Chapter eleven:

Jack has been staring at the holding cells CCTV for half an hour, sitting at Felicity's desk but she daren't ask him to move.

So she has dragged Jorden's chair next to Jessica's desk to help her finish the rift analysis while Jorden and Kennedy are in the kitchen cooking for everyone with Gwen who is sitting at the table half-watching the two men and half-watching Jack.

Jessica is pointing at her screen bringing Felicity's attention back "Felicity, I've found three other rift spikes connected to dead bodies" she brings up pictures of all three bodies all with unusual tearing to their faces and necks "I got into the UNIT database and it confirmed that all three bodies belonged to people who died in Thames house"

Jack's gaze flicks from the CCTV footage to the two woman across the room from him "So you're saying there were more of these" he points to the image of Ianto.

"Failed ones, yes" Jessica agrees in a voice which is a little too high-pitched from nerves "UNIT seem to have come to the conclusion of cyber involvement"

A chill hits all three of them "But the mechanics and science involved in creating this body is completely beyond Cybermen" Jessica adds "The technology here is focused around saving data including saving all the pain receptors something cyber technology wouldn't usually do"

"Unless they were trying to create a sleeper agent" Felicity mumbles aloud

"Not in this time-line" Jack announces "Nope, whatever this experiment is, it's something new"

"And in the 21st century you've got to be ready" Felicity grumbles under her breath gaining a hard stare from Jack.

Gwen enters the room carrying ham, egg and chips placing them in front of Jack "The rest of us are eating in the kitchen" she says looking at Felicity and Jessica but it's clear they are not who she is addressing.

Just as Gwen turns to go back into the kitchen Jack grabs her arm "It's not the same Gwen, Torchwood can't just start again"

She looks at him with those sad eyes that he has grown to know so well "I know, Jack" she whispers pulling out of his grasp "But I'm needed here, we're needed here" she points to the screen displaying the holding cells "Especially now"

Jack's eyes turn back to the body of Ianto and Gwen takes this opportunity to join the others at the kitchen table.

"You did not?" Gwen exclaims placing another chip into her mouth, Jorden and Kennedy nod and laugh.

"Yep, our first and only ever alien encounter and this daft lad decides to swap my gun for a water pistol" Kennedy shoves Jorden in the ribs.

Jorden shrugs "How was I supposed to know you'd go wandering off into the sewers" he smiles.

Gwen shakes her head "And when was this?"

Felicity frowns "We'd been going for about six weeks when reports of a mad-man in a Halloween costume surfaced" she looks sheepish "We or rather Kennedy followed the weevil into the sewer and was lucky that Jessica had been tracking him"

Jessica smiles "They'd all be lost without me"

A crackle of sound enters the kitchen before an angry American voice "Does anyone do any work around here? Your guest is awake"

Everyone exchanges panicked looks before scattering into the main office to look over Jack's shoulder at the CCTV which shows Ianto standing in the holding cell looking right at the camera.

Jack looks at Jorden "You" he points to the screen "Go see what it wants"

"Me" he looks to Felicity for help but she shrugs mouthing 'its captain Jack' before shrugging again.

"Yes, you" Jack repeats his eyes not leaving the screen "I don't see those stubby legs on my screen"

Jorden scowls but heads towards the holding cells. The white room seems brighter than ever Ianto Jones's eyes fix on the new arrival making Jorden feel vulnerable.

Ianto smiles "Hello" his voice coming out in a welsh baritone "Nice place" he looks around the cell "I've woken up in worse"

"Yep, hi hello" Jorden replies stiffly "Do you know where you are?" if the infamous Captain Jack Harkness was testing him Jorden would do his best to prove the smart bastard wrong about him.

Ianto is frowning "Well, I'm guessing it's not the Ritz" he looks at the camera "I'm thinking it's either UNIT or some other self-righteous organisation so probably Torchwood"

Jorden nods "Torchwood five" he looks at the camera winking and he just knows that Felicity is swearing at him.

"Okay, what is your name then?" Jorden states looking at the smartly dressed Welshman who smiles again at this.

"Ah, so you've scanned me then" he taps his head "Quite a mess isn't it and a little unbelievable I'm guessing for some" Ianto's eyes flicker to the camera.

Gwen's eyes are on Jack who has started to look a little sick the moment Ianto started talking "He knows you're here" she murmurs

"IT" he hisses "IT knows I'm here, IT brought me here" he points to the stop-watch and then to CCTV images "and I don't know what IT wants but it brought me here for something"

Gwen looks back at the screen where the two men have gone quiet until Ianto's smooth, measured voice comes from the speakers "I'd like to speak with the boss"

Jorden turns to face the camera with a worried expression, Felicity frowns looking at Jack who is now standing up beside her.

She now notices that he looks a little sick at the sound of his old lover's voice. On the screen Jorden is turned back towards the face of Ianto "Jack is here, I could go fetch him for you"

But the HD image of Ianto shakes his head "No, not my boss I want to talk to your boss" he smiles kindly "A miss. Felicity Jenkins I do believe"

This time Jack looks at Felicity who is looking ashen faced "Why me? How does he…it knows my name?"

Jack shrugs "I honestly don't understand much that's happened today" he nods to the CCTV "Don't recognise his existence too much and only ask vague questions".

Felicity nods heading towards the holding cells, the moment she enters the room Ianto flickers his eyes to her "Welcome Miss. Jenkins, leader of the new Torchwood" he smiles "Your boyfriend has been keeping me good company" he raises a knowing eyebrow.

Felicity shivers at this, how does he know so much already? Jorden nods to Felicity before heading out of the room "You wanted to speak with me" she states rather than asks and Ianto nods "Yes" he moves closer to the cell wall stopping with his nose almost against the thick glass "I'm curious" he sighs "Disappointing" he murmurs then beams at Felicity.

Looking the glass Felicity can see her stern expression reflected back at her "What's disappointing?" she demands making Ianto smile again

"Being back at Torchwood" he counts on his fingers "Torchwood five I think Jorden said" Felicity frowns wondering if Jorden should have kept quiet about their organisation.

Ianto raises an eyebrow "So there was a Torchwood four?" he frowns "Disappointing" he murmurs again.

"You already said" Felicity replies it was strange it seemed so natural to talk to this man but is he a man or a computer?

Ianto is smiling "I'm guessing that he is watching this conversation"

Felicity nods not needing to ask who he meant "And members of your team are analysing my vocal and facial responses to determine how A.I. I am" he pauses "Because for me to be the real Ianto Jones would be impossible"

Felicity shrugs "Very unlikely"

Ianto smiles "Because the dead, stay dead" Ianto chuckles "Jack doesn't like you, does he?" Felicity flinches but finds herself smiling back "I think me and my team offend him, pretending to be Torchwood rather than honouring it"

Ianto nods and looks at the camera "Everyone in Torchwood died that's why" he smiles "Unless you're Gwen Cooper"

Jack is grinding his teeth and frowning at the screen whilst Gwen grips her chest with her hands.

Around them Jessica, Jorden and Kennedy are alive with activity running analysis on Ianto's speech patterns just as predicted by the prisoner.

Back on the screen Felicity is standing closer to the glass "Does that make you bitter? That you died and she lived?"

Ianto looks horrified "No, no of course not but it's a fact that we all died apart from her"

"Her and Jack" Felicity corrects but Ianto shakes his head at her.

"No, Jack died too or at least a version of him did"

Felicity frowns "What does that mean?"

Ianto shrugs "Who knows? It is Jack we're talking about" he turns a smile back on Felicity "Except I want to talk about you, tell me about Torchwood five"

Felicity shakes her head "Not sure if I should really" she indicates the cell around him. Ianto waves a hand around himself "Exactly not like I can do anything from inside here, not that I want to do anything"

He pulls an innocent expression "As I said just curious"

"That's what worries me" Felicity mumbles "Feels like you're casing this place"

Ianto smiles "How's that then?"

Felicity smiles "We've scanned you remember, we've seen the amount of alien tech woven into your brain alone which means you're a potential threat and we don't usually go around blabbing everything to potential threats"

Ianto shakes his head again and a slightly weary look appears on his face "I just wanted to talk to somebody" he whispers before going over to the metal framed bed and laying down.

"That's it then? Not going to say anymore" Felicity asks but the man with Ianto Jones's face doesn't reply.