Jack Harkness stood on the edge of the bay, his eyes searching for something that wasn't there. He sighed, wrapping his large coat tighter around himself.

"Penny for your thoughts?" Ianto asked, appearing from the tourist office. He watched Jack from a few paces away, his blue eyes roaming across the immortals military coat he loved so much.

Jack glanced round to grin at the Welshman behind him. "I was just thinking about The Doctor." He confessed, not wanting to lie to his lover.

Ianto betrayed no emotion. Only a flicker of jealousy ran through his eyes before he sighed quietly. "Oh? Want to go travelling then?" He questioned lightly, stepping forward to stand next to the other man.

Jack grinned, wrapping and arm around Ianto and pulling him close he kissed the top of his head before replying. "Only with you. No - I was thinking how if he couldn't fix me, maybe he could change you. Selfish I know but I'd give anything to stay with you."

Just then a sound rang in the bay area. Most would only ignore it, but Jack knew what that sound was. He had only been waiting. It was the sound of a TARDIS's engine. "Did you hear that?" He hissed to Ianto, searching for the blue box he would always long for. Unwinding his arm from around the Welshman Jack took off into the opening, waiting for it to appear.

Ianto groaned internally. Jack would always go running when the Doctor called. He followed Jack slowly, watching and waiting to see what would happen.

But instead, no blue boxes came flying from the past or future.

And the only reason Jack noticed the Mailbox materializing a ways off, was because he had seen things like that materializing before, and before anybody could react, an man, who was definitely *not* the Doctor walked out. The door of the entire mailbox swung open instead of one slot. The light brown haired man, who must be just another Time Lord said,

'Cardiff? Really?' And was about to step back into the Mailbox...

Jack frowned, glancing back to Ianto. "Hey! Stop! I know that sound. Are you the Doctor?" He asked as he walked closer to the stranger.

The name struck a chord, and the man began to talk.

'Doctor? Doctor who? I know a few Doctors/P.h.d., and I know the Doctor and I thought about going to school to become a doctor fifty years ago. Do you need one? No one looks to be injured. " But then his face hardened as he realized his mistake. 'But no I'm not the Doctor.' He walked a step nearer as if to get a better look, and then stopped.

Jack narrowed his eyes. "So you're a visiting Time Lord." He said slowly, watching the alien with wary eyes. He stood just in front of Ianto, a protective air about his body. "And you know The Doctor. The Oncoming Storm."

Ianto watched the Time Lord with interest while rolling his eyes at Jack's behavior. He'd only ever briefly talked to the Doctor, this was the first time he'd seen one for real.

'True, and true enough. I have met him once. What's it to a human?' He said, equally wary of this human spouting knowledge humans weren't supposed to have. For the first time he noticed Ianto. His hands slid slowly into his long coat pockets.

Jack growled as this Time Lord looked to Ianto. "We're Torchwood. I'm from the 51st Century and we stop aliens from invading Earth or making trouble. We're a team of five. I am Jack Harkness and this is Ianto Jones." Jack told him, still wary but inclined to tell the alien about Torchwood.

Ianto took matters into his own hands. "I'm sure we could discuss this further at our base over a cup of tea or coffee?" He said in a friendly manner. He was tired of being hostile towards reasonable aliens. Some civilization would be appreciated.

The Time Lord nodded amicably, 'Tea would be nice after coming from...' He made a face. 'After where I was. Nice to meet you Ianto Jones and Jack Harkness.'

But he didn't offer a hand. Torchwood rang a bell, and he couldn't decide if it was completely good or, not.

Jack nodded, glancing to Ianto before starting to stride off towards the entrance to the Hub. He made sure he had both Ianto and the alien in his sight.

The Time Lord walked behind the two men, who obviously were lovers. One could tell by the way they acted and unintentional signals. His hands searched his pockets for weaponry, for some inexplicable reason he didn't completely trust them. And if he is an alien, anything he did seemed malicious in anyway, it could be used as a reason to detain him, or worse.

Jack opened the door of the tourist office, waiting for Ianto and the Time Lord to step through. "We never caught your name." He said to the alien. Ianto shot Jack a glare as he walked through the door. He hoped his captain would think before he said anything and be polite towards this Time Lord. Striding through the office, Ianto unlocked the door to the Hub, quickly walking ahead of the other two men to make their tea and coffee.

The newcomer's mind raced, though he looked calm as he stepped into the tourist office, and into the hub. Should he reveal even his title "Hunter" or should he not? He quickly tried to think of a human name, but the ones that swirled through his mind were too generic, finally, trying not look suspicious, he curtly said,

'Hunter.'