She hadn't changed a bit.
That was Ianto's only thought as he approached the table. The girl was in her teens her eyes were shut and her brown hair was hanging around her shoulders. Ianto could see why the others had called him in; the physical resemblance between them was still clear despite the now ten year age gap between them. There was silence in the hub which was broken by Owen.
"She came through the rift this morning mate. She was naturally confused and asked us where her brother Ianto was before she passed out on us." Owen explained.
Tosh stepped forward and handed over a small battered purse with a picture of Belle from Beauty and the Beast on the front. "This was in her pocket," Tosh said.
Ianto opened the purse. Inside was 51p a small information sheet with her name and address and a photograph on the two of them with their arms around each other pulling faces. Ianto smiled at the younger version of himself. Back when life was simpler. Not that he knew it then. There was writing on the back of it in faded green gel pen was Imogene's handwriting.
Ianto and Imogene 09/07/1998
Jack could sense that Ianto needed some time alone with the girl and he ushered the rest of them away before walking over and linking his hand with Ianto's. They stood together in silence for a few minutes before Jack asked Ianto who she was.
"She's my twin. Older twin to be precise; thirteen minutes older than me and she never let me forget it. I gave her this purse for her tenth birthday. We couldn't afford much. Dad had worked in the mines and had only just managed to get a job at Debenhams's after Thatcher unleashed her extermination of the mines. We didn't get many presents or a proper party but we didn't care." Ianto replied reaching out to stroke Imogene's hand.
"You never mentioned her before. She's not on your file." Jack said gently.
"I thought she'd died. We all did. There was no trace of her. It was only when I started Torchwood and learnt about the rift that I realised that was what took her. Of all the odds, she's back." Ianto said, his mask in place but his voice giving away his sadness of the memories and the hope that his sister would be alright. Jack squeezed his hand tighter and pulled his lover into a hug broken only by the groans of Imogene as she slowly came round.
"Where am I? What's going on? Who are you people?" Imogene asked looking from Ianto to Jack.
"Imogene calm down it's me Yan." Ianto said taking Imogene's arms and getting her to look into his eyes which were identical to her own. Imogene gasped.
"Oh my God this is impossible! Look at you Ianto! How old are you now?" Imogene asked taking in the sight of her now-elder twin.
"Nearly twenty five, this is amazing. I-I'd never thought I'd see you again." Ianto said his voice cracking as the twins embraced and wept onto each other's shoulders. Jack smiled and signalled to Owen and the women to come down. Tosh smiled slightly at the hugging pair. Owen looked confused and Gwen had that nosy-I-want-answers look on her face. Ianto and Imogene moved apart and Imogene looked around.
"So where am I? And how come my brother is now in his twenties?" Imogene asked.
"This is Torchwood. Long story short, Cardiff is built on a rift in time and space and every so often aliens or technology from different parts of space and time. It's our job to deal with them so they don't blow up the world. The rift can also take people from different times and space and that's what happened to you. This is Dr Owen Harper our medic, Toshiko Sato our computer genius, Gwen Cooper our police liaison and you obviously know Ianto. I'm Captain Jack Harkness by the way." Jack gave a grin and kissed Imogene's hand.
"Is he always like this?" Imogene asked.
"You get used to it." Tosh shrugged smiling as she shook Imogene's hand.
"Ok Imogene I just need to run a few tests on you to ensure the rift didn't mess you up." Owen said getting his scanners and preparing a needle to take blood. Imogene averted her eyes.
"I forgot your fear of needles. Remember when we got the booster in primary school and you screamed the place down?" Ianto grinned.
"At least I didn't wet the bed after we watched Titanic!" Imogene replied, quick as a bullet.
"You did that thing with the fingers in the warm water."
"I did not!"
Owen smirked at Imogene as he put the blood into the scanner and picked up the portable one to run over Imogene with. Having the tea-boy's sister would mean having some new blackmail material. This could be fun.
"You never said. Who are you?" Gwen asked.
"Imogene Jones. You can just call me Imogene or Gen. I'm Ianto's twin sister." Imogene replied.
"He's never mentioned you." Gwen said.
"I thought she was dead. It's not something you like to tell people." Ianto replied.
"Gwen no more questions, give the girl a break." Tosh, the eternal peacekeeper said. Gwen sulked slightly as the results came back.
"Well physically you're fine and there are no real abnormalities but your physic levels are off the scale for telepathy and telekinesis." Owen informed.
"What does that mean?" Imogene asked.
"You're fine except that you can now read minds and move things with your mind." Owen replied. Imogene raised an eyebrow and focused her attention on one of the team and could hear their thoughts as if they were speaking.
"Tosh don't worry about it. He just needs to get off his backside and look a little deeper. Don't give up on him. He's just an idiot but he'll see you for how amazing you are in the end." Imogene smiled and winked at the shocked Tosh who smiled back.
Owen felt a ripple of jealousy. Tosh was with some guy? Nah, not after what happened with Tommy. Why did he care anyway? Sure she was smart and funny and drop-dead gorgeous but aside from that, she was quiet and a bit of a geek and could have a stick up her arse but that was what made Tosh…Tosh. Owen heard Imogene's giggle and spotted her winking at him. Cheeky brat read his mind as well!
Imogene and Ianto sat on the sofa in deep discussion as Ianto told Imogene all about their family and what had happened in the last ten years. Their parents had spilt up not long after she vanished and their mum had taken her life two years after she vanished and their dad was killed in a car accident after getting drunk. Imogene was crying, not just because she didn't get to say goodbye to her parents but because she felt it was her fault. Ianto was holding onto Imogene tight and reassuring her otherwise.
Jack was watching them from his office. He was happy that Ianto had been reunited with his sister. The sister that none of them knew existed until today admittedly, but whatever made Ianto happy made them happy. Imogene seemed a nice girl who wasn't afraid to be a bit cheeky and had a wicked sense of humour. Her reunion with Ianto had been a happy one and Jack could only help but wish that when he ever met Gray again that their reunion would be the same.