Challenge 894 - Just reward
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m_findlowTitle: Just reward
Character: Jack, Owen
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Length: 200 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 894 - Thanks at ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
torchwood100
torchwood100Summary: All Torchwood needs is thanks for a job well done. A double drabble.
Jack was certain that his hand was going to be bruised by the time the alien let it go. That or it was going to be shaken until it detached from his wrist from fatigue.
‘We really can’t thank you and your team enough,’ the alien crown prince said, still pumping Jack’s hand as if he’d forgotten he was still doing it. ‘You’ve earned all the wealth we can give you for getting our ship flying again.’
‘That’s really not necessary,’ Jack replied. ‘All just part of the job for us. Seeing you able to be on your way is thanks enough.’ The prince finally let go of his hand and it was all he could do to resist massaging it with his other hand, relieved to finally have it back. He smiled and waved as they stepped aboard and sealed the hatch.
Then Owen kicked him.
‘What was that for?’
‘You idiot,’ Owen told him. ‘One of the wealthiest aliens we’ve ever met offers you a reward and you say no? We could’ve been rich!’
‘We don’t do it for the money,’ Jack replied. ‘Besides, the crown prince of Hervtfi would’ve paid us in nothing but tonnes of walnuts.’
Jack was certain that his hand was going to be bruised by the time the alien let it go. That or it was going to be shaken until it detached from his wrist from fatigue.
‘We really can’t thank you and your team enough,’ the alien crown prince said, still pumping Jack’s hand as if he’d forgotten he was still doing it. ‘You’ve earned all the wealth we can give you for getting our ship flying again.’
‘That’s really not necessary,’ Jack replied. ‘All just part of the job for us. Seeing you able to be on your way is thanks enough.’ The prince finally let go of his hand and it was all he could do to resist massaging it with his other hand, relieved to finally have it back. He smiled and waved as they stepped aboard and sealed the hatch.
Then Owen kicked him.
‘What was that for?’
‘You idiot,’ Owen told him. ‘One of the wealthiest aliens we’ve ever met offers you a reward and you say no? We could’ve been rich!’
‘We don’t do it for the money,’ Jack replied. ‘Besides, the crown prince of Hervtfi would’ve paid us in nothing but tonnes of walnuts.’
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Date: 2025-12-07 10:47 am (UTC)