Chapter 11: Closer Than You Think
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Jack was being pulled through the time vortex on the outside of the TARDIS, he thought about the first time he had done this, he realised the only difference is that that time he didn't have the handle in his rib, due to the headache he had he was thinking slowly but he suddenly realised he could get the door open, Jack reached for his key and with great effort got the door open, he fell into the TARDIS and just managed to crawl forward enough to catch a glimpse of Jenny before he died.
Jenny was watching the TARDIS do its work, unlike her dad she knew exactly where she was going so it was better to let the TARDIS fly itself, suddenly the doors swung open and Jack fell into the room, she turned round to see him crawl forward before dying, she clicked her fingers and the doors closed and she handcuffed Jack to the railings.
*
"Doctor, what are we going to do, is there anyway to follow Jack?"
"No without any time travel technology."
"Jack gave me this." Ianto said holding up the wrist strap."
"Why did he give you that?"
"He knew what he would have to do."
"Am I that predictable Rose?"
"A bit."
"Donna."
"Yep."
"Martha."
"Absolutely."
"Well thanks for that, anyway Ianto pass it here."
The Doctor set to work with the sonic screwdriver.
"Martha could you come down here a second?"
Martha walked down to the medical bay .
"What do you want Owen?"
"Right well when Jenny ran off I took some of the CCTV footage and ran it through some filters, and it picked up an energy around Jenny, but it also picked up a much weaker signal from Ianto."
"What!"
"Dam it!"
"What's wrong Doctor?"
"It is this stupid thing, it is broken."
"You broke it, remember?"
"His is broken, try mine, still works."
"Thanks John, hey yours is a bit more compact."
"What?"
"Smaller."
"But lasts much longer."
"John!"
"Doctor could we have a minute?"
"Bit busy thanks."
"It is important."
"What is it about."
"Well Owen found an energy around Jenny, but he also found a trace around Ianto."
"That is important."
"Right Martha, grab Tom, he is a doctor, I will get Ianto down there soon as possible."
*
Jack woke up to find his hand handcuffed to the railing of the TARDIS.
"You know normally I wouldn't mind being handcuffed by you, or the captain of this ship, or most of the passengers, most of the universe, you get the idea."
"And in normal circumstances I wouldn't mind handcuffing you but considering it is the only way to stop you because of you stubborn ability to not die."
"Hey blame Rose Tyler."
"Anyway Jack Harkness, you are going to help the Master."
"Why?"
"Because if you do not, both Grey and Ianto will die."
*
The TARDIS materialised into the morgue and Jenny dragged Jack out to see the Master standing over a person.
"You came here, they will find you so quickly."
"Your little extrapolator has seen to that, and there problem with Ianto will make sure they don't come down here."
"What have you done to him?"
"Put part of me in him, enough to kill him if activated."
"And what is in that draw."
"It is your brother, I put him here finding him was so easy."
"I am going to kill you."
"Not before I kill you."
The Master grabbed Jacks gun and shot him in the head.
*
"What is it Doctor?"
"The part of the mind in Jenny was designed to control her, but this, it is just emotion."
"What does it mean?"
"All it is going to do is kill him."
"Can you stop it?"
"Yes, but this means, Jenny is a weapon, Ianto is just a distraction."
"Then the Master is within Torchwood."
"Tosh do scans."
"What should I look for?"
"Look for nothing, the TARDIS will make a blank spot, there will not even be any background radiation, look for a spot that doesn't exist."
"Doctor!"
"What?"
"Ianto's mental activity has just shot through the roof."
"What is it reading?"
The Doctor ran over to Ianto and placed his hands on his temple.
"About fifty four."
"Ok if it hits eighty it is over, if I can just find the right spot."
"Sixty one Doctor!"
Suddenly a high pitched beep sounded.
"Owen what is that?"
"Doctor?"
"Done it."
"Removed it completely, Ianto is Ianto again."
"Maybe we should tell Jack he forgot how to make coffee."
"Doctor!"
"What?"
"There in the morgue."
"Why couldn't it have been the greenhouse."
*
"Jack?"
"Grey?"
"What is going on?"
Jack looked around and saw that him and Grey had been handcuffed to the TARDIS again and it was in flight.
"Oh morning Mr Harkness, you friends found us so we had to relocate, I guess that means Ianto must be dead by now."
"I am going to kill you, and if you regenerate I will kill you again, and every time until you stop."
"Anyway, you might notice Jenny in also handcuffed to the railing, she is quite a fighter."
"I guess you are not the hypnotist you once were."
"Well I suggest you have a chat with your brother, he has some interesting stories about you."
"I thought he was dead, I spent eight years looking."
"And the Master finds me like that."
"Grey you can't trust him."
"I can't trust you either Jack, at least he found me."
"Then why are you handcuffed."
"I am not, you only think I am, he is a better hypnotist than you think."
"So what now?"
"I am going to kill you."