Note: Thank you to everyone who has totally taken my story into their hearts and all the wonderfullness that Willy Wonka has brought to me to write this with our lovely Torchwood cast! Thank you to all my lovely reviewersand a special thank you goes to all who have suggest candy ideas! Those meant so much and actually those names caused plot bunny to go insane! He loved it very much. Lovely thanks to my wonderful lurkers out there and the awesome reviewers- Miss Yvonne Hartman, TARDISqueen, YourOwnShadow, janiemc lj lurker, and thunderincrimson!
This contains ideas inspired by Miss Yvonne Hartman and Tardis Queen and thunderincrimson (your bit is at the end.. hope you spot it. :) )
I will try to use everyone's idea. They are just so brilliant and more then what I could ever ask for! Hugs to you all and ON with the show!
Everyone cleared their minds. With Jack anything seemed possible but this room was empty. Ianto took another look as he saw Jack walk forward but moving in a zig zag. He walked up to the center of the room and opened his arms. "So what you think?"
"There is nothing in this room. It's empty" Owen complained was he turned every direction and saw there was nothing there. Gwen seemed to agree as Tosh also nodded her head. Ianto was the only one that kept looking. The normal was never normal when it came to Jack Harkness. He took a step forward and he remembered the way Jack walked. As if he was avoiding something. Ianto extended his hand and felt something solid to his touch but there was nothing there. He took his hand back as he looked up at Jack.
"That was hot, sir. But I don't see anything in front of me" This was confusing Ianto even more. Was it hot air? It was solid to the touch though.
"Channeling Paris Hilton?" Jack smiled as he walked back to the group and looked at Ianto's hand. His palm was a bit red as he did touch something hot right infront of him but still saw nothing. Jack kissed his palm as Ianto's face went red. Owen had enough as he started to pace around and do what he does best, complain.
"This is getting really silly. Are you in this together? Pretending this is such a great experience when it just an empty room? Look Jack, I don't know what you are smoking but.." Owen made a step towards Jack when he hit something solid very hard. Owen fell to the floor as he looked at what he expected to see but saw nothing. He hit something metal. He could taste the metal as he held his nose and saw Tosh extend her hand to help him up.
"Aw, isn't that cute." Jack smiled at both of them as Owen stood up and carefully walked back to touch whatever was infront of him. Owen was shocked to feel something there.
"What is this?" Owen asked as he felt the ribbets on the metal holding it together and felt some handles as he moved it a bit.
"Don't shake it too much." Jack grinned as everyone went to touch the metal Owen was touching. Everyone was lost as Jack jumped. "I completely forgot! It is invisible! How could I forget it!" Jack rushed to the other side of the room and took out a pair of 3d glasses for them to wear. He handed them out as everyone just stared at him. "Put them on, you will see what is in front of you then." Jack grinned as everyone started to slip them on.
Ianto placed the red and blue glasses on his face as he opened his eyes. The machines were now visible as Ianto was in awed. The colors seemed to blend and it was all clear now. Large machines were working and pumping their levers in and out of the giant machines. Ianto was amazed at Jack, he could do so much and yet hardly anyone knew what went on here in this factory. Jack leaned in and whispered at Ianto.
"Pretty amazing isn't it?" Jack kissed Ianto's cheek as Ianto moved away a bit.
"Please don't do that sir." Ianto's attention went straight to Owen would normally would take the piss out of him by Jack's flirting but he as well was amazed at the sight before him of the room.
"Yes sir." Jack saluted Ianto as he just rolled his eyes.
"What... is all this?" Tosh asked as she started to feel the edges of the machines. They were real. The ones letting out the steam were hot to the touch and the one releasing the water was cold to the touch.
"Can't really make invisible candy without invisible machines. It is all the same theory really. Everyone knows." Jack explained as Tosh was left with her jaw open. Jack tapped her chin so it would close. "So, lets gather around because there is something I wish for you all to see. My new creation on why this room exsits!" Jack moved around the machines and stopped at one that had a lid on it. Jack lifted the lid and lots of steam came out of the lid as everyone leaned in to see what was there.
"Gumballs" Tosh noticed as Jack looked pissed off.
"Gumballs are so 80's. These are invisibility cheeky touch candy ball." Jack said proudly as everyone just seemed to give him the same look of confusion. "I really need a manual for all this." Jack took out a pack of cue cards and started to read them. "Ever had a bully come after you or were you too shy to ask a lucky girl or boy out, or ever had that moment where you just needed to be invisible for a while- well I have a solution for you. Invisibility Cheeky Touch Balls. Or ICT balls. Just put one in your mouth and you will disappear for 60 seconds. Perfect for hiding from that bully or figure out if that girl really likes you as she talks to her friends. " He smiled as Owen shook his head.
"You are rewriting their DNA to make them disappear?"
"What? No. Please stop mumbling. Try one. Just don't pinch my arse, let me take off my coat first." Jack smiled as he stood back as everyone grabbed a ball. He turned around to check on his machines as Owen and Gwen took an extra ball and put it in their pockets. Tosh didn't want to but knew this was the secret that the Doctor wanted. She took another as well as Ianto was the only one who didn't. He only took one and placed it in his pocket, he didn't feel like the need to be invisible at the moment. Owen placed his ball in his mouth as everyone waited to watch Owen disappear.
"Wait. I can still see myself." Owen looked at his hands as everyone could still see him. "What are you scamming here Harkness?"
"How dare you accuse me of such.. Oh. The glasses. That's the one thing about them, always have to find a way to see you in case something goes wrong. Remove your glasses." Everyone did as their vision seemed to shift to the side as they tried to see Owen.
"It is like hes there but.. not. So it manipulates the vision. He isn't really invisible right?" Jack jumped up in excitement as Ianto figured it out.
"Correct! Just like these machines aren't invisible either! The theory is mind blowing isn't it?" Gwen and Tosh took their ball and experiences the same feeling. Nothing happened but they couldn't stare straight at eachother. It shifted. Ianto explored more his surroundings as Jack came close to him.
"Putting these balls in your mouth doesn't interest you?" Jack smiled as Ianto turned a bit pink.
"Sir. I thank you for them but I figure I really do not need it." Ianto handed his candy back to Jack who only looked at it. He smiled at Ianto as he placed the ball back and fast counted how many were missing. He went back to Ianto's side and placed an arm around him as the others readjusted themselves.
"I think I am starting to like you Jones, Ianto Jones. Maybe you want to know why I tasted like Sherbet Ice cream?" Jack smiled as the others started to walk behind them. Ianto turned a bit red again as Jack winked. "Bingo. That would be the new name- Tickle Me Pink Sherbet. Thank you Ianto!" Jack turned to see them as he clapped his hands again. He loved to do that. "Now that everyone is visible again. I want to take you to the fruit room." He smiled as they all walked out of that room and entered another. The room was labeled Queen Katycat.
"Why that name?" Gwen asked as Jack opened the door.
"Never heard of Queen Katycat? Oh she came from Katycat County Country Colombia and her passion was fruit. Of course she was queen of the whole land when there was an evil blowfish who tainted her lands with evil blow up volcanos that ruined..."
"Just show us the candy. Do you really think we are going to believe you Jack? Your stories are such lies and so unreal. Least you can do is show us the movie instead of hearing these stories again." Owen mumbled as Jack stood in place.
"Your stories are such lies... and so unreal... so unreal Jackie.."
"Listen Gray, they are real. Far away places like out there." Jack pointed to the sky full of the stars.
"Jackie, those are just stars. Everyone knows there's nothing out there."
"Of course there is Gray. What do you call when they move across the skies? There has to be something else out there to make a star move."
"Well yea, they fall. Falling star remember Jackie?"
"But what made it fall?" Gray shrugged as they both sat on the roof top and looked up. "See that star, look at it. Look. It just doesn't shine, it pulses. You know what else makes that thump thump pulse sound?" Gray shook his head as he went closer to his brother. He was so cold and his brother was very warm. "Here. Your heart. And what does that mean if the star acts like a heart?"
"That its alive!" Gray growled as he remembered his favorite story Jack would tell him about a mad doctor bring something dead back to life.
"Yes Dr. Frankenstein." Jack smiled as he held Gray close.
"Jackie, do you think tomorrow morning we can get some fruit? I am tired of bread all the time."
"Fruit? Why yes, that is if the Queen of Katycat allows it." Jack started to tell his other story as he held Gray. The wonders of Banana bursts and Fruit Fizzers had made the little boy in his arms finally fall asleep. He closed his eyes as he started to hear his name being called in lovely welsh vowels.
"Sir? Jack?" Ianto waved his hand in front of Jack as he snapped back and smiled at Ianto.
"Didn't kiss me this time." Jack smiled as he shook off the memory and walked into the room fully. Everyone stared at the room that machines were full of colors and wonderful smells.
"Over here children. Come and see. Just do not touch. It is still experimental." Jack called out to the center of the room as Tosh digged into her pocket for another fresh stick of gum. It was a bad habit she had of chewing it but it helped so much with all the 1's and 0's she dealt with plus the codes and number sequences. It helped her establish a beat as she chewed. She noticed a side table with pieces of gums laid out like a fan.
"Harkness wouldn't miss one." Tosh said to herself as she took a stick and began to chew.
I know.. Tosh. TOSH! Thanks for all the suggestions for candy names. Keep them coming and you too can be a STAR!
