Worlds Collide 4/?

[missthingsplace]

   missthingsplace
Parings/characters: Magnus/Alec, Jack/Ianto, Jace/Clary, Gwen
Disclaimer:I don't own Torchwood or Shadowhunters or any of the characters ... unfortunately, just borrowing them for a while.
Summary:What Torchwood doesn't know about Shadowhunters and Shadwohunters don't know about Torchwood until one day there worlds collide by accident.
Warnings: Angst, fluff, violence
Spoilers:Anything is fair game
Rating:G - 15

“Pizza,” Ianto called out cheerily as he and Alec arrived back at the institute.

 

“So, where are the rest of them?” Alec asked, looking back and forth between his husband and Jack.

 

“They went to start work on the computer system, to try and see if they could find a glitch in the system,” Jack explained. “I think Magnus and I were boring them with our story swapping.”

 

Magnus grinned at the pout on his husbands lips.

 

“Well, you were a long time getting the pizzas,” Magnus joked gently. “We had to kill the time somehow!”

 

“But ...” Alec began.

 

Before he could continue Magnus was at his side, kissed him softly on the cheek and whispered something in his husbands ear making his expression turn to one of happiness.

 

“Okay, lets eat, i'll got get the others,” Alec stated and headed off still smiling.

 

“What did you say to him?” Ianto asked curiously.

 

“Nothing much, he can be a little insecure at times,” Magnus replied, “I just reassured him.”

 

“Sure!” Jack chuckled.

 

“Food!” Jace stated loudly, returning with Alec, Clary and Gwen.

 

They all helped themselves hungrily to pizza, making satisfied murmurs as they did so.

 

“Find anything in the system?” Alec enquired.

 

“Not yet,” Jace told him. “Do you know how Abaddon got into this world?”

 

“A man, a strange man with the ability to step from one time into another,” Gwen put in. “he manipulated us, used us to open the rift and to help him bring Abaddon here.”

 

“Maybe he knows something of the shadow world, maybe he knew how to stop the system picking up his presence?” Clary asked.

 

“I guess we will never know, but if we can't find a glitch in the system then is a possibility,” Jace replied. “Do you know where this man is now?”

 

“No, he vanished,” Jack told him,” He could be anywhere in time.”

 

“Do you think he might try something like this again?” Alec frowned.

 

“I can't be positive, but I would say no,” Jack answered as honestly as he could. “So, Ianto, it took a long time for those pizzas, anything you want to tell me?”

 

Alec shot him a look and Ianto could tell he didn't want Magnus to know what they had spoken about.

 

“Nope! The place was busy, we had to wait a while,” Ianto told him. “not an exciting place, a pizza shop.”

 

“True, “ Jack chucked, knowing Ianto would fill him in later. “so, once you've checked all you systems you'll be heading back to New York?”

 

“They need us back there,” Alec explained, “we will leave this institute how we found it, in the assumption that all the systems are okay. We will inform the Clave what happened to you and they can decide if they feel that it needs to be manned again, even if it's just with a minimal amount of Shadowhunters for now.”

 

“Clave?” Gwen asked.

 

“The boses i'm guessing?” Jack put in.

 

“Yeah, they control everything,” Jace replied.

 

“Then we should probably leave you too it,” Jack said, “work of our own to do.”

 

“I ...” Alec managed to get out before the alarm on Jack wrist strap went off.

 

“And there we go” Ianto grinned, pulling out his mobile phone. “not far from here, about three and a half miles west.”

 

“Lets go. Gwen now!” Jack stated.

 

Gwen put the piece of half eaten pizza down and wiped her hands with a serviette.

 

“Actually Jack,” Jace asked, “could we come? We could help?”

 

“We know how to fight, can't be much different fighting aliens to fighting demons?” Clary added.

 

Jack thought about it for a minute. “Okay, but you take my lead, you know nothing of our world.”

 

“Of course,” Alec replied, speaking for the rest of them.

 

“How are we all going to fit in the SUV?” Ianto put in.

“I'm sure we can find a way to fit … if we are clever!” Jack grinned, imagining Ianto on his lap.

 

****

 

“Can you see anything?” Jack asked, “Ianto, are they still here?”

 

“Nothing, Ianto answered, their torches making barely any impact in the pitch darkness. “but yes, they are still around here somewhere.”

 

“We can help,” Jace told them, “there's a rune for seeing heat signatures in the dark.”

 

“Of course there is!” Ianto put in, feeling a bit redundant.

 

“If you'd rather we didn't?” Clary said a little apologetically.

 

“No, it's fine,” Ianto answered.

 

“Okay,” Jack said and they watched Jace draw on his arm with the device that glowed.

 

“What is that?” Gwen asked curiously.

 

“It's a Stele,” Alec explained. “It's used to create and activate runes.”

 

“Okay, more on them later!” Jack stated. “Can you see anything Jace?”

 

“There's four, maybe five heat signatures in that building over there,” Jace replied. “Lets go get them!”

 

“No, we don't work like that,” Jack explained. “Not all aliens are a threat, we don't go blundering in and killing them, we see what they are first.”

 

“Fair enough,” Alec replied. “Okay, lead the way.”

 

They followed Jack and his team through the dark to the building, about five hundred yards away and stopped outside.

 

“Still there Jace?” Jack enquired.

 

“Yeah, they seem to be huddled over in the far right corner,” he replied.

 

“Okay, lets scout for places of entry,” Jack told them, “Ianto, you and Jace come with me, the rest of you go around the other way and see what we can find.”

 

They nodded in the dim torchlight and went in their different directions.

 

“Gwen, seen anything,” Jack asked over the comms.

 

“Nothing yet Jack,” She told him.

 

“Us neither,” he responded, keep looking.”

 

They all ended up outside the huge warehouse doors at the some time, the opposite end of the building.

 

“Umm, no other way in, that doesn't help with the surprise element!” Jack stated, “No matter, and remember, no weapons unless they prove hostile.”

 

They nodded in agreement.

 

Jack tried the door, finding that thankfully it was bolted but from the outside. They opened easily and with a sigh of relief he pushed one of the doors open a few inches. Bright light flooded out into the darkness, blinding them for a few seconds.

 

Blinking hard Jack looking into to large space before him, he could see movement in the distance but they were too far away to see clearly.

 

“Ianto, Gwen and I will go first,” Jack instructed. “give us a few minutes before joining us, we should know by then they they are friendly or not.”

 

“We can do that,” Jace replied, but wanting to see what was in there.

 

The Torchwood team slipped into the building, they made it half way across the space between them and those gathered in the corner before they were noticed.

 

“Hey!” Jack called out.

 

There were four aliens before them, they were humanoid but that was where the resemblance ended. Their skin shimmered between purple and royal blue, they had vivid blue eyes and hair. In human terms they would be considered female but Jack knew not to jumps to assumptions like that. They were somewhere between five and six feet tall between them, they were very skimpy black clothing considering the current cold and damp weather of the time of year.

 

And they looked terrified.

 

“Don't worry, we're not here to hurt you,” Jack told them softly. “did you come through the rift? Maybe we can help you?”

 

They huddled closer together.

 

“They're scared,” Gwen said, “and maybe they don't understand us?”

 

“Possibly,” Ianto nodded.

 

At that point Magnus and the Shadowhunters entered the building causing the aliens to huddle even closer together.

 

“Their scared,” Jack warned them, “don't make any sudden moves.”

 

“They were locked in here, I don't think they were here under their own steam,” Ianto put in, “but as to who put them here … I'm not sure I want to hang around and meet them!”

 

“We need to get them back to the hub, to safety,” Gwen frowned, “if we can convince them that we mean no harm.”

 

“Gwen, I guess they are more likely to trust you and Clary that the rest of us,” Jack said, if we can get them to the SUV to take them to the hub. The rest of us will find a couple of taxi's and meet you there.”

 

“Good plan,” Gwen agreed, “any ideas on how we can get them to trust us?”

 

“I know they don't seem to understand us, but maybe if you speak to them softly, reassuringly they might respond?” Ianto suggested.

 

Gwen shrugged, “It's worth a try!”

 

Gwen slowly moved closer to them, inch by inch until she was a couple of feet away. They still seemed alarmed but they had stopped trying to huddle tighter into the corner.

 

“I'm Gwen,” she said softly, “I, we just want to help you.”

 

She turned her head to look at Jack and he smiled reassuringly. Gwen made 'come with me' motions with her hands. They looked at each other, whispering in a language no-one knew and when it seemed they had come to some sort of agreement one of them stepped forwards.

 

“I … we … yes,” the alien spoke in halting English.

 

“Okay!” Clary exclaimed a little too excitedly, startling them a little.

 

“So, they speak a little English,” Jack said. “take them now, before they change their minds and we will follow as soon as we can find taxi's.”

 

“Do we put them in the cells?” Gwen asked.

 

“No, they have been locked up, I don't want to do that to them again,” Jack replied. “take them in the conference room, try and find out if the need anything we can supply, food or drinks.”

 

“Done,” Gwen responded and motioned at them to follow her and Clary.

 

Once they were out the building Jack activated his wrist strap to check for signs of the rift. It detected barely a trace anything.

 

“No rift activity in this building, just some residual readings from the aliens,” Jack told them, “they didn't come through here, someone brought them here.”

 

“And that means?” Alec asked.

 

“Either some suspect human found them or they were brought here either by someone else of the same race or if we're really lucky another much worse one,” Jack replied.

 

“The way they were dressed,” Ianto added, “I'm thinking like human trafficking but with aliens?”

 

“I'm thinking the same thing,” Jack answered. “right, lets get out of here before they come back. We'll keep monitoring this place for activity, I spotted CCTV cameras up there. Ianto, I need you to hack into them.”

 

“Yes Sir,” Ianto replied.

 

The group then headed back towards the road, torches leading the way

TBC