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JimJam Notes: WOOT! Chapter 3!!! Thanks again to my wonderful Beta!!! Love him dearly. I don't know where I would be without him correcting all my mistakes! All other mistakes are mine. On with the show! I looked and looked and couldn't find the name of the hospital in Being Human. So I made one. No hurt JimJam please?. Plus, I am just listening to What About Us (John Barrowman) and its making me sad. So I had to hurt someone! I hope I am not too mean to Ianto.
Being Torchwood.
"Gwen!" Jack yelled as he heard Gwen scream.
"Jack!" Gwen yelled back as she was slipping. She had lost her footing like a stupid idiot and now she was hanging on to the damp grass on the hillside. Each time she placed her foot to climb up, the ground would give way a bit and all she would do is push down the mud. Jack shone his light to the sound of Gwen's voice as the light finally shined on her face. "Jack, help!" She was losing her grip as Jack laid down on the floor and reached out to Gwen.
"Grab my hand, I'll pull you up." Jack reached as far as he could. He could feel the ground move a bit. It was wet and unstable.
"I can't reach! Jack! I'm slipping!" She yelled as she was really slipping. Panic was taking over. Who knows how far the drop was.
"Damn it Gwen!" He stood up and took off his greatcoat. Rope would have been nice to pack. He thought as he lowered his coat. Gwen felt the fabric hit her hands as she was about to slip off. She quickly grabbed on to the fabric as she heard Jack grunt a bit as he pulled her up. Gwen reached the top as Jack helped her to stand steady.
"Told you to be careful where you put your foot, but you never listen do you?" Jack grinned as Gwen handed back his coat and tried to shake off the feeling of near death.
"Sorry." She replied as she was now damp and muddy. Jack was in the same state but the howling started up again but this time it was followed by gunfire.
"Ianto." Jack whispered as he ran back to the campsite followed by Gwen.
Ianto stared back at the eyes that were glowing closer and closer to him. Its eyes were calm but were fixed on Ianto. Before he could reply back to Jack, it growled at him and jumped towards him. Ianto fired his weapon as it hit his target but it still did not stop it. It pounced on Ianto as it howled. Ianto dropped his flashlight and just fired again as he fell from the impact of the creature. The creature saw what was causing it pain and smacked it out of Ianto's hands. Ianto's heartbeat doubled as his breathing was coming in short gasps. He was terrified. The creature ripped into Ianto's suit. Ianto was so glad he had many layers on but made him yell out for help nonetheless.
The creature howled again. It howled towards the moon out of frustration or knowing it was going to have it's meal, Ianto wasn't sure, whatever it was, it left the creature distracted, which Ianto noticed. Ianto saw this was his moment to escape, while the creature was howling up to the moon, Ianto raised his leg to kick the creature away. Ianto's right foot hit the creature's chest as Ianto started to crawl away. He had to find his weapon. The flashlight shined on the gun that was not far from his reach. He crawled a bit more as he reached for the weapon. The creature was quicker. It grabbed onto Ianto's ankles and pulled him back. Ianto felt the creature's claws tearing into his flesh. He yelled as he felt the creature pull him back quickly and toss him towards the SUV.
Ianto yelled out as his back hit the SUV's driver side door. The SUV absorbed the impact as Ianto's body dented the door and broke the door mirror. Ianto rolled to his side, still trying to escape the creature. He knew there was something wrong with his right shoulder. He didn't hear it pop but he couldn't move it as much. Pain was overcome by fear. He felt no pain right now. He just felt the need to get away. It howled again as it came after Ianto again.
Ianto closed his eyes as his last thoughts were of Jack. He would never see him again. Ianto felt the creature close, feeling its hot breath near him. But then, the most beautiful sound was heard. Gunfire. They came fast and many shots were heard. The creature was hit as it took one last look at Ianto and ran off back into the woods. The light from the flashlights was coming closer as he heard Tosh yell his name.
"Ianto!"
"Tosh..." Ianto whispered as all the fight in him seem to fade. Tosh shined her light at Ianto, who was on the floor and quickly went down to check on him. Owen went to chase the creature as his light shined where the creature took off. "Ianto... oh my... OWEN!" Tosh didn't know what to do or if she should even move Ianto. She placed her hand on his shoulder to comfort him, only to have Ianto yell out in pain. "Owen! Come back! Ianto's hurt!" She yelled again as a light shined at her but it wasn't just one. It was two. Jack made his way to where they were as he fell to his knees and looked over Ianto.
Gwen stood by Tosh as she held her weapon out to make sure nothing was going to attack them while they were busy with Ianto.
"OWEN!" Jack yelled now as he looked over Ianto. He didn't look good. "What did this Yan?" He asked softly as he caressed his face.
"Don't call me Yan, sir." Ianto grinned as he heard footsteps. Ianto gasped as he thought it was the creature again. "We have to go. It's coming back. " Jack felt Ianto grab on to his coat. Everyone turned towards the footsteps as Gwen had her weapon aimed at whatever was coming. She flashed her light at the noise when Owen raised his hands.
"Oi, I dropped the flashlight... and I lost him." Owen bent down to where everyone seemed to be huddled over. Jack moved out of the way as Owen checked over Ianto. Jack couldn't move much, Ianto still had a grip on his coat. Ianto was so scared he was shaking. He jumped a bit as he felt Owen's hands on him.
"It's just Owen." Jack whispered to Ianto as he seemed to relax a bit. Shit, his back was hurting now. All of a sudden the pain came back.
"Sorry but wearing these suits make it hard to get a good look at you... " Owen said to Ianto as he stopped checking him over. Ianto's suit. His suit was ruined. It was shredded into pieces from the back and down one side. Shit, it was the tea boy's favourite suit. Owen checked for broken bones and lacerations but he needed more light. He needed to check him out properly.
"Oh Ianto…" Tosh sighed as she never wanted to see her teammates hurt like this. Gwen came to her and put a hand on her shoulder for comfort. Tosh rubbed Gwen's hand as she smiled at her.
"Tosh hold the light steady will you? " Owen sighed as even with all the light, he could still be missing any wounds. "What happened?"
"You saw it right?" Ianto wanted to make sure he wasn't losing his mind. Owen nodded as well as Tosh. "It just came after me. I shot it. But it didn't stop." Ianto started to cry a bit. "I tried to get away but it threw me at the SUV. It just kept howling. And those eyes. It looked at me... like I was food." Ianto knew what those eyes looked like. Eyes that saw him as meat. Tosh turned away a bit, the memory of that mission....
"I chased after it, I know we hit it. You were too late for the show Jack, but you didn't see it run off?" Jack shook his head as Gwen didn't see anything either. "Figures." Owen snorted a bit as he couldn't exam Ianto here on the damped forest grass.
"Saw what exactly?" Jack wanted to know.
"A beast. Fur, teeth… claws. It howled at the moon. Like… a werewolf." Ianto replied as Tosh and Owen stayed silent. They agreed with Ianto's explanation. It could only be a werewolf. Ianto turned away so no one could see him crying. Jack kept caressing Ianto's cheek with his thumb.
"They are myths." Gwen couldn't believe this. Werewolf? Gwen looked up at the moon. It was full but really?
"And we are Torchwood. Haven't you learned anything yet Gwen?"
"I know we are Jack, just thought that it's a myth. Just to scare kids to not wonder the streets. Like Vampires and Ghosts. It just can't be real."
"Can you two please shut up? We'll fight about this later, ok? I need to check Ianto over properly. I can't do it here." Owen complained. Owen at times came across as if he didn't care about anyone. Not even the Tea boy. But Ianto was part of their team. They had to stick together. Jack gave him a look and nodded.
"Tosh, what is the nearest Hospital?" Jack ordered as Tosh pulled out her PADD unit and located one.
"Nuffield Hospital. A private one but it is closer then the General hospital. About 30 minutes North West from here." Tosh replied as she got the information. She went in through the passenger side of the SUV and placed the information into the NAV system.
"I hate private hospitals. Stuck up their own arses." Owen went to close the back of the SUV as he went to open the back doors to place Ianto in. He got a good look at the dent on the drivers' side door. Ianto must have hit it really hard. He made a mental note as he waited for Jack to help Ianto out.
"Private or not. Let's see them deny us entry. Come on." Jack ordered as he passed the keys to Gwen to drive as he helped Ianto up. Ianto grunted as he was lifted up as he felt his shoulder give out. "What? What's the matter?" Jack sounded very worried.
"My shoulder. It's… out." Was the last words the Welshman said as he was totally drained of energy and passed out in Jack's arms.
It started to breathe normally. It ran as far as it could as it felt no one behind it anymore. Whatever hit it, hurt. It hurt. It licked it's wounds as it whimpered a bit. Hurt. It howled once more as the moon was starting to fade away. The sun was coming up. It felt it body twist inside. Bones cracking. It howled again as it ran to a safe place under some bushes. It felt weak. It howled again and again as its howl started to turn into a human cry.
It's fur was gone as well as its claws. Claws going back into the skin like a bad imitation of a mutant. Its hunched back now straight and standing up on two legs. Bones still cracking as it seemed they went back into place. It's snout breaking and bending back inside its head. Teeth once sharp now dull and flat. Slowly it took form of a human once again. One last crack and one last cry as the creature... the human... the naked human but man nonetheless, fell back down and laid on the ground. His blue eyes stared out to the morning sky. George Sands panted as he looked up at the sky.
"I love mornings." He whispered before passing out.
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