Chapter seventeen

Everyone lives... Sort of...

Ianto didn't know what was strange for him, that he still needed to get a good seven hours of sleep, or that Nyx didn't. He rolled on the bed, and jumped seeing Nyx lying next to him.

"Oh Jesus!" He moved on the bed feeling nervous, "What are you doing?" He sat up trying to get an idea of what was going on, "What time is it?" He tried to see a clock.

Nyx smiled, "I was bored..." She then could tell that Ianto was still half asleep, "It's any time." She added while watching him sitting up.

Ianto held a hand over his mouth as he yawned, "I need to sleep." He laid back down pulling the blanket over his head.

"Do you know I have an idea," Nyx moved on the bed.

Ianto grunted, "Nyx, I say this with the most love, but I really am tired." He took the blanket off his face to watch hers still staring at him, "Please let me sleep a few more hours."

Nyx moved off the bed, she walked out of Ianto's room heading to the main control room. She picked up a box placing it down on a chair, "Stupid human sleeping needing." She grunted, but then smiled knowing that she saved him. "Well just one more person to get..." She thought about Owen before typing into the control panel. She didn't know how to handle the things she was going to do, her hand pulled a lever. The TARDIS was going well, and while reaching for a mug of coffee she took a sip seeing Ianto walking towards her. "I thought you needed sleep?"

"I did, and then I remembered something," Ianto wrapped his arms around Nyx hugging her. "We've got a team member to save." He held her face in his hands looking into her eyes.

Nyx felt his fingers on her face, "Ianto Jones how can you be so sweet," Her eyes fixed on the bright blue of his.

"I'm not always so sweet," He let her go, but he couldn't help himself. "So what is your plan?" He asked seeing the mug filled with coffee. "I guess you really like coffee."

"I have too much going on to sleep," Nyx put her feet on the console, "But since we've got the tech, we just need to save Owen." Nyx was studying over Ianto, "I know it's not going to be crumped," there was a feeling in the air, and Nyx was trying to contain her excitement.

"I am going to need coffee," Ianto felt himself heading for the kitchen, it was now like second nature to Ianto to know where everything in the TARDIS was. It was currently his new home. "When are we..." He jumped seeing that Nyx had followed him. "Getting Owen?"

Nyx put her mug down on the counter, her eyes studying over Ianto. "I am thinking soon..." She then pulled herself to be sat on the counter, "But I'm kinda scared." She watched as Ianto pouring himself and her a coffee.

Ianto knew it was hard to think of time as he used to, but then again it was only a matter of weeks of them hunting down what they needed. "What are you scared of?" He asked trying to keep himself a good friend.

"That he's going to be so pissed off," Nyx crossed her legs, "But I know that it's going to be a strange story to tell." Picking up the coffee mug taking a sip.

Ianto wanted to laugh, "Well if you want to make me immortal..." He shrugged, but knew that it wasn't for him. "Guess that was a stretch."

"That I am sure you don't want it," Nyx was playing with the mug, "I mean it's..." She put the mug down jumping off the counter. "Band-Aid rip off time." She spun to look at Ianto. "We're going to do it." She felt herself needing to do it. Nyx made a run for the control room.

Ianto sighed, "You've been around Jack too long." He pointed out, then thought about when he was going to see Jack again. "Always with the dramatics." He added walking into the main control room seeing Nyx rushing about.

"You love it!" Nyx rushed to Ianto playfully kissing him, "So shh!" Her finger pressed to Ianto's lips.

A second Ianto couldn't believe what happened, he placed a hand to his lips, "I can't deny that, but I have to ask what you need me to do?" then he glanced over himself. "I mean before we rush to save Owen, I might want to dress."

Nyx's eyes went up and down him, "But I love the pyjamas." She waved a hand. "I love them." She whispered.

Ianto did a double take, "Are we matching?" He glanced to the pyjamas that Nyx was wearing. "I mean, I never thought about it." He shook his head, "I'm going to have a shower, clean up and be ready." He walked to where his room was.

"How do I look?" Nyx stepped into the main control room.

Ianto was already at the console, he was wearing a dark blue suit with a black tie, and he couldn't help but laugh. "You look," He took in the long skirt that was green and ruffled, on top with a black and red plaid shirt. "Unique," His eyes going to the army boots.

"What?" Nyx spun around, "I thought I looked good." She walked towards Ianto, her hand playfully spanked him, "We all can't be pressed and smart."

Ianto rolled his eyes, "I'm just hoping this can be pulled off." He was now trying to think back to that horrible event. "I've set in the right place," He started to move around the console, "And I just need to make sure the time is right, as we don't want to mess this up."

"We've got one shot," Nyx started to move around the other side of the console. "Time sensitive," She jumped up, "We have to make sure we don't mess up." Her eyes going up to Ianto. "We're safe in this, but Owen is going to have to be in the right spot when we pick him up."

"Yes, we've practiced so many times," Ianto pulled a lever, and then moved close to Nyx, "We can do it." He was standing beside Nyx now, his hand to her shoulder. "You need to relax!" Ianto rubbed her shoulder trying to calm the nerves down.

Nyx nodded, "This is it..." She took Ianto's hand, "We are doing it."

Ianto gave her hand a squeeze, "It'll work."

Owen opened his eyes, and felt oddly light headed. The feeling was scary, but it was feeling. He lifted his hand to take the bandage off, he studied over his hand seeing that it was healed, and then he took a deep breathe. His hands going over his chest, he stopped over his heart, but then took another deep breathe feeling his lung expanding.

"What the fuck!" Owen screamed, he sat up, he was laying on a bed in a medical room, he didn't understand, the last he remembered was talking to Tosh waiting to die.

Ianto was standing with Nyx just outside thee door, "Guess he's awake now." He was glancing to the closed door. He could feel what kind of mood Owen would be in. "Cos we drew straws, you have to tell him." He started to head towards the kitchen now.

Nyx rolled her eyes, "Ianto Jones, you are slowly going from cute to sassy pants!" She yelled after him, but jumped as the door flew open to show Owen standing in the doorway. "Hi..." her wave was carefree, and her eyes were looking up into Owen's.

Owen's eyes narrowed, "Hi..." His voice was as dark as his eyes. "What the bloody hell did you do?"

"I said I would find a way to fix you," Nyx waved her hands, "I fixed you." She tried to bring herself to smile, but it didn't quite meet her eyes.

Owen was holding a hand to his chest, the hand that he broke the fingers, the cut he did was completely gone. "What did you do to me?" He kept moving closer to Nyx. "Because I was in the middle of accepting my demise, and I am now..." He felt himself searching her eyes. "Where am I?"

Nyx took a small step back, "Well I managed to pinpoint the right time to materialised around you in the last second before the room got flooded with radioactive material." She raised her eyebrow, "Then I used alien technology that fixed your body, but at a very small. Tiny, very little price..." Her voice was getting lower the more she spoke.

"What price Nyx?" Owen's voice had a venomous bit to it.

Nyx took another step back, "You won't even notice it..."

Owen made his step forward to her step back, "I want an answer Nyx, What did you do to me?"

Nyx tried to step again, but her back hit a wall, "Well remember telling Natalie how you knew that being a Time Lady, she would outlive you..." Her hand pointed up, "Well, you'll live longer than me now..." She tried to smile through it.

Owen's face fell into a bigger grimace, "Oh fuck off!" He then tried to laugh, but stopped turning back into the medical room. "I am having some fucked up dream."

"Owen, it's not a dream," She watched him picking up a scalpel. "Please Owen, I just cleaned in here..." Her hand held out watching Owen cutting from his wrist to his elbow. The Blood rushed out, but stopped.

Owen started to stab himself, he felt the pain, but nothing was sticking, his hand went into his holster taking the gun out, he placed it to his temple pulling the trigger.

Ianto walked in, see Owen shot himself, then walked back out. He knew this was going to be a long day.

Nyx was standing over Owen as he opened his eyes again, "You know you have to clean this mess up." Her arms were crossed over her chest staring down at him.

"Oh joy of cleaning up my brain matter," Owen sat up, "Why did you do this to me?" Owen held a hand out.

Nyx uncrossed her arms, her hand held out to help Owen to his feet. "I had two plans, but my plan was made clear after I meet The Face of Boe." Her voice was serious now.

"What is your point?" Owen rubbed his temple, he could still remembering the bullet. He couldn't believe the pain of a bullet to the brain.

Nyx held her hand out, "The Face of Boe is Jack in about ex amount of millions years from now." She Then tried to make a point, "The gun."

Owen placed the gun on the table he was on, "What about me?" He watched Nyx pick up the gun. He could tell she was going to be no help.

Ianto finally came back, he glanced over the floor, and then back to Owen. "Don't have an habit of making a bloody mess in your medical room." He then passed him a mop and bucket. "I am not the clean up crew here." He pointed out walking out of the room.

Nyx glanced to Owen, "He made me sign a contract," She placed the gun in the band of her skirt. "So yea," Her eyes going to all the blood on the floor. "I know you'll forgive me soon." She turned walking out of the medical room.

Ianto glanced up from the counter, "How's he taking it?" He placed a tray down, and froze seeing Nyx's watching him.

Nyx shrugged, "I think you saw how he's taking it." She glanced to the tray. "You know for someone who didn't want to..." She pointed to the cookies on the baking tray.

Ianto glanced down to his apron, "Baking relaxes me." He then placed the oven mitts next to the tray. "I'm guessing you're not happy." Ianto now moving around the counter to be closer to her, he placed a hand to her shoulder. "You knew this was going to happen."

Nyx felt her eyes going to the cookies, "Is this your way of trying to help me feel better?" She now took a step away from Ianto, it had been a while since they did anything out of the TARDIS. "Food doesn't comfort me." Her elbows went on the counter as she rested her chin on her hands. "But I know what can help me feel better..." She wiggled her eyebrows at him.

"And what kind of ideas are you having?" Ianto raised his eyebrow at her, he didn't know what was going on. "Don't give me them eyes..." He pointed out.

Nyx tried not to laugh, "No," She waved a hand, "I was thinking an adventure." She stood up straight as she now let a giggle out. "As much as I would love a repeat." Walking close to Ianto her hand placed on his chest, "I was thinking something to help Owen." She tapped his chest before walking out of the kitchen with a grin on her face.

Ianto knew Nyx was grinning as he turned to see Owen now, "What did I miss?" Owen picked up a cookie taking a bite out of it.

"Those are still hot," Ianto ignored the question, his attention was now on Owen placing the cookie down. "And it's a long story." He didn't really know how to start, but then he felt strange looking at Owen now. "A very odd story."

"Why do I have a feeling she is behind it all..." Owen glanced out the door to a corridor. "How big is this place?"

"Like a small city," Ianto pointed around, "Time Lord's are very keen on making big things fit in small places..."

"Big things in small space." Owen quoted, "Isn't that the title of Jack and your sex tape?" He picked the cookie up eating more. "I am bloody starving!" He now moved around the kitchen trying to figure out where food would be.

Ianto followed Owen with his eyes, "Nyx wanted to save you," He pointed out, "And she wanted to save me."

"Yes she couldn't bring Tosh and Jack for the ride," Owen picked up an apple, "Find that strange that she takes us from our home." He pointed his finger, "Well she wanted to fix me," He took another bite from the apple, "Why did she take you from wherever you was?"

Ianto thoughts went to all the things that had happened in the last few weeks, he thought of missing earth, the hub being blown up. "I died..." He finally spoke.

"So guess you're in the club..." Owen put the apple core on the counter.

Ianto laughed, "I am the same me," He picked the core up, then threw it in a bin that didn't seem to have a bottom. "Nanogenes were used on my wound." He see a look in Owen's face. "But when they repaired me, they malfunctioned and Nyx tried to repair them."

"And let me guess, no success." Owen he picked up another cookie. "Still doesn't explain." Owen took a bite out of it. He didn't know why, but it felt like he'd not see Ianto in years, even if the last time he remembered seeing him wasn't that long ago.

Ianto moved the tray away from Owen, "We spent a long time trying to find more, and it was all she wanted to do." His voice was strained, "She wanted to save Tosh, but it wasn't easy..." He froze seeing Owen's face. "You don't know."

"How did she die?" Owen's face fell, "She told me her arm got hurt."

Nyx stepped in, "She was shot through the stomach," Nyx walked into the kitchen stopping before Owen. "I tried many ways to save her, but it didn't work." Her eyes going to Ianto, "I'm sorry..."

Ianto and Owen both turned to face her, Nyx knew they were both staring at her. "So where are you thinking of going?" Ianto spoke up, but then he had a feeling it was going to be hard to explain to Owen.

Owen's attention going from Nyx to Ianto, then back. "Right, I can't die, you both told me that Tosh is dead." He held a hand up, "And you're talking about going on an outing."

"I was thinking more of a holiday," Nyx was leaning on the counter, "And I think maybe if we do this, you can understand that I'm not a bad guy." Her voice was soft, she kept still.

Ianto moved, he placed a hand to Nyx's shoulder. "Future, or past?" He asked her trying to ignore the tension. He felt himself studying Owen's face. "She told me we was going to Disneyland," Ianto laughed, "Disneyland when the park first ever opened it California nineteen fifty five..."

Nyx chuckled, "Oh it wasn't that bad," Her eyes lit up, "I mean I thought it was a laugh..."

"You thought it was a laugh, people thought I was a strange man." He tried to get Owen excited. "So, I want to know past or future?"

"Past, think nineteen twelve." She placed a hand to Ianto's arm, "There should be something you can wear, think first class." She watched him walking away. Her attention now on Owen, "You can come with us, or you can stay here."

Owen kept still, "And where is this place you're going to?" He kept himself calm, but felt like he couldn't understand anything.

Nyx started to walk backwards, "Forget everything you know, and think of this as a new book of your life." Her eyes kept on his. "Just, think about it." Turning on her heels Nyx walked away from Owen, she could feel that it wasn't going to be easy.

Ianto stepped out wearing a suit, three pieces and he did a spin. "I am getting a feeling we are going to be going someplace fancy in nineteen twelve." He took out a fob watch in his pocket.

"You look handsome as ever Ianto," Nyx leant on a clothes rack, "And we are going to be someplace very rewarding." Her eyes lit up studying over him, "I have to find something to change into." She walked towards some dresses, then stopped turning to see Owen entering the room. "Joining us?"

"Might as well," He stepped in the room. "So what is the dress code, giant poof?" He pointed to Ianto's outfit.

Ianto rolled his eyes, "I am a highly classed gentleman," He pulled his waist coat. "And it's not too bad." Ianto tipped a top hat to Nyx, and he smiled as watching a small blush on her cheek.

Owen felt himself switch himself to look at Ianto, then back to Nyx. "No..." He pointed from her to him. "No."

Ianto swiftly moved out of the room, "I'll go set the calendar," He touched Nyx's shoulder. "We don't want to go down with the ship." He walked out of the room.

Nyx was now alone with Owen, "So, clothes..." She rushed to a rack with men's clothes, and her eyes focused on the many different colours.

Owen felt lost, "Nyx." He walked over to place a hand to her lower back, "You don't need to worry about it." He caught her eye, "I mean, it's not like you owe me anything."

"I think red is a good colour on you," Nyx ignored him putting up a shirt to his frame, "But not for the time period." She placed the shirt back moving down the line.

Owen followed her, "Nyx, come off it!" He felt like this was impossible, "You know that..." He stopped seeing the look on her face.

Nyx spun to cut Owen off, "It was a strange event, and I like to note I thought we was going to die." Her hand up, "And we didn't." She spun again picking up a nice looking suit. "Now put this on." She pushed it into his chest.

"You shagged Ianto Jones," Owen laughed, "Did he do you like a man?" He tried to hide his amusement.

"No," Nyx pulled her shirt off, "He and I did it like," She stopped talking seeing Owen was staring. "Well, we did it in a bit of a rush." She then took the skirt off throwing it away from herself.

Owen kept watching as Nyx walked around the clothes wearing nothing, "Any better?" He asked checking her out, but noticing the scars on her legs, her stomach and arms.

"Better?" Nyx found something to wear, "Owen Harper, are you asking me to compare lovers?" She pulled a corset on, her eyes on Owen's now.

It was a strange moment, "I thought when you said about fixing me, I was going to take Tosh on that date." He stepped forward, "So when I say it doesn't bother me, it really doesn't." He then stopped face to face with Nyx. "Then I look into your eyes, and I know you're not Natalie, but I look into your eyes." His hand touched her face. "Why do you have to have her eyes?"

"Because they are my eyes," Nyx took a breathe in, "And I can't help you." She finished feeling her heart race inside her chest. Her hand moved slowly, and for a second she held it over Owen's heart, the feeling of him made her insides flutter. "I..."

"Yea," Owen felt himself trying to control the emotions, he had felt nothing for so long, that his body was new to him again, everything about her sent electricity through him. "It's a lot to process." He now placed his hands to her hips turning her away from him, his fingers working the lace of the corset. "I do have to ask, how do you feel about shagging Ianto, after knowing what he was up to with Jack?"

Nyx rolled her eyes feeling the corset getting tighter, "The same way I feel about anything," Her breathe caught as Owen made the corset tighter, "It's all pleasure." Her voice dropped as Owen turned her to face him again. "How we live through the moments."

Owen ran his hand from her waist to her hip, for a moment forgetting his anger towards her. "You planning on putting anything else on?" He stepped in closer to her.

Nyx nodded, "Yes, but we better get ready and have a party." She finally walked away from Owen leaving him standing alone with a semi on the go.