Drabble: The Disappearance Of Agatha

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Title: The Disappearance Of Agatha

Author: badly_knitted

Characters: Jack, Agatha Christie

Rating: G

Written For: Challenge 278 – Women’s History at tw100

Spoilers: Nope.

Summary: Agatha Christie disappeared on Friday, December 3^rd, 1926, and reappeared 11 days later. This is probably not what happened.

Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.

A/N: Thanks to my amazing f-list who came to my rescue when I couldn’t come up with a single idea for this prompt. This and its companion piece are courtesy of tardisjournal, who suggested that Jack, in all his time travelling, must have met a few historical women - so here’s one!

Agatha Christie met Jack Harkness only briefly. Stumbling from her car, still shaking from nearly hitting something, she was grabbed, there was a flash of brilliant light, and she was in the arms of a very handsome man.

He’d apparently been expecting her.

“Sorry about that. Let me buy you a drink.”

She never remembered her encounter, or knew what happened. One minute she was driving along a quiet lane in Surrey, the next she was checked into a Harrogate hotel under a false name, with no idea how she got there.

Only a handful of people knew the truth.

The End

Comments

[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

Excellent!!!

[bk_forever]

Thankyou! I have safely avoided skipping a prompt!

[iantojjackh.livejournal.com]

Interesting. Jack and retcon. Bad boy what did he do to her. Does this follow the DW episode?

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No, it's nothing to do with the Doctor Who episode, just my Torchwood universe take on what might have happened. Surprisingly, Jack is a good boy in this case, strictly professional.

Thank you.

[too-beauty.livejournal.com]

great! I'd love to know what happened!

[bk_forever]

Read the next entry, lol! I needed a second drabble to tell the other side of the story!

Thank you =)

[tardisjournal.livejournal.com]

Ooo, very intriguing! Now you've got me Googling to read more about the "official" accounts of this event, which I hadn't been aware of. It reads like something out of one of her novels.

On to read Jack's account of events now. :)

[bk_forever]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

I knew a little about the disappearance, just had to check dates and places and figure out how Jack could have been involved.

[timelordshines.livejournal.com]

:-) Great use of the prompt.

[bk_forever]

Thank you! Considering I couldn't come up with any ideas, I'm quite pleased!

[darkwingduckie7.livejournal.com]

This would make a great long fic! I love the whole mystery surrounding the mystery writer bit... wow!

[bk_forever]

Thank you, glad you liked it!

[owensheart.livejournal.com]

HMM Interesting take on Her dissapearance.

[bk_forever]

Thank you, it seemed like something that could have had a Torchwood Universe explanation!

[mango-apple.livejournal.com]

for an Agatha Christie freaky fangirl like me, this is better than the best thing.

[bk_forever]

Thank you! I'm glad it meets with your approval!