you keep telling me the time left, I am going to use my last moments on earth, to shove that thing up your fucking ARSE!"
"Elena, there is no need to snap at Ianto…" Jade pointed out while looking to her Newton, "But you need to hurry, the signals getting weak.
"You're oddly excited by all of this, I can tell." John to Elena, he kept smirking thinking about it, and then winked before looking toward the place he'd exited hours ago.
"Oh yes, being moments from death, lets get it on!" Elena kept feeling like she was going to slap him, she kept driving while feeling sick. "Can you just shut up, for like Five minutes!"
"Think I'm starting to see what he likes about it here. She's beautiful, he's stunning!" John kept looking around the people as they drove to the car park.
Elena snapped to look at John for second, "Don't you ever stop?" Her voice kept tight, she kept thinking of all the things she was going to miss.
John laughed, "What five minutes to live, you want me to behave? Oh, that's gorgeous." He looked back.
Elena rolled her eyes, "that's a poodle!" she kept driving knowing she was nearly there; it was making her stomach knot up.
"That's nice!" he kept watching the poodle being walked down the road.
Stopping the car, "come on, out!" Elena pulled John over the seat, pulling him out the car knowing where the rift, she kept thinking about being sick, but saving the city, a lot more people than just her. "Get out!"
"Ow, Ow, I love a woman who's rough…" he kept trying to lighten the mood, but the fact was Elena kept moving without looking back.
John was trying to pull her back, "You're not really gonna sacrifice yourself are you?" John kept pulling back.
"I'm doing what needs to be done," she kept pulling, "so shut up." Her voice getting weaker, the fact they are getting close to the end.
"No! What about a last-minute rescue? What's the point of being on a team if you don't get a last-minute rescue!" John kept pulling, but Elena was stronger, she was getting her way while turning around looking to Ianto and Jade.
"Guys, tell Jack," She inhaled, "Tell him that, I…" she kept feeling her heart beating into her chest.
Jack and Owen pulled up in the sports Car, it seemed Jack jumped from the car, Elena watched as Jack jumped onto John's chest, it forced John to the ground, Elena falling on her back also her head smacking on the concrete. "Fuck Jack!" Elena muttered as she watched Jack stab the needle in his heart quickly.
John didn't understand feeling the piecing into his heart muscles and a surge of pain rushed over his body.
"What is that?" Jade asked Owen who was standing still looking about ready to cry. "We combined all our DNA into one ... it should be letting go!" Owen watched the DNA bomb still blinking and beeping against John's chest.
Before it beeped louder and detracted itself from his body onto the ground.
"Ten... Nine... eight..." Ianto was counting down the time left.
Jack quickly picked up the bomb throwing it into the rift.
Elena watched all this with a look of worry into her eyes.
Ianto talking Jade, he quickly ran pulling Jade with him carefully.
"Run!" Jack shouted while Elena was running and Pulling John along with her as the black blew them from Day to night.
Jack getting to his feet, "Great, the blast blew us back to the time he got here..." he grunted, "Wonderful, now we have to avoid ourselves..."
Elena laughed, "No, you have to avoid yourself, last time, you tried to fuck yourself..."
"Did not!" Jack snapped.
Elena laughed, "Did too!"
"You did too we were all there." Owen said before turning to John pinching him in the jawbone knocking John back a bit.
Jack pouted, "well if you looked as sexy as me, you'd want to fuck..." he stopped looking to Ianto, Ianto was looking to Elena who was looking to Ianto also. "Okay, point..."
Owen and Jade rolled their eyes before looking to John who was standing still . "We should probably get out of here before we see ourselves." Jade looked from one person to the other.
Elena held her wrist up, "I've still got this little problem…" Elena kept waving her and John's wrist now.
"Hey relax I have" he held his finger up. Before putting two down his throat extracting the silver key covered in salvia "The trick is to keep it in your throats lining" John unlocked the cuffs.
"That's what she said," Jade whispered.
Elena's eyes were big, "you had it on you all along!" she felt her fist crash into John's jaw knocking him back.
John got back to his feet, "well, remind me not to get onto your bad side…" he laughed.
"Already on my mother fucking bad side!" Elena kept touching her knuckle seeing Owen join her.
Owen stood beside Elena, "You all right?" he kept looking into her eyes, "Babe," he kept watching her big green eyes.
"Mate, she's a good one," John winked, "Just know, she's a great snog," he winked before looking to Jack.
"Well you sure there still isn't room on your team for me?" John asked Jack looking serious.
Jack shook his head, but John leaned up kissing him softly, "well, I'll leave you then," he pressed some buttons on his wrist strap.
"Mines still bigger," Jack held his hand out for his wrist strap that John took the strap out his pocket handing it to Jack.
John stepped forward, pressing some buttons on his wrist strap, "Oh," he said while the orange was engulfing him, "I found Grey…" he was then gone.
Elena looked to Jack, she glanced to where John was, and Jack was strapping his wrist strap on, he looked to it, "still bigger..." he then looked to Elena, he heard John with his face going pale.
Elena glanced to where John went, and then looked to Jack, "Who's Grey?" her voice soft.
Jack cleared his throat, "Erm, nothing..." he turned around to walk away.
Ianto sighed, "Well where are we going to go?" he asked knowing they had to go somewhere until the morning.
Elena laughed; "My House, I got a wii..." she looked excited.