Ianto Jones was returned to life to help protect the sanity and humanity of Captain Jack Harkness. Defending Earth and beyond is hard, but not new for the T3 Archivist. The hardest part of being a Scieron Guardian is trying to restore the life he'd been fighting to forge before the 456, and finding his place in the world once more. Post-CoE AU. AN & Disclaimer at the end of Chap 1.

Sometimes one Universe going rogue can destroy them all. But there have always been those who keep the balance, give guidance and correct mistakes to prevent catastrophe. To do this, they create Guardians where needed, beings brought back from Death to preserve the Multi-Verse. Dychwelyd, Ianto Jones. Post-Children of Earth AU. Author's Note & Disclaimer is at the end of Chapter 1.

This is a gift for Awatere11's Birthday (a couple of days early, but better than late). A little one-shot that ties to her "Kara and Her Kin" story and is written around a poem I composed years ago. Just a small glimpse of Jack's life at the beginning of her wonderful story. All for you, my friend.