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Jack got home and found the house full of chaos. "Ianto?"
"Here" Ianto said softly, "On the sofa."
Jack stepped down and looked at the bundle of blankets, then saw a hand waving.
"Oi!" Babbit roared from a chair, waving his plastic cutlass, "Get back in the bloody net ya swervy dog!"
Babbit was wearing Bethy's pirate's wench costume and had Heck's hat on as well, the plastic cutlass taped where it had broken the other day.
Ianto's hand disappeared and Stephen looked at Jack with wide eyes, sitting cross legged on the coffee table, "Hey Dad. Careful of the sharks."
"Yeah, sure honey" Jack said and then pointed at the bundle. "Is Walt in there too?"
"Yep" Babbit answered, "he has the swevry."
"Swevry?"
"He means Scurvy." Ianto's voice was muffled in the blankets.
"Wait!" Jack turned to face the bundle, "Are you sick too?"
"Taddy has been coughing his lungs all over the place!" Babbit pointed the cutlass again as he bounced happily, "Swervy dog!"
"Are you OK? Jack asked, moving closer, "Do you need anything?"
"The boys are looking after us" Ianto sighed softly, "Owen is on his way over and John has gone to pick up takeaways."
"FISH AND CHIPS!" Babbit screamed, crouching for better lung capacity as he did some mad ninja swipes with the sword and lost his grip. Everyone watched the sword fly across the sofa, over Ianto's head. Hecks' hat slid off and Babs caught it awkwardly.
"Bugger!" Babbit huffed with his hand on his hips.
John entered and called out that Owen and Tosh were pulling in behind him and he had got extra fish and chips as he stepped into the main room.
"PAPA!" Babbit screamed gleefully, "There be sharks."
"Oh god" John gasped, doing exaggerated stepping and looking around for possible attack as Babbit laughed.
Then Jack saw Ton waddle around the sofa with his shark hat on, making growling noises and John screamed as he leapt into Jack's lap screaming ,"SHARK!"
Owen and Tosh came through the door left open calling out and Babbit repeated the shark warning as a disgusted tabby shark slunk past not looking the least bit as lucky as his name and Janet followed in a hideous mermaid costume.
"Lady Emma bailed out with the dogs, they are officially disalowed!" Babbit declared, "Ton makes up for it though."
Owen looked at the little shark headed boy with love and kept walking until he stood at the end of the sofa.
"Shark Attack eminence." Babbit said in a low drone.
"Shark …what?"
"He said Shark Attack imminent" Ianto repeated with a sniff.
"Have you done your bloods today?" Owen demanded as Tosh went to get plates and sauces for the food.
"Yeah" Ianto said, then coughed, "A bit high."
"OK" Owen nodded, "We'll eat and then I'll do it again, yeah?"
"OK" Ianto smiled weakly, his blood shot eyes rolling to Owens feet. "Owen, don't move your foot."
"Why?" Owen asked, looking down.
The shark was wriggling towards him, intent on getting his shoelace and Owen screamed with waving arms as he backed away with horror, "WHAT THE FUCK!"
"FUCK" Ton screamed as his hat slipped and he ran to Jack and John to lean into their faces, "FACK YA BUGGAS!"
"Oh god" Ianto moaned as Walter calmly pulled the blanket back over their heads and Owen screamed shrilly as the shark reacquired its target.
Bert in his shark costume was a sight to behold and he moved faster that imagined.
"Aw, he's so cute" Babbit gushed, "Good disguise Papa."
Owen glared at Jack as a snort escaped and snarled deep in his throat as John started to laugh.
Well, it was a Pirate Day.
Everyone was allowed a costume.
