Memories from the Darkness
Set: After Exit Wounds
This is my first shot at writing a FanFiction so everyone be patient! Reviews are appreciated!
Life at Torchwood had become so quiet after the fateful events that had occurred two weeks beforehand. It just wasn't the same; not without Tosh, furiously typing away at her computer; or Owen, making some jokey remark at Gwen's high-pitched welsh accent or her shitty coffee. It just wasn't the same.
Jack sat his desk surveying the scene occurring below him. He saw Gwen sorting out the medical files; her brow furrowed in confusion and dilemma. If Owen was here, she thought, he would know what to do; but he wasn't here. He was gone forever now. She would have given a year of her life, just to see Owen again for a day. Gwen wiped a tear from her eye and set about making sense of the files that lay scattered at her feet like newly fallen snow.
Jacks eyes travelled across the Hub until he found Ianto, sitting at a computer and organising the previous week's alien sightings and missions. His face was also furrowed but with concentration instead of confusion. Ianto wasn't a computer genius like Tosh, but his experience at Torchwood One had given him enough knowledge to make sense of the complicated system. Jacks heart swelled slightly as he thought of Ianto's smile; one of the few things that had kept him going through the past fortnight.
No, it definitely wasn't the same.
Jack glanced at the paperwork lying in front of him. It was so boring he could have fallen asleep there and then; although, he decided against a quick snooze and went to see Ianto instead. As Jack approached the crowded and cluttered desk, Ianto turned and smiled weakly. He turned his head back to his work and carried on typing.
"Anything unusual on the rift scanner?"Jack questioned, hoping to get a response from the painfully quiet Ianto. Ianto had been so quiet. Not a sob, not even a tear. Jack often wondered how he did it and whether Ianto would ever open up to Jack how deeply hurt he was inside. But, for now, Jack was content just to have Ianto with him.
"No. It's the same as yesterday, nothing. Not even a blip. "
Jack stepped forward until he was directly behind Ianto and curled both his arms round his tense upper body. Ianto sighed with exhaustion and lent back until he was resting on Jack's sturdy chest; he sighed again and spoke softly.
"There is definitely something wrong with our computers, we haven't picked up a single thing since Tosh and Owen . . ." Ianto trailed off as haunting memories flooded his mind at the mention of Tosh and Owens names. Those memories had plagued the minds of everyone at Torchwood. Scenes of blood, fire and death had frequently tormented Gwen and Ianto. Jack, not so much. He had seen so much death, so much pain in his endless lifetime that he had become numb. Numb to the grief that seemed to haunt the Hub and all who entered it. Even Janet seemed to mourn the loss of Owen, who frequently started one-sided conversations with the resident Weevil.
Both men were lost in the silent embrace until a chilling sound pierced their ears, the sound of a scream. Gwen's scream. Jack and Ianto detached themselves from an embrace that they both wished had lasted longer and as they raced round to the Medical Area they both wished exactly the same thing. Let Gwen be alright.
When they arrived at the area where Gwen's scream had echoed from, they both froze. This was worse than finding Gwen injured. She wasn't there at all. Files lay scattered everywhere and a half drunk cup of coffee lay shattered on the floor. But there was no Gwen.
Ianto was about to speak when he heard a resounding crash reverberate though his head and felt a trickle of blood run down his neck. Little did he know that, next to him, Jack felt the exact same sensation. As both men crashed to the ground and blacked out, they heard a delighted and twisted voice snicker at their dire situation.
Well folks that's all for now. I'll try to make the other chapters longer! Please review! Oh, and send me a PM if you have any suggestions or just want to say Hi!