Arthur hid behind the blue box. He had seen and heard almost everything that had transpired among the girl with the honey brown hair, the man with the bowtie, and the wannabe player. He smirked to himself. This crowd seemed interesting. Perhaps they would be able to help him. After all, they seemed to know just as much about the universe as he.

He took a step back when he felt the blue box vibrate. He stared at it, hearing a creaking noise coming from it. Then, before his eyes, it faded out of sight.

Must be some type of ship, he thought, not very surprised at the prospect. He had travelled across most of the universe, he had pretty much seen everything he needed to see. A disappearing blue box was not that fascinating.

Arthur realized that he was exposed and that if the girl and the man saw him, he would probably be questioned. He didn't want to talk to them yet; he still needed to find out more about them.

With lightning speed, Arthur rushed to the side of a building and slide against its wall. The shadows were able to hide him nicely. But just in case, he pressed a button on his cloak so that the shadows could completely shroud him from those who might be watching. It nearly made him invisible.

"Annie," the man addressed the girl, stopping her. He looked around the area, suspicious. Arthur held his breath. He could see that this man was a fighter, that he had killed before. This was a man who had seen many battles. This man would definitely be cautious.

"Jack, what are you looking for?" The girl, Annie, asked. She seemed very upset and very confused. Arthur looked at her closely, wondering why she seemed so familiar.

"Nothing," Jack whispered, though he didn't seem to relax. He looked Annie directly in the eyes and sighed, "Look, I didn't mean for it to end up that way. I had no idea that he would -"

"It's alright Jack. I'm sure I'll enjoy it at Torchwood. if not, well... I'll probably enjoy it. It sounds a bit like what Dad and I always did, just, on Earth. Not Raxacoricofallapatorius." She shrugged. "I'll get over it."

They walked for some time in silence before Arthur heard Annie ask, "Who is Rose Tyler?"

Jack didn't skip a beat, "She was one of the Doctor's old companions. She's the reason I'm alive right now." He chuckled a bit darkly. "And sometimes I really hate her for it. She was the reason I got to travel with the Doctor for a while, and because of all that I've experienced, that's why I created Torchwood. So I can't always be mad at her."

That was all he said before they began to walk again.

Arthur smirked. So this is where the Torchwood base was? Well, then Cardiff was definitely the place to be. He had to see how strong the humans thought they were before he crushed them into dust. He needed at least a bit of a challenge.

The man shrouded in darkness was still smirking as he headed towards his ship.

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Annie walked sadly next to Jack as they finally reached the Hub. he had explained everything to her along the walk. She understood almost all of it. Soon they were inside.

"Jack... Who is this?" asked a pretty Japanese lady with a trace of annoyance in her voice.

"Yeah, who is she?" asked a man as he handed Jack a cup of coffee.

"Annie. I'd like you too meet Ianto Jones and Toshiko Sato. Tosh, Ianto, where's Gwen and Owen?"

"Owen is somewhere around here and Gwen went home. Now, who is she?"

"This is Annie. And she's the Doctor's daughter."

Both of them gasped. "You don't mean the Doctor. Do you?"

"Yes. I do."

"But-how?" asked Toshiko.

"Uhm... Jack kissed me, I kissed back, Dad got mad, and left me in his care."

"Jack!"

"I know. I know. I shouldn't have kissed her. The plan of helping her and her father out completely backfired. I shouldn't have kissed her."

"Mmmhmmm." Annie said, as Jack smiled.