Classified Information - Torchwood Eyes Only (past, present or future)

Catalogue No. :19

Reference No. : 457

Species: Pteranodon ( known commonly as pterodactyl)

Home Planet: Earth?

Gender: Unknown.

Staff Member: Ianto Jones

Additional Notes:

I like our pterodactyl. You could argue it got me the job at Torchwood but Jack would be inclined to disagree. We adopted it, for want of a better word, as a pet. It's not an ordinary pet, I know, but we're not exactly a normal institute are we?

I'm calling it 'it' because we don't really know if its male or female. Gwen and Tosh decided it's male. Jack insisted firmly that its female and Owen said he doesn't care, its only a "bloody pterodactyl". There are two very good reasons why I won't enter this discussion.

1) I don't claim to know anything about this species

2) I'm not a gambling man - I should explain that Jack bet £20 that its female and I don't like loosing to Jack (besides he cheats, he always cheats).

[personally I think Jack might be right - he knows people. Dinosaur people.]

We let our "pet" out at night for some fresh air. Thank God there's not been too many sightings - I've already told Jack that I'm not filling in the paper work for them - it was his idea to let it out. I refuse to fill in unnecessary paper work. Refuse. With a capital R. Unless Jack asks nicely in which case I might be persuaded. But only if he asks nicely.

A few sheep went missing once near Barry but Toshiko invented a cover story and silenced the uproar. Apparently black panthers are less of a hazard than our flesh eating, flying reptile. We still needed to use Retcon though.

Overall, I am convinced that a pterodactyl is a fairly harmless pet. Though I wouldn't recommend one - it might eat your children (or your sheep).

Update:

I LIKED the pterodactyl.

Notice the past tense.

I LIKED the pterodactyl.

Until it attacked Lisa.

Now I'm not so fond.

IJ. x

Note from Ianto Jones - This document is security tagged. If you attempt to remove it, I will have to Retcon you. Sorry.

Note from Author - This is so random and so unlike my other fics - a bi-product of being very bored I think.