Challenge 878 - Turf war
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m_findlowTitle: Turf war
Character: Jack, Ianto
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Length: 200 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 878 - Intelligence at ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
torchwood100
torchwood100Summary: Jack isn't happy when others muscle in on his territory. A double drabble.
Jack ducked behind the bonnet of the SUV as the next wave of laser fire swept by. ‘Whatever you do, don’t stick your head up over the car!’ he yelled.
‘Wasn’t planning on it!’ Ianto yelled back, huddled by the rear wheel.
Jack was about to confer on tactics when he heard the rumble of tanks approaching. ‘Oh, that’s just great,’ he muttered to himself. ‘Who invited them?’
‘I think they invited themselves,’ Ianto replied, watching as half a dozen UNIT tanks rolled up Bute Street, followed by the whirr of several helicopters overhead. ‘Given all the violence, someone was bound to notice.’
‘They’re supposed to be the Unified Intelligence Taskforce! Jack yelled. What part of confronting a hostile alien race with tanks is intelligent?’
‘Well, considering the aliens are firing on us and we’re hiding behind a vehicle that’s only moderately bulletproof, I think I’ll happily take a few tanks to balance up the ledger.’
Jack growled under his breath, knowing that UNIT would dine on this for years, making sure they reminded Jack at every possible opportunity about that time he needed them to stop the aliens from invading Cardiff. ‘I’d rather give up Splott for alien occupation!’
Jack ducked behind the bonnet of the SUV as the next wave of laser fire swept by. ‘Whatever you do, don’t stick your head up over the car!’ he yelled.
‘Wasn’t planning on it!’ Ianto yelled back, huddled by the rear wheel.
Jack was about to confer on tactics when he heard the rumble of tanks approaching. ‘Oh, that’s just great,’ he muttered to himself. ‘Who invited them?’
‘I think they invited themselves,’ Ianto replied, watching as half a dozen UNIT tanks rolled up Bute Street, followed by the whirr of several helicopters overhead. ‘Given all the violence, someone was bound to notice.’
‘They’re supposed to be the Unified Intelligence Taskforce! Jack yelled. What part of confronting a hostile alien race with tanks is intelligent?’
‘Well, considering the aliens are firing on us and we’re hiding behind a vehicle that’s only moderately bulletproof, I think I’ll happily take a few tanks to balance up the ledger.’
Jack growled under his breath, knowing that UNIT would dine on this for years, making sure they reminded Jack at every possible opportunity about that time he needed them to stop the aliens from invading Cardiff. ‘I’d rather give up Splott for alien occupation!’
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Date: 2025-08-17 08:54 am (UTC)