The office building was huge, but good thing Jack assured us that we only have to check the top floor and the roof. The rift is at its strongest up there or something.
The elevator ride was slow and had an awkward silence. Thankfully Jack broke it to ask more questions. "So Violet, where have you been all these years?"
"Well, I traveled with my dad a bit. But mostly stayed at home, go to school and keep quiet." I told Jack, but Ianto was listening in.
"How did you guys meet anyway?" Ianto asks.
"Let's just say we have the same Doctor." Jack says.
The elevator ride comes to an end. We pour into the office, Ianto and I begin searching for what Captain John described immediately.
While Jack takes in the scenery. "I love offices. There just so . . . real. Office romances, photo copying your butt."
"We'll take this room," Ianto tells Jack. "You take the roof, your better on them. Besides, an office might be too much for you."
Jack smiled and ran up the stairway to the roof. There was another awkward silence. "So, where did you and Jack meet?" Ianto asks me.
"We met a rather long time ago. At a dance, we started talking at first then we began to be good friends. I don't know, I guess we lost touch."
The elevator bell rang. Ianto and I were startled by it. "Is that Jack?" Ianto asked.
"No," I replied. "Jack took the stairs and there's no button in the elevator heading for the roof."
We drew our guns. "You stay here," Ianto ordered. "I'll check who it is." We headed for the door to the elevators.
I hid out of sight on the side of the glass doors. Ianto stealthy slid through the doors.
The longer it took the more scared I got. I heard a gun load. I peered around the corner just to see what's going on, but not enough to get noticed.
Perfect, Captain John is pointing a gun to Ianto's head. "Into the lift," John orders.
Ianto realizes what's happening and raises his hands in surrender. John takes his gun from his hand. Leaving him unarmed. Ianto turns around to face him.
"Your friends are bleeding." John tells him, as he makes him back into the open lift. "Their dying, and you barely have enough time to save them."
Ianto reaches for the earpiece, "Owen? Gwen?"
"Oh, what am I a child?" John states. "Not very powerful technology easily blocked. You should be embarrassed, and when you get to the bottom, run. You look like a man who enjoys a challenge. If you can save them, come back up here. I'll shoot on sight."
John presses the lift button, and backs away. Gun still trained to Ianto's head. "Going down, yes please."
Ianto pushes the lift doors back, "Why are you doing this?"
"What a lame joke!" John says. "Money, so run, Ianto Jones." The lift descended downward.
John put his guns away, and ran up the stairs to the roof. I waited a little while before slowly following him.
On the roof, there's no door that separates the stairway form the outside. Another challenge I will gladly take. The more challenges, the more interesting it gets.
Once again I peer around the corner to get a perspective. Jack found one of the canisters we were looking for and John comes up behind him, "Man of the year, fifteen ninety four, still looking good."
Jack's phone rings, "The other boy trying to warn you about me." John takes the phone and tosses it on the ground, and puts his hand out, "Canister."
"If you harmed them in any way . . ."
"No." John answers quickly. "You know they're pretty but stupid."
"Doesn't look like that from here."
"Just give it here." John asks again. Jack still doesn't hand it over.
"Bombs?" Jack says. "Really?"
"Let's not focus on the details." John insists.
"It's a little embarrassing that you needed help to find them." Jack laughed.
"A little humiliating that you fell for the scam." John said back. "Your team did all my leg work."
"Is that what you wanted?" Jack asked.
"What I want is for you to come to your senses." John replied. "Join me Jack. Back in the old routine we'd rule. How can you stay with one planet? When there's thousands waiting to be discovered! We should be up there. Among the stars, claiming them for our own. Just like before."
Jack looked at him, "I can't."
John looked annoyed, "Why not? What's keeping you here? Come on! The whole galaxy is awaiting us. All the mischief we can make."
There was a silence which made me think that Jack was considering it. But thankfully Jack broke it, "You know you never really mastered that temptation shield."
"It's not a shield." John corrected. "It's fact."
"Move on!" Jack told John. "Here I am a new life and you're still pouring out the same old tunes. I'm sorry but they don't play as well 'cause now you're looking a little older. And what are they wrinkles around your eyes?"
"Laugh lines." John corrected again.
"Oh, hell of a good joke," Jack laughed.
"It's you I'm laughing at." John argues on. "And I know you're listening in." he calls to me. I duck inside the stairway again.
"What are you talking about?" Jack asks.
John appears at the doorway, "Come here love." He grabs me and pulls me into Jacks sight.
"Now, canister," he puts his hand out again.
"Whoops!" Jack tosses it over his shoulder and off the building.
John is not amused, while Jack gives him a cackle. Unexpectedly, John says, "Whoops!" and pushes Jack off the edge!
"Jack!" I scream. But John strangles me back. I hear a splat and I see Jack landed on a bench twenty stories below.
"Hey, no need struggling." John tells me. "Just let me do one more thing for you."
"And what is that?" I ask and he kisses me.
I quickly push him away. But I immediately feel like my body is shutting down. I fall into his arms, I can't move or speak.
"Paralyzing lip balm," He explains. "You'll be passing out soon, if nobody finds you in the next hour. It will become toxic, oh and, you a rather good kisser."
My world went dark.