A/N: Some of Jack's running about
No spoilers
Beta-ed: TattoedLibrarian
Jack ran, again. It wasn't anything new, even his pulsing erection that got burned with friction as he ran wasn't anything new. He's seen it all before, but feeling was fresh and new, like he's body forgot it all. Maybe it was closeness of losing was the fault maybe his body chemistry but he enjoyed the sensation, he was almost optimistic about their odds. After all everything depended on Ianto and that was a pretty good choice. Jack smirked as he ran; their fellow alien is in for a bit of surprise. He could sense it as they approached it. He felt tickles of his web that tried to stop them but Ianto looked like he can't even sense it. Only his frown got deeper with concentration. As they entered the room with power station Jack stopped in his tracks. He knew there was a shield against him in here somewhere and he wasn't going to ran into it and get himself unconscious. He's been there before.
But he couldn't stand his clothes anymore so he got rid of few remaining parts.
"Really Jack?" Ianto spoke up with mocking in his voice as Jack grabbed edge of his boxers. "It's not best time to shag now?" there was a dose of uncertainty on end of that sentence.
"I like how your mind works, but I think it's awful hot in here... or is it just me?" with that he bent to get rid of last itching part of clothes.
"Trust me it's just you" Ianto deadpanned but his stare stayed fixed on Jack's lower parts. Jack grin widened.
"I appreciate the compliment" he said "but we need to find our little ball of trouble."
"Yeah" Ianto turned away to round battery station that was five feet in diameter "we'll spot it right away" he approached long conduct that ran from the wall and went into the turbines and he sat down looking tired.
"I think we'll be fine" Jack approached him and crouched down before him.
"Hey" Ianto backed away from shock "that doesn't help" he pointed at Jack's groin.
"What? This?" Jack looked down. "It's not like you haven't seen it before."
"Well" Ianto stuttered a bit "it's been awhile and it seemed like it grew since last I saw it properly."
"Maybe it did" Jack smiled mischievously and moved to hide his features. "Don't you think the conduct you're sitting on is big enough for certain ball to roll through it?"
"Yeah" Ianto murmured looking down on metal quadric tube feet wide "tree of them could have passed through there."
"Luckily we're dealing with a small one" Jack clapped his hands and got to the station. There were maintenance doors just above conduct, which was perfect, he almost laughed. "Open it" he turned towards unmoving Ianto.
"Why me?" he answered with stubborn defiance. Jack growled it wasn't the best time to get insubordinate now.
"Because I can't" Jack answered "just standing here costs me allot of uncomfortable heat, almost aching hard on, no, correction, aching hard on that I can't do anything about, and if I as much as touch that door I'll fell unconscious for who knows how long. So open the doors."
"Why is it so?" Ianto still didn't move. "How come I'm not that affected? What aren't you telling me?"
"Allot, trust me, just open the damn door" Jack persisted.
"I trust you on that" Ianto smiled "but why would I open them, last time I tempered with it I got burnt, what will happen if I comply, or what would happen if I don't?"
"Great time for philosophical questions and rebelliousness" Jack was exasperated.
"There's nothing philosophical about it" Ianto answered flatly. "You know, I don't, explain it to me, and I'll keep what you want off the records."
"Off the record? Really?" Jack was sarcastic. "How nice of you Mr. Jones."
"Coming from a man without clothes isn't really insulting" Ianto sized him up to his feet and back up. That made Jack laugh lustfully and his arm flung and hit invisible barrier. He stopped laughing instantly and jumped away from the station. Ianto was by his side in a moment inspecting his arm. There was a big crescent scar on Jack's hand, but it healed instantly.
"It doesn't always heal that fast" Ianto frowned.
"Only when its life threatening and this was" Jack sighed.
"How do you know it won't kill me?" Ianto was suspicious.
"You really think I would risk you?" Jack raised his eyebrows.
"Of course, for a good reason" Ianto shrugged his shoulders "I have no problem with that, but I just want to know what I'm up against."
Jack was speechless for a moment and then he gave in.
"You're a stubborn man Mr. Jones" he said with a grin and pulled him by his waist, there was a resistance, but he ignored it. "Kiss and I'll tell you."
Ianto hesitated for a moment and Jack knew just how deeply Ianto disturbed by this alien was. Finally he leaned in and placed short kiss on Jack's lips. Jack laughed once again and let him go.
"Only you can do this" Jack turned towards their hidden alien "no one else" he rose his hand to stop next question "it's simple, because you're the target, you have a connection to the creature, it feeds on you."
"But Tosh and others..." Ianto argued.
"Yes, but they have caved in" Jack said gravely.
Ianto rose his eyebrow sceptically. On that Jack grabbed him again and pulled him near.
"I said to you not to do that, my control goes only so far before I rip your jeans apart" he grumbled in low voice and felt how Ianto shivered under his palm. Yet he didn't let go because he discovered that his yearning decreases from contact, Ianto didn't struggled to break free so Jack leaned his burning forehead to Ianto's cold and sweaty.
"I doubt you could do that" Ianto stated defiantly and Jack smiled "you maybe immortal but you're not invincible."
"Isn't that the truth?" whispered Jack with sigh.
"Why is it so hard for you to just say what that thing is and get it over with?" Ianto sounded puzzled.
Jack tapped his earpiece.
"Tosh" he barked in the speaker and felt Ianto flinch "why is that only you know that alien thing is an orb, why doesn't it show in any of reports."
"Jack" she drew deep shaky breath "you're still there, I thought I dreamt you, and the Hub, I thought I'll die, I wanted to die, why didn't I... Nobody would speak to me latter, everyone were so angry with me for stopping it, they wanted it to succeed, it offered them what they wanted, another life, and it was too hard to write a report, I would have to say too much of all of us, it wouldn't ever be erased, and they wouldn't forgive me for it."
"Thank you Tosh" Jack said gently and tapped again "Owen why didn't you dissect that trickster alien that penetrated the Hub?"
"Oi Jack old mate, why aren't you out, all the women, and men are out and they are all horny just for you, like they are ready to take punch from me. I thought I imagined your invincible charm that I hate, guess not... alien" he pondered for a minute and then got angry. "Because Tosh torn him apart, it was such great specimen, I could have learnt so much form it... and she doesn't want to know, she just want to be safe." He finished with scorn; Jack was smart enough to hung up on Tosh before this speech.
"Anything new on samples Owen?" he asked tired.
"Blood samples, only that it got only crazier in past minutes, now everybody are pumped with adrenalin, if this keeps up I don't know what will be. Hope you'll save the day, it is you job to do so." He finished sternly.
"Of course it is" Jack said lightly and hung up. Ianto was still here.
"See it has mechanism that keeps information's from spreading. Even when it's gone it leaves a trigger inside of you to keep quiet. Gwen is gone, but if we could hear her she would have explanation of her own."
"What do you mean gone?" Ianto was worried.
"Intertwined in her life, that will happen if we don't act, I don't think she even remembers us now, soon Tosh and Owen will completely forget, they caved in, jumped in their lives outside of the Hub, and the crowd between them and us is there just to keep them away until they forget completely."
"Why am I here?" Ianto mumbled with a frown and Jack smiled.
"Really? Why are you? Didn't you feel the push to run away, to just lock yourself to your flat and forget about it all?"
"I did" Ianto confessed reluctantly.
"Why didn't you?" Jack persisted.
"You were waiting" he said now angry.
"And you didn't let that go" Jack whispered "you got through the crowd, and through the Hub and now you're here" Ianto looked like he'll punch Jack if he says wrong thing next so he changed course smoothly "that makes you only man for the job because you refused to forget, to lose your life and become someone else. That's why you can open that door and kill that alien."
"Kill? Isn't there another way?" he frowned and Jack kissed him on top of his nose, he was just so adorable sometimes.
"No, sadly. These creatures are harmless little predators, but once they go through training of Trickster Brigade there is no way back, they become insatiable."
"Like someone I know" Ianto deadpanned and freed himself from Jack's grip. "What do I have to do?"
"Open the door for starters" Jack smiled as Ianto removed his jacket, obviously someone got a little warmer.