A Distant Memory

Ob1MegOb1

Okay this is my first Doctor Who/Torchwood fanfiction and I am really nervous. I love these shows to bits, and it will be interesting to see how this story goes. This will be a Torchwood/Doctor Who crossover, and after much thought I think I am going to place it after The Next Doctor and the Torchwood team of Jack, Ianto, and Gwen. Enjoy!

Chapter 1

Through the Darkness

The Doctor keeled over at the sheer force running through his body. The electrical currents shocking every nerve and sending his two hearts into overdrive. He could feel his memories slipping away. The cold lonely woman who had not been afraid to stand up to him. Seeing the beautiful plains of Katharia and its peace loving people. And slowly the image of the woman who had come to trust so much over the past three years was beginning to disappear. "No stop it," he heard her call from the corner, her voice weak from the endless torture they both had had to endure the last month.

"How does it feel Doctor?" the dark voice said. The figure clothed entirely in black walked closer to the crumpled form of the Doctor, "How does it feel to slowly lose everything from the past three years. I imagine it can't be that bad considering how much you have lost in the thousands of years you have lived."

But as the Doctor's eyes met with that of his companions for a moment the dark figure finally had a moment of recognition. He smiled, "Or maybe it is so much more. The man who refused to love because he feared to lose, to watch it grow old, and watch it die." He headed toward her now an evil grin on his face, "Maybe it isn't you I should be destroying."

The Doctor lunged forward gasping in pain, "Please Xanatos don't…"

Xanatos grabbed her by the throat and held her at knifepoint. "Its too late Doctor. You knew how dangerous being your companion can be and yet you take a new one everytime. And worse of all you knew better than to fall in love and you did. And everytime you interfere somebody always dies. Why should this be any different? Everyone knows it hence why Torchwood betrayed you and gave you up. And now I will destroy you and there will be no defender left, and I can finally get my revenge on this world." He held the knife closer to her neck and said the next words filled with malice, "It must have hurt for them to turn you in. For these people you protect and love to betray you and leave you to die."

"That is where you are wrong Xanatos," the Doctor sputtered out, "I would rather it be me than anyone else on that planet." But his eyes turned to his companion and his tone suddenly turned desperate, "I beg of you just let her go, please," the Doctor said his eyes pleading with him.

Xanatos' eyes were dark as he raised the blade to her throat, "Say your good-byes Doctor."

An explosion suddenly rocked the complex. A screen popped up which showed units of soldiers coming in. "No," Xanatos muttered, "How did they get in? How did…."

He looked over at the Doctor who despite his exhausted state had a small grin beginning to spread. "You can never stop the human race. The race that just keeps surviving."

"No!" Xanatos cried now pumping the machine to full power, "Somebody in Torchwood has betrayed me!" He turned to the doctor though as the machine fully charged, "But at least I can leave this planet defenseless." And he then flipped the final switch

"No!" she cried as the Doctor's screams now filled throughout the complex. His body rigid and convulsing under the sheer force of the machine. She charged forward throwing Xanatos from the controls, but he yanked by her hair to the floor. She cried out as he quickly pulled out a device she immediately recognized as a vortex manipulator. But as she lunged out to stop him he had already activated it.

As she heard someone cry out her name she was enveloped in darkness and then she hit the floor, hard.

When she came too she was in a cold metal room, with steel walls on all sides. She jumped as the door to the room opened, and a handsome man came through. He put on a broad smile, which despite the situation made her heart skip a beat. "Hello there," he said calmly, "And welcome to the 51st century."

*

Captain Jack Harkness rushed through the Torchwood hub leaving flying papers and materials in his wake. Ianto and Gwen only watched as their boss ran around like a chicken with his head cut off. Gwen had never seen her boss quite this excited before. The only other time had been when he had gone off with the Doctor to save the world. Gwen leaned slowly towards Ianto, "What is going on with him?"

Ianto shrugged his shoulders, "All I know is he saw today's date and he bolted out of bed and he has not stopped since."

Gwen smiled at the comment, but as always she was left standing here and wishing she knew what was going on. At least Ianto was in the dark as well. But then again…when weren't they in the dark?

There was a beeping sound though and as she watched as Jack actually stopped his whirlwind of movement to check his wrist device. Ianto furrowed his brow in concern the last time that thing had gone off it had not been good. But this time Jack let out a laugh and he headed toward the guest entrance into the hub. He turned to the both of them, "I'll be right back ok?"

All Gwen and Ianto could do was nod. "Oh and if you could straighten up also that would be great," Jack added as he passed into the outside of the hub.

Gwen just stood there in annoyance but only slight annoyance. "Yes Jack," she muttered, "We will straighten up the mess you caused." As she began to straighten up she turned to Ianto, "What was he looking for anyway?"

"Not a clue," Ianto said straightening some of the papers, "At least it seems this guest or thing seems to be better than the last."

Gwen smiled, "That's for sure," she jolted up as she thought about it, "Hey maybe it is that Doctor guy from the missing worlds incident?"

Ianto shrugged, "Maybe…but there was a different type of excitement this time. It almost seems like he hasn't seen this person in a long time."

*

"Who are you?" she asked tentatively trying to analyze her new either captor or savior.

"Don't worry," he said getting down on one knee and taking her hand. It was then she noticed for the first time the long winding bandage going up her arm. "You were burned," he said simply, "There was some kind of energy surge when you came through and you two actually caused a small fire."

She jolted at the mention of two. "Where is the other person I came through with?"

He looked up at her his eyes more serious, "He's gone. He was about ready to strike you when we got there. Before we could do anything he had already gone using the vortex manipulator."

She sat back banging her head frustrated against the wall, "So I am stuck." She could feel his fingers being extremely gentle on her arm. She actually winced at the sight of it. The skin was definitely burned but it also looked like it had been treated. Then she watched as he began to inject a syringe into her arm.

"Hey wait!" she said jolting, but he sshed her.

"Its just a sedative," he said, "Our medicine is working and your skin is rebuilding, but you are still going to be scarred pretty good."

She sighed, "Its okay, at least I'm alive as a friend of mine would say."

The stranger smiled again and he turned to her knowing in his eyes. "You're not stuck," he said, "We actually can get you back to where you came from."

She looked at him confused, "How is that possible?"

He smiled broadly, "Well you just happened to crash land at the Time Agency. After we get your story down we can send you back."

*

Jack stood in the center of Millennium Centre his face eager and excited. After waiting on this day for six years, he just knew today was the day. And as he finished that thought there was a flash of light and then a figure appeared. Jack ignored the signals from Ianto about rift activity. He could distinctly make out the long midnight hair, dark clothing, and even the long menacing scar going up her left arm. He couldn't help but smile though as he watched her teeter and hold her head a little. "Time travel without a capsule," he muttered grinning madly.

He walked up to her slowly, "Hello Jasmine," he said smiling. He saw her body go rigid at the sound of his voice.

"No way," he heard her mutter.

"Yes way," he said back.

She turned to him quickly and he could tell she was about to berate him for following her. But he watched her expression slowly changed as she saw how different he looked. She could see very easily how physically he looked older but his eyes also now had an age to them as well.

"How?" she said surprised but happy to see him nonetheless.

"Believe me it's a long story that will soon be told. But I promise you," he said flashing that familiar smile, "I did not follow you through that vortex."

"But how did you know the time, the place?" she said walking towards him her face incredulous.

"I sent you back remember?" Jack said sarcastically, "It has not been that long."

She laughed at that but also added, "Yeah but you were the one who gave me the speech about lee way."

He sighed, "Yeah well speaking of which," he muttered.

She closed her eyes her head dropping knowing what was coming, "How long?"

He paused before finally saying, "Six years."

She felt faint at first but she merely took a deep breath and calmed herself down. This came with time travel, her friends and family had come to realize that all those years ago. "That's a lot of lee way," she muttered.

He walked forward putting a hand on her shoulder, "Its not an exact science, but we knew that right?" She nodded her head. "Come on lets go inside. I'll introduce you to my team and then I'll catch you up on everything including why I am here."

She nodded, "Ok."

They slowly began to walk back but not before he smiled and said," Welcome back." And then he took her into the hub. As they descended he discretely pressed a button on his wrist device sending out a signal into time and space. He sighed thinking to himself, "The next few hours are going to be interesting."

TBC

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