Disclaimer: If Jack Harkness or Torchwood belonged to me, Seasons 2 and 3 would have ended much differently. 3
A/N: This is my first time posting here, I hope you like my work! Also, I should just mention a couple of thing about this story before I begin. The story is told in the first person, from the perspective of my OC, Kate. The first bit is pretty mundane. This fic started out as a background story for this character, so bear with me through the first 250 words or so; after that point, it just became the actual story that will eventually lead to another story I plan on writing. My characters "organization", for the purposes of this, is called the Artisans, and they deal with things that are supposed to be fictional (vampires, werewolves, etc.). This will be explained in detail in my next story, along with the other original members' personalities and backgrounds and things. To wrap it up, think of this as a prequel to a future story. Thanks so much for reading, and don't forget to review if you want! J Here we go!_
Kate is Jack Harkness' first daughter. Because she was his first, he accidentally passed the "immortal gene" on to her. Kate was born in 1801 to Jack and her mother, Roselyn. Kate's mother was always slightly emotionally unstable; Jack cared deeply for both Roselyn and Kate despite this unfortunate trait.
Kate was seventeen and engaged to marry a boy named Daniel Summers, a boy whom she was very much in love with. Kate was often seen with him, and if kept away or told she could not see him, she would often be seen sneaking off to see the boy.
In Kate's small American village, in the year 1818, a small but ultimately destructive war breaks out. Kate is distraught when she must see both Jack and Daniel go to fight with the other men. Before they leave, Jack gives her a pendant and a small book about adventures abroad (the kind she loves the most), and Daniel gives her what would have been his wedding band on a chain. Days later, a list of the dead and missing is read to the town' both Jack and Daniel are mentioned among the dead. Kate is horrified, and her mother, upon hearing the news becomes catatonic. Two days later, Kate's worst fears are realized when she comes home to find that her mother has hung herself.
Unable to cope with the reality of the tragedy, Kate runs away to another town, and another, eventually making her way to Great Britain, starting in Scotland, and then to England, where she meets and eventually becomes a member of the Artisans (A/N: to be explained in a separate story; remember this is just back-story.).
Before she meets the Artisans (Kate is 25 by this point, 8 years have passed), Kate notices some changes, one being that for the number of times she has nicked herself, fallen, or been hit, she is never injured. Kate eventually moves, and rents an apartment in London.
At 30, Kate notices something else; she hasn't aged at all. And it's not that she just isn't showing it, she literally has not aged. Frightened, Kate begins to do tests upon her body, one which involves cutting herself, first just lightly, then deeper cuts. The final test is to throw herself in front of a train. As she prepares for this final test, unbeknownst to her, a man watches with great interest. James Cardin, the eventual founder of the Artisans, is watching, waiting. Kate takes a deep breath and jumps- James gasps, and runs to her body when it is all done with. Somehow, she is in one piece, but she is bloody, broken, bruised, and not breathing. James sits with her awhile before he hears a deep, shuttering gasp. Kate seems to be as surprised as him. After the initial drama, Kate and James talk, he tells her of the mythical creatures who terrorize humans. They go on to create a task force, of sorts, called the Artisans, and they find suitable team members.
35 years later, (1867) James dies of a common disease. Kate's body is still 25 years old. James leaves the Artisans to her. When she hears that strange activity has been reported in Cardiff (i.e. the Rift), she moves her remaining team and their base to Wales. It is here that she meets and briefly travels with, the Doctor.
A/N: So what did you think? After this point, the story should improve, as it became an actual story, versus just background information for my personal reference. Reviews are love!