The drive from where John was staying to Cardiff was just over two hours. He had located himself during his stay closer to UNIT so that he was easily able to relay information to the soldiers on his side. The broken down house was just a front as he really lived in the comfort of the TARDIS, but it still worked to get the sympathy of the men. Jack didn't expect John to say much as they drove but Martha quickly had him talking about his life over in the other universe as well as his reasoning for returning to their universe in order to punish the Doctor. It was clear from his answers that he was depressed and didn't care about his own life. Martha would change that, though, as she wasn't going to give up on him.
"I'm so sorry for your loss," Martha told him sincerely when he mentioned Rose's death. She knew how deeply the Doctor had loved Rose as she had spent hours talking to him when they traveled together. He had been cruel to her because of his pain over losing Rose when they first met but as they talked she finally understood why. The young blond had reawakened his hearts after he had lost everyone else in the universe that he cared for. She didn't see him as the same monster that he saw. The monster that had broken every mirror aboard the TARDIS because he couldn't stand to see his own face until he was finally forced to look upon it in her flat. She knew the pain he carried and yet she loved him anyway.
"Tell me what happened to the Doctor?" John questioned not wanting to talk about himself anymore. "Jack told me that he was held captive at Demon's run and that they wipe all of his memories."
"Unfortunately, he is telling you the truth. I have been helping care for the Doctor since his return and the facility changed him. He is no longer the Time Lord that you remember although we do see bits of his old personality from time to time. Now, though, he is a new man. He is very timid and is prone to fits when he is overstimulated or scared."
"He sound's like my toddler," John interrupted.
"You have children?" Martha questioned. John nodded.
"Two a little boy and a girl," John answered his voice soft. He missed his children but he wasn't ready to return to them yet. When he was, he would absorb the time that he spent in this universe and they would never know that their daddy had been gone for more than a few minutes.
"How old are they?" Martha wondered.
"My son is three and my daughter is almost one," John responded. He saw the look in Martha's eyes as she did the math and he continued before she could ask. "Technically my son is the Doctor's child. Rose and him had a moment together aboard the TARDIS before she was trapped in Pete's world. Not that he probably would have ever admitted it." He had learned afterward that Rose had conceived their child that night. She had wanted to tell the Doctor when he called her to Bad Wolf Bay but she knew that he would stop at nothing to get her back. So instead she had told him about her mother's pregnancy. Her brother Tony was the same age as his son and the two were close.
"What are their names?" Martha asked interested in the children. John reached into his pocket pulling out his wallet. From it he removed a small family photo handing it to Martha before she could ask to see it. She took the photo of the smiling family, her heart hurting even more for John as she wondered if it was the last picture they took together.
"That's William and Verity," John told her. She stared at the picture for another moment before handing it back to him. He took it, glancing at the picture before putting it back in his wallet. Changing the subject back to the Doctor, he had Martha telling him once more about the Doctor's current behavior. It was clear from her explanation that the Doctor was even worse mentally then he realized. The medication he had tried to give him would have helped keep him calm but were useless otherwise. He felt briefly sorry for the Time Lord but the feeling quickly faded. He had spent too long hating the man for abandoning them and it would take time to get past those feelings.
"We're here," Jack announced finally as they pulled into the hub. He parked the SUV in his normal parking spot then got out. He let Martha and John walk a step ahead of him as the three of them entered the hub. Mickey looked up from where he was working on the rift but quickly went back to his calculations. Gwen didn't even look up from where she was talking on the phone. "Welcome to Torchwood three. Until I decided otherwise, you will be under Martha and Mickey's care. They have agreed that you can stay at the flat with them and you will be allowed to come to the hub to work. Under no circumstances are you to come near my home in Cardiff again or I will lock you in the cells. Is that understood?"
"Perfectly," John hissed at Jack.
"Great. Then let me show you around," Jack responded by ignoring the attitude. He showed John the main hub and conference room followed by his office. His room was below and he offered it as a place for John to sleep if he wanted to stay at the hub with whoever was on at night rather than going to the flat. He then showed him the autopsy room, and the archives before taking him down to the cells. John was fascinated by Janet who lived in the cells but he was curious about the young woman who was imprisoned in the last cell. Jack motioned for John to follow him leading him down to Sky's cell.
"John. I would like you to meet Sky. She worked as a secretary for Demon's Run and is currently living in this cell until she can be transported to a proper prison or until she dies. I really don't care which one comes first." Jack informed them.
"You go by John now, Doctor?" Sky questioned.
"I'm not the Doctor," John told her. He then looked at Jack. "I'm surprised you let her live."
"Believe me I wanted to kill her but Ianto convinced me otherwise," Jack answered. "He believes there is still good in her. Even after everything that she has done."
"I told you I had no choice," Sky whined. Jack leaned closer to the glass staring her right in the eye.
"Keep lying to me and I will put you back with Charles," Jack threatened.
"I thought you buried him," Sky responded her eyes wide with fear.
"I did," Jack answered. Sky swallowed hard. John started to ask who Charles was but Jack interrupted him as he led him to the morgue. Finishing the tour of the hub he took him back to where Martha was waiting. Martha took over as she took John up to the kitchen to eat and talk more about himself rather than the Doctor. Jack watched them go before dismissing himself. He left the hub once more climbing back into the SUV. He really should have gone back towards London to retrive John's TARDIS but he didn't feel like making the trip up there quite yet. Instead, he turned towards his small home in Cardiff eager to spend a few hours with his loved ones before once more making the trek.