Chapter 1

A young boy, about eleven years of age was just getting out of school. The wind mussing his hair a bit, but he didn't mind it at all. The wind however became a little too strong and blew the papers he held from his grasp. He chased the papers down the sidewalk finally stopping them and picking them up again.

Suddenly something sparkly caught his eye and he quickly picked it up. He looked at it furrowing his eyebrow. It was in the shape of a circle and he liked how the sun lit against it. As he was contemplating his find two bullies about his age walked towards him with evil intentions.

"What you got there?" asked one. "You are going to share aren't you? It's not very nice if you don't," said the second.

"Give it here," said the other holding out his hand.

"Leave me alone. What have I ever done to you anyway?"

The two bullies didn't answer his question. Instead they began to hit him. The boy fell to his knees, but did not let go of his pictures and find, but held them tighter. Suddenly the bullies stopped, screamed and ran away. The boy looked at them retreat confused as to how or why when he saw a figure with fish like eyes and four arms wearing a cloak and carrying a cane with a snake around him. The figure smiled with vampire like fangs and the boy smiled back gathering to his feet and still carrying the papers.

He noticed one of his pictures were blank and placed the circle find on it. He watched as the figure that once stood in front of him returned to its place in the picture. The little boy smiled and placed his object in his pocket…

"Good Morning Owen," stated Jack.

Owen ignored Jack's cheerful tone and headed towards his workstation where he knew Ianto had left out an aspirin and a coffee just for him every morning. It had been getting more routine every day. He quickly swallowed the pills and began looking through the computer for something useful.

"You finish those tests yet?" asked Jack.

"All except yours," he stated still staring at his computer.

"I'm an exception. Just make sure you send them to UNIT," Jack stated walking back into his office.

"Good morning everybody," stated Gwen cheerfully walking into the Hub.

Her good morning was soon interrupted as Tosh jumped from her seat in excitement and yelled, "Jack, I've got another one."

Both Gwen and Jack looked over Tosh's shoulder as she pinpointed a location and pulled up CCTV. Owen sat in his seat waiting for Jack's orders on what they were going to do. There was a man with three eyes and two sets of feet wearing a straw hat and red and white suit selling balloons to children on a normal looking street.

"None of it makes sense," said Gwen.

"We better go. It looks harmless, but I'm not taking any chances since the last one was only dressed like bear, but was indeed a snake."

Gwen looked at the board she had made of possible clues of just how these weird aliens were coming through the rift. There was no match in DNA, sex, breed, only that most of them were harmless.

Jack went to put on his greatcoat when something caught her interest on the screen.

"What's that?"

"Huh?" Tosh had zoned out.

"Zoom in on that window," she said pointing towards one of the houses behind the balloon selling alien life form. There they saw a sad little boy looking through his window at the figure. Gwen went through the papers until she had found the ones that caught her interest.

"Jack look," she said.

Jack stood beside her looking at the picture. The first friendly alien they had taken a photo of for identification purposes was found in a park riding a bike. The second friendly alien they found was found singing in a street just a few blocks from the Hub for money. They both had one thing in common. There in the background where you would never notice was a little boy with sad eyes overlooking the alien.

"Tosh I want an address."

"Already done. 181 G----- avenue. Residence of a Ms. Lelly "

"Ms. Lelly?" Owen questioned.

Tosh, Jack and Gwen ignored him thinking he was just making fun of the name when in truth the name had hit home and reminded him of someone he just couldn't remember who.

"Alright Owen and Gwen, come with me and we'll be back in a few," said Jack already heading for the door.

Jack started the SUV and before they knew it they were there. The alien continued handing out balloons to his customers smiling cordially and treating the children with nothing but friendliness.

"Gwen, go check out E.T over there. Owen, come with me to Ms. Lelly's," Jack said.

They made for their separate ways. Jack knocked on Ms. Lelly's door. They could still see the little boy looking through the window at them. A chill went up Owen's spine just seeing him.

A pretty red haired woman wearing a robe answered the door. A smile she had on soon disappeared after seeing the visitors.

"Hello, I'm Captain Jack Harkness and this is-"

"-Owen Harper," she stated.

Jack looked at Owen who was staring at the red head.

"Yes, how did you-"

"-it's been twelve years and it was about time you showed up," she said with a strong Welsh and angry accent.

"Wait you knew we were coming?" Jack asked confused.

"You, I don't even know the hell YOU are," she said to Jack.

"Then how do you know me?" asked Owen just as confused as Jack was.

"Because on senior year, you and I got together on graduation night. Twelve years ago you left for medical school while I stayed with my parents. Twelve years ago, you became the father of my son…"