Did everyone like the last story? Well I've decided to bring in a well known alien… the Doctor! Ye, I know not exactly the alien you were all expecting. And that's the beauty of it. Yes the Doctor, Jack and Ianto are in a very difficult love triangle. Yes, this is part of 'The Janto Tales' collection and that's why it's a love triangle that the Doctor doesn't even know that he's involved in.
Jack's Mr RightChapter 1: He's back
The Torchwood team were busy keeping a look out for unusual Rift activity, when the CCTV of the bay spotted a familiar blue box materialising into view. The sound echoed through the Hub and into Jack's office. Jack jumped up from his seat and ran into the main of the Hub.
Ianto followed him from the kitchen.
"It can't be." Jack said, in a shocked voice.
"Jack, is that him?" Gwen asked, turning to look at Jack.
"The Doctor." Ianto corrected.
"What's he doing here, though?"
"Jack, you don't think it's to do with that weird Rift activity we were dealing with last week, do you?" Ianto asked, picking up the file and handing it to Jack.
"It could be, but the Doctor's not the kind of person to be late on the 'aliens trying to invade Earth' subject. If they taught that in schools, the Doctor would get so many A*s that he could teach the history and science parts of it in one lesson." Jack replied, looking round the Hub in definite admiration.
"Oh, he's so clever is he?" Gwen asked sarcastically.
"Yes, Gwen he is. And why do you say it like that?"
"Well, he seems to be asking if there is a secret base around here." Gwen replied.
"What?"
"Listen." Gwen said, pulling the headphones off her head that she had just been listening through.
Jack put them on and listened.
"Hi, I'm looking for a friend of mine and his team. They're called Torchwood. Do you know if their base or whatever is around here anywhere?"
"Who the bloody hell's Torchwood. You don't mean that office block in Glasgow, do you?"
"Is that the only Torchwood there is?"
"The only one I've heard of."
"Oh, thanks."
Jack took the headphones off, and the looked closer at the CCTV.
"That's not the Doctor!"
"So who's this idiot then?" Gwen asked, pointing at the screen and giving him a funny look.
"My idiot!"
"What?" Ianto asked in disbelief.
"Ianto, I don't mean it like that. He's…"
"Your idiot. Ye, we heard Jack!" Ianto replied, storming off to the kitchen.
"Does screwing things up come naturally or does it take practice, Jack?" Gwen asked, before running off after Ianto.
"Ianto? You alright, love?"
"Ye, fine. Just making coffee for Jack's idiot. Hope he likes coffee!"
"Ianto, you know Jack loves you. Would you like him to call you his 'idiot'?"
"No! I just wish he'd remember I'm still here. You don't see him running from his office like that when I arrive, do you?"
"Ianto, you spend most of your time here. Jack can't run from his office when you arrive, coz to be honest, you never leave."
"Ye, but… It's still not fair!"
"Trust me Ianto, if life was fair then it would be easy. And what would be the point in that? After all, look at my life, not what I'd call fair would it?"
"Ok. Right let's answer one question at a time Gwen. Question no.1; I know life isn't easy and it's not supposed to be. Question no.2; No, your life hasn't exactly been fair but at least you know that Rhys loves just you and not every woman that walks by as well."
"Ianto, you hooked up with the Inter-galactic Playboy!" Gwen giggled.
"Gwen, this isn't funny." Ianto replied in a saddened tone.
"I'm sorry, Ianto. You've said once before that Jack's in awe of the Doctor."
"Ye but that wasn't the Doctor, Gwen."
"Then who is he?"
"Mickey Smith."
Both Gwen and Ianto jumped at Jack's voice.
"Gwen, could you hold the fort here while me and Ianto talk in my office?"
"Course Jack. But would you like me to let Mickey and the Doctor in, before Mickey gives away all our secrets?"
Jack smirked.
"Yes please, Gwen. That might be a good idea."
Chapter 2: "I'm sorry and I love you."
After a one sided conversation of which Jack was doing most of the talking, he looked up and saw Ianto's sad face. It was clear that all he had heard was 'Mickey Smith' and 'my idiot'.
"Ianto."
There was no response, Ianto just closed his eyes and tried to remember why he was with Jack. Ianto was startled out of his trance by Jack undoing his shirt buttons. His eyes flashed open. Jack was sat on the desk in front of Ianto.
"Thought that might get your attention." Jack smirked, still playing with Ianto's buttons.
Ianto shoved his hand away and said,
"Get off me, Jack!"
"Ianto?"
"What?" Ianto snapped.
"What's the matter?"
"Like you don't know." Ianto said, looking at the floor.
"Ianto, if this is about before then…"
"Oh look, you just found the answer to your own question!" Ianto replied, shooting Jack a dirty look.
"Ianto, let me explain…"
"No!" And that was all Ianto said before he headed for the door.
"Ianto, this isn't about Mickey is it?" Jack asked, getting of the desk and placing a hand on Ianto's shoulder.
Ianto got a shiver down his spine. How could he feel so much love for a man that was constantly looking at someone else.
"What?"
"This isn't about Mickey, is it?"
"Who else would it be about?"
"The Doctor. You think I'm gonna leave again, don't you?"
"What's stopping you?"
"Not what, who."
"Fine then, who's stopping you?"
"You."
"No I'm not."
"Ianto, you love me and… I love you. That's what's stopping me."
Jack placed a gentle kiss on Ianto's neck.
"How much do you love me, Jack?"
"More than you could ever imagine!" Jack whispered in Ianto's ear.
There was a tap on the door, so Jack tried to look professional and like he'd been talking to an employee.
"Jack, the Doctor and Mickey are here. I'm just making coffee, would you to like one?" Gwen asked, poking her head round the door.
"Ye, if you don't mind Gwen. That would be great, thanks." Jack replied as he ran his hand down Ianto's back.
Ianto started giggling slightly.
"You alright, Ianto?" Gwen asked, now looking at him properly.
"Ye Gwen, just remembering what Jack told me about Mickey and coffee." Ianto lied.
Jack's hand carried on down to Ianto's bum and then squeezed, making Ianto jump slightly.
"Ianto?"
"Sorry, silent hiccups. Had 'em since I was a kid."
"I hope you haven't had them that long Ianto, otherwise I'd see a doctor." Gwen joked.
Ianto gave her a look.
"Very funny, Gwen. Don't give up your day job." Ianto joked back.
Jack smirked and tried not to laugh. But as soon as Gwen left the room Jack burst into a fit of giggles.
"Jack, I can't believe you!" Ianto exclaimed.
"Me?" Jack giggled.
"Yes you, Jack!"
"What did I do?"
Ianto gave him a look as if silently saying 'you know what you did'.
"I'm sorry, Yan. But… that was just too irresistible." Jack said, between giggles.
"What, the fact that you could get away with grabbing my arse, or just my arse in general?"
Jack stopped giggling, looked at Ianto and raised an eyebrow suggestively.
He walked back over to Ianto.
"Weeellll… I mean, Ianto can you blame me if your arse is so irresistible and touchable?" He replied, grabbing Ianto's bum again.
"Stop it!" Ianto said, turning round to face Jack.
"Ye, like you don't enjoy it." Jack responded, wrapping an arm round Ianto's waist.
"You cheeky bugger!" Ianto exclaimed, playfully punching Jack in the arm.
"Hey!" Jack exclaimed back, smirking.
Ianto smiled.
"What?"
"It's great when we can just talk, Jack. Especially when we can have a laugh. I love this job, coz it brought me to you and…"
"Ianto, stop talking and just kiss me!"
Jack pulled Ianto closer and kissed him. Jack loved the taste of Ianto; coffee and dark chocolate.
Ianto didn't want to let go of Jack so he pulled him even closer and deepened the kiss.
"Come on, it's time you met the Doctor and Mickey the Idiot or do you think Mickey Mouse is better?"
"I like the sound of Mickey Mouse, it has a certain ring to it."
Jack chuckled.
"Mickey Mouse it is then."
Chapter 3: The truth comes out
An hour later, the team, the Doctor, and Mickey were all sat in the boardroom discussing the weird Rift activity from last week.
"So this Rift activity could have been an alien trying to invade Earth and you didn't think to contact me, Jack."
"Doctor, you're always too busy showing off the TARDIS to anyone and everyone who cares!"
"Well Jack, I seem to remember you used to be under the category of 'anyone and everyone who cares'."
"Ye, well that was before I knew what your world brought with you. I mean Rose was nearly killed, twice. I was killed. And then do you learn from your lesson? No, course you don't because if we back-track there is luckily someone who is still alive; Sarah Jane Smith. Then Martha nearly got killed and Donna. Oh and while we're talking about Donna, in a way you did kill her, by wiping her memory. How many people are gonna die to keep you alive Doctor? One person, two, three…"
"Right! Stop it! Both of you!"
"Look Ianto, you don't know the Doctor like I do, he's…"
"Stop it, Jack! Or I walk, and I mean it!"
"I'm sorry, Yan." Jack said, before looking at the ground.
"Jack."
Jack looked up at Ianto; who nodded his head in the Doctor's direction.
"I'm sorry, Doctor."
"It's ok, Jack. And you're right, people do get hurt whenever I'm around."
"Let's move on from this, shall we?"
"Ok so we were monitoring Rift activity last week but nothing seemed that out of the norm. Then you came and completely scrambled it."
"Ianto."
"Not you're fault, of course." Ianto said, clearly pointing out that he was going to get to that.
"Ok, so what do we do then?"
"We keep an eye out for any unusual activity and if we find any…"
"Then we follow it up." Gwen finished.
"Do you need any help?"
"I don't know. Martha and Donna are gonna be arriving soon so maybe, maybe not."
"Oh, Donna and Martha are coming here are they? Into a dangerous world?"
"Doctor." Gwen gave him a look.
"Doctor, we need a doctor and a computer techie. Martha fits the description of a doctor and Donna a computer techie." Ianto replied calmly, turning to look at Jack's impatient face.
"We lost Dr Owen Harper and our computer tech Toshiko Sato a year ago." Gwen said, her eyes filling with tears.
"I'm sorry." The Doctor said, feeling rather guilty.
"Donna & Martha know about aliens and they've both done something to help them. Doctor, I job like this requires a lot of heart and that's why we've brought Martha & Donna in." Ianto said sympathetically, trying to reassure the Doctor.
Chapter 3; Sorry and Goodbye
"Ok, in that case me and Mickey will be off."
"What happened to you always picking up women?" Jack asked curiously.
He had clearly realized that the Doctor NEVER intended for any of his companions to get hurt in anyway.
"I don't want people thinking that I'm sexist, do I?"
"In other words, his charm or the TARDIS didn't work on the women so he had to settle for Mickey Mouse." Jack replied, looking at Gwen & Ianto and sniggering slightly.
"Hey! You travelled with him as well Captain Cheesecake!"
"Cheesecake?" Ianto & Gwen asked, puzzled.
"It's Beefcake, and would you prefer Mickey the Idiot instead?"
"No, I'd prefer Mickey Smith. My actual name."
"In that case, nice to meet you, Mickey Smith. I'm Captain Jack Harkness." Jack replied with his signature grin and holding a hand out for Mickey to shake.
"Whatever, Jack." Mickey said, stropping slightly.
"We'll be of then."
"Not without a goodbye, Doctor." replied a voice behind the Doctor, which made him jump slightly.
"Martha Jones. Seems like a life-time since I last saw you."
"New face." Martha said.
"I like it." Donna replied, eyeing up the Doctor.
"Donna Noble. I thought you said I was too thin."
"Ye, that was before you changed your face, well before you changed everything. Now you look quite macho, a bit like Jack." Donna responded, winking at Jack.
"Donna, what have I told you about flirting with my guy?"
"Oh so I'm your guy now, am I?"
"Definitely!"
"And you know what, I don't mind that one bit!" Jack whispered in Ianto's ear, before walking past and grabbing his bum again.
"Jack!"
"Guys, could you feel each other up in your own time please."
"You could always join us, Gwen. You think Rhys would be up for a four some?" Jack asked, with a cheeky grin on his face.
"Don't you even dare, Jack!"
"Jack!" Martha, Donna and Mickey exclaimed.
"What? You've given up the… what's the best term?"
"Playboy lifestyle?"
"Play…what? Martha Jones!" The Doctor stuttered in shock. "Ok then. So you've given up the Playboy lifestyle, as Martha puts it, then Jack?"
"Yes, I have."
"I couldn't believe it either, Doctor. But looks like whatever happened to Jack on board the Valiant a few years back, completely changed him."
"For the better, I hope."
"Definitely." Ianto nodded, directing it more to Jack than to the Doctor.
Jack looked at Ianto and smiled.
Ianto smiled back sweetly.
Ianto looked even more attractive when he smiled, if that was possible.
Jack knew that he loved Ianto so much.
Without hesitation Jack walked back over to Ianto and placed a light kiss on his forehead.
"So are you two gonna stay for awhile or are you thinking of taking for the stars?"
"If it's ok we're gonna head off. I've heard rumours that my daughter is alive and kicking alien invasions."
"What?" Donna asked in surprise.
"Doctor, that's great news!" Martha exclaimed, grabbing the Doctor in her arms and hugging him tight.
"Martha, can't breathe. Martha, I can't BREATHE."
"Oh, sorry. But that is fantastic news, Doctor."
"It's brilliant news, Doctor." Donna added in.
"I know, that's why I want to find her." The Doctor replied cheerfully.
"Wait a minute, back up here. Since when did you have a daughter?" Jack asked, completely puzzled.
"Oh, complicated story."
"I'd like to know as well." Mickey butted in.
"Went to a planet called Messaline, there was a war going on between humans and some aliens called the Hath. The argument started over a game of cards. The prize in the war was this ball of gas called 'The Breathe Of Life'. It basically existed to create new life, make planets habitable. Both the humans & the Hath had progeneration machines; basically splits cells that are taken from the back of the hand which like both mum & dad without the… well you know. And I had to stick my hand in & my daughter Jenny came out."
"How did you come up with the name Jenny?" Jack asked, curiously.
"Is there something wrong with the name Jenny?"
"No, I like it. It's a nice name."
"Donna came up with it actually."
"Well done, Donna."
"So go on, you might as well finish the story before you leave."
"You're very impatient, Jack."
"Don't I know it." Ianto added.
"Anyway, she was brilliant, Jack. She could have killed people like the rest of the soldiers but she didn't. She realized that she had a choice. She was…"
"Just like her father…" Jack finished.
"Ye, you could say that."
"Jack, is it alright if I go with the Doctor? Last time I saw her was before she died and we weren't exactly best friends."
"Can I go as well please, Jack?"
"Ye, sure. Doctor, make sure you take care of them. They're part of my team now, and I don't want anything to happen to them. Make sure you bring Jenny back when you find her, I'd really like to meet her."
"Course I will, Jack."
"Can I still stay with you, Doctor. I mean Jenny sounds kinda hot, you know what I mean."
"Mickey, the chances of you getting with my daughter are very slim."
Everyone giggled slightly.
"But Doctor…"
"Mickey, the Doctor's a dad now, and dads are INCREDIBLY protective of their children, especially their daughters." Martha said, after she'd stopped giggling.
"Oh Jack, you seem to have contact with my companions so how is Sarah?"
"I spoke to her last week; told her about the Rift activity and she wanted to know if it was you. You should have heard the disappointment in her voice Doctor, when I told her that it wasn't you. She misses you, Doctor. Call her."
"I will."
"I mean it, Doctor."
"Jack, I promise I'll call her. In fact, Martha have you got her number?"
"Here." Jack threw his phone to the Doctor.
The Doctor pulled out the mobile that Martha had given him a few years ago and typed Sarah Jane's number into it. He then pressed the call button; after a few rings a teenager answered the phone.
"Hello."
"Hi, is that Luke?"
"Ye, who's this?"
"Luke, it's the Doctor. Is your mum there?"
The Doctor was almost over joyed to be able to call Sarah Jane a mum.
"Ye, I'll just get her."
"Oh Luke before you do, don't tell her who it is coz I really want to speak to her. If that means her shouting at me for not keeping in touch then so be it."
"Ok."
Luke's voice could be heard shouting 'Mum, it's a call for you'.
"Hello."
"Hi, Sarah Jane."
"Doctor?"
"Ye, I'm sorry I've not been in touch but there's stuff been going on. You know, after the Earth moved, ok was moved. But you know what I mean."
"It's good to hear from you, Doctor."
"It's been a few months, hasn't it?"
"A year, Doctor."
"I'm sorry… again."
"It's a busy life you lead, Doctor."
"Ye but I shouldn't forget my friends, should I?"
"It's ok, Doctor."
"How's Luke?"
"He's fine. He's tough and bounces back easily."
"Like his mum then, is he?"
"Nothing like his mum, she's a nasty, disgusting alien."
"Ok, like his even better adoptive mum. I know that Luke loves you more than her though."
"Why's that?"
"Because you're brilliant and wonderful. And better than her."
Sarah Jane went quiet for a moment.
"You ok?"
"Ye, fine. Doctor, I'm afraid I have to go, Luke wants me to make his tea. We only ever eat tea together occasionally. He's always round at his mate Clive's house or whoever's."
"It's alright, don't worry. You go & eat tea with your son and live your life, Sarah Jane. Otherwise, one day who find it's all gone."
"Ciya Doctor. Keep in touch."
"Ciya Sarah. I will, I promise, and take care."
"Thank you, Doctor."
Sarah Jane rung up and the Doctor put his mobile back in his pocket.
"Well, we'll be off then Jack."
"Ciya Doctor, bring them back safe please."
"I will. Bye guys and girls." The Doctor replied, turning and smiling at Gwen.
Jack, Ianto and Gwen ran to Gwen's work station and watched the CCTV; the TARDIS disappearing, taking three of their friends with him.
