The Torchwood hub was quiet. Jack sat in his office, absent-mindedly going through paperwork, Tosh sat at her computer, typing away, Gwen sat next to her, chatting about 'rift noise', which Tosh's new equipment had picked up, Owen sat on the sofa, reading the newspaper and eating pizza. Jack suspected Ianto was in the kitchen, making coffees. Jack sighed and added a piece of work to the growing pile and yawned.
Suddenly, an almighty crash shook the hub. Jack leaped out of the office and surveyed the hub, fearing the worst. He frowned when he saw it intact. The team were crowded around Tosh's monitor. Jack raced down and joined them, and gasped when he saw what was on the monitor. Tosh had switched it to the CCTV footage of the bay above. On the concrete, there lay a splintered mess of a wooden box. The TARDIS.
Jack yelled and sprinted towards the exit, but before he got there, a dull crack sounded behind him. He turned to see a man, burnt and bleeding standing wobbly by the stairs to the medical area. He looked straight at Jack with confused, dark eyes.
"Jack" he half whispered, before going limp and tumbling backwards down the stairs. Jack rushed forward and knelt by him, cradling his head in his hands and stroking his hair.
"Oh Doctor, what happened? What happened to you?"
"Jack" The Doctor opened his eyes and whispered. "Jack…help me."
Jack gulped back a lump in his throat. "What happened?"
"I…" The Doctor trailed off, his body going limp again.
Owen knelt next to Jack, and had started checking for broken bones. He got some sterile wipes and bandages, and began cleaning and dressing the various cuts.
Jack felt across the Doctor's chest, and gasped. He only had one heartbeat.
"Owen!" He almost shouted. "He only has one heartbeat!"
Owen looked up. "Isn't he supposed to?"
"No! He's a timelord! He has two hearts!" Jack stroked across where the second heartbeat should be. "He needs CPR on his left side, now!"
Owen moved across, and began pumping at The Doctor's chest, counting each time.
Several slow minutes passed, until the doctor gave a huge gasp. He looked up at Jack with frightened, dark eyes. He shifted, and winced.
"Jack" he smiled.
"That all you're gonna say?" Jack stroked his hair back.
"Hello" The Doctor smiled again. He tried to sit up, but fell back, wincing in pain.
"I've got you" Jack supported The Doctor and lifted him into his arms.
"Jack, the TARDIS-" he broke off and went limp in Jack's arms.
"Doctor!" Jack rushed towards the sofa, and gently lay him down there. "Oh, Doctor. What happened to you?" he covered him up with a blanket and sat on the floor next to the sofa.