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Chapter 2

The drive back to the hub took a long time. The team were asleep, apart from Jack, who was driving, and the girl, who was sitting beside him, staring out of her window. Jack's curiosity was slowly getting the better of him but he didn't want to cause her any distress after the days events. Eventually, though, he cracked.

"So, are you gonna tell me your name yet? Or do you still think I'm kidnapping you?" she looked at him with a blunt expression on her face.

"You can't technically be kidnapping me if i agree to come." her face then turned serious. She craned her neck to check the rest of them were asleep. When she saw that they were, she turned back to him. "It's Ariella." she said, and Jack smiled triumphantly. She noticed that he thought he had won, but continued, "Ariella Ember Taylor. I prefer Ari though. I was born on 5 July 1997 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. My mum died giving birth." She gave him a cold look. "Is that enough information for you, Captain Harkness?"

It took a few seconds for Jack to recover from this before he realised she was waiting for an answer. "Yeah. I'm sorry" she just shrugged, then continued staring out the window. The remainder of the journey was in silence.

They reached the hub at about 11pm. Jack led everyone to the 'visitors entrance' while Ari gazed around, confused.

"So, we're standing on a brick in the middle of the street. This is going to help me find my dad, how exactly?" Jack just smiled. He found her sarcastic humour somewhat amusing. He cherished the look of shock on her face when they started their descent.

"What the hell?"

"Welcome to Torchwood." Jack announced as they reached the floor. "Ianto, put the kettle on, will you? Ari, how do you take your tea?"

"I'm actually fine, thanks."

"Tea is very good for shock." He insisted.

"Umm… OK, then. Milk, two sugars, please. Do I really want to know why a pterodactyl has just flown over my head?"

"I doubt it."

Ari continued to walk round in awe so Jack took advantage of her being out of earshot.

"You scanned her?" he murmured to Tosh, who was once again up to her eyes in electronics.

"Human." Tosh confirmed. "But I'd have to take some DNA to be sure. There must be some reason she hasn't just disappeared like everyone else."

"I dunno, she seems pretty human to me." Jack persisted, "But I will tell you when it's alright to collect DNA. I'm not really sure now is the best time." They both looked in the direction the girl was standing. She had just disappeared down the stairs which led to the cells. They exchanged worried glances. "I better go make sure she doesn't freak out down there."

Jack left Tosh to her computer and ran in the same direction that Ari had just gone. He didn't want her seeing a weevil and having a breakdown. She seemed tough on the outside but she was still just an ordinary teenager (as far as they knew), and Jack wasn't sure just how much more alien stuff she could take in one day. He was deep in these thoughts when he turned the corner to the cells an looked around. He turned around. He looked in all of the cells. Twice.

She was gone.