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laligin ([personal profile] laligin) wrote2008-05-23 06:51 pm

Shock Tactics

Fandom: Torchwood (shock horror!)
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Jack/Ianto
Word Count: 430
Summary: Dealing with a drunk shapeshifter wasn't high on Jack's list of priorities for the day...

Prompt: Jantolution Challenge #10, FLUFF (plus Ewok)

Shock Tactics

With Tosh suitably scared, the creature became a snake and lunged at Gwen and Owen, hissing. They both leapt back with a yell.

“Oh, please,” Jack sighed. “That is so old.”

“I will make you all cower with fear!” roared the snake, turning into a huge, fearsome lion and advancing on Jack, who folded his arms and told it, “Like that’s gonna scare me. We have enough guns in here to take down a whole pride, never mind one little lion.”

The lion growled furiously, then changed again, unfolding upwards into a towering, armour-plated monster, tiny red eyes gleaming as it raised both rippling purple hands above its head, clearly threatening to smash Jack into the ground.

“The bigger they are, the harder they fall,” Jack shrugged, and the beast glowered down at him.

“There must be something you fear,” it growled. “Some tangible, terrible thing.”

Jack smirked and shook his head, and the beast rumbled thoughtfully, then went through a quick parade of some of the most vile and horrifying creatures Ianto had ever seen. Jack showed complete apathy towards most, and entirely the wrong kind of interest in a few, until finally the shapeshifter laughed ominously and started shrinking. It sprouted fur as it became Tosh’s size, then smaller, and Jack suddenly went white.

“Oh, no,” he muttered, unfolding his arms and taking a step back. “No way.”

The shapeshifter hit knee height and stopped, then shuffled forwards, growling softly.

“Get it away!” Jack yelped, and fled for his office.

The creature stopped to laugh so hard it had to clutch at its sides with its stumpy little arms, which gave Ianto time to creep up behind it and zap it with his stun gun. It collapsed promptly.

“Retcon it and get it out of here,” Ianto suggested to the others, and they nodded, Tosh already making plans to send its ship a good few thousand lightyears away as they picked up the little bear and headed out.

Ianto went through to Jack’s office.

Jack peered cautiously around the far doorway, giving him an anxious look.

“Ianto? Is it gone?”

Ianto nodded, fighting to keep a straight face, and told him, “It’s stunned. The others are taking it back to its ship right now.”

“My hero,” said Jack, in a surprisingly heartfelt tone, and came forward to fling his arms around Ianto, clinging to him and shuddering. Ianto patted his back awkwardly.

“So.”

“What?” Jack asked sheepishly, without letting go of him.

Ianto bit his lip, but had to ask.

“How long have you been afraid of Ewoks?”

[identity profile] gogo-didi.livejournal.com 2008-05-23 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL! Brilliant :-)

[identity profile] laligin.livejournal.com 2008-05-23 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Icon love!

Ehee. Glad you liked, thanke kindly. ;)

[identity profile] bookwrm89.livejournal.com 2008-05-23 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
“The bigger they are, the harder they fall,”
Words to live by, Jack...words to live by!

OMG that was hilarious!

[identity profile] laligin.livejournal.com 2008-05-25 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
^_^ Hee! I'm very glad you liked, thanke. ;) Jack has a motto for every occasion, I'm sure... (:

[identity profile] teachwriteslash.livejournal.com 2008-05-23 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
ROTFLMAO

Heroic Ianto took care of the big bad Ewok!

[identity profile] laligin.livejournal.com 2008-05-25 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
He did at that. I'm sure it was terrifying for all of them, really, but he managed to work past it... ^_^'

Glad you liked, thanke kindly. ;)

[identity profile] thrace-adams.livejournal.com 2008-05-23 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
OMG this was hilarious! SO funny! Sav it to my favs :)

[identity profile] laligin.livejournal.com 2008-05-25 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Hee! *is flattered* Thanke very kindly! ^_^ I'm glad you liked it so.

[identity profile] missthingsplace.livejournal.com 2008-05-23 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
LMAO! That was brilliant!

[identity profile] laligin.livejournal.com 2008-05-25 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
^_^ Thank you, I'm very glad you enjoyed it! (:
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[identity profile] pinkfairy727.livejournal.com 2008-05-23 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
*snort* Mint :c)

[identity profile] laligin.livejournal.com 2008-05-25 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Hee. Thanke kindly, glad you like. ;)

[identity profile] misswinterhill.livejournal.com 2008-05-23 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Hehehe, priceless. I love the description of the creature laughing at Jack!

[identity profile] laligin.livejournal.com 2008-05-25 03:40 pm (UTC)(link)
^_^ I'm very glad - I couldn't resist that! Thank you very much indeed. (:

[identity profile] daphne121.livejournal.com 2008-05-24 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
ROFL I love how Ianto has to save Jack from the Ewok.

[identity profile] laligin.livejournal.com 2008-05-25 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
*shakes head* Those things are terrifying. Honestly.

XD I'm glad you like, thanke kindly!

[identity profile] rosy-dawn.livejournal.com 2008-05-24 10:33 am (UTC)(link)
hee! That's hilarious, poor Jack! Being saved by Ianto has to be a plus though. LOL

[identity profile] laligin.livejournal.com 2008-05-26 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
;) There has to be an up-side to being terrified of Ewoks.

I'm glad you liked it, thanke kindly! ^_^

[personal profile] jo02 2008-05-24 10:53 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think I've said so yet, but I love your work!

Thank you.

[identity profile] laligin.livejournal.com 2008-05-26 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Hee. Thank you very much indeed. ^_^ I'm very glad you're enjoying it all!
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[personal profile] rhianona 2008-05-25 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
oh funny! *g* and Ianto will protect big tough Jack.

[identity profile] laligin.livejournal.com 2008-05-26 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Yus indeedy. ;) Jack will be very grateful, too.

Glad you liked, thanke!

[identity profile] nightspring.livejournal.com 2008-05-25 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Well. I thought that Jack was pretending to be scared so the shape shifter would get small enough for them to catch (I'm pretty sure there's an old folk tale or two where the hero uses that trick), but he was *really* scared? LOL!

[identity profile] laligin.livejournal.com 2008-05-26 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, yes, Jack will be claiming that whenever anyone makes reference to the incident. ;) Ianto won't tell anyone otherwise.

Hee. Glad you like, thanke kindly! ^_^

[identity profile] mara-202.livejournal.com 2008-05-25 10:13 am (UTC)(link)
LOL! That was hilarious!

[identity profile] laligin.livejournal.com 2008-05-26 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
;) I'm very glad! Thank you kindly. ^_^

[identity profile] bandgeek01.livejournal.com 2008-05-27 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
That's great :-)


Nicole

[identity profile] laligin.livejournal.com 2008-05-28 02:07 pm (UTC)(link)
^_^ Thank you. I'm very glad you liked it!

[identity profile] delennbr.livejournal.com 2008-05-27 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Hahahahahahaaha!!!! Loved it!!!!!!!!

[identity profile] laligin.livejournal.com 2008-05-28 02:07 pm (UTC)(link)
(: Hee. I'm very glad. ;) Thanke kindly!