Chap 7

"We lied." Uno stage whispers with wide eyes, then shifts his stance and snarls "Now go get Jack."

"I don't think so." Ianto says slowly as he raises the rifle he had quietly backed up to.

"What was that?" Uno asks with anger, then he sees Ianto's determined stare.

"Fucking kill me." Ianto taunts with a grin.

"No problem." Uno barks back.

"Look." John sighs as he addresses them both, their guns aimed at each other like gun slingers in the Wild West, "Will you two stop fucking about?"

"Lieutenant," John says softly, "let Harkness out."

"Give me one good reason." Ianto asks, finally taking his eyes off Uno and John is struck by their stormy glare. God he's gorgeous, talk about come to bed eyes with those lashes.

"I just gave you about a thousand!" John snorts trying to maintain a professional air, "They're probably outside right now. Doesn't matter that Harkness is wanted for murder, and it doesn't matter that this lot are scumbags. What matters right now is that we stick together to get out of here."

Ianto has lowered his weapon and is appraising John who swallows down the urge to preen like a bloody peacock for his potential mate, "All of us, including Harkness, including them."

"Who are you calling scumbag, motherfucker?" Uno demands as John grins at Ianto, "Now quit with all your fucking stalling and take us to Harkness!"

Ianto leads the way to the cell and with a nod from him, John unlocks the door as Jack leaps to his feet, "I'll be goddamned."

"Whoo!" Uno exhales with relief as he rushes into the cell and hugs Harkness, Finally."

"Man, this town done went crazy." Dos says and Uno nods his head.

"We had to improvise." Uno says excitedly, "You like it?"

"I love it." Jack grins back, and Uno looks down at Jack's wrist that is shackled t a bar in the cell.

"I want you to let him out." Uno barks with rage and the other two men rush in to see the problem.

"What's up, Boe?" Dos asks and Jack raises his wrist.

"I'm still shackled." He speaks slowly, obviously knowing this man is a bit simple.

"What, are you pigs on a fucking break? Free him up." Uno snarls and John slips into the cell, unlocking the shackle and then sliding back out to stand by Tosh and Owen who are behind a glowering Ianto.

"I knew you'd let me go." Jack winks at Ianto who raises one eyebrow, causing a leer in return.

"It's been a long time." Jack turns to Uno and hugs him again. "I didn't think you all could do it."

"Piece of cake." Uno laughs as he waves his arms around the cell, "It was my plan, Jack.

Ianto steps forward quietly and touches a button on the wall, causing the door to swing shut with a loud clang.

"Fuck!" the men shout as they realise their weapons were still outside except for Uno's and Ianto gives a polite flip of his middle finger.

"I thought you were watching the door?" Uno shouts at Dos as he slaps him on the arm.

"I was!" Dos whines with a wobbling lip.

"Bitch, you better open this door." Uno lunges through the bars and gets nothing but air as Ianto watches impassively.

"I don't think so." Ianto says with a shrug.

"You don't open that door, I'm gonna blow your head off." Uno screams as everyone looks at him mirth mirth, even Jack.

"Then your asses will never get out." Ianto sniffs with a disinterested shrug, "Someone will find
you guys sometime, probably tied upside down in here with your heads cut off."

Ianto then fixes his gaze on Jack who was hanging on his every word already, "Tell your dogs to quit barking so we can talk."

"Put them down." Jack huffs.

Uno didn't lower his and Jack repeats, "Put it down."

"Listen to me, Jack." Ianto says softly as Jack shivers at the use of his name with those lovely lips, "We don't have a lot of time. You need us and we need you. We've all seen what's going on out there and none of us is gonna survive if we don't stick together. I need you to give me your word that if I open this door you and your boys will stand by my command at all times."

"I never give my word." Jack leers as he caught Ianto's scent.

"It's okay. I never make deals with criminals either." Ianto deadpans back and Jack's grin gets wider.

"You got it." Jack finally says and Uno goes nuts.

"What? Oh, no. You're making deals with cops?"

"And you are too." Jack snarls, turning to him with all smiles gone, a snarl in its place, "Give him your weapon. Everybody, give it up."

"Well, introduce us to your friends." Ianto asks and Jack preens as he swaggers from the now opened cell.

"These are my comrades. Uno, Dos …"

"Uno must be the nice one." John snarks and Uno chuckles at him.

"You got that right, butch." Uno winks at John, "I'm not as nice as the Captain, and I'll cut your fucking balls off…"

Ianto had watched the exchange as Uno stalked towards a startled John and with a snarl, he flicks his wrist, unsheathing his blade and deftly hooks it into Uno's nostril, "Who's in charge here?"

"You better let go of my nose." Uno whines, looking hopefully at Jack who just shrugs.

"Who is in charge here?" Ianto repeats, raising both the blade and as a consequence, Uno's head.

"You! You!" Uno shrieks, "Je- You, you, you. Shit!"

Ianto tilts his head as he ponders something, then with a wink at Jack he lowers the blade.

"You just gonna stand there and watch him break my shit?" Uno rages at Jack who folds his arms and looks quite entertained by it all.

"Yeah, and now that you're done mopping the floor," Jack drawls, "Why don't you get me a beer, killer?"

"All right, what's next?" John turns to Ianto as he dismisses the theatrics.

"We get more deputies." Ianto declares as he wanders to the other cell with Yvonne and the rest of them still sitting inside.

"You're deputized. Consider this a martial law situation." Ianto barks as he hands weapons to the surprised people, "Let's go."