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Captain Jack Harkness | Torchwood (ex_jharkness192) wrote in colligo_threads,
@ 2009-08-20 16:56:00

Entry tags:

jack harkness, the master

WHO: Jack, Ianto, Master
WHAT: True to form, Jack goes off on his lonesome to get Ianto back. Because if anyone's dealing with the Master, it's going to be him.
WHEN: 20 August
WHERE: the steps of the Library/Lo.
RATING: High
STATUS: Incomplete

Enough was enough and through Peter's help, Jack knew where to find Ianto and the Master. Two fucking weeks he'd left this go, though he had been searching high and low for any sign of them. Jack was just starting to go out of his bloody mind, not to mention damn near useless through his guilt. He did blame himself for this, knowing that Ianto was wherever he was because Jack had pushed him there.

That night he fucked Gwen. That night he had pushed Ianto away and to the Master.

He didn't recognise Lo, but this had to be it. Jack wished he had his Webley to shoot the thing for a dramatic entrance but kicking would have to do.

"Come out you fucking coward!"

Perhaps not the best thing to say, but Jack wasn't exactly thinking clearly. Not to mention he didn't have Ianto to tell him that his plan (or lack thereof) was stupid.

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cantyouhearit
2009-08-21 12:55 am UTC (link)

"I know, sweetheart. The mean man should know better than to kick you," The Master said, patting the console as he stared up at the viewscreen. The Master was starting to wonder just when Jack would give up all possible bids for reason and just charge in with guns blazing. Except that shooting Lo would simply prove to be a waste of time. Shooting him, however... Well, that was unfortunately effective. So instead, the Master simply twisted a few controls, setting the viewscreen to transmit outwards as well as allow him to see what was outside. A trick that he picked up from an old friend who used it to ditch his granddaughter once.

"Ahhhh, Jack. I was wondering when you were going to join us," The Master said, smirking at the false Captain. "Care for some tea? It's the best I've had in centuries."

Ianto was nowhere within the frame that Jack could see. At least, not for the moment. Which suited the Master just fine. The more that he irritated Jack, the better that he could go to bed feeling tonight.

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inloyalservice
2009-08-21 03:54 am UTC (link)

When Ianto heard Jack's voice, he was surprised. He had begun to wonder if he was coming at all. Still, he sounded concerned, so that meant it was his Jack and not the other one. That was good at least. The Master seemed to be taunting him, and Ianto had to bite back a sigh of frustration. Jack really was rather impossible when he was worked up. But the Master did seem to have a habit of pushing people's buttons. It wasn't what one might call a particularly productive habit, but the Master seemed to enjoy himself at least.

At the mention of tea, Ianto went over to the kitchen and started up both tea and coffee. No point in waiting for the Master to have to ask, and he knew Jack got in quite a state when he didn't have his coffee. This could go a long way toward minimising bloodshed. After a moment's thought, he looked around to see if Lo had any biscuits lying around.

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ex_jharkness192
2009-08-21 03:56 am UTC (link)

Jack should have known better, but he didn't care. It didn't matter that part of Jack winced kicking a TARDIS, even if it was one belonging to the Master. He gave it another kick, not caring any longer. The Master could do whatever he wanted to Jack -- oh, wait, he already had.

He was determined not to rise to the Master's bait and, if anything, the mention of fine tea meant that Ianto was still alive. That, to Jack, meant the absolute world. He could play the game for now.

"I'd love some." Jack pursed his lips. "So why don't you bring your cowardly arse and he who is making your tea outside." Because Jack knew that if he went in there it would be harder for them both to get out.

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cantyouhearit
2009-08-23 02:01 am UTC (link)

"Now, now, Jack, we both know that I'm not that dumb," The Master said, leaning a little closer to the viewscreen as he smiled at the Captain. "You do have such a habit of shooting things, and I really would hate to have to waste a regeneration just because you decided to get pissy at me when I haven't even done anything. Ianto and I were just having a nice chat. I told him that he could leave whenever he wanted. All he had to do was open the door."

Granted, though, opening the door of a TARDIS when you had no idea what any of the switches, buttons, or levers on the console did was next to impossible. That was something that The Master was sure that Jack would know so it didn't really have to be expressed.

"In the end, he really just preferred to stay here," The Master concluded, leaning back again. "Oh, but I could always let you in. That is, if you promise not to get trigger happy."

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inloyalservice
2009-08-23 05:09 am UTC (link)

Ianto looked up from what he was doing, startled at the idea that Jack would shoot the Master. It was certainly something of an overreaction, in his opinion. And the Master had told him he could leave at any time. The door just hadn't been cooperative. The Master really should get that looked at. But in any case, he hoped that Jack would settle for tea, rather than bloodshed. He didn't want either the Master or Jack getting hurt.

He had enjoyed staying in the TARDIS, but he wouldn't object to going back, if Jack really was himself again. He finished up with the drinks and looked over at the Master. "He might be more amenable to the suggestion if you mention there's coffee too," he suggested calmly.

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ex_jharkness192
2009-08-23 04:11 pm UTC (link)

Jack held one hand up, pulling the greatcoat back with his free hand to show an empty holster. "How's that for good faith of not shooting things?" Jack asked. "No matter how much I'd like to see you go through another few regenerations, I'm not that stupid." Nor was he stupid enough to go anywhere without another weapon or three concealed. Call it training from one Captain John Hart.

"And did you explain to him how to open the door?" Jack asked. Yes, Master, Jack knew all about TARDISes and doors and the fact that you had to know something about a TARDIS in order to open said doors. "So if we stick to the promise of my not getting trigger happy, why don't you bring him out here. Or are you scared to, coward?"

The one thing Jack Harkness really needed to learn was the whole point of not offending the man who was holding his once-lover captive. Yes, once-lover. Because remembering the things he said to Ianto, Jack didn't feel like he had any right to the other man -- not like that any more. He was rescuing him from the Master for the sake of rescuing. Nothing more.

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