Author's Note:

BEWARE: CHEESY AND CORNY

I never thought my story would get this far (and this long). A huge thanks to everyone who has read my story and all the fantastic reviews I have received even though I don't deserve them. Special thanks to MythStar Black Dragon, bbmcowgirl, timelady1210, ellabellaboo, Dollybelleol'whatserface, Rhosyn-x, GossipGirl17, MusicIsLife-x and of course Allstarzs for all of your support, which without I probably wouldn't have got past Chapter 2. This was intended to be my only story because I didn't think I was good enough to carry on plus I don't know if I have it in me but we'll see.

Enjoy the final part of In The Air Tonight.

FINAL CHAPTER

The man stepped towards them in a zombie like awkwardness. Ianto's hands were shaking, as were Tosh's and Gwen's. Jack and Owen however held their guns firmly.

"Who are you?" Jack asked as the man continued towards them.

"WHO ARE YOU?" Jack urged the man. The man's eyes were blood red and bulging, his face pale and cracked and his jaw was quivering as he muttered in a deep rugged voice.

"Death…Death is all I see…All I am…Victim after victim…World after world".

The team stepped back as the man carried on towards them, repeating the sentence in a loop.

"STOP NOW OTHERWISE WE'LL OPEN FIRE! TELL US WHO YOU ARE!" Jack urged again but either the man couldn't hear or was choosing to ignore as he continued on.

Owen opened fire, the shots boomed through the Hub, tearing through the body of the man, blood mist spraying in all directions but he did not stop. Then they all opened fire, fingers and ear lobes flew and blood covered the floor. Finally the man stopped. The air grew cold, computer terminals fizzled out and the lights cut out.

Darkness filled the hub and there was nothing but silence. Gwen let out a whimper. Cracking could be heard, it started out soft but grew louder and suddenly there was a smash like shattering glass. Owen was the first to speak.

"Is anyone hurt?" There was a loud bang. The power came back on, the computers hummed and the Hub was once again lit up through dim lights and terminal screens.

Shards of ice covered the ground where the man had stood. Owen took a quick glance at the team, checking for any injuries. When it came to Jack he froze in terror. Jack's eyes were filled with blood and were bulging outwards. Tosh screamed when she turned to look at his face. Jack's whole body shook violently and Gwen shrieked and backed into a steel table.

"Get…me…to the rift opening" a voice spoke from Jack's mouth. It was deeper but still recognisable as his own.

"Jack, is that you speaking?" Tosh asked, stepping slowly towards Jack, but only to jump back as he lifted his head up with a terrible cry, showing the veins in his face pulsing and his skin cracking.

"Do as I say…it's the only way to save you" Jack said. The team stood motionless, shocked at what was happening to their Captain.

"Come on let's do what he says" Owen said loudly and he signalled Ianto to help carry him to the SUV.

The SUV roared across the night city landscape. The neon lights glistening in the night.

"Quarter of a mile from the next left" Tosh instructed, tracking the SUV's movements towards the location of the rift opening on her side terminal. Jack was shifting in his seat between Ianto and Owen, deep croaking noises erupting from his throat.

"It's like something out of the fucking exorcist" Owen said. Gwen looked worried.

"What if this doesn't work?" she asked. Tosh faced her to offer an explanation.

"The rift is still open because he is still here and within distance, as soon as he is sent back through the rift will close".

Gwen shot back another question.

"So when that closes, how will Jack get back?"

Tosh turned back to her terminal, unable or unwilling to give an answer.

Gwen gave a look that said I thought so.

The SUV pulled up on the road next to a field. The glow of the opening shone in their eyes and together Owen and Ianto pulled Jack out and carried him to the rift, Gwen and Tosh in tow. Suddenly Jack elbowed Ianto in the nose and punched Owen. Ianto fell to the ground clutching his nose and Owen staggered slightly before pulling his gun from its holster.

Jack stared at the team and slowly stepped towards them, muttering.

"Death…Death is all I see…All I am…Victim after victim…World after world".

"Oh shit" said Gwen. Ianto's nose poured with blood but he ignored the pain and watched in horror as they witnessed Jack turning on them.

"Death…Death is all I see…All I am…Victim after victim…World after world"

"You're not yourself Jack!" Ianto said, a tear rolling down his face.

"Come back...COME BACK!" he yelled before dropping his voice to a soft whisper,

"Come back to me".

Jack threw his arms up in the air and screamed. He turned and through himself into the rift. There was a loud thunderous bang and a flash of light, the rift had sealed.

The team stood together. Shocked and shaken at everything that had happened in the last few days.

"He's gone" Tosh said softly. No one else could muster a word. They waited for a while to see if there was any sign of the rift re-opening for Jack to come back through. At first they waited ten minutes, then thirty minutes and then an hour. After two hours of waiting they finally climbed back into the SUV and drove back to the hub. No one spoke a word throughout the whole journey.

The large metal door rolled open and they walked through and they all at the same time stopped. At the top of the stairs, with his hands in his pockets, his long military coat flapping ever so slightly and a large grin on his face, stood Captain Jack Harkness.

They all embraced him and he began his story of what had happened.

"The rift closed on me and I arrived in another world, it was only a minute or two before I died and the force took on another host. I came back to life soon after and the host was long gone".

"How did you come back?" Tosh asked and Jack gave her a cheeky smile.

"You of all people should know that. Another rift re-opened and I simply walked back through. However I arrived back here a week ago"

"What have you been doing?" Ianto asked.

"Well I knew I had to stay away from myself and you guys, so I visited a few places, a few bars, and a few beds" Jack said, his lip curling but soon dropping as he noticed the look Gwen had given him.

After answering all of the team's questions he spoke to them individually. He walked over to Ianto. Gwen watched from across the Hub Jack and Ianto sharing an intimate kiss and a chuckle.

Owen, Ianto and Tosh had left the Hub. Gwen was packing away her things and pulling her jacket on when Jack appeared behind her, resting his hands on her shoulders.

"The best part was coming back to you". He said softly in her ear.

Gwen removed his hands and turned round to face him.

"What's your game Jack?" She said sternly. Jack was taken aback.

"What do you mean?" he asked innocently.

"I'm sick with this shit. You reel me knowing full well I'm in love with my fiancée, you flirt with poor Ianto, making him feel as though it's him you love and then you come back to us tonight, telling us about your sexual escapades while hiding out and now you're using your charm on me"

Jack went to speak but couldn't find the words.

"For ages I fell weak at the knees due to your touch and charisma but now I'm wise to your tricks. Where you come from everyone might give in to every desire no matter who they hurt in the process but people are different here. We care. We love and we hurt and if you keep on like this, you're going to end up alone and since you seem to not be able to die, you could be alone for a very long time".

The look of Jack's face made her feel like a bitch being so harsh but she felt she needed to be stern and she turned away before she could show him her regret. The large steel door rolled open and she walked out. Jack watched her disappear behind the rolling door.

There was a loud thud as the door closed. The computer's shut down. The lights faded and Captain Jack Harkness stood alone in the darkness.

The End.

NEXT TIME:

There's a large explosion, glass and debris flying everywhere.

Jack and Ianto passionately kissing and caressing each other in an elevator.

Tosh lying on the floor crying in agony with blood seeping from her shoulder.

Jack and Owen running down a corridor, guns in the air.

Gwen standing in the darkness, shaking as a large animate object looms behind her and lets out a gasping growl.

Thanks for reading!