Nightingale: Agent of Torchwood

Everything Changes [Final]

Jack and Nightingale were standing on the roof talking.

"Owen and Toshiko, you didn't tell them that you were shot in the head and survived,"

"You didn't tell them either." Jack noted, "Followed my lead. Keep doing that, and you might get through this,"

"But she killed you..."

"I can't die,"

"Ok..."

"But I can't...Something happened to me a while back, long story and far away. But I was killed, and then I was brought back to life, and ever since then, I can't die,"

"That's why you want to find my brother." Nightingale realized, she shook her head "If there was something I could do...I would. But I'm sorry Jack, but what you're talking about...it's unprecedented."

The duo continued to look across the Millennium Centre.

"What did you see?"

Nightingale turned to look at Jack.

"When Suzie touched you...what did you see?"

Nightingale bit her lip to keep the tears contained.

"Gale?"

Nightingale took a deep breath. "There's a reason I chose the name Nightingale, much like my brother chose the name Doctor..." The tears couldn't be contained. "On Gallifrey, I was the only one with this gift. The gift had died out long before my brother and I were born. So when word got out that I could see through the fabric of time itself, everyone wanted a taste of it, but the bad ones wanted it all for themselves. After a certain incident with a man, I called my friend and gave myself the name Nightingale. Because people want to capture a Nightingale and keep it for its song the same way people wanted to keep me locked away and use my gift for their gain... Touching Suzie brought back those horrors. I saw pain and suffering, but it wasn't her own...it was mine,"

Jack closed the gap between him and Nightingale; he cupped her chin with his hand so she looked into his eyes. "I swear, that won't happen here. Not with my team and certainly not with me. You can share what you see when you feel it necessary; no one...and I mean no one will force you,"

Nightingale looked into Jack's eyes. Her past with Loki merged with her future with Jack as she heard the same words being said. Nightingale smiled as she pushed away from Jack and looked out at the Cardiff scenery. "So...when do I start?"