Author's Note: I do not own the characters. Please don't sue me. This is not in crossovers because of how little a part the Doctor eventually plays.


Shades of Grey

By: Tenshi-Chan

Prologue


Sights ... sounds ... feelings. Joys and sorrows. Love and hatred. Living and dying. So many things all taking place in a blink of an eye when he knew it would take much longer...

Ianto Jones jerked his hand away from the object he had touched and shook his head before looking around. He felt a ball of fear forming in the pit of his stomach when he remembered where he was. He was in Torchwood London. The attack that was fated to happen hadn't really started yet, but he knew it would soon. Already, the ghost shift had started and he knew that he had no time to warn anyone about the horror they were about to go through before most of them died. He looked up again at the tall blue box and wondered why it had shown him the future. He wondered if it was even the future he had seen.

"Ianto? You look as if you've seen a ghost not of our making! Do you need to go home?"

Ianto turned and shook his head. "No. I'm fine." He motioned to the box. "Amazing, isn't it? To think that anyone could fit in here comfortably is beyond all reason."

The dark-haired woman chuckled and patted his shoulder. "What we gleaned from UNIT says it's bigger on the inside. I don't pretend to understand it myself." With that, she walked away. He didn't even know her name.

Ianto looked around at the dark shapes starting to form lines and prayed that he hadn't actually been shown the future. These were good people he was working with. Granted the philosophy was wrong, but they all had homes and families.

As the shadows started to become more solid, he ducked into a small niche. He couldn't change this event, but if the vision had been true, there were good friends waiting for him to meet. A man waiting for him to love more than he could ever love Lisa. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes as the screaming started. There was nothing he could do but remain hidden as much as possible as he moved. He was not going to be a helpless spectator again.


To be Continued...

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