As soon as Jack was off the TARDIS, the Doctor returned to the control room. He took a deep breath as he stared at the door. The door was something that he had opened more times than he could count in his years of travel. He had been excited to exit the TARDIS and explore a new world. He was even brave enough to open the door and face the Daleks on more than one occasion. Now the door taunted him. Outside that door was a world that could have anybody hiding on it. The Master had many loyal followers while he was in charge and not all of them were hypnotized into following him. The Doctor shuddered at the possibility of being in the Master's hands again.
The TARDIS beeped an alert, causing him to jump. Both his hearts sped up as he looked around the room in a panic. The TARDIS blew warm air on him in apology as he walked around the console. The monitor was on and on it he could see several people standing near his TARDIS with guns. He didn't know who they were and the fact they would not be able to get on the TARDIS didn't make a difference to him. He didn't want them there. He thought about calling Jack back to the TARDIS, but was worried about putting Jack in harms way. Jack would come back to life if he was killed, the baby wouldn't. The Doctor quickly put in new coordinates before pulling the hand brake and sending the TARDIS on her way.
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Jack looked up in surprise as the sound of the TARDIS leaving filled the air. He had let himself think for just a moment that the Doctor wanted him. He was even thinking about building a life with the Doctor and their two kids. He had just enough time for his heart to break when the sound of the TARDIS arriving filled his office. Papers blew joining the alcohol and glass on the floor. Jack just watched them, no more interested in going to pick them up then the mess that was already there. Jack watched as the door to the TARDIS opened and the Doctor leaned against it, not stepping foot outside the door. His eyes glanced at the mess on the floor before looking back up at Jack.
"There were people with guns outside my TARDIS," The Doctor explained casually as he stood there.
"About time they got back," Jack commented as his computer indicated that the main door to the hub was opened. "I was wondering where they were. Do you want to meet them?" The Doctor shook his head no.
"You changed your mind?" The Doctor wondered changing the subject as he indicated the mess on the floor. Jack glanced at it.
"I couldn't do it," Jack replied turning his eyes back to the Doctor. A smile crossed the Doctor's face.
"Does that mean that you want the baby?" The Doctor questioned.
"I couldn't do it to you," Jack clarified. "I could care less whether this abomination growing inside of me lives or dies. You care though." He stared the Doctor in the eyes as he spoke. Part of him felt guilty that he had even thought of aborting the pregnancy while another part of him wished that he had just swallowed the pills.
"The babies are innocent in this Jack. They didn't ask to be conceived," The Doctor informed him. Jack didn't want to hear it. Leaning down he grabbed an artifact out of the drawer of his desk that needed to be sorted. He saw the Doctor's eyes light up with curiosity as he tried to look at what was in Jack's hand. Jack sat it on his desk as he stood up.
"I am going to get a cup of coffee. Do you want a cup of tea?" Jack questioned even though he already knew the answer. The Doctor smiled.
"Please," He replied. Jack moved to the door of the TARDIS stealing a quick kiss before leaving his office.
"Where have you been?" Ianto wondered as he came down the stairs. Jack wrapped his arms around Ianto holding him close for a moment.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you. I came back though. For all of you," Jack informed his team as he glanced at them. Tosh and Gwen seemed moved by his speech while Owen rolled his eyes. He let Ianto go as he addressed them. "The rift is acting up more than normal so we need to be on alert for anything that might come through. The Doctor is here and I am going to ask him to help monitor the rift but under no circumstances are you to bug him until he is ready. Is that understood?" Jack wondered. The team nodded their agreement as they mumbled under their breaths. Jack didn't know for sure that the rift would get worse or if the problems it caused during the lost year were due to the Master. He had to be prepared either way. Going to the kitchen he made himself a coffee and the Doctor a tea before returning to his office.
As he entered his office once more, he smiled upon seeing that the artifact on his desk was gone and that there was a wire running from the back of his computer into the TARDIS. Why he was happy that the Doctor had hacked his system, he wasn't sure, but at least the Doctor was acting normal again. Taking the tea into the Doctor he set it on the console as he watched the Doctor explore his archived artifacts. By the end of the day more than one would be stored in the Doctor's own vault aboard the TARDIS while several others would be in the console room waiting for the Doctor to use them to fix the TARDIS. For now though, he was just happy to see the changes that Jack had made to Torchwood. Maybe it was a better place after all.