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ericadawn16Title: But Time Marches On
Author: Ericadawn16
Characters: Jack, Alice, Iefan, Mariah, Mickey, Martha, Rhi, Mica, Gwen, Owen, Tosh, Ianto
Rated: PG-13 ANGST COE Spoilers MPREG AU
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Summary: What happened between Iefan, Mariah and Lucia?
Author's Note: The Sequel to But Time Didn't Stop
Masterlist: http://ericadawn16.livejournal.com/113396.html
And It All Started Off So Well...
Black Eye
"Stop!" Jack yelled and the children froze. It was rare for him to raise his voice. Iefan held a toy lorry in one hand while the other two held up their fists. All three had dirt all over their kit. Iefan had scratches on him, Lucia was bleeding from one arm and Mariah had what could be the beginnings of a black eye. Martha would not be pleased.
"She did it," said Iefan and Mariah at the same time that Lucia said, "He did it."
Right, as though he thought this would easy. Jack picked up Iefan and took Mariah's hand.
"You stay here," Jack told Lucia like he would with an adult. Her brown eyes widened in surprise at the sternnesss. Perhaps she would listen. Then, he took the other two inside where Alice was waiting in the kitchen despite what he'd told her about resting. She gasped at their condition.
"Lucia?" she asked.
"Is fine," Jack answered and let go of Mariah, "Time for your mum magic."
"And what will you be doing?" she asked, taking Mariah's hand.
"Finding out what happened," Jack replied and took Iefan into the sitting room. He sat his son on the couch and kneeled in front of him.
"This should work," he whispered and concentrated on Iefan's baby blue eyes. There was no resistance and Jack felt his anxiety and pain.
'Tell me what happened just now,' Jack thought and after a few false starts, he saw himself entering the kitchen like earlier. Lucia got off the swing and came towards Mariah.
"Aren't you old for training pants? I've had real pants forever," she bragged and Mariah started to sniffle.
"Ha, you're just a baby," Lucia continued and Iefan climbed down.
"No ice," he told her and Lucia laughed.
"You can't even talk right," she said and Iefan jumped on her. She punched his arm and he punched back, hitting her in the chest. She twisted his arm so he turned his head and bit her hard. It drew blood and she let go.
"Idiota!" Lucia spat and picked up a toy car. She threw it at him so it hit his chest.
"Oww!" Iefan wailed and picked up a car, throwing it. The car hit her arm and bounced onto the ground. She threw it back, hitting his arm. He picked up a toy people mover and raised his arm, aiming it at Lucia. However, Lucia moved at the last second and pushed Mariah. The toy hit her face and she shrieked. Iefan was confused and upset.
"She your girlfriend?" Lucia asked with a sneer. Iefan picked up a lorry and the back door opened.
Jack sighed and broke the connection. If only the Doctor could see him now, being so domestic. He knew what he'd say about the violence.
"I understand wanting to protect Mariah, but you can't hit everyone you come across that's being mean. Violence isn't the answer," Jack spoke, "You're going to have to do time out for hitting your cousin."
His son pouted as he set the timer on his wriststrap. When he walked into the kitchen, Mariah had a booboo bag in the shape of a Disney character on her eye and Alice wore an amused expression.
"Do as I say, not as I do, right?" she asked and he realized she'd overheard him.
"Well, he doesn't know what I do. I'm glad he can defend himself but I don't want him taking after me or his father that way," Jack spoke, "he could have a normal life."
"Hmm, normal," she said and crossed her arms, "Normal's not usually in the cards for a child of Jack Harkness."
"Won't hurt to try," Jack argued in a soft voice. There was a pause as Alice seemed to think about it. Then, she said, "I should check on Lucia. She's due for a time out from what you said, too."
He watched her go outside. Then, the front doorbell chimed.
"That will probably be your parents," he told Mariah who ran for the door.
"Nah, Martha will probably understand...Mickey will kill me," Jack said to himself and followed after her. His wriststrap beeped and he paused at the couch. It was vacant. He saw that he had already gone to the door. The time out could have gone better. Jack glanced at the photos of Ianto on the wall.
"I'm trying..." he said and decided he should call Selene later. She said to call whenever he felt like drinking. He walked over to the door and opened it.
"It's so good to see both of..."
"What happened to my little girl?!" Mickey asked and took her in his arms.
"Iefan," said Mariah. Lula barked and Iefan petted her; not seeming to care what was said about him.
"What?" asked Martha; her mouth open.
"It was an accident. He was trying to hit Lucia," Jack explained and both of her parents frowned at him.
"You know how it is, turn your back on them for a second and all three want to kill each other," Jack spoke and Martha turned to Mariah, studying her face. She reached into her pocket and took out a device that looked quite similar to the Doctor's screwdriver.
"Close your eyes, honey," she said and shined the light over the area, "nothing permanent."
Martha looked down at Iefan.
"Any bruising or complaints?" she asked Jack.
"No, same as ever," he replied and she nodded.
"Where's Lucia?" Martha asked.
"Back garden, but I think she's fine..."
Martha was already heading past him, into the kitchen and out the door. He hurried after her. Alice and Lucia were sitting on the play structure.
"How is she? I heard she and Iefan got into a scrap," Martha asked, holding the device.
"Nothing an early bed won't fix," she replied, rubbing her belly. Lucia groaned in response. Jack wondered from Alice's face whether she was still having contractions. Martha seemed to be thinking something similar.
"How are you feeling, Melissa?" she asked and ran the device over her before Alice pushed it away.
"Don't use that on me. I don't know what it is," she complained and Martha frowned. Jack wasn't sure what all the lights on the device meant.
"It's nothing. It's just..." Martha started before looking at Lucia. Jack noticed his granddaughter staring at Martha and the device with big brown eyes.
"Lucia, why don't you go play in the house?" Martha suggested and she looked at her mum who nodded. They watched her go and Martha looked back at Alice.
"I don't know what your GP or whoever is telling you, but you really have to take it easy in your condition," Martha spoke, putting the device back in her pocket.
"They're just Braxton Hicks, I know the difference," Alice maintained.
"Still, you're at a much higher risk for premature labour. Rest, make sure you're off your feet more and cut back on the stairs," Martha spoke and Jack didn't like her tone. The device had told her something.
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Rhi was sitting on the couch when Mica appeared with a soda.
"Anything else, mum?" she asked and Rhi wondered what she wanted: new computer, new gaming system, money for school? She was a bit young to start hinting for a car. Still, she preferred Mica doing this because she wanted something rather than because her daughter was scared for her.
"I don't want anything," Mica spoke and Rhi tried not to laugh. It was good as a confirmation. Hmm, it could have something to do with Sarah Jane. Summer was coming and Mica might want to visit her again.
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"That bloody Yeti is never showing up," Owen complained with a frown.
"Maybe we aren't at the right altitude," Tosh suggested, looking at one of her devices.
"We need to keep up our strength, especially you," Ianto spoke, handing her a protein bar. His hand paused for a moment on her large belly. She was pregnant but she hadn't been pregnant in the Himalayas. The realization reminded her that she was dreaming: none of it was real. In theory, she could do anything. She took Ianto's arm.
"Jack's going to come back. He does love you," Gwen told him. He gave her an odd look and threw the bars at the other two who caught them without a problem. Gwen rubbed a hand over her belly: remembering what it felt like. A small, white creature ran past them.
"Is that...?" Tosh asked in disbelief.
"I'm on it," Owen spoke and ran after the baby Yeti. Ianto stepped over to her again and he was older; like the last time she saw him before London.
"I know he does, but perhaps..." he paused before continuing, "perhaps too much. He lost himself."
That was an apt description for what happened. For a moment, she thought she saw the cut on his cheek. She reached out to touch it and he took her hand, putting it back on her belly.
"Don't give up on what you want," Ianto spoke in those Welsh vowels, "and don't give up on him." Then, he kissed her on the cheek.
The radio blared in her ear and Gwen was jerked awake. She put a hand to the cheek that had felt pressure. It had felt so real. Gwen reached over to pull Rhys close and he smiled in his sleep.
Author: Ericadawn16
Characters: Jack, Alice, Iefan, Mariah, Mickey, Martha, Rhi, Mica, Gwen, Owen, Tosh, Ianto
Rated: PG-13 ANGST COE Spoilers MPREG AU
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Summary: What happened between Iefan, Mariah and Lucia?
Author's Note: The Sequel to But Time Didn't Stop
Masterlist: http://ericadawn16.livejournal.com/113396.html
And It All Started Off So Well...
Black Eye
"Stop!" Jack yelled and the children froze. It was rare for him to raise his voice. Iefan held a toy lorry in one hand while the other two held up their fists. All three had dirt all over their kit. Iefan had scratches on him, Lucia was bleeding from one arm and Mariah had what could be the beginnings of a black eye. Martha would not be pleased.
"She did it," said Iefan and Mariah at the same time that Lucia said, "He did it."
Right, as though he thought this would easy. Jack picked up Iefan and took Mariah's hand.
"You stay here," Jack told Lucia like he would with an adult. Her brown eyes widened in surprise at the sternnesss. Perhaps she would listen. Then, he took the other two inside where Alice was waiting in the kitchen despite what he'd told her about resting. She gasped at their condition.
"Lucia?" she asked.
"Is fine," Jack answered and let go of Mariah, "Time for your mum magic."
"And what will you be doing?" she asked, taking Mariah's hand.
"Finding out what happened," Jack replied and took Iefan into the sitting room. He sat his son on the couch and kneeled in front of him.
"This should work," he whispered and concentrated on Iefan's baby blue eyes. There was no resistance and Jack felt his anxiety and pain.
'Tell me what happened just now,' Jack thought and after a few false starts, he saw himself entering the kitchen like earlier. Lucia got off the swing and came towards Mariah.
"Aren't you old for training pants? I've had real pants forever," she bragged and Mariah started to sniffle.
"Ha, you're just a baby," Lucia continued and Iefan climbed down.
"No ice," he told her and Lucia laughed.
"You can't even talk right," she said and Iefan jumped on her. She punched his arm and he punched back, hitting her in the chest. She twisted his arm so he turned his head and bit her hard. It drew blood and she let go.
"Idiota!" Lucia spat and picked up a toy car. She threw it at him so it hit his chest.
"Oww!" Iefan wailed and picked up a car, throwing it. The car hit her arm and bounced onto the ground. She threw it back, hitting his arm. He picked up a toy people mover and raised his arm, aiming it at Lucia. However, Lucia moved at the last second and pushed Mariah. The toy hit her face and she shrieked. Iefan was confused and upset.
"She your girlfriend?" Lucia asked with a sneer. Iefan picked up a lorry and the back door opened.
Jack sighed and broke the connection. If only the Doctor could see him now, being so domestic. He knew what he'd say about the violence.
"I understand wanting to protect Mariah, but you can't hit everyone you come across that's being mean. Violence isn't the answer," Jack spoke, "You're going to have to do time out for hitting your cousin."
His son pouted as he set the timer on his wriststrap. When he walked into the kitchen, Mariah had a booboo bag in the shape of a Disney character on her eye and Alice wore an amused expression.
"Do as I say, not as I do, right?" she asked and he realized she'd overheard him.
"Well, he doesn't know what I do. I'm glad he can defend himself but I don't want him taking after me or his father that way," Jack spoke, "he could have a normal life."
"Hmm, normal," she said and crossed her arms, "Normal's not usually in the cards for a child of Jack Harkness."
"Won't hurt to try," Jack argued in a soft voice. There was a pause as Alice seemed to think about it. Then, she said, "I should check on Lucia. She's due for a time out from what you said, too."
He watched her go outside. Then, the front doorbell chimed.
"That will probably be your parents," he told Mariah who ran for the door.
"Nah, Martha will probably understand...Mickey will kill me," Jack said to himself and followed after her. His wriststrap beeped and he paused at the couch. It was vacant. He saw that he had already gone to the door. The time out could have gone better. Jack glanced at the photos of Ianto on the wall.
"I'm trying..." he said and decided he should call Selene later. She said to call whenever he felt like drinking. He walked over to the door and opened it.
"It's so good to see both of..."
"What happened to my little girl?!" Mickey asked and took her in his arms.
"Iefan," said Mariah. Lula barked and Iefan petted her; not seeming to care what was said about him.
"What?" asked Martha; her mouth open.
"It was an accident. He was trying to hit Lucia," Jack explained and both of her parents frowned at him.
"You know how it is, turn your back on them for a second and all three want to kill each other," Jack spoke and Martha turned to Mariah, studying her face. She reached into her pocket and took out a device that looked quite similar to the Doctor's screwdriver.
"Close your eyes, honey," she said and shined the light over the area, "nothing permanent."
Martha looked down at Iefan.
"Any bruising or complaints?" she asked Jack.
"No, same as ever," he replied and she nodded.
"Where's Lucia?" Martha asked.
"Back garden, but I think she's fine..."
Martha was already heading past him, into the kitchen and out the door. He hurried after her. Alice and Lucia were sitting on the play structure.
"How is she? I heard she and Iefan got into a scrap," Martha asked, holding the device.
"Nothing an early bed won't fix," she replied, rubbing her belly. Lucia groaned in response. Jack wondered from Alice's face whether she was still having contractions. Martha seemed to be thinking something similar.
"How are you feeling, Melissa?" she asked and ran the device over her before Alice pushed it away.
"Don't use that on me. I don't know what it is," she complained and Martha frowned. Jack wasn't sure what all the lights on the device meant.
"It's nothing. It's just..." Martha started before looking at Lucia. Jack noticed his granddaughter staring at Martha and the device with big brown eyes.
"Lucia, why don't you go play in the house?" Martha suggested and she looked at her mum who nodded. They watched her go and Martha looked back at Alice.
"I don't know what your GP or whoever is telling you, but you really have to take it easy in your condition," Martha spoke, putting the device back in her pocket.
"They're just Braxton Hicks, I know the difference," Alice maintained.
"Still, you're at a much higher risk for premature labour. Rest, make sure you're off your feet more and cut back on the stairs," Martha spoke and Jack didn't like her tone. The device had told her something.
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Rhi was sitting on the couch when Mica appeared with a soda.
"Anything else, mum?" she asked and Rhi wondered what she wanted: new computer, new gaming system, money for school? She was a bit young to start hinting for a car. Still, she preferred Mica doing this because she wanted something rather than because her daughter was scared for her.
"I don't want anything," Mica spoke and Rhi tried not to laugh. It was good as a confirmation. Hmm, it could have something to do with Sarah Jane. Summer was coming and Mica might want to visit her again.
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"That bloody Yeti is never showing up," Owen complained with a frown.
"Maybe we aren't at the right altitude," Tosh suggested, looking at one of her devices.
"We need to keep up our strength, especially you," Ianto spoke, handing her a protein bar. His hand paused for a moment on her large belly. She was pregnant but she hadn't been pregnant in the Himalayas. The realization reminded her that she was dreaming: none of it was real. In theory, she could do anything. She took Ianto's arm.
"Jack's going to come back. He does love you," Gwen told him. He gave her an odd look and threw the bars at the other two who caught them without a problem. Gwen rubbed a hand over her belly: remembering what it felt like. A small, white creature ran past them.
"Is that...?" Tosh asked in disbelief.
"I'm on it," Owen spoke and ran after the baby Yeti. Ianto stepped over to her again and he was older; like the last time she saw him before London.
"I know he does, but perhaps..." he paused before continuing, "perhaps too much. He lost himself."
That was an apt description for what happened. For a moment, she thought she saw the cut on his cheek. She reached out to touch it and he took her hand, putting it back on her belly.
"Don't give up on what you want," Ianto spoke in those Welsh vowels, "and don't give up on him." Then, he kissed her on the cheek.
The radio blared in her ear and Gwen was jerked awake. She put a hand to the cheek that had felt pressure. It had felt so real. Gwen reached over to pull Rhys close and he smiled in his sleep.
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Date: 2011-03-20 11:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-06-08 10:29 am (UTC)I hope Alice is okay.
Ah, Rhi really wants to go doesn't she? One trip? Doctor, do you NOT remember the last time you said that?
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Date: 2011-06-10 05:36 am (UTC)I always intended for Mica to have her trip in June when class it either out or winding down. Now, it'll also come after Sarah Jane's funeral so it'll be a more mature Mica, not completely mature but more knowledgeable about what really happens to companions.