The Broken Tales of a Time Traveler
Chapter One
A/n: so this is like my third rewrite of this story D: I know quite sad but I'm pretty happy with it this time and I'm hoping that you all will like it as well and review to let me know what you think! I always appreciate hearing what the readers think. This is my first major Torchwood (Who-niverse) fanfiction so I really want to hear what you the readers think about it.
There have been many hundreds of legends about the woman who saved humanity in the year 3020. They used to praise her in the streets in a yearly celebration but now those days are long since gone and the universe is a different place. The name forgotten and the face muddled by years of legend; nobody remembers the story of the little Welsh girl who did it all, Kade Quik, the girl who trained at Torchwood and a friend of the Famous Captain Jack Harkness.
I would say that she was a heroine that day but, we all know bloodshed only leads to bloodshed.
When she gave them a cure for the death disease she shed the blood of her blood for the good of humanity.
Humanity took the sacrifice and fought over it for forty years.
Then all was well and the planet was whole but, Kade was nowhere near.
It was said she died in a battle on the great Alps of France but, anyone who knew the girl knew she was gone long before then.
She'd left on a trip.
She went through time and space traveling with her Doctor.
Many places and times they saved many worlds.
But now where do we find our heroine?
Alone once again.
To set the scene picture a fifty first century bar jam packed with hundred of moving bodies. And at the bar sits a lovely youthful looking girl who seemed as if she was not to be any older than eighteen. Her skin is pale and her lips are a rosy shade of scarlet, against the lightness of her skin the vivid almost incandescent scarlet eyes stand out far more even than her killer form or long flowing chocolate hair. Next to the seemingly human beauty sits a nearly as alluring purple skinned half human with oceanic eyes and ebony hair. It was to no surprise for Kade after such a long time to have accumulated her share of admirers in the 51st century population. The phenomes she carried from the 31st century were unique and coveted among others. "I would rather enjoy getting to know you better," whispered the woman flipping a lock of her long wavy ebony hair over her shoulder and, setting her hand on Kade's thigh as she leaned forward, a little into her personal space.
"I apologize but I do have to be getting up early tomorrow and I have a lot of work to get done," Kade replied tastefully removing herself from the woman's grasp and smiling politely.
"Oh but we could have quite a lot of fun, we could," the woman murmured.
"Yes well, I have to be going," Kade said standing and dusting the imaginary dust off of her clothes.
"I know you though Kade. I know how alone you are. I can make it all go away," the woman said standing with her and resting her hands low on Kade's waist and pulling her flush against her body to whisper in her ear. "I know you're the last of your kind."
Kade pulled away staring at the woman through narrowed untrusting eyes. "I don't know what you're talking about," she said through tight lips and turned on her heel and heading towards the door of the bar without paying for her tab.
Kade had walked roughly three or four blocks from the pub when a police officer grabbed her by the collar of her skin tight leather jacket. "Oi mate! Cost quite a bit for that lay off a bit. I haven't done anything," she snapped at him scowling.
"Skip out on any tabs lately miss?" He asked accusatorily.
"I don't know what you're on about mate," she replied crossing her arms and frowning indignantly at him.
"Hmmm well ya see miss just a few minutes ago a lady, looking quite a lot like you if I'm not mistaken, skipped her bar tab after sitting and drinking for nearly three hours. You wouldn't happen to know about that would you?" He asked.
"I told you officer I don't know what you're on about, bugger off," she said rolling her eyes and taking a few steps before the officer grabbed her arm again and physically yanked her back.
"I wasn't finished with you," he snarled.
"Well I'm right finished with you," she retorted dangerously just daring him to challenge her.
"Hey miss is there a problem over here?" Asked a voice that rang a bell somewhere in the back of her head but Kade didn't turn to look at the man as she spoke. "No sir this officer is just accusing me of skipping my tab."
"What such a beautiful young lady? None sense, here officer you can just be on your way," said the man handing the officer a few rolled up bills to which the officer said nothing before sulking off.
"Thank y-," Kade began but her breath caught in her throat when she saw who she was speaking to.
"Whoa miss I know I'm good looking but no need to lose your breath there," Jack laughed giving her one of his trademark wicked smiles.
"Jack," she whispered her voice so soft it was hardly a whisper.
"Yes? Have we met? I'd find it hard to believe I could forget an ass like yours," he said smirking at her a wicked and mischievous glint flashing in his glassy blue eyes as they drank in the sight of her.
"You haven't met me yet but, I know you," Kade replied calmly her eyes locking on his time agent's wrists strap.
"That's sexy are you from the time agency as well?" he asked leaning against the wall nearest them and staring intensely into her eyes, as he mentally undressed her.
"No, I'm from the 31st century," Kade replied matching his intense gaze with one of her own.
"Oh is that where that lovely dose of desire is coming from?" he asked running his hand feather light over her cheek and caressing her neck with his finger tips. "I do quite love the phenomes of the 31st century quite a unique quality about them," he whispered leaning down and whispering in her ear his lips almost touching the lobe as his hot breath danced across her skin.
"Ah, I don't think you quite understand me," she said swiftly stepping back from him a small smirk playing on her lips as she surveyed the younger Jack, she had never known him to be so forward with her in all of her time at Torchwood. "We were just friends."
"Just friends?" he asked his eyebrows shooting up in disbelief and slight disappointment. "Just friends with a lovely looking lady like yourself? That's crazy."
Kade laughed loudly at his words smiling somewhat crudely at him. " I do believe you were slightly more mature and subtle in your advances on me in the future but, yes. Just friends," she confirmed.
"Well that won't do," he murmured frowning. "Can I take you for a drink? And perhaps the future can be changed."
"I don't know about that," she murmured.
"Come on miss Kade Quik, it's just a drink I'm not asking to marry you," he said smirking a bit at his own words.
Kade sighed rolling her eyes, there was a bit of the Jack she knew and loved," Okay I suppose so."
Back at the bar where Kade had skipped out on her tab the purple skinned beauty sat at the bar once again. Her fingers drummed steadily on the bar as she sipped at her drink awaiting the man she had been waiting for while she had chatted up Kade originally. The thought of Kade so simply brushing her off was excessively infuriating and frustrating though it did give her a sense of thrill as well; that just meant that when she finally had her that she would get twice the sense of satisfaction to claim the phenomenally sexually appealing woman as her own. A small and devious smirk spread across her blue lips at the thought of Kade begging for her, she licked her lips in anticipation for the moment to come however far into the future that may be.
"Am I interrupting something?" said a fairmilar voice breaking her from her musings of Kade.
"Of course not," the woman replied sharply turning her head to face the new arrival.
He stood there looking down at her with a wolfish grin set on his thin lips as he took in the sight of her. "Hello again Bleua," he said joining her on the bar stool next to her.
"John," she replied sipping her drink and watching him as he shrugged out of his red velvet coat and set it on the bar next to them.
"Triple," John said to the bartender who quickly poured him a large glass of the aforementioned alcohol and set it down in front of him as John set down a bill.
Taking a long drink of his own drink John turned his full attention to the purple skinned woman who he had come to meet in the first place. "Any news?" John asked.
"Tonight was defiantly the night. I don't know how you knew but, I followed her out of the bar and sent a police officer after her. And of course just like you said he saved her from being arrested right on que," Bleua relayed the story of Jack and Kade's first meeting for John.
"Fantastic, so we're one step closer," he said smirking.
"What will we do once they've become friends? I thought they were supposed to be invincible together? That's what the legends said," Bleua whispered under her breath so as to be sure that no passerby heard her words.
"No, they're just legends Bleua. The legends also say that Kade has been dead for centuries but yet here she is walking about and perfectly well so let's not go by some silly legends in an old musty book. I just want Jack back," said John.
"Whatever you say John, I you know very well what I want," she replied.
"I do, your race is very self oriented I cannot fathom why you want her so," John replied.
"So that nobody else can have her," Bleua said.
"Thou shalt covet thy neighbor's wife," John said smirking at her.
"Well then it's a good thing Jack and Kade will never have the chance to get married. Don't question my motives and I won't question yours," Bleua snapped.
"Yes ma'm," John said taking another long drink from his glass.
Torchwood 2007
Jack sat straight up in his bed staring at the blank wall directly across from where his head lay as he panted from the nightmare he had just awoken from. Another dream of her. Damn why was he still dreaming of Kade? He knew she was not in his life anymore. He had not received any information that indicated their seeing each other again after she was at Torchwood. The only woman that had had the capability of truly stealing the infamous Captain Jack Harkness' heart and he was never to see her again after she left to save the human race in 3020.
A frown formed on his face as he thought of what would be coming for her after she had done what her destiny required of her. The Doctor should have been there to help. He should have been there a lot of times but being as unreliable as he was the man never showed up in their times of true need. Sighing with frustration Jack ran a hand through his hair and looked over at his clock. It was nearly six which meant that Ianto and the others would start coming in soon. Another day at Torchwood filled with weevil chasing and other various activates he didn't feel like doing without Kade around to shine her light on his life. But then there was Ianto…