[PLOT:TARDIS]

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Jack had been searching the corridors and rooms for...he didn't know how long. When he came across food, he ate it and when he was tired he had lain down in a place that was as lovely as the butterfly atrium had been. He never did find that again, which was kinda tragic, but he was too busy searching. He'd forgotten all about his lunch and the repairs. He'd forgotten the Doctor's warning that he needed to be careful or he'd walk out a month later and think only a few days had passed. He'd forgotten any responsibilities or friends he had on the island...not forgotten entirely, but it just seemed like they wouldn't be bothered if he was gone for a while. He had something to do. Something consuming. Something important. The TARDIS needed him and he could help. He could make her better.

As he looked down the deep shaft that continued on in inky darkness, down and down into what could be anything, Jack knew that was where he needed to go. He needed to get down in there, no matter how long it took. He circled the giant hole and tried to find a way past the barricade, the decided that the best course of action was to simply climb over. He could jump in and get to the bottom faster. He'd fix her with his bare hands or die trying.

He'd already died once and come back thanks to the TARDIS and Rose. He wasn't afraid. Death was just a do-over.

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[captainjack.livejournal.com]

Jack laughed warmly, let go, and gave him a playful shrug. "How could I ever hope to compete with those ears? I was doomed from the start."

[sortofaman.livejournal.com]

"Oi, that is low, that is, Harkness," the Doctor retorted, and gave him a light punch in the bicep. "I wasn't interested in a shag anyway and you know it."

[captainjack.livejournal.com]

"Hey!" he exclaimed and rubbed his arm, aping indignation well. "I'm just saying. Good looking guy, pretty young girl, handsome captain. If you were, I wouldn't judge."

[sortofaman.livejournal.com]

"Knew there was a reason we picked you up," the Doctor said, turning and winking at him. "Never thought we'd end up here."

[captainjack.livejournal.com]

"Here? Here isn't so bad," Jack grinned, feeling more and more like himself as they ventured away from the TARDIS.

[sortofaman.livejournal.com]

"No," the Doctor agreed, "it's not, is it." Even so, he couldn't help but glance back once over his shoulder.

It was another thing to haunt him.