Jack's Agenda Part Four

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"OK, so struggling isn't a good thing to do," gasped Stella, who once again found herself not only in life threatening danger, but talking to herself. She was very tired from fighting against the whirlpool that she knew would probably drown her eventually. She was a strong swimmer, but could hardly swim properly whilst fighting a whirlpool that kept changing direction. Sometimes she found herself helping it drag her down.

"This is so pointless!" she grumbled. "Why didn't they just shoot me?" Surely if they wanted to kill her this badly they would do it properly? It was really getting to her now, the constant strain of chopping and changing. Her muscles would give her hell tomorrow. If there was a tomorrow.

Still. She would not give them the satisfaction of going to pieces. And surely there was no point fighting the current? It wouldn't take her anywhere but down, and she knew how to stay afloat well enough. So, Stella just closed her eyes and relaxed, kicking slightly in the raging water to keep her head afloat. This was much easier than swimming.

But seriously. Why can't they just kill me properly? Anyone would think they wanted me to panic. Put on a show for them. Twisted.

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Jack was dragged to an office by two guards, one on each side, and one behind with a gun for good measure. Well, at least I'll find out who stitched me up he thought glumly as he was pushed to his knees in front of a tall mahogany desk. He almost growled in fury when he sat who was sat behind it.

"Hello again Jack," said Dan Butler pleasantly. "I must say, you've given us quite a run around, flying through time like that."

"Wouldn't want to make it easy for you," said Jack with venom. "You bastard. You tricked me into coming here by giving me the coordinates. You pretended to be my friend and you tricked me."

"Well, you've done it many times before yourself Jack, and you make it sound so ugly," said Dan lightly.

"It is ugly. I brought women here, good friends of mine," said Jack. "And if you hurt them…"

Dan brushed aside his threat like a fly. "Now now Jack, no hard feelings. But you are a criminal, so you could hardly expect us to welcome you."

"My friends aren't. They're innocents!"

"Breaking and entering? I think not," said Dan. "And speaking of women, were you aware that a young female wearing black stepped into one of the marvellous traps we had set for you?"

"What have you done to her?" demanded Jack, his heart dropping somewhere through the floor.

"Oh well, nothing really," said Dan. He raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Why, do you think I should?"

"Oh leave it out," said Jack with distaste. Dan's eyes went very cold.

"Very well," he said. "I will show you." He pressed a button on his desk and a large screen behind him revealed Stella, seemingly unconscious, about to be sucked into a whirlpool.

"Let her go!" yelled Jack in fury. How dare they mess with him like this?

"I'm not an unreasonable man Jack," said Dan coolly, shutting off the screen. "I am perfectly willing to release her and your other friends if you cooperate with me. You have something I want and have wanted to destroy for a very long time. And I have something you want that I very well could destroy." Jack's thoughts slipped to the disk in his pocket. "That's right. I see we're on the same level. You give me the disk, and I release them. All of them."

Jack desperately tried to find some other way to win. He was alone. His weapons had been taken. He was outnumbered and at least one of his friends was in danger. Dan cocked his head slightly, waiting for an answer. Jack tried to stall him. "What's on that disk that you want to destroy so desperately anyway?" he asked.

"I assure you Jack," said Dan cruelly. "You will never know."

Jack swallowed. The disk stuck into his thigh.

"I am going to count to ten," said Dan in boredom. "One…"

"Oh spare me the melodramatics," said Jack angrily, pulling out the disk and thrusting it at him.

"Thank you," said Dan courteously. He dropped it onto the ground and cracked it beneath his boot. Then he clicked his fingers. The guards seized Jack again and started dragging him away. Jack realised at once that he'd been tricked.

"You should have been more specific Jack," advised Dan. "I will release your friends of course. But I cannot release you. Not without a trial at least."

"You bastard," breathed Jack again.

"That's as may be," said Dan. "You will remain in police custody for twenty-four hours. Then you will be escorted to a courtroom in sector C313. You will then stand trial for all previous misdemeanours you may have committed. You will be allowed one phone call." He smiled. "Jack you don't know how long I've wanted to say this. Jack Harkness, I am placing you under arrest for fraud, lying to members of the Time Agency, damage to Agency property and breaking and entering."

"You won't get away with this you know," yelled Jack as he was hauled away.

"No Jack." Dan Butler smiled as he poured himself a brandy. "You won't."

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A bit short, but worth it! Oh dear, Jack's in a bit of a predicament isn't he? But Dan's biggest mistake I guess was releasing the Doctor…he definitely doesn't know what he's messing with. If anyone can spot the movie quote I slipped in I'll give them the Master of Observation Award! Otherwise known as the Chubby Chub Chub Chub Award for reasons known only to me and Roy… long story.

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