Sophie's Point of View

I was faintly aware of the hospital smell when I started to wake up. I kept my eyes closed and tried to groggily remember the day's events.

'Pet hospital...monster...man in an out of date military jacket...' I continued to try to piece my memory back together until I was distracted by some voices that I guessed to be in the same room.

"She should wake up anytime calm down Tosh" said an annoyed male voice.

"I'm just saying that the anaesthesia should have worn off by now!" responded a gentle female voice.

"Well I can't magically conjure her awake, so stop pestering me! Don't you have some computer you can ...computerize...or whatever it is you do?"

"Whatever, mock me all you want." She snapped. "Ass hole" she mumbled.

"What was that?" inquired the male voice. Before she could answer another male voice with an American accent joined in.

"Kids, play nice" he joked.

'Why do I recognize that voice...' I thought to myself. Suddenly I was aware of a painful headache I had and without thinking a groaned out loud.

"Well I think our patient has finally decided to join the land of the conscious" said the American accent. I opened my eyes. It was very bright which didn't help my head. A face appeared above me.

"Hello, I'm Dr. Harper. How are you feeling?" I looked at him. Red. That was what I saw. Light red, though. I assessed him as an aggressive being by nature but he was currently not portraying it.

"Headache" was all I said closing my eyes again.

"Yes, well that could be a side effect from the anaesthetic. You want to try and sit up?" I didn't answer. I started to prop myself up with my hands and pushed up, with Dr. Harper helping me. I grimaced suddenly remembering the monster scratching me. I sat up and lifted my shirt to find absolutely nothing there –not even a scar.

"What...?" I whispered to myself.

"I'm a great doctor, what can I say" boasted Dr. Harper. I looked up at him –but then looked past him. Leaning up against the staircase was the man I remembered from the hospital. He wasn't wearing the long coat but had seemed to have removed it to reveal a dark blue dress shirt and grey pants. But once again I was taken aback by the lack of colour around his body.

"You..." I stated, trying to remember his name. He pushed himself off the staircase and moved towards me. He stopped about five feet away from me and shoved his hands in his pockets.

"Remember me do you? I know I would be hard to forget." He winked at me and pointed to himself. "Captain Jack Harkness, and I didn't quite catch your name before you passed out"

"I'm Sophie Jackson. Where am I?" I looked around and noticed how high the ceiling was. "Are we underground?"

"Good guess. You are in an underground facility called Torchwood." He smiled at me.

"Let me guess. You deal with creatures like the one in the pet hospital?"

"Right again" He just stared at me, studying me. It started to make me feel uncomfortable so I looked elsewhere. There was a Japanese woman standing behind him.

"This is the brilliant Toshiko Sato, and of course you've met Dr. Owen Harper"

"Also very brilliant" added Owen smirking and crossing his arms.

"Jack" called a voice from upstairs.

"And that would be Ianto" said Jack to me. "Yes Ianto?"

"Gwen says there's a sudden unidentifiable energy reading coming from within Torchwood" Ianto came downstairs followed by a brunette which I would guessed to be Gwen.

"Oh she's awake." Gwen said noticing me. Ianto was carrying a small device and pointing it in my direction.

"Uhh Jack..." he said slowly. "The energy signal is coming from her, if she just woke up that would explain why the signal suddenly appeared. It might be attached to her conscious mind"

"I knew it!" I said under my breath and looking down. Jack looked at me questionably.

"You knew what?"

"Well there had to be a reason that those monsters always end up wherever I am. At first I thought I was just very unlucky, but after it happened so often I realized there must be something about me that they are attracted to."

"Wait are you saying you've run into Weevil's before yesterday?" Toshiko asked in awe.

'Weevil's...hmmm...that's an odd name'

I nodded. "For the past three years actually I've evaded them. They don't show up very often...and the last thing I expected was that one would follow me into a public building." As soon as I started thinking about the pet hospital I suddenly recalled the reason I was there in the first place.

"Oh my god! I have to go back!" I jumped off the gurney quickly –too quickly because the room started to spin and I lost my balance. Firm strong arms caught me before a fell and I found myself leaning into Jack's chest and his hands around my waist.

"Whoa." He said. "What's the hurry?" I stood up straight, fully aware of his hands still on my sides.

"The puppy...I mean...yes there's a puppy. That's why...that's the whole reason I was there in the first place. I found this dog and...there was a nail...and I wanted to help it...because I pulled the nail out of its paw..." I just kept rambling.

"Are you always this articulate?" asked Owen. I stopped talking to take a breath, ignoring his sarcasm.

"Look I have to go back. I left an injured puppy outside the building and we need to help it" I explained. Jack just smiled at me. His soft eyes showing humour. He let go of my hips and took my hand.

"Come with me." He said simply. I really didn't have much of a choice as it felt like he wasn't letting go of my hand anytime soon, so I just followed along beside him. He led me upstairs and then up another staircase until we entered a room that had a desk and a very dire looking fern.

"When Gwen was searching the perimeter, she came across this behind a trash can." He pointed down beside the desk. There in a box was the little beagle puppy I had risked my life for. It was rolling around, playing, and seemingly uninjured. "We fixed him up I left him here in my office for the time being." I bent down to pet him.

"Thank you. I was really worried" I stood up to face him. I really didn't know what to say now so I just looked around his office awkwardly. "Soooo...this is your office then?" Of course it was, how stupid was I to ask.

"Sure is." He stated. I was looking at him again. Trying to figure him out. I couldn't see how he was so different. Why I couldn't see his aura. He noticed the stare. "I know I'm good looking but if you stare at me anymore I'm going to start blushing" he joked. Instead, I blushed and turned away. I walked over to the window overlooking the rest of the facility.

'Should I trust them? Should I tell them about me?' I internally debated with myself. 'They could help you, help you figure out where you came from.' Jack interrupted my thoughts.

"What's going on in the pretty little head of yours" he came up behind me and I turned to face him. He had to be no farther than a foot away from me, my senses were in overdrive. I should have felt scared. I had no idea what he was about, what he was like –without my ability working on him he was an absolute stranger. But for some reason I felt content, I felt safe with him. His eyes held nothing but concern and kindness. I stared into his eyes and made my decision.

"Maybe you can help me" I said. I turned and headed out of the room, knowing he would follow. I wanted to find the rest of his team, I would have to tell them everything. I prayed to god I wasn't making a mistake.

'Well' I thought to myself. 'I will find out soon enough'