5
The boat was where he thought it would be, smelling of Jack from a recent trip across the bay to the hidden island and Ianto swallowed as he took another deep breath.
Soon.
They got to the entrance and Tosh anticipated them.
OK, it is mainframe but Ianto was thinking of her as Tosh now.
The door was invisible from the other planking boards and Tosh gaped as it all folded back to let the small craft into the internal port.
Ianto was off and running as soon as they docked, reaching the archives and hesitating.
Looking to the next room down the corridor here the chryo units were.
"There are gone" a voice said softly, Tosh knowing what he was thinking, "Not enough power for those and to sustain. They were gone within days."
Ianto nodded and swallowed, knowing Tosh was gone but comforted that she still lived on in her beloved mainframe.
He found what he needed and took the time to take some extra things, knowing he could return.
Then his hands stilled as he stared at them, the sudden thought that he might not be.
What if this was a limited time kinda thing?
What if whatever they used to bring him back had a time limit?
Shit.
He blinked as it also occurred to him that this might be a suicide mission and he found that he was OK with that.
Thames House had been too, he felt it as they walked down the sidewalk towards the front entrance and Jack had turned for a moment to look back at him, unable to hide his sorrow.
Ianto took a deep breath and wondered how the kids were.
Micha and David must be a bit bigger now, the few years that have passed without him.
He also hoped the money he had left them was still there, still paying for their schooling and things.
"We good?" Tish asked as she passed the last bag down to him and he stored it carefully, then reached out to lift her down as well.
"We have to be, tide's going out and we need to boogie" he said as he heded to the wheel and then turned back to her as the words echoed.
So Jack.
They both grinned.
He fired up the engine and the boat moved back to its external port for Jack and they exited.
They loaded up the car and headed back through the city when Ianto got a weird feeling.
"We're being followed" he said softly, turning to try and find their tail.
"Are you sure?"
He pulled out the PDA and soon Tosh was checking for them as they passed the CCTVs and lights with hidden cameras.
"You are being followed" she confirmed and he swore, motioning for Tish to drive into a busy car park.
"We need to ditch the car" he growled, looking for something else and overlooking anything he thought might belong to a mum or low income person.
Then a car pulled up and the woman got out, storming for the front doors of the cell phone shop and Ianto walked over to watch her remonstrate with the staff. He turned the PDA to the number plate and Tosh disconnected the computer system, taking control of the Mercedes.
They hurriedly transferred bags and were soon moving as the woman still screamed at horrified staff, throwing something over the counter.
"Bitch" they both muttered then laughed and both yelled, "Jinx"
Tish ducked down and Ianto exited the parking lot, seeing the tail still sitting there and he was only relaxing once Tosh confirmed it hadn't moved, still waiting for the other vehicle to exit.
Ianto was exhausted.
He wondered if it was the resurrection thing and rubbed at his face as he drove into the secure parking lot, helping Tish get the bags out.
"It was me they were following, not you" she said and he agreed as he had driven past and not been recognized.
"We can't go back to yours" Ianto nodded as they reached the flat and entered, Tish moving to look out over the city with open concern.
"Do you think its safe to ring Mickey and Martha?" she asked.
"Tosh can set up a secure line, can't you Blossom?" Ianto said and the screen flickered into existence.
"Of course Ianto one moment" she smiled politely.
A cell phone tinged and Tosh drew it from her pocket as the screen lit up.
She moved away to make her call.
"Don't mention me, just in case it is overheard" Ianto said softly, "I'm better off still dead right now."
Ianto sat down for a moment.
He was asleep in seconds.