The Repercussions of Lies

Chapter 12

A/N: this is a short chapter but an intense one, I got emotional just writing it, as it evolved and took life under my fingers as I tapped away on my keyboard, my feelings and anguish being poured into this chapter.

"Anything Tosh?" Jack pleaded with Tosh as he slowed his speed, well slowed it down a bit, it was still faster than anyone else driving from Cardiff to London on the M4.

"Jack it's like he's disappeared off the face of the earth" Tosh said, marvelling how this young man could travel undetected, after Canary Wharf, he disappeared and now again he has slipped off the radar. Tosh would love to meet this remarkable man if and when Jack finds him, she is always intrigued by people who show extraordinary intelligence.

"Tosh, now is not the time for you to be impressed with Ianto's ability to disappear, I NEED you to locate him" Jack said getting frustrated, wondering what he would do in similar circumstances.

"Umm, sure" Tosh said feeling suitably chastised.

"Tosh, check out the CCTV of the train stations around London, he may have used cash, not a credit card" Jack said.

"On it" Tosh said, berating herself, obviously she was still not the best of health if she didn't think of this.

Jack drove towards the only place he could think of, Canary Wharf.

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Gathering his breath, Ianto stoically walked back into the disused building, what was left of the Torchwood Institute in London at Canary Wharf.

Hoping to piece together his images and more hopefully where Lisa was. Images assaulted his brain, friends, co-workers screaming out in pain, names to the faces he saw in his nightmares, metal monsters from other worlds converting his colleagues, the building being torn apart and seemingly dragged into some focal point, himself dragging a half converted Lisa out.

The images becoming more and more vivid, Ianto broke down crying amongst the rubble, head in his hands.

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Jack approached the rumble that was ruins of Torchwood Institute at Canary Wharf with dread, hating this place and what it represented; Jack hated all things Torchwood London. His mobile rang startling him.

"Jack, I found your man, he stepped off a train about two hours ago, I've followed him to the area around the old Torchwood London location but I lost him as there are no CCTV working, he could still be there" Tosh said excitedly.

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Hearing someone approaching Ianto hid behind a wall, peering into a hand held mirror, reflecting what was happening on the other side. He saw Jack gingerly walking into the damaged building, looking at the ruins, pushing at the rumble. More images assaulted his memories, images of two people dressed in overalls sifting through the rumble, talking into blue tooth devices.

What was Jack doing here, Ianto thought, and then more blinding images evaded his brain; pleading with Jack to take him on at Torchwood Cardiff, offering his services to work at Torchwood. Jack! Oh my god, Ianto he remembered now, Jack is the head of Torchwood Cardiff. Jack was the person who ran him over when he threatened to run him out of Cardiff.

Why was he in Cardiff, why was he asking for a job at Torchwood Cardiff, why did leave London? These questions ran rampant through his mind, seeking answers. And then…..

Where was Lisa?

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Jack looked around the rumble hating being here, hating everything about Torchwood London, hated that so many lives were taken with that madwoman Yvonne Hartman at the helm. Hated that Rose was one of the casualties of the demise of Torchwood London, the Battle of Canary Wharf they called it. The Doctor came, with Rose, to fix the mess that Yvonne created, created by wanting the absolute power of all and any alien intelligence, not knowing, not caring that she was putting so many lives at risk, so many were converted, so many died.

One of the few survivors was Ianto Jones. Ianto Jones who was now a part of Jack's heart. How did this happen? How did it come to this?

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He remembered everything now, all the images slotting into place like some macabre jigsaw puzzle joining together on their own.

The Battle of Canary Wharf, rescuing Lisa, taking a conversion unit in the hope of getting Lisa back to the person she was, travelling to Cardiff in the hope of getting into Torchwood Cardiff to obtain the alien tech that they had there so he could help Lisa, trying desperately to get Jack, the Torchwood Cardiff head honcho to recruit him, then Jack running him down, waking up in hospital, losing his memories, Jack befriending him but why? Was he eliminating the last of the survivors?

He had to get to Lisa, since the accident, since his memory loss, it had been such a long time, my god could she have survived still connected to the conversation unit?

Standing up suddenly Ianto knocked over some loose debris making a loud noise.

"Ianto?" Jack called out, "Ianto, if you're here, please let me explain"

Ianto walked out from behind the wall, "Nothing to explain Jack, I remember everything" Ianto seethed.

Walking quickly up to Jack, Ianto cried "What happened to Lisa?"

"Lisa?"

"My girlfriend, Lisa" Ianto screamed.

"I….what?" Jack said confused, Ianto's girlfriend died, she died here at Canary Wharf, did Ianto think she survived.

"What happened to Lisa after you ran me over?" Ianto demanded.

"Huh?" Jack was dumb founded.

"What have you done with Lisa while you were fucking me?" Ianto said so angrily that spittle was spraying out of his mouth.

"Lisa died here at Canary Wharf" Jack said confused.

"She did not, I rescued her, I….I…" Ianto said suddenly understanding that Jack didn't know about Lisa. Could she still be in the apartment back in Cardiff?

"Ianto?" Jack said slowly.

Before Jack had time to react Ianto slammed his fist hard into Jack's face with such force that Jack stumbled backwards falling to the ground, his head hitting a jutting piece of debris. Ianto didn't stop to look, to see if Jack was seriously hurt, he just wanted to get back to Cardiff, get back to Lisa. If she was still alive there is still hope. Running out of the damaged Torchwood London building Ianto's only focus was to get back to Cardiff as quickly as he could.

A/N 1: oh well it had to happen, the memories returning, how much will Ianto hate Jack?

A/N 2: Wow this story now has 25 followers, my best to date, I'm overwhelmed, I hope the story lives up to expection. Let me know what you think.