Chapter Last Edited 23/4/16

Chapter 2

3 Days Later

"Jack, take a left, then it's your second right."

"Thanks Tosh. Yep, I got it. Man, this Weevil is fast for saying I've already sprayed him twice." Jack exclaimed, "Hey, Tosh, can you get Owen to start messing around with the Weevil spray, it doesn't seem to be working again."

"Sure. Umm Jack, you know how you told me to remind about the train station at 5pm."

"Yeah, and… I'm kind of busy here, Tosh, as you know."

"Jack, its 5pm."

"What? Oh, thanks." Jack then opened up a private link with Ianto on his comms. "Ianto, can you head over to Cardiff Bay Railway Station and pick up that couple, they should be out the front."

"Of course sir, is it the couple from Beacon?"

"Yep. Bring them back to the Hub; I should be back by the time you arrive."

The crowds split around the two effortlessly, almost as if not noticing that they were there.

"Is he here?"

"No, it appears that he couldn't make it. He sent a… friend instead. He's this way," replied Harry, after taking in a deep breath.

Harry then led her though the masses towards a sexy man in a suit, "A friend… well that's one way of putting it Harry." Luna giggled.

"Hmm, it is isn't it." He mumbled while glancing up and down at the man in front of him.

"God their as bad as Jack," Ianto muttered quietly before continuing in a louder voice, "Right, best get going then. The SUV's this way."

After parking the SUV in the Torchwood garage, Ianto led the couple through a series of lit up tunnels and to the main room of the base. The woman was almost skipping behind him, the man however, was striding at a measured pace with the grace of an feline, eyes darting everywhere, much the same as an animal in unknown territory.

"Jack, they're here." Ianto stated into his comms.

"We're in the board room, Yan. Bring 'em in, I brought some drinks and snacks back with me," shouted Jack, from what was presumably the board room. Ianto turned back to the couple and politely smiled before gesturing for them to follow him once again and striding off, up a set off stairs, through even more tunnels and eventually passing through some metal doors into the board room.

From the board room came a series of loud voices and giggles, which immediately died down when the team's eyes rested upon the couple.

It was only now that the team really took in the appearance of the two. They both appeared to be in their mid-twenties, though that is where the similarities ended. The woman had platinum blonde hair and molten silver eyes. She was approximately five-foot-six and had a pale but healthy complexion. She wore a knee-length flowing lilac dress with light grey touches. The man had pitch black hair and solid emerald green eyes. He was bordering six-foot-one in height and had a lightly tanned complexion. He wore black trousers with a grey form fitting, long sleeve top.

"Hello, I'm Luna and this is Harry. It's a pleasure to meet you all again," Luna greeted the team dreamily, before turning to face Gwen, "I must warn you. The amount of wrackspurts flying around your head are greatly damaging to yourself. I suggest cleaning behind your ears. I always find this helps in getting rid of them."

Seeing that Gwen was rapidly becoming red in the face and was more than likely about the stand up and say something scathing to the woman, therefore meaning he would never get any answers, Jack jumped up, "Please take a seat. Welcome to the Torchwood Cardiff Headquarters, fondly called the hub, I'm Captain Jack Harkness, the man that brought you here is Ianto Jones, he cleans up after us and gets us everywhere on time."

"I try my best," Ianto said.

"And he looks good in a suit."

"Careful, that's harassment, sir."

Jack snickered before continuing with the introductions, "He also maintains the hub archives. Then there is the team Doctor Owen Harper, Toshiko Sato, computer genius and Gwen Cooper, police liaison." Jack then clapped his hands together loudly, "Now, to business. I think it's time you explain to us what your connection is to what happened in Beacon."

Harry gazed around the room, slowly analysing each of the team members. For the most part, he was amazed and awed by his conclusions.

The captain had the face of a young man, his eyes however told a different story, they spoke of pain, loss, hardship but also happiness, affection and could that be love. They were old, so old; older than anyone or anything he had ever encountered before. As he looked at his team members his eyes held pride.

The doctor, for the most part, his body language could be read as uncaring and cold, however when one knew what to look for, they would see that really it was a mask, a very good one, but for Harry, it was all too familiar. Hiding away all the pain and suffering, guarding himself from any more misery.

The genius, was much the same as the doctor, she however appeared to have accepted the way the world had turned out. She didn't hide behind the pain. She pushed through it, kept going, striving to make the world that little bit better.

The archivist, his eyes held so much pain, grief and guilt. They also carried confusion, affection, compassion and love. He appeared to have a quiet confidence that had recently taken a significant blow. In some respects, Ianto reminded Harry of how he was in the weeks after Sirius's death…

"Harry," Luna's concerned voice brought him out of his thoughts, "perhaps it would be best if you told this story, it is yours after all."

"Hmmm," Harry once more gazed around the room, before finally reaching Gwen.

BOOM!

Harry had suddenly whipped his hand away from where it had been resting in his lap to slam his palm on the table. A faint blue glow rippling out from his hand to encompass the entire room and its occupants before slowly fading. After getting over the shock of Harry's sudden movement and the blue glow, the Torchwood team quickly refocussed.

"I demand to know what is going on," Gwen leapt up from her chair screaming, "Tell me!"

"Gwen! Calm down" Jack ordered.

"Yes, Gwen. Do calm down." Harry purred in a quiet growl-like tone, "You are not the boss of me, and I will not follow the orders of a spoilt-brat."

Just as Gwen was about to jump up and defend her honour, Jack threw her a stern look, and Owen reached out to put a restraining hand on her shoulder with a shake of his head and roll of his eyes.

After a quick glance at Luna, Harry straightened up in his chair and pulled three objects out of his high quality jacket.

"These objects… are the three most important objects in the outcome of my story. These three objects are both a curse and a blessing. They are what led me to Beacon."