AN: Taken-With permission from 10-11thDoctorLove. Tosh, Owen and Ianto are all alive in every way.
I do not own Doctor Who or Torchwood.
Rated because of Jack and Owen.
Chaos. Total chaos everywhere.
The rift had been quiet so the team decided to go for a drink at the pub; instead they were almost involved in a crash, a huge crash causing gridlocked traffic and 13 hours of rescuing.
21 cars, two Lorries.
One lorry had crashed into the other and they both rolled, hitting other cars, crushing some, other didn't stop in time and crashed into the Lorries or other cars.
The team saw the crash with their own eyes; they were almost hit by the Lorries. Jack who was driving had to dodge; doing that caused the car to roll luckily away from the rest of the crash and off the motorway. Everyone in the car rolled hitting into each other, screaming. Their world spinning, no one knew what was left or right, up or down, everything was just spinning.
But finally it stopped, the SUV on its side, driving side down. Jack found himself trapped beneath Ianto and his right shoulder was throbbing. "Everyone alright?" Jack yelled pushing lightly on Ianto, the man shifted above Jack. No one answered, "Is everyone alright?" Jack bellowed getting everyone's attention.
"Yeah." Owen finally commented.
"I'm ok." Tosh added un-tangling herself from Gwen and Owen.
"I'm good." Gwen called doing that same.
"Just a loss of dignity." Ianto commented from on Jack.
"Good, Ianto try and open the passenger door. One of you three get that door open." Ianto reached up and being tall he easily managed to open it before climbing out with help from Jack. Once he was out he helped the others Jack struggled to climb out as he realized his shoulder had been dislocated.
Owen checked over everyone quickly and had to re set Jack's shoulder but other than that everyone had gotten out with only a few bruises and scratches.
They looked back on the motorway and gasped. Car all over the place some crashed trying to dodge the main crash. But in the middle of the motorway was the worse, a huge pile of crashed cars, crushed, some piled on top of each other. The team immediately set to action running across the motor as sirens were heard in the distance. Civilians that were out of the crash most jumped out to help. Owen jumped back into the SUV and soon found his emergency medical kit.
Gwen saw a man by the side of the road lying in a puddle of blood; she pulled Owen over as she realized who it was.
Rhys.
Rhys had a huge cut across his forehead and blood was pooling out from his chest, "Hold this to his chest!" Owen ordered and Gwen did as she was told, "I don't have anything for something this!" Owen almost screamed in frustration but soon enough the paramedics arrived and joined them.
They immediately took Rhys off to the hospital along with 5 others who had ended up at the side of the road. With Jack's permission Gwen went with Rhys to the hospital, re joining them 2 hours later after she was sure Rhys would be ok.
10 hours after Gwen returned the team had lost count of how many people they had pulled out of cars, how many of them were already dead, how many times they had given CPR, how many different people's blood had stained their hands and clothes, how many children were crying for their parents, or parents crying for their children or partners.
It had gotten dark and then light again before he found her.
Two cars pile on top of each other, this top car was empty but the bottom was not.
Lying across the driving seat and passenger seat were two people, legs trapped under the top car, upper body curled around her young blonde son. "Alice!" Jack gasped running over to her, Jack knew even if she survived she'd loose her legs but that didn't matter she needed to survive. "Steven! Wake up!" neither of the stirred. "Someone help me!" Jack yelled as loud as he could, straining his voice but he knew nobody would hear over the noise of everything happening around them but she couldn't leave them, the car above could crushed them any minute. "Steven, Alice, please wake up!"
"Uncle Jack?" Steven whispered his voice sounding crackly from the crash. Jack almost cried with joy knowing Steven was alive, his grandson.
"Yeah Steven hey it's me, are you ok? Are you hurting anywhere?"
"No I'm ok." Steven told him beginning to slowly sit up until he noticed his mum. "Mummy? Mummy? Uncle Jack what's wrong with her?" Steven shook Alice fiercely on her shoulder but she didn't stir. "Help her please!" Steven begged.
"Can you be brave for me Steven?" Jack asked the boy softly. Steven nodded even as tear began streaming slightly down his cheeks.
"Go find someone, anyone to help."
Steven nodded and stood up; he seemed shaky on his legs for a moment until he sprinted off. Jack reached across and felt Alice's pulse it was weak. "Alice, please God wake up. I know you hate me but don't leave me please. I love you, please..."
"Dad?" her eyes didn't open and her voice sounded weak but it made Jack's heart soar.
"It's me Alice, I'm here."
"Dad, I..."
"Don't speak save your breath, Stevens gone to get someone, they can help you." Jack found her hand and gripped it tightly.
"Stevens ok?" Alice breathed out a sigh slowly opening her eyes; she struggled to focus on Jacks face.
"He's fine, perfect. Just worried about you. He's not the only one."
"Dad...I," Alice paused and Jack started to tell her to save her breath but she cut him off, "I don't hate you."
"You don't?" Jack couldn't stop the question as it came out.
"No. I just...In my will I want you to look after him, bring Steven up." Alice paused trying to catch her breath, she could feel herself fading but she needed to tell him, "Look after him. Tell him you're his grandfather." He voice was growing weaker and Jack internally begged for someone to save her.
Jack was shocked but his heart soars as it fell. He never knew Alice would trust him that much with Steven but he knew why she was telling him now. He shook his head, "Don't, you're going to be fine, you can tell him yourself."
"Jack!" Three voices called at once, Jack didn't turn knowing the voices, Steven, Owen and Ianto.
"Look after him." Alice whispered her dying wish before closing her eyes for the last time. Jack felt her hand go limp in his own.
"I will, I promise." Jack blinked back his tears as he turned to see Steven running at his mother. He looked at Owen and Ianto, Owen ran to see what he could do to help Alice but Jack knew there was no use, it was too late.
"I saw Steven, Owen was with me." Ianto explained. Jack had introduced Ianto to Alice and Steven once when Jack visited them.
"Uncle Jack what's happening?"
"Steven, I...You remember Ianto yeah?" Steven looked at Ianto then nodded, "Well go with him, be a good boy for him yeah?" Steven nodded again and took Ianto's out stretched hand.
"I can't...Jack I'm sorry she's..." Owen said a moment after Ianto and Steven had left. Jack nodded blinking back tears.
He climbed out the car Alice was in and reached up pushed the other car off Alice. Two words whispered inside his head and Jack found he was stronger than before and easily lifted the car.
Owen watched in amazement but chose not to question Jack's new found strength and gave him a hand moving the car. "You go, help others." Jack ordered once the car was moved.
As soon as Owen was gone Jack reached down and picked up Alice trying not to look at her mangled legs. "I'll look after him I promise." He whispered a quiet promise.