Chapter 5
The Past

1 Year and Six Months ago…

"Your eyes are so beautiful. They remind me of the sky on a clear day. So blue; so beautiful."

Alex smiled softly as he shifted beneath the covers. It was early morning and he and his boyfriend were being lazy. They had made love early that morning and now at noon they were still in bed. It was okay though. Neither had to work today. Eric had the day off because it was a Saturday and it was one of Alex's rare days off.

A blush came to his cheeks and he buried his into the crook of Eric's neck.

"They're not that great. I like your eyes better."

Eric laughed softly. "Oh really? My eyes that look like mud? What's so great about them?"

Alex shifted so that he was looking down into his boyfriend's eyes. "They're so soulful. And the little flecks of gold throughout the iris. I could look into them forever. Could get lost in them."

Eric laughed softly and leaned up to capture Alex's lips in a deep kiss. They both groaned into the kiss when Alex's phone began ringing. "Leave it. It's your day off."

"I wish I could; but you know I can't."

"Yea yea, special ops. I know. Go save the world, baby."

Alex pulled on some sleep pants before grabbing his phone…

Alex was only one member of Torchwood Five in Boston. His boss was Marcus Gail; and Marcus's second in command and Tech expert was Sarah Levi. They were a close group and often hung out when they didn't have any actual work to do. Oddly enough, Torchwood Five was the least active. Most problems happened in London or in Cardiff near the rift.

America was left out of things for the most part.

There had been a crash though. An unknown space craft had crash landed in the middle of a state park. The trio had an hour long hike before they came to the sight. What they saw startled them.

The ship was relatively small. It could probably carry about four or five passengers.

The captain was lying outside against the hull of the ship. The glowing green of his eyes and the translucent purple of his skin only served to make the red of blood even more shocking. He was holding his side with a three fingered hand. There was a metal rod sticking out.

Marcus made his way over to the captain and spoke to him softly.

"It's going to be okay. We can get you help."

The alien shook its head slowly. "Do not bother. It is my time to die. My name is Cilox. Please; you must help. This is a prisoner transport. My crew and I were bringing him to a planet where he was to be imprisoned. He kills purely for the joy of taking life. He must be stopped!"

Cilox took in a shaky gasping breath before startling at the sound of a female scream.

"Sarah!"

Alex and Sarah had been walking around the ship to assess damage when a chameleon like alien had jumped out and shoved its clawed hand into Sarah's chest. It ripped its hand back; pulling out her still beating heart.

"SARAH!"

Alex tackled the creature to the ground, struggling with it until he found himself pressed against the ground. The thing looked at him with both of its individually moving eyes and seemed to smirk before spitting in his eyes.

Alex screamed as pain ripped through his eyes. The sound of sizzling reached Marcus's ears as he ran forward while firing several bullets into the alien's head.

"Alex?"

He pulled Alex into his lap.

"Open your eyes son. Let me see."

Alex opened his eyes; revealing that they had clouded over.

"I can't see…oh god…Marcus…I can't see!"

"Bring…the boy…to me…"

Marcus helped Alex get over to Cilox who pulled the boy into his own lap. He forced Alex's eyes opened and examined them before looking at his own wound. He turned to Marcus and spoke in a quiet voice.

"I'm dying. But I can still save his vision and part of myself in the process. I can bind my essence with his own. It will give him all of my knowledge and return his eye sight. It will improve his eyesight. He will see what no human could be able to see."

Marcus nodded. "Do it. The boy is too young to be blinded like this."

Cilox nodded before moving his head over Alex's. A thick gel like tear came from the alien's eyes and fell directly into Alex's eyes. Alex blinked and groaned; but the cloudiness cleared from his eyes; leaving them a vibrant green. His eyes were just like how the alien's eyes had been.

Alex arched his back and grabbed his head before crying out in pain as knowledge rushed into his head. The world grew black for him again…

Present Day

Alex gasped as he sat up quickly. Sweat was dripping down his body. He felt hot and cold at the same time. He stood and made his way to the mirror in his room and looked into his eyes.

Ever since Cilox had become part of him; there had been a second spark in Alex's eyes. It was gone now.

"Ci? Ci!"

He grabbed his head and looked around inside of himself for his friend. There was silence on the other end.

He didn't have time to mourn Cilox's final death; the rift alarm screeched through headquarters.

Sorry for the short chapter. Next one will be longer; and will feature Derek.