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Tarn looked at Ianto with fresh eyes.

The viciousness, the pure animalistic rage as he defended them left Tarn feeling quite … nice.

He saw his chance to thank Ianto and without thinking, he stepped into Ianto's arms like he had seen CJ do a thousand times. It was not until he had those arms wrapped possessively around him and the lips pressed against his forehead did Tarn realise what he had done.

He burst into tears.

CJ had climbed in the SUV and heard Tarn's howl. He exploded from the vehicle and moved at break neck speed towards his beloved.

Ianto was pleased to see Jack's heart displayed in their oldest as he relieved his Tad of his weeping bundle and crooned as he held Tarn, telling him he was loved, safe and everything would be OK.

"OK Tiger Pants?" Jack asked softly, his own heart aching to comfort.

Ianto leaned back into those big strong arms and let Jack rock him gently.

"Did I go a bit far?" Ianto whispered and Jack gawfed with humour.

"Does a bear shit in the woods?" Jack finally giggled back.

"Feed him to the Weevils!" Ianto parodied himself as he turned to face his husband.

They howled with laughter as Jack held Ianto safely against the SUV, their foreheads together as their breaths combined.

"God you're so hot!" Jack whispered, "I would fuck you right here except we can't preach chastity while shagging like rabbits in front of them."

"Oh Cariad" Ianto hiccupped.

"Come on, all aboard the crazy train!" Jack crowed as they all climbed into Black Beauty.

To CJ's surprise and pleasure, they drove to the hub.

Tarn noted the growing excitement in CJ and looked out the window as they drove into an underground parking lot. Then the wall moved.

No.

Disappeared.

Tarn was pressed against the glass as the world changed outside and he found them driving through some huge warehouse. Shelves of stuff, floating past on glass shelving. Like a huge store with isles the size of an SUV.

"Welcome to the Hub" CJ whispered, "That's all alien Tat!"

Tarn turned to gape at CJ how nodded enthusiastically, "Look, the zoo is next!"

Instead of going to the SUV's berth, Jack had turned down another row and soon large cages appeared. Strange creatures looked back, some with fear and some with delight.

"OH!" Ianto cried out and Jack hit the brakes.

Ianto slid from the SUV and ran to a holding cell, pressing himself against the glass as a small blue creature looked up at him. She shuffled over and opened her arms to reveal a small baby.

"Oh, what a gem!" Ianto crooned as he slid down to his knees and touched the glass.

She crooned back and held the baby up to the glass.

Jack keyed the pad for the doors and the glass …. Yep … disappeared.

SO FUCKIN COOOL!

Ianto stroked the fine blue fur of the baby while jabbering at the mother. She seemed to glow with whatever he was saying and when Jack dropped to a knee and started to do it as well, Tarn realised they were talking.

CJ was hopping from foot to foot, "Taddy, can we see?"

More weird noises and she looked up at hem with a soft smile. CJ and Tarn bent to see a small kitten like creature, with feathers. Not fur, oh wow, fine feathers.

"Can I touch?" Tarn whispered and Ianto nodded, watching like a proud parent as Tarn gave a low sound of pleasure as he touched the baby's head.

The mother began to purr, pleased at the attention from so many male creatures and preened some more.

The thin one had told her she was clever and successful to have made such a handsome son and now his own sons were pleased with her child, she was overcome with pride and as they watched she turned a soft purple.

"Oh, so pretty" Tarn whispered as his fingers left the baby and stroked her face instead. "So lovely."

She chirped and Jack laughed, "Careful Tarn, she's getting attached to you and your compliments."

"Mine" CJ calmly told her.

She chirped again and her feathers shook with mirth as she laughed.

"I want one!" Tarn said and Ianto groaned.

"Another year! I told you!" Ianto said firmly, "18, then you marry and breed, a grandchild for us then would be prefect!"

"Yes?" Tan looked up, his eyes unnaturally angled into almonds as they shone.

"Pretty boy" Ianto crooned as he stroked Tarn's cheek, "Soon."

CJ grinned and told his Taddy once more, "Mine!"

Ianto laughed as he turned to Jack and found a kiss waiting.

"Mine too"