Chapter Two:

Search

Jack read through the file after he had finished writing down what he had seen. He knew that only two other people Caden as much as he did; the first was her best friend, Kaydence, which was more of a sister then a friend. The second, well actually was Caden herself. He knew that she had the same type of dreams that he had. Especially when they first met in the year that never was. That was shocker to not only him but also Saxon, and then to the Doctor, who found out about it after he fixed the TARDIS.

A knock sounded on the door, closing the file, he looked up. His team walked in and stood in front of his desk. Standing up, he looked at all of them in the eyes, Ianto, Gwen, Tosh, Owen, they just all looked back at him. It was Ianto that broke the silence, "I have some information on Caden O'Connor."

"What do you have?" Jack became even more interested, and Gwen noticed it.

"She lives with her parents, even though she's 19. Has her own place in about a mouth," Gwen looked at him confused. "She has to wait for the person already living there to move out." They all nodded.

But Jack already knew this, "Kaydence finally was able to get a job that pays enough for them to get an apartment together. So Caden could get away from her family and focus on her own life at college and then work without being hassled. And it's the same thing for Kaydence."

"You said that she has a job." Gwen said as she looked Jack over, she knew that he was hiding something from them.

"She works at Pet Smart as a Cashier, but she's going to college to become a Creative Writing teacher for High Schoolers." Ianto continued, only to be cut off by Jack again.

"But her parents still think after a few years that she still becoming a veterinarian." Jack smiled and looked as if he was day dreaming, but then he came out of it as fast as he went into it. "A lot of pressure on her because of that."

"Her best friend, as Jack already mentioned is named Kaydence Wilder. Kay as Caden calls her sometimes, is six months older then Caden, but they have a theory that they were separated at birth—"

"Which is actually a very possible theory by the way that they act together and when apart." Jack stated as he interrupted Ianto again.

"Jack if you know so much about her and her life, why did you have Ianto get information on her?" Gwen asked him, causing Jack to look at her with an emotionless expression. She couldn't even see what he was feeling by his eyes, and that's what scared her a little bit.

"That's classified, Gwen." He told her with a strict voice that told her to drop it, but she couldn't.

"Classified, Jack. We are classified. We're TORCHWOOD if you haven't forgotten. We deal with classified."

"All you need to know is that is above all of you," He advanced on Gwen and the rest of the team.

"How is that Jack?" Gwen asked, Jack just looked at her. "Is it because it's too personal for us to know?"

"It's been too personal for anyone to know about for the last 200 years." He starred at her and then looked at everyone else. "You all asked once before what it's like after you die. Suzie said that it's just black and there's nothing else, just darkness." They all looked at him shocked that he was actually telling them all this. But he continued, "But the thing is when I die, I don't see any of that. I don't see the darkness and I don't hear the silence. Instead I get to see this girl's whole life. Since she was five, I saw every moment." He ran his hand through his hair, "Every second of every day, of every month, and of every year. I see the private times, and the times when she's with her family. I see her when she sad, when she happy and jumping off the walls. I'm with her every single second for the past 200 years." He looked at Gwen and told them through gritted teeth, "It's more personal then any of you guys could even think of, or could ever feel." He turned around and took a few seconds to calm down.

Finally after a few minutes of silence, Jack turned back around and looked at Ianto, only to have him say something first, "Jack. I'm sorry."

With just the sound of his voice, Jack knew that something had happened and it wasn't good. "What is it?"

"I'm sorry, Jack." Jack's eyes were filled with worry and fear, "She's gone missing. Her parents told the police that she never came home after they argued and the bank called and said that all of her money was taking out."

Jack looked like his world had just crashed down around him, leaving him helpless and hopeless, which was even worse. Looking at Ianto, he fought back tears that threatened to fall. "Call her parents and find out what ever you can. And also call Kaydence's parents and see if she came home." He ordered Ianto. "Tosh I want you to find her, but she might be traveling with Kaydence. And I bet my life that Kaydence went with her, if she did run away. But find them fast." Tosh rushed off and Owen went to help as much as he could.

"Jack," Jack looked at Ianto, "It's ten at night, where she lives."

"And where's that exactly?" Tosh asked quietly, from her computer desk.

"Seattle, Washington, United States of America." Jack told her and then he looked back at Ianto, "Her parents are still awake, but I don't care wake them up for all I care."

Ianto turned around and went over to one of the desk and started to deal with the phone. When Gwen went up to Jack, "Jack, I'm sorry. If I had known it was this personal I wouldn't have done that."

Jack looked at her, and said bitterly because he was still mad at her and because of what he had just found out, "Yes, you would have."

"Jack, it's ringing!" Ianto called and Jack rushed over to him as did Gwen, and Tosh and Owen just listened from where they were.

"Hello."

"Yes is this the O'Connor residents?" Ianto asked politely.

"Yes, it is. How can I help you?"

"Am I speaking with Mr. or Mrs. O'Connor?"

"This is Mr. O'Connor. How can I help you?"

"I was just wondering if I could ask you a few questions about your daughter, Caden O'Connor."

"Well she's not really here? Who are you?" Mr. O'Connor asked a little annoyed.

"My name is Ianto Jones and I work for BCC. And your daughter didn't show up to school today. I was wondering if you could tell me why?"

"How would I know? She left here yesterday, and then when I came home today I find that some of her stuff is gone too."

"And what stuff would that be, Mr. O'Connor?" Ianto asked still being polite, even though he was starting to dislike this man very much by the way that he was caring for his daughter.

"Her laptop, about ten journals, and some jewelry."

"Thank you, but have you heard anything about Kaydence Wilder?" Ianto asked hoping to kill two birds with one stone, as he though of it.

"All I know is that she's gone too, along with some of her stuff as well."

"Thank you for answering my questions, and sorry if I woke you up." Then Ianto hung up before Mr. O'Connor could say anything else. "From what I got is that they ran away together, but where would they have gone."

"She wouldn't have gone to family, because her family would tell her parents where they were. So where?" Jack said and he went through every dream that he had ever had. And then it came to him. "Tosh, look at the passenger list for planes coming into London and Cardiff."

"Why would they come here?" Owen asked.

"Because she has dreams about me just as I do her. If I had to get away and go somewhere where no one would find me," He looked at them, "I would go to her."

"Jack I got them." Tosh shouted, and Jack ran over to her, "They just got off of a plane here in Cardiff, about two hours ago."

"They should have been here by now." Jack grabbed his coat and headed to the platform that headed up to the plaza.

As he reached the plaza, he looked around. It was deserted. No one. And then he heard, "Kaydence run!" Looking to his left he saw two girls with backpacks run into the plaza being chased by Weevils.

With his gun out, he ran out to them. Then his worse fear happened, Caden tripped and a Weevil was only feet behind her. She didn't have time to get to her feet. Running even faster, Kaydence stopped as he ran passed her, and then as he ran he shot the Weevil that was only a foot away form killing her. Getting to her feet so the others wouldn't get her. She started to run, but stopped feet from Jack who stopped as well. "Jack."

"Caden."

They didn't even care about the other Weevils.