Utopia 47/?

[missthingsplace]

Title: Utopia 
Author: missthingsplace 
Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto, Owen, Toshiko, Gwen, Rhys ... others
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately, just borrowing them for a while. 
Summary: When Ianto is sent a request that he, according to his fathers cannot be turned down he has no idea of how much his life is going to change.
Warnings: Slash, fluff, romance, angst, humour, AU, MPREG
Spoilers: Anything is fair game 
Rating: NC17 for series

A/N: Sorry about the wait for this chapter, i have a dodgy knee and this past week it has been causing me a lot of pain so between that, the lack of sleep and strong painkillers the urge to write found itself kicked to the kerb. But fingers crossed it's on the mend again - for now!

“I have just spoken to the Queens Guards,” Jack informed his betrothed four settings of the sun after the posters had first been discovered. “the word is as we thought, those against the change in the law regarding mixed betrothals are from another realm, the one that has as yet to confirm they will also be changing the law there. An unnamed informant has told them that the group is for now at least small and they are due to meet this evening as the sun sets to agree to their next plan of action.”

 

“Did this informant know where the meeting was to take place?” Ianto asked.

 

“At an old barn on a farm near the edge of the forest,” Jack replied. “apparently the barn hasn't been used in years and it is unlikely that the owner of the land even knows they are using it without permission.”

 

“I would like to think that no-one from Utopia would be involved in this,” Ianto said. “Toshiko is due in two more settings of the sun with Donna's wedding dress for a fitting, we wouldn't want any trouble to brew up while she is here. I am worried she and Owen will have to start hiding their relationship while she is here until this is resolved.”

 

“Exactly,” Jack sighed, “the plan is for the Queens Guards to be hiding out in the edge of the forest, ready for them to raid the barn once the meeting has begun. I shall be there with them.”

 

“Is that wise?” Ianto asked, eyes widening. “For you to be there, we have no idea how many there will be at the meeting, what if you are ...”

 

“Ianto, the group is rumoured to be small and the Queens Guards has many men,” Jack interrupted. “we will have the advantage.”

 

“Then I shall be there too,” Ianto stated. “and before you say what a bad idea that is then remember how good I am with a sword now. I want to help bring these people to justice.”

 

“I … okay,” Jack conceded, knowing that arguing about it with the other man was useless. “we will ask Donna and the Doctor to watch the twins, tell them that we need to have a little time alone and are going out for an evening ride.”

 

“Then we should get the babies fed and ready,” Ianto said, surprised that he hadn't had to put up more of a fight. “it it nearly time for dinner and the sun will be setting not long after.”

 

“I'll go and get their feeds from the kitchen and inform my cousin of our plans on the way,” Jack nodded. “ Arianwyn and Alejandro look like they will be waking very soon anyway.”

 

Jack left to do as he had said and while he was gone the babies did indeed wake, first Alejandro woke demanding his fathers attention, closely followed by Arianwyn and when Jack reappeared some minutes later with their feeds it was not a minute too soon. Once they had fed the twins, changed their nappies and dressed them in their night clothes it was time to go down for their evening dinner.

 

They settled the babies in their cribs, leaving the door open in the knowledge that if the twins cried out it would echo around the halls of the castle and even in the dining hall they would be heard they headed down to eat. They kept the tone of the conversation at dinner with Donna and the Doctor light, laughing when Donna made a joking remark about their need to go riding at dusk and once they deemed it polite to leave with a promise from Donna to collect the twins and take them to her own bed chamber they hurried to change into suitable clothes and not long after were heading towards the place Jack had arrange to meed the Queens Guards for last minute instructions for the planned ambush.

 

The head guard instructed them to follow and they soon found themselves at the edge of the forest behind a rather run down looking barn. A huge part of the room was missing and one of the walls was beginning to crumble at the top, in fact the whole structure looked more than a little unstable.

 

“We will spread out along the perimeter of the forest,” the head guard instructed them. “just inside the cover of the trees and undergrowth. Once the people arrive we will wait until I give the signal – a wave of the red cloth I have here and then we will advance on the barn from all angles. No-one entering the building until we have every possible exit covered. Is they understood”

 

Around him heads nodded in conformation.

 

“Any question?”

 

“Is this a capture alive situation?” One of the younger guards enquired.

 

“That is the plan for this mission,” the head guard answered. “all members of this gang should be taken alive where possible for interrogation purposes. Is that clear?”

 

“Yes Sir!” The young guard answered instantly.

 

“Right, now to your positions before someone arrives and spots us,” the Guard instructed and without another word they all conformed.

 

Jack and Ianto found their spot approximately opposite the middle of the back of the barn. They dismounted and tied their horses to trees via their reins out of sight behind them and crouched down in the long undergrowth of grass, weeds and wild flowers and waited.

tbc