This Alternate Universe is a retelling of the Torchwood stories in a world in which there are no aliens, and magic is real and and an accepted part of everyday life. As you might imagine, history has taken some interesting turns. The most important for our purposes is that at the Synod of Whitby, the decision went the other way. Wales, Ireland, and Scotland remained Celtic Christians and there is a vibrant Pagan minority. Roman Catholicism found its niche as a Norman import and remains the religion of the English upper classes.

I will be adding links and information as I go. As usual, the links are to the last part of the story. Links to the previous parts are there.

Everything Changes. A young Pagan constable named Gwen Cooper, trained and certified as a medium, is drawn into the world of the Torchwood Institute -- the mysterious people known as The Queen's Magicians. here

Day One. The team chases an insane revenant and Gwen gets some answers about Jack Harkness. here

Spirit Mirror (Ghost Machine). A cursed mirror sends Owen on a quest for revenge, and Gwen stumbles upon a secret. here

Hungry Heart (Cyberwoman). The team races to save Ianto's life... and his soul. here

Changeling (Small Worlds). A young girl's mysterious history could bring disaster to Cardiff and Torchwood Three. here

Trading Partners (Countrycide). The team goes chasing monsters, and Toshiko gets a glimpse of her heritage. here

Voices in the Wind (Greeks Bearing Gifts). A betrayal in Toshiko's past pushes her into a dangerous liaison.here

Necessary Ends (They Keep Killing Suzie). An old, old friend helps Jack and Ianto in their quest to defeat an angry wraith.here. And Coda here

As Dreams are Made On (Random Shoes). Andy Davidson's first Torchwood case. here and Coda here.

Out of Time. Doctor Owen Harper falls in love with an improper stranger. here, and coda here

Combat. Something is killing weevils, and Torchwood is out to stop it. here and Coda here

Captain James Harper.  The Darkness gathers and the team find strength in each other. here and Coda here

End of Days.  The battle for the future of Earth has begun. here and Coda here

Past Grief (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) . Jack is back, but trouble arrives in the form of one of his oldest enemies. here and Coda here

Guardians (Sleepers). An amnesiac woman lands the team in the middle of a battle for control of one of history's greatest secrets. here and Coda here

The Wounded King (To the Last Man). A young soldier is all that stands between the kingdom and disaster... here and Coda here

Eternal Silences (Meat). Someone is playing with life and death in Cardiff, and Doctor Owen Harper is fed up with it all. here and Coda here

Cold Mirrors (Adam). Toshiko is drawn into a web of lust and murder... here and Coda here

Reset. Martha Jones comes to Torchwood and their world will never be the same. here and Coda here

The Concealed Ones. An apocalyptic cult is trying to hasten the end of the world but when Torchwood steps in, it finds much more than it expected. here and Coda here

Shadows of the World. Torchwood battles a terrible curse to save a beautiful woman. This takes the place of A Day in the Death. here. Coda is here

This is the Master List for the Celtic Men AU, also known as the Tylwyth Teg AU. This is an "accidental" AU; I knew I wanted to tell stories about the secondary characters, Rhys and Andy. The Rhys one was a pretty straightforward what would have happened if Gwen had died at the end of Series Two, instead of Tosh?, combined with where the heck do weevils come from?. The Andy/Tylwyth Teg story came out of an idle question: what would the real Welsh fairies think about the ones in Small Worlds? and it just blew up from there. The next on the list, which will be about Tim McGee of NCIS, was an utter and complete crack notion that just took hold. So in essence at the beginning you were going to be able to read them as separate stories, but in the Andy one, when Rhys is saved by the Small Ones, they got tied together. I have a feeling I'm going to need a fourth one to work out some of the awkward segues between Story One and Story Two.

As always, links are to the last part of each story.

Evolution.  Rhys, Retconned after Gwen's death at the hands of Jack's brother, Grey, regains his memory in traumatic circumstances and must call on Torchwood for help. here

Bred in the Bone.  Andy, a descendant of the Tylwyth Teg, must reclaim his inheritance in order to save Jack and Ianto's daughter, Gwen. here

Rites of Winter. The Winter Solstice is celebrated in a very unusual way. here

Adaptation. Tim McGee’s worlds collide as Torchwood is drawn into an NCIS case. here

Transitional Form.  The fate of the human race might well be in Rhys's hands. In the works.

Title: Legends (21/?)
Author: Merucha
Characters: Tim McGee, Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, plus the usual Torchwood and NCIS suspects
Rating: Some chapters definitely not safe for work.
Disclaimer: Oh, please. If I owned them, would I let some of those idiots write the scripts? And if I were making any money off them, would I be where they could find me?
Summary: After the events of Bloodbath, Tim McGee accepts a offer from a total stranger
Author's Note: A few weeks ago I was watching some NCIS episodes and came across Bloodbath. I hated both Abby and Gibbs in it. I hated the humiliation of making Tim kneel all day for something that was someone else's fault. I fumed for days (I am a bit obsessive about things from time to time). Then, a few days ago, this popped up. As usual, AU like nobody's business.

Part one here; Part two here; Part three here; Part four is here; Part five is here; Part six is here; Part seven is here; Part eight is here; Part nine is here; Part ten is here; Part eleven is here; Part twelve is here; Part thirteen is here:Part fourteen is here;Part fifteen is here; Part sixteen is here; Part seventeen is here; Part eighteen is here; Part nineteen is here; Part twenty is here

Tim was finishing his breakfast – which was actually dinner, but the Spanish omelette and Ianto's coffee made it feel like a lazy weekend morning in Cardiff – when he heard Gibbs go upstairs. He swallowed the last bite, poured himself a second cup of coffee, and started gathering the ingredients for a meal suitable for a starving man. Tim remembered vividly how hungry he had been the day after his adoption.

He was turning the omelette out onto a plate when Gibbs marched into the kitchen. “Where the hell is everyone?”

“Director Vance, Jack, Tony, and Tish went to interview Secretary Jarvis at his home. He's under house arrest. Ianto and Ziva are visiting the local UNIT liaison office.” Tim put the plate on the table and offered Gibbs silverware neatly wrapped in a linen napkin. “Martha, Ducky, Abby, and Jimmy have somehow commandeered  one of the labs at Georgetown Medical. State-of-the-art medical cybernetics, or so Abby says.”

“Coffee,” Gibbs nearly snarled, grabbing the napkin. Tim wondered whether anger would win over hunger, but after a moment Gibbs sat down and started eating. Tim poured him a cup of coffee and resumed his own seat.
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Title: Legends (19/?)
Author: Merucha
Characters: Tim McGee, Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, plus the usual Torchwood and NCIS suspects
Rating: Some chapters definitely not safe for work.
Disclaimer: Oh, please. If I owned them, would I let some of those idiots write the scripts? And if I were making any money off them, would I be where they could find me?
Summary: After the events of Bloodbath, Tim McGee accepts a offer from a total stranger
Author's Note: A few weeks ago I was watching some NCIS episodes and came across Bloodbath. I hated both Abby and Gibbs in it. I hated the humiliation of making Tim kneel all day for something that was someone else's fault. I fumed for days (I am a bit obsessive about things from time to time). Then, a few days ago, this popped up. As usual, AU like nobody's business.

Part one here; Part two here; Part three here; Part four is here; Part five is here; Part six is here; Part seven is here; Part eight is here; Part nine is here; Part ten is here; Part eleven is here; Part twelve is here; Part thirteen is here:Part fourteen is here;Part fifteen is here; Part sixteen is here; Part seventeen is here; Part eighteen is here


Tim felt someone slam into him and heard the gunshot at almost the same time. He pivoted, twisting to one side, and found himself looking down at Gibbs, the knife protruding from his chest, a man in fatigues and night goggles slumped against the wall near the door, and Tony still with a gun in his hand. His mind dismissed the last two as irrelevant; the world narrowed down to the body at his feet, twitching slightly as blood seeped out around the blade. Dropping to his knees, he pressed the palm of his left hand to the top of Gibbs' head and the right to his chest directly above the knife. He could feel Gibbs' life-essence flickering as his body went into shock.

“Jack!”

Not waiting for an answer, he took off his jacket and threw it aside. As he started to pull his turtleneck over his head, he felt Jack's hand – it had to be Jack, none of the others had hands that size – cup his neck and squeeze hard.

“What the hell do you think you're doing?”
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Title: Legends (17/?)
Author: Merucha
Characters: Tim McGee, Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, plus the usual Torchwood and NCIS suspects
Rating: Some chapters definitely not safe for work.
Disclaimer: Oh, please. If I owned them, would I let some of those idiots write the scripts? And if I were making any money off them, would I be where they could find me?
Summary: After the events of Bloodbath, Tim McGee accepts a offer from a total stranger
Author's Note: A few weeks ago I was watching some NCIS episodes and came across Bloodbath. I hated both Abby and Gibbs in it. I hated the humiliation of making Tim kneel all day for something that was someone else's fault. I fumed for days (I am a bit obsessive about things from time to time). Then, a few days ago, this popped up. As usual, AU like nobody's business.

Part one here; Part two here; Part three here; Part four is here; Part five is here; Part six is here; Part seven is here; Part eight is here; Part nine is here; Part ten is here; Part eleven is here; Part twelve is here; Part thirteen is here:Part fourteen is here;Part fifteen is here; Part sixteen is here

The waiter was barely out of earshot before Tony hissed. “Am I even allowed to ask?”

Tim had to stop himself from laughing at Tony's obvious aggravation. “Why do you think Jack sent the two of you with me? He wants to give you the chance to interrogate me.”

“And he kept Gibbs with him just in case there's more to his story,” Ziva retorted.

“There's that too. You wouldn't do anything different, Ziva. So, what do you want to know?”

“I don't even know where to start,” Tony told him. “Who is this Doc who left the files? What is it about Saxon that terrifies someone like Tish? What are Daleks and how do they fit in? And why the hell do all my alarm bells go off when I look at your boss?”
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Title: Legends (15/?)
Author: Merucha
Characters: Tim McGee, Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, plus the usual Torchwood and NCIS suspects
Rating: Some chapters definitely not safe for work.
Disclaimer: Oh, please. If I owned them, would I let some of those idiots write the scripts? And if I were making any money off them, would I be where they could find me?
Summary: After the events of Bloodbath, Tim McGee accepts a offer from a total stranger
Author's Note: A few weeks ago I was watching some NCIS episodes and came across Bloodbath. I hated both Abby and Gibbs in it. I hated the humiliation of making Tim kneel all day for something that was someone else's fault. I fumed for days (I am a bit obsessive about things from time to time). Then, a few days ago, this popped up. As usual, AU like nobody's business.
Author's Note: Sorry this has taken so long. The whole pain thing has become less frequent, which is nice, but when it shows up it kicks me into next week both mentally and physically.

Part one here; Part two here; Part three here; Part four is here; Part five is here; Part six is here; Part seven is here; Part eight is here; Part nine is here; Part ten is here; Part eleven is here; Part twelve is here; Part thirteen is here:Part fourteen is here

Tim aimed the micro camera towards the back of the sphere, curving the flexible wand around a thick cluster of cables hanging loosely from a long, narrow box-like structure perched on a hinged bracket.

“Hold on.” Abby was staring at the laptop screen. “Move it back and to the left. There. That's a remote control.”

Tim looked up briefly. “So it is.”

Abby threw up her hands. “I don't get it, Timmy. This thing is so sophisticated that we won't be able to match it for centuries, maybe, and it's controlled by something meant for a toy car?”

“Be fair, Abby,” Tim chuckled. “It's a bit more complex than that. Besides, it's only a temporary measure. Toclafane spheres were meant to be controlled from the inside.”
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itle: Legends (13/?)
Author: Merucha
Characters: Tim McGee, Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, plus the usual Torchwood and NCIS suspects
Rating: Some chapters definitely not safe for work.
Disclaimer: Oh, please. If I owned them, would I let some of those idiots write the scripts? And if I were making any money off them, would I be where they could find me?
Summary: After the events of Bloodbath, Tim McGee accepts a offer from a total stranger
Author's Note: A few weeks ago I was watching some NCIS episodes and came across Bloodbath. I hated both Abby and Gibbs in it. I hated the humiliation of making Tim kneel all day for something that was someone else's fault. I fumed for days (I am a bit obsessive about things from time to time). Then, a few days ago, this popped up. As usual, AU like nobody's business.

Part one here; Part two here; Part three here; Part four is here; Part five is here; Part six is here; Part seven is here; Part eight is here; Part nine is here; Part ten is here; Part eleven is here; Part twelve is here


The cold lump that had settled in Tim's  stomach at Gibbs' appearance grew to iceberg size as he watched Jack draw his Webley and point it at Gibbs' head.

“Give me one good reason why I shouldn't execute you right here.”

Gibbs ignored the gun and knelt by the Toclafane, prodding at the metal plate at the top. There was a grinding noise and the sphere opened, the upper sections opening like petals. Jack almost flinched, but then came to lean over Gibbs' shoulder and look down at the sphere.

“Empty.” Gibbs told him. “We need to get this to a safe place. I don't trust either one of our governments with this technology.”

“You still haven't answered my question.”

“Francine wouldn't like it.”
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Title: Legends (11/?)
Author: Merucha
Characters: Tim McGee, Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, plus the usual Torchwood and NCIS suspects
Rating: Some chapters definitely not safe for work.
Disclaimer: Oh, please. If I owned them, would I let some of those idiots write the scripts? And if I were making any money off them, would I be where they could find me?
Summary: After the events of Bloodbath, Tim McGee accepts a offer from a total stranger
Author's Note: A few weeks ago I was watching some NCIS episodes and came across Bloodbath. I hated both Abby and Gibbs in it. I hated the humiliation of making Tim kneel all day for something that was someone else's fault. I fumed for days (I am a bit obssessive about things from time to time). Then, a few days ago, this popped up. As usual, AU like nobody's business.
Author's Note: I'm sorry this has taken so long. Real Life has been a bit of a pain -- literally!

Part one here; Part two here; Part three here; Part four is here ; Part five is here; Part six is here; Part seven is here; Part eight is here; Part nine is here; Part ten is here 


Tim read through the documents Mimi had assembled. You're sure about this?

As much as I can be. The Doctor erased whole sectors of the Valiant's databases, especially those dealing with the Toclafane. There was a long pause. And Jack.

There are things we don't need to know. Tim sighed. But that means we'll be going into it blind, except for whatever Martha,Jack, and Tish can remember. I hope Ducky knows what he's doing. He heard the door open behind him and blanked out the screen. “Hey. Tony, Ziva.”

“Probie.” Tony handed him a crushed coffee cup. “Don't leave things lying around.”
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Title: Legends (9/?)
Author: Merucha
Characters: Tim McGee, Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, plus the usual Torchwood and NCIS suspects
Rating: Some chapters definitely not safe for work.
Disclaimer: Oh, please. If I owned them, would I let some of those idiots write the scripts? And if I were making any money off them, would I be where they could find me?
Summary: After the events of Bloodbath, Tim McGee accepts a offer from a total stranger
Author's Note: A few weeks ago I was watching some NCIS episodes and came across Bloodbath. I hated both Abby and Gibbs in it. I hated the humiliation of making Tim kneel all day for something that was someone else's fault. I fumed for days (I am a bit obssessive about things from time to time). Then, a few days ago, this popped up. As usual, AU like nobody's business.

Part one here; Part two here; Part three here; Part four is here ; Part five is here; Part six is here; Part seven is here; Part eight is here


Tim tossed his jacket over the back of the nearest chair. God, he was tired. His body was starting to suffer after four days of almost no sleep, even though he was using all the energy conservation techniques he had learned from his clan mentors.  The worst thing was that he wasn't sure he would be able to sleep tonight either.

Working as a team with Tony, Ziva, and Tish had gone fantastically well, but Gibbs was always there in the background, and he had been aware of the man's presence or absence every moment, as if Gibbs had been a part of his own body and mind. That had never happened before, even at the height of his infatuation with Jack. The Aa'el believed a soul could love many times, but belong only once. It terrified Tim that his soul could be forever bound to someone who didn't want it.

He decided on a quick shower before bed. He and Tony had stayed with Quaderi's body until Ducky and Jimmy arrived. He could still smell blood and decomposition; one of the disadvantages of all the work the family psychosurgeons had done to help him release the abilities he had unconsciously suppressed as a child was that his sense of smell had become extremely acute. Gwen was only half-kidding when she called him the Torchwood bloodhound.
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Title: Legends (7/?)
Author: Merucha
Characters: Tim McGee, Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, plus the usual Torchwood and NCIS suspects
Rating: Some chapters definitely not safe for work.
Disclaimer: Oh, please. If I owned them, would I let some of those idiots write the scripts? And if I were making any money off them, would I be where they could find me?
Summary: After the events of Bloodbath, Tim McGee accepts a offer from a total stranger
Author's Note: A few weeks ago I was watching some NCIS episodes and came across Bloodbath. I hated both Abby and Gibbs in it. I hated the humiliation of making Tim kneel all day for something that was someone else's fault. I fumed for days (I am a bit obssessive about things from time to time). Then, a few days ago, this popped up. As usual, AU like nobody's business.

Part one here; Part two here; Part three here; Part four is here ; Part five is here; Part six is here 

The Kass Brothers shop was a dingy little storefront in a dingy strip mall on the Virginia side of the Potomac. Tim slid the rental SUV into the space next to the blue NCIS sedan. Sitting next to him, Tish checked her gun. It still startled him to see how competent she was with it; four years before, when she had shown up at Jack's door, shivering and half-delirious with fever, he wouldn't have bet money on her survival, much less becoming a damn good agent.

Jack and Ianto were away at some sort of multi-agency meeting and had offered their guest room to Tim while his flat was being painted. He had been woken by hammering on the door. When he had opened it, gun in hand, she had nearly collapsed against him. He had managed to calm her down by wrapping her in Jack's bathrobe and tucking her into Jack and Ianto's bed. Then he had called Martha.

“We were in the same war but in different battlefields. Hers was harder than mine in many ways,” she had told him. “I can't take her to hospital. Would you take care of her until I make other arrangements?”

He had agreed. At first he had paid no attention to her babbling, but at some point in the night he had started to listen. And he had learned about the year that never was.
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