Ianto walked out of the hub and looked out over the bay, Jack followed. Ianto had a lot to think about and he didn't want to be disturbed but Jack didn't say anything he just looked out over the bay to. The silence was too much for Ianto he was about to go back into the hub when Jack said to him.
"Look Ianto I was wrong to do that ok? I don't have no one I have you."
Jack walked up to Ianto and held his hand. Ianto didn't know what to do he loved Jack, but he had started to fall in love with Tosh.
"I love you" Jack said.
"I love you too" Ianto smiled at Jack "I still have that stopwatch"
Jack smiled at Ianto "Well what are you waiting for" Jack and Ianto walked into the room. Everything was back to front the desk that was usually on the left was on the right and Ianto was there too.
"What the hell?" both Ianto's had said at the same time.
"Were in a parallel universe" Jack said
Jack and Ianto walked into the Hub everything was different. Jack got out his gun and pointed it at the weevil which was sitting at a desk.
"What the hell?" the weevil said
"What?" Jack said to the weevil. Jack turned around to see him staring back at him.
"Jack Harkness, god do I really look like that?"
"Can you explain what is going on here?"
"Yeah, well that's Owen, Jack said pointing at Owen he is the boss"
"What? Owen?" Captain Jack said
"Yes"
"Who are you then?"
"I'm a cleaner" Jack said
"What in the other world I'm boss"
"Well that's to bad isn't it"
"What about Gwen? And the weevil and where is Tosh?" Captain Jack said
"Well Gwen is a medic, the weevil is computer genius and Ianto is second in command. Who is this Tosh?"
"Toshiko Sato"
"Oh do follow me"
"Jack, where do you think your going?" Owen said "I will show them. Now get back to work"
Jack had always wondered what Owen would be like as boss and Jack knew it wouldn't work out. Owen led them down to the vaults.
"I hope you don't mind me asking but are you and Gwen together?" Ianto said
"Of course we are we are married" Owen turned on the lights in one vault and in the cell was Tosh but she had sharp teeth like a weevil and big long claws.
"She is a savage beast and will eat anything that gets in her way" Owen said.
Then the lights went out. Ianto could see the room he ran into the room and saw Lisa she was a human again. Jack and Owen chased Ianto.
"Ianto is that you?"
"Lisa? It is me Ianto I'm from a parallel universe"
"Yeah can you go and get Jack to bring me a coffee?"
"What? Don't you love me?"
"What God no, I love Jack"
Jack walked up to Ianto who was nearly in tears. Lisa went up to Jack and kissed him.
"What the hell?"
"Lisa this is Captain Jack Harkness from a parallel universe" Owen was a lot less arrogant Jack wished Owen was always like this. Ianto ran up the stairs and out of the hub he couldn't face it. Ianto hadn't got over Lisa the last time now he had to get over her all over again. Jack came up behind him.
"Ianto, I'm sorry I didn't know" Jack touched Ianto's hand. "Ianto I need your help, my friend Rose, she saved me from death and I want to see her even if it is a parallel world"
"Sure, where does she live?" Ianto tried to hide the tears.
"Follow me"
Gwen came out of her car she went into the hub and no one was there she went outside and saw Jack and Ianto she called to them.
"Jack sorry I'm late" Gwen said but they didn't reply, Gwen phoned them and Jack answered.
"Jack, why aren't you talking to me?"
"Because were in a parallel world"
"Not your not you are standing here in front of me"
"What?" Jack said
"But I can see you so clearly" Gwen touched Jack on the shoulder and Jack turned around.
"Oh God I can see you too" Jack whispered to Ianto "Its dark matters"
"Gwen go find Owen and ask him about Dark Matters" Ianto said
"Why?"
"Just go" Jack snapped at her.
Gwen opened the door to her house and Owen was in the shower, Gwen went into the kitchen and made herself something to eat she started to feel dizzier and dizzier these days. Owen came down the stairs and started to kiss Gwen's neck.
"Owen stop, I need to ask you something"
"What?"
"Jack and Ianto are in a parallel universe and I could see them and Jack asked me to ask you something"
"What is it Gwen?" Owen started to panic what had Jack said to Gwen. He could kill Jack.
"What are dark matters?"
Owen froze, Shit he thought. I can't tell Gwen it would make her more ill.
"Owen, I can hear your thoughts remember"
"Shit" Owen said
"Owen just tell me please you're scaring me"
"Ok, when Rhys stabbed you it touched a bit of metal from a bullet when you got shot and it sort of connected"
"What do you mean sort of?"
"Well it connection with"
"Who have I connected with, Owen?"
"It connected with Suzie Costello and the Rift and something in the Dark. It's called Dark Matters and that's why you have been fainting and seeing things"
"Owen, how long have you know for?"
"Since you came to my flat and fainted" Owen saw the fear in Gwen's eyes. She looked at Owen.
"What can I do?"
"Well last time you fainted I got the other bullet out but I don't know what else I could do"
Gwen collapsed in Owens arms, Owen thought she was crying but she had fainted. Owen guessed she hadn't eaten since last night. Owen carried Gwen upstairs she was getting thinner and thinner and Owen was worried he loved Gwen and he didn't want anything to happen to her. Owen left some food on the table and a drink and left a note. Owen went to find Jack.
Jack waited outside the block of flats and he was surprised to see Rose running up to him.
"Jack, Jack what are you doing here?"
"I was going to ask you the same question?"
Rose started to cry. Jack hugged her "He got stuck in the other world and I can't see him again"
"O yes you can, come with me and you can meet the doctor"
"You can do that?"
"Rose have I ever let you down? By the way this is Ianto"
"Hi Ianto"
"By the way when you meet Gwen, she is the person you need to thank about this, she is somehow connected with the rift"
After 10 minutes Rose had packed her bags and had said goodbye. Her family didn't want her to go but Rose had made up her mind
"Wait Rose, if he can take you to the other world then I'm coming to" Jackie said.
In the end the whole family came with Ianto and Jack. It was a bit of a squeeze in the taxi but Ianto didn't mind for the first time in ages he looked happy and besides Ianto had bigger things on his mind. When the got outside Torchwood Jack lead them in and they were back in the normal world. Rose was shocked and kissed Jack. Ianto didn't care he needed to think about what to do with Tosh.
Jack was at his desk, Rose and her family had gone to back to there flat, Ianto had gone home and Jack was left here alone he needed to forget that, he needed to forget everything, he reached for a glass then decided against it and he had the whiskey straight out the bottle. Owen charged in the hub and ran up to Jack.
"How do I help Gwen?" Owen looked worried but by now Jack had drunk the whole bottle and was starting on his second one.
"I need to tell you something, Owen the truth is I hate you, I hate you for stealing Gwen away from me, I love Gwen but she chose you I mean how could she. You will just get want and move on end of story. I mean she is a smart girl but she has been so stupid to choose you over a Captain" Jack said, Owen's anger was slowly starting to bubble up inside him.
"Tell me how do I help Gwen?"
"Lots of food and water and rest. Owen I have something else to tell you but you will really laugh when I tell you but anyway I was drunk and someone released Rhys after 2 days not a week" Jack laughed " that's how he trashed your flat and he had an amnesia pill so I told him all about you and Gwen and also told some stories that I shouldn't have about you and Gwen and I showed him the CCTV of you in the car and I told him where you and Gwen now lived" Jack laughed "I told you it was funny"
Owen wanted to kill Jack, he could kill Jack at this very moment but instead Owen punched him. Owen walked out of the hub pleased of himself his hand hurt but he didn't care. Harkness had it coming.
When Owen got home Gwen was asleep but she had managed to eat something. Owen got into bed and put his hand on Gwen's waist. Gwen had noticed that he had done this never since he had found out about dark matters. Gwen guessed it was a sort of protection thing; Gwen loved it when Owen put his hand on her waist because it made her feel safe.