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Jack went back inside as he knew Ianto didn't want him to be too pushy, like Ianto was a damsel in distress, but he did watch out the window in case he needed to shoot someone. He turned to find Rhiannon nearby with some suitcases in her hands, looking at him with surprise "what are ya doing at the window?"
"Sebastian is trying to take the Transporter, like we were afraid he would. He's out there trying to have a dick measuring contest with Ianto and I didn't want to emasculate Ianto by swinging mine as well" Jack muttered, moving for a better angle "fucker. I wanna shoot him."
"Yeah. Fucker that came back with his bum buddy and not my husband" she said with growing anger "He is the fucker that left Johnny."
Jack turned to face her with shock "wait… are you kidding? So all that story about them going to a homestead and never coming back… tell me… That squirrely one Damien was the other one right?"
"And they clearly went for the train, knowing it was too far… they went anyway and when it got bad they cut and run. I am sure Johnny and the others were still alive, they just…." She shrugged "I am coming with you. Ianto is right… it's not safe here."
"Let's pack, everything by the door and when we go it's one push as he might be watching for us to open the Transporter so we won't until…" Jack stopped talking as a knock sounded from the back of the house.
They headed to the back and found Andy there with a weird look on his face "Look… I don't wanna be pushy but…"
"Is that fully fueled?" Jack pointed to the large luxury RV sitting in the carport.
"Yeah, it's mine. I mean… I want to come with you guys and… what? Is he always like that?" Andy stalled out as Jack turned and took off for the front, picking up the suitcases and retuning with them.
"we load the RV from the back while Ianto faces off with Bastian Bastard… then when we have everything we can simply send Rhiannon to get her kids and you take them in that… me and Ianto do the face off out front and you take the RV… go find Rhys and Mickey, let them know." Jack barked as he shoved the suitcases at the surprised man "Well? Get to it."
"Cool"
Rhiannon was already heading to the kid's rooms to pack more things now she knew they had more room, her heart pounding in her chest. She now felt fear, real fear. Sebastian had left Johnny to die, he had also ostracized some of the other townsfolk, sending them out to the outpost and she also now knew they never made it. Did they get sent at all? Ianto would have said if they were there or signs of a struggle between there and here.
No.
Sebastian was doing what she knew Ianto suspected. Anyone not bowing to him got gone… one way or another.
.
.
Jack walked out to find a few more people had turned up and slowly a crowd was forming. Sebastian did not like this and had stopped arguing with Ianto to yell at everyone to go about their business and mind their own business… a lot of business.
Jack considered and then saw the RV roll past in the background, the Fire Truck behind it with David clearly visible in the passenger seat with his huge grin, sneaking along as the townsfolk took more interest and now Sebastian had an audience alright.
Ianto turned to face Jack and they shared a look, like they usually did when a Bug appeared and they had to run. It was time.
"Tell me something" Ianto swung back to Sebastian "Why did you tell everyone you were going for a homestead when you all went for the train instead, huh? Knowing the time was out, the Bugs would come… tell me Sebastian… why did YOU go after the train, get not even get halfway there and turn around, leaving the other two vehicles to fend for themselves when the Bugs attacked."
The place was quiet, everyone staring at Sebastian as Jack continued "The fight was hard, they set fire to one of the cars in an attempt to distract the Bugs. They fought for their lives… and lost. Where were you?"
Everyone was staring at Sebastian who was spluttering that Ianto was telling lies because of their past love affair, this was not right.
"Ianto is not the one saying this… I am. You were kids and it was no love affair… believe me. He told me that you were a punk. As for the attack? The men left behind? I saw it for myself. I helped dig the graves… those men did not deserve to die like that!"
As they argued back and forth, Ianto was leaning against the grillwork of the Transporter and he looked at down at the grill as he turned to face his vehicle and saw something, digging at it with his fingers to pull out a claw that had got stuck in the lower edge of the bumper.
He held it up and the place went still.
"See this? This is one of their claws. They have four per hand… eight hands per body… look at them. This is how they died, this is what tore their flesh form their bones while they were screaming and fighting for their lives… look at it. The length of my hand and sharp enough to shave with. This… this is how they died."
Ianto nodded to Jack who strode over to the Transporter, the beep of it unlocking from the fob in Ianto's pocket not heard over the voices of those starting to surround their Mayor.
Soon the boxes were on board and they were rolling out of there.
Not their monkey and not their circus.
They were heading home.