Chapter 6 - Daxton Franklin and Jack Harkness
AN- Italic writing, are the memories Jack is seeing in his mind.
Lianne had never been a good flyer on planes, let alone on a ship that travelled twice as fast without a safety harness or seatbelt.
"What on earth is happening!" she cried as the TARDIS span out of control.
Ianto held on to the pole he had been near when the TARDIS had took off. He could feel something around him. Fear.
Almost as soon as it had started, the TARDIS came to a stand still. The Doctor was staring at the console in wonder, the camera on the console showed the area outside. It was sandy, and hilly and houses lined the beachfront.
"What?" Ianto asked.
The Doctor smiled excitedly. "She's brought me somewhere new."
"Where?" Lucas asked in amazement.
"Boeshane Peninsula."
Ianto froze, he knew that name...he knew it, he just didn't know where from.
Lucas laughed, "A safe one?"
"Hopefully!" The Doctor smiled as he edged towards the door, he smiled apologetically at Ianto, who smiled back with a knowing smile.
"Its okay" he responded to the unasked question. "I'm curious myself"
Together, the four of them moved towards the door, Lianne staying at her father's side. The Doctor opened the door and the glare of the bright sunlight, took their vision for a second, before a young man came into focus, he was stood looking curiously at the TARDIS, when he saw the four people emerging, he looked even more confused for a moment and then smiled at them.
"Hi there, I am Daxton. And you are?"
The Doctor smiled, "I'm John Smith, this is Lucas and Lianne Clarke and Ianto Jones" he introduced the other pointing at them in turn. Daxton gave them a huge toothy grin and mock saluted them.
"I assume you are...lost?" he asked.
"Not lost per-se, my ship got a bit spooked, don't know why, and threw us here..." The Doctor responded.
Ianto smiled "Can I ask, where and when are we?"
Daxton smiled. "Ahh time travel, I work with the time agency! You are on the Boeshane peninsula, in the fifty-first century." he smiled "Time isn't measured the same any more, I wouldn't want to confused you."
Ianto nodded in understanding. "So is this Earth?" he asked.
Daxton shook his head. "No, sadly, Earth is still around, we are just a colony, humans and aliens live on here, most of us speak English, I believe the language to be called."
The Doctor nodded. "So, care to show us around Daxton? And after that, maybe I'll show you how my ship works!"
Daxton smiled, "Sure, I started at the Time Agency a few years ago."
Lianne smiled at Daxton, but she couldn't help but notice the brief flash of pain in his eyes when he mentioned his family, or the Time Agency. He seemed sad, almost, like he was faking the happy go lucky smile on his face.
Ianto smiled as he fell into step with The Doctor and Daxton. "So, where are we off to?" he asked.
"My lodge" Daxton cringed. " I need to pick up something first."
****
Jack sat on the settee with Johnny and Rhiannon long after the children had gone to bed. He had learnt a lot about Ianto's past while in this house, Rhiannon had been all to willing to talk about her brother, sharing childhood stories, and explaining Ianto's relationship with his family in much more detail than Ianto ever had.
Sighing he leant back and closed his eyes, his eyes snapped open however when a few minutes later he felt a shooting pain run through his head. He leaned his head in his hands and closed his eyes, willing the pain away.
"Jack, are you okay?" Asked Johnny.
Jack remained in his position, eye closed as images passed through his mind, he could see the all to familiar blue box, a young girl, a man he had never seen before, The Doctor and Ianto.
****
Ianto, Lianne and The Doctor followed Daxton to a small house, just off the beachfront.
"Wow, this is gorgeous" Lianne gasped.
Daxton turned to smile at her, "Thank you, but it hasn't always been this way."
The Doctor smiled sadly.
Ianto turned to Daxton, "Erm, not to be funny, but what exactly are you doing?"
"Well, if you want to get back to your own time, then I need to fix your ship, and I need to figure out what's wrong with it."
Ianto nodded and looked curiously as Daxton turned his back to the gang and continued rummaging through the draws looking for specific equipment and muttering to himself.
****
He saw himself with Ianto; they were walking along a beach, and they were holding hands and laughing, talking amongst themselves. He could feel the happiness radiating from the two of them as they talked and laughed.
"Daxton, what's going to happen when I go back?"
He turned around to face Ianto. "We'll find each other one day, and you'll know it when you see it, or feel it, you'll just know."
Jack gripped his head tighter, the memories pouring themselves into his mind at such a fast pace it was hard for him to grasp what was happening: all he knew was in the two years he was missing, he had been with Ianto, his Ianto and Ianto knew his real name.
Sitting up slowly, he looked into the eyes of a concerned Johnny and Rhiannon. "Are you okay?" they asked simultaneously.
Jack nodded and sat up shaken, he could remember everything from those two missing years, everything was clearer, the feelings he felt for Ianto had been so strong from the moment he saw him, his body and heart unconsciously remembering what he had felt in the 51st century. Ianto had adapted to easily, because they were meant to be.
He looked at Ianto's surrounding family and smiled, the first smile they had seen him smile. "I'm okay, thank you, I need to go. I have to find a friend, I'll come back soon"
Jack hugged the family goodbye and hurried off, pulling his mobile phone out as he walked, dialling a number he had come to know by heart. "Gwen" he said, when the call was answered.
"Jack" her voice sounded relieved.
"I need to see you," he answered.
"When and where?"
"I'll let you know where, soon, but I need to see you soon" then he hung up the phone and sped towards the train station.
****
Torchwood two was not as big as Cardiff, nor as well known. Three people manned it, a man called Bernie McDonald. Bernie was aware that something had happened down in Cardiff, everyone had, the explosion at the Millennium Centre had left his stomach in knots: had Torchwood three survived.
So it was a huge shock when he heard his own klaxon go off, his team, the three of them including him, looked towards the door and recognised the familiar flowing coat, he darted out of his office.
"Captain" he saluted.
Jack turned towards Bernie, his tired eyes falling on the man wearing a kilt.
"Bernie" and the broken man stumbled towards him, embracing him.
"I lost him Bernie!"
Bernie guided Jack into his office. Jack slumped into the chair, and the story poured from him as Bernie sat a glass of neat scotch on the table in front of him.
Once he was finished, Bernie sighed. "Jack, I know you, I've never seen you like this before, and I've known you for over thirty years."
Jack nodded, "Ianto got under my skin"
Bernie smiled "I can see that. So your leaving Earth?"
"Yeah, I remember, I met myself, gave myself some retcon, and went off to 'clear my heels'"
"You need to retcon yourself?"
Jack nodded, "Its why the years are missing, I can't know Ianto before I meet him, because that event hasn't happened for him. I don't know when it did, but he never mentioned it to me"
"Where will you go?" Bernie asked.
"I don't know, I might go and find the Doctor."
****
The Doctor smiled at Ianto as he and Daxton talked, and Daxton worked on the TARDIS. There was something about Daxton that reminded The Doctor eerily of Jack.
Lianne laughed and moved forward towards Daxton, "Why do some people call you Boe?" she asked, "I heard that friend of yours earlier call it you?"
"Its my nickname with the time agency, they call me the 'Face of Boe'"
The Doctor froze, he grabbed the console, and his breathing hitched.
"The face of Boe they used to call me" the words echoed in his head.
He rested his head in his hand, "Fantastic" he spoke out loud and laughed. The others turned to look at him and he shook his head, knowing who this person was, would have to wait, wait till they were alone.
It was sometime later before the Doctor could explain himself to the others.
"I have worked something out about Daxton" he smiled
Ianto turned to look at him, "What?" he looked wearily.
"Daxton Franklin Carter, is one Captain Jack Harkness"
"HOW?" Lianne gasped.
"I'm not sure on the specifics, Jack however once told me he was nick-named the 'Face of Boe' when I was dropping him back of in Cardiff, after he came on a little adventure with me. He smiled at Ianto, "He was very keen to get back to you"
Ianto smiled and laughed. "Maybe that's how I bonded with Daxton so easily, because I know him already, if not this particular him."
Lucas nodded, "That is very true, now what do you say we have some tea, the TARDIS needs to rest"
