Title: I'm in pieces
By: minimumstitch
Pairing: Jack/Ianto
Rating: PG
Warning: character death, COE
Disclaimer: Torchwood is not owned by me but is owned by the BBC and RTD and I am just enjoying playing with their characters.
Summary: COE fic.

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The crowd had dispersed, leaving only a handful of vultures desperate to find some tattered remains of flesh to keep as a souvenir of the day. Those conspiracy theorists in the know longed to find a fragment of the legendary Captain Jack Harkness, the 'man who couldn't die'.

Suddenly, in the midst of the mindless chatter, a scream arose from the darkness, sounding so inhuman that the scavengers ran, desperate to escape the source of the terrible sound. A few seconds later another scream sounded, followed by another and another until reaching a terrifying crescendo.

The brave souls who dared look back caught sight of skinless corpses rising from the rubble, lipless mouths open, releasing the horrific screams and mad, white eyes rolling in lidless sockets.

They watched the bloody corpses change before their eyes, blood red flesh turning pale pink as new skin began to cover the exposed muscles. As their features filled out they became recognisable as human males in their late 30s.

The scavengers' horror turned to glee as they recognised the features of Captain Jack Harkness, but within moments glee turned to pity as Captain Harkness' cries of pain turned into cries of denial and horror.

"No!"

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