Eternity Part 2 - Chapter 8

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Swirling in his chair, Jack touched his coms, a smile playing over his handsome face.

"Ianto, you up for a spot of lunch?" He waited. "Ianto?"

Jack turned on his monitor for the tourist office. He wanted to see where Ianto was. He didn't seem to be answering his coms. To his surprise, Jack didn't see him in there. He walked to his office door, leaned down and spoke to Tosh.

"Tosh, can you run the tourist office CCTV tape back and tell me when Ianto left, please."

"I haven't seen him back through here, Jack."

"He might have just stepped out for some fresh air."

Tosh nodded, pushing a few keys on her computer and leaning back to watch. After a few minutes, Tosh leaned forward, pushing the pause button. "Oh, no!"

"What?" Jack grabbed the guard rail outside his office.

"You better see for yourself," the Japanese woman told him.

Jack descended the stair at a quick pace, settling himself beside Tosh. He looked at the monitor. Ianto was standing behind the counter. A young man entered, asked a question. Ianto turned his back on him.

'Whack!'

He hits Ianto over the back of the head, before picking him up as if he were a rag doll and carrying him out of the door.

"Ianto, no!" Jack thumped the desk with his fist.

Racing out of the cog door, up into the lift and through to the tourist office, Jack saw the empty room. He checked the 'Staff Only' room. It was empty. There was a small amount of blood on the floor behind the counter. Kneeling down, Jack touched a finger to it, bringing it to his lips, tasting it. He closed his eyes as the sensation rolled over his tongue, almost making him dizzy. Ianto's blood. Sweet, pure, cold.

Going back down to the Hub, Jack went up to his office, strapped on his trusty Webley and grabbed his greatcoat. As he passed by Gwen and Tosh, he put an envelope on the workstation.

"Only open this if we're not back in 48 hours. Do you understand?"

Both women nodded their understanding.

Owen came up from the autopsy bay. "Who do you think took him?"

"I know who took him."

"Who?"

"Gideon Wayne."

"Who's he?" asked Gwen.

"Another vampire!"

"But you said…." began Owen.

"I lied, okay! To protect you. I lied."

"And he has Ianto?"

Jack nodded. "If he replaces my blood with his, Ianto will be bound to him for all eternity!"

"Oh, shit! When's his next feed due?"

"24 hours from now."

"I'm coming with you," said Owen, taking his lab coat off.

"No, it's too dangerous. He'll kill you. He wants Ianto, so he won't harm him. He'll try to kill me, but he won't succeed."

"You bloody well better keep in contact with us then."

Again, Jack shook his head. "That's why I've left the envelope. There's a note

In there for you to read and follow, to the letter. You have to keep Torchwood going. All I've accomplished will be for nothing if you don't."

"Jack…." began Gwen.

"I'll be fine. I'll bring Ianto back." Jack said, heading for the invisible lift.

"You better, Harkness!" Owen called after him.

Jack smiled. "I always come back."