missthingsplace | Celebrations 10/11

Title: Celebrations. Sequel to 'Mother's Day'.
Author: missthingsplace
Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto. Gwen Rhys Martha The Doctor (10th) Donna.
Diclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately.
Summary: Set after series 2. Ianto and Jack get to spend more time with Ianto's family, but all is not gonna go as planned!
Spoilers: None
Rating: PG

'They have one door to finish before they can get to the next level I believe, then how many till they reach the room you mentioned Ianto.' The Doctor questioned him.

'Only one. We need to think of something fast, we need to have that next door open for them when they get through, so we can seal it behind them.' Ianto responded.

'Martha, find out how far the Daleks have got with the last door on that level.' The Doctor told her. 'Jack, any idea's how we can get that pipe to burst?'

'I could go down there and shoot it.' He suggested.

Ianto was horrified at this suggestion. 'No Jack, you'd be trapped too. Yes, I know you can't die, but you still can't do it.' A determined look on his face. 'It would take a long time to sort out the pipe and empty the room, you'd keep dying.'

Jack could see the emotion in his eyes behind his seemingly composed face.

'Right, okay, we'll keep that as a last resort then.'

'What about an explosion?' Donna interjected.

'Great idea.' Shouted the Doctor. 'But how?'

'Remote detonator.' Gwen shouted. 'Someone go down and attach it to the pipe, then we can detonate it when they are in the room.'

'Brilliant.' The Doctor shouted again. 'Jack, your team are brilliant, you know that?'

'Yep.' Jack smiled, yes he did.

'Ianto, we have some yes?' Jack asked him, but it was more of a statement than a question really. 'Go and get one, no two, just to be on the safe side.'

Ianto rushed off without a word.

Martha was back from talking to the soldiers, the Daleks were about half way through the door, they estimated this would give them less than 20 minutes to attach the explosives to the pipe.

'So, who's going down to do it?' Gwen asked, knowing the answer already.

'Me.' Jack replied. 'No arguments.'

Ianto returned with the explosives and detonator and handed them to Jack.

'You have around twelve or thirteen minutes left Jack, go.' The Doctor told him.

Jack rushed off into the depths of the hub. Ianto wanted to follow him, but resisted the urge, he would only distract him. He followed his progress on the monitors as he watched Jack open doors with his wrist strap as he went. Finally he got to the correct room'

Ianto's voice came over his comm. 'You've only got about eight minutes Jack.'

'Plenty of time.' Jack said as if he believed it himself.

The explosive devices were magnetic and easily attached to the old metal pipes, he breathed a sigh of relief that they hadn't gotten around to updating the plumbing. Checking they were switched and that the remote detonator was working he opened the door the Daleks needed to come through and made his way back out of the room through the other door closing it behind him.

'Just in time Jack, they've just broken through the other door and are on their way up to that floor. They should be entering that room any minute.' Ianto told him.

Jack ran back into the main hub moments later, skidding to a halt in front of the monitors. He watched as they ascended the stairs. He felt a presence close behind him, he didn't need to look to know it was Ianto. he felt a hand brush his briefly before he moved away slightly again.

The Doctor was watching the Daleks closely, they weren't easily fooled. If they realised the door being open was a trap before they could close it all would be lost. Jack held the detonator in his hand, his finger poised over the button.

'Give it to me Jack.' Ianto insisted. 'You need to be able to shut the door as soon as they are in the room, you can't do that if you are holding that too.'

Jack never thought of that, he handed it straight over to him. The Daleks entered the room, no sign they realised it was a trap. As soon as the last one entered Jack pressed the button on his wrist strap and the door sealed behind them.

'Now?' Ianto asked.

'Now!' Everyone in the room shouted at the same time.

There was an almighty explosion in the room, they couldn't see anything on the monitors, they would just have to wait till the smoke and dust cleared. Jack stepped back slightly, next to Ianto and took his hand in his.

'You are brilliant you know.' He whispered in Ianto's ear. 'In more ways than one.'

Everyone was focused on the monitors in front of them and didn't see Jack kiss his softly on the cheek. he squeezed Ianto's hand briefly before letting go and moving back to the monitors. The picture was clearing, they had to peer closely as the room was filling up fast with water and clouding the picture.

'Are they dead then?' Donna shrieked.

The Doctor moved his face till his nose was practically on the screen, glasses perched on his nose. From what he could see, the Daleks were half floating in the water, no lights could be see.

'Jack, can you scan for alien life signs?'

'Ianto?' Jack said. Ianto was already at a computer punching the keys.

'No life signs.'

'But they we're shielding themselves when they arrived, how can we be sure.' Gwen asked.

'100 % sure' Said the Doctor. '99, well, maybe 98% sure .... well keep an eye on them for an hour or so just to make sure before we can start to empty the water. Can you switch of the water mains supply?'

'Yup.' Ianto said and pressed some more computer keys. 'Done.'

Martha told the soldiers to watch the monitors for any sign they might still be alive. She could see the looks Jack and Ianto were giving each other.

'Okay, we have an hour to kill, lets go and get some fresh air and coffee. No point us all sitting here staring at the monitors.' She looked at Jack. 'I imagine you'll be staying here anyway.' She tried to convey in her look that she was planning on trying to give him and Ianto a little while alone.

'Well ...' He started, but Ianto elbowed him in the side, he had got Martha's meaning. 'Yep. And I need Ianto to stay here too.' The penny had dropped finally.

Martha smiled and led the Doctor, Gwen, Donna and some of the soldiers out the hub, only leaving two soldiers watching the monitors.

'What was all that about?' The Doctor asked as they left.

'Ianto and Jack need some alone time.' She smiled at him.

'Really? Oh I see, right.'

Martha laughed at him, then hugged him tight.

'You know, for someone so old you really can be so naive sometimes.'

Jack took Ianto's hand again and walked him up to his office. He closed the door and moved them out of the view of the soldiers. Pulling Ianto into his arms he kissed him deeply. Ianto's arms went round him, kissing him back, their kiss full of relief and passion. Ianto broke the kiss and looked into Jack's eyes.

'I was terrified Jack, scared of the Daleks, scared I was going to lose you.'

Jack brushed a hand through Ianto's hair, then down to stroke the side of his face. 'You'll never lose me, I promise.'

Ianto leaned his head against Jack's chest, he burst out crying, all the tension of the day finally getting to him. Jack held him tight as he let it out.

TBC

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ladylovelace.livejournal.com

Oooohhh, that was very good

'You know, for someone so old you really can be so naive sometimes.' - so true, but I think that's why we love him :D

I wonder what's in the next chapter.....

missthingsplace.livejournal.com

Thank you loads :)

The final chapter will be tomorrow ...

darketernal09.livejournal.com

yay! the day has been saved! (although somehhow that was just too easy...)

looking forward to the next chapter!

I hope you enjoyed it anyway :)

More tomorrow.

cherry-soup888.livejournal.com

Ahhhhhh that was loverly thanks!
p.s. is it wrong that I feel a little bit sorry for the dead floating daleks...maybe its just me...

Thank you.

It may be, but someone has too :)

adafrog.livejournal.com

YAY!

Thanks :)

seether-79.livejournal.com

Yay they won :) Another great one; looking forward to the last chapter :)

Still reading, always a good sign :)

rheasilvia9.livejournal.com

No! Only one more left?? ... you've got to keep going? :P
Love the story! Ianto is one smart cookie

I'll have to come up with another sequel maybe.

Thank you.

bassair.livejournal.com

This is brilliant ... Please do come up with a sequel! -pout- It's too good to end in only one more chapter.

I'm happy you think so. I shall see what i can some up with.

r2d2antics.livejournal.com

'Great idea.' Shouted the Doctor. 'But how?' glad its not just me that finds the Doctor shouts a lot. he was even doing it in the library the other night.

:( surely the next chapter can't be the last? they have to get back to london and the party and check out of the hotel...thats a least another weeks worth of material