Challenge 586 - Early warning

[m_findlow]

Title: Early warning
Author: m_findlow
Characters: Ianto, Jack
Rating: PG
Challenge: 586 - Bird at tw100
Notes: Ianto has someone looking out for him. A double drabble.

Ianto grabbed for the stair railing in a panic as he felt himself being tugged suddenly backwards, losing his centre of gravity. Assured he wasn't about to topple, he cast a look down at what had caused the imbalance.

'Buddy! Bad dog,' he scolded, seeing him tugging at his trouser leg. He swatted away the black muzzle and continued up the spiral stairs. Once again, his leg was tugged.

'No! We're not playing games. I have work to do. Go sit on your bed in Jack's office.' He tried to take another step but the dog's teeth were latched tightly into the weave.

He huffed and grabbed him by the collar, dragging him back down the steps and clipping him to the bottom rail. Buddy whined as Ianto began jogging back up the stairs.

Alarms began blaring overhead. Jack rushed from his office. 'Is everyone here?'

Ianto frowned. 'The others are out. It's just me. What's going on?'

'Biohazard in the hothouse.'

'You're kidding. I was just about to go in there to water, only...' He stared at their dog. 'You knew,' he said. 'He was trying to pull me away.'

'Like a canary in a coal mine,' Jack replied.

Comments

[m-findlow.livejournal.com]

Buddy is sometimes the dog that cried wolf but on this occasion his canine senses were right on the mark.