Heaven And Hell 55/?

[missthingsplace]

Title: Heaven And Hell - Sequel to One Week In Cardiff.
Author: missthingsplace
Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto. Gwen. new team members.
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately.
Summary: Set after series 2. 
Spoilers: None.
Rating: pg13

Fourth connected series, links for the three previous series can be found in my Fic Master List  with a complete list of all my fics and are in the following order:

Mother's Day
Celebrations
One Week In Cardiff

Home!! Trying my very best to stay awake in an attempt to reset my body clock! Had a fab time in Orlando, even if we did melt a tad! Fav places, Sea World and Paramount Studio's. I don't do rollercoasters, but i love virtual rides, the Simpson's one is just brilliant.

A/N Monday midday, January 28th, 12 days before Civil Partnership. 

Since getting back to the house Ben hadn't been able to relax, his mind was in a complete whirl. Had he really seen what he thought he did? They weren't from this planet he was sure, those monsters. Ianto and Jack being there, saving them all, that seemed an even more of shock somehow.

Ben looked at Sandy sleeping peacefully, wondering exactly what they had meant, those two women when they told him she wouldn't remember anything. They had got home in the early of the hours of the morning and she was barely awake and had gone straight to bed.

Ben  hadn't heard anything from Ianto, he wondered if he should call him? No, Ianto said he'd phone, he should give him a little longer before he did. Ben curled up against Sandy and closed his eyes, hoping to slip into sleep but as soon as his eyelids closed images of the horror of the early morning flooded his brain again.

*

'Jack, how did you know where John was?' Gwen asked gently.

'He contacted me, left me a message on my wrist strap. Told me he was leaving the planet and if I didn't respond he wouldn't contact me again.' Jack told her honestly.

'Does Ianto know?'

Jack shock his head slowly. 'No. Don't lecture me, I know I should have told him.'

'He'd come here, to Cardiff I mean. He'd want to use the rift energy to help him travel?' Gwen asked, changing the subject.

'Yes, but he may have already gone.' Jack replied sadly.

'Where did he call from?'

Jack showed her the number on the piece of paper and realised it was a local number, Not Cardiff, but nearby.

'There's every chance he's still here, can you send him a message? Like the one he sent you I mean, with your wriststrap?'

'Yes ...' He started to say but was cut off by Chloe yelling his name.

'Jack.' She yelled again.

Jack didn't even think, he just ran down from his office with Gwen hot in his heels and to the autopsy bay where he found Chloe trying to resuscitate Ianto.

'His heart stopped.' She told him panting as she delivered a shock to Ianto's chest.

Jack held his breath, gasping with relief when the heart monitor started beeping in a steady rhythm again.

'Is that normal? A usual symptom I mean?' Chloe asked Jack, seeing the look in his face. He was scared.

'No, not this soon. I have to get him help.' He lent over and kissed Ianto on the forehead then left the autopsy bay, running up the steps two at a time.

He went to go up to his office but the crunching of glass under his feet reminded him it had no front wall. He turned and went to the conference room instead.

*

Chloe turned to Gwen. 'Help from who, I thought the antidote was around till the 45th century?'

'Captain John Hart, for Jack to want to ask him for his help ... well he must be desperate.'

'Why?'

'He is an ex of Jack's, from the 51st century and the last time he was here ... well, that's when Owen and Toshiko died.'

'Oh, not going to be an easy reunion then.' Chloe replied.

'No, and he also kept telling Jack he loved him and it was obvious he was jealous of Ianto, he could tell they were close.'

'Shit.' Damien interjected, having overheard their conversation.

'Exactly.'

*

Jack's finger hovered above the button he needed to press to send John a message, he really didn't know quite what to say to him. He had to do it, Ianto wouldn't survive much longer without the antidote. He made his decision, there was only one way to get him there without question. He took a deep breath and pressed the button.

'John, I need you. Now.'

He tried to keep it light and not sound as if he was desperate, but he wasn't sure if it came over like it. He knew in what way John would take it and he would have to deal with that when the occasion arrived. At the moment there was nothing he wouldn't do to save Ianto, whatever John might demand.

Jack flipped the cover back over the wriststrap and lent back against the wall of the conference room, then made himself leave the room as he tried his best to not think about what John would think of the message he just sent. He found Damien and Gwen cleaning up the glass from his office wall.

Jack apologised and offered to help, but they both refused it. Jack walked back to the autopsy room and looked over the railings as he watched Chloe with Ianto, she was smoothing his hair with her fingers and she spoke softly to him. Jack couldn't hear what she was saying, but whatever it was he was sure it was comforting.

Jack walked down the steps into the room and she turned to face him.

'His vitals are all stable again, I'll be monitoring him closely, I promise.' Chloe told him.

Jack noticed the tear that has escaped her eye slipping down her face, he pulled her into a hug and kissed her on the forehead.

'I know you will.' Jack whispered into her hair.

'Gwen told me there might be someone how can help?'

Jack nodded, Chloe could see something in his eyes that worried her and didn't push it further.

Chloe felt herself spun away as a loud gasp came from Ianto and the both looked towards him, frozen to the spot. Ianto's eyes shot open and he rasped out one word. 'Jack.' Before falling back into unconsciousness again. Jack finally rushed to his side and grabbed Ianto's hand.

'Ianto, Ianto, can you hear me?' He asked desperately.

There was no sound but the sound of Ianto's shallow breaths, Chloe watched as silent tears slipped down Jack's face for a minute before silently climbing the steps out of the autopsy bay and leaving Jack alone with Ianto. She wished there was more she could do, seeing them like this, Ianto so sick and Jack so broken was tearing her heart apart.

TBC