Friends will be friends.

Chapter 1

Jack stood on top of a hill, he hadn't felt so alone in such a long time. He had come to Earth to say goodbye to the last of his family, Gwen Williams nee Cooper.

A woman who had been his confidante, his conscience, his heart, not in the way Ianto had but still, Ianto...it still hurt so much to think about him even after six months.

Above all else Gwen had been his friend and his sister and yes he loved her and she loved him just not in the way that....Ianto, it all came back to Ianto.

He had lost so much. Grey, Suzie, Owen, Tosh, Ianto, Stephen, he'd lost them all. Even his home, there was nothing left for him on this planet

He was beginning to think Gwen wasn't coming when he heard a car stop and voices coming towards him.

He smiled as he saw Gwen and Reece walking towards him.

"Bloody freezing! My feet..." Reece added standing just a little bit behind Gwen giving her a chance to talk to her friend.
"Oh I miss that, the Welsh complaining."

Turning back to Gwen he smiled, "You look good."
Jack tried to make light of why he had asked them to meet him. In all there hearts it they knew it was good bye
"I look huge" Gwen replied Reece chuckled looking at Jack for once he was going to agree with him.

"She looks bloody gorgeous!" The three of them laughed softy no matter how much the three of them tried there was no making this easier.

Gwen walked closer to Jack. "You, ok?" She asked watching Jack. She had never seen him looking so sad, so alone.
"Yeah," Jack replied. Gwen knew it was a lie, but didn't press him on it. Instead she just asked him, "Did it work?"

Traveled all kinds of places but this planet, it's too small. Your world, it's like a grave yard."

Gwen understood what Jack was saying and he was right. All the people they had lost, they tried to save but had not been able to. She knew what his answer would be but she had to try.
"Come back with us." She asked watching Jacks face the sadness in his normally bright eyes darkling even more.

"Haven't travelled far enough yet, got a lot of dirt to shake off my shoes and right now, there's coal fusion cushier surfing the iron reefs just on the edge of the solar system, just waiting to open it's transport dock I just need to send a signal."

Gwen placed a finger up asking telling him to hold on a second reached into her pocket.

"We found it in the wreckage, indisputable like his owner, brought a new strap for you."

Reece could feel the tension "Cost me 50 pound that!"

"Bill me!" Jack called out he would miss the banter but would never admit it.

"Are you ever coming back Jack?" Gwen asked not wanting to know the answer though her heart, she all ready knew.

Jack hated being this hard but he knew it had to be done.

"What for?" He asked he tried to be has cold has he could but he could 't.

"Me." Jack looked into Gwen's eyes has they filled with tears he fought back his own the hurt they had both felt, the loss.

Gwen had to fight to get her point her across though she knew it was falling on deaf ears.

"It wasn't your fault!" Jack shook his head closing his eyes to stop the tears.

"I think it was." Gwen's tears fell freely now has she shook her head.

"No" she whispered In all of Jack life's a group of people had never touched him has much has torchwood had and in his own mind he had murdered them by showing them this world.

"Stephen, Ianto, Owen, Tosh, Suzie and..." Gwen Started to shake her head again "All of them, because of me!"

Gwen had to keep trying she couldn't give up.

"You saved us, didn't you?" She asked but Jacks face stayed like stone. He wanted to just hug her, to stay to help her, with the baby, to be there, and after she had the baby to restart again, but he knew it would never be the same again. He knew she would end up hating him but it had to be done.

"I started to like it, look what I became. Still I have lived so many life's, it's time to find enouger one."

Stepping back Jack started to send the signal, Gwen knew she had no time she had to give it one last sort.

"But, they died and I am sorry Jack, but you can not just run away, can not run away."

At that point Jack wanted to step out of the beam but it was to late he could feel him self being pulled up towards the sky.

"Oh yes I can, Just watch me!" With that Jack Harkness was taken up to the ship thankfully, he didn't see Gwen break down in tears.

He landed with a thump looking around and gasped. This wasn't the coal ship, but it was a ship he knew.

A gentle humming, the whiteness of the walls, the hint of a soft green light and then a voice, a voice he knew so well talking softy to the ship.

A tall skinny man in a brown pin striped suit and bumper shoes walking around pressing buttons and pushing leavers.

"Doctor?" Jack whispered softy the man lifted his head up from the area where he was working his jaw dropping and his eyes narrowing.

"WHAT?" Jack thought his head was about to explode he felt his knees turn to jelly.

"Doctor!" Jack's voice started to go in to a sob, The Doctor looked shocked at Jack his face both shocked and happy to see his friend but worried at the sadness, hurt, and darkness in Jacks eyes.

"WHAT, HOW, BUT, WHAT!" Jack couldn't take it any more his knees give way.

He dropped to the floor of the Tardis his heart breaking, the tears flowing freely.

He made himself in to a ball letting out a scream has the Doctor rushed to his side.

The Doctor took off his jacket putting it round Jack, and put an arm round him rocking him "Shh come on, calm down Jack, Jack What's happened?"