Chapter 6

"I have three rules." Jack made sure Ikarii was looking at him when he said it.

"Shoot."

"You do what I say."

"Yes sir." She chuckled, saluting.

"Don't wander off."

"Of course not."

"And don't complain about anything."

"…Why not?" She asked curiously.

"Because it's really annoying."

Ikarii laughed, "Okay fair enough."

Ikarii grabbed some of the gadgets from her walls, pushing them into a bag. Jack put the wrist strap back on his arm, smiling faintly. He'd missed it. The captain reluctantly held out a hand for her and she took it gratefully.

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Jack groaned, resting against a nearby wall as they appeared in another time. He rested his hands on his knees, his stomach in terrible knots. He hadn't done this in a while and never with an almost empty stomach. His breath was heavy and his head was pounding. Glancing down, he saw Ikarii on the floor, rubbing her head.

"You okay?"

"Bit disoriented."

Jack chuckled for a moment but stopped when he felt the sickly feeling deep in his stomach, "That happens."

"What year are we in?"

"Twenty two hundred."

"Geez, why'd we go so far?"

"Because I need to. No complaining remember?"

"Right, right. Sorry."

"Come on, let's go."

Jack stumbled forward, getting his steps right and moved away from where they'd landed. He needed to keep moving. His world was crazy, this time was insane. Everyone was moving so fast with no chance of slowing down, not anytime soon. It was impossible to sink into the crowd. Jack did his best though and Ikarii trailed behind him. It was a good pace in his eyes. He needed to keep moving at this speed, needed to focus on finding what it was he was looking for.

"Do you know where you're going?" Ikarii asked, rushing to his side.

"Not really."

"Well, what is it you're looking for?"

"Markets, shops, anything."

"There are markets that way." Ikarii pointed to their left.

"…How do you know?"

"Because lots of people are going that way and look," She pointed up, "A sign."

The sign was in an alien language but clearly she could read it. It pointed to their left. Jack ran a hand through his hair.

"Okay, let's go."

Trying to blend into the crowd, they went in the direction the sign pointed. It took a moment to register where they were and what was around them. High tech market stalls were all around them. Some of their lines were huge, others not.

"Okay, we need to stick together." Jack sighed, turning to face Ikarii.

"Okay. Sounds better than all these crowds alone."

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The lines took hours and the time wasted on stalls that didn't help weighed on Jack. He was so close, so close to getting Ianto back. He just wanted it all to speed up, to move as fast as the crowds so that this would all just be over and he'd have his Welshman back.

"Jack!" Ikarii called the captain over to where she was standing a few feet away, "I think your luck is coming back!"

Jack rushed over to where she was standing. He looked over to the stall and grinned.

"That's it! I can't believe we found them."

A/N: I have up to chapter 10 already written. Do you guys want them all in the next few days or in small doses? Please review :D

Cheers,
Gabz
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