PARENTHOOD

Chapter Forty One

Aquatech was a three story brick building with tinted black windows and a security fence encircled the building. CCTV cameras were posted every few feet along the fence and a soft humming sound filled the air from the electric barbed wire at the top of the fence. Jack had found a car rental place in town as the car headed for the guard station and the guard walked out of the guard station, walking toward the car. Jack rolled down the window as he grinned at the guard and the guard leaned over, looking into the car.

"Hi there, mind if we have a look around?" Jack said as Ianto slightly smiled and rolled his eyes.

"Sorry but this is private property," the guard said and Jack nodded.

"I think this will override what passes for private around here, Mate," Jack said as he showed him his Torchwood identification and the guard's eyes went wide. "Now, be a good little guard and open the gate!"

Nodding, the guard walked to the guard station and went inside. The gate opened while the car moved along the path and Jack smiled. The car stopped in front of the stairs leading to the door as they got out of the car and Jack took the stairs two at a time.

"This isn't a race, you know," Ianto said, shaking his head and Jack shrugged. Walking inside the air conditioned hallway, they walked down the hallway and their footsteps echoed as they walked. The walls were stark white as was the tile on the floor and the ceiling and bulb lights were embedded in the ceiling. AQUATECH was painted along the wall to the left in blue lettering and Jack noticed that there was no sign of a reception desk.

"What kind of business has no receptionist?" he muttered and Ianto shrugged.

"Maybe it's run by an automated reception system," he said but something told Jack that things didn't appear as they seem and he frowned.

"I never trust those things. I like having a little one to one with someone," he said and slid Ianto's hand into his. Ianto blushed as Jack smiled and swung his hand back and forth.

"We can have a little one to one later," Ianto thought and Jack gently bumped into him.

"Right, where is the boss then?" Jack asked, looking around.

"I'm right here," Angus McFaye said as he walked into the hallway and several, armed guards appeared behind him, pointing their guns at Jack and Ianto.

"Frazer?" Angel called when she walked into the garden room and saw Frazer sitting on the ground. His legs were folded in a lotus position while the back of his hands rested on top of his thighs and he had his eyes closed. She softly walked closer when she knelt down on the ground and saw the sweat trickling down his bare chest. The room was hot and the steam rose from the ground. She thought how sexy he looked glowing in the dim light and moved a finger through the sweat on his chest. Gasping, he opened his eyes and smiled at her. "What are you doing?"

"I was meditating," he said as she looked at the chain around his neck and the dim light shimmered on the charms and crystals. His godmother had given him the chain centuries ago as she saw the light dancing in the blue crystal and she sighed. She hated that he wore it and had tried to get rid of the chain, but it always returned to his neck.

"What's wrong?" she asked as she moved closer and moved her hands along his bare shoulders.

"If someone has dumped toxins into the loch then she is going tae find out aboot it. When that happens..." he sighed and she nodded. Frazer's godmother was a fey called M'Yari and she controlled all things that lived in the water and unicorns were her prized processions.

"But she can't come unless you call her," she said and Frazer nodded.

"The thing is I have no control over it. It's like she makes me call her," he said as Angel fingered the necklace and he saw the anger in her eyes.

"I hate this thing," she growled and he nodded.

"I ken that you do."

"I wish you could just throw it into a black hole and we'd never see it again."

"Tried that once but it came back," he teased and she gently pushed him onto his back. She softly kissed his lips as the steam grew thicker and the sound of laughter filled the air.

"Look, this doesn't have to get messy. We just want to talk," Jack said with his hands up in front of him and Angus folded his arms across his chest.

"So talk then," he said and Jack lowered his hands while the guards lowered their guns.

"First off, I am Captain Jack Harkness and this is Ianto Jones."

"I ken who you are, Captain," Angus said and Jack frowned.

"You do?" Jack asked, arching an eyebrow at him.

"Aye, you ruined one of my operations a few years ago. Does space whale meat ring any bells?" Angus asked as Ianto and Jack looked at each other and remembered the time a space whale had fallen through the rift and was used as a cash cow. Owen had killed it out of mercy but they never learned who had funded the men that were torturing the poor creature.

"You bastard!" Jack growled as he walked forward then stopped when the guards raised their guns again.

"Why are you here?" Angus asked.

"Kelnarium," Jack said and Angus blinked.

"Never heard of it," Angus said and Jack frowned.

"Sure you have. So, tell me, where did you get it?"

"I have no idea what you're talking aboot. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have work tae do," Angus said when he turned and head down the hallway. "Kill them."

Ianto dived into the office to his left while the guards fired their guns and Jack grunted. Ianto watched as Jack fell to the floor and blood pooled under him. The office was empty but the window was open as he looked at Jack then at the window and sighed.

"Yan...run!" Jack thought before his mind blinked out and Ianto ran to the window, jumping out and rolled on the ground. Getting up, he ran as the gunfire flew over his head and he ran around the corner. Running for the car, he took the keys out of his pocket as he ran faster and unlocked the door. He got inside the car while the guards came out of the building and he started the car. Looking over his shoulder, he backed the car up as he turned the wheel then hit the gas and the car zoomed down the path. The security guard waved his arms for Ianto to stop while the car zoomed toward him and the security guard swore, diving out of the way. The car roared down the road as Ianto held the wheel tightly in his hands and tears rolled down his cheeks.

"Careful!" Angel said while Alexander held onto Loch and Loch swam around in a small circle. Alexander giggled while Loch purred and Frazer sat on the side of the pool, videotaping them. Angel swam toward Loch as it dived under the water and she held Alexander in her arms.

"Where did Loch go, Mommy?" he asked as she squinted and saw that Loch was heading toward Frazer.

"Frazer, put the camera down!" she shouted as he turned it off and placed the camera to his left. Suddenly Loch popped out of the water as it gently pushed Frazer onto his back and licked Frazer's face.

"Ack, ok, stop," he laughed and Loch slid back into the water. It gently slid its mouth around Frazer's leg as it softly pulled on it and Frazer nodded, sliding into the water. Loch's head popped up as it looked at him then at Angel and Alexander and Frazer nodded. They swam to them as Angel smiled and Frazer dived under the water. Loch looked down when it dived underwater and swam after him. They swam to the bottom of the pool while Frazer floated in front of Loch and Loch tilted its head to one side. Frazer nodded as Loch swam around then over him and Frazer gently brushed his fingers over the skin. He has set his respiratory bypass system as they swam under water when Loch pushed him then looked up and he nodded. Angel softly laughed when they surfaced and Frazer patted Loch's head.

"Show off," she teased and Frazer shrugged. Suddenly they felt Jack's mind blink out and the worry in Ianto's mind and swam for the ladder. Alexander had held onto Loch when Frazer picked him out of the water and Loch looked at them. It seemed to sense something was wrong as it started whimpering and Angel knelt down, stroking the soft skin.

"I'll go see what happened," Frazer said, placing Alexander down as she nodded and Frazer ran out of the room. Running into the control room, Frazer heard the doors open and Ianto ran inside. Closing the doors behind him, Ianto ran to the console when he started pushing buttons and Frazer noticed that he had been crying.

"Where's Gwen?" Ianto asked when Gwen ran into the room and headed for the console.

"What happen?" she asked.

"We went to Aquatech. Gwen, Jack's...he...Jack's dead!" he shouted and Gwen rubbed his back.

"He'll be ok," she said as Ianto nodded and Frazer walked closer.

"What did you find out aboot Aquatech?" Frazer asked.

"Not much. They were the ones that were hurting that space whale," Ianto said and Gwen gasped.

"No," she said and Ianto nodded. Gwen told Frazer about the space whale and his eyes turned black.

"Those bastards," he said and Ianto nodded. They then felt Jack's mind click back on as Ianto smiled and wiped his eyes.

"Jack, are you ok?" Gwen thought.

"Yep, but I think we're going to need the big guns," Jack thought.

"You mean...?" Ianto thought and felt Jack sending love into his mind.

"Yep, we're going to need the Doctor!" Jack thought and Ianto reached into his pocket and took his cell phone out, flipped it open and pushed the buttons.

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