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Jack decided he trusted him, after all Ianto did.
Kris was following with no idea of the mindfuck he was about to experience as he entered a large cavern that seemed to be almost top level. Jack was talking as they went "was a hell of a thing to get the doors but we went to an old facility nearby that had been an old bunker with the retracting doors in the ground for a helipad to rise and fall. Had to clear out the Zs. It took us another five days to successfully dig it all up then a coordinated effort of another three days of slow travel with it perched on four different flatbeds with two trucks pulling, another two going in reverse with people walking and motioning for any problems in the ground. God, it looked sublime when we got it back and the hiabs fitted it. Wreaked them, broke all three."
Kris was about to ask Jack what the fuck he was talking about when he saw why a part of the village was plain topsoil without anything on it. Blast doors. Retracting to either side to reveal a hole the size of….
"Fuck me dead" Kris breathed softly as he looked at the two helicopters sitting there on the low-bed, the hydraulics in pain view that would lift them to the ground level for ease of take off. Jack watched as Kris drank them in, moving for the largest troop carrier with open glee.
"You know… I will not even ask. Will not even sully this moment with talking" Kris whispered as his hands slid over the fuselage and he revelled in the beauty of a finely polished machine. Jack stood as the proud parent watching his baby get a good cooing at.
"Taddy?" Hope's head appeared and Kris squeaked with surprise then laughed. She grinned "Oh sorry. I thought it was Taddy. We are playing hide-n-seek Wolfling style. He is here."
"What's that then?" Kris asked.
She grinned as she replied "Only Wolfing can play as it takes our 'other eye' to seek one another. It's practice for out there in the RL. If one of us gets lost or taken we can be found as we can all use their 'other eye' to track them."
Kris blinked, then turned to Jack who pointed and Kris saw a black shadow moving along the tunnel system towards them, another pale one in tow. "Dean and Rosie"
"Really?" Kris blinked.
Kris was enamoured as the creatures stepped into the light and the large one said happily "Found you sissy bum!"
"We get to go now!" the small pale one was Rose. Sweet Rosie. Kris looked around. Jack noticed and made a noise of question.
"The twins?"
"Don't play" came the reply. "They cheat."
"How?"
"Because we can" came a reply and Jack spun with Kris to look at the two children who had materialised from thin air, their little faces bland. They were in human form and fully clothed.
"They don't transform much" Jack explained "They are scary enough as it is. Not many have ever seen them."
"No matter … I know you will be amazing" Kris told them as he knelt "Pretty little sweeties. So lovely, yes you are!"
"Careful" Ianto's voice purred from the dark shadows "Even I am blushing."
Kris looked at over at the transporter then balked as he realised it was not it's shadow … rather something else against the wall and Ianto stepped out. HUGE. He matched the Transporter, almost matched the chopper as he seemed to grow again and Jack laughed softly.
"Wondering how big he can get? Me too. He has never stretched himself, doesn't need to. Look at him. Breathtaking" Jack whispered.
Kris was lost for words as the huge creature regarded him then grinned through those massive teeth. Then he transformed, shimmering away to become Ianto, the black fur becoming the security uniform he saw others wearing.
"Holy shit" Kris breathed, "Can you all do that with the clothes?"
"Not yet" Hope frowned "But I will learn!"
"And the little Pip?"
"Has yet to transform for others… bites like a demon though. I know he can change but … do not know if he wants people to see. Wolfling can be shy" Ianto smiled as he motioned with his hand and the children shrieked as they took off for different sections of tunnel.
"So … when does the game end?" Kris asked as he leaned against the gorgeous chopper.
"When Mama calls foodage" Ianto replied as he waltzed off and Kris laughed as he turned to Jack.
"You know … I don't know who is luckier here" Kris said softly with wonder "You or me!"
"Oh that's easy" Jack slapped him on the shoulder "Me. Every time, always. Me."