Hey guys, here it is, the companion piece to Quondam Iterum that I promised. If you somehow stumbled here and have not read Quondam Iterum then just know that you probably won't get it much. Anywho, read on and Enjoy!!

"Hello, Ian" Ms. Jones said as the blond haired grey eyed agent got off the photo booth stool "Good to see you made it."

"Didn't have much of a choice, did I?" Ian chuckled as he walked to her side.

"No" she said "How's the family? Wife and kids doing alright?" she began to lead him out of the reception area.

"If by wife you mean the housekeeper-"

"Whom you have fought oh so valiantly to keep from being deported" Ms. Jones interrupted.

"Yes-and by kids if you mean my 13 year old nephew" Ian continued "You can rest assured knowing that they are both going to kill me for having bailed on them in the middle of a football game."

"Well that's nice to know" Ms. Jones smirked "The great Ian Rider murdered by none other than his little secret agent in the making and his wife."

"I tell you far too much about my personal life" Ian grimaced.

"That you do" Ms. Jones smiled.

"So who exactly is this important person that I'm supposed to be meeting?" Ian asked as they began to walk across the ground of working agents.

"His name is Jacen Kraell" Ms. Jones said "He's a new recruit. Very talented, he used to be in the army. He has exceptional skills and would make an excellent addition to our ranks. His parents died when he was 16-"to this Ian flinched the slightest bit "and he lives with his older brother now who is a journalist. He's 19 going on 20 now and we're sure he'll do well…"

"But…" Ian rolled his eyes.

"Don't get smart with me Rider" Ms. Jones warned only half-heartedly.

"Sorry, sorry" he put his hands up in surrender

"We think he could use a little training, to hone his skills and learn to use his talent" Ms. Jones continued.

"How exactly does this concern me?" Ian asked, pretending he didn't know what he was going to be told next.

"We want you to take him as…an apprentice of sorts…" Ms. Jones said stopping in front of Blunt's office.

"Yes, because training my completely unaware 13 year old nephew isn't enough-no, let's all throw some more pressure on Ian and see if he breaks" Ian smirked.

"He's a good kid, but life hasn't treated him very nicely and we think you could be just the person to straighten him out-after all, you have some experience in that category and we think you can help him learn before he has to the way you did" Ms. Jones tried to reason.

"I learned through the death of my brother, it made me a cold hard agent-just like what you people want" Ian said crossing his arms across his chest "Why is this one any different?"

"He's a boy, Rider" Ms. Jones "We're not completely heartless."

Ian's brows shot up and he opened his mouth to speak, but Ms. Jones cut him off "Just talk to him, Ian."

Ian sighed as a sign of defeat. Ms. Jones raised a brow at him. He simply gestured towards the door. She smiled and opened the door for him. He stepped inside, Ms. Jones behind him and looked up at the two occupants of the room.

The first, Alan Blunt, who was standing behind his desk, and the second, a young man that, had just turned to face Ian. He had jet black hair end extremely light grey eyes. He was fair skinned and had an average build. He wore a skin tight black t-shirt and a pair of worn jeans. Ian frowned; it was like looking at himself in his own teenage years. And if this kid was anything like himself in his teenage years this would be a hell of a job.

"Ah, Ian, good to see you" Blunt said turning his gaze from the young man in front of him to Ian.

"Alan" Ian nodded with a small smile.

"How's the shoulder doing?" Blunt asked.

"Alright" Ian replied, happy he was being asked about his injured shoulder than more sensitive topics-insert glare at Ms. Jones-"Recovering well."

"Good, well Ian, I'd like you to meet Jacen Kraell" Blunt said gesturing towards the young man before him. "Jacen, this is the Ian Rider, I had told you about."

Jacen and Ian both stepped forward towards one another.

"Nice to meet you, sir" Jacen nodded, holding out a hand.

"And you" Ian said grasping the hand for a firm shake.

"Jacen is a new recruit of ours, a very talented young man" Blunt began. Both agents turned to face him. "However seeing as his skills could use a bit of brushing up and shaping we think it would be good if he accompanied you on your next mission. A sort of…learning experience."

Ian nodded for him to continue.

"I will send you the details via email later on" Blunt said "In the mean while you two should get better acquainted. You will after all be out on the battlefield together so you might as well know one another."

Ian blinked "Can I have a word…alone with you?" he said to Blunt.

"Of course" Blunt nodded towards Ms. Jones. Who in turn nodded towards Jacen and gestured towards the door. He wordlessly followed as she left the room.

And as soon as the door closed behind him, Ian walked up to Blunt's desk, leaned forward and put his hands on either ends of it. "Why are you doing this? No other rookie gets privileges like this, so why now?"

"Because you can help him" Blunt paused "When I look at that boy, I see you ten years ago when John first brought you here after your Tony and Adrienne's death. He is just as bad and as lost as you were back then and unlike you he doesn't have a loving, kind, tolerant, overprotective John Rider behind him-"

"He's got a brother"

"But his brother isn't MI6 like yours was. Can you imagine what would have happened to you if John wasn't there for you when you first started?" Blunt narrowed his eyes.

Ian remained silent.

"And besides…he can help you" Blunt stated a bit hesitantly.

"He can help-have you gone mad?" Ian knew better than to talk to Blunt that way but at the moment he didn't really care. How dare he tell him that he needed help?

"You need help, Rider. It doesn't matter how much you deny it" Blunt said sternly "Everyone else sees it. So for god's sake try to help yourself and the boy before you both fall too far."

Ian could only glare at his boss.

"You are a good man, Ian. A good agent. I think we both owe it to your brother to keep you sane-not to mention alive" Blunt said so quietly that Ian almost missed it.

Ian's jaw rippled the slightest bit "Alright."

"Now go and talk to Jacen and let him know that you don't hate him because from the way you were acting back there one would think themselves a burden in his place" Blunt gestured towards the door.

Ian nodded and pushed his weight off the desk. He then walked out of the room and found Ms. Jones standing next to the door and Jacen leaning against the closest wall.

"Alright" he began, speaking to Jacen. Shit-the boy did have that same look on his face. That "You have no idea how desperately I need someone to tell me it's alright and that I'm not slowly going insane" look that only someone who'd worn it themselves would recognize. Ian shook off the sudden feeling of guilt that came over him and continued to speak. "I have a little personal business to take care of right now. Meet me at the Starbucks down the block in an hour or so."

"Yes, sir" Jacen nodded. It was clear by his expression that Ian's reputation of being the highest ranked and toughest agent in all of MI6 had already reached him. The rebellious vibe of a teenager was masked by a bit of fear.

"Relax, I don't bite" he chuckled as the younger visibly relaxed "Just call me Ian."

"Right, Ian" Jacen took a breath "I'll be there."

And with a final nod, Ian turned and walked off.

"He's got personal business?" Jacen raised a brow at Ms. Jones, watching his new mentor walk away.

"He's got a family" Ms. Jones corrected.

"Ah…" Jacen nodded in understanding. Yes, this was definitely going to be interesting.

Alright, that was the first chapter. I've already got the second one typed up, so you guys tell me if you want to see it or not =]

I know Ian seems a bit of a jerk and he's a bit close to Ms. Jones and Blunt is a bit oc, but it's kind of how I envisioned it and hopefully it came out alright. I mean I'd kind of expect Ian to react that way to be told he was going insane...

Anywho, more to come very soon, so Review!!