Dead Man Walking... Again [for slayers_desire]

[fractured_agent]

It isn't the first time things have gone horribly wrong. But this is definitely new and novel, baffling and slightly terrifying.

Jack stands in the autopsy room, at the side of the gurney holding the dead body of Owen Harper. Dead... but not lifeless. Owen sits on the edge of the gurney, poking disbelievingly into the congealed bullethole in his own chest, and lifts two fingers to his own throat to feel for a pulse that isn't there. A sinister-looking metal gauntlet lays on the floor, forgotten in the chaos of Owen's miraculous undeath until Ianto scoops it up.

What did I do?

Things are getting out of hand. And while Jack doesn't know for sure who to call, his first choice - the Doctor - won't answer his phone. Fortunately, his second choice is no poor-man's replacement herself.

While Owen gets dressed, Jack steps to the side to make a call.

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[slayers_desire]

"Owen... you really have to fight this. I won't let this entity hurt anyone else on the team." April's eyes glow red. She will take drastic measures, if necessary. Even if it meant losing the friendships she had built here.

[fractured_agent]

The black mist lunges out of Owen's mouth, not towards Jack, who has backed up out of range, but towards Tosh.

That is what makes Owen grab hold of it, struggling with the deadly entity to keep it away from her. He doesn't know how to destroy it, but he's determined not to let it kill anyone else.

[slayers_desire]

April is not sure how to destroy it either, since this is something she has never experienced before. But she is glad to see Owen struggle with the entity. "Good Owen. Fight for your life. Your friends."

[fractured_agent]

The entity roars, lashing out at the dead hands that hold it, but it holds no power over the undead. Owen grits his teeth and struggles to hold on. The entity isn't strong enough to escape, but it's putting up a hell of a fight.

Finally, Owen's determination pays off. The mist draws back into him, and he shoves it down deep, back into the darkness.