"I'm, I'm a Time Lord..." Jack felt like his heart skipped a beat. He took a breath in. This is one thing he suspected... two hearts. But what about the flying? Again she beat him.

"At least, that is what it says I am."

"What what says?"

"at home, there is this machine thing, it tells me everything. It teaches me everything."

"Where do you live?"

"Well, if you look at Polaris, the north star, I am on the second one from the right." Jack thought he had heard that saying before. Then he remembered.

"The second star to the right...and straight on 'till morning?" Hayley gave a slight giggle.

"Yes, well, I had a little run-in with J.M. Barrie." She said. Jack smiled.

"So, if you don't mind me asking, why are you on earth?" She paused and looked down.

"I get really lonely." She didn't want to look him in the face.

"Don't you have friends where you live?" He asked.

"No, there is no one. Just me. No one can even come unless I invite them and warn it before hand. The only people who can come are the ones I bring and also only one other TARDIS. But that one is long gone.. The computer doesn't know what happened to it. I'm the last one though, Time Lord. I like to come to earth and watch people. I have tried playing with kids, but it is too hard. So I watch and imagine what it would be like with friends. Then I go home and play pretend. I make up adventures, and great villains. I play with the holographic pad. I'm quite good at yielding a sword." She smiled a bit. She liked this thought. "I would love to go other places, but the path only goes from home, to earth, and back. I cant get outside it. The machine warned me not to." Hayley turned her head. Jack felt great empathy for her. She was alone, like him, bound to live forever. Other than the doctor, she has no one.

"How old are you?"

"quite young. I do not know for sure. I don't have a birthday, well, I don't know it."She felt more comfortable to look back into his face a bit.

"You said you had a run-in with J.M. Barrie, have you been going back and forth here for that long?"

"No, I can travel through time in earth. I go many times and places. I love this whole planet's cultures. They're amazing! And everywhere here is so beautiful!" She smiled at him. Jack was glad to hear this. There was a pause.

"I have something to tell you." Jack finally decided to say. She looked at him.

"You know, you are not alone." There was silence.

"What do you mean?"

"You are not the last Time Lord. I have met another." Her eyes grew wide. She searched his face for some kind of trace that he was lying, but she somehow knew he wasn't.

"Really? Where? When? Can I see them?" Jack smiled.

"I have seen HIM actually. But I don't know when he will come back. I'm sure he will though. I'm waiting for him as well...and I have something to offer you."

"What?" She turned her head to the side a bit.

"Do you know what Torchwood is?"

"you do alien stuff, is what I think you said."

"Yes. We deal with aliens. And if you would like, I would love it if you were with us. You could live here, and you could go home any time you want. We are practically a family. We go on amazing adventures and you could come with and help. You have so much more knowledge of other planets and aliens and we can really use you. Of course, only if you want...I, I would take care of you." Hayley looked at him. Jack saw a smile start to come. She got up and walked around the room to Jack. They stood there looking at each other for a few seconds.

"I have always wanted a family." Jack smiled.

"I take that as a yes then?"

"mhmm!" she nodded, then a big smile appeared on her face, then her tiny arms wrapped around Jack and they embraced each other. When they were finished hugging, jack helped her back to her seat. Owen came in right then. He was carrying a bunch of food. Another man was helping him by carrying some drinks.

"Here you go. I wasn't sure what you would want, so I brought a bunch of food." Owen said, laying the spread in front of her. She smiled.

"Thank you."

"Your welcome." Owen said.

"Well, Hayley, you have already met Owen. This is Ianto. He helps around here." He then turned to Ianto and Owen.

"Hayley is going to be joining the team." Owen looked surprised, but happy. They both nodded.

"Very nice to meet you." Ianto said.

"Jack, can I ask you a question?" Owen said. Jack stepped out with Owen.

"She's just a child. Wouldn't her parents miss her and all?"

"Owen, did you notice how she hovered in the air for a few seconds when she got scared?"

"I, well.."

"She's an alien. And she lives by herself. A child. Alone. She comes between her home and earth. She knows more about other planets and aliens than any of us do, she could help us a lot. Plus, she and my doctor are the only two of their kind left, and they need to meet."

"I, I wasn't criticizing or anything you know. I just figured she's a kid and her family would miss her and all... I do really like her." Jack smiled.

"She has no family. She has lived all alone. The least we could do is help, and in return, she would help us."

"Ok. Again, not criticizing!" Owen threw his hands up in the air as a gesture of his innocence. Jack laughed.

"Ok. Lets go talk to her more. I still have some questions." They walked inside.

"I see you two have been having a nice talk." Jack said, resuming his seat. Ianto was sitting next to her.

"Yes, she was just telling me about where she lived."

"Ah. How's the food?"

"amazing!!" She said smiling. In front of her was mostly half eaten assortments of food. She had tried everything, and she was still eating. In front of her were some chips that seemed to be half eaten. She was working on a piece of chicken. To her right was a half eaten roll of bread. It seemed she wanted to try everything first, then eat it all. There was also a mars bar and a bowl of individually wrapped small pieces of assorted chocolates. Jack laughed. He figured she had never eaten here before.

"Hayley, can I ask you another question?" Jack asked gently, being sure he wasnt priding her with all this interrogation. She took a second to swallow the food in her mouth, then answered.

"sure."

"Can all Time Lords fly?" She thought this over.

"No, just me."

"Do you know why?" Her nose wrinkled a little while she was thinking.

"no, I never thought to ask." She shrugged.

Once she had finished eating, Jack and Owen helped Hayley downstairs to the main room. Hayley looked around.

"Wow" she whispered to herself. It was the first time she actually looked around since she had been here. It was breathtaking she thought. There was a distant cry. Hayley looked up.

"Is that?-no... a taradactile?!" She asked with excitement.

"Yes." Jack answered, Smiling. he was focused on her face. He was excited to see her reaction. He got it.

"A taradactile!! here?!" Hayley giggled.

"Can I go see it?" She turned to Owen and asked eagerly. Owen noticed it looked like her eyes were glowing, probably with excitement. Owen realized when she said "see" she meant fly with it.

"I don't think you are strong enough yet. You can later when you're better. You've just been through some serious injuries you know."

"But, I'm strong. See?" Hayley held up her arms and flexed her muscles and made a pose in a way only a child can do seriously. Owen and Jack laughed. Jack patted her back. She looked at him in hope.

"You can later. There will be time. I promise." Jack winked at her in reassurance. Hayley smirked back.

"Ok." she said.

"Owen wants to check you out one more time, then if you feel alright, we can set up your room. And," He looked at the way-to-big-for-her scrubs that were so-not-her-color.

"-How about some new clothes instead of that? You cant exactly wear what you had on, its all bloody." Hayley looked down at what she was wearing and sort-of laughed. She looked back up and nodded excitably. She knew so much about humans, important history events, and so much more, but she realized she did not know at all what it was like to spend more than a day on earth. The food. What people did for fun. She had seen practically none of that. What games do people play? What places do they go?

She was excited to start a real life.