As the dust settled, Jack looked around the rubble for the rest of his team. This wasn't a good start.
Off to the left, Owen coughed, brushing cement and other debris off his clothing.
Tosh looked around, and spotting Gwen, ran over to her. "Are you alright?" Her voice held genuinely concern.
Gwen nodded. "My bloody ears are ringing!" She looked around, then back at Tosh. "You?"
Tosh smiled.
Jack looked around after seeing the other three members. "Ianto!" he called out. "Ianto?"
Owen ran to Jack's side. "I haven't sin 'im!"
Jack's frown turned to concern. "Ianto, call out."
Silence.
"Let's split up," suggested Tosh. "We can cover more ground that way."
"Did any one see where he was before the blast?" asked Jack.
Silence.
Owen shrugged. "We thought 'e was with you."
Jack shook is head. "We split up."
"Thought I saw him at the far end of the building, near the conservatory." said Gwen, pointing.
Jack looked in that direction and then took off running. "Ianto!"
"That bloody Welshman will be the death of 'im." He looked at the two women and added smiling sheepishly. "You know what I mean!"
Ianto tried to move, but the pains in his arm and the pressure on his upper body told him he was going nowhere. He felt around as best he could, but the rubble was all around him. "Jack! Jack?" He called, but heard nothing.
Falling debris and dust fell on his face, causing him to blink it away. He closed his mouth so he wouldn't coke on it.
His head started to throb, making him wince in pain. Ianto squeeze his eye shut tight. That's when his world went black.
As Jack reached the end of the now crumpled building, he stood and listened, then called out. "Ianto!" Nothing.
"God dammit, Ianto!" He took a deep breath. "Answer me!"
Owen appeared beside him. "Gwen said he was close to here," he held out his arm to emphasise.
Nodding, Jack answered. "Let's start digging." Then he added. "Carefully." As they moved bricks and pieces of wood, Jack scaned the area before them. "Be careful of broken glass. I don't want anyone else hurt."
Gwen turned to look behind them. "Bugger!"
Looking at her, Owen frowned. "What's wrong, Cooper?"
Gwen sighed, pointing. "Rhys." She shrugged. "He must have followed me."
Owen looked at the approaching figure. "Shit!"
"Keep digging!" Ordered Jack. "Gwen!"
Gwen turned to face Jack. "Right. Sorry, sorry."
"Gwen, what's goin' on here, then?" asked Rhys as he looked at the group. "You lost somethin'?"
"I'll explain later, yeah? Just help us." Gwen motioned towards the rubble. "Please! Ianto is under all this."
Without another word, Rhys fell in beside Owen and started moving rubble.
As they moved the bricks, they reached the V section from the centre of the conservatory.
"Ianto!" This from a concered Tosh.
As they moved more rubble and wood, Jack finally saw Ianto's head. "He's here! Keep moving this stuff!"
Rhys moved in beside Jack and helped him move large pieces of glass and wood away from the Welshman.
"Ianto, it's Jack. Can you hear me? Ianto!"
Ianto's eyes fluttered open. "J..Jack?"
"We're here, Ianto. Just lay still. We'll have you out in no time. " Jack tried to smile.
Moving slowly, the team finally removed all the rubble and other debris from Ianto, and Jack knelt beside him. He placed a hand on the younger man's shoulder. "Where does it hurt?" He turned to Owen. "Can you check him over real quick? I don't wanna move him straight away."
Owen shook his head. "He needs an ambulance, Jack!"
"N..No!" said Ianto. "It's..It's dark, Jack. I..I can't see you!"
Jack and Owen exchanged worried glances.
Moving slowly so as not to frighten Ianto any further, Owen began to check the younger man from head to toe. "His left arm is fractured below the elbow. He has extensive bruising to his lower legs and I'll have to wait until we get him back to the Hub to check for further injuries." Owen looked at Jack. "His eyes are full of dust and God knows what. They'll need washing out with warm water." He shrugged.
Jack turned his attention back to the young Welshman. "If we help, do you think you can stand?"
"I'll try."