Chapter Ninety Four
"Whee!" two year old Rory McCeizin shouted while riding on Myfanwy's back and Jack looked up, watching Myfanwy float side to side as she glided through the rafters.
Rory was the son of Nigel McCeizin, Torchwood's resident hacker, and Nigel was Jack's son. Nigel's mother, Maggie, was a friend that Jack was close to when he worked for the Scotland branch of Torchwood and he had introduced her to Nigel's father, Ryan McCeizin. He was also Nigel's godfather and was surprised to learn that Nigel was, in fact, his son. He and Maggie has a one night stand after killing some aliens and a DNA test confirmed that Nigel was Jack's son but he wasn't immortal.
There was some tension from Ianto about Jack having a child with someone other than him and it took a while before Ianto could accept Nigel being in Jack's life. They were still talking about adopting a child of their own at some point and Jack smiled, leaning against the edge of the desk.
"Jack Harkness, you tell that…that flying lizard to come down here right now!" Maggie said as Jack smiled then took the chocolate bar out of his pocket and waved it in the air. Sniffing, Myfanwy flew down to them when she folded her wings against her body and Jack fed her the chocolate bar while Maggie removed a squirming Rory off Myfanwy's back.
"No, I want to fly!" Rory screamed as he kicked the air then pouted when he saw Myfanwy flew up to her nest. "Bloody hell."
"Rory Andrew Patrick McCeizin, we do not use that sort of language," Maggie said as Rory looked up at her and scrunched his face.
"Daddy does," he said when Nigel walked into the room and sipped on the coffee Ianto had made for him. He stopped short when he saw the deadly look his mother was giving him and blinked.
"What?" Nigel asked, sitting on the chair in front of the four monitors and she held Rory on her hip.
"I said bloody hell, Daddy," Rory said with pride and Nigel nearly choked on the coffee.
"And we don't say words like that, do we, Daddy?" Jack asked, arching an eyebrow at him.
"Um, no, we don't say things like that," Nigel said, placing the coffee mug on the desk and Maggie walked to him, tapping her knuckle on the top of his head. "Bloody hell, that…"
"Daddy said a bad word!" Rory said in a sing song tone as he clapped his hands and Jack cupped his mouth, his body shaking from laughing.
"Right, the pair of you, go sit on the time out step for three minutes!" Jack finally said as they looked at him and Nigel blinked.
"Why do I have to have a time out?" Nigel asked.
"Because you were using bad language," Jack said then pointed to the stairs leading to the autopsy room and Nigel sighed, standing up and took Rory from Maggie. He walked to the stairs when he walked down the stairs then sat on the bottom step. Jack leaned over the railing while he watched his son and grandson sitting next to each other when Rory stood up and tried to run up the stairs. Jack blocked his way as he looked up at Jack and Jack folded his arms over his chest. "You just got yourself four minutes."
"No, I want to go watch cartoons!" Rory shouted.
"Five minutes."
"No!"
"Ten minutes," Jack said when Rory went to open his mouth and Jack lowered his eye lids. "Want to try for an hour?"
"No," Rory sighed then walked back down the stairs and Jack watched him sit next to Nigel.
"Uh, Dad, do I have to sit here for ten minutes?" Nigel asked, looking at him.
"Yeah, if you don't mind," Jack asked and Nigel shook his head, sliding his arm around Rory. Jack sighed when he looked at Maggie, who was standing next to him, and she patted his back. "Being a parent sucks."
Nigel and Rory were stunned when Jack came to sit next to them on the step then smiled as he shrugged then picked Rory up, placing him on his lap.
The black SUV roared down the street while Ianto held the wheel tightly in his hands and Gwen swore when SUV nearly went up on two wheels. Jack, Mickey, Stacey, Nigel's wife, Nigel, Charlie and James sat in the back as they bumped into each other and the orange sports car moved in and out of traffic.
Charlie was once a Time Lord called Jake and they were surprised when he regenerated into a Time Lady. Charlie had adjusted to his/her usual regeneration and the hair clip she used to keep her hair back was sticking up on the top of her head.
James was the Doctor's former companion, Jamie McCrimmon, and he joined Torchwood after the Doctor had brought him back from the year seventeen forty-six along with Frazer and his brothers and sister.
"Saints, Man, slow down!" James shouted as he held onto the back of the driver's seat and the SUV roared around the corner, keeping the sports car in front of them. Suddenly the sports car came to a stop near an empty lot and the SUV stopped a few yards away from it. The driver side door opened as a tall alien got out of the car and pulled the laser rifle out of the back seat of the car. His blue skin shimmered from the light from the street lamp and his long tail slashed the night air. He was wearing an orange jumpsuit and black boots and the sleeves had been torn off, showing off the large muscular arms that held the laser rifle.
Nigel had received a message from the council that an unauthorized shuttle had landed just outside the city and, after doing some searching, he found out that the shuttle belonged to a prison cruiser that was just outside their system. The prisoner was wanted on seven planets for murder and had killed several guards before he escaped.
"Right, Yan, I want you to take Nigel and James and go right. Mickey, Stacey and Charlie, you go left. Gwen, you're with me," Jack said as they slowly got out of the SUV and the alien growled at them. Ianto, James and Nigel quickly ran into the shadows while Mickey, Stacey and Charlie ran for the large crates and Jack held his hands up, walking slowly toward the alien with Gwen walking next to him. "Hello, I'm Captain Jack Harkness. Who are you?"
"N'az'ka'rak!" the alien said then took aim with the laser rifle and his eyes became tight slits.
"Ok, not sure if that's your name or you just told me stop. How about putting the rifle down and…" Jack said when the alien fired the laser rifle and Jack flew through the air, crashing to the pavement. The alien pointed the laser rifle at Gwen when something ran passed her and tackled the alien.
"Ianto!" Gwen shouted while Nigel ran to Jack and lifted Jack's limp body into his arms.
"Come on, Dad, wake up! Yan's about to do something really stupid," he said while shaking Jack and looked at Ianto. Ianto was fighting with the alien as he ducked then punched the alien in the face and Mickey, Stacey and Charlie fired their guns. James had run to Gwen as they fired at the alien and the alien growled. Ianto grabbed hold of the alien from behind when the alien roared and pushed a button on his belt.
No one could imagine that the Welshman could scream as loud and as long as he did while the white bolts of electricity sailed through him then he stopped, falling in a heap onto the ground. The alien laughed then turned toward Gwen and James when a bullet sliced through the alien's brain and he took two steps, falling to the ground. They all turned to see Nigel holding onto Jack when he let go of Nigel, walked to Ianto and knelt on the pavement. They all jumped when Jack titled his head back and his scream echoed into the night.
Martha and Grace were in the autopsy room when Jack carried Ianto down the stairs and the rest of the team stood at the railing, looking down at them. Maggie had kept Rory upstairs while Martha and Grace started undressing Ianto after Jack placed him on the metal table and Jack stroked Ianto's hair. He hadn't regenerated, which puzzled Jack, and Martha moved the scanner closer to the table. Grace placed the electrical leads on Ianto's forehead then at the sides of his head and Martha listened to his hearts and breathing.
"Jack, move, you're in the way!" Martha said but Jack stayed stone still next to the table when Nigel walked down the stairs and placed his hand on Jack's back.
"Dad, she's right. You are in the way," Nigel said then backed up when Jack growled at him then sighed, rubbing his face with his hands.
"Yeah, I guess I am," Jack said when he kissed Ianto's lips and Nigel led him upstairs. Jack looked at the floor when Maggie walked closer, handed Rory to Nigel and Nigel nodded, gently pushing Jack toward Maggie. Jack looked up when he wrapped his arms around her and sank to the floor. Nigel motioned with his head as he and the others walked away and Maggie gently stroked Jack's hair while he softly sobbed against her neck.
Maggie had taken Jack to his office and he was lying on his back on the couch, looking up at the hologram of his wedding picture. Ianto smiled down at him when the door opened and he sat up as Martha walked into the office. He watched as she sat down next to him and gently placed her hand on his knee.
"How is he?" Jack finally asked after his hearts slowed down to a soft rumba.
"He's suffered a neurological shock but he's stable," Martha said and he sighed with relief.
"Is he awake?"
"Uh, no, he isn't. Jack, he's…" Martha said when he held tightly onto her hand and she felt the anger and fear in his mind.
"No, he's not dead!" Jack said then stood up and tossed the cushion across the room.
"Jack, he might as well be dead," she said as she stood up and he looked at her.
"What are you saying?" he asked with anger in his eyes.
"He's in a deep coma, Jack, and there's a good chance that he might not wake up."
"Bullshit!" Jack shouted when he stormed out of the room and headed for the stairs. He half ran down the stairs when he looked at Ianto lying on the table and Grace was looking at the screens.
Ianto had a breathing tube and a feeding tube up his nose and the tube from the IV was taped to his right hand. The sheet and blankets covered him up to his chest and Jack could just see the bag from the catheter hanging near the side of the table. Grace didn't move while Jack came down the stairs then headed for the table and tears rolled down his cheeks. Bending down, he kissed Ianto's lips then moved the stool next to the table and sat down. Taking Ianto's hand in his, he gently stroked Ianto's hair while he sent love into his mind and watched the lights moving on the screen.