Thanks to everyone who commented on this story. I know my version of Ianto sounds completly different to the series but he doesnt really say much in Torchwood anyway and i'm not really good at writing him so I thought I would get away with it. I think my version of Tosh is all right. Anyway, I hope you like this chapter as much as I do. All my theories in this chapter come from a conversation with a friend over the internet so they will probably be proved wrong but in my world, this is what I feel should happen. (Spoilers for the last three episodes of Doctor Who. You have been warned)
For those who can't be bothered reading over the last two chapters, the story starts out with Jack sending Ianto and Toshiko out to investigate a sighting, when Gwen and Owen are unavailable. While there, they get attacked by aliens who discover a dark secret of Iantos. Put simply he's a Time Lord. Ianto managed to get the aliens to leave and now he had some explaining to do. Maybe he's the Doctor or maybe he's another Time Lord. You will have to read on to find out.
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Tosh sat in the SUV, watching the rain hit the windscreen. Outside, she could see Ianto talking with some of the ex-hostages. The insect creatures had all climbed into there ship and left earth about half an hour before and they had spent a busy twenty minutes retconing everyone. Now, Ianto was outside, spreading the cover story. Tosh had taken that opportunity to reflect back on the conversation between the voice and Ianto. She had no idea what most of it meant but it was clear that Ianto wasn't who he claimed to be. She watched as Ianto made his way back to the car and climbed in.
"right." he said. "Now, that's done, let's get back to the hub."
Toshiko nodded. Ianto started the car and drove towards the road.
All during the trip, Tosh kept thinking back to the conversation. 'My race is gone' Ianto had said with a heart broken look on his face. Tosh couldn't stop thinking about the sorrowful look. It was a look of pain. After a while, the SUV reached the outskirts of Cardiff. Tosh closed her eyes and lent her head against the window. After a while she heard the engine go dead. She opened her eyes and looked at Ianto who was staring back.
"I suppose you want an explanation." he said after a while.
Toshiko nodded. Ianto sighed.
"Come on." he said.
Tosh jumped out of the car. They had arrived at a small coffee house, just off the high way. Toshiko followed Ianto through the café to a small booth. They sat down and ordered. Then Tosh looked over at Ianto.
"Ok. Let's start with the basics." she said. "What are you?"
Ianto looked at her.
"I'm not human, if that's what you're asking." he said.
"So you are an alien?" she asked.
He nodded.
"Ok then. Where are you from?" she asked.
Ianto looked away.
"My home is far away and long ago." he said.
"I figured that." Tosh said. "But where was it and what was it called?"
Ianto sighed.
"It was called Gallifrey." he said.
"And what happened to it?" Tosh questioned. "Those things said something about a war."
"Yes. There was a war. A Time War. My people fought a race called the daleks. We lost and everyone died." he said.
"But weren't the daleks involved in canary wharf?" Toshiko asked.
Ianto nodded.
"Many daleks survived but none of my people did. I'm the last one left." he said. "Well, the last real one."
"Last real one?" Tosh asked.
"Remember Mr Saxon, the PM?" Ianto asked.
Tosh nodded.
"He was from my planet." Ianto said. "And now he's dead."
Tosh reached over and gripped Iantos hand.
"I'm so sorry." she said.
Ianto shook his head.
"Not as much as me." he replied.
The waitress walked over and delivered their order. They sat quietly for a moment. Finally Tosh spoke.
"So who are you really, Ianto, if that is your real name?" she asked.
Ianto gave a small laugh.
"No it's not my real name. I don't really have a name. Most people just call me the Doctor." he said.
Tosh thought about this for a moment.
"The Doctor." she said to herself, trying to remember why that name was so important to her. Then she remembered.
"I once met someone who called himself the Doctor." she said. "He was a tall block with big ears. Wore a black leather jacket. Really smart."
Ianto, or who ever he really was nodded.
"That was me." he said.
Toshiko laughed.
"Now I know your lying." she said.
He looked at her.
"No, it really was me. You were posted to study a body pulled out of the spaceship that hit Big Ben. It was a pig that was wired up inside. I told you the old mermaid legend." he said.
Tosh met his gaze.
"Oh my god! That was you!" she said.
She looked at her coffee.
"You really are the Doctor." she said. "You look nothing like him."
"It's a trick I can do if I get badly injured or sick. Instead of dying, I just create a new body. This one is my 11th. It's also my first welsh body. My last one was cockney and the one before northern."
Tosh shook her head slightly.
"If you really are him, why are you working as a coffee boy in Cardiff?" she asked.
He smiled.
"well, I've never really had the chance to go domestic. I thought it was about time. But I'm also watching you lot." he said. "Trying to decide if you're a danger."
"How can we be a danger to you?" she asked.
The Doctor laughed slightly.
"Well, Torchwood was originally created to capture me, so yes, I do think you're a danger." he said.
Tosh looked confused.
"Torchwood was created during the reign of Queen Victoria. You would need to be over a hundred years old" she said.
"Try nine hundred." the Doctor said.
"Nine hundred?" she asked, looking shocked.
"Well, almost a thousand, if I'm honest." he said, smiling slightly.
"A thousand!" Toshiko asked, shocked.
"yep." the Doctor said.
"Is that normal for someone from your race?" she asked.
"For a Time Lord, a thousand is young." he replied.
"Time Lord?" Tosh asked. "I thought you came from Gillifry?"
"Gallifrey." the Doctor corrected her. "Yes, but my race was known as the Time Lords."
"Why?" she asked.
"My race could control time." he replied. "We were time travellers."
"Really?" she asked.
"Yes" he said.
"So you can travel though time? Like Bilis?" she asked.
"Well, not like Bilis. I use my spaceship to travel through time." he relied.
"You have a spaceship?" Tosh asked.
The Doctor nodded.
"Where?" Tosh questioned.
The Doctor smiled.
"It's hidden in the achieves. At the bottom of the hub. Near where I hid Lisa." he said.
Tosh felt bad about this.
"Did she know? About you not being human?" she asked.
The Doctor nodded.
"Of course. She travelled with me. She was my companion, not my girlfriend." the Doctor replied.
He caught Toshikos confused look and sighed.
"Despite the current rumours, Lisa and I never shared a sexual relationship. I loved her like a good friend. Nothing more." he added.
Tosh nodded.
"Well, Jack shouldn't feel so threatened then." she replied.
The Doctor gave a small smile. Toshiko shook her head.
"So, is there really a spaceship hidden in Torchwood that no one knows about?" she asked.
"yep." he said.
"wow." was all Tosh could say.
She thought about it for a moment.
"Why didn't we find it then? If it's in our base, someone should have noticed it."
The Doctor smiled.
"It's in the achieves, and who is the only person who ever goes into the achieves?" he asked.
"You, but…" she trailed off. "Oh!"
She looked out the window for a moment.
"There is one thing I still don't get. Why here in Cardiff. We're not the biggest Torchwood in England. Why didn't you go to Torchwood 2?" she asked.
The Doctor looked hard at her for a moment.
"Jack." He said.
Tosh looked at him.
"What?"
"I'm here because of Jack." The Doctor replied.
"Why?" Toshiko asked before bitting her tongue. If it was something to do with the Doctors current relationship with Jack then it was none of her business.
The Doctor sighed, not noting Tosh's slip up.
"A long time ago, he uses to travel with me. Then something happened to him and he got stranded. I left him for dead but he got back. I came to Torchwood 3 in the hope that I could tell him I'm sorry, but it didn't really work that way."
Toshiko thought about this for a moment.
"Does he know about this?" she asked.
The Doctor shook his head.
"He has no idea." He said.
Tosh looked out the window again. After a minute the Doctor sighed.
"There is another reason why I'm here." He said.
Toshiko looked at him.
"A future version of him needs to give a past version of me a message." He said.
"So you're here to tell him to give you that message? Is that it?" she asked.
"Yep" The Doctor said.
"But you have worked for Torchwood of years. How did you avoid detection?" Tosh asked.
The Doctor smiled and held out his wrist, pointing at the watch.
"This isn't a watch. It's a holographic projector. It can fool almost anything into thinking I'm human."
"Almost anything" Toshiko questioned.
"Well, it can't fool a blood test but thankfully, Owen isn't to keen on doing those." He said smiling.
Tosh smiled back. The Doctor lent back in his chair.
"Tosh." he said. "Thanks for being such a good sport about this. Most people I could have told about this would have either called me crazy or had me arrested."
"Well, you have always been kind to me, even when I thought you were just a welsh receptionist. I don't want to do anything that could get you hurt." She said.
"Are you going to tell Torchwood about this?" the Doctor asked.
"No." Tosh said, shaking her head. "And even if I did, they probably wouldn't believe me."
The Doctor looked thoughtful for a moment.
"Tell you what." He said slowly. "As a thank you, I know you love history so I will take you to any time or place you want. You could call it a business trip."
Tosh didn't know what to say. Slowly the Doctor reached over and patted her on the shoulder. He gave a bright smile.
"Well, come on. We had better get back before we're missed." He said.
They both stood up and walked out the building. As they climbed into the car, Tosh turned to the Doctor.
"So, what am I to call you back at Torchwood?" she asked.
The Doctor looked at her for a moment.
"Well, I still like the name Ianto so if it's ok with you, I'd like to keep It." he said.
Toshiko nodded and just knew that she needed to ask.
"Why did you choose that name anyway?" she asked. "I mean, it's not a common name. Ianto Jones."
The Doctor smiled.
"In my life, there has been a few times where I've had to go under a name. I use to use the name John Smith for that but when I realised that I was welsh, I realised I would need a welsh name. I picked the name Ianto because it is welsh for John and I picked Jones because it is the most common surname in Wales. Just like Smith is the most common name in England." He said.
"So your name, in English would be John Smith." She asked.
The Doctor nodded.
"Well, you learn something new every day." Tosh said to herself, as she pulled the car door closed.
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Well, thats it. Third chapter done. There will be more cos i've already written it. In the next chapter, Jack will uncover something at the base of Torchwood. Anyway, looking forward to posting it.