Before we get to this story, let me tell you something. This story was not written by me. A friend of mine, who plays Jack in the roleplay this was based from, wrote this and gave it to me to upload to you all. All that I have one is reformat it's easier to read (sorry man, but the original story looked more like a script than a novel). Thank you for listening, on to the story!

As he got out of his SUV, he took off his sunglasses, slowly setting his coffee on the roof of the driver side and he brings out a fag, then lights. He only takes one puff, then sighs as he blows out a puff of smoke and looks up to the sky.

"Christ, John. Emma's right, I'm going to start to smell like you. How did you even survive all these years…" he noted with a grimace

Jack Harkness, Leader of The Outliers and former commander of Torchwood, has seen better days. Norman, Nick, LMS, Oliver, Wally, and Reën. Out of the original Outliers, Jack, Pandora, Anima, and Emma are the last of the Old Heroes of the 21st Century. As Jack was walking, he felt it in his gut was telling him that today was going to be different. And Jack rarely ignored his gut. Just before he walked in the doors, Jack threw away his fag and walked in The Church. The Church has been the base of the Outliers since 2015 and it has been upgraded ever since Nick died. Once he was in, Anima and Pandora saw him. Pandora has been a full-time member since a vote by Jack, Anima, Emma, and Oliver.

And with Jack, he became a full-time leader of the Outliers since Emma unofficially retired over 40 years ago. But Jack has not been the same since his wife Maria, who in turn was Anima's mom, died. Plus he's been getting more and more distance, and he has been visiting Emma for the last 10 years. But with Jack being an immortal, he knows that his time with Emma is almost over.

"Jack, the hell have you been? Pandora and I have been waiting an hour for you. I get traffic can be a bitch, but this is getting ridiculous." the werewolf gripped.

Jack and Anima have not liked each other but since he dated and married his mother, he could not do anything but let her be happy. But they have not seen eye to eye since her death.

"Been busy, why? Want to ask me out?" he asked in jest, earning a bruise on the arm from the martial artist. Pandora decided to try and break up the inevitable argument.

"Jack, what have I said about late night partying?"

"Always call in, but I've been busy." Jack sighed. "Sorry, been working on other matters."

"Emma again?" Anima questioned with his usual bluntness.

"Is that a problem?" the ex-time agent snapped.

"No, Jack. It is that you've not been yourself since Maria died. But when Last Man Standing passed, distance seems to be your only ally." the Amazon pointed out.

"You know why; my friend, who I've known since 1990 is not doing so hot right now. I can't see her go like that, and I know you and the others have been picking up my slack. For that I am sorry." Jack's tone was the only part of him that reflected his age.

"Jack, I get it but right now, you need to pull your shit together." Anima cursed. "Life goes on and people die, but it's our life to see that as immortals. As Anima the werewolf, Pandora the Amazon and you-

"The fixed point in time, the glitch? And I'm going to outlive most of you." Jack snapped.

"Not if I can't find a way first." Anima told him.

Just as Anima and Jack were starting to snipe at one another, Titan and Power Line, known legally as Martin and Cole respectfully, were walking in the Church to see the fight.

"The Captain and Fiara are at it again. 20 bucks say Jack will end the fight." the mutant pulled the bill from his pocket.

"you're on." Cole pulled his bet as well. "Though I say Pandora calls it." Not ten seconds later, the Amazon lost her patience.

"That is enough today." she intoned while stepping in between them. "This is not the time nor the place for such arguments. Besides, our 2 young warriors just walked in. Now can we focus on the Ravenclaw gang?

Jack went to his seat and sat down as Anima sighed and leaned back into his seat. Titan and Power Line went to their seats and sat down, with Titan sliding a 20 to Power Line.

Jack signaled for the meeting to begin, turning into the Captain, but Power Line and Titan could still feel the tension in the air. The meeting started with everyone saying they are here. The meeting was standard, The Ravenclaw gang has been gaining power since all The Jokerz went bust, but were starting in some businesses that the police couldn't look away from. Jack's phone went off for a message.

"Can you deal with it later?" Anima asked.

Jack saw the sender and checked the message. Freezing for a moment, the Fixed point in time knocked his chair away like it was on fire.

"I've got to go!" he yelled before grabbing his coat, leaving his phone on the table.

Before Titan and Power Line could say anything, Jack was already out the door. Anima watched Jack bolt and tried to hold his temper.

"Apparently you can't." he noted, controlling his rage.

Pandora went over to Jack's phone as the werewolf was leaning back in his chair. Pandora picked up his cell and dropped it.

"Hera, no…" she said.

Anima, now in control, got up and picked up the cell. Looking at the message, he found it more than reasonable an excuse to run out.

Jack-

She's gone to the Summerlands.

A week after Emma's passing had hit the hero community hard, and today was the day of her funeral. The Church was to be her celebration of life memorial, but due to her age, most of her friends had passed before; there were more coming to pay respects to the hero Golden Moon, not the flower shop owner Emma. filled with her remaining friends and family, as well as a fair number of heroes, it felt more hollow than it should have. Everyone was waiting for the service to start. Then the church doors opened to see the casket being brought in and carried by the Outliers and the eldest of Emma's grandchildren. The Outliers were all in their hero costumes, except for Jack. He was in his Royal Air Force uniform and he and Anima carried the casket on the left side; they said it was the heaviest. Once they got to the front, they sat it down on a cart and went to their seats. The service was beautiful for her, only cause Emma made sure her ducks were in a row before she passed; Jack was only allowed to pay for the casket. As the service ended, everyone was leaving to head for her final resting place. Once everyone was heading to the place Jack, Anima, Pandora, Emma's granddaughter, Cole, and Martin carried her casket to the car and drove to the grave site.

After setting her coffin to the ground to be buried. Jack saw that they made her gravestone was as close to perfect as it could be.

Emma Jean Frazier

1970 - 2118

Mother, Grandmother, Hero

Jack was walking to the chapel where he told Anima and Pandora to wait for him. He walked up to the chapel, seeing Anima and Pandora doing just that. Jack was still saddened by everything that has happened over the past week. Anima knew that there was more to Jack then he was showing to the team.

"How you holding up?" he asked.

"Been one of the worst ones since...since your mom." he admitted. "This is… this is heart-wrenching... Which is why I called only you 2 here to meet with me before we head to the lunch."

Pandora walked up to Jack, gripping his shoulder as he was going to speak.

"Jack, whatever it is, it can wait for a few days. You need to mourn right now." she tried to console. Jack looked at her with sadness in his eyes.

"It can't wait. I have to say this. I just don't feel like a leader anymore…"

"Jack, if that is how you feel, then it can be brought up to a vote with the whole team." Anima said. Pandora knew something else was going on.

"Jack, what's on your mind?" she asked

"The world is filling up with metas. People with new powers that the world cannot keep track of. The Avengers, Justice League and the other super teams are trying to keep up. Even ARGUS is having a hard time keeping up as well. The Mutant Registration Act is being outdated fast, not to even mention the families that are having mutant children with no clue how to handle them." Jack rattled the facts off as he continued. "We need something like The Act, but different enough not to cause another war. As a living record, I know what to look out for."

Anima, knowing his old friend, decided to call it like it is. "You're putting up the flag, aren't you? And going into bureau work to fix the system."

Jack gave Anima a look, something that he's hardly ever done. He then turned to Pandora while bringing out his Outlier ID card.

"You know what Lupo, Emma's has taken its final toll on me. As of this moment forward, I, Capt. Jack Harkness, codename: The Captain, resign as Chairman and leader of The Outliers."

Pandora was shocked by Jack's words, taking the card numbingly. Jack walked over to the table and laid his card down. Anima looked at Jack, saw the centuries of loss seeping from his posture, and knew what his old friend was thinking.

"So this is it, isn't it. You're going to drown yourself in the dead rules of the government to see people as numbers and not souls." Pandora looked at the werewolf as if he had committed blasphemy.

"Anima, you are going beyond what is acceptable-" Jack cut her off.

"No, he's right." looking at his friend, Jack smiled. "We haven't seen eye to eye in years, but you still know me. I can't give up; their sacrifices would mean nothing if I did. So I'm not giving up, Just changing battlefields." there was a vindictive glint in the immortal's eye, making Anima smile; he got some of that fire back at least.

"And I say, it's about damn time. I can't continue this kind of fight if all my friends are dead and gone. So yeah, I'm leaving the Outliers, but I'm not leaving Earth. Earth still needs protecting, and I'm going to do that in Emma's name. With more people being born with powers, they need rules to protect them from politics, police, and each other. With that being said, I am calling a meeting in 2 days times, to end my tenure as Chairman and retire as an Outlier. It has to be done...I need to do it...for me."

A couple days had passed and Jack was waiting inside the church out of costume. Everything in the church he owns has been packed with his equipment, his weapons, and his notes. The first to show up was Power Line, who Jack sponsored over 5 years ago. Seeing that Jack was waiting for the other and noting his stuff already packed, he came up to talk.

"Jack, how are you feeling man?" he asked respectfully. He knew what it was like to lose friends.

"It's been rough. Just been not myself. I'm sure you know why I've called everyone being here today." Jack intoned.

"Something about closing down a file and calling for a vote." the electrokinetic recalled.

"Well, you're only half right. But I'm going to speak more about when people show up." the immortal admitted.

"This has been one hell of a week for the Outliers, hasn't it?" Power Line asked rhetorically. Just he was going to speak more, Titan showed up. The tall Russian was the grandson of Magik, an X-Man long since passed. He was the only Outlier trying to keep his smile, unlike everyone else.

"Hey everyone, I have Chinese today. figured we could use it after one hell of a week." he called jovially.

Titan's smile dropped as he saw Jack's had all of his things packed.

"Don't tell me I missed it…" the teen complained.

"No, still waiting on the last 2. But it is a good idea to eat before we start." Jack shamelessly said.

Martin's smile came back as he set the food down. Pandora and Anima showed up as everyone was sorting the food out.

"who brought food today?" she asked. It was something of a tradition to bring food before meetings or after missions.

"I did figure we need a meal to break up the ice before the meeting today." the massive teen admitted.

"Yeah, good idea." Anima chuckled.

The werewolf wasn't as confrontational towards Jack. Not since the chapel talk. they all decided to eat before the meeting and it took nearly an hour for the insanely active superhumans to be full. Jack, looking at everyone, decided to start the meeting.

"I've called this meeting today of the Outliers for 2 reasons. But first, I'd like to officially retire Outlier Founder and longtime leader, Golden Moon, Emma Jean Frazier, her name to be put in the Outlier Hall of Heroes. And to have a moment of silence for her…"

All of them bowed their heads with Anima saying a Buddhist prayer, Martin making the sign of the cross, Pandora praying to the gods and Jack, well he was silent. The time-anomaly stood up and placed his hand on the table.

"There was an idea, to bring together a group of remarkable people. To see if they could become something more. So when they needed us, we could fight the battles, that they never could. Well, it's what I believed in, many years ago. When I helped first start the Outliers with LMS, Norman, Oliver, Reën, myself and...and Emma, I believed in protecting the human race not just from threats from Earth but from aliens, time travelers and alternate universes." taking a breath, he continued. "Well, it's been an idea, save the world, but it's getting harder for me to believe in such things. All of you know me, of my past working with Torchwood, being freelance and helping form the Outliers. I have lived so many lives, that I think it's time to start a new one. Maybe restart once again. As of this moment forward, I, Capt. Jack Harkness, code name The Captain, hereby resign and retire as Chairperson and hero of the Outliers."

Power Line and Titan jumped out of their seats as Anima and Pandora looked at them.

"Jack, this..this is heavy. Don't joke like this. We all know this has been hard for everyone but don't quit now. We, I need you." Power Line almost begged. Jack recruited him and helped him control what he used to think of as a curse.

"Don't do this sir, we can make it through this." Titan warned. He knew the strains heroes went through, and this was textbook survivors guilt.

"It's done." Fiara chimed in. "He gave us his membership card 2 days ago. Pandora and I agreed to his leaving."

"Pandora, is this true?" Titan turned to the oldest in the room. The Amazon sighed.

"While I don't agree with Jack, I believe he needs to do what he feels like in his heart."

Titan and Power Line both knew that was it as Jack looked at everyone around the table. Then he leaned in what wouldn't be his chair by tomorrow.

"The last point I like to make is to elect a new chairperson for the Outliers. I like to sponsor Pandora." the woman in question was shocked as she looked up at Jack.

"Jack, while I'm pleased that you want me to be leader, why?"

"Cause you're the oldest. The Outliers will be in good hands, with you and Lupo. All those in favor of Pandora to be chairperson and leader of the Outliers say Aye." he finished. Though some were reluctant, the vote was a unanimous yes.

"Then as my last act as Chairperson and Leader of the Outliers. Pandora, you are now leader." Jack said with a bow.

As the team got ready to head out for patrol tonight, Jack was busy packing his things into his SUV. Jack had one last thing to grab; his case that contains his hero kit and costume. Just before he could grab it, A much larger hand picked it up for him.

"Sorry Captain, I'm carrying this for you." Titan commented in his hero armor.

"Thanks, Martin." Jack smiled. The two walked together towards the door as Power Line walked up to them.

"While I still think you're not a real captain, you will be my captain. Glad you found me to help make a difference with this team." the lightning hero admitted. Jack smiled as Power Line went for a light hug. Jack reciprocated and all 3 went to the door. Jack opened the door and saw Pandora standing there.

"Jack, I am going to miss you. Don't forget to call when or if you need help. We're still friends." she told him. Giving a hug, she left. The Last Outlier to stop them was Fiara, leaning against the car.

"Guess this is your last ride?" he asked with a nostalgic look.

"Yeah, everything is packed." Jack admitted. The martial artist held out a fist, and Jack returned the gesture.

"Don't forget, you only changed battlefields, not goals. Don't let another kid get lynched for something they can't control." Fiara warned.

"I'll do my best." Jack promised. The two first bumped before Jack stepped into the car. Driving off, the Captain was no more.