**Notes: Ah, Jack... One of my favourite characters from the show, I wonder what he's been up to. Many thanks to the people who write reviews on this story. I'd love even more feedback from other readers! I'm currently working on something for future chapters that has even me surprised... sometimes my writing runs off in a direction that even I didn't expect. Anyway, enjoy! **

Chapter Fifteen - Mmmm Handcuffs

The city they encountered as they walked out of the TARDIS doors was filthy. There were bright signs shining over every door, trash piled up in the corners and alleyways, women and men wearing next to nothing and looking like they were higher than a kite as they stood on the streets looking for business. Rose felt like she needed a shower just from looking at them. Holding tightly to the arms of her Doctors, Rose allowed them to lead her along in whatever direction they thought they might find Jack.

"Do we have a plan?" Rose asked quietly and her husbands could feel how nervous she was.

"Well, I would suggest, we find a bar and ask if anyone has seen him," Alex replied as if it should be simple.

"He is fairly memorable. It's a place to start anyway," Evander added.

"Alright," Rose sighed. "Let's just pick somewhere that doesn't look too disgusting, ok?"

"We'll never find Jack that way and you know it," Alex said with a smirk and a bump to her shoulder.

"Oh, you had to go and be logical, didn't you?" Rose admitted as she rolled her eyes.

They came to an establishment with a name so dirty that the TARDIS refused to translate the sign over the door and figured it seemed the likeliest place to find Jack. The trio entered the club to find that there was a dark dance floor on the far side, the dancers seen only in frozen flashes of light as the strobes flickered to the pounding rhythm to the music. The place wasn't very crowded, but there were several groups dancing and many of the tables had couples or small groups occupying them. They found a small booth in the corner where they could sit together with Rose between them on the bench. The seat was upholstered in a red faux leather and felt a little sticky.

The Doctors were scanning the room for likely people to ask regarding Jack's whereabouts. There had been several times when they were travelling together where they had left Jack on planets similar to this and had to find him when they returned. The difference then of course, was that he was looking for the Doctor and the TARDIS. This time, Jack would have no idea that they were here.

Rose was also observing the room, but she was looking for trouble. This place made her feel very uneasy. She wasn't sure if it was because of Alex's warning before they left the TARDIS or something else. Her extra senses as a Time Lady were still relatively new to her. It had been several months, but seeing timelines and feeling the presence of other telepaths nearby were things that she was having trouble making sense of.

A waitress finally came over to take their order. She was wearing something that was barely more than a tiny, silver bikini, but Rose figured that was to be expected on a planet named Erotica IV. Her hair was curled in ringlets and bright purple.

Evander spoke for all three of them, "Two banana daiquiris and a Strawberry Margarita, please. I was wondering, would you happen to have seen a friend of ours around here lately? He goes by the name of Jack Harkness."

She had been smiling sweetly as she took their order, until the mention of Jack's name. Rose realized at her sudden frown, that she wasn't nearly as pretty as she had originally thought. Her change in demeanour made wrinkles appear on her face that Rose hadn't noticed before.

"Oh he's a friend of yours, is he? I don't suppose you're here to pay his bill?" she replied sourly.

"Actually," Alex interrupted. "We can probably take care of that for him. Especially if you might have an idea where he might be located? We would be most appreciative of your assistance." He was dialling up the charm to get back on her good side in the hopes of getting some kind of information.

"I don't know for sure, but I heard he got into a bit of trouble with the owner of a bar down the street about a week ago. Ain't seen him since. I'll add his tab to yours," she said and went back to the bar with a little too much sway in her hips.

Rose snuggled closer to Evander and reminded herself that Alex was only acting like that to convince her to tell them where Jack was. It was then that she realized that they all had some jealousy issues going on. She sighed and decided that they would need to discuss these things later.

The waitress returned with their drinks as well as the address of the bar where Jack had last been seen and his bill. Both Doctors raised their eyebrows at the total, but he wasn't short on credit sticks.

Rose decided that she ought to tell her Doctors about her feeling in case it was important. "I'm still not very good at this, but do you two feel something odd? I don't know what it is, it just feels wrong somehow."

"Part of it is probably because Jack is nearby somewhere. You didn't notice it about him before because you were so new to being a Time Lady and your senses were muddled. Then, we spent so much time with him that it probably felt normal to you, but being around Jack is difficult. He's a fixed point in time and space, so it messes with our senses a little," Alex explained.

"Is that all of it though? Because I feel like there's more to it than that," Rose said as she looked around the room some more and sipped her drink.

"I can't sense anything other than the fact that Jack is nearby," Evander said as he picked the various garnishes off of his drink and tossed them on the table.

"Alright," Rose said with a sigh, though it was apparent that she still felt there was something more that they were missing.

When they had finished their drinks and paid the bill (including what Jack owed the establishment), they started off towards the bar where he was last seen. The closer they got to the place, the stronger Rose's feeling of uneasiness grew. She knew that this was important, but it seemed that her husbands couldn't feel it, whatever it was.

They arrived at the address they had been given and a wave of apprehension came over all three of them when they saw the name on the sign; Bad Wolf. They looked at each other nervously before steeling themselves and going inside.

There was the usual bar area, as well as a stage that featured several dancers (both male and female). The trio walked over to the bar and sat on the stools as Alex tried to get the attention of the large man pouring drinks. When he finally approached them, Rose couldn't help but cringe a bit. He had several scars on his face, a few missing teeth and piercings just about everywhere possible.

Alex tried to look fairly neutral as he asked his questions, hoping that the man wouldn't know whether he was a friend or foe to Jack, just that he was looking for him. "I was told that this was the place to inquire about finding a man named Jack Harkness."

"Maybe. What do you want with him?" the man asked gruffly.

"He and I need to have a little... chat. You see, he upset my wife," Alex lied as he pulled Rose closer to him. "And no one upsets my wife and gets away with it," he added menacingly.

The bartender chuckled darkly, "Is that all? Take a number. That piece of shit has upset plenty of wives and husbands and prostitutes. You name it. He's got bigger problems with my boss."

"I'm sure he does, but surely, our talking to him for a few minutes wouldn't make any difference to his dealings with your boss," Evander interjected.

"I s'pose not," he said and motioned for them to follow him towards a staircase at the back of the bar. In a cold, damp room in the basement, they found Jack. He was chained to the wall and looked exhausted. They couldn't see any injuries on him, but knew that he healed very quickly. His clothing however was torn and covered in blood.

"They've had plenty of fun with him. Seems like he don't stay hurt for long and they can start all over again," the bartender told them as he stood by the doorway and crossed his arms over his chest. It was obvious that he was not leaving them alone with Jack for their little conversation.

Jack looked up at the sound of voices and the relief in his eyes was obvious, although he seemed a little surprised about seeing them. Rose could feel the shift in his mood telepathically which was a huge shock. How in the world was she feeling Jack's emotions? She knew, however, that she had to play the part of being upset with him, since that's what Alex had said. She stalked towards Jack and knowing that their guard couldn't see her face, winked at him as she started yelling, "You bloody bastard! I should have known you'd get yourself into even more trouble. What did you do this time?"

"Oh, you know," Jack replied hoarsely. "The usual. Gambled a little too much, came on to the wrong person. I'd be out of here by now except they seem to have found out a few too many interesting things about me."

"I'm noticing something interesting about you right now, Jack," Rose said with a raised eyebrow. He smirked at her knowingly, but didn't reply.

The Doctors looked at Rose curiously for a moment, then Alex walked right up next to him. He grabbed the front of his shirt roughly and spoke to Jack quietly so that their guard wouldn't hear what was being said, but it would look like he was threatening Jack.

"We're going to get you out of here. Do you know if there's an exit other than going through the bar?" Alex asked quietly.

Jack tried to look scared as he nodded in response.

"Will you be ok to walk once I release you?" Alex whispered and received another nod.

~'Incapacitate the bartender somehow and let's get out of here,'~ Alex thought to Evander.

Evander reached into his pocket to see what he might have to help him and found the 'sleep patch' that Clara had tried to use on him after Danny had died. It wasn't at full strength since some of it had been used on Clara, but it should knock this man into a dream state long enough for them to get out of there. He approached the burly bartender with a friendly smile and moved to pat him on the shoulder. Instead, he slapped the patch onto the back of his neck and simply said, "Goodnight."

Alex looked at him in shock. "Since when do you carry those around?" he asked as he noticed the little silver oval on the back of the man's neck.

"I don't usually. This one is half used already, but it happened to be in my pocket and it was the easiest way to get the job done. Now let's get out of here before he wakes up," Evander replied as he helped Alex sonic open the chains holding Jack.

"It certainly took you guys long enough to get here!" Jack said as he rubbed his sore wrists.

"What do you mean?" Rose asked. "Why would you have expected us to come?"

"Uh, well... You told me you were coming. Although, I am a little surprised at the particular combination that I'm seeing. When are you? When was the last time you saw me?" Jack asked as they made their way up the stairs towards the back door of the bar.

"We were on our way to the trial so that I could access the matrix," Alex said.

"Right before I regenerated away from looking like him," Evander added with a nod towards Alex.

"What do you mean this particular combination, Jack? Had one of us regenerated the last time you saw us?" Rose asked worriedly.

"Calm down, Rose," Jack said in reassurance. "You know I can't tell you about it. We're out of order. But the last time I saw you three, you told me that you'd be along to rescue me when I was locked up in the basement. I figured it probably meant now, especially considering the name of the bar."

"Coming here now was a bit of an accident, really," Rose told him. "But the TARDIS always seems to know what needs doing, so I'm sure she brought us here before things got too bad for you."

"They hadn't figured out that I can't die yet, but they were looking to sell me to science as soon as they saw how quickly I was healing from their abuse," Jack told them as they made their way through the back alleys where he wouldn't be seen.

They made it back to the TARDIS safely and suggested that Jack take some time to clean up and rest for a while. They agreed to meet in the galley later for supper.