4
Ianto stretched up to turn on the bank of screens, looking at the house as it's cameras quietly came back to life with the battery power restored.
"Mama" he sighed as he saw Francine sitting unharmed in the living room with a cushion hugged to her chest as the men ransacked the place. He counted four but knew there must be more, the two Teds outside had not come when the gun had fired ergo they were dead too.
Ianto struggled to his feet and moved to the panic button, pressing it and hoping his GrandTad would see it, a night of chaos the completely wrong time for Cubbie to want to come but of course she did, she was as infuriating as her absent father it would seem.
"Easy Baban" he soothed softly, the pain receding as he puffed through the contraction and prayed for Jack to hurry.
Francine seemed unharmed but her fear was turning to anger, evident in the way she was sinking into the chair and starting to scowl at the men as they pulled the place apart. Ianto could see things being piled in the foyer and felt himself growl as he recognised some of his watches being thrown at the pile from a distance, no doubt breaking some of them.
The main thing he noticed was the fact they were not searching for him, they seemed to think Francine and Ralph were the only ones there in the house. Ralph. Who had dragged himself from the front entrance to the cloak room where he had lain in the coats. Ianto watched intently, then saw him move his leg and Ianto gave a sigh of relief.
Still alive.
Ianto then turned to the outside screens and searched for the other two teds, his heart telling him they were dead but still hopeful. One of the indruders was in the foyer again, this time the candlesticks Jack purchased from their first dateā¦the restaurant confused by compliant as Jack wanted everything from that table.
The idea that each year their first date might be created was so sweet, so lovely and now they were being tossed on the floor. Ianto felt his inner bear stir, the anger and pain shaking it from its half-awakening to full awareness, now his eyes drinking in the danger as his hands rubbed the cub within.
Ianto tried to focus through his panic, looking around and deciding to sit and have a drink, the water cool and soothing as he leaned back against the wall and breathed deeply. He could feel the cub moving and he sent soothing thoughts as he sat and tried to centre, then he remembered something.
He crawled to a crate and opened it, finding the old plug in-phone and he prayed the lines were still good as he plugged it in and hesitantly raised the headset to listen.
Dial tone.
Ianto could have cried with relief but he was a Ted, he allowed a sigh of relief before he keyed in Jack's number, the busy signal making him growl with annoyance so he hung up and tried his GrandTad instead.
"Boy?"
"GrandTad, I have a code red in progress" Ianto tried to sound calm but he knew his voice was wavering, "I'm hiding in the Panic room and they've not found me but the Teds are all down and they have Frannie. I can't get hold of Jack."
"Stay there darling I'm coming" Ifan crooned and Ianto relaxed, knowing help was on the way and then he knew he had to say the other thing.
"Gandy?"
"Boy, you've not called me that since you were a little cubbie." Ifan laughed, "You are perfectly safe in there, a bloody bazooka couldn't penetrate that."
"The cubbie wants to come" Ianto said softly "I've stated the cycle of release."
Ianto listened as his GrandTad did something he had never done before, he panicked. Ianto was shocked as his lovely, strong GrandTad started to yell, roar and scream the sound of movement and other Teds responding soothing Ianto as he felt another pain coming so he knelt and breathed through it as he listened to the chaos happening on the other end of the phone.
"ArrghhhhhH" Ianto felt his teeth elongating as the pain hit once more, the Teddykin taking over to control the pain and he panted as he struggled not to transform all the way.
"Ianto, cubbie?" Ifan was crooning and Ianto can hear him as he stated to feel the contraction fade, "I am at the outer gates, don't be scared I am coming. Any noise is just Teds, OK?"
"I love you Grandy" Ianto sighed happily, "Come cuddle, my cub is coming and Jack is not here, she must be welcomed by another parental, please come. I can't hold her much longer."
"Shit" Ifan swore and then he was shouting for them to hurry up and find Jack, the sound of metal crunching also echoing so Ianto looked up and watched the screen where the gate were being torn off their hinges by several large Teds, their teeth flashing in the lightning as they strained.
Then Ianto saw what he really wanted to, sobbing with relief as Jack suddenly ran up to the gates with his hands flapping no doubt yelling at them to stop as he knew the codes.
The cub roared as well, calling to her father who froze and looked directly at the camera then roared as he transformed and slammed into the gates, forgetting all about the code.
Ianto fell back with relief as his mate rampaged.
Those in the house had no idea what was coming.
