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The last detail on which they argued about was who would go to Jack and get him out. Owen wanted to go and take Gwen, it was a standard formation and he didn't understand why Ianto wanted otherwise.

"You don't have enough experience" Owen argued but Ianto stood firm. "You'll fuck it up."

Ianto raised his eyebrow ironically.

"And you will stay calm if any of those flying balls goes by" Owen's shoulders slumped down and he grumbled, it was a weak spot and he knew he couldn't just pretend and carry on. "Besides I have undercover experience and am proved in deceiving. And my physique will more likely go by unnoticed."

"I can go by unnoticed" Owen didn't give in.

Ianto smirked.

"Sure, if you can be blank and without grumping for a half an hour, go on" Owen frowned.

"Admit it" said Tosh quietly "he's got you there."

Owen looked at her in surprise and then suddenly smiled reaching out and squeezing her upper arm.

"You're right" he sighed "I would probably curse whole way through until that crazy Master fellow shows up just so I could smack him."

"Like you would have a chance" Gwen smirked looking alive after awhile. "What did I miss, when did Ianto get undercover experience?"

"Lisa" Tosh whispered trying to be discreet.

"Oh, yes" Gwen continued with her normal voice "I forgot about that, he was quite convincing, no one could tell he has a care in the world. That must be nice, to be able to do that" her gaze drifted away in the distance again.

Ianto stiffened shortly hearing her name, but it didn't hurt, not really, he was too preoccupied to even register that short emotion. There was so much work to do, so many details to cover them. After all the effort they put into making themselves appear dead, it would be stupid to expose their cover. If they intend to hide Jack, they must be virtually invisible going in and out. Tosh covered the technical part perfectly, so he focused on human part, stories people would tell when questions started to rise. The Master wasn't an ordinary blood thirsty alien, he had more brain then Ianto would like him too, but he was just one, and he seemed to fixate on the Doctor, Jack was just a side attraction. That worked to their favour because most of the security and staff focused on Doctor's whereabouts.

"Ianto" Owen approached him out of the girls hearing before take-off "I know you're good at pretending and all, sometimes I forget just how well, but I saw you when you fought for Lisa." Ianto didn't lift his gaze to meet Owen's eyes. "I can understand that, maybe too well, but Gwen will be there with you, and Tosh will be on board, I don't care about myself, but don't get them hurt just because you can't let go of Jack like I couldn't with Diane." Ianto closed his eyes and nodded. "Well that's sorted then" He patted Ianto on the back cheerfully "it's not like I expect we'll survive, just don't let it be your fault Tea Boy."

"Hey Grumpy" shouted Gwen, she came around when it was time to move "I'm not going to carry all this by myself."

"If your hands were big as your mouth Big Eyes then you could" he paced away. Ianto could sense their excitement; they could push their troubles behind by work, like they always did. Ianto didn't share that excitement, he was calm and controlled like he always was when emotions were cast aside for life and death defining situations. He learned that from his father, and maybe he should be grateful for that. It was a great and long lesson but now he knew how to find his path through rough times, avoiding painful places but not ignoring them, it was very dangerous to suppress them, they were beacons that showed how to bend, what to display, when to shut up.

He could sense now that crazy place Owen warned him about, it shouted out like background noise calling for Jack's presence, searching, squirming under pictures of a defenceless Jack. He knew for quite some time now that he cared for Jack, maybe he only admitted it when he laid in the morgue, but then there wasn't anything to do so his feelings were useless waves of regret, that wasn't dangerous. But this was different, now he had the means to act and decide, and that place went crazy again trying to push out everything else, to make everyone else meaningless. He watched the three of them packing and bickering and forced himself to see them as they were now, broken and injured underneath that light banter. They were important too, and they needed him, maybe as much as Jack did.

"Why do I have to be maid" Gwen whined peaking at the uniform in the bag.

"Well you wouldn't be very convincing in a sharp suit with those circles under your eyes" Ianto said not really focusing on it; he was already three steps ahead and they had to get to the freighter without showing on the cameras or drawing attention to themselves "but it would serve you fine to define suffering and slavery."

"Ianto!" Tosh was scandalised by him, he frowned rethinking his sentence.

"It's fine sweetheart" Gwen sighed "I own a mirror." She pulled uniform over her head.

"You could keep that" said Owen thoughtfully.

"You wish" Gwen said harshly and backed away from him.

"What did I say" Ianto kept his voice soft and face polite "no sudden movements, look down, don't argue, and don't fuss, we have to look ordinary, no expressions, nothing that would draw attention."

"Yes boss" Owen smirked but after that they all went quiet following Ianto's instructions. No one looked their way. Guards looked over their heads looking for danger.

"What did I say" Ianto whispered when the doors shut behind them "that was excellent, no one would know a thing about us. People are so easily diverted. Minimal talking, just in case we missed something." He waved around gesturing to all the bugs they disabled. The Master liked to eavesdrop on everything.