Title: Meetings and Reunions

Author: braveleo5

Pairing: Eventual Jack/Jack

Summary: The real Jack Harkness is sent forward in time where he meets the leader of Torchwood (Jack) and the Doctor. Why was he sent there?

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, they belong to RTD, the only things I own are made up planets/solar systems and OCs.

A/N: Enjoy!!

Chapter 4:

'Shit, did hear me talking about how I took his name? Did he hear me talking about that night at the Ritz?' These thoughts whirled through Jack's mind as he looked at the other man sitting on the floor with his back against the wall right next to the door. While Jack was frozen with shock and fear, the Doctor went right up to the other captain and kneeled down in front of him.

"Jack," he said in a calm voice, "How long have you been awake? Did you overhear us talking?" The group captain just stared at the brown-eyed man in front of him, he then turned his head to look up and the other Jack who was still frozen in place, before turning his head again to face the Doctor.

"I haven't been up long," he said, his breathing had calmed down some so he didn't sound as breathless, "and I could hear you talking about that night at the Ritz." This last comment was directed to the other Jack, and it seemed to snap him out of the shock that had kept him rooted to the spot.

He stepped forward. "Jack…," he said quietly, almost pleadingly, "Jack, I…" The RAF pilot cut him off before he could begin his explanation. "If you took my name, then tell me, what is your real name?" As he asked this he looked into the other man's blue eyes and saw that they held fear and an emotion that he couldn't identify. The silence stretched out as the other two men waited for Jack to respond.

"I, I don't remember…," it was said so quietly that if it weren't for the fact that it was extremely quiet and they were in close quarters, they probably wouldn't have heard it. The Time Lord and the fallen captain could hear the shock in the other Jack's voice and they could see it in his eyes when he turned them to the two men on the floor, though they could also see the slight fear coming back as well.

"Jack, how come you don't remember you real name?" The Doctor asked, his voice still calm. "I don't know. I've been known as 'Captain Jack Harkness' for over a century and a half. The only thing that comes close was when…," he trailed off as the memories from a time long ago washed over him, memories that he would rather keep buried.

"Was when what Jack?" The Doctor prompted, the other captain silent beside him. Jack continued on in a whisper, "It was during that time that I told you about Jack, about my friend and I being captured," he swallowed around the lump in his throat, "while we were in the army they gave all the people a serial number, though when we were captured we were only known as 'fun'." Jack shuddered at the last word, and took several deep breathes to regain control himself.

The real Jack Harkness finally spoke up, "You knew that I was going to die didn't you? That was why you kept pushing me towards Nancy and telling me to live that night like it was my last, because it was, wasn't it?" Jack flinched at the flat, emotionless voice that the other captain used. If he yelled at him, he could handle that, he knew how to handle anger, but he didn't know how to respond to the emotionless tone.

"Jack, I am so−" He was cut off again by the hazel eyed man. "No, don't say you're sorry, just answer this one last question: while using my name, have you saved the world?" Hazel met blue, as the two men stared at each other, one with a serious look and the other disbelief and shock at the chance that was being given to him.

He somehow found his voice and was able to respond. "Yes," he said with conviction that flowed through his voice, "yes, I have. Though you can thank the Doctor for that." The last comment was said with genuine gratitude and some humor, causing the other two to give small chuckles

The Doctor clapped his hands together and said cheerfully, "Well, now that that's over with, let's get you back into bed." The Doctor and the blue-eyed Jack both moved to help the other man stand and they moved slowly back to the bed, where they settled him in once again.

Jack added, "And you are not to get out of that bed unless one of us is with you. Until you have enough energy to get from here to the door by yourself, one of us will be here to help you. No, I don't want to hear any objections. This is final." Even though he said all this with a serious tone, the amusement in his eyes and the slight twitch of up his lips into a smile ruined the effect that he was going for. The American gave a slight smile and said, "Yes mother," before dropping back into a deep sleep.

After the captain had gone to sleep the Doctor pushed Jack toward the couch that had appeared in the room, thanks to the TARDIS, and made sure that the man got a proper nights rest, even though his companion protested, the Time Lord could see that the day's emotional rollercoaster was taking its toll on him.

So he said that Jack could either stay and sleep on the couch where he could still be near the other captain, or the Doctor would kick him out and he would be forced to sleep on the not-so-comfortable seat in the console room, away from the sleeping captain.

Jack quickly made his choice by lying down on the couch that had been provided and after finding a comfortable position went to sleep in a few minutes. The Doctor sighed and put a blanket over his companion before moving to sit in the chair next to RAF pilot to keep an eye on the both of them. He ran a hand through his brown locks, what was he going to do with the two of them? More importantly, what was the other captain doing here in the first place?

The nine hundred-something year old Time Lord decided to leave these questions for another time when he wasn't playing babysitter to two stubborn captains. He settled in for a night of captain watching, and decided that they could discuss the questions tomorrow, when they had a little more energy.