Back To Square One (Torchwood au)(Immortals sequel)

Breaking out

Jack's pov

Isaiah stiffens, visibly trying not to show his surprise at Ianto's sudden recovery. I smile a little, glad that Ianto is okay but my smile falls almost instantly as I see Isaiah clench his hand into a fist and I remember the years of contact training that he had for the time agency. Before I can warn Ianto he twists out of his grip and somehow grabs his gun while winding him. I try to lunge towards Isaiah and stop him from reaching the computer bank but Gray blocks me from reaching him as he re-enters the room with Alec held at gunpoint. There's no sign of Tosh. Isaiah has knocked Ianto out and he is lying next to the door with blood running down one side of his face. As I'm distracted by Ianto Isaiah grabs me in a stranglehold and spins me round to face Gray. He has a gun to Alec's head and Alec is looking at me through wide, scared eyes. Oh God why did it have to be him? Anyone else would have Torchwood training and would be able to get out but Alec is only trained to use a gun. He hasn't even reached basic self-defence yet and he hasn't been on any missions. He shouldn't be here.

"Let him go Gray, he's done nothing wrong, I only just recruited him," I yell, something about the terrified look in Alec's eyes and how he is still not flinching or panicking visibly has struck a chord in me. It reminds me of the look in Isaiah's eyes before they tortured him.

"But Jack he's the weakest, isn't that why you were spared enduring what I went through," Isaiah says, "Wasn't I the new recruit who had done nothing wrong as well?"

"Isaiah please, you can do anything to me just don't hurt my team."

"Too bad," this time it's Gray speaking, "Adam has the others rounded up outside, and he can honestly do so much more damage than me. Every single one of them is living through their very worst memories all over again, would you like to watch? He gestures towards the computer bank and I see that several of the screens are taken up by scenes from the past. I can see Tosh being imprisoned by UNIT while her mother is lying on the floor, unconscious. I can see Owen's fiancée, Katie, lying dead on an operating table, her brain exposed, a creature attached to it. I can even see Rose saying goodbye to the doctor and Martha seeing him aged by Harold Saxon and her family imprisoned.

I turn away in disgust but Isaiah grabs my head and forces me down into the chair facing the screens.

"Look at them Jack, you saved them, why not me? You left me." He snarls in my ear.

"I thought you were dead," I say. It sounds like a feeble excuse. Tosh and Owen are dying on screen now Owen having somehow got through his memories faster. I suppose he has more.

The camera feed for the corridor is still open and I can see them all unconscious but Adam isn't there. As I notice this I hear a door slam behind me and Ianto groaning. A feed of Lisa dying appears on screen. Adam.

I spin round ready to defend myself and Alec but Isaiah forces me around again as a feed of Alec getting thrown out by his father is added to the mix. However, as I look around the screen I notice that there isn't a feed for Mickey. He must be safe. Rhys and Gwen are missing as well. I check the hallway camera feed and they aren't there. They must have escaped, or they're dead.

Isaiah forces me to watch the feeds for a while longer, oh god I'm in some of them, I'm in Ianto's, Martha's and Tosh's. I suppose that they were all Torchwood or Doctor related. I can't blame myself for what happened to Tosh and Ianto, for how they died.

As Owen's feed shows Katie again the lights all go out and I hear Gray cry out and a gun go off, I hope it isn't his. Isaiah lets go of me as someone crashes into him. Judging by his silhouette it was Rhys. That means that Mickey must of taken down Gray and turned off the power. A flashlight turns on and I can see Adam, Gray and Isaiah on the floor. Rhys is standing over Ianto who is waking up and Mickey is helping Alec up. Gwen is holding the flashlight. I get to my feet and look out past Gwen, everyone else is up, if a little dazed. Alec is ok too but Ianto is struggling. Adam must have given him a higher dosage of his telepathy. I move to pick him up but Mickey scoops him up before I can. "No offence captain cheesecake, but you look like hell."

I just nod and lead them all outside and along towards the lifts, thankfully they're still working, the backup generators have kicked in, and we don't have to worry about Adam, Isaiah and Gray, Mickey hit them all. They're gone. Even after what they did it still hurts.

We reach the surface and leave canary wharf as fast as possible, ignoring the odd looks that we get from people as we pass. The Torchwood SUV is parked outside along with a couple of other cars from the Torchwood garage and Martha and Mickey's car.

"Ok guys I don't think that we should go back to Cardiff tonight, we still need to get rid of the portals and seal this place up. Martha, Mickey is there room at yours, we can sleep on the floor."

"Yeah, sure. Who's ok to drive?" Martha replies.

"I'll drive the SUV and anyone who feels well enough to drive can pick a car, Mickey you can drive your car and lead the way, we'll follow you. Let's get out of here."

A:N/ There's only one more chapter and then this story will be complete. It feels weird to be finished with this story as I have been working on this and Immortals for two years now. I'm gonna save the soppy stuff for next chapter though.

I'm also going to go over Immortals and this story when the next chapter is finished and edit.

As usual please vote if you liked it and thank you for reading!

-Annie