Notes: This is the next part of my stories set in the 'Time can be rewritten universe'. It is for the longliveinato bingo card challenge and this is loosely based on the prompt imprisonment. We left the team still wondering about Ianto's newly gained powers and about Cerys being a Time Lord. Uncertain about Cerys Ianto decides to find the Doctor but gets more than …. This will be in 3 shortish parts. Ianto has discovered the Doctor.

Trouble with Time Lords – part 2

Ianto tried to move forward but found himself unable to do so. He felt all around him but he was unable to move in any direction. Effectively he was imprisoned in some sort of invisible force field.

'Sorry about that but the Old Girl has her defences and when a young man suddenly appears out of nowhere she takes action. Now, would you like a jelly baby?' Not wanting to be rude Ianto said, 'I'd love one.' He actually did like jelly babies anyway. The man held the bag through the force field and Ianto took a pink one.

'Ah, it's always interesting to see what colour people choose,' the man said without explaining further. Ianto wondered what pink indicated other than what some might see as the obvious, now he was with Jack. 'Right young man, would you like to explain to me who you are and why you're here.'

'My name is Ianto Jones and I work for Torchwood. I've come from the 21st century with a message for the Doctor. I'm hoping that this is the TARDIS and I've come to the right place.'

'Well, you've achieved your aim, Ianto Jones; this is indeed the TARDIS and I am the Doctor but your chances of getting out of that force field have lessened now that you have mentioned Torchwood. As far as I remember that particular organisation was set up in 1879 to catch me.'

'No, things have changed now since Torchwood 1 was destroyed. There's only Torchwood 2 and 3 now. I work for Captain Jack Harkness at Torchwood 3 based in Cardiff. He's met you several times and so have I, although not the same you, of course.'

'So how many am I up to now?' the Doctor asked.

'Am I allowed to tell you?' Ianto questioned. 'Won't that upset the timelines and things?' The Doctor laughed; it was a deep throated hearty laugh with all his teeth showing.

'No, I shouldn't think so. There's always the danger of bumping into myself. I've done that a few times. So who have you met then?'

'I've met the 11th version of you. He has your height but he looks a lot younger than you do. His hair is brown as well but straight not like yours. Jack's met numbers 9, 10 and 11.'

'Did you say Captain Jack Harkness? I'm sure I've heard that name mentioned by the Brigadier.'

'Would that be Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart?' Ianto asked.

'Yes it would; he works for UNIT. I know him very well.'

'I'm familiar with UNIT – the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, although they aren't very keen on Jack.' Ianto smiled; Jack was certainly not on UNIT's Christmas card list!

'No, but I seem to remember him being keen on some of them; Sergeant Benton in particular as I recall.' Ianto laughed. 'Yep, that sounds like my Jack.' The Doctor noted the my and raised an eyebrow.

'So young man back to business you still haven't answered my questions about why you're here. I assume there must be some reason. You've also not explained how you managed to get in here either.'

'A couple of days ago myself and Cerys, our newest recruit, were bringing an alien artefact back from Scotland. We had an accident; the artefact was activated and I was exposed to it. Jack says it was an empathetic excelerator.'

'Ah, yes, used by the Betazoids. But that can have side effects,' the Doctor said.

'Yes I know; I have empathetic abilities now; I can sense people's feelings, and I can also jaunt.'

'Jaunt?'

'Yes, I can move through space. I just think where I want to be and I appear there – like this. Although, I have to say that I was expecting Jack to be here too.'

'Hmm, I suspect you'll only be able to travel great distances on your own,' the Doctor explained. 'Or perhaps you weren't specific enough in your thoughts. You said you were in the accident with someone else. Does she have similar problems or is she alright?'

'We think she's fine. It's Cerys I'm here about actually. She's made certain claims about herself and she wanted to meet you. It seems that she's like you; she says that she's a Time Lord or would that be Time Lady?'

The Doctor stared at him intently as if he was trying to take in the news. 'What, boy? What did you say? There are no Time Lords by the 21st century. I've travelled that far in time and something happened. I've never really investigated or wanted to know. Some things just have to be left alone to happen on their own.'

'We know that which is why we needed to contact you. I expected to find the 11th version of you. I don't actually know which Doctor you are.'

'I'm the 4th regeneration and certainly the most handsome and intelligent. Now this Cerys who does she say she is?'

'Her name is Cerys Murphy. She was brought up on Earth by foster parents; she had no idea that they weren't her real parents until after her mother died. She was left certain papers which told her that her mother was in fact a Time Lord called Romana.'

'What! That's impossible. Romana was trapped in E-Space. This girl must be lying.'

'Well, she has two hearts and she has a sonic screwdriver. She claims they were in the package left to her. Romana told her to contact the Doctor and that you'd help her. She got into Torchwood so that she could find you. I believe her but at the moment she's locked up until we can prove she is who she says she is. We don't want another Master on our hands.'

'Hmmmm, him again – no don't tell me – timelines and all that.'

'Do you think that there's any chance you could let me out of here. I think the travelling has made me a bit ….' With that he collapsed.

'Oh dear,' the Doctor said. 'Why do they do that?'

When he came around Ianto was lying on a sort of couch. He noticed a cup of tea on the table next to him. He swung his legs around and picked up the cup. The drink tasted unusual but it perked him up immensely.

'Ah, you're awake. I've programmed the TARDIS to take me to Cardiff in 2011 but I need an exact date.' Ianto gave him the details. 'And this will land me into the Hub?' the Doctor asked.

'Yes, and you'll be able to refuel from the rift.'

'I'm aware of that thank you. It shouldn't be long now.'

Ianto heard the familiar noise that the TARDIS made when landing. 'You know you're parking with the brakes on don't you? River told me that you always do that,' Ianto commented.

'River?' the Doctor questioned.

'Sorry, spoilers as she would say,' Ianto explained. 'Can you get the scanner to work?'

'Yes of course; I do know how to operate this ship you know. The scanner only doesn't work when the TARDIS is invisible.' He flicked a switch. 'Ah it seems we have a welcoming committee. I'm assuming that the angry looking man in the RAF coat is your Captain.'

'Yes that's him. He'll be worried about me. The others are Cy Howell, our medic, Jenny Johnson and Gwen Cooper.' Ianto noted that all of them had guns pointed at the TARDIS door. Jack was obviously taking no chances.

'Perhaps you'd like to go first, Ianto. I wouldn't want them to shoot me.'

Ianto opened the door. Immediately Jack grabbed him, pulled him close and kissed him. The Doctor stood in the doorway whistling quietly to himself. He took a couple of jelly babies out of his pocket and chewed slowly waiting for them to notice him. Ianto pulled himself away from Jack, who was doing his own version of checking him over for damage; he was being rather too thorough considering that they had company.

'I'm fine, Jack. Its okay, I found the Doctor just not the same one. I guess I just landed on the nearest TARDIS. This is the Doctor.' The man at the door waved at them and grinned.

'Yes, that's me.' He moved forward with hand outstretched towards Jack. 'I guess you're Captain Jack Harkness. I'm surprised we've never met, knowing your predicament. I've heard of you, of course. The Brigadier and Sergeant Benton had a few things to say about you.' He winked as he spoke.

'Ah Sergeant Benton,' Jack said wistfully. Ianto gave him a hard stare. 'Oh come on, Ianto it was years ago and to be honest my magic never worked on him, although I admit I did try.'

'So back to our current problem I believe you have someone who is claiming to be Romana's daughter locked up in your cells. Right we'd better get her up here then so I can meet her. This should be interesting.' He sat on a chair, crossed his arms and legs and waited for the others to move.