Torchwood Three; Cardiff, Wales

John Hart woke with a massive headache, and groaned. Everything hurt. The lights were to bright. Something buzzed in the back of his head. Even his skin felt weird. It took a couple minutes to remember where he was and how he got there.

You're awake.

"Anwen?" He covered his eyes with his hand. Hallucinating was not a good sign. Except he could sense her. It felt like an echo in the back of his head. The feeling increased until the door slid open minutes later.

"Computer, dim lights."

John moved his hand from his face. It was tolerable. "Darling, I know you're mad." He could feel it.

"You left." Anwen sounded resigned.

"Yeah."

She climbed onto the medical cot next to his. "I've been trying to contact you for months. Mum was hurt bad. I was sick for awhile. Dad disappeared from the mall. It took three months to figure out he's trapped in Tasmania."

"I didn't know."

"Where did you go?"

"Back to my life." The woman he loved would have understood. Or he wanted to believe she would have.

"You were drunk."

"Yeah." One of the many things an eleven year old wouldn't understand. "I'm not in restrains."

"No. You have time shock."

He was to sick to be a security concern. "How long was I out?"

"Five days."

"Is the kid all right?"

"Yeah. Kylia's fine."

The door opened again and a man he vaguely recognized hesitated in the doorway.

"It's safe, Dr. Petrescu."

"What are you expecting me to do?" John asked.

"Not you. Me. I threw another tantrum." She sounded guilty.

"You need to be careful, darling."

"I know."

Dr. Petrescu walked over to John and reviewed the results.

The tantrum wasn't the only thing she felt guilty about. "What aren't you telling me?"

"Ken witnessed something at the mall the day dad disappeared. Uncle Jack got him transferred out of the hospital here and Bree helped him."

Shit. "What did he witness?" He then wondered how she knew about Ken.

"An arse named Marvyn Tew exploded. Ken didn't see it, but he knew it happened behind him."

Which suggested the younger version of the general came into his ability. He vaguely remembered Anwen talking about the general developing it in primary school. "Has someone checked on Ken?"

"Weekly. It was my fault. Dad was worried about leaving me and Trevor alone when he went to the public toilet. As if. I saw Ken at the Disney store and thought that would solve it." Anwen sighed. "When dad didn't come back, Ken walked with us and checked the men's room. Tew came out of the employee area as Ken was walking back to tell me dad wasn't there."

"From what I understand of these readings, Captain Hart, you need to stay calm and rest."

Anwen slid off the cot. "Are the nanogenes still in his system?"

Dr. Petrescu held his hands up. He obviously had no idea. Jack must have hired the doctor recently.

"Move please."

The doctor stepped back.

"Rift energy, chronons, time distortion. Alcohol. Do I even want to know what the drug does?"

"No." He wasn't discussing sex drugs with her.

"The nanogenes are still repairing the damage."

Dr. Petrescu reluctantly asked, "Will you explain it to me?"

"Yeah." Anwen walked him through the technology and the interface. From the sounds of it, she still retained some of his technical knowledge.

"I need to consult with Dr. Nelson. Does inventory offer descriptions?"

"Ianto would know. I leave the infirmary alone." Anwen smiled. "Except the backboard."

"It still plays Magic Carpet Ride?" John asked.

"Yeah. I programmed the front door to play theme music. Until Uncle Jack demanded I fix it."

"I will be back."

Anwen groaned. "Computer, activate intercom." It chimed. "Ianto, Bree, Dr. Petrescu needs help figuring out infirmary supplies. John's awake."

"The information is in the hub's medical database," Ianto replied.

"Give me a few minutes," Bree said.

Anwen Williams waited while Dmitri and Bree unpacked medical supplies she hadn't seen before, and set-up an IV. John had taken on biomechs and aliens and survived any number of insane things. Yet, faced with an IV he was a big baby. She couldn't help but remember her mum getting on her dad's case about a cold. It had to be a guy thing.

Bree motioned to Dmitri. From a conversation she overheard, they were working in the morgue. One of the few things she didn't ask about or check on. Keeping bodies was a zombie movie waiting to happen.

Anwen waited until the door closed. "The infirmary plays music. I could find something loud, metal."

"I needed to go."

A table rattled in the corner.

Anwen swore. "It doesn't make any sense. You're calm. I'm calm." She shook her head. "Why am I getting angry?"

A tablet lifted off the table. She watched it shift in the air. "John?"

"A side effect of the CN."

"You have a Rift ability?" She grabbed the tablet.

"After we were trapped in Four. I used it in Belfast to secure Molly."

"A permanent CN bond." Anwen shook her head. "How?"

"I don't know."

"Do you get angry and throw things?"

"No."

Anwen wondered. "Natural abilities like my control of the Rift are stable. CN-caused abilities are emotional. How do you control it?"

"I don't know."

"If it's the same as a temporary CN bond, it's based on shared emotion."

"Nessa helped me come to terms with loosing my Anwen. I'm not angry anymore."

"I'm throwing telekinetic tantrums because I have a crush on you?" Anwen shook her head. "What kind of psychotic ability is that?"

"The kind you need to get control of, darling."

"How?"

"You need to forgive me. I'm not your Uncle Jack. Saving the world isn't who I am."

"No. I need to accept you." Anwen hopped off the medical cot. "I'm surrounded by screwy relationships." She set her hand on John's. "Ianto is trying to keep Uncle Jack out of trouble by going to these social events to flirt with women. My dad can't accept whatever is going on between mum and Jack. The general and Nessa have figured it out, but from what I've overheard, I don't want to know."

"With that logic, I'm in a relationship with an eleven year-old."

Anwen showed her the necklace. "If you think that's screwed up, I'm eleven and collecting engagement rings."

"Other Keara's ring. How did you get it?"

"I don't know. I had one ring when I got dressed. Later in the day, I had two."

"Did you scan the ring?"

"Yeah. Nothing."

"Ask Jack if he has a way to scan for Liasi crystals."

"Why?"

"I think the ring's intuned to you. When the future was destroyed, it found you."