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Jackie stopped dead in her tracks. She wasn't sure what to take in first. There was the blue police box. And then the familiar man with wild hair and then the girl with wide eyes. And Rose. Rose who had been so saddened for so long had the biggest smile she had ever seen on her face.

"Jackie," the Doctor called though he was trying to decide whether this was a wise of foolish action. Would she happy? Would she be upset? Please just no more hitting. After Jackie had slapped him it seemed to become quite a popular trend with Donna and then Jack's teammate Toshiko though that was an accident because he startled her, but still.

Instead Jackie excitedly screamed and ran towards the Doctor.

"Doctor!"

"Oh dear."

The Doctor took this as a sign and began to flee back to the TARDIS, but Jackie was too quick for him and before he knew what was happening he was being pulled into a neckbreaking, backbreaking, breathless hug.

"Oh my God, it's about time. She was about to jump through a rift to you. How'd you get here? Where the hell have you been!"she slapped him on the arm, "Everyday she grew more and more depressed because she couldn't get you of all the bloody people or should I say aliens out of her mind."

The Doctor gasped for air as Jackie held him tighter and then released him. He couldn't help, but smile. He'd miss Jackie's annoying over protective motherly attitude. Rose went over to her father and greeted him and the baby.

Gwen wandered off. She could hear something close, but she couldn't quite pick it up. It seemed to draw ever so near and then back away as if it had gotten too close. Something dark caught her attention from the corner of her eye, but she only just missed it.

"Gwen," Rose called.

Rose looked around, but she was nowhere to be seen.

"Doctor have you seen Gwen?"she asked as the Doctor and her mother walked over.

"Is that the woman who was going to drag you through the rift?" her mother asked.

Rose ignored her looking intently at the Doctor. The Doctor looked around with his hands in his pockets, but also noticed Gwen was not anywhere near. He frowned and looked at Rose who only shrugged. Suddenly there was a bang and a burst of black light somewhere up ahead.

"Get in the TARDIS," he ordered to Jackie, Pete and Rose as he made off.

"Oh no he doesn't," said Rose taking after him.

Jackie went to chase after her, but Pete stopped her and dragged her into the TARDIS just as the Doctor had said.

"I told you to get in the TARDIS," the Doctor yelled as Rose ran beside him.

"What? And miss our first adventure back together since Canary Wharf. You've must've gone mental while I was gone."

The Doctor laughed and took her hand in his as they rounded a street corner not far from the park where the light had come from.

"Get back!"Gwen yelled from lying on the ground.

Half her face was covered in blood and she looked terrified.

"Gwen what is it?" the Doctor called.

Gwen didn't answer, but only turned her head slightly as a figure emerged from behind bright dark shadows of light. The voice was loud and sounded almost possessed, but it echoed through Gwen's head. She had heard the words before at the Hub. She had heard then shrill and speak of a merciless fate through poetry.

"She died-this was the way she died, and when her breath was done, Took up her simple wardrobe And started for the sun. Her little figure at the gate the angels must have spied, Since I could never find her upon the mortal side."

The light surrounded them and the Doctor pulled Rose out of the way just in time. Gwen was engulfed in it and as it cleared the Doctor and Rose stared at the empty space where Gwen and the voice were once heard.

"Doctor? Doctor what was that?"

"I don't know, but I don't like this Rose. Quick to the TARDIS! Whoa that was a superhero moment."

"Not exactly a superhero," Rose commented.

"Mind you not exactly the greatest sidekick either."

"Oi! Shut up and stop babbling. We have to find Gwen."

"The Doctor and Rose saving the world one parallel universe at a time," The Doctor said tightening his grip on Rose's hand and pulling her towards the TARDIS.

There was a loud crack from the sky and the Doctor and Rose looked up. It looked as though it were breaking. They looked around and saw people appearing and disappearing in thin air.

"Doctor what's going on?"

"Exactly what I said would if I ever came through to this side only I didn't cause it. My calculations were precise, but that would mean…No…Yes. Whatever's happened to Gwen has triggered the rift. Our two universes are colliding and at any given moment are going to collapse unless…"

"Unless?"Rose persisted.

"Unless Gwen fixes it."

"What?"

"Meaning I'm absolutely useless. After 900 years of saving the world and other world there is nothing I can do."

"Don't be daft of course there is always something. You're the Doctor, my Doctor and you can do anything. You are the most brilliant, remarkable, witty man, well alien I've ever known and you can fix this," Rose cried.

"You forgot handsome," the Doctor added.

Rose stared at him in disbelief. The Doctor smiled and turned to her, "I know, but I just wanted to hear you say it. Now c'mon to the TARDIS Tyler!"

Jack rolled over in his bed. He couldn't remember ever being so sleepy before and to his surprise it had been a calm and peaceful sleep. He opened his eyes slowly to realize he wasn't in his room. In fact he wasn't anywhere near his room. He recognized the interior though.

He looked down at himself and realized he was naked and normally that wouldn't have been a problem for him, but up until recent events he didn't really care for sex anymore.

"Jack Harkness has morals," he thought and emotionally slapped himself across the face for even thinking such blasphemy.

Since when did the dashing, flirty Captain Jack care so much. Before he could just live his life with no regrets and now all he felt was guilt from those actions. What had turned him like this. He foolishly laughed at himself because he already knew the answer. The only reason he laughed was to cover the tears that would have spilled at that thought.

"You awake?"

A very equally naked Ianto Jones stood in the doorway holding two cups of coffee. No doubt the young Welsh man was very sexy especially from his view, but he couldn't help, but wish that it was very a naked Welsh ex-police woman standing there instead. He was terrible for thinking those thoughts in the first place. Ianto loved him. He knew that and Jack cared for him. That's all he could seem to offer nowadays. Care. Never love.

"Did we…"Jack couldn't finish the sentence.

"Yeah. You've been asleep now for a few hours. Sedatives finally took a toll on you I suppose."

"What?" he asked confused.

Ianto grinned, "The Doctor's orders."

"You've been giving me sedatives?"

Ianto placed the mug next to the bedside and took a seat on the bed. Flashes of last night had finally came flashing back. He and Ianto were at a bar. Ianto was as quiet as ever and Jack was drunk, but that couldn't be right because twenty-first century drinks had little to no effect on him. And then he felt sleepy. Ianto mentioned sedatives. He must've been drugging the drink and the coffee for the past week. It would explain a lot.

"The Doctor was worried and frankly I can't really blame him," Ianto explained.

Jack didn't mind. Not really. He had become so severely depressed that he would give anything just to escape from it all. At least in his drugged sleep there were no damaging memories, regretful actions or emotional heartbreak or Gwen…

"Ianto…I'm sorry," Jack was at a loss for words.

"I kissed you," Ianto said holding up his hand and taking a deep breath.

Jack gulped. Jack had ended it with Ianto when he realized he was getting to emotionally attached to him while his feelings for Gwen were growing just as much. He didn't want to hurt Ianto. Ianto was so much more than that.

"You needed someone. Jack I didn't know what to do," Ianto spoke calmly, "The whole night you just raved about her. How beautiful she was. How smart she was. How funny and you weren't even aware of half the things you were saying. I listened of course because I care about you and you seemed like you really needed to get this out, but then you did something I never thought I'd see. You cried Jack. Long and hard and it killed me knowing that this was killing you and so I held you and I kissed you and then we were here."

Ianto gestured to his room. Jack looked at Ianto mesmerizingly. He was a beautiful person and deserved so much better than this dirty old man.

"I'm sorry-"Jack tried again, but Ianto held a hand up.

"You needed someone. That was all."

"But this meant more to you."

Ianto took a deep breath and put his whole gaze into his next few words, "I love you Jack. I really do. I will always be by your side no matter what happens, but you were not mine. You were never mine. You always belonged to her just as much as she belonged to you and as much as it sickens me to say this…I know where I stand."

"Ianto I love you too," Jack quickly countered.

Ianto sighed and frowningly grinned.

"But you don't love me like you do her."

Ianto sighed again, got off the bed and put his clothes on. Jack tried to say something, but no words could form. Ianto moved out of the room and all Jack could do was stare into nothingness. What had he done? Not only had he lost Gwen, but now he lost Ianto too. He had hurt Ianto. It seemed to be a constant theme. He just hurt everything and everyone around him whether it was for selfish reasons or for reasons that could not be helped.

Jack followed suit and quickly dressed. He no longer felt welcome in the presence of Ianto Jones and he just wanted to wait for things to cool down between the two of them. He found his great coat hanging on the coat rack and without another word left the scene.

He had started walking down the street passing various flats and one or two people, but considering it must've been four in the morning no one was exactly walking about this time of night especially with Cardiff being unsafe from human and alien villains. He let his mind drift and his feet wander to anywhere, but the Hub. The cool air was fresh against his face and he breathed in its scent. It was soft, delicate and innocent. A rare thing to find nowadays. It was only when he opened his eyes did he realize where he was. Not a few feet from him was Gwen's old flat. It was dark and abandoned. Tosh had offered to put it up for rent, but he couldn't allow it. Even Ianto hadn't put all her things in storage. Some were still there.

He rummaged through his pockets until he produced a key. Should he go in? Should he just move on and head back towards the Hub? Jack made to step forward, but then pulled back and took a deep breath. He needed to get back. Her ghost would haunt him forever, but it was time to let her go.

Jack returned to the Hub only a few minutes later. All was calm and silent save for a few odds and ends and the humming of computers. Tosh must've been running another program just before she left. Jack sat in his office overlooking the emptiness of his new home. What he wouldn't give to replace the sound of the computer's humming with that of the TARDIS if only for a moment.

There was a sound of cracking thunder. Jack made to walk out of his office when there was a sudden shift in the scenery. A change in the atmosphere and some sort of energy lingering in the air. He suddenly felt like his entire body was being cut in half and Jack yelled out in pain. It only lasted a few seconds before his head cleared and he looked to where he was.

He was literally cut in half. His right eye could see his office and the Hub. He looked down and also saw his entire right side all stationed in the Hub. The left was completely different however. The thunder grew louder. He couldn't shift one side to the other no matter what he tried. He just seemed to be stuck in two places.

Jack took out his cell phone is his right pocket and dialed Tosh.

"Hello," a very sleepy Toshiko answered.

"Hey Tosh, sorry to call you so early in the morning."

"It's four thirty."

"Yeah-"

"Did aliens take over the world?" she asked drowsily.

"No, but I'm kind of in a situation. Can you get here as quick as you can?"

"Why?"

"It's difficult to explain."

"Jack I've got half a mind to beat you with the computer. I haven't slept in three days!"

"And I literally have half a mind so please no more questions until you get here and wake Owen up too."

"All right."

Jack looked at his left and gulped quickly adding,"Hurry," just before closing the phone.

Tosh ended the call and dialed the Owen while putting her hand to her head which was searing with pain. She couldn't remember the last time she had awoken with such a painful headache except for that one time when she was very drunk and couldn't even remember her last name let alone the night before. Come to think of it she couldn't remember much of last night either. She shook her head and waited as the call connected.

Suddenly a ringer went off in her room. Tosh finally managed to wake herself up and looked about the room. She picked up a phone that was covered by a pair of jeans on the floor that were not hers. Tosh slowly turned her head back to the bed and then spun back placing her hand over her mouth.

"Shit," she thought as she saw the very naked and sleeping Owen in her bed…